Vampire marriage and Fae dealings.

[Representing_Tromba]

So, In my main story, I have this little side drama going on that isn't necessarily stated but is hinted at never outright stated. The drama goes like this: There are two vampires from the 1500s who are happily married and are each other's true understanders. Both work for the Table, a supernatural peacekeeping organization, and are required to do certain tasks. The husband, while on one of these missions is out of blood for himself and requests the Table to send some blood. Overhearing this, a Fae wanting to start something nasty decides to convince him that she is a human who was sent to offer her blood due to a lack of blood bags. He drinks her blood and this is where things get weird. When a person is in love with a vampire (or vise versa depending on the legend) and has their blood sucked by said vampire, they become their thrall. However, if someone eats of Fae food offered to them then they belong to said Fae. Thus, by a weird set of circumstances gets a second marriage. His first wife is obviously pissed about this and the marriage can't be annulled.

Should I make this an entire subplot, write a separate story about it, or just keep leaving more and more hints?

 

[CarburetorThompson]

Do you enjoy it more than the main plot? If so I’d make it its own thing. I often fall into the trouble of having a side plot that I enjoy writing far more than the main story, and have it slowly cannibalize everything else

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Do you enjoy it more than the main plot? If so I’d make it its own thing. I often fall into the trouble of having a side plot that I enjoy writing far more than the main story, and have it slowly cannibalize everything else

It's not that I enjoy writing it more than the main plot but that I have an itch for it to be written canon but I'm not sure how much I want to focus on it.

 

[2wordsperminute]

You could make a side chapter or a flashback.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

You could make a side chapter or a flashback.

A side/OVA-style chapter would be perfect!

 

[J_Chemist]

Harem route.

Agree. Side chapter with the additional information that doesn't affect the main plot, but then reference it in your main story and utilize it for the foundation for those subtle details/offhanded jokes.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Harem route.

Agree. Side chapter with the additional information that doesn't affect the main plot, but then reference it in your main story and utilize it for the foundation for those subtle details/offhanded jokes.

 

[J_Chemist]

 

[Garon]

the description fits a whole new story. Unless, of course, characters from your main story appear or are mentioned in it. But honestly it sounds interesting, you can still create good chemistry between the characters. a harem is always the way out).

 

[PancakesWitch]

i didnt read all that but god people that identify as "fae" are mentally ill and cringe as hell

 

[ACertainPassingUser]

If you wanna go the "Harem route", in which the Vampire and the Fae get everything they wanted, there must be some "bussiness agreement" and "benefit" going for both sides of the group, other than just romance.

Its a very unlikely scenario and the Vampire husband will receive some hard pushback from his acquaintances, if he didnt have "absolute power". If he did have, he will simply get "bad reputation".

Otherwise, its simply a feud battle between the Vampire and Fae, in which one will have bittersweet win and the other will lose horribly. The husband will be sad whoever wins in the end, as things won't be the same again.

 

[l8rose]

Does it affect or contribute to the main story? Do the main characters feature heavily in this or is it just a passing mention to them? If you answered no those, I'd say leave it for the background stuff. Too much additional info can detract from a reader focusing on the main story even if it is super interesting.

Of course, there is no harm in writing out that particular story. I mean, you wouldn't be the first author who wrote out a short story of background characters.

That being said, it's still your decision. Write however makes you happy.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

Need clarification.
How big are the fae's boobs?
And why hasn't the wife slaughtered the fae?
I mean, divorce is always an option when you use cold iron buckshot.

Or find everything the fae loves and turn it into a giant flesh blob with vicissitude. As a kinda, welcome to the family. I combined all your friends and family into a blood bonded Vorzoid War Ghoul. And I baked you cookies!

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Need clarification.
How big are the fae's boobs?
And why hasn't the wife slaughtered the fae?
I mean, divorce is always an option when you use cold iron buckshot.

Or find everything the fae loves and turn it into a giant flesh blob with vicissitude. As a kinda, welcome to the family. I combined all your friends and family into a blood bonded Vorzoid War Ghoul. And I baked you cookies!

The fae is a well endowed cougar.
The vamp girl can't kill the fae due to certain protections Fae have from the Table.
Divorce isn't an option for vampires or Fae.

 

[Agentt]

You can have it side by side really, having it as a main plot which alternates between the real real plot is fine, it's something which is very common in Indian literature actually.


Like the book I am currently reading, The Sea of Poppies has two plots going side by side: invasion of British bringing opium to India and forcing farmers to grow it instead of wheat or rice; and a story of a rape victim trying to have revenge.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

The fae is a well endowed cougar.

Well, if she's got the booba, then it's fine from the ML's perspective.

The vamp girl can't kill the fae due to certain protections Fae have from the Table.

I don't think you understand the word "can't".
I also don't think you understand Vampires, if you think something like "the rules" from a governing body is an issue.

What you mean isn't "can't" but "shouldn't". And what self respecting vampire who is centuries old ever allowed something as silly as "rules" stop them from getting what they want. I can't kill her, but if I were to create a fake organization of pretend Fae and those pretend fae were to rape/torture the loved ones of say, BABY RAMBO, and then I had an organization of humans who rescued baby Rambo and raised baby rambo in the art of slaughtering fae, then I just HAPPENED to drop the information of where my Rival lived...

I certainly didn't kill her.

And If I flesh craft her into a Blob of about fifty different insane humans so she's a part of THIS:

I didn't KILL HER, now did I? She's still alive. See? That one in the middle screaming for a merciful death? That's Her! Alive and well.

Er... alive at least.

Seriously though, A human who survives 500+ years will no longer be human and if they are TRULY in love with someone for that long, Holy crap, that fae either needs to kill her rival or the rival will kill her. Vampires are by definition a very possessive lot. They don't share their toys.

I suspect the only reason the Female vampire isn't just flat out tearing out the fae's throat would be to find a way to utterly destroy her soul. Or better still, fix the problem by just launching her into the future. Lock her up in a stasis pod, Time hop her body centuries into the future. So many ways to take someone out without harming them.

And it's a FAE, if anyone asks, you just say, "I locked her soul in a gemstone then sent the gemstone 10,000 years into the future as JOKE!" Fae play jokes like that all the time! Why she getting so angry?

The fae can't order her husband around if she's not around to give orders.

Divorce isn't an option for vampires or Fae.

Can't spell Divorce without D, I, and E.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Well, if she's got the booba, then it's fine from the ML's perspective.

I don't think you understand the word "can't".
I also don't think you understand Vampires, if you think something like "the rules" from a governing body is an issue.

What you mean isn't "can't" but "shouldn't". And what self respecting vampire who is centuries old ever allowed something as silly as "rules" stop them from getting what they want. I can't kill her, but if I were to create a fake organization of pretend Fae and those pretend fae were to rape/torture the loved ones of say, BABY RAMBO, and then I had an organization of humans who rescued baby Rambo and raised baby rambo in the art of slaughtering fae, then I just HAPPENED to drop the information of where my Rival lived...

I certainly didn't kill her.

And If I flesh craft her into a Blob of about fifty different insane humans so she's a part of THIS:

I didn't KILL HER, now did I? She's still alive. See? That one in the middle screaming for a merciful death? That's Her! Alive and well.

Er... alive at least.

Seriously though, A human who survives 500+ years will no longer be human and if they are TRULY in love with someone for that long, Holy crap, that fae either needs to kill her rival or the rival will kill her. Vampires are by definition a very possessive lot. They don't share their toys.

I suspect the only reason the Female vampire isn't just flat out tearing out the fae's throat would be to find a way to utterly destroy her soul. Or better still, fix the problem by just launching her into the future. Lock her up in a stasis pod, Time hop her body centuries into the future. So many ways to take someone out without harming them.

And it's a FAE, if anyone asks, you just say, "I locked her soul in a gemstone then sent the gemstone 10,000 years into the future as JOKE!" Fae play jokes like that all the time! Why she getting so angry?

The fae can't order her husband around if she's not around to give orders.

Can't spell Divorce without D, I, and E.

I see. None of them are like that. Okay, maybe the Fae is like that. As far as the vampires go there are a few rules. Vampire marriage is less about vows and more about maintaining equal control by making each other their thrall. This takes up vows of marriage where the two are equally submissive and controlling of the other in a binding contract broken in death. In other words, it would literally kill them to cheat or break their vows because of the thralls curse. This is where some of the drama and issues arise because he didn't cheat on her or break any of his vows in any technical sense that would turn him to dust. Thus, she has no logical reason to be mad at him for ending up in another marriage but is mad because the emotional side of it makes it feel like she was cheated on so she has grounds to dissolve the vows for a divorce but doesn't want to put of love. As far as the Fae go, they are bound by rules that they cannot break, lest they face the the wrath of Oberon, the Fae King, or worse, his wife Titania and Queen of the Fae. Fae are mostly lawful chaotic while vampires are lawful neutral or lawful evil. Both are held to a treaty of peace by the Table which they will not break out of pride. Not that your idea wouldn't work but I would have a hard time working out the details.