Daniel: *kisses Armand*
Armand: What was that?!
Daniel: Affection.
Armand: Disgusting.
Armand:
Armand: Do it again.
Across The Sea of Years – Gairid, Leshan – Vampire Chronicles – Chapter Four
Chapters: ¾
Fandom: Vampire Chronicles – All Media Types
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac
Characters: Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe du Lac, Brian Callahan (OC), Various OCs
Series: Part 4 of Torn, Frayed and Mended
Summary:Part Four of the series Torn, Frayed and Mended. Brian returns to New Orleans; Lestat & Louis are off on their holiday courtesy of Brian and some interesting things occur along the way.
Across The Sea of Years – Gairid, Leshan – Vampire Chronicles – Chapter Four
I just wanted to pop in and remind all the fic writers & RP’ers out there that you don’t have to listen to the black & white thinkers trolling this website who want to shit on you every time you bring up something sympathetic about your character.
It’s okay for “bad” characters to have sympathetic traits. It would be boring as fuck if they didn’t. It’s unfortunate that so many people out there are too salty and dense to understand a complex character, but don’t let it get you down!
If you’re a good fic writer or RP’er it’s really important to take all facets of the character’s personality into consideration. You aren’t here to write a 2D ebul cartoon. You should be taking their motives into consideration. You should be figuring out their demeanor. If they are a charming sociopath, you should write them as being charming. That’s the whole fucking point!
Fic writers and RP’ers engage in fandom in a way that unwraps characters and tries to figure out what makes them tick. We want to figure out why they feel the way they feel, we want to figure out their temperament, we want to understand. It’s an exercise in creative empathy and there are a lot of people out there who just don’t have a creative bone in their body. They’re gonna try to shout you down for acknowledging that a character can have gray morality or be a dichotomy in some way and I hope it doesn’t discourage anyone.
So get outta my face with all this purity politics bullshit, plz & thank you. Acknowledging conflicting pieces of your character is a responsible and creatively intelligent thing to do, and people who don’t get that can eat a dick.
Don’t let it stop you!
^^^ THIS ^^^
I watched “
Interview with the Vampire” again and I have had an inspiration to draw one of the characters. And that was Lestat
Strange question but.. do people usually expect super super HQ stuff during the VC secret Santa thing? I’m new to the fandom and this will be my first time participating, and although I’ve been writing for years I’m still so nervous because everyone I’ve met in this fandom so far is insanely talented, and I feel like I can’t live up to that. I’m still going to take part but idk, I’ve just been thinking about this a lot lately. Yay for nerves! Also have a lovely day I apologize for this
Hello and welcome to our gift exchange! Not a strange question at all, no need to apologise 😉 Don’t be nervous, it’s all for fun!
I totally get where you’re coming from tho, we are definitely experiencing a surge of talent in the fandom, and it’s been wonderful to see such great response to #InktoberVC!
(^Claudia would totes join if she could, but she wouldn’t draw anything for the Louis/Armand ship lol)
From what I’ve seen over the years, ppl participating in the @vcsecretgifts exchange are happy to get any gift at all that relates to their prompt 😀 Even the best fanartists and writers talk about needing improvement in their work, and they know that we all have to start somewhere ^______^
Personally, I feel like the concept of a fic can make it great even if the writing style needs improvement, and similarly, I feel like great dialogue in a fan comic can elevate a piece even if the drawing itself needs improvement. I actually prefer to buy commissioned fanart in black & white bc I don’t always feel like a more “finished” look with color is necessarily better. There are some beautiful WIPs that stand up without being “finished”!
It’s all subjective, too, what I think is a “good” drawing or fic and what someone else thinks is “good,” but I prefer to think of all of it as being different styles. Some ppl dislike Jackson Pollock bc they see his art as splatter paint only (and therefore, totally unskilled), some ppl dislike Photorealistic painting for being too much like a photograph, despite the fact that it takes an enormous amount of skill.
We have ppl who participate who are unable to write or draw, but they are music buffs and make excellent playlists of songs for the characters/ships, or there are fans who do aesthetic photo sets, etc. Everyone participating is doing it more for the fun of giving a gift and receiving one, rather than one-upmanship.
(While some gifts do get more notes/reblogs/comments than others, well, I feel like the only comments that really matter are from the specific recipient, so it’s very important to show gratitude for the gift you’re given no matter what it is! Bc smne made it for you!)
All the gifts on that blog are for all of us; it’s true for me that I’m more likely to actually MAKE a fanwork when there’s a deadline and someone(s) expecting it, so I think that’s what it’s more about ;D
Btw last chance to join! Sign ups close at 11:59 pm CST!
The Vampire Chronicles
Marius, Armand, Lestat, Daniel
(I don’t think I’ve ever drawn Daniel before!)
If they refuse to listen to our response on net neutrality
If you haven’t heard already, the fcc has admitted to not caring about the 22 million emails they’ve received unless they were in ‘legal terms’ meaning unless you talked like a lawyer who specializes in this specific category, they ignored your email. It doesn’t look like they plan on changing their mind, no matter what we do.
As hopeless as that sounds, we might still have a way to fight back. I’ve heard a few states are trying to make Internet access a state provided utility like electricity and water. If that happens, companies like Verizon would take massive blows. Spread the word, if we can convince our local governments to make internet a state provided utility, it would help not only to sway the votes, but help preserve the Internet in general.
I’m posting this on multiple fandoms because the net neutrality tag gets censored. Remember, without net neutrality your fandom will be completely destroyed.
I forgot how to draw again (tru story) but I guess I bounced back.
VC doodlebutts. Daniel, Armand(s), Lestat in the lower left corner, Louis in the the right and Marius in the center.
I really love how the awesome sheepskeleton draws Marius’ hair so I totally …borrowed that idea heh wicked sorry!
If anyone ever accuses you of doing something “for attention,” simply gaze heroically into the middle distance and murmur, “like Lord Byron before me.”
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