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…what is up with that ask dude… teen boppers? WTF?

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*~Trolls~* Gotta love ‘em!

In my younger days, it was spelled "teeny boppers" and referred more to “a young teenager, especially a girl, who keenly follows the latest fashions in clothes and pop music,” especially boy bands. So… maybe the definition has changed since then? But it still comes across as strange w/ an unnecesary negative connotation the way the Anon used it.

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To suggest that “going through X phase” leads to serious mental health problems is wrong on so many levels, totally separate from the fact that I am not “going through a vampire phase,” I just have a blog that is largely focused on a subject and a specific media interpretation of it, but that’s fandom. It’s not “going through a phase.” Just sharing appreciation for something using social media.

And then: “all my friends went through that phase and one has serious mental problems now.” If we take this as fact and not trolling (which it IS)(not that I want to engage in a real discussion over this):

  • So, that’s 1 out of how many? 2? 10? 1,000?
  • “serious mental problems?” What is their definition of “serious mental problems”?
  • Are those "serious mental problems" so awful as to be ALL considered “unsafe”?
  • How does Anon know the “serious mental problems” weren’t brought on by, say, genetics, a difficult family life, an aggressive duck situation, a unicycle accident, the stress brought on by the pressure of wanting to measure up to societal ideals, or, like, VIRTUALLY ANY NUMBER OF THOSE OR OTHER THINGS INDIVIDUALLY or compounded together?

It’s most likely a troll, who has become active in the last month or so, and asked me other things trying to get some kind of reaction like a little kid prodding an adult for attention.

Reminder to that Anon: I’m not required to answer anything.

DONT BE SUCKED IN!!!!! PLEASE don’t turn into one of those teen boppers who goes through that vampire phase!! ITS NOT HEALTHY!! i know from personal experience. all my friends went through that phase and one has serious mental problems now. DONT GO THERE!!!!! stay safe PLEASE

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YOU’RE TOO LATE YOUR PROPHECY HAS COME TO PASS I AM A “TEEN BOPPER” IN TOO DEEP BC I CANNOT SEPARATE FICTION FROM REALITY WHY THE FRACK DIDN’T YOU MESSAGE ME SOONER???!!11!

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hi, someone recently reblogged your drawing of the person with the birds saying “#stealing this for my fandom” isn’t that rude?

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purrsnicket:

hi! this actually gave me a bit of a fright because i didn’t see that tag and thought it might mean that they were actually stealing my work – but it looks to me like they’re just saying it looks like a different character from a fandom of their own? which i’m fine with. 

thank you very much for looking out for me! but i don’t think in this case they’re actually stealing my work. i don’t mind if a different meaning is assigned to it by other people once it’s left my hands so long as it’s not harmful or offensive or anything. 

This is probably the same Anon who messaged me about my “#stealing this for my fandom” tag.

I am so grateful that the original artist responded this way. I had a lovely private chat w/ them today, so I actually have to thank this Anon for bringing us together!

Go follow @purrsnicket​​ 🙂

Do you know where I can watch the Lestat musical? There are clips on YouTube but I can’t find a good quality of the whole show.

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DO I HAVE SMTG FOR U? Yes, yes I do. (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:✧

The quality isn’t that hot but this here’s the entire show (pssst download them just in case they gets taken down!):

Opening night on Broadway, NYC, version:

San Francisco version:

I gotta watch the SF version bc I saw the NYC version and it was apparently stripped of alot of the awesome that the SF version had, sadly, and that’s one of the reasons ppl suggest for why it was so short-lived ;A;

UPDATE: @rookhart​ suggested I add this video “which has the actor who played Armand taking over the role of Lestat. He doesn’t look the part as much, but I’d suggest it if only for the fact that it’s later in the run, and they have Lestat’s transformation scene (and some other things) down much better, some really awesome stuff :)”

If anyone out there has a better quality vid, plz reblog and share w/ the class ^,….,^

Ya might also like my #Lestat the Musical tag, which has costume designs and fanart and stuff specific to the musical. 

“#stealing this for my fandom” don’t you think that’s kinda rude when it literally has zero to do with the fandom?

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[This Anon is referring to this recent reblogged post]

Valid question! No, I don’t see it as being rude to show appreciation to fanart by reblogging it and tagging it w/ Tumblrand Hyperbole™

as follows:

“#stealing this for my fandom”

That was the tag I came up with when I first started wanting to reblog fanart from other fandoms (or original characters) that could also pass for fanart in our fandom, so that I could keep it separated from the “#fanart” tag I try to keep purely VC. I don’t think I even use it that often.

It’s Tumblrand Hyperbole™ for me to say I’m “stealing” it. I’m not literally stealing anything; when I reblog things like that, I don’t even add visible comments like, “OMG THIS LOOKS LIKE ARMAND” or anything like that, which could be considered kinda rude. When people then reblog it from me, they can add comments and/or tag it however they want (in fact, there are people who do reblog these kinds of posts and original posts from me and add visible comments like, “THIS IS SO [X CHARACTER IN OTHER FANDOM]”) and I don’t mind at all, bc this is a social media platform and people like to add comments to engage w/ others here.

Whatever my tags or reasons for reblogging something, it’s still true that Reblogging gets that fanart more attention than a Like. I’m still promoting that fanartist. Especially when I’m NOT adding any visible commentary that would detract from their artwork.

Side note: I have never received a message from any active fanartist asking me why I tagged one of their works "#stealing this for my fandom,“ and I would happily remove the tag upon request.

What if someone sees the fanart bc I reblogged it and decides to follow that fanartist? The fanartist gains a new follower! Yay! What if that fanartist also offers commissions? I’m advertising their work! And maybe they’ll be willing to draw fanart for our fandom, since the character we would want might be similar to something they’ve already drawn.

There are many similar-looking characters out there, just as there are many similar-looking people out there. Francoise Brunelle did a series of strangers who look like twins. Here’s one example (which I picked bc they’re cute, but there are more identical pairs to choose from) [X]:

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There are also websites like https://twinstrangers.net/, and http://www.ilooklikeyou.com/. I’m sure there are more.

TL;DR: What I’m doing when I’m ”#stealing this for my fandom" is actually remarking on the uncanny resemblance that character(s) has to ours. There are plenty of auburn-haired teens in all kinds of media. If I choose to reblog fanart of one of them, it’s out of appreciation and I’m still promoting that fanart.

Which songs remind you of the vampire chronicles / characters / pairings ?

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Oh gosh. SO MANY.

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Well for a little appetizer, Sting’s “Moon Over Bourbon St.” was inspired by IWTV! It’s from Louis’ POV.

And of course there’s “Arsonist’s Lullaby” by Hozier, which reminds me of Louis who kinda has a thing for fire…

“Someone edited R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” to be in major instead of minor and it is absurd.” [X] Very much reminds me of Lestat! Give it a listen, be patient w/ it, it’s worth the effort!

https://player.vimeo.com/video/57685359?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0

I have so many VC feels w/ music, can you be more specific? You might find what you’re looking for here:

  • Music Lestat motorcycles to – Music and music-related things he loves, pics that he might have taken on long rides (like this one), some of which don’t have lyrics that are specifically Lestatuesque, but he gets smtg out of them, whether it be the beats, melodies, singer’s voices, etc.
  • VC Fanmix – fanmixes others have done for certain ships or characters (or mixes that seemed VC-adjacent to me).
  • Music – the larger music tag.

Bonus: Michael Bolton’s “How can we be lovers?” is so L/L!

People Off The Page, feel free to reblog and add your recs!

I’ve seen some post about Rose Lioncourt, isn’t she like Lestat’s adopted daughter or something?

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Yes, she is “like Lestat’s adopted daughter or something.” That’s probably the best description of her!

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^She looks smtg like this: Flora and the Zephyrs [detail] by John William Waterhouse. [X]

My headcanon for kid!Rose:

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^This smile, this is what Uncle Lestan would do just about anything for! Perform whole soliloquys while doing handstands, pretend the floor is lava, make silly noises, funny faces, anything. ❤ (This has nothing to do w/ her being Tom Cruise’s daughter; really! Physically, she’s my kid!Rose headcanon)

Spoilers ahead.

I don’t remember her childhood story too well, tagging @roselioncourt for that, but I think it was a rough childhood before she was rescued? I pictured her as unhealthfully slender during that time. Lestat rescued her and brought her to live with her new parental figures (two ladies, her “Aunts,” not sure whether they were also romantically involved w/ each other), and he checked in on her every so often, paid for everything, bc he is a philanthropist and loves kids.

Rose knew him as “Uncle Lestan” until her crappy professor boyfriend informed her of the VC, and exploded at her w/ an unnecessary amount of rage bc he thought she was making it up that she considered Lestat to not only be TOTES REAL but basically her loving benefactor! HOW DARE SHE SUUGEST SUCH A THING. Why couldn’t she just be a sexual object for her possessive boyfriend, and only speak to agree with or flatter him?? HOW DARE SHE be a person with her own life and backstory?? Pffft. <– sarcasm.

ANYWAY she and Lestat’s biological son end up growing close for shared connection to Lestat, and bc our series needed a het YA Twilight couple apparently. Eventually she becomes Lestat’s “real” daughter when her Dark Gift reception is poor and he has to step in and perform it properly bc of course he had to do it himself, “if you want smtg done right, gotta do it yourself.”

Who is Armand hanging around with these days? I he happy?What is he up to? I haven’t read Prince Lestat yet, and I’m curious.

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It’s not in Armand’s nature to be simply happy. He has known joy and a sense of belonging at various points in his life; he’s even been in love. Currently he feels a sense of peace in being needed by those he spends time with.

Whether you ship Daniel/Marius or Daniel/Armand, I think Armand spends time with both Daniel and Marius; and feels loved to some extent by the whole coven. Armand likes to pull different members for trips to the galleries or shopping, but his favorite thing is lazing about the house playing chess with Louis or having a lively debate with David on art history, architecture being a favorite topic.  

Occasionally he hunts with Lestat, where they can both feel a little more relaxed, away from the scrutiny of others (who actually encourage the friction w/o meaning to do so, just bc they’re afraid it will happen and keep making furtive glances at Lestat and Armand to the point where they do sometimes crack under the pressure and pick a fight over nothing).

If you wanted Armand’s current vampire happenings re: Prince Lestat, which I struggle to accept as canon YES EVEN NOW over a year later i know get out ma faaace here ya go:

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[Art by @garama, text by @merciful-death]

Light spoiling after the jump.

According to Prince Lestat, Armand was living in a gorgeous old building (which, of course, he spruced up to his exacting luxurious specifications) on the upper east side of NY w/ Louis, Sybelle and Benji. Eventually Antoine (the unnamed musician vampire from IWTV, Lestat’s alleged 5th fledgling who had gone unmentioned up until PL) arrived at their door and was welcomed by all.

Throughout the story of Prince Lestat, Armand does little other than be supportive of Lestat, in a way that almost seems obsequious. Not much really happens for Armand, he rides out the whole drama pretty unscathed.

So currently he is pretty content with things and enjoying the company of Sybelle and Benji, and whoever else wants to chill with him.