𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠, who despite having graduated years ago, still lingers around the castle
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who has been 17 for over 1000 years, seeing damn near everything hogwarts has to offer
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who sniffs out blood that he likes, but to no avail every year
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who resorts to animal blood after a few years, not having the taste of human blood in centuries
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who finds you, your blood smelling oh so sweet constantly, who has to resist the urge everytime he sees you alone
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who is shocked when you start interacting with him, saying hello to him in the halls and smiling at him in passing
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒! 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who despite not having a real conversation with a human in years, feels like one himself when talking to you
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who struggles to contain himself around you
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who finds you alone on the astronomy tower, gazing at the stars
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who whilst talking to you, attempts to grab a packet of blood only to realizes he has none on him
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who damn near dies again at your suggestion of him having some of yours.
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who takes you up on the offer in a heartbeat, (although he barely has one) and sinks his teeth into your neck after asking if you’re sure.
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠， who fucking moans at the taste of your blood
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who gets damn near addicted at the first drop, sucking a concerning amount out, practically making out with your neck
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who only pulls away once you start to protest louder, saying how hes taking too much
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who feels horrible but at the same time doesn’t, craving more of your blood
𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒！𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑠，who thinks he’s going to be the one to pass out when you suggest he can take more next time. thats what friends do right?
Vamp Remus x human Virgil because Thomas confirmed Remus sleeps in a coffin in a tweet
Virgil was unhealthily obsessed with vampires (not to a weird annoying extent ofc but he loved them) then he met a weird vampire and was fascinated lol. That vampire was Remus. The vampire was weird asf but Virgil didn’t mind as first. Virgil was excited to have a vampire friend
But the vampire was already head over heels in love lol. He gave off the human hints of his affection but the human never gave in or noticed.
Virgil=21 year old college student
Remus= been alive since 18th century
Roman is in this au but it’s logince lol. He and Virgil are besties.
Remus lives in a castle with Roman. Their parents abandoned them when Roman and Remus were teens and left for a better life. (Roman is bitter about it but Remus doesn’t care)
The twins are close but Remus annoys Roman and Roman wants Remus to be more empathetic and more humane.
Roman is number dukexiety shipper cuz he’s never seen his brother like this before lol.
This is where I'd insert a joke about emo kids being mistaken for vampires if I had one
You know Remus would immediately latch onto this weird human gremlin. Unfortunately for him, courting in the 18th century is very different from modern dating, so of course Virgil doesn't catch on at first
And of course Remus would be just as oblivious if Virgil had the guts to flirt with him. The pure frustration building between the pair would drive Roman absolutely insane. How can his OTP be so dense?? This is why he's single. im gonna go ahead and willingly ignore that part of the ask before the ick hits
I found your Vampire AU idea, and I have to say it's an interesting one. I like both vampire-Roman and vampire-Virgil as concepts, and I might give something like this a run at some point - BUT! Unsympathetic/antagonistic/villain versions of the Sides is not something I'm into, so that would change; maybe Roman would LOOK like an antagonist at first because the more modern and down-to-earth Virgil actually sounds more sane, but really he's just not thinking. Patton could reform him. ;)
Actually, that idea was one of my very firsts and it’s funny you mention it, because it wouldn’t be villain!Roman anymore. And I did have an old chapter for it I wrote where Roman and Patton meet up and Patton does start getting to him. I was hoping for some Royality in there.
For spoilers, I’ll put it below the cut.
So the vampire AU is about 2 years old now so a lot has changed! Virgil gets tricked by a vampire into being turned into one himself. He was manipulated and runs off and starts fighting the vampire and his group that tricked him.
10 years later, Patton and Logan get attacked and Virgil saves them and tells them to stay out of the streets because it’s not safe at night. They get curious and do research and find a bunch of old news articles about people missing a decade ago. They become armature hunters and Virgil appears again to save them once more. He decides if he can’t stop them, he’ll train them so they don’t get themselves killed.
Eventually he tells the story of a vampire named Roman who is turning others and building an army. For what, he hasn’t learned yet, but there’s a lot of them and he’s very outnumbered. The story was going to be analogical with oblivious Virgil.
The story now is that it’s not actually Roman but a vampire named Remus. He and Roman were twins way back when and Roman got injured and was turned. Remus was always ill growing up and it got worse and worse until he wasn’t going to make it through the winter. Roman asked if he wanted to be turned to save his life, letting Remus finally be strong enough to get out of bed and see the world like he always wanted. Once Remus was healthy, Roman began to realize how terrible of an idea it was. Remus, who was once on deaths door, found joy in a lot of darker things. He loved hurting others and found immense joy in it all. From then on, Roman has been trying to stop his twin to make amends for what he had done, not knowing how much damage Remus was capable of.
Patton finds Roman one night and is immediately on edge, calling him out for hurting Virgil. OF COURSE since Roman never did any of that, he was very confused but pieced things together. Having found Remus, Roman explained the story then told Patton to grab as many people as would listen and leave. Patton believes that THIS is the real Roman, his story was true, and decides to help.
(Also the scene where Patton and Roman meet, Roman is immediately smitten) Remus had been targeting Patton just to get under Logan’s skin, making him choose between Virgil and Patton. So when Roman discovers Patton has been a target, he swears on whatever humanity he has left that he will defend Patton until the end.
My idea for Remus would be that he had been so sick that society had outcasted him and left him for dead. He had heard people tell him things that left him in such a state that he grows bitter for it and lashes out.
Virgil actually flinched back, surprised by the borrower’s anger. Unfortunately, it was entirely justified, and Virgil couldn’t find it in him to be angry in retaliation.
“Well...what do you want from me?” Virgil half-heartedly spat. “I’m not some saint just because that’d be convenient for you. I’m a vile monster of the night, and the only reason I haven’t preyed on you is because I’m a sucky one at that. I am a creature of malevolence who’s flawed enough that you should be dead but you’re not and I lack the capability to be merciful because sparring your life is in no way an act of mercy, nor an act of cruelty from which I benefit, and now I’m stuck here.”
Logan let out a long sigh, running a hand through his hair. “You do know you do not need to atone to what you believe a stereotypical vampire is, right? You obviously have some form of compassion, at least the ability to feel and show it. The reason you are so torn on this whole matter is that you are still trying to force yourself to be what you think you are supposed to be.” Logan looked at him with pleading eyes. “You do not have to be a vile monster. You could let me go.”
“That’s- it doesn’t work that way.” Virgil shook his head, fangs appearing to bite at his lip. His brothers would never let him live it down if they found he was fostering a borrower again, and Virgil didn’t want to chance them ever finding out. “I am what I am. It’s better to accept that. You’re the one who sees me differently.”
“Virgil, please, if you really can’t eat me, then wouldn’t it be better to simply let me go? And then we can both move on and forget this ever happened.” Logan pleaded again. He just wanted to go back to his life.
“Hardly.” Virgil leaned against the wall, giving Logan a considering glance. “Where would you go?”
Logan blinked. “Back home? Where I live and all my stuff resides?” He thought that would be obvious.
“Would you stay there?” Virgil reworked his question. “I know you were trying to move when I found you.”
“What? No I wasn’t.” Logan frowned, wondering why Virgil would think that. “I was looking for Roman. Moving was the farthest thing from my mind.” After all, if he moved he was less likely to find Roman.
“...oh.” Virgil said. “Well then what about now?”
Logan paused. He...hadn’t actually thought about that. “Well...borrower rules indicate I should move. Since you know where I reside. But I am...unsure if I would actually do that.” He liked that place and if Virgil were to let him go he shouldn’t have to worry about him coming back...right?
“It’d be suicide to move.” Virgil informed him. “Vampires can only enter homes when they’re invited in. The walls are safe, it’s probably how you guys have survived this long; your ancestors figured out tricks to avoid my kind. If you’re outside you’re fair game.”
Logan swallowed. “Then yes, I would stay. Moving is a dangerous journey by itself as well, even discluding the vampire threats.” That Logan didn’t know of until now and was very happy he hadn’t run into one before.
Virgil moved his jaw, the cogs in his head beginning to turn. “What about Roman?”
Logan bit his lip. “Well...if Roman is not yet...dead, then I would ask your help to save him and let him go as well.” A bit of hope was rising up in Logan but he pushed it down. He knew better.
“No. He stays here.” Virgil tilted his chin up. “Say you were back home with that knowledge. Would you leave to save his life, or stay to save your own?”
“I would leave to try and save him.” Logan said, barely thinking about it. “Whether you think that foolish, I do not care.” Logan thought it was too...but he would physically be unable to stay home safe knowing Roman was here still.
Virgil let out a groan, annoyed at the borrower’s foolishness. “Then I guess you’re staying here too.”
“Why. Seriously, what is the point in you keeping me-in keeping us-here?” Logan asked. “What is it about us that you think would make a good pet?” Logan was genuinely curious.
“No, it’s...it’s not that.” Virgil cringed, knowing his own motives were not exactly pure. “It’s difficult to explain.”
“Difficult as it may be, I would find it beneficial if you would try.” Logan said.
“Imagine that.” Virgil muttered. He should have known Logan would not be so easily dissuaded. “Well, on the one hand, I don’t care about you or what you want. On the other… if you were somewhere else, you’d definitely get hurt.”
Logan blinked. “That...sounds like you care.” Now Logan was just confused. Again.
“I don’t.” Virgil insisted, his tone less biting than he would have liked. “I’m just not letting someone else get their claws on you.”
“Why?” Logan asked, eyebrows furrowed. “If you really didn’t care about me, you wouldn’t care if some other vampire got a hold of me or I died some other way. Unless, of course, you simply see me as one of your things and are territorial…” Logan muttered the last bit more to himself.
Virgil’s expression twitched. “Only I get to lay claim to your blood. I’m gonna drink it, or no one will.”
“...And until you do,” if, Virgil ever did which Logan was highly doubting at this point. “I’m forced to stay here, in this cage, acting more or less like a pet.”
“...yeah.” Virgil slumped to the side against his bookshelf.
“...Right.” Logan sighed, glancing in another direction. Logan was never getting out of here, at least, not alive. “...May I have something to eat now? Or have I not earned it?”
“No, you don’t- you don’t have to earn it.” Virgil winced. He pushed himself off from the wall. “I’ll be back in a bit.”
Logan just nodded, watching warily as Virgil stood up.
Virgil grabbed the bowl, disappearing in a cloud of smoke. The bat flew out the window, with the bowl clutched in its feet. All was quiet for several minutes, when a human-shaped Virgil walked back in, the bowl filled with berries in his hands.
“Here.” Virgil announced, putting it inside the cage.
Logan took a step back as Virgil’s hand came in the cage but then came forward to the bowl, grabbing a berry. It seemed Virgil knew which ones to take now, as all of these were safe to eat. “Thank you.” He said, before sitting down near the bowl and going about eating.
“Don’t thank me.” Virgil muttered, letting the door stay swung open as he slumped into an armchair that looked very over-worn.
Logan hummed but continued to eat. “You are getting better at choosing which berries to pick.” Logan noted, saying aloud his previous thought.
“They’re easier to catch than squirrels.” Virgil gave a half-hearted snort, remembering his first attempt to feed the borrower.
“I...can imagine.” Logan felt his lips twitch up ever so slightly. “Also, I’m not at risk at contracting rabies from fruit.”
“That’s a thing?” Virgil raised an eyebrow. It seemed new diseases popped up to hurt the living every day. “So...is there anything you eat besides berries?”
“I’ve actually hardly ever eaten berries. If you remember, I do not go outside often. Or ever, really. The time you caught me was an exception. I usually eat anything a human does. Usually scraps or leftovers that humans leave out or drop.” Logan explained.
“And… what exactly is it that humans eat nowadays?” Virgil tugged at his sleeve, a bit embarrassed not to know the answer.
It was certainly strange that Virgil didn’t know that but he supposed he couldn’t blame the vampire for not knowing. “Well...they eat a number of things. Certain kinds of meat and protein, vegetables, fruits, and then things like junk food, like candy or chips.” Logan listed. “Could you not just go into a grocery store and see for yourself?”
“I don’t exactly ‘blend in’.” Virgil deadpanned, purposefully letting his fangs hang over his lip.
“Maybe...not. But from my experience, humans are willing to believe anything. Or, in some cases, believe that they didn’t actually see anything. Humans are stupid. I have not doubt if you go in with some sunglasses, the humans will think nothing of you. In fact, you could probably go in as you are and they will probably think you a simply ‘dressing up’.” Humans were indeed dumb like that. Although it was thanks to that that Logan hadn’t been caught before this.
Virgil blinked, surprised by this idea. “You seriously think that’d work?”
“I’d say it has a very high chance of success from my own experience with humans.” Logan nodded.
“Maybe I’ll test that out.” Virgil seemed to be seriously considering it. “Just, one question… what are sunglasses?”
Logan actually found himself chuckling at that. “Ah, they are...well, these are glasses.” Logan said, taking off his own pair. “Sunglasses are like these, but have a darker tint that blocks out the sun.”
“Oh.” Virgil leaned forwards, trying to picture a pair for himself. “I wonder if that’s what Patton does…”
Logan frowned. “Does...Patton go out a lot?” That was certainly interesting.
“A fair amount.” Virgil shrugged. “Mostly just with one human, that uh...the one you lived with. And not during the day, because he’s not stupid, but he still likes to have actual friends instead of being stuck with just... me.”
Logan eyebrows furrowed. “And you are...okay with this?” It didn't sound like it.
“Patton can do what he wants.” Virgil shrugged. “I don’t- I don’t own him.”
“That’s not really what I meant but good to see someone of your own species does not have the same fate as me.” Logan said, a bit bitter. “No, I meant more like, you don’t really sound happy about it. Almost...jealous, I would say. Or sad. Maybe a mix of both.”
“I’m not jealous.” Virgil seemed to cringe at the idea. “I mean, yeah, I like Patton’s company, but he’d be miserable trapped here. And yeah, it’s frustrating being alone, but-” Virgil abruptly cut himself off, coming to a sudden conclusion. Was that why it had become all but impossible to eat Logan? Virgil had grown attached to the company he gained while Patton was out? It was entirely possible, and also worrying, because a trapped borrower was hardly decent company. It was downright depressing.
“I...manage enough on my own.” Virgil lamely finished.
Logan frowned, searching Virgil’s eyes. It was obviously a lie but should Logan bring it up? He might make Virgil angry again and he didn’t really want that right now. So, he just nodded, deciding to ask something else. “Has it always just been you and Patton?”
Virgil stiffened. “That’s not even possible, if I’m the one who turned him. Bit of a chicken and the egg scenario, genius.”
Logan sighed. “Let me rephrase then. Before you turned Patton, were you alone? And after you turned Patton, was it just the two of you?”
“...yes.” Virgil answered carefully, trying to decide how much to share. “When I found Patton, I was alone.”
“Interesting.” Logan murmured. “So, you did not have parents? Or any family at all?”
“I did, but I left.” Virgil gripped his arm tightly.
“You...left? And why did you do that?” Logan couldn’t help but ask, curiosity piqued.
“Because they kicked me out.” Virgil thought the line was a bit hazy between who wanted him to leave first. “I told them they were wrong, and cruel, and I got disowned for it.”
Logan blinked, eyes going wide. “You...thought them to be cruel? You? Do I even want to ask what they did to warrant your disapproval?” Virgil himself was already cruel and encouraged Patton to be the same so...how bad had his parents been?
“I doubt it.” Virgil scoffed, searching Logan’s face to see if the borrower actually wanted answers.
Logan bit his lip. “I...am curious to know anyway.” He needed to know what his parents could have possibly done. What were Virgil’s limits? This very well could tell him.
Virgil looked off at a spot on his wall, his eyes becoming unfocused as he remembered.
“It was mostly my brothers.” Virgil said, his voice uncharacteristically quiet. “I mean, everybody in my family is a pure-blooded vampire. They’ve trained me in their ways, how to hunt and feed and stay on top of the food chain by shoving anybody who dared oppose us down. That’s the basics, anyways.” Virgil spared Logan the details, of the dungeons and the slaves and the screaming-
“I didn’t care much about all that.” Virgil admitted a bit guiltily. “It’s terrible, but that’s life. I was keeping my head down and doing as I was told. I blocked it out and survived, and in that way I guess I should be grateful for what they taught me.”
Now Logan was just...confused. “Please do not take offense to this.” He started with, hoping Virgil wouldn’t be mad. “But from what I have seen of you...it seems like you follow in their footsteps? I hardly see why you would have left, anyway.”
“I really am their perfect little spawn, aren’t I?” Virgil muttered bitterly, almost to himself. “Yeah, I probably would have been fine there. Miserable, but fine. But then a borrower-” Virgil paused, knowing that Emile deserved none of the blame for Virgil’s mistake. “But then my brother had to ruin it all.”
Virgil shifted, trying to keep his voice steady as he recounted this story as quickly as possible. “I found a borrower, didn’t know what it was. Got attached. Got hungry. Brothers smelled it on me, got jealous. Took what was mine, and-” Virgil’s breath hitched, a traitorous tear collecting in his eye. He wiped it away furiously. “Circle of life, I guess.”
Logan’s eyes were blown wide at this new information. “A...borrower. You...left your family because your brother ate a borrower?” That...didn’t make any sense. Since obviously, even if Virgil never ate Logan, he still very much advocated it for Patton.
“...a family of them.” Virgil picked at the edge of his sleeve, his throat tightening. “They decided to take residence in our mansion. Not exactly their smartest move, huh? Living in a vampire’s home. Really they were doomed from the start. It should hardly be a big deal.”
“Exactly. So...why was it?” Logan asked. “Why did you...leave over it.”
Virgil grimaced, squeezing his eyes tightly as the images flashed through his mind, vivid even centuries later.
“What’re you hiding, runt?”
“Give it back, it’s mine-”
“Aw, lil’ baby tooth is hoarding snacks in his room?”
“You’ll never be a real vamp if you keep waiting around. Open up~”
“NO! Virgil, please, you promised-”
“You gonna listen to the prey the size of your fist or you gonna respect that your older brother knows a few things you don’t?”
“I… I don’t want to eat him. There’s plenty of food downstairs.”
“Oh yes, a few gallons of deoxygenated blood or a lifetime of eternal strength, take your pick.”
“It’s the circle of life, you insolent thorn, now learn your place.”
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Taste - Chapter 11
“So you only wanted me for my blood?” Remus asks, his expression turning stony and closed off.
“That’s not what I’m saying,” Sirius shoots back, lifting a hand to rake through his hair. Remus tracks the movement of his hand and sits a little straighter. “I’m saying you’re kind and smart and very witty. I like the green of your eyes and the way your pulse picks up around me and your straight teeth and—” Sirius huffs— “your dreams. I took your dreams, Remus. You loved them.”
Remus cocks his head, as if he’s surprised by Sirius’ outpouring. “I didn’t…”
“Not just your blood, Remus. Never just your blood,” Sirius says softly, tipping his chin up to try and go some way towards vulnerability.
