#they dont get it

[potatosneevees]

I love that, whenever I say I will NEVER have kids, everyone in my family is just like "you're still young, you're saying that now, but we'll see"

I'VE BEEN SURE OF THAT SINCE THIRD GRADE. AND I AM NINTH GRADE NOW. I'VE BEEN SURE OF IT FOR SIX YEARS. I AM ASEXUAL.

I WILL NOT HAVE CHILDREN, FAMILY. NEVER.

[tsurion]

no one gets you like i do shelly from dandys world

[lawyer-of-louis-de-lioncourt]

Fans of IWTV that are problems

People who want to put the blame on one character.

Like sir. Uhm. How do I say this? In a way that can penetrate your mind?

They. Are. All. Horrible. People.

But they are also: All Beautiful People With Love All Consuming.

Both can be true. Because IWTV is the extreme reflection of life and people.

There is this comment on a fan edit on YT that was literally posted a day ago that I found.

I think we've established Louis is the problem. He is the common denominator in all these toxic relationships. Even his and Claudia's was an unhealthy mess. [Image]

And before I go on, on why this sh*t brings the movement down and I don't and won't tolerate I just want to bash the thinking of this person.

Let me ask you, reader and watcher, if a person in an abusive relationship lands in another abusive relationship are they the problem? Are they seeking to be abused yet again? Do you think they like it? Do you think Louis du Point du Lac went into loving Lestat because Lestat showed anger issues? Insecurities? No. He saw the best in him. He still fucking does. He loves the guy despite his problems. Do you think Louis fell for Armand because he was a gaslighter? A liar? A betrayer and clear child killer? No. He fell for Armand's ability to be soft to be gentle. He fell for his understanding. His clear care and focus on what he wants. His endurance.

"Louis is the problem." The problem here is that there are lies and manipulation from all characters. Louis is a lost soul who is more impulsive than the rest of the characters. He goes through life always seeking, seeking, seeking not really knowing what he is looking for. He also has fucking depression and some deep self-resentment.

But to say he is a problem because he is a victim (and he is because even though he has his strengths in the events between the Big Lestat Drop and The Trial he has been most hurt from both events more than Lestat and Armand (if we don't count Claudia because she was the MOST VICTIM OF ALL OF THEM DURING THAT ERAS)) is disgusting. It's victim blaming. To say he is a common denominator of abuse is stupid. He is the common denominator BECAUSE he attracts powerful love interests who are unhinged.

There is a huge power imbalance between Louis and Lestat. That was unknown. A power imbalance between Louis and Armand that was known but put aside because Armand gave the illusion that he was giving Louis the reigns.

To say Louis is the problem is blaming a wife being beaten, divorcing her husband and then getting in a relationship where she is beaten again. Clearly she's asking for it. (That's how this post sounds like) And. I. Will. Not. Tolerate. It.

Okay. Now that is put aside.

Like I said before.

These vampires are broken. One could argue being beyong repair.

The purpose of the books is to show monsters in love. Monsters who act on humanity but still take it too far.

There's a whole quote that says something about Lestat loving first and how passionate he is but in that love the only way he can show it is through violence. To break it.

We see Armand who is so loving and so f*cking patient. So eager to be loved. So eager to not be alone. Because he has been so alone all these years and then he meets Louis. Louis with a daughter. Louis with a burning, eager heart to be free this time around. Louis who represents everything Armand desires. To be free of all chains. And in wanting Louis he loves only him. Sees Claudia as chain too. Because Louis broke free of Lestat. Because Claudia, to Armand, is an extension of Lestat. Louis' capturer, maker, abuser.

He loves so much that he sees this as right. To get Louis all to himself. He wants this so badly. He even says it. "I want you more than anything in the world."

Words with weight. Words he meant. Words he carried through. He loves wholly. Obsessively. He loves solely.

And then Louis. Sweet Saint Louis. A father, a brother, a man who cannot exist or see himself outside of others. He is father, brother, lover, companion, son before he is Louis. This man who cannot exist outside others. This man who because of his spiraling self-hate drags others so he can stop the self- punishment. To get a reprieve. To put this love onto others because he can only love himself by loving and caring about others.

Who cannot love himself. Who drags the body of a stranger's daughter to beg for one himself. Who self sabotages and then tries to fix it. Who loved someone who hurt him because he can't let it go. Who thought he could love a man with burdens and control that was spiraling. A man who he knew felt the loneliness he had too. Louis who begs, demands and pleads and manipulates to get this fix of love. To put it somewhere. Even if it destroys the person he loves. (Paul, Claudia, Lestat and Armand) Just a little bit. Who loves then bites the hand that feeds him. Who loves so much. So much. He gets lost in it. Then drowns. Drowns in his failures. And drags others into it.

(Lestat: You drag me into your gloom. Armand: Will I be on suicide watch for the next 1000 years?)

And it's true to sense. He can't preserve his happiness. And sometimes he goes out of his way to not. Destroys it. (The killing of Lestat. The harsh words in 1970s to Armand) Because he doesn't deserve it.

This is all what it comes to:

They are humans stuck to live forever with these woes and problems and nowhere to put it. No where to put their trauma. So they make it themselves and then try to love with these jagged pieces.

They are fleshed out and more real than any character out there.

They are real. In their monstrosity. In their humanity.

They are horrible, they are beautiful, they are guilty, they are innocent. All of this. All true. All at the same time.

"I could not prevent it."

"...Was a band aid for shitty marriage?"

"This fascinating boy."

"I HEARD YOUR HEARTS DANCING?"

"Let me go."

"I love you with all of myself."

"Come to me."

"But she didn't love you. Not like he did, not like I have."

"I hate you."

"I know, I know. She's calling me."

"You and me. Me and you. You and me. Me and you."

"PICKED ANOTHER ONE OVER ME!"

"He's...a lot."

"I love you too baby brother."

"I'm not asking Arun."

"Am I all I have endured?"

"THE NAME! UNUTTERED in our home for 23 YEARS!"

"Could you imagine me? Without the burden of her?"

"I want you more than anything in the world."

"She called me an angel. Me!"

"Saint Louis."

"Are your companions?" "Yes." "No."

"I had a hunch."

"He forgave me."

"Why do I owe you my one act of cowardice?"

"Armand preserves my happiness..."

"Claudia is my coven."

"It was never about me."

"Tell her she's beautiful every morning."

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Lol, thought you'd get a kick out of this ask someone sent me. Some people just don't get it ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Whatttt? Of course Vincent lives in my head rent free. If he didn't, THEN I would get therapy! 😂

You're 💯 correct. They do not get it.

[p1xel-ra1nb0w]

I heard people talking shit abt longlegs at school today.... get my girls name out of your fucking mouth..,...,,😡😡

[loveisadangrousthing]

ꨄ𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟒 𝐮ꨄ

[sadiejosworld]

reading homeless!peter parker fics or any jason todd fic reconciling with the batfam is actually torture for me. no one gets the feeling of being cornered like that. the authors dont UNDERSTAND doing EVERYTHING to survive, even hurting others because you’re THAT desperate!!!! jason todd is mean!!! he’s my baby girl fr but him being cornered??? let him go apeshit!!! he’s traumatized, he doesnt ask for help.

no one gets being cornered like i do. let them snap, let them hurt others, let there be misunderstandings and they dont give af to fix them because the FEELING OF BEING CORNERED AND THREATENED IS SO OVERWHELMING THAT THEY ARE MEAN. MEAN. NOT UNDERSTANDING I DONT GIVE AF ABT UNDERSTANDING. THEY ARE CORNERED ANIMALS. LET THEM ACT LIKE IT.

thanks for coming to my ted talk.

[zukosgay]

Being a bumper sticker girlie in a world full of neanderthals (germany)

[am0ngtheb0nes]

Maybe you can't kill Strahd. He's built different. Look at this man. That loser is good as dust.

[koko2unite]

I can't stop thinking about "...and he's gay." I keep saying it in my everyday life. To be clear, this is a marked improvement and I want to thank you for the brainrot

you get me lets be bff

[cylinderarts]

repping the wife today on vacation

[thomasbrodiesandwich]

look guys i dont even know what ive been typing these past few posts. im just in grief. in Mourning okay. just dont mind it if some of those dont make sense.

[lostcryptids]

[oldsoulgunsnrosesgirl]

Girl nowadays:getting up in the morning listening to some stupid new song all the kids are obsessed with while getting ready

Me:getting up in the morning listening to Guns n roses Welcome to the jungle and Kiss Detroit rock city and Motley crue Dr feelgood while getting ready

[jonathanbyersphd]

NGL watching the TikTok Hozier girlies not cheer when the opener calls for a ceasefire is very 😬😬😬😬