Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/60084019/chapters/153308938 Fandom: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) Title: In Delusions of Increasing Grandeur Medium: Social media posts (primarily tumblr), art, in-universe RPF Category: Multi Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Relationship or characters: Primarily an original character writing about Armand as portrayed in Daniel's in-universe book, which includes Armand/Marius and Armand/Daniel Tags: Unconventional Format, Mixed Media, Traditional Art, Digital Art, Metafiction, In-Universe Meta/Essay, In-Universe RPF (RPS Technically), POV Outsider, Ambiguously Reliable Narrator, Playing the World's Longest Game of Telephone, Devil's Minion Era Happened (Interview with the Vampire TV 2022), Social Media, Art History, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Muslim Armand (Vampire Chronicles), Gender Issues, Extensive Discussion of Upsetting Topics Including...Slavery, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Forced Prostitution, forced conversion, Period-Typical Racism, Period-Typical Homophobia, HIV/AIDS Crisis, and more! Summary: Obviously, truth is stranger than fiction, and there’s always going to be edge cases in the real world, but for our purposes: just how realistic is Armand’s tragic backstory?
Judging by the number of retweets/reblogs on this post and others like it, fannish opinion seems to be “not very”. But honestly? It’s not that far-fetched.
Or: a fannish academic does a deep dive into the most controversial character in Daniel Molloy’s new novel.
Why you're reccing it: This is a fantastic exploration of Armand's potential backstories (particularly within the art world), the outsider POV is delightful, and the art is beautiful.
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Date: 2024-12-12 05:12 am (UTC)Fandom: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
Title: In Delusions of Increasing Grandeur
Medium: Social media posts (primarily tumblr), art, in-universe RPF
Category: Multi
Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings
Relationship or characters: Primarily an original character writing about Armand as portrayed in Daniel's in-universe book, which includes Armand/Marius and Armand/Daniel
Tags: Unconventional Format, Mixed Media, Traditional Art, Digital Art, Metafiction, In-Universe Meta/Essay, In-Universe RPF (RPS Technically), POV Outsider, Ambiguously Reliable Narrator, Playing the World's Longest Game of Telephone, Devil's Minion Era Happened (Interview with the Vampire TV 2022), Social Media, Art History, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Muslim Armand (Vampire Chronicles), Gender Issues, Extensive Discussion of Upsetting Topics Including...Slavery, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Forced Prostitution, forced conversion, Period-Typical Racism, Period-Typical Homophobia, HIV/AIDS Crisis, and more!
Summary: Obviously, truth is stranger than fiction, and there’s always going to be edge cases in the real world, but for our purposes: just how realistic is Armand’s tragic backstory?
Judging by the number of retweets/reblogs on this post and others like it, fannish opinion seems to be “not very”. But honestly? It’s not that far-fetched.
Or: a fannish academic does a deep dive into the most controversial character in Daniel Molloy’s new novel.
Why you're reccing it: This is a fantastic exploration of Armand's potential backstories (particularly within the art world), the outsider POV is delightful, and the art is beautiful.
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