❝ so do you sleep in a coffin ? ❞ ok so hear me out.... vampire!tatsu meets durge!fei . . . . . . . .
* ― VAMPIRIC STARTER PROMPTS. (still accepting!)
the question alights fond amusement in tatsu's eyes, mirrored by the crackling fire that warms himself and @dreadspawn.
were they a century older, perhaps, is their first thought. in the grand scheme of things, tatsu's still a young vampire — it took mere days for tatsu to graduate from spawn to full-fledged vampire, knelt at the figurative deathbed of the one who turned them.
three decades have passed since, and up until this recent tadpole problem, those three decades were spent rather simply: in daytime, hiding from sunlight within the cellar of the old home in baldur's gate that once belonged to their mother. (it had been more of a shack than a home, but it had been theirs.) at night, they would pick a tavern and serenade the locals; inevitably, there would be an asshole causing trouble, and tatsu would have no trouble finding the night's meal.
it was always safest to simply remain in baldur's gate, so if tatsu is grateful to this illithid mess for anything, it's that it's allowed them to travel again; to see the sun, even if it means their diet is oftentimes reduced to animal blood. (and, gods, does their body feel it some days.) they'll drink from a wild boar and hunger will still claw desperately at their insides, and lethargy will slow their mind and step — imperceptibly, but enough to remember that they are not at their best.
"i was in the market for one riiiight when i was abducted," tatsu finally answers, very much in good humor. "well — prior to that, i inherited the little shack my mother called home in baldur's gate, and dragged my childhood bed down into the cellar. my mother was confused for a while, but she'd never asked any questions."
lithe and painted fingers idly, gently pluck at the strings of the lyre nestled in their lap. "that was a couple decades ago; three, i think. i guess i'm still kind of young, as far as vampires go." a melodic laugh. "at least i was turned while i was at my most good-looking~! anyway, your turn. tell me something fun about your home!"
