#marius x mael

[angrbodae]

Christmass is coming and Mael decided he also wanted to participate in Marius’ WhatsApp coven, to the dismay of Marius

[bubblegum-blackwood]

Tournament: Best Marius ship

Vote for who you ship Marius de Romanus with the most!

If you blanket-statement hate him then this tournament isn't made for you, so please don't negatively interact with it. This is purely for fandom fun and my own curiosity.

Also I scoured AO3 to find enough ships for the tournament and was vaguely surprised by some of the results I got lmao. Y'all freaks

Day 1 (13 Feb 10:00 PST):

Armand vs Louis, Daniel vs David, Mael vs Avicus, Bianca vs Akasha, Pandora vs Benedict, Botticelli vs Zenobia, Eudoxia vs Lestat, Raymond Gallant vs Thorne

Day 2 (14 Feb): Armand vs Daniel, Mael vs Bianca, Pandora vs Botticelli, Lestat vs Gallant

Day 3 (15 Feb): Armand vs Mael, Pandora vs Lestat

Day 4 (16 Feb): Armand vs Pandora

Winner: Armand

[sanctaignorantia]

Just a parenthesis to what I said here. Please... I finished chapter 19 and Mael showed up... Seriously, I feel like what would solve Marius' problem would be a thick cock up his ass, pounded wonderfully and deeply, and then he'd be cured!

I'm like, look Marius... your problem is that you've never had firm, muscular arms over you, a fleshy mouth on you and hard hands squeezing you... Seriously, that can cure anything sometimes...

[half-as-big-as-life]

What was your favorite thing about Blood and Gold? And what thing, if any, would you change about it?

Ok so. Fav thing is tied. Either thorne fucking exploding santino with his mind (funny as hell and out of NOWHERE) and being like "i dont need any thanks" OR marius's various weeping scenes. In a good way. Im putting him in one of armands blenders (affectionate)

Something id change? I think itd be fun to see more of marius' interactions w mael, or, and this is fully a personal wish, if hed talked a bit about actually painting. Like if anne had gone on a tangent about 1400s painting techniques and even stuff BEFORE THAT i think it wouldve been very cool. But alas

And it all made me crave marius x thorne which has like 5 fics on ao3 so that is also something. Why must i keep falling into rarepair ships. Just looked it up actually. My mistake, 7 whole fics

[monstersinthecosmos]

i'm curious to know why you're not a big fan of modern day armand x marius!

In some ways I can't really explain this because it's like, why do any of us ship anything? It just doesn't really click for me in the way that any other random ship doesn't click for me.

I think there's a version of them that I could buy if someone wrote it out and sold it to me, where they put in a lot of work to heal themselves & each other to a point where they make sense as a couple, but where canon leaves off I just do not see it at all. And that's the beauty of fanworks, like our job as fic writers is to convince the reader that this is plausible.

But when I think of each of them in the modern day, and how strained their relationship is, I just cannot really connect with what they could possibly see in each other or how it could possibly work.

Armand is SUCH a different person than he was in Venice and I feel so strongly about his need for respect and his need for boundaries so that he can be the person he's meant to be. And I'm not sure Marius will EVER see him as an equal, even at their best. Armand needs to be treated like a grown up, you know? I want him with people who respect his feelings fully and who take him seriously and see him as a complete person. (This is him and Louis lol.)

I also think Armand seriously & deeply needs time with people who don't need him to be a caretaker. I think it's natural for him to want to play that role and make a home for everybody and take charge, but I think there's a balance in here somewhere in that he can do things that make him feel good and centered without feeling like he has to. And Marius in the modern day is SO deeply traumatized I don't like Armand being burdened with it. I think it's outside of the scope of what he can deal with, and this was somewhat like their dynamic in Venice, that Marius at times relied on him emotionally in a way that was too much.

I just think everyone needs to put their own oxygen masks on before helping others!

And for Marius, I just think he's like so broken. Like within his lifespan I still think that the Akasha wound is WAY too fresh; UNFORTUNATELY I WILL BE SAYING THIS FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE BECAUSE I'M A MERE MORTAL but it's only been 30 years, right? Vs. the 2000 years he'd cared for her.

Part of Marius healing (to me) is also him dealing with some of his ego issues, because I think he's created this shell for himself as his own way to cope with immortality and the burden of The Parents and all the existential bullshit that entailed. And that kinda means like, being able to treat Armand as an equal (or anyone else) and the practice to get there and the work it takes might need to be done with a peer like Pandora or Mael. And those two particularly I think have seen him at his messiest and ugliest and imo are the only people in the world who actually know him.

He's also harmed Armand SO MUCH that I don't think Armand can be that person, or least I don't think it's fair for Armand to be that person. It kinda reminds me of the Ring Theory with grief/support except there's this like layer of parentification that I'm not sure how to plop into an infographic but

Basically, I imagine Armand being the very center, and Marius directly outside of him because he's the parent, and because he owes Armand the space lol. Marius should be traumadumping OUTWARD away from Armand while he works through his problems. LEAVE ARMAND OUT OF THIS LOL.

I think Marius is like, deeply hurt by things that have happened in the Coven since QOTD (even actually since TVL when Akasha drank from Lestat) and like, I don't get the feeling that he's really dealt with it meaningfully because he tries so hard to be stoic and like logic&reason his way out of feeling his feelings. I don't think he ever really had that reckoning in canon. And like I think him being hurt by Armand is completely genuine, even if he has to be accountable for his own part in it, and that's something they absolutely should talk about. Maybe it's even the conversation that Blood Communion alluded to.

But to me, canon ends at Blood Communion, and I don't see like a single conversation as enough to heal this tremendous schism between them.

I just think they're both so deeply disappointed in each other and it's gonna be like centuries before they can even begin repairing it.

I CAN'T EVEN CONCEPTUALIZE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THEM TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE IT'S OKAY. I believe they'll get there, but. I just don't see it and I haven't yet cracked the seal on writing post-canon sci fi taking place 200 years from now.

So anyway people ship things for a million reasons and like sometimes it's as simple as "hot" and sometimes it's "i want them to destroy each other" and sometimes it's domestic fluff and sometimes it's even all these exact points I've made--breaking them to pieces so that they can heal each other--but for me personally it just doesn't really do it for me. All the reasons I listed could be THE reason why someone else ships them in present day!! 😂 I just feel like so emotional and opinionated about what I want Marius to get up to in the modern day and I don't think Armand can help him. At least not in the Kacyverse!!!!! 😂😂

[bitter-limelight]

Marius x Mael

Under rated bastard bromance. Suck each other off and pretend it never happens. So much snark. 8/10 good shit

[apoptoses]

☕️

Mael x Jesse

I....I have genuinely never thought about this, anon lmao

If I ever think about Mael I think about his love/hate/frenemy thing with Marius (but more in a 'look at these two clowns standing around dick measuring' sort of way than a shippy way). He clearly had some kind of thing for Jesse but whether that would turn out to be a good/fun/healthy relationship I think it's hard to say.

But if Mael got it in with her in a vampire way and got more chill as a result of finally getting laid, good for him! I support that.

[desanctii]

ABC’s

(I nicked it from @requiemforrose)

A) Their full name: Santino (Mortal name: Emilio Cosimo di Lugano)

B) Age: 702 years, appears to be in his early thirties 

C) Height: 183cm (his ID says 185cm)

C1: Hair color: black

C2: Eye Color: black

C3: Built: muscular, broad-chested

D) Pronouns. He/Him

E) Species: Vampire

F) Favourite beverage and/or meal: Blood.

G) Hobbies and favourite pastimes: opera/theatre, ballroom dancing, literature, cars (this includes Formula One), soccer, therapeutic ceramics

H) Something they’re exceptionally good at: rhetoric 

I) 2 things they really enjoy: black metal & traveling

J) 2 things they’re not really fond of: arthouse cinema & the fantasy genre 

L) Their favorite kind of weather: snowfall or warm clear nights

M) A few interesting facts about them: he used to keep race horses before he switched to sports cars, he had two brothers and three sisters, he speaks fluent Sumerian, he does not hunt the evildoer, he is a very embittered ex-catholic and would fight the entire Vatican if given the chance, he 90% of the time wears his hair short, he has a degree in epidemiology, as a mortal he worked as a master carpenter in his town 

N) Favorite movie or music genre: classic or trash horror for movies, classic for music

O) What’s their dream profession? He claims his dream would be to coach SSC Napoli but I think if anyone were to pay him good money for loudly proclaiming his opinions on things, he’d be set for life

P) Is there something or someone they cannot stand? Why? Thorne, due to having killed him. Marius due to him being the reason Thorne killed him. He is also not too fond of Benji and Sybelle as well as Daniel, all of whom he considers not fit for the Dark Gift and therefore a liability. He tries to be kind to them anyway as it is not their fault.

Q) Did they do something extremely dangerous at some point in their life? Antagonizing an Ancient was probably not one of his brighter ideas, but thus are the follies of youth. 

R) Is there something they wish they could do/achieve but can’t? He sure would love to go back in time and fix some of the grievous errors he has made in the past but there is no helping that.

S)  Is there something in their life they regret? Everything from 1350 to 1670. Which is to say, his entire time in the cult.

T)  Do they have any siblings? Family? Loved ones? His blood relatives are all deceased and left no descendants. Instead he considers Maharet, Jesse, Mael and Eric his family, though he rarely voices that sentiment if he can help it. Further does he have some remnant paternal feelings for Armand. He is in a committed relationship with his companion Eric that has been going on for over three hundred years now.

U)  Are they a morning or night person? Night person, and even then he’d prefer to sleep in.

V) Do they have a pet? What kind? If not, what kind of pet would they want? A Burmese python called Pythagoras. 

W) How would they describe themselves in 5 or less words? Principled, honest, wary, proud, caring

X) Do they have a goal in life? What is it? According to him his goal is to outlive everyone who wants him dead.

Y) Is there anything in their life that’s stopping them from succeeding? People keep trying to kill him.

Z) Do they have an item that means a lot to them? a golden lighter that was given to him by Eric, he uses it as a stimming tool when he is stressed. 

[jabbers-wild-world]

Jabber’s Muse List

;; I sincerely apologize to everyone for the length of this list.

A

Aaravos

Ace

Adam

Adrien

Aizawa

Ajali

Ajax

Akabane

Akira

Akisu

Aljunn

Altair

Amani

Amon

Anchor

Angus

Anik

Anubis

Aoba

Apollo

Arno

Arqaedyn

Arsene

Arsene Lupin (OC)

Artimaes

Artix

Asra

Asra (OC)

Asra Fisher

Asta

Astaroth

Aurelio

Avel

Averin

Avos

Aym

Azir

Azkhal

Azra-Khal

Azriel

B

Bael

Bagheera

Bakugou

Balthasar

Balto

Ban

Banzai

Barik

Baron

Barrel

Bartleby

Batty

Beast

Beetle

Beta

Black Jack

Black Joker

Blitz

Blood

Boris

Bow

Bowser

Branch

Break

Buer

Bunnymund

C

Callum

Campbell

Canterbury

Capper

Cassius

Catra

Chardonnay

Charlie

Cherry

Chester

Chouza

Chris Blackford

Chrono

Chuuya

Colte

Conn

Connor

Creek

Cress

Crowley

Cryptic

Cysero

D

Daisuke

Daniel

Dante

Dante Ignatius

Dante Kronos

Dante Rhodes

Darien

Dark

Dark Law

Dark Pit

Darrow

Data

David

Dazai

Deaikil

Decim

Delta

Devil

Devon

Dhambi

Digit

Docks

Dodger

Double Trouble

Dr. Facilier

Drake

Drossel

Duststorm

E

E

Ed

Elias

Elijah

Elliot

Emmett

Envy

Envy (OC)

Eravi

Etienne

Ezio

Ezra

F

Fai

Falkor

Fallon

Fangtooth

Felix

Felix Agreste

Fengari

Fenris

Ferio

Festus

Finn

Fox

G

Gage

Gajeel

Ganta

Gareki

Garrett

Garry

Gavin

Gawl

Gideon

Gil

Gilvein

Ginji

Ginko

Ginti

Gintoki

Giza

Gizmo

Glitch

Gojyo

Goku

Gourry

Gowland

Graham

Gray

Gray Ringmarc

Griffin

Grillby

Guy

Guy Cecil

Guy Diamond

H

Hades

Hak

Hans

Hapsun

Harper

Haruka

Hatari

Hatch

Hatsuharu

Hawke

Hector “Striker” Marques

Hibiki

Hikae

Hiro

Hiruko

Hisago

Hook

Hunk

I

Ibal

Ikuto

Impey

Indivar

Inuyasha

Isaac

Isaac Vivre

Isaiah

Isandro

Izaya

Izmael

Izo

Izrael

J

Jabber Quill

Jace

Jack

Jade Moonfeather

James

Jasper

Jasper Taigan

Jay

Jellal

Jericho

Jester Ring

Johnny

Joker

Judal

Julius

Jumba

Justin

Jyugo

K

Kade

Kaelan

Kagura

Kai

Kale

Kaminari

Kanda

Karkat

Karma

Kasi

Kaspar

Katsuo

Kaushal

Kavit

Kazuki

Keidynn

Keith

Keturi

Khazroq

Khireus

Ki

Kifo

Kirishima

Kizami

Klarth

Klein

Koda

Koro-sensei

Krampus

Kratos

Krin

Kuhani

Kuiba

Kuro

Kurogane

Kutal

Kweli

Kyle

Kyo

L

Lavi

Law

Lawrence

Lawson

Leon

Leonardo

Leraje

Li

Lily

Lincoln

Link

Lion-O

Lionheart

Lock

Loki

Lokus

Lucas DuSauvage

Lucian

Lucien

Luka

Luke Ainsworth

Luke fon Fabre

Lyric

M

Mad King

Mael

Majestic

Makoto

Marco

Marius

Marquis

Marshall Lee

Mason

Masquerade

Maverick

Max

Maximus

Mercury

Merlot

Merrick

Messiah

Micah

Midnight Star

Mifune

Mikasi

Mikhael

Mist Flare

Mitsuhide

Mitsuru

Mizani

Mkali

Mogar

Momotaro

Monty

Morgan

Morgana

Musashi

Mushra

Muta

Myles

Mzungu

N

N

Nagi

Naro

Nathaniel

Natsu

Nguvu

Nico

Nico (OC)

Nicolae

Nicu

Nightdream

Nikolae

Nils

Nirav

Nix

Njozi

Nod

Nora

O

Obi

Oga

Ojiro

Oriander

Orion

Orpheus

Orson

Orson Gibbs

Oseru

Oz

Ozpin

P

Pax

Peter Pan

Peter White

Phalanx (Pax)

Philip

Pips

Pit

Q

Qivral

Quinn

Quirin

Qwan

R

Rafiki

Rai

Raimundo

Raitou

Rajan

Rampo

Ravenblade

Remus

Remy

Ren

Rin

Rin Okumura

Rishi

Rivan

Rivaren

Robin

Rock

Roman

Roy

Roy G. Biv

Runaan

Rusty

Ryo

Ryuji

Ryuma

S

Sage

Sago

Samon

Sanji

Saru

Sasha

Satan

Scar

Scissor

Senji

Sesshomaru

Sharrkan

Shere Khan

Shetani

Shin-Ah

Shiro

Shizuo

Shock

Shockwave

Sigma

Silence

Skek

SkekMal

Soren

Soul

Staz

Stein

Sting

Stormblade

Sugino

Sumu

Sun

Sunny Pine

Surefire Arrow

Syaoran

Syuro

T

Taigus

Tatizo

Tempest

Terra

Thompson

Thor

Timber

Tink

Titan

Titus

Tjarron

Tobias

Todoroki

Tokiya

Tokoyami

Train

Travis

Tyrian

Tzekhal

U

U-1146/White Blood Cell

Ueki

Undertaker

Uno

Uno (White Dragon)

Uriel

Utsuho

V

Valiance

Varian

Venture

Vheildar

W

Watanuki

Wesley

Weston

White Joker

Wit

Wizardmon

X

Xander

Xavier

Xelloss

Y

Yamato

Yogi

Yosuke

Yudar

Yuliy

Yuri

Z

Zack

Zeik

Zelgadiss

Zen

Zevran

Zigisu

Zuko

Zwei

[i-want-my-iwtv]

Hello! Do you recall if there is ever any reason given on why Mael didn't survive the sun stunt although Armand, who is much much younger did? If Anne ever explained it I didn't catch it. I love your blog by the way and you seem to be a lovely person

Y’know, I don’t think it was ever explained in canon! We’ve had a few Mael RPers over the years who might have have a good answer for you… @thevampiremael, @maelgallia come to mind. Other RPers, or anyone else, are welcome to comment/reblog w/ ideas on this.

[^X Brock O’Hurn bc of reasons *swoon*]

Mael had been turned (pretty soon after Marius was turned) by Avicus, another God of the Wood who had survived the Great Fire. Even if Avicus had done a bad job turning him or had recently turned other fledglings, that shouldn’t have been a factor in Mael’s vulnerability to sunlight so many years later, since Mael was old enough to have earned some durability on his own. The only answer I can think of rn is that Mael’s combusted remains were further destroyed by frightened mortals who saw it happen? Idk! It’s an answer I’d like to have. 

I love your blog by the way and you seem to be a lovely person

Awww thank u for the blargh love and comment about me, that’s very sweet of you! ^_____^

[bubblegum-blackwood]

MARIUS X MAEL #12

Send me asks about my ships!

12. What do they do for their anniversary?

They wake up and Mael says, "Isn't something today?" Marius just grunts. They both know exactly what's special about the day, but that's the most they acknowledge it, save for when Mael goes to hunt and comes back with a notebook or some new paintbrushes then gets pissed and throws a fit when Marius didn't get anything for him in return 😂 I just think they would both be too embarrassed and awkward to really talk about it sjfowifhowhfow

[half-as-big-as-life]

Pondering marius x mael so badstyle

[bubblegum-blackwood]

Persefoni's Vamptember Contributions Masterlist

Vamptember 2022

Day 1: Devil's in the Details (Armand moodboard)

Day 5: Fire (Louis moodboard)

Day 6: Motel room (Armand/Daniel moodboard)

Day 7: Free day (collage/phone wallpaper made from @vamp4rebatscave art)

Day 14: Free day (Petronia moodboard)

Day 18: Garden (Mona Mayfair moodboard)

Day 19: Music (Nicki moodboard)

Day 21: Free day (Louis wallpaper)

Day 23: Group chat

Day 28: Free day (Maharet and Mekare moodboard)

Day 30: AU (pitch for a VC Heathers AU)

VC Kink Week 2023

Day 1: Impact Play (Surrender the Night - Marius/Armand/Daniel)

Day 2: Bondage (Trust Fall - Marius/Armand)

Day 3: Edging (False Promises - Armand/Daniel)

Day 4: Pet Play (The Zoo - Armand/Daniel)

Day 5: Play Party (Three's Company - Marius/Armand/Daniel)

Day 6: Edge Play (Bus Stop - cnc Loustat)

Day 7: Aftercare (Bath Bombs - Daniel/Marius)

Vamptember 2023 (list of just fics)

Day 1: Leather (Lestat mooodboard)

Day 4: Folk horror (Mael moodboard)

Day 5: Fix-it (Bring Me to Life - Loustat)

Day 7: Reverse AU (Little Vices - Daniel/Louis)

Day 9: First time (Blow Out the Candles - Marius/Daniel)

Day 10: Flowers (Seeing Red - Maharet/Mael/Jesse)

Day 14: "You Knew?" (Foundations of Decay - Marius/Armand)

Day 15: Dress-up (Dress-Up - Armand&Riccardo)

Day 16: Coffee shop AU (Espresso Macchiato - Louis&Daniel)

Day 17: Free day (Louis moodboard)

Day 18: Fairy tail (Wolf Song - Marius/Armand)

Day 19: Genderswap (Armand/Daniel moodboard)

Day 20: Pearls (Bianca moodboard)

Day 21: 1990s (Silent Lamentations - Marius/Louis)

Day 22: Strip (Strip - Lestat/Daniel)

Day 23: Egypt (Akasha moodboard)

Day 24: Free day (Quinn Blackwood moodboard)

Day 25: Heartbeat (Killing Loneliness - Loustat)

Day 27: Glasses (Daniel moodboard)

Day 28: News (VC as The Onion headlines pt I)

Day 29: Sunlight (Home Videos - Daniel&Louis)

Day 30: Sonoma Compound (Jesse/Mael moodboard)

Queens of the Damned 2024

Day 1: BDSM (Trust Me - Jesse/Pandora)

Day 1: Butch/femme (Armand/Daniel moodboard)

Day 1: Butch/femme (Dani art)

Day 1: Butch/femme (goth Lestat/dark academia Louis art)

Day 1: All dolled up (Loustat art from Post-Mortem Depression)

Day 2: Mommy kink (My Fair Lady - omegaverse Marius/Lestat)

Day 2: Siren (Pretty Little Hunter - Daniel/monster!Armand)

Day 3: Pegging (The Sacrament - Maharet/Mael/Jesse)

Day 3: Bodily autonomy (Kiss That Ring - Armand/Lestat)

Day 3: Femme fatale (art of Eudoxia and Zenobia)

Day 3: Bloodbath (art of Petronia inspired by Gentileschi's Susanna and the Elders)

Mermay 2024

Week 1: Fishing net (Dirty Little Secret - Lestat/Armand)

Final week: Tentacles/shipwreck (Sucker for You - Lestat/Armand)

KinkFest 2024

Week 2: lingerie (Marius, Daniel, Lestat drawing)

Week 3: watersports (All Grown Up chapter 3 - Armand/Daniel)

Week 4: "good boy" (Ignominia - Marius/Pandora)

Week 5: bondage (All Grown Up chapter 4 - Armand/Daniel)

Vamptember 2024

Day 2: sick (Marius/Daniel doodles)

Day 5: Romeo and Juliet (Quinn/Mona moodboard)

Day 6: genderswap (Marius/Daniel art)

Day 7: free day (Petronia art)

Day 9: flights of devils (Flights of Devils - Louis/Lestat)

Day 12: beautiful boy (Daniel art)

Day 14: free day (Bianca collage)

Day 17: kittens (bunnyboy Daniel x catboy Lestat and Armand)

Day 19: metamorphosis (Derek and Dertu comic)

Day 21: free day (80s Armand and Daniel sketches)

[bubblegum-blackwood]

Tournament: Best Marius ship

If you blanket-statement hate him then this tournament isn't made for you, so please don't negatively interact with it. This is purely for fandom fun and my own curiosity.

[bubblegum-blackwood]

Tournament: Best Marius ship

Vote for who you ship Marius de Romanus with the most!

If you blanket-statement hate him then this tournament isn't made for you, so please don't negatively interact with it. This is purely for fandom fun and my own curiosity.