#Armand/Daniel

[apoptoses]

what are the odds that daniel stayed at a hotel that folds towels into swans and leaves them on your bed, and armand saw them and got obsessed

and so for weeks after daniel would wake up in their apartment with every towel in the place staring at him like

[bluehairandproverbs]

“I’m Armand,” he said as he leaned forward and extended a hand, “I couldn’t help but notice you’re alone here.” “Daniel,” the interviewer said, accepting Armand’s handshake. “Do you offer to buy lonely guys drinks often?” he inquired. “I do if I think they’re interesting,” Armand stated as he adjusted his halo, brushing a few russet locks behind his ear. “Am I interesting, then?” Stupid question, Daniel, he just offered to buy you a drink. (Daniel meets someone new at a Halloween party. Human AU.)

read @ AO3 (Explicit, 2,124 words)

[leechlets]

eric bogosian did not serve that much CUNT as daniel malloy for y'all to say you want young daniel when he gets turned into a vampire

i hope armand fucks that old man on screen, just for you

[teethingpains]

Eye studies with Armand and Daniel

[desertfangs]

Armand spent so much time trapped in a cult that broke him down and told him he was a monstrous creature who did not deserve love or compassion. And for centuries after, he struggled to connect to those he loved. But then the one (1) guy he ever makes into a vampire, Daniel, is the guy who believes in what a huge capacity vampires have for love. That they have eternity to love and be loved. It's just so beautiful.

[hekateinhell]

okay but why are Armand's declarations of love such absolute bangers???

Louis, IWTV:

Lestat, TVL:

Daniel, QotD:

[thecactifindahome]

From the early notes for The Vampire Armand in the Anne Rice collection at Tulane University.

[xxhellonursexx]

Take me over the edge

I was horny and (vaguely gestures to this art)

[rijinks]

Armand demonstrates his cloud gift ability.

[rebel-revenant]

In this Fandom we don't say S2 is gonna be the "Devil's Minion Era" we simply say He Will Fuck That Old Man, what a delight.

[dumbvampire]

Daniel/Armand doodle from a couple months ago

[dude-could-you-be-more-gay]

Armand wants to trap Daniel in a jar and shake him up a little bit

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It is #Molloy Monday and I am here to remind you that Daniel is featured most from 1975-1985 aka the Sluttiest Era of Modern Male Fashion.

Coming in HOT we have the cut off short shorts and cropped t-shirt or mostly unbuttoned button down combo. Daniel visited some warm climates during the chase years so I invite you to picture him in the tiniest ripped jean shorts sweating over whether or not that auburn haired lady down the street is actually Armand!!

Or going into the 80s sometimes the tops were REALLY cropped and exposed midrift and back!! Like just picture Daniel fucking around on Night Island in this, wow wow!!

But even when the pants were long the t-shirts were TIGHT, maximum pec definition through the shirt was a must.

If he didn't wanna show that much skin? That was fine because turtlenecks where IN baby!! These are basically vampire lingerie imo, covering up the most succulent part of the neck but still leaving a hint exposed below the jaw?? Armand had to have been dying of thirst!!!

(Also when it says Armand came to pick Daniel up from jail in a lawyer's tweed suit? He wasn't wearing no modern cut, he'd have been rocking the big lapels because this was the 70s tyvm)

Also important to note was that the 70s were the era of glam rock and androgyny, so picking a silky button down that looks like a women's blouse? Totally okay for men, very in style so long as you leave the top buttons undone to expose maximum chest.

Btw velour? Was IN. This is the 1979 equivalent of a juicy couture tracksuit which Armand could have snuggled right into while they were living in London.

And while the 80s sees the rise of a looser fit, that doesn't mean the crop top died or that people weren't still rocking a more form fitted jean when they were feeling casual.

This photo is from NYC in 1983 and shows that tight t-shirts and short shorts were still very much alive, just styled a bit differently! A tight top and looser straight leg jeans, or short bottom and a flowy open top took the place of all fitted looks.

Or that the mostly unbuttoned button down went away- if anything in the 80s the buttons went even LOWER and more revealing. Paired with a boxy linen suit this is essential 80s Miami aka Night Island looks.

and yeah that's spader, leave me alone, he's peak 80s here

This sweater is loose but it's got the deep V neck and a sheer knit, perfect for the beach!!

And yeah this is Sapder AGAIN but note the half open shirt, leather jacket, and jeans that get tighter near the ankle!! Classic 80s, baggy but still sexy, A+.

I SWEAR this is the last time I'm gonna use and abuse him but peep the muscle tank with the DIY cut edges on the arm holes! V neck! 80s!!!

Basically the takeaway here is that if you're putting them in the 80s and having them rock something baggy and double denim, the look still featured a tight waistline and rolled sleeves or rolled ankles to tighten the jeans. It wasn't just baggy all over!!

Here's some random images from the entire era to finish off:

So next time you're working on fic or art instead of just tossing Daniel into a regular old t-shirt and jeans consider doing some slutty 70s and 80s looks instead 😌

[desertfangs]

When are we going to talk about the fact that Armand bought Daniel an honest to goodness cloak because with his "twentieth century height" he could carry it off?? What the hell kind of events and parties were they going to where Daniel could wear a freaking cloak and not look completely out of place?

[hekateinhell]

Daniel's turning scene is my favorite in all of canon tied with Armand's, and the parallels make me scream!

Both of them dying from some sort of poison (Daniel, alcohol; Armand, literal poison). Both of them finally having worn down a maker that wasn't ready to make them quite yet but their clocks were running out.

Even parts of the phrasing where Marius and Armand ask for the final consent to seal the fate of their young lovers (Daniel is young compared to a five hundred year old Armand, don't @ me) sound remarkably similar.

TVA:

"Very well, beautiful one. This is the moment. Would you come with me, and be like me?" His [Marius'] voice was rich and soothing, though it was full of pain.

"Yes, always and forever yours."

"Forever to thrive in secret on the blood of the evildoer, as I thrive, and to abide with these secrets until the end of the world, if need be."

"I shall. I want it." ~ Armand

QotD:

"Say the word, my love," Armand said. "I'll do it. We'll be in hell together after all."

"But don't you see," Daniel said, "all human decisions are made like this. Do you think the mother knows what will happen to the child in her womb? Dear God, we are lost, I tell you. What does it matter if you give it to me and it's wrong! There is no wrong! There is only desperation, and I would have it! I want to live forever with you."

Except Armand to Daniel sees the Dark Gift as the ultimate condemnation, whereas Marius to Amadeo presents it as a world full of new possibilities—even though he himself is hurting.

[monstersinthecosmos]

I think so much about like, what Marius saw in Daniel's blood when they'd drink from each other, and what he saw of Armand, and how it changed his idea of who Armand was, to be able to see him as a dominant, as a monster, as someone powerful and frightening. And it makes me wonder about like, how much of the sex stuff did he see, and what did he think of it, did he feel he played a part in it, of making Armand this way?

And I wonder, thinking about Armand as the dominant, did Marius already know that potential was in him? Not just being a vampire and being the immortal half of the couple, but thinking back to the question of who is the other's slave, and who is really charge, who holds real power when you're so obsessed with somebody, and when you respect their fragility; in both cases, the immortal caved at the idea of losing their weak little human.

There's so many ways that Marius never saw Armand as a complete person (he even admits this in TVA, that line about not loving Armand as respectfully as Armand loved B+S) and I think so often about how much context Daniel would've provided.

It works both ways, too, like Daniel seeing Marius's memories of Armand and seeing him as a messy human. It's just so powerful to me to ask how their memories and respective relationships with Armand puzzle together!!!!!!!!!