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so maybe i got a little bit excited a did a thing…my loustat gothic fairytale retelling is published. im really excited to share it with you all because ive worked hard reworking my initial ideas and things but also quite nervous! please read it here
[Indistinct whispering] [Kisses]
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Never not thinking about them. Also still figuring out how this place works, my apologies for fumbling about and breaking the porcelain
Somewhere in the desert...🌙🌵
As usual, alt colors below!
happy basic drawing of loustat YAYYY
got an eyelash stuck in eye this morning whilst getting ready and all i could think of was the fact Lestat would be the kind of partner who say something really cute but stupidly unhelpful like “let me try blow it out of your eye 😼” if something like that ever happened to Louis
honestly, i think what trips people up about iwtv/tvl is that the show just isn't interested in the logic of punishment. all these characters have suffered, have caused suffering, are suffering. none of it is fair. to try and point out who is good or bad, or to cast all of them as evil, is frankly, missing the whole point.
if anything, the arguments presented by iwtv and tvl are that nobody comes to violence on their own. hurt people, the show argues, hurt people. and perhaps most difficult to accept in a society like ours: harming other people can be, itself, traumatic.
this is a story about cycles of trauma and abuse, and it posits that breaking out of it is a choice a person has to make, for one. and two, that someone's ability to make that choice depends on the tools they have at their disposal (for example: louis and lestat finally realizing they gotta work on themselves AND understanding that they lacked a lot of the tools to arrive at that conclusion because of the time they were born in). yes, there's systemic shit, but individuals also have power within themselves to Choose to Stop, to be and do better.
worth noting, though, that the show isn't arguing for a can't we all just get along vision of breaking the cycle. sometimes you have to carry the fact you caused harm that won't be neatly resolved (like, say, daniel and his daughters). some bridges are burned (perhaps) forever, but that also doesn't mean the people that were hurt are caught up in their own pain. you don't need to forgive to move on, nor do you need to be forgiven to move on.
yet, i don't think the show is arguing against the possibility of reconciliation, either. the argument seems to be that there can be no reconciliation without acknowledgement that people have a right to self-determination. and perhaps the way to get there is through compassion.
ultimately, compassion seems to be precisely what the show asks of the viewer and the characters both. it does so by eliciting sympathy through interiority. that is, by exposing the private selves of these characters. through that exposition, the show invites the viewer to reflect on what suffering does to people as well as what it leads people to do.
iwtv is a thought experiment, in a way, and the narrative really opens up once you allow yourself to engage in it.
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come on
Happy to have you back! I've really enjoyed seeing your finale thoughts so far, and I can't wait to read more!
I loved the finale and especially the way it explored Louis' incredible empathy and capacity for humanity far beyond the surface level capitalist he hides behind. I think it's a really interesting interpretation of Louis as the "most human" of them as he's described in the books. And I found Lestat's ruminations at the long table fascinating, and Armand was as heartbreaking as ever. I just love them all so much!
I'm excited for more of your meta!
im glad to be back thank you!
yes that moment between Louis and Armand (aside from the one line that made me side eye the tv) did make me cry like a baby. Louis' capacity for empathy is something i think the show has explored really well because his empathy is not always used in a positive way of that makes sense? like being an empath is not always a good thing. Louis knows people really intimately and can sometimes weaponise that to his advantage on multiple occasions, but then when you see the positive sides of his empathy really pull through in other moments it makes you appreciate how deep his character is, and how well the writers have taken the time to blend his personality with book!Louis whilst almost still elevating his personality for the show? it's really amazing.
and don't even get me started on Armand, Assad came and delivered like rent was due! i have finally decided that i will do a meta on he, Louis and Claudia but maybe i will be a bit slower getting to it because i don't post much on Armand because the last time i did i received some backlash but it is definitely coming!!
thanks for your support <3
Armand is my favorite, so I would love to hear your thoughts!
You're so right about Louis' empathy being a negative force in his life as well as a positive. I think he definitely understands how to hit people where it hurts because of it, and it probably is a reason he is such a good capitalist because he understands the market by understanding people. And I think it also plays a large role in his guilt and sometimes destructive need to quell it. But it is, at the same time, often his best quality, and I think he's probably, at least at this point, got the greatest capacity for healing because of it.
He spent so much of his journey this season relapsing and regressing in a way that feels so relatable, and that moment with Armand when he was able to find something that they both maybe needed even after what Armand had done to him, something real, it makes me so excited for where the character is going. And Jacob is really bringing so much of this himself, it's an incredible performance.
And yeah, Assad, ugh. Some of the best acting I've ever seen across the board!
yes- i agree with all the points you've made here.
i think there is an inherent guilt that comes with being an empath because you are more acutely aware of your own selfishness (because you understand how certain actions affect others so greatly) which i think is something difficult for Louis to reconcile with because he is also paradoxically selfish by nature. and i think that point you made about his capacity for healing is very beautiful. his regression this season was actually one of my favourite storylines for him because it felt confronting but also comforting if that makes sense? i think that no matter how uncomfortable the idea is, everyone can relate to thinking you've reconciled with something that you probably never will and being on that constantly self destructive path to fill that void that you are refusing to acknowledge even exists?
and yeah i could talk for eternity about Assad and Jacob (all the cast this season actually) because i honestly don't understand how they're able to be so brilliant all the time.
the loumand/louclaudia meta is coming shortly thank you!
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Welcome to Loustat Bingo 2026!
This idea formed when a few Loustat fans were talking and realized there was a severe deficit of positivity and creativity in the fandom directly after TVL. So, @loustatified and @lovstat set off to try and fix that. Shortly after, the Loustat Bingo event was born! Special thanks to @ainosgarden @educatedinyellow @greyyourwarden and @houseofvamps we borrowed prompt ideas from them to fill the board out fully!
Here are the rules and guidelines:
We love the community of friends and connections that’s formed around talking about Loustat on here and we wanted to something to celebrate that! So this is predominantly a Loustat event. Works that follow Louis or Lestat are fine, but please remember to focus on their relationship with one another if you would like to be featured in this event.
Works we would love to see in the #loustatbingo tag:
Fanfiction: could be any length and any rating. Just make sure that it is tagged appropriately and content warning mentioned if any.
Art: could be your finished pieces, sketches, comics, or doodles. NSFW welcome.
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Fan edits / videos Be creative, and spread joy and love for our favs!
A few gentle rules
Tag warnings and ratings appropriately, especially for anything explicit or heavy.
Be kind in the tag. Comment, reblog, hype each other up. Please remember this is a fandom positivity event, not a contest.
Timeline
Event runs: Sep 20 - Sep 26
Please remember to tag your work #loustatbingo so we can find it and share it!
Remember to check off your board square when you finish a prompt! We're so excited to play along with you :)
lestat talking about big bad wolf after his second marriage to louis
Joseph Potter as Nicolas de Lenfent Interview with the Vampire — 3.07
honestly, i think what trips people up about iwtv/tvl is that the show just isn't interested in the logic of punishment. all these characters have suffered, have caused suffering, are suffering. none of it is fair. to try and point out who is good or bad, or to cast all of them as evil, is frankly, missing the whole point.
if anything, the arguments presented by iwtv and tvl are that nobody comes to violence on their own. hurt people, the show argues, hurt people. and perhaps most difficult to accept in a society like ours: harming other people can be, itself, traumatic.
this is a story about cycles of trauma and abuse, and it posits that breaking out of it is a choice a person has to make, for one. and two, that someone's ability to make that choice depends on the tools they have at their disposal (for example: louis and lestat finally realizing they gotta work on themselves AND understanding that they lacked a lot of the tools to arrive at that conclusion because of the time they were born in). yes, there's systemic shit, but individuals also have power within themselves to Choose to Stop, to be and do better.
worth noting, though, that the show isn't arguing for a can't we all just get along vision of breaking the cycle. sometimes you have to carry the fact you caused harm that won't be neatly resolved (like, say, daniel and his daughters). some bridges are burned (perhaps) forever, but that also doesn't mean the people that were hurt are caught up in their own pain. you don't need to forgive to move on, nor do you need to be forgiven to move on.
yet, i don't think the show is arguing against the possibility of reconciliation, either. the argument seems to be that there can be no reconciliation without acknowledgement that people have a right to self-determination. and perhaps the way to get there is through compassion.
ultimately, compassion seems to be precisely what the show asks of the viewer and the characters both. it does so by eliciting sympathy through interiority. that is, by exposing the private selves of these characters. through that exposition, the show invites the viewer to reflect on what suffering does to people as well as what it leads people to do.
iwtv is a thought experiment, in a way, and the narrative really opens up once you allow yourself to engage in it.
