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{{quote|''"And when she was doing it, I ''liked'' it, Ben. That's the hellish part. I actually had an erection. Can you believe it? If you hadn't been here to pull her off, I would have... would have let her..."''|'''Jimmy Cody''', ''[[Salems Lot]]''}}
{{quote|''"And when she was doing it, I ''liked'' it, Ben. That's the hellish part. I actually had an erection. Can you believe it? If you hadn't been here to pull her off, I would have... would have let her..."''|'''Jimmy Cody''', ''[[Salem's Lot]]''}}


When a vampire is hungry, and isn't quite so decent or hard up as to lower himself to only buying blood at the butcher's or trapping and draining small animals instead, their dietary supplement of preference is [[Horror Hunger|human blood.]] They can [[Vegetarian Vampire|survive on the blood of lesser beings]], sure, but [[Evil Tastes Good|human blood is the good stuff]] -- it's the difference between artificial processed cheese food and genuine aged cheddar as a human palate would comprehend it.
When a vampire is hungry, and isn't quite so decent or hard up as to lower himself to only buying blood at the butcher's or trapping and draining small animals instead, their dietary supplement of preference is [[Horror Hunger|human blood.]] They can [[Vegetarian Vampire|survive on the blood of lesser beings]], sure, but [[Evil Tastes Good|human blood is the good stuff]] -- it's the difference between artificial processed cheese food and genuine aged cheddar as a human palate would comprehend it.
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Naturally, common aversions occur in family fare involving Vampires. The bite isn't painful, but it is rarely portrayed as overtly sensual or orgasmic either.
Naturally, common aversions occur in family fare involving Vampires. The bite isn't painful, but it is rarely portrayed as overtly sensual or orgasmic either.


See [[Our Vampires Are Different]]. See also [[Vampire Bites Suck]] for the vampires who don't have the type of consideration shown here. For extra [[Squick]], go for ''both.'' IE, it's bloody, messy, deadly, and you're dying...and you're [[Out With a Bang|enjoying every second of your death.]] If the vampire also gets turned on by feeding on blood, then they're [[Hemo-Erotic]].
See [[Our Vampires Are Different]]. See also [[Vampire Bites Suck]] for the vampires who don't have the type of consideration shown here. For extra [[Squick]], go for ''both.'' IE, it's bloody, messy, deadly, and you're dying...and you're [[Out with a Bang|enjoying every second of your death.]] If the vampire also gets turned on by feeding on blood, then they're [[Hemo-Erotic]].


Not to be confused with the movie ''[[Film/Kiss Of The Vampire|Kiss Of The Vampire]]''.
Not to be confused with the movie ''[[Film/Kiss Of The Vampire|Kiss Of The Vampire]]''.
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* The former trope picture was Moka Akashiya of ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'', who gives one of these almost every chapter early on (with a distinctive "kapuchuu~" in the [[Animated Adaptation]], personified as a kiss - actually, it's a two-part action, [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|as "kapu" is the sound of a bite and "chu~" is that of a kiss]]), followed by Tsukune Aono not particularly enjoying getting his blood drained. However, he's not particularly harmed either: after the first time, he still has enough energy to run around in a panic.
* The former trope picture was Moka Akashiya of ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'', who gives one of these almost every chapter early on (with a distinctive "kapuchuu~" in the [[Animated Adaptation]], personified as a kiss - actually, it's a two-part action, [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|as "kapu" is the sound of a bite and "chu~" is that of a kiss]]), followed by Tsukune Aono not particularly enjoying getting his blood drained. However, he's not particularly harmed either: after the first time, he still has enough energy to run around in a panic.
* In ''[[Karin]]'', Vampire bites suck out emotional states. Most of the Maaka/Marker family suck out things like dishonesty, stress, and unhappiness, which gives the human "victims" a healthy boost to their mental state. Of course, then it turns out {{spoiler|Elda sucks out ''love''}}, at which point things stop being so fun.
* In ''[[Karin]]'', Vampire bites suck out emotional states. Most of the Maaka/Marker family suck out things like dishonesty, stress, and unhappiness, which gives the human "victims" a healthy boost to their mental state. Of course, then it turns out {{spoiler|Elda sucks out ''love''}}, at which point things stop being so fun.
* The bite of the tiny vampire Shinobu-chan from ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]'' is unusually graphic by anime standards with regards to the unhealing bloody holes she leaves in Koyomi's neck, but the way she sits on his lap while drinking and he pats her back to let her know when to stop is ''adorable''.
* The bite of the tiny vampire Shinobu-chan from ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' is unusually graphic by anime standards with regards to the unhealing bloody holes she leaves in Koyomi's neck, but the way she sits on his lap while drinking and he pats her back to let her know when to stop is ''adorable''.
* The bite of ''[[Vampire Princess Miyu]]'' is effectively a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] - those bitten are permanently captured in a delusional fantasyland of pure joy and happiness. She usually deals it out to humans who've just barely survived a traumatic encounter with the Shinma she hunts, thus making it a sort of 'mercy'. Still doesn't change the fact that they'll spend the rest of their lives staring empty-eyed into the wall, though.
* The bite of ''[[Vampire Princess Miyu]]'' is effectively a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] - those bitten are permanently captured in a delusional fantasyland of pure joy and happiness. She usually deals it out to humans who've just barely survived a traumatic encounter with the Shinma she hunts, thus making it a sort of 'mercy'. Still doesn't change the fact that they'll spend the rest of their lives staring empty-eyed into the wall, though.
* In ''[[Night Walker]]'',Shido gives a literal [[Kiss of the Vampire]] to Riho to keep her from dying from wounds inflicted on her by Cain. {{spoiler|That was more of an [[Emergency Transformation]] than anything else.}}
* In ''[[Nightwalker]]'',Shido gives a literal [[Kiss of the Vampire]] to Riho to keep her from dying from wounds inflicted on her by Cain. {{spoiler|That was more of an [[Emergency Transformation]] than anything else.}}
* Evangeline A.K.Mcdowell of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', because of her [[Power Limiter|small state]], usually delivers more-or-less painless drinks of blood. Then other times, she really does deliver kisses, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v15/c137/19.html also more-or-less painless]. Whether she'll admit it or not, she does care about her apprentice. Earlier in that same scene, she played this as straight as possible in what could be the [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v15/c137/7.html most risque scene in the course of the series] ([[NSFW]], obviously).
* Evangeline A.K.Mcdowell of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', because of her [[Power Limiter|small state]], usually delivers more-or-less painless drinks of blood. Then other times, she really does deliver kisses, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v15/c137/19.html also more-or-less painless]. Whether she'll admit it or not, she does care about her apprentice. Earlier in that same scene, she played this as straight as possible in what could be the [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v15/c137/7.html most risque scene in the course of the series] ([[NSFW]], obviously).
** Note: the thing in front of him is [[Weasel Mascot]] Chamo. It's not ''that'' [[NSFW]].
** Note: the thing in front of him is [[Weasel Mascot]] Chamo. It's not ''that'' [[NSFW]].
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* ''[[Vassalord]]'' features Charley, who lives off the blood of his (similarly vampire) master Johnny. Johnny enjoys being bitten enough that he once hauls Charley into the airplane lavatory for a quickie. As if they didn't have enough [[UST]] [[Ho Yay]] already.
* ''[[Vassalord]]'' features Charley, who lives off the blood of his (similarly vampire) master Johnny. Johnny enjoys being bitten enough that he once hauls Charley into the airplane lavatory for a quickie. As if they didn't have enough [[UST]] [[Ho Yay]] already.
* Subverted in ''[[Grimms Fairy Tale Classics]]'' episode "The Crystal Ball," although it is a wicked witch, not a vampire, who routinely bites the neck of an innocent princess, in one of the most cruel and sadistic scenes ever imaginable. The princess also turns into a corpse afterwards, and somehow regenerates.
* Subverted in ''[[Grimms Fairy Tale Classics]]'' episode "The Crystal Ball," although it is a wicked witch, not a vampire, who routinely bites the neck of an innocent princess, in one of the most cruel and sadistic scenes ever imaginable. The princess also turns into a corpse afterwards, and somehow regenerates.
* Jean-Marais in ''[[Dance in The Vampire Bund]]'' describes sucking blood and having one's blood sucked as the ultimate pleasure, against which human intercourse "pales in comparison." As if the rape overtones of his newly turned followers "gang-draining" several unwilling schoolgirls and a ''nun'' were not blatant enough.
* Jean-Marais in ''[[Dance in the Vampire Bund]]'' describes sucking blood and having one's blood sucked as the ultimate pleasure, against which human intercourse "pales in comparison." As if the rape overtones of his newly turned followers "gang-draining" several unwilling schoolgirls and a ''nun'' were not blatant enough.
* In ''[[Shiki]]'' vampire bites don't seem to be particularly painful ( {{spoiler|Masao}} even looked like he might have been enjoying it a bit in episode 5) and the bite marks aren't very severe (a doctor mistakes them for incect bites). Also, it's speculated by Toshio that the bites might inject a narcotic substance into the victim to keep them under control. It should be noted that while bites don't cause any immediate harm, multiple drainings can lead to death.
* In ''[[Shiki]]'' vampire bites don't seem to be particularly painful ( {{spoiler|Masao}} even looked like he might have been enjoying it a bit in episode 5) and the bite marks aren't very severe (a doctor mistakes them for incect bites). Also, it's speculated by Toshio that the bites might inject a narcotic substance into the victim to keep them under control. It should be noted that while bites don't cause any immediate harm, multiple drainings can lead to death.
* There's Hazuki and Kouhei in ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (Anime)|Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]'' with Hazuki doing all the vampire kissing. Even Elfriede does this to Kouhei, as well.
* There's Hazuki and Kouhei in ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]'' with Hazuki doing all the vampire kissing. Even Elfriede does this to Kouhei, as well.
* Episode 5 of ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka]]'' starts with [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|vampire ninja]] Sera literally kissing {{spoiler|Haruna}} on the lips then biting her on the neck. The kiss apparently acted as an anesthetic so the bite wouldn't be painful.
* Episode 5 of ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'' starts with [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|vampire ninja]] Sera literally kissing {{spoiler|Haruna}} on the lips then biting her on the neck. The kiss apparently acted as an anesthetic so the bite wouldn't be painful.
* In ''[[Midnight Secretary]]'', according to Kyouhei, blood tastes better when partner has an orgasm. {{spoiler|Even more so if one falls in love.}}
* In ''[[Midnight Secretary]]'', according to Kyouhei, blood tastes better when partner has an orgasm. {{spoiler|Even more so if one falls in love.}}


== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* Screamqueen's bite in ''[[Scare Tactics (Comic Book)|Scare Tactics]]'' seems to have this effect (at least, when she wants it to).
* Screamqueen's bite in ''[[Scare Tactics (comics)|Scare Tactics]]'' seems to have this effect (at least, when she wants it to).
* Subverted in ''[[American Vampire]]'': after fighting under the [[Achilles Heel|new moon]], Pearl's left weak and incredibly thirsty so Henry lets her [[Vampire Bites Suck|feed]] off of him. She does make it up to him, though. Blood must been an [[Hemo-Erotic|aphrodisiac]] for them.
* Subverted in ''[[American Vampire]]'': after fighting under the [[Achilles Heel|new moon]], Pearl's left weak and incredibly thirsty so Henry lets her [[Vampire Bites Suck|feed]] off of him. She does make it up to him, though. Blood must been an [[Hemo-Erotic|aphrodisiac]] for them.




== Film ==
== Film ==
* The ''[[Dracula]]'' films are practically the [[Trope Maker|Trope Makers]] for this, as the male vampire as seducer and bringer of pleasure practically begins here (for female, see the novella ''[[Carmilla (Literature)|Carmilla]]''). Dracula in the films is a thinly veiled analogy for a dangerous, predatory (and - gasp! - foreign) man who ruins pure, innocent English girls, so even though he is not explicitly portrayed as "sexy," the parallel with seduction is obvious.
* The ''[[Dracula]]'' films are practically the [[Trope Maker|Trope Makers]] for this, as the male vampire as seducer and bringer of pleasure practically begins here (for female, see the novella ''[[Carmilla]]''). Dracula in the films is a thinly veiled analogy for a dangerous, predatory (and - gasp! - foreign) man who ruins pure, innocent English girls, so even though he is not explicitly portrayed as "sexy," the parallel with seduction is obvious.
* In ''[[Once Bitten]]'', the vampire's bite was accompanied by euphoria and partial amnesia. He couldn't remember much about the prior night.
* In ''[[Once Bitten]]'', the vampire's bite was accompanied by euphoria and partial amnesia. He couldn't remember much about the prior night.
* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', vampires were able to hypnotize their prey into either not minding or not reacting to the bite.
* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', vampires were able to hypnotize their prey into either not minding or not reacting to the bite.
* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Interview With the Vampire]]'' a prostitute is lying there contentedly enjoying Lestat's attentions to her breast until she looks down and realizes she's bleeding out from him being something of a messy eater.
* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' a prostitute is lying there contentedly enjoying Lestat's attentions to her breast until she looks down and realizes she's bleeding out from him being something of a messy eater.
* ''Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' is a PG-13 vehicle so the sexy aspect of the kiss is left out altogether.
* ''Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' is a PG-13 vehicle so the sexy aspect of the kiss is left out altogether.
* This is also true for ''My Mom is a Vampire''
* This is also true for ''My Mom is a Vampire''
* And ''The Little Vampire''
* And ''The Little Vampire''
* As well as ''[[Love At First Bite]]''.
* As well as ''[[Love at First Bite]]''.
** In fact, ''Love At First Bite'' couldn't be said to leave out said aspect, as the woman being bitten seems to be (based on the sounds she's making) in the throes of, if not an orgasm, than something just about as good. The scene just afterward [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|builds upon the implication that it was the equivalent of good sex]].
** In fact, ''Love At First Bite'' couldn't be said to leave out said aspect, as the woman being bitten seems to be (based on the sounds she's making) in the throes of, if not an orgasm, than something just about as good. The scene just afterward [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|builds upon the implication that it was the equivalent of good sex]].
* The prostitute bitten by the Master vampire in ''[[John Carpenters Vampires]]'' certainly seems to be enjoying herself when Vladek is between her legs.
* The prostitute bitten by the Master vampire in ''[[John Carpenters Vampires]]'' certainly seems to be enjoying herself when Vladek is between her legs.
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{{quote| '''Kairi:''' You really shouldn't wear him out like that too often. If you get hungry again, you should probably switch off between the two of us.<br />
{{quote| '''Kairi:''' You really shouldn't wear him out like that too often. If you get hungry again, you should probably switch off between the two of us.<br />
'''Riku:''' Great, encourage him. We'll be lucky if we don't need a transfusion when we leave here. }}
'''Riku:''' Great, encourage him. We'll be lucky if we don't need a transfusion when we leave here. }}
* [[Rosario to Vampire|Tsukune]] in [[Here in My Arms (Fanfic)|Here in My Arms]] has this ability when he becomes a vampire. It's so strong it is equivalent to sexual pleasure, even if the recipients can die from it. The girls don't mind, especially since it's from someone gentle like Tsukune.
* [[Rosario to Vampire|Tsukune]] in [[Here in My Arms]] has this ability when he becomes a vampire. It's so strong it is equivalent to sexual pleasure, even if the recipients can die from it. The girls don't mind, especially since it's from someone gentle like Tsukune.




== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* Beating out ''Dracula'' by 25 years was ''[[Carmilla (Literature)|Carmilla]]'', whose blood-sucking scene was basically written as an orgasm.
* Beating out ''Dracula'' by 25 years was ''[[Carmilla]]'', whose blood-sucking scene was basically written as an orgasm.
* John Polidori's [[Lord Byron]] Expy, Lord Ruthven, also predates Dracula by quite a bit of time. He was written as a seductive rake whose attention to young women is just the pre-dinner show. (Polidori was not fond of Byron's womanizing.) So yes, the people who claim that vampires = sex is a modern invention are full of nonsense.
* John Polidori's [[Lord Byron]] Expy, Lord Ruthven, also predates Dracula by quite a bit of time. He was written as a seductive rake whose attention to young women is just the pre-dinner show. (Polidori was not fond of Byron's womanizing.) So yes, the people who claim that vampires = sex is a modern invention are full of nonsense.
* The kiss/bite of the vampire is an analogy for rape in Bram Stoker's ''[[Dracula (Literature)|Dracula]]'' novel. Instead of trying to seduce Mina Harker like Carmilla did with Laura, Dracula tricks one of the mental patients in Dr. Seward's house into inviting him in and physically forces Mina to drink his blood against her will, leaving the traumatized girl to go through periods of denial, anger, and depression while viewing what she suffered that night as a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] than which [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|nothing could possibly be worse]]. Since most Gothic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries used the word "seduce" where we would use "rape," Stoker gets major points for being possibly the first author since [[The Faerie Queene|Edmund Spenser]] to recognize the difference between seduction and force. Then [[Adaptation Decay|along came the movies]] that ship Mina with her metaphorical rapist with the public's approval. The adaptors apparently somehow got Stoker's novel confused with ''[[Carmilla (Literature)|Carmilla]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
* The kiss/bite of the vampire is an analogy for rape in Bram Stoker's ''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]'' novel. Instead of trying to seduce Mina Harker like Carmilla did with Laura, Dracula tricks one of the mental patients in Dr. Seward's house into inviting him in and physically forces Mina to drink his blood against her will, leaving the traumatized girl to go through periods of denial, anger, and depression while viewing what she suffered that night as a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] than which [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|nothing could possibly be worse]]. Since most Gothic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries used the word "seduce" where we would use "rape," Stoker gets major points for being possibly the first author since [[The Faerie Queene|Edmund Spenser]] to recognize the difference between seduction and force. Then [[Adaptation Decay|along came the movies]] that ship Mina with her metaphorical rapist with the public's approval. The adaptors apparently somehow got Stoker's novel confused with ''[[Carmilla]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' explicitly describes Red Court vampire saliva as a highly addictive narcotic. So addictive, in fact, that Harry, just ''remembering'' what it was like to be under the influence, starts drifting into the euphoria state on the spot. And they call it their Kiss. On the other hand, the White Court [[Emotion Eater|feed on emotions]], not blood, and the Black Court are straight ''[[Dracula (Literature)|Dracula]]'' types.)
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' explicitly describes Red Court vampire saliva as a highly addictive narcotic. So addictive, in fact, that Harry, just ''remembering'' what it was like to be under the influence, starts drifting into the euphoria state on the spot. And they call it their Kiss. On the other hand, the White Court [[Emotion Eater|feed on emotions]], not blood, and the Black Court are straight ''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]'' types.)
** Though the members of House Raith of the White Court has their own special Kiss -- as they feed on lust, they manage to excite emotions in their victims and drive them into a state of pleasure that drowns out everything else, even death. In one book, Harry's apprentice Molly tries to get a read off of the victim of a Raith's attentions to figure out how she died... and gets something else entirely.
** Though the members of House Raith of the White Court has their own special Kiss -- as they feed on lust, they manage to excite emotions in their victims and drive them into a state of pleasure that drowns out everything else, even death. In one book, Harry's apprentice Molly tries to get a read off of the victim of a Raith's attentions to figure out how she died... and gets something else entirely.
*** Something that Waldo Butters hasn't gotten in two years and Harry Dresden hasn't gotten in ''four''. I mean, damn.
*** Something that Waldo Butters hasn't gotten in two years and Harry Dresden hasn't gotten in ''four''. I mean, damn.
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* A vampire's bite in the ''[[Anita Blake]]'' series is as painful as you might expect, unless the vampire put the victim into a trance beforehand, in which case it feels really good.
* A vampire's bite in the ''[[Anita Blake]]'' series is as painful as you might expect, unless the vampire put the victim into a trance beforehand, in which case it feels really good.
** Except for Asher. His bite is of the orgasmic variety. Victims can become addicted to Asher's bite, and can experience flashbacks of the feelings said bite causes.
** Except for Asher. His bite is of the orgasmic variety. Victims can become addicted to Asher's bite, and can experience flashbacks of the feelings said bite causes.
* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' tribute ''[[Salems Lot]]'' uses this. All the vampires put victims in trances before even the first bite.
* [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' tribute ''[[Salem's Lot]]'' uses this. All the vampires put victims in trances before even the first bite.
** Well, it's implied that Straker's death was more of a gruesome one. Barlow, in his letter to Ben ''et al.'', makes oblique reference to his own appetites betraying him.
** Well, it's implied that Straker's death was more of a gruesome one. Barlow, in his letter to Ben ''et al.'', makes oblique reference to his own appetites betraying him.
* In yet another case of [[Our Vampires Are Different]], Octavia Butler's novel ''Fledgling'' uses this trope.
* In yet another case of [[Our Vampires Are Different]], Octavia Butler's novel ''Fledgling'' uses this trope.
* According to reformed vampire Otto Chriek in the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Truth|The Truth]]'', "Let's just say they don't alvays scream."
* According to reformed vampire Otto Chriek in the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'', "Let's just say they don't alvays scream."
* [[Anne Rice]]'s vampire series, as well as [[The Film of the Book]] for ''[[Interview With the Vampire]]''. That is, when a vampire doesn't simply rip off the victim's head and drink all the blood in one gulp.
* [[Anne Rice]]'s vampire series, as well as [[The Film of the Book]] for ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]''. That is, when a vampire doesn't simply rip off the victim's head and drink all the blood in one gulp.
* Frequently subverted and averted in Brian Lumley's ''[[Necroscope]]'' novels, where the vampires like to viciously rape women, [[Out With a Bang|either to death]] or to [[The Virus|vampirise them]]. Rarely, sex with one of the vampires will be amazing until they reveal themselves and start eating their victim...
* Frequently subverted and averted in Brian Lumley's ''[[Necroscope]]'' novels, where the vampires like to viciously rape women, [[Out with a Bang|either to death]] or to [[The Virus|vampirise them]]. Rarely, sex with one of the vampires will be amazing until they reveal themselves and start eating their victim...
* The vampires in Larry Niven's ''[[Ring World]]'' series use pheromones to seduce victims into a crazed sex-mood. They then take advantage of the fact that the victims are either having sex with the vampires or each other to eat to their heart's content.
* The vampires in Larry Niven's ''[[Ring World]]'' series use pheromones to seduce victims into a crazed sex-mood. They then take advantage of the fact that the victims are either having sex with the vampires or each other to eat to their heart's content.
* In ''[[The Hollows]]'' series by Kim Harrison, the saliva of vampires contains neurotransmitters that make the pain of a vampire's bite feel like pleasure. Vampires can also sensitize their victim's bite so that only that vampire can affect the victim, leaving the victim mentally bound to that vampire.
* In ''[[The Hollows]]'' series by Kim Harrison, the saliva of vampires contains neurotransmitters that make the pain of a vampire's bite feel like pleasure. Vampires can also sensitize their victim's bite so that only that vampire can affect the victim, leaving the victim mentally bound to that vampire.
* Vampire bites in Moore's ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends (Literature)|Bloodsucking Fiends]]'' aren't particularly painful and heal quickly, thanks to a minor healing agent in their saliva (which Tommy then attempts to convince Jody [[Mundane Utility|to use on his stubbed toe]], with very little success). If the vampire is clever enough, they can even feed without the victim noticing at all -- Tommy assumed that Jody was giving him a hickey until she pointed out the blood on her teeth and flat out ''told'' him what she was doing.
* Vampire bites in Moore's ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends]]'' aren't particularly painful and heal quickly, thanks to a minor healing agent in their saliva (which Tommy then attempts to convince Jody [[Mundane Utility|to use on his stubbed toe]], with very little success). If the vampire is clever enough, they can even feed without the victim noticing at all -- Tommy assumed that Jody was giving him a hickey until she pointed out the blood on her teeth and flat out ''told'' him what she was doing.
** The sexual connotations are subverted in the sequel. Because {{spoiler|she turned Tommy}}, she has to find sources of blood other than her boyfriend. After reluctantly feeding on a passed-out homeless man with a [[Mega Neko|huge cat]], the following conversation occurs:
** The sexual connotations are subverted in the sequel. Because {{spoiler|she turned Tommy}}, she has to find sources of blood other than her boyfriend. After reluctantly feeding on a passed-out homeless man with a [[Mega Neko|huge cat]], the following conversation occurs:
{{quote| '''Tommy:''' How was it?<br />
{{quote| '''Tommy:''' How was it?<br />
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* Kivala seems to give these out in ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. Though if Narutaki's reaction is any indication, he might be getting a little ''too'' much pleasure for a kids' show out of it.
* Kivala seems to give these out in ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. Though if Narutaki's reaction is any indication, he might be getting a little ''too'' much pleasure for a kids' show out of it.
** At the end, she gives one to {{spoiler|Yuusuke's corpse, not only bringing him [[Back From the Dead]] and also making him [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], just in time for his participation in the [[Bolivian Army Ending|Bolivian Army "Ending"]]}}.
** At the end, she gives one to {{spoiler|Yuusuke's corpse, not only bringing him [[Back From the Dead]] and also making him [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], just in time for his participation in the [[Bolivian Army Ending|Bolivian Army "Ending"]]}}.
* ''[[Ultraviolet (TV)|Ultraviolet]]''. A woman comes across a vampire feeding on a security guard and faints. She's woken up by the same security guard, who's concerned for her and hasn't noticed anything unusual happen to him, implying some sort of hypnosis.
* ''[[Ultraviolet (TV series)|Ultraviolet]]''. A woman comes across a vampire feeding on a security guard and faints. She's woken up by the same security guard, who's concerned for her and hasn't noticed anything unusual happen to him, implying some sort of hypnosis.
** It was said earlier in the series that vampire bites make the person bitten more 'suggestible' and can only be seen under UV light, with obvious benefits for covering the vampire's tracks.
** It was said earlier in the series that vampire bites make the person bitten more 'suggestible' and can only be seen under UV light, with obvious benefits for covering the vampire's tracks.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' has three examples of this, each part of JD's fantasies. One features him being bitten by two female vampires, quite messily, and sheepishly admitting to liking it. The other two examples are JD biting women, who both immediately have orgasms.
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' has three examples of this, each part of JD's fantasies. One features him being bitten by two female vampires, quite messily, and sheepishly admitting to liking it. The other two examples are JD biting women, who both immediately have orgasms.
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== Tabletop Games ==
== Tabletop Games ==
* A pleasurable, almost sexual experience is how The Kiss is described in both ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: the Masquerade]]'' and [[Vampire: The Requiem (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: the Requiem]]. From ''The Masquerade'' core rulebook, revised edition:
* A pleasurable, almost sexual experience is how The Kiss is described in both ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' and [[Vampire: The Requiem]]. From ''The Masquerade'' core rulebook, revised edition:
{{quote| What is it like? My dear, words can not describe it. Imagine drinking the finest champagne and the sensation of the most sensual lovemaking you've ever experienced. Overlay that with the rush the opium fiend feels as he takes that first breath on the pipe, and you have some sense, some tiny, infinitesimal sense of what it feels like to drink the blood of...a human being.}}
{{quote| What is it like? My dear, words can not describe it. Imagine drinking the finest champagne and the sensation of the most sensual lovemaking you've ever experienced. Overlay that with the rush the opium fiend feels as he takes that first breath on the pipe, and you have some sense, some tiny, infinitesimal sense of what it feels like to drink the blood of...a human being.}}
** Both settings mention "Blood Dolls", humans who become addicted to the experience of being fed on. In ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game)|Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', it's actually the clan weakness of the Giovanni to have their Kiss be horribly painful.
** Both settings mention "Blood Dolls", humans who become addicted to the experience of being fed on. In ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', it's actually the clan weakness of the Giovanni to have their Kiss be horribly painful.
** Also The Kiss is described to be the only real pleasure a vampire can ever feel, since every other thing they enjoyed before tastes stale and they have no real sexual desire whatsoever. But as some kind of compensation it is described to feel unbelievably good!
** Also The Kiss is described to be the only real pleasure a vampire can ever feel, since every other thing they enjoyed before tastes stale and they have no real sexual desire whatsoever. But as some kind of compensation it is described to feel unbelievably good!
** Similar to the original Giovanni, the ''[[New World of Darkness (Tabletop Game)|New World of Darkness]]'' has a Mekhet bloodline known as the Qedeshah who also do not receive the benefits of The Kiss as a bloodline weakness, making them major potential [[Masquerade]] breaches.
** Similar to the original Giovanni, the ''[[New World of Darkness]]'' has a Mekhet bloodline known as the Qedeshah who also do not receive the benefits of The Kiss as a bloodline weakness, making them major potential [[Masquerade]] breaches.
* In ''Van Richten's Guide To Vampires'', [[Ravenloft (Tabletop Game)|Ravenloft]]'s greatest monster hunter/expert attributes victims' compliance to a combination of vampires' charm-gaze and fast-talk, perhaps facilitated by some morbid, self-destructive subconscious impulse on the victims' part. The sex-appeal aspect isn't explicitly mentioned -- Van Richten is an [[Expy]] of Van Helsing, a Victorian-era scholar, after all -- but it's implied.
* In ''Van Richten's Guide To Vampires'', [[Ravenloft]]'s greatest monster hunter/expert attributes victims' compliance to a combination of vampires' charm-gaze and fast-talk, perhaps facilitated by some morbid, self-destructive subconscious impulse on the victims' part. The sex-appeal aspect isn't explicitly mentioned -- Van Richten is an [[Expy]] of Van Helsing, a Victorian-era scholar, after all -- but it's implied.
** With vampyres, ''living'' monstrous humanoids from [[Ravenloft]] who share real vampires' feeding habits, it's their narcotic saliva that dominates and pacifies their victims.
** With vampyres, ''living'' monstrous humanoids from [[Ravenloft]] who share real vampires' feeding habits, it's their narcotic saliva that dominates and pacifies their victims.
** ''[[Tabletop Game/Dungeon And Dragons|Dungeon And Dragons]]'' werebats may also drink the blood of their prey, but they evidently don't have any means of subduing their victims other than brute force, so [[Vampire Bites Suck|their attacks are unpleasant.]]
** ''[[Tabletop Game/Dungeon And Dragons|Dungeon And Dragons]]'' werebats may also drink the blood of their prey, but they evidently don't have any means of subduing their victims other than brute force, so [[Vampire Bites Suck|their attacks are unpleasant.]]
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* There are plenty of enslaved humans in ''[[Boktai (Video Game)|Lunar Knights]]'' who completely enjoy the sensation of their regimental vampire bites. Since the humans are fed on pretty much everyday, the bite is completely subverted altogether--the humans get ''bottle caps on their necks.''
* There are plenty of enslaved humans in ''[[Boktai|Lunar Knights]]'' who completely enjoy the sensation of their regimental vampire bites. Since the humans are fed on pretty much everyday, the bite is completely subverted altogether--the humans get ''bottle caps on their necks.''




== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Last Resort]]'' has Jigsaw unwilling to feed on her (sleeping) lieutenant Daisy until she remembers that it's supposed to be harmless, "like bloodwork". After some initial hesitation, both Jigsaw AND Daisy are starting to [[Freud Was Right|enjoy it a bit too much]], at least until [http://www.lastres0rt.com/2008/07/and-just-like-bloodwork-you-can-still-screw-it-up/ Jigsaw freaks out and bites a little TOO hard], going from Subversion to [[Kiss of the Vampire]] to [[Vampire Bites Suck]] in only a few panels.
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' has Jigsaw unwilling to feed on her (sleeping) lieutenant Daisy until she remembers that it's supposed to be harmless, "like bloodwork". After some initial hesitation, both Jigsaw AND Daisy are starting to [[Freud Was Right|enjoy it a bit too much]], at least until [http://www.lastres0rt.com/2008/07/and-just-like-bloodwork-you-can-still-screw-it-up/ Jigsaw freaks out and bites a little TOO hard], going from Subversion to [[Kiss of the Vampire]] to [[Vampire Bites Suck]] in only a few panels.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]''. Note that when Layla [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20100524.html bites] Tiffany, the latter blushes {{spoiler|''both as a ghost and body'', and this instantly terminates her out-of-body session even though the original reason for it is still present}}. Eventually, she becomes upset when Layla does ''[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/that_i_am_alive not]'' drink her.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]''. Note that when Layla [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20100524.html bites] Tiffany, the latter blushes {{spoiler|''both as a ghost and body'', and this instantly terminates her out-of-body session even though the original reason for it is still present}}. Eventually, she becomes upset when Layla does ''[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/that_i_am_alive not]'' drink her.
** Later it turns out that Chloe is [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20101217.html very much] into [[Cute Little Fangs]], though as a drunk Succubus she may find ''[[Rule 34|everything]]'' kinky at the moment.
** Later it turns out that Chloe is [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20101217.html very much] into [[Cute Little Fangs]], though as a drunk Succubus she may find ''[[Rule 34|everything]]'' kinky at the moment.