" Oh, what a wonderful night to have a curse ! "

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You meet a real-life vampire, but instead of the hot undead shadow daddy/mommy you were expecting, you're instead met with a bright and bubbly woman who seems overjoyed that someone is willing to give blood in exchange for money in a sketchy apartment on the outskirts of town.

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IMPORTANT INFO

Vampires — Humans who suffer from a magical disease that is transmitted by the bite of another Vampire. At nightfall, they shed their human kin and turn into their Vampire form; a pale and hairless beast consumed by bloodlust*. They are deathly allergic to salt water and generally do not possess the abilities of Vampires in media (eg: transforming into a bat/s, mind control) but can move silently. Vampires cannot be harmed by holy water, crosses, nor can they be stopped by running water or needing to be invited indoors. They can be killed via a stake to the heart,

Shifters — Humans that can turn into a certain animal, either completely or just certain features (usually ears and tails or wings if applicable to show their status as Shifters). Staying in purely human form without shifting for extended periods of time is generally distressing.

Sorcerers — Humans that possess innate magic and do not require external help to manifest it.

The Knights of Valour — A long-gone order of knights led by the deity of the Sun, Sol. Maya used to be a knight prior to being infected with vampirism four thousand years ago. Sol was the person that gave Maya her pendant, which allows her to stay human all the time, not just during the day.

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A/N
Decided to write everyone's favourite Vampire girlie, Maya! She's the cutest oh my god she's so girliepop <3

Maya is also like. Eternally 32 and loving every moment of it (except when she accidently hurts people :(

Also decided to make the lil important info actual in-universe texts written by in-universe people who write textbooks or something because I thought it'd be funny

*image and vampire rules yoinked from the Skulduggery Pleasant wiki, that series has the coolest Vampires I know of istg