ā¦but there arenāt many shots of his shoes or boots, really š Not just to conceal the added heel height! Thereās just more action going on in the face area ;]
Hereās a pic of one whole costume, w/ I think, the shoes that went w/ it (thumbnail below, check out the link for larger image).
^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:
Similar boots below, but they have a cuff, and different pants, these have button detailing (not sure how high those buttons go):
Re: *~Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages = Mortal Brunette Tattooed Lestat AU~* of course I agree w/ u completely. When the trailers came out you could have almost heard the collective squeeing of most of the VC fandom.Ā
His singing was actually quite good, according to IMDB he rehearsed for five hours every day to get his voice ready for his rock performances. IMDB doesnāt say so but I think he actually did get to meet with rock stars and learn from the best re: stage presence. I think he nailed it!
More than just the look, the stage presence, the singing, and the dancing, which is already alot! was the depth that Tom brought to the role. Heās an aging rockstar, but dissatisfied with everything that money can buy. He has all this cheap affection thrown at him and he goes through the motions with his groupies but he lacks any real connections with anyone. Heās only really alive on stage. Somewhat dead inside and he knows it, so he drinks to try to kill those feelings (very Louis-esque).
Jaxx is totally self-aware under the performance, performing all the time. Ppl expect him to be bad, so he acts like it. Heās still there inside the shell, though. Itās all very Lestatuesque and the reason I didnāt add it to my recent VC-Adjacent movie & book rec list is bc I limited myself to non-TC movies as a challenge and heās gonna have his own list here when I get around to it!
He definitely poledances for Louis like cāmon. #headcanon accepted.
^And he sometimes pretends to be very bad at it at first but heās actually extraordinary and has his audience drooling whenever he wants!
Tom may be too old to play Lestat again physically but he can still be hired as the Lestatuesque coach, which was sorely needed in movie!QOTD. Could have vastly improved that movie. OR he could play the Marquis de Lioncourt, Lestatās father!
ā¦ or he could do the voice in an animated adaptation you can pry that wish from my cold dead hands.
Merci beaucoup, glad you like this thing! You want more?
You do, I see >:}
Iād agree w/ you about Jack Frost, heās forced into his immortal status by accident, too, and heās orphaned and has to figure out what to do w/ himself, too. Jack and Lestat are definitely both
cheeky undead optimists! And yes, OLLA and What We Do in the Shadows are fantastic, thatās for sure! Those movies were very much the VC movie we had been waiting for, with different facets of VC-adjacentness. OLLA more for the aesthetic and WWDITS more for the comedy.
I donāt think that any ONE movie or book (or book series) has all the ingredients that make up that unique VC flavor but there are many that are adjacent. I knew this was going to end up being a masterpost, thatās why it took so long. Also I restrained myself from any Tom Cruise movies. He should have his own masterpost ;D
*cracks knuckles* Okayyyā¦ SO,Ā
VC-Adjacent is more doable than Lestatuesque, bc everyoneās headcanon of Lestat varies and we all know how attached I am to Tom Cruise So Iāll give you one Lestatuesque rec and the rest are VC-Adjacent.
Lestatuesque:Ā
Blade Runner (1982) – this movie is mentioned in canon (QOTD). AR had wanted to cast Rutger Hauer as Lestat. But he was too old when they finally got IWTV into production D: so watch this and see her vision for Lestat.
Over and over [Armand] watched Ridley Scottās Blade Runner, fascinated by Rutger Hauer, the powerfully built actor who, as the leader of the rebel androids, confronts his human maker, kisses him, and then crushes his skull. It would bring a slow and almost impish laugh from Armand, the bonesĀ cracking, the look in Hauerās ice-cold blue eye.
āThatās your friend, Lestat, there,ā Armand whispered once to Daniel. āLestat would have theā¦ how do you say?ā¦ guts?ā¦ to do that!ā
In no particular order*Ā
(and @annabellioncourtā helped me out here, so wherever thereās an *, those are her recs that I agreed with)(and there are other movies I love obviously, but I tried to limit this list to VC-Adjacent only; and I couldnāt think of any of my fave books that come close enough to fit in here).
Vampire movies:
*Bram Stokerās Dracula (1992) – Well this goes w/o saying, and it also shared movie!IWTVās Michele Burke as head of the makeup dept ;D
The Lost Boys (1987) – @skeletalrosesāĀ is kind of my authority on this one, and >>>this movie is cited as a major inspiration for WWDITS.<<<
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)- Including it on here bc of reasons, this is a very classy documentary of several vampires flatting together in New Zealand as a big coven ball approaches.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) – Including it on here bc of reasons, this is a very classy film of several vampires visiting together in Detroit, Michigan, and Tangiers, Morocco, as the world is slowly taken over by theĀ āzombiesā (not actual ones, metaphoric ones). And there are alot of parallels between the married couple and Claudia Ava, who is thirsty all the time and above the law bc of course she is.
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) – Itās a behind-the-scenes fanfic of the filming of the legendary Nosferatu! Mostly horror w/ a dash of comedy. Bonus: Eddie Izzard.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) – Yeah I love Leslie Nielsen, fight me. Itās a Dracula parody. This will never not be funny.
Jenniferās Body (2009) – well sheās not really a vampire but she eats ppl, so close enough. I love the dynamic between Jennifer and her best friend, how youāre not sure whether Jennifer wants to bring her into this, or just terrify her, but there is something kind of Akasha-esque about this creature.
Let the Right One In (2008) – the original is better than the US remake (Let Me In, 2010) but theyāre both worth watching. Child vampire! Choosing a new BFF! She has to respect the Being Invited In Rule, tho.
The Little Vampire (2000) – a cuter child vampire, w/o much of the angst of being a child vampire, overall super cute and I had to include this bc of Jack Frost.Ā
Other Horror movies/shows:
*Crimson Peak (2015) –Ā @annabellioncourtā says: āwould be a fair addition because of the atmosphere of it as well as its campy factorā
The Walking Dead (2010-current) – my new drug, group dynamics, fighting for supremacy, survival, romance, killing!
Sweeney Todd (2007) – Itās pretty goth, it has some comedy, it has murder, it has ppl pining for each other. Also, a musical. My fave is the whole By the Sea song sequence bc Helena is trying so hard!
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) – Jack Nicholson is the devil and wants to make his own harem of 3 powerful witches what could possibly go wrong? There is a hilariously awful scene in a church. Jack approaches Lestatuesque levels of charm as he courts these women, and then thereās supernatural stuff going on.Ā
The Addams Family (1991) – Gomez and Morticia have the kind of ship Lestat would kill for. He would probably dig their aesthetic to some extent, too. Also murderous kids, who are encouraged to be murderous. ONE HAPPY FAMILY.
Black Swan (2010) – something about this, maybe the aesthetic, feels very Theatre Des Vampires.
Beetlejuice (1988) – Alec Baldwin! Looked like this once upon a time! But mostly, ppl dealing with being dead and not having a very helpful ghost w/ the most trying to help them. When it works for him.
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – campy, musical, murdery, I still donāt really know what it all really means but itās fun. Dr. F can be compared to Lestat, in that heās lusty, charming, glamorous, materialistic, bossy as hell, has a real mean streak, tries to make the perfect lover for himself and fails at it over and overā¦ an essay could be written comparing them. @laurasking is my authority on RHPS.
Other movies/shows:
Phenomenon (1996) – Telekinesis and someone dealing w/ acquiring it, and how his community treats him bc of it. THIS IS CUTE so like, yeah, much further away, I almost didnāt include it. Gonna lose my reputation over this rec OH WELL itās your fault, Anon, bc Jack Frost.
Anime – reccād by my best friend:
Vampire Princess Miyu – āsimilar atmosphere"Ā
Witch Hunter Robin – āquite gothicā
Otogizoushi – āvery atmospheric"Ā
Annbellioncourtās Recs bc she is classier than me:
Byzantium (2012) – Neil Jordanās first vampire movie since IWTV
Wolfman (2010) – āits cheesey, but its atmospheric, spooky, and bloodyā
The Hunger (1983) – āis one I always suggest to people wanting moreā
The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories –Ā Angela Carter
I looooooved Only Lovers Left Alive! So many similarities to VC, I could write a thesis on it, but those characters were also beautiful in their own story. So many questions about them! I want the backstory on all of them. WHAT HAPPENED IN PARIS 87 YRS AGO?
^Bad things happen in Paris in VC, too ;A;
But look at these cuties awwwwā¦ Ā the OLLA vampiresā personalities are totally compatible w/ VC, they seem to be characters first and the vampiring is secondary.
The OLLA vampires have different physiological rules from the Ricean vampires, and those rules dictated how they live. For one thing, Adam and Eve have arrangements w/ mortal agents to get clean blood rather than risk taking victims, whose blood could be tainted w/ modern disease or drugs, which OLLA vampires are vulnerable to. So no funtimes hunting evildoers like Lestat :[ They also donāt seem to need to drink as much blood as Ricean vampires do except for Ava bc sheās Claudia.
OLLA vampires can also stay awake during the day if they want to but are still highly flammable to sunlight, so they can probably pass as mortal somewhat better than Ricean vampires do. Eve has a sensory gift in which she can āreadā the history from touching an object!Ā
You asked about Lestat specifically, but Louis and Adam would totally bond over poetry and literature. Lestat and Eve (and/or Ava!) would go out to dive bars and rock out. Avaās similarity to Claudia would make her an ideal hunting buddy for Lestat, but her recklessness would definitely irk him when he realizes he canāt reign her in. Ava seems as insatiable as Claudia, and even MORE selfish.
Iāve fully just accepted that [the OLLA vampires are] a part of the VC universe but have managed to stay out of the way of the wacky bullshit that affects the rest of the VC characters (probably due to the powers bestowed on Tilda Swinton from being an alien goddess). But maybe one day they run across Louis and Lestat and become so incredibly grateful that they donāt spend time around these other vampires (even if Lestat and Adam talked about music for like 8 hours and Lestat told Louis for days afterwards that Adam was like him except betterā¦ but less pretty donāt be offended Louis)
Hit the jump for moar pics and thoughtsā¦
Some more comparisons bc of reasons:
^Never in the house you naughty girls!
^Little sisters to big bro/sis: āWe are going to have S O Ā M U C H funāĀ
^Adam would appeal to Lestat in his similarity to Nicolas, w/ the tortured musician thing and similarity to Louis with his fascinations with things (and heās a slim brunet w/ a lot of soul like BOTH of them). Adam seems even less interested than Louis in fashion and material possessions, and his home is as disorganized as I would imagine Louisā would be (Adam has nests of use, w/ items roughly clustered by category). I would hope that Louis takes better care of his stuff, tho. Adam and Louis both considered suicide a very real option but couldnāt do it themselves; fortunately, their loved ones dragged them back from the edge. Nicolas allegedly did suicide in canon, but there is fanon that heās still undead, kicking around in secret.
Eve was definitely like Lestat in her confidence, curiosity for even the smallest things. Fearless, outgoing, very fashionable. Blood popsicles! She also has some positive Marius qualities to her, in that she had been turned a VERY long time ago, and is largely at peace with the way the world changes around her. Lestat would be intrigued by her tactile gift, too.
Ava is very Claudia, aged up, more optimistic, her default mood is generally pretty happy, even though it seems like sheās a pro at being kicked out of groups. Her mood can shift quickly, sheās selfish, flashy, silly, impulsive. She might have been turned anywhere from 16-24 yrs old. She even disregards the #No Killing Friends in the House rule! This is probably how Claudia would have been if she had been turned later in life.Ā
I think thatās a valid theory! Iām not sure I would use the wordĀ āconcubine,ā since that would imply that she was coerced into it due to her status on the plantation. My headcanon is that if she was in a relationship w/ him, she was willing, and not coerced into it, based on fanon that she was raised w/ him, and they were always very close and mutually respectful, even though he was her plantation master in title.*Ā
We see little of their interaction in the movie, so itās impossible to say definitively, but it appears that she was not afraid of him before he was turned, could sense the change in him,Ā and was genuinely concerned about him with more than a servantās required amount of care.Ā
Unfortunately we canāt talk about Louis/Yvette w/o bringing up the way he ended that relationship – rather badly (and Iām using a little levity in the pic below bc itās very grim, upsetting, so many other words for how awful it is, but if anyone is offended, I apologize in advance. This is the way I choose to engage w/ the material, so Unfollow if you need to, I understand)
After he kills her, Louis carries Yvette out of the house bridal-style, a reversal of the carrying-over-the-threshold tradition that newlywed men do w/ their living wives to signify that she is welcome and a necessary part of their home and life together.Ā
Louis carries Yvette OUT before he burns down the big house, so that she can be returned to her people (and family members, probably) and given the proper religious rites, funeral arrangements, etc. Conversely, he knows he doesnāt deserve any of that since heās going straight to Hell; he intends to pay for her life (really, taking her life is the worst thing heās done so far, especially considering their implied ship and the wayĀ he took her life) with his own. He knows that killing an innocent is terrible, even worse that she was someone he loved! He succumbed to desire, fed his vampire nature, and that finally sealed his damnation: āThis place is cursed. Damned! And yes your master is the Devil!ā
Fun fact: Brad Pitt and Thandie Newton (Yvette) were dating during the filming of IWTV. They are both professionals, but if my boyfriend had to basically act like he metaphorically raped and murdered me, or I had to do the same to him, pretty sure itād kill the romance somewhat. [X]
Hit the jump for moar, cut for length.
There is some fanon out there that Yvette was raised along with Louis, that they had real history together and cared deeply for each other ā¤ So the idea of them becoming closer than that would make sense. Yvette NOTICED his daytime absence in the fields, and seemed to want him back out there. She seems to genuinely care about him: āAre you still our master at all? You must send away this friend of yoursā¦ theyāre frightened of him. And theyāre frightened of you.ā I headcanon that they had a good relationship prior to his turning, maybe the best possible relationship between two ppl of such different stations at that time.
This doesnāt seem like the face of someone required to be concerned for her boss, it seems like the face of a lover or family member, someone very close who senses something is very āoffā about Louis, more even than when he was drinking and throwing himself at whores; she wants to help and probably thinks she knows him well enough to be able to talk some sense into him ;A;
In movie!IWTV: Louisā killing of Yvette seems to also be a metaphor for giving in to sexual urges, basically a metaphorical rape in how itās nonconsensual :[
We see him struggling with it and trying to make Yvette leave him alone, even ordering her to leave:Ā āThat will be all, Yvette.ā (which he can barely even say, so consumed w/ hunger)Ā but she deliberately disobeys:Ā āI will not go unless you listen to me!ā Again, does not seem like the kind of interaction between a plantation owner and his servant.
He looks like heās about to receive Holy Communion in the shot above, his eyes closed almost in prayer, heās probably thinking about everything Lestatās told him, and How wrong can this be when it seems so right? VERY WRONG.Ā
*So my answer is based on their 100% consensual relationship, but books could be (and have been!) written on the pressures of a slave being coerced into a relationship with the plantationās owner, and Iām not going there.
Rules: in a text post, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. donāt take but a few minutes, and donāt think too hardā they donāt have to be the ārightā or āgreatā works, just the ones that have touched you. tag 10 friends, including me, so iāll see your list ;3
1. Interview with the Vampire (+ VC in general)Ā by Anne Rice – wELP… This goes w/o sayingĀ and it would be cheating if I listed more than that one, wouldnāt it?
2.Ā the Shining by Stephen King – and the movie, too!
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell, illustrated by Ralph Steadman – this illustration style and this story is KILLER. Go check it out. Right now. Iāll wait.
4.
Firestarter
by Stephen King – and the movie, too! The beginning of my supernatural passion.
5.
The Long Hard Road Out of HellĀ – biography of Marilyn Manson, written withĀ Neil Strauss
6.Ā Jurassic Park by Michael Crieghton – and the movie, too!!
7.Ā The Sneetches and Other Stories: Dr. Seuss – really good life lessons re: tolerance, etc., and excellent illustration.
8.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and DrawingsĀ by Shel Silverstein – some of these were really very gross and my childhood self loved it all!
9.
Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back by Shel Silverstein – a lion that essentially became a man and then no longer fit into the wild or civilized worlds.Ā
10.Ā Johnny the Homicidal Maniacby Jhonen Vasquez – My teenage angst phase.
Dogs: written and illustrated by Rien Poortvliet – gorgeous illustrations and sweet anecdotes re: doggies!
13.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding – I had to read this for school in middle school I think and I just loved it.Ā
14. Also LOTS of fanfic…. which of course does not exist…
^These are not in order of favorite aside from #1 yes I know I know! Just what comes to mind. Lots of Fluff & Angst there, sheesh. I like it fluffy and angsty what can I say.
Tagging anyone who wants to share! (ļ¾Ā“ć®Ā“)ļ¾*:ļ½„ļ¾ā§ Ā
And specifically, this bunch of ppl bc they seem like they may be booklovers:
{2/2} Yes, these are the Right Questions. You know thatās just my reference to the line in the movie, right? Not to be taken as intimidation, Armand may have meant it more like,Ā āAsk the questions that I have good answers for so it will make me look smart and attractive to you.ā
Yes, they can get drunk off of victim blood!Ā
Lestat mentions it first in IWTV: āWineā¦Both of them had drunk too much wine. I found myself tapping the fence posts with a stick to make a tune,ā he laughed. āBut I donāt like it, the dizziness. Do you like it?ā And when he looked at me I had to smile at him because the wine was working in him and he was mellow;ā¦ his face looked warm and reasonableā¦ā
Okay whatever we know u LOVE it, Lestat.
But they canāt drink it directly from the bottle bc Ricean vampires lose alot of digestive anatomy when theyāre turned. So their bodies just canāt metabolize it.
Which is pretty much the case w/ smoking, too. The other obstacle is that they donāt really aspirate. They sigh and huff and whatever for dramatic effect, but they donāt technically BREATHE. But how can they talk, then?? Well SOME air is passing through, but not the amount we mortals need.
I do think Lestat smokes cigarettes just to irritate Louis, and also to satisfy his oral fixation, his need to fidget w/ smtg, and as an excuse to carry a cool lighter around ;D
So as far as the Night Island coven collectively blazing it (this image is making me grin so hard #FANART REQUEST), they can take a victim like Rihanna here, let her do the work and look gorgeous, and then they can pass her around, respectfully. The rule is Bite-Bite-Pass ^,ā¦.,^
I think youāre thinking of smoking mentioned in movie!IWTV:
Louis: Perhaps youād like another cigarette? Daniel: Yeah, I suppose I would. Itās not bothering you, is it? Louis: No. Daniel: No, I donāt assume that it would be, I mean, itās not like youāre gonna die from cancer or anything, is it? Louis: No, I donāt think so.
In book!IWTV, Louis dispels the myth about vampires transforming into steam (I cut it a bit for length):
Daniel: And what about the rumor about keyholes? That you can ā¦ become steam and go through them. Louis: I wish I could. How positively delightful. I should like to pass through all manner of different keyholes and feel the tickle of their peculiar shapes. No. That is, how would you say today ā¦ bullshit?
{Ā½} Absolutely NOT a stupid question! Congrats on earning the post-final exhaustion ;DĀ
I loooooooooooooove vampire biology questions
sign me the FRACK up šššššššššš good shit goą±¦Ō sHitšĀ and it required 2 separate answers so yeah thatās why this took so long, had to really consider it.
You are correct, Ricean vamps canāt eat food. Blood doesnāt need to be warm, specifically, but it needs to be coming from a LIVING victim.* Even more fun when that victim is almost blackout drunk like Louis is here (more on that in my second response to you):
I donāt recall any specific mentions of lipstick or chapstick in canon! ANY. So Iāll go with my own headcanon and say that it probably varies, vampire to vampire, but I would guess that their heightened senses make the texture of lipsticks and lipglosses interesting to wear and kiss on others.Ā
The flavored makeup would probably not taste good to them like it does for us since those flavors are meant to simulate actual food; cherry chapstick – which I personally love bc it gives you tint and a pleasant smell/taste – would probably taste like a smear of motor oil to a Ricean vampire.
Can you imagine Lestat pulling out a napkin and wiping off your lipstick before he kisses you?Ā āThere thatās better. That ahā¦. color didnāt suit you.ā
*Dead blood is not really poisonous on its own, but is just very distasteful, like really old coffee.
When Lestat is sickened in IWTV, itās bc itās dead blood, the victimās soul had already left, but the blood was still warm from the laudanum. Vampires have an intense dislike for being near dead bodies, Lestat was probably so overcome that Claudia seemed to want a truce that he ignored all the red flags ;A;
So, Sybelle! A rare one for ppl to ask about and rarely chosen for RP. I remember there was @sybelle-the-appassionata, but it looks like theyāre on hiatus. There was also @play-the-appassionata, looks inactive now, but their archive might have smtg for you!
I donāt really have positive or negative feelings towards her, but in light of later canon, sheās become more solid, more believable, and I do hope AR develops her some more. Thereās more to Sybelle than being ANOTHER beautiful blonde woman-child, and having a name of Greek derivation;Ā Sybelle means āprophetess, oracle.ā Does she foresee things in canon? Not so much, IIRC, but maybe that has yet to happen.
^While I was thinking about your ask these last few days, I saw this Visual Development from Tangled by Claire Keane
In fact I think the comparison is more than reasonable; Sybelle also seemed isolated in a tower, and further isolated herself with her obsession with the piano, specifically, Beethovenās Appassionata.Ā
We have Sybelle to thank for waking Lestat from his coma, so I set my alarm to one of the stronger sections of theĀ Appassionata,
you really cannot ignore it or shut it out, and itās NOT the most pleasant thing to wake up to. It works though, it really works. IT COULD WAKE THE DEAD. I had to change it after a few weeks, but try it!
Just try and tell me that Valentina Lisitsa isnāt basically Sybelle, just look at her! Sheās just older.
For more on Sybelle, try my#sybelle and #the vampire sybelle tags. Thereās a little fanart, cosplay, some meta by other ppl, some mentions of Benji (since heās kind of part of her package deal!) and spoilers.Ā
Any one of your issues would be enough to be legitimately sad about but having them all at once is cosmically unfair *frowns* I wish I could swoop in, take you in my arms, and solve all your problems for you. But that would be doing you a disservice, because it would steal the feeling of satisfaction that youāll get when you overcome these things with your own power.Ā
You know, and please donāt take this the wrong way, bear with me for a moment; this reminds me of those exasperated people you see in crowded public places like shopping centers, sometimes with a number of brats hanging off of them, or some other burdens, or theyāve dropped their enormous coffee-desserts across their shoes, and you see them gaze skyward, cell phones glued to their heads, reporting to whoever will listen: āGod is testing me. HEāS TESTING ME.ā They say it as if God was becoming a real nuisance, deriving some kind of sick pleasure in throwing obstacles at them. Do they deserve their obstacles? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Life is full of them, and you get them either way. Sometimes I myself am the obstacle when an evildoer meets their end.
Whether you believe in God (or Goddess!), a non-specific spiritual entity, or nothing at all, weāre all tested. It just rarely comes in the form or at the time we would prefer it to, does it?
I could cheerlead for you – in authentic uniform or in the nude – until the break of dawn, and you would absolutely enjoy it as long as it lasted, and the memory of it, believe me. But eventually, the joy wears away and youāre left with the weight of your obstacles once again. Ā
In my experience, you have to tackle each of your obstacles to earn your power back and have the wheels going your way again.
There will be times in your life when it feels like the whole world has turned its back on you. It happens. Better to get accustomed to pulling yourself back on your feet, dusting yourself off, and getting ready for another round. Itās better when we have supportive friends and family, but there were many times in my life when I was all I had. And I succeeded. It can be done.Ā
Letās get down to brass tacks, as they say:
Your health is not improving? Find out whether itās in your power to fix it. Is it as simple as getting more sleep? Better hydration? Youād be surprised how effective sleep is in curing crankiness, I remember this from my devoted mortal bandmates, as I nearly drove them mad rehearsing them into sleep deprivation. If itās something you canāt fix, find a way to get to a professional who can guide you in this regard.
Best friends are excellent heartbreakers. They know your weaknesses and they know where to place the knife and turn it. If this is the end of that friendship, take time to heal and be glad itās over, youāll have that part of your life open for a new best friend when and if youāre ready for it. If this is not the end, take time to heal anyway, and try to heal with this person, if possible. But donāt let them hurt you again. Donāt become their punching bag.Ā
The number of times my creative work I worked hard on was torn apart by critics is justā¦ Iāve lost count *ragged sigh*Ā I could never even start the count. It seems like every creativeĀ contribution Iāve made to anyone has unleashed harsh criticism. I take the constructive criticism to heart and have to let the rest roll off, otherwise Iād give up altogether. My creative output has always been mainly for myself so at the end of the night, as long as Iām happy with it, it doesnāt really matter what anyone else thinks. Art, music, and writing are all highly subjective. But occasionally, someone will point something out in my work that might be rephrased to better capture what Iām trying to express, and it endears me to that person who dared to suggest the improvement, that they dared test my infamous short fuse. I am trying to take this kind of constructive criticism better, believe it or not.Ā
I wish you the best, know that Iām supporting you from afar.
I-want-my-IWTV 
