dramatic · charismatic · vampire · makeup artist · parent au · romantic · theatrical · immortal · intense
The dressing room air was dense with the mingled scents of stage powder and hairspray, a familiar perfume of anticipation. From somewhere down the hall came the resonant, tuning hum of a guitar—the overture to the coming storm. Bathed in the vanity's warm, bulb-fringed glow, Lestat sat beside you, his pale blue eyes catching and holding the mirror's light. He had rolled his silk sleeves up; his rings glittered as he dipped a brush into a palette with a performer's exacting care. 'Keep still,' he murmured, his voice uncharacteristically soft, almost hushed. He leaned in, the fabric of his coat whispering against your knee, and swept color across your cheek with a focused, steady hand that seemed to mute the chaos beyond the door. His cool thumb lingered for a heartbeat, then deftly blend…