#spiltblood

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TW VIOLENCE AND BLOOD

They're constantly on my mind I'm sick I have couvid or whatever kids saying those days

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[hellypoison]

TW VIOLENCE

Scott/Louis hating each other isn't a dynamic I thought I'd love, but here I am.

Yeah, yeah, Louis "fixing" Scott in one way or another is pretty sweet and cool, always a joy to see. BUT what if they're terrible together?

They run the coven as equals and both consider it their family (Scott is a little more accepting of the idea of ​​the coven as a family under Louis's influence than in canon, and Louis is desperately clinging to that new family because he doesn't want to ever be alone again). And while Louis is trying to build some kind of order, to give everyone in the coven their specific roles, to teach everyone to operate together for thriving, Scott is constantly blowing shit up because he likes messing with Louis, likes making him angry. They fight about it constantly and so loudly that the castle walls shake and the fledglings hide in fear.

Oh, they hate each other so much.

They absolutely can't live without each other.

Louis can't bear to lose the family he's just found, and Scott needs someone he can comfortably lean on to regain his powers quickly after his six-hundred-year slumber.

They're good friends (sometimes), both elder vampires who are equals and understand what eternal life is all about.

They're codependent, stuck in toxic relationships, or something like that. They go through cycles of violence and reconciliation after cycles. They constantly compete to be a little more dominant and impose their own order on the coven. They hate each other. They love each other. They're completely crazy about each other.

and I'm about them.

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Relationship status: Evil for each other millions dead

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Theres Only One Bed ahhh trope but it's not spicy because they can't kiss about it or smth. They're not normal peoplevampires after all

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cw: blood and violence

Family dinner🍴

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prev yes I'm continuing the series!

Okay... I mayby drawn Elderfangs being Not Evil because, actually, their relationship isn't all hate and bloodshed. (surprisingly)

If you think it's weird that Louis's face is cropped. That's intentional. Because he's not the one who always disturbs the peace; it's Scott, mostly Scott. And my further yap will focus on Scott and his role in the dynamic, although Louis will be touched upon as well.

Spoiler: Scott cares for Louis and loves him even more than Louis loves Scott back, but neither of them knows it.

I'm fascinated by the concept that Scott will never become better under Louis's influence, never be tamed or changed, but Louis's closeness awakens something in him that seemed long dead and buried along with such unnecessary things as empathy, compassion, the ability to grieve, and so on. Absolutely anything that would make Scott less of a monster.

Basically, Scott *needs* someone again after so many years, and it's Louis. It's not all about feelings, though, there's a lot about calculation.

Scott gives up some control of the coven to Louis and acknowledges him as an equal because it's fun, it makes his boredom go away a little.

And I believe there's one thing more important to Scott than power and control: fun.

And Louis is perfect for this eternity-long tug-of-war. He sincerely tries to balance things, to make the situation in the coven better for everyone (how he sees this "better"), never tries to take all the power from Scott, and hates the things that elder vampires usually do, like killing everyone or turning. He tries to negotiate with Scott and change his ways. But never succeeds. But watching him try and become more evil and violent in the process is fun!

An immovable object x an unstoppable force type of deal almoust.

And since Louis is such a unique elder vampire, wanting to make this coven something real, he's also perfect for covering Scott's ass and cleaning up his mess, basically providing damage control whenever Scott does anything that escalates situation. Which Scott always happily takes advantage of. Etc., etc.

Like I said, it's a lot about calculation.

But Scott also likes Louis for who he is. He genuinely can be good company, having been alive for so many years and truly experiencing eternal life with all its pros and cons. Having lost, if not many people, then many things he held dear, like having the Oakhurst town burned down where Louis was once mayor.

Louis understands the curse of endless loss that always hangs over a vampire.

And the soul-sucking loneliness that follows it.

And then there's the fact that it's unlikely that covens often have two elder vampires sharing power because it's so difficult to agree on who does what. That doesn't make the loneliness any easier.

So when Louis came into his life, he really got under Scott's skin and made him feel attached.

But he doesn't even realize his attachment to Louis. He simply doesn't understand it, it's such a forgotten feeling. But at the same time, he allows himself far more with Louis than he would with others. Like rest his head on his thighs, like sit at the dinner table so close that their knees touch, like allowing Louis into his chambers without knocking, etc. It almost feels like Scott trusts Louis, and to a certain extent, he does.

Because of everyone Scott could really get attached to, Louis has the highest chance. In my eyes, at least. Not Avid, not Pyro, not even Shelby. Because yes, as much as he loves her, it's the love he has for a pet. And for Avid, it's the love he has for a fun toy to play with. And for Pyro, it's a feeling of possessiveness, at best. But Scott's attachment specifically to Louis is a far more dangerous thing, because it's real. It's the kind of attachment to someone that can make you grief for a long time if they die, and I'm willing to bet that hasn't happened to Scott in hundreds of years and he's forgotten what it's like. And the funny thing is, he doesn't understand the nature of his feelings.

It's definitely going to hit him in an unexpected way one day.

[un--punk-blog]

I've been writing love notes to you, written in bloody red on pieces of my heart but you still don't notice that I'm falling apart

[un--punk-blog]

I've been in the eye of the storm, the calm of the war, so bring it on I'm done being trapped. I'm a walking disaster, destroying everything in my path, & I'm looking right at you, I want you to feel my fuckin wrath.