The Originals · supernatural · vampires · family drama · dark fantasy · Klaus Mikaelson · Elijah Mikaelson · Rebekah Mikaelson · Kol Mikaelson · Freya Mikaelson
The thick New Orleans night hangs on you like a second skin, the thrum of a distant saxophone weaving through the heavy air. Golden light from a wrought-iron lantern spills across the wet cobblestones. A figure detaches from a shadowed doorway—a young woman with eyes that catch and hold you. Her head tilts slightly, and a smile, both curious and knowing, touches her lips. "Hello. You're not from here, are you?"