dannymolloy:

So, in the books Anne never touched on how Dan felt at Night Island with all those vampires there. Just imagine being him; he only ever met Louis and Armand but heard great stories about Lestat and other vampires. Whom he never got to see. Armand gave him the amulet to protect him against vampires. Whom he never got to see. Dan is OBSESSED with vampires and I’m pretty sure many arguments and fights with Armand were also because Dan wanted to see them. Meet them. But Armand wouldn’t hear of it.

Then in the end Dan gets turned, they end up meeting ALL the vampires INCLUDING THE FUCKING MOTHERSHIP, but it’s all very serious and dire so no time for fun. Then again, I remember very clearly that Dan was laughing at the meeting. Which leads me to my favourite headcanon ever;
I believe he was laughing because he just got turned after twelve years of struggle and agony over it, and then they were about to die. The irony was too hilarious to him to keep it in. It’s super morbid, but that’s always been his kind of humor anyway.

But I digress. So. Okay, Akasha is dead, everyone recovers and they all have this massive sleepover at Night Island. Which is on Dan’s name. Dan. Dan who is crazy about vampires. Dan who just got eternal life. Dan who’s a writer/journalist/interviewer and loves stories.

I am CONVINCED he was like a kid at the Wonka factory, going nightly from room to room to demand a story. To interview them all. To look at them and feel them and find out some were endlessly patient darlings with him (probably Marius, Pandora, Maharet and Khayman) and some threatened to rip his tongue out if he spoke another word or would burn him if he touched them again (probably Mael and Gabrielle).
And don’t forget his Blood-twin Jesse whom he probably had a good friend in talking about their experiences.
Oh, and how endlessly frustrated he must have been about Lestat being cooped up in that room, writing QotD while Dan sees him as his role model and wants to talk to him most of all. Not to mention look at him up close.
That moment when Lestat finally opened the door for him and Dan’s wildest dream came true.

And then there’s Louis regretting and apologising to everyone over and over again that he should have killed Daniel as he originally had intended.
And then there’s a sadder aspect of Armand getting estranged of Dan because he mourns the loss of his fragility and the loss of his own conviction never to turn anyone.

I really love to fantasise about all the interactions Dan had at Night Island, finding out what it meant to be an Ancient. Finding out being a member of the Coven of the Articulate, didn’t mean you were out of danger of each other. To have a huge variety of ages and cultures together. It must have been one of the best moments of his life.