Welcome to our fan event celebrating again this year the romantic relationship between Marius de Romanus and Daniel Molloy, from Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles novels. Those who enjoy this book-only couple are welcome to join in creating any type of fanwork, or share and comment on them. Please use the appropriate tags for your creations and also tag with #maridaniweek2025 or #maridaniweek25.
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Prompts are listed below the cut:
Day 1: columns / enchanted
Day 2: tailored-fit / in your footsteps
Day 3: new canvas / leather-bound
Day 4: on the floor / blooming
Day 5: thermae / making waves
Day 6: charcoal / blood & sweat
Day 7: free day
Guidelines
- If applicable please use the appropriate tags for your work e.g. for heavy or triggering topics.
- Any gender expressions are welcome for this event.
- Not safe for work entries are encouraged.
- The use of generative AI to create fanwork is not allowed.
- Day prompts are meant for inspiration and are optional; the main thing is to have fun and to celebrate the ship.
- This event focuses on the book characters from the Vampire Chronicles. Please be respectful of Anne Rice and her work.
- Please be courteous to each other.
- If unable to actively participate, you are welcome to comment on and share the fanworks posted!
Thanks to everyone who joined and supported the event!
Feel free to check out all the entries submitted this past week, if you haven't gotten the chance to yet. In case for any late submissions, the tags will be checked for the next few days so they might be reblogged to the account. Sincere thanks again for sharing the love for this ship, be it with your fanwork or your comments.
Marius and Daniel dressed as Charon and Mercury/Hermes, ie the ferryman of the dead and the messenger of the gods (designs strongly based on Supergiant's Hades game. it's cosplay tbh).
Marius watched from across the ballroom as his companion made his way through a cluster of other, younger immortals, Daniel greeting and conversing with them politely as was expected at these courtly events when Lestat was entertaining another envoy of immortals for yet another evening.
At least, he should have been. The Prince had not come down from his chambers yet and it filled Marius with no little sense of foreboding.
He had just extricated himself from a conversation of his own with some of their visitors, grateful when the topic of discussion had shifted from politics to that of science, and Fareed and Seth had both been more than willing to take the lead and share their latest findings and research.
Immortals been coming to the Court in waves ever since The Great Change, some seeking answers, others demanding that Lestat â brash, foolhardy Brat Prince that he always was and ever would be, Lestat who had been the cause of what had befallen them all - find a way to resolve and reverse matters. The former were invited to stay and learn, and the latter? Well, he hadnât been appointed to tend to those concerns.
âIt looks like Daniel has gotten more comfortable with the crowds.â
Teskhamen had come to stand at Mariusâ side.
Marius nodded, his eyes still following Daniel. âHe has.â
âGood.â Marius saw his maker nod from the periphery of his vision as the elder continued. âThe two of you have been making quite the impression on our guests. They talk not only of your patience but also of how contented your companion appears.â
Mariusâ thoughts returned to the hours prior, remembered exactly how thoroughly heâd worked to content his lover before theyâd come down to join everyone. Even now Daniel glowed, a soft flush still visible in his cheeks. Mariusâ eyes traced the line of Danielâs jaw, moved down and followed the intricate curling design of the collar Daniel wore, the gold twisted and worked to frame the two distinct scars at that were now ever-present on Danielâs pale throat. No expense spared in the commission and crafting of that piece, meant to protect as much as it was an unspoken sign to all that itâs wearer had already been Claimed.
Teskhamen chuckled and the sound brought Marius back to himself. He took a moment to look away and nod at the older vampire, but only a moment, and then his eyes returned to Daniel.
âIt has been one of my rules to be certain Daniel is happy and nothing of that has changed simply because we have changed. If anything it has only strengthened my resolve.â
âYour resolve is quite apparent in the revision of new bylaws. Oh yes, Iâve read it. It was wise of you to make very clear stipulations as to the consideration and care of the omegas, Marius.â
âIt was necessary.â
âQuite, which is why I am giving you the credit for not only knowing it but making it an official decree. It benefits all of them, not just your own companion.â Marius didnât have to look at his maker to note the approval in the older manâs voice.
âIt wonât be official until Lestat and the rest of the Council are in agreement.â
âIs our Prince still reluctant to do what is best?â
Marius sighed. âAs reluctant as my own fledgling is to agree with our Princeâs continued demands that he relinquish Louis to him.â
âYour proposed changes would leave the decision to Louis, would it not?â
Marius nodded again. âYes and both Lestat and Armand are incensed by it. Louis has told them heâd do well to swear off the both of them if it passes.â
âNeither of them like to be told ânoâ. Thatâs become apparent to everyone during the council meetings.â
âLestat especially would benefit from learning the meaning of that word. If he had none of this would ever have come to pass.â
âThat would make things simpler, yes.â Teskhamen agreed, âBut if none of this had ever come to pass you would still be our stoic but brooding Prime Minister like you were before, lost in your paperwork and doing your best to hide your self-imposed misery, and your young man would still be unhappy at Trinity Gate waiting for you to come to your senses.â
Their conversation halted before Marius could respond when his young man approached, Danielâs hand outstretched to catch hold of Mariusâ arm well before he ever reached him. Marius felt the tension in his own body that had come at Teskhamenâs direct assessment relent, saw the minute ways that the physical contact also affected his mate and made Daniel press closer to his side. Daniel took the opportunity to rise up on tiptoe and whisper into his ear.
âNo one will break the ice and start dancing unless Lestat makes an appearance, and Notker has played that stupid prelude to his Royal Entrance song twice trying to cue him. I donât think heâs coming down anytime soon so you need to get your ancient ass out there and dance with me because if the Prince wonât get this party started? The Prime Minister should.â
âYou are correct, of course.â Marius looked to Teskhamen, and the elder smiled back. ââYou must excuse us. We can continue our discussion later.â
âYes, later,â Teskhamen confirmed.
Marius led Daniel out to the center of the ballroom, was well aware of the heads that turned their way, and even more keenly aware of the eyes that lingered on Daniel and the thoughts of some that accompanied such looks. A few words with the Mind Gift to their court conductor and the immortal orchestra began to play a waltz. Marius pulled Daniel close again, leading him, and it only took a few moments for others to join them in the dance.
::Trouble in royal paradise still?:: Danielâs expression betrayed nothing of the silent conversation between them.
::I believe little else would keep Lestat from his own party.::
::Well if he keeps it up I think I should be allowed to plan the next one. Do you think we could get a disco ball rigged up in here? Maybe turn a couple good modern DJs, get a preternatural rave going sometime?::
::Daniel.::
::Mars.::
::If you are so very eager to⌠what did you call it when we went to one of your clubs? âBump and grindâ? You neednât wait for another party, I will oblige you later in our chambers. Again.::
The pleased grin that graced Danielâs lips filled Marius with a sense of pride. He would also take great pride and satisfaction in seeing those same lips parted and crying out for more while Daniel was again drenched in a sheen of bloodsweat beneath him.
::Dirty old man.::
::Insatiable boy.::
::But you love me for it.::
::Yes. Yes, I do.::
*Authorâs Note: This is a small glimpse into the VC Lestat Fucks Around & Finds Out Omegaverse AU that bitter-limelight and I have been crafting lore and plotting for a couple years. You can see Danielâs gold collar in this artwork âCollared & Kept At Court" by bitter-limelight.
I'm really excited to post this art for my and my boyfriends' Hellaverse AU for free day! I've been working on their Sinner designs for months and I'm so happy with how they turned out.
Marius, an immortal who perished in Venice by fire when The Children of Satan wrought vengeance upon him and his house, has spent the last 500 years in Hell becoming a powerful and feared overlord, a lone wolf preferring solitude over developing ties to other overlords and sinners... until he meets another fallen vampire with the type of attitude and sass he hasnât encountered in centuries.
Danielâs descent to hell happened when, half-staved and fully out of his mind, he didnât make it to a safe place before sunrise. All too easy for a young fledgling with little to no self-preservation to get into trouble. In his defense of was left unsupervisedâŚ. Which now it seems now heâll never be, ever since he caught the attention of the ancient overlord that drives him up the wall almost as hard as heâs fucked him against one.
In Hell, those who were vampires on earth and die are still bound to those who made them through contract⌠and contacts can be amended, traded, or sold. And neither of them will know until itâs too late that theyâre connected more closely than they realize, in spite of the centuries that separated their mortal lives.
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MariDan fluff and angst, Daniel wakes up to Marius fucking him, 1.3K
âDid you have another dream about me?â Daniel asked, quietly. âGetting hurt?â
Marius stilled. Due to the way heâd pressed Daniel into the bed, Daniel could feel just how still heâd become, in every muscle of his ancient form. Daniel thought that, perhaps, that answered that question.
Mariusâ own answer to the question, however, was to press himself even further against and into Daniel into what, with most other people, would have been a decidedly filthy grind. With Marius, it was justâŚelegant. Or it would have been. Daniel knew Marius well enough to know when he was being intentionally distracted..
âYou had a dream about Armand.â
Marius ground deeply into him again, but Daniel could feel the tension in the older vampire. As Marius started to drag himself slowly back out of Danielâs body for the next thrust, he finally spoke.
âYes.â
He sounded wrecked, and not the way Daniel liked someone fucking him to sound wrecked. Daniel sighed, and this time it wasnât due to the next calculatedly slow penetration.
And here's to the 7th and final day of Marius/Daniel Week 2025! It is entirely open-themed; feel free to submit entries for previous prompts if you wish. Many thanks to all the submissions!
Please use the event tag or tag this account to have your fanwork reblogged. Let me know if anything got overlooked! Late submissions are welcome.
Please use the event tag or tag this account to have your fanwork reblogged. Let me know if anything got overlooked! Prompts are optional. Late submissions are welcome.
I don't know if reposts of older works are allowed (probably should've just asked sooner, whoops!), but I thought this one was a good fit for the prompt. So!
Bathtime! (2883 words) by ProfessorBonca
Fandom: Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Daniel Molloy/Marius de Romanus
Characters: Daniel Molloy, Marius de Romanus
Additional Tags: Bathing/Washing, Caretaking, Domestic Fluff, Implied/Referenced Sex, Blood Drinking, PWP without Porn
Summary:
Two times Marius and Daniel shared a bath, perhaps connected more than they might think.
Snippet under the cut
âHow come we donât do this anymore? Taking baths together,â Daniel asked, resting his weight against Marius' broad chest.
âWeâre taking one right now,â the man responded absent-mindedly.
They were relaxing in the warm water. Danielâs idea, naturally. He was nestled in-between Mariusâ legs, his loverâs arms cradling Danielâs body and his face pressed against Danielâs shoulder so the fledgling felt the tickle of Mariusâ lips each time the man spoke. And Daniel had his hand in water, kneading and squeezing Mariusâ thigh lazily.
âYes, well, you know what I meant. We take them together less oftenâ.
Please use the event tag or tag this account to have your fanwork reblogged. Let me know if anything got overlooked! Prompts are optional. Late submissions are welcome.
Perhaps the most self-indulgent thing I've ever written. Just the boys and the flowers and... allegories?
Floriography (3594 words) by ProfessorBonca
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Daniel Molloy/Marius de Romanus
Characters: Marius de Romanus, Daniel Molloy
Additional Tags: Pre-Prince Lestat (Vampire Chronicles), Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Romantic Teasing, Flowers
Summary:
Marius and Daniel would love nothing more than to converse about some flowers.
Snippet under the cut
âItâs spread all throughout the continent, from what I remember. And even in your America,â he said, deciding to bury the unwelcome feeling in the pleasant conversation. Daniel scrutinized the little blooms for a long time, picking and pinching at the petals, his expression changing almost imperceptibly several times as he was evidently thinking something over, until finally he said:
âSo itâs nothing special. A common thing you or anyone else can find anywhereâ.
This seemed a trick of imagination but Marius heard a note of sadness to Danielâs tone and this didnât sit right with him. Somehow he felt like his simple botany facts put a damper on Danielâs mood or in some mysterious way offended him.
âWhatâs wrong with it being common?â he said, trying not to let too much emotion spill into his words. âDoes a flower suddenly lose its beauty only because you managed to find it after someone else did?â
âI guess notâ.
In this answer, so curt and dismissive to an outsider, Marius saw the subtle notes of genuine consideration. In the way Danielâs eyes briefly regarded him with a thoughtful and somewhat surprised glint behind them, in the contemplative silence and a acquiescent huff right before he answered.
