What kind of poetry do the VC vampires like? Vampires like Lestat, Armand, Louis, and Marius. Or any other vampires you want to add. Which poet are they fans of?

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[text from here] [devilsfool helped me w/ this answer]

I am actually a terrible resource for this question bc I… *gasp* do not really ‘get’ a lot of poetry! I only really like a few poets… like Shel Silverstein (he can be very adult and subversive, btw), Dr. Seuss (who tucked the richness of political/other messages into his works), and other “children’s” authors

yes don’t even think of mocking me on that ok i like what i like, and tbh I headcanon that Lestat has a passion for these, too, since he never got bedtime stories with illustrations as a child (and it’s why he read bedtime stories/poetry to Claudia well beyond the time when she could read to herself bc he loved impressing her with acting out the voices). 

  • HOWEVER. I do love me some Shakespeare, and I think that counts as poetry, and Lestat loves him some Shakespeare, too. That’s canon. He mentions Keats in TOBT as he’s refurbishing the Rue Royale “Ah, wasn’t  it the ode by Keats which had inspired that long-ago purchase? Where  had the urn gone?” He also mentions Milton in that book. IDK if he read them but he came into possession of a collection of poetry by Wynken de Wilde in MtD.
  • Book-IWTV!Lestat is not wild about books of poetry, ditching Louis one night with a cruel little snap: “Read your damn poems, then! Rot!”
  • Lestat also considers music lyrics to “count” as poetry and might get all excited about a new track by Kanye WestEminem or Macklemore. I think he’d be especially drawn to freestyle rap battles.
  • Louis quotes from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, so I would assume he liked (at least at that time) that kind of story/poetry: macabre, dealing with religion v. nature undertones
  • I see Marius as liking the quirky poetry in the New Yorker, and Stan Rice’s free-form style, as he likes to study emerging trends in thoughts.
  • David Talbot likes Blake, the Tyger features in his… trajectory, shall we say.

…The rest I leave up to annabellioncourt,

devilsfool, fyeahgothicromance, gothiccharmschool, and duendology, who are probably better resources on this topic. Oh, and of course, anyone else who sees this and has an opinion please feel free to reblog/comment ;D

Hey so I thought I knew shit about iwtv but my friend reblogged some gifs of armand but it was some cute blond guy??? And she said you’re the mothership of the fandom so pls explain I know nothing

Mothership of the fandom well that is a new title and flattering indeed! Idk about mothership but I am highly knowledgeable and pretty damn well organized with my tags when I’m not metatagging with my silliness, which makes it easier to answer these kinda questions.

Wellll I would need to see those gifs u mentioned but I would guess they are of Bjorn Andresen, who has been used as a face claim for many Armand RPers over time… sadly he is now 60+ yrs old but we can still adore the ~Amadeo perfection~ that he once was:

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[that last one by vampchronfic]

May I just say that I love your blog. This blog is my all time favorite, it’s always makes me smile and grin. My favorite post are the ones about Louis, he’s my favorite character and frankly (in my opinion) the hottest. Never stop posting.

Awwww thank mon papillon! Such an honor to be your absolute favorite like seriously I am an excellent dealer of this drug Here’s one of my faves of Louis bc it is so in character and he’s not denying his hotness:

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Has this been done yet or-? Lestat’s VMA awards speech.

Hey do you think Louis has an obsession with boobs or does he just blatantly like them? Silly question I know but in some books he likes to describe them and look at them. I think he does a lot of that in Merrick.

Louis blatantly likes bewbs. That’s practically canon. Look he has his hand on her cleavage here – altho it is pretty far above the boobs – but that is no accident!

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Obsessed with? Idk if I’d use that word. But yes, he does describe bewbs often (although in Merrick, it’s David telling that story, and it seems that HE is the one obsessed with her bewbs in particular).

Madeleine knew she had phenomenal boobs and wielded their seductive power like a pro:

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Louis was partially under Armand’s spell here, but Madeleine totally used her bazongas to completely bewitch Louis into giving her what she wanted (IWTV):


“’ `If you were a mortal man; man and monster!’ she said angrily. `If I could
only show you my power…’ and she smiled malignantly, defiantly at me `… I could make you want me, desire me! But you’re unnatural!”

Ooooh burn! She basically just called him NOT A MAN. That her powers only worked on men with working man parts. Claudia might have told her about that.

“’… What can I give you! What can I do to make you give me what you have!’ Her hand hovered over her breasts, seeming to caress them like a man’s hand.”

^I think they teach strippers to do that to excite their audience.

“It was strange, that moment; strange because I could never have predicted the feeling her words incited in me, the way that I saw her now with that small enticing waist, saw the round, plump curve of her breasts and those delicate, pouting lips. She never dreamed what the mortal man in me was, how tormented I was by the blood I’d only just drunk. Desire her I did, more than she knew;….”

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shit-tenou:

“I’m The Vampire Lestat. Remember me? The vampire who became a super rock star, the one who wrote the autobiography? The one with the blond hair and the gray eyes, and the insatiable desire for visibility and fame? You remember.”

                                                         – Lestat (’Queen of the Damned’)

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If the VC chrachters were the greek gods ,what god do you think will fit each ?I think Gabrielle will make a PERFECT Artemis wnd Armand a good Hermes indeed

Ooooh! VC chars as Greek Gods! 

I did these based on character and not on the gods’ family tree bc that would’ve added more consideration and this is more fun so shut up.

[All descriptions from Wiki-to-the-pedia.]

Lestat = Dionysus – Let’s just get that out of the way right now bc it’s easy. And in fact I think Neil Jordan would agree; he has Lestat playing with a bunch of grapes in movie!IWTV and that could be a reference to Dionysus. God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, drugs, and ecstasy… He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth.

[fanart by Dany&Dany]

Gabrielle = Artemis – Works except for the virgin part, but I’ll let you have this one, Anon. Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth, plague, and the moon.

Louis = Apollo – Not that Louis is skilled at making music, but he does have a very deep appreciation for music, art and literature, poetry specifically, and also he’s drop-dead-gorgeous so y’know, there’s that. PLUS, this would make him Artemis’ twin brother and that works, too, if Gabrielle is Artemis! God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, archery, and the sun… In sculpture, Apollo was depicted as a very handsome, beardless young man with long hair and an ideal physique. As the embodiment of perfectionism, he could be cruel and destructive (OH LIKE BURNING DOWN BUILDINGS?), and his love affairs were rarely happy WELL THAT SOUNDS LIKE POINTE DU LAC.

Armand = Hades – Okay I love Armand, but this is more for when he was the coven master!  King of the underworld and the dead, and god of regret. 

Daniel = Hermes – I actually think Daniel fits this better by the description than Armand, since it was Daniel who started what would become the written record of the Coven of the Articulate: God of boundaries, travel, communication, trade, language, and writing… Hermes is the messenger of the gods… He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth…

Marius = Zeus – Okay so I am running out of dudes at this point, but actually, Marius is a father figure at least through books #1-4. In a way he was the Patriarch of the vampires while taking care of TWMBK. King and father of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. 

Pandora = Athena – I actually struggled with Pandora, probably not as self-confident as Athena, but she has the debate, wisdom, peace skills so there u go. Goddess of intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, handicrafts, and wisdom.

David = Poseidon – Okay so I picked this one based more on the physcial description but also bc David is strong, and David first act as new vampire was to take a swim in the ocean. God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes. In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with an often luxuriant beard, and holding a trident. 

Maharet = Demeter She was the Matriarch of the coven and the Mayfair family so all that motherly stuff. Goddess of grain, agriculture and the harvest, growth and nourishment. 

Jesse = Hestia – 

Works except for the virgin part, but Jesse doesn’t seem to have had notable ships in her life so this works well enough. Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and chastity… she appeared as a modestly veiled woman… In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians in favor of Dionysus, and she plays little role in Greek myths.

Mael = Ares – God of war, bloodshed, and violence…  Homer portrays him as moody and unreliable.

Akasha = Hera  Queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires… Her sacred animals are the heifer, the peacock, and the cuckoo. 

hi, long time fan just wanted to say you’re my favorite person and I love this blog. also I think Lestat is my favorite flawed vampire.

Aw thank u so much u sweet sleepy party person! I am grateful for long-term followers who have stuck with this madness for any length of time (and also the (metaphorical) fresh blood of new ones) ❤ I AM UR FAVORITE PERSON?! Go on… tell me more about meeee…. j/k… or am I really just kidding hehehe…

Lestat is MY fave flawed vampire as well, obviously… and Pssssst: Lestat is also his OWN favorite flawed vampire shhhhhh top secret that everyone knows….

LOVE your blog. I check it all the time, it’s just such a great compilation of all fun VC type stuff <3 Thanks for being there!!!

Awww merci beaucoup! Fresh memeything for you bc of the wait like honestly this was 8 days old i do apologiiiize