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sleevebuscemii · 9 days
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interview with the vampire especially was invented for me as someone who was a huge jacob anderson fan and wanted to see him in more things but didn’t want to watch game of thrones
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weather-mood · 7 months
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Chronological Canon Compliant Rec List
For ‘A Meal to Remember’ fanfic appreciation event <3 A list of canon-compliant (and canon adjacent) fics!
Avoiding too many double-ups here so see the Loumand list for more Loumand-centric fic recs (plus a bingo card!)
Pre-IWTV Paris
To Pluck Gently At Strings (M) by @iwtvdramacd18 (Nicki x Armand in Paris!)
IWTV New Orleans
among the wildflowers (T) by ipsilateral (Pre-show, beautiful Louis character study)
all the blood involved in love (M) by @gayvampiredivorce (Ep 1, Louis’s memories of the early days of Lestat’s courtship)
the harrow, the tiller (E) by @baberainbowao3 (Ep 2, Louis's first night as a vampire, fever dream in the best way possible)
grab the rings of saturn (E) by verseau (Ep 2, Louis and Lestat consummate their marriage)
pietà by @enterprisery (Ep 3, Grace and grief)
Babyfather (T) by @nlbv (Ep 4, Louis character study, Claudia's first night in the coffin)
Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart (E) by @prouvaireafterdark (Ep 4, coffin sex)
Roadkill (E) by @baberainbowao3 and @nlbv (Ep 4 era, a family trip to the circus, insane)
After the Storm (E) by Anonymous (Ep 6 reunion scene, mind the tags)
Scenes From a Marriage series (E) by @nlbv (Truly harrowing post-ep5 scenes, sex as character study, brilliantly written, they make me want to claw the wallpaper off the walls and sob)
Paris
ad infinitum (E) by peripheralaudio (adaption of the iconic tower scene)
vanishing point (E) (loumand motorcycle sex!) by @knifeeater
Interlude: Post-Paris, Pre-Dubai
Dirges (E) by @wordforworldisforest (iconic loumand work, has never left my brain, a seminal work)
Prey Drive (E) (unhinged loumand roleplay) by @iwtvdramacd18 and selfsame (E) (glory holes) by @vampdf aka insane loumand at its best
thy fearful symmetry (E) by mothmaiden (Daniel, Armand, and Louis threesome before the interview)
long live the car crash hearts (M) by exastris_scientia (Daniel and Louis crash a car)
a ghost is a memory (T) by @quensty + a memory is a ghost (regret, regret) (M) by @enterprisery (Daniel and Louis meetings remixed)
In a similar vein, middle aged Daniel getting re-seduced by Armand before being made to forget: Perfection (E) by @bandedbulbussnarfblat , i love you like an alcoholic (E) by @quensty and all i got left (is my bones) (E) by @enterprisery
Dubai
a memo from human resources by nestorius (human Rashid!)
And for every kind stranger , there is one who would break you (G) by ABigScaryBat (Armand watches Daniel sleep)
nothing but teeth series (G to M) by @gayvampiredivorce (series of oneshots and fics related to the interview, great character studies, written while the series was airing)
A trail of honey (M) by @butchybats (Armand and Daniel have sexual tension in the kitchen feat. a little knifeplay)
Grouse (T) by @iwtvdramacd18 (Louis eats a bird!) and Alluvium (E) (oral sex and geomorphology) by @knifeeater aka fics inspired by this piece of Pink's gorgeous art
out of cape cod tonight (E) by exastris_scientia (Armand and Daniel play mind games)
And he was mine (E) by watertiger (Louis and Daniel dance)
Post Season 1 Dubai
Lethe series (E) by @knifeeater (Daniel in the Loumand torture labyrinth of Dubai (where he belongs))
little kidnaps in the dark (M) by @gayvampiredivorce (Dubai trio longfic, phenomenal character work, plotting, and more!)
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diasdelfuego · 24 days
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💎 hidden gems 💎
a small collection of fantastic iwtv fics that meet two criteria: were posted in 2022-2023, and have less than 250 hits right now. in no particular order:
Where You Lead
by ambregris (T, 2,081 words, Daniel & Louis)
After a few rounds at Polynesian Mary’s, Louis suggests he and Daniel walk back to his apartment together. Daniel is eager to get to know Louis better, but Louis doesn’t want to begin telling his story just yet.
loved beyond death
by flowerplots / @enterprisery (E, 1,814 words, Armand/Louis)
Louis, haunted.
in our bed made of ashes
by hereticas / @hereticaas (M, 2,409 words, Armand/Louis)
There's a ghost that walks through their halls, in their house made for dead things.
Momentary Cruelties
by The_Lame_Goat / @iwtvdramacd18 (T, 1,565 words, Armand/Louis)
He kept out of Daniel’s head. Armand rifled through it like magazine scraps. Louis was determined to spare them all the embarrassment of another public upheaval of the interview’s set up, but Armand’s searching claws in Daniel’s head were starting to scratch at the insides of his own. Louis had caught on to the frequency and it grated against his own. Louis wanted to probe at Daniel’s memories, indulge the child-evil of poking a bug with a stick. Armand took every opportunity to stick in his fingers and tug at frail limbs.
Needle and Thread
by weathermood / @weather-mood (M, 2,143 words, Armand/Nicki)
Exit stage left, pursued by Armand. // Armand and Nicolas in Paris. Armand holds the thread. Nicolas tests Armand.
a song of blood and teeth
by exastris_scientia / @keepoffthetardis (T, 2,229 words, Daniel & Louis)
He could have left it unopened, is the thing. Instead of hiring a horse, joining a caravan on foot, and paying passage on a half-dozen different ships, he could have simply thrown the letter into a fire and never looked back. But he broke the seal.
BACKSTAGE
by d1m1tr33 / @cyberspacenine (M, 2,103 words, Armand/Louis)
Louis and Armand on the couch, watching TV. Plans are discussed.
check the authors' profiles too, almost all of them have multiple vampterview fics and several other fics i've loved! and don't forget to leave a comment! happy reading :)
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hello i'm a newer interview with the vampire fan. just finished watching the show so now i am starting out on the book (which is fascinating and interesting as source material), however, i find myself longing for the rawness and general vibe of the show. do you have any fic recommendations for anyone who wants more loustat content outside of the books and within the world that amc has created?
Hi anon. Yes I do, I'm subscribed to a few very good ones that I'm impatiently waiting for updates on.
*btw, most of the stuff I read is either rated M or E so hopefully you are of age.
Anyways, here is my IWTV fic rec:
➸ Love the rolling thunder by Nalyra
Rating: E | Words: 25311 | Chapters: 13/? | Pairing: Loustat
Summary: Episode tie-ins into the new (incredible) canon, with knowledge of the existing one :)
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This one is like a show coda from Lestat's pov. The author is very much a Lestat apologist 😂 but it's really good.
➸ Put a little love here in my void by det395
Rating: E | Words: 6640 | Chapters: 2/? | Pairing: Loustat
Summary: After Lestat drops Louis from above the clouds, he decides that he needs to fix things before it’s too late. He locks Claudia away so she can’t interfere and takes Louis’ healing into his own hands.
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This one that goes the complete opposite direction and has Lestat totally unhinged and chaotic, and I love it.
➸Things That Go Bump in the Daylight by Lyledebeast
Rating: E | Words: 994 | Chapters: 1/1 | Pairing: Loustat
Summary: Coffin-sex gone slightly awry
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This one is pretty straight forward, Louis and Lestat have sex in a coffin and shenanigans ensue.
➸ After the Storm by Anonymous
Rating: E | Words: 1584 | Chapters: 1/1 | Pairing: Loustat
Summary: "You took him back." (Missing scene from 1x06.)
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This one is also pretty straight forward, what happens after the screen fades to black in episode 6. *Make sure to carefully read the tags before proceeding.
➸Late Night Walks by gildatheplant
Rating: M | Words: 1584 | Chapters: 2/? | Pairing: Loustat
Summary: During the seven years of Claudia's disappearance, Louis rarely leaves the house. As the walls start to feel like they're closing in, Louis finally decides to venture outside. During a late night walk, a kind-hearted stranger reaches out to Louis...but jealous eyes are watching.
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I'll also throw this one in there so that people don't think I only read for the porn 😅 anyways, it's really good and I can't wait for the next chapter.
There you have it anon. Maybe I'll do a longer rec list once I've read more.
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So this fall I’ve watched the new A League of their Own and Interview with the Vampire (both 2022 reboots of movies from the 90s, interestingly enough — yeah I know the latter is more based on the earlier book but roll with me here)… and between those two shows alone, we seem to be getting more and more gay period pieces where the characters are gay/lesbian/bi/trans/whatever (and between those two shows, all of those are represented) and it’s not a huge deal. There’s still period accurate homophobia and transphobia and some characters might have trauma over it (especially in ALOTO) but overall they’re able to have the same type of relationship drama you get with straight couples in those kinds of settings. The conflict doesn’t primarily come from them being queer, and there’s at least the potential of a happy ending — or if there isn’t, it’s not related to homo/transphobia but again, the same kinds of issues straight couples face in drama TV. (Since I’m pretty sure IWTV’s main couple isn’t going to have a happy ending ….nor should they necessarily?)
I am a longtime lover of both historical fiction and all things gay. So among lots of other stuff, I read a decent amount of F/F and M/M historical romance. Those authors have known this forever, that you can always give the couple a happy ending in their secluded country estate/quirky small town/etc. where no one much questions the special relationship between the lord and his manservant or the two spinsters who’ve been bosom friends since childhood or whatever. But it’s different and it matters when this idea enters more mainstream entertainment, on streaming services like Amazon and owned by networks like AMC (which is not for nothing, the network responsible for the gold standard of TV period drama, Mad Men). Where people who don’t read gay romance are made to pay attention. I find it very heartening to see this in mainstream stuff, because there’s still so much resistance by many to the idea that you can give queer people (or for that matter, POC, who are in both these shows) happy endings and still be historically accurate. Even in fandom spaces… like I’ve been tut-tutted about how such endings “weren’t actually possible” in, say, the 1950s, which lol, like as a historian I can’t list multiple notable people from that time period whose sexuality was an open secret and were more or less fine.
It wasn’t the same as now, and I don’t want to downplay the struggles of the LGBTQ+ rights movement and what they’ve gained for all of us. If the “lord and his manservant” trope doesn’t make it clear, a lot of this was defined by access to power and privilege; many (though not all) of the people we know were able to stay safe in eras of government-enforced queerphobia were people who could use money, connections and prestige to keep naysayers quiet, resources not everyone had. (And this remains the case in parts of the world where same-sex relationships or gender non-conformity are still illegal.) But even those examples show us something very important that is key to why we need these stories: that queer people have always been resilient in creating our own ways to live even in a hostile society. Historical records tell us who got caught by the authorities; they don’t tell us about the countless other people who evaded them. I think it’s important to the…wholeness? wellness? spiritual health and fulfillment?? of marginalized people that we are able to see ourselves in all human places and times, that we can imagine a history for ourselves as well as a future. That we know when we struggle that we’ve done that before and still survived. There’s been a big trend in TV recently to do this with both LGBTQ+ and POC characters and I’m just so happy about it. Keep it up please. And writers of all kinds, take note that another way is always possible!
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Have you heard of the new ‘interview with the vampire’ series? It reminds me of your writing in many aspects and I’m wondering if the books may have ever influenced you.
I love the new series! I was obsessed in a way I haven't been for a while. I'm going to have to re-watch I think.
I was already into my vibe by the time I read IWTV so like I was doing my thing before I read it, but I do remember feeling thrilled by the sort of validation that actual published books with the sort of screwed up dynamics I loved existed. Deathless by Catherynne M Valente was another of those, but I read IWTV way younger when I was a teenager. It helped give me confidence. I haven't read all the books though. I think just that one and like Memnoch the devil. My main interest was the Louis and Lestat dynamic so.
So, yes, they probably have influenced me. But in the same way that my brain is a mush of that and a whole bunch of other things I really like.
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sanctaignorantia · 2 months
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Playing with the fancast thing again!
I woke up with the idea in mind that Tom Ellis should be on IWTV somehow, because I'm an idiot and I like to fancast, but unfortunately as I don't watch many movies and series, my list of actors is limited to a very small circle!
But let's play a little...
Erin Kellyman and Amelia Kellyman as Maharet and Mekare and I don't think I need to tell you why... (The one in the middle is Milly Kellyman and she's an athlete.)
(left) Erin - October 17, 1998 - 1,68m (British)
(right) Amelia - June 6, 1993 - not sure (British)
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Tom Ellis - November 17, 1978 - 1,91m (British)... I have no idea who he could play, but like Ben Daniels (Santiago), he's the kind of actor who has the charisma to make you feel sympathy for the devil (if you know what I mean), so he could be something like Santino haha.
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May El Calamawy - October 28, 1986 - 1,69m (Egyptian/Palestinian)... I've loved her since I saw her in 'Moon Knight' and thank you Marvel for that, she's a great actress and I'm just in love with her, it's that thing, I just want her in every possible production. I can't say she'd be a good Akasha because I don't think she'd fit that role, so she could be some gender-swapped character or maybe Chrysanthe.
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Jameela Jamil - February 25, 1986 - 1,79m (Indian/Pakistani born in UK)... Make her Lydia (Pandora) and make her kick some ass, make Arjun her little dog and in the end she can be with Bianca (I don't think she should be with Marius because he deserves to end up alone).
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Eva Green - July 6, 1980 - 1,70m (French/Jewish descent on his mother's side)... How can you live without wanting this woman on your screen? I have no idea who she could be, but make her one of the old ones, a powerful one who puts fear into you, make her kick a lot of ass too.
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Charles Dance as Magnus - October 10, 1946 - 1,91m (British)... It's so sad because I can only see Magnus as him, but if Christos Lawton is Magnus in S2 I'll be satisfied too.
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Paul Bullion as Thornevald - June 4, 1988 - 1,91m (British)... Come on, he looks so much like Thorne, it's like he's going to start crying at any moment! And I wish the series would not only put Thorne and Cyril together, but make them a couple, because I would love that so much, them being the best clumsy duo at protecting and following Lestat around while being a complete mess, they need to stick together, I love them.
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Gillian Anderson or Kristin Bauer van Straten as Gabrielle. To be honest, from the first time I saw Kristin I saw Gabrielle in her.
Gillian Anderson - August 9, 1968 - 1,60m (American/British)
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Kristin Bauer van Straten - November 26, 1966 - 1,75 m (American)
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Oded Fehr as Nebamun (Gregory) - November 23, 1970 - 1,87m (Israeli)... That crush from 'The Mummy' that you never forget. Gregory being the biggest dad!
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I had some funny fancasts for Marius from the moment I read him in 'The Vampire Lestat', but the only two that never left my head were Fawad and Pedro, sorry! Two completely impossible actors, but something in me screamed that Marius should be Latino (crazy) and I unfortunately won't change my mind about that.
Fawad Khan - November 29, 1981- 1,78 m (Pakistani)
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Pedro Pascal - April 2, 1975 - 1,80m (Chilean/American)... Every time I read Marius and the image of Pedro pops into my mind, I start to giggle (I love you Pedro!).
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Sometimes I see Marius in Adam Cowie too, but unfortunately he's not an actor… June 3, 1988 - 1,88m (British/Model and Dante's face in DMC V).
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That's all for now, there are a few other characters that I wish I could fancast, but unfortunately I don't have any references and they are:
Seth. I keep wondering who would be the ideal actor to be the best couple ever with Fareed! (Sorry, I love them too).
Sevraine. Another great woman I wanted kicking ass!
Avicus and Mael. Along with Fareed and Seth, the two of them are the couple I look at and shout "old married couple energy!"
Cyril. Because I want him kissing Thorne on the mouth!!!
Rhoshamandes. Poor dear Rhosh, poorly used in the books, I wish he had the same energy as Ben Daniels as Santiago, an actor who would make you love the great villain and that in the series he is that great villain and not just someone who gradually becomes mediocre.
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Mahesh Jadu as Cyril, Khayman or Seth - October 26, 1982 - 1,83m (Australian)... My goodness he's beautiful, isn't he???? >///<
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Please reblog with more fancasts!
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lgbtiwtv · 2 months
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GODDD louis and identity!!!!!! he’s always performing he’s always repressing and vampirism didn’t free him from a damn thing he’s the breadwinner, the favored son, the gentle hand, the kind word, the black sheep, the outcast, the lover, the father, the brother, the mourner, the saint, the vampire with the guilt that weighs him down that pulls him under and makes him beautiful and yes he’s drowning but at least he’ll die human even that creates another layer between himself and the rest of the world and he literally can’t go on like this so. so
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This is more funny than anything but my friend and I were just reminiscing abt the time we went drinking in downtown new orleans on Thanksgiving (there for work) and met this couple from miami in a bar and we were having a good time vibing etc then at last call they were like oh we have a really nice airbnb come over and we'll keep the party going so we did and when I tell u they had that place decked out as the perfect porn set complete w the camera on the tripod...so me and my friend are like oh haha yall are on vacation and decided to make a lil "home video" nothing wrong w that. And they laughed too and then immediately started taking off their clothes. And we were like ok. Uh. And they said oh if u just wanna watch that's cool. Now tbh my friend was dealing w some bicuriosity and I could tell she was interested (the couple was m/f, I'm gay, so twas a no go for me) so I v generously was like hey babe if u wanna stay and have some fun that's cool, I'll head back to the hotel just text me if u need me. So I left and the next day I asked how things went and she looked at me so seriously and said they got a call halfway in and instantly started packing everything up and rushed out, basically leaving her high and dry. So whatever, she fell asleep. Then early that morning, a family comes in, super shocked to see ANYONE sleeping in the parents' bed bc oh actually that apartment isn't an airbnb at all, turns out they were squatting there. But before all that we'd all shared instas and like 2 months later the girl from that couple dmed me on ig trying to get me to join her bathing suit + lingerie pyramid scheme. Also im watching ep one of iwtv rn 🖤
this couple is literally what horror movies are made of oh my god like their audacity to not only invite two random women back to film some porn but to ALSO do it in a home that is not theirs...and THEN to abandon your friend there w no explanation ?? FOR THE FAMILY TO FIND????? AND NO REMORSE WHATSOEVER ??????
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The Devil's Minion meta analysis
It was as though Armand feasted upon the feast, drinking in that part of life which he could not share any longer except with his eyes...
...and he watched as the boy drank deeply ...consumed it slowly, his eyes fixed on Armand.
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"He was busy with his human boy, who was dining at the desk on silver plates of meats and fish. A decanter of white wine stood next to him, and though he was feverish and weak from last night, his skin was florid and his heat and fragrance were a torment to me. Not apparently to Armand, who sat in the leather chair by the fire opposite me, turned to the human, his arms folded on the leather arm. The boy filled his glass and held it up now in a salute. 
"My master," he said, his eyes flashing on me as he smiled; but the toast was to Armand. 
"Your slave," Armand whispered with a deep intake of breath that was passionate. 
And he watched, as the boy drank deeply. I could see him savoring the wet lips, the mobile flesh of the throat as the wine went down. And now the boy took a morsel of white meat, making that same salute, consumed it slowly, his eyes fixed on Armand.
It was as though Armand feasted upon the feast, drinking in that part of life which he could not share any longer except with his eyes"  
Louis telling Daniel what he witnessed of Armand watching Denis in Paris, 1870. IWTV p248-9 Knoff
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If Armand could possibly arrange it
he watched from a chair nearby
a dark-eyed Cupid with a tender approving smile. Hot, nerve-searing, this witnessed passion, Daniel working the other body with ever greater abandon, aroused by the dual purpose
    ...If Armand could possibly arrange it...
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Armand watching Daniel watching him with Louis.
and he watched as the boy drank deeply
consumed it slowly, his eyes fixed on Armand.
...consumed it slowly, his eyes fixed on Armand...
Yes, watching is their thing.
And when you're a telepathic vampire, you are also 'watching' from inside the human's mind.
Consider: The mechanics of vamp/mortal lovers presented in a more explicit way in TVA is the most significant insight Armand's relationship with Marius sheds on TDM. A&D can, and do, make love the same way M&A did, with mouths and hands and emotional intimacy and blood for Armand and orgasms for Daniel.
"Daniel loved the feel of the hard gleaming white hands moving over his naked flesh, rather like satin gloves. And the brown eyes that seemed to draw Daniel out of himself; ah, the delicious disorientation, the certainty that he was being carried downwards, out of all things physical, and finally the hands closing on his throat gently, and the teeth breaking through the skin. He closed his eyes, his body heating slowly, only to burn truly when Armand's blood touched his lips." Armand and Daniel, circa 1980. TQOTD p89 Knoff
Yet A&D also pick up thirds for sex when they get cruised.
"Men and women fell in love with Armand, of course, "so innocent, so passionate, so brilliant!" You don't say. In fact, Armand's power to seduce was almost beyond his control. And it was Daniel who must bed these unfortunates, if Armand could possibly arrange it, while he watched from a chair nearby, a dark-eyed Cupid with a tender approving smile. Hot, nerve-searing, this witnessed passion, Daniel working the other body with ever greater abandon, aroused by the dual purpose of every intimate gesture. Yet he lay empty afterwards, staring at Armand, resentful, cold." Armand and Daniel, circa 1980. TQOTD p86 Knoff
Why?
1st rule of VampChron: read between the lines
Daniel loves that Armand is a monster. Armand loves that Daniel is human. These two are deeply romantically and erotically in love with one another as species as well as people
Daniel wants to be a vampire with Armand. Armand wants to experience as much of a human life as possible with Daniel
Becoming a vampiric predator is Daniel's greatest wish. Yet Armand is so vigilant over Daniel's humanity he will not let him see him kill even when he begs
This is the fundamental dynamic of their lives together between 1977 and 1985
The 'flight gap' that Daniel inserts into his story to tease Lestat simultaneously with a 'sex gap' - leaving out the method by which he and Armand journeyed from Pompeii to Rome just as he leaves out what they were doing in that hotel bed he awakens in next morning- is an effective device, to cause the reader to compare Armand to Pandora and the other vamps revealed to be able to fly for the first time in this volume, think about what other vampiric powers Armand is logically using- and intentionally inserted by Rice in that sexual context
Riceian vamps cannot possess humans, that is beyond them, but Akasha speaks in detail to Lestat of using mind gift to enter human minds and psychically know their experience and senses secondhand. Other vampires speak of it in other volumes
Just as he did with Denis, Armand can share, can savor Daniel's sensual experiences in his mind
Or Armand can go into the mind of any third who is in their bed
Any strong vampire could do this. Armand himself is particularly talented with mind gift 
Armand is excited vampirically by human physiological responses to sexual pleasure- canonically Riceian vampire bodies don't have libido and they don't have orgasm- but the ecstatic peak from blood, and erotic pleasure they get from their vamp senses of touch, smell, sight, hearing and taste, make orgasm seem trite. Witnessing human sexual pleasure can be temendously eroticly satisfying to a vampire
The context lends itself to the opposite question- why not? They are living a life together in NYC, involved in the real world of 20something culture surrounding them. They are a young, horny, bisexual couple during the 1977-81 zenith of the sexual revolution when swinging became mainstream, and both are getting something out of encounters with thirds
Daniel tells us "I am the Devil's minion and he gives me my every wish." Armand showers him with satisfaction of human desires: plentiful and varied entertainment and intellectual pursuits, fine food and drink, safety, freedom and adventure, luxurious properties and beautiful possessions, novel and plentiful sex is naturally on this list of good things. Armand confirms "tell me what you want, Daniel, and I'll get it for you"
Daniel feels "passion" for these thirds, loves the "Hot, nerve-searing" sex
Armand loves it too. It's the sexiest virtual reality game ever and playing it was his idea
Armand genuinely being "tender", him genuinely "approving" of Daniel's "passion", this affirmation sends Daniel in "ever greater abandon" the intensity is enormous, more so for "dual purpose": being shared by his telepathic lover
And then the sex is done and Armand's mind is back on his vampiric body and Daniel is left looking at him sitting cool and unaffected across the room, Daniel feels empty and cold, of course he does: it's sub drop, and he's resentful of the unfair imbalance that Armand can play at this but Daniel is totally shut out of vampirism, and more inescapably human than ever in these post-coital moments
Daniel describes their thirds as "these unfortunates" because as a fellow human he knows they can't really consent to being used as Armand's virtual reality avatar. They are taking up a role similar to Denis's silver plates of meats and fish and they can never understand that because they don't believe in telapathic vamps
Thirds are also "unfortunates" because Daniel is just as uncertain as we are- as with so many thing with TDM, grasping Daniel's uncertainty is crucial- if they may end up Armand's dinner once they are out of his sight. No matter how many roomfulls of humans Armand seduces with a twitch of his finger, no matter how "in love" they feel with Armand, Armand loves only Daniel. And you can bet your ass that kicks Daniel's pedal. He's no lamb, our Daniel. That hard vampire kink is a serious kind of darkness
The fact that Daniel is bisexual: feeling "passion" for both the women and the men, not a hetero/homo/ace lamb suffering rape on the regular by Armand-as-depraved-bisexual-nasty-stereotype isn't a matter of 'how the reader would prefer to headcanon Daniel'. It is crucial understanding
Crucial in understanding Armand's development from suffering because he had selfishly manipulated Louis to respecting his lover and giving him self-determination, to learning to love selflessly even at cost to himself. TDM is Armand's redemption story. Any comprehension of his character arc is lost with misreading of Daniel's genuine "passion" for both the women and men
And crucial understanding of Daniel, who is slammed with surprise horror at his bloodlust and murderousness once he is a vampire. He thought he was proving he could be a bit predatory with these thirds, as with joining in Armand's exploitative billionairism, but even as Armand shared the adventure of robbing and looting he would not let Daniel see him massacre narcotic traffickers. Armand let him maintain his romantic delusions that feeding on human death was not horrible, a horrible price to pay for immortality. This understanding is lost with misreading Daniel as humiliated in the encounters with thirds
Daniel describes Armand in this context as a "tender" "Cupid". Passion is not a synonym for rape. Tender is not a synonym for assault. Cupid is not a synonym for rapist. Listen to the text. Take the text at its word
The Devil's Minion does not exist in isolation. It exists within and is illuminated by, and in turn illuminates, other parts of TQOTD story, and other volumes
In a way this paragraph is the key to understanding The Devil's Minion thread of TQOTD, and all the nuance between the lines can only be unlocked with the illumination of *all* the lore in the first three books
Against-text headcanons are wonderful, fun, personally beloved and the indispensable fulcrum for transformative fanwork. No one wants to stamp on anyone's personal straight, transmasculine, strictly gay, asexual, enby, victimised, or other Daniel Molloy. Because VC is a series, a grasp of the actual textual canon of each volume is necessary to other volumes and understanding the characters arcs developed across volumes
And it's a bit disingenuous to accuse the TV show of 'straightwashing' Daniel into bisexuality. A good working definition of bisexuallity is feeling sexual passion for men and for women. Bisexual is and has always been Daniel's textual orientation.
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open: to anyone, m obv if romantic ( ignores AMC's iwtv; currently using tumblr's beta editor )
IT HAD TAKEN SOME TIME FOR LOUIS to get used to hurting people. One could thank Claudia for that. Even so, he wasn't above having Claudia aid him in draining a body when his hunger became too much to bear. And oft times he targeted the sleazy ones who approached him in bars, waiving their egos around like they were g-d. Being Louis was insufferable at times, but admittedly, knowing everyone was watching made it easier to fetch a meal. They always came to him willingly and from there, it was up to him to decide if Claudia would be allowed to channel her other father for a meal.
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Ah, the first body of the night approached, but Louis kept his eyes on his wine. A long, manicured finger traced the rim of his half full glass, waiting on the i n e v i t a b l e pick up line or ( in rare cases ), a genuine conversation starter from the other. For their sake, he hoped it would be engaging. Claudia had no patience for trivial, nonsensical babble.
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sleevebuscemii · 1 year
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‘lestats rockstar era is gonna be 80s glam’ ‘lestats rockstar era is gonna be 70s heavy metal’ ‘lestats rockstar era is gonna be y2k emo alternative’ wrong. all wrong. lestat’s rockstar era is going to perfectly emulate adam lambert’s 2009 hit single ‘for your entertainment’.
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My Ranking of Anne Rice's Books
Full disclosure: My ranking is totally not based on the quality of AR's writing (which I absolutely love); it's just reflecting my own personal preferences for certain characters, plots, and themes. Some of her books I deliberately chose not to read; while some I only read once and didn't care for them, hence their low rank on my list. (I saw the Feast of All Saints movie but never read the book.)
S Tier: The Witching Hour, The Vampire Armand, Taltos, The Wolf Gift, The Wolves of Midwinter, Blood Communion
A Tier: Cry to Heaven, Servant of the Bones, Blackwood Farm, Prince Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Memnoch the Devil
B Tier: Realms of Atlantis, The Vampire Lestat, Lasher
C Tier: Blood & Gold, Interview with the Vampire, The Mummy
D Tier: Blood Canticle, Tale of the Body Thief, Merrick, Angel Time, Of Love and Evil, Pandora, Vittorio, Violin
(I used the tier template here as my base.)
MY THOUGHTS (I tried not to spoil anything):
S Tier: Spectacular!
13/10 The Witching Hour
My favorite Anne Rice book. The plot was utterly insane. The buildup surrounding the mystery of The 13, and the Door, and what exactly Lasher was and what he wanted was SO good. I thought Rowan was a effing idiot, but I LOVED seeing Michael slowly realize what his purpose was, in the face of this loooong tragic history about the "eunuch" Mayfair husbands. Julien Mayfair is really the GOAT! I was on the edge of my seat; it's a legitimately scary ghost story! IMO Lasher is AR's best villain, cuz he's so awful. (I'm waiting for Season 1 of AMC's Mayfair Witches to finish before I watch it--I'm already bummed from the changes I heard about. [EDIT] I watched it, and it's trash. 🤦)
10/10 The Vampire Armand
I am HELLA biased. TVA was one of the very first AR books I read in full, and I was hooked. Marius/Armand are my favorite vampire ship, leave me alone--the Renaissance was a different time; read a book. Armand and Lestat are my fave vamps, cuz they're both fabulous and crazy. But I empathized with Armand more, because he was so YOUNG. I saw the IWTV movie before I read TVA, and was so shocked that he was just a kid! (Antonio Banderas was fiiiiine AF though!) I was fascinated by Marius since TVL, and getting to see him in his natural habitat was such a treat, as he tried to deal with his feelings for his beloved black-winged angel/demon Amadeo. Plus we got to learn A LOT about the Children of Satan/Darkness, and it was SO effed up what happened with M/A & Santino.
10/10 Taltos
This is the payoff I was waiting for after The Witching Hour. I could care less about Lasher--ASHLAR was precisely the type of Taltos I wanted to know more about. I loved getting his perspective on all the Celtic lore about the Picts and Stonehenge, and the dwarves, etc--it was so mythological; I love it. And the whole icky background about the Talamasca, and the lengths they went through to get the Taltos together...dang. SUCH a good story. 10/10.
10/10 The Wolf Gift & The Wolves of Midwinter
These two are tied--the WoMW sequel flows perfectly from TWG, and I never read one without reading the other immediately after. AR is famous for her vampires, but IMO her werewolves are her very best immortals. They're just really well-adjusted to immortality, and are a big happy wholesome family, the way the rest of her immortal species are NOT. Like, there are very few setbacks to being an AR werewolf, compared to other types of supernatural--especially if you have Margon and the Goldings looking after you (Stuart, you lucky bum!). I want to live at Nideck Point, throwing holiday festivals and carousing with the woodland creatures. I guess kinda like WoMW slightly more, because it continues following the pack as they settle in together, but TWG sets up AR's werewolf universe so perfectly that it gives it that slight edge.
10/10 Blood Communion
I hate that AR was so nasty to fanfic authors and scared a lot of the fandom away, cuz all I want is 500k+ on The Chateau Era, as the vampires live together being fancy and lavish and finally getting their ish together. Blood Communion only gave me a taste of that, cuz it was so dang short (the illustrations were such a cute touch!). But my favorite part was definitely when Armand flipped the eff out over Marius--I was like YES! FINALLY!!!! ^0^ I was so tired of this will they/won't they thing that had stretched out between M/A ever since QoTD, and I just wanted them to come clean about how they REALLY felt. Plus, I was glad/relieved that Louis & Lestat finally ironed everything out; I felt really bad for them, for once! I just wanted more, but I kinda felt Blood Communion was likely where AR was gonna end everything, and TBF it was a really good stopping point.
A Tier: Awesome!
9.5/10 Cry to Heaven
Who knew reading about castrati could be HOT!? This book made me cry--the title was apt! Guido is one of my favorite AR characters; I felt so bad for him!!! Tonio reminds me a lot of Armand, but...I felt worse for Armand? Like, yeah, being castrated sucks, but Tonio got to have this amazing career, and the book ends on a high note--LOL! But Armand was literally psychologically tortured for 300+ years and never really recovers--he gets Trinity Gate & Night Island & his coven, but he's clearly unhinged and maladjusted. I just felt that Tonio was lucky to have a support system in Guido & his patrons, and Armand was decidedly more unlucky, and hence more tragic? Whatever--this was a really good book, even without any supernatural elements.
9.5 Servant of the Bones
I looooooove this book~! I'm a sucker for mythology and world religions and immortality and all of it--this was SO GOOD. If supernatural creatures were real, I legit think AR might be on to something--you can't tell me SOMEONE didn't do human sacrifices like that, trying to make their own "genie" or whatever. VERY Solomon's Ring. And I love how AR threw in all these historical events & characters--making deals with the "devil." It was so creepy; yet thoroughly tragic, as usual with this woman. I just wish we got a bit more clarification on what exactly Azriel was--cuz there's NO WAY he's an angel/djinn/demon, if everything that happened in Memnoch & Angel Time was legit. Is he just an incredibly powerful GHOST, like Lasher??? 🤷 (Azriel would beat the dog snot out of Lasher in a fight, IMO. He's just way more experienced.)
9.5 Blackwood Farm
I LOVE AR's ghost stories. Between Amel, Lasher, Azriel, and Goblin, I pitied Goblin the most. He's VERY similar to Amel, but because of the way he was created, and how he had to exist, I just really felt for him and just wanted to give him a HUG--my poor baby! :( I enjoyed seeing Lestat in a domestic sphere, with the grandma tryna adopt this whole vampire living under her roof, cuz the Blackwoods are like: meh, what's another spook; we're used to weird shenanigans in this family. XD And Mona Mayfair--she won me over here, cuz I did NOT like her around Michael & Rowan; get friends your own age, brat. I'm mad at what AR did with Merrick Mayfair though, like really???
9.5 Prince Lestat
AMEL. O_O I was already fascinated by whatever Amel was when Maharet gave her backstory in QoTD, but once AR started fleshing (LOL!) him out in the Prince Lestat trilogy I was like yaaaaaaaas~! I need DETAILS! As much as I like the other VC books, I really enjoy reading QoTD and PL back to back, cuz it's just a natural continuation of what happened to ALL the vampires afterwards. And it's effed up. Lestat's one bold soul, cuz I would NEVER.
9/10 Queen of the Damned
The hype was real! Maharet's lovely, but Mekare's the GOAT. I was TOTALLY on board with Akasha's plan though, NGL. But you could tell that she was crazy, too. However, getting Amel's perspective in the later books, and seeing what happened with Rhoshamandes, I sympathize with Akasha even more, cuz how much of that was REALLY her???? But yeah, she had to go. (I cannot wait to see who AMC casts--no one can beat Aaliyah's performance, but I want to see them at least try to prove me wrong.) However, the build up to the concert and facing Akasha was a bit too drawn out for my liking (I could care less about Tough Cookie and Killer and all the random AF auxiliary vampires that showed up at Armand's, or the compound. And I DO NOT like Devil's Minion--I love Armand to pieces, but Daniel was INSANE, and vampirism ALMOST turned him into another Nicky, which I was NOT feeling).
8.5/10 Memnoch the Devil
Dante's Inferno meets Dracula. I like this book. But it was confusing, because I was like what was the point? I would've tried WAY harder to keep Lestat in Hell, if I was serious about making THE Devil's Minion. I felt like MtD was an elaborate excuse for AR to bench Lestat, so she could focus on Armand & Marius & Louis for a few books. Like, we know Lestat's trash, but dang--just leaving him on the floor like that? XD And Memnoch's even more mysterious than Azriel in SotB, cuz what is he really? He was able to psychologically torture Lestat in that church from...another dimension?? WHERE was Lestat's eyeball REALLY? Were they LEGIT demons? Like...? Cuz I had the same questions about Louis in Merrick, like, was what he was seeing REAL? We know powerful vampires like Armand can use the Mind Gift to create whole worlds in people's heads. So who knows what actually happened to Lestat.
B Tier: Bravo!
8/10 Realms of Atlantis
I like the alien plot--SUE ME. It's weird AF, and I don't really like what happened to Amel (I'm undecided about trusting that he's redeemable and if he can be excused for being a literal MENACE), but I enjoyed getting those final answers. In TVA Armand said he saw a city of glass when he turned, and I nearly jumped out of my seat when I read RoA, cuz it tracks! And the alien parasites made sense. Look at what happens when regular HUMAN ghosts gained autonomy in AR's books. Look at GOBLIN in BwF. Look at Memnoch even--whatever he is [EDIT: I'm not buying AR's weak AF retcon that he's a ghost Replimoid, cuz then what was Angel Time for?]. Of course a whole extraterrestrial species would have drastic consequences on humans.
8/10 The Vampire Lestat
A must-read for context and mining information, but TVL's never been a book I ever go back to just cuz I want to reread it for funsies. But I enjoyed it WAY more than IWTV, mostly cuz the tone was drastically different.
8/10 Lasher
Anne Boleyn. Really? XD And folks wanna complain about aliens? XD I was not here for Lasher--let the devil speak and tell his story blah blah blah. I was with Michael the whole time, just counting down to when Lasher would stfu already so we could get back to business. There was NOTHING Lasher could say to make me care. Regardless of what he was when he was alive, in death he was thoroughly EVIL. Lasher's a very interesting parallel with Lestat, who was also very religious and wanted to be a priest and was physically & prematurely ripped from his home and from his life. And yes, vampires are mass murderers, and Lestat likely killed way more people than Lasher. And they're both totally selfish; parasites feeding off the living. But it's the METHOD that bothers me with Lasher. Vampires killing just to drink blood is one thing. But Lasher RUINED that family--it was SICK, the things he did to the Mayfairs--both in the past, and present. He DELIBERATELY drove people crazy and abused people for sport and strategically hunted the "eunuch" husbands and turned women into his sex toys, and god knows what he was up to with Julien--and for WHAT??? Lasher was NOTHING like St. Ashlar, and it shows. Bye, Felicia.
C Tier: Can't Love It
7/10 Blood & Gold
I was so hyped for Blood and Gold, cuz Santino was just a PLAGUE upon these poor vampires! I got a lot of answers that I really wanted after TVA, but I understand why some people hate Marius, cuz really my guy?????? It really is his way or the highway. I still love Marius, but my opinion of him definitely dropped quite a few notches--I was PISSED at him just like Armand was, all the way up to Blood Communion.
7/10 Interview with the Vampire
Groundbreaking, iconic, never done before, etc etc. But IWTV is one of my least favorite AR books. I honestly think she just got better as she kept writing. But also the tone of IWTV, and especially Louis as a character just never appealed to me. Louis never had a personality other than bitterness, like…. I just couldn't relate to him at all, like what are you complaining about???? If you hate being a vampire so dang much, END IT. Lestat honestly impressed me (Armand's patience was impressive too!), cuz I'd've been GONE, and left Louis to his own devices; eff how pretty he is. The movie--as fun and awesome as it is--definitely didn't improve my opinion of Louis; he was even more mopey, wtf! (AMC's IWTV handled Louis BRILLIANTLY, and went a LONG way endearing me to Louis, where I absolutely LOVE him now--protect Louis at all costs!)
6/10 The Mummy
This was REALLY good, until it wasn't. I got similar vibes with SotB, as ancient civilizations grappled with magic and immortality and the divine and the dead/undead--my bread and butter. But Ramses just reads as way more naive and clumsy than Azriel. It got tiresome, seeing Ramses scramble to fix all the mistakes he kept making, like omg dude--LEARN. And what was the purpose of that girl? Whatever her name was. Like...yawn. And then Cleopatra.... 🤦 Why is she so evil? Is it just the brain damage? What a walking disaster--and Ramses was AGAIN at fault! I couldn't take anymore, it got frustrating.
D Tier: Didn't Care
4/10 Blood Canticle
This book was DEPRESSING. First of all, I honestly don't understand why Lestat was even there? Just let Quinn & Mona & Rowan & Michael deal with it--a drug/gun cartel? REALLY? Morrigan! Ashlar was one thing, but come on, REALLY?? I was so bummed! Then Rowan had the NERVE--! I was disgusted. I never liked her, but even the scraps of empathy I felt for her EVAPORATED. Poor Michael! :(
4/10 Tale of the Body Thief
I was squicked out. There was nothing appealing about this situation. If he was in his OWN body, like if Dr. Fareed could "cure" vampirism, that would be one thing, but this was just...no. And poor David! I liked Mojo though?
4/10 Merrick
God, spare me. I never liked Louis in the books, so this was just one long psychological torture experience I wasn't feeling. Especially since I couldn't really be sure if the ghost was legit when I first read it. But having read so much more of AR's ghost stories, I'm more convinced now that it was the genuine ghost that had it out for Louis, which is awful, cuz that really puts into perspective what was going on in NOLA vs Europe/Paris. So, I feel bad for him--but the most interesting part was getting Lestat's reaction.
3/10 Angel Time
I barely remember what this book was about. It was a murder mystery in a hotel near a church in Cali somewhere and an angel selects some assassin because....? IIRC he went back in time and infiltrated a pogrom or something disguised as a monk? And.... I...don't remember.
-/10 Of Love and Evil
I own it, but literally don't even remember what this was about.
3/10 Pandora
I could care less about Pandora/Lydia/whatever her name was. I do not like this woman. I get that she's bitter about Marius ditching her, but omg. Stop. You don't see Bianca complaining; get over it already. There was something about bees and the Talamasca and Pandora being worshipped and....something.
-/10 Vittorio
I own it, but I literally don't even remember what this was about.
-/10 Violin
This was an impulse buy. I was so hyped at first, cuz I thought this was gonna be about Nicky and Lestat. Then I actually read the summary, and was immediately like wtf. But I gave it a go cuz there's wibbly wobbly timey wimey ghost stuff going on, but.... Nah.
Thanks for reading!
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xiangyu · 1 year
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Finally watching the new IWTV, M. de Lioncourt visiting the Point du Lacs:
“This is how NOT to introduce your boyfriend to your family”
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