WIP report: 15 Jun 2021

[sleeplesspotato]

Castlevania OT3. Already past the halfway point of 21 Days to a Novel -- I'm currently at the worldbuilding part, which is largely character-based (ie, defined by the interactions between the world and the characters). I also wrote a lot of notes about an epilogue to the epilogue featuring my OT3's descendants, and I likely got way ahead of myself there. ^^;; All the same, it was interesting to consider what it would be like for roughly half the family to be descended from Dracula and the other half to be descended from Dracula's mortal enemies. I imagine that the OT3 would raise their children carefully to avoid conflicts getting out of hand, though that could possibly break down after a generation or so. There's also the fact that Alucard will likely outlive his human family, which saddens me even if it gives me a lot of angst to work with. (I have such a weak spot for lonely cinnamon rolls like Alucard; I just want them to be happy.)

Anyway, I might actually finish all of the 21 Days to a Novel exercises for once, and I'm looking forward to that. ^-^

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[mistressofmuses]

I have discovered that I have way more ships that involve one functionally immortal (or at least very long-lived) party and someone else who is not. I'm also fairly happy-endings-only when it comes to reading fic (not to discount how good bittersweet or tragic stories can be or anything, but it's just not what I'm looking for with fic.) This causes some internal conflict for me, haha, though most fandoms have some conventions that provide a workaround.

I'm no stranger to getting ahead of myself on an AU timeline, lol. I have a hugely long mostly-unwritten fic that I've already got like, two full sequels daydreamed about. (Though the idea of a family with such a complicated hereditary between sworn enemies is a compelling one! I'd read the hell out of that in a fic or an original story... and there's also at least some hope that hey, the opposite sides DID come together at one point.)

Good luck finishing up the exercises!

[sleeplesspotato]

When there's someone in a ship who's guaranteed to outlive the other(s), I usually wonder how the author will handle that. I don't mind the somewhat open-ended fics or original stories that end on a happy note but leave you wondering what will happen when the mortal(s) die first, though I also like the bittersweet ones that tackle that head-on from the beginning. I guess there's just a lot of room for variation depending on the ship and the author.

I was thinking about how Alucard and Trevor are textbook enemies-to-lovers with a lot of sexual tension from the get-go (and my headcanon is that Trevor stays in denial longer than Alucard does XD) and how, even after they've gotten together, they still have fights over various items in their respective family baggage. I can't help imagining that some of this will get passed on to their kids; the full humans could also be envious of the quarter-vampires for having a chance at immortality, which adds to the potential drama. There's also the weirdness of being fully human while being part of Dracula's extended family. ^^;; I'm tempted to try and write a sequel featuring the kids, but of course I have to finish writing this one first, so I'll just keep all the notes for now.

Thanks! I'm hoping to finish by next week or earlier. *fingers crossed*

[mistressofmuses]

Same. I tend to be all right with happy-for-now endings, and am fine with stories addressing it... I just don't tend to enjoy tragedy, ha. I've tried to figure out how to handle it with an unwritten AU that involved angels and demons and humans. Vampires and werewolves often have some option to turn a mortal lover immortal (or long-lived), depending on the specific mythology of the work. A few fandoms I know of favor reveals of secret immortality for the "human" partner, either through a secretly inhuman bloodline, or through magical intervention... I've seen lots of methods for "solving" the dilemma, and assuming the proper setup is given, I enjoy it.

I imagine that even after they hit the lovers end of the cycle, they would absolutely still snipe at each other constantly, haha. It may be done in a more loving way, but they would still get into it. And I'm sure Sypha would be fed the hell up with breaking it up, lol. Definitely could add some very interesting interpersonal drama for the hypothetical kids.