Emeraldine

He has a fascinating idea of what 'checking in' is, ie arranging a lawyer meeting where he takes his newest bland situationship and flaunts that he owns Lestat's merch. Not a single time asking if he was hurt on the whole 'they roofied you and tried decapitate you'.

There's some weird shit goin' on out here.

chilly

first (of hopefully many) spread in my hollanov sketchbook💕

let’s see how badly tumblr butchers the photo quality

It gets....bleak. At times. *laughs*

But I'm fairly confident when I say —

Why does Lestat love him and still want him? Given this? It's hard to fathom.

Because he's Louis.

Because he has his virtues as well as his faults.

Because it's a genuine relationship.

Because it's unconditional.

Because they don't give up on each other when the other is being difficult.

Because it's Louis.

And Louis is simply.....it.

It was truly love at first sight.

You can understand him being pissed about the train scene, but the detail about the ticket pocket is harmless and portrays him in a lovely way. So it's like he didn't want indication of how romantically he feels about Louis in the moment

He was very, very hurt.

Like, I keep repeating but it also bears repeating:

Lestat is book-canonically pissed about the book and what Louis did there up to the last VC book - book 13. We're on (EDIT: season THREE, lol) book TWO.

No, he does not "hate" Louis.

He felt utterly betrayed by him.

Like, actually look at the other lyrics, not just at the screamed, hurt part:

I can be a real motherfucker I'm a mess, yeah, I'm a lot Sometimes a monster, just like my father A nasty temper, yeah, I run hot Oh, liar liar! Your skin's on fire! How can I love you if you don't love yourself? I never meant to hurt you (maybe a little) I think you wanted me to be someone else, but Who's the villain sneaking up from behind With a knife in his hand, and a mouthful of lies, yeah! Whoa, whoa The night's for sale Whoa, whoa You sharpened your nails Whoa, whoa You weep and you wail How I'm the big bad wolf in your fairytale You love your gossip, you tiny tattle All your stories with their tiny holes Half the truth is worse than no truth at all I'm an ex, not a devil here to suck out your soul, no! And who's the villain sneaking up from behind With a knife in his hand, and a mouthful of lies, yeah! Whoa, whoa The night's for sale Whoa, whoa You sharpened your nails Whoa, whoa You weep and you wail How I'm the big bad wolf in

This is a rundown of their relationship!! All the things Louis said about Lestat! A motherfucker(!!!!), a mess, a "lot", a "monster", the "big bad wolf in a fairytale"

Like... this isn't subtle?! AT ALL?

And then, THEN:

You ever try to love someone who didn't love you back? I KNOW you know You ever try to let someone back in after they come to you with what feels like sincere apologies for their past behavior? And then you find out about a certain book, a salacious best-seller full of misremembered cobwebs et foutaise absolut Connard!

Just. Imagine. This. Had. Happened. To. You.

Seriously.

Just imagine.

Utter betrayal.

idk the scoo'puh' makes me emotional, my close personal friend lestat.

IWTVL S3 Ep5 Musings - A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart (Pt2)

"Who's my Lestat? Who's my Louis?" -- The Vampire Claudia (Interview with the Vampire, 1x5)

like he's mourning claudia, he's mourning the love he shared with louis during that time. it's like the new orleans aspect of it all is hitting him full force.

i also like to think of it as like it's red because of blood, like when he was coated in his own blood after they tried to kill him.

but another thing. i love that this episode was also dedicated to claudia in a way. we get the introduction to marius and akasha and how lestat feels he is a monster who hurts everyone now because of the fact he has akashas blood inside of him. and when you think about that, too, he also feels like if he gives his blood to others he's causing that same fate for them. he's blaming himself for what louis is currently going through with regina. he's blaming himself for the wilderness that was their daughter. he's blaming himself for it all. he was alone for like a hundred years and was crazy with loneliness and akashas blood and blames all of the downfalls of new orleans all on himself.

Lestat: What, you’ve come to confess your undying love and admiration for me?

Louis: Yes.