bloodyvampchrons:

kingkwentins:

Okay but imagine David and Daniel as companions for a time.

I like to think that David would have a serious respect for Daniel–after all, Daniel was the first to ever record a vampire’s life the way they all do now, the first to create the fictional safeguard. If it weren’t for him, so many important things would never have occurred–he’d count Daniel Molloy a personal inspiration.

And Daniel would be so shocked because he’s been self consciously believing he had, in a sense, been replaced now that David does his job better than he ever did, but David has none of it and the two of them strike up a very nerdy rapport.

And Daniel pokes fun at how stuffy the Brits are and that David needs to relax, and still calls him an old man–who cares if the body’s young?

And David begrudgingly finds that endearing but only half heartedly glares and tries so hard not to acknowledge when he does that.

And they’re both so genuinely into the archiving and discovering of things and Daniel has a way of continuing his journalistic urges, in a sense and David is no longer the only person besides Jesse who does that–hell, Daniel, David and Jesse can form a cute little vampire trio of nerds.

And I just really want Daniel to have friends who respect and enjoy his company and I really want one of those people to be David Talbot.

pssst if you want daniel and david and jesse hanging out you should read pandora’s box by torch

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.