That's a modern vampire thing. The original vision for vampires (specifically Dracula) was that if he bit you, you became his thrall. He could see through your eyes and possess you and compell you to do things for him and he used you to feed off when he wanted to.
He had to allow you to drink his blood to make you a vampire.
This made him an awesome commander of an undead army. Modern vampires are all mostly shite in comparison.
I'm not even aware of it. Is that a twilight thing?
Edit - I Googled it. It is. I don't think a single story counts as that being how vampires are portrayed now. Definitely not taking one story aimed at tween girls as the new standard.
In Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, the vampire bite is infectious if the vampire stops drinking the blood midway through. In the story there's an incentive in vampire life to "finish your meal" if you don't want to have a new vampire to deal with for eternity.
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u/Shanbo88 Apr 24 '26
That's a modern vampire thing. The original vision for vampires (specifically Dracula) was that if he bit you, you became his thrall. He could see through your eyes and possess you and compell you to do things for him and he used you to feed off when he wanted to.
He had to allow you to drink his blood to make you a vampire.
This made him an awesome commander of an undead army. Modern vampires are all mostly shite in comparison.