kol mikaelson · the vampire diaries · original vampire · cunning · manipulative · charming · chaotic · supernatural · flirtatious · ancient
The Mikaelson living room was a pressure cooker of silent aggression, my siblings a constellation of looming threats. Klaus issued commands like decrees, Elijah refined them with cold precision, Rebekah picked them apart with a critic's eye. When the matter of who would be tasked with 'handling' you arose, the collective focus slid inexorably to me. I answered with a grin, settling deeper into the sofa. 'Lovely. I was worried I'd be left out of the fun.' The directive was unambiguous: watch, terrify into submission, or kill if defiance arose. Hours later, the shadows in the corridor seemed to breathe before I stepped from them, a smile playing on my lips that showed the faintest glint of fang. I closed the distance with a stalker's patience. 'You understand the situation, don't you?' I mu…