NotShrinkingViolette

ViolettaR, obsesses about running and (trying) to write. Intersex, autistic, dyslexic and a few other "ics" in the mix. They/their she/her Long-time The Vampire Chronicles fan and Devil's Minion obsessive. Adore the show and love the way in which Rolin Jones and team have brought my favourite characters to life. Dipping my toes back into writing after a long break (when I last wrote fanfiction Anne Rice was sending cease and desist letters).

[graygiantess]

"Eric is clearly uncomfortable with Assad's behaviour."

"Ew, don’t ship him with that old man!"

Meanwhile, Zamasian:

[loveisalie-lie]

I'm not happy with this but.... some gindermand concepts if anyone cares🥀

[notshrinkingviolette]

Loving the ginger side-eye!

[loveisalie-lie]

INJECT ITTTTTTT!!!!!!!

[userarmand]

assad zaman really has one of the most beautiful faces in the whole world and there's still people complaining that he was cast as famously beautiful boy the vampire armand 🫠

[knighteirian]

Armand & Daniel Molloy via AMC+ An Inside Look at The Vampire Lestat (2026)

[fascinationstreetmp3]

it's him it's the vampire daniel he's only two years old and he's causing so many problems <3

[ainosgarden]

i got a bottle of wine and that's me watching as you sleep at night and that's me laughing in the darkness as you dream all of the desperate desires of your life

[loveisalie-lie]

Quick silly commission for @aberrantangelsmind of some silly silly boys⭐️

[notshrinkingviolette]

It's mine!

[professional-rat-eater]

I truly don’t understand how there are people who don’t see anything remotely wrong with the narrative in the fandom that Lestat is inherently more honest than Louis, Claudia and Armand.

Firstly, that’s boring. That’s not a good show. That’s flat and uninteresting. You want the show to be rid of the very thing that made it special in the first place.

Secondly, you really don’t see anything wrong with being so willing to blindly believe the guy who we have actually spent zero time with, over two people we have seen in person and the other whose words we have heard when she thought she was only talking to herself? Before you’ve even watched the new season?

You don’t notice anything different about Lestat from the other three? Anything that might cause you to treat them differently based on biases you may not even consciously be aware that you have? That perhaps are causing you to be more lenient and forgiving when it comes to Lestat? Nothing at all?

Louis lies. Claudia lies. Armand lies. But Lestat also lies, even unconsciously. He’s not automatically a more reliable source. This isn’t the grand reveal that the first two seasons were a waste of time. That’s not what the show is. What an insult that would be to Louis and to Jacob.

There’s this vibe from certain fans that this is where the ‘real’ show begins, that everything before was a facade or was less important. A prelude to the more important show. If you don’t see anything strange about that way of thinking, what it implies, I need you to reflect on yourself. I need you to question why you think the things that you do and why you are inclined to believe or not believe certain things, because it’s about something a whole lot bigger than a show about vampires.

[umulata]

if you can only see his teeth it’s armand

if you can also see his gums it’s assad

there you go, in case you needed help identifying them by their smile. u welcome

[umulata]

also:

if he doesn't fully bat his eyelids, just flutters his eyelashes delicately, it's armand

if you can see him fully close his eyes, it's assad

no no, no need to thank me

[loveisalie-lie]

Did he ever leave you wanting more?🩵💜

[lexdelioncourt]

Daniel: Dinner was great, babe. You know I'm a snob for AB negative. What was this guy's crime? Murderer? Trafficker? Owns stocks in Tesla?

Armand: He's a journalist, allegedly, and he recently published an article about your latest book. He spelled our name "M-A-L-L-O-Y" at every instance.

Daniel: ... jesus fucking christ

Daniel: Wait... our name? 🥺

[notshrinkingviolette]

Oh write this, please, please, please!

Because the greatest crime possible is to spell Daniel's name M-A-L-L-O-Y!

😂😂😂😂😂

[o0par0o]

cut fangs

[notshrinkingviolette]

Kitten fangs

[should-they-kiss]

Should they kiss?

Yes

No

Voting ended onMay 31

[userarmand]

"Armand has always been good." (Assad Zaman, 2026)

[notshrinkingviolette]

Assad is right, Armand doesn't think of himself as evil. He's usually trying to do the right thing. The trouble is that Armand's idea for the right thing often isn't the same as anyone else's.

[ratbebes]

The devil is about to make you his minion

[notshrinkingviolette]

I keep thinking about that scene where Armand selects a machete from the wall.

Could it be a reference to a scene from The Vampire Armand?

Which door is he going to break down?

And who is he going to use it on?