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*drops in through your window with VC themed cookies* sorry for intruding, I just wanted to tell you something I realized just now! So, I like art, right? I don’t know jack about it, but I like it. And I’ve been scrolling through some sort of archive for a few minutes, just looking at pictures of paintings from people who like art too, and after a while I caught myself saying “hi Armand” or “hey, it’s Armand” every time I saw a Botticelli angel pop up. VC has ruined me xD
Hello! Ooooh, yummy cookies… We ought to come up with a cookbook of VC themed foods…
[^X Recipe from ashleemarie.com]
You’re not alone in this feeling, @paintedbybotticelli JUST made a post about that, and @eliestela made a comic fanart re: Lestat giving Armand a book of this kind of art w/ post-its asking if any of them are Armand!
So that Anon called you the “authority on Tumblr”, eh? Well, they’re not wrong but I think “Coven Leader” would fit better xD
Awwwww merci! ♥u♥
… Do I say that too much? YOU GUYS MAKE THIS WORTH DOING IT GIVES ME SO MUCH LIFE.
‘Coven Leader,’ well… I just do what I do. I won’t deny that I like titles in the abstract, but wouldn’t a Coven Leader also have authoritative responsibilities? And have to appoint ppl to their Dark Cabinet, and arrange Dark Events on their Dark Calendar? Wait, I do do that, to some extent (@vcsecretgifts signups are still open till 12/2!)… maybe “coven leader” in all lower case letters fits better, less pressure. I’m more of a ‘coven cheerleader’ bc I am mired in this positivity loop and I love encouraging fanworks.
I want to address smtg regarding my place in the fandom, since we’re on the topic.
Someone* recently told me that as a monolith of the fandom I have an obligation to
acknowledge what’s troubling about canon, breed awareness of who controls the narrative of culture and who that harms. I feel that this kind of analysis is a different kind of fanwork, an engagement done with as much love as in the creation of fanart, fanfic, cosplay, etc. It’s valuable and worth our attention.
One major reason I haven’t made or promoted much of this kind of commentary is that I don’t want to offend AR and get this blog shut down for an opinion that I may not even agree with. In the not-so-distant past, she has been known to react negatively to any review of her works that had even the faintest whiff of criticism. So when I share these potentially provocative posts w/ you I may choose to do so as a link, rather than reblog the thread itself, so that it’s clear that it’s not an opinion born from this blog, and ppl can engage with it separately.
TL;DR: As a Coven Leader, I do believe that this kind of analysis/commentary is equally valuable as all other fanworks.
It’s valuable to offer differing opinions to you alongside my own. These posts will be tagged #Deep Cuts of VC Analysis.
*I used some of this person’s words blended in w/ mine here w/o tagging them bc idk if they want to be tagged, if they do, I’ll quote them properly, but since I agree with them, I feel like I can use their words. They are also not the first who have suggested this to me.
Re: “Coven Leader”: While I recognize that many ppl may want to give me a fandom title out of love and appreciation, even if they’re just being that kind of internet-effusive and not really serious, I’m putting up a lot of resistance bc I’ve seen ppl put on a pedestal here and then knocked down, bullied off the site entirely. Whether that was for good reason(s) or not, w/o knowing the truth we can only see from the outside that it appeared to be based on jealousy of that “internet fame.” That may have been the reason, maybe there were no good reasons. Some ppl just like to watch the world burn. So I don’t need to be singled out and given a title or fame when that’s the reaction it can produce. I wouldn’t want to have to turn off Anons.
I know that there are ppl out there who probably do despise me already bc of internet fame alone, and to them: I’m sorry that you have to see my blog all over the place, I’m sorry if it bothers you, please block me, make your tumblr a happy place for you!
So, I have to do it this way because my tumblr hates me and won’t reblog the reblogged post on i-want-my-iwtv‘s tumblr even though I love this pic because:
OMG this is hands down my favorite part of the movie cause they actually act like they like each other for once without Louis being all melancholic and stuff. It’s like he forgot that he’s supposed to tell Daniel how much he hated Lestat and just goes into full-blown mommy/lover mode. Me loves this!
Hi there, sorry to rise from the void of silence like this, I don’t mean to be a bother, but I just read something I’m sure was an hallucination… Mermaid book? Am I high? What is going on?
If nothing else, you better believe it’s gonna be the best fish story you ever heard!
Lestat: “Louis, the truth is, the ghost that made the first vampire, well, it was an Atalantayan* and we are all in fact Atalantayans so practice your backstroke bc we’re going on a field trip to the bottom of the seeeea!”
We really don’t know much of the story, just that it involves Lestat and Atlantis, so we’ve been making alot of mermaid jokes but we have no idea whether there will be any. Check my #PLROA tag, that’s where I put stuff about it as more info comes in.
*This is the actual word in canon, allegedly. AR must be getting a bonus for extra vowels these days.
It’s a cute little thing though.
Sometimes it is hard to remember that owls are incredibly dangerous predators seen by cultures throughout the world as ill omens. Especially when they look like toasted marshmallows.
My boss once described them as flying pillows filled with seething hatred.
Your boss knows what’s up.
So, I don’t normally do these bc do you really care? Do you really want to be reminded of the fact that I have limited media faves, that I’m pretty religiously committed to the one fandom like let’s be real it’s somewhat embarrassing that the only series I want to maintain a focused blog on is this trashpile of dysfunctional vampires wtf is wrong with me….
I’m taking this as an opportunity to reach out to ppl by tagging them, since I don’t do “Follow Forever’s” or “Follower Appreciation” posts/giveaways. I’m tagging first, putting my answers under a cut. To be fair, I can’t tag all of my followers, I would get such carpal tunnel syndrome, so I’m tagging some of the most recent ppl in my Activity feed who I’ve seen there often, and a bunch extra ;D
Tagged by @lady-of-greenwood
Rules: Repost this and tag 10 people to answer.
Tag people: @annabellioncourt, @claudiaindarkness, @whiningforcenturies, @luthi69, @waterxgodess, @fairytalesgoneawry, @helloitsfeffsagain, @theasgoodaslove, @queenofthesavagegarden, @obsessional-ram, @antoineandthepiano, @eibhlis97, @the-gentleman-chronicler, @elisepolo, @b-juned-91, @krist0pher, @mymillenniumpuzzle, @romanchronicles, @remember-me-you-clever-boy, @page537, @fearthelioness, @woolabumboomalackaway, @unwaveringband0flight, @baileyshouse, @ohhdarkstoned111, @kellylugosisdead, @horrorinthegraveyard, @whynotmyblog, @coldinhumanity, @jamalexlee, @hecateknight, @musicislifeme, @00halle, @vozdelanoche, @my-tatteredwingsof-freedom, @andwefaeries, @lestatdelight, @fraise-du-mal, @headfrst4halos, @maledictum10, @damnedtobeadoll, @livingdollclaudia, @celiplier, @korastus, @ourbotticelliangel, @takemetocoffin-or-losemeforever, @soapamine, @megshezzastardis
Favorite…
Fictional Characters: LESTAAAAAAT OBVIOUSLY, Louis de Pointe du Laaaaaaac, Claudiaaaaaa, Armaaaaand, y’know, all the VC usual suspects so I’ll move on, Thor, Loki, Tony Stark, Ethan Hunt, the Torrance family, Joan Crawford (well she was fictionalized in Mommie Dearest sorta), Ursula (the Little Mermaid), Dracula (pretty much all versions), the vampires in What We Do in the Shadows, the vampires in the Lost Boys, The Walking Dead characters (I like them all!).
Books: VC (obviously), The Shining, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Firestarter, I like nonfiction books, like autobiographies, I liked the Marilyn Manson one (The Long Hard Road Out of Hell).
Anime/Animated: I’m doing shows and movies in no special order: Spirited Away, Beauty and the Beast, Fantasia (the original), The Amazing World of Gumball, Bob’s Burgers, Robot Chicken, some older ones none of y’all will know so I’m leaving them out!
Favorite TV Shows: The Walking Dead, Oz, Married w/ Children, the Office, Arrested Development, Portlandia
Favorite Beverages: Diet Pepsi (altho I think Coca-Cola has always had better graphic design), Arizona Iced Tea (Green Tea), hot cocoa, cafe au lait, Iced Americano
Favorite Foods: PIZZA, Ethiopian (if you haven’t tried injera with all the yummy things on it you MUST), Chef Boyardee (I think I just lost my Foodie credibility with that one), cheesecake, mint choc. chip icecream, milkyway midnight, Kix cereal!
Last Movie I’ve Seen In the Cinema: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Dream Holiday: Kinda want to go on set with Tom Cruise for at least 3 weeks to whatever he’s filming and basically be allowed all access to his process with his craft.
Dream Wedding: Everyone in bathing suits because the vows would immediately culminate in a cake fight on the beach.
Dream Job: Official VC Fandom coordinator specializing in MERCHANDISE.
Okay, Clawdia is definitely in my top three right now! And even my mom thinks it’s awesome!
!! Awww! I offer it bc I had wanted to name my cat that name ages ago, and lost, my two little brothers outvoted me, so we had “Miss Kitty.”
^like Louis, Miss Kitty was devastatingly good at all card- and strategy-related games, lol. Looks like she’s got a railroad and an orange property there. Probably going easy on us at first, letting us all think we have chance against her, pffffft.
She was a 13th birthday present for ME, one would think I should get to choose her name! Miss Kitty. Uncreative. But it did suit her, she was too gentle, very classy, such a lady. Definitely did not have the spice in her to be a real Clawdia ;] Later on, living on my own, I adopted an adult cat already named Celeste, and of course I was pleased because Theatre des Vampires! She was a stronger personality, my Celeste. She set the tone, and she destroyed a lot of offending glassware.
“So lady-of-greenwood tagged me in a handwriting challenge but I didn’t really want to answer those questions so I’m just writing something stream-of-consciousness style, where will it go?! Noone really knows…
I’ll just take this as an opportunity to thank all of my followers, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for following me, thank you for being supportive, thank you for validating my crazyness with you messages in tags and reblogs, and you make my experience on Tumblr SO much richer. I’m addicted to YOU!
Thank you, MUCH appreciate!
<3, i-want-my-iwtv“
I’m taking the handwriting challenge and turning it into a THANK YOU challenge, and possibly a #VC fandom love challenge. As you can see I am performing the new #VC Diamondhands.
This was a message to all of my followers and anyone who likes my blog. This is open to anyone. Write a thank you note, and post with #VC Diamondhands, if you want to! Let the positivity roll ❤
Hi^^ I just finished Merrick and I have a question only you can answer, my dear! The character reactions at the end had me a bit confused, namely Louis and Lestat’s reaction to Merrick’s little love spell. Does Louis just not care that she put a “fix” on him or does he still not believe her? Is that spell still there? And why does Lestat react so nonchalantly to it, as if it was funny rather than a bad thing? Shouldn’t he be a bit more…I dunno, jealous and pissed? I guess? Help!
A question only I can answer?! Pffffft, that would be true only if I was Anne Rice herself. Although really she ought to deputize me as one of her fandom spokespeople, my VC obsession has made me such a great resource for the fandom!
[art by Thomas Blackshear, very Gustav Klimt, oui?]
Spoilers under the cut.
1. Does Louis just not care that she put a “fix” on him or does he still not believe her?
In his letter, Louis says that she admitted to bewitching him:
“No talk from Merrick of her potent spells can excuse my actions, though in fact, she does indeed claim to have brought me to her with magic I cannot understand. What I understand is that I love her…” – Louis de Pointe du Lac, Merrick
I think that as he writes this, he feels love for her, but he knows it can’t be real love. He must feel tricked at some level, why else commit suicide right after making a loved one into a vampire? If he really loved her, he would want to stay alive and be with her. I think he’s chosen death because he knows what he did was wrong and rather than just adding another vampire to the world, he’s taking himself out, so there’s no change in the number of vampires ;A;
2. Is that spell still there?
I think Louis is still bewitched as he writes his letter, but it’s probably worn off to some extent in the process of his resuscitation. It has definitely worn off by the time he is himself again, but I think at that point he has to consider Merrick with some natural love, because she is his fledgling and there will always be a bond there. The Dark Gift is probably the most intimate experience a vampire can give/receive.
3. And why does Lestat react so nonchalantly to it, as if it was funny rather than a bad thing? Shouldn’t he be a bit more…I dunno, jealous and pissed?
Lestat has just woken up again, cut him some slack! He’s disoriented! “With an awkward step, as though his body, so long unused, revolted against him, he made his way closer to Merrick,”
Lestat also often goes into a kind of emotional and physical paralysis when such devastating things happen. It happened when he was mortal, too. The humor that follows is also a defense mechanism against feeling the pain of the situation.
He knows that there will be an opportunity much later to get jealous and pissed, but in the immediate aftermath his thoughts are narrowed to the emergency and how to save Louis ;A;
I’m not sure why he insists on sharing his blood with Merrick, though. That seemed to condone her trickery too far for my tastes, but I suppose he did it because he saw that Louis still loved her. Making Merrick more of an equal was a gift to Louis.
Or, perhaps he wanted to drink from her to experience her side of the story, without any of her witchery, and sharing blood with her was an excuse to do that.
I-want-my-IWTV 