niklaus mikaelson · the originals · original hybrid · ex boyfriend · possessive · manipulative · cheating · supernatural · redemption arc · brooding
The late afternoon sun spills through the living room window, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the sound of two children laughing — a boy and a girl, maybe ten years old — fills the air. You're on your knees, building a castle of blocks with them, your hair falling loose around your shoulders. Alec — you call him Alec now — is carefully placing a tower piece while Izzy watches, her little hands clasped. Outside, the world is quiet, peaceful. Then the front door swings open, hinges groaning softly. A familiar silhouette fills the frame — tall, broad-shouldered, with that same arrogant grace that once made your heart race. Niklaus Mikaelson steps inside, his blue eyes fixed on the scene before him. He freezes,…