How NOT to write a Vampire Diaries Fanfiction (including TO & Legacies)

the vampire diaries vs true blood

so there are a lot of factors to consider when comparing the two shows, but i will be very blunt in saying that TVD is just better overall

PROTAGONISTS

- Sookie (the name itself is just- what?) is treated as such a Mary Sue and is the source for everyone's love and all. Sookie can't have a male friend unless he's gay, old, or related to her because she will spread her legs and let him fuck her. I hate slut-shaming, but it is facts. Everyone just falls for her for no reason like, why? (whoever wants to point out the faerie blood, it may be a reason but it doesn't make it a good reason)

- Meanwhile, Elena only ever has two love interests present in the show, Stefan and Damon (because that college guy doesn't count, i think his name was Liam?) and actually is a lot smarter than Sookie honestly.

MYTHOLOGY

The mythology just shits on itself when it comes to the TB vampires.

let's go into the vampires first since they're the main species on both shows (TVD in this case)

FOR TRUE BLOOD:

- so, vampires are dead, their fangs are ridiculous.

When they turn, they feel less, like their humanity is down to 10% maybe. Their turning process takes so long, actually digging a grave and sleeping next to their victim after draining them to turn them. When they do turn, the Maker of the new vampire has a hold over them, they can order them to do anything, every relationship between Progeny and Maker is different, some are sexual, or loving, or even familial.

They actually have to sleep during the day or they'll get weaker (i'll admit, this was pretty interesting).

They can mind control people, but there is no plant or anything to protect humans from that control, but they are weakened by silver (but like skin melting weakened, so gross). When you stake them they just vomit blood until they explode into blood (talk about dramatic).

We never actually see how they're created, nor other creatures.

Their blood can not only be healing for humans [and other creatures] but it can also be addicting especially when they can make that human stronger and more aware, though it now makes the human linked emotionally to the vampire forever apparently. The same thing can happen with other creatures.

FOR THE VAMPIRE DIARIES:

While being the first mythological species introduced in the first season, by the next few seasons we see that vampires aren't the majorly powerful species like they are in TB and honestly it's better this way.

- Damon and Stefan are the first vamps we get and they're only like 160+ somewhat. We've seen them up against basically everything and we've seen them die and come back, we've seen them subdued by the enemy number of times and they fight back and win. We aren't given the 'vampires are always better' bullshit, but rather the characters who they are. They're smart, they're ruthless, and they've made the right friends, and that's why they're powerful.