Just noticed something in today’s Dracula Daily entry that I hadn’t noticed before!
Van Helsing says, “I have asked [Lucy] to send me her maid, that I may ask just one or two question, that so I may not chance to miss nothing. I know well what she will say.”
This stood out to me because I had just been thinking that, given Victorian sensibilities, if you have a young lady who appears to be losing inordinate amounts of blood but has no visible injury, the maid is exactly who you should ask. Because a young lady like Lucy would likely not have talked about her period to a man even if it was medically relevant, as it would Not Have Been Done, and the maid would be the one changing the sheets, so they’d know if the woman they worked for had been having unusually heavy periods.
I don’t know if that’s what Van Helsing was asking about, but it would be a sensible (if, by standards of the time, indelicate) thing to do.
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I could not cope with being Laia Burnell. How is she meant to choose?
Ezel
Pros: Kind, respectful, intelligent, handsome, devoted, passionate, likes books and art, you have a lot of history together.
Cons: Doesn't warn you about bloodstained crime scene corridors, his ghost contemplated getting a bit murder-y back in the fifteenth-century, overshadowed by his uncle/brother/great great grandpa, might still secretly make creepy pebble art as a hobby.
I only tried Ezel's route out of morbid curiosity, but... *whispers* it's actually really good? He's very well suited to Laia, and the moment a LI talks books I'm a lost cause. Plus he's so respectful and caring whilst still being passionate? Ezel, you are a lovely green flag.
Mehmed
Pros: Sexy, obsessively-devoted, rich, owns a fortress, mysterious, passionate, intelligent, patron of the arts and sciences, calculating, a lot of shared history.
Cons: Obsessive, no, like, *really* obsessive, ominously secretive, vanishes randomly, may or may not be partially trapped in the wall, doesn't get on with your friends, not all the shared history is 'great' (to put it mildly).
And he knows that because he lost Lale and realised nobody could replace her 🥺 Everything about this scene was perfect (apart from goddamn Vlad doing his Elsa impression before they could kiss 😑).
Noe
Pros: Charming, intelligent, witty, sexy, mischievous, caring, can magic you up a new look/pet/missing brooch, powerful to have on side, no Lale/Ottoman Empire baggage.
Cons: Tied you to a tree and offered you up to Vlad as a snack a few weeks ago, reluctant workaholic, bad at opening up emotionally, almost set your mom on fire, massive flirt.
"All his care and comfort" 😭. The transformation of this demon from carefree fuck buddy to loving boyfriend has been beautiful to witness.
TLDR: I'm glad I'm not Laia, because deciding between them would be horrible (okay, I'd personally pick Noe, but that's not really the point). Each of them has such good chemistry with Laia 😭
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I know Count Dracula is getting more outwardly menacing and all right now but I keep coming back to thinking about him cooking.
Like this Man-Turned-Monster is taking the time to craft edible and delicious meals for his guest. How long has it been since he himself ate? Centuries right? Does he even remember the taste of food? Or how to prepare it? Did he purchase a cookbook to teach himself? How did he get the ingredients and when he used them, was he at all confused because they weren't exactly like what they had in his time? Can he even try the food he's made or will it all taste like rot and ash to him regardless on the quality?
I just have so many feelings about him learning how to cook and bake (again?).
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