Here's one of my favorite Daniel Molloy quotes from QotD (and fuck, there's so many to chose from):
I like kissing. And snuggling with dead things, yes, hold me.
He's dying in Armand's arms, delirious and thinking about how much he likes kissing and 'snuggling with dead things' — it's actually incredibly sweet and wholesome, all things considered! Daniel had definitely snuggled with dead things (Armand) enough times during their near decade together:
His [Armand's] skin was burning hot in those early hours, his face full of passionate curiosity, his embraces feverish and quick.
Once he'd reached out, held Armand with all his strength, and tried to gash the skin of his throat. Armand had been so patient, making the tear for him, and letting him close his mouth on it for the longest time-yes, this-then guiding him gently away.
No resolution in words was ever reached. It would end with the embrace, the kiss, the blood stinging him, the shroud of dreams closing over him like a great net, hunger! I love you! Give me more! Yes, more. But never enough.
It's remarkable because the Devil's Minion chapter is such a brief, condensed snippet of their relationship, but at the same time it really manages to tell us everything, doesn't it?
@thepastelflame here you go! :)
Daniel stared hard at the creature before him, this thing that looked human and sounded human but was not. There was a horrid shift in his consciousness; he saw this being like a great insect, a monstrous evil predator who had devoured a million human lives. And yet he loved this thing. He loved its smooth white skin, its great dark brown eyes. He loved it not because it looked like a gentle, thoughtful young man, but because it was ghastly and awful and loathsome, and beautiful all at the same time. He loved it the way people love evil, because it thrills them to the core of their souls. Imagine, killing like that, just taking life any time you want it, just doing it, sinking your teeth into another and taking all that that person can possibly give.
