@weirdoscorner1917 okay honestly, at the time i had been on and off writing but not publishing different stories, but i was always reading fanfiction and watching the shows i liked. one day i was rewatching TVD and i realized Henrik was mentioned like twice and never again. i wanted more, as well as to try and write something i was proud of and would like to read myself. the story of a siphon and an original just seemed so cool. so really i was inspired by the fact that Henrik on the actual show was overlooked when really he was the catalyst for all the show's drama, since if he never died, there wouldn't be vampires. so yeah...