lunchiemunchies: #INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE #IS HE WEARING RED VELVET….REMINDS ME OF SOMEONE ELSE…
Yes, he IS wearing RED VELVET… Claudia picks out his whole wardrobe, and occasionally she likes to dress him as fabulously as Lestat, without saying so, bc she misses Papa Jaune ❤
But didn’t Lestat himself wonder, at some point, why vampires were always beautiful? Was it because they picked out the young and pretty to turn or because everyone became beautiful after the change?
I always found that rather funny, wherever the question came from, on a very self-referential level. Why are vampires always young, beautiful, without flaws or wrinkles or liver spots or greying hair?
Cult of youth, probably, let’s be honest.
Haha this always catches my interest too! I think in canon in the later books, one of the vampires actually starts trash talking on “modern day” immortals because they were no longer picked out of being beautiful or held the romanticism in killing that the “old generations” did. Correct me if I’m wrong but. Kinda funny!
//Yes, if I’m not mistaken it was Marius who actually makes both of these observations in Queen of the Damned. First in the “vampire bar” makes a mental note of how different and almost comical the newer generations of vampires are. Then in Sonoma when he’s taking stock of the entire coven he notes how uniquely beautiful each other them is and wonders, “Was nobody ugly ever given immortality? Or did the dark magic simply make beauty out of whatever sacrifice was thrown into the blaze?”
Honestly, I think it might be a little bit of both. In the old covens of the Children of Darkness it was a rule to turn only the beautiful because it was more perverse to do so. I think Armand might make mention of it in TVL and then in TVA he explicitly states it.
Marius also tells Lestat that if he is going to make a fledgling it should be because “he likes to look at them.” As a generality, I think vampires tend to fall for the exceptionally beautiful anyway. They come in contact with so many humans and each one is magnificent simply on the grounds of them being alive. Therefore it makes sense that they would end up falling for and turning those who are exclusively “above average” because they stand out.
At the same time, however, think about what vampirism does. It smooths the skins, makes it gleam, the hair is fuller, eyes are brighter. All imperfections are done away with and there’s a certain allure that comes with perfection. BUT if the person was not beautiful to begin with, the effects can just make them look monstrous. Magnus is a perfect example of that. He was much older when he was made and was not very nice to look at, by his own admission.
Sorry, this sort of turned into a rant, but it’s a very interesting discussion point.
Ah! thank u, lovely!
David is going to spread a bit of love around the fandom today to try and heal some of the anger and hurt going around. There has been enough of that lately.
I don’t want to say this but… Going forward, if you are only tossing accusations or pointing fingers or being otherwise cruel David will unfollow, unwatch, ignore and block you. I don’t like being this way but the world has enough pain and suffering without a place of happiness and fun turning into a war zone.
That being said, come here my lovelies and let David show you some love. We adore and value each of you as the remarkable and unique characters that you each are.
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“When he says I played with innocent strangers, befriending them and then killing them, how was he to know that I hunted almost exclusively among the gamblers, the thieves, and the killers, being more faithful to my unspoken vow to kill the evildoer than even I had hoped I would be? …The whores I feasted upon in front of Louis once, to spite him, had drugged and robbed many a seaman who was never seen alive again.
But little things like this don’t really matter. He told the tale as he believed it.”
– the Vampire Lestat
mangokiwi-mangaka021: #the truth from the sex-god horse’s mouth #biased story v biased story
“Why fight each other? When u could all LOVE ME together?”
– Lestat de Lioncourt, Prince Lestat (predicted quote)
gingerhairedimmortal: Had to delete the blog I had whose express purpose was spreading love to the fandom because of all the hate mail it got over the last 24 hours.
Which is especially sad considering I hadn’t been on that blog since Friday so it had nothing to do with any of the drama
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Pain is a part of people’s lives. I do everything I can to try to ease that pain with everyone I meet.
In the words of my former alter-ego, Try spreading the love to the VC fandom, one ask at a time. Please, I beg you, reach out to someone, ANYONE and tell them how wonderful they are.
We are all fighting a losing battle and sometimes that little push an ask can bring is enough to help someone through a terrible time.
What I posted earlier was true, I love this fandom and every person in it. I just wish I saw more love for each other on my dash than hate.
^Agreed.
Try spreading the love to the VC fandom, one ask at a time. Please, I beg you, reach out to someone, ANYONE and tell them how wonderful they are.
^YES.
Very sad that vc-anon-fairy got hate. PEOPLE. Our fandom is small enough and has been through enough crap (at the hands of our own creator!) that we don’t need to do it to ourselves.
So you want to warn people that there are toxic people out there, and not to interact with them. Okay. The message has come across, and we’re all en garde now. I mean that sincerely. I’ve learned my lesson about making friends online… In real life I try to be the better version of myself, the cheerleader, the friend to many, that I am online, and I’m not there yet.
Tumblr is big enough for all the RPers to have fun out here. If you don’t want to interact with another RPer, that is absolutely fine. Unfollow them, block them, don’t check out their blog, live, and let live.
Lestat, any thoughts on this?
WORK IT PRINCESS CLAUDIA [X]
