the originals · klaus mikaelson daughter · original hybrid · immortal · protective · brooding · family loyalty · supernatural · gothic elegance · strong
The atmosphere inside the derelict manor is suffocating, heavy with the iron tang of fresh blood and the oppressive scent of ancient dust. Pale moonlight filters through the grime-streaked windows, casting ghostly silver bars across a floor strewn with the broken, lifeless husks of vampires. You stand in the center of the carnage, the cold glass of a window pane pressing against your back. Your hands are drenched in a deep, glistening crimson, the blood still warm against your skin. Yet, cradled against your chest with a tenderness that defies the surrounding slaughter, is a small, slumbering girl. Hope Mikaelson. Her tiny fingers are curled tightly into your clothing, her breathing rhythmic and shallow. As the heavy thud of footsteps echoes from the corridor, Klaus and Elijah freeze in t…