I like Louis saying bad words. Could’ve said ‘ridiculous’ but
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Did they look like psychos? Is that what they looked like? They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don’t give a fuck how crazy they are! (From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996)
#from dusk till dawn#dude they do not show a vampire playing with their fangs often enough cinematically#bc that is the first damn thing i would do#EVERY NIGHT#play with or touch fangs#bc they are mega awesome okay#repeatedly bite own lip to scare ppl#YES#this is how I would vampire#yes I would like to vampire plz#how to vampire#not VC#VC adjacent
#SERIOUSLY I DON’T HEAR ABOUT JUST HAVING FANGS ENOUGH #I mean those two idiots in iwtv took every chance to show their fangs with a stretched grin or open mouthed laugh but to actually play with #their fangs like a nervous tick #especially newbie vamps #because just learning how to talk again without biting off your tongue after getting those things #like that would take a couple days at least
YES ALL THAT #AUGH #THIS IS ALL WE GET IN TERMS OF A VAMPIRE PLAYING WITH HIS FANGS IT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH #but praise him for doing it I bet it was not in the script #ACTING #PROFESSIONAL ACTING
I have a non vc related question, sort of: You make a lot of reaction gifs and I see that you put your url name on them – BUT, just to check, is it okay to use your gifs as reaction images in posts/asks, and if yes should I credit you in my post/tags? I just want to be respectful since I know making these gifs takes work! Thanks in advance for your answer. =)
Sure, go right ahead and use whatever you like!
I put my url on them knowing that they’d be downloaded and reposted, it’s a way to keep the source intact ;] tho if u notice I don’t add it on some that I think either push the envelope of offensiveness too far or I feel like I didn’t really add enough to claim them as “mine.”
But yes, it would be gr9 if you tag me when you use them, just add a little [i-want-my-iwtv] below them, bc then I’ll see it in my activity feed, and can see it in your post. It’s really fun to see these things in different contexts. A tag would be nice, too, as #iwantmyiwtv or #i-want-my-iwtv.
Obviously, it would be best if people who want to use my works use them as reaction gifs only, and not simply repost on a new post… but I can’t stop that from happening, so I can’t really get upset if it happens. It means too much to me to be able to share these things freely, so it’s a risk I’m willing to take. I’m sure it’s happened already *shrugs*
When did you first come across a copy of IwtV? What did you think of it?
I’ve probably read it before Lestat got his hands on it, which is quite amusing when you think about it. It must have been a few years after publication, because I found it in one of the secondhand bookshops that I grew quite fond of. I was looking for some old editions of my favourite classics when a shabby paperback copy inevitably caught my eye – the word “Vampire” shining with bloody letters.
Don’t think I was startled by it, no, by all means no. The stories about vampires were quite popular since late 19th century and most of the time they got everything wrong about us, therefore I saw no danger in them. But out of curiosity I picked it up and after reading the first two pages I decided to buy it. It seemed to be something different.
The nameless vampire and nameless reporter boy. How could I possibly foresee that in a few years I will meet both of them and that the latter will become a fledging of my fledging and now my companion? But I digress.
You can imagine, my friend, that as soon as Lestat’s name appeared on the page I suddenly saw the book for what it was. A very real memoir disguised as popular fiction and very well protected by the modern attitude towards mythical creatures. From this point I drunk every word greedily, looking for other names, for secrets I feared to be revealed. I was both astonished and disappointed.
To see how well concealed Lestat kept the knowledge I shared with him was both comforting and painful. To see how he disregarded my advice and made a mistake of turning a child so young…! I found it outrageous. To see Armand, my dear Amadeo, described by Louis, to see him every bit as charming and tempting as he used to be, and yet so entirely different… It broke my heart. To see my dear Lestat treated so cruelly and suffering so awfully… Oh, reading this book was an absolutely infuriating experience.
But not quite as infuriating as reading Lestat’s novel, I must say.
He started it. I had to set the record straight.
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.
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.
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. ]
Of course you can freely drop such lovely messages my way, my fanged little trash kitten ❤
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.
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. ^^”)
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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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
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.
I-want-my-IWTV 