tate • 26 • she/they • queer ao3 • bsky
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hey. don't cry. the horror... the horror was for love. the things we do for love like this are ugly, mad, full of sweat and regret. this love burns you and maims you and twists you inside out. it is a monstrous love, and it makes monsters of us all. ok?
Somewhere in the world right now, this minute, is a young man who will one day play my beloved Lestat de Lioncourt in our TV series. I wonder what that young man is doing.
Is he reading a book tonight, or watching a film? Is he out dancing at a club? Is he studying for an exam, or perhaps acting in a stage play in Los Angeles or Chicago? Is he on the set of a film, waiting for his time on camera? Maybe he's driving on a narrow highway alone from London to Manchester; or through the traffic of Berlin or St.Petersburg or Brussels. He may have the car radio on, or be musing in silence. Perhaps he's playing the violin in an orchestra, or tap dancing on a Broadway stage.
Is his hair already long, to his shoulders? Is he a snappy dresser? I wonder if he is in love. Has he read any of the Vampire Chronicles?
I hope his parents are proud of him for his talent. I hope he is happy. What kind of wine does he like?
What did he have for dinner? Wherever he is, I'm thinking of him. I'm wishing him well. I'm wishing good things for him. Stay safe, young man. We're coming for you. We love you. We want you.
- Anne Rice, in a post on The Vampire Chronicles Facebook page.
I wish she got to see her beloved Lestat come to life so beautifully through Sam Reid. To me, there is no Lestat but him.
lestat in tvl: a summary
Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt Interview with the Vampire (2022-) 2.08 ― "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else."
im not pro rpf except for when funny or when permissible as entertainment or when my friends are doing it or when it happened and i believe it in my heart
Inktober'23 - Day 21 - Lestat. Again. Everything about this scene is so beautiful and I've been wanting to paint it since I first watched it.
count dracula? okay. one. dumbass.
see the THING IS I don't feel like I ever worked hard enough to have "earned" the burnout, which is. probably how we got here.
“I have thick blond hair, not quite shoulder length, and rather curly, which appears white under fluorescent light. My eyes are gray, but they absorb the colors blue or violet easily from surfaces around them. And I have a fairly short narrow nose, and a mouth that is well shaped but just a little too big for my face. It can look very mean, or extremely generous, my mouth. It always looks sensual. But emotions and attitudes are always reflected in my entire expression. I have a continuously animated face.”
—The Vampire Lestat (1985).
In San Francisco, Louis seeks comfort in one of few things a vampire should not: the sun. Thousands of miles away, Lestat—plagued by the ghostly reminders of his failures as a maker, a father, and a partner—is interrupted by the voice of Armand with grave news of his ex-lover. Watching Louis walk away in Paris upended his life and has haunted him for two decades. This time, he knows that if he remains idle once more, he will not get another chance. A canon-divergent reimagining of September 8th, 1973 and the days that follow.
since i need to get better at sharing my work, i'm dropping this here!
part two is in the works (and i think this will become a three-part piece based on the rate i'm going)
You spend an hour alone with him and you’re breathing in sync together.
the way the entire plot of iwtv relies on the fact that louis is insanely good looking.
thinking again about vampirism as disability
Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1.02: ...AFTER THE PHANTOMS OF YOUR FORMER SELF.
iwtv is so fun because it's not really about vampires who happen to be gay. it's about gay ppl with personality disorders who also happen to be vampires