I’m surprised it took me this long to get them out, I especially feel that way about the rest of the designs I have for all the others coming after— just bare with me they’re coming around slowly, but surely.
Small detail: I know Vincent described vampires having silver eyes with a slight tint of crimson, but I went the reversal route just cause crimson with silver undertone faded better lol Also I headcanon vampires don’t have eye shines because obviously they’re undead.
Vincent’s design is based off the lovely @itsdaifuku ‘s. When I was first working on the vamps once I saw her interpretation I couldn’t picture him another way, so credits to her ✨
[Bonus]
Who would I be if I didn’t also include—
The King
Yes, him and Vincent have matching cross earrings.
He never held a baby in his arms that shared his flesh and blood
William Solaire never conceived a child
“I am not your father,” he chides his eldest progeny when she’s new to the vampire life and stirring up trouble and he had to pull her out of the situation
She scoffs and mutters something unflattering under her breath that William pretends he can’t hear
William Solaire is not a father
He uses a silky handkerchief to wipe blood off his youngest progeny’s face when his training of his new powers went awry and he ran face-first into a wall and broke his nose
William Solaire knows he’s not the boy’s father. The boy is angry at what’s happened to him and is all too eager to remind William that he’s not the boy’s father with acidic words that cut deeper and hurt more than any pain the Old Blood King has felt in centuries
William Solaire is not his progenies’ father. The world changed so much between his turning and their births. The world changed. He did not. Not much, anyway. How could he ever be their father?
“You’re not my father!” William’s eldest’s own First Blood snaps in an accent that’s different from those he’s been around for the last hundred years. William knows this former-Freelancer has been through too much, and a great deal of that pain has been tied to blood relatives
William Solaire is over five hundred years old and well versed in patience. He takes the man’s vitriol without so much as a flinch. A daemon six miles away senses an overwhelming tidal wave of sorrow
William Solaire is not a father
He never raised a child from infancy, but guided three new blood vampires in the last fifty years, mostly on his own
His progeny and their progeny do not share his flesh, but they do share his blood
William Solaire is a Maker and a clan king, he insists to himself, not a father
William Solaire is not a father, he believes, even as his youngest progeny takes his name as the boy’s own
William Solaire is not a father, as he tells his eldest progeny he is not mad at her, merely disappointed with the choice she made
William Solaire is not a father, though he guides his eldest’s First Blood through caring for two newborns on his own
William Solaire is not the boy’s father, mopping up the boy’s tears after a terrible attack that forced the boy and his young partner into an impossible decision too soon, and made the boy a Maker himself
William Solaire is not a father. He will insist he is not, if you ask him
He is aware that his youngest progeny calls him the “old man,” which is a common modern phrase often used to denote a person’s father. He does not believe the boy means it that way. Even when the boy gives him a long, crushing hug with a broad smile on his face
William Solaire is not a father, but he lets the boy’s partner get away with playful mischief that his three—two, he reminds himself—progenies never could
William Solaire was never a father. He will insist, if you ask
we know william’s crown’s design from his logo, and we know vincent’s is a wreath from his description- I NEED TO KNOW SO BADLY WHAT ALEXIS’ CROWN LOOKS LIKE PLEASEEEEEE
Vincent feel into a deep depression during the months following William invoking him, causing Vincent to frequently forget to fulfill his basic needs like bathing and eating. So, William would do it for him. William would fill up his bathtub and carry Vincent from his bed to the bathroom and bath him, he'd bring a blood bag or two to Vincent's room and sit him up and help him drink it while rubbing his back, he'd sit Vincent in front of himself and brush out his matted hair carfully so he wouldn't pull Vincent's hair.
The reason William sees Vincent as his child is because he had to take care of him in the way you would a small child - helping bath them, brushing their hair, feeding them, ect. William wants to care for and protect Vincent because once he started he couldn't stop.
Not gonna even lie to you guys I love William like I always knew he’d be a lil twisted with all the summit stuff and I never expected him to be any less because after living for so long you’d definitely get a sick sort of power trip especially if you’ve been right about stuff before because even if you’re wrong you would live long enough that the consequences for your actions would no longer even matter
Vincent hadn't always been second in line to Alexis. In another life, before the accident, he had actually been the eldest, he and his younger brother only a few years a part in age. They were close in his old life, inseparable even, until the former Vincent met his untimely end.
One of the most difficult adjustments in his early years as a vampire was the sudden separation from his family and younger brother. Vincent resented William's insistence that, for the sake of both covert and his own well being, Vincent couldn't continue to keep tabs on his old family, even if from the shadows. He seethed each time William, with great patience whenever the subject was broached, explained how much more painful it would be for him to watch their lives ultimately move on in Vincent's absence. Despite this, Vincent couldn't help but attempt small check-ins on his brother over the years, the act made all the easier as social media took off. Vincent learned when he graduated high school, a year later than planned as he grappled with his grief over Vincent, was delighted to find that he'd managed to be accepted to the same College Vincent himself was attending before his accident. Had shared in his brother's grief when their mother became ill shortly after and eventually passed before his brother finished his first year.
Over time, Vincent began to understand the ache that William had tried to shield him from, and finally acquiesced to put his old life to end. To fully separate himself from the "old Vincent" his brother still remembered. The last thing he chose to know about his little brother was that he had settled down his sophomore year with his college sweetheart and that they seemed rather happy together.
So it was to Vincent's immeasurable surprise when one day, many years after he had last allowed himself to last think of him, that his Lovely returned home to tell Vincent about the oddest encounter. They told him that after finishing their last class for the day, they had made a quick stop at the 7/11 by campus for snacks where they ran into a boy who so closely resembled their lover it stopped them dead in their tracks. As they stood near him in line to check out, they couldn't help but say hello and make small talk together. The boy shared that he was passing through Dahlia on his first solo road trip before leaving for college later in the Fall. Lovely had recommended a place to him to eat while in town before parting ways. Vincent sat utterly still, in a daze as they spoke and laughed about how much alike they looked.
Later that evening, with his heart still racing in his chest, Vincent did what he had not dared to do in nearly 2 decades, and looked up his younger brother. He found that in the years since he'd last, his brother had lived a full life spent traveling and making a name for himself in his career. He had even started a family of his own, his most recent post mentioning that his eldest son would soon be attending college at his own Alma Mater. Vincent felt his Lovely rush to his side and wrap their arms tightly around him before he even registered the feeling of tears roll down his cheeks. He heard rather than felt the sob that broke from his chest as he began to cry in their safe embrace.
Vincent didn't know how long they sat with his face pressed against their neck, their hands soothingly running through his hair. Eventually he was calm enough to explain what he had found out. That after all these years there would soon (finally) be a Vincent Reyes counted among his university's Alumni.
When Milo goes with them to visit their family he loves it because they spoil him the whole time up until they leave.
Sweetheart has an amazing relationship with milo's mom.
Gabe loved Halloween.
Gabe was a dilf.
Before Ash and baabe met ash would go visit his sister as often as he could.
During the wedding, Ash's Sister was excited to see tank.
After the inversion, FL asked Gavin to let them know when caelum was ready to come back to their world, because they missed him.
FL keeps mini cupcakes and juice in the fridge, for caelum to eat when ever he pleases.
Whenever FL and Gavin spoon, Gavin is the little spoon.
FL called Huxley multipul times during the moon bound soltice to check on Damien.
FL and Damien get worried when Lasko calls because he usually texts them.
FL has tried many times to teach Gavin and Caelum to use the microwave ( failing each time).
Guy tells honey about the big dog he always sees at that house he delivers to way too much.
Guy finally asks baabe about the dog, and they tell him its a farm dog breed just too make fun of ash.
The Shaw pack play a massive game of hide and seek during pack gatherings, when they don't really have anything to discuss.
Even though he had to tell tank what they were doing would effect the pack, David actually missed them.
Asher and Guy have hella crocs.
Honey got Guy the exact same hoodie. But he still ended up wearing theirs.
FL and Damien are extremely over protective of Lasko. So knowing they like Dear is very important to him.
The damn crew sometimes on random days gather at one of their houses to have breakfast and carpool to school.
It took a while for dear to get used to how close they all were and to see how much they all love each other.
Gavin doesn't make his 711 jokes around dear because he knows Lasko really likes them, and he's scared it will mess things up between the two.
Lasko, Damien, and FL have a lack of boundaries in their relationship so they are all used to just walking into each others homes. Gavin and Huxley are so used to it they don't even acknowledge it anymore.
Huxley had everyone come over when his parents visited him so they could meet them. And they got four more children.
Aaron is such a morning person it hurts.
It goes without saying all the wolves would pick sleeping in over getting up early.
Geordi really truly is in love with cutie but he can't take the pain of going through another bad relationship.
I feel like William likes being introduced to his clans mates because he is one of those grandparents that love grandkids.
William and Caelum are my favorite non-romance characters.