#the fascinating boy

[adeliegir]

I'm soooo sorry Daniel, but I had this stupid thing in mind for several days ...

[helianthus21]

the thing about daniel molloy is if he saw armand saw-trap another random guy he'd probably get jealous

[mityakun]

daniel fascinating boy molloy dodol

[coralbonesandpearlsforeyes]

have we analyzed what makes Daniel so fascinating?

my personal take: it's the "anxiety is afraid of Daniel Molloy" meme. For Louis, who is riddled with guilt and feelings of inadequacy (motivated equally by the specific tragedies of his life and by racism), embracing who he is is his core struggle. For Armand, who recreates himself depending on each new situation he finds himself in and the company he's with, it would require even knowing who he is before he could accept himself. But Daniel - he never backs down. He doesn't move an inch. He doesn't apologize. You wrong him, he pays you back with interest every, time. For better or worse, Daniel doesn't know how not to be unapologetically authentic. That's what they both find fascinating.

[szarnytalanszeraf]

As fun it was hating Joffrey with passion on my first watch, I grew fond of him during the years.

He is still cruel and terrifying, but he is also a child. He is Cersei's biggest failure and it's insane that the only way to stop him from becoming an even bigger threat was to murder him at the age of 13.

(I am on a roll of "there is no such thing as born bad" with children in horror and, well, fantasy stories these days)