1.  Aaliyah's Akasha from Queen of the Damned (this movie was a shitshow - all vibes and zero substance, so naturally it's the only Anne Rice thing I've ever really enjoyed - but every time Aaliyah was on screen, it became absolute magic)
2.  The mean, dark-haired "bridesmaid" from 2022's The Invitation (a movie made by a time-traveler to appeal specifically to my moody fourteen-year-old self, and nobody can convince me otherwise)
3. That light-skinned gal who bit Delta Slim everywhere //but// his neck (Sinners, amirite? What a flick. Single-handedly made me give a shit about vampires again)
4.  Angela Bassett in Vampire in Brooklyn (For real, watch this movie. She's So. Damn. Good.)

Among other things...

Anyway, The Rush is a teaser for a bigger thing I'd like to finish, should circumstances allow. Existence has been a real sonofabitch, but writing and drawing this vampy smut serves as a nice breather, so...