#Mael/Marius

[nanathebunny]

hilarious to me that marius keeps repeating that he has no love for mael but he’s always suspiciously happy whenever mael shows up

[sizeofyoursoul]

Character "Pin-Ups" (Inside Back Covers) from Innovation Comics' The Queen of the Damned (1993), art by O.J. Cariello

[ayalysart]

Mael taking care of Marius before he got turned, and Marius trying to seduce him (he is succeeding but Mael wont betray his duty) in hope to get free. 👀

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I wish I could offer you something better, but for now I hope it is okay 😭 (it was supposed to be a sketch but I ended up trying to color it lmao)

@monstersinthecosmos this drawing is a gift for you, as I know you love them a lot yet there isnt much content with them.

I saw you sometime reblog that drawing I made after finishing Blood and Gold 😭😭 so take it as a Thanks for this, knowing someone like to come back to drawing like that makes me so happy. 💙

[vcmicroficmay]

Microfic May Prompts 2025

Microfic May is back, babycakes!

This is a yearly fandom event to inspire short works of fiction in the month of May! The goal is to use these prompts to create short works aiming to be between 100 to 1000 words. (Though no one is going to be mad if you go a little over.)

You can post your work on Tumblr, AO3, anywhere you post fic. There will be a collection on AO3 as well if you wish to add your work there. Please tag @vcmicroficmay and use the hashtag #vcmicroficmay to help us find your work so we can share it, and feel free to message us if you think we missed your entry!

We also have a collection on AO3 you can add your work to!

This even opens May 1 (though technically Week 1 starts on May 4, we're not picky!) See our other post for event rules. Late entries allowed! And special thanks to @rebelrevenant for coming up with many of these delicious prompts!

Happy Writing!

Prompts In Text Below the Cut

Week 1 (week of May 4)

Reverie Blood Tears Forgotten Filthy Parallel

Week 2 (May 11)

Unrelenting Fixated Refusal Bite Mark Epitaph

Week 3 (May 18)

Storm Abandoned Cabin Fever Rotten Afterglow

Week 4 (May 25)

Symmetry Instrument Obsession Sour Memento

Bonus Prompts (Any Week)

Internet Attention Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

[rijinks]

I'm on my Blood & Gold reread.

[haldora]

Some Blood & Gold era Marius and his bros, Mael and Avicus

[hekateinhell]

Druid Dress-Up

Mael lovingly prepares a pouty Marius to be sacrificed to the God of the Grove 🥹🌺

Commissioned by me and @apoptoses for @monstersinthecosmos’ birthday from the talented @eliotdrawings! Happy Birthday, Kacy! 🥰🥰🥰

[proffbon]

Why is Marius suddenly the funniest motherfucker in the room?

[mademoisellebianx]

This one took a while to finish! 🫠😆

Redraw of my old 2009 art of the Coven of the Articulate from The Queen of the Damned - Book III of The Vampire Chronicles!

from top left to bottom right: Khayman, Maharet, Mekare, Mael, Jesse, Eric, Santino, Gabrielle, Pandora, Marius, Armand, Daniel, Louis, Lestat

(see comparison below)

[ladisgarde]

Experimenting with cartoon styles feat. Mael and Marius

[desertfangs]

Thinking about how both Marius and Daniel met the person who would introduce them to immortality while hanging out in a bar, studying other people and working on their own projects to understand the world around them (Marius writing his history and notes, Daniel doing his interviews.) Truly an incredible parallel.

I wonder if Daniel thought about that when he read The Vampire Lestat. Not only did he get to learn a ton about Armand, but also his maker! Who was not unlike Daniel in some ways! Not the biggest revelation in that book by a mile for him but a neat little detail for sure.

[palamedespoetry]

mael when marius became prime minister

[monstersinthecosmos]

the sexual tension between marius and mael in Gaul makes me lose it because like, it has to overcome the hurdle of Marius’s trauma and bitterness and rage, so when you ask: how can they get there? my natural conclusion is that the closeness just becomes so suffocating and irresistible!

like it’s not just that Marius is touch starved and lonely but like, Marius even admits he attempts to seduce mael to let him go. Like how many quiet romantic torchlit conversations did they have where marius is telling him about their house in Naples and how much mael would love it ?

and the thing is that mael absolutely adored marius while he was still alive. 😭 mael didn’t become bitter towards him until Marius abandoned him 😭 but like every day he’s coming to Marius’s room, bringing him food, singing him songs, seeing how day by day his hair grows longer and he’s becoming more and more perfect to be the new god, and mael is already in love with him and ready to worship him for the rest of his life.

like even if you’re faking the seduction , how long before it starts feeling real? How many times can you sit quietly and closely across from someone who is staring at you like you’ve hung the stars?

and how long before you desire to save that person from their cult? When does the lie about leaving together start to feel real?

ugh ! 🤧

[kaelio]

Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles characters as LEGO minifigures!

[misslovelace]

misc doodles from twitter