I just got into Heirs of the Night and there should be a season 3 because I'm gay af and I need more Ivy and Inger content AAAAAA. The first time I watched it, I even got the censored copies and was confused af bc fanvids have two kisses and the one I watched only had one and it was cut. Anyway, how will their relationship progress and how will the Dracas react to their relationship given that Dracas are known to be arrogant and classist and Ivy is still technically a Shadow but also she's very important now because she's the new Noaidi??? I need more in depth exploration of her role as the Noaidi because apparently she's the first vampire to get that role??? (Also, are the Noaidis only from the Dracas clan or does Mother Nature just pick randomly??? If Noaidis have just been with the Dracas in the past, does that mean Ivy will be made to stay in their clan's home?? ?) Will Fanny be civil to Ivy now that she's Inger's girlfriend??? Now that Inger is with Ivy, will she help fight for the rights of Shadows???
I have so many questions and thirsty for content but the fact that it's still in renewal limbo is making me anxious AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Picture three of the season-series: Luciano & Clarissa - spring.
I love the spring, it’s my favorite season, so I wanted it to be a bit special. Also, I’m sorry, because it took me so long to update, but my tablet and my computer had some problems with each other ^^’
seeing as I'm currently reading the heirs of the night books (I'm at book four), I think it's time to do some comparing and ranting hehe.
(Warning: spoilers for the books if you haven't read them yet and plan on doing that.)
things that are different from the show:
– a lot, tbh. Which doesn't mean it's bad! The show is amazing imo, but it's pretty different from the books which is a fact that can't be denied.
– Dracula for example has a lot less appearances, especially in the first three books. Then, he starts to have a bigger and more important role as (main) antagonist.
– a lot of characters from the books aren't in the show, which is very sad. A few others are still there but much younger, for example Luciano who originally was the same age as Alisa, Ivy and Lars.
– speaking of Lars: his name in the books is Franz Leopold de Dracas, nicknamed Leo (fortunately), and he's from Vienna, Austria, like the rest of the Dracas clan. He's an arrogant jerk in the beginning (especially in book one) but gets better. Slightly better. He also used to have a crush on Ivy (they even kissed once), but it didn't last long as soon as he found out she wasn't born as a vampire. He still ends up with Alisa tho. He has dark hair and brown eyes (as far as I remember), so he and Alisa basically swapped appearances (in the books she's blonde with blue eyes).
– and before I forget it; the vampire academy doesn't take place on board of a ship over the span of a few weeks or months (tbh I've kind of forgotten the time line of the show). Instead, every school year is spent in another country with the respective clan. The first year is in Rome with the Nosferas, the second in Ireland with the Lycana, the third in Paris with the Pyras, the fourth is in Vienna with the Dracas, and the fifth is probably in London with the Vyrad. (I'm still at book four, so I'm not completely sure, but seeing as book five is called Vyrad, the chances are pretty good.)
– Nicu and Calvina aren't characters from the books, but they're basically genderbent versions of two other characters I'll mention again later. Seeing as I don't like Nicu that much anyways, it's not that bad of a thing.
– Ivy has silver hair! And Seymour actually is her twin brother. They're the children of a druid, Tara, and Seymour is a werewolf. They got turned into a vampire (Ivy)/werewolf (Seymour) to ensure peace between the vampires and werewolves of Ireland. It's a long story. They're both over a hundred years old btw.
– the Noaidi isn't a book character either.
– oh right and the clans don't need any rubies to possess their powers, they just developed them over time and can easily teach it to other vampires.
Things from the books I wish they'd kept in the show:
– Latona!! I love her so much, and she and Alisa could have bonded over being annoyed by misogyny. (For everyone who hasn't read the books: Latona is basically female Nicu but much more awesome. She's the niece of the vampire hunter Carmelo and falls in love with Malcolm. She also basically has a found family type of relationship with Bram fucking Stoker, yk, the guy who wrote Dracula (and who has a lot of guest appearances in the books).
– the fact that the Dracas are from Vienna. As an Austrian, this deeply offends me.
– the fact that Lars/Leo has drunk human blood before he did that ritual thing that officially made him an adult. (Like, way before. The ritual happens when they're like 17, and the academy started when he was 13, and he'd already drunk it by then.)
– the whole thing with a vampire's body automatically falling asleep at sunrise. unlike in the show, they can't stay awake during the day. It doesn't matter where they are, they just fall over like they just died lol. It isn't called rigor mortis for nothing I guess.
– and, of course, the fact that Leo can fight with a sword and is really good at it. His cousins/relatives, Anna Christina, Karl Philipp and Marie Luise can fight with a sword, too, but Anna Christina is the only one of the three who's as good as Leo.
This ended up being longer than I thought lol. Thank you if you've read all of this! I might reblog this with additions some time later, depending on how much stuff I forgot to say. Until then, bye! Have a nice day!
(And don't forget to drink enough water and eat something. We humans sadly have to do a lot more than vampires to stay healthy.)
I’ve started watching Heirs of the Night and for those interested, so far it’s a really enjoyable - late 19th century setting - vampire young adult TV series, involving building friendships, some teen romances (one of which is between two queer girls), and moments with the kids protecting each other.
To lay down the basics. It’s about the heirs of multiple vampire clans being brought together aboard The Elisabetha to teach each other their clan powers because they are under threat of extinction and to survive they will have to come together.
And that’s because in the past those clans did too good a job at slaughtering each other. So now that both the human vampire hunters are becoming too big a threat and an old enemy has woken up, they’re pretty much in a bit of a ‘no better alternative’ scenario.
The clans in question are the Vamalia from Germany, the Dracas from Norway, the Nosferas from Italy, the Pyras from France and the Vyrad from England. This is not a complete list of all clans, but most other ones are extinct and so either largely irrelevant or a spoiler.
It’s got a decently interesting mythos and though there are some things that are clearly a result of the story being aimed towards the teen audience, it’s also not nearly as cringy as one might have feared.
From a production perspective, what you might like to know is that this is a Dutch/Norwegian/German collaboration-production and though the show is mainly in English, the characters when speaking between themselves also often speak in their native languages (with subtitles).
Now if you’re looking for some kind of cinematography masterpiece with flawless CGI and Game of Thrones levels of adult gore and violence this is not that show. But it’s also not a cheap low level production, they spent quite a bit of money on this thing and it does show (it was filmed in multiple European countries and the costumes and sets are actually pretty beautiful).
And with 2 seasons of 13 episodes each out, I think it’s worth at least checking out to see if it’s something that might interest you.
fic rec! because this fandom has basically no content, so we need to enjoy the bits we have.
atlas in his sleep/shake like the bough of a willow tree by Zartbitterpoetin on AO3
description:
Fanny once told him that there was a unique terror in having to protect someone else from harm. Told him how terrifying it is to fear for yourself and someone else at the same time. How there is an understanding between you and the other, a deceitful promise of protection, that is broken again and again, and still holds weight.
Or:
A very horrible, involuntary roadtrip with the guy who killed your uncle, and the human idiot in love with the same girl that you love. An autobiography by Lars af Dracas.
fic rec! because this fandom has basically no content, so we need to enjoy the bits we have.
atlas in his sleep/shake like the bough of a willow tree by Zartbitterpoetin on AO3
description:
Fanny once told him that there was a unique terror in having to protect someone else from harm. Told him how terrifying it is to fear for yourself and someone else at the same time. How there is an understanding between you and the other, a deceitful promise of protection, that is broken again and again, and still holds weight.
Or:
A very horrible, involuntary roadtrip with the guy who killed your uncle, and the human idiot in love with the same girl that you love. An autobiography by Lars af Dracas.
I'm watching Heirs of the Night and I'm constantly either like "god Lars is so beautiful I can't stop looking at him" or "god I feel so bad for [insert character who's having a hard time]" there's no between
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