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SirPiecemaker t1_iyzoakh wrote

Reply to comment by noughtnaut in [WP] The new generation of vampire has discovered that just by taking iron supplements and vitamin D drops, they’re feeling fine without drinking human blood by Superben14

Only if you're using old mirrors that contain silver to reflect - modern ones do not and would serve well for vampires.

Not to mention that the stubborn bastards would keep drinking humans; the main thing our protagonist takes issue with.

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noughtnaut t1_iyzhjld wrote

Reply to comment by SirPiecemaker in [WP] The new generation of vampire has discovered that just by taking iron supplements and vitamin D drops, they’re feeling fine without drinking human blood by Superben14

I'm no writer; I only had one measly angle on this, and it was different than yours. Perhaps, in a future variation, it might be incorporated as a penultimate enticement for the elders?

Seeing the sun is marvellous, and also does wonders for one's general mental disposition. But to be in the sun is to be seen by others. Now, I don't presume to call a fellow vampire vain but, as a whole, we do appreciate proper appearance. Yes, I know, we all have the means and inclination of keeping handmaidens, but what I'm getting at is, this tincture finally allows us to make use of mirrors.

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localweebspotted t1_iyze4t9 wrote

Reply to [WP] you are a drone in a hive. your job is simple. mate with the queen and die peacefully. The queen fell in love with you and ruined your plans. she doesn't accept any other drone and only wants you. by Round-Information974

“Wha—?!”

“You heard me, she really ain’t beating around the bush, bud!”

To add context to this situation, a worker at my hive has informed me that the queen isn’t hooking up with other drones anymore—ever since I did what I had to, no other drones did.

By “what I had to,” I mean, add to the hive.

The queen’s a demanding bee—harsh, stern, and acts like she’s actually working all the time.

In reality, she’s lazy.

How do I know?

That’s what you get from hanging out with her for too long.

I did what I had to, being a drone, but now I get this bizarre news that’s sure to have the other drones overjoyed at not having to do that extra work.

“You’re telling me that the queen isn’t hooking up with any other drones?” I stared at the worker.

“Mmmhmmm,” she replied. “sounds like you really did something there. She’s actually working nowadays!”

On one occasion, I criticized the queen and told her how lazy she was—I did that over and over until she stopped rebutting my arguments. I insisted that she change those habits.

But that was dumb—she was in control of the hive, and I was just a drone.

And yet, I saw her working more and more, day by day, and I felt happy.

“She really isn’t going out with a new drone. Always sending for you, always talking about you, always looking real happy whenever I mention whatever good stuff I said that you said about her,” said the worker.

“And she’s sending for you for the umpteenth time today! Haven’t been able to find you for some time,” she added.

“Well, that’s a little difficult to refuse. I guess I should just do as I’m told, then. Not like my lifespan gets longer if I don’t listen.”

And sure enough, hours later, I’m stuck with the knowledge that I’m the only one with this workload from now on.

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hustob512 t1_iyzdekr wrote

Reply to comment by SavDSaint in [WP] You're a renowned author who's still going to school. Annoyingly, your English teacher is reading way too deeply into your books. by stopeatingbuttspls

Thank you! I appreciate that. I don't typically write things that don't rhyme so it's a bit of a new creative exercise for me.

To be honest, I'm not sure where else to take it from here though, so I don't think I'm going to continue this particular prompt. I'm gonna make an effort to be posting more though so maybe you'll see me around lol

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Unknown_User_66 t1_iyz6k43 wrote

Reply to [WP] The new generation of vampire has discovered that just by taking iron supplements and vitamin D drops, they’re feeling fine without drinking human blood by Superben14

This is somewhat related to a plot device in a story I'm writing.

In my stories, vampires have always existed and require the consumption of blood from others to supplement a fictional cell that they cannot natively produce as part of a hereditary curse put on them for the sins of their past ancestors. Human blood contains a good abundance of these cells, but so does animal blood, albiet at a lower quantity and with a disgusting taste. Pacifist vampires willingly stick to animal blood in an attempt to live peaceful lives, but humans will irrationally attack them if they're exposed for being vampires. Purist vampires see humans as inferior beings in every way imaginable and see no reason to take animal blood when humans should be serving then, so they wage war on hunanity every once in a while, but a weakness to sun and silver keeps them in check.

In the present, a cryptobiologist manages to synthesize this cell after freeing a couple of pacifist vampires that the purists were keeping as slaves, but the purists find out about it and go after the biologist for, basically, threatening their image of superiority, but this is in modern times and they terrorize him into patenting the synthesis process and handing it over to them, akin to what they did with insulin IRL, but they have no intention of ever making more of it.

The war against vampires never stopped. It just changed.

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