This is based on only ones I have seen/heard so far and would also like to say that I believe there is not a bad Alfred out there 😌
Anton Zetterholm
I feel like Anton will always be my favourite Alfred because he was the first one I ever saw. He plays the pathetic boy part so well and he's just so lanky and awkward. I love him so much.
Vincent Van Gorp
I have yet to see a full video boot with him (please someone send if they have one, I beg of you) in but from photos, clips, and audios I have listened of him, I believe he plays the part very well. He's just a little guy and I love him. I've been listening to an Oberhausen audio with him as Alfred non-stop this week and he just sounds so pathetic <3
Daniele Carta Mantiglia
The Paris production was the first production I watched after the German production because I thought it would be nice to watch something different. I just think he sounds very nice and he plays Alfred so well. Alfred sounds so pretty in French <3
Max Niemeyer
I love Max as Alfred so much! He's exactly how I headcanon Alfred to look like with the curls (perhaps with the curls being a little looser but that's me being picky). I really love him in Wenn Liebe In Dir Ist and I get the pathetic little man vibe from him which is always important.
Max Von Essen
I'm not sure if this is unpopular but while I'm not the biggest fan of the Broadway production of Tanz, I really really love Max who played Alfred on Broadway and I will die on this hill. I'm not the biggest fan of him taking away the pathetic little man and the whimp vibes but there are still hints of it in places such as When Love is inside you. Also his voice is so amazing I cry. I just love him so much.
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: Tanz der Vampire | Dance of the Vampires - Steinman/Kunze
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alfred/Herbert von Krolock
Characters: Alfred (Tanz der Vampire), Herbert von Krolock
Additional Tags: Romance, Intimacy, Drabble Collection, Developing Relationship, Fluff, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Summary:
A collection of drabbles depicting the relationship between Alfred and Herbert post-show.
Herbert is so lonely and unsocialized. Bestie doesn't have any social decorum at all (at least not emotionally). He full on sais you have to be nice to me. You must be. It's a rule, a demand.
His following statement: I want to understand you.
This is his dilemma because how can he understand if the person he's trying to get to know feels like they are expected and forced to be nice to him/ behave a certain way towards him?
He even notices Alfred's obvious discomfort but doesn't recognize it as being his fault.
If Herbert is being played genuinely he has literally been around so little people (probably none that didn't get eaten at some point) that he has no idea how to treat them properly.
My guy is bored (like he sais in "Vor dem Schloss"), lonely and thinks that forcefully changing someone into a vampire will definetly make him less lonely and fix the problem at hand.
Herbert revolves around himself, simply because he has no one else to care about. It's all he's ever known.
He wants to give though, wants to feel. He is in touch with his very strong emotions. The expression of them however becomes problematic if faced with someone real/ an actual person to express them to.
After caring for himself for all of this time (except for his dad, who gives him plenty of parental love but obviously can't give him the romantic love he is so desperately looking for) he just doesn't know how to balance his own self/ his own emotions with someone elses feelings/ opinions.
This results in him being unable to make healthy conections and give his affections in a functioning, non overwhelming manner.