Post by rel on Jun 30, 2009 6:39:00 GMT -8
It’s been a very interesting week…well the act was not interesting per say, as anyone with a brain could see that this was coming, but the surprise and awe from the peanut gallery was very interesting indeed. That being said – it’s none of my business. What I DO find interesting is this notion of brother and sister continually being stated, as if…well if it’s stated enough than it will become true? It’s nonsense.
So sure I’m ranting, but not really. I don’t care about who severs who except what that means in terms of sighting and lines. Noooooooo, not that I don’t care, I don’t make judgments about the particulars. I don’t take sides…I see all sides. My opinion about the particulars is irrelevant, it’s the generality that interests me.
You turn, or are turned. That is your sire. You make the change, and you awaken a vampire. There are others within that fold that have been turned, or not, but if there are, these are usually the first vampires you met. If you survive. Oh yes, there are some vampire ‘families’ that are enormously sweet at the onslaught that you may never see again or become thick as thieves…you may consider them family…blood…siblings…
…and then one leaves the brood and gets themselves severed and finds another sire…or becomes a master vampire themselves. It doesn’t erase who turned them, it’s just a piece of paper and lil bit of blood.
So your siblings aren’t now…but are…they will always be considered a part of you, your blood, your power as a vampyre regardless of where you go. They may be your enemy, your friend, your lover, your partner, your confidant, your crush, your lust. They may be in your clan or not. You may be clanned or consider your bloodline the only coven you need.
But, although familial terms are cute, they’re not accurate. You’re not their aunt, they’re not a niece…my husband’s childer are not my own. I am not their sire. Yes, YES…they may tease me with that incessant name of mommy, but if they DO decide to sever white, that’s dropped immediately. Why? Cause I’m not their mommy. I didn’t turn them, their loyalty to me as a clan leader is completely different than their loyalty to their sire. It conflicts sometimes for all clan leaders and sires respectively, but any sire worth their grain of salt knows that if one decides to dedicate themselves to a clan, it usually goes without saying that it takes precedent.
We all have brothers in arms, blood sisters, those we consider family we would die for. They may or may not be bloodline, but they're not any less important. I have them. I understand that. They are your sister, your brother, your life that you would surrender for their safety. There are the familial pet names which I too have used. "Oh my brutha..." was a fav of mine for a long time. I'm not mocking that, nor am I discounting it...
Yet, we all know (or anyone who’s cared enough to read or hear anything I’ve said over the past five years) that I don’t believe in severing. I think that if you have a crap ass childe, then you have a crap ass childe. If they’re fucking up – zero them, and if they want to sever then it’s completely on them. If your sire is a tool, then rebel against them and take over the line. I don’t care. May be interesting to watch! Yet, I’m starting to see…since this trend is no longer a trend and now is a full fledged part of our society…that because of the moving from sire to sire, it’s even LESS familial and even more political.
Are all bindings political? Of course not. But, with last weeks reminder of the continual nonsense of binding to be able to succor and all of the sorrow and condolences after it was over making no sense cause it wasn’t a true binding? And now with ultimatums being given because a childe who was severed now becomes a sibling? I find the reasoning so pedantically human that it’s making me sad for our kind.
So, although I think the severing is nonsense, I also accept I’m in the minority. I can accept the need for a sire if yours is gone. I applaud those who pay homage to the one who turned them yet decide to join, by blood, with another. I accept now that the one who turned you is gone, or weak, or neutral, or doesn’t subscribe to the same beliefs as you do. I get it. I do! It’s between you and your sire. It’s important and for that it should be honored.
BUT THE DRIVEL! Incest? Really? The fact that two siblings bind and I see incest jokes? Or a sire and childe bind and it’s the same? Are you kidding? With our history of turning the one we covet to spend eternity with? The Brides of Dracula? Remember? HA! It’s nonsense, but the fact that some actually believe that is beyond comprehension.
Brothers, sisters, in laws, gah… These are your siblings, your brood, your blood, your coven, your power, your drive, that are connected to you in a way that a clan will never be YET can be on the opposite end of a battle field at any time. These are your sire’s creations (or adoptions) and I just would really love to see the city honor THAT aspect of a bloodline. I miss that. That power and strength of old bloodlines, and some that are still around. I relish in seeing siblings fight. I just do. Vying for the attention of their sire, not agreeing on things, being in different clans…yet STAYING where they are. Owning their blood, their line, their history…it’s amazing to see.
I’m just wondering others thoughts on the matter….no specifics please – this isn’t a bashing session against one or another vampire, but more about the subjects in a larger scale…
So sure I’m ranting, but not really. I don’t care about who severs who except what that means in terms of sighting and lines. Noooooooo, not that I don’t care, I don’t make judgments about the particulars. I don’t take sides…I see all sides. My opinion about the particulars is irrelevant, it’s the generality that interests me.
You turn, or are turned. That is your sire. You make the change, and you awaken a vampire. There are others within that fold that have been turned, or not, but if there are, these are usually the first vampires you met. If you survive. Oh yes, there are some vampire ‘families’ that are enormously sweet at the onslaught that you may never see again or become thick as thieves…you may consider them family…blood…siblings…
…and then one leaves the brood and gets themselves severed and finds another sire…or becomes a master vampire themselves. It doesn’t erase who turned them, it’s just a piece of paper and lil bit of blood.
So your siblings aren’t now…but are…they will always be considered a part of you, your blood, your power as a vampyre regardless of where you go. They may be your enemy, your friend, your lover, your partner, your confidant, your crush, your lust. They may be in your clan or not. You may be clanned or consider your bloodline the only coven you need.
But, although familial terms are cute, they’re not accurate. You’re not their aunt, they’re not a niece…my husband’s childer are not my own. I am not their sire. Yes, YES…they may tease me with that incessant name of mommy, but if they DO decide to sever white, that’s dropped immediately. Why? Cause I’m not their mommy. I didn’t turn them, their loyalty to me as a clan leader is completely different than their loyalty to their sire. It conflicts sometimes for all clan leaders and sires respectively, but any sire worth their grain of salt knows that if one decides to dedicate themselves to a clan, it usually goes without saying that it takes precedent.
We all have brothers in arms, blood sisters, those we consider family we would die for. They may or may not be bloodline, but they're not any less important. I have them. I understand that. They are your sister, your brother, your life that you would surrender for their safety. There are the familial pet names which I too have used. "Oh my brutha..." was a fav of mine for a long time. I'm not mocking that, nor am I discounting it...
Yet, we all know (or anyone who’s cared enough to read or hear anything I’ve said over the past five years) that I don’t believe in severing. I think that if you have a crap ass childe, then you have a crap ass childe. If they’re fucking up – zero them, and if they want to sever then it’s completely on them. If your sire is a tool, then rebel against them and take over the line. I don’t care. May be interesting to watch! Yet, I’m starting to see…since this trend is no longer a trend and now is a full fledged part of our society…that because of the moving from sire to sire, it’s even LESS familial and even more political.
Are all bindings political? Of course not. But, with last weeks reminder of the continual nonsense of binding to be able to succor and all of the sorrow and condolences after it was over making no sense cause it wasn’t a true binding? And now with ultimatums being given because a childe who was severed now becomes a sibling? I find the reasoning so pedantically human that it’s making me sad for our kind.
So, although I think the severing is nonsense, I also accept I’m in the minority. I can accept the need for a sire if yours is gone. I applaud those who pay homage to the one who turned them yet decide to join, by blood, with another. I accept now that the one who turned you is gone, or weak, or neutral, or doesn’t subscribe to the same beliefs as you do. I get it. I do! It’s between you and your sire. It’s important and for that it should be honored.
BUT THE DRIVEL! Incest? Really? The fact that two siblings bind and I see incest jokes? Or a sire and childe bind and it’s the same? Are you kidding? With our history of turning the one we covet to spend eternity with? The Brides of Dracula? Remember? HA! It’s nonsense, but the fact that some actually believe that is beyond comprehension.
Brothers, sisters, in laws, gah… These are your siblings, your brood, your blood, your coven, your power, your drive, that are connected to you in a way that a clan will never be YET can be on the opposite end of a battle field at any time. These are your sire’s creations (or adoptions) and I just would really love to see the city honor THAT aspect of a bloodline. I miss that. That power and strength of old bloodlines, and some that are still around. I relish in seeing siblings fight. I just do. Vying for the attention of their sire, not agreeing on things, being in different clans…yet STAYING where they are. Owning their blood, their line, their history…it’s amazing to see.
I’m just wondering others thoughts on the matter….no specifics please – this isn’t a bashing session against one or another vampire, but more about the subjects in a larger scale…
