#It’s 1 am and I’m tired. I speedran this

[vampstel]

I still have multiple things to write about V (such as his likes and dislikes, trivia, and even health) but here’s his backstory

Quick warning: This mentions murder, execution (specifically beheading), and general dark themes. I don’t go too in-depth about it, but still beware.

“Nikolai was conceived and born in England during the 19th century to Wilford and Morana Godfrey. Wilford was a mortal human and Morana was a pureblood vampire, thus making Nikolai a natural dhampir.

During his childhood, he was extremely sheltered and hidden from the outside world. His parents were overprotective of him — hybrids and interspecies relationships were (and still are) stigmatised. Not to mention… Nikolai had poor health.

He holds no grudge against his parents for being the way they are. He understands they only wanted the best for him. After all, his parents took care of him and loved him unconditionally. There was nothing else he wanted or needed and he was happy with his life.

However, Nikolai can’t deny his ever growing-desire to go out and explore the world. To feed his curiosity, he successfully sneaks out without his parents knowing and stumbles upon a boy named Adrian.

The two quickly become friends. While Adrian was frightened by Nikolai’s sudden appearance, he begins talking to the dhampir. Nikolai, being shy, didn’t speak and chose to respond by nodding or shaking his head instead.

Nikolai continues to sneak out regularly to meet with Adrian. He slowly warms up to him and begins engaging in conversation. Asking him general questions about his life and the world, to which Adrian happily answered.

At some point, Nikolai trusted Adrian enough to tell him he was a dhampir. The boy didn’t care and instead found him even more fascinating. He wanted to learn more about him and reassured him he wasn’t afraid. However, his view of Nikolai quickly changes once his parents find out.

Adrian’s parents urged him to tell them everything he knew about Nikolai. They, alongside the townsfolk, quickly came up with a plan to murder his family. They raid their house, steal their belongings, and burn the place down before inevitably killing Morana and Wilford.

Morana instructs Nikolai to run and hide before they could catch him. She gives him her necklace, telling him to keep it safe. And most importantly, to keep himself safe and to stay alive. The dhampir successfully escapes but the townsfolk did not stop their pursuit. After a few days, they find Nikolai and bring him to the village to execute him.

Nikolai doesn’t even try to fight. He was exhausted and had no strength or will to live. He allows the barbaric men to drag him ruthlessly to the village. Having him beheaded in front of everyone, including Adrian.

At the sight of Adrian, Nikolai breaks down, lashing out and harming the boy in the process. He starts screaming and crying out, asking him why he did this. To which Adrian wordlessly looked back at him in guilt and horror.

By some kind of miracle, Nikolai survives his execution and flees. He finds shelter in a cave, sleeping for decades to heal his wounds but the scar on his neck will never fade away. Nor will his emotional scars fade away either.

Ever since this incident, Nikolai swore to himself not to trust a mortal again. It takes him time to get back up, shocked to find out how different the world has become. After a lot of effort, he integrates himself into society. Masquerading as an orphan abandoned by his parents.

Nikolai never sticks to one place. Often moving to avoid suspicion before finally settling down in London. He successfully finds a career dabbling in art with a part-time gig as a barista.

To this day, Nikolai wonders how he survived and why he did.”