ask about gulo, why does the silly guy have so much anxiety? is it because of hunters or other vampires? or something in his past?
ALL of the above.
The vampires in his world are split into 3 major groups based off how turning mutates the body and he got the 3rd mutation, which is why I refer to him as a class 3 vamp, which is a more werewolf like spin on things.
So many, both human and vampire, tend to hesitate approaching him because of certain false beliefs. And he is very much a "I do not start conversations, I just wait for people to talk to me first" typa fella.
His parents were also humans that worried constantly over him when he transformed. They're why he takes to having a specially bred swarm of vampire bats that go out and bring back blood for him instead of going out to feed himself. He prefers not live feeding from others unless given permission because class 3 vampires need to drink and eat the most and it's very easy for him to accidentally kill someone. He only drinks from Cordula because she consents and communicates when she's at her limit.
Lastly, he is just super used to living in a big ass castle by himself. So his level of interaction with other people and monsters is very very VERY low. So his social skills are in the bin. The dude kinda locked himself away after his parents died (Gulo is in his 60s btw so he ain't super old in vampire years). The one person he talked to routinely was Putris...but they are very unhinged and not the best way to raise your social skills.
Cordula helps though (she's in her 30s) so he is slowly getting used to interacting with others.
