Nov 26, 2025
Thinking about how cc!Avid said that part of v!Avids infatuation with Scott was vampirism effects from him being the primary sire.
Thinking about how not only did Scott not seem to know this, he saw Avid as the first person to love him unconditionally.
Thinking about how part of the infatuation involved fully endorsing Scott’s worst tendencies.
Thinking about how little else Avid had left before he’d even stepped into Oakhurst, let alone once he chose had been forced to choose to turn rather than face a worse hell.
Thinking about how ‘the tragedy of what could have been’ could just so easily be ‘the small mercy of what never came to pass’.
#vampires smp#vsmp#ngl this was my answer to my gf asking for my most controversial vsmp take#and im still nervous that it will be BUT#i promise i mean this in the most open ended way possible#because yes i do genuinely think the setup here is a lot more potentially horrifying than ive seen discussed much#(though i have seen some really good analysis around it i dont wanna discount that!!)#i also think the softer version is ALSO entirely possible#where even if the crush was more based in vamp brainwashing#(and for this version definitely unintentional because the alternative goes right back to horror no matter what sorry)#when that initial rush settles#the growth caused by both that and shelbys influence would allow it to still be something genuine on both sides#like that’s still an option here!! messy and still likely unhealthy for a while but has a chance and id be down for it#HOWEVER#i need to be so clear that the other possible end of brainwashing+mania induced devotion#from a young man with Nothing towards a centuries old manipulative mass murderer#is Terrifying#and idk why but#that feels important to me#maybe that’s my ‘vamprism as violation’ pilled theme brain speaking making the topic way more charged for me than it could be#but still
