MURMÚRIOS DE LISBOA CXII

The Vampire & the Werewolf - Part IX

Vampire / Werewolf = Tied
Although they live in two completely different universes, both the vampire and the werewolf have certain things in common. What attracts her to them are their differences, but they share curious similarities.

They are consistent - both have dedicated most of their lives to their occupations and have not drifted elsewhere.

They are grounded - both have worked in the same place for a considerable amount of time.

This tells her they both need security or, perhaps like her, have let themselves be trapped in an apparent but mortifying sense of security.

She can sense the same restlessness in both, translated by different languages.

Both are disguised as their exact opposite, which is extremely interesting. Neither have deliberately chosen his respective mask, it naturally fell upon them. Maybe they were born with it, but most likely it has grown into them due to life's difficult labyrinths. That it has crept as two exact opposing extremes into their bodies and minds, is a remarkable phenomenon to which she cannot find words to describe.

The vampire uses his werewolf mask to disguise the coldness that lies beneath his skin. The werewolf mask provides him with the suitable, agreeable cover. He becomes one of the lads. He is the youthfull gentleman who tells inteligent jokes and makes people laugh, especially women. He is the safe haven where his students will find shelter and understanding, while totally oblivious of the fact that he is sucking his financial security and their souls out of them.

The werewolf uses his vampire mask to disguise the heat that burns underneath his muscles. The vampire mask provides him with the ideal cover. He becomes dettached, arrogant even, a marble statue of indifference towards the world. And the world does not suspect of the storms that rage inside him.
They share something else in common. Although they both know she exists, they insist on keeping themselves unavailable to her. The werewolf because his meager attempt did not produce the results he was expecting, the vampire because he simply does not care. There is another thing they share - both have slowly crept into her and insist on remaining lodged there.