Not A Maiden Help

(a thrall, in some vampiric lore, is a human/creature who is under the control of a vampire created by drinking a vampires blood. they gain some vampiric abilities, become fiercely loyal to their, for lack of a better word, sire, and are sometimes dependent on a continuous supply of blood from said sire to maintain loyalty, power and i’d like to argue in martyn’s case to continue living because it makes for an interesting story)

As far as I remember, he never fully revealed to anyone that he was not, in truth, just some rich kid. They might have been able to figure this out on their own. He’s far too self sufficient and quick thinking to be a spoiled noble, but nothing was ever truly confirmed. Heck, the audience doesn’t even know what his real story was, just that his was “not rich.”

Do you think Sausage left Oakhurst and tried to learn more about his fallen friends, only to find nothing about a Martyn Woodhurst? No connections to any noble family, no prior connection to the town, just… nothing. Like he didn’t exist.

Did Martyn leave anyone behind? From how frantically he ran into town in the beginning, it seemed like he must have been running from something, from his past. We don’t know why he really came to Oakhurst in the first place, nor do we know if he has any connections left outside of the town. If he did, they will very likely never know what happened. How could they? Nobody would know to tell them.

Those who knew the true Martyn before the events of Vampires will never know what became of him, while those who saw him collapse, saw him die, never actually knew the real Martyn.

throughout Vampires, Apo and Martyn's relationship has it's ups and downs; but for the most part Apo and Martyn trust and care for eachother, hell maybe after ep 3, the reason they are so in sync is due to them being fledgling and sire.

they are always riding in the boat together, it's Martyn who stands between Apo and the other final humans when she wants to help, it's Apo telling Martyn off for being alone in the dangerous woods at night, and it's Martyn offering blood to Apo when she's hungry.

and it's that caring that is ultimately Martyn's downfall. After he fell off the bridge in EP3, Apo cared enough to save his life by suppressing her own desires and giving blood to him.

it's never brought up after Apo reveals it in ep 5. no one, not even Martyn, mentions anything being different. no one outside of Apo knows that he is now her fledgling. Hell, I'd feel comfortable saying that Apo herself forgot about it, after all Martyn seems to be his normal self still, no harm done.

then episode 8 happens, Martyn offers his arm to Legs and I'd love to believe in that moment, Apo felt her fledgling's body start to fail. I mean she is already walking toward him when he dies, I'd like to think she's subconsciously waking toward him to catch him.

And Martyn just...

dies...

in front of everyone. no indication as to why except for the growing dread on Apo's face as she realizes what happens.

Ren's anger and swift death do nothing to ease any tension as he died screaming about how they killed Martyn out of the darkness in their souls. Now Apo is left with the bodies of two people she trusted the most, and it's a little bit her fault.

Sausage doesn't help of course. he calls her a murderer multiple times, and then leaves to bury the bodies by himself. Apo, too caught up in the thought of finally seeing Cherri again, rushes home and explains everything to Cherri, where of course she accepted back, no matter if she's human or not, and of course Cherri will help accommodate her. They are partners who love eachother and have worked hard for their happy ending.

But... do you think she thinks about what happened while lying in bed with Cherri? Do you think she tries to picture her friend, no. Fledgling's smile in the darkness, trying to preserve his charm? Do you think that Martyn's memories cross her mind the was Avid's memories crossed Shelby's?

Do you think she tracked Martyn's father down for closure, to tell him his son was dead, or even to yell at him for how he treated Martyn?

Do you think Apo kept her milita banner, even when the only other living member hates her because he thinks she did it? to you think she buys Sausage and Shelby's books because they contain traces Martyn in them?

Do you think she writes to Shelby, asking for advice on how to deal with the loss of a fledgling?

“There’s someone there!”

one of my favourite scenes from episode two of vampires :)

Tomb of the Red King

The Hand’s final stand

Fire post!

soft zaundads...