Ready to dart out of this bar at any second.

//Daniel is the KING of "this might as well happen!" 🤣

//Night Island Era Daniel let's goooo

//Every time I write a reply (to almost any thread) I just picture Armand peeking in the windows or hovering in corners like: 🟠👄🟠

//I am SO SORRY that I picked this moment to reply 🤣🤣🤣

Humans think vampires are sexy.

So... Vampires are territorial bastards with no rules of engagement? Is he getting that right?

Do any of them like to share?

<- Vampire magnet, baby!

//I want you all to know that Scotty Doesn't Know is, in fact, in my Daniel playlist.

(Daniel took it with the most pathetically grateful smile. His hands were shaking.) I haven't had the time to sightsee.

Wait! Yeah! That's the exact feeling! Like teetering on the edge of a cliff!

(He starts laughing. It's a sort of desperate laugh. A man gripping onto sanity by his fingernails.) What state are we even in, man? I mean... it all kinda bleeds together after a while, doesn't it? If I had one, I wouldn't ask. C'mon, please? I'm too fucked up to negotiate.

Sure. Maybe. But it's also thrilling. . . . He might find it annoying, though.

//Daniel trying to explain Devil's Minion is ALWAYS hilarious.

It's hard to explain something that I barely understand, but I'll give it a shot. It's like... There's a magnet. And it's always pulling me to him. For better or for worse.

No, it's not JUST about attraction, it's... it's really complicated. Zeus? Like the Greek dude? The one who controlled lightning or whatever?

The funny thing about Daniel is that he never connected to humans. However, the vampires that he met? It felt effortless. Every interaction as natural as breathing. Hard to know if it's the monstrous nature or if it was them specifically. Louis had been easy companionship. Lestat was pure ━

//Now I'm just picturing Lestat reacting like this when instead of turning Daniel, Armand erases twelve years of his memories and doesn't even let him keep the island.

It's not really, uh... It's not a relationship? I don't think? It's, uh, hard to tell. For my friend. And the whole point of cat and mouse is for m...y friend to *run away* from him. There's not much time for the 'so, what are we?' talk. ... I asked you first!

No? So... So if he does all that he does love you? Thanks, man. I... *My friend* really needed to hear that. Y'got a light?

Daniel watched the cigarette light with awe and joy. Every little bit of vampiric power was a rush. He devoured it just like he devoured substances. "Well, let me see. I went home with a guy who claimed to be a vampire. Then when he showed me he was a vampire, I didn't leave. I stayed. I ━

(Clears throat. Raises voice a little.) Does he even LOVE YOU if he doesn't hold you HOSTAGE for SIX DAYS and TORTURE YOU the entire time only to ERASE YOUR MEMORIES of that and set you free, only to find you AGAIN and send you on the most DEMENTED game of CAT AND MOUSE?

"Beauty's in the eye of the beholder or whatever." Fishing around in his pocket, he grabbed his pack of cigarettes, offering it to Lestat. "It's a complicated thing, me and him. But, I'm curious to hear what you think I deserve."

"I don't know." He shrugged casually, fighting a smile of his own. "You speaking from experience?"

Daniel: He looks like a bug. Also Daniel: I want to have his babies. {Never mind logistics}

No, listen! He's an attractive bug creature!

Being the devil's minion is a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.

If you saw the vampire in question, you'd understand. He's like... a little bug creature.

... .... .... That doesn't answer the question.

"Depends what you count as a vampire romance. If you count, uh..." Gestures vaguely. "/That/ whole thing? One!"

Isn't that just how vampire romance goes, though?

Ladies, does he even love you if he doesn't hold you hostage for six days and torture you the entire time only to erase your memories of that and set you free, only to find you AGAIN and send you on the most demented game of cat and mouse? Asking for a friend.

He's just now crawling into bed. It's four in the morning.

"Well, considering the kid hasn't done anything to me...? I don't think that would work out very well." He said, raising his eyebrows. "Besides, that wouldn't stop someone else from fucking with you."

"It doesn't have to be physical, man. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't recommend it. Work smarter, not harder." He shrugged, fingers tapping against his leg. "Sure. Maybe that'd distract him for a while. But would that keep him away for good?"

Daniel's only other experience (as far as he remembers) with fangs had been painful. Brutal. He barely even flinched here. He sighed, forcing himself to stay still. Feels weird. Someone else drinking your blood. It's a hard sensation to get used to.

His eyes locked on her movements, eyebrows furrowing. That's familiar. Which is weird. He's too drunk for this. "Yeah, I'm sure."

"Good?" He asked, blinking a few times. He'd expected the pain to sober him up. Or maybe the blood loss. (Like last time?) But it didn't. He's only the teeniest bit woozy. She barely took any.

Hm. Without thinking (he's a lot bolder when he's wasted), Daniel held out his wrist. "Take a sip."

See, he has a plan for that: He's not gonna be sober in the morning either!

Why on earth would he do that?

"I didn't say that." Daniel said, simply. His hand strayed to his neck. Not thinking about the vampire, that was a murder attempt not 'bullying,' but of... something else. "People tried. Didn't work out for them. I fought back."

He's VERY drunk.

//Daniel: I'm not GAY. I do what I have to do FOR DRUGS and only FOR DRUGS Daniel, the second a vampire is in the room:

Just to piss off a certain someone, he's dressed up as a vampire for Halloween. (He'd make such a good vampire!)

//The fact that Daniel's subconscious sees "I can be on my knees in a second" as a rejection is so funny to me. Technically Armand took you up on that!!! Just not in the way you wanted!!! He's so messy, I love him. 😭