#vc shitpost

[nothing-but-paisley]

We all owe Daniel Molloy so much for spawning the entire Vampire Chronicles saga because he was so catastrophically horny he went to a second location with a guy who claimed to be a vampire.

[apoptoses]

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]

Armand @ the rest of the Coven

[uncivilcivilservice]

Marius: If you could just conduct yourself in a stately manner for once

Lestat: I think I'll conduct myself in a Lestately manner instead 😎👉👉

Marius:

Lestat: 😎🫰👉🫰👉

[angrbodae]

Ah, but you have heard of me 😉

[ihaventcomeupwthanameforaheroyet]

I know I can't be the first one who ever said this but David in TotBT is like:

[faerywhimsy]

Okay, so I've been saying how amazing it is that AMC IwtV has already given us references to previously existing retellings in its first season, not just from the books. It's part of the reason I didn't see S01E05 Lestat taking Louis to a great height and dropping him as any big deal.

Yeah, in 2022 it was more gruesome, but I've this already. In 1994.

But, okay, that's fine.

What I wanna know today is why, dear god why, I've seen no one talking about Louis' second flashback, just one episode later, in S01E06??

(Behind a cut for people scrolling by outside of fandom, cause it's graphic)

Daniel: Can you fly, Louis? ( Gasping )

Louis: No. Daniel: So for 20 years, you lived with the vampire Lestat, and you didn't know he had the flying gift? Louis: The cloud gift. And yes, it was a remarkable bit of restraint he managed. Daniel: Why would he do that? ( Gasping )

Louis: I suppose he thought if he exposed all his power to me, I would never feel his equal and the relationship would suffer.

Guys. That is clearly not Louis falling in the second blink of a flashback.

Also, Lestat has never been known for his restraint. Especially not in the Rue Royale years.

You know who is actually very self restrained and always for various nefarious purposes?

Oh yes, our resident gremlin.

I've said in a previous post we got less than 5 minutes of screen time with the actual Armand (as opposed to Rashid). But this rewatch with @saintrayne and @allegra-writes is the first time I've personally noticed explicit evidence of Armand's presence in Louis' narrative.

Maybe those truthers saying, "Lestat would never throw Louis down from the sky!" have something more to grab onto while we wait (impatiently) for S2.

At this point, I full on reckon at this point this apparent 'reference' to Neil Jordan's 1994 movie is a smoke screen.

Because it's true. Lestat never did, not in any of the books, throw Louis down from such a height. But we cannot say the same of Armand. He sure did toss Lestat from a height, out the window of Magnus' tower.

I'm mind blown and these are just first thoughts. I'm probably gonna have much more to say.

[bluehairandproverbs]

the vampire chronicles but instead of a series of books it's vague (and not so vague) posts left on the walls of various coven houses around the globe

[nothing-but-paisley]

Anne Rice Vampires Ranked by What It Would Be Like to Get Chomped by Them

Armand – Hypnotic, irresistible. You’ll stray into a beautiful garden and never leave.

Louis – Tender, quick and painless. His victims always love him.

Bianca – A class act. Never spills a drop. She’ll tell you a joke right when she leans in.

Lestat – Who needs life when you have that 1,000-watt smile embedded in your jugular?

Marius – Hates waste and unnecessary suffering. 

Akasha – The primal fount can never be slaked.

Khayman – A total sweetheart. You can’t even be mad at him.

Pandora – Super sexy until she rips out your heart and sucks it dry like a Capri Sun.

Daniel – Starts out gentle then gets hedonistic and out of control. Might rip your head off accidentally. Sorry, Boss.

David – Terribly sorry, it’s nothing personal, you understand.

Gabrielle – Will take you down like a lioness with a goddamn wildebeest.

Mael – Marius is so disgusted that you let yourself get killed by this Druid himbo.

Claudia – Uncanny, plus you just know she is into some freaky shit.

Santino – That mildewy smell never really goes away.

Maharet – Hopefully she waits until you’re dead before she steals your eyeballs.

Mekare – [telepathic screaming]

[thenightflower]

Louis: *exists*

Horny Armand and his motorcycle gang:

[desertfangs]

Items in the Suggestion Box at Court that Marius will definitely pretend he did not see: • Night Club Blood Rave like in Blade • Talent Show • Vampire Baseball

[uncivilcivilservice]

I think about Armand telling Daniel that no other mortal had known his name a lot, because I don't think we get clarification on whether or not he keeps that rule after taking Daniel to be his companion, or if he essentially goes "oh well, cats already out of the bag, my name has been published in a book, and I'm trying to reconnect with the world anyway, so what the hell, may as well just go by Armand"

But I think it's far funnier to imagine that he continued to use aliases when speaking with mortals or conducting mortal business, because Daniel would absolutely take the opportunity to rush in and introduce Armand to whatever gaggle of students or artists or vagabonds or business men they've collected that night, with the silliest or most ill-fitting name he can think of.

Some high-af artist: You seem interesting, what's your name?

Armand: Oh, me? I'm-

Daniel: Bob, his name is Bob 😃

Armand: ...He means Roberto 😐

Daniel: But everyone calls him Bob 😃

[angrbodae]

True 🎩

[ihaventcomeupwthanameforaheroyet]

Thorne and Jesse are both Maharet's fledglings, which makes Jesse Thorne's sister in blood. So... imagine Thorne giving Mael The Talk. The "you hurt my little sister, and I'll beat the shit out of you" kind of talk. (Obviously, that won't be "everything you do to my sister I'll do to you", because I don't think Thorne is interested in doing these things to Mael. I suppose he has better options.)

[faerywhimsy]

For anyone (like me) who is an avid fic writer and wants a selection of pre-drawn maps—complete with Anne's annotations—in order to make sense of place?

Behold!

I bring to you a PSA taken from the back of The Vampire Companion and shows us San Francisco when the 1973 interview took place, Paris in the time of TVL, as well as the Gathering of Immortals occurring in QotD.

(There are several other maps, but those don't contain these kinds of annotations)

That last one, and it's key in the lower left corner? I would have killed for one of these back in the day (just like I'd kill today for one portraying the Gathering of the Elders in Prince Lestat, if I'm being honest).

[rainbowcarousels]

There's this thing I've noticed myself doing where when I go into the living room and I'm not sure if the cat is there but I can hear a noise, I start to talk to her like she's there.

The problem is there's lots of nooks and crannies in the living room and she's a similar colour to the floor so especially at night, it's hard to tell. I tend to tell her she can come upstairs if she wants, if she wants feeding she has to come out, does she want her toys, etc. and to be clear, most of the time, that noise is her.

Today that noise was an indignant magpie that had come in the backdoor.

So now I'm faced with the idea that Daniel during his stalked years thinks Armand is down an alley, tries to tell him it's fine, he's heard him, he can just come out and it turns out it's a raccoon.