#the suitor squad

[5-turtleducks-in-a-trenchcoat]

I needed to draw the suitor squad hanging out at a campfire after their past adventures.

[can-of-w0rmz]

QUINCEY MORRIS TIME BABEYYYY

[allthebooksandcrannies]

Happy Dracula Polycule Day to all who celebrate!

[burekstation]

Van Helsing leads three young men and breaks into a mausoleum, for the three men to kill one vampire. The young men do the staking and the beheading, as he chants so they can complete the ritual. The three men leave the scene bloody and horrified and he comforts them.

He then is led by a vampiric girl to a castle that is essentially a mausoleum. He breaks in all alone, to kill three vampires. He does the staking and the beheading of the three on his own, and the vampiric girl who led him there "chants" (screams) so he can complete the ritual. He leaves the scene bloody and horrified and she comforts him.

[puttingwingsonwords]

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Dracula - Bram Stoker (Novel 1897), Dracula & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jonathan Harker/Mina Murray Harker, Arthur Holmwood/Quincey Morris/John Seward Characters: Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray Harker, Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, John Seward, Abraham Van Helsing Additional Tags: John Seward&Abraham Van Helsing, or whatever those two have going on, Smut, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Voyeurism, Alcohol, fluff with a bit of angst, Comfort

Summary:

‘There was no more to be said, so we waited in patience until the dawn; at which time we might learn more from Mrs. Harker.’

On the 28th of October, the crew is in Varna, ready to leave for Galați in the morning. What comfort might they find in each other in the night?

[mzannthropy]

Out of the three suitors, Arthur is the best choice for Lucy. I just think that for Dr Seward--whether he is heartbroken now or not--his work will always come first. And Quincey Morris might eventually want to return to America and I don't think Lucy would want to leave England. So even if she liked all three of them equally, Arthur is the one she should go for.

[catwingsthespatula]

Bloodstained clothes sounds like Quincey to me. Either he got hurt and is fussing with getting the blood out of his clothes, or he gets hurt and you have your classic injury-hiding until the rest of the crew sees the blood. Or, if you want some ultra angst, someone in the crew had their clothes stained with Quincey’s blood as he died and they’re dealing with the emotional repercussions of that afterward.

Hi. I know I'm answering this ask a few years late, but if you're still interested, I did write some fics (a while ago 😔) that follow this prompt (the ultra angst version ���)!

Hope you're doing well, whoever and wherever you are. Best!

[paris-in-space]

I love proposal day

[vickyvicarious]

So, you've just given blood.

First of all, good for you! Have a sticker.

But giving too much blood can be dangerous, and it's important to take care of yourself afterwards. Do you know the best way to do so?

Give your girlfriend a kiss, drink port wine, have a nap, then go home to rest and eat well.

Apply pressure, lay down for a bit, drink wine and have a big breakfast, then take a short nap before going back to work for the rest of the day.

Drink wine, rest for a short time, meet with a difficult client, then spend four days and nights sitting up with a friend and trying not to sleep.

Drink a glass of wine, lay down for a bit, have a big breakfast, then talk to some friends before spending the night patrolling around in the dark to guard against vampire bats.

Drink lots of nonalcoholic beverages first, then focus on resting and avoiding any strenuous activity for at least a day, making sure to eat iron-rich foods.

[can-of-w0rmz]

THIS IS SO BADASS IM ABSOLUTELY LOOSING MY SHIT OVER IT, FANTASTIC VOICE ACTING WORK FROM WHAT IVE HEARD SO FAR FROM EVERYBODY THIS IS GOING TO SLAY

Re: Dracula is a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic, delivered to your podcatcher as the events happen. We’re currently crowdfunding production in an all-or-nothing campaign! Check it out and help us bring this audio drama to life.

We’ll be announcing which roles our cast is playing throughout the first 10 days of the campaign, but we suspect you might be able to guess a few roles from our trailer…

[plutodetective]

Ah, yes. Weird scientist, cowboy, and golden retriever.

The three genders.

[diavorchid]

suitor squad; quincey arthur jack from left to right

[thedoorbird]

Quincey P “take my heart back to texas” Morris

a little sketch I did in honor of my boy Quincey

A very sad Quincey P Morris day to those who …no one should be celebrating.

god the acting in re: Dracula had me in tears!

[serial-serializednovelreader]

Honestly, I started Dracula Daily a bit late its first year on a total whim. It was in my algorithm after making my tumblr account so I went “oh ok why not?” That was not a super great year for me, and I needed something to kind of give me a boost I guess? I honestly didn’t really expect to enjoy it because I’m not a big horror fan.

But I ended up loving it! Getting to see how these wonderful, complex characters endured despite the horrors they went through and how much they loved each other through it all was so special to me. While I obviously wasn’t going through something as bad as them, I guess I felt like I could relate to them, at least a bit. Plus, of course, the love between Jonathan and Mina was BEAUTIFUL and amazing and just *chef’s kiss*. I am not okay about them and could talk about them all the time if you let me.

Not to mention, getting to be a part of a community that made memes, thoughtful analysis and beautiful fanart made the read through so much better. I can’t imagine experiencing it another way! I was too busy last year to do Dracula Daily (though I did get the emails and ranted to anyone who would listen about these characters), but I’m back again because I’m excited for a reread and to really analyze everything about these characters I love so dearly.

So that’s my why! <3

Here's a fun, open-ended question to ask during this Droughtula:

Why are you a fan of Dracula / Dracula Daily / Re: Dracula etc. ? Why continue to engage with this particular book now?

I fear I've burrowed so far down this rabbit hole that when non-fans ask me, "Why Dracula?" I don't know how to answer that question myself

[see-arcane]

Before his goodbye to Mina in case he dies, Jonathan is, once again, the only one to make a death threat about humans, something no one else in the group ever does:  "I note this whilst Godalming is getting ready. We have our arms. The Szgany must look out if they mean fight." Quincey has declared that he'd kill Dracula even if a thousand would witness, but never that they would be in danger from him, for example.

Honestly the dynamic really boils down to

[erikmodi]

Lucy is the best.

Such a kind-hearted, caring, empathetic young woman. So very much in love, so very much LOVE, full stop. Easy to see why Seward and Quincey are so enamored with her.

And I love how they ask to still be friends. It could be easy to read that as "I want to still hang around you because maybe I'll get another shot," but something about it doesn't come off that way. They both like Lucy as a person, and want her in their lives in whatever way she's comfortable with.

It's kind of shocking how aspirational the male characters in a century-old novel are. Period-typical sexism aside, there's not a trace of toxic masculinity to be found. It's oddly refreshing.

WHY CAN'T WE SEE THIS LUCY IN ADAPTATIONS? What's wrong with the sweet, kind, lovely and loving young woman from the book? Why can't people who haven't read the novel fall in love with Lucy Westenra the way we have?