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like they are NOT on good terms this season, but this is a moment of, "i am showing this painful, infected wound to you because you have a matching one, and you are the only one who can do this for me." like this is a big, extremely vulnerable ask from louis.

and even lestat's quiet "yes. okay." in this request even though things are bad, because this is a request of one parent to another and thus sidesteps the conflict of, "we are supposed to be something to each other, but you didn't even call when i was shot." like louis is louis and the great love of his life, but louis is also the person he raised a child with, and that bond still stands strong enough to call a favor in on.

and louis's tone when lestat brings up claudia's eyes and louis jumps in with, "i know, right? there's no spark." and there is SO MUCH pain in it but also such a moment of, "she was our child and you know her like i did. you know her eyes. talk to me about her because it's the only way she can still exist, and you are the only one she can exist for me with. she was ours."

Suffered in his terrible family home in Auvergne till age of 29,

Only had 2 years of freedom/poverty with Nicki before Magnus kidnapped him,

Got assaulted by Armand and lost his first love while he was only a month old fledgling,

Got continued to be groomed and sa'd by Gabriella during their travels until she abandoned him,

Burried himself under ground for 80 years,

Akasha and Marius forced him to be the Keeper and he was alone for 10 years,

Then got assaulted by Akasha via forced feeding,

Came to NOLA fell in love had a family,

Then 30 years later his husband and daughter poisoned him and slit his throat,

Get abandoned by Gabrella again,

Made it to Paris and he got tortured again and forced to watch his daughter burn alive,

Louis kissed the man who killed their child and left so Lestat is alone for another 80 years,

Then his lover finally came to him they have a few years of hapiness/friendship,

Then he found out his ex husband/lover/best friend wrote a terrible book about him and whole world knows about his rape and everything,

Goes on a self destructive tour,

Gabby assaults and abandons again,

Shit happenes and gets kidnapped by the Queen.

“I would never say that to claudia on the train I would never ever say that you cancerous jackhole(?)” this bit messed me up, him screaming that and hearing how upset it made him to the point of having to stop mid recording makes me so sad :(

then tc and the rest of the band coming in to save it. Everything about this song is so good, one of my top songs!

I … think Louis can consider himself lucky Lestat is talking to him at all.

Louis has clearly taken some time to reflect on himself in the wake of the book. Yes, not calling Lestat after he was shot was a selfish move, but it's obviously something he feels deep shame about. The problem with Louis is, when he's in pain it consumes the entirety of him. He knew what happened to Lestat, and there is no way he didn't have feelings about it, or worry about him, but in the midst of his own grief spiral I imagine he didn't feel he had anything to give...

In Claudia’s version of events, Lestat was being cruel by making her watch Charlie burn. Grabbing her with his hands and forcing her to gaze as his face melted. His face is serious as he tortures her with this lesson.

In Lestat’s memories, he was holding Claudia’s hand the entire time as she watched Charlie burn in front of her. His face is melancholic and tearful as he likely recalls Nicki being burned by Armand. He was enduring the pain with her in real time.