Hey Lestat I really need some advice… I accidentally didn’t give my dad a Christmas gift idk what happened I just ran out of time I didn’t know what to do and he called me out on it. Omg I feel like the worlds worst daughter. A total piece of shit. He wasn’t mad, just made me feel worse and now it’s just too late and I feel so horrible. We are really close, he got us concert tickets and I did nothing and rn I just want to dig a hole in the earth like Gabrielle so I can go to sleep for 10 years

♛My dear anonyme, this is not such a terrible crime. 

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You yourself are a gift to your father, and if he fails to see that, well, that’s his loss. Especially with how contrite you sound and how close you claim you are with him; the fact that he doesn’t take all that into account and allows you to feel like “the

worlds worst daughter” and “a total piece of shit” for such a minor transgression… not very fatherly behavior. Does such a person deserve a reward for that?

All of my fledglings, each in their own way, were gifts to me just by being themselves and my time with them was always far more valuable than any physical gift they could give. Seeing them blossom… being proud of them… knowing that they were made of the same material as myself, existing in this mystery with me, all that and more, those are the gifts that mean the most. …Even when they hate me, fight with me, and even try to kill me, seeing that ferocity in them still stirs in me a kind of thrill!

Don’t get this man a physical gift just because he’s thrown a tantrum over your not doing so. The concert should have been a gift from him of spending time together, not just his financial burden, which is how it seems he’s treating it.

Show him that you are the gift by doing something with him. Share a meal with him, play a card game with him, do some activity you both enjoy. If I was your father, that’s what I would have preferred anyway. 

LOVED chapter 4 (: do you guys upload chapters very frequently?

Thank you so much! @wicked-felina and I are so touched by the feedback we’ve been getting on it, it’s keeping us excited about it, too.

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We’re both a little preoccupied with RL for NYE but should be posting more soon. Lots of notes and sections have been written, just gotta keep up the momentum on it ;D

Gotta say, when you’re reading a given chapter, we’ve actually both combed over it quite a bit; it’s not alternating between authors! We share similar headcanons and agree on a lot of things, our writing styles mesh well and we flail over eachothers ideas. She has a talent for witty dialogue, finding and moving the plot along at a good pace, and I love to set the tone with place setting, visuals, the texture of things. We’re very complementary ❤

therambler13draws:

for Claudia’s amusement

I’ve been informed there is a shocking lack of Lestat and Louis performing Shakespeare together. which is heartbreaking and very not okay.

vcsecretgifts:

Hey all,

We do still have 3 gifts outstanding, we haven’t forgotten you! 

For now, I have a few extra that I made and I’ll post them for you, but they may not fit your original prompts 😛 

We will be finding legit substitute Santas to fill those prompts properly if the original santas really can’t do their gifts, but the gifts will come post-NYE *hugs*

I just finished TVL screaming, the epilogue was so 10/10 and ahhhh he got Louis back and OMG THAT CLIFFHANGER ENDING I can’t even. I loved it when he was like “Louis, you can come with me, but get rid of the sweater” and Gabrielle showed up to kick ass and all the family Lioncourt banter. There was one part where Lestat said that he and Louis would act out Shakespeare for Claudia. Best vampire dads ever. Like where is the art for that because I desperately need it!!! Sorry it’s kinda a rant oops

That’s the kind of reaction I love seeing! I’m sure AR would be very happy w/ your reactions, too ;]

As for fanart of “Lestat said that he and Louis would act out Shakespeare for Claudia. Best vampire dads ever” yes we do always need more but enjoy THIS:

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[^X by @therambler13draws]

monstersinthecosmos:

vcsecretgifts:

For the ever lovely @i-want-my-iwtv, who wanted some happy Vampire Murder Family times, and since it’s now winter I figured I’d have them out on a snowy stroll~

(Louis was meant to be there on the very left but he isn’t quite done yet- he was being stubborn, probably because he knows how much Lestat adores the attention, so, I’ll be adding him in later on an edited version on my account. And I’ll draw you some other doodles to make up for it since your other prompts gave me ideas~)

I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season and I wish the best for you in the upcoming year~ ❤

From: @firelight-fading

I literally screamed “NOOO STOP !!” into my empty house. SO CUTE. 

^I LOVE THIS GIFT AND THIS REACTION. BOTH. SO MUCH! *u*!!!

Louis is SO stubborn, drag him out if you can, but I love this as-is, truly! Happy Holidays, to you, too!

vcsecretgifts:

From: @ahandfulofobsessions

It’s for @i-want-my-iwtv

I’d never drawn Claudia before, so decided try it and go with a drawing of the scene you asked for and some L/L smut because that’s always a good way of wishing happy Christmas 😉

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Keep reading

OMG *swoons* I’M DEAD! Thank you so much for these two lovely gifts!

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