#Armand David

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #NationalPandaDay: Earliest published European image of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), based on the first skin sent to Europe, acquired by French missionary Armand David (1826-1900) in China in 1869 and sent to Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.

Plate 50 in _Recherches pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des mammifères : comprenant des considérations sur la classification de ces animaux_ by Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885), Paris, 1868-74. Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[leliosinking]

“Marius and David not welcome” is sort of funny to me in the grand scheme of this series, like I get the basis of this argument is “well they’re both creeps” but to that point I’d recommend a reevaluation of the entire series, particularly its cast of characters.

They are all guilty of some manner of abuse. They all commit horrific atrocities. And they moralize over these atrocities. Like. That is the principle upon which the entire series is built. Can these literal monsters ever be redeemed?

When you read Interview with the Vampire did you feel some extreme discomfort with the father/lover dynamic between Louis and Claudia? (which was excised from the show I might add) That locked-door uneasiness is the essence of southern/gothic fiction. Read V.C. Andrews. Read Shirley Jackson. Read William Faulkner. The taboos, the ick if you will, is the foundation of gothic horror. You are meant to feel this. It is an essential function of the genre.

Like- every one of Anne’s books that followed IwtV had to essentially compete with the gothic genius that is the invention of Claudia and the sickness that is her story. It’s not all effective, but it’s there in almost every work. TVL has Lestat and Gabrielle’s incestuous relationship, QotD has Armand’s abuse (yes, abuse) of Daniel. For god’s sake, TTotBT features Lestat committing a rape, and I know that you all know this. Yet no matter how you try to headcanon that scene away, it will always be significant because its very function is to service the larger themes of bodily autonomy and consent within that specific novel.

Killing in fiction is benign. We are desensitized to it. And we know this. Killing means nothing, so the narrative must work harder to find a violence that can demonstrate evil to a desensitized audience. There is a reason that these books are shelved in fiction as opposed to genre. By design, their difficulty is inherently literary. You’re uncomfortable? Good. Then Anne achieved her goal.

But if you’re looking to proselytize and transform the work into something with a black and white morality system then you have come to the wrong series. You are gatekeeping yourself from a nuanced understanding of the material. David and Marius are as bad as everyone else. The main trio are not exempt from this reading. That was the point. They are all bad. They are all complex. It is meant to be difficult to parse. Engage with it or don’t, but you are deluding yourself if you think that these two main characters are somehow going to vanish from the tv show.

(And again, AMC is going to strip away the most challenging character traits anyway)

[celestialblueboy]

Slutty black turtleneck and circle glasses combo

Why are we not talking about this? Someone appreciate this as much as I do plz

[roadkillvamp]

daniel molloy must have the most bomb pussy of all time bc why is every man in iwtv begging for him bruh

[ladisgarde]

For those who have read Memnoch the Devil

dead dove do not eat (Lestat eats it)

[noomyguts]

daniel gets one page in the vampire armand and the whole time armand is like : daniel doesn't love me and I ruined his life like I knew I would and he'll hate me forever for turning him into a killer and it doesn't even bother me at all that we dont talk, like I can't stand him either lol!! FUCK HIM!! I don't even miss him or wanna be in the same room with him! so HA🥺😭🫠

[crabridgedart]

C3E33 Abridged - Art by @tylerwalpole, @wingbuffet, @agarthanguide and @3rdclover

[dominantslasherking]

Slashers x Male S/o Masterlist 2

Here is my PART 2 Master list.

Hello, my devilishly handsome readers.

MASTERLIST PT 1.

Btw, Dominant Male reader FOR all of them.

Warning emoji⚠️⚠️ With the one that has smut.

Patrick Bateman

Patrick Bateman x Male reader Patrick had always mistaken his jealousy for you to be out of wanting what you want, to be like you, when it was in fact that Patrick was jealous because he couldn't be with you. Patrick wants to show you how much he wants you, by getting on his knees like a good boy. (BTW you're his boss)

MORE COMING SOON Billy and Stu

Billy and Stu x Male reader You always manage to catch Billy and Stu's eyes on you, whether it be in the college classroom, or when you're purchase horror stuff, they always seem to follow you. Even in your house you still feel their gazes --- Billy and Stu x Male reader. [Requested] Bill and Stu trying to feel the reader up after he killed someone. And the reader just wants to clean up his mess and go. And since his misbehaving brats don't get the hint, he pins them to the wall, hands around their throats, to get them to shut up

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Billy and Stu x Male reader [Requested]Billy and stu where male reader ignores them because they have been more caught up in there killing then reader so he gets annoyed and decides to ignore them MORE COMING SOON Hannibal Lecter Hannibal Lecter x Male reader Hannibal drooling over how fit and muscled one of his patients (reader) is and just fantasizing about what he’d let reader do to him during one of their sessions.

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen

Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen x Male reader Your basically a mysterious male figure that happens to be around the bene gesserit, (whom not even they could control you) Feyd is obsessed with you, a deep longing inside his soul, his body.

--- Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen x Male reader One of Feyd's Harpies disrespects you. Feyd is ruthlessly possessive and obsessed with you. --- Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen x Male reader ⚠️⚠️ Rough, possessive, soul-snatching, soul-sucking, sex. Also, Feyd is a powerbottom.

-- Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen x Male reader A scene of Feyd showcasing his possessive and overly jealous love for you.

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Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen x Male reader You're a fremen and Feyd eagerly wants to catch you; for his own personal desires, as he has been obsessed with you.

Cooper Adams Cooper Adams x Male reader Seems like the serial killer the butcher is a big fan of you, a famous horror and thriller writer, who just so happens to be at the concert he was attending...He can't take his eyes off of you. Armand

Armand x Male reader Part 1 Louis and Armand talk to Daniel about you. Armands, strange feelings and possessiveness of you is revealed. The obsession that Armand reveals for you is unsettling, Daniel can't help but wonder, what happened to you.

Armand x Male reader Part 2 Louis and Armand talk to Daniel about you. Armands, strange feelings and possessiveness of you is revealed. The obsession that Armand reveals for you is unsettling, Daniel can't help but wonder, what happened to you.

[hekateinhell]

@monstersinthecosmos and I were talking and she dug up this exchange Anne had with someone on Fanpop back in the day, concerning vampires' love and sexuality. There were quite a few fascinating tidbits but these are my favorites:

I see them [vampires] as transcending matters of gender or age. Lestat loves Louis. Louis loves Claudia. Armand loves Lestat. Lestat loves Gabrielle. There is no distinct difference in the quality of any of these loves. This has also been described as polymorphous sensuality.

"--- Armand is desperately in love with Lestat but it has nothing to do with sex. Armand feels Marius failed him and Marius feels Armand failed him, and that part has nothing to do with sex. Marius and Pandora, that is a love affair, but again sex has nothing to do with it. So they are all capable of loving people of their own gender and the other gender; gender doesn't matter. It's the essence. Lestat loves David Talbot as a lover, a friend, a mentor, a father, etc. --- It goes on like that. The act of dominating and drinking blood can happen between any two characters regardless of gender. They cannot be pinned down. They see all life as potentially beautiful and all forms of love as rewarding."

X

I'm verklempt at the fact Anne mentioned Armand and Lestat in the same vein as Armand and Marius and Marius and Pandora, but also I love how much she emphasizes that they can cannot be pinned down and all that forms of love are rewarding!

It's just such a revolutionary way of thinking especially when you consider that she was a woman born in the 1940s in the American South. She may have missed the beat on some things but on others, she was right on the fucking money. 

[moonyackertarg]

lestat really woke up from his century long nap and said “mmm how can i make the 80’s about me and how can i fuck david bowie???”

[catholickedd]

*crashes through wall* ACTUALLY THEY’RE BISEXUAL

[cloudabserk]

the most surprising thing for me about reading armand’s perspective is that even though he’s 500 years old he continuously refers to himself as a child, a little boy, etc in his own internal monologue. i’m really curious to see if they’ll preserve some of that element of his character for the show

[cuntyvampires]

- David Talbot and Everyone Loves Louis, Merrick

[desertfangs]

I've been saddened forever that Armand is so short and cruel with his statements about Daniel in his book, but rereading it now, I think maybe Armand is just not in a very charitable place about any of the others.

He's been through a big trauma, obviously, and Lestat is still comatose on the floor of the church. Seeing him is the only reason Armand is willing to endure proximity to any of his kind, and even then, he's annoyed by the immortals flitting about and coming to see Lestat and hold vigil for him.

The only person he seems to have kind words for are Marius--with whom he's entrusted the safety of his mortal children--and even then he doesn't want Marius' company. He says repeatedly he only wants the company of mortals at this time, and basically wants to be left alone. Now that he's seen Lestat for himself, he's ready to take the kids somewhere private and spend time with only them for a bit.

And then he says this about Louis, as he's talking about how strong a fledgling David is:

Count on Lestat to make the most lethal of monsters, that is, after his initial seductive blunders-Nicolas, Louis, Claudia-not a single one of the three able to take care of themselves alone, and two perished, and one lingering and perhaps the weakest vampire yet walking in the great world.

Louis who is, at this point, by Armand's own account, coming to check on Lestat regularly and then returning to the Rue Royale flat, presumably to make sure it's ready and comfortable for Lestat when he does awaken. Louis, whom Akasha called the most vicious killer among their kind!

Y'all I think Armand is just maybe in a mood. David Talbot is lucky he doesn't tear out his throat and leave him in a burning building when he presses him to tell his story, tbh.

[paintaboveyourbones]

Vampires Who Can Find the Clit

At long last, by unpopular demand, here is my personal list of headcanons on which of Anne Rice's vampires could find the clit on a map.

Lestat : he can find it! He's actually pretty proud of himself, as this was a rather uncommon accomplishment during his day :)

Louis : Does not. Merrick showed it to him once and he immediately started to cry and left the room.

Armand : the only vampire who not only knows where it is, but can also draw a diagram of the crura and vestibular bulb

Daniel Molloy : yes, but Armand took all the fun out of it. Now when he sees one, he has the unfortunate habit of sighing and rubbing at it like an old-fashioned gas station attendant trying to get your windshield clean so he can move on to the next car

Marius : taught against his will by Pandora during the 200 years they lived together. Still wasn't entirely sure that the female orgasm wasn't a myth until the 1300's

Mael : knows but is totally unimpressed by the knowledge. He taught Avicus about it once and never spoke or thought about it again until the 1970s when Jesse showed up

Enkil : no

Benedict: unknown. Will cry uncontrollably if you ask him about it.

Quinn : technically yes, but died before he had a chance to become formally acquainted with the finer points

Thorne : Still confused at times but more than willing in spirit to find his way around

David Talbot : unfortunately, not only does he know where it is, he calls it some sort of kooky British pet name, like her majesty's scrumpet, or the captain's cheeky little button bean

[lesmandshooter]

Just got my period call that a memnoch the devil reference