Understanding Athelind's Argot: "Terminal Sparkles"

[athelind]

A Bad Case of the Sparkles describes those classic Hollywood vampires who ignite when exposed to sunlight.

This can range from a slow, Joss-Whedon-style smolder to an instantaneous Hammer-style Roman Candle.

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[athelind.livejournal.com]

That's "a mild case of the sparklies", of course. The implication was supposed to be that ALL vampires sparkle in the sunlight; some just sparkle HARDER.