#d coded

[child-of-the-undead]

I think D being androgynous would actually fit thematically and enrich his character.

D is in essence a "perfect middle". He's made to be a balance mix of polar opposites (Vampires-Human; Day-Night; Sacred-Profane, etc), and thus, its inevitable for him to be perceived as an "other" by both sides, leaving him without a real sense of belonging, staying in a gray area that no one really wants to claim and could be easily seen as an identity on its own.

Actually, the only thing we could say that he fits in is in the male role in society. And that isn't a full match either, mostly because his lack of interest in women or finding a partner in general. Seeing an already alienated guy being unable (or unwilling) to fit into such a construct as present in the work as gender roles and presentation, could further cement the idea of being an outcast for the rest of characters and would highlight the idea of D being "one of a kind".

The mere concept of D as a "success", has this dilemma as a direct consequence and it'd be interesting to see the narrative lean more into this ideas and take them to their bitter end. D can not fit because he's made for a new world that doesn't exist yet and is to be made with him as its core.

[child-of-the-undead]

I'm trying to write a VHD fanfic and know I'm facing the difficult truth about D sometimes being being something and its opposite. He's angelical as he's diabolical. He's a fiend of nature as he is an artificial being. He's old as he is young. He's dead as he is alive. He's darkness as he is light. He's the past and the future.

What am I supposed to do with my theme of opposites if he's this level of contradiction

[child-of-the-undead]

D is called that way because vitamin D is what you get when the sun hits you. Funniest shit ever

[child-of-the-undead]

This may be an unusual question but I wonder did Sacred Ancestor ever try to make it possible for vampires to walk on daylight? I know that he performed experiments on D which makes me wonder was that his ULTIMATE goal.

Well, short answer: yes. Long answer ahead (with some spoilers)

In the novels there are several Noble's with various degrees of daywalking. The first example that comes to mind are a group of higher Nobles with special sunlight shielding. Does it count as daywalking? Hardly. The only Nobles we can say actually walk in sunlight are from the Sacred Ancestor's lineage (Lawrence Valcua and Byron Balazs) except Lord Rocambole (has sunlight shielding).

Lord Byron is a great example, he is a Vampire despite having human DNA (unlike D, he's a Dhampire) and can walk in sunlight unassisted. Still, we know for a fact this ability isn't innate but awakened, everything because of the Sacred Ancestor's interventions. So yes, he has tried and has succeded in giving a vampire the potential to walk in the sun.

About his goal, though... I have serious problems reading the Sacred Ancestor, as I see him more like a force of nature than a sentient being. His goals, as far as I understand and remember, are purely about survival. Vampires are a dying specie, and he has save it. He tries to, experimenting with his own lineage, the most powerful beings his specie has to offer: The Greater Nobles. Lawrence Valcua is deemed as a success, an ultimate being, at least until the Sacred Ancestor started experimenting with human DNA, leading to D's creation.

ln a way D is the ultimate goal and the current epitome of the Sacred Ancestor's ideals. Further experimenting hasn't lead to a better result, the latest being Byron, who ultimately dies by D's hand, leaving him as the only success standing.

[child-of-the-undead]

So I've been thinking about D's name lately, mostly because of a very funny post about the Sacred Ancestor and both Ds being called "Dracula".

And honestly, as funny as it sounds it's actually cool to think about the Sacred Ancestor giving his sons his own name, as he sees them as an extension of himself/his will while at the same time failing to acknowledge both Ds as two separated entities.

It's not quite about both having the same name, but about them being named as one single being.

[child-of-the-undead]

Sometimes conflict isn't man vs world, sometimes it's just me and the urge to give D they/them pronouns

[child-of-the-undead]

Inspired by y'all's art, here I present my humble rendition of D

[child-of-the-undead]

I read that post(?) about D collecting trinkets from everywhere in the Frontier and I've been thinking about it ever since.

The idea of D finding shiny things™ in his trips and keeping them on is endearing.

I also like the idea of him buying trinkets and souvenirs from towns destined to disappear. But not from the tourist-y stores and shops, but from old artisans fighting to keep their culture.

Being immortal is also being a keeper of forgotten memories. As immortality rolls on, dead towns live through you.