Vampires

I feel like one of the most popular vampire narrative includes vampires struggling against themselves and their urges, whether they were born into their vampirism or newly acquired it. The inspiration of Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire is clear within these stories. Lost Boys is a perfect example, and it can also be found in Twilight for sure. There's something intimate about watching Louis fight against his vampire self, at times very emotionally charged with the influence of Lestat. Their dynamic is interesting, with very homosexual undertones, where Lestat feels no remorse or empathy for the humans he consumes. Despite is desire for companionship in Louis, Lestat makes no moves to appease Louis' discomfort at feeding off of humans, and even manipulates him into staying by creating a daughter figure for the two to father together. Not a healthy relationship, but we get very few of those in vampire stories anyway.