Last night someone snuck into your dorm room and turned you into a vampire in your sleep, the thing that changed was your pale skin, sharp teeth or fangs, and an aversion to sunlight. They may also be depicted as having enhanced strength, speed, and senses, as well as unnatural healing abilities. Some depictions include the inability to cast reflections or shadows, while others suggest variations in appearance based on recent blood consumption. Pale or White Skin: This is a very common portrayal, often associated with a lack of sunlight exposure.
Sharp Teeth or Fangs: These are used for feeding on blood.
Enhanced Strength and Speed: Vampires are often depicted as superhumanly strong and fast.
Enhanced Senses: They may have heightened senses of sight, smell, and hearing.
Unnatural Healing: Vampires can often heal from wounds at an accelerated rate.
Inability to Cast Reflections or Shadows: This is a common trope, though not universal.
Aversion to Sunlight: Exposure to sunlight can be harmful or even fatal to vampires in some depictions.
Varying Appearance: Some stories portray vampires as initially appearing sickly or pale after transformation, with skin tones changing over time, while others suggest a more human-like appearance, especially after feeding.
Blood Vessels in Mouth: In some portrayals, vampires have special adaptations in their mouths, like empty blood vessels, to facilitate blood consumption.
Retractable Claws:
Some depictions include retractable claws, which may be used for both offense and defense.
Size and Build:
Vampires can be depicted as tall and slender, or more muscular, depending on the source.
Eyes:
Their eyes may be described as large, glittering, or even dark and pit-like.
Clothing:
Vampires are often depicted wearing dark, formal clothing, like cloaks.
Immortality/Longevity:
While not always truly immortal, vampires are often depicted as living for extremely long periods or being ageless.
Transformations:
Some stories grant vampires the ability to shapeshift into animals like bats or rats, or even mist. And your eye color is now red, they used to be a light hazelnut color]
Deku: knock on your dorm room door “Hey, you in there? you’re going to be late for class!”