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@captainsplat bc ignis and mikenbelong to them

So the idea occurred to me that the idea of the penitent vampire is very popular but kind of fails, if the vampire is penitent because he is doomed to a life of sin and murder-to live he must sin- then all the penance in the world isn’t going to save him because he’s just going to keep sinning. Logically the only way for him to avoid sinning would be to kill himself. The popularity of this trope I think comes from the idea that we are all sinners and the vampire who murders to live is the greatest sinner of all, so to see him who’s sins are far greater than ours strive to change and atone is an outlet for us in a way, it’s an exaggerated version of our own misdeeds however on shows like Buffy it’s stated that vampires do not have free will and are drawn to do evil by their nature, Angel works tirelessly to make up for the evil things he’s done but if he did not have free will is he really guilty? The show says yes, Angel says yes and so on Buffy we have to accept that even without free will vampires are guilty of their actions, I think an argument could be made however that even if it was established someone like Angel would feel the need to atone anyway. On the vampire Diaries redemption and sin and all that aren’t given a lot of room, Stefan hates his vampiric nature and tries to live a morally good life but inevitably cracks and goes ripper. This is the kind of vampire who cannot atone, if he truly wanted to never hurt someone again he would have to die, now the only show I’ve ever seen address this was the UK Being Human which firmly stated that the only way Mitchelle could even come close (and even then it’s made very clear that he cannot atone, that his nature, wanted or not is to sin) was to die. He’s told point blank that his continued existence proves that he is not truly pennant. If we ignore weather or not a vampire is responsible and ignore the concept of free will we still have to address that vampires kill to survive and all the hope for self control and all of the animal blood won’t make up for what they’ve done and that they are taking the risk of it happening again just by living. By taking that risk he undermines his penance. 

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3. Applejack ... Then I realized that I've prioritized who I think a cartoon pony should sleep with. TUMBLR WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BRAIN. 

Giles: Resting together.