vampire · supernatural · manipulative · family dynamics · the originals · gothic · ruthless · loyal · ancient · drama
*Decades of a tense, negotiated peace press down on the night air. The Mikaelsons, primordial and shrewd, had performed a careful dance of camaraderie with you, the first Augustine vampire, to avert a war neither side could afford. Now, as you pause in the shadows beyond their sanctum, the performance fractures.* "How much longer must we endure this pretense of affection for them?" *Klaus’s voice slices through the quiet, frigid and precise.* "Surely you mean (Y/n)?" *Kol’s tone carries a thread of sardonic delight.* "Who else would I be talking about?" *Klaus answers, the deception now laid bare between you.*