"Ah, has our boy been practicing again? Don't worry my boy, getting stuck in bat shape when you're learning to control it is normal. There's not much I can do I'm afraid, you'll just have to wait it out. My Heart, would you be so kind as to give our boy a little extra love until he has turned back into his normal self? I understand this must be frightening, but he has nothing to worry about. Some love and care from his mother will do him good while he's still small and fuzzy."

(from @asklisafromlupu) (for child or bat Alucard. The ask could be answered by either) "Adrian! My little love! How is transformation practice going? Your father says your control of changing forms at will is getting better. May I see?"

"It's going so well mother, look! I turned into a bat all by myself! And I did it on the first try too! That's impressive, right? Father will be so proud of me! ...I don't know how to turn back, though. I think I'm stuck. ....Can you please call father to help me?"

Has a vampire ever bit a dragon? And has there ever been a vampiric dragon?

"I have no knowledge of any instances where a vampire actually bit a dragon, though I'm sure there are plenty of vampires that would want to indulge in dragon's blood if given the chance. I also do not know if any vampiric dragons exist, though I know of vampires that can transform into dragons. Like me, for example. My dragon form is rarely used, but I can turn into one as well as several other creatures and monsters."

I have a question for you Mr. Dracula. More like a dire need of advice.

How do you taste the differences in blood? It all just tastes like heavily metallic water to me… I dislike it. I still drink it though, much to my disdain.

- a young vampire called "Viatrix" #🌘

(O.O.C: if that's an open anon tag ofc)

"It's an acquired taste, mostly. The more you drink of it, the more you learn to discern between types, ages, sexes, virginity status, sociatal classes, occupations, and so forth. There are a lot of different factors that come together to shape the taste of blood, turning it into a finetuned feast once you know what you like. The more you drink of it, the more you'll pick up on those subtle yet delicious differences. Maybe you just haven't drank enough of it yet, or drank blood from someone that's more you, well, type. It can make a world of difference when you finally find your favorite flavors, you'll see."

[OOC] This is Admin ignorance here since I hail from Instagram and barely engage with tumblr culture beyond my little bubble: What's an anon tag? If someone can help me out here I'd appreciate it!!

Hypothetically, would you let miss Lisa leave, if she was in love with someone else before coming to your castle? And would you still share your knowledge with her?

"In truth, I don't know. I don't know if I could've been selfless enough to let her go. I know I could have kept quiet regarding my own feelings for her, but the thought of her going back to another man's arms would have torn me apart on the inside. But I liked her from the very start, even if I didn't fall in love with her until a little while later. Because of that I would've still taken her on as a student, I think. And in the end, what I wanted for her was to be happy. If that was with another man, then so be it. I would rather have loved her silently than not have loved her at all."

So young Alucard can play with monsters, but not humans?

"Correct. Counterintuitive as that may sound, playing with the monsters in my castle is a thousand times safer than letting him play with humans. I control the monsters, and they know that harming him will be punished by death through most creative means. If they inflict so much as a scratch on him I will turn them into red mist, so they know to treat him with utmost care. I have no such control over humans. Humans tend to lash out at what they don't understand. And for all intents and purposes; my son looks like a vampire. A young one, but still very obviously a vampire. Humans would hunt him down like rabid dogs. My wife is he exception amongst her kind, but I am far too concerned for my son to let him be around humans without explicit supervision and protection. It's easier to just keep him home with us."

Hey, what opinion do you have on walking dead/undead or just zombies?

(Asking all different time period Dracula if his opinion changed on them throughout the years)

-from zombie called "Sinner"🌻

"I have no particularly strong opinion on them, to be entirely fair. Night creatures are undead and I consider them some of my most useful and important assets. If a zombie can do its job well and follow instructions, I have no problem with them being around. It'd be rather hypocritical of me anyway to mistreat or shun one kind of undead when I myself am undead, too."

Dracula, may I have your blessing to court your son?

"I wouldn't bother if I were you. My son has no interest in any romantic connections, that much he made explicitly clear to me before our... Falling out. Not that I'd give a stranger my blessing anyway, I haven't even the faintest clue who you are."

[OOC] Sorry anon, this blog and @askadrianalucardtepes (ran by me) portray Alucard as aroace. And this blog portrays Drac as demiromantic, fun fact. No romo here.

Future Dracula!

Have you ever thought about braiding your hair 👉👈

"Not in particular, no. Why? ...Don't tell me you want to braid my hair, that would be madness. Both the idea of a mortal being able to come close enough to even touch my hair, and the idea of me willingly letting a mortal braid it. Yes, that would be nothing short of insanity. So no, I have no interest in braiding my hair and I would rather you keep your measly little hands to yourself while we're at it. "

And for the most important question...

*drumroll*

What is miss Lisa's favorite colour?

"It's red. She's got such excellent taste, even her favorite colour is perfect. The colour of delicious blood, of the roses I gift her whenever I can, of the wonderful wine we share during our romantic dinners... She truly knows what the greatest colour of all time is. A word of advice: get yourself a woman who has such good taste in colour. It's just one of the million things that make her so precious to me.~"

Why can't young Alucard play with human children?

"Humans are untrustworthy. They view us as monsters, and rightfully so of course. But because of that I have no doubt they would harm my boy if give the chance. Even human children are wicked at the core. They would gladly harm my son before my son could ever harm them. In the castle he is safe, he can focus on his studies and can be around people that won't treat him as a monster. Out there? He'll be hunted relentlessly at every turn. Hell, there's even the whole Belmont clan out there, if those monsters get their claws on my boy I can't even begin to imagine what they'd do to him! No, Adrian is safe at home with me and my wife. He needs to be nowhere else."

Sir, are you on a vacation? 😭

"No, I'm very much around still. I've just been dealing with some personal things in my life, that's all. I've been taking it slow as a result, as I really do need some rest. I'm hoping things will slow down for me soon enough - and I'm confident they will - but until then, this vampire plans to take my nights one step at a time. Lisa's here to support me, luckily. She understands when I need my rest and has been a wonderful support. I truly am beond lucky with a wife as perfect as her."

[OOC] I made a post over on @askadrianalucardtepes a while back that detailed some of the stuff I've been dealing with, if you want updates for all my blogs regarding breaks and such that's the place to go! I've just been very, very tired. :')

"Oh please, spare me your yammering. I thought we'd both come to the understanding that I am the only one of us two whose wife actually loves him back. Hell, she wasn't even your actual wife! Nor was she your beloved, and she still isn't. We went over this, Zarovich. And yet, you still seem incapable of understanding the concept of mutual attraction and love. Do I need to explain it all over again?" //The vampire pinches the bridge of his nose, his annoyance radiating off of him. "The only reason you won that chess game was because your behaviour distracted me to no end. You are like a mosquito, your incessant buzzing enough to drown out any logical thought. And you're equally as intimidating as a mosquito too, might I add. Ugh. I'm open to a rematch if you promise to behave this time, but that's me being very generous. I am extending you far more patience nd grace than I believe you to be worthy of. You're lucky my wife has forbidden me from mauling people that might get on my nerves."

Are you aware of a Vampire by the name of Strahd Von Zarovich?

"Don't get me started on that prick. Listen, I've never really likes most vampires - vampirism and our culture is great, the people less so - but this guy is just a nuisance incarnate. Few people have managed to annoy me as much as he has, with his eternal whinging about his 'Tatyana' who never even loved him back. As someone who believes in consent and is loved by his wife, it's grating on the ears. Not to mention he truly believes he's a gift to the world he's obviously trapped in, that arrogant piece of shit. We've only spoken very sparsely, but even then he did not fail to annoy me tremendously. For all of our sakes, I hope he never manages to set foot on our world again. I cannot promise I won't shove him on a stake if he does."

[OOC] I love roasting Strahd since I run 3 CoS campaigns myself. Tee-hee.

So after all people die are you going to eat hecter???? Was Isaac next

To Vald dracula tepes

"I would not have eaten Hector, no. But I would have slain him. Isaac knew this was also going to be his fate. However, he had fully accepted it at that time and was entirely on board with the extermination of humanity. Even at the cost of his own life. Looking back now, Hector was right to betray me. I was prepared to betray him too, after all. And I had deceived him from the start. I can't say I'm remorseful about it, but I acknowledge I was wrong regardless."

Sir, how many siblings do you have?

"I had one sibling. I'm not sure what became of them after all these years, but I do think about them sometimes. I don't doubt they're dead and gone now but I am still curious what their life must've been like after I became who I am now. Did they get married? Have children? Did they look after my parents? Was their life fruitful and joyous or miserable? I doubt I will ever know. But I still can't help but wonder."

*Shudders a bit. Is visibly disturbed* "Hey man...Mr. Dracula...so...I thought I once heard your name 'Vlad' somewhere before and I got curious. I looked into the name and in some weird way found that name also tied to someone called 'Vlad the Impaler'." *Inhales slowly* "I thought 'well that's a bit of a weird title, why would someone be called the Impaler? Was it something he had on him ore whatever?' and without saying too much he uh..." *Blink blink* "Certainly fits the title..." *breaths in, breaths out* "How uh...how do you deal with knowing TOO much?"

"Aww, you fonud one of my nicknames! How amusing. I used to have whole fields filled out with bodies on stakes, it worked great as a deterrent for nosy humans. Well, it worked great on everyone except my lovely wife. But, for your question: You don't. This is just what your life is like now. You have this information and it will be etched into your brain for good. Enjoy it while it lasts!"

"So... You had to have someone you needed to convince in your army, but your priority is loyalty? You realise that someone you... So easily "convinced" is going to lose that loyalty the moment another individual offers a better option? Um, apologies for the frankness, but this doesn't make much sense to me, and I have to be honest, I feel completely robbed and sidelined." -Forgemaster Cariad

"I understand your frustration, but I will not be budging on my decisions. I have made my choices and I feel cnfident in the selection I've made. You simply did not mee the requirements I had for my forgemasters. Try not to take it personally, Cariad. It is no slight against you for me to have chosen other forgemasters to serve me. For I feel you would not truly pledge yourself to me the way they have. Tell me, truthfully, how much you would be willing to sacrifice for me. What price are you willing to pay if if meant being part of my council?"

Are you aware of a Vampire by the name of Strahd Von Zarovich?

"Don't get me started on that prick. Listen, I've never really likes most vampires - vampirism and our culture is great, the people less so - but this guy is just a nuisance incarnate. Few people have managed to annoy me as much as he has, with his eternal whinging about his 'Tatyana' who never even loved him back. As someone who believes in consent and is loved by his wife, it's grating on the ears. Not to mention he truly believes he's a gift to the world he's obviously trapped in, that arrogant piece of shit. We've only spoken very sparsely, but even then he did not fail to annoy me tremendously. For all of our sakes, I hope he never manages to set foot on our world again. I cannot promise I won't shove him on a stake if he does."

[OOC] I love roasting Strahd since I run 3 CoS campaigns myself. Tee-hee.