AN: Vladdie's always going to be my favorite villain. This is set right before the events of Kindred Spirits.
None of the ghosts in his employment could understand it. Even Skulker, with all his diatribe of "the hunt", didn't comprehend Vlad's intentions.
"You're always complaining about how much the whelp infuriates you. Why in the world would you want to keep him around, let alone make a copy?"
They didn't get it. They didn't see the boy's leering face, his mirth at Vlad's repeated attempts and repeated failures. They didn't hear his mocking laughter every time Vlad mentioned his plans for the boy and his mother. They didn't feel the twisting of the knife in his heart when the boy denounced him as a fruitloop, called him lonely and pathetic and said that he would never get what he wanted and would remain alone for the rest of his life.
He still intended to have his perfect half-ghost son, but this was about more than just getting what he wanted.
No, Daniel had made this personal.
Vlad you're never going to get him to love you that way, romantic or otherwise.~ Hope you enjoyed!