I haven’t seen Call Me By Your Name, or anything else he’s been in, and while I admit my first impression from still images was that I kinda prefer one of @sheepskeleton‘s inspirations for fanart of Armand, Matthew Clavane, seeing Timothee in motion in these gifs… I can see some Armand there…
All of his attributes are better in motion than in still images. The tousled hair, the serenity in his brows and eyes,
^there’s a softness in the way he moves…
^ “I was at a loss suddenly; but conscious all the while of how Armand listened: that he listened in the way that we dream of others listening, his face seeming to reflect on every thing said. He did not start forward to seize on my slightest pause, to assert an understanding of something before the thought was finished, or to argue with a swift, irresistible impulse-the things which often make dialogue impossible.” – Louis re: Armand in IWTV
Even more because last christmas one of my cousins crossed the border to buy a Forever 21 sweater with lights AND music (since it wasn’t available in Mexico XD). ANd obviously she rocked the shiny sweater on christmas. With her husband, who was basically Daniel in this comic.
Hey I’m on board w/ your cousin, I’d cross a border for a sweater with lights and music (??!!), too. going to all that effort you better believe I’d wear it outside of christmas too
Re: canon or AU, I’m not sure if you’re looking for fanfic or published fic. As far as published fic, tbh I don’t really read other vampire series than VC 😛 I used to read Christopher Pike and Poppy Z. Brite but I barely remember them now. I never actually read Dracula (the h0Rr0r! I am a terrible vampire fan) but from what I understand, it would have the atmosphere you want but may have characters that turn into passive, thoughtless pawns devoid of personality. I think that may be why I’ve struggled to get myself to read it, that’s not my thing, either.
As far as fanfic I mostly read VC fanfic, and I can’t say that any of the fics I’ve read do that to our characters… in canon we do have some vampires who go into a kind of sleep/vegetative states for periods of time (called “going to ground,” and sometimes involves them actually burying themselves and staying underground for years), and one might say that fledgling!Nicolas was a passive, thoughtless pawn devoid of personality when he was first turned, but he snapped out of it when given the right stimulation. So I think sometimes that state is temporary if it’s incorporated into fic.
I also struggle to pick out authors of fanfic bc I can’t think of one that has both the atmosphere and the vampire romance… I feel like most of my fave authors spend SOME time on atmosphere but more time on the characters’ interaction, dialogue, the plot, etc. Our series is pretty heavy with purple prose so we tend to use it sparingly in fanfic.
IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT ATMOSPHERE YOU’LL HAVE TO GO OUR SOURCE. I’d suggest that you read Interview with the Vampire or The Vampire Lestat and JOoooooOOoooooOIN US! ❤ [Me: attempts to steal a very talented fic writer from their fandom into ours]
^It’s a movie but worth mentioning bc I think you’d like it: Only Lovers Left Aliveis, in my opinion, an example of an atmospheric vampire romance without shoving the romance down your throat; it’s subtle, but it’s there. Also:
Although the characters are pretty sedate most of the time, neither character in the central ship turns into a passive, thoughtless pawn devoid of personality.
I think this would appeal to you bc there’s a lot of tenderness, with a good dose of silliness, too.
It’s got a good mix of spooky + pretty aesthetic, being set in crumbling Detroit, it shows the beauty of things that might look run-down and of little value at first glance.
BONUS: It stars Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as the main ship and they are A++++
^Similarly, there are two adaptations of novel Let the Right One In. I didn’t read the novel, but have heard great things about it, although it is darker and scarier in nature than the adaptations. The first of the 2 adaptaions has the same title as the novel and I think it’s the better of the two. The second one, the American version, is called Let Me In.
While it’s not a romance between ADULTS, it’s got atmospheric vampire action and I would say that it might fall under a YA kind of romance feeling. I’ve read some of your fic and I really think you’d like this bc it has a lot to say about giving/receiving care, being vulnerable, and those first feelings we get about “I love my friend so much and I am afraid of scaring them off by letting them know, I want to be closer to them but not at the cost of hurting them.”
I hope that helps, again, anyone is welcome to comment/reblog with reccs for @radiatorfromspace!
I DID NOT KNOW THANK U FOR INFORMING ME (HAPPY CAPS OR TERRIFIED CAPS?? IDK BOTH)
^LOOK AT THIS EXTREMELY RED COVER. LET IT BURN YOUR EYES OUT WITH ITS GLORY (can I just mention that the blurred pixelation around the letters makes it look like it’s a meme but it is very much NOT).
“The Vampire Chronicles continue with a riveting, rich saga–part adventure, part fairy-tale–of Prince Lestat and the story of the Blood Communion as he tells the tale of his coming to rule the vampire world and the eternal struggle to find belonging, a place in the universe for the undead, and how, against his will, he must battle the menacing, seemingly unstoppable force determined to thwart his vision and destroy the entire vampire netherworld.
In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, directly, intimately, passionately, and tells the riveting story of the formation of the Blood Communion and how he became Prince of the vampire world, the true ruler of this vast force, and how his vision for all the Children of the Universe to thrive as one, came to be.
The tale spills from Lestat’s heart, as he speaks first of his new existence as reigning monarch–and then of his fierce battle of wits and words with the mysterious Rhoshamandes, proud Child of the Millennia, reviled outcast for his senseless slaughter of the legendary ancient vampire Maharet, forever wise and loving and twin to Mekare the Keeper of the Sacred Core; Rhoshamandes, a force who refuses to live in harmony at the Court of Prince Lestat and threatens all that Lestat has dreamt of.
As the tale unfolds, Lestat takes us from the towers and battlements of his ancestral castle in the snow-covered mountains of France to the verdant wilds of lush Louisiana with its lingering fragrances of magnolias and night jasmine; from the far reaches of the Pacific’s untouched islands to the 18th-century city of St. Petersburg and the court of the Empress Catherine …”
I think we may be spared the birb aliems tho so there’s that!!!
Canonically, his hair is first (and arguably best) described here:
“He stared at the vampire’s full black hair, […] the curls that barely touched the edge of the white collar.” – Interview with the Vampire
^But he might have trimmed it that night, he did dress up for the interview, too! So he did pay some attention to his appearance.
I can’t recall anywhere in canon that Louis wears a hair ribbon/tie, which would give us that it’s at least long enough for that, so I don’t think it’s necessarily even that long.
Re: Brad!Louis hair: When I read IWTV for the first time it was the summer before the movie came out; they were already teasing about the movie, we knew who was playing Louis, and I’d seen Brad in other things and then saw the movie itself, so I admit that Brad!Louis influenced my headcanon of him in the beginning; I would have answered Brad!Louis then. Especially bc I have wavy-curly hair myself and had fought it most of my childhood, so Louis’ hair being described as silky was my idea of manageable (straight, slightly wavy) hair!
^And this can’t be an accident that they included this very blatant non-consensual fondling of Louis’ hair right when he’s about to be punished by Santiago & Co.
Since that time, I’ve read plenty of fanfic and seen plenty of fanart that depicts Louis with varying hair lengths and textures, and after private debates with @wicked-felina, I accepted canon!Louis hair as preferable, but really, I love it all. I have an ability to enjoy
contradictory
canon and fanfic, parallel processing them both.
Most recently I’ve been very supportive of Ezra Miller’s hair from Madame Bovary as Louis hair. It’s full, meaning VOLUME, it’s more wavy at the top and curlier further down, and just long enough to touch his collar:
I-want-my-IWTV 