Thread:Flamette/@comment-3468598-20140412223451/@comment-3025831-20140415123511

VictorianMycomancer wrote: Flamette wrote: VictorianMycomancer wrote: Mhm. I really need to catch up, might throw it on while I hat tonight. hehe, I love that Drac, in young Dracula. Pains me how he so hard on his daughter though. I always though monster or not, Drac was written to be womanizer. (but not abuser of them. But respects him..as did pick and choose consorts for they offered something unnormal girls)  I hated how whole Vampire world in this series all treated girls like crap.


 * Falls over laughing at the insinuation that The Count respects women.*  You haven't read the book in awhile have you?  Granted he shows no respect for anyone, (well, maybe Attilla The Hun,) but the man literally throws one of his wives (if that's what they are) across the room.  He assaults Mina and forced her to drink from him out of vengeance and spite, and takes advantage of Lucy while she sleep walks.

But that's Book!Count, honestly even when he's portayed with more humanity, or with the intent of being charming, respectful isn't something you can give him. I can only assume when you say "offered something unnormal girls" you're referring to the Langella version. Where Lucy's a bit of an oddball. And as much as I love that movie, and as much as it has informed some of my characterization for Ms. Westernra, For the gothic Heroine nicely sums up why no, The Count isn't much better there.

For The Gothic Heroine wrote: <div Or is he? He’s still a cold-hearted murderer, and for all his touted passion, he ends up coming off less like Lucy’s true love and more like a classic rake. Unwilling women get hypnotized, then tossed aside when he’s done. Willing women get the honor of being told they’re not like other girls. Either way, he gets what he wants. Unless you have some other version in mind, something that gives the brides some development? (I have a strange soft spot for The Wierd Sisters and spend to much time thinking about them.)

Sorry if I ramble, I just get really heated regarding The Count, he's been a major part of my life since age zero. Someday I'll probably write an essay on him for school.

As it is, for now, I'll just take a deep breath and sip some tea, I agree with you whole heartedly that the dynamic between The Count and Ingrid is hard to watch, and I spent the first two seasons desperately hoping there'd be some glimmer of redemption on his part.

And that you are entitled to write the man however you want, I tend to downplay some of the more uncomfortable aspects of his character when I write my own fanfiction, it's a black comedy after all. And murder is hilarious, sexism isn't. So I nearly cried, when he was acting nice to her..But she was all.."No this isn't real.." She was right. If I was her I would sooner let come to for reals then under some spell.

As for my Drac tale, like you said, your entitled to write him as you  choose. I even covered that in my write up, he hated how people's thoughts created him. As some dark unfeeling monster beast blahaha...It's time for him make his own chapter. Yet sadly he can't escape all of what shaped him. as this how world saw him. SO DUH! The thoughts that created him would some how still have a strong hold on him. Yet he's mother F'in Vlad Dracula. Even if said thoughts shaped him and over power him, the same said thoughts created him thinking..HE IS BADASS. So with that, the said thoughts also created him with his might and strong will power still very much intacked. So that means can fight against these said thoughts, that shaped him. Though he still has a hard time, as it is in his orginal nature from how MR Stoker created him. Even the Good and Bad  media/novel rewrites have gotten into his creation by the newer gens of our world. YET he still has his pride and ego, and it's allowing him to be.."SCREW THIS I WANT TO WRITE MY OWN CHAPTER STORY...But I still intend to pick and choose certain flase memories for my future plans and ideas.."

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I must have read  the unbridge..I guess. I hope your not acually laughing at me, but more at my poor choice of how I see Dracula. You love and praise Drac in your way, as I praise in mine. <3 THANKFULLY with my silly little story here, I can have a bit creative lesions to his character/personally and views but still staying in character.