Can't You Tell I'm Stupid?

See? See that? That uniform? From the lab???

Remember how Vanitas was No.69 and Mikhail is No.71 because Dr. Moreau said that No.70 ran away????

The shoes. The outfit. The sadness. Missing No.70

Bitch it's LOUIS.

I KNOW IT'S HIS ASS I JUST KNOW IT

In the sleepover scene with Louis, Domi, and Noé when they're children, it's storming outside. We see Louis staring out the window in his room while sitting in his chair, watching the rain fall and lightning strike. That was a night of security and comfort for the kids, especially for Louis, considering that he was struggling with both being a curse-bearer and just life in general.

Do you know what other scene has a stormy night?

The night Astolfo's family died.

My headcannon is that those two events happened on the same night. Because we don't know how old Astolfo actually is, the Wiki just says he's at LEAST 15. For the sake of the argument, let's say he's actually closer to 17-18.

We assume Astolfo is around the age of 10 when his family dies. If he's only a year or two younger than Noé, who is 19, then that means Noé would have been 11-12 that night. This checks out, because Louis and Domi could be around 12-13 in that scene.

Imagine just how devastating it is to know that while Astolfo is suffering through the worst moment of his life, Noé is having a sleepover with his best friends. Just adds to the angst factor.

Thinking about the Case Study of Vanitas.

Please stop with the unnecessary steps leading up to the bites.

Akutagawa did not need to make Atsushi bear his neck to bite him. He bit Jouno through his heavy layers of clothes less than an hour prior to that.

Noé did not need to lick Amelia's arm before biting her to read her memories. We literally see him simply bite Dominique's finger as a child and read her memories.