#number 1 lestat defender

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how would we feel about drag queen lestat

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what did your mom say?? i hope she's still on board for armand's story. and claudia's death must have been devastating

i read this out loud to her and she could only shake her head and say "fucking armand". claudias death was very hard, we were both sobbing over it. she went into the show knowing that she was gonna die, but that doesnt make it easier. in terms of armands story, shes a lestat lover through and through but dont you worry, as long as im her child she WILL hear me defend the shit out of armand.

also, she has a theory that when daniel asks louis "did you hear from my maker", daniel and armand were actually already together at this point and it was daniel protecting him. i asked why he would do that, and MY OWN MOTHER made a touching tips notion at me 😭😭😭😭😭 so at least she gets devils minion

but like i say, im armands defence lawyer and number 1 devils minion stan so she WILL keep hearing about them

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I don't know why it bothers these people so much that we defend Louis and Claudia when they are anti-black?

If we would let them, they'd demolish these characters at the slightest opportunity.

You have to know the difference?? If you come and tell me that Louis often makes the worst decisions that his actions often have bad repercussions on those around him, i would agree with you.

On the other hand if you come to my face to tell me that Louis is ''hypermasculine'' ''a violent aggressive pimp'' ''abusing all his partnes'' and other stereotypes of the kind, then we will have a problem.

Let's talk about Claudia because there is literally no reason to hate her she suffers from all sides,she is abused, she is the number 1 victim of all the male characters!

Even her own death was not about her?? In the last episode even when she was mentioned it was so the two protagonists could talk about their griefs and so we could feel bad for them.

Season 2 is about the tragedy of this woman but all i see talked mostly is DevilMinions (mind you this season has nothing to do with them for the moment), i see people glorifying this poor little Armand, Loustat, Lestat, Lestat,Loustat, Lestat Lestat (despite it being only 5mins per ep) i can accept those centering the season on Louis' journey to acceptance to vampirism etc...because they are rare and it's also the theme of this season.

Claudia is executed and i have to read 50 posts on this poor Lestat (okay we can be sad for him but perhaps we should put back the focus on the main victim?? ) Sometimes i tell myself that i should just be a casual viewer because the fandom is frying our brains.

It's already a very long rant and I've lost my train of thought sorry

(never apologize for ranting in my inbox like this. that's what it's here for<3)

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I am SICK AND TIRED of the way Lestat is treated. I'm his number 1 defender, crucify me. I could give you an 8 hour talk about him and his thought processes through EVERY CHOICE HE EVER MAKES IN THE BOOKS

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AO3 Filter Game

 Rules: Go to your works page, expand all the filters, and answer the following questions!

@belovedsheith tagged me, I’m about to expose myself for being complete filth oops

1. What’s your first and second most common work ratings? Explicit (18) Mature (9)

oh wow it’s my only two ratings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .

2. What’s your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer?

Most common: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (22) haha go fuck yaself, live dangerously

Least common: Major Character Death (1)

I don’t know if anyone else notices but I do consider myself an adventurous writer for the reason that I challenge myself a lot. Even if it’s not evident to the reader like a lot of the stuff in my fics is stuff I’ve never written about before or stuff I used to feel really uncomfortable talking about so when I have an idea that feels over my head I try to take a shot at it anyway, and I’ve been learning to say things that I used to be embarrassed to say. And like when it comes to kink fic a lot of time that boils down to “This is a thing that super turns me on and I’m gonna write about it now even if it exposes me to everyone for being a complete freak” LMAO. I’m trying to be BRAVE!

3. How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences?

M/M (24) F/M (1) F/F (1) Multi (1) 

I think it’s accidental but like, I mean!!!! I like to write about characters and relationships that interest me so that’s where I go. I guess it could be a preference but it isn’t really on purpose. 

4. What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot?

Vampire Chronicles (21) Yuri!!! on Ice (4) Voltron: Legendary Defender (1)

UM I ONLY HAVE THREE FANDOMS LOL But if you wanna dust off the archives and my ENTIRE FANFIC HISTORY I would say WRESTLING comes in no. 1 and Rammstein RPS would be in there somewhere?  But I don’t tend to migrate a lot, I get like really obsessively focused. Most of my fandoming is based on VC, and I never really found YOI friends to hang out with but I read almost exclusively YOI fic for like the last year and a half until VLD distracted me, and I’ve been dipping into VLD fandom a little bit even though it’s kinda scary I’ve found that like the Sheith people are really cool and there’s a lot of awesome fanart! 

5. What are your top 4 character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled?

Daniel Molloy (16) Armand (15) Louis de Pointe du Lac (4) Lestat de Lioncourt (4) Absolutely no one is surprised. 

Bonus, the top 4 relationships I have tagged Armand/Daniel (15) Lestat/Louis  (3) Victor/Yuuri (3)

AND THEN ARMAND/MARIUS AND DANIEL/MARIUS ARE TIED WITH 2.

6. What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic? Top Two: Anal sex (7) Blow Jobs (7)

Bottom Two: Hand Jobs (4) Pegging (3)

LMAO YIKES BYE I AM FILTH

Anyway if you combined all 4 into one fic you’d get The Lotus Eater, Armand/Daniel 24k

7. How many WIPs do you have currently running on AO3? Any you don’t plan on finishing?

I don’t post WIPs on AO3, I’m too scared. =P If you count The Usher series as a WIP that’s fine but it’s open ended never to be finished. Same goes for a my Trilogy of Daniel & Armand’s Sexual History Named After Opeth Songs which is missing the final piece for one day but idk if anyone noticed it’s a trilogy and I’m not gonna point it out when I post it. =P

8. Tag people! PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU USE AO3 I BEG, and tag me! I wanna know! Talk to me!

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I posted 2,184 times in 2022

That's 1,979 more posts than 2021!

251 posts created (11%)

1,933 posts reblogged (89%)

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I tagged 2,183 of my posts in 2022

#our flag means death - 829 posts

#ofmd - 828 posts

#blackbonnet - 381 posts

#quotes - 350 posts

#blackbeard - 152 posts

#edward teach - 148 posts

#animals - 134 posts

#spoilers - 131 posts

#ed teach - 129 posts

#ofmd spoilers - 120 posts

Longest Tag: 135 characters

#this is the plot of a hallmark/lifetime/who-the-fuck-knows-because-they're-all-the-bloody-same movie that i was talking about recently.

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Passive-aggressive tea with Lestat:

For when the motherfucker just won't take the hint.

82 notes - Posted October 30, 2022

#4

Nador fascinates me.

With Marwa: "It feels like we've been together forever."

With Guillermo: "It's been ten years?!"

*slow nod*

98 notes - Posted August 23, 2022

#3

You know... I never thought I would use the term 'dipshidiot' affectionately.

Then, Laszlo once again defended That Fucking Hat.

102 notes - Posted August 23, 2022

#2

Feeling all warm and dippy over the thought of Nandor realizing his feelings for Guillermo, and becoming a complete child over it. When it looks like he's going to lose Guillermo, he uses one of his wishes.

"I wish for Guillermo to love me, and only me!"

Only to be bitterly disappointed when there is absolutely no change in Guillermo. He thinks the Djinn is playing with him. Or, maybe, that he isn't worth loving.

Little does he know...

124 notes - Posted August 22, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

@motleystitches left me this lovely, thought-provoking comment, and I wanted to take some time to answer it throughly:

"But was there at any time genuine affection between Louis/Lestat? That’s the part I feel is really awkward. Ep 5 seems to be asking to reinterpret all the previous episodes. Yeah, it’s abusive, violent, but ep5 made it seem like *everything* was just fake to Lestat, so they never went into a “pattern” at all. instead, it was just a game/hunt to Lestat…"

First, I apologize for taking multiple days to answer this. Second, let me clarify that I will make mention of things that I feel explain each character's shitty behavior. Explanation does not equal excuse. There is simply no excusing a great deal of what has gone down here.

So, to dive right in: Yes, I absolutely believe there was - and, still is - genuine affection and love between Louis and Lestat. That love is, quite understandably, not sitting around in plain view during the events of 01x05. Things have spiraled so far out of control between the two of them - lying, cheating, manipulating - that neither party seems to like the other, all that much, right now. While this is the first time the two of them have clashed to such extremes, it is hardly their first time at-odds. Love can survive a lot, and there's something about twisted, fucked-up, these-two-should-not-be-together love that seems to lend a little extra elasticity before the break.

To look at each character, I guess I'll begin with Public Enemy Number One. When the two initially met, I would agree that Lestat was on the hunt, both vampiric and romantic. The thrill of the chase was alive and well, as I should think most beings experience when they have a goal in-mind. And, as much as Lestat tries to separate vampire from human, he is still victim to basic human nature. He wants love. He wants companionship. I just don't think he's terribly fond of the idea of that he needs it.

Lestat, if you should ask me, is a terrible liar, even to himself. This, I think, is where a lot of the manipulation comes from. It looks ugly as hell, at face value, but I think a lot of it is rooted in insecurity. He either doesn't know how, or - for my money - doesn't want to ask for the things he shouldn't need. The things he should be strong enough to do without. Things that, in the past, have probably come back to bite him in the ass. So, he comes up with other ways to get them, to entice Louis into giving him what he wants. Again, manipulation is manipulation, but I don't think it comes from a place of falsehood when it comes to Louis. He wants from Louis, but he doesn't want Louis to know that he holds that kind of power over him. Unfortunately for him, it slips out when he feels that he's faced with no other choice to get what he wants.

Monogamy is my favourite example. His assurance to Louis that other people are acceptable is so terribly, obviously transparent, only to have a complete, unsurprising meltdown in the face of Louis taking advantage of their agreement. While there is definitely bullshit to be called in the double-standard, Lestat also comes across as genuinely heartbroken. And, who could blame him? (I'm sure many could, but, I'm speaking to the heartbreak, not the actions that followed). Here is his partner, who - by said partner's own admission - has little sexual desire for Lestat, only to take up with an old friend at the drop of a hat. I can tell you from experience, that is a shitty feeling. To have your partner show no desire to do something with you (not necessarily sexual), only to be all too willing to give it a go with someone else. That said, I firmly believe that Lestat wanted to believe it would be fine with it, to know that Louis was with someone else. Otherwise, he's in it too deep. He's jealous. That jealousy and heartache become weakness, and those weaknesses can be exploited at Louis' will.

And, Louis… This is what I love about this series, is that everyone is feeling this story in so many different ways. Personally, if I was to find anyone's love to be in doubt, it would be Louis'. He's so caught up in resentment of Lestat, for turning him, for killing to survive, for all of the basic things that Lestat is... He clearly has difficulty in getting around that. Louis has a very mild way of showing affection. Granted, a great many beings in this world are not affectionate, and that is just fine. In his case, it makes sense that at least some of it comes from a lifetime of being told that his feelings were, to quote, "a crime against nature". He doesn't owe Lestat affection, and he's not obligated, but... A lack of attention doesn't tend to work very well, when paired with a needy personality. Again, I'm not saying Louis should give Lestat everything that he wants. But, he knows what his standoff-ish ways do to Lestat. There's no way that he doesn't. Threatening to leave, and then walking out, only to turn back up once his point has been made. Or, even better, when he has need of Lestat, again. (See: Claudia).

Speaking of Claudia, this is a fine example of the things Louis knows, and how best to use them to his advantage. He's far more subtle about it than Lestat, but Louis is guilty of manipulating his lover when it suits him, too. When he needs Lestat's help to save Claudia, he knows just what buttons to push. He knows that Lestat loves him, and will do anything for him. A daughter means that he'll stick around for a family. Coming to him in the first place doubles as a stroke to Lestat's ego, letting the scales of power tip to his favour for a time. Even with that, it still gets Louis what he wants. He wants to save Claudia. He wants to atone for his own sins. He wants to be a good person. And, yes, I do believe that he genuinely wants to fix things with Lestat in the same move. (Four birds, one bite).

That's where the love (and the co-dependency) shows the most. Louis wants to fix it. He cools off, and comes back around, and gives it another try. Ill-advised? Fuck, yes. But... You can convince yourself of a great many things when you're in love. Otherwise, in theory, you'd probably walk away. He knows Lestat. He trusts him, trusts in his love, and in the good of him that certainly does exist. Again, if it was all bad... Well, something attracted him in, in the first place.

Fast-forward to 01x05... Violence is definitely not the answer, but I am not one bit surprised that such is where they have landed. Lestat has lost all of his hold on Louis, in all forms, be it love, attention, or power. And, he lost him to Claudia. His weaknesses have come back to bite him, and he's doing the only thing he seems to know how to do: bite back. Biting back against Claudia, though? Wrong move. Trying to harm Claudia, the only redemption that Louis may feel he has left in the world, his child, is worse than taking on Louis, himself. There is no way Louis lets that slide, even if that means taking on an older, faster, stronger adversary. Even if that adversary is his own lover. To protect his family, yes. But, in some truly fucked up way, I feel like this is the only way Louis is going to bother to protect himself. Where this leaves them, now? It's not pretty, not by any means, but it will be interesting to find out.

That was... a lot. (And, sadly enough, I have so much more that I could add). All together, yes, I feel that there is love between them, but they suck at showing it. Love isn't their problem. They're a personality mis-match, to say the absolute least. Incompatible. These two fail at communication. They really might have benefited from a long, involved, check-your-ego-at-the-door type of a conversation. It didn't have to come to this, but no one was willing to get to the root of it. Ego. Ego, ego, ego. (Mm, I love it). This relationship feels very real, where so many other on-screen portrayals are lacking. Now? Now, the road back to love will be treacherous, if even passable, at all.

After all, Louis may have said told Lestat to let him go, but he never said he didn't love him.

P.S. This is just my opinion, and I may very well be biased. I have been in this type of relationship before. We shouldn't have been together, but we were oddly perfect for one another, and that thought still surprises the shit out of me.

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how would we feel about drag queen lestat

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I'm gonna hold lestat like this

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my wife has never done anything wrong ever

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drag queen lestat how do we feel about it

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I love lestat sosososoo much and even though he is sososososo evil I want to fix him