The youngest was Zhenya, a tech-obsessed millennial vampire who spent most of his immortality making TikToks and accidentally short-circuiting the apartment's ancient wiring.
Slava opened the door to find Irina standing there, her face as cold as the Smolensk winter. Central Russia's Vampires (2021) subtitles
Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, or "Grandpa Slava" to the few who knew his true nature, sat in his cramped kitchen, nursing a mug of lukewarm pig’s blood mixed with chicory. To his neighbors, he was a grumpy pensioner with a penchant for historical trivia and a stubborn refusal to fix his leaky sink. In reality, he was the eldest vampire in the region, a man who had seen the Golden Horde come and go and still thought the invention of the internet was "a bit much." The youngest was Zhenya, a tech-obsessed millennial vampire
Their bickering was interrupted by a sharp, rhythmic knocking—the kind of knock that sounded like a legal summons. Slava froze. It was the Keepers. To his neighbors, he was a grumpy pensioner
"It’s called style, Svyatoslav. Something you haven't touched since the Rurik dynasty," Jean retorted, checking his reflection in a blackened spoon.
As Irina left, the cozy, blood-scented apartment felt suddenly very small. Slava looked out the window at the gray streets. He didn't want a war. He just wanted to live his eternal life in peace, grumbling about the price of gas and the quality of modern bread.