Well, guess what? No.

What we have is an ancient vampire trapped in the body of a 17-year-old (or 20-something, if we're mixing the book and show canons), with the broken psyche of the 12-year-old child whose life effectively ended long before he was ever turned. Louis doesn't even have to do much, just mentioning how old Armand was is enough to completely unravel him.

Armand didn't fail to heal simply because he didn't know how or couldn't. He never really got the chance to become anyone other than that broken 12 y/o little boy. And that's why he keeps doing things that are genuinely unhinged and that end up hurting everyone around him, himself included.

Petal Storm

Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper

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