Title: Windows to the soul
Author: gothikmaus
Fandom: Interview with the vampire (TV)
Pairing: Armand/Daniel Molloy
Rating: Teen/PG-13
Category: ficlet, romance
Summary: Armand misses Daniel's human eyes
A/N: Just a tiny little bit of self-indulgent fluff
Interview with the vampire and all Vampire Chronicles characters are property of Anne Rice. I own nothing. No copyright infringement intended.
"I miss your human eyes." Armand was lying on his side next to Daniel, one elbow bent and head propped up against his hand. "I liked the way you looked at me back in Dubai, your eyes always had a sparkle in them when you were trying to figure me out. I could have spent hours getting lost in them." He gently brushed the pad of his index finger around one of Daniel's eyes, slowly tracing the lines etched into his skin by the passing of time.
Daniel smiled up at him.
"The great vampire Armand waxing poetic on me?"
Armand ignored him and placed a light kiss against his temple.
"Wanna see a cool trick?" Daniel asked when Armand pulled back.
Armand tilted his head, looking at him expectantly. Daniel slowly lowered his eyelids and, when he opened up his eyes again, his irises were the same colour of a clear, cloudless sky.
Armand's eyes widened almost comically and he grabbed Daniel's face with both hands, leaning closer to get a better look.
"Pretty neat, huh?" Daniel looked extremely pleased with himself.
"This is a very rare gift. Not even I can do that."
"Would've come in handy when you were cosplaying servant boy Rashid."
Armand grimaced.
"Do you have any idea what a pain it was to get those contact lenses in and out every day?"
"And who came up with that ridiculous idea in the first place, mmh?"
"I needed to keep an eye on you, make sure you didn't cause any trouble."
"Didn't work out that well, though, did it?"
"Because you're a menace."
"Or maybe you were just too distracted by my baby blues," Daniel added, batting his eyelashes.
"An insufferable menace."
"And yet here you are, getting lost in my beautiful eyes again."
Armand sighed.
"And what does that say about me?"
Daniel grinned.
"That you have excellent tastes."
Armand's look was equally fond and exasperated.
"Absolutely insufferable," he said, but didn't put up any resistance as Daniel placed a hand to the nape of his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.
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August 2026