#she’s also such a virgo

[ch3ri-ch3ri-lady]

Vampire chronicles ask for u (if you’re still interested ofc!) what do you think about Claudia as a character?

Ofcccc! Tysm for asking and I have a LOT of thoughts on Claudia (how can you not??). Brace yourself for a whole dissertation.

First and foremost, I’m the BIGGEST Claudia defender. I genuinely think she was completely justified in killing Lestat and being a dick to Louis about it. She genuinely has one of the most tragic stories in all of tvc and despite only being a main character for one book, she really stuck with me. Being eternally trapped in the body of a child, never being able to live on your own, take on a lover, basically have any autonomy or respect in society-all because of your drama queen fathers’ shitty baby trapping and toxic married couple bullshit? I would be a VILLAIN.

I hate when people say they dislike Claudia because she “abused” Louis or was “just as bad as Lestat”. Firstly, she was LITERALLY the child lmao. I think we as readers have a very biased portrayal of Claudia and her actions because it’s told from the eyes of Louis and Lestat. If it was from Claudia’s POV, I think absolutely no one would be complaining about her revenge quest against her shitty dads. I know it’s a topical debate on if Louis was a bad father or not, and while I think he definitely tried and was maybe more of the stereotypical nuclear-family-reads-bedtime-stories-to-his-daughter “good dad” in the early years, his hypocritical self loathing and perpetual martyrdom definitely inhibited his ability to provide Claudia with the support system she needed. Weeping dramatically about how bad of a father you’ve been doesn’t make you a better father lmao. To be honest, when it came to Claudia’s personality, I wasn’t a huge fan. I didn’t find her as entertaining to read about as say Lestat or Armand, and she was never emotionally or vibe wise one of my favourite characters. However, I think she is one of the most interestingly written characters and I will always ride or die defend her regardless.

As for AMC’s Claudia, I ADORED Bailey Bass’s portrayal of her and can’t wait to see Delainey Hayles in s2! While I think the aged up Claudia was definitely well executed and interesting (and I get why they did it), I still think it’s a bit of a shame that’s she’s not explicitly a “child” anymore. AMC Claudia can effectively live on her own and with some makeup pass for 18. Even this slight more access to adulthood places show Claudia leagues ahead of book Claudia. One thing I wasn’t a fan of was her sexual assault-I’m glad that they did the bare minimum of not showing it onscreen, but it felt very unnecessary to me. Like they could’ve just made Bruce attack her or something. Also Lestat (sexual assault victim) using Claudia’s against her as a fear tactic?? I get Lestat was very villainized in s1 from a mix of Louis and Claudia’s unreliable narration and Armand’s mind control mumbo jumbo, but I found that rather distasteful. Speaking of Claudia and Lestat, she’s literally his mini me! I really hope AMC shows more of this, and more moments of Lestat doting on Claudia. He was always the father who spoiled her with excessively bloody killing sprees or luxury brand clothes, I feel like we hardly saw that in the show. Like Claudia is his BABY! The parallels between Lestat/the Marquis and Claudia/Lestat…absolutely soul-crushingly diabolical I love it.

I’m curious as to how they’re going to change/approach Claudia and Madeleine’s relationship in the show. One of my favourite changes the show made was getting rid of the Claudia/Louis incest stuff because…DEFINITELY one of my least favourite things about the iwtv book and made me extremely uncomfortable. People always joke about Gabrielle/Lestat but Claudia/Louis is like a fandom taboo lmao (rightfully so). Probably because joking about Lestat’s mommy issues oedipus complex is funnier and more acceptable then acknowledging the fact that book Louis was like a straight pedophile about his 5 year old daughter. Wtf Anne.

This was SO much I’m so sorry lmao

[imageingrunge]

Eleanor De Vries 1874 - 1900 🦇

[the-inheritance-games]

Question:

What do ya’ll think lyras zodiac sign is?

I'm thinking scorpio, an October scorpio specifically. Mostly because she's sassy with a temper and bc I im an October scorpio :)

Also bc since i’m an October scorpio ik that my birth stone is Opal and do you know what else is opal in this series? The ring….😏

[littencloud9]

oh god instead of clicking the ask button I clicked the follow button and unfollowed you KHUGAKSDJGAKSGJHDJ okay so. sits in your inbox. lena. give me one reason kunichuu can end as a tragedy. one reason why they will work.

HENLO!! kunichuu and tragedy.. you’re trying to kill me today/lh

hm. there’s the physical tragedies (death by corruption. death by sacrifice etc) but WHAT ABOUT! they just decided the other wasnt worth it. chuuya knew from the start that kunikida will eventually realise he isnt a good person, but he said it didnt matter. until chuuya does something cruel and kunikida gets ticked off and it delves into an entire argument. because kunikida should know chuuya isnt a good person, so why is he trying to fix him? how dare he try to fix him?

or kunikida is forced to confront his ideals and realises that being with chuuya can’t ever work out. they’re too similar. they’re like mirror images that encourage the worst parts of each other. and sure, maybe they love each other, but maybe love isn’t enough. maybe kunikida remains too stubborn and maybe chuuya’s love as a whole is too destructive for someone like him to handle. smth smth danced the correct steps to different songs

(also… beast kunichuu……)

BUT ANYWAY!! them being mirror images could also mean encouraging the good in each other. chuuya encouraging kunikida to let loose and stray from rigidity. kunikida encouraging chuuya’s softness—not to change him, simply to add on. they get to experience all the silly romantic teen stuff together. chuuya never got that because [gestures to canon] and kunikida never got that bc he stayed waiting for the perfect someone. they’re both incredibly protective people, and that includes protecting each other. also. chuuya the unstoppable force vs kunikida the immovable object. they collide only because they should kiss <3

i do think they can work through things though. kunikida teaching patience and showing compassion and bringing out a whole new side to chuuya 🥹👍 chuuya being playful and fiery and kunikida feels free around him

also. look it’s kunikida’s ideals. he’s going to find someone that fits all of them and it will be perfect— IT’S NAKAHARA CHUUYA WITH A STEEL CHAIR

[maladaptivewriting]

so many people forget that lily evans is an aquarius, she’s not out there giving grounded advice. someone will come to her with a problem, and she’ll just tell them to “wait to see what path arrives.” like thanks lily that’s not helpful, but i appreciate the thought.

also you know the thing where everyone just describes lily as “nice.” i imagine that’s because no one can get a solid read on her so she’s actually extremely bitchy to people but she looks nice so they interpret it as kindness. she’ll actually talk to you like you’re stupidest person alive but you’re just not catching her meaning.

[ashleeofjupiter]

Yeah, okay.

I just finished Life is Strange: Double Exposure and, despite my apprehension in the lead-up to its release... it's safe to say that I'm back on my LiS shit.

I have so many thoughts and feelings fja;vnrisfjkd;

[sri-rachaa]

OC sketch day 1: Rehna Lee Dawson, Or Rennie!

Other close ups under the cut!! :)

[legallybrunettedotcom]

i miss when marina was making music for neurotic earth signs

[sorenkingsley]

[rococovirgo]

ayyyyy i turned 27 today (and i forgot i was gonna make art yesterday to celebrate but i was too tired from work and took a nap instead)

ngl i'm pretty happy i got to this age, since teen me all those years ago never imagined making it to our 21st birthday, but here i am at 27 living life and even thriving!! being full of whimsy and joy!! doing things that i was too scared to do back then!!! yippeeee!!!

also i promise to get back to posting art soon, my schedule is just now getting to a point where i have time to myself and can actually make art

[ashmp3]

guys i did it… i got the “whats this aesthetic called” comment on one of my moodboards on tiktok

[ratatatastic]

favourite finn... its high praise...

[alteredsilicone]

Just realized sending Drifter to 1999 is such cruel irony.

Viri escaped Duviri only to be once again trapped in a timeloop, this time she has to do it willingly and out of the goodness of her own heart.

She first ran to Eir, then she ran to Voland, then she looked at Loid, sighed and promised she'd do good by him.

[yuriveteran]

if astrology isn’t real then how come the ultimatum queer love cast is literally just earth/aquarius venuses stuck with cancer/leo venuses wondering why it’s not working out and why they feel so off with each other

[hauntingblue]

I need to say this I need to get this out of my chest because I have been listening to Renaissance and got don't hurt yourself on shuffle and why the fuck is beyonce still with jayz. Or why is she with him at all. Not to be oh he's old and ugly but he CHEATED and she made LEMONADE shitting all over him and then was like oof... back to my hubby. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN. BEYONCE RIP HIS DICK OUT!!!!

[kxllerblond]

*incomprehensible noises about my own OC*