Wait, wait, wait! In my hunter x witch polin au I was debating if I should make the other spouses mythical creatures as well and then a lovely mutual of mine ( @aurumacadicus who posts lovely pieces about Avengers shenanigans and Tony Stark getting railed) brought up the idea of fruit bat vampires.
And now I have decided that's what Phillip is.
If you just looked at Phillip, he seems like a normal vampire. His fangs are a little smaller than other vampires, but other than that, nothing too out of the ordinary. He smells very nice compared to other vampires, too. Sweet like fruit. You offer him blood, though he's gonna look at you weird because no, he doesn't drink blood. He sucks the juice out of fruits.
Phillip studies botany because he's gonna be self sufficient damn it! He enjoys being a homebody, thank you very much, and would very much like to not travel to warmer climates every winter just so he can have a steady supply of fruits to drink from. With his botany he also has a side business besides running the barony where he sells herbs and other magical plant ingredients to covens and other potion makers.
This side hustle is how Phillip and Penelope met. He started it a year or two before leaving for Cambridge. Phillip managed to grow a magical ingredient that was out of season. This particular ingredient was one Penelope's coven needed. Penelope ended up trading him for it, and they've been trading and friends ever since.
Since certain ingredients have to be grown, picked, and prepared a certain way to work right in the spell, Phillip consults Penelope on how to do it and he sends her free samples to make sure it was done right.