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Tom Cruise re: Lestat, 4

“People don’t… do things to be evil, they don’t, y’know, they, they do things because they think they’re right, and uh, they think what they’re doing is right and it just so happens that it can be evil to others. So, it was really important to understand that, and have… understand Lestat’s loneliness and, uh, y’know, because he really does love Louis, he really does love Claudia, and he does feel that what he’s giving them is this wonderful gift! Of eternal life! And to join him in what he perceives to be the greatest adventure… ever!”

Value Me (//I hope I’m not too late for this)

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thegingerhairedimmortal:

What do I think about you?  Where do I even begin?

You are the savior of our kind, the one who ensured our continued salvation and our new Queen.  My life and that of my fledgling are in your debt. 

You are one of the oldest, one of the few to have managed our extended existence without a break, without going to ground.  You have my admiration and I wish to learn how you have done such a thing.

You walk the line between your mortal family who you love and your immortality.  I can only hope to learn the secret to how you love so deeply yet are able to let go.

You have suffered much pain and loss and yet you continue to be positive and loving.  I want to be more like you.

Our hair may be similar but the rest of our beings are so very different.  The world needs more people like you and less people like me.  I want to be your apprentice, to follow you through the world and maybe, someday become as admired, as strong, and as loving as you.  My Queen.

The world needs more people like you and less people like me. ;A;

Why was I cursed with such abusive fledglings?

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merciful-death:

#What did I ever do?

  • You choose to ignore any complaints from said fledglings.
  • You do not listen to opinions other than your own.
  • You’ve let your fear of solitude push said fledglings away.
  • You did not give David a choice as to of whether he would become your fledgling or not.
  • When you have a crisis, you simply leave.
  • Rather than ever answer my questions personally, you publish the answers in books for the whole world.
  • You flaunt your many relationships in said books.
  • You are clingy.
  • You are possessive.
  • You are foolish.
  • You become enraged at unfounded and hypocritical notions.
  • Your dog makes messes.
  • You have little thought to any of your actions.
  • You have no concept of thinking before acting.
  • You never keep in touch.
  • You make me worry.
  • You leave me wondering if you have lost your mind or perished somewhere.
  • I learn via the publishing of novels that you are not, in fact, dead, but then I truly fear for your sanity when you write of “the miracle of ice cubes.”

Shall I continue?

I love the fact that the fandom appears to be in agreement that the least favorite character in VC is Anne

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gingerhairedimmortal:

We can put up with characters who are the psychopaths, the pedophiles, the monsters, the insane.  We can love the badasses, the bitches, the criers, the pyros, and the mad.  The cold and distant, the fiery and passionate.

But what we can’t deal with is an author who can’t even remember the names of her own characters and gets pissed at people for pointing out her discontinuities and out-of-characterizations.  

Give us the evil vampires.  Spare us the authorial nonsense.

Agreeeeed!

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laviniaspeaks:

viaticumforthemarquise:

robin-goodfellow:

30 Day Vampire Chronicles Challenge

Day 11: Least favorite character?

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

no

I’m not answering this. I can’t answer this. I’ve read the first three books and TVA, and honestly I’m too busy sorting out how much of the characterization in any of those I want to accept, and how much is AR’s terrible descent into OOC-ness. There are some characters I just do not care about, but there are other people on here who do and I’m not about to shit on their favorites without having read the whole series thoroughly.

Therefore I pick Anne Rice as my least favorite character.

THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT.

#this is brilliant
#anne rice is my least favourite character too

AGREED

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i-see-light:

The women in the Vampire Chronicles are so alpha though, like think about it, the guys all sit around crying and writing in their diaries and the women go around blowing shit up and killing motherfuckers with their bare hands, like they are consistently the harder, stronger, more aggressive members of the species

Akasha, Maharet, Mekare, Gabrielle, who fucks with that

NOBODY

//Can I ask a question? What is the difference between the “People of the Page” and the rest of the fandom? I saw Rosie comment about that in one of her posts and you were referenced so I thought you might be able to shed some light on this for a poor confused newbie :)

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gingerhairedimmortal:

merciful-death:

i-want-my-iwtv:

“People of the Page” is how AR addresses all the people who follow/comment/Like her FB page, but more specifically… it’s her army. 

Hold up, let me clarify. I, for example, “Like” AR’s FB page, so I see her posts on my FB feed. I like to read them, and sometimes I Like them, or comment. 

The difference between me (i.e. part of the non-PotP VC fandom) and the real “People of the Page” is that they are fervently devoted to her and defend her at the slightest provocation w/out question (sometimes that’s good). For example, the big Amazon review conflagration. I actually haven’t read up on that whole thing so I don’t know exactly what happened. 

ANYWAY, the bottom line is that these PotP often side with her on the NO FANFIC issue (and other issues that AR holds dear), which comes into direct conflict with the rest of the VC fandom, who DO support fanfic, etc. 

So we might never reconcile our relationship w/ the PotP but we can coexist with them. Hope that helped!

ooc; I think the thing that bugs me the most about the “People of the Page” is how quick they are to become an army of actual bullies?  Once upon a time, when Mater got bad reviews, she’d actually go on Amazon herself and throw a tantrum.  She’d attack her own fans if they did something she disagreed with (ie: fanfiction).  More recently, she’s tended to not be the aggressor herself.  She’d post “look at this negative review” and encourage “discussion.”  Many of the “People of the Page” would then jump to her immediate support.

An example that comes to mind is this time she linked to an independent blogger’s page.  The blogger had not fancied Pandora, so rather than waste the book, she made the pages into paper crafts.  I can’t remember the exact wording, but Mater said something to the extent of, “This person disliked Pandora so much that they found it necessary to cut it to pieces.  Comments most welcome.”  Tons of people flooded this indie blogger’s page and left her disgusting comments about how she was not enough of an intellectual to “understand” AR’s writing and comparing the reviewer to a Nazi.  Rather than, idk, stop the bullying since AR now claims to champion anti-bullying, she applauded the “discussion.”

Legit the People of the Page sometimes act like the Cult of AR or something.

Wow.  

I….

Wow.

YES, thank u for the excellent addition, merciful-death. I’d forgotten about the Pandora thing, which is a much better example. I was putting it very delicately, but yes, the real terror is the sense that they are her unquestioning army of minions and can do damage by the sheer amount of them. Now I can really use this post as a resource in the future when anyone asks the difference between PotP & the rest of the VC fandom.

Just so you know, you have been one of the kindest people in the fandom that I have encountered. I know that I am not the only one who feels that way. You have made a difference to so many people both those who are established and those who are starting out. You are always willing to lend an ear or a helping hand, quick with a kind word or a funny remark. You are so very loved and appreciated in this fandom and I hope you know the importance you hold in so many people’s lives.

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merciful-death:

ooc; Thank you.  I appreciate this message a ton.  I honestly hate it when I see people that feel left out and try to be there for everyone.  As i-want-my-iwtv has said, there’s enough of a divide with the “People of the Page” and the rest of the fandom.  No need for any more cracks.  It’s too hard to have tensions.  It’s much easier to let bygones be bygones, get along and just be kind to one another.

I started this thing when I was twelve or thirteen that I challenge myself to make at least one person laugh a day, because then I know that even for an instant, I’ve brought someone some joy.  That’s what makes life worth living.