#but i also know i can be v harsh and impatient so pls dont let this discourage you

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Hot take: Vlad is more Tragic than Comte, He had to witness the downfall of humanity, his friend didn't believe him, he ended up losing his friend, he can't trust anyone, in his bday story it's revealed that unlike Comte who was confident in telling mc he's a Pureblood, Vlad Is scared of revealing that he's even a vampire, he feels like MC will leave and be scared of him. Vlad is tragic, not excusing his trigger fangs but he's definitely hella scared of anything regarding humans.

Comte rt mild spoilers and Vlad spoilers!

Er...sure? Idk I don’t really subscribe to the whole pain is on a measurable scale, or the whole false equivalence thing? I have no doubt that Vlad has seen his fair share of fear and tragedy in life; it’s kind of the nature of being alive in general. 

I guess the way I understand fear and anguish is that there is an acute arrogance to believing that you are the only one to feel or understand those things. And I’m pretty against the idea of condoning violence as an appropriate response to any kind of emotional struggle. Sometimes people just react, and I understand that, but there is a lack of self-awareness and control that becomes dangerous for surrounding people. I will offer that I understand he has his reasons and his narrative, but I sincerely doubt my sympathy will extend beyond that point. That being said, I fully respect other people enjoying his rt or character conflicts--everyone has their thing, man! I don’t mean this in any kind of disparaging way for people. But on a personal level, I really can’t get too close to his content without having Bad Times Man^TM

Also I’m a little confused about Comte not believing him, if I understood the ask right? I’d have to double check, but I’m fairly certain Comte rejects his methods, not necessarily his fears. Comte is upsetti because Vlad suggests a kind of surveillance state to ensure that human beings never enact large scale violence on each other. And while I agree human beings are both violent and stupid, there is an acute extremity that is both alarming and inappropriate in terms of humane reactions to the future in sight. Comte rejects Vlad’s plan and says something along the lines of “purebloods are not gods, we’re not kings.” Comte understands that not only is this not the most productive response to the perils of the future, it is an actively destructive and dangerous path to tread. The moment you dehumanize another person/species--the moment you brand them as lesser by definition--that is a hinge point. Either you de-escalate, understand that the people you are afraid of are more than just cold-blooded animals, and find another way to try to diffuse the situation--or you massacre and control others to no avail, repetitively begetting a cycle of hatred that inspires even more destruction. Perhaps it’s extreme of me, but I’ve read too many historical accounts and seen too much pain in the world to understand Vlad as anything less than someone that needs to be stopped. I hope that such a healing can happen gently, but if it can’t--innocents come first.

I stand with Comte on this one. We all have our fears, our loneliness, our insecurities. What matters is how we choose to cope with them, and others are not responsible for teaching us that no one life is above another in value.

I’m sorry I can’t really engage abt Vlad, but I’ll do my best to respond to questions about him and portray him as accurately as I can in my memes!

#asks #ikevamp #ikemen vampire #ikevamp vlad #ikevamp comte #ikevamp saint germain #ikevamp spoilers #er im sorry if this ask sounds a little serious but vlad hits a little too close to home for me to be comfortable;;; #i have never really vibed with the idea that people are 'more sad' because they don't know how to stop being actively harmful #learn. grow. make an effort like everyone else with an ounce of maturity. #i think everyone deserves to have help when they need it ofc #but i dont think other people are responsible for your making good or smart decisions for your own health #esp at 400+ yrs old #you're old enough to know better #maybe he needs time to figure himself out but i have no desire to be his therapist #additionally i find it INCREDIBLY unnerving that he hates humanity but only accepts MC? #given some of the unique things she's capable of doing/comments on the quality of her blood i........have suspicions to say the LEAST #maybe his attraction is sincere but given his track record i am not a fan lol #but i also know i can be v harsh and impatient so pls dont let this discourage you #this is just my take #rambles