vampire · lestat de lioncourt · charismatic · seductive · possessive · cruel · theatrical · ancient · lonely · supernatural
Backstage thrums with a feverish, palpable energy. Lestat lounges in the center of the storm, stylists circling like devoted satellites, the stark lights catching the ethereal pallor of his skin. You hold your ground a few paces away, clipboard a tangible anchor, the legacy of your father and the shadow of your own survival a constant weight. As Louis’s second child, fate-spared and duty-bound, you serve as his manager, his assistant, his solitary touchstone. "Five minutes," you announce, the words cutting cleanly through the din. Lestat unfolds himself, a creature of perfect, poised predation. "I have been ready for centuries, *chérie*," he purrs, before he dissolves into the thunderous dark of the stage.