I have always imagine Louis being quite femenine ( obviously not as much as Armand ). Like, having a remarked waist, long legs ( and of course nice butt ) and overall a delicated figure. But besides his hands, his body has never been described I think. What do you think? How do you picture him? ( english is not first language :c Sorry for the mistakes! )

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No worries, I understand what you’re asking ❤ I could write SO MUCH on this, so I’ll try to keep it short and basic.

We all picture him differently, I think that’s what will make it so hard to cast an actor. I still debate with ppl about his hair: whether it’s chestnut-color (like in movie!IWTV), shorter and curlier (like in Lestat the Musical), or dark, longish and silky as in a lot of the fanart. We all apply our own ideals of beauty (which are influenced by our own cultures, art, families, romantic partners, and/or friends, etc.) onto him. Plus, the other VC characters are generally more poetic when they describe him; they detail his inner qualities more than his physical ones. 

That said, I agree that he would appear at first to have an overall delicate and almost androgynous figure, and he moves with a lot of grace and dignity, but he can definitely kick ass when necessary; there’s muscle and skill packed into that slender build >;}

I imagine his eyes as being more of a sea-green, maybe not like lasers ALL the time, but with a sparkle to them, 

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…with a good fringe of inky eyelashes when his eyes close, 

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^and that feathery but still masculine eyebrow.

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^X these eyes belong to Steven Kelly. His lips are a lot bigger then I picture Louis’s lips, but his jawline is right (it’s a flattering angle tho tbh), and Louis is described as having a narrow head.

As for the body, I picture him as a little underweight due to the state of physical unfitness he was in in the month(s) leading up to his turning, but still muscular:

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^X Simon Nessman would probably not like to hear himself called physically unfit, what I mean is, he’s got the basic setup, is a little underweight, not all !bursting! with muscle. (yes I imagine Louis has dark nips like this but a more pronounced happy trial *blushes*)

@eibhlis97 and I agree that he has great thighs due to riding horses all his life ;}

And a view from the back, bc yes, he requires, as you put it: “long legs ( and of course nice butt ).”

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^X Louis will wear heels for Lestat on occasion. Very special occasions. Right, @vampchronfic?

I think “a” is used because it makes more sense in context? Louis’ story isn’t really one about a vampire in isolation, we get introduced to a whole bunch of vampires! And it also emphasises that his point of view isn’t the most important, as you said he’s just one among many and the book never pretends otherwise.

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“A” is used in some translations, I don’t know why. 

True, it is a story about a whole bunch of vampires. Why am I so picky about this… “a” just sounds wrong to me, y’know? 

It ends with Louis as a vampire in isolation. Has he isolated himself to prevent himself from being manipulated by others? Or to prevent himself from hurting others? There’s plenty of reasons to isolate oneself.

Part of the point of “the” is probably that Louis actually is more special than he thinks. Like AR herself, he passively let a lot of things happen in his life, but did grow throughout the course of the novel, and by the end he’s very much gained his own autonomy, in ways he himself may not even fully realize. I think this is why AR never wrote a whole novel from his POV again, she had pretty much exorcised those demons.

[^X scan @thesaramonster]

It was also a great way to piss Lestat off, how dare Louis refer to himself as “THE” vampire. Lestat makes it very clear that he’s the one that should have been interviewed, giving himself “The” as the very first word in the title of his novel ;]

Regarding the whole interview with the/a vampire: please look up th mandele effect

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I’ve heard of this term, Mandela Effect, seen it in discussion re: the Berenstain Bears, for sure.

But really? All these ppl misremembering the title? Or was it more like this:

The Mandela Effect

“The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have been proposed to explain what causes it, some more sensible than others.”

That might be it. Idk, I feel like I’m not really affected by this bc I am so obsessed with it that I never misremember it. It  seems like ppl who say Interview with “a” Vampire are either:

A) Purposely saying it wrong bc it sounds slightly amusing wrong (it kinda does!);

B) It really might have been translated that way in their native language;

C) They’re really not as into the series in general so it doesn’t matter whether they have a word wrong;

D) Or, other. Including the Mandela Effect.

How many ‘fans’ say interview with A vampire rather than THE?

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FAR TOO MANY. But I can’t be all that annoyed at them bc I think it might have been translated that way in some languages. Other things have been lost in translation or changed, and that’s affected ppl’s headcanons.

@cloudsinvenice pulled a little prank awhile back, tho, and made a press release to go with it! It looks pretty legit!

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luthi69:

Hurricane Lestat.
Tropical Storm Armand.
Depression Louis.
Acid rain Daniel.
Continental air mass Marius.

I could go on. But I haven’t lost it as much as Anne.

Well it wouldn’t be all that wrong, he can fly, and he causes widespread destruction wherever he lands… broken hearts at the very least…

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based on my blog you’re probably thinking “wtf why are you messaging me?” BUT, i just wanted to know… what’s your opinion on the lestat musical? personally i rather enjoy it, especially when i’m in the mood for uproarious laughter. plus the songs are catchy.

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Ya gotta realize that I love getting Asks, no matter who they’re from (well I don’t like trolly asks but that goes w/o sayin’), when it’s from someone who seems like they’re not necessarily in our fandom, that’s fine, too. Not everyone has to be as obsessed with this to the level that I am ;} Any interest is good interest!

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^fanart by @garama, who must have seen it live or the video of it, and has drawn fanart based on the musical, so he must have liked it! This is one of my all-time fave fanarts of the little family ❤ i just want to buy a whole graphic novel in this beautiful heartfelt style is that so much to ask *cries* 

Re: Lestat the Musical, I am so sorry to say that I didn’t like it and I can’t even enjoy the videos of it *sobs* I vaguely remember one funny joke Gabrielle made about childbirth, something like that was the first of many bellyaches Lestat caused her… ? I don’t remember 😛

Some ppl loved Lestat the Musical, and more power to them! I am jealous of you. IDK if you saw the SF version or NYC version, live or video of it, but I saw the NYC version live and I partially blame the NYC producers for how bad it was for me, bc they apparently stripped out alot of the flair and gay stuff, maybe they were afraid it was pushing the envelope too far? But isn’t that what theatre is supposed to do? *sigh*

You can find ppl who enjoyed it, and other stuff about it, in my #Lestat the Musical tag.

Sadly, I mostly feel second-hand embarrassment for Lestat the Musical bc I made the mistake of inviting my cousin to go w/ me. She was not in the fandom, and she was uncomfortable the whole time *facepalm* Idk I thought she’d be into it, but the NYC version we saw was stripped so bare, and there was little to engage with. I can’t even listen to the soundtrack! It just brings me back to how disappointed I was in the bareness of the production, at the whole audience’s lack of enthusiasm… much cry, very sad.

So I have to be cautiously optimistic about the adaptation in the works and hope that they considered Lestat the Musical and can avoid its pitfalls.

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witchyrem-ains:

superhiki:

So I’ve been reading The Vampire Chronicles and have been super enjoying it so far. I love the disgusting drama these creatures get up to. While I’ve been busy at work I have had the time to sketch these out and today the studio was on break and I was able to color them all in one swoop.
It’s pencil plus a couple multiply/overlay layers in photoshop.

The order is:
Louis, Claudia, Lestat
Armand, Nicki, Gabrielle
Bianca, Marius, Santino.

I’m reading QotD next so expect Akasha soon, ohohoho….

Oh god they’re all so beautiful 💜

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