Lady Of The Boneway

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SEASON 3 COUNTDOWN ↳ Day 4: Favorite S2 New Character(s)

as someone who has been groomed and has also been in toxic/abusive relationships, i too have sought out the same people who have hurt me for comfort when i definitely shouldn't. i have gone back to people who have done me wrong time and time again, a habit that was difficult to break.

lestat was pushed to a breaking point with his mental health and louis kept him at a distance as he always did and also the book came out so lestat had pulled away.

the writers have done their part researching trauma and how it impacts people long term and how hard it is to break cycles of abuse. it's so hard to not go back. it's addictive.

him texting his mom and begging her to come back is just... yeah that's realistic. that really is how it is when you are groomed.

Twitter, for some fucking reasons:

But it has never been text. Her relationship with her gender is COMPLICATED for reasons that seem both internal and external, but it IS canon that she sometimes presents more feminine when she's with Lestat.

But this idea that she starts solely presenting as masc after becoming a vampire isn't true. She's still wearing gowns in the coven in Auvergne in modern day!

So far, the GLIMPSES we've seen of her aren't conflicting with her character in the books.

Gabrielle de Lioncourt is someone with a complicated relationship to gender written by someone with a complicated relationship to gender, which also guides a lot of interpretations. Anne Rice, herself, was pretty feminine presenting, but she often spoke about feelings of gender non-conformity. This is also a valid interpretation. And yes, I do think gnc people who don't fit neatly into one box or another also deserve representation.

something in the air shifted