how can one live with such a heart?

how memory makes monsters into myth armand/daniel. dubai-era, armand is alice, canon divergence inspo tag

“I said I’m fine, Alice,” Daniel snaps, and time itself grinds to a halt. Not literally. Ha. The things you have to specify with vampires. Daniel wishes he could laugh, but the sound is stuck somewhere in his throat, along with his heart. Now, of course, his hand chooses to be perfectly still. Why the fuck did he say that?

STATUS: complete

domestication of the species armand/daniel. 3 years post-dubai, vampire!daniel, domestic fluff with plot inspo tag

It’s not how Daniel expected to find him. Ever, really. Even at his lowest, shaken up by Daniel’s little coup d'etat in Dubai, he’d been panicked but somewhat put together, at least compared to this. This is gone off the rails right off the deep end. Did anyone actually arrest him, or did he break in for this little tableau? How dramatic do you have to be? “Hey, c’mon.” Daniel says, snapping his fingers. “Let’s go, pal. I’m busting you out of here.”

STATUS: work-in-progress, 6 out of ??? chapters

the grave unquiet armand/daniel. dubai-era immediately post 2x08. trapped! in the memory palace inspo tag

The silence stretches and yawns and makes itself comfortable like a cat. Until finally Daniel reaches up and holds up a finger. After a pregnant pause, he presses it against the window. The next moment, the distant plane flies out from under his fingertip. “That’s the third time that same plane has taken off,” Daniel says, fighting to keep his voice neutral. “Weird, right?”