#Vampyre ask

[sangaverage]

Fxxk it, Vampyre community themed asks as nobody seems to have done it yet and I'm bored!

EDIT: all my answers can now be found here!

Send a number (and the question if you can help it) and I'll answer you! Eg. Vamp 28. Or alternatively, just answer them all yourself!

Feel free to Reblog if you want your folks to ask too!

1. Sanguinarian, Psychic, Hybrid or something else

2. What do you feed on?

3.How do you get your meals?

4.Your favourite way to feed?

5. How often do you need to feed?

6. Your opinion on vampirism? Blessing, curse, Something else?

7. How much restraint do you have, how bad is the hunger/ twoofing/ vamping out?

8. What is a steriotype that Living vampyres dont adhere to?

9. what steriotype about your kind annoys you the most?

10. Awakened evolved or created, what's your personal opinion?

11. Do you know other vampyres, irl or online?

12. Thoughts on Vampirekin and other kintypes/ alterhumans?

13. Thoughts on Roleplayers?

14. Could you tide yourself over on animal blood/ energy?

15. If you could awaken someone, anyone to be a vampyre, would you and who?

16. Best community member(s) In your opinion

17. Worst/ someone to avoid in the vampire community in your opinion

18. Your opinion on vampyres that aren't your feeding style? (Eg. A Sangs opinion on psychic vampyres)

19. In your opinion, what media portrays vampyres most accurately?

20. Any vampire media you can't stand as an IRL vamp?

21. Best blood/energy substitute in your opinion?

22. What's a substitute other vamps recommend that you can't stand?

23. Any safety advice?

24. How do I know I am IRL like you and not just a Roleplayer/ kin/ alterhuman etc?

25. Do you know any other Vampyre blogs, if so tag a favourite!

26. Do you know all the vampire swan types and Thier differences?

27. Nocturnal, diurnal or Creepuscular?

28. Do you celebrate your Vampirism/ awakening, or do you plan to?

29. Is there anything specific that vamps you out more?

30. Any vocals or other stims you do that are vampyre related?

31. FREE SLOT! Ask any Vampyre questions I forgot to add here!

Behave yourselves and have fun! Anon is off sorry just incase someone decides to be funny with me.

Once all are answered I may make a master post!

[annabelle--cane]

youtuber/podcaster/writer/etc: here's a history of development of vampires in pop culture

me: yayyy say more

them: so they originate folklore, and then the first work of literature about them was penned in 1816, the year without a summer, when lord byron-

me: I Know More Than You

[mayhemchicken-varneyposting]

In a post you said "if you want this trope or that trope that you keep inserting in Dracula, read Varney instead!" And omg you're right. I could add "If you want a vampire story that puts the spotlight on the titular character and gives them tons of screentime, read Varney instead."

Which made me realize the same applies to Carmilla… "You want a story with a badass vampire slayer from a vampire-hunter bloodline, who has connections to the titular vampire, and is the one who kills it? Carmilla." "Want a dangerous but sympathetic vampire with a tragic backstory? Carmilla." "Vampire who obsessively loves a girl and awakens Thoughts in her? Carmilla."

Everyone wants Dracula to be the everything vampire and he really isn't. (I would argue Varney is, but I am biased.) Of the various literary vampires, Dracula is the best horror monster; for all other purposes, one of the others is better suited.

Tragic/sympathetic monster? Varney/Carmilla. Suave/seductive? Literally any of the others - Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla and Clarimonde all do this in some flavor. The only person Dracula ever seduces is Jonathan and he can't even do that without turning it into a grueling psychological torture. The vampire is the protagonist? That would be Varney (the back half of it, at least). The vampire did nothing wrong actually? Clarimonde. Saved/redeemed by the power of love? Also Clarimonde (Varney gets an honorable mention for trying on this one but it never actually happens). Sexy Liberator? Surprise, that one's actually The Black Vampyre (RIP king your vampire revolution should have succeeded).

[kiivg]

.Seany Boy 😭❤️.

[welldonekhushi]

Bless you for your Vampyr support, in these trying times!

THIS 👏🏻 FANDOM 👏🏻 NEEDS 👏🏻 TO 👏🏻 STAY 👏🏻 ALIVE! I'm glad I can be of service! I'm very happy that people like you still continue to post your work over this underrated game and it makes me relieved as someone who revisited this game after six years. Vampyr peeps, where you at?

Oh, also! Yesterday I also finished a McCullum sketch after completing the Reid one! Here's what it looks like, and I hope you like it! <3

[wulfhalls]

favourite dracula adaptation?

phantom der nacht!!!! werner herzog kinski adjani AND bruno ganz????? collaboration of all time (after stoker) its beautiful it's dreamy it's ephemeral it's nightmarish it's a gothic fairy tale it has klaus kinski in acrylics going ape shit and it has ROMANCE. everyone should watch it and be enchanted immediately

[indianaterrors221]

To all the vampires/vampire enthusiasts of Tumblr:

[foolscapper]

How about kobra kid #15?

a two-for-one of the venom brothers

[bl00dforthought]

When people draw art of vampires who have just fed/are actively feeding and they're doused, soaked, drowned in blood and all you can think is

"tch, messy fangsmanship? Amateurs"

[spookythesillyfella]

LaLa : *gives Sketchbook like 2 gallons of blood* Here, take this and don't ask where I got it from :]

"Sketch, is this an appropriate time to–"

"Yes; it's a great time to start running,"

[marzipanandminutiae]

lmao I think as soon as I sent my numbers, all the questions I asked got answered. One not on the list, though: what advice would you give to aspiring collectors?

Yes, I'm afraid so! Sorry, I was answering asks I got while at work today.

I'd say, know what you want and collect for the joy of it. Value will go up and down like the waves, but your collection will always make you happy if you follow your heart.

Also, reverse image search photos in online listings that seem too good to be true- a lot of scammers take photos from other listings, re-post them with a lower (but still not usually cheap) price, and then disappear when they have your money.

[mayhemchicken-varneyposting]

yeah vampires having a preference for like, young humans, makes sense. more robust blood. but unless you are plagued by victorian sensibilities that think defiling purity is peak horror then people of all genders and all sexual experience being equally in danger is more scary! imagine dracula going to turn mina and being like, curses, i was going to inflict my revenge but she's got solicitor action. ant_with_bindle.jpg

i don't blame you drawing him biting everyone

Frankly I think even if you're plagued by Victorian sensibilities the equal-opportunity vampire is still scarier. Look at the Demeter sequence, and the reaction of the first mate - he's not scared Dracula is going to punch him or stab him or whatever, he's afraid for his very soul, and his reaction reflects that fear - he throws himself into the sea rather than die at Dracula's hands. There's still very much a sense of defilement - vampirism corrupts the soul. Humanity itself is the pure thing being defiled.

The thing is, Rymer knows this. The townsfolk spend much of the story fearing vampire attacks from every quarter. In their eyes, no one is safe - men, women, children, even cattle. But he won't or can't commit to the notion entirely, and the many, MANY male characters who wind up in a position that ought to end with fangs in their neck instead simply get stabbed, or strangled, or someone else conveniently shows up and chases Varney off, or whatever.

I do think there must have been some taboo about men getting bitten in vampire stories, given that even in Dracula such events are strongly hinted at, but never shown explicitly on-page. The Vampyre, too, shies away from the subject - in that quote I posted earlier, Aubrey (the protagonist and point-of-view character) is attacked by Ruthven, and the story even goes so far as to describe him as "prey", but Ruthven is chased away before any biting can happen. (To be fair, given Ruthven's habits Aubrey probably wouldn't have survived if he had been bitten.) Carmilla preys on a girl. Clarimonde drinks blood from a man, but doesn't bite him. The only outlier I can think of would be Aurelia, although she leans more ghoul than vampire. Varney, being chock full of lurid penny dreadful descriptions, probably can't afford to let any men get attacked - Rymer is not a subtle enough writer to coyly imply such a thing happening.

I'm not giving him a pass though because the whole concept is rooted in sexism and probably some amount of homophobia, and also his stupid penny dreadful would have been a thousand times better if even 10% of his dumbass characters got drinked when they should have been.

[kiivg]

.I hope you'll understand, why Geoffrey's not in work today.

[welldonekhushi]

Geoffrey: I am the Vampire Hunter! The Leader of the Priwen Guards!

Edgar: Vampires quivers before HIM!

Geoffrey, flipping his fingers at Johnathan: FUCK OFF!

Johnathan: ......I didn't even kill ANYONE-

HAHAHA THAT WAS A GOOD ONE!!! 😂

What's even funny is that regardless Jonathan did nothing wrong, Geoffrey would always be the one to blame him for any of the mess that happens around, and it's absolutely canon. The doctor doing nothing? Geoffrey be like, "Beat his ass, guards."

Why do I feel they all deserve a sitcom? With the Pembroke Hospital staff and Priwen Guards? This would be a really fun idea, but maybe that could be in store for another time. But anyways, I loved it sm Taro haha!!

[unknownbard]

whats a little stabbing between gfs 🥰

the smoking its a sensitive topic cus on one hand its wolverine and thats part of his character but on the other....its kara lol and i think smoking isnt something she would do unless to just try it only to inevitably fumble it and start having a coughing fit kakslakx

if you choose to have it it feels right for the character (wolverine) and also its a fun perspective of kara imo jus do you tbh either way its fun

but also if u wanna turn into a running gag instead of smoking she could be constantly chewing gum (ive seen ppl using that to reference smoking

you got THOUGHTS in my head now 😔 abt to do a deep dive in mcu now to find out what character could sam be

alex as cyclop is amazing its fitting and i like how instead of kara being cyclops brother you decided to make her wolverine cus as much as i love the danvers sisters being bffs this plotline brings so much tension to their relationship and we get to see kara being her own person rather than trying to mold herself into alexs expectations of her

tho i understand shes always trying to protect kara i feel like alex has a lot of potential and vulnerabilities to her character that can be fleshed out

u got me rambling kakskakx now my mind is alive and i have yet to finish the vamp au

Actually, you just gave me a great idea. She decided to quit smoking, which is why she's also unsually annoyed and angry lmfao. I could include the gum from that too, nicotine gum.

Yeah, I defo wanna delve in Alex's needed to be the leader, and control everyone, and have everyone act the way she wants them to. i think it'll be a great friction point between the two.

I really wanna say which mutant Sam will be, but also, I don't wanna ruin every surprise. 😈

[islandtarochips]

Geoffrey: You're ugly.

Jonathan: I know.

Geoffrey: Wait, you weren't supposed to agree on that — are you okay?

Jonathan:

Jonathan: No?

Geoffrey, tries not to laugh: Oh?

Jonathan, smiles nervously: I'm depressed!

Geoffrey: Oh, sorry—

GEOFFREY! GIVE THAT MAN A BREAK! HE'S BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH! HAHAHAHA!

Man, this guy and his insults to the poor old doctor. Where's Anastasia? Anna! Come and deal with Geoffrey! Anna? ......okay. Might as well get the shoe. Lol.

Loving these two interacts in a VERY depressing way! HAHAHA! Thank you for sending this Khushi! LOVES THIS!