#loustat fanfic rec

[roxxyhoney]

loustat fanfic recs

Just wanted to make a list of some of my favorite loustat fanfics so far. I'll definitely be adding onto this list as I continue to read more.

Anything by cherhorowitz8. This person's writing style is so amazing and every single fic that has been written has had me hooked. I recommend checking out their page, but a few of my personal favs are:

like you mean it in spite of all my faults eligible once more, with feeling of bruised egos and preconceived notions

pocketusn i try to be chill girl, but honestly, i'm not it's like a sucker punch straight to my heart

lesfleursrouges the last day of summer like time stands still

anonymouswords123 none of them your true nature

canonthatdivides je t'ai dans la peau

dirtygoldensoul the saint

pasterquesix before you see me come (back) to me

vitamin_kay cheerful oblivion you sip what the devil's drinking

emblue_sparks reviens, mon coeur

introruins silk chiffon

louisredsuit his rightful home

prouvaireafterdark burning in water, drowning in flame

Post reunion fics we'll be diamond when the golden days are done by rickybobby mon by lydia_eve you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl by peacefrog inertia by chinxe

Also, honorable mention to meet me at the barre by dancermk. I'm not sure what happened, but I no longer see this fic anymore and it was one of my absolute favorites.

All these fics are absolutely amazing and beautifully written in my opinion. There are more that I plan to add that I wasn't able to get around too just yet, and again as I read more I will add as well.

[vaperarmand]

it's iwtv fanfic friday and everyone's getting involved

some recs from all corners of the vampolycule <3

someone buy me roses by indigostohelit lestat/louis, e, 3.2k words

Lestat's frown deepens. “My God, Louis!” he says. “I am not some petty voyeur. My motives are noble. My heart is unselfish. Frankly this is an act of chivalry. Please take off your pants.”

(one thing about me is i go crazy for a religious metaphor. also louis is sooooo catholic in this. it's awesome)

it's been a long, hard twenty year summer vacation by moonieangel aka @loumandivorce louis/armand, e, 7k words

"Let me," Armand said. Louis looked down at him, uncertain, but his pupils were already dilated until the rings of green fire were almost invisible in his eyes. "I haven't been able to drink anything properly, recently," he said, as Armand knew he would say. "And?" Louis' jaw clicked shut. He looked affronted, almost embarrassed, and Armand was strangely delighted at the sight. "You're going to get off on sucking a soft cock?" he asked in disbelief. (Armand and Louis travel.)

(*aggressive tiktok influencer voice* if you haven't read this yet literally what are you even doing with your life. this is such a defining loumand fic for me it's crazy. it's like their true essence on paper. what loumand is like at home. it's so good. sooooo good)

He's Piano; You're Not Forte by Galadriel armand/daniel + armand/lestat, m, 4.2k words

The Vampire Lestat's album has just dropped, and it's causing discord in the Armand-Molloy household.

(armand is SOOOOOOO good in this. i love you obsessive armand. it's been too long since i've reread this one. going to do that now actually)

two-headed mother by tisiphones armand/lestat, e, 8.7k words

"Poor darling," Armand says, and the condescension in his voice is so awful and so offensive and Lestat wants to curl up in it and never, ever leave. "It's okay to let yourself be taken care of for just one night. You can't help what you need." --- It's Lestat's last night in Paris. Armand makes it a memorable one.

(yeah. this one's just. yeah. fellas is it gay to do a roleplay where your boyfriend pretends to be your mommy. probably not gay but it's definitely something)

every few centuries, somebody reinvents the coven by katplanet armand/daniel/louis/lestat, e, 20.5k words

Daniel asks Louis if he's sure when he first suggests it. He asks him again a few days later, to see if he's changed his mind. He makes a psychic collect call to Lestat, of all people, and asks if he's sure. Asks Armand if he's sure when he accepts the invitation, when they're packing, when they're on the way to the airport. When they're walking up to arrivals, Armand’s grip crushing Daniel's fingers, Louis smiling at the back of the crowd with his hands in his pockets, casual as anything, like they do this every day. They're all sure and sure and sure, so Daniel lets Louis pull him in with one arm, Armand with the other, and hug them both while a planeful of tired New Yorkers filters out around them into the muggy bayou dark.

(look okay i know this fic is mostly smut and all but it literally made me cry multiple times. it changed my worldview. it made me see colors previously not experienced by the human perception. it's everything to me. if you haven't read it just like. please please do.)

[squirrellypoo]

Currently, what are some of your favorite iwtv fics? I’m pretty caught up on a lot of mine and need some recs

Sure! I’ll try to categorise and keep most to recent/currently updating ones just to narrow down my list. These are in no particular order! (And I am terrible at connecting AO3 and tumblr usernames so forgive me if I’m an idiot and missed some)

Vampire ones (mostly Loustat)

“Love like an ache in the jaw” Post-Dubai interview Louis POV where Lestat awakes and comes back to him, with all the pain, turmoil, and love that entails.

“Assignment” Modern AU with an anxious and stressed Louis requesting professional services to lose his virginity. Alternating POV between Louis and Lestat. (ongoing) by @riley-beautrelle

“In the White Room (L’homme Lestat)” Modern vampire story where Lestat is kidnapped by a mysterious organisation and forced to become their assassin while Loumand try to help/rescue him with help from Villanelle (ongoing) by @angstosaur

“Get him back” Romcom with show!vampire Loustat kinda in that weird post-QOTD/TOTBT stage where they’re friends but not together but still inseparable. And there’s Mojo! (Series ongoing)

“Making It Work” Modern show-based Loustat are alternating POV diary entries as they try to forge new ties with Louis’s family’s descendants… (ongoing)

“Half Past Dead” Modern post-Dubai interview with Daniel interviewing (& fucking) a down & out addict vampire Lestat in New Orleans

“The Vampire Detective Agency and the case of the Mozart Murderer” Modern alternate-canon thriller with Loustat solving a murder together in NOLA (ongoing) by @angstosaur

“A favor” PL-era Louis arranges the perfect birthday celebration for Lestat - a massacre at a mobster’s decadent party by @riley-beautrelle

“Epitaph” Each daily chapter is day in the life of Daniel Molloy in Sept 1973 as his life is changed forever when he meets a man who claims to be a vampire… (ongoing, daily updates in March)

Not-quite-human AUs (just trust me)

“Come (Back) to Me” Modern painter Louis is drawn to a painting an an old chateau and time travels back to the 18th century to meet the young marquis in the portrait… by @suikamelon6

“None of them your true nature” modern AU where casino boss Louis starts an affair with the owner Lestat, despite his troubled marriage to Antoinette…

Human AU

“Did you get enough love, my little dove?” Modern human AU with single dad Lestat raising Claudia after her mother Alicia died, and anxiety-ridden Louis finds a loving home at theirs while lusting after Lestat (ongoing)

“Against All Odds” modern human AU with French exchange teen Loustat in first love then complications with Nicki at uni (ongoing) by @moderndaylestat

“I hate you but I love you more” Human AU with teacher Louis and rockstar Lestat, divorced 11 years but crashing back into each others’ lives when they’re locked in a house together. Meanwhile, Armand comes to terms with the demons of his past while he navigates his relationship with Daniel. (ongoing, nearly completed)

“Memory is a monster” Modern human AU with rockstar Lestat losing his memory after a head injury and Louis, Armand, and Daniel vying to heal/have him (ongoing) by @angstosaur

“Bubble Wrap” Modern human AU with actor uni student Louis falling for clumsy writing student Lestat as he deals with his abusive upbringing and they navigate growing up and starting their careers… (ongoing)

“Like You Mean It” Romcom modern human AU with Loustat fake dating their way through 6 weddings and denying their attraction (ongoing)

[janeacular]

I know you have it.

All the elements are there. It's so obvious. it's so camp. There isn't a universe that this is not written. I need recs. somebody for the love of god find me Loustat Theater AU (college or HS, or somehow professional idc). Which for everybody else it isn't even an au but yall know what I mean. I need louis to be the guy the director corners because he has a secretly jaw-dropping singing voice and they need him. I need lestat to be the over-the-top theater veteran that overwhelms and flusters him with props and makeup and costume fixes and rehearsal every 5 minutes. I need that southern boy with internalized homophobia suddenly surrounded by a whole troupe singing dead gay son or something stupid like that. I need lestat hearing Louis's voice and setting out on a mission to duet with him, I need this man hunted. I need claudia to be a baby faced freshman techie that's just "normal" enough for louis to find reprieve in but just theatery enough that lestat just adores her and asks for her by name when he has problems. The director is daniel malloy if you must. Armand can be the stage director that follow's daniel's direction like a puppy. there boom devils minion idc just PLEAAASEEEE I need RECS

[cottagecoreloreee]

Rating: M

Pairing: Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac, Daniel Molloy/Arman (Background), Daniel Molloy & Louis de Pointe du Lac

Tags: Rockstar Lestat, Mutual Pining, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Flashbacks, Drug Use, Biting, Blood Drinking, Drama, Romance, Canon-Typical Violence, Anal Sex, Jealousy, Possessive Behavior, Possessive Sex, Bottom Louis de Pointe du Lac, Top Lestat de Lioncourt, Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room, Friends to Lovers, Post-Episode: s02e08 And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else (Interview with the Vampire TV) Summary:

After the hurricane, Louis and Lestat's relationship became strained. With Lestat's newfound fame as a rockstar, he became an unavoidable presence in Louis' life. It might have been easier to ignore him if every song Lestat wrote wasn’t about Louis, and if Daniel hadn’t kept calling to complain about the interview for the sequel named after the band--The Vampire Lestat. When Daniel asked Louis to come and get Lestat to talk, Louis refused—until Lestat started calling him himself.

"We can be just friends," Lestat said.

Louis promised himself he’d keep Lestat at arm’s length. It would be easier if he weren’t in love with him.

-----snippet-----

It was longing that persuaded me to offer Lestat my hand, that had me bring Lestat to one of the apartments I owned in the Quarter as an investment. Our history was reason enough–I couldn’t leave him to the wreckage, though I knew he could save himself from the hurricane. I suspect my arrival had been no surprise to him. For the first time in decades, the cord that attached us wavered. As my feet stepped on Rue Royale, I felt him. He heard my call as I approached his squalid residence and prepared himself accordingly. It was our reunion, and he wouldn’t risk an unsavory outcome. 

We were, for the first time in an age, alone, and though yearning flowed from him, Lestat was respectful. In the beginning, he didn’t question or test my boundaries, and he treated my apartment as a temporary home, thanking me for my generosity. Once he was settled, I planned to return to my hotel room. 

Then we faced each other, Lestat looking down to his feet and then up to me, smiling coyly, his plush pink lips as deceptive as they’d always been. “I suppose you’ll be going,” he said.

“The sun’s coming up soon.”

Lestat nodded to himself. “Will I see you again?”

“When the storm’s over, I’ll swing by. Take care of yourself, alright? I don’t want to come back in a week and find your skeleton in a corner.” 

I made the steps to the door, my feet committed to the exit. Outside, the wind was howling and rain came down on the Quarter more violently than it had in storms a century ago. I hesitated as I neared the door, the sound of Lestat’s heart pounding in his chest eroding my determination. Lestat stood still, transfixed by our parting, and I felt his gaze linger on my back.

“Stay,” he whispered. 

“Lestat.” My hand hovered above the doorknob. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”

He laughed then, that uncontrollable, hysterical laughter that had haunted my memory–in those most passionate moments, whenever I was most vulnerable to him, that same laugh escaped his belly. I was enthralled by its untimely entrance every time. And, goodness, I started laughing too, laughing with Lestat, laughing at how incredibly miserable we had been, and laughing at myself for how susceptible I was to him after decades of trying to purge myself of the impulse to run to him.

“I’ll leave tomorrow,” I relinquished.

[ctadiablotin]

does anyone have any iwtv fic recs ? i've recently been craving some gooood ol loustat. some where lestat gets proper validation and love or either of them being protective of the other. i've also seriously been wanting some good armand x daniel where dan is rlly struggling with his parkinson's 🥹🥹. or just tender stuff between armand and daniel where either of them get good loving and comfort but im also down for some angst ! literally just rec anything u want that i love i just want some good ol stuff

[platoapproved]

So @marbleflan is one of the world's great Louis de Point du Lac understanders and has written this lovely post season 2 fic about Lestat and Louis awkwardly re-configuring what their sexual relationship will be like going forward, given how both of them (but especially Louis) have changed, and given that Louis wants to continue being more dominant.

It's a really great read! I think I said 'I love Louisssssss' out loud about 5 separate times while reading so you know that's a good sign.

[courferrevevo]

the final chapter is done! enjoy, or: im sorry. depending how you feel about unstable unreliable narrator lestat, myriad narrative themes and heavy intertextuality.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58672045/chapters/149499448

[akinmablog]

I’m shouting out @graygiantess and chxmpxgneproblems fic again because it is one of my absolute favourite stories of all time. It is the definition of a comfort fic, and everyone should read it.

I know Legally Blonde and Interview With the Vampire shouldn’t work together, but, oh my god, it does!

It hasn’t been updated in a bit because, you know, life, but there are fourteen chapters and over 50,000 words to catch up on and enjoy, and believe me, you will enjoy.

[viensamoimoncher]

IWtV fandom PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FANFIC RECS

I've found some beautifully written fics and am making my way through them atm, but I'd love to know what people recommend <3

[squirrellypoo]

The many occupations of fic Lestat de Lioncourt

I thought when I posted The many occupations of fic Louis de Pointe du Lac that there really weren't enough non-rockstar ones to do a similar list for Lestat. But I was wrong! It turned out that he has nearly as many diverse talents in the various fic AUs as Louis!

Again, this is just a list off the top of my head of ones I’ve read and enjoyed, though please do tell me in the comments if I’ve missed any.

Ballet dancer in “Meet me at the barre” by @dancermk Porn Star in “Pretty Boy” by @the-blackstag Instrument importer in “you’re the one, designed for me” Mafia boss in “Saveur de La Maison” by @suikamelon6 CEO in “it’s like a suckerpunch straight to my heart” by @thefairylights Actor in “Practical Ethics” by @prouvaireafterdark Antiques dealer/importer in “good to love” by @brightfelon Coven master in “Under the blood moon” by @revolution-starter Model in “Let the Flesh Instruct the Mind” Priest in “It’s a Sin” Actor in “Wishful Desires” Museum curator in “Reformation” Construction worker in in “Analyst Retentive” by @calipsan

Rock star/musician in (deep breath)... “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same (modern loustat series)” by @thefairylights “Cord of Communion” by @brightfelon “Brooklyn Baby” “Music when the sun goes down” by @mythicaltzu “The Saint” by @revolution-starter “see-through” “The Splendour of Us” by @lesfleursrouges ...and a Music producer in “Your mouth and madness” by @brightfelon

Yes, there are tons and tons more featuring Rockstar Lestat which makes sense since it's canon, but I've left out all the incredible book-based fics that recount the SF pre-concert reunion, for example.

Apologies for inevitably missing off any authors here. Tell me if one's yours and I'll edit to add!

[cottagecoreloreee]

COMPLETE!

Rating: M

Pairing: Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Point du Lac Tags: Love Confessions, Reconciliation, Idiots in Love, AngstEpisode: s02e08 And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else (Interview with the Vampire TV 2022), BDSM, Pining, Top Lestat de Lioncourt, Bottom Louis de Pointe du Lac, Gay Sex, Smut, Emotional Sex, Rough Sex, Canon-Typical Violence, Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room

Summary: As the hurricane coursed through New Orleans, Louis took Lestat to his hotel, to care for him. And, though he tried to resist their bond, he could not deny that he ached for Lestat. "I am companion enough for myself," Louis reminded himself, the words a feeble mantra. Old patterns are difficult to break. Snippet:

Weightlessness gathered beneath my feet as we rose through the sky. Lestat’s teeth were not buried in me, and his hand was not grasping at my neck; Lestat held me tenderly, aware of his arms, securing my placement beside him so that I could not rip myself away from him. The bitter scent of fear gathered on his skin, and the further he sent me upwards, the more I could sense it on my nose–that poison, like cyanide for our every exchange, welled within Lestat. Enormous restraint was required of him to not act on this fear, not to shout or beg me to change my mind. The trust that had eluded us for the entirety of our relationship in New Orleans made an appearance as we hovered above the clouds. 

The city was small beneath us, and the grandness of our history together collapsed into a single view. I saw us so clearly in the sky, Lestat pursuing me when I was a human, imprisoned in a cage of society’s design. He trailed me by the heels, observing the curious creature so out of place in the constraints of the time, swayed by the beauty of a man only he could see. When he read me, he had not recoiled at who he found but became smitten by who I could be, if I could be released. How could I not detest him for loving the very thing I hated? 

I shifted in his arms, but Lestat held onto me fiercely. “Careful, chéri.”

“Entertain me, for a moment,” I said. Lestat loosened his grip, and I placed my arms at his shoulders, brushing my lips over his cheek. “We don’t have to be the same as we were.”

“I am not perfect.”

“Neither am I.” I press my lips to his nose, to his forehead, to his cheek wet with bloody tears. “But I’ve known life without you, and it’s a stale, intolerable existence compared to my life with you.”

“I can’t bear to watch you leave again.”

“I won’t leave.”

“Mon cher–”

“Believe me, the way I believe in you.” 

Lestat captured my lips, spreading my mouth open by the force of his tongue, groaning in desperation, devouring me inch by inch. His hands took fistfuls of my flesh, kneading my ass, pressing me into his blood-gorged cock. 

“I dreamed of you nightly,” Lestat rasped. “In an empty coffin, to fill it with a sliver of you. You possessed me, and I would not expel you. I can’t be without you, Louis, tu me rends fou.” 

[platoapproved]

NO FORGIVENESS ODE: CHAPTER 6

Claudia had been so convinced that Lestat was cagey about his background to manipulate them and keep them in the dark. That Lestat lied or omitted information to intentionally mislead them both. Louis is increasingly convinced that Lestat is just genuinely incapable of talking about it. But Louis is also a different man than he was when he and Lestat were together before. He’s had 77 years with Armand learning how to avoid setting off landmines and coax answers from someone who’d rather mind wipe himself than admit to his own traumatic past. Comparatively, Lestat is just not on that level. “That’s fine,” Louis says, stroking his hands soothingly up and down Lestat’s back. “It’s fine, love. Here’s what we’re gonna do. I’m gonna tell you about Chicago, because I’ve been looking forward to that for weeks. That’s for me. Then when I’m done you’re gonna tell me about the nightmare thing. That’s for me too. Can you do those things for me?” Can you be good for me? he almost says, but he’s not sure if that’s the right tack with Lestat. He feels Lestat nod against the top of his head. “Thank you,” Louis says. “Kiss me.” Lestat kisses him, and Louis rewards him with a small nip of his fangs on Lestat’s lower lip.

HERE is the thing. Nobody writes Loustat like @marbleflan. NOBODY. This fic is TRANSCENDENT. It's humor and tragedy and realness and romance. It's so good. This is the penultimate chapter; if you haven't started it yet, cannot recommend highly enough. Pure joy from start to finish.

[carnadelions]

I really like your takes on the Loustat dynmics, do you read fanfic? If so, you got any recs?

cleave/tie by vampdf

“Oh, look at you,” he crooned. “You’re hungry. Hasn’t anyone taught you how to eat yet?”

daddy lessons by vampdf

The need was damning. But he was damned. A creature caught between worlds: man and not, saint and killer. Absolution would come for him, but not in Lestat’s hands. fatherhood is a fickle thing.

Family Portrait, c. 1840, oil on canvas by littlerhymes

Lestat's latest favourite is a painter.

Fearfully Changing by Cesare

Things are changing at Rue Royale as Claudia grows more independent, making Louis more cautious and leaving Lestat feeling estranged; he pursues a distraction that ultimately reminds him how much he values his family.

the hour of lead by boltcutters

He came in the door like a hurricane, her father. / Claudia, in a mouthful of interludes.

Roadkill by baberainbow, nlbv

pieta by baberainbow

A family trip to the circus ends with a satisfying supper and an attempt to fill Louis' belly.

During the Chateau de Lioncourt's renovation, Louis and his mother-in-law come to an understanding.

Mr and Mrs Lioncourt by weathermood:

Lestat and Louis have been married for five years. Lestat thinks Louis is an English teacher. Louis thinks Lestat works in finance. It isn't until Lestat has Louis in the crosshairs of his sniper rifle that their respective lies, resentments and desires are exposed over one dangerous night.

see-through by verseau

Lestat and Louis have been divorced for eight years. Against all odds, this is a love story.

The Painting by laila555

Louis and Lestat take a trip to visit Marius in New York City, sometime after the events of Memnoch.

stage directions by rainbowfantasy

“Luchina says you’re driving yourself mad back here. I tried to tell her you’d always been mad, but I supposed I'd better come and see it for myself.” Lestat was given new lines specifically and the nerves are making him jittery. Luckily, Nicki is good at distractions.

Children of Disobedience by HannaM

After Akasha's death, no one seems to know what to do next, least of all Armand. Marius wants to pretend the last few centuries never happened, Louis and Gabrielle are fighting, Daniel is just happy to be alive and in the company of vampires and Lestat has locked himself away from the rest to write all the things he won't say to anyone out loud. Well, if Louis and Gabrielle can't help Lestat, maybe Armand can.

[cottagecoreloreee]

Chapter 3 should be up on Sunday! Here's a preview until then:

[platoapproved]

NO FORGIVENESS ODE: CHAPTER 5

HERE'S THE THING. @marbleflan and I are writing buddies, which means she sends me excerpts of fic as she is writing it. And let me tell you. The last handful of days that she's been writing this chapter I have been CHAINED to my phone, jumping at every notification, hoping for another snippet. I have glared at so many work emails and messages from my book club chat etc. because they were NOT more of this fic for me to devour.

The way this fic handles Louis and Lestat and their interactions with one another and the way they think about themselves is just perfect. Agonizing and wonderful to read. If you haven't checked it out, run don't walk.

He texts Louis I’m sorry but doesn’t say for what because he isn’t even sure what. He’s just afraid that if he doesn’t Louis will see tonight’s argument as a return to their former cycles: love, disagreement, dissolution. It’s really fine, Louis texts back as he climbs into his coffin. Lestat has a terrible habit of picking the exact wrong times to expose the vulnerable underbelly of his psyche. He spoke of Magnus, the tower, what it meant to him exactly twice to Louis. The first time, Claudia’s suspicion and his own transgressions made his confession seem a pathetic attempt to garner sympathy. The second time—well. Louis standing over him with Armand, twin flames glowing in their hands. Threats and promises. How do you, under these circumstances, circle back around and say I’ll never get over this? Can he say it will never be fine, never again? It will be glittering and wonderful and terrible agony but never fine.