The Poetic Vampire

Hello there.
As this shall be my deviant ID, I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

My name is Peter Dawes. And I am a vampire.
I feel somewhat Patrick Bateman-esque when I state it as such. The natural reaction is often that of either a chuckle or a raised eyebrow, followed by nervous laughter that indicates you think I've lost my mind. As such I normally keep it to myself when amongst mortal kind.

I promise I'm not insane. There is a story behind this being you have come upon.

I was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; the only son of John and Marjorie Dawes. For the better part of my life, I'd lived outside of Lancaster and in the midst of Philadelphia, where I was a doctor for several years. But then, I became acquainted with a red-headed woman named Sabrina.
Things have never quite been the same since then.

I was twenty-eight at the time. That was roughly twenty-five years ago. In the intervening years, I've lived quite a varied existence. I've lived in Philadelphia, Toronto, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. I've traveled throughout Europe and into portions of Asia. I've held job titles such as 'assassin', 'seer', and, most recently 'second in command'. My closest friend and older brother is named Robin (or Michael O'Shane if you go by his mortal name) and I, myself, once possessed the moniker Flynn.

The most important fact about me, though, besides my immortality are two beings I often refer to in my poetic works.
They are Lydia and John. Not quite the young ones I remember any longer. They reside elsewhere, due to a very complicated set of circumstances it would take hours to divulge.

My children, plainly put. I miss them terribly. You all see the overflow of my poetic catharsis.

Otherwise, the list of quirks regarding me is as typical as any of yours, with the exception of my job title.
- As a second, I assist my brother in overseeing our coven. Which, I assure you, is never a dull moment.
- I smoke cigarettes and prefer Scotch.
- You all have given me the taste for coffee, which has now become a vice.
- I still swing the sword around from time to time, though not as assassin or seer. It is a katana with a red and black hilt.
- I still prefer listening to Depeche Mode and Joy Division. Though I am often tempted toward other music.
- I've grown to enjoy poetry quite a bit and explore its various forms.
- I also enjoy prose, however. Such is how I got my start as a writer.

I have been laying down an autobiographical set of tales centered around my vampiric life. I also pick away at short stories and a set of tales entitled Prelude to a Seer when time allows. Prelude is the story of my former mistress Sabrina and my brother Robin, prior to my arrival upon the scene.

Feel free to say hi. I don't bite, although I might be persuaded otherwise if the offer is enticing enough. And do be sure to thank *Destinyfall for this portrait of me at my desk. She was kind enough to illustrate it for me.

Fare thee well, kind friends
Peter