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Young father and son

The abuse Louis and Claudia suffered at the hands of Lestat is endlessly debated or denied. People claim Louis lied. They claim Armand altered the narrative. They argue it wasn't really Lestat. They search for every possible explanation except the obvious one: that Lestat was capable of being abusive. The same pattern appears elsewhere. Lestat's affair (and abuse) with Antoinette is recontexualized or ignored. His affair with Armand while involved with Nicki is denied by the fandom. His admission that he let Louis leave with Armand despite knowing Armand orchestrated the trial gets interpreted as a lie from him. Even Lestat dropping Louis from the sky is attributed to an external influence rather than his own agency. Fans criticize Louis for reading Claudia's diaries, yet conveniently forget that Lestat did the exact same thing in season one. Or was that a lie too? Another fabrication? At some point, the excuses become more revealing than the actions themselves. Lestat is a predator in every sense of the word. He is also a victim of abuse , sexual, physical. and emotional. Those two truths can coexist. Being abused does not erase the harm he causes, just as Louis' suffering does not erase the harm he causes. Interview with the Vampire is a story about monsters. Complex, tragic, fascinating monsters. The problem is that some fans seem unwilling to let Lestat be one. They watch a show about monsters but want their monster to be a saint. They want him to be a monster one the surface while being virtous at his core. They want plausible deniability for every wrongdoing and an explanation for every cruelty. But complexity does not require innocence. If trauma can be used to understand Lestat, then it should also be used to understand Louis. If Louis can be held accountable despite his suffering, then Lestat should be held accountable despite his.

arya & nymeria 👑🐺✨

The side eye here will forever be hilarious

Gentlemen.

for all brienne fans may i suggest my 2019 braime fanart that i found

*heart eyes*

The Testaments S01E08 Broken

types of kings

(maekar grew up being affectionately bullied by his older brothers haha)