In True Blood, it is accepted that vampires exist. They can live off of synthetic blood and therefore are becoming recognized and are fighting for civil rights. Still, humans aren't sure if they can trust them. They have extraordinary physical and mental powers which are frightening. Some of them have no desire to "mainstream" and deny their feral natures. We meet vampire personalities that range from those who attempt to be as civil as possible and those that, in rebellion, are ostentatiously brutal. Above all, humans don't understand vampires. What makes them tick? Are they inherently, irretrievably vicious and heartless? Why would any human take the risk of trusting a vampire?

So, vampires are the quintessential "bad boys". (There are female vampires, too, but I'm solely considering the bad boy archetype right now.) Yet some humans do decide to hang out with vampires. Our female protagonist may be falling in love with one.

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