#vc headcanons

[desertfangs]

One of the hottest vampire things is them staring at each other's throats. Armand watching Daniel's artery pulse with fresh blood after a kill. Daniel staring at the curve of Armand's neck where it meets his shoulder and wondering how long it's been since he's fed, how warm or cold he'll be if Daniel presses his lips to his skin. The way tilting their head back or to the side is one of the most sensual movements and how arousing it can be to see them adjust a collar or for a sweater to slip to the side over a shoulder, revealing more of their collarbone.

[apoptoses]

what are the odds that daniel stayed at a hotel that folds towels into swans and leaves them on your bed, and armand saw them and got obsessed

and so for weeks after daniel would wake up in their apartment with every towel in the place staring at him like

[leslutdepointedulac]

Everyone expects Lestat to be super excited about his birthday, and while he is all over it with a grand ball to celebrate and taking in the attention given to him, it's mostly just to keep up appearances and distract himself from the fact that every birthday is another year away from his humanity and a year closer to becoming more of a statue. And that scares him more than anything.

[uncivilcivilservice]

Do you think Armand misses the days of public surgeries and autopsies?

Look, I'm not saying modern day Armand is crawling and peering through the vents, or disguising himself as an observing doctor, in order to watch surgeries in hospitals, but I'm also not saying he's not

[ihaventcomeupwthanameforaheroyet]

My HC about Marius' proposal to Pandora's father is neither "Marius wanted to marry a child and consummate the marriage immediately" nor "Marius wanted to prolong his unmarried state by being betrothed with a child" but a secret third thing (a man who was secretly very lonely among people he could not bond with saw a kin spirit and wanted to make this person his family, whatever form it takes).

(Looking back to the first time I read Pandora's book, I think I always saw it this way. I just never bothered to put this feeling into words.)

[vamptember]

It's Week 1 of #VCKinkFest and this week's prompts are:

• Pet Play • Overstimulation • Somnophilia • Collars • Voyeurism/Exhibitionism

So post your fics, your fanart, your headcanons, your meta- anything goes! And feel free to promote older works that fit the themes.

For those who post on AO3 we have a collection here that you're welcome to add your works to.

Don't forget to tag your posts with #VCKinkFest so that we can reblog your works throughout the week!

(PS: have a prompt related to one of the themes that you want to see another author or artist fill? Head on over to @priapus-at-the-gate and drop your prompt in the ask box ♥)

[queerquaintrelle]

Vamptember 2024: Colosseum

Marius de Romanus & Gladiators headcanons by moi.

Photos from: Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec taken by me.

@vamptember

Preface: Prefacing this by saying whilst, yes, I am a Marius de Romanus enjoyer I enjoy him critically, the way one enjoys Dracula (1897) whilst not condoning Bram Stoker's very obvious racism and sexism. (I approach most media this way and it works for me), that said, if you loathe Marius? valid, don't take it out on real people though, and if you love him? great, I am not stopping you. Just play nice in the sandbox everyone alright? Anything I say came about from my own observation and is not a condemnation of anyone else enjoying a fictional character.

Writer's note: this is going to be marginally ahistorical and I've taken liberties, gladiatorial games as we understand them now weren't a massive thing, they became one in the time of the Nerva-Antoinine dynasty and the Colosseum finished building under Commadus (he is the villain the film Gladiator). But I have been sitting on this meta since I got back from Quebec so here y'all go.

Marius de Romanus as a human doesn't approve of gladiatorial games, he thinks they are obnoxious and a meaningless sacrifice of life.

Marius as a vampire sees the theoretical value in them as a manner of brutal keeping of social order, he still doesn't attend as games take place during the day.

It is one of the many squabbles he and Pandora have, she thinks they are morbidly fascinating.

Marius didn't understand 'why the Romans were like this' (derogatory) until he became a vampire.

He finds them to be 'strange' 'morbid' and 'fetishistic' (a bit of a hypocritical statement but what are TVC vampires if not compelling hypocrites?)

Commadus's reign is one of the few things that made Marius de Romanus sympathetic to Christians and Christianity (book! spoilers) <- until Constantine the wife and son murderer (historical fact) ruined everything.

[ch3ri-ch3ri-lady]

reading tvl is so upsetting because you just know lestat was the sweetest friendliest kid ever which got me thinking about how weird louis must’ve been. he fs would’ve like collected dead bugs and been really into warrior cats or something

[desertfangs]

Daniel and Pandora arguing over what to watch while Marius pretends not to care but sighs very deeply when something he dislikes is finally agreed upon.

Which all becomes moot anyhow when Armand comes into the room, snatches the remote, and fires up YouTube because they absolutely must see this video of a goat walking along a fence in the middle of a forest fire.

[apoptoses]

It is #Molloy Monday and I am here to remind you that Daniel is featured most from 1975-1985 aka the Sluttiest Era of Modern Male Fashion.

Coming in HOT we have the cut off short shorts and cropped t-shirt or mostly unbuttoned button down combo. Daniel visited some warm climates during the chase years so I invite you to picture him in the tiniest ripped jean shorts sweating over whether or not that auburn haired lady down the street is actually Armand!!

Or going into the 80s sometimes the tops were REALLY cropped and exposed midrift and back!! Like just picture Daniel fucking around on Night Island in this, wow wow!!

But even when the pants were long the t-shirts were TIGHT, maximum pec definition through the shirt was a must.

If he didn't wanna show that much skin? That was fine because turtlenecks where IN baby!! These are basically vampire lingerie imo, covering up the most succulent part of the neck but still leaving a hint exposed below the jaw?? Armand had to have been dying of thirst!!!

(Also when it says Armand came to pick Daniel up from jail in a lawyer's tweed suit? He wasn't wearing no modern cut, he'd have been rocking the big lapels because this was the 70s tyvm)

Also important to note was that the 70s were the era of glam rock and androgyny, so picking a silky button down that looks like a women's blouse? Totally okay for men, very in style so long as you leave the top buttons undone to expose maximum chest.

Btw velour? Was IN. This is the 1979 equivalent of a juicy couture tracksuit which Armand could have snuggled right into while they were living in London.

And while the 80s sees the rise of a looser fit, that doesn't mean the crop top died or that people weren't still rocking a more form fitted jean when they were feeling casual.

This photo is from NYC in 1983 and shows that tight t-shirts and short shorts were still very much alive, just styled a bit differently! A tight top and looser straight leg jeans, or short bottom and a flowy open top took the place of all fitted looks.

Or that the mostly unbuttoned button down went away- if anything in the 80s the buttons went even LOWER and more revealing. Paired with a boxy linen suit this is essential 80s Miami aka Night Island looks.

and yeah that's spader, leave me alone, he's peak 80s here

This sweater is loose but it's got the deep V neck and a sheer knit, perfect for the beach!!

And yeah this is Sapder AGAIN but note the half open shirt, leather jacket, and jeans that get tighter near the ankle!! Classic 80s, baggy but still sexy, A+.

I SWEAR this is the last time I'm gonna use and abuse him but peep the muscle tank with the DIY cut edges on the arm holes! V neck! 80s!!!

Basically the takeaway here is that if you're putting them in the 80s and having them rock something baggy and double denim, the look still featured a tight waistline and rolled sleeves or rolled ankles to tighten the jeans. It wasn't just baggy all over!!

Here's some random images from the entire era to finish off:

So next time you're working on fic or art instead of just tossing Daniel into a regular old t-shirt and jeans consider doing some slutty 70s and 80s looks instead 😌

[leslutdepointedulac]

What do you think Louis first thought when he saw Daniel again as a vampire? What do you think was the first thing he said to him (or Armand) about it?

Ooh I think about this a lot 😭 So I think Louis' initial reaction to seeing Daniel would literally just be deer in the headlights, poor guy is gunna be questioning his reality. But I think he had somewhat speculated that Daniel might make it to vampirism eventually.

Obviously Louis knew that he had survived his attack and he couldn't really know for sure that he'd been brought over. But I think that Louis knew Daniel was determined and was going to stop at nothing to get what he wanted, regardless as to whether or not he did actually get it. Whereas Louis' intention was to scare Daniel into leaving it all alone, I don't believe he necessarily thought it would work, deep down.

So seeing Daniel as a vampire may have come as a surprise to Louis at first, but really, is it that out of the question that he is? There have been more surprising things that have happened lmao.

As for what he said to Daniel, it was probably something along the lines of "I see you got it in the end, immortality." And he probably asked how Daniel was coping with it, what his experiences had been so far (even though it hasn't been long at all).

And then with Armand, Louis might have (somewhat jokingly) said that he never took Armand for having a fledgling, and that it's a bit of a shock. But at the same time, that he was happy for Armand - happy that he'd found someone who he was so committed to, and loved so much that he couldn't bear to let him die. To the point where he was willing to break his own vow to himself. Louis was pleased that Armand had allowed himself to do something both for him and for Daniel. It was both a selfish and a selfless act, but that's okay. They both deserve that.

I also think that Louis was just happy that Armand found someone who could be committed to him in return. Something that Louis previously hadn't been for Armand. He may have even thought about his own time with him and thought about how unfair he'd been (though given the circumstances, it was more than understandable). Louis was glad Armand was with someone who gave him what he himself never did.

[uncivilcivilservice]

I think about Armand telling Daniel that no other mortal had known his name a lot, because I don't think we get clarification on whether or not he keeps that rule after taking Daniel to be his companion, or if he essentially goes "oh well, cats already out of the bag, my name has been published in a book, and I'm trying to reconnect with the world anyway, so what the hell, may as well just go by Armand"

But I think it's far funnier to imagine that he continued to use aliases when speaking with mortals or conducting mortal business, because Daniel would absolutely take the opportunity to rush in and introduce Armand to whatever gaggle of students or artists or vagabonds or business men they've collected that night, with the silliest or most ill-fitting name he can think of.

Some high-af artist: You seem interesting, what's your name?

Armand: Oh, me? I'm-

Daniel: Bob, his name is Bob 😃

Armand: ...He means Roberto 😐

Daniel: But everyone calls him Bob 😃

[arathergrimreaper]

Kind of an unconventional headcanon but no one can convince me otherwise, so it doesn't matter: Armand, unironically, likes Kesha music. He loved her party anthems when he first discovered her, but he loves her more serious, artsy songs more because he relates to her story and struggle a lot.

Whenever he's really upset with any of the group (esp. Marius), he just locks himself up in his room and blasts Kesha music loud enough for the whole household to hear.

[ch3ri-ch3ri-lady]

guys pleaaaase ask me things about the vampire chronicles I’m bored

[desertfangs]

Because it's my birthday, here's a birthday headcanon:

Daniel's mortal birthday was always super fraught and tense when he was still alive. Getting older while Armand remained the same was a huge source of agitation and frustration for Daniel as the years went on and another reminder that he was aging, not immortal. Much like finding a gray hair or a new line on his face, it was often the cause of nasty, breakdown drag out fights between him and Armand.

So now that he's immortal, I think they still mark the occasion but they focus more on celebrating his immortal birthday when he became a vampire, and the mortal birthday gets less fanfare. Although sometimes Armand still goes over the top with gifts or insists on throwing a party for him, because it's still important and he's still Armand.

[apoptoses]

Food in Venice is heavily seafood dominated, being that the city is man-made islands on the sea with no growing space of their own

Red Lobster was founded in 1968 and thus was already an established chain seafood restaurant in the US in the 70s and 80s

Armand enjoys having secondhand experiences via Daniel and would likely want to re-experience food familiar to him (seafood) served in 'modern' popular styles

Ipso facto, how many times was Daniel subjected to endless shrimp at different Red Lobster locations before the fascination of seeing the exact same restaurant in different places wore off for Armand and how unwell does the mere scent of cocktail sauce now make Daniel feel?