"Yech, indeed," she echoes, with a brief raise of her eyebrows. "I was shocked the first time I heard that's the primary association some worlds have with stories of vampires. With screaming, vehement fans, even."

Eek.

"Media depicting romantic relationships between humans and vampires are flatly illegal, in my world. They still get made, of course, but the penalties for getting caught are steep. Usually fantasies about vampires are limited to a brief moment in adolescence, with the heady thoughts of power associated with the rule of vampires having to be invited. Then the kid grows up a bit, realizes what would happen the split second after they issued that invitation, and moves on with their life."