great smut and art, mid everything else

spoilers:

fucking the whole family is not a very desirable romance trope. the smuts hot, but the fluff doesn’t hit at all. i’d MUCH rather see a violent toxic version of this than a shabby attempt at an ‘authentic’ relationship with a vampire’s ex-lover’s great grandson. even some confinement, revenge, manipulation.. literally anything but this absolute snoozefest of a romance plot.

in the mc’s shoes, his identity, independence, and free will has been stripped away to just be a vessel for his great grandfathers love and past regrets- it feels more like a possession- frankly, it is. the mc isn’t himself, and the vampire (albeit unknowingly) takes advantage of that. the vampire doesn’t even see mc as himself, just as ‘another blake’. i’d be far happier plot wise if the mc left the vampire and found someone who loves him for who he truly is inside- rather than clinging to the past with a hundreds-of-years-old family fucking slut.

albert should dump his ass
and vampire needs to get a fucking grip