#byronic

[burningvelvet]

ok finally saw the new frankenstein and i have a lot of opinions and i know everyone else has a lot of opinions too but can we just take the time to appreciate how the film incorporates the writing of percy shelley and lord byron and pays tribute to that night at lake geneva in 1816 and the boys that mary shelley loved, whose hair she kept in her desk, who influenced her writing... like... our unbeatable literary throuple is still prospering y'all

[agonyofdespair]

Wuthering Heights (1939)

dir. by William Wyler

[hatsofftomadness]

Why Lestat is Byronic

Rebellious outsider → He rejects vampire traditions and authority (the coven rules, Akasha’s tyranny, etc.).

Charismatic and seductive → Humans and vampires alike are drawn to him; he’s charming, witty, magnetic.

Brooding / melancholic → He wrestles with loneliness, guilt, immortality, and the meaning of existence.

Arrogant but self-loathing → He flaunts his power and beauty but is tormented by inner emptiness and moral conflict.

Complex morality → He kills ruthlessly but also questions ethics, God, and the nature of evil.

Passionate and romantic → His bonds with Louis, Gabrielle, and others are deep, turbulent, and destructive.

Haunted past → From his abusive childhood in France to his struggles with his vampiric identity, he’s shaped by trauma.

The twist

Unlike a pure Byronic hero (who usually stays trapped in his doom), Lestat is also a seeker — of truth, of God, of meaning. That gives him more spiritual restlessness than some of Byron’s archetypes, and it makes him both darker and more transcendent.

[19silvermirrors]

Rerir, the Rächer of Solnari✨

[fluffycakesistainted]

Was just reading something on Anima/Animus, and my goodness does this description of Animus and its relation to the female psyche sound like so much romantasy and a bunch of my Byronic ships, lol.

[coralbonesandpearlsforeyes]

Yes I'm exactly one of those trans men who's dream it is to be a regency fuckboi. It takes a lot of 3D chess to imagine an alternative universe in which I could be accepted in society back then, but that's what we call fantasy. Fortunately when queer people play together, anything is possible. Here's my Duke de Gramont from Social Season by Larp Labor ❤️

[carbonisedheart]