Lestat De Lyingcourt

it's been said before but Armand putting Daniel in front of the TV when he's too busy to deal with him... he'll be such a good parent to his only fledgling 🥰

if Daniel’s eyes really change to the color of his maker's eyes whenever he thinks about him this is gonna get real embarrassing real fast i feel

So zaum is releasing: a disco elysium remake for phones with a completely different art direction, that everyone already makes fun of

What zaum cancelled: a solid spin-off elysium game with new mechanics and an interesting premise, something with the same vibe that made people love disco in the first place

What. Wh. Who makes these dumbass business decisions

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Sincerely, me who just got told that my writing feels like watching a blockbuster movie. I don't care if they were sincere or not, I'll be thinking about that comment for the rest of my life and every time I feel bad about my art, I'll remember that someone once liked it.

some cool stuff i saw in the forest last sunday!!

i think the single greatest thing about luke brandon field as young daniel is that when he runs into the wall his arms are still down at his sides like those cats that get smooshed against the wall headfirst by their owners and fail the intelligence test. every time i see it it brings me immense joy

Hot take, while I do think aging Daniel up was a good choice in that it opened up new avenues of exploration (and a potential DM amnesia plot!!!) I don’t think it actually was necessary to fix DM because maturity differences weren’t the real core of DM’s relationship problems.

Their flaws are still the same—old Daniel is still blunt and somewhat insensitive, stubborn and reckless and Armand is still controlling, condescending, melodramatic and above it all. These flaws were causing some tension but they weren’t insurmountable.

Old Daniel and B!Daniel also aren’t that different—Daniel at 20-24 is constantly scared Armand will kill him and still pushes back against him verbally with sarcasm and bite and expresses any and all frustration every chance he gets (it’s part of why he remains entertaining) just like 69 yr old Daniel.

This is only compounded once book Daniel realizes he’s not at risk of dying and has Armand just as wrapped around his finger as vice versa. Show Daniel is just a little more wrapped up in cynicism and hides his softer parts compared to B!Daniel who balances it out better imo, he’s not necessarily more mature.

They love each other’s “flaws” they acknowledge each others negative traits but mostly enjoy them. The actual core to their countless fights was the age old human wants to be vampire/vampire sees it as a curse dilemma. (Yes DM ran so Twilight could tip toe softly lol).

I think B!Daniel was absolutely 100% fair in feeling like Armand was treating him like a pet dog and would move on and not mourn that long if he died (even if this absolutely wasn’t true—we know this) and Armand wasn’t helping by belittling him when he did return home and not actually communicating that he did care that well.

However, that’s already been solved in the show—the second major problem (and break up causer) is an extension of the the initial one—Armand feels too unnecessarily guilty about the turning (and thinks Daniel hates him) and leaves—Daniel feels abandoned (and thinks Armand preferred him mortal).

I think a maturity difference issue would be more reasonable and less silly than their actual relationship problem which is weirdly banal given how weird they are everywhere else but nothing’s perfect.

Eric Bogosian is what I aspire to be when I’m old. Man is absolutely unhinged, chronically online, and will take any opportunity to talk about toxic yaoi.

listen I will rag on AMC all the live long day but i will also thank them for giving us horny eric bogosian and The Most Beautiful Man in the World assad zaman and they're gonna kiss and AMC made that happen so

Book Lestat post-QotD: So! 👏 I don’t remember meeting you before! 😁 how cute that my Armand’s got a new fledgling, how’d that come about? 😊

Book Daniel: So it all started when I looked up your house in the New Orleans public records—

Book Lestat (Internally): Yes, this one is definitely Armand’s. 😌