Whisper of Youth

𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ~𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑞𝑢𝑒, 𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠, 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒~ 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑒, 23, 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦, 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠

[this-writer-needs-coffee]

… I went with color pencils. Louis looks very prince consort🤭

[nurgetih-deactivated20250930]

From Gustave Courtois' "Dante et Virgile aux Enfers"

Originally posted on January 2025

This was my first bookmand art, that's why he doesn't look like Mick Jagger yet and has bright ginger hair 😂 also, i recently remembered the typical Vergil - Blue and Dante - Red color scheme wasn't always the case, especially in old manuscripts:

☝️☝️ There it is! That's literally Marius & Amadeo. Hahaha!

I have so so many thoughts about the setting of TVA. It's the most prominent and interesting theme in the book to me. I was heavily fixated & obsessed with turn-of-the-century Italian Renaissance history for a while, so starting to read TVA and slowly realizing this book is set in exactly those years, how Armand's conflict corresponds exactly with the history & theology of that brief period was... an Experience. LOL.

Amadeo's rebirth into his new life being set in a time where Christian faith & culture is being reborn. The Siege of Constantinople and Andrei's kidnapping. Savonarola's Bonfire of Vanities and the Children of Darkness ambush. The constant comparison with Christ's rebirth ... It is so deeply imbued with the conflicting values of the Italian Renaissance. Even Marius, too, represents that - an ancient roman teacher to offset & challenge Armand's very Christian, very spiritual devotion. The book, to me, is Armand's Divine Comedy!

I debated on which painting to imitate for this idea, and ended up choosing the one depicting Canto 32 - Dante & Virgil witness Ugolino della Gherardesca, eternally gnawing on his betrayer's head in hell. Kind of as a little nod to how Armand cannibalizes Riccardo later on.

[damnfandomproblems]

Fandom Problem #9295:

Seeing a bit of an alarming difference between the generation that grew up without the internet, and then with the internet for part of their formative years, and the newer generation that only grew up with the internet 24 7, and how they treat people. There's way less emphasis on "there's a real person on the other end", and more of a mentality that people are just vending machines to poke and annoy and get karma and coins and content from, like a means to an end instead of someone you actually interact with. Not to say people don't think the other person is real or anything, but there's some kind of cognitive separation happening where that knowledge just doesn't feel as pronounced, and forward, in peoples' minds anymore, so it's easier for people to discount the fact that, yes, there is a living and breathing goddamn person on the other end. And it's really having an effect on how people in fandom are treating each other. I am honestly really nervous to interact with people in their early 20s or younger now, even just in passing. I never used to have this problem. Boards? Forums? No big deal. Now it feels like I'm walking around in the dark and there's a 50 50 chance I'll step in a rat trap, which frankly is a lot more shitty than it sounds because younger kids and teens are very prone to peer pressure and ganging up on people to fit in.

[nonvaleantredeo]

~Little piece on Revolutionary girl Utena~

"Also sprach Juri. Ein Buch für Utena und Anthy."

Агония рождения едва ли Порыв души влюбленной остановит, Мирское измеряется делами, А революция перформансом сословий.

Яви мне истинное отчуждение, Открой причину свергнуть прежний мир. Чувств иррациональное влечение, Тебя погубит этот призрачный кумир.

Разбить яйцо – освобождения образ, Столь иллюзорно, скрыто вдалеке. Пленила принца затаившаяся кобра Сокрытая в пророческой строке.

Der Vogel kämpft sich aus dem Ei. Das Ei ist die Welt. Wer geboren werden will, muß eine Welt zerstören. Der Vogel fliegt zu Göttin. Der Göttin heißt Liebe.

[nurgetih-deactivated20250930]

The Turning

[originally posted on May 2025]

I also turned this one into a dustjacket for my TVA copy:

[joinmeindeathh]

Look at this beautiful Vivienne Westwood tie

I just know Armand would wear this and his red curls would go in such great contrast with it

[nonvaleantredeo]

Well... This cum lauda dark red diploma says I'm a philosopher now) Or as people says here - I'm a fool and I have a certificate on it

Next station - magisters degree

Just look how one of my best friends looks today, he was trying to look like a mix of Aramis, 16 century royal mignon and medieval scholar and I think he was stunning

[kaelio]

Marius de Romanus, the only Anne Rice vampire who thinks colonialism and war are bad, but constantly maligned by the fandom because shipping matters more than if "foreign" people die.

[leojoxaren]

Evening in Venice 🧡

Follow me on BlueSky 🦋

[clairer4rt]

When Lestat opens his mouth

I love lesmand dynamic like "you annoy me";"you scare me" and "I don't even know why I'm sticking close to you", "but I care about you."

I wanted to try a new technique, byeee

[fofoqueirah]

[sellycarcosa]

Chapter 7 of Passione, istruzioni per l'uso

Marius/Armand week is over, but not my fanfic, not yet 👀

In the next few days (hopefully tomorrow), I will post the final chapter and a bonus chapter with the funniest scenes.

[artofangelo]

Not made by human hands.

the model for amadeo is olivia hussey, as always. the icon is not exactly orthodox, it's inspired by diego velázquez's christ crucified because it's a personal favorite of mine.

[deromanuscoven]

-23/06 - Marius/Armand appreciation week end-

-Thank you all for participating in the Marius/Armand appreciation week!-

De Romanus coven sincerely thanks everyone who participated and everyone who gave support to the event.

De Romanus coven looks forward to seeing you soon at our next event.

-de Romanus coven group-

[artofangelo]

today's doodle

[fofoqueirah]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

This one is a little longer so it goes on AO3! Marius holding a katana.... Armand and Marius in white yukatas.......... 👁️👁️

A little hurt/comfort sickfic because these are severely lacking in this fandom. "oh they can't get sick" well, am I to let that stop me? no, I'll just create a situation that justifies my kinks like a normal person 🥰🥰 Armand is poisoned after a battle and Marius needs to heal him better...

[maeowl]

“Darling, darling. I live in you, and you would die for me. I love you so.”

carmilla (stone) lithograph | prints here