Artemis gives off tired dad/tired old man vibes and here's what I got.
It seems like he treats them as children or in some way as juveniles. Like he has to parent them though what kind of dad he is I don't know lol 😂
But let's go over some things for my lil silly theory.
Artemis will put himself in danger to protect the vampires that he's sired
Example
He never really seems to get angry with them just giving them disapproving looks. Even when Duke leaves he doesn't yell, get angry or get agressive just gives him a angry/disappointed glare.
We never see him train with them { yet } either seemingly which makes me wonder if he knows there's a skill imbalance with him being with skilled there and he might not wanna hurt them??
We never seen him yell at them just get annoyed at their behavior especially if they're being childish or mess up.
When we see Duke and his friends practice fight Artemis rolls his eyes but I kinda think it's at Duke being bad at fighting but also the other vampires mocking dude. It's giving a very " these are mine.... Where did I go wrong.." kinda vibe with the eye roll.
We get a lot of visuals of him face palming but never getting abusive or actually angry just annoyed. He just looks annoyed and tired
Then there's this, my favorite picture!
which me and my friend were joking about nonstop but that Artemis let's his vampires get away with a lotta stuff, it seems like. He doesn't even look mad just annoyed and I find it hilarious. Like he's so tired, annoyed and so used to his vampires childish behaviors.
This video is just amazing her animation style makes me excited when ever she post anything and voltaire's (I don't know if I spelled his name right) music is heaven to my ear. If I had to watch one animation for my whole life it would be this one.
Pack dynamics for domestic urban fantasy werewolves:
● They're never exclusively werewolves. Werewolves have a habit of aggressively adopting everyone they are fond of and when you've won the trust and affection of one, the rest come along in a package deal.
● They're territorial in the protective sense. No trouble in our neighborhood. No hunger in our houses. No fear on our streets.
● They hold grudges. Shopkeeper overcharged one of the pack members in their store? None of them will shop there again. Restaurant owner yelled at one the cubs who got a job there washing up? They've just lost all their hungriest diners.
● Young werewolves think the word "pack" is way too old fashioned and prefer words like crowd, crew, fam, and swarm. ("Honestly, honey, swarm? What are we, pigeons?")
● They're nosy. The upside is no one with a werewolf pack to back them up will ever be left to fend for themselves. The downside is that everyone is always sticking their hairy noses in.
● They vary greatly in size. In some places, especially more rural ones, it's not uncommon to find entire villages that are basically one pack. In other places they might only have a dozen members, scattered about. And many packs start with a set of two or three going somewhere new to build a life and a community.
Please, I would like to talk more about Artemis. I love what you say about him 😭
Okay sorry I haven't been online much, been dealing with some scary family health emergencies.
But let's talk about Artemis for a second 💕
Something I find interesting about Artemis is the pictures
Artemis as a werewolf
I feel it kinda says a lot about his character.
Artemis is a character all about discipline
The fact even as a werewolf with claws that can cut stone and shred mental and teeth that can easily Rio flesh that he'd still use his short sword.
Artemis is a character that seemingly doesn't rely on the more beastly animal like nature be he a werewolf or vampire. He's all about skill and the skills that he's worked hard in crafting over time.
In the picture as a werewolf he isn't showing his teeth and that's not surprising since even as a vampire Artemis hardly EVER shows his fangs, he doesn't hiss like other vamps or uses his fangs as a intimidation tactic.
I have a small theory that Artemis either never got into the animalistic side of being a " monster" or did once and went to far causing him to become more disaplined in his behavior.
ngl the buffy s7/angel s4 crossover post has taken root in my mind and I can think of nothing else but the chaos of a hotel full to the brim with protagonists. what do you guys think would be the last straw for Angel's hospitality and why is it Connor laughing at one of Xander's jokes