YES. (btw spelling is Andreja Pejic). Not sure as who (too young to be Gabrielle, too feminine to be Lestat?), but yes, she is *~gorgeousness.~*
This was taken when she was Andrej, male model, so baring the nip-nop was ok. BUT EVEN IF YOU COVER THAT UP, DAMN, SUCH SMOLDER.
I loved the photoset this pic came from. It’s her and Erika Linder.
pssssssst…. #Fanart request. or #fanfic request. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
Awww, that’s so cute! Which island do you live on? If you don’t mind sharing.
(I admit it’s pretty cool living in New York, a place that’s often mentioned in VC. We even have St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Memnoch the Devil locations.)
(AND I AM GOING TO NEW ORLEANS THIS THURSDAY awww yisss. Such bragging.)
AS FOR YOUR QUESTION: Someone else may have the answer, but if I recall correctly, I don’t think the island is ever mentioned by name because Marius doesn’t want Lestat trying to follow him after being expelled for Doing The Thing. I did a quick scour of TVL and B&G and didn’t find anything more specific than this:
“And then as the 1700s commenced, I prepared to make a daring move to an island where I would rule supreme in the Aegean Sea, surrounded by mortals who would easily accept me as their lord, in a stone house which I had prepared for me by a host of mortal servants.”
“…I was on the terrace of this new house, gazing out at the sea and over the many small islands that surrounded me,” – Marius de Romanus, Blood and Gold
Alonnisos seems to fit that description, although it isn’t SURROUNDED. It’s one of the few that has a bunch of islands around it in more than one direction. IDK what his definition of “small” is for an island, they all look pretty small to me.
There’s also Siros, which is also surrounded by a number of small islands and is, itself, in the Aegean Sea.
Hope that helped!
I also do not know how many of the VC fandom actively play video games, I played N64, Sega, old skool Nintendo… I stopped around Super Smash Bros. I never got into Pokemon but I hear the younger VC fandom is very nostalgic about that.
I have never heard of this
Gabriel Knight Mysteries trilogy… I looked into it and I don’t quiiiite see the VC connection. Can you be more specific?
But yes, I’d love a VC videogame like FUCK YEAH BATTLE RUE ROYALE! I imagine it would be mostly fighting among coven members, not a game with missions, but either would be fine.
Like just LOOKIT THIS CUTIE by @obedixnt:
Or…
VC::Vampire Fighter by bsse2004:
[Or this… by (source unknown)]
The pixellation here makes this look like a video game. Could u imagine a VC videogame??! I’m visualizing a scenario like Super Smash Bros. w/ Lestat vs. Armand… or Louis & Claudia vs.Vagabond European Vampire No. 73….
Also lots of creative murders like the Fire Gift and the Explodey-Heart-Gift on mortals.
This should help a bit:
[The most important thing, according to @vampiredevelopment]
Shocked and horrified would be the appropriate reactions to that scene IF we believe him about that. VC is all about unreliable narrators. Armand is telling his story to David here, trying to intimidate him. Did Armand really do it? We don’t know. If he did, could Louis really forgive him? EVER?
… or, was Armand really trying to help her, as he claimed? “I tried to grant her fondest wish, that she should have the body of a woman, a fit shape for the tragic dimension of her soul.” -The Vampire Armand.
Who knows?! #Your headcanon may vary.
In related info, I have only ever seen one fanart of this scene… beware, once seen cannot be unseen, but I love it bc it truly captures the moment:
[VC Surgery by bsse2004]
Anne Rice be like: it can be a sweet dreeeam or a beautiful nightmaaare
Sounds like a lovely dream!
Lestat would like to point out that:
You come into mY HOUSE-!
*siiiigh* Are we still talking about Tom Cruise’s casting? I recognize that I’ve been in this fandom since before the movie came out (so it’s been officially 21 years of hearing this question), and that there are new ppl to fandom every year with their own headcanon of the character.
When anyone comes across AR’s very strong initial negative opinion of Mr. Cruise they may even agree with her at first. However! She published another opinion after seeing his performance (in the test reel even, thanx @annabellioncourt!) in which she praises him to high heaven even more strenuously! She still occasionally mentions him on her FB with affection, even now.
So as I said. AR changed her opinion:
“ON TOM CRUISE: From the moment he appeared Tom was Lestat for me. He has the immense physical and moral presence; he was defiant and yet never without conscience; he was beautiful beyond description yet compelled to do cruel things. The sheer beauty of Tom was dazzling, but the polish of his acting, his flawless plunge into the Lestat persona, his ability to speak rather boldly poetic lines, and speak them with seeming ease and conviction were exhilarating and uplifting. The guy is great.“
And I agree with her 110% *u*
You can find some other options for casting Lestat in my #VC casting tag, but what I think it all boils down to is that an actor’s job is to ACT. Since a fictional character exists in our imagination, there is no perfect physical casting for him EVER. Not even illustrated in graphic novels or animation. We can all agree that there are certain physical characteristics he should have, like having blond hair, but there are so many shades of blond. Even then, that one thing we can all agree is necessary for Lestat was TOTALLY DISCARDED in the Queen of the Damned movie sooo… *shrugs*
It’s up to the director to choose who they want to act out the story they want to tell.
Bonus: Neil Jordan, #certified vampire therapist
Who knows? Does Armand himself know? Had Marius came up with some date as well as with the name?
Fandom (at least part of it), as it seems, picked 11th November and celebrates it in RP.//I believe, as with Lestat’s bday and Louis’, it’s a thing AR stated somewhere.
Anyway, those are interesting questions. Armand probably would not know, specially because kids bdays were pretty much not a thing, so it’s unlikely the date was important in any way. On the other hand, with how much people liked astrology in Venice it’s possible they had picked a day for him? (Maybe Bianca did it xD) Maybe Marius would have liked to celebrate the boys bdays somehow? Interesting to consider.
#Headcanon Accepted
…and it would also aggravate Armand to no end that everyone tends to make such a big deal for Lestat’s birthday 4 nights before his bc otherwise the Brat Prince throws a royal tantrum. The one-upmanship never ends.
♛Every chance I can get!
Publicly or privately, dressed up or down, with or without music, dance is a language of its own, an art worth practicing. Even among the dead.
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