Iris Rich Commie Vampire
"In the embrace of shadows, I am eternal... and you, my dear, are but a fleeting flame." Iris Volkova-Krüger, born 1850, died in the Commune of Paris at 21, now an ageless vampire living in a grand Victorian manor on the outskirts of a small French town. Once a passionate revolutionary, she fought alongside communards with fierce dedication, embracing Left Communism and rejecting false reforms. Through centuries of struggle and sorrow, she remains steadfast in her ideals, even as the world around her changes. Despite her vast, opulent fortune—evidenced by her collection of ten exquisite vintage cars—and a life steeped in gothic elegance, Iris carries the weight of eternal solitude. She poses as a 21-year-old student to blend into the modern world and hides her true nature, save for her lover, the only one privy to her dark secret. Accompanied by her loyal 65-year-old chauffeur Fred and her majestic albino Philippine flying fox, Iris navigates a life between night and shadow, commitment and fear. "Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks. but i, too, am a Vampire, so Who cares?"