#and obviously has much more of an issue with jonah than he does with lily
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pynkhues · 1 month ago
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There was an interesting discussion on reddit the other day and I'm curious what do you think.
https://www.reddit.com/r/InterviewVampire/s/vw0HwPGfzA
Personally, I think Lestat would've went bananas so much faster. With his own rough upbringing among brothers, he'd be much tougher in his parenting to begin with. He also viewed Claudia as romantic competition for Louis, despite him being very much gay and her being his CHILD (I doubt it was intentional on his part, but we feel what we feel). With a boy he'd see it as direct replacement of him imo - 1 for 1 repeat of The Marquis/himself/Gabrielle clusterfuck of his youth.
Oh, interesting! Yeah, I think I agree with you, anon. I think Claudia being a daughter did allow him a degree of separation that a son would not have, both in the sense of his own family make-up and trauma, and in the fact that I think Lestat didn't initially see Claudia as a replacement for himself (I do think he ended up there, and do think he viewed her as a romantic rival too, which I promise I'll answer that longer ask about one day, haha, I just have a lot of thoughts on it! Both in terms of the Gabrielle-Lestat-Claudia of it all, but also in the sense of it as a gothic trope), but rather that he saw her as a replacement for Grace.
I think for Lestat in the moment of it, he really saw Claudia as this mark of Louis' past and a means of him still trying to hold on to his humanity, which is particularly interesting when you consider the fact that Louis tries to sell her to Lestat as the opposite. He coerces Lestat into making her for him on the pretence that she represents a step forward together, a commitment, an inhuman family of which she would bind them as children do bind parents (whether they like it or not).
If Louis had brought a boy home in the aftermath of effectively breaking up with Lestat (and after Jonah), I just don't think there'd be any way for Lestat to divorce the idea that this wouldn't be a son for them but an eventual partner for Louis? As you said, the nature of his incestuous relationship with his own mother, along with the fact that Louis' gay, along with the fact that Lestat has a degree of insecurity in that relationship for a whole range of reasons (Louis' rejection of hunting / vampirism that Lestat sees as a rejection of him, his refusal to say I love you, Jonah, etc etc) I think would've borderline made it impossible, but when you also consider how formative male family violence was in his childhood, as well as how disastrous turning Nicki was - - I almost think Lestat would've been able to say no to Louis if it was a son?
It's a really interesting thing to consider!
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siriuslyblack12 · 4 years ago
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high school paracosm
this might be the start of a mini-series where i share little bits and pieces from my paracosms/paras out of all of my current paracosms, this has the least world-building yet the most character development. it’s my second-oldest and definitely has a special place in my heart (i would literally die for any one of these characters lmaooo). it’s essentially about a group of british high school students dealing with all kinds of angst, drama and a fair amount of happiness.  i’m very scared to post this so we’ll see how it goes.
vanessa pierre
cis woman
bisexual disaster
dating cass johnson 
scouse
bottom set
she’s a natural ginger but dyes it black. blue eyes. white.
funniest person you’ll ever meet
shitty home life (to be specific, her dad left and she hasn’t seen him in years and her mum is addicted to alcohol and drugs. she tries to help her mum, but a lot of the time she has to sleep at cass or ruby’s house, or in the worst circumstances on the street.)
because of this, she always gives spare change or food to homeless people even if she didn’t have much to begin with.
her home did get better after her mum’s new boyfriend daniel checked her into rehab and group therapy to get help. everyone’s trying their best to make it work.
dyes her own hair. it’s part of her aesthetic.
friendship wise, she is closest to ruby. although she loves cass more than she loves herself.
cass johnson
non-binary 
attracted to women but doesn’t really label it.
dating vanessa pierre
top set
light brown hair with an undercut. brown eyes. mixed race.
the literal kindest, most caring and least judgemental
has a good relationship with their parents and 12 year old sister violet who are all very supportive of anything they do. definitely the type of family to  buy out the front row of every concert cass is in.
their biggest passion is musical theatre. a very talented actor and singer, their most notable role being ‘belle’ in the school production of ‘beauty and the beast’ that they also directed.
animals are also another big interest. when they get out of school they want to become a vet to help and care for all kinds of animals, and throughout high school donates any spare change to animal charities.
they’re pretty close with everyone, but particularly ezra and jonah
quite insecure about their body, but masks it with positivity and kindness. 
makes everyone around them happy.
ruby diaz
cis woman
straight and a very big ally
dated jonah blue for a year or so, but currently single
top set, very much what people would label a ‘tryhard’, ‘sweat’ or a ‘nerd’
dark curly hair. freckles. latina.
twin sister of asher diaz
she’s a very empathetic person, more often than not putting everyone else’s needs above her own. this could be to her detriment, but she’s making an effort to balance her own mental health
divorced parents, but she stays positive. goes to her dad’s house on weekends.
she likes to think she doesn’t care, but at heart she’s a hopeless romantic. the biggest shipper of every couple in the school, but particularly her brother asher and cole.
speaking of her brother, it’s one of those dynamics where they play fight constantly but would certainly die for the other
the cutest pet dog lmao
she’s a very outspoken activist, often lecturing her mum and older family members about their implicit biases
closest to vanessa and asher
asher diaz
cis man
gay
dating cole harrison-singh
middle set
dark hair. blue or brown eyes. latino.
twin brother of ruby diaz
coming out was really hard for him, as it is for a lot of queer people. he hated the fact that everyone made it such a big deal, and that they treated it as this big thing even though he’d been feeling this way for as long as he can remember
plays guitar and sings quite well, in the school band
his relationship with cole is tentative, but once they figure out their dynamic they’re extremely cute. we love to see it.
he was more affected by the divorce than his sister, and now feels quite protective over her as a sort of father figure that they no longer really have. definitely some issues he needs to work on.
very athletic
him and ezra are best friend goals, and he’s also obviously close to ruby
jonah blue
cis man
pansexual
dated ruby diaz, but currently dating erin saeli
top set, but one of those people really talented people that can get good grades without breaking a sweat
shaved head. brown eyes. darkskin black man.
his main hobby is swimming and he’s on an elite team that probably trains 6 or 7 times a week. sometimes he finds it hard to juggle that and school and a social life but he could never give it up
art is his hidden talent. mainly because he keeps it personal, but also because no one really expected someone as confident and outgoing as him to enjoy drawing and painting.
he and ruby stayed really good friends even after their breakup
if anything it made them closer 
closest to cass
ezra cheung
trans man
aro/ace
single
bottom set
dark hair. blue eyes. chinese.
he first figured out he was aro/ace when he was about 14/15 and everyone around him started to feel more comfortable in their own sexualities. his friends would talk to him about crushes and he’d just smile and nod.
mental health is something he really struggles with. fitting his life around bad days and episodes is a chore in and of it’s own. 
but he’s trying his best to get the help he needs and reach out to his friends whenever he needs someone to talk to.
would punch transphobes except he’s too nice
closest to asher and cass. him and cass bond over gender and cute kittens.
minor paras:
cole harrison-singh
cis man
gay
dating asher diaz
top set
brown hair. blue eyes. white.
adopted by lesbian mums, lily harrison and naveena singh. these two are an absolute power couple
he and asher met through the school band and he’s a very skilled piano player. despite this, he gets very shy when it comes to performing in front of other people so doesn’t do it often.
experiments with genderless clothing and makeup
just an all around good person
martha quinn
cis woman
straight
single
top set
ginger!! blue eyes and lots of freckles. white.
a teahcer’s pet to her core, would sell anyone out for validation (honestly me too)
doesn’t get along well with any of the other paras, but does warm up to them and make an effort to be a better person eventually. character development
crushed on jonah when he first moved to the school but got over it quite quickly
erin polka
cis woman
bisexual
dating jonah blue
middle set
long dark hair. thai.
works at mcdonalds part time
a girly-girl who is no less amazing and strong than the other women (i will have no internalised misogyny anywhere near me thank you very much)
big introvert. when she does speak or show passion in something you know it’s well thought out and communicated.
very very pretty. if she was real i would date her.
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