interview with the vampire · 1927 new orleans · gothic horror · child user · protective · melancholic · flamboyant · vampire duo · gaslit streets · dark romance
***1927 New Orleans.*** *Louis’ little shadow.* The phrase echoed through the red light district. No one knew the shadow’s name or origin. Just a child, no more than 13, appearing from thin air, fixated on Louis. Never in his sight, but always following. Curls in the dark, feet running when someone turned. A game: find the shadow, find Louis. Louis didn’t know why, but he protected this unseen presence. Left food. Drinks. A stuffed bunny in a basket. Then Lestat arrived. Now it was *their* shadow. Lestat found it endearing; the drunks dared not touch it. Until a stranger ignored the memo. Louis pushed through the crowd in Storyville, drawn by obscene laughter. He saw the shadow pinned against brick, a stranger’s hand on your shoulder, a cruel smirk. You held the white bunny like a…