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‘Many would call it barbaric. I called it what I felt it was: love.’

[strawberryraviegutz]

Soooo apparently there’s ppl getting mad at others shipping remmick and Sammie?? Black ppl are not a monolith but as a black person here’s my take on this.

As long as ur not ignoring or trying to erase the racial commentary/cultural context that relates to the meaning of Sinners nor try to erase the fact that Remmick wanted to use Sammie and steal his music all together then I think it’s fine to ship them(assuming that Sammie is an adult cuz he was old enough to drink apparently. Feel free to correct me tho).

I’m all for toxic yaoi but let’s also not forget about what the movie is about nor its meaning/themes, alright?

It’s not exactly the first nor last time ppl are gonna ship characters that have interactions like the one between Sammie and Remmick and it definitely will not be the last ESPECIALLY if it involves vampires.

While Remmick isn’t necessarily racist at the same time he was still using his experiences as an Irish person back then to try and lure in other marginalized communities to exploit for his own gain. But i also don’t think we should necessarily equate this ship as master x slave/oppressor x oppressed.

He did so not cuz he was bigoted or whatever. He did it in a misguided attempt to try and fight back and take revenge against his oppressors and wanting freedom from said oppressors and to try and see/connect with his ancestors again after being forced out of his land in Ireland by colonizers along with experiencing more discrimination within the US cuz back then the Irish were not considered white at all

(although the Irish were not necessarily treated as bad as how black ppl were treated on the same level, it still by no means was good. I’m also not saying that Remmick’s intentions justifies him trying to exploit even more vulnerable marginalized ppl for his own gain)

Plus white ppl aren’t the only one shipping them, I’ve seen loads of other black authors in the tags making stuff related to them. It’s fine if ur uncomfy with the ship but i don’t think it’s fair to assume that all the shippers are racist especially when there’s other black ppl and or black queer ppl who love this ship as well.

I also think there’s potential to explore the nuances between their dynamic relating to them forming some sort of connection/bonding over their shared experiences involving the hardships they experienced during that time period due to their racial/ethnic backgrounds and maybe even sharing things about eachother’s cultures wether it be platonic or romantic.

[sleepyowlwrites]

a reblog chain of Sleepy's atmospheric/vibes playlists

about birds

and maybe you'll calm down

breathing other atmospheres

bright bright void (space)

carving worlds from chords

creature party

curious mushrooms

etheralities

for fire and forest

for road and mountain

for sea and sky

for street and city

going on a walk with you

happy brain soup

heart's hearth

[ifucouldfindme]

everything we saw until now and will see in s2, are all layers of perception of who lestat de lioncourt is, according to recollections of memories of people who miss, love and resent him. lestat is actually very smart and aware of himself and it comes from the lasting piece of humanity that he still carries within him. and at the same time, he's a complete dumbass that only does shit because he feels like doing it. he loves viscerally, so when he sees beauty he loves it with so much of himself that a lot of times it consumes his senses. he charms his way into the likes and eventually dislikes of every single soul that he encounters. he's a former theater kid. he's a wolfkiller. he's a brat and he's a prince.

[i-am-very-confuse]

in case anyone has not seen these LOOK!!!! WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HFWU!!!!

tsbit one here!!!

[cloudsofbespin]

It takes an enormous amount of restraint for us, the little drink. For a human, experiencing it for the first time, it was… unsettling. And not for the physical toll on my body, which was significant, but for the feelings of intimacy it awoke within me.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (2022 -) S01E01: "In Throes of Increasing Wonder…"

[neverswungonswingingstars]

Louis, Lestat and Claudia in The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding

[toriangeli]

Just pointing something out. I used to be a reenactor of 18th century shit, and I don't pretend to know everything, but here is some knowledge.

Take a peek at Armand here.

So it is true that prior to the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 and shortly after, undergarments like shirts were made of linen. This is accurate in the photo--linen just drapes and wrinkles very distinctively. However, shirts like this weren't dyed. Back then, a shirt was an undergarment, and the most you would usually see of it would be the collar and cuffs, if even that. Keeping it undyed made washing much easier because the fabric could be bleached. Those with money could purchase nice, crisp, bleached white linen, while the working class had to settle for unbleached. The natural color of linen kind of a warm grey to a light taupe.

So why is Armand's shirt brown?

Because that's how fuckin' dirty it is.

Then you look at the unwashed hair, the sheen to the skin, the bags under his eyes. His unbuttoned cuffs. The fact that he is, for 1794, in his underwear. And

This is where he and his coven live. See how filthy the vampire on the left is? She isn't just in her underwear like Armand, but her unfitted jacket is quite plain apart from a narrow stripe. Her head is covered with a kerchief instead of a cap, retaining the expectation of the age that women ought to cover their heads, but without any frills. Compared with Armand, though, it's got elements to it that aren't 100% necessary. The kerchief makes sense, though, because this is (at least in the books) a Christianity-based cult and the necessity of women wearing caps came from the New Testament. She's good at this ascetic thing, but Armand is more dedicated to it. That, or there's just a higher standard for female modesty in the cult, but that seems a bit...human. Vampires are more egalitarian, and Armand would absolutely try to be more Catholic than the Pope, so to speak. Especially since he has to set an example.

See how crisp and white Lestat's shirt is? He's wearing everything he's supposed to, barring perhaps a fitted coat and neck stock. The coat he's wearing is an outer garment to protect against the cold, not what would usually go over a waistcoat, as if he was in a very casual setting (like his own home) and hastily threw on his coat to deal with an emergency. His waistcoat is the correct length for the time. Upping the saturation suggests the coat is dark red, which is Lestat's favorite color in the books (shocking, I know).

The squalor and misery is what Armand has been brainwashed to believe he deserves. He has become a zealot for suffering.

Then this clean motherfucker waltzes in and tells him he never had to live like this.

Fuckin' ouch.

[posallys]

he's a man. he's god. he's a monster. he's nothing. he's everything. he would kill for you he would die for you he would kill you if necessary. he's a protector he's a killer he's a savior he's destruction he's a friend he's a liar. he wants to do the right thing he doesn't know what the right thing is anymore. he's a lover he's a fighter he's vengeful he's terrified. he's broken. he's ruined. he's never been stronger. everything hurts. he can't feel anything. he's just a man.

[portraitoflestatonfire]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE Louis + pointing (and scolding)

[moondustinfj]

[neilcfreak-deactivated20240223]

I’m in Loustat hours. Ya know what drives me nuts? How often the Ricean lore makes it clear that the maker/fledgling relationship never works. It always ends up terrible—hell Armand makes it his whole personality to teach Lestat a lesson that a maker/fledgling relationship is morally wrong. Despite how much I hate it, Marius turns Benji and Sybelle so that Armand could not be their maker to maintain their relationship.

And yet despite all odds Louis and Lestat fight it. They fight to have that connection even though they aren’t meant to have it. they fight to keep it through every curve and hurt destiny has given them and they said fuck that. UHG.

[agathah]

Memory is a Monster.

Prints on my fixed post 🫶

[crystal-abyss]

counting down the days till may 12th

[doomed-romances]

"The central theme for Louis is like he thought he's going to have a way out of his identity crisis, and the grass is always greener. But when he becomes a vampire, he just handed a bigger identity crisis," - Jacob Anderson

[neverswungonswingingstars]

Episode 1 Loustat ❤️

[poison-and-the-rose]

Did you miss them ? I sure did !

[avn-author]

sobbing

[verymerrymart]