I have always imagine Louis being quite femenine ( obviously not as much as Armand ). Like, having a remarked waist, long legs ( and of course nice butt ) and overall a delicated figure. But besides his hands, his body has never been described I think. What do you think? How do you picture him? ( english is not first language :c Sorry for the mistakes! )

No worries, I understand what you’re asking ❤ I could write SO MUCH on this, so I’ll try to keep it short and basic.

We all picture him differently, I think that’s what will make it so hard to cast an actor. I still debate with ppl about his hair: whether it’s chestnut-color (like in movie!IWTV), shorter and curlier (like in Lestat the Musical), or dark, longish and silky as in a lot of the fanart. We all apply our own ideals of beauty (which are influenced by our own cultures, art, families, romantic partners, and/or friends, etc.) onto him. Plus, the other VC characters are generally more poetic when they describe him; they detail his inner qualities more than his physical ones. 

That said, I agree that he would appear at first to have an overall delicate and almost androgynous figure, and he moves with a lot of grace and dignity, but he can definitely kick ass when necessary; there’s muscle and skill packed into that slender build >;}

I imagine his eyes as being more of a sea-green, maybe not like lasers ALL the time, but with a sparkle to them, 

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…with a good fringe of inky eyelashes when his eyes close, 

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^and that feathery but still masculine eyebrow.

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^X these eyes belong to Steven Kelly. His lips are a lot bigger then I picture Louis’s lips, but his jawline is right (it’s a flattering angle tho tbh), and Louis is described as having a narrow head.

As for the body, I picture him as a little underweight due to the state of physical unfitness he was in in the month(s) leading up to his turning, but still muscular:

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^X Simon Nessman would probably not like to hear himself called physically unfit, what I mean is, he’s got the basic setup, is a little underweight, not all !bursting! with muscle. (yes I imagine Louis has dark nips like this but a more pronounced happy trial *blushes*)

@eibhlis97 and I agree that he has great thighs due to riding horses all his life ;}

And a view from the back, bc yes, he requires, as you put it: “long legs ( and of course nice butt ).”

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^X Louis will wear heels for Lestat on occasion. Very special occasions. Right, @vampchronfic?

Hello! Are you thinking sometimes about that they can do tv series not movies about vampire chronicles? I love your tumblr so much!

Merci for the VC fandom love!

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I actually think VC would work much better as a TV series than movies, since there is SO MUCH GOOD CANON. Each book has more than one movie’s worth of material in it, a TV series could go through scenes more carefully and potentially include more! Look how careful Hannibal was.

The fact is that we are supposed to get a TV series as a supplement to the movies! Josh Boone is adapting it into what he intends to be 3 movies and a TV series:

@firelight-fading linked us to an article about that, here’s the relevant snippet:

I am a patient person but JOSH: I WANT IT plz don’t let this get stuck in development Hell!

why Armand loved Lestat after what he did to him?

You could also ask Why did Lestat love Armand after what he did to him? 

They’ve both done terrible things to each other but there’s a sense of peace now. They sort of consider themselves brothers. Deep down, I think Armand finds Lestat inspiring in his indomitable nature, and Lestat is more than a little intimidated by Armand’s intelligence and Mind Gift. They’ve both suffered a lot in their lives and afterlives and had to find reasons to go on.

^Here’s Owl!Armand and Cat!Lestat [X]

Lestat: “no means NO armand” *boops his nose*

I find it disturbing that the only mention of New Mexico was in QOTD, and it wasn’t favorable. Is there a reason the vampires hate New Mexico? I mean It isn’t that bad, is it?

That doesn’t mean the vampires hate New Mexico, lol, even tho I don’t remember it being mentioned anywhere else in canon other than QOTD, either. 

The only reference I see of New Mexico in QOTD is a very passing mention by a mortal (a bad guy) who’s dying: “Paralyzed, couldn’t move, thinking he was a kid again on a farm or something in New Mexico. Just baby talk.”

That wasn’t unfavorable (being mentioned by a dying bad guy doesn’t mean all ppl who had a childhood there will turn out to be bad guys), and doesn’t represent that the vampires hate New Mexico.

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^Here’s a gif of Claudia playing w/ her food bc it’s similar to the scene in QOTD, someone else is playing w/ their food a little. 

Keep in mind that there’s a lot of canon that takes place in other places and time periods. New Mexico was admitted into the US in 1912 [so sayeth Wiki] idk if there were vampires there before or after that, but there may have been restrictions about crossing the border before 1912. Also, travel for leisure is a relatively modern thing. In fact, Louis doesn’t mention any travel for leisure during IWTV, the three of them just stayed in New Orleans for 65 years? It’s possible. 

OK real talk rn. I can’t stand Armand like at all! Please tell me I’m not the only one, I just hate him, like what is his issue with literally everyone but sometimes Louis and Marius???

Well Armand probably wouldn’t like you, if that makes you feel any better! I feel that he is essential to the series and he’s my best friend’s spirit animal so I have to defend him.

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[^Armand by @garama]

He has very specific reasons to have tension w/ Louis and Marius, you might not have gotten to that info yet 😉 Maybe you’ll change your mind about him when you get more of his background.

This is why I loved earlier canon so much more than the recent stuff, there were rich layers with characters like Armand. We first meet him in IWTV as the mysterious leader of the Theatre des Vampires, he’s unlike anyone else Louis has ever met and they are enthralled with eachother. Armand is as alluring as Lestat was to mortal!Louis, but in entirely different ways. The more we learn about Armand as we go on through canon, the more we find that he wasn’t simply a survivor of horrible crap that’s happened to him, he’s actively tried to improve his circumstances, he learns from experiences, he is a sponge for knowledge, he has major trust issues with alot of other characters, he’s got a great sense of humor but he’s also really bitter, he craves love but struggles with receiving it, just, ARMAND. SO MUCH MORE than meets the eye.

Anyway if you like Louis at all, ya gotta remember that Armand rescued him from being walled inside a coffin upside-down for eternity so… y’know… there’s that.

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Keep in mind mortal!Louis suffered from claustrophobia, and still felt it as a vampire sometimes, so this would have been an even worse punishment for him.

as of #vccasting i think the guy who played haymitch abernathy in the hunger games would be a good marius

I didn’t see the Hunger Games so idk about that character specifically but Woody Harrelson is one of my fave actors (especially in Natural Born Killers, Kingpin, White Men Can’t Jump, Zombieland). He is like 85% sass, 10% grump, and 5% extreme joy. Not things I usually associate with Marius, but then… I saw this gif, and it is very much smtg Marius would say to Lestat w/ this exact expression so… you may be onto something there… I’d screentest him.

^It’s a good back-handed compliment. Or front-handed put-down? Either way Gabrielle better not hear of it. 

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