Regarding Lestat’s recent answer to anon’s request to sing, I think Beetlejuice summed it up rather well. “Because … You’ll tell your friends, your friends are callin’ me on the horn all the time, I gotta show up at shopping centers for openings, and sign autographs and $@#! like that, and it makes my life a hell. A living hell!”

^^^^YES that’s it exactly. Lestat agrees completely. Oh, the burden of being so in-demand… 

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pay attention to me Louis

#the Vampire Lestat #actual 7 year old

Oh, to think that I thought I was suffering before. Naive me. Favouring the doomed, as if tumblr didn’t warm me. God do I love the book though, I can not thank you enough for keeping my interest alive by your blog until I could read on. ♥

You are so welcome! When encouragement isn’t enough I do throw grapes…

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[^Quote from @goddessofidiocy]

Hey bud! I’m working on a Lestat cosplay rn, could you help me with ref pics? I especially need pics of his different shoes/boots and pants 💙

Bonjour~ You came to the right place… 

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…but there aren’t many shots of his shoes or boots, really 😛 Not just to conceal the added heel height! There’s just more action going on in the face area ;]

Here’s a pic of one whole costume, w/ I think, the shoes that went w/ it (thumbnail below, check out the link for larger image).

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He wears a bunch of outfits so I’m not sure which one you’re aiming for, but here’s a good post with several of them.

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^Blurry combo gif is blurry but you can see his pants are generally just dark blue or black, to let the top half of his outfit be big and flashy. Tight pants would probably be best. Middle gif shows tight velvet leggings and knee high boots w/ what looks like a 2 inch heel:

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Similar boots below, but they have a cuff, and different pants, these have button detailing (not sure how high those buttons go):

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[Grape-tossing here]

Dear Marquis: In your books, we were first told that vampires are supernatural creatures for which there is no scientific explanation, then that scientists would risk their reputations to study you, and in your latest book we learn that despite such dire warnings, some “thirty to forty” scientists *have* undertaken such a step and of those, “at least two dozen” have paid for it with their lives. My question: if there is truly nothing there, then why are mortal scientists dying for it?

♛Do NOT address me with that title. It died with my father.

Before you go pointing it out, yes, I own the castle. I don’t own the people around it the way that that title did. And I wouldn’t want to.

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There is obviously a reason that the scientists’ pursuit of vampires is worth their effort, otherwise I wouldn’t mention it in the first place in my books. And worth the risk of their reputations. Obviously my own concept of what we are has changed as I’ve learned more about what we are.

One reason I mention it is to remind our own kind to be careful about who they reveal themselves to, so as not to become imprisoned in such a manner.

I don’t know what the scientists’ reasons to pursue us would be, but the first thing that comes to mind would be the possibility that they might have an authentic specimen to display and finally prove everyone wrong who scoffed at them! That’s one kind of motivation. That would probably be my own reason, if I were a mortal scientist.

I’ve described our blood as having curative properties. What might that mean to the human race? Distilling out whatever gives it this healing ability could save countless lives from some of the most lethal causes of mortal death. Cancer, for one. AIDS. Other degenerative diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.

The fact of the matter is that mortal scientists die in pursuit of all kinds of study. They die in pursuit of the cure for cancer. They die in pursuit of the Loch Ness monster. Witches. Bigfoot. Fairies. Sirens. The supernatural is just one area of study, and within it are many subsets, some of which even overlap.

They seek answers when others tell them "there is truly nothing there.“

I was told many times to many questions throughout my life that there were no answers. I found answers. Answers which delighted me, deeply disturbed me, answers that I do not necessarily believe. It’s part of this journey that we call life, asking questions, seeking answers, considering them, choosing what we want to keep and what we must discard, and sharing that knowledge with others. That’s why I bother to write my books at all, a record for myself and my loved ones. Hopefully someone can learn from my experiences and not have to suffer as much as I have.

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“Tell your father that I can’t reach the asparagus.”

“He says he can’t reach the asparagus.”

“Tell your dad he’s closer to it than I am.”

“Why do we have to go through this EVERY night? ”

#wtf #like WTF #i do the best i can for him #i gave him the Dark frickin Gift #ITS A GODDAMN GIFT #he sits there all mopey and miserable #doesnt he get it #killing is the FUN part #WE ARE BUILT TO KILL #And like he was SUCH a heavy drinker #ITS STILL DRINKING LOUIS FFS #gdi #grapes #fracking grapes #i miss grapes #i miss fruit #these grapes look really good too #alas #no grapes for me #NO GRAPES FOR LOUIS EITHER #SO THERE #I think im gonna throw a few of these at him #just to see what he’ll do…