However, when his mother tries to discuss her worries with him, Donovan rejects her and says that it is time to let go. Like every other resident save Elizabeth, he is unaware of the sale and as worried about eviction. He has as much distaste for the sun as any day-sleeper, but not as much as the traditional vampire. His sleep the next day is interrupted by a realtor giving a tour to the new hotel owner, Will Drake.

He risked his own life in a final attempt to spare hers, and as he lay dying told his mother and Liz Taylor (both of which were responsible for accidentally shooting him in the first place) that he forgave them. It is likely due to these kind acts and genuinely good heart that his soul was granted peace after his death.ĭonovan joins Elizabeth for a date to an outdoor cinema showing of Nosferatu, where they seduce a young couple and bring them back to the hotel for a feast of sex and blood. He never once strayed from Elizabeth, remaining her most faithful and monogamous companion throughout all the time they had together, treating her not only with the utmost dedication of a true gentleman but also a deep romantic, as displayed by the candlelit three-course meals he served her and his preference to binge-watch television shows at her side instead of dealing with crowds of people. Although initially cold toward his mother, deep down he loved her and didn't want to lose her, contributing to him ultimately choosing to bestow his immortality to her in order to save her life, and spoke honestly to Agnetha and Vendela that they were ghosts rather than allowing them to wander the Hotel Cortez aimlessly without purpose. He seemingly displays very little care for his mother Iris, but he has a close bond with Elizabeth, with whom he is deeply in love.ĭespite murdering human beings and feeding on their blood in order to satiate his vampirism, Donovan was not malevolent in nature, and only did what he had to do to survive like any other animal in nature. He is often seen in expensive designer clothing, an outward manifestation of the life of decadence he indulges in. He has lived there as her lover for 20 years in the lap of luxury, only marred by the presence of his overbearing mother, Iris.ĭonovan was a handsome young man with dark hair and magnetic blue eyes. Elizabeth, attracted by his 'jawline for days', saved him by infecting him with her blood virus, and took him as her afflicted companion. In 1994, Donovan suffered a heroin overdose in Room 64 of the Hotel Cortez, after sharing a needle with Sally.

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