#please remember that Dante is Catholic fan fiction

[the-gamling-dog]

I do like this, because it plays into the Calvinist narrative that sure, Christ's redemption yada yada, but some people exist firmly below the floor at which Christ's grace applies.

Because Biblical literacy appears to correlate inversely to foam-flecked jeremiads about Them.

Let demons atone and find forgiveness. Maybe Lucifer was their Pharisee, their Saducee, and led them astray from the Law. Who's to say?

Certainly not Men, when the Son of Man accepts everyone.

hey uhhh but fr the concept of fallen angels existing but risen demons being an impossibility is kind of a great summary of sin in christianity

[neversetyoufree]

I just realized I never posted the answers as to who these were references to, so for those that were guessing in the notes, here's the key:

Noé's natural hair color is lighter than his skin tone

Dominique's father has published at least one short story (and the other de Sade kids' dad by extension)

Jeanne prefers thigh-high socks to tights

Vanitas dislikes sweet foods

Roland has kissed someone in exchange for a favor

Dante is often told he looks older than his age

Mikhail regularly hid under his mother's bed as a child

Chloé and Jean-Jacques have had the same roommate for over eight years

Longer explanations under the cut!

Noé's hair color vs skin tone should be pretty self-explanatory. No bleach was involved in turning that kid's hair platinum.

2. Dominique and her siblings' last name (de Sade) is a reference to the real historical figure the Marquis de Sade. And they're not just named after him; it's implied that the Marquis de Sade himself is their father. Dominique recites a slightly altered version of a real de Sade quote in chapter 12 and attributes it to her dad.

Since the real de Sade was a writer that published both fiction and nonfiction, and Domi's quoting his writing, it's probably safe to assume that the vampire de Sade of VnC's world has also published at least one short story.

3. Jeanne's preference for thigh-highs is technically an assumption on my part, not a canon fact, but she does always wear thigh-highs under her boots. Unless Luca or Ruthven is micromanaging her stocking choices, I don't think a preference for them is an unreasonable guess.

4. Vanitas doesn't like sweets! This one is just straight-up stated.

I'm sure that's not symbolic at allll ;D.

5. Roland's kiss shenanigans were the only thing that nobody guessed correctly! I'm so disappointed in all of you for forgetting my favorite extremely obscure Roland moment.

In case any of y'all are anime only fans, please be aware that the library Roland and Olivier talk in before Gévaudan belongs to this woman. Her name is Mira, and she is a Mess. The anime cut her because she is too powerful.

Also, I realize in retrospect that "exchanged a kiss for a favor" could technically also apply to anyone who made a voluntary deal with Naenia, but I'd argue the kiss was not really the point of those bargains. Also this is slutty catholic hours exclusively.

6. I don't actually think Dante looks older than his age, but apparently a lot of early readers and/or Mochizuki's acquaintances did, so now that's bled into canon via omake.

7. Misha hiding under his mother's bed regularly is a bonus fun fact pulled from a Mochijun tweet! She just dropped this one on us a while back and I stare in mute horror every time I remember it :).

To summarize that poorly translated text, Misha wasn't under the bed when his mother died because he was hiding from the vampire. He was under the bed because his mother had him hide down there silently on the regular while she had customers over for work.

8. Chloé and Jean-Jacques have had the same roommates (each other) for over one hundred years, not just over eight years, but I wanted to be tricksy lmao. I figured that eight was high enough to be uncommon, but not so high that nobody could pass it. And they have technically lived together for over eight years!

That concludes this very specific poll :). Hope y'all had fun with the guessing game.