i wish i was a vampire, its such a romantic monster, so many concepts, like i love glam glittery rockstar vampires like lost boys but i also love the dark gloomy beastly ones in castles
also the fact ppl actually get mad at the fact that vampires are very tied to sex and sexual themes bc theyve only learnt about the vampires explained by mormon authors
a very common theme within a lot of vampire lore in pop culture is the idea of equating all lust with the bloodlust all vampires feel. there are several examples of stories where vampires only feel bloodlust, as everything sexual is overlooked by the lust for blood. the vampires have bloodlust in equal measure with the sexual lust, with bloodsharing becoming part of the sexual relationships of these vampire characters
bloodsharing between vampire mates, and between vampires and humans, is used as a substitution for having sex, further showing the concept of lust and bloodlust being intertwined.
the next aspect of vampires related to sexuality is their sexual freedom. there is a mass amount of bisexual and homosexual relationships found in vampire literature and pop culture. the sexual freedom of vampires becomes the focus of many stories featuring them, with some using it as a source of the fear of otherness, while others use it as a source of understanding.
the use of vampirism itself as a sexual metaphor. vampirism has penetration, fangs into skin instead of sexual penetration, and exchange of bodily fluids, blood instead of sexual fluids. it is very clear to see that the aspect of drinking blood for vampires is a deeply sexual act.
