#[Ha ha. When Dani awakens your BATIM muse ;u;]

[onexeyedxtwin]

I sometimes think about Vladimir’s Martyr complex and I get... really sad. Vlad’s spent most of his life as a scared and shy little child. It has caused a lot of heartache in his life and in some verses it’s caused the death of his father Tom. (Again this is PURELY verse dependent as more often than not Tom survives and leaves the studio but is gravely injured before doing so... again.) After surviving the Studio, he’s sick of watching and letting those he loves get hurt. So he decided to be the protector for once in his life. That’s why he tries to keep up a more “princely” public image. In all of the fairytales that he’s read, princes are powerful, princes are fearless, princes protect their kingdoms and their families from the forces of darkness. They are graceful, elegant, couragous and don’t falter in the face of danger. They slay dragons and in some stories bring down gods themselves. All for those they love. 

However, unfortunately in Vlad’s case, the “forces of darkness” or “the dragon” in this case, is his own uncle who runs a cult. (Gio’s Bendy.)  Sammy, His own aunt (Dani’s Alice), The Butcher Gang, and of course Mister Doctor (Gio’s BATIM OC) are all “forces of darkness.” but it’s mainly Bendy since Vlad believes that the cult could easily be the undoing of his entire family and swallow the world in a sea of ink... just like Joey Drew wanted. A world where he writes the script. (At least, that’s how Vlad sees it.) 

Vlad takes a little bit of help hear and there, but for the most part he takes it upon himself to end it all when he’s barely old enough to drive and he’s not even old enough to drink yet. Why? Because the thought of losing someone he loves terrifies him. He’ll lament about how hard it is on him, but will almost never ask for help. He’d rather take the brunt of if, even if it kills him.