#jambonsama

1) hell yeah

2) i didn’t read the parenthesis before drawing this sORRY

3) I would only play and sing “Take On Me”, on loop, for every spell or every performances, until my enemies (and friends) went crazy

I chose the title for several reasons. One being that there’s an association with paranormal creatures for having monstrous appetites that cannot be satisfied, whether for food or sex (Dracula being the prime example, he literally feasts on what he desires) or power over another creature.

It’s a common trope we see repeated in a lot of paranormal fiction, erotica or otherwise. There’s just something inhumane about the characters that drives them, they can’t help themselves, they have to feed, they have to be in control, they often times (particularly in werewolf stories) act possessive and domineering in harmful ways, which is misconstrued by popular media as being “alpha”. Because what we think of as being strong and powerful has been warped to mean “bully”. And I’ve got no truck with bullies.

So as I have sought to do with most things in this book, because never forget it was a thought experiment above all else, was to flip those tropes. So instead we have a vampire who is socially awkward and a bit of a self admitted wreck, and a werewolf who despite being built like a brick house, is the embodiment of those giant dogs who still think they’re lap dogs. I mean, he’ll still break you in two if he has to, but he’d really rather not thanks, he’s got other things to do, like enjoying a good cuddle and doting on all 20ish of his nieces and nephews who simultaneously dog pile anyone who walks in the front door. 

Ultimately the reason I picked this title though, is because it’s a story about people who are all in some way hungry for something more than what they have. It’s a pang, a physical ache slowly eating away at them in turn. And I don’t mean power and control, not really, those things aren’t needs, they aren’t hunger, they’re a symptom of gluttony and greed. Hunger is for simple needs, for freedom, for love, for affection—to be seen for who you really are and accepted. 

To feel like they belong. 

2) such a mental torture. A good kind of mental torture, but still. Sooooo… I really don’t know if I want you to answer these questions, but I wanted to at least let you know I’m already deeply invested in her, and I love her so much already!!!!

Well you’d best make up your mind because here I go :p

Ursula, is also bisexual, though she would probably identify more towards pan if they used those words. She’s considerably older than Vlad and he’s somewhat embarrassed by this. Nathan continues to give zero fucks.

She was once the lover to an Empress whose kingdom sunk beneath the ocean. She was on the other side of the world when it happened. She still looks for the lights some nights.

In her present form she’s short and stocky. Her hair is the color of dark honey and curls wildly. It reminds Vlad of early renaissance paintings, and he’d like to paint her some day. Nathan likes watching her braid it. He buys her silly little trinkets to lace through the plaits. 

Ursula who has worn crowns, treasures all of them. 

She eats almost as much as Nathan and never says no to honeycomb. If comics existed she’d read them. In their lieu she greatly enjoys reading the new publications known as Penny Dreadfuls—both her and Vlad collect the same author and by happy coincidence each have copies of chapters the other does not. They’re trying to get Nathan interested but he’s not a fan of fantasy. A world with only humans is just too unrealistic. Not to mention worryingly speciest.

She bears a lot of scars. She does not hide them.

She has a natural talent for the theatrical and in another life walked the stage. She likes plants but gardens begrudgingly. She’s forgotten her original name but doesn’t mind. 

*hugs you so tight* it’s always an utter joy when I see you online.

And thank you, it makes me really happy too...I always wanted to see more people like her in the fiction I was reading, and every time I thought I found it I was invariably disappointed.

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