This Is Not a Tragedy

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Parts 44
Time 7h 10m

Reads 196,626
Votes 16,844
Parts 44
Time 7h 10m

A teen is stunned to discover he's half-vampire. Will being asexual-aromantic thwart bloodlust, or are there other emotions strong enough to trigger murder?
    
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    Natsu anxiously follows his mentally-ill mother's rules, forcing himself to be an emotionless loner and suppressing his peculiar body constitution. But when he finds camaraderie with an abused yet purehearted boy, he rebels and experiences emotions he didn't know existed.
    
    Then tragedies disrupt Natsu's improving life and tear him away from the people he cares about. A mysterious "family friend" drags him halfway across the world to reveal an unsettling secret: Natsu is half-vampire, those expected to murder a human they fall for. Can he brave this new life when his friend has left a dangerous, unconventional mark on his heart?
    
    *Two time Wattpad Editor's Pick Jan 2018 & Oct 2020*All Rights Reserved

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A teen is stunned to discover he's half-vampire. Will being asexual-aromantic thwart bloodlust, or are there other emotions strong enough to trigger murder?
    
    *******
    
    Natsu anxiously follows his mentally-ill mother's rules, forcing himself to be an emotionless loner and suppressing his peculiar body constitution. But when he finds camaraderie with an abused yet purehearted boy, he rebels and experiences emotions he didn't know existed.
    
    Then tragedies disrupt Natsu's improving life and tear him away from the people he cares about. A mysterious "family friend" drags him halfway across the world to reveal an unsettling secret: Natsu is half-vampire, those expected to murder a human they fall for. Can he brave this new life when his friend has left a dangerous, unconventional mark on his heart?
    
    *Two time Wattpad Editor's Pick Jan 2018 & Oct 2020*

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