Simon Nessman for John Hardy.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC, 11/7/15.
“I lifted the long wax wick, dipped it into an old flame, and
carried the fire to a fresh candle, watched the little tongue grow
orange and bright.
What a miracle, I thought. One tiny flame could make so many
other flames; one tiny flame could set afire a whole world. Why, I
had, with this simple gesture, actually increased the sum total of
light in the universe, had I not?
…«But why, Lestat?»
Because she was beautiful, because she was dying, because I
wanted to see if it would work. Because nobody wanted her and she was
there, and I picked her up and held her in my arms. Because it was
something I could accomplish, like the little candle flame in the
church making another flame and still retaining its own light – my way
of creating, my only way, don’t you see? One moment there were two of
us, and then we were three.
…«Are we close to God when we create something out of
nothing? When we pretend we are the tiny flame and we make other
flames?»
… I dipped it into an old flame, and made a new one burst
into being, hot and yellow and finally steady, giving off the sharp
perfume of burnt wax. I was about to say the words «For Gretchen,»
when I realized that it was not for her at all that I had lighted the
candle.
For Claudia, my precious beautiful Claudia? No, not for her
either, much as I loved her …
I knew the candle was for me.” – Lestat de Lioncourt, Tale of the Body Thief
So I lit a candle for a fictional character on his birthday at a real cathedral mentioned as a location in canon #NO REGRETS
in the early years, armand questions daniel ceaselessly about where he goes and what he does. daniel has had enough.
alt caption: pornography with the vampire.
//well that’s it I’m dead. Those two arts killed me. I have expired. See u in hell guys
Armand is totally judging those actors: “You know, Daniel, I was the director of a theatre -”
“I know,”
“I have vast experience in actor’s performances-”
“I KNOW!”
“- and this acting is terrible, Daniel. Terrible.”
“…"
ooc: I just love how totally unsexy watching it with Armand would be.
“I don’t understand why this titillates you. Is it merely watching the act or is there something about these people?” Squints. “Their clothes?”
“Yes, Armand, I’m turned on by pizza delivery uniforms.”
“That explains the empty boxes in every motel room.”
Daniel side-eyes him. “Did you just make a joke?”
“Why is she mentioning her husband? That seems like an inefficient way to seduce a man.”
Daniel rolls his eyes. “The threat of discovery is exciting.”
“Why is he still holding the pizza? Surely if she’s felatting him, he can put it down–”
Daniel clicks off the television. “You know what. I’m going to go get more beer.” Looks back down at the VCR. “Maybe some whiskey.”
how do we seem to you? do you find us beautiful, magical? our white skin, our fierce eyes? “drink” you ask me, do you have any idea of the thing you will become?
Louis + fire
#louis solves his life problems by lighting everything on fire #wants to move? #sets his plantation on fire #wants revenge? #sets the place on fire #there a scene in the book where he stares at the fire like he’s in love with it
Louis “Only Fire Understands Me” de Pointe du Lac
Video: Owl Gives Zero F**ks
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