If you feel up to it, another vampire!Col please? <3
(Also can you add the vampire!au to the masterlist?)
ask and ye shall receive (on both counts!)
CW pet whump, vampire whumpee, dehumanisation
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Linden almost didn’t answer the door when he heard the knocking. He couldn’t risk letting sunlight in, and it was just not a good time in general. He had a vampire sat at the table currently licking the cow blood from his blueish lips.
Well, he had been doing that, just a moment ago. The sound of the harsh knocking startled the vampire so badly he almost fell off the chair, only catching himself at the last moment and freezing to the spot.
His head flicked towards the door, then back to Linden. Linden couldn’t tell if he was looking for an explanation, or reassurance, or just because he didn’t trust him enough to let him out of his sight.
“It’s alright,” Linden murmured, knowing that although he could hardly hear his own voice, the vampire would pick up on it easily. “I’ll ignore them. They’ll leave soon.”
That was what he’d hoped, until he heard a familiar voice shouting. “I know you’re in there!”
This made the vampire whimper. It was bizarre, seeing such a powerful and deadly creature actually letting out a sound of pure fear.
Linden’s apprehension was replaced by mild annoyance. He sighed and headed over to let his visitor inside.
. . .
Pet could of course smell the human long before he banged on the door, but it had still made him jump.
The human’s scent was interesting. It was incredibly similar to his Master’s scent.
“I know you’re in there!”
If Pet still had blood, it would have run cold. It was a hunter, it had to be, and they had caught wind that there was a fucking leech in their own town.
Would they take pity, once they realised that this vampire had already been caught, and trained, and crushed into complete obedience? At best, they’d laugh just like the handlers, and move on. At worst, they’d override Master and insist the beast was destroyed, as a matter of public safety.
Despite it all, Pet didn’t want to die.
Master seemed completely unphased by someone shouting at his front door. He coolly pushed himself up from where he’d been leaning against a kitchen cabinet, and sauntered past Pet, tossing him a calm smile as he went.
“My brother,” was all he said, cocking his head towards the door.
That explained a lot. Pet didn’t relax, he certainly didn’t relax, but he had a bit more information to work with now. It explained the familial scent, and Master’s understated reaction, and that possibly allowed Pet to glean something about the man before he came into the house.
Was he of a similar disposition to Master- kind, gentle, perhaps?
Ah, but kindness meant nothing when faced with a vampire. He was already on borrowed time with Master- a second human couldn’t possibly be so laissez-faire.
Pet turned his head to watch Master as he reached the door, but at the last second he turned and caught Pet staring.
“You should go upstairs, actually. Better for everyone.”
Pet had never been so happy to obey an order.
. . .
The human conversation was easily heard, but Pet knew not to listen. Master’s brother- Vik- seemed more accustomed to vampiric senses, too. At times Pet heard him stop mid-sentence, and the sound of voices was replaced with a pen scratching on paper. Just in case the vermin upstairs was daring to eavesdrop.
Pet let the time go by, lost in his own thoughts, until he heard something far closer than before. Vik, speaking from just below Pet’s bedroom, at the foot of the stairs. Something about using the bathroom. Master hummed casually, and Pet’s heart turned cold as he listened to the unfamiliar footsteps make their way closer.
When the handle to his door turned, Pet was hardly surprised. He had just enough time to scramble into a proper kneeling position. Once again, he wished for the muzzle. Begged for it, inside his head.
Vik stepped into the room, and Pet laid eyes on him for the first time. He was wider than Master- broad in the shoulders and the arms, and even his stance was different. He balanced his weight on two wide-spread legs, making him imposing from head to toe. He shared Master’s thick eyebrows, which were settled low over a hateful stare.
He closed the door behind him and took one more step towards the vampire. In such close quarters, the smell of silver was almost overwhelming. It was pouring from the chain hanging loosely around Vik’s neck, and his many rings secured just below his knuckles.
“Listen,” ordered Vik, and the pet made sure to straighten his back and do so. “Let’s go over the facts from my end. You are a vampire. My brother is looking after you. He’s caring for you. Right?”
Pet nodded. It caught him how a word like care was an odd choice to describe owning a slave, but Vik wasn’t wrong. Master was ever merciful when handling him.
“Yeah, I thought so. So if you dare betray him, if you harm a single hair on his head, do you know what will happen?”
He was pretty sure he did know what would happen, but he was just smart enough to know that Vik wanted to tell him in gruesome detail. He hesitantly shook his head.
Vik advanced even closer and bent at the waist, arms folded stiffly in front of him, shoulders rolling forward. Pet shrunk back, but Vik didn’t smile like the handlers often did when the vampire cowered. Instead he fixed the pet with a cold, fearless glare. One that shone straight into his eyes, unfaltering. Vik knew that the pathetic thing on the floor wouldn’t try to hypnotise him. His confidence scared Pet even more.
“I’ll make it hurt,” he growled.
And that was all he said. He’d made his point, and drew back up to his full height, not breaking eye contact until the last second before he turned and left.
As a graphic design please let me tell you that I aspire to think of something 1/1000th as clever and execute it even remotely as well as this logo right here
I haven’t seen a lot of posts that shed some positivity for non-binary Muslims who wear the hijab – I personally sometimes feel it’s frustrating that people see hijabi non-binary people as “female” just because the hijab is an obligation for women. My hijab does not define my gender; only my obligation to my God and my religion!
Shoutout to all non-binary hijabi Muslims out there; you are valid and Allah loves you, insya-Allah!
First image: Drawing of a person’s torso holding an arm up to wave. They’re wearing a hijab, glasses, and black coat and smiling. Text says “My name is Helios. I am a Muslim.”
Second image: Text says “Since I wear my hijab 90% of the time, most people assume I am female.” Image is of the same person with a slightly wry expression. A red arrow points at their head. Next to them is the sign for female in purple surrounded by blue question marks. A blue equals sign is between them and the person is pointing to the gender sign.
Third image: The person standing triumphant with the genderfluid pride flag, one foot on a rock and grinning broadly, surrounded by gold stars. Text says “But in truth, I am gender fluid!”
Fourth image: Two drawings of the person, both smiling. In one, they have a flower pin in their hijab and are wearing a dress. One hand is behind their back and the other outstretched in a dainty gesture. In the other, they’re wearing pants, a shirt, and coat, their hands in their pockets and leaning on one leg. Text says “My hijab does not define my gender! (next to the picture in the dress) I can be feminine presenting, (next to the picture in pants) or masculine presenting. My hijab is my obligation to Allah!”
Fifth image: The person shrugging with their eyes closed, smiling. Text says “No matter what gender you are and how you present yourself you are still valid in the eyes of Allah.” /end]
Nearly 200 German actors just came out via a manifesto in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, asserting their own queerness and making a big, concerted push for better representation in German media.
here are of all the 185 actresses and actors that came together to come out and to write a manifesto, picture credit to the original source’s article [in German] that also featured said manifesto and an interview of six initiators (Süddeutsche Zeitung, date: february 4, 2021)
I translated the manifesto as well (found in the original source’s article) by the 185 actresses and actors below the cut:
i added the actresses’ and actors’ pictures with names and translated the entire manifesto from the original source, click this reblog to see it if you’re interested (bc that shit doesn’t show up in the notes)
genuinely one of my favourite details about Bram Stokers Dracula that isn't really transferred to the pop culture is that vampires have irridescent eyes, they appear brown at a glance, however when light is reflected on them they seem to go red!
another thing that pop culture latched onto is this idea that you might use a wreath of garlic bulbs to ward off a vampire, however, in the book there is a popular use of garlic blossoms rather than the bulbs. i think these are a lot prettier and way more versatile for stylisation! you could have a garlic flower crown.
also like the cowboy part can we please stop omitting the fact that there is a real ass cowboy in Bram Stokers Dracula and hes from real ass Texas and he has a fucking gun and he tries to fucking shoot Dracula
As someone who does not pay attention to lyrics in songs, I am always afraid someone who does pay attention is going to come along and see my music and be like “why are you listening to songs about kicking orphans and diverting funds from public libraries?” Like, I dunno! That’s news to me! The beat was fresh and the vibes were funky! I lose all knowledge of human language when the drum goes bop bop. I am as surprised and alarmed as you are.
"Hello, how can I help you today? Wonderful, can I get a first and last name? And how would I spell that? Awesome. And would you happen to have an address for this individual? And place of work? Fantastic.
Now, I'm going to give you a number, and I'm going to ask that you send in a photo of your target alongside any additional information you may have- family members, security, combat training, medical conditions, just anything you can think of that might be helpful.
Wonderful, you are all good. All we need now is a piece of government-issued ID, for insurance purposes, and a location for payment pickup. We accept cash, gold, processed uranium, and etransfer.
I'm sorry, we don't take american express.
Good, okay, so it looks like we are all set- when the job is complete, you will be notified VIA discreet codeword that a stranger will whisper to you on a crowded street.
We do not issue receipts, but if you'd like, I can arrange for a specific breed of tropical flower to be sent to your home address. Our associates will be able to validate it should the need arises.
And is that everything you were looking for today? Great! Thank you for coming to us. Have a nice day!"
cishets are so funny "ok but how likely is it that EVERYONE in a friend group is gay/trans" it is in fact extremely likely because y'all are unbearable to hang out with
HEY IF YOURE IN THE US. CONGRESS IS TRYING TO END ENCRYPTION SO THEY CAN POSSIBLY LIMIT OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER “FOR THE CHILDREN” ITS BEEN AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC AND NOW AT THE SENATE, CALL YR REPS AND TELL THEM YOUR AGAINST THE EARN IT BILL. TELL THEM ITS THE END OF FREE SPEECH.
PLEASE PLEASE SIGN THIS AND REBLOG! IF YR NOT IN THE US AND WANNA TRY* AND HELP. REBLOG THIS AND LET OTHER US CITIZENS KNOW.
edit; i didn’t realize apparently signing if your not a us citizen invalidates it, so please DON’T sign it if youre not in the us. please reblog this version if you can. also the thing about this bill is it fucks over digital security in general as in you can get hacked easily, or hackers can gain access to things without encryption.
we had to travel by bus for 14 hours. I think she was a little scared and stretched her paw in my hand and pulled it to herself. When I opened the lid of her bag, she lay on my hand. I love her so much Source: ezuji on catpictures.
Dear cat lovers: my three cats were hospitalized Monday night after all eating a poisonous plant. They’ve been on fluids for 36 hours and it has literally cost all that I have. Please consider donating, I have a go fund me set up and I need to provide the best care I can for THREE cats. Thank you 😭 Source: raw-broccoli on catpictures.
