#HE CHASES THAT ILD MAN THE FUCK DOWN

[shelfperson]

my PERSONAL devil’s minion tinfoil theory is that armand has been stalking daniel in the shadows for years as a hobby, dropping in a different points in his life, interacting with him, then wiping his mind before doing it all again in a brand new disguise.

as a quaint alternative to louis, watching over danny from a fond distance, armand obsessively stalks him out of fascinated jealousy that turns over time into a reluctant affection. as opposed the an ever present song in daniel ‘s mind, armand could be ever present disorientation and dissatisfaction to parallel louis and armand’s predictions.

i ALSO think this could be why armand did the whole rashid disguise. like. if he’s been dropping in on daniel life in groucho marks classes like the evil theater kid he is for years, he probably assumed he could keep tabs on the interview this way without his real personality/eyes triggering daniel’s repressed memories of 1973. but then of course his hand is forced and he’s pulling a hail mary by directly influencing the narrative.

i ALSO ALSO think this is where the alice stuff comes in. like daniel DID spend time with alice in paris he DID eat that strawberry dessert thing with her she DID dye her eyebrow brown but he preferred it half blond. she is his real wife.

but maybe, during that time in paris, he struck up an acquaintance with an armand with brown contacts in still trying to figure out what makes him fascinating.