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Hello! I read your answer to the sunscreen question which was very good and had a thought: Isn’t it really just the UV rays from sunlight that is harmful? Since candlelight and electric lights don’t hurt them. So theoretically if they fell asleep for the day in a room with UV filtering windows wouldn’t they be fine? A majority of windows are made to filter UV rays which is why we don’t get sunburn in a house. I haven’t read all the books yet so I’m not sure if Anne Rice ever addresses this.

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It’s never said explicitly in the books what the harmful aspect of the sun’s rays really are. Here have a gif of Claudia tiptoeing around the light bc of reasons.

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Clearly, movie!Claudia can handle the bounced light from the floor. 

As you do correctly point out, Ricean vampires can handle light sources at night, so it would appear that the UV rays are what differentiate sunlight from candle/electric/etc., so the UV rays could be the issue. I think there are other elements in sunlight that may be different, but I’m not a scientist, so I wouldn’t know specifics.

Whatever the elements in sunlight that are harmful to them, I think it’s because their vampiric parasite is always at work “perfecting” them, converting their organic cells to inorganic (well, preternatural) cells, all the time. Fresh infusions of blood fuel this process. The issue with direct sunlight is that it intensifies this process to the point that their host bodies can’t handle it, it’s painful, they have to get out of the light. 

It’s an intriguing thought, whether a room treated with UV windows would be enough to protect the vampires! If I were a vampire, I probably wouldn’t feel wholly safe with the windows open, as the sun crept in… and Ricean vampires will naturally find shelter if any light touches them during the Death Sleep. So I think they would find themselves cocooned in blankets, or completely concealed under the bed, when they awoke in such a room.

[Previously, re: sunscreen for vampires.]

Slight spoiler under the cut.

The vampiric spirit of Amel, invisible to the human eye, was present more at night, possibly because his very substance couldn’t handle direct sunlight for similar reasons.

[ Can I just freely drop some love your way? Your presence on my dash is everything and the whole tumblr experience, particularly in relation to this fandom, would not be the same without you. You are a treasure and I may have told you countless times before how much I love you and everything you post — but damn it, you need to be told often because, honestly, you’re an absolute delight. ]

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Of course you can freely drop such lovely messages my way, my fanged little trash kitten ❤ 

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That’s basically what Lestat is. And Louis. All of them, maybe. 

I am so deeply touched by your words. In real life, few people understand this passion of mine, and so I have to hide it from them, and it’s always felt a little bit shameful because of that. 

But here, I can let it run totally wild, and to be praised for doing that produces the exact opposite – I’m an absolute delight? A fandom treasure?! My presence is appreciated? My little heart swells with pride ❤

I do need to be told, and often. I’m only human. I am your (cumulative to the whole fandom) fanged little trash kitten. At your service.

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nowordnolife:

This manga is the content of the unofficial fanbook issued by me in 2013.
This book,titled “Don Giovanni”,is Japanese only, but I tried to English translation. So sorry about my poor English.

The second half is coming soon. I’m translating the part into English now…

I need you, Louis. I want you to love me more. Please take your eyes off her once in a while, look at me, mon cher…! ;A;

I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m honestly curious about your opinion: do you think sunblock would work for vampires? (Silly question, I know, but I love reading your responses on things like this. Also, sorry if you’ve already answered a question similar to this one. ^^”)

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Not a bother at all I LOVE being asked things and I do make an effort to answer bc honestly who wants to read a boring “Yes” or “No” like, no that’s boring bye. And, no, I don’t think I’ve answered this before so here we go…

Some vampires probably could do it with just sunscreen. Part of the difference is whether they can even be conscious during daylight hours. Mostly it’s due to their unique physiology. I could write an essay on this so I’m gonna keep it to 4 vampire types.

1. Meet Joe Black Deacon Frost, vampire from Blade, slathered up in sunscreen:

Well, Blade calls it sunblock, but same thing. It’s working for Frost in this scene (and I think he’s put it in his hair to cover his scalp, too, hence the greasiness), but as he says to Blade, “It’s a start, right? The goal, of course, is to be like you. Daywalker.” (Blade himself is a hybrid vampire so he can go out in the sunlight.) The rest of Frost’s skin is covered up with clothing which may also be treated in some way to protect him but his eyes aren’t protected, they should be affected but maybe it’s only light-sensitivity of the skin in that type of vampire.

For more, hit the jump.

2. This is Adam from Only Lovers Left Alive, getting a burn from sunlight:

Adam and Deacon share the ability to be awake during daylight hours. So it’s possible that Adam could wear sunscreen for protection, but given such a harsh physical reaction to such a small amount of exposure, I wouldn’t think any strength or amount of sunscreen would be strong enough for him, even if he was able to cover every last bit of skin, which would be a real challenge.

3. Louis de Pointe du Lac from movie!IWTV can’t handle the sunlight, but he’s fully conscious, reaching up to try protect himself.

Sunscreen might work for movie!Louis, too, but he would have the same issue as Adam, could he cover enough skin to make it work? I doubt it.

4. Louis and Claudia from book!IWTV fall into the Death Sleep during the day. They cannot be conscious during daylight hours, their physiology prevents it. So sunscreen, or other protective gear, would not work for them.

[fanart by Mangademon333]

The Death Sleep is basically the unconscious state that the Ricean vampires succumb to when their bodies sense the sun rising, and they only break out of it when the sun sets again or they’re under attack. There’s also fanon that they can wake from the Death Sleep during the day when under extreme emotional distress. Even defending themselves in their sleep, they’re not really conscious and only realize what happened when they wake normally. Lestat says in TVL:

And those mortals who did find us during the daylight hours, unless they exposed us to the sun at once, were doomed. For example, outside Palermo [Gabrielle] had slept in a cellar far below an abandoned house, and when she had awakened, her eyes and face were burning as if they had been scalded, and she had in her right hand a mortal, quite dead, who had apparently attempted to disturb her rest.

“He was strangled,” she said, “and my hand was still locked on his throat. And my face had been burned by the little light that leaked down from the opened door.”

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annabellioncourt
replied to your post “Have you ever considered Louis asexual as a mortal?”

“HAVE YOU SEEN THE HIGHER QUALITY ONES LESTAT HIRES?” I’M DEAD

LIKE C’MON LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE:

Louis’ cheap whore with cheap makeup and sour disposition:

Lestat’s high quality whore with charming hairdo and attitude:

Lestat’s high quality sassy whore trying to sell them poisonous beverages:

Lestat’s are so good he has to box them and save them for later:

ok I’ve made my point ;D

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remarried:

interview with the vampire is on netflix now. i’m talking on twitter about watching it with my sister & little brother.  gabe liked it! it was his idea to watch, since he saw it was on there & we’d mentioned the movie not a few days ago, oddly.

they almost sent me from the room because i wouldn’t quit being all “calm down, lestat, they only petrified miss norris!” it was only funny the first time

gabe has a dark sense of humor like we do though and laughed really hard at the bit with lestat mocking louis by dancing with the corpse. “ha, that’s something i’d do!” which … yeah. my brother is 14. lestat acts 14. they have this in common.

Have you ever considered Louis asexual as a mortal?

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Louis doesn’t kiss and tell. 

…That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t kiss at all ;}

In canon, Louis did explain to Claudia that sex was, for him, the “pale shadow of killing,” and some other negative things about the experience, but it was probably meant more to try to make her feel better about missing out on it. She would never be able to experience it herself :-

In movie!IWTV, Louis seems to spend his mortal nights getting drunk and hiring cheap prostitutes like have you seen the higher quality ones Lestat hires?! so I would say he’s probably sexing them, I wouldn’t think he’s hiring them for their conversational skills…

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I can’t find the same info in book!IWTV, about the prostitutes, but he was getting drunk and passing out in cabarets.

Hi! Love your blog more than ever! What are your thoughts on Armand/Louis? Or specifically Louis’ feelings for Armand? Louis always seems to gravitate towards A whenever he is at loose ends with Lestat. If I am doing the math correctly, they have spent more time as companions than L/L. For some reason, though I love L/L, I am fascinated by A/L. Thanks again for your awesomeness in the VC fandom. <3

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Thanks, dearie! What do you love about it specifically, hmmm? Simply my awesomeness in the VC fandom? You don’t need to answer that, my awesome is unquestionable hehehe…

Armand/Louis: To ship or not to ship?

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[by garama bc apparently I’m having a GARAMA APPRECIATION DAY]

I have alot of Armand/Louis feels. The way they view each other seems built on their first impressions of eachother:

  • Louis saw Armand as the teacher/mentor (and lover??) Lestat could not have been. Armand definitely used some mental persuasion to draw Louis closer, but it seems the attraction was mutual, mostly natural chemistry.
  • Armand saw Louis as someone who could help him see the world anew, through younger eyes, and someone who was very much in tune with their emotions. Armand had closed off alot of those feelings, and was not very connected to any of the vampires in the Theatre des Vampires. Also he wanted Louis as a lover, but don’t we all? Also, Armand had advised Lestat in TVL that your fledglings will never make perfect companions, what you need is someone else’s fledgling. AND, it’s possible that Armand was even more attracted to Louis after reading his mind and knowing he was Lestat’s, whom Armand had a major unrequited crush on.

So they both sort of filled a void for the other, but couldn’t be together initially, as Louis was devoted to Claudia. Armand’s responsibility for her removal is subject to interpretation, whether it was his order or not, and other things that happened to her, but it seems to me that Armand had intended for Claudia to leave with Madeleine. He admitted to forcing Louis to make Madeleine for this purpose.

After all that, you would think Louis would want nothing to do with Armand, but he chose to spend some 100 yrs with Armand before passive-aggressively ignoring him until he left Louis, disgusted and on the verge of suicide, Louis not being a good boyfriend. (vampiredevelopment!)

Your math sounds about right, but a relationship’s quality is not based on the amount of time it lasts. Louis was probably much happier when he was with Lestat and Claudia for some 65 years. Of the 100 yrs he spent with Armand, much of it seems like Louis was going through the motions, letting Armand have him as a companion in various ways, but not really engaged fully in the relationship.

Lestat does often have to go off on his own adventures and leave Louis alone. There’s a kind of mutual respect between Lestat, Armand, and Louis now, it seems all of their past transgressions to each other are mostly water under the bridge. 

TL;DR: Louis does still gravitate to Armand, maybe not as the mentor/teacher he saw him as before, but more as an ex-boyfriend that he is on good terms with, someone he cares about, and who cares about him. Extended family.

Oh…. Great and Awesome Dealer of the VC Fandom! Here is your anoying junkie jajajaja Ok, now serius. I came here to ask for your permission to post some of your memes and stuff on my blog in spanish dedicated to the fandom (vampirechroniclesmexico), but in FB, and make the translation of it. Of course I’ll put all the source on in. Can I?

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That’s my job, yes, I am the Great and Awesome Dealer of the VC fandom ❤ All of my addicts are wonderful customers hehehe 😉

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Of course you may! Go right ahead and add translations. It seems like you were doing so already, if this is your page:

Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles México. I knew that people would download and repost things from my blog. That’s why I started adding my url name on some of them, so that people would know the source. 

I don’t add my url on things that I worry are too offensive, or on things that I didn’t really add anything to, or make too much of an effort on, like screencaps and production stills 😉

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duchessofcalais

reblogged your photo and added:

I want bloopers! And I think all those special features are on the regular DVD version of Interview with the Vampire that has been out for years.

I WANT THE BLOOPERS TOO. yes, all the BluRay special features are old, as far as I know :-

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(this shot is not a blooper, but it was in the trailer and not the movie itself, an alternate shot was used.)