Because he panicked when he saw an attacker with a knife? Have you never heard fight, flight, or freeze? Paralyzed with fear is a genuine thing.

The DNA is not going to change. All you have to do is suggest the fair and unbiased approach of medically proving your identity, and he’ll have a heck of a time coming up with a reason not to turn you “the intruder” into the police.

That would work too. Honestly in the 21st century, looking like someone is not a long term solution to replacing them.

On the bright side, this can be solved with like medical tests, police fingerprint records, I mean he has an apriest history, he has to be in the system. Just insist that both of you get your fingerprints tested by the police, or get some bloodwork from the hospital.

And you can join the triumphant likes of Orpheus.

I recommend that you both at least get some therapy. You went through a stressful and terrifying ordeal, I’m no expert, but that could easily leave scars on your mental state.

Yeah, honestly OP is kind of a jerk. I can understand not wanting to be a vampire, even someone like me with something of an obsession with vampire stories can understand that, but I really can’t imagine abandoning my mother over it.

You could claim she tried, but the only conclusion that doesn’t rely on magic is that OP injured himself. For logistical reasons I can’t go into more detail.

Dante’s comfortable fire by which you can roast marshmallows?

The well reviewed movie from 1988, or the Spanish word for paradise?

The only reasonable conclusion A jury would make is that OP injured himself to try to blame Hilda because, well magic.

Man really? I always kind of assumed it had at least a little.

Then why was he bleeding?

I’m with you, she sounds great.