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hello Re: Dracula fans and Wooden Overcoats fans I present to you my thought: Renfield saying Seward in the EXACT tone as Rudyard saying Chapman. It will not leave my brain.
#I just think he deserves it#seward is currently not winning any points with me right now#I believe in you renfield#dracula daily#r.m. renfield#jack seward#wooden overcoats#snarky speaks
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renfield: i'm mr dracula's right hand arm... man. i'm mr dracula ✨everything.✨ i'm his confidant, his best friend,, his silly rabbit-
seward: his what?
renfield: his Silly Rabbit ☺️
seward: is that what he calls you?
renfield: no ❤️
#almost threw up laughing at this rn#yeah sure this is funny enough to put in the tags#can't believe i haven't claimed this meme for renfield before now#dracula#renfield#||x what ridiculous nonsense you are talking [ crack ]
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Without divulging spoilers, take note that this is Renfield's true personality on show here. He's odd, has quirks (which definitely intensify) but ultimately he is considerate, polite and reasonable. A far cry from, pardon the expression, the "raving madman" he is often portrayed as.
#dracula daily#jack seward#Renfield#much like Lucy Renfield is a severe victim of adaptations#SPOILER IN THIS TAG YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED until Dracula daily last year i believed Renfield was nothing more than Dracula's sycophant
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the dracfield stake thing won't leave my mind, and I keep spinning a little setup and backstory for it in my brain and now I want a fic aughh
#(biting pillow in frustration) I'm not a good writer so my attempt at it would be not up to my reading standards augh!!!#but THE THOUGHTS and MENTAL IMAGES are so good please believe me#also wouldn't it be hilarious if the stake thing happened because of a roleplay session gone wrong lmao#i can totally picture drac looking at renfield like 'you better make good use of this fuck up' lol#anyway too tired to draw anything and not skilled enough to write so#guess i'll just think about it really hard and try to fall asleep asap#i don't feel so good physically actually#headache dizziness and nausea still going strong
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would you free him?
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Me when I am talking about a self insert fan fic being all confident and snarky:
Me when there is an actual person that may like me back (I am teddy btw):
#You got this OP I believe in you#I've been Rebecca in this situation more than once#I hope your crush has all the confidence and energy to chase you down and give you the love you deserve and desire <3#renfield#fandom#gif set
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Charles McNaughton (Treasure Island)—he is such a weird little weird pirate in this movie!!!! the whole movie is creeEEEEeepy at this point, weird characters showing up at the bar FREAKING jim hawkins ass out, but charles mcnaughton's black dog (the first of many weirdos) takes the cake for me.
Dwight Frye (Dracula, Frankenstein)—he's my babygirl please please please please please i want to baby bird feed him flies and spiders and pick him up and make glitter edits of him and give him gross forehead kisses like he's my cat. in dracula he was so incredibly creepy that he was typecast as madmen for the rest of his life and he fucking hated it but by god if he didn't do a fantastic job. he steals the show every time he's up on screen just because he's so fucking deranged. i need him
This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.
[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]
Charles McNaughton:
Link to the entire movie of Treasure Island [1932]—McNaughton comes in at 12:02. I haven't seen the whole movie in a long time so go forward with caution for content warnings!
Dwight Frye:
He absolutely owns the entirety of Dracula (1931). Compared to the novel, his part is massively expanded and it's clear why. He's magnetically unhinged and his facial expressions are pure scrungle. And in Frankenstein, he begins the archetype of Frankenstein's assistant even if the character's name there is Fritz. He'd still go on to play other scrungly guys in later Frankenstein movies. But he's kinda the archetypal and progenitor of the scrungly lil guy.
The scrungliest guy ever to scrungle. He's pretty much the blueprint for every mad scientist's assistant, and he's the best part of every movie he's in. He manages to make you feel sorry for the creepy little dudes, even when he's eating spiders and crawling across the floor.
[editor's note: content warning for the "hunchback" stereotype and "madness" in the clips below]
the "Rats" soliloquy:
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I saw him in Dracula and frankly he has me bewitched. I could watch him do his silly routine forever. The gay tension with Bela Lugosi onscreen was frankly unparalleled. Kirk and Spock levels. I am chewing on the furniture
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Played the weirdo little guy in Dracula AND the weirdo little guy in Frankenstein in the same year. Iconic.
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I honestly think it would be a crime to ignore Dwight Frye's scrungle factor. He played two of the prototypical creepy little henchman as Dracula's lackey Renfield and Dr. Frankenstein's hunchback servant Fritz, and I believe that his excellence in these roles absolutely shaped the future character tropes of the "Igor" type as much as Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff shaped the future understanding of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. He's got it all from the looks, to the manic energy, to the crazed laugh, I'm telling you right now that I think he could win the entire tournament.
The scrungles to end all scrungles! There's a reason why this man codified the manic vampire's familiar and the hunchbacked lab assistant for generations, because by God can this man be feral and scrungly: Whether he's soliloquizing about rats as Renfield, scurrying around Frankenstein's lab like a spider as Fritz, or skulking around dark alleys (and scaring the hell out of little baby me) waiting for a fresh heart to steal as Karl, if you want a scrungly little man for your classic film, Dwight Frye is your man. He has the range to play varying kinds of scrungle, with his wide eyes, his manic smiles, his soft, breathy voice, he is truly an undisputed scrungle master.
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Children of the Night (Steddie X You)
"Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!"- Dracula
A/N: "I present to you...this fucking thing." Lol always the TikTok that comes into my head when I try something new. I had started doing like a camboy Steddie thing but I struggled a lot with it and the feelings I wanted to convey. While listening to a song, this idea popped into my head so... I hope you enjoy it!
For the first half, everyone is referred to by their screen names.
Eddie is Dracula.
Steve is Renfield
Reader is Mina
I also set it in 2005 when things like streaming were relatively new and cameras weren't 100% clear.
Warnings: Camboys Steddie (Vampire Eddie and Human Steve) X Human Fem Reader, SMUT of the Steddie variety, Daddy kink (because im me lol), choking, biting. ANGST, blood is mentioned mostly from Eddie feeding, the reader has an abusive boyfriend so Domestic Violence Trigger, Eddie defends her and both boys take care of her. I think that's it.
Word Count: 4046
InnocentLittleMina: Hey sexy boys.
You grinned at your computer screen when you saw the long-haired boy smirk under his mane of hair.
“Hey, honey. How are you tonight?”, the other man smiled lovingly into the camera.
InnocentLittleMina: I’m alright. Can’t complain. What about you?
“I’m ok. As you can see Dracula is a little grumpy.”, he teases.
“I’m hungry.”, he growls making you giggle.
When you first saw these boys known only as Dracula and Renfield, you were drawn to them immediately. There was something about them that was not only attractive but confident as hell and it drove you wild. People around town talked about them constantly which was interesting since Los Angeles was a huge city. In 2005, there weren’t many people streaming, let alone broadcasting the content they were.
Everyone including police tried to track them down but never could. Their website itself was fairly generic but that’s not what their fans cared about. What they cared about was the content these two provided.
The man known as Dracula would feed of off the other man known as Renfield and nine times out of ten it led to something sexual. The first time you heard Renfield moan, your pussy clenched around nothing. It was the most beautiful sound you had ever heard. Not many of their fans stayed after they finished but you always did, loving the way Dracula took care of Renfield after. They seemed to genuinely care about each other and that was something you appreciated.
When you created your account you hoped it would get their attention and as luck would have it, it did especially since a lot of the female fans that watched them named their accounts after the character Lucy always believing that was the girl Dracula fell for.
After a few months of back and forth, you actually came to know them as friends. Dracula didn’t talk as much as his friend but he did chime in where necessary and played his guitar for you once or twice making you swoon. Renfield always asked about your day and told you things about their time away from the computer but you couldn’t help but feel like they were holding information back.
You asked them constantly why they decided on this particular vampire style content and theme and every time they changed the subject. You asked once how they faked the blood that stained Renfield’s chest when they were done and they pretended like they didn’t hear you. You asked them for their real names and each time they said their screen ones making you sigh.
To make up for being obtuse and hoping to distract you, Renfield offered you a job as their moderator and paid you fabulously for your time. Since they trusted you enough with their business, you met their kindness with one of your own by turning on your webcam and showing them your face.
Dracula’s eyes had turned towards you, grinning at your beauty.
“Pretty girl.”
“Very.”, Renfield agreed.
It had been a few months since then and you were extremely fond of them both.
InnocentLittleMina: Ok, well, you have your stream in a few minutes so… don’t get too hungry! You need and love him.
“I do.”, Dracula smiles.
“We’ll talk to you after, honey.”, Renfield winks and you watch as they get into their places on the bed behind them.
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A little sigh left your lips as both men removed their shirts. Dracula’s tattoos on his chest always had you entranced. You noticed the first time you watched them that they both had scars along their stomachs up to their necks but that was a question you knew better than to ask. Trauma like that was none of your business unless they chose to tell you.
The stream began and you kept your eyes peeled as fans began pouring in. They never said a greeting nor even said hello. You figured part of it was because by this point Dracula’s eyes were black like a shark on the hunt and those contacts had to be killing him.
Straddling Renfield’s waist, Dracula tenderly kissed the man’s neck before gripping his fluffy hair in his hand and tugging him back as he bit into his skin. Renfield’s palms promptly came around to cling to Dracula’s head as his eye’s rolled and he fell backwards onto the mattress.
A heavy exhale escaped you at the sight, licking your tongue across your lips as his hips began grinding up against his own.
“Fuck. That’s it, baby. Take what you need.”, Renfield moaned.
Something happened. Dracula’s head abruptly shot up looking vacantly in the distance.
“What? What’s wrong? Wh-What do you feel, honey?” He cooed underneath him as he ran his fingers across his cheek and moved some of his messy hair back.
“Mina.”, he growled.
That got your attention as you sat up straighter. They both swiveled their heads towards the computer before you heard heavy footsteps and immediately yanked the cord from the wall just as the door opened.
“John! Hey. I-I didn’t think you’d be coming over tonight.”
“You say that like you’re not excited to see your boyfriend.”
“Pfft. No, baby, I am. You just scared me is all. H-How was your day?”
His stern blue eyes flicked towards your little pink razor phone by your end table as it continued to vibrate. The boys knew your number. You gave it to them when they hired you.
Please don’t let him walk over there to see.
“Are you going to get that?”
“No, baby. I want to talk to you. Tell me about your day. I missed you—”
“Answer. The phone. Y/N.”
You sighed, pretending to be annoyed he was making you answer a random call as you flipped it open.
“Hello?”
“Mina?! Are you alright?!”
“I’m sorry. I think you have the wrong number.”
You can hear them arguing in the background, vaguely picking up tidbits as your boyfriend steps closer to you.
“I can feel her. I know where she is! Something bad is about to happen to her!”
“NO! You can’t reveal yourself and bring her into our mess! She deserves to have a better life!”
“She won’t have a fucking life, Steve, if this fucker kills her!”
“I always knew I’d catch you cheating on me sooner or later. Give me the phone.”
“John, I’m not… I would never…”
“Give it to me NOW.”, he snarls. You do as he says and as soon as your device touches his palm, his free one flies across your face smacking you so hard you fall on to the mattress. “Whoever this is, what you have with my girl is over.”
The growl that came through your phone’s speaker scared even you as you heard it loud and clear from where you were.
“You’re going to regret touching her. If I were you, little man, I would leave now.”
With that there was silence and John threw the phone across the wall hoping to smash it into pieces. You two began fighting each other but he was much stronger than you, getting a good hit to your eye making you dizzy.
The banging of the door caving in is loud and your eyes are half open when you see a blur fly into your room, tackling your boyfriend to the ground. You hear his screams but they sound so far away. After a few minutes, everything is silent again and your arms fly out defensively when a hand touches your side.
“No! No please!”
“I’m not going to hurt you, Mina. I never would. Just hold on to me, ok?” You feel your body being lifted and you press your cheek against cold, bare skin. “Clasp your hands around my neck, sweetheart.”
After barely registering his command, you feel a sudden rush of wind and after a minute you find yourself being placed on a bed that isn’t yours.
“Have you lost your fucking mind!? Killing someone and then bringing her here!?”
“How do you know I killed him?”
“Because I fucking know you!”
“Can you stop berating me and help her, please!?”
A much warmer hand tenderly moves your hair back as something wet is dragged across your face making you jump.
“Hey, hey now. Everything’s ok. I just need to clean your cuts here. Can you go get me some ice, please?” Wind lightly blows your hair back twice before you hear the pack slam into his hand. “Thank you. What, um, what was happening when you got there?”
“He was hitting her. I’ve felt his anger before but this was different.”
“So you did go hunting for her even though I told you a thousand times not to.”
“No.”, he snarled, voice deep with annoyance. “I can just…feel her. I don’t get it either ok?!”
“Oh wow.” The wet rag was replaced with the cool of the ice pack as the man’s voice beside you got louder. “You like her.”
“And you don’t? She’s beautiful, kind, funny—”
“Innocent.”
“Fuck. Off. Little boy. Or I swear to God—”
“You swear to God what? Finish that sentence, Dracula. I dare you.” The man scoffed as he focused his attention back on you. “Go clean up your fucking mess while I take care of her.”
There’s a whoosh of air and everything in the room stills.
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You woke up the next morning in utter confusion. You vaguely remembered your boyfriend being angry and attacking you but then…someone saved you. Turning to your side, you noticed you were at home in your room tucked safely under the covers.
Carefully standing, you glance around the room to find nothing out of place except for your phone by your bed that was broken in half.
Loud knocking on the door, startled you before you power walked to see who it was before answering. Sighing, your best friend doesn’t even wait for you to fully open the door before she barges in.
“Ma’am! I have been calling you all morning and your phone goes straight to voicemail! What’s going—“ She freezes when she sees your face. “Y/N! Oh my god! What happened?!”
“Nothing, Lilly. I’m fine. I just—”
“Fell? You always say that. Where is that fucker? Is he here? I’m going to kill him.”
Lilly stomps towards your bedroom and you quickly run after her but you’re not one percent sure why. Him being attacked was a dream you had, right?
“Hm. Well, next time I see him he’s dead. Jesus, looks like he destroyed your phone. Come on. Let’s go the store so we can get you a new one. Maybe one of those sleek shiny new ones with the screen you touch.”
“But I like my razor phone. It’s shiny enough.”, you smile as you change to go out into the world.
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As you amble around the phone store, you friend continues to babble about mundane things that you barely hear. What does catch your attention is a group of girls talking in the corner. Pretending to look at the devices in front of you, you slide closer to them as you listen in.
“Did you see their stream last night?”
“It started getting good but then Dracula disappeared to ‘save Mina’. Like are they kidding?”
“I hope they aren’t mixing plot with their sex-ca-pades.”
“Now if they want to add a Mina I think that’d be hot but don’t just cut a stream short like that!”
“Y/N! Did you find what you want?”, your friend practically shouts making you and everyone around jump.
“Yes! Good God, Lilly. Lower your voice.”
“Aw. I love you to.”
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Staring at your blank computer screen, you debated on even signing on. All the clues were telling you what happened last night was real but that can’t be, right? You had called John multiple times to no avail and even went to his house with no answer. Checking the message boards of their fan group, others were saying what the other group had said about them cutting mid-stream and Dracula abruptly vanishing.
What happened?
“Hey, honey—Oh my god, Mina what happened?!”, Renfield asked as soon as you signed in. Dracula was sitting beside him, his arms folded as he starred off to the side. Turning on your mic, you decided you needed to know the truth.
“I was going to ask you that.”
“Us? Why? The last time we saw you was before our stream.”
“Really? I could swear I heard Dracula’s voice in my house and then you two fighting while I was passed out.”
“Huh. A dream maybe? I mean, we’re pretty far from you.”
“Oh yeah? Where?”
Your stern tone had Dracula turning to face the screen as Renfield sighed.
“Far, Mina.”
“How would you know? I don’t even know your names let alone where you live.” You glare at your computer, feeling a confidence you had never felt before. “Did you kill John? Or hurt him?”
“Who cares what happened to that asshole? You deserve better.”, Dracula answers in a deep tone of his own that made you a little bit nervous but you ignored it as you pushed forward.
“Again, how would you know? You never met him.”
“Don’t need to see him to see the damage he inflicts on you every time he comes over. Why do you put up with it, sweetheart? Because you think you deserve to be treated like trash?”
“How did you get here so fast? People are saying you disappeared after saying my name.”
“This was a mistake.”, Renfield whispers to the boy beside him.
“I’m not afraid of you…either of you. I just…I just want answers.”
Dracula’s eyes darken as he turns to Renfield.
“No. No! Don’t you fucking—”
Before he had finished his sentence, the long-haired boy was gone and you heard your front door open as a breeze hit your face.
“You may not be afraid of us now, little one, but you will be.”
With that, he lifted you over his shoulders like a sack of potatoes and in the blink of an eye you were back in a room you vaguely remembered.
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“Why am I even here? You never fucking listen to me!”, Renfield whined.
“Sit.”, Dracula commanded you as he pointed towards a chair. “Not a sound. Do you hear me?”
You nod completely frozen in fear at the speed of which he even brought you back to their house.
“You to. Sit.”
“Fuck you. Are you kidding me right now? After everything we’ve done to avoid getting caught—”
The man choked on his words as a strong hand wrapped around his throat and walked him backwards towards the end of the bed.
“I’m not in the fucking mood to have this argument right now, Steven.”, Dracula growled angrily. “I didn’t get to finish eating last night and I’m starving.”
“You…you didn’t…eat her boyfriend. I’m…shocked.”
Your eyes widened at his audacity to talk back even in the position he was currently in. Plus, he always seemed so gentle so hearing him talk this way startled and excited you.
Dracula’s eyes fluttered closed as he dropped Renfield who promptly gasped for air.
“Jesus Steve, if you could fucking smell what I smell you’d do anything for her to. You think she’s scared but she’s not. She’s turned on.”, he whispers as you watch him adjust himself in his jeans.
“Steve?” They both turn to look at you as you suddenly speak. “Renfield is Steve. W-Who are you, Dracula?”
The man can feel your heart beat slow as you find a sense of grounding in your current chaos. He wasn’t lying when he said he could feel you weren’t afraid but you were extremely confused, trying to make sense of a reality that they both had long accepted.
“Eddie. My real name is Eddie.”
Your hand shakes as you point to your chest. “My name is Y/N.”
Something in their room beeps as they give each other their attention once again.
“You’re insane if you think we’re streaming right now.”
Eddie points his finger at you once more as his voice deeply rumbles.
“No noise. Not even a squeak.”
They get into a position you’ve seen numerous times but this time the energy is different. The man you now know as Steve clenches his jaw as he tilts his head to expose his neck.
A ring laced hand reaches out to cup his cheek and turns his face towards his own as he leans his forehead on his.
“Please don’t be this way. I need you.”, Eddie whispers.
“Yeah. For this right? Because you sure as hell don’t listen or care about my opinion.”
As they murmur to each other, you imagine it’s too low for the mic to pick up but you can hear it and the pain in both their voice breaks your heart. The metalhead’s dark eyes flick towards the web cam before settling back on the man beside him.
“I do, sweetheart. I care about you and what you have to say. It’s because of you I’m still here…I’m safe.”
Steve’s eyes flutter slightly as his admission as he blinks back tears.
“I love you.”, he whispers as he kisses his forehead.
“I love you to, baby. Come here. Let me take care of you to.”
Eddie tenderly pushed Steve back against the mattress, pulling down his sweats and boxers, and tossing them to the floor. When his cock sprang free, Eddie wasted no time, licking and kissing his tip before enveloping him fully into his mouth.
“Fuck.”, Steve whimpered as he reached down to tangle his fingers in the boy’s messy hair.
Lifting his head, he spit on the man’s dick and twisted his wrist as his palm smeared his saliva along his length.
“Such a good boy for me always, aren’t you, baby?”
“Y-Yes, sir.”
“Sometimes I can be a bad boy and not think.” While pumping his hand faster, Eddie leaned in close to whisper in his ear. “But Steve, you were right. I like her so fucking much. You can’t tell me you don’t want to make her moan. Taste that sweet pussy I smell practically dripping from here.”
Steve’s eyes turned to meet yours as he continued to speak.
“Feel a beautiful woman’s tight cunt choke your dick again.”, Eddie tightened his fist as if to prove his point as he quickened his pace. “To have a girl in our lives again who isn’t afraid of us and makes us feel complete.”
Steve craned his neck back towards Eddie as he passionately kissed his lips.
“Take what you need, honey, please.”
Unbuckling his belt, he pushed his jeans down enough to free his cock, and both men mewl as Eddie guides himself into his entrance. You couldn’t help when your hand slid between your shorts and you rubbed your clit. Their moans, Eddie’s passion as he thrust into him, and Steve’s tenderness when he clung to his back drove you wild.
“Can—shit—can you hear it, baby? The sound her fingers between her legs.” Steve nodded as he waited for Eddie to truly take him. “Fuck, you feel so good. Are you ready?”
“Y-Yes, sir. I’m ready.”
From your angle you couldn’t see much of what happened next. Eddie’s head tilted slightly and Steve’s entire body arched as he held the man closer to him. The metalhead’s pace quickened as he slammed his hips into his partners.
“J-Just like that, Daddy, fuck.”
Eddie grunted as one of his hands came up to cup the boy’s cheek as if to hold him still as he sucked on his neck. Steve shuddered as his eye’s rolled and he came. Eddie’s own rhythm faltered just enough as his grip tightened on his boyfriend’s hair and released his seed inside of him.
Steve became limp as the man above him continued to roll his hips till he had given him everything he had and came off his neck with a loud syrupy smack. Your own body trembled as you came, covering your mouth as to not give yourself away.
Eddie crawled down the man’s frame as he headed for the opposite corner of their room to the mini fridge where he grabbed two water bottles and a power bar. Normally, they left the cameras on to show the aftercare but this time, he sauntered towards his computer and promptly ended the stream.
After handing a bottle to you without looking your way, he immediately focused on Steve.
“Sit up, sweetheart. There we go. Here eat this for me ok?”, he coos as he hands him his snack before leaning under the bed and producing a first aid kit. You watched with studious eyes as Eddie grabbed a rag and cleaned the blood from his neck while Steve daintily nibbled on the bar in his hands. “Good boy. Drink some water.” His fingers tenderly pushed back some of the boy’s hair as he kissed his shoulder.
“S-S-So, this is real. You’re really a vampire?”
He heavily sighs as he looks your way. “I am.”
“And what is Steve?”
“My boyfriend. He…he takes care of me.”
“How? What? I…I have so many questions.”
“Tomorrow, little one. He won’t be back to 100% for another few hours and even then he’s had a long couple of days. Here. Let me take you home.”
“NO! I mean…please. May I stay?”
“Um, yeah sure. I don’t see why not. Let me see if we have any clean spare sheets for that guest bedroom we have.”
Once he leaves, you sit by Steve’s side and glance over the wound on his neck.
“He should really cover these up since they’re kind of deep.”
“Pfft. They’ll be gone by tomorrow. Eddie uses vampire voodoo whatever he can to make sure he doesn’t leave a scar. As you noticed, honey, we have enough.”, he giggles. “He’s right you know. You are very beautiful. I’ve always thought so.” You softly smile as his palm lazily comes up to trace your now black eye from yesterday.
“Fucking asshole. He’s lucky I can’t run in the blink of an eye.”
“Steve, sweetie, why don’t you lay back?”, you grin as he limply nods and scoots his head up towards the pillows.
“Y/N. I have to keep saying it so I don’t forget. Y/N.”
As his eyes close, you lay on your side beside him and run your fingers along his cheek till your palm rests on his chest.
“He’s fine.”, Eddie announces from the doorway where he had been observing you two talk. “I never take enough that would kill him or turn him. That first night though I did the same thing.”, sighs as he gestures towards your hand.
“Is it ok if I stay with him?”
“Yeah, sure. I’ll just hang out in this room here—”
“You can lay here if you want. I don’t mind.” He scans you over making you slightly self-conscious. “I mean…unless…you have a coffin you sleep in or…”
Eddie laughs as he comes to the opposite side of the bed and lays on his back.
“No coffins, princess. I sleep here with him.”
“I’ve never heard you laugh before or even seen you really smile. It looks good on you.”
He smiles as he turns on his side and brushes some of your hair away from your face.
“Y/N.”
“Eddie. I like your names better than your screen ones. Plus both Dracula and Renfield’s stories end tragically.”
“Maybe Eddie and Steve’s stories did end tragically…”, he muses. “Or it was the only book he and I actually read in school.”
You giggle as he grins your way before he’s taken aback when you roll over and pull his arm over your waist. Most people feared him especially back in their hometown. It had been so long since anyone besides Steve touched him without hesitation and he didn’t realize how much he missed the contact.
Even though he soothed your worries, your hand still rested against Steve’s chest making sure it was still rising and falling at a normal pace. There was a lot you didn’t know about them but you were dying to find out.
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It's such a weird perspective seeing people who watched Renfield treat Rebecca's wounds and protect her after she arrested him without question and proceeded to berate him in his apartment because like
On the surface level, people take that as a sweet gesture on Renfield's part, showing how sweet and caring of a person he really is
But in reality, he's not showing what a caring and sweet person he is...he's showing that despite being mistreated and blamed for something that isn't his fault, he's been conditioned to believe that he still has to be the one to service the people in his life.
We also see this behavior when Rebecca reacts violently to Renfield's sarcastic joke, in which, despite Rebecca's response to the situation clearly being the one that was out of line, Renfield is the one to instantly try to defuse the situation and apologize.
Like, I'm not trying to say you can't get what you get out of their interactions. Lord knows I'm not one to talk about that. And yes, I'm aware the situation is clearly dramatized for comedic effect, but like...
It's just so jaw dropping to me to see people miss this so often and not see (or rather ever acknowledge) the way Renfield falls right back in with someone else who is quite abusive and aggressive themself, to the point where Renfield actually feels the need to point out their tendency towards anger as a response to situations.
It's a very raw and real thing as someone who himself went straight from an abusive parent into an abusive relationship as a teenager living on his own. (Not my current partner obviously. They're wonderful and have been a huge support system in my healing journey. I can't thank him enough for that, honestly.)
Anyway, I just don't think it's brought up enough how real it is that Renfield so easily falls right back into a destructive situation with the literal next person he tries to build any sort of relationship with and I think it's a really important detail to his growth as a person to not only see it, but to see that he eventually starts to recognize that behavior in this new connection and learn to call it out.
#renfield#dracfield#renfield 2023#r m renfield#renfield movie#robert montague renfield#rebecca quincy
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Random idea for a Renfield fic:
Rebecca is telling Robert about how her sister is investigating a sudden string of missing bodies. There's just cemeteries being robbed all over town. Meanwhile, at work, Rebecca's been put on a robbery case where. It would seem that some medical and electrical gear has gone missing. It's a pointless case that's going nowhere. It's leaving Rebecca annoyed and grumpy.
Robert on the other hand is panicking. He knows the signs. He's seen them all before. He was there when his master took an interest in the original experiment.
He hurriedly tells Rebecca that someone is trying to conduct Doctor Frankenstein's experiment all over again.
She gives him a tired look like he's fucking insane.
#Yes please OP start writing them#but keep coming up with them too#you can do both I believe in you#renfield#fanfic
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Call Me: Renfield x GN!Reader
You work at a hotline for people suffering with codependence. You find yourself attracted to an odd guy who frequents the line, and one night, you both let down your guards.
word count: 2,039
warnings: sexual content (orgasm denial, phone sex, praise kink, m! masturbation), language
tags: @kpopgirlbtssvt @karmakaoskk-blog @wrldsapart
You were deeply intrigued the first time you heard his voice. Unmistakably kind yet nervous. Soft, subdued, as if he was making himself smaller even over the phone. You surmised that he was used to being unseen, to shrinking away from others' gaze.
He introduced himself as Robert Montague Renfield, in a British accent permeating with gentle formality. He was instinctively charming, yet there was a certain sorrow you caught lurking in his voice.
He was tight-lipped about his codependent situation for the first few calls, only telling you vague details about his boss' narcissism. Whenever you brought up the subject of what exactly he did for work, however, he was decidedly evasive in his responses. The most you could glean was that he was some sort of assistant, but you couldn't say what for.
You could say that his life revolved around his job. Every time he called you - after the first time you talked he'd always ask to speak to you whenever he called the hotline - he seemed fearful he could be pulled away at any moment. Guilty about taking time to himself.
You tried not to pressure him, allowed him time to become more comfortable. After several calls, he was still secretive about his work, but he slowly started confiding in you. He struggled to develop his own identity under the shadow of his boss. He felt deeply alone, unable to connect with others. He often felt controlled by feelings of hatred and discontent towards himself.
When your shift ended one night, you acted on impulse - you gave him your personal number, telling him to call you any time. You wouldn't normally do something that forward, but you were drawn to him. Your conversations at work never felt long enough. He was hesitant at first, anxious about taking up your free time. But you assured him it was what you wanted.
The two of you exchanged photos, and your attraction multiplied. The selfies he had sent you were hilariously awkward, the angle unflattering and the lighting reminding you of the harsh fluorescents of a hospital room.
But you didn't care. Despite his inability to work a cell phone camera, he was otherworldly. Piercing blue eyes, dark hair against pale skin; exactly how you'd imagine the love interest in a gothic novel. Something inside you craved him with a fervor that you believed had been long dulled by monotony and routine.
This night, you'd brought up the topic of romance. You couldn't let the curiosity eat away at you any longer of whether or not you had any chance with him. He had laughed nervously, before telling you he hadn't pursued someone in years. You knew you shouldn't, but you pressed the subject.
"Well, any short-term relationships, flings?"
"No, no one."
"Not even a one-night stand?" You paused. "I'm not passing any judgement, by the way. Romance in the 21st-century is so shitty, if you can even call it that sometimes."
He laughed again, the uncomfortable edge in his voice increasing.
"Yeah, it's.. strange. But to answer your question, no. Um, I haven't done anything like that in a while."
"I mean, I think hook-up culture is kind of fucked. You're better off."
"No, I didn't mean it like that. Uh, I haven't done anything sexual."
You hesitated. "Like.. ever?"
"No, no, no, I've done it. Just not for a long time. I- I kind of have a mental block."
"What do you mean?"
"You know how I said it kind of feels like my boss is always in my head?"
"Yeah, I remember. Do you want to talk about it more now?"
"No, no, I just don't know how to explain what I'm trying to say. I feel like.. I can't do anything.. like that. Like, uh, sexual. Even if it's just alone. I don't know. I feel like he's there watching me or something, and then that kind of just makes me want to.. you know, stop."
You took a beat, processing his words.
"Are you referring to, uh, pleasuring yourself?"
He swallowed audibly. "Yeah. Sorry, that was.. I shouldn't have brought that up."
"No, that's okay. If this unhealthy relationship with your boss is an issue that's affecting your sense of privacy, and interrupting personal rituals such as, um, masturbation, I think we need to discuss it."
This conversation had certainly not gone where you expected it to, but you attempted to remain somewhat professional as you felt the heat rising in your cheeks.
"Your work is only part of you," you steamrolled on, taking advantage of his embarrassed silence. "We've talked about this - how it, how he, doesn't define your entire identity. This is an example of something in your life that has been deterred by your codependence: your inability to fulfill your own sexual needs."
"Oh. I didn't even think of it that way, but you're completely right. Shit."
"I usually am."
"So, uh, what do you think I should do about it?" he said.
You were completely unable to read his tone. He sounded so utterly earnest despite the fact that he was asking you how he should comfortably fulfill his sexual needs. You decided to test the waters.
"Um, where are you right now?"
"I'm in the apartment I rent. I was scared my boss would overhear our calls if I stayed there."
Your eyebrows shot up involuntarily. "...So you went and rented an apartment?"
"Uh, he has a lot of money."
"Yeah, I guess he does." You cleared your throat. You were trying desperately not to lose your nerve. "You're alone, right?"
"Yes."
"And you trust me?"
"Of course I do."
"I'm going to ask you something, and I want you to only say yes if it's what you want. Okay?"
Fuck, you were really doing this.
"Okay," he replied.
"Um, well... How would you feel if you.. did it? On call with me? I could guide you, make sure you feel comfortable." You held your breath as you heard only silence from the other end.
"Er.. do what, exactly?"
"Um. Touch.. yourself. Shit. I'm sorry. I realize I should not be asking this-"
"Yes. I want to," he cut you off, his words so rapid they blurred together.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I really like you. And like I said, I trust you. I'm also, uh, very, very attracted to you."
"I feel the same about you," you said softly.
"Tell me what to do," he responded breathlessly. You could hear him shifting around on the other end of the line.
"I've never done this, before, uh.. are you hard?" You cringed. "I really hated how that sounded. Fuck."
He laughed, quiet and musical. "Yes. I was almost as soon as you brought this up."
"Okay, we should probably, um, establish some ground rules. If you want to tap out, just tell me you're done. We can never speak of it again. And tell me if anything I tell you to do makes you uncomfortable. But, uh, there is one thing I want to do, if you're okay with everything else."
"Yes?"
"I want to be the one who controls when you cum."
"I'm at your service," he breathed.
Your heart skipped a beat. "Don't make me sound like your boss."
"I'm not gonna be hard for much longer now that you brought him up."
"Shit. I'm really bad at this, Renfield," you laughed.
"No, no. Just give me your instructions, please."
It was hard to ignore your own arousal pooling in your stomach, the wetness that was rubbing against you when you moved. "Okay. Uh, remove your clothes."
You heard shuffling for a minute as he complied. "Done."
You braced yourself for the next sentence. "Alright. I want you to start stroking yourself, gently."
"Am I allowed to use some kind of lubricant?" he asked.
You tried to stifle a laugh. "Yes, whatever works. You don't have to ask permission for that."
You heard squelching sounds on the other line, and then the unmistakable sound of him slowly stroking his cock.
"Hey, uh, I have something to ask you," he said softly, stopping.
"What is it?"
"Could you, um.. praise me? You know, tell me I'm doing a good job, and everything? Comfort me, I guess." His voice swelled with hope and maybe something like shame.
You hated that he probably never heard anything like this, that he was looked down upon and berated daily. You desired so strongly to be there with him, to show him how perfect he was with your touch and not simply your words.
"Yeah, of course." You waited a moment until you heard him resume.
"You're so eager to please me, huh? I bet you look so fucking hot right now, stroking yourself to the sound of my voice. You're so good for me, aren't you?" you drawled.
"Yes," he murmured. "I think I should let you pick up the pace, since you're doing so well. What do you think?"
"Yes, please."
"Okay. Faster."
You heard him comply on the other line, the sounds of slapping against skin increasing in intensity and his stifled groans amplified.
"Do you have a TV?"
"What? Oh- u-uh, yeah."
"Stop for a moment. Turn it on and turn up the volume loud enough that anyone walking by can hear."
"Al-alright."
You waited.
"Okay, I did. Can I keep going now, please?"
"Yes, but I don't want you to muffle yourself. I want you to be loud for me. I wanna hear you."
"O- okay." He allowed the moans and grunts to leave his mouth freely, the droning of some news program playing in the background.
"Shit, you sound so beautiful. Don't stop, okay?"
"Mhm," he murmured through the noises of pleasure. You shut your eyes and allowed his exclamations to fill your ears.
"I-I'm close. Can I cum?" His voice was pleading, desperate.
"Not yet. Keep going. Just a little longer, okay, keep being good. You can do that, right? And then I'll let you cum."
"Y-yes," he sputtered, a hungry edge in his voice.
"So fucking good for me. Do you wish it was me getting you off instead of your hand?"
"Yes, s-so badly," he forced out through sighs of pleasure. "I think about you all the time. I-I'm so glad I met you. I didn't think you'd- like me too."
"Of course I do. How could I not?" you whispered affectionately.
He hummed in appreciation. "Fuck, you're so gorgeous."
He grew louder, his noises more strained. You continued your soft words of encouragement, turned on by the effect they had on him.
"Can I cum now? P-please?" He begged.
"Do you think you deserve it?"
"Y-yes, I think so. But only if you do too."
"Okay. I think you do. Cum for me."
He let out a loud moan, pumping in rapid succession until he slowed and stopped, breathing heavy. The two of you sat in silence for a few seconds as he came down from his high, his panting slowing.
"You did so well, Robert. It felt good, didn't it?" you prompted.
"So good. And you- you were perfect."
"I wish I could see you right now."
"I want to see you too. I don't want this to only happen once. I loved it, doing this for you. Thank you." His voice was full of adoration.
"It was for yourself, too. But I can't pretend I wouldn't enjoy if you thought about me every time you jerked off."
"Who else would I want to think about? It's you, always."
You flushed, smiling at his words. You wanted to talk longer, but there was an urgent problem that you didn't think you could delay any further. "Hey, I'm really glad we did this. Are you good for the night? Do you need me to stay on the line while you clean yourself up?"
"No, it's alright. We'll talk soon, beautiful. I appreciate you so much. Good night."
"Good night, Robert. Sleep well."
You hung up the phone, finally free to attend to your own situation. You laid back on your bed with your hand working its way beneath your unzipped pants, Renfield's noises of pleasure playing over again in your head.
author's note: renfield is so baby girl <3 and thank you for the continued support my #1 fan (you know who you are)
#renfield movie#renfield 2023#renfield x reader#nicholas hoult#rm renfield#renfield smut#renfield x reader smut#smut
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Nina reads Dracula 🦇
November 7th — Epilogue!
Seven years ago we all went through the flames; and the happiness of some of us since then is, we think, well worth the pain we endured.
How eerily relevant to current world events!
It is an added joy to Mina and to me that our boy's birthday is the same day as that on which Quincey Morris died. His mother holds, I know, the secret belief that some of our brave friend's spirit has passed into him. His bundle of names links all our little band of men together; but we call him Quincey.
I love you Quincey Jonathan Abraham Arthur Jack Harker 🥺❤️
When we got home we were talking of the old time—which we could all look back on without despair, for Godalming and Seward are both happily married.
I see it. I see it. We only need to remove one (1) word to make it work. Technically we could even leave it untouched. I see it.
We were struck with the fact, that in all the mass of material of which the record is composed, there is hardly one authentic document; nothing but a mass of typewriting, except the later note-books of Mina and Seward and myself, and Van Helsing's memorandum. We could hardly ask any one, even did we wish to, to accept these as proofs of so wild a story. Van Helsing summed it all up as he said, with our boy on his knee:—
"We want no proofs; we ask none to believe us! This boy will some day know what a brave and gallant woman his mother is. Already he knows her sweetness and loving care; later on he will understand how some men so loved her, that they did dare much for her sake."
Don’t you love it when the Family is Found?
JONATHAN HARKER.
THE END
Dracula Loop™ one final time 🖤🦇
Final thoughts
I LOVED IT!!!!! Which will certainly not come as a surprise to my Tumblr friends. Themes of monstrousness and humanity and love and resilience are my everything. This is one of the stories that will stick with me forever!
Quincey and Renfield remain my favourite characters. Jonmina has me in a chokehold. Van Helsing is such a funny character and was the topic of many debates with my sister. It says a lot that Dracula himself, the title character and overarching menace of the book, pales in comparison to the protagonists — sometimes kindness is more interesting than evil!
See you next year, everyone. For now, I will leave you all on a question:
Fanfic recs please? 🖤🦇
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#dracula#dracula daily#nina reads dracula#jonathan harker#mina harker#jonmina#quincey harker#abraham van helsing#arthur holmwood#john seward
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@carpathianprince // plotted starter.
At home, the kinds of questions Renfield need answers to couldn't be asked in earnest. In England, the suggestion of the supernatural offended the sensibilities in all but the most remote country villages. What a sense of release he felt, even in this strange, foreign climb, finally to be able to speak of what had been shown to him in his youth by a icy-touched lady on the tips of her fangs — to be able to speak of what he was looking for!
Though his faltering, dictionary cradling efforts at the local tongue earned him uncertain looks in town after town, inn-keepers and patrons alike did not withhold what they knew when asked about their legends. Only too readily people would give tales, as well as warnings, though Renfield disregarded the latter. 'Let them be afraid,' he thought, 'but the secret truths will be mine to know. My place has been secured for me among their ranks. She said so...'
Some tales were more plausible than others — fit more neatly into those truths he already knew — and so he had been tracking that vein of greater and greater accuracy through the continent in search of that creature for which the locals here had given him a new and marvelous name - the vámpír.
This public house had been like so many others, welcoming the Englishman in and spinning yarns that draw him closer and closer to the heart of things. This region seems rich in such stories, and he'd lingered late last night, promising to come back for their continuations the following eve. When he returned to take up the same stool at the side of the room, he found a STRANGER of some stature at his table, and greeted him first in English: "Good evening, friend. I've come to hear more of those delightful stories your townsmen tell. They'll expect me here, at the same spot. You don't mind if I join you to wait here?" and then, in lackluster Hungarian: "Jó estét. Ülhetek itt? A történetekhez..."
#so here's one fresh spry in-his-30s-maybe(?) renfield ready to get indoctrinated into vampirism. hot of the presses just for you lmao#definitely don't have to keep this reply length - i just wanted to try to set the scene as best as i could!#i figured hungary is close enough for renfield to get before vlad feels he has to go figure out who's asking questions#the idea of jonathan harker turning down warnings because he doesn't believe in monsters is funny sure#but even funnier is the idea of renfield turning down warnings because he's fully aware and is specifically looking for the monsters#v; nothing i had not sacrificed#carpathianprince
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It is wonderful what a good night's sleep will do for one. Yesterday I was almost willing to accept Van Helsing's monstrous ideas; but now they seem to start out lurid before me as outrages on common sense.
Oh my god you fucking bitch.
Surely there must be some rational explanation of all these mysterious things. Is it possible that the Professor can have done it himself?
AY DIOS MÍO, no wonder he doesn't respect Renfield when he goes "off-script" from what he imagined. Jack, are you actually this obtuse?
He is doubting Lucy's perfect not rotted corpse, the empty coffin, and Van Helsing's pleads to at least trust him enough to fully realize the explanation he gave yesterday. He had both physical, and theorical evidence that something is off about Lucy's body, that something supernatural is actually happening that is not letting her rest properly, and Jack just threw it all away because it's not "rational".
I have no doubt that he believes it all. I wonder if his mind can have become in any way unhinged.
Seward only gives the courtesy of understanding theory, and assurance of knowledge to himself in a way that he doesn't give to others. It already has been demostrated with Renfield, which also translates why his first move of doubting Van Helsing begins with subtlely dehumanizing him despite the bond they share.
It was so exhausting to see Van Helsing dance around the explanations of Lucy's treatment when she was alive, it was so aggravation to see how the narrative kept the reasons why Lucy was to be sacrificed to make the readers understand how dangerous Dracula truly is. However, it is no wonder that Van Helsing waited until this point to truly contextualize Jack in what is actually happening to Lucy. Yet, it seems that Van Helsing forgot how this desire for rationality runs deep within Seward.
If the dead can come back to life, on top of becoming the first actual apex predator to humans, then what does that mean for all of the rational science that has been studied for years? What does it mean for a man like Jack Seward who is so afraid of being perceived as irrational?
Jack right now is not being rational at all, he is desperately clinging not to rationality, but this concept of rationality which keeps his understanding of the world in this neat unmovable view where HE doesn't need to question anything unless he actively wants to. If that is not being irrational, or worse purposefuly ignorant, I don't know what that is.
#He had ONE night of good sleep and he immediatly thinks this#His characterization really can't let him separate his own self image from the information he receives#A protestant englishman and a man of science through and through#dracula daily#dracula#jack seward#abraham van helsing
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tonight you belong to me | yandere!teddy lobo
ship/pairing: Yandere!Teddy Lobo x g/n!reader
fandom: Renfield (2023)
request: anon: I know requests are probably piling up (me to bro me to), but if you feel like writing a Yan! Teddy Lobo x reader fic where the reader is falling under stalkholm syndrome and is finally showing him affection after only anger and coldness? I have a craving for some odd type fluff if that makes sense. :3 (If you don't want to write this, you don't have to :3)
warnings: yandere behaviour, stockholm syndrome, pet names (reader gets called baby), crying, it's implied that reader has been kidnapped
word count: 541
A/N: similar storyline to another fanfic i wrote but ignore that. i do not in any way support yandere behaviour, please know that this writing is purely fictional, and should not ever be reenacted in real life
The blinding blue light from your phone burned your eyes, bringing upon another wave of tears to fall upon your already wet cheeks. Blinking away the tears, your eyes squinted to read the time displayed on your phone; 2:17 am. It wasn't unlike Teddy to be out so late, as he counted on you being asleep by now, and there was a wide range of things he could keep himself busy with. Still, that didn't stop you from missing him. Any other night you would've savoured the time away from him. But not tonight. You couldn't will yourself to sleep in a bed that felt so cold and empty.
You busied yourself with your phone, mindlessly scrolling in hopes to numb the aching feeling you felt from missing Teddy. You didn't want to miss him. You shouldn't be missing him. Not after the hell he had put you through.
You flinched as the bedroom door flew open, light from the hall seeping into the room and creating a silhouette of your captor. Tears of relief threatened to fall from your eyes but you fought against them. Expecting you to be asleep by now, he was surprised upon seeing your face illuminated by the light from your phone, your tired eyes staring back at him.
"You're awake?" he shut the door behind him, watching as you nodded your head. He peeled his jacket from his body, lazily letting it fall to the ground as he walked toward you, "Why didn't you sleep?"
"I missed you," you mumbled before you could stop yourself.
He paused, not sure if he heard you correctly, "What?"
You placed your phone on the bedside table, leaving you in darkness to lower the chance of Teddy seeing the tear stains on your cheeks "I said I missed you." The words left your mouth quietly, as if Teddy being unable to hear them would make them false. You winced as Teddy turned the lamp on, sitting beside you on the bed.
His eyes narrowed at you, "Fuck, have you been crying?"
A sigh left your lips and you felt more tears threatening to fall, "Yeah."
He smiled at the sight of you, and you chose to ignore the glint in his eyes that suggested he was enjoying this, "Aw, baby."
You didn't fight when his arms wrapped around you, pulling your body close to him. You let your tears fall as you buried your head in his chest. You listened to his whispered words of love and took them to heart, believing him when he said you were safe with him, that he loved you, and would do anything for you.
Teddy's heart swelled at the sight of the teary eyed, snivelling mess of yourself curled up against him. His hands tangled themselves in your hair, relishing your affection after months of your constant aggression and resentment toward him. "It's ok baby," you heard his voice in your ear, sounding the softest it had ever sounded, "My pretty baby, I'm here, I'll always be here. I'm not going anywhere." You knew he meant it. Teddy had slowly but surely made himself an integral part of your life, and he wasn't going to undo his hard work anytime soon.
#anon#ask#x reader#gender neutral reader#male reader#renfield#teddy lobo#teddy lobo x reader#teddy lobo x gender neutral reader#male yandere#yandere fanfiction#tw yandere#yandere#yandere male#yandere boyfriend#yandere x darling#yandere x you#soft yandere#yandere teddy lobo#yandere teddy lobo x reader#yandere teddy lobo x gender neutral reader#renfield 2023#tedward lobo#teddy lobo fanfiction#yandere scenarios#yandere imagines#tw stockholm syndrome#fanfiction#froggywritesstuff#ben schwartz
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How the Dracula Stage Play Influenced Future Adaptations
So I wanted to let people know about the stage adaptation of Dracula, because it established a lot of tropes that have come to define the novel as well as vampire fiction in general, despite the fact that large changes were made when bringing the book to the stage. Sometimes, honestly, it seems like more adaptations pull from the play than the book. Okay:
The original stage adaptation of Dracula was written in 1897 by Stoker himself! Here you can see the manuscript in his own hand:
Apparently he hated how it turned out, because he called it “dreadful” and it was performed only once and then never again. The role of Mina was played by Edith Craig, a well-known figure in the suffragist movement and the daughter of Ellen Terry, Stoker's friend, whom he mentions in the book. The next attempt at adapting the novel would not be until the 1920s, after Stoker had died.
The 1924 adaptation by Hamilton Deane stays fairly close to the events of the novel. Some key points:
The entirety of the action takes place in the Harkers' house
Mina and Jonathan are already married
Dracula is already in England, and the storyline involving Jonathan as a prisoner of the Count has been omitted
To accommodate the female members of his theater troupe, Quincy is now a woman! Her name is still Quincy, and she is described as “feisty,” and is a close friend of Jonathan and Mina. (There don’t seem to be any photos from the 1924 play, sadly.)
It is in this first major adaptation that the idea of the Count as suave and debonair is brought into existence. This change is to allow Dracula to interact more easily onstage with the other characters, whereas in the book he stays an offscreen threat for large amounts of time. This is also the first instance of Dracula wearing a high-collared pointy cape, which was originally done to hide the actor better whenever Dracula had to “disappear” through trapdoors.
Here is Raymond Huntley as Dracula in the 1924 stage adaptation:
The play was a success, and quickly moved to Broadway:
This version, adapted by John Balderston, was a complete revision not just from the book but from the 1924 stage play, and a LOT of changes were made:
Quincy, Arthur, and MINA have been removed from the story. Mina is mentioned as having died mysteriously before the play takes place.
Jonathan’s relationship to Dracula has been completely removed. He is not involved with bringing the Count to England at all. He is also now wealthy, and has traveled Europe extensively, where he has heard folktales about vampires.
Lucy is now engaged to Jonathan, and her last name is now Lucy Seward. This is because……..
John Seward has been aged up and is now Lucy’s father.
The action takes place at Seward’s house/asylum.
Renfield is allowed to just sort of…wander around Seward’s house when the plot requires him to be there. He gets dragged away by attendants whenever he needs to be offstage. He also survives.
The Broadway version also made large changes in characterization:
Lucy is weak and feeble when we meet her in the play. She is helplessly preyed upon by Dracula, and yet is sexually tempted by him when under a trance. She and Dracula share a passionate kiss at the end of Act II, right before she willingly exposes her neck for him to bite.
Jonathan is still concerned for Lucy as she is slowly turned, but he is more wary of her and goes along willingly with Van Helsing’s ideas regardless of how Lucy feels.
Renfield is portrayed as actively malicious, through fearful and subservient to the Count.
Seward is seen as a strong-willed father who leads his asylum with a firm and confident hand. He believes Van Helsing more readily when confronted with the existence of vampires.
Dracula himself is once again depicted as charming and suave, and he spends time during the first act as a mysterious but pleasant dinner guest of the Sewards.
Despite these massive revisions, the Broadway version was a hit, partially to due the charisma of Bela Lugosi, who originated the role. (Below is Bela Lugosi as Dracula along with Seward, Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker, and Renfield on the floor:)
Bela Lugosi, of course would go on to star in the 1931 film adaptation. Other famous stage Draculas include Jeremy Brett and Frank Langella (Langella's revival would also give us this amazing Edward Gorey art:)
So we can see that the stage plays influenced many versions that would later come, as well as the idea of vampires in pop culture at large. It’s interesting how the motifs and themes we expect when we hear the word “Dracula” were actually the creation of people besides the author, and these differences don't seem to have been majorly disputed in the last 100 years. Has this happened with other classic novels? I'm not sure, but I'd love to see an accurate adaptation of Dracula in stage or film form, and see how it might influence filmmakers and directors for the future.
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