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I understand that you have read the new Anne Rice book Prince Lestat. Has Louis changed at all or is he the same sad vampire? What do you think of Louis?

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I mean this in the kindest way… LOUIS IS A BAD ASS MOTHERFUCKER OK so people need to let go of this singular-mopey-tortured-soul-Louis thing!

Your headcanon may vary of course, but this is my interpretation…

I still haven’t finished Prince Lestat but I know some of the spoilers. I won’t share them here except to say that I understand Louis gets a good chapter to himself. He’s in Prince Lestat and he does make the impression of someone who is comfortable in his own skin and generous in his interactions with others, so far as I’ve read.

Aside from that, Louis shook off his mortal coil as early as in IWTV. When still but a fledgling, he stood up to Lestat during the Freneire incident, “And so I physically grappled with Lestat. I held him… I held him in the dark, where he spit at me and cursed at me…” Lestat sounds like an angry cat. That must have been fun. NOT.

He helped Claudia escape from Lestat. He burned down the Theatre des Vampires in revenge for Claudia. Etc.

In my favorite fanfic and RP threads, Louis is a BAMF. He doesn’t let anyone step on his toes, and he enjoys time to himself, but he’s not merely a hermit the sum of his library. He’s protective and nurturing of Lestat (and others) in physical AND emotional ways, which are reciprocated in kind. 

Louis is at odds with everything. He always has been. Even in his darkest, saddest moments, there was the little flame of his ego and will to survive. It’s one of his most endearing qualities. 

I think it’s this ego and indomitable nature that draw Lestat – and others – back to him again and again. Also, Louis is very pretty ❤

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You’re very welcome *u* It is, for the most part, a super nice fandom, as we’ve had our share of drama already (among other things, being driven underground by our own series creator in the 90’s), so we’re all pretty grateful to be able to find eachother now.

And thank you for the compliments, of course!

Hi, I’m fairly new to The Vampire Chronicles fandom, and the books actually (a bit before my time) and I was just wondering about your opinion on Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle as I have heard some negativity around them, I have only read the first two books (twice over) as I wait for QotD to arrive in the post. Do you think I will like the rest of the series?

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Bonsoir, welcome (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

First of all I have to say the entire series is sort of jokingly – and endearingly – called the Vampire Crackicles. The crazy is a big part of why we enjoy it. Dysfunctional vampires! The first 3-4 books in the series seem to be the more highly regarded, VC-fandom-wide, maybe bc the crazy was better woven in. We all have our differences in opinion as to what we consider to be canon after that.

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Do I think you’ll like the rest of the series? I don’t know what you liked specifically about the first 2 books, but if you did like them enough to reread them, you must also enjoy the sense of humor that’s mixed in with the angst, the love, the overall crazy! 

Short answer is give it all a chance, read it in order, and decide for yourself, it’s meant to be fun, it’s not a religion ;]

For more on Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle, clickez ici:

The books you mentioned have earned a negative reputation partly because they are involved with the crossover of the Mayfair Witches series, and introduced a whole bunch of new characters, when the fandom craved more about the already established characters (like Daniel Molloy!) and that the plots of those stories didn’t seem as engaging as in the first 3-4 books (at least for me, because they were maybe too ambitious or not structured in a more believable way).

Blackwood Farm focuses on a new set of characters (including a few of AR’s Mayfair Witches, it’s one of the 3 books that makes the crossover of the two series) than in IWTV, TVL, or QotD. It’s got some very interesting mythology and you do have Lestat being Lestat, but he’s been through alot at this point in canon and is not the same throw-caution-to-the-wind lovable moron that he was previously. He’s got a gentleness and a snappiness about him. 

Blood Canticle is very cracky bc it’s further down the Mayfair Witches crossover story. Now Lestat has very strange religious grappling. It was meant to be the very last VC and you can see Anne Rice tried to pack in as much excitement and fireworks as possible. Sometimes this ended up making the story jump the shark.

Hey Burnadette, do you or your followers know of any fanfic featuring Petronia? She’s such a great character that the other night I found myself considering re-reading Blackwood Farm just to spend more time with her, and that was a bad book that did badly by her. Sigh. I’d appreciate any pointers!

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Petronia is a great character! That would be a good reason for a BF reread.

I haven’t seen any fic featuring her, myself, so I’ll throw this out to the fandom. 

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BTW thanks for that Hannibal/Lestat crossover fic link! It’s gr9!

Yes I am sick, lestat. But I dont use these ideas to hurt ppl so give me a gold star. And Armand dont be getting new ideas im not thinking about a cactus roller. And being human is hard enough being undead prob sux harder by fifty times fifty

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(I just updated your previous ask about this)

It’s intriguing as a concept, not just for torture, but for BDSM. Which is smtg that takes alot of trust from those participating in it, and usually followed by good aftercare (cuddling, healing, loving assurances).

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specialized bindings with spikes in the interior to spill blood of drained vampires if they tried to feed and rejuvenate. Has anyone thought of that yet.

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(^from delfepryanichek’s idea)

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EDIT: obsessional-ram​ added: Yes I am sick, lestat. But I dont use these ideas to hurt ppl so give me a gold star. And Armand dont be getting new ideas im not thinking about a cactus roller. And being human is hard enough being undead prob sux harder by fifty times fifty

I haven’t seen anything like that in canon, or fic, or discussion… there are body parts detached/reattached in the series, though. Who knows what kinds of torture the Children of Darkness subjected those vampires that were being punished, other than simple solitary confinement? 

Vampires feel pain like no other creature. You have a pretty unique and gruesome idea there, obsessional-ram. Write us some horrific fic! 

i cant accurately express how happy i am right now i had already accepted that i would never see Lestat: The Musical in its entirety because it just wasnt popular enough and if i didnt follow you i never would have found out its back online and im freaking out i once had a dream i had to privately hire all the actors to perform for me and omg omg omg omg thank you for posting and reblogging such good content im so happy

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You are so very welcome!!! *u* 

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BTW your dream sounds hilarious. 

That’s part of the purpose of this blog, to conduit VC fandom stuff to the fandom! Message like yours give me such feels bc it shows that the purpose is being SERVED ^______^

Just to be safe, I dL’d it from YT, bc who knows how long it will be up?

The NY production of TVL didn’t last too long on stage. I dragged my cousin to see it with me… funniest line, I think, was actually Gabrielle’s, and it had smtg to do with, “Yeah? You’ve been through Hell? Try CHILDBIRTH.” 

I was told the NY version was immensely tamed down from the original production. Did they think NYers couldn’t handle teh ghey?? awesome?? Not sure, but I’ll report back on any differences I notice. 

Where can I sell my soul to join team Armand?

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WhytheFUCK would u want to join Team Armand??!

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I forwarded your message to a bunch of Armands and Daniels, watch for their answers: damnitarmand, armandromanus, armandderomanus, vagabonddaniel, reporter-boy, interview-with-the-vampire!!