Vicious Circles (His Pride and Joy)

by DesperatelyObsessional

Summary:

Namjoon was a three-thousand and two-hundred year old vampire. He'd seen kingdoms rise and fall. He'd seen everything the world had to offer.

Or, at least, he thought he had.

When Namjoon finds a stray fledgling stalking the streets of Seoul, he finds that he'd grossly underestimated what the world had to offer.

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When Ancient vampire Namjoon imprints on single-parent Seokjin and fledgling Jungkook, he finds a reason to live.

Notes:

This fic has been a labor of love for nearly a year now; I hope you enjoy it!

It will update every Sunday evening at 9 PM EST.

Chapter 1: Author's Note

AUTHORS NOTE:

This work of fiction takes a lot of liberties with history and geography and modern politics. Siberia is not as desolate as is described in this story.  Kim Namjoon is simultaneously Korean, and was born in the Assyrian Empire 3,000 years ago. Sugar cane was brought to the Mediterranean around 600 CE; I have pulled that back to 300 BCE.

Anything else that seems incorrect, probably is. I researched to the extent that I felt like I could offer a convincing narrative structure but this is not meant to be a history lesson.

There is a vampire ‘gender’ in the fic, which I think is well explained, but to avoid confusion. Dam: their blood nurses fledglings, they have weaker skin as a result. Sire: they’re stronger, and can compulse younger vampires of any gender.

This story, though with a cast of vampires, is meant to explore trauma and the way that past experiences inform present actions. Their relationships with one another are complicated by eternity, but I think they’ll also ring familiar.

I dearly hope you enjoy this labor of love.

Thank You,

Sara