Thoughts upon skimming the fifth separate "Vampires are the New Hot Thing!" article in a week

[missroserose]

Why did I have to go through the whole vampire obsession thing eight years ahead of everyone else, so that now, when there's no shortage of erotic vampire storytelling, rather than going "OMG that's hawt" I just wince at the overtones of domination and codependence?

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Because you're a trendsetter, living ahead of the curve?
I feel your pain, though. I got my fill of Byronesque vampies in the eighties, and by the time Angel rolled around, he was sad and lame.
Oh wait, that's because Angel was sad and lame.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

And Edward and Bella aren't? :D

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I cannot comment on Edward and Bella, having had no exposure to them. And no plans to do so, because they sound sad and lame and emotionally painfully broken.

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

Because you were a submissive codependent with vampire-oriented friends eight years ago?

Upside: you're not doing it now. :)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

I was asking "why" more as an expression of frustration rather than genuine curiousity as to the sources. I was already pretty aware of those. :)