Carmilla is a complex character with a long history of relationships and romantic entanglements. As an immortal vampire, she has lived for centuries and loved many different people throughout her long life. In order to understand who Carmilla truly loves, we must examine her closest relationships and most meaningful romantic connections over the years.
Carmilla’s relationship with her maker
Carmilla was originally turned into a vampire back in the 1600s by a powerful vampire known as The Countess. The Countess took the young woman Mircalla and turned her into a vampire, renaming her Carmilla. Though their relationship began as the typical vampire-maker bond, over the years Carmilla came to resent and despise the Countess for cursing her with immortality and taking away her human life.
Though Carmilla remained bound to the Countess for centuries through the maker-progeny bond, she grew to hate her maker and reject the Countess’ affections. The Countess may have loved Carmilla as her favorite creation, but those feelings were not reciprocated. Carmilla’s complicated relationship with the Countess who made her indicates she did not love her maker.
Carmilla’s infatuation with young woman
When Carmilla was first turned into a vampire, she was instructed by the Countess to seduce young woman as prey. Throughout the 1600s and 1700s, Carmilla carried out these orders, falling into short-lived infatuations with her female victims before killing them to survive. She took many young lovers, often becoming enamored with them before tragically cutting their lives short.
While these brief romances hold significance for Carmilla’s past, they were ultimately short-lived and wrought with manipulation. Her young victims were prey to her, and she to them. While there were feelings of love, the darkness of her survival needs prevented real, lasting love from forming in these tragic connections.
Carmilla’s true love, Laura
It was not until Carmilla met Laura Hollis in the 21st century that she discovered a meaningful, reciprocated love. Laura Hollis was a young woman attending Silas University when Carmilla arrived and became her roommate. Though their relationship was contentious at first, the two slowly formed a bond.
As they uncovered mysteries together surrounding disappearances at the university, Carmilla eventually revealed herself to Laura as a vampire and professed a desire to protect Laura. Their friendship and trust steadily blossomed into romance. And Laura, remarkably, came to accept Carmilla for who she really was – vampire nature, bloody past, and all.
After surviving various supernatural threats and tribulations at Silas, Carmilla and Laura eventually proclaimed their love for each other. Unlike Carmilla’s past infatuations, this was a choice – she did not need to prey upon Laura for survival. Nor was Laura an unsuspecting young woman lured into a trap. Laura accepted Carmilla, darkness and all. And Carmilla vowed to protect Laura, reversing her role as predator.
Their bond weathered capture, separation, and presumed death. But in the end, Carmilla and Laura reunited. Not only that, but Carmilla also found reconciliation with her past, finding peace with who she became and what she did to survive across the centuries, no longer trapped by her own guilt and regret. With Laura, she was free to love genuinely.
Of all Carmilla’s relationships over her 300+ year lifespan, only her love with Laura Hollis was built on true understanding, trust, and acceptance. This makes Laura Hollis Carmilla’s one true love – the only person that vicious vampire Carmilla felt real love for.
The women Carmilla loved
To summarize Carmilla’s complex romantic history, here is a table highlighting the different women she loved over the centuries:
| Name | Time Period | Details |
|---|---|---|
| The Countess | 1600s | Carmilla’s vampire maker; she loved Carmilla but those feelings were not mutual |
| Ell | 1680s | A young woman Carmilla seduced and killed as prey |
| Lucy | 1710s | Another of Carmilla’s brief youthful infatuations who became her victim |
| Laura Hollis | 21st century | Carmilla’s roommate at Silas University; her one true love |
Carmilla and Laura’s relationship timeline
The key moments in Carmilla and Laura’s relationship that led them from wary roommates to proclaimed soulmates include:
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Carmilla becomes Laura’s roommate at Silas University |
| 2014 | Laura starts noticing strange events and girls going missing |
| 2014 | Carmilla reveals she is a vampire to Laura |
| 2014 | Carmilla and Laura kiss for the first time |
| 2015 | Carmilla is taken by her mother; Laura works to save her |
| 2015 | Laura and Carmilla reunite and profess their love |
Conclusion
While Carmilla had a long history of tragic relationships and female victims, her one true love was Laura Hollis. Laura accepted all of Carmilla – not just her seductive vampire wiles, but her inner turmoil and regret over her bloody past. Laura gave Carmilla hope for a new future free of her mother’s influence. And Carmilla vowed to protect Laura with her life. Their bond weathered kidnappings, separation, and supernatural disturbances. In the end, they stand as each other’s champions and soulmates. After centuries of darkness, Laura gave Carmilla’s life meaning and light.