#but only insanely powerful anx old vampires can do that one

[mspeevee]

I really love Reds design... Does he have a bat form by chance? 🥺

OMG YOU DO!! I'm obsessed w him but always figure most people don't look at him twice

He does not..! That species of vampire are very simple and closer to human than most, and as a running joke a lot of human myths were based on misconceptions cuz I think it's sooo funny. Though vampires turning to bats is common in the fae vampire species I have that shapeshift between a human like form and an animal form, Red's species lack this.

Lore dump tho:

For Red's species they're vampires who can be born as vampiric and turn later in life naturally, or be turned by drinking vampiric blood. Originally, they lived with humans in a co-relationship as they are compatible, with vampires providing protection and humans providing a source of food. Vampire x vampire babies are more likely to turn too early in development but with human genes in the pool they tend to turn later in adulthood.

Unfortunately 1000s of years ago humans started fearing vampires from other tales of vampires, and humans from other places came to where these vampires were, convinced the others they were dangerous, and drove them out. Now they're forced to live in hiding or try to blend into human society.

The unique attribute to his species is their starvation mode, when they're starving they have a small physical transformation and their brain shuts down most rational thought, reverting to a sort of feral mind. They gain heat vision and strength to help them locate food and it wears off after they've eaten.

The common Hollywood style vampire is actually a meme for their community (they have a vampire social media you can only join if a vampire on the site invites you and they're very strict about it) and they lovingly call it "Vlad".