#night island

[armandegamer]

Daniel can call himself a bright young reporter all he wants, but if the Talsmasca paramours folder had been labeled, “Armand Fucked That Old Man In A Miami Shopping Mall” he still wouldn’t have looked at it.

[byelacey]

VAMPIRWAVE 🌴🌊🩸

[limonmelon]

Objectively hilarious to think about Armand absconding to the one place he feels safest after the events of season 2. South Florida.

[hellalugosi]

The existence of Night Island within the show's universe with a direct shoutout to the Villa de Mysteries on the promo image and all that implies means there is a distinct possibility Daniel lived in Florida for a time, may remember the idea of living in Florida, but very likely not why he was living in Florida.

Can you imagine the horror of knowing you lived in Florida without knowing why.

Memory may be a monster but it's got nothing on the bugs.

[kandelia-mangrove]

Wishlist/Predictions for season 3 of interview with the vampire (add your wishes in the tags!) 

Lestat's perspective on the trial 

So much is different in the show and the motives for everyone involved in the trial are still SO unclear, I need more!

Lestat's version of what went down in Paris with Nicky and the start of the Theatre de Vampire (like I do think he and Armand fucked, but also way more stuff also happened for sure)

It would be really funny to get some Armand interjections in this portion of the tale

Lestat being haunted by Claudia's ghost in the present!! Also the Past!! He can never know peace!

Daniel and Lestat beefing

Lestat getting canceled (or truly any other social media reference) 

Louis Cameo in the present day (curious to see how they are going to keep him involved since I doubt they will spend a ton of time rehashing their relationship in New Orleans) 

I really need them to have very intense getting back together but also still kinda divorced energy

I’ll also accept cutaways from Lestat doing insane shit to Louis just chilling in Dubai, like reading a book or smth

But also I feel like Louis definitely funded the tour like no way Lestat was up to date on his finances, so Louis popping in as a producer/manager could be fun and cool too

Everyones reactions to the reveal that Marius is alive 

Like I NEED to see Armand fucking finding out Marius is alive because he is crashing set that day and has a catastrophic meltdown about the whole situation

Because the show implied he doesn’t know about it, with the whole “I have the blood of Akasha in me, he doesn’t know who that is” line. 

Also Need Daniel reacting to this information 

Also really want Louis’ reaction, because I genuinely think even during his Hating Armand Hours TM he would still hate Marius for what he did to him

Also, very unlikely, but I think should be explored: the Marius golden child Lestat racism/imperialism dynamics of it all especially with the AMC cast. Like… We gotta talk about it. 

Explicitly GNC, Nonbinary, or otherwise Trans Gabrielle

On that note, very intrigued to see if they will leave in all the incesty bits or just lean into the abandonment vibes 

Daniel has to clown on Lestat for this if they leave it in

Confirmation or Denial of 70s/80s devil’s minion (I just need to know if it happened or not!!)

Also if it did happen: I want some flashes to that era - setting up the night island of it all (just since I think that could be relevant going forward)

I think it makes sense plot and show production wise to have a little reference confirming it did or didn’t happen, but I doubt we’d see any of it if it did happen tbh. 

Great Conversion stuff just happening in the background 

Daniel Vampire phones Louis, and Louis the least curious vampire to ever exist genuinely tells him to just ignore it. Like that bitch is NOT going to help solve any mystery

Lestat telling the story of him fighting and killing a bunch of wolves as a human and Daniel just not believing him (because its genuinely wild)

Loumand Divorce Era

Lestat actually exploring the trauma of his turning (sexual assault)

Vampire Daniel being a vampire and doing vampire things!! 

The in universe reception to the book Interview with the vampire by Daniel Molloy 

Like do people believe it’s real? How has the impacted the great conversion stuff? 

Do other vamps know he is a vampire?? 

Do people think the popstar thing is an elaborate RPF/industry plant thing related to the book? 

I Gotta see some fake tweets about this please

[desertfangs]

I know it's hard but you have to choose ONE.

[withinthismindofmine]

Dear AMC

I have a pitch for your Night Island show. First of all: make it Devil's minion.

The concept of the show can be the years Daniel spent with Armand instead of whatever the show was going to be. The fans already all theorize that Daniel and Armand still had a romance back in the day and Armand took the memories so give it to us.

It doesn't have to be more than 1 season. It can be short. We know Devil's Minion won't be a huge focus going forward because it's not Lestat's game so give us a small spin off.

In addition, it can be set up as Old Daniel reading back passages of Daniel's old journal he kept when he was with Armand. The journal could be sent to him by Rashid at the Talamasca. It'll be a good way to tie the show to the Talamasca series and also keep Luke employed.

Furthermore, if you wanted to add that crime heist thingy okay. You can. That could be a fun side plot.

I think if it is not done the fanfiction authors will take care of it for you, AMC.

[mirrorhouse]

night island is located off the coast of miami, but if anyone cares and didn't already know, according to the vampire companion (official guide to tvc) more specifically it's "meant to be near fisher island, which can be viewed from south point on south beach"

[gayregina]

I love them so much, it’s not even funny. MAKE A DEVIL’S MINION SPINOFF ALREADY!

[inexplicablepeas]

OK another Night Island detail I noticed but this one's sad. 🙁

He could almost hear the great roar of the dancing fountains, see the long narrow beds of daffodils and tulips blooming eternally out of season…

Daffodils and tulips, spring blooming flowers, but in constant bloom. Guys he's literally trying to create a permanent spring time for them, but THERE NEVER WAS ANY SPRINGTIME. 🫢😭😭😭

[confirmeddead]

Even though the Night Island show was shelved (at least for the time being), the fact they confirmed Armand owned it is so interesting.

So when was it purchased? Was it something between him and Louis? Or did past DM happen and it was a gift for Daniel? Or perhaps it was a little side gig he had apart from Louis?

So many questions.

The show was announced when season 2 had already begun filming so it’s safe to say AMC likely asked Rolin about Armand and how they could make it work.

[byelacey]

gonna show u guys the first sticker i have finished for a summer merch collection that i probably won’t have in stock until late summer oops haha

[queer-is-future]

So, Night Island.

apologies if this has been discussed already-- i've been away from Tumblr for quite some time. I believe @eosphoroz talked about this in a post a while back (i cannot find it to link to, ack) and I totally agree that the Dubai penthouse is very similar to Armand and Daniel’s Night Island in QotD.

I've been thinking about this since s1. I know we were supposed to get a Night Island series, but it seems like the idea was nixed when the writer's strike happened. That being said, i'm not sure if the current Dubai location was going to be the set for Night Island, but there are several similarities between the two.

In QotD, in the Devil's Minion story, Armand buys an island off the coast of Miami and turns it into an all night, Luna Park-esque sort of mall theme park. He builds it alongside Daniel, who technically owns the island because Armand put the deeds in Daniel's name.

The description of Night Island from QotD:

"five dazzling glass stories of theaters, restaurants, and shops...from sunset til dawn, the tourists mobbed it, as boat after boat brought them out from the Miami docks."

The description of the nearby mansion where Daniel and Armand lived:

"supper waited in the immense dining room with its windows open to the pool."

The description of their apartment attached to Night Island:

"you could live adjacent to it (Night Island), in secret luxury, slipping in and out of the whirl at will."

"'All this is yours, Daniel,' Armand said, moving slowly through the spacious airy rooms of their very own Villa of the Mysteries, which covered three stories-- and cellars verboten to Daniel...Gorgeous the skilled mixture of old and new. Elevator doors rolling back on broad rectangular rooms full of medieval tapestries and antique chandeliers..." (art/decor more modern here but the sentiment is still there)

“windows open to the distant burning nightscape of Miami, to the dim high clouds rolling above.”

"he saw the villa behind its white walls, high above the beach..."

as with my other theory posts, i'm not claiming anything, just pointing out cool things as i see them. Whether this is an easter egg or a development for a future storyline is up for discussion.

maybe this will be developed into the home that Armand and Daniel will (hopefully) share together and where the coven will be after the events in QotD. maybe a stand-in for trinity gates, where Louis and Armand live together and where Daniel and Armand head after they reunite in Prince Lestat.

who knows? we'll see!

[nalyra-dreaming]

What is the "night island"? what impact can he have on the plot of the series, and why is this place important for Armand's story?

Hey!

"Night Island" is a luxury shopping island/resort (originally off the coast of Miami iirc), with hotels, and entertainment centers that Armand purchases for Daniel while they are together.

Daniel owns it in the books (Armand gives it to him(*)).

Later, after the events of QotD (Akasha's rising) Night Island serves as a place where the surviving vampires come together and even after most leave the island stays a place where vampires stop by from time to time.

Now, for the show:

AMC is (still**) developing a mini-series that will follow art thieves who try to steal something off Night Island, not knowing what kind of creatures call it home.

**I say "still" because it was delayed with the strikes there was no news for a long while, but it has been stated they're still on it.

AMC will release the mini series somehow in relation to Devil's Minion developing, because the connection cannot really be severed.

It is also a very cool setup to come back to later in IWTV, whenever they choose to do Akasha.

Also:

There was a post back then (which was deleted after), which announced "Night Island" (I think simply too early). It had black sand around the card, and black sand is at a certain beach close to Pompeii. And Pompeii... and the Villa of Mysteries... is a very important moment for Daniel and Armand. :)

As for impact...

It depends on how they will choose to use Night Island - as a show and a moment in the show. If they only have other vampires there and references the mini-series could have relatively little impact.

But either way the island/resort itself (as in story-point) will play a bigger role in the show at some point.

In Daniel's and Armand's past... and likely their future.

(* btw - if it should turn out that the tower in Dubai is the show's Night Island and that Daniel has forgotten he owns it... THAT would be funny 😅 - but I think it will stay an island)

[desertfangs]

An Evolution of Intimacy [AO3]

Armand/Daniel - Explicit - 3999 words

A series of vignettes about Armand and Daniel being intimate in all the eras of their relationship, from the Chase Years through Post Canon. This was written for the @vamptember prompt "Eras." My original plan was to write a 100 word drabble for each era but uh... I was not able to keep them that short. So I gave up on that and just wrote a short little vignette for each one instead.

Very short preview:

1. The Chase Years

Daniel is relieved when the vampire slides into the booth across from him. His pulse jumps but more out of surprise than anything. He should be afraid but it’s been over two years of this and not seeing his immortal stalker for long stretches makes him far more nervous than anything. 

Armand is beautiful and terrible, with ivory skin that’s nearly bone white and soft-looking russet curls that bounce around his cheeks. His eyes are amber and glow with a preternatural light. Daniel is always captivated by him but tonight he looks extra pale—maybe it’s the dim light of the bar, or maybe he hasn’t fed.

The idea that Armand may be bloodthirsty sends a spark shooting through him. He swallows uneasily. 

“That man is watching you,” Armand says, nodding to a man at a table across the way. He is looking right at Daniel and he’s handsome: brown bell bottoms that hug his thighs, a nice mustache. But Daniel is more interested in the creature in front of him.

“Where have you been?” he asks. It’s been weeks since he’s seen Armand, and he was started to get worried. Even now, a jolt of fear runs through him that perhaps Armand is here to end this game. Maybe that’s why he looks at Daniel hungrily. 

His heart pounds. 

“I had business to attend to,” Armand says.

Daniel laughs. “Business! Says the guy who needed help making a long distance call! What business?” 

Read the rest on AO3

[kaelio]

The Vampire Armand draft - the end of Night Island.

(Tulane special collections)