Atticus Vinter | appears 23 (1000+) | Vampire | Bill Skarsgard | OPEN
As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer. -Victor Hugo
Biography
There’s something about Atticus Vinter that emanates predator. Perhaps it’s because he looks so young, but commands his body so deliberately that it seems like he’s always poised to attack. Maybe it’s the disarming smile that seems somehow...crooked. The glint in his eye it the most damning aspect. No matter whether he’s brushing your hair behind your ears or soaked in blood, he always seems to be having fun. Particularly, when there’s blood.
He knows exactly what kind of presence he commands and delights in it. Cat and mouse is the oldest game in the book and he’s always been the reigning champ. He’s unpredictable, a loose cannon, and will always dig his teeth in deeper just as you think it couldn’t possibly get worse.
He’s not always cruel though. In fact, he rarely shows more than a glimpse of sadism lurking beneath his charming exterior, but it’s always there. With thousands of years of practice, patience comes easy, and the more intimate the chase, the more exciting.
There is nothing in Antioch that he hasn’t seen before, but with a crowd of supernaturals that large, he’d hardly want to miss the fun. And if he doesn’t find any, well, he has always been good at finding ways to amuse himself.
Connections
Ellis Greenwich: Atticus is the vampire who changed Ellis, and he loves dropping in on her from time to time. There’s very little that can shake her cold and confident veneer, and he’s just tickled to know he’s one of them.
Arín Magnusdottír: Arín was his plaything for awhile back in the hazy days of London. Always hopped up on some drug or another, she hardly cared what he did to her. But without the chase, he soon grew bored, and decided he’d fine a more amusing use for her.
Ronan Michelson: Atticus came upon Ronan a few years back and took a dark interest in the studies he was conducting. Never one to miss a front row seat to disaster, He promised to assist Ronan when he could, in return for a favor down the road. He’s the one who introduced Arín to Ronan.