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]

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.