#no; he is NOT Arthur Holmwood

[see-arcane]

God, this entry is really a master class in how to show the fallibility of a direct POV and how to tell the character in question is ludicrously oblivious.

The lethargy grows upon her, and though she seems strong and well, and is getting back some of her colour, Van Helsing and I are not satisfied. We talk of her often; we have not, however, said a word to the others. It would break poor Harker's heart—certainly his nerve—if he knew that we had even a suspicion on the subject. 

Jack. This man lived for two months with four active vampires. He knows. And he knows you know. He did not just magically un-learn all the facts and leave you and your idol alone on top of ‘Me, An Intellectual’ Mountain. 

Van Helsing examines, he tells me, her teeth very carefully, whilst she is in the hypnotic condition, for he says that so long as they do not begin to sharpen there is no active danger of a change in her. If this change should come, it would be necessary to take steps!... We both know what those steps would have to be, though we do not mention our thoughts to each other. 

Jonathan knows those steps too, Jack. He read about Lucy, Jack. He can tell when Mina is being Different, Jack. He knows what you and Abe are thinking of, Jack. 

We should neither of us shrink from the task—awful though it be to contemplate. "Euthanasia" is an excellent and a comforting word! I am grateful to whoever invented it.

Jonathan ‘Never Puts Down His Kukri Knife’ Harker is so glad you agree, Jack! Raise one hand against Mina and you’ll see just how into it he is.

It’s just...wow. Whether Stoker intended it or not, he perfectly encapsulated the ‘Would Never Make It to the End of a Horror Movie’ characterization. 

[mewtwo365]

this is a little out of order but i saw an internet quote from the physical dracula daily book and had to draw it - that Lucy was playing out an Otome dating sim while Jonathan is having the worst time of his life XD

i hope you enjoy this silly drawing, and have an AWESOME day!!

[thedupshadove]

Your father is dying. Your incipient mother-in-law is dying. Your fiancé might be dying. Said fiancé and future mother-in-law are both willing to confide about their health conditions to you, but insist that it needs to be kept secret from the other, despite the fact that they're mother and daughter and have known each other for all of your fiancé's life, whereas they both met you probably only a couple of years ago. Every day, Arthur Holmwood wakes up.

[popsicle-stick]

hey, don't cry. night of the 26th may, ok?

[lady-dulcinea]

Lucy dances with Arthur at the Pop

from the Milwaukee Ballet's production of Michael Pink's Dracula Luz San Miguel as Lucy Westenra Timothy O'Donnell as Arthur Holmwood

[hallaburger]

my biggest dracula movie/tv adaptation gripe is that they never. Ever. get jack seward right. and they seldom get arthur and quincey right. but nobody does jack the way he should be: young, handsome, charming, smart, deeply observant, driven by curiosity, and devoted to a fault.

the hero boys commonly feel like an afterthought by directors and screenwriters - like they're interchangeable, easily omitted or substituted, swallowed up by abraham van helsing's significance. it's really unfortunate, especially since they each feel, in the book, so lovingly created and characterized. they each have importance and i wish more people understood that.

[anony-geist]

Abraham Van Helsing is a sexier old man than Dracula. And also he fights tooth and nail to make sure that people get to fuck.

[theholmwoodfoundation]

Jeremy reacting to each Dracula title would be so funny

"Hammer Dracula? Yeah that'd be better than shovel Dracula"

Dracula: Prince of Darkness. "Count."

Dracula Rises From His Grave . "Yes that's what vampires normally do"

Bram Stoker's Dracula. "No it's not."

Dracula Untold. "God I wish."

It's a fundamental part of the archival process.

[thegoatsongs]

He think to escape, but no! we follow him. Tally Ho! as friend Arthur would say when he put on his red frock! 

How is Van Helsing always adapted as super serious

[cary-elwes]

[ibrithir-was-here]

"... While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door..."

(Continuing on from this post)

@animate-mush This started out with giving Quincey hugs after breaking his heart reading the documents--and then my darn brain went "hey what if..."

[dathen]

We talk about how risky it was for Van Helsing to tell his theories of the supernatural to Jack, the head of an asylum, but we gotta also acknowledge the risk of telling an actual Lord of the Aristocracy whose best friend is the head of an asylum that they need to desecrate his dead fiancé’s body.

[bluecatwriter]

Arthur is incapable of appearing in a scene without jumping up and sitting down, falling into faints, collapsing to his knees, getting thrown across rooms, or sobbing on people's chests. My boy is doing great at living an active lifestyle!

[lxgentlefolkcomic]

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Dialogue transcripts:

Panel 1

(n/a)

Panel 2

Mina: Nothing but dead ends so far…

Panel 3

Jack: There’s no reason to believe he lingered after those break-ins. He could be anywhere by now.

Panel 4

Terrier: BarkBARKbarkBARKbarkBARKbarkBARK

Panel 5

Arthur: Whoa, now! What is it, Lady?

Lady: BarkBARKbark

Panel 6

Jonathan: I think she’s looking at that man over there.

Arthur: ?

Panel 7

Arthur (offscreen): …What man?

[immediatebreakfast]

Van Helsing: "Not for your living soul!"

Arthur: "???"

Van Helsing: "It is er... contagious."

Though yeah we're joking about Van Helsing not letting Lucy take a lil bite, but Arthur needs to be aware that her kiss is not going to be normal or not infected. He's going blind to this like Jonathan was, while Jonathan now has full awareness due to experience (and thus can have informed consent)

The reflex of not letting the newly transformed Lucy take a bite out of Arthur was quite quick. However, what we can read in the scene is how Van Helsing never explained to Arthur why he can't kiss his beloved on the brink of death, which Jack also notices. Arthur is not aware of the why he can't kiss Lucy, he was forcibly separated for his own good, at least if Van Helsing had said that this illness is contagious the action wouldn't have been so shocking.

Also:

but at that instant Van Helsing, who, like me, had been startled by her voice, swooped upon him, and catching him by the neck with both hands, dragged him back with a fury of strength which I never thought he could have possessed, and actually hurled him almost across the room.

Remember this moment if Van Helsing ever call himself too old in the following entries.

[vickyvicarious]

Lucy: "My dear, my dear, your ears must tingle as you sleep, as mine do waking."

That's an Arthur slang!

Yes indeed!

"I bear messages which will make both your ears tingle." from his telegram to Quincey on May 26!

Also - her addressing him in her diary as "my dear, my dear" is so flippin' adorable, yeah?