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if the Anne rice vampires had a pair of Groucho Marx glasses that would be entertainment for them for several years. a lot of them are from like 1750s rural france, their standards are not high

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honestly tvl armand is so fucking funny. like he almost murders lestat, lies to him about louis being dead, and then shows up to complain TO LESTAT about louis dumping him and being so so sad about this. and then HE, ARMAND, dumps LOUIS. okay girl

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Happy father's day to the worst fathers in gothic literature

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I love the absolute drama with which Armand and Lestat describe falling for Louis de Pointe du Lac — it was something they experienced in such a similar way!

"I felt fatally in love with Louis" ~ Lestat, TVL

"I fell in love with him hopelessly" ~ Armand, TVA

As if they both knew right then and there that that sad, wet man was going to have them in a chokehold for the rest of their immortal existence.

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🐺

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you tell him purin

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is that not how it went

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God gave Louis de Pointe du Lac depression because he would be too powerful if he were that hot and neurotypical.

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I made these stickers for myself like a year ago and just never posted them BUT I’M DOING IT NOW SO BETTER LATE THAN NOTHING!!

I’ll def be making show devils minion stickers soon, but this was before season 2 lol

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RIP armand you would’ve loved airtags

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maharet and mekare!

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never stop making fledglings! this one could finally be the one. project your deep-rooted insecurities onto them - fill them with your poison. mold them in your image. keep the cycle alive! never stop.

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Mid-1990's American Paperback Editions of The Vampire Chronicles

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Thinking about Louis and Daniel today. There's a popular notion that the reason the two never speak again, mainly during the events of QoTD, is because Anne Rice had lost interest in them. And while there may be some truth to that, I believe that, within the canon, it's more about Louis simply having nothing left to say to Daniel, and not particularly caring what became of him. He might have been surprised to learn that Daniel became Armand’s fledgling, but likely nothing more.

The reality is, Louis used Daniel completely throughout IWTV, something Daniel himself seems at least partially aware of. He even says that Louis deliberately gave him Lestat’s address, and he’s probably right. Given how private and withdrawn Louis is, that kind of information doesn't come without intention. Louis wanted Daniel to find Lestat, to provoke some kind of reaction from him. Honestly, it’s likely that the only reason Louis agreed to the interview at all was because Daniel bore a physical resemblance to Lestat.

Now, that’s not to say Louis wasn’t genuine in moments of tenderness during the interview; calming Daniel, making jokes, telling him not to be afraid. The interview was cathartic for Louis in many ways. But it doesn’t change the fact that he fundamentally altered Daniel’s reality just by telling him his story. And when Daniel stopped being the attentive listener Louis wanted, when he dared to push too hard, Louis snapped. He left Daniel half-dead, delirious, with just enough knowledge to keep him tempted to chase after Lestat. He never once bothered to check what became of him.

Louis is just as much a spider as Lestat or Armand. He traps people, no matter how fond he might be of them, and slowly consumes them for his own emotional survival. The end of IWTV is almost a jump scare, a sudden reminder that this being who looks like a man has always been capable of destruction, even before becoming a vampire.

Finally, I wanted to add my own personal headcanon: if Daniel hadn’t pushed back, if he had instead shown Louis understanding and acceptance, if he had embraced Louis’s story rather than judged it, Louis would have drained him on the spot. A boy who looks like Lestat, listens without judgment, and offers compassion? That would’ve been unbearable. In my view, Daniel sealed his fate the moment he met Louis, not when he met Armand.

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Based on Blood Communion.

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sucking blood, just a tiny bit

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Here, lover, buy us a yacht.