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I really like this russian edition of classic books. Letting famous artists do the covers in YA style was such a simple but clever decision. According to the recent study the number of teenage readers increased, possibly thanks to these covers. I own traditional classics with blank covers but if I ever see one of these in the wild, it’ll probably make me go feral.
Here are some of my favs:
Dracula (art by Renibet)
2.Jane Eyre (art by Ulunii)
3. Little women (art by чаки чаки)
4. The Idiot (the hedgehog-omg-) (art by Xinshi)
5. Pride and Prejudice (art by Cactusute)
6. War and Peace (art by Xinshi)
7. Wuthering Heights (art by Renibet)
8. The Great Gatsby (art by NIKEL)
9. Frankenstein (art by Iren Horrors)
10. Crime and Punishment (art by REDwood)
11. Anna Karenina (art by Ulunii)
12. The Cherry Orchard (art by lewisite)
13. The Master and Margarita (art by Renibet)
#they also have an art on the back and inside#and they list the translator on the cover#which is also important#classical literature#classic literature#booklr#mikhail bulgakov#the master and margarita#anton chekhov#the cherry orchard#anna karenina#leo tolstoy#war and peace#fyodor dostoevsky#crime and punishment#mary shelley#mary shelly's frankenstein#frankenstein#francis scott fitzgerald#the great gatsby#wuthering heights#emily bronte#charlotte bronte#jane eyre#jane austen#pride and prejudice#the idiot#dracula#bram stoker#little women
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Tim tried not to remember.
But when you die the first time from electrocution and get dosed with enough ecto-everything the first time you die, electricity becomes a memory trigger.
Static shocks from a sweater just reminds you of shock wars with someone warm, no specific images.
Somedays when you get hit with Nightwing’s escrima sticks, even low level, you get a flicker of fighting some Discount Dracula and brush it off as a hallucination.
A few rogues hit him with live wires in the rain. Those were always bad. Flickers of people in googles and the worst neon jumpsuits hovering over him, saying words he couldn’t hear. He always felt floaty after, and hid at Drake Manor in his parents’ closet.
His mom’s perfume and Dad’s rank colognes were grounding. those hallucinations were getting worse, sure, but you’re Robin, and as Robin you can’t let Batman down.
Nightwing needs a brother that he can trust to handle Bruce’s depression, suicidal-by-vigilantism, and escalating violence. Nightwing holds everyone else together. Tim can hold just himself and Bruce together and give Alfred a break.
Tim can do it, he swears. He can’t fill growing void Jason’s death left, but he can make supports for Bruce’s crumbling everything. He can be a safety net for Alfred, who is never given grieving space for his lost loved one. He can be the no-drama little brother Nightwing needs after Jason’s death.
But he will not touch being Bruce’s son. Especially after the JJ incident and the memory influx. Bruce is too much like Jack as Brucie, too much like Fruitloop as Batman.
Tim is not Alfred’s grandson or son. He’s a co-parent for Bruce in his time of need (and bullying the man back into someone Jason had loved once). Alfred can be his friend, bug not family.
Tim always honored the dead and mourns them, even when they don’t remember him. Even those that never knew him stretching centuries back. He learned from this life’s parents that bonds are sacred and their loss devastating. They showed him in archeology and actions.
And Tim, he. He’s doing okay.
After the Joker and Freakshow merging into one personas he was shocked over and over.
He heard Freakshow say to kill Sam in the memory.
Vlad strapping him down and zapping him over and over again. His parents vivisecting him despite his screams. Jazz killing them and helping him escape, only to die in Tucker and Sam’s arms in the car. Again.
He killed the Joker then and there. Gun shot.
After the Joker got him and he escaped, he was doing Fine, really! Spectra overlaid on Harley at times, cooing he’s a creepy boy with freaky little powers and his misery is her favorite food.
He has to be useful. Keep Bruce’s head above water. Keep Nightwing from worrying about him. Be the easy kid and he’s loved (conditionally).
His dad only showed up and spoke to him about sports he couldn’t get into, but his new step-mom softened him. He can admit to missing and mourning mom while relaxing so much with Dana.
Dana noticed him flinching at lightning, gave him a noise machine, and offered to get him noise cancelling headphones.
When he admitted his hearing got ‘a lot better lately’ as quietly as he could, she hugged him and told him she’d break the meta abilities to Jack for him.
It wasn’t like Tim hid the ‘tortured by Joker for a few weeks’ thing. Dad knew it was Tim that was nabbed. He also knew Tim was in a Robin costume for a cosplay contest, and found out afterwards how… well, Tim being Robin was.
There are a lot of open secrets in the family. In the extended Drake family, that includes the first Black Canary was Diana Drake, who had too-sticky fingers and was disowned when she kept failing to either improve in hiding it or stop. The meta abilities were low on Tim’s list of priorities as existing… breaking it to Bruce was a hard no-go. So mastering them quickly was key.
Dana asked if he’d tested his vocal range.
Tim had not.
They started with a piano to check. Tim… Tim went far above and below where Dana could hear as they switched to everything from dog whistles to playing with infrasound.
Jack walked in at some-point and they didn’t notice.
Tim was busy working out if hearing echolocation from the Caves’ bats is why he started getting annoyed when he was there that he finally saw Jack sitting there, watching Dana test him.
Tim braced for yelling.
He got a hug. And his Dad holding him too tight while whispering “please don’t leave like Diana”
Tim did break a bit. Not for long, but enough.
Jack finding the Robin suit was not on Tim’s bingo card during the time he was debating coming clean to his fellow Just Us members about his meta-awakening.
Nor was going to Wayne Manor to let Bruce know he was planning to take a break from Robin for personal reasons, only to find his Dad holding Bruce at gun point and demanding Bruce “stay the fuck away from my son”
Jack did hit Bruce with the butt of his gun after Bruce muttered something Tim didn’t hear.
Jack drove them back, the silence tight around his throat. Everything in him demanded he scream to get this growing thing out.
He slammed his hands over his mouth.
Dad pulled over and helped him to a warehouse, feigning needing to vomit.
Tim kept the pitch above human hearing as he screamed, screamed down and was shaking all over.
Jack rubbed his own ears for a moment before helping a collapsing Tim back to the car.
Jack called Tim out sick and the three had a Talk about him being Robin. Especially with his powers emerging.
“Look, B doesn’t know. None of his masks do.” He’d have heard it from Bruce by now if he had. “Nightwing doesn’t either.”
“Batgirl, and the purple one, if they know they’ll tell that prick—”
“Jack,” Dana warned. “Tim, does anyone have any reason to suspect anything?”
Tim took a deep breath and sighed. “No one but us. Diana did a good job severing traceable links back, and I’m not even sure if the current Black Canary knows her mom was from Gotham or believes the cover Diana gave out.”
Jack’s shoulders dropped as the tension drained out of him. “That’s, that’s good.”
“… you have to apologize for the gun at somepoint,” Tim grumbled.
“Not if you’re not Robin.”
“… i may have been debating dropping Robin and toying with making a new alias again.”
“… is this another Mr. Sarcastic thing,” Dana whispered to him.
“Dana!”
“What? I’m not detective but i did do my research young man,” she teased while jabbing a finger at him playfully.
“I—Tim what am I looking at, why is there no armor, and how are you bald?”
“Hahaha, how about we pretend that stint didn’t happen and go over conditions for me solving crimes—we all know i’ll find a way and my team is notorious for international incidents on low stakes, let alone what we’re willing to do for each other.”
Jack and Dana shared a look.
“No Batman.”
“No heroing in Gotham,” Dana added to Tim’s surprise. “Not until we have a better idea on scope, triggers and how you can control and manage your abilities as well as how out you want to be as a meta, in each identity. You can’t unring a bell.”
Tim sighed. “Got it, got it… so i can go on missions with Young Justice still?”
“I’m writing a note that Batman is not allowed near you,” Jack insisted. “He’s not willing to do what it takes to keep you alive.”
Tim took a deep breath before agreeing to that term, and asking to update Alfred and Dick on the matter.
Jack moved to stop him but Dana gave him the go ahead.
Alfred accepted the situation for what it was. Dick offered to sponsor him in the hero community in Bruce’s stead, and reminded him the Titans are always happy to have him, Robin or not.
Jack rolled his eyes but let it slide.
“So Young Justice Missions…”
“Is there an adult on the team?”
“Red tornado is our supervisor,” Tim answered quickly.
“…fine.”
“And Titan missions?”
“They’re adults, they can keep an eye on you,” Jack conceded easily. “Maybe one of them can help with the new,” Jack gestured to all of Tim.
Tim huffed at him. “Thanks dad, really means a lot.”
Jack waved him off. “Weapons check at the window, supervision on missions, and we keep working with your powers. You can tell who you choose, but if you want to be out as a hero, you will be making a new name and will not be patrolling Gotham under this roof, am i understood?”
Tim paused. “So in college I can or—“
“Tim,” Dana warned.
Tim sighed. “Got it… but i can still do casework that’s not in the field?”
“As long as they can’t trace you.”
“Great! And shit, I’ll have to let my rogues know.”
“ ‘your’ rogues?” Jack echoed in disbelief.
Tim smiled at Jack. “Yeah. Some are just mine, especially Anarchy. And Nygma is going to be so bored without me.”
Jack looked at the ceiling. “You just had to be Robin, didn’t you.”
Tim smiled. “Someone needed to, and its not hard to be light to Batman’s dark after the last one.”
The silence hung again. “No dying on me,” Jack warned Tim. “I’m serious.”
Details were ironed out on the days to come. Dana made him promise to call daily while he stayed with the Titans. To not run from her and Jack, please. He also had daily pitch practice, and was given noise dampening headphones as a disability aide for a general sensory disorder so Tim could better focus in classes.
Jack still didn’t trust Batman/Bruce for shit.
…And Tim can’t fault him. Not when he knows his dad wasnt joking about being willing to kill to give Tim a chance at being safe. And that the man who killed mom and put Dad into physical therapy died in jail a few weeks before they moved from a mansion to an apartment.
Tim isnt stupid. Drakes kill to keep their own safe. Bats don’t.
Tim…. Tim doesnt want to, and Dad respects it. Dana isnt the killing type, but won’t stop Jack or whoever he hires.
Joker’s persistent living status AFTER killing the second Robin didn’t endear Bruce to Jack in the slightest. Tim being tortured for weeks and awakening the family meta-gene only soured whatever mild distaste remained into visceral disgust.
Stephanie became Gotham’s Robin while Tim is now the YJ’s and Titan’s was the only compromise Jack would make.
Jack’s rules made more sense as Tim’s… memories(?) from his last life began to spill out. The mundanities of school and home were easily manageable. Making small memory shrines to his late friends in his last life soothed an ache in his chest. Tucker had a sand timer and random bits and bobs for tech, Sam got a few house plants and his old camera. Jazz had a teddy bear and a few psychology papers he thought she might enjoy. Dani got fudge and a few language books with a world map. He still felt guilty for not stopping her death. Technus got an old handheld he didn’t use anymore, Ember got incense and he played indi rock for her. Dora got a dragon figurine and a Disney princess folder with some dress designs he thought she’d like. Pandora has a few batarangs he scavenged and fixed. Frostbite’s was by the icemaker, and was gifted herbal tea blends in ice cube form.
Dana called it grieving and encouraged him to let it happen and let himself feel. He… tried not to think about Jack and Maddie.
Tim trippled down on cold cases to cope. Jack began to turn off the internet after 3 am, only to work again after 9.
He was managing. And working out pitches and how they relate to his emotional state.
The problem came with training at the Tower as Robin, the boy with no powers and working through joker trauma.
During a spar with Dick, Tim had a flashback to Dani’s End and Perfect Danny melting. His own fucking Death too!
It was vomit inducing.
He came to to Nightwing crowding him and murmuring, “breathe with me baby bird”
They didnt talk about it after.
Tim noticed Dick stopped using electricity during their spars altogether, and carefully stayed a certain distance from him in the field. Static picked up on it and Tim shook his head when he moved to talk about it. He just. Needed a bit more time.
He hated himself for it. For the concern causing and being so… useless.
He grabbed another stack of cold cases in Bludhaven and kept solving them, as Tim, Robin and left ghem for Dick to handle.
Dana and him would practice his range at home. Piano ready.
He forgot that plants snitch to Ivy.
Ivy tapping his window to state the dandelions found his singing ‘annoying’ and he’d be getting lessons in singing for plants “or else” was an experience he did not need, nor was he reporting to anyone until a few days later.
Dad took a deep breath and asked him if this is what he wanted.
Dana offered to move closer to her home town and job hunt there if it made Tim more comfortable.
Ultimately Tim ended up getting lessons in plant language from Ivy, as he could hear them anyways. It could be useful for when he works out a new vigilante identity in the future.
Stephanie catching him at Ivy’s while her big boy “Denny” was arguing with Tim about if Tim can shatter concrete with a scream yet given his voice is cracking every other word lately was not in his plans.
Stephanie was about to ask what was going on when Ivy chimed in with “now Timmy, Benny isn’t wrong about it if we go with a thin layer of concrete and you put some effort into it. You can go very low and it does freak out people when you follow the angry tree hum. Now, if you scream that it should be destructive—didn’t a cousin of yours have the same meta ability?”
Tim denied it as keeping cousin Diana’s secret was a family thing. Ivy finding it out with how hidden it had been was not in the cards. Stephanie overhearing was also far from ideal.
Ivy let it go eventually, and demanded Tim do more community service for the beaches. He had no objections, and just asked if she could not implicate him in her next murder spree.
Ivy agreed to ‘think about it’ before letting Tim go after he finished reorganizing some of her chemicals and cleaning her tools. Their agreed ‘payment’ for his lessons in plant language and her interest in his meta abilities being vocal based but having a major change in his hearing.
He wasn’t the first meta she’d taken an interest in helping, and Tim saw signs of others, bumping into a few before and none of them saying shit.
Stephanie met up with him a block away from Ivy’s lair.
She hit him like Sam used to. And agreed to say nothing until he gave the word.
Her reminding him of Sam ached in a way he wasn’t prepared for. Her agreeing to say nothing relaxed him more than he realized he needed to.
“Thanks.”
“Don’t mention it. But Ivy for help?”
“Plants outted me. Apparently my singing is disturbing.”
“It is, the plants have good taste.”
He let himself feel normal for a bit. Ivy doesn’t out metas or use them. She is going to kill though, and probably ask for a few warehouses as payment or bribery for her silence on his skills at a later date… which Tim could give her in a few years time as those were in the trust set up by his mother before her death.
Her offerings were given by everyone at home. Dana left her baked goods. Tim left his grades by her shrine when he wasn’t closing cases—the solved ones were left there for a day or so before he’d change them out. Dad spoke to her sometimes, getting her up-to-date on the gossip in their field and new achievements from colleagues they liked and failures from those she despised.
It was comforting.
Dad even knew Tim was planning to do landback with a chunk of ‘wasteland’ that the company kept dumping on, and was planning to rehab it beforehand. If he had slipped an army of sunflower seeds there a while back and gave Ivy a tip about it well… she was willing to trade info on a few cases that he fed back to Stephanie as Robin. Ivy may also catch him working a few cold cases now and then.
He’s aware she’s a dangerous rogue and will continue to kill. He also knows that when he focused on solving a string of women’s deaths and located the (still living) killer that the man was dead after their lesson, and before he submitted his findings to the GCPD cold cases department.
He’s not stupid. He knows she prefers to kill. But he doesn’t.
It makes working with the Titans on weekends awkward when Nightwing begins to notice Tim responding before the others and frowning into the air when the grass gives him tips on when events take place and for incoming company.
No one presses him on it. Static bumps his shoulder and passed a ‘talk when you’re ready’ note to him.
Then the fact Ivy did not hit him with cuddle pollen but did hit Stephanie as Robin and threw them in a room together was just plain embarrassing.
It also meant Ivy figured Tim or Robin had a crush on the other and just. Why?
He finally understood how Sam felt during Ember’s first appearance and he was made to lovestick… sort of. Stephanie koalaing him until they broke out and he managed to get them to one of the quieter Paramedics two blocks over wasnt the same. But close enough.
Dana did get the alert about him being near the attack, and she looked at him too much like Jazz had when she was concerned for his wellbeing.
He wondered what Tucker would say to all this. Two lives and two sets of parents later, and the one who checks him first is the step mom closer to Babs’ age than his father’s.
There’s a million jokes Tucker could make about that.
Dana and Dad had a talk about it, and Tim knew it was written just so he didnt hear it. He hears so much more lately its maddening some days.
He was given the upcoming three-day weekend to stay with the Titans, and Dana suggested asking Raven for tips on managing reincarnation memories.
Dad said he called for a “Jazz, Sam and Tucker” in his sleep a lot. A “Valerie ” on occasion too.
He wanted to melt into a puddle.
Dad muttering he’d find his first parents’ souls and get back at them his damn self didn’t help in the slightest… nor did seeing Dana hide Constantine’s business card in her tampon drawer.
He gave in a bit. His friends can’t know yet, not while he’s working it out. And Raven is Dick’s friend—it would get back to him too fast for Tim’s liking.
He knocked on the door.
“Tim?”
“Hey Virgil, is now an okay time for that talk?”
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That’s what i got for now. May do another part if anyone is interested.
Also let me know if i missed any tags
#dpxdc#long post#reincarnated danny#danny reincarnated at Tim#tim drake#good dad jack#good mom dana#my writing
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DL Master List |Hcs Pt.3
Updated: 06/01/24
Sakamaki | Mukami | Tsukinami + others
♥️School/Studying/Class with the S bros + K
♥️School/Studying/Class w the M & T bros
♥️Gardening w Yuma (Bf hcs)
♥️Yuma's Dream Girl
♥️The Diaboys react to Megan
♥️Mukami Boys Family + Household hcs
♥️Sakamaki & Tsukinami brothers Family + Household hcs
♥️Shin's Wolf Form (Bf hcs)
♥️Mukami's as single parents
♥️Academic Rivals to lovers w Reiji
♥️Where they like do it
♥️Subaru's girl smoking
♥️Reiji Teasing his lover
♥️Ruki and Reiji like the same woman
♥️reaction to a girly gf
♥️can I stack donuts on it reaction
♥️online dating reaction
Dark Content/Realistic Hcs up ahead ♥️Their Italian names
♥️What happens to the Diaboys after Yui/Mc dies?
♥️The diaboy's handwriting
♥️Their age (more info)
♥️Shu irl hcs (has some crack pieces)
♥️Christa Sakamaki irl hcs
♥️Cordelia Sakamaki irl hcs
♥️Beatrix Sakamaki irl hcs
♥️Reiji's temper (not hcs)
♥️Karl having a relationship ship with his daughter
♥️ Who is capable of loving their S bride/how much do they value her?
♥️ Kanato Sakamaki NSFW Alphabet
♥️Azusa Mukami NSFW Alphabet
♥️Yuma Mukami NSFW Alphabet
♥️Sakamaki Mansion irl
♥️Reiji and Ruki realize they are in love w a girl
Collab posts with @/mikalara-dracula
♥️The boys as children irl
♥️Extended Vampire Ball Alphabet + Additional Hcs [Shu's Vers.]
♥️Nicknames they would give their s/o
♥️Diaboys having a wet dream
Other DL Links;;
♥️DL General Questions Master List
♥️DL Hcs Master List Pt. 1
♥️DL Hcs Master List Pt. 2
♥️DL Aesthetic + Hcs Master List
♥️DL Stories
♥️Who's your boyfriend quiz?
Main/request at: @liannelara-dracula
#diabolik lovers#diabolik lovers headcanons#anime#anime headcanons#masterlist#masterpost#diabolik lovers masterlist#diabolik lovers x reader#shu sakamaki#reiji sakamaki#laito sakamaki#ayato sakamaki#kanato sakamaki#subaru sakamaki#kino sakamaki#ruki mukami#yuma mukami#kou mukami#azusa mukami#carla tsukinami#shin tsukinami#yui komori#cordelia sakamaki#christa sakamaki#beatrix sakamaki#karlheinz sakamaki#richter sakamaki
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(Primarily Horror) Audio Drama & Podcast Master List
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I'm in the midst of a pretty big and complicated fiber arts project at the moment, so I really needed the hours upon hours of listening material. I thought it might be nice to list everything that has been suggested (including what I myself listed) in case others are looking for new podcasts and want a quick reference.
The Magnus Archives.
Wolf 359.
Archive 81.
Alice Isn't Dead.
Welcome to Night Vale.
The Magnus Protocol*
Sherlock & Co* (not horror)
Camp Here & There*
Malevolent*
Ethics Town*
Red Valley*
Dracula: The Danse Macabre
Death by Dying
Unwell: A Midwestern Gothic Mystery.
The White Vault.
Old Gods of Appalacia
Eeler's Choice
WOE.BEGONE
I Am In Eskew
Impact Winter
Spines
The Silt Verses
Within the Wires
Shelterwood
The NoSleep Podcast
Shadows at the Door
Twigs and Hearts
Limetown
Hello From the Hallowoods
King Falls AM
The Penumbra
The Message
Hi Nay
The Night Post
Midst
Do You Copy?
The Bridge (warning: unfinished and will never be finished)
Margaret's Garden
Out of Place
Sayer
Asterisk* denotes an ongoing work
Period. denotes a completed work
Will add more to the list as I see them. May organize better later.
Green - Loved.
Blue - Liked.
Orange - Literary storytelling (not my audio drama preference, but maybe it's yours)
Red - Haven't truly disliked anything just yet but this is here just in case
Purple - Currently listening
Original post under the cut.
Horror Audio Drama Recommendations?
Or adjacent. I enjoy nuanced explorations of the complexity of what it means to be human and the extent of forgiveness, the complexity of morality, acceptance of the strange and unsettling, ideally with a supernatural element, bonus points if there is a ritual component.
My favorites ranked so far:
1. Malevolent
2. The Magnus Archives
3. Wolf 359
4. Sherlock & Co (one of these things is not like the others)
5. Camp Here & There
6. Archive 81 (favorite to least favorite seasons: 3,1,2)
#audio drama#horror audio drama#Slowly working my way through I Am In Eskew but I'm a very ennui-prone individual#consuming too much ennui at once is dangerous and not recommended for individuals like myself#who already overproduce ennui as it is#anyway please recommend me stuff#mine
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Jeremy Brett Vs. Jonathan Frid
Propaganda
Jeremy Brett - (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Three Musketeers, BBC Play of the Month) - "Listen, I fell in love with One Man when I was 16 and have never regretted it. Jeremy Brett is Everything. Handsome, charming, sweet, amazing voice, delightfully eccentric. Shakespearean actor best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the 80s, he is widely considered the definitive Holmes and for good reason. Bisexual and bipolar, devoted husband, he was known to serenade friends at restraunts and hold scavenger hunts in his home, where he hid the plunger in a chandelier. Often pigeonholed into period pieces, he owned them. He was a pretty young man who became not just handsome but arresting. He was one of those people who walked into a room and instantly commanded attention, and I for one have never regretted giving him my attention." Full text propaganda included below the cut
Jonathan Frid - (Dark Shadows) - the man who brought the first sympathetic vampire in pop culture to life! he was so hot that they sent him on a ten-city tour. he was so hot that teen magazines auctioned off dates with him. he was so hot that allegedly women would mail him love letters and/or nude pictures of themselves! he gave what should have been a quickly-killed-off soap opera villain/dracula knockoff a sense of gravitas, intrigue, and humanity that ultimately made him the star of the show. watching him act is always a treat. I've also met several people who knew him, and overall he just seems like a great guy. there's a documentary about him free on tubi, i recommend checking it out! (fun fact, he was also gay. who on tumblr doesn't love gay vampires).
- No Negative Propaganda Please -
Master Poll List | How to submit propaganda | What is vintage? (FAQ)
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Jeremy Brett:
“The superbly handsome Jeremy Brett, the regularity of his features made dramatic by a broken nose, the mellifluousness of his voice made arresting by a slight vocal impediment, presented a ravaged and romantic Holmes, a man who had suffered deeply and whose recourse to the syringe was the compulsion of a self-destroying temperament. His relationship with Edward Hardwicke’s transparently decent Watson was that of a drowning man clinging to a raft. The authenticity of the performance was unmistakable.” — “The man who created a monster; Conan Doyle hated the fame of his suave hero, but he couldn’t kill him”, Simon Callow, The Times, 18 December 2009.
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Listen, I fell in love with One Man when I was 16 and have never regretted it. Jeremy Brett is Everything. Handsome, charming, sweet, amazing voice, delightfully eccentric. Shakespearean actor best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the 80s, he is widely considered the definitive Holmes and for good reason. Bisexual and bipolar, devoted husband, he was known to serenade friends at restraunts and hold scavenger hunts in his home, where he hid the plunger in a chandelier. He also practiced archery in the middle of London. He could sing, he acted alongside Audrey Hepburn twice. He wanted to be a jockey when he was young but then grew a foot too tall. He had rheumatic fever as a child and was told he would never climb stairs. Dear Reader, he jumped over couches on film. In War and Peace he is very clearly the only actor riding a real horse, and is one of few actors who played both Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Often pigeonholed into period pieces, he owned them. He was a pretty young man who became not just handsome but arresting. He was one of those people who walked into a room and instantly commanded attention, and I for one have never regretted giving him my attention.
Jonathan Frid:
"HES SO CUNTY" - mutual's reaction to me sharing this photo:
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A Master List of fighters in the “Batman vs Everyone” tournament so far
If a character isn't listed here, they haven't been submitted.
List of the Fights Already Posted (in Alphabetical Order)
Amazing Man/Will Everett
Ambush Bug/Irwin Schwab
Azrael/Jean Paul Valley
Aztek/Uno
Batman Beyond/Terry McGinnis
Ben Tennyson
Big Barda/Barda Free
Big Hero 6 (Hiro Hamada, Baymax, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Fred, Wasabi No Ginger)
Black Cat/Felicia Hardy
Black Orchid/Susan Linden
Black Panther/T’Challa
Blade/ Eric Brooks
Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes
Blue Beetle/Ted Kord
Booster Gold/Michael Jon Carter
Bucky Barnes
Bugs Bunny
Captain Cold/Leonard Snart
Cassie Hack
Catwoman/Selina Kyle
Citizen Steel/Nathan Heywood
Cosmo and Wanda
Cyblade/Dominique Thiebaut
Cyborg/Victor Stone
Deadman/Boston Brand
Doctor Doom/Victor Von Doom
Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson
Doctor Fate/Khalid Nassour
Dracula (Castlevania)
Echo/Maya Lopez
Eda Clawthorne
Elektra Natchios
Elsa
Etrigan/Jason Blood
Finn & Jake
Firestorm/Jason Rusch
Firestorm/Ronnie Raymond
Godzilla
Green Arrow/Oliver Queen
Green Goblin/Norman Osborn
Green Lantern/John Stewart
Green Lantern/Simon Baz
Hatsune Miku
Hawkman/Katar Hol/Carter Hall
Hawkwoman/Shayera Hol/Shiera Hall
Hellboy
Hulk/Bruce Banner
Human Torch/Johnny Storm
Huntress/Helena Bertinelli
Invincible/Mark Grayson
Jade/Jennifer-Lynn Hayden
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Jesse Quick/Jessie Chambers
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Ladybug/Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Cat Noir/Adrien Agreste
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Metamorpho/Rex Mason
Moon Knight/Marc Spector
Mr. Rogers
Ms Marvel/Kamala Khan
Mystery Inc (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, Scooby)
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Nimona
Oracle/Barbara Gordon
Orion
Percy Jackson
Phantom Stranger
Pink Panther
Plastic Man/Patrick "Eel" O'Brian
Queen Hippolyta
Red Hood/Jason Todd
Regina George
Rick Grimes
Robin/Damian Wayne
Rocket Red/Dmitri Pushkin
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Sailor Moon/Usagi Tsukino
Saitama
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Sharon Carter
She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters
Sogeking/Usopp
Sonic the Hedgehog
Spider-Man/Miles Morales
Spider Woman/Jessica Drew
Spoiler/Stephanie Brown
Squirrel Girl/ Doreen Green
Starfire/Koriand’r
Star Sapphire/Carol Ferris
Steven Universe
Stitch/Experiment 626
Storm/Ororo Munroe
Strawberry Shortcake
Supergirl/Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El
The Atom/Ray Palmer
The Crow/Eric Draven
The Cullens (Carlisle, Esme, Edward, Jasper, Rosalie, Alice, Emmett)
The Darkness/Jackie Estacado
The Flash/Wally West
The Question/Renee Montoya
Troia/Donna Troy
Vixen/Mari McCabe
Walter White
Wasp/Janet Van Dyne
Wolverine/X-23/Laura Kinney
Wonder Woman/Nubia
Word Girl/Becky Botsford
Fights That Have Yet to Be Posted (also in Alphabetical Order)
Alfred Pennyworth
Alphonse Elric
Amy Rose
Angus MacGyver
Animal Man/Buddy Baker
Ant-Man/Hank Pym
Aquaman/Arthur Curry
Arsenal/Roy Harper
Artemis
Atom Smasher/Albert Rothstein
Avatar Aang
Baldi
Barbie
Batgirl/Cassandra Cain
Batman/Jace Fox
Batwing/David Zavimbe
Batwing/Luke Fox
Batwoman/Kate Kane
Beast/Hank McCoy
Beetlejuice
Bingo Heeler
Black Canary/Dinah Laurel Lance
Black Lightning/Jefferson Pierce
Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff
Bluebird/Harper Row
Blue Devil/Dan Cassidy
Bluey Heeler
Buffy Summers
Captain America/Sam Wilson
Captain America/Steve Rogers
Captain Atom/Nathaniel Adam
Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Kirk
Captain Marvel/Billy Batson
Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers
Crazy Jane
Cybersix
Danny Phantom
Daredevil/Matt Murdock
Darwin
David Haller
Deku/Izuku Midoriya
Detective Chimp/Bobo T. Chimpanzee
Doctor Fate/Linda Strauss
Doctor Light/Kimiyo Hoshi
Dolly Parton
Donald Duck
Dr. Mid Nite/Charles McNider
Edward Elric
Element Woman/Emily Sung
Ellie (TLoU)
Elongated Man/Ralph Dibny
Elric of Melninbone
Elsa Bloodstone
Emma Frost
Enchantress/June Moone
Eva-02
Ezio Auditore
Fire/Beatriz da Costa
Flamebird/Bette Kane
Gabby Kinney
Geo-Force/Brion Markov
Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze
Giovanni Zatara
Godiva/Dorcas Leigh
Goku
Green Arrow/Connor Hawke
Green Lantern/Guy Gardner
Green Lantern/Hal Jordan
Green Lantern/Jessica Cruz
Green Lantern/Kyle Rayner
Grumpy Bear
Gundam Aerial
Gwen Tennyson
Gypsy/Cynthia Reynolds
Hawkeye/Clint Barton
Hawkgirl/Kendra Saunders
Heather (TDI)
Hello Kitty
Hua Cheng
Ice/Tora Olafsdotter
Iceman/Bobby Drake
Ichigo Kurosaki
Invisible Woman/Sue Storm
Iron Man/Tony Stark
Jar Jar Binks
Jean Grey
Jessica Jones
Joel Miller (TLoU)
John Constantine
Jubilee/Jubilation Lee
Katana/Tatsu Yamashiro
Katara
Katsuki Bakugou
Kirby
Kisuke Urahara
Lan Wangji
Light Yagami
Link
Lobo
Luke Cage
Luo Binghe
Madame Mirage/Angela Temple
Mariah Carey
Max Tennyson
May Chang
Mickey Mouse
Midnighter
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor, Kimberly Ann Hart, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan, Tommy Oliver)
Mister Miracle/Scott Free
Mizu
Mon-El/Lar Gand
Monkey D Luffy
Mr Fantastic/Reed Richards
Naruto Uzamaki
Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner
Nightshade/Eve Eden
Obsidian/Todd Rice
Odysseus
Onyx Adams
Optimus Prime
Ozymandias
Phineas & Ferb
Pikachu
Plastique/Bette Sans Souci
Powergirl/Kara Zor L/Karen Starr
Powerhouse/Naomi McDuffie
Power Puff Girls
Prodigy/David Alleyne
Puss in Boots
Raven
Red Tornado/Ulthoon
Robin/Tim Drake
Rogue/Anna Marie LeBeau
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Sally Jackson
Sanderson Sisters (Winifred, Mary, Sarah)
Santa Claus
Scar (FMA)
Shade, the Changing Man/Rac Shade
Shen Qingqiu
She-Ra/Adora
Snoopy & Woodstock
Solid Snake
Spawn/Al Simmons
Spectrum/Monica Rambeau
Spider-Man/Peter Parker
Stan Pines
Star Butterfly
Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore
Starman/Mikaal Tomas
Steel/John Henry Irons
Superman/Clark Kent/Kal El
Swamp Thing/Alec Holland
Terezi Pyrope
The Atom/Ryan Choi
The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo
The Doctor
The Flash/Barry Allen
The Flash/Jay Garrick
The Pope
The Punisher/Frank Castle
The Question/Vic Sage
The Ray/Ray Terrill
The Shredder
The Signal/Duke Thomas
The Thing/Ben Grimm
The Warner Siblings
Thor
Tigress/Artemis Crock
TMNT (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo)
Toph Beifong
Ultraman
Uncle Iroh
Vampirella
Velvet Crowe
Vibe/Cisco Ramon
Wei Wuxian
Winry Rockbell
Wolverine/James “Logan” Howlett
Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
Xie Lian
Yami Yugi
Zatanna Zatara
Zheng Shang-Chi
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why me?
A/n - this is based off a CR ask here , person A asks “why me?”
A/n 2 - I’ve added a bonus one too for CV Nocturne
Trevor
Not a man who’s strong suit is words, but you’re touched when Trevor tells you so bluntly, “because I love you! And after all this damned craziness, I’d always want to have you”
Alucard
Dhamphir boi is deep in his feelings, kissing you deeply as he whispers to you, “because you made me forget what it was like to be alone”
Greta
Serious as she can sometimes be, Greta has her flirtatious side. Holding your hand, kisses, listing all your good qualities and how if it wasn’t for her who else will you have in life for new adventures?
Sypha
The Speaker woman is just gushing over her feelings for you, so much so you’ve forgotten the sighted bit of doubts you had from before
Dracula
Ever passionate yet broody, the Lord of Vampires whispers of what he adores about you, how the life of solitude has the ray of light that is you to warm its icy interior
Isaac
A Devils Forgemaster who’s mastered his craft and is also a master of words; you’re more than just a travel companion to him, but one he couldn’t think to be apart from.
Hector
A soothing melodic voice who’s enticing words guarantee you that said feelings are reciprocated because there’s a new chapter in life he wants to explore within himself and you
Bonus:
Richter 🌙
Young as he is, the strong Belmont is recklessly in love with you and in his mission(s), he says he trusts you with his life no matter how perilous it may turn
#castlevania#castlevania x reader#trevor belmont#my writing#trevor belmont x reader#sypha belnades#sypha belnades x reader#alucard adrian tepes#alucard tepes x reader#alucard fahrenheit tepes#alucard castlevania x reader#isaac laforeze#hector castlevania#isaac x reader#isaac castlevania#richter belmont#richter belmont x reader#vlad dracula țepeș#dracula x reader#vlad tepes#vlad dracula tepes#headcanons#castlevania nocturne netflix#castlevania nocturne#cv nocturne#greta x reader#greta of danesti#castlevania greta
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Dracula and Mina E.S x FEM! Reader
Overture- Egon has to go to the mayor's annual Halloween party to babysit Venkman, but he's bringing you, and you just found the perfect costume
CWs- Checking each other out shamelessly, rented costumes, kissing, biting, this is actually just a love letter to Harold Ramis' teeth, because oh my god.
A/N- Day 10! Just about 1/3 of the way through and I still haven't decided between two Halloween costumes. Also I was generally picturing a short version of the red dress Winona Ryder wears in Bram Stoker's Dracula, just for reference. Lots of ruffles, a bustle, low cut, etc.
If you'd like to read the other things I've written this month-- October Writing Master List
Every year the mayor throws a huge halloween party, where he lets his rich and famous donors dress up, drink for free, and usually agree to give him more money. This year you and your boyfriend are going too, and he could not possibly be less enthused.
Peter leveraged invites from the mayor’s office as payment for a few public service ghost busting jobs, because he wanted to make fun of rich people and drink for free. A noble endeavor, but one Egon was not excited to babysit. Ray begged him to go, and after he agreed that Egon could bring you, he accepted.
You were over the moon. Even if you weren’t a big party girl, a costume party with your wonderful boyfriend was something you could never pass up. You started brainstorming costume ideas immediately, until you came up with the perfect idea.
Egon would be Dracula, and you would be his love, Mina. It was purely selfish, you got to wear a short, low cut red dress (Watching Egon get incredibly flustered over it), and you got to look at Egon in a suit with his hair pushed back. You declined getting him false vampire fangs, his naturally sharp teeth were arguably one of your favorite things about him–physically anyway.
You kept your lips sealed about what you’d both be wearing, but tonight was the night. After as many lie detector tests as he could get away with while you were half asleep, and some intensive snooping, he still couldn’t figure out what you wanted to be for the party. But when he got back to his apartment, while you were nowhere to be found, a garment bag was left on his bed. The suit was inside, with a note stuck to the outside. A hot pink sticky note that just said ‘No Biting 🖤’ written in your handwriting.
You started getting ready early. You wanted your makeup already done, and hair all set by the time Egon knocked on your door, you knew he’d be here well before you had to leave. He knocked more as a formality, then let himself in with the key you gave him.
You couldn't decide whether to swoon or laugh at Egon, walking fully serious through your apartment, with his little cape in hand, suit all done up.
“So no biting? None?” You knew that would get him riled up. But what fun would it be to just tell him what you were planning? He loved surprises.
“Mmm. I don’t know, this is kind of a work event for you, since we’re going with your coworkers and all.”
“This is only so that Venkman can get intoxicated and embarrass the mayor for fun, I don’t think professionalism is a concern.”
“Oh come on now, calm down. You haven’t even seen my outfit yet.” You winked at him and picked up the garment bag with your costume in it, and then closed yourself in the walk-in closet to change, leaving Egon to sit on your bed and wait. You took your sweet time pulling on the short, extravagant dress, and even longer pulling on the accompanying stockings you bought later.
“Could you help me lace up the back?” You called out as you opened the door, just as you were walking back out.
“Of course.” He agreed before he saw you, and he was immediately worried he wouldn’t remember how to tie a knot with how beautiful you looked. He was putting everything he had into focusing on the laces instead of how much he’d rather have no plans, and really forfeit the ‘no biting’ rule. He must’ve cleared his throat half a dozen times to try and reset his brain, just hoping to keep it together a little bit longer.
“So what do you think? I thought it could be a cute matching type thing, you know? Dracula and Mina.” He gave a wistful sigh, hands planted firmly on your hips.
“I cannot believe I agreed to go to this party, I’d much rather be able to stay home with you–in this– tonight.”
“So you like it?” You threw your arms around his neck, his cape in hand, pushing yourself even closer to him. He was just starting to recover from the shock of your costume choice, but the proximity got him flustered again.
“Yes– that–that is accurate.” But when he leaned in to kiss you, you leaned away, pulling back to wrap the ribbons of his cape around his collar.
He pouted intensely, but once you got the knot tied loosely, and tucked into the collar of his button up, you gave him two kisses. One on the lips, and then while he was still distracted and smiling, one on the tip of his nose.
He responded by letting himself fall forward, face first, until his mouth met your shoulder. He pressed one kiss before letting his teeth start to lightly sink into your skin.
“You are going to leave a mark, and I don't think I can handle the teasing from your coworkers. Even Ray was picking on me last time.” He didn’t come up from his leaned down position, but he did release his teeth long enough to get out a retort
“You’re the one who chose a vampire costume.”
“And I stand by that. Now let’s go, spend 20 minutes making fun of Peter, he’s probably already drunk by now. But then we can come back here. I have the costume until the 3rd.” You gently pushed him back up, cupping his face with your hand.
“I’ll clear my calendar.”
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Worst match-ups for Jonathan in the Classic Vamps Line-Up?
Oh man
Lord Ruthven of "The Vampyre"
Would definitely be thirsty to alternately drink him or torment him because the guy has a kink for making virtuous pretty young things deader, miserabler, and/or insaner than they started. But, all things considered, I think Jonathan would either side step him or relieve him of his head--the Vampyre is shown to be fairly limited in his supernatural juice, preferring to use his own knives to open throats rather than chomping. Jonathan could take him.
Clarimonde
She would be fiending for Mr. Holiest 'I would kill and die and blaspheme in every direction for my beloved' Love so fast. But, seeing as she is not Mina, no sale. Jonathan would scramble out of psychic reach the second he got airdropped a little ;) from her and feel ashamed about daring to think a stranger was pretty. No amount of loving or hedonistic pspspsps will get him back either. Sorry, Clarimonde. (Talk with Mina though, maybe if you get a permission slip you three can work something out)
The Family of the Vourdalak
Good news! No risk of romantic entanglement, also for Mina reasons! No crush on the vampire patriarch's daughter! Bad news. Jonathan's still going to Jonathan and that usually means unwittingly endearing himself to nice strangers he shares a roof with. Someone's going to get attached to him in Gorcha's house -> threat of being targeted by the Vourdalak 'turn who you love' curse. And honestly, unless he kicks into the spontaneous super speed that got his ass through the Carpathians, Jonathan might get got here. These Vourdalaks are sturdy enough to walk off heart impaling and attack en masse as a shrieking tidal wave dedicated to Not Letting You Escape. The narrator of the original short story only made it because he had a horse. If Jonathan was solo? No telling...but his odds aren't good.
Countess Dolingen and the Undead Village of "Dracula's Guest"
Proto-Jonathan made it out of their reach via Dracula saving his ass. Finished Jonathan? It depends on him being Pre or Post-October 3rd. Human Jonathan out on a little nature walk? Probably gets got. Enigmatic Cryptid Jonathan, fresh from lopping off Dracula's head? Dolingen and crew alternately A) Keep their distance of B) Toss him a gift basket (also from a distance).
Carmilla
If she's sticking to her known MO, she's likely not interested in Jonathan. But if it's down to a confrontation, my money is actually still on Jonathan, pre or post-October 3rd. Carmilla is not a fighter. She infiltrates, she drinks a victim to death or undeath, and she ditches. If he makes it to her coffin, it's over for her. (It's over for her much faster if she happened to target Mina or Lucy, but I digress)
Helen Penclosa of "The Parasite"
Somehow she keeps winding up in vampire anthologies despite being more of the 'hypnotism/possession' villain type, but if she's good enough for the anthologies, she's good enough for this list as a psychic vampire. In brief: Jonathan loses. He loses bad. If he does not have outside help or she doesn't helpfully croak out of her own poor health, we are never seeing this boy again because Penclosa is puppet mastering his romantic ass out of sight forever. No contest. RIP. (Don't worry, Mina will handle it. But still. Not Jonno solo.)
#those are the most standout vampires I can think of#other than the vampire trees#plural#if he swaps the kukri for an axe I think he has those covered#Orlok 1922 1979 and 2024 would be their own posts so I won't pile them in here#anyway#jonathan harker#dracula#carmilla#the vampyre#clarimonde#the parasite#the family of the vourdalak
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This is going to sound really funny, but do you have any recs for TTRPGs based on/around clowns?
THEME: Clowns
Hello friend, I have a few things, but pickings were a little slim! Some of what I found seems to be a supplement for another game rather than a base game, but I hope you still find something you like.
(Also, I think it's really funny that I found not one, but two games about Clowns vs Vampires.)
Clown Husbandry, by Sterf.
Clown Husbandry is a ttrpg inspired by tumblr's clown husbandry community about a group of college students adopting their first clowns and learning how to raise them.
Thematically, this game is about going to clown school and taking classes to learn how to raise clowns, but the focus on the clowns feels akin to a monster-training game like Pokemon. Clowns are raised and trained to use their traits in Goof-Offs, clown mating rituals designed to impress the clown that you want them to procreate with. A successful Goof-Off leads to a Honking, where the clowns mate and produce offspring.
You use a d4 and a Punnett square to determine the child’s breed and abilities, while your clown trainer uses a d6 to overcome obstacles as they explore a town and use their clowns to solve problems. The game comes with adoptable clown cards, and adventure module called Mystery at the Old Manor. If you like games about collectible creatures, and you want to lean into something really bonkers, try Clown Husbandry!
Clown Helsing, by Planarian.
Dying is Easy. Comedy is Hard.
Clowns. We've all seen them… riding their unicycles, blowing up balloons at parties, piling in garish hordes from tiny cars, waddling around in bulbous red shoes, passed out in a dumpster stinking of booze and regret. For what do these martyrs of mirth sacrifice themselves? The answer is they do it for us. Not just to fill our need for laughter and merriment, but because they defy the doom of mankind! Clowns are man's only salvation against… Vampires.
You've seen Vampires too; you just didn't know it. Maybe they were killing the mood at a party, ruining a great punchline, layering red tape onto a business, or just plain old-fashioned sucking the blood from the living. Contrary to myth they do much of this in broad daylight, their only fear of the sun being that it might expose them to mockery. They drain humor from the world because they fear someone might dare to laugh at them. You know the type.
I’ve played Clown Helsing, and had a great time doing so. It uses Rock Paper Scissors, which means that you don’t really need dice to play - and you barely need pencil and paper, as most of the characters only have a few lines of information that they need to remember. The character generation system involves roll-tables (or pick-lists, if you’re not using dice) to generate clown names and clown styles, and for the Game Master, there’s a very helpful section that will help you build a vampire that the players can’t wait to insult and discredit.
But Dracula…, by MacaroniX.
A vampire has descended upon the town, draping the town in endless night and taking residence in the abandoned castle. The town mayor says we have only one hope. Only the Great Clown Pagliacchi can chase the vampire away. The thing is… you are Pagliacchi. Well, you're the closest we’ve got. But you are not alone. You have your clown posse, and the plan is to drive the vampire away in the only way you know how: the power of laughter!
But Dracula… is a silly, fantasy, zero-prep. one-shot adventure RPG where you play a clown that must chase a vampire out of town, or at least lift the endless night curse. Can you find your way to the vampire and save the day?
Created for the BIPOC Vamp Jam, But Dracula… uses a deck of cards to generate NPCs that can either help or hinder you as you attempt to drive Dracula out of town, and a d6 to help generate your clown character. I’m curious about whether or not this game can be used for other adventures, perhaps driving various different monsters out of town!
Tears of A Clown, for Call of Cthulhu, by Paul Mazumdar.
Cambridge, 1893. The annual Midsummer Fair is open for business and one of the big attractions this year is the Fairground Maxiumus, its steam ride and its team of masked clowns. While looking for a lost friend, the players find themselves getting closer to the clowns than they'd imagined.
This may be centred on clowns, but this is strictly a horror game, with body horror and vore definitely part of the story. As with any Call of Cthulhu game, there's a decent chance you don't make it out of this game alive. If you want a game that targets a player’s or character’s fear of clowns, rather than something goofy or light-hearted, you might find what you’re looking for in Tears of a Clown.
C.L.O.W.N. 3rd Edition, by Hero Games.
Welcome to the zany world of C.L.O.W.N., the greatest collection of jokers and pranksters this side of Stronghold (and they hope it stays that way). Some have guessed that CLOWN stands for the Criminal Legion of Wacky Nonconformists, but no one is really sure if it's an acronym, or just sounds good. (If the founders know, they aren't telling.)
The purpose of CLOWN in your campaign is twofold: to provide you with a selection of truly unique villains to put a twist in your adventures, and to give your players a break from the same old world-threatening catastrophes and wrenching moral dilemmas.
C.L.O.W.N. is a supplement for the Champions roleplaying system, rather than a standalone product. Champions is a superhero game, and C.L.O.W.N. appears to be a supplement about providing clownish super-villains to cause chaos and mayhem in your superhero’s city. This is for the 3rd edition, and I think there’s been a few new editions since then, but I think often with these types of games, you can take the stats from an older edition and update them pretty easily to something newer without much work.
If you want clownish antics in the style of the Joker or Harley Quinn, then perhaps consider C.L.O.W.N.
Other Thoughts…
Apparently there is a Killer Clowns From Hell adventure for Pathfinder and Starfinder! You might be able to adapt it to other OSR or OSE games.
You might also like my Circus Recommendation Post from a year ago or so.
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Love That Bites Pt. 9
Hiiii! Welcome to part 9 of my Dracula x Reader fic! I hope you enjoy this chapter, though I apologize if it feels kinda wonky. I finally got a new pc built during writing, and a bunch of other stuff has happened. It was hard to piece it all together with so much happening in my life. I hope you all enjoy it though! Just in time for Nocturne to release :D Summary: After arriving in Dracula's castle, you can't help but feel you are in a dream, though you certainly wish it was to avoid the awkward air. Meanwhile, Dracula contemplates his next moves. After all, he's sure he's bound to be the center of the world's gossip mill when they find out he's caring for a Belmont.
CW: Anxiety, references to bad home life, injuries mentioned, blood drinking
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Sorting his affairs turned out to be a much more annoying endeavor than Dracula originally intended.
Despite this, he wasn’t all too surprised.
For the past few centuries, despite being the King of the Night, he has had very little presence in paranormal societies.
Every time he had been revived since this cursed cycle began, he had barely been alive long before a Belmont or some other hero would come and battle him to the death.
Even if for all intents and purposes he was the King of Vampires, he has had little or no time to rule.
He absentmindedly swirled his glass, before taking another sip.
There were two probable scenarios because of this.
Vampire covens and supernatural communities were in chaos.
Or-
They were in various communities across the globe, staking territory. He doubted any of them would be happy he was back to rule.
No one liked their own power to be threatened, after all.
Even when he was actively King, vampire covens and paranormal communities weren’t always happy to serve him. Many just did for his power, or the safety he offered.
Some felt the call of power from him and Castlevania itself. Others are uniquely tied to him and his castle. Those ones he hardly had to worry about.
No, he had a feeling his return wouldn’t be as happily accepted outside his usual circles. Most would probably only lend him an ear since he was Death’s master, and Chaos’ champion.
Did not mean they would be cooperative or happy.
He let out an agitated sigh. No doubt being killed over and over made him appear weak. Dracula suspected many would be aiming for his throat and his throne.
Nevermind the fact he was almost always slain just after being revived, before his powers ever had a chance to settle.
And he was sure many underestimated the power of the Belmonts. He may have always just woken up around each battle, but each Belmont still had power beyond belief.
“What a nuisance.” He muttered, downing more blood.
While normally he would handle this himself, he couldn’t afford to sit idly and wait for such pathetic attempts on his life and power from want-to-be rulers.
Dracula had a guest this time. He had you.
Back when his precious Lisa had still been alive, he had been alive for several centuries at that point. Almost every underling knew she was off limits, lest they desire something more painful than death itself.
Even those he knew wanted his head knew better than to go for his wife.
Lisa had been left alone by his servants and other creatures of the night. Ironic how it was the humans that took her from him.
The gall and irony humans had to call him and his own monsters after that. Bah.
The glass in his hand cracked, and he looked at it in annoyance.
Banishing it, another drink was brought to him as he continued to think.
Things were different this time. At least back then, no one dared to lay a finger on his wife. But now?
He had no doubts a target would be on both his head, and the Little Belmont’s.
Dracula was sure word was already spreading across the castle, and no doubt would soon do so to other communities nearby.
‘The Dracula? Taking in another human?’
He can already imagine the gossip.
The scowl on his face darkened.
It would only be a matter of time before word reached across the globe.
He knew you could take care of yourself, sure. You had told him several stories of hunts you had when he had been imprisoned, usually involving the death of a beast hunting innocents.
However, there was no way in hell you would survive in your current state. Whatever had happened, had intended to either permanently harm, or to kill you.
Dracula’s free hand gripped his throne tight, and he felt the arm of it splinter slightly.
How you received those injuries was a whole different issue that he would have to investigate later on. An issue he planned on thoroughly going over.
So for now, you were under his official protection while you healed.
Unless of course, you decided to go against your word. Though, Dracula heavily doubted you would do so.
You really were different then those who came before you.
This would not be easy, but when had it ever been? He was just thankful you knew how to defend yourself, and had the means to do so.
Once word got out, and you were healed, he also had suspicions you would be hunted. Either as a Belmont, Dracula’s human, or a ‘traitor’.
He may not have been privy to any sort of personal information regarding hunters and their circles, but he knew back a few centuries ago, helping out a ‘monster’ was a death sentence. It did not matter if they didn’t wish to harm humans, simply helping a beast was an act against god and humanity itself.
Hunters and the church considered such a person no better than the very beasts they hunted at that point.
Dracula doubted that sentiment was completely gone, even now in more modern times.
Reaching up, Dracula pinched the bridge of his nose in thought.
He had someone making potions for you at least. Hopefully you wouldn’t be badly injured for too long.
After that, he wondered if you would be opposed to staying here at his castle? You didn’t seem disgusted by it, nor did the castle seem to try and push you away like it did other intruders.
Those who were not welcome usually felt such pushes on their mind and body. Only the strong willed could push onwards past it.
Even his castle seemed to see you as a guest.
The castle bent to his will, sure, but it was still a being of Chaos. This small revelation also intrigued him, how such a being seemed not to mind your presence.
Perhaps it was that it also didn’t consider you a threat? It was obvious you currently had no intentions to fight him.
Dracula’s eyes narrowed, a presence pulling him out of his thoughts.
The room grew darker, and a familiar figure rose from the shadows. It flew around his throne, before giving a bow in front of him.
“Good to see you back, Master.”
Death.
Dracula looked over the divine being that had worked under him for centuries. His second in command, his devout lieutenant.
Dracula gave the being a brief nod of acknowledgment, and Death rose.
Even after all the deaths Dracula had endured, Death itself still remained loyal after all these years. He supposed he should count it as a blessing now.
“Report?” Dracula then idly asked, drinking from his glass.
“Things are running smoothly. Everyone is settling in quickly, as usual my lord.”
Dracula hummed.
“Good. Good.” He mumbled, mind still partially elsewhere.
A moment passed, and Death gripped his scythe.
“Master, if I may be so bold…”
Dracula held back a sigh, already having an inkling to what he was going to say.
“Do you think it is wise to have a hunter, let alone a Belmont residing in the castle?”
There it was. He knew his subordinates would be asking sooner or later. He wasn’t particularly surprised Death was the first to make an inquiry.
“They pose no threat. This Belmont is… different from the others. I would like to speak with them properly about our standing with one another as soon as they are recovered.”
He then looked Death in the face.
“They are not to be harmed while under my care. Do I make myself clear?”
Death studied him for a moment, probably wondering if he had a few screws loose, before nodding his head.
“As you wish, milord.”
Death was silent, and a beat passed. Dracula hoped his warning managed to sink into the other entity’s skull.
He was no stranger to the fact Death was his most avid supporter. Although Death had always followed his orders, the entity didn’t shy away from making its own decisions if he felt it was best for his master.
Staying within Dracula’s orders, but bending the rules just enough to do his own thing if he could get away with it.
Typically Dracula didn’t mind. Death was his most trusted lieutenant for a reason.
However, he couldn’t help but feel Death may try and get around this one rule if it felt it was best.
As much as he hated it, he would have to keep an eye on all his close subordinates.
Dracula tried not to focus on the growing migraine building in his head.
“Now, what of the vampire covens across the earth?”
Death gave him a subtle crooked grin, and Dracula had a sinking feeling he would need another drink before returning to see you.
—
Dracula’s castle was far more pleasant than you would like to admit.
Your brain was in and out of a fog, but even then you could appreciate just how nice the guest room and washroom alone were.
You almost felt like royalty with how classy and intricate the rooms were, and how they had convenient modern touches.
Never had you stayed somewhere so elaborate and fancy. All the hotels you have been in couldn’t even come close to compare.
Even now as you laid in the giant bed with its soft, velvet sheets, you couldn’t help but be amazed.
Kinda ironic, the home of your ‘enemy’ was way better than any place you had ever stayed at.
Besides maybe your own home before your step family took over, you supposed, though that was a long time ago.
Slowly rolling onto your back, you winced as your wounds flared and your stomach churned. You continued to admire your setting.
The bed had a beautiful silk canopy around it, and you still couldn’t help but be enamored by it.
Or by it all, really. Even if it was a bit overwhelming.
…Just how long has it been?
You had been in and out of sleep, occasionally slipping into a doze before startling awake. The time was lost to you.
In retrospect, you couldn’t help it. Your instincts were going haywire from… well, everything.
The bed and sheets were nice at least. Almost too nice.
You were used to your old sheets, or stiff bed sheets you’d find in cheap hotels.
Not soft satin sheets and pillows that were as fluffy as a cloud.
There was also the glaring fact you were in monster territory. Despite how nice the decor was, it was something on the back of your mind also keeping you up.
Yes, Dracula said you were a guest, but it was hard to lower your guard when you knew just outside the door were monsters roaming up and down the halls. That this whole castle was filled to the brim with the paranormal and monster kind.
You were also a hunter, and a notorious one from a notorious family at that.
It wasn’t hard to imagine some monsters may go ahead and take a shot at you, regardless of Dracula’s orders.
To some, it may be worth it to suffer Dracula’s wrath or ire if it meant eradicating you from existence. It wasn’t exactly a secret that a lot of the paranormal hated you.
You carefully laid on your side, and looked out the window.
A small comfort. Originally, the window had been covered by thick curtains. However, you had pulled them aside to attempt to relieve your anxiety.
The clouds were dark. You couldn’t tell if it was night or day at this point. Perhaps that was the point.
But you were so tired. Exhausted.
You really couldn’t even sleep if you wanted to, knowing Dracula, or at least a servant, would be bringing you a meal sometime soon.
The hunter in your soul didn’t wish to be taken off guard, even if it was to be fed.
A small part of you wondered if you should even eat. Your instincts whispered in your mind about poisons, warning you of incoming death.
But that was ridiculous. Imagine it, you, a hunter, dying from poison.
No, if Dracula wanted you dead, he would have killed you by now. By his own hand no less, you were sure.
Still, that didn’t stop your instincts from making things difficult.
You curled in on yourself a bit tighter, wincing when some of the stitches tugged. Reluctantly, you adjusted to keep them from stretching.
You reached over, and grabbed the nearby pillow, and hugged it close to your body for some comfort.
It smelled nice.
That was another issue. You were so sleep deprived and struggling with blood loss, your brain liked to bring up such things, no matter how much you were trying to shut them out.
Gripping the pillow tighter, you felt your face form into a sour look.
“What am I going to do…” You mumbled, closing your eyes again.
At least if you didn’t sleep, lying here would be some rest. Better than none.
Though you hated to admit how much you jumped when you heard a brief, but loud knocking against the door. Talk about acting like a cat in a room full of rocking chairs…
You sat up in bed with a wince, and you noticed that no one seemed to enter. Another knock followed the previous one. Your heart pounded in your chest.
“Uh… Come in…?” you called out, uncertain. Were they waiting to see if you were awake, or what?
The doorknob slowly turned, and you felt like the breath was punched out of you when Dracula stepped through.
Right. He had mentioned he would return.
He looked different though. Better, if you had to put a word to it. He wasn’t particularly disheveled to begin with, but now he didn’t look as… Hungry? Irritated? It was hard to figure out the words.
The Lord of the Night had also changed. Similar style, dark cloak and all, though he had on a vest with a dark red dress shirt underneath, and some sort of fancy slacks.
You imagined you probably would have wanted to change too if you had been wearing the same clothes as a stone statue for however many years.
But seeing Dracula again? You hated to admit how he practically took your breath away.
His power and presence were just as intimidating as before, and he wasn’t even angry. How did your ancestors handle him before, when he felt this powerful without seemingly intending to harm you?
Dracula looked you over briefly as he walked into the room, shutting the door behind him. Even if there were no traces of malice on his face, a shiver still ran down your spine, instincts still screaming to run or fight.
You swallowed your nerves down as he walked closer.
He stopped at the side of your bed, and once again, you had to crane your neck just to see him at his full height.
That is, until with the wave of his hand, a chair nearby in the room came scooting forward. It came to a stop behind him, and he sat down without a glance.
Internally, you hoped your awe wasn’t blatantly on your face.
When he sat, he crossed his legs, before holding a tray with some sort of bowl on it. He held it forward, and you blinked at it slowly.
“I hope you are resting well, Little Belmont. I had some servants make you some soup. I fear eating solids may upset your stomach, which would aggravate your injuries if you were to grow sick.” He spoke, his voice low and deep. Even if he wasn’t loud, his voice still seemed to vibrate in your chest.
It took his words a few moments to register, and you looked between him, and the tray. He took in your expression for a moment, before speaking once more.
“If you fear it has been tampered with, I assure you my servants-”
“Oh, no… It’s fine. Sorry, I’m…” You spoke, cutting him off, ignoring how your pulse spiked when you realized you did so.
“S-Sorry… My head is a bit foggy, is all…” You then explained, before shakily reaching for the tray.
Dracula was quick, or perhaps, your brain really was slow. He held out a hand, and quite gently might you add, set the tray down on your lap.
“Of course. You must not exert yourself, and you must eat. I do not know how long it has been since you last ate, but you need something in your stomach.”
As if hearing the conversation, your stomach loudly growled, and you felt your face flush in embarrassment. When was the last time you ate? This morning? Night before last? You couldn’t exactly remember…
It was brief, but you swore you could have seen Dracula’s lips twitch upward seeing you grow flustered. It must have been your foggy mind and imagination. Or not, he could be internally laughing at you. Who knows?
Meanwhile, Dracula knew he had been right to bring you soup. He just hoped you could hold it down.
Though he didn’t want to admit how… endearing it was seeing you grow flustered like that. For a Belmont, you were quite the adorable human.
He would never admit it of course, but hell save him if Death ever found out he had such thoughts. Dracula would never hear the end of it.
Especially considering such thoughts were about a Belmont. Someone he should be wasting no time slaying.
But he wouldn’t.
He couldn’t.
There was something so different about you, even now, as he watched you pick up the spoon and attempt to eat.
You didn’t stare at him with burning hate in your eyes, but curiosity. There was a sharp mind behind those eyes that asked questions. Someone who didn’t just jump to conclusions.
Was it so wrong he wanted to see more of that, especially in the family of his enemies, who had blindly ran and fought? Killing innocents of his kind?
He was no saint, far from it. But he knew of many others the Belmont clan had killed.
But you… You were so different. He didn’t wish to say it outloud, but he wished to push forward that way of thinking. Perhaps he could even find a middle ground with you.
You weren’t just some ‘scary hunter’. The Little Belmont in front of him showed so much more, showing the better qualities of humanity.
His face almost soured at the thought, but even he could admit every one in a million, perhaps one good human was born. You seemed to be that one in a million exception so far.
Just like Lisa had been.
He decided not to think too much on what that could mean, though he hoped it promised good things in the near future.
It was quiet for a while, and Dracula couldn’t help but study you as you ate. First and foremost, it was to watch and make sure your body could handle it.
But he had his own selfish reasons for doing so.
He could move again. React to you. Speak to you. Touch you.
However, he found it hard to speak. There were many things he wanted to talk about with you, and half of them he intended on waiting until you were a little bit healthier.
Anything he thought of before now though, was suddenly caught on his tongue as he observed.
Perhaps it would be better this way. Dracula prided himself on being charismatic and influential, but that was amongst the supernatural. This was a Belmont, and he knew things were… shaky at best.
However, as he watched you try and consume more of the soup, he found himself managing to say something.
“Are you feeling alright? Adjusting well?”
Briefly, you tensed when he spoke, before you seemed to force yourself to relax. He made a mental note of that reaction, wondering if it was because of him, or if it was a natural response.
Dracula could understand it if it was from him, given the circumstances, but even he could tell there was something off about it. He didn’t like the feeling settling in his gut over the bigger picture.
“It hurts a lot, but I’ll live.” You spoke, your voice still rough, but sounding leagues better than before. For a moment, it looked as if you wanted to say more, but held your tongue.
Interesting.
You were still for a moment, struggling to look at him. No doubt you were still having trouble thinking clearly, and struggling with everything that had happened. Have you even slept?
He had his doubts you’ve even rested. You may not look as manic like before, but you looked completely exhausted.
For a moment, he briefly thought about using his abilities to make you sleep. It was something Lisa would request on occasion if she hadn’t felt well or couldn’t settle.
However, he stomped that idea down. The last thing you needed was him using his powers like that on you, unless explicitly agreed upon. Even though you were… receptive of him taking care of you at the moment, he didn’t want to shatter that small bit of trust.
Given that he had suspicions about your home life, he imagined just the small bit of trust you had given him at all was momentous. Dracula couldn’t afford to lose that. Not now.
Though Dracula hated the odd pain in his chest as he stared at you. He was worried. Something he didn’t think he would ever feel again.
“Thank you, by the way.”
His eyes were on your face in an instant as you spoke.
“I… You didn’t have to take care of me. I do appreciate it.” You spoke, your eyes still on the bowl in your lap.
Your voice was small, and quiet. Dracula could tell though, saying that must have taken strength.
You didn’t see his eyes soften ever so slightly.
“You are welcome. As my guest, I will do my best to make sure you are taken care of.”
Internally you wanted to scream. You hated how much you liked the sound of that. When was the last time anyone cared enough to take care of you? Your mother before she had died all those years ago?
It had been way too long, and it was Dracula who was seemingly wanting to take care of you.
Damn your foggy mind.
A few moments of silence passed.
“I… Um…” You began, unsure on how to word this.
“About when you were a statue…”
You had so many questions, but didn’t know where to begin. Was it even a good idea to ask in the state you were in?
“You could hear and see everything, right?” you asked tentatively.
Dracula was silent for a moment, red eyes staring into you. It seemed he was contemplating what to say, and you tried not to get nervous as the seconds awkwardly ticked onward.
“Indeed I was. I was aware the moment you stepped foot in my castle the first time, though I was not aware it was a Belmont, not at first.”
His voice was still like velvet. No wonder vampires were such good hunters if they could talk like him.
You really needed to force yourself to sleep. Maybe if you smacked your head hard enough on the table, you could knock yourself out before you did or thought anything weirder.
Clenching your fist, you attempted to figure out what to say next.
“Um…”
Internally you cursed yourself for making this awkward. Why did you have to bring this up?
“Then… What now?” You asked, trying to find some semblance of what comes next. Just because he was taking care of you didn’t make everything all happy and cheery.
You couldn’t wash away centuries of history and bloodshed out of nowhere.
Dracula shifted, then reached over to the bedside table, and grabbed a glass of water. You looked at it confused.
When had he brought that in?
Before you could ask, he was gently holding it out to you.
“We can discuss that after you have rested. We have much to go over, but worrying about that and discussing it while you are injured won’t help your healing.”
He looked away a moment, as if contemplating what to say, before his eyes met your own once again.
“You have gained my interest and respect, enough to hear you out and discuss everything. When you are in a state to do so, of course.”
A part of you opened your mouth to speak, as if to say you could do it now, but you froze. Your eyes landed on the glass he still held out.
After a moment, you closed your mouth, and took the glass.
In that moment, you couldn’t help but feel like some sort of agreement or contract was formed, as if your fate was sealed.
As you sipped the refreshing water though, and looked over at Dracula himself, who seemed pleased you accepted the drink…
…You wondered if this would really be that bad?
Perhaps your future wouldn’t be as bleak as you thought.
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Who's Read What in Dracula? Masterpost
This is a little self-assigned project to try and keep track of who has read (as well as written) what documents, and, importantly, when they do so. Last year I spent some time thinking about this and it informed some of my thoughts about specific characters' perspectives and actions in interesting ways. So I thought it could be a neat resource to have for others!
I'm going to update this in time with the novel, so there won't be any spoilers. This post is going to be a master reference, with links to each individual character's posts. I originally wanted to do this as a series of graphs for each character, with color-coded bars for each document they've read, but I'm not savvy enough to figure out a non-confusing way to do so, especially given the number of different authors/documents. Instead, I'm going to have a separate post for each character, and just have the info in written form there. Here are the links to each of those, in order of introduction:
Jonathan Harker
Mina Murray
Lucy Westenra
Jack Seward
Quincey Morris
Arthur Holmwood
Abraham Van Helsing
Some housekeeping notes: Obviously, each character will have read their own writing. I'm not going to update day-by-day for any such things. Instead, I'll only update whenever they access new information by someone else, or begin what I'm counting as a new document.
Most of the time, we know for a fact when characters get access to a new document. However, there are a few exceptions. I have my theories, but I will mark them as speculative whenever that label applies.
I break up documents based on chunks of information and have assigned titles to them as such. The labels may change as time goes by as needed to avoid spoilers. I also try to add in dates, but for any longer accounts it will just be a range of dates rather than every entry.
Below the cut is a list of all the documents, in order of appearance, with dates. I'm using color-coding for all the main authors, which will match the colors used in individual character posts. This too will be updated over time, so no worries about spoilers here either. Unless, of course, you don't want to know if someone who has only written once before will go on to write often... in that case, don't look below.
Castle Dracula Diary (3 May-30 June) - Jonathan Harker
Invitation to Castle Dracula (3 May) - Count Dracula
Letter to Innkeeper (4 May) - Count Dracula *
Letter to Dracula (5 May) - Mr. Hawkins *
Letters to Lucy (9 May, 17 May?*) - Mina Murray
Letter to Mina (2/3 May?) - Jonathan Harker *
Letters to Mina (11 May?, 24 May) - Lucy Westenra
Dictated Letters Home (11 May, 18 May) - Jonathan Harker *
Letters to Various Solicitors (11 May) - Count Dracula *
Phonograph Diary (25 May-?) - Jack Seward
Letter to Art (25 May) - Quincey Morris
Telegram Reply to Quincey (26 May) - Arthur Holmwood
Intercepted Letters Home (28 May) - Jonathan Harker *
Renfield's Notebook (5 June?-?) - R. M. Renfield *
Log of the Demeter (18 July-4 August) - Captain of the Demeter
Whitby Journal (24 July-19 August) - Mina Murray
Message to Lucy (27 July) - Arthur Holmwood *
Demeter Articles (8-9 August) - Daily Graph Correspondent
Letter from Budapest (12 August) - Sister Agatha
Letter to Carter, Paterson, & Co. (17 August) - Billington & Son
Letter to Mina (17/18 August?) - Mr. Hawkins *
Letter to Billington & Son (21 August) - Carter, Patterson, & Co.
Post-Whitby Letter to Lucy (24 August) - Mina Murray
London Diary (24 August-17 September) - Lucy Westenra
Whitby Letter (30 August) - Lucy Westenra
Letter to Jack (31 August) - Arthur Holmwood
Telegram to Jack (1 September) - Arthur Holmwood
Letter to Van Helsing (1 September?) - Jack Seward *
Letters to Arthur (2, 3, 6, 15?* September) - Jack Seward
Letter to Dr. Seward (2 September) - Van Helsing
Telegrams to Van Helsing (4-8 September) - Jack Seward
Telegram to Arthur (8 September) - Jack Seward
Telegram to John (8 September) - Van Helsing *
Telegram(s?) to Vanderpool (10, 13? September) - Van Helsing *
Delayed Telegram to Seward (17 September) - Van Helsing
Lucy's Memorandum (17 September) - Lucy Westenra
Unread Letters to Lucy (17, 18 September) - Mina Murray
Escaped Wolf Article (18 September) - Pall Mall Gazette
Telegram to Quincey (18 September) - Arthur Holmwood
Mrs. Westenra's Death Certificate (18 September) - Jack Seward/Van Helsing *
Telegram to Arthur (18 September) - Quincey Morris *
Telegram to Summon Arthur (19 September) - Jack Seward *
Hennessey's Report (20 September) - Patrick Hennessey
Letter to Mrs. Westenra's Lawyer (21 September) - Jack Seward *
Post-Whitby Journal (22 September-?) - Mina Murray
Telegram to Mrs. Harker (22 September) - Van Helsing
Letters to Mrs. Harker (24-25 September) - Van Helsing
Bloofer Lady Articles (25 September) - Westminster Gazette
Telegrams to Van Helsing (25, 29 September) - Mina Murray
Telegram to Mina (25 September) - Jonathan Harker *
Letter to Van Helsing (25 September) - Mina Murray
Post-Castle Diary (26 September-?) - Jonathan Harker
Carfax Letters (pre-3 May?) - Jonathan Harker *
Letter from Ring (24/25 September?) - Arthur Holmwood *
Note to Jack (24/25 September?) - Quincey Morris *
Undelivered Note to John (26 September) - Van Helsing
Note to Arthur and Quincey (27 September) - Van Helsing *
Message to Billington & Sons (27/28 September) - Jonathan Harker *
Reply from Billington (27/28 September) - Mr. Billington *
Telegram to Jonathan (29 September) - Mina Murray *
Carter Paterson Documents - Carter, Paterson, & Co *
* We know these documents exist, but never get to read them (or in one case, only get a brief excerpt) as they aren't added to the record. Sometimes some of the main characters do get to read them, but not always.
Question marks after a date denote uncertainty, though they're all likely written within a few days of the tentative one listed. When after a dash (-?) they mark an as-yet incomplete document.
Some documents contain others within them. When this becomes relevant for characters reading them, I will list the main document read, then all others included in it with brackets, like this:
Main document [included document one, two]
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Hi! I'd like to ask for Isaac general dating headcanons!
(You can add something 18+ if you want)
Warnings: NSFW under the cut, including light BDSM/bondage
Isaac is a very stoic and self disciplined man, he tries not to get attached to people in fear they may harm him. But with you, it was different. Your eyes didn’t hold any malice or deceit, they were warm and inviting, and a sweet smile often adorned your face. You were quite literally the complete opposite of him, you even trusted people a little too easily, and he wanted to be the one to protect you from them when they (in his mind) inevitably betrayed that trust
He may seem cold and blunt with you to other people, but you know that’s just how he is. He doesn’t get very mushy or lovey dovey, that’s just not his vibe at all. He likes to keep things relaxed and casual as he speaks to you, but he can actually be quite romantic. His smooth voice has a way of wooing you over and over again, telling you stories of his travels and the different cultures he’s come across. How he found forgemastery as a way to harness his emotions into magic to bring dead things back to life
He is extremely loyal to you, devotes all his time to you when he’s not planning a war for Master Dracula. You read or study by candlelight in his workspace, while he’s doing his work at the table. He’ll take breaks to come hug you from behind, which is rare for him to do since he’s not exactly very physically affectionate or touchy with anyone. But he’ll rest his chin on your shoulder and read over it, following your finger that’s keeping your place for you, and when you bend the corner of the page and put your book down, you turn to kiss him on the cheek. He allows it, knowing you won’t go farther than that since he’s expressed his physical boundaries to you before. He’s okay with kisses on the cheek, holding hands, that’s as intimate as it gets for awhile into the relationship since it’s very much new to him
He wants to know every corner of your mind. What you find interesting, what disgusts you, what scares you, what bores you. He wants to know your thoughts about everything, your opinions on what he does, on the war, he wants to know what humanity has done to you to bring you here to Dracula’s Castle. He’ll open up to you slowly as you open up to him, building a mutual trust with each other
ASKS HECTOR FOR ADVICE BUT HECTOR DOESNT KNOW EITHER MAN, HE ISOLATED HIMSELF IN RHODES HE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO TALK TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING LET ALONE FLIRT
So Isaac goes to Dracula, as his friend, and carefully asks how he knew he was in love with Lisa. Dracula doesn’t get angry with her name being mentioned, instead smiling softly and happy to talk about it with Isaac. He tells Isaac how her intellect and boldness first attracted him, how she was unafraid of the vampire kings reputation and demanded he teach her his knowledge about the medical world. Once Dracula fell out of his daydream about his wife, he raised an eyebrow and looked at Isaac, asking why he wanted to know. Isaac just stammering for the first time and being all “I just…I wanted to know, is all. Thank you for telling me, master.” before he bows slightly and rushes out to avoid further questions
He worries he’s not worthy of your love, that you should find someone better than him. His mind is broken, his body scarred from years of torment. Even with his night creatures, he feels he won’t be able to protect you in this world. He doesn’t see himself as someone able to love, he doesn’t know why you return his affections sometimes. But you’re always there to remind him that you love him, listing the reasons why as you kiss his cheeks, before he finally leans in to your touch and presses his lips to yours. Your first kiss is soft and gentle, full of love and trust as his hands find their way to your waist, your own arms wrapping around his shoulders
After the first kiss, there will be plenty more. Not in front of other ever, he’s a private person and wants to remain professional in front of the other members of Dracula’s Court. But in private, he allows your hands to wander, massaging his aching shoulders but avoiding his back, scattered in fresh self-inflicted wounds. You wished he didn’t do that to himself and he didn’t do it as often now that he had you, but there were times he’d break and flog himself
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He loves it when you’re both naked in bed, not even having sex, just touching each other and holding each other. The comfort and warmth your body brings him relaxes and calms him down, a soft smile adorning his normally stone-cold face
Prefers to top, he can’t either be soft or even indulge in a little BDSM, but nothing that would genuinely hurt you or leave a mark, he’d never forgive himself if he hurt you even if you told him it was alright. He’s just not comfortable with impact play aside from slapping your ass or thighs, maybe your chest if that’s something you’re into. He can be mean and fuck you harshly into the mattress, pinching your nipples and telling you not to cum until he gives you permission. His punishments would be orgasm denial for sure, maybe even tying your hands up so you can’t touch yourself and get off that way. His stone-cold face will return as you beg and cry for him, but he has amazing self control and won’t give into your pleads until he hears what he wants to hear from you
Will sometimes even let you tie his hands up instead while you ride him. He wants to feel and experience what you do when he does this to you, bouncing on him slowly to deny him that release. He won’t moan or whimper, he more makes low grunts and groans during sex, clenching his jaw and shutting his eyes tightly as he focuses on your every touch
But when you’re making love, he is gentle and caring and puts love into it. His lips almost never leaves yours as he slowly pumps himself into you, allowing you to feel every inch of him inside of you. Your hands avoid his back, instead grabbing his shoulders or biceps as you kiss him hungrily, wanting nothing but to feel more and more of him
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Jonathan Frid Vs. William Hartnell
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Jonathan Frid - (Dark Shadows) - the man who brought the first sympathetic vampire in pop culture to life! he was so hot that they sent him on a ten-city tour. he was so hot that teen magazines auctioned off dates with him. he was so hot that allegedly women would mail him love letters and/or nude pictures of themselves! he gave what should have been a quickly-killed-off soap opera villain/dracula knockoff a sense of gravitas, intrigue, and humanity that ultimately made him the star of the show. watching him act is always a treat. I've also met several people who knew him, and overall he just seems like a great guy. there's a documentary about him free on tubi, i recommend checking it out! (fun fact, he was also gay. who on tumblr doesn't love gay vampires)
William Hartnell - (Doctor Who) - No text propaganda
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Jonathan Frid:
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