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mercuryfoam
5 years agoSeasoned Ace
My brain is mush at the moment but I want to write this out before I go to bed.
EDIT: Thank you for clarifying! Will reread tomorrow too sleepy! :joy:
"SnuffyBucket;c-17676707" wrote:
@mercuryfoamSpoilerWhat does it mean to be bound?
It's a way of turning a human which results in them being the sire's possession. It involves draining the human completely of blood and 'replacing' it with the sire's. Practiced commonly among society vampires during marriage, but deemed archaic and monsterous as it takes away the autonomy of the bride. So in this chapter, Charlotte was bound to Silas; he had complete control over her, body and mind and could bend her to his will, although we do see her manipulating him, too, and defying him as best she can. It's a patriarchal practice, yes, to create a submissive wife. But just because it's not deemed acceptable anymore, doesn't mean there's not a vamp out there somewhere who'd still practice it.
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Didn't Lilith do something like that to April when she almost died? Was also mentioned in passing that she gave some of her blood to Caleb too. :open_mouth: :no_mouth:
EDIT: Thank you for clarifying! Will reread tomorrow too sleepy! :joy: