#as a btw. im only on ep4 of season 2 so i havent gotten my full thoughts on armand + i need ot read the books

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stealing this from my twitter but hooooly shit dude. Armand is all about controlling others because in life he had nothing to his named and was used an object. he hates it when things change, even when it would be beneficial to himself and other vampires, because the ancient rules are the only order he can fall back on. theyre the only things that "cannot change" and therefore that should be the way all vampires should behave. like when he first meets Lestat he Hates him not because of an actual slight, but because he doesnt bind himself to the same rules Armand has been pushed into for centuries because "thats how things are meant to be and continue to be" and yet. this only creates things to crumble around him over and over again (the rome coven, the paris coven, his relationship with Louis) because he cant stand others not following the same rules he has comfort in. he kept trying to convince Louis to join the coven even when he didnt want to because if he cant be free then no one else can and this creates such an interesting character that once you start to see his vulnerabilities you realize Why he acts the way he does