#marius de romanus

[pandora-the-millenia]

1.Venus as a boy

Armand painted by Marius in his Botticelli~Phase. He could not stop to show him as a virgin venus or the black winged angel - (Even if he knew the innocence of his russian lover is long gone).

Most time it ends in a mess of naked bodies, oil colors and blood. Armand always teases the older one till the Roman Blonde gets hot as hell…

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[nightcolorz]

Marius implementing an unspoken rule for the palazzo boys where they should be showing off their ankles at all times (bcus of his ankle fetish) to the point where the boys almost only wears boots when marius can not see is genuinely so unhinged wtf 😭 to me this should be on the list of tvc’s absurd random details that r never brought about again alongside Louis eating grass, lestats tiny feet, etc, cuz like what

#Marius is so unserious #I will give u all the wealth and opportunities a 1500s Italian boy could want for the very small price of making sure ur ankles r always #On display for my arousal 🙏 #tvc #the vampire chronicles #vampire chronicles #vc #the vampire armand #marius why #marius de romanus #Marius was so nice for letting me wear boots even tho my ankles were not on display after he beat me he is so merciful-Armand probably

[toriangeli]

One of my favorite things about how Anne Rice writes historical fiction: she doesn't sugar-coat her characters.

As in, there was never going to be any way all these vampires going back 6000 years were going to align with modern sensibilities. They're not savory. They suck.

First off, any male of status from before the Great Depression probably did, in fact, look at an underage girl and think, "she LOOKS like she could grow up cute and interesting, but do I want to wait to ask her dad and risk someone else calling dibs in the meantime?"

Lestat: Killed majestic, beautiful animals that were only trying to feed themselves. To save the lives of people who were counting on him, yeah, but still.

Marius: Literally from ancient Rome, lots of ideals from that time, pederastic relationship with Armand, see above disclaimer about males from prior to the Great Depression.

Armand, Santino, most of the de Landens: I do feel like the Children of Darkness/Satan wouldn't have been founded in our time, as evidenced by Lestat so easily disbanding them with basic Enlightenment talking points, so I think it counts.

Louis: LITERALLY OWNED SLAVES. And not in a bullshit "but I treat them so nice and they'd just be owned by someone mean if not for me!" way, he legit believed this was what black people were for. Until he became a vampire and all humans looked equal(ly foodlike) to him.

Gabrielle: Let other people raise her kids while she became a library hermit.

Maharet and Mekare: Cannibals. Oh, sorry. Respectful cannibals.

Khayman: Nnnot even gonna be sarcastic about this one. He was as much a victim of it as Maharet and Mekare, hence them not blaming him in the slightest. But people today would be put on trial for following an order like that one, so I figure it belongs here.

Daniel: idk probably unprotected gay sex. It was the 70's.

Claudia: Gets a pass. She was five. All the bad shit she does is unrelated to her time.

Mael: Helped keep a vampire captive for years, then proceeded to kidnap someone and force them to become a vampire, all because "idk we're kooky druids and it's our religion."

Everard: Laughs at Benedict for being kidnapped and having his blood stolen. Victim-blaming at its finest.

Akasha and Enkil: I mean, we know what they did, but everyone hated them in their own time, too, so.

Eudoxia: Jesus Christ.

Davis: HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG EVER IN HIS LIFE. /protects him forever #theonlyinnocentvampireprobably

And you know what? I'd take the worst of these over Bill Compton, Damon Salvatore, or Whassisface Cullen fighting for the Confederacy because "the greater good." Like bro. At least the dickheads above are being honest about it and we can judge those parts of them appropriately. You're trying to make us think you were doing something honorable by being vague. We know what you were really fighting for, and so do you.

Moral of the story: If you're gonna be evil, trying to be sneaky about it only makes it worse.

#the vampire chronicles #tvc #lestat de lioncourt #marius de romanus #armand #louis de pointe du lac #gabrielle de lioncourt #claudia de pointe du lac #mael #maharet #mekare #khayman #daniel molloy #everard de landen #santino #akasha #enkil #i do not remember davis' last name but he is precious #precious i tell you #allesandra de landen #eleni de landen #eugenie de landen #was that it for the cultist de landens? #i haven't gotten far into pandora yet but i'm sure there's shit there too #saving it to read on my flight next month #eudoxia

[nalyra-dreaming]

Something something about the sequence of "Marius de Romanus, Venitian contemporary of Tintoretto's", "The Groan" and "I serve a god" in the very same dialogue exchange + Real Rashid + Marius burning Eudoxia's acolyte Rashid + Eudoxia wanting to take TWMBK for herself + the way Children of the Millennia worshipped Akasha + Teskhamen being part of Akasha's original cult, the founder of the Talamasca and Marius' maker + the Talamasca finding Marius' painting + these paintings hanging in Dubai

I sound schizophreinc but I swear I'm not. I feel like I'm onto something that I can't fully grasp yet but something like the show merging the concept of Marius and the Talamasca together somehow??? I don't know I need to watch S2 right now😭😭😭

Alright *cracks knuckles* :)

So I am (not sure if you know but probably) firmly in the team "Marius is somewhere around and TWMBK are in the basement. And Lestat is probably there in his coma as well.".

For me (myself and I) all the hints point to that.

The painting, the comment re the prime minister, the groan, Fareed, Armand's little comment re serving a god. If the groan is Armand being annoyed or TWMBK will be something that will be interesting to see, but...

I really do not think you schizophrenic :)))

Marius has ties to the Talamasca (Raymond Galant), not only through his maker (though that is indeed a rather strong tie) but also through his contacts to it through the ages.

I absolutely believe that some of his painting will play a rather important role still in the show(s), especially since the set design emphasizes their meaning so much.

So yes. Marius' painting(s) in Dubai. I would bet anything that there are (at least a few) more in the basement. I would bet a lot that there is more than furniture in the basement, too. (In fact I think @cbrownjc might be right on the track in their fic installment, but that just as a note, this aligns to 99% with what I expect as well^^).

It's just the setup of it all. It carries meaning.

Like, Armand wouldn't hang that painting if some things haven't happened. And, as much as he loves/hates/wants Lestat... would he say Lestat is a god? Then again, him being sun-proof (and Louis not) puts us in such an interesting time frame in the books.... and that little easter-egg/hint with the "Book of Hours", too... because remember where that was mentioned?? Right, in Memnoch. By DAVID. David, who implies that they, aka the Talamasca, were tracking said Book of Hours... which had been lost in Berlin in the Second World War. (Btw, I will forever and for all time adore them if Louis just happens to lose some luggage with that darn book on his and Claudia's travels. Seriously. Please.)

Fareed and Seth... and Gregory. And Teskhamen. And Raymond. Hesketh. The Talamasca. Gregory's pharmaceutical empire and Fareed's research. (Which could easily produce special medicine for Daniel). Seth, Akasha's son. The paintings in the living room depicting "mother and daughter"... and "twins".

It's all connected.

And I mean.... knowing the last books... it's not really a far stretch that Marius is involved with the Talamasca. Leads them even, maybe :))))

The show is building up the lore in a quite incredible way, imho. I just hope they do not lose sight of all the threads, because this... if it unfolds over the next seasons as I suspect it will??? ... will be breathtaking.

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[romaroy]

First look at Justin Kirk in Interview with the Vampire (thanks to @hosseinisgeckos for telling me this released!!)

#justin kirk #iwtv #amc iwtv #jkirk #Marius de Romanus #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leliosinking]

“Marius and David not welcome” is sort of funny to me in the grand scheme of this series, like I get the basis of this argument is “well they’re both creeps” but to that point I’d recommend a reevaluation of the entire series, particularly its cast of characters.

They are all guilty of some manner of abuse. They all commit horrific atrocities. And they moralize over these atrocities. Like. That is the principle upon which the entire series is built. Can these literal monsters ever be redeemed?

When you read Interview with the Vampire did you feel some extreme discomfort with the father/lover dynamic between Louis and Claudia? (which was excised from the show I might add) That locked-door uneasiness is the essence of southern/gothic fiction. Read V.C. Andrews. Read Shirley Jackson. Read William Faulkner. The taboos, the ick if you will, is the foundation of gothic horror. You are meant to feel this. It is an essential function of the genre.

Like- every one of Anne’s books that followed IwtV had to essentially compete with the gothic genius that is the invention of Claudia and the sickness that is her story. It’s not all effective, but it’s there in almost every work. TVL has Lestat and Gabrielle’s incestuous relationship, QotD has Armand’s abuse (yes, abuse) of Daniel. For god’s sake, TTotBT features Lestat committing a rape, and I know that you all know this. Yet no matter how you try to headcanon that scene away, it will always be significant because its very function is to service the larger themes of bodily autonomy and consent within that specific novel.

Killing in fiction is benign. We are desensitized to it. And we know this. Killing means nothing, so the narrative must work harder to find a violence that can demonstrate evil to a desensitized audience. There is a reason that these books are shelved in fiction as opposed to genre. By design, their difficulty is inherently literary. You’re uncomfortable? Good. Then Anne achieved her goal.

But if you’re looking to proselytize and transform the work into something with a black and white morality system then you have come to the wrong series. You are gatekeeping yourself from a nuanced understanding of the material. David and Marius are as bad as everyone else. The main trio are not exempt from this reading. That was the point. They are all bad. They are all complex. It is meant to be difficult to parse. Engage with it or don’t, but you are deluding yourself if you think that these two main characters are somehow going to vanish from the tv show.

(And again, AMC is going to strip away the most challenging character traits anyway)

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #anne rice #lestat #amc iwtv #vampire chronicles #amc interview with the vampire #the vampire chronicles #tvc #armand #louis de pointe du lac #marius de romanus #david talbot

[killer-laurent]

Amadeo and Marius (Armand's conversion) - Reference and credits to Albert Beck Wenzell I remember that Marius was devastated when he made the decision to make Armand a vampire :') Book: Armand the Vampire

#digital art #fantasy #art #Armand #armand le russe #Marius #marius de romanus #anne rice fan art #anne rice #vampire chronicles #anne rice book

[rijinks]

Marius and Daniel– how I imagine it started (and what we see in Prince Lestat)

#the vampire chronicles #marius/daniel #daniel molloy #marius de romanus #i canceled the chibi style #though the first pic still kinda has it #can't be helped

[louisbxne]

QUEEN OF THE DAMNED (2002) Dir. Michael Rymer

#aaliyah #aaliyah haughton #stuart townsend #claudia black #matt newton #vincent perez #queen akasha #akasha #lestat #lestat de lioncourt #armand #pandora #marius de romanus #queen of the damned #qotd #the vampire chronicles #anne rice #2000s #halloween #31 days of halloween #spooky season #filmedit #filmgifs #movieedit #moviegifs #horroredit #horrorfilmgifs #cinema #cinemagifs #vampires

[disaster-vampires]

I made a thing

#tvc #the vampire chronicles #interview with the vampire #iwtv #the vampire lestat #queen of the damned #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #armand #the vampire armand #gabrielle de lioncourt #claudia iwtv #nicolas de lenfent #marius de romanus #daniel malloy

[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]

#the vampire chronicles #vc shitpost #lestat de lioncourt #armand #louis de pointe du lac #marius de romanus #daniel molloy #gabrielle de lioncourt

[tractym]

armand and marius as described in tvl (more or less)

#marius de romanus #armand tvc #vampire armand #armand vampire chronicles #the vampire lestat #tvl #tvc #the vampire chronicles #iwtv #interview with the vampire #art tag

[xxhellonursexx]

Age Chasm

Show Daniel ripping on Book Marius, something he could probably do all day until he fell asleep. I don't know why this particular idea popped into my head!

#iwtv #interview with the vampire #amc iwtv #daniel molloy #marius de romanus #marius #xxhellonursexx vc comics

[vamptember]

𝖁𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 𝕻𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘...

Join us in celebrating the many wives, mothers, lovers, and daughters of The Vampire Chronicles!

In honor of International Women’s Day, Vamptember will be hosting a 3-day mini event taking place the weekend of March 8th to shine a spotlight on Anne Rice's beloved female characters and/or the female versions of your favorite male characters! 🥰

Create fic, art, playlists, moodboards, headcanons, meta, and anything else you can think of that centers the beautiful, brilliant, dynamic ladies of TVC! Base it on the books, the movie, the show, the musical, or even that other movie! Canon or AU!

𝕽𝖚𝖑𝖊𝖘 & 𝕲𝖚𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘

Each day has FIVE PROMPTS in case one doesn’t speak to you! There's SFW and NSFW options to chose from but be as creative as you want! Pick one or combine them or rearrange them, it's up to you!

Genderswapped and trans versions of canonically male characters are welcome!

The event isn’t femslash exclusive with regards to NSFW content but it is highly encouraged!

As of March 6, our ao3 collection is live!

Tag your posts #vamptember so that we can reblog! If your post isn’t showing in the tag please don’t hesitate to DM it to us!

𝕿𝖊𝖑𝖑 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉! 𝕯𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖚𝖙!

[prompts & graphics by @lovevamp 💕]

#the vampire chronicles #vc #pandora #bianca solderini #gabrielle de lioncourt #claudia #akasha #armand #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #marius de romanus #daniel molloy #genderswapped vc #devil's minion girlies

[hekateinhell]

i'm sorry if this is a bad question, but do you know anywhere online that i can read the vampire chronicles books for free? i don't want to ask my parents for money, i don't think they'd approve of me reading these types of books. i'm 19 but financially dependent on them for the foreseeable future so i don't wanna make them mad

hi! oh no, definitely not a bad question!

here's a link to a shared google folder that's been going around for a while with The Vampire Chronicles books 1-11, plus some other stuff like 'Interlude with the Undead' aka Armand's Playboy Story and 'Vittorio' (a standalone vampire novel that doesn't really have anything to do with the rest of TVC)

and here's a folder I just made that contains the PL-trilogy (so the last three books in the series)

they don't display by publication date in the drive, but the chronological reading order is as follows:

Interview with the Vampire (1976)

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

The Queen of the Damned (1988)

The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)

Memnoch the Devil (1995)

Pandora (1998)

The Vampire Armand (1998)

Merrick (2000)

Blood and Gold (2001)

Blackwood Farm (2002)

Blood Canticle (2003)

Prince Lestat (2014)

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)

Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat (2018)

a little bonus for the DM fans: I extracted the Devil's Minion's chapter from QotD a while ago to make your life and mine that much easier

enjoy, and welcome to our fandom if you decide to stick around! ♥️

#i get it i'm 28 and the price of books still makes me want to SOB and not everyone has access to a used bookstore but even then #you ask and hekate answers #vc #the vampire chronicles #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #armand #marius de romanus #daniel molloy #devil's minion #pdfs

[rabidlestat]

Marius: don't make the same mistake I did. Don't make a fledging as young as Armand

Lestat: right. Go younger

Marius: what the fuck is wrong with your brain

#IWTV #interview with the vampire #Lestat #lestat de lioncourt #the vampire Lestat #marius de romanus #Armand #the vampire armand