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desertfangs · 4 months
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🗝️ give me a reverse AU scenario with one of your favorite ships
Okay, so I have actually thought about this before but never got around to writing it. So here's my pitch for a Devil's Minion Reverse AU!
Daniel finds Armand in Lestat’s house after the interview, just like in QotD. Armand locks him in the cellar for three days and when he lets him out, he’s delirious and desperate. He wants to be a vampire. Armand laughs and tells him he’s basically harmless so he won’t kill him but he won’t turn him. Maybe he’ll go mad. And then he tells Daniel to leave New Orleans. Daniel refuses. He says he came to find Lestat and if Armand won’t help him or make him immortal, he’s going to keep looking. Armand gets angry and threatens to kill him. Daniel is terrified but he’s a mess, exhausted and pleading. Maybe he even starts crying, and feels pathetic, but he won’t go. He can’t. He’s come this far. Armand is curious about him and a little moved by his tears, not that he’ll show it or let Daniel know. He listened to the interview. He liked Daniel and how he spoke to Louis, and he liked the things he said at the end. Armand thinks he’s a fool but he’s an interesting fool. He doesn’t really want to kill him but he doesn’t want him here in New Orleans looking for Lestat. God forbid he finds him. So Armand tells him fine, whatever, but I'm leaving the city and Daniel won’t find him again. He should give up his search for Lestat. He’s long gone from NOLA and no one knows where he is. Armand vanishes. Daniel sticks around for a day or two, but having no luck finding Lestat (even though he’s practically on top of him! The irony!), he decides to pursue Armand. Uno reverse, y'all! It’s opposite chase time! Daniel scours newspapers and radio broadcasts for anything about missing persons and murders where the bodies were exsanguinated, any clue of where Armand might be. Maybe he catches up with Armand in Paris by tracking down where the Theatre Des Vampires used to be. Obviously Armand can stay hidden from him but he’s intrigued by this tenacious boy, fascinated that he doesn’t give up, and slowly they start talking and Daniel teaches him things about the modern world. But Armand keeps running. So Daniel keeps chasing Armand around the world, pursuing him endlessly, Armand allowing himself to be seen and found from time to time, only to disappear into the ether again, while Daniel keeps looking.
(Optional Subplot where Daniel runs into The Talamasca and they offer to help him investigate vampires but Daniel doesn't totally trust them and Armand warns him off of them.) Gradually Armand starts appearing to Daniel more often, maybe even leaving little clues or a trail for him to follow as he goes. Eventually things play out similarly to canon where Armand realizes he loves him and they come together as a couple.
Anyhow, that's my idea! I think it would be fun although challenging at first because obviously an Armand who wants nothing to do with this would not allow himself to be seen.
Thank you for the ask!!
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fenicenera83 · 27 days
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24- Choose a gift for your favorite character.... Let us know if they liked it! (Marius 😆❤️)
What would I like to give Marius? Well I know his good heart would gladly accept even the simplest of gifts. I would like to give him art supplies, though, but something special, like materials with which to create colors, like powdered colors to be prepared, in glass jars. So that he himself would have to prepare them in order to use them. So I hope he would be happy to remember how he did it in Venice, and it would be a gift that makes him peaceful and nostalgic but with a smile.
Thanks for the ask!
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bubblegum-blackwood · 14 days
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Fandom Ask Game!
Some are specific to writers or artists, but I made sure to include questions for everyone!
OTP?
OT3?
NoTP?
Is there a popular pairing you don't necessarily dislike but aren't too invested in?
Out of all your fanworks that include [character], which is your favourite?
Show us a bit of a WIP!
Is there a piece of clothing you think [character] is particularly fond of/that you imagine them wearing a lot or like to draw them in?
How did you come up with the title to [insert fic]?
Write a recommendation of someone else's fic you enjoyed!
What's your favourite piece of fanart for [character]?
What's your favourite piece of fanart for [ship]?
What's the funniest or craziest AU idea you've ever come up with?
What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?
Is there a character or ship you were so sure you would never write/draw but now you've changed your mind?
Have you noticed your style change over time?
Do people irl know you participate in fandom?
What's a book, movie, or show you think [character] would like?
Type [charater]'s name and tell us what the autocomplete suggests as the next word
What's your favourite thing about [fandom] (the people in it, not the media you're all enjoying together)?
When did you first join Tumblr? How long was it between that and finding [fandom]?
Go onto your AO3. Which ship have you written for the most? The least? Does this correspond to who you consider your "favourite?"
Give us a headcanon for [character]
Has your favourite character/ship changed over time?
What's your favourite thing about [character]?
What's your least favourite thing [character] said or did?
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hekateinhell · 1 month
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vampire chronicles ask game, part deux!
*askers please don't forget to specify a character/ship when the question calls for it! 🥹
🔍 quick, what's a random vc fact that you think fandom doesn't talk about enough?
❤️‍🔥 describe your favorite ship using only 5 emojis!
📝 please give me a silly, serious, or smutty headcanon for [insert character/ship]
🧅 title of your favorite vc book but make it sound like a headline from The Onion
🗺️ a location or time period you would have loved to see the main characters in that wasn't featured in canon?
🦇 fic rec time! link me to one of your favorite vc fics + tell me why you enjoyed it!
💫 genderswap [insert character]! what changes? what stays the same?
👓 aside from daniel's glasses and long-hair louis, what's something you forget is fanon and not actual canon?
🪞is there anything about your favorite character that reminds you of yourself? if so, what?
🎨 a favorite fan art of your OTP
🚨 what do you think is the best and worst thing [insert character] ever did?
🗿 give us the rundown on how you got here! which was the first vc book you ever read? what made you decide to seek out vc fandom on tumblr?
🎸 a song that reminds you of [insert character/ship]
✅ in your humble opinion, what's something anne rice got absolutely right?
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nightcolorz · 17 days
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For the ask game: ❤️💚💙
YAYY thank u sm for the ask! these questions r so fun. I’m going off of the book fandom btw
❤: Which character do you think is the most egregiously mischaracterized by the fandom?
Louis <3 I think this is an affect of how likable and overtly sympathetic he is in the amc show but I've seen people getting genuinely offended over Louis being described in fandom (and by Anne rice herself) as a manipulative cold hearted ass who uses his perceived vulnerability and gentleness to distract from the fact that he is just as cruel if not crueler then the other vampires. Like Louis does nottt have strong morals or high empathy lmao. Book Louis weaponizes his privilege like a white woman crying to self victimize into making the other vampires look worse them him 😭 . He refuses to kill humans for a while not bcus it hurts him to take life (he actually takes more pleasure in it then most), he refuses bcus he has catholic brain the way a christians who say "how do atheists have morals without god?" do, misunderstanding that most people actually care about other people and dont need an existential threat to encourage them not to hurt others.
His moral compass is self centered and based in up keeping the appearance of self restraint and monk style lack of enjoying himself, not empathy. If a vampire killed u would u feel better if u knew he cried over how much he got off on it then flaunted his suffering over how little he indulged so that everyone knew how piosis he was 😭.
He is way worse when it comes to how he treats his victims then Armand who intentionally seeks out victims who r asking to die or Lestat who tries the vigilante approach. Louis kills innocents and he thinks it makes him better cuz he only does it sometimes and he feels really really bad about himself afterwards. As akasha said (paraphrased) he's the most predatory of them all.
To specify I love book Louis SOOOO much I love how shitty he is that's why it makes me sad when people mischaracterize him as sincere and get gen mad when ppl characterize him how he is in canon (a lying selfish bitch bless his heart). Like ik amc Louis at this point in canon is unambiguously in the right but he isn't like an accurate reflection of how he is in the books 😭 it's not like amc did what anne rice was trying to do more successfully, they just nulled what anne rice was doing in favor of a more likable protagonist. Which is fine, but like, there's no crime in preferring evil to the core horrible asshole Louis of the books.
💚: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?
I think the common fandom perception of Armand as the crazy unhinged "omg I can't believe he actually did that in the books??" sadistic maniac villain guy is funny but not really accurate. Armand explicitly not only tries to avoid violence but dislikes it and finds it hard to comprehend why someone would seek out violence and conflict.
The reason he is always doing fucked up shit isn't out of a lestat-esc desire to cause chaos, it's bcus his highly strung ptsd brain has him convinced that the world is a battle ground and he must always be defending himself and acting out in violence.
Since acting out in violence is a reaction hes been taught throughout his life to be standard and necessary, as violence is something so normalized to him he considers it more of a tedious chore then a last resort measure, he usually reacts to conflict in ways that are objectively extreme to anyone who isn't thinking from his perspective. In qotd he even asks Daniel why men choose to fight in wars, explaining that he doesn't understand the draw of violence (bcus he's not a man) and he can't comprehend the supposed thrill of it.
Then he says this in pl to Gregory
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💙: Which character is not as hot as everyone else seems to think they are?
i was going to say Marius but I figure that's too obvious since everyone at this point knows I don't like Marius 😭 so here's an even hotter take,,,,, Lestat ‼️
Only to a degree, I think Lestat is hot and deserves the hype, but i also think he's hot in a different way then a chunk of the fandom does. Based on his book description he's kind of wonky looking, mouth too big for his face, vaguely unnerving shallow pale skin, starved 1700s peasant build but also kind of buff in the unhealthy "i dont eat regularly but I'm strong enough to carry a wolf for miles on my back" sense, weirdly small fucking feet. He def has creepy ass florescent blue doll eyes too. my point is I think when drooling over Lestat the fandom tends to forget this wonkiness in favor of blonde bombshell, Sam Reid chizzled jawline and abs, or conventionally beautiful anime twink, when they should be appreciating lestat in all his weird as shit glory.
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nalyra-dreaming · 1 year
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During the chess scene when claudia won. Why do you think made lestat so angry. Is it cuz claudia was smarter than he thought. Or was it cuz he was scared cuz she played him and he didn’t see it coming. Or maybe he is afraid of her winning and him losing louis?
Ohhhh ok, so... there are layers to this one once more.
And my personal theory re the "broadcasting" plays into that. Imho, obviously.
Now. Sam has said that by then he could hear what they said to each other - however, Claudia and Louis make a very important distinction during that chess game: Louis "says": "I don't like what you're feeling right now." There is a distinction between sending out thoughts, and another receiving them - and not doing that, and another reading your thoughts and feelings. That is directly from the books, too, from Memnoch. So lets get back to the chess game with this in mind.
Lestat and Claudia start the game, she uses the Immortal strategy, which ultimately defeats him. (Have I said how much I adore that they went and learned those matches?!)
Lestat and Claudia snipe at each other, while both think something else. The actual words are not that important here though. Claudia's thoughts we can hear.
Lestat we can only observe.
So let's observe. Claudia says to Louis (broadcasting): "I've been having a thought the last few days."
Louis: "Yeah? What's that?"
Claudia: "I think he killed Magnus."
And... Lestat looks up, with this look (actual slow blink up):
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There is nothing else for him to react to, but he quite clearly does.
I found the extra shot of his hands when the game continues quite interesting. He literally keeps them under the table, on his knees. In a way bracing himself. Extra shots are important and they always mean something. Imho they literally used those to show us his hands.
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This is Lestat looking up at her when she says: "If you're going to beat Lestat, you have to become Lestat."
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Again, there's not much for him to react to prior, but he does, if you rewatch. He's assessing.
And then his expression here, when she repeats that she is going to kill him - and Louis says that he will destroy her if she'll try. That's vague pride at Louis and some amusement.
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And then right after, when she says: "I can kill him."
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The amusement is gone, there is a vague worry, and possibly some abject pain. He wonders if she really can. This is prior to Claudia making her next move(!). The shift in expression is there, but it did not come from the game.
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And then, when the game goes on, and he is worried now, and she says: "And want to tell you something else Louis."
He looks up, again, after that comment:
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That's attention. To her. Not the game.
And this is his expression when she says: "The secret is, you want to kill him, too. And you will enjoy doing it."
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And Lestat is taken aback, by that.
And.... Louis... does not respond.
That must have been quite the sinking feeling, the abject rush of adrenaline. Louis does not object to her wanting to kill him(!)
And this is Lestat's comment, after that: "You've won." And he does not only mean the chess game.
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And Claudia's response is: "I'm tired."
Now, I don't know about you, but what kind of response is that to the previous statement? Except of course she knew that they were doing a layered game here, that it was all about more than the game itself.
Her saying "I'm tired." signals she is "done" with their game. With their life. With the shit game they've been playing the last few years.
His "Well, finish the game." after is as much prompt to do so literally, as it is a prompt for her to try.
Now. Here.
Because he knows she is planning to kill him now. And that she has pulled Louis in on it, at least enough.
His literal best chances are for her to try, now.
Him flipping his shit after is as much canon temper outburst as it is serious worry, which we know will then slip into paranoia after(!). He's also furious she would dare to rise up against him. He's furious that Louis just acquiesces. He is furious that he is in this position. He is furious she won. He is seriously worried she's won.
And we know that Claudia will stop talking to Louis like that, after, too. That she knows he can hear them if they do that. Which is why she stops doing it (for the most part, with a few very noticeable and planned exceptions, imho).
This is Lestat's face after he throws off the chess board and looks over to Louis, who ignores him (and his outburst).
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That's worry.
Not anger. Worry.
He knows. And he goes full blown paranoid after that. And tries to beat her at the game.
And loses.
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bluehairandproverbs · 1 month
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(Apologies if you received a half written ask, the app crashed on me the first try!)
🦇 fic rec time! Link me to one of your favorite vc fics + tell me why you enjoyed it!
✅ in your humble opinion, what’s something anne rice got absolutely right?
✅ Creating and writing memorable characters and stories. I don't really care if her writing is "good" by the standards of what is often thought of as "good writing" lmao - not that I care all that much.
🦇 I had such a hard time choosing a fic. I finally decided to choose something in my bookmarks from several months ago, since fic is often treated like it has some sort (very short) shelf life. Hanging on the Telephone by @nothing-but-paisley. The premise is simple and entertaining: it's the transcript of a smutty phone conversation between Daniel and Armand that's in the Talamasca archive. Daniel is just the right amount of snarky,horny, and pathetic, and Armand is Armand. 👍
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uncivilcivilservice · 3 months
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“put ur Spotify on shuffle and write down the first lyric of the first ten songs that come on, post the poem that results” (character playlist edition)
Tagged by @monstersinthecosmos (thank you!)
Devil's Minion Playlist
I can't run anymore, I fall before you
Here I stand, helpless and left for dead
My love are you the devil?
Dare me to jump off of this Jersey Bridge
Turn around
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Looking out across the nighttime
There were nights when the wind was so cold
Tell me again about how it hurts
You know better babe, you know better babe
Armand Playlist
There is a wall in my life built by you
Dearly beloved, for your entertainment
I remember the minute, it was like a switch was flipped
Don't fret precious I'm here
You can run, you can hide
To all things housed in her silence, nature offers a violence
Give me a reason to believe that you're gone
When I was a child I heard voices
There's rotten things left in me
I don't wanna talk right now
I'm an angel? Tell me what you mean by that
Daniel playlist
Cut my life into pieces
Out on your own, cold and alone again
When I was a child they'd ask me where it hurt
Hey little boy is your daddy home? Did he go and leave you all alone?
From birth I'm stained, a creature, all of us one in the same
I can't run anymore
Could it be different? Did I ruin the day?
My grip on secrets slipping while I'm speaking in tongues
Oh, oh I'm getting older
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Marius Playlist (shorter playlist so only 5 lines)
Sweetheart you look a little tired, when did you last eat?
Don't fret precious I'm here
Be still my love
I, I have known love before
I made another mistake
Tagging: @desertfangs @covenofthearticulate @airazor65 @teethingpains @dontbesylly @fangsinclay @thevampiremariusderomanus
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desertfangs · 4 months
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🌃 plan the perfect evening from start to finish for Daniel! where are they going, what are they doing, who are they seeing?
🩸in five sentences or less give me the sales pitch on your favorite character!
Daniel's perfect evening (IMO for the sake of this exercise): Daniel wakes up and Armand is still in bed with him. He waited for him to be released from the death sleep so Daniel could wake up in his arms and he loves that. Of course, Armand doesn't linger. They have things to do!
Daniel takes an unnecessary shower and brushes his teeth, mortal habits he'd never let go of and no one has discouraged him from losing. The only time he's ever eschewed these things when he was in the thick of madness, so everyone reckons it's probably not a bad idea to just let him do them. Plus, Armand likes the little bits of humanity Daniel has clung to and hopes he always will.
Armand has put out clothes for him so Daniel gets dressed and then goes downstairs, where Armand is impatiently waiting. In the car as they ride to whatever party/show/event Armand is so eager to get to, Daniel sees a meme that he thinks Marius will appreciate about classical art or something about Rome and he texts it to him. Marius texts back "Laughing, you are so funny." And then asks when he's coming back to Court. Daniel tells him soon, Lestat has been on Armand about it, too (not literally but maybe also literally). Armand does not appreciate that joke.
They hunt before this event because they want to look human, so Daniel lets Armand take the led and find them victims. Armand takes the lead in disposing of the victims, too, and although Daniel helps, he appreciates not having to think about it too hard. He does it all the time, but it's his least favorite part of this whole vampire gig. The bodies still wig him out a little and he'd rather avoid it if possible. This is part of why he likes the little drink so much. Less hassle and mess.
Whatever the event is doesn't matter, because Daniel enjoys watching Armand captivate people. Of course he enjoys talking to strangers about their lives and hearing their stories, but when he glances over and sees Armand laughing or talking animatedly, it makes his heart soar.
When they get home, Benji is playing some video game and Daniel hangs out watching for a bit while Armand goes to the music room and plays a few duets with Sybelle. But as it creeps toward sunrise, Armand ushers the kids to bed, and then takes Daniel to his room--their room? he still calls it Armand's room--and they kiss and get undressed for bed. Daniel mentions going back to Court because Marius seems eager to see them and Armand agrees they should probably head there soon.
And then they do things that we will fade to black on tumblr for but you can probably imagine, just sweet intimacy, some of it somewhat sexual because that's often their habit, or maybe just kissing and touching until Daniel is too groggy and they fall asleep together in Armand's massive bed with his million count cotton sheets. FIN.
Sales Pitch for Daniel Molloy: Daniel is a guy who sought truth and meaning in the stories of other people until he learned of the supernatural. He has a desperate need to know things, to learn things, to see the world and experience everything. His desire to be a vampire stemmed from his need to not to miss out on experiences and the progress of the world, and he because he wanted to spend forever with the love of his life (Armand). He's sardonic, funny, affable, and he believes absolutely in the love vampires are capable of. He's just a cool guy who knows what he's about.
Thank you for the ask!
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fenicenera83 · 27 days
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38- put three images to describe the style of clothing that you think reflects your favorite character
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bubblegum-blackwood · 19 days
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10. What TV shows they watch together, and which ones they hide from the other
14. What nicknames they call each other
For Marius/Daniel pls 🥰
10. What TV shows they watch together, and which ones they hide from the other
I feel like they would both like the Create channel. You ever heard of that? Idk, but my mom used to have it on all the time. Cooking shows, craft shows, quilting shows, home renovation, and inexplicably Rick Steves is here too. Something simple, calming, nice. I also think they would both appreciate Bob Ross.
As for the ones they watch separately, Daniel enjoys all the silly history channel stuff, but probably watches it away from Marius because he knows how easily it bothers the guy 😅 idk about Marius, though
14. What nicknames they call each other
For some reason, I think Marius would like traditional terms of endearment, "love," "dear," an occasional "my boy." Make it even weirder, he can call Daniel "son!" Not like Daniel isn't calling him Daddy anyway 😅
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hekateinhell · 4 months
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vampire chronicles ask game!
*askers please don't forget to specify when the question calls for it! 🥹
🩸in five sentences or less give me the sales pitch on your favorite character!
⏳ favorite canon era/time period + why
💌 a lesser-known quote/passage from canon that you think best describes your favorite character
🗝️ give me a reverse AU scenario with one of your favorite ships
🌃 plan the perfect evening from start to finish for [insert character]! where are they going, what are they doing, who are they seeing?
🧛🏼‍♀️ design an outfit for [insert character] based on the following aesthetic or scenario:
✏️ if you could change one thing from canon, what would it be + why?
🔍 something about the modern era not referenced in the books that you think [insert character] would find upsetting or confusing + why?
🚫 one thing you don't like about your favorite character in-universe (don't hold back!)
🌎 if [insert character] were human and so was everyone else, what would their life be like? for example: what would their career be? where would they live? what about their relationship to [insert character]?
🖼️ a work of art that you think represents your favorite character
💋 we all know your OTP, but if you had to pick someone else for both of those characters to be with instead of each other, who would be your first choice + why?
🫗 which minor characters should've had more screen-time + why? (what would this have added to the plot?)
🎤 if you could ask anne rice any three questions about tvc, what would they be?
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nightcolorz · 4 months
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“In five sentences or less give me the sales pitch for your favorite character”
Have you ever seen a precious moments figurine and wished that it was a gaping hole of a person who was traumatized and stunted repeatedly in adolescence so that he was never able to form a coherent identity and is left waiting for the void he grew into to be filled..? Do you then wonder how entertaining and cool it’d be if said precious moments figure was also an autistic horribly violent and insane vampire whose passions lie with technology iPads abuse dynamics and colors? Well uh slaps armand. You’d like him ig lmao
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translestatdl · 9 months
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For the character ranking: nicki, lestat, louis, armand, and daniel!
Going to rank these based on how much I enjoy rotating them in my brain and writing fic about them
Nicki (train wreck trash fire total mess 10/10 no notes)
Louis (also a mess but make it more cunty and petty and add some withering judgmental looks)
Armand ( weird strange unsettling and maybe he'll perform unethical medical experiments on you if you're lucky <3)
Daniel (like a breath of fresh air compared to all these other lunatics. A tall drink of ice cold water. Maybe you turn on the garden hose and just drink straight from it, let it run over your head for a bit, take your shirt off. what was the question)
Lestat (maybe I don't like this guy as much as I thought i did huh)
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nothing-but-paisley · 5 months
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Would you ever write . . .a holiday fic!
Possibly! I think Armand would be very into Christmas lights and lots of festive fire hazards would ensue
Thanks for the ask!
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bravevolunteer · 8 months
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it constantly haunts me that there is NO way there aren't in universe true crime people who talk about fazbear history . like there's gotta be threads on reddit talking about the missing children's incident and the aftons/emilys and all the other fucking incidents . michael "had nothing to do for thirty years besides hunt down his father and watch shitty tv" afton HAD to check them out sometimes right . what does he do when he finds out that some guy on reddit got everything right and law enforcement didn't .
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