#not really but i'm not a vampire either

[hekateinhell]

In some of the earlier drafts of Memnoch the Devil, David Talbot was supposed to die, NOT Armand:

From what I saw, a lot of Anne's drafts and notes at Tulane for MtD where more heavily focused on developing the whole religious aspect and the lore that she wanted to follow, but this really caught my attention in a big way for obvious reasons. In an another world, David would've self-immolated instead of Armand, and the book would've ended with Armand and Lestat walking together in Central Park!

"Almost Claudia, but not"... Ouch.

I will say that I understand why ultimately Anne decided to go the route that she did with Armand in actual canon (aka what's literally on the page)—I think it does make sense for his arc given his background and religious trauma. I understand it, but also as a reader and an Armand girlie, I would have been much more satisfied by this ending 🥲 (no surprise there!). Alas, I am not Anne Rice, and I'm just so grateful that she thought ahead to make her notes, drafts, and diaries accessible to us after her passing so we can have fun trying to understand her creative process and considering all the possibilities!

Lastly:

"I do think David has go to to go. Maybe he should go instead of Armand." just takes me right out.

ANNE.

#i'm in between the liminal space that exists between christmas and new year's (even though i don't really celebrate either of them) #and i was going through some stuff on my phone and had fit about this all over again #listen it's memnoch season AROUND THIS TIME IS WHEN IT HAPPENED!!! #i promise you the images were so much better but tumblr ruined them like it does everything else 🤧 #armand #lestat de lioncourt #david talbot #the vampire chronicles #vc #anne rice #the skateboard of shakespeare #quotes

[omaano]

On the Job Together - or make sure your toothsy boyfriend companion is properly covered up in the sun, before even more of his kind come looking for that pilfered armor. (Space vampires on Tatooine sounds like a Really Bad Idea, but noone's informed this one about that...)

#Where is his helmet? I hear you ask... would you rather I skipped drawing that less than impressed expression on him? Next question #dincobb #I either draw a hat or a helmet on him the two together is not happening for a while yet #din djarin #cobb vanth #din x cobb #marshmando #monster mash #dincobb domestic bingo #my art #the mandalorian fanart #the mandalorian #I always whine and complain about it but I MISSED drawing all those flowers omg I'm so happy with how they turned out #dincobb fanart #I LOVE messing around with Cobb's magic robe and flower-growing magic hat #it's another question when it comes to shading but that really is not the point anyway #yes yes din is a vampire now in this AU it is finally settled #what's happening with the light around their cheekbones? good question - I don't know but I like how it looks

[mermaidsirennikita]

ah, May

the month when I get to watch the new season of a book adaptation about a sweeping romance involving hot people wearing period piece clothing while having graphic onscreen sex with each other

#interview with the vampire #i! never! said! the romance! was healthy! #anyway i really love this pic bc it conveys absolutely none of what i referenced #but what it does convey.... is their respective personalities #and you know maybe the sex might be a lil different this season! idk! but either way i'm on board!

[little-cereal-draws]

When you're a werewolf and it's night

#i'm really proud of how this turned out #i never draw monsters that don't look exactly like humans (like vampires or ghosts) so this was a challange #but i think i did it #no reference either just vibes #they sleepin #like what i need to do #my art #marvel #mcu #werewolf by night art #werewolf by night #wwbn #jake russell #ted manthing #man thing

[breha]

anne rice, pseudointellectual extraordinaire, managed to squeeze into the tale of the body thief references to: "sailing to byzantium" and "the dolls" by william butler yeats, a tale of two cities, anna karenina, the postman always rings twice, lolita, "the tyger" by william blake, a tree grows in brooklyn, "the thing on the doorstep" by h.p. lovecraft, "eyes of the mummy" by robert bloch, goethe's faust, jeffrey burton russell, mircea eliade, john milton, marcus aurelius, hart crane, george bernard shaw, diogenes, thomas aquinas, jacques maritain, pierre teilhard de chardin, dostoyevsky, albert camus, and john keats. at one point lestat uses the alias "sebastian melmoth," which was a pseudonym used by oscar wilde, itself a reference to melmoth the wanderer by charles maturin. later lestat goes by the last name "wilde." he also references othello and at one point asserts that he is "not time's fool." the alias "sheridan blackwood" might be a reference to sheridan dufferin given rice's interest in art, and i assume she got "alexander stoker" from bram. the movies that appear or are referenced are suspicion (1941), vice versa (1988), all of me (1984), the company of wolves (1984), beauty and the beast (1946), the dead (1987), it's a wonderful life (1946), and body and soul (1947). characters see or reference art by rembrandt (specifically the syndics of the draper's guild), picasso (three separate times), willem de kooning, jasper johns, andy warhol, monet, and edward hopper. there's also a reference to the actor rutger hauer. uhhh i think that's it but holler if you caught one i didn't

#iwtv #vampire posting #i'm sorry i don't know why i did this. there's no use for this. i just love making lists #the show is really keeping in the spirit by making the paintings in the background/so many of the books identifiable #interesting that all the movies are either from the 80s (the last 10yrs relative to when the book was written) or the 40s #(anne rice's early childhood)

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

Why is she so cold? Randall half-wondered to himself, as he listened to her with a tender smile: He couldn't help but notice this as he held her hand, wishing for nothing more than to warm her with everything he had. He hated to think this poor woman was cold, even in the summer, and so he found himself taking her hands the way a lover might, hoping he could chase away the chill.

"I...I'm glad you came in last night," he smiled, giving her hand a little squeeze. "I...I know how you feel, in a way; my life, it's...been pretty lonely too lately, it's been very, uh...monotonous, I guess is the word. I get up, I go to work, I go to bed...rinse and repeat. And so for you to come along and just...shake up my whole world, it feels like? It's wonderful."

He didn't know what compelled her to come into the shop last night. He didn't know what drew her in put them on one another's path, nor did he knew what about himself it was that so attracted her, but he wasn't about to question it, as he finished shyly, and yet completely earnestly, "I'm...I'm very excited for tomorrow night too-there's no one I'd rather spend an evening out with than you."

#((i think it is too! i appreciate the mix of old and new; the nods to the original)) #((while also bringing something new to the table! like i said i love the '71 film; it was a big part of my childhood)) #((but i really respect the west end musical for incorporating some new ideas; including some elements from the book)) #((that hadn't been really brought up in either film adaptations prior!)) #((and hey; thank you too! 2023 defidently had a lot of ups and downs for everyone)) #((and so i hope that 2024 will prove to be a much kinder; more easy-going year for all of us!)) #((and i'm very excited for their date too! they're already happily drinking up one another's company and loving it)) #((and although i know sitting through two back-to-back vampire movies is gonna be rough for poor emily)) #((i hope she'll still enjoy herself anyhow-especially to come down and visit randall's parents afterwards)) #((i love that idea; i think it's super-sweet!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Dark Shadows

[leslutdepointedulac]

So me and my family spent the morning at a rescue looking at dogs and there's two that we're looking at inparticular and I shit you not one is giving pure Louis vibes while the other reminds me so much of Lestat it's literally Louis and Lestat but if they were dogs. The only thing is, we're only getting one but we love them both so making a decision is going to be so hard

#i'll update when we get one of them #though that won't be for a couple of weeks yet #providing we can get either of them anyway #it was weird though cause i had a dream about our last dog before i woke up this morning #and i think it's the first time i've dreamt about him since he died at the beginning of the year #and it felt like he was saying goodbye even though i said goodbye when he died #i just think it's funny that happened on the day we go to look for a new dog #and then when we were at the rescue i kept seeing a robin which i like to think was our old dog #anyway. despite how much i still deeply miss our old dog i'm really excited to get another #also we took the two dogs we're looking at on walks #and while we we're walking the second dog there was a huge group of bikers that went passed all dressed as santa #so that was cool #i didn't intend to write a whole damn essay but here we are #my vampire chronicles

[frobby]

Ronaldo's character song has very fairytail ending 6 "be as one" energy

#I hope at least 1 person knows what I'm talking about #Be as one is both my least favorite and the most iconic of the fairy tail endings #But also like I can't hate it it's so funny #It's also the only one given to gray from my memory #This is not the first time I've referenced this specific ending either #It's aura is so powerful #kyuushi #kyuuketsuki sugu shinu #the vampire dies in no time #Fairytail #Be as one is also also really close to 2 certified bangers #I don't really like the 7th ending but holy shine and don't think feel are near the top

[oveliagirlhaditright]

But one very dark and sad thing, if you choose to consider the Buffy and Angel books canon is this:

In the novels, while Giles never meets Fred, Buffy, Xander, Tara, and Dawn do. And they all like her. Tara and Fred in particular really hit it off. As, of course, do Fred and Willow, who meet in Angel the Series (they actually meet before that in the books, which actually maybe explains some things, perhaps: like why Fred thinks to call Willow when Angel loses his soul).

And Giles still refuses to help her when Illyria is possessing her during that plot in "Angel"--because he no longer trusts Angel Investigations since they're working for Wolfram & Hart. And, to be honest, for revenge on Angel--and Fred dies. And Fred, of course, was an innocent. And the sweetest girl you'd ever meet.

#in the books spike also meets fred when the scoobies though. though sadly that one probably ends up being a continuity #error of course. since spike would later meet fred in angel season 5 and there's no mention of him ever having met her before or vice versa #buffy the vampire slayer #angel the series #rupert giles #winifred burkle #illyria #angel #buffy books #buffy tie-in books #angel books #angel tie-in books #the scoobies #angel investigations #team angel #i'm pretty sure. if i remember correctly. anya is probably the only scoobie at the time who doesn't meet fred sadly. because she stays with #giles to manage the shop during 'monster island' dawn doesn't go then either #but she meets fred later in the book 'heat' #man giles really betrayed his watcher training with that one. i can definitely get why some people see that as ooc #but i suppose revenge can drive people to do awful things

[st0ne-wasps]

thinking about amputating Jay's arm in a fanfic / oneshot thing I'm writing. should I do it.

#No you probably can't read it #I probably won't post it anywhere unless people really wanna see #But I'm still asking for your opinions #If I don't amputate it it's never going to be the same either way #He got bitten by a werewolf Tim. #marble hornets #marble hornets jay #Werewolf Tim Wright #fanfic #marble hornets tim #My boyfriend has a contrasting vampire alex fic to my werewolf Tim fic #And they're both timlex

[theoneofmanyofficial]

Part 4

Some house wardens/dorm leaders (Malleus not included*)

*by not included, I mean I'm saving him for later

Yes. VERY YES.

You offered, man. Now ya gotta commit to the bit

I even got the ghost camera ready to immortalize this once in a lifetime moment

Bold of you to assume I'll be lucky enough to reach the end

Actually, yes it does. Your sarcasm wasn't obvious enough for me to pick up the telltale signs.

I thought we were doing a dark humor bit.

We are not showing this guy any mercy, are we? lol

Come along, Idia! I need your introvert support buff and heals to boost my introverted social battery! Plus, I get bragging rights that the Idia Shroud was physically present to my party as a bonus with a happy Ortho as a double bonus!

Win-win for me and Ortho!

(I mean, poor dude gave his best attempt at saying happy birthday last year and now we're forcing him to attend a party? Next year, is he just going to resign to his fate of attending our parties? And it just keeps going until he willingly comes to our party on his own because we'll be there hanging out with him? Probably not lol but like, imagine birthday line mini plots. That'd be cool)

Love you, Kalim, but please don't, for my wellbeing. I'm an introvert and that will put me out of commission for a few days, even my insomnia wouldn't be able to keep me awake

Head pats for the enthusiasm though

My first thought was skin care/facial care, but that might be too obvious. I hope it's something cute.

Is it a massage? Trip to the spa? Therapy? A raise from Crowley? Everyone overcoming whatever issues they may have? I don't know, man. What I need most right now is to sleep, so please spell it out for me

Dang it! My first guess was right! I shouldn't have second guessed myself!

Too bad I can never keep up with a skincare routine because they usually have more steps than I can handle

Extra Riddle because I couldn't fit it in the last part:

Not the smile I was talking about, but this smile is still worthy of head pats

So happy head pats for Riddle!

#I'm still waiting for Leona to start singing #i got so excited when he offered #because he could either sing really good and I praise him or he could put so little effort and it becomes funny #either route is a win for me #as much as I love Kalim #that boy is the sun and i am a vampire #ok not really #he's just the cat to my cat allergy #and i want to give cats all the head pats #twisted wonderland #twst #leona kingscholar #idia shroud #kalim al asim #vil schoenheit #riddle rosehearts

[duskbats]

eden had a very important conversation with heidi about the possibility of being turned when she’s older.

transcript below.

eden: heidi, you know how your mum and i are... different?

heidi: uhm...

eden: how we sleep during the day, and don’t eat dinner with you?

heidi: oh! because you’re vampires?

eden: ...yeah. that doesn’t scare you, does it?

heidi: nope! it makes you two special.

eden: *laughs* you’re a good kid.

eden: but you know when you’re old enough, you can be like us too.

heidi: i can?

eden: but only if you want to! it’s a big decision.

eden: make sure you really think about it, and you can tell us when you’re older.

heidi: *giggles* okay!

#ok so this was the reason why i had eden and dima adopt #this plus i couldn't imagine either of them pregnant #but i really wanted to play with the idea of like #adopted by vampires but the child is given a choice when they're older #i think with the heir they'll be a vamp #but any other kids they adopt #i'll randomly generate the decision somehow? #but yea i think it's cute #ts4 #the sims 4 #simblr #ts4 gameplay #ts4 legacy #*v legacy: g1 #*eden james #*heidi shariq #also realising how much i overuse ellipses i'd be a terrible writer #also i don't even know if heidi will be the heir i'm gonna play around w some mods for adoption

[cdreambur]

vampires dream and wilbur have been companions since the late 1700s when they met in london.

both of them having been alone for over 50 years, they decide to stick together when they cross paths and get along well.

the two of them experience a lot together: the springtime of nations, the construction of the eiffel tower, the 1920s in la, the beginnings of queer pride.

now, in 2023, they live an almost mundane life in a nice, spacious new york apartment, with a friend at the blood bank and fun, enjoyable jobs at a music store and a flower shop respectively.

in the almost 250 years they've been together, they've never had a problem with hunters.

of course, that luck runs out one day.

it happens while dream is out getting dinner after work; a tasty bag of b positive from schlatt and a giant box of fried rice from the chinese restaurant down the road.

when he comes back, their apartment door is unlocked and ajar.

dream enters the space slowly and cautiously, breath hitching when he sees the completely destroyed hallway, their photos torn from the walls and shattered, petals of the flowers he brought home yesterday scattered everywhere.

but the thing that scares him the most is that wilbur's shoes are still by the door despite there being no sign of him anywhere.

dream's worst fears are confirmed when he steps into the living room.

there's a picture of wilbur projected onto their tv, him lying on their blood-soaked carpet, looking barely conscious, hands tied behind his back and duct tape over his mouth.

dream's so distracted by the sight that he doesn't hear the person coming up behind him.

the last thing he feels is a needle piercing the skin of his neck.

-

what wakes him up is a broken, pained scream. he shoots up, just to find his wrists and ankles strapped to a bed.

the room he's in looks partly like a lab and partly like a torture chamber, test tubes and chemicals lining the wall to his left while the right houses multiple knives, guns, arrows, and wooden stakes.

his assessment is interrupted by the door opening, a man and a woman dressed in black stepping into the room. another gut-wrenching scream and a loud sob echo behind them, and it's only now that dream fully registers wilbur's voice.

suddenly, there's white-hot fury running through his veins.

he struggles against his binds, a low, angry growl escaping him when he can't get out.

the two hunters step closer, arrogant smirks on their faces when a third cry reaches the room.

it's what finally makes dream snap, the rage overflowing. the sound of the leather cuffs ripping wipes the grins off the hunters' faces. they both run for the door, but it doesn't even take dream ten seconds to tear their throats out.

wiping the blood from his chin, he steps out into the hallway.

they're going to regret taking him.

but they're especially going to regret ever laying a hand on wilbur.

his best friend. his partner.

the man he loves.

#slight tw for blood and violence i guess #anyway haven't really thought about what their relationship here is #but i'm thinking either an established relationship or dream realizing he loves wilbur when he hears him getting tortured #but yeah vampires dreambur am i right #dreambur #c!dreambur #madduo #au ideas

[nguyenfinity]

diamond dust

#quick end-of-the-night sketch #my semester is wrapping up so i am. goin through it #oc from the other day #i am like a vampire in that i will not talk about ocs unless invited to do so (please do so) #daisy's ocs #oc diamond #i don't even know if these colors are right 'cause i have unfortunately learned that my laptop. reeeally saturates colors #my last one made them lighter than they really were so they either looked washed out or way too dark #honestly i think i should be given a little credit for my coloring sometimes since i'm never shown accurate colors. #also thinking of making a separate en/stars doodle blog from this one but also like. it's not that deep jdhfkahdfh #also if you sent in a req. yes i do see it and thank you i will get to them eventually <3 #if y'all would like to stack the inbox so i have stuff to draw when school ends feel free #rough cuts oc

[helladventurers]

God i'm cruising through world 1 lol it's by no means hard ofc, especially when you compare this to the bonus and multiplayer levels in terms of difficulty, but after you have so much knowledge of the game's mechanics and how each character/enemy type behave, it becomes so satisfying to speedrun through the levels so many turns below the S-rank requirement

#gui plays mario + rabbids #I'm trying to use luigi more but i really don't like his play style lol #he's too much of a glass canon especially compared to rabbit luigi who's a fucking beast #best status effects in the game combined with bulk and ease of access on vampire???? #i never got to either of the yoshis but i have a feeling if i made a tier list rabbid luigi would be the one s-tier #just for his cheer support abilities #sheer* #now that i think about it i'm not a huge fan of mario either pff #he's not a bad character but everyone else brings so much more to the table that it feels like a waste of a character slot #peach is way better as the balanced character and rabbid mario is a fucking monster with his AoEs

[sn0wbat]

If you don’t mind, I saw the comic about vampire hair and it made me wonder what would Einarr look like with a beard?

the context

he'd rather not dwell on it too much

#asks🦇 #low stakes 🦇 #sometimes i wanna start an oc ask blog #this is probably like. the third time someone has been like 'but what would einarr look like with a beard tho' so ALRIGHT FINE i drew it #the answer is viking. he'd look more like the usual bearded viking stereotype. he'd also look just like his dad who matches said stereotype #also rune is just really gay for him either way #however einarr is very aroace and does not return those feelings at all and honestly sees rune more like a child. sorry rune #also don't worry i'm not mad at you for asking #einarr just doesn't like the question #the gender standards he grew up with are different from ours and over the centuries he has been kinda unraveling it. unpacking it all #deciding that gender norms are dumb; they FLUCTUATE anyway and what's masculine in one century can be horrendously outdated in the next #he has also mostly accepted his fate anyway #it is what it is #and as such; he should be allowed to do whatever he wants. like wearing those feminine brooches bc he likes the look of em #he isnt bothering with the absolute project that is growing a beard as a vampire when it can fall off just as easily as when his hair reset #when it means he has to avoid all sorts of shifting. no bat forms. no mistshifting. none of this. all while remaining as calm as possible #and he has done it before! once. it did not make it to the length that rune is imagining sadly #i'm rambling #it's a complex topic #he has mixed feelings about it #and honestly i just find that more interesting