#The vampire chronicles

[thebenevolentvampire]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1.01 "In throes of increasing wonder"

[souryam]

who is it that she takes after

[thesinlesssinner]

Bless them they both understand their characters so perfectly 🥺😭💕

some more of my fav answers from the iwtv q&a thread 😋

Sam Reid on lestat😭

Jacob Anderson on Louis/certain scenes

Bonus+ Proof that everyone wants devils minion 🙏🏼

[creativelycomplex]

My first rewatch of IWTV in 2025, what an exciting time to be alive!

[moondustinfj]

-So this is what you guys do? You invite other people for dinner to judge them and feel superior?

- Oh, grow up Daniel! That's why any couple invites anyone over ever.

[joinmeindeathh]

But would you take his hand?

Messy sketch of Armand is all I have to offer for now

[tulinokkaelain]

Came home in an emotional state, then immediately made myself cry thinking about Lestat finding a wolf puppy after killing the wolves, and not having the heart to abandon it to die.

Wrapping the crying and shaking puppy in his coat, even though he's crying and shaking too. The pack was hunting to feed the puppy, maybe, but nothing was this one's fault. Doesn't he also hunt to feed his family.

His dogs are dead. He's lonely. The puppy is alone too. He'll take it with him, for now, even if it may grow up to be a monster.

I think his brothers will find the wolf and kill it but...feel free to imagine a happier ending.

(Credit to @againwithpurpose for commenting about Lestat holding a wolf puppy to a previous post. I really spiraled...)

[glitteringpoet1685]

Oh Daniel and Armands off-screen breakup must have been messy messy.

[eniokai]

I tried to explain to myself some of Marius's actions towards Armand, and I ended up with a lengthy post in which I want to express my perspective on the dynamics of Marius's relationships with Lestat and Armand. I want to emphasize that this is not how I personally view these characters, but rather how I see Marius's perspective on them.

It will be no secret that in Lestat's and Armand's lives, Marius occupies the role of a mentor, teacher, wise advisor, and serves as a father figure for both of them.

If we consider their relationships as familial, in this hierarchy, not by age but by position, Lestat would be the older child, upon whom Marius places his main expectations, ambitions, and hopes. Lestat is a reflection of Marius himself, the heir to his values and ideas. They are soulmates, sharing views on life and understanding each other well. This forms the foundation of their love and mutual respect. Respect is particularly important here because, despite the fact that Lestat creates just as many problems and chaos as Armand (honestly, even more) Marius sees him as an independent individual. He considers him an equal.

In contrast to Lestat, Armand is complicated and incomprehensible to Marius. He occupies the position of the stereotypical younger child, someone Marius expects nothing from and places no hopes on. He loves Armand simply for existing, even if that existence is not right beside him. However, Armand pays for the lack of burdensome expectations with the fact that he is not treated as an adult independent person. Marius does not believe that Armand is mature enough to live without the interventions of a true adult (Marius) in his life.

Does Marius consider Armand his equal? My honest answer to that is no. You have every right to disagree with this. Marius is convinced that he not only has the full right to make important decisions regarding Armand's life and to scold him like a child, but he believes that Armand needs this.

So how do Armand and Lestat differ in their positions? In absolutely every way. Lestat was initially a free person, he already had a formed personality and he already had a true maker. He found Marius on his own initiative and chose Marius as his authority.

Armand in turn belonged to Marius in the most direct and barbaric sense. Even if Marius did not consider him literal property, that was the factual status of Armand in palazzo. The difference in position and status is obvious.

Furthermore, what is most important is that Armand hardly remembered his life before the brothel. Armand was a blank slate. His new identity was built on mentorship and guidance from his master. Marius replaced parents, teachers, and other possible authority figures. This is more significant than Marius's involvement in the life of any other boy from the palazzo because they had a past, possibly families, and they knew their identities. In Amadeo's life, Marius is the foundation of his new personality.

And perhaps most obviously, but no less significantly, Armand is Marius's fledgling, his dark child.

I’ve seen a lot of angry discussions about why Marius believes he has the right to make decisions for Armand. I agree with this perspective, I think he genuinely believes he has rights over Armand due to all the aforementioned circumstances (not because of the fact that he bought him, but because of the immense influence he has had on his personality and his status as Armand's maker). I see an analogy here with parents who struggle to accept their children’s adulthood, they want to do what’s best, but it often backfires.

But at the same time, Marius is willing to take responsibility (finally 🤐). He takes Daniel under his wing not because he feels pity for some half-mad newly turned vampire, but because it’s a failure his own fledgling. Rights and responsibilities cannot exist without each other. Perhaps in this way, he is trying to atone for his actions (or lack thereof) towards Armand, maybe to redeem himself as master and maker. But I doubt Marius will ever be able to admit this, even to himself.

Armand finds it difficult to break the established opinion about him. Throughout the series of books, there has been a constant tension between them, which sometimes escalated into open conflict.

Armand would lose his temper when referred to as a child, he fought for the right to be considered an adult, as he had indeed gone through his own journey and made significant progress. Unfortunately for him, Marius is not a psychology guru. The differences in their views, life rules, and temperaments are perceived by Marius as misconceptions and immaturity, while Armand's adherence to religious beliefs is seen as a sign of suggestibility and an inability to make his own decisions. To be honest, I think there is some rational basis in this. The occasional emotional outbursts and impulsive actions, but most of all Armand's walked out into the sun, only reinforce Marius's opinion that Armand cannot handle his life on his own.

Let's wish Armand success in being perceived as an adult! 🌠

Origin: Cryptid Club

[thebenevolentvampire]

I do not know anymore. No one has painted me in over 400 years.

[emptyblaze]

Hi my name is Benji, I'm 12 and for show-and- tell today I brought my cool pet burnt-up vampire named Armand that I found. He only weighs like thirty pounds right now but he's growing fast!

I feed him bad guys by luring them into his room with the promise of cocaine. He likes flowers, trinkety decorations and Beethoven, both the composer and the movie with the dog.

[hekateinhell]

i fear if i had actual lesmand barbies i would play with them 24/7, as it stands i have to make do until then:

my babies are so cute in their coffin 🥺⚰️

[sizeofyoursoul]

We are never entirely sure about each other's powers. It's all a game. I would no more have asked him how he got here, or in what manner, than I would ask a mortal man how precisely he made love to his wife.

Lestat (speculating on whether or not Armand has the Cloud Gift), Memnoch the Devil

[gilberttheboy]

After the success of interview with the vampire in-universe, daniel starts getting contacted by all these celebrity reps who want to 'collab' on some 'vampire media'.

"People are always talking about how paul rudd is aging backwards, this could be a great partnership"

"Sure. One problem. Paul rudd isn't a vampire"

"Well yes, but vampires aren't real, Mr molloy"

"Yes they are. I wrote a whole book about it. See? Vampires are real. Right there in print"

[mossycakes]

get mads mikkelsen to play magnus in season3 right NEOW