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Day 24: Johann

"AHHH!!! JOHANN!!!" the crowd erupted in screams as the guitarist of the band Hard van IJzer strolled onto the stage. Sure, they shouted for Lennert and Eertín, but Johann Gesner, known as Johann van IJzer, he was currently hot, rocking a Dracula-inspired outfit. Though secretly under those lips of his were actual vampire teeth.

A crowd of drooling teenagers and young adults wouldn't stop cheering and crying as he set up his guitar. He smirked at the volume and stroked his guitar once. "Don't worry... I don't bite," he cooed into the microphone.

Eertín rolled his eyes and quietly fingered his bass.

After the concert, the band promised a private meet and greet backstage to the few lucky fans who bought out their limited VIP tickets. Johann suckled on his teeth as he saw some pretty ladies line up in front of him.

"Oh, oh! Johann, please sign this!"

"Oh, Johann, can we please take a picture?!"

Johann stood from his chair and held the woman gently, baring his teeth playfully against her neck. She squealed and tried not to squirm. Her friend snapped photos in jealousy before they swapped positions and repeated the same thing.

He got bored by the fifth person in line and was lazily signing things no person should ever see. That was, however, until a slightly more interesting person walked up to him, the last person around. He already got stuff signed by Lennert and Eertín.

"Uh, hello," you said. "Can you please sign this?" you hand him a poorly printed photograph from the library.

"You want me to sign... This?" he scoffs. "We have better prints here. Want one?"

"Oh, but, I really like that picture..." you shrug.

"I'll do both for you," he smiles as he signs a print and the paper, handing it back to you. "Want a picture?"

"Uh, yes, please, if that's okay."

"For my dear fan? Of course it is," he grins, pulling you up close in his arms. He holds up your cellphone as you awkwardly stand beside him, that is, until you gasp loudly. He just bit you!

You see your blood dribbling down your neck as he stands back up. "O-ow, ouch!" You cry, the pain unbearable.

"What's wrong? I only wanted a taste; it wasn't that painful."

"Johann you, you bit me," you cry.

Lennert looks over. "Play nice, Johann. Don't bite random people."

Johann shushes you gently and tries to find a cloth to patch you up. "Okay, look, I'm sorry, I'll give you extra stuff as an apology. Don't sue me?"

"I won't, but, um, wait, are you a real vampire?"

"In the flesh," he grins.

"That's sc-scary."

"But you trusted me, right? So it's not really that scary."

"I... suppose."

"Just stay with me until the pain goes away, okay? We'll take care of you."