(This is not Louis, but still. Check the notes for this post for the source credit)

“ A sketch was all he’d done, a series of bold black lines that nevertheless made up my face and shoulders perfectly, and the color was already begun in dabs and splashes: the green of my eyes, the white of my cheek.  But the horror, the horror of seeing my expression!  For he had captured it perfectly, and there was nothing of horror in it.  Those green eyes gazed at me from out of that loosely drawn shape with a mindless innocence, the expressionless wonder of that overpowering craving which he had not understood.” – Interview with the Vampire

☤ What do you have in common with your muse? Also, what would you ask your muse if you were allowed just one question? And not, Make me a vampire, dammit! We all know he doesn’t like being asked for that.

merciful-death:

ooc; UHH, FOR ANOTHER THING IN COMMON, I guess we both say “I see” a lot?  DOES THAT COUNT?  Well, and we’re perfectionists.

I’d not ask to be made a vampire anyway.  I’d make a horrible vampire.  I catch and release flies because I’m incapable of killing literally anything.

I’d probably ask him to bone Lestat in front of me, tbh.

fanart by garama/permanentglitter (hope u don’t mind I changed the dialogue!)

A misconception may be that people thinks he’s a hopeless emo.

merciful-death:

Send me a misconception you think people have about my character and I'll explain if it's true or not

ooc; OH YES I’M GLAD SOMEONE SENT ME THIS ONE.  To be honest, I feel like the super-whiny emo misconception stems partially from the movie?  Because as much as I love the IwtV movie, I feel like there were some key things missing with him (which is honestly understandable with a movie adaption of a book).

The thing about Louis is that he actually doesn’t hate himself.  Louis has an immense ego, which is something he himself spoke of in Interview with the Vampire.  He’s such an immense perfectionist, I feel, that he doesn’t always know how to cope with his own failures.  He falls into self-loathing because he honestly can’t deal with imperfections within himself.  But even in his times of “brooding,” his ego still rears its head.  He believed that he wanted to die in 1791, but could never let it happen.  His ego wouldn’t allow it.

As a mortal man, Lestat “crushed his ego,” but once they were on an equal playing field as vampires, he began to see him differently and within his first night as an immortal, felt he was superior to Lestat.  His feeding on rats was just as much a battle of pride as it was his sentimental feelings for humans.

Lestat and himself constantly get into these little ego battles, with the rats, with the Frenieres, with Claudia, with Lestat’s choices of victims, with Lestat’s every rash decision later on.  Like, Louis definitely isn’t a pushover.  One of the reasons Lestat made him was to be his “conscience,” and he certainly has to be an equal to serve that role.

Louis does go through periods where he just lets himself become apathetic and drift, but he never lets himself fade away and disappear.  Which I think is partially his ego and partially that he waits for Lestat to revitalize him like he’s fucking Sleeping Beauty and Lestat is Prince Charming.  Honestly, they both need each other so much.

I think the fact that Louis has never went to ground is a testament to his strength.  And even when Lestat’s losing it, he generally remains sane and by his side until a point comes that he just can’t anymore and has to leave.  Because Louis is very self-serving and capable of loving Lestat from a distance while Lestat’s doing something loony like Rowan fucking Mayfair.

99% of the time that Louis’ sitting around appearing emo, he’s just beating himself up for doing something wrong because~~~perfectionist first-born son.

Am I turning into a merciful-death reblogging blog? I’m sorry. It’s just that I agree with it so much and I can’t help but want to s h a r e.

◎ What’s the kinkiest thing you ever did with Lestat?

merciful-death:

Put ◎ in my ask. My muse will answer any question you ask them. Even if it’s secret.

Ah, Dieu.  This question.  I do not know if this example fully suffices.

It was 1984, London, shortly after Lestat and I’s visit to the then-mortal David Talbot in the Talamascan Motherhouse.  Lestat had insisted upon making the most of our impromptu visit to the English city, and he did indeed follow through on his whim of gifting me an overcoat, long and black, lined with fur, although I wore it only twice, both times for him.

We were to visit the Tower of London, as he suggested, but he insisted upon first getting me “proper” clothing so I should deal with the cold.  To my dismay, we broke into a department store that had already closed for the evening.  He thought it was wonderful fun and started shoving me around the various clothing racks, shouting loud enough that I was certain some security officer somewhere surely must have heard.  He laughed and threw a bundle of clothing into my hands, insisting that I put them on for him.

As frustrating as he was being, I could not deny that the autumn air chilled me, and my loose sweater was hardly sufficient for warmth.  Despite my inner acknowledgement of that, however, the two of us began to further bicker.  I had stormed off at that point, wandered near the jewelry counters, when he finally pounced upon me, ripping my threadbare clothing off and insisting he would dress me himself if I would “behave so childishly;” although I still believe that it was himself that was acting such.

As with many of our arguments, there came a point in which we both tired of it, and one must understand that despite our reunion prior to the concert, the two of us truly had not had much time together at all by that point.  We missed each other tremendously, but I suppose I would be less likely to admit to it than he.

I believe it was I that initiated it that time, grasping him by his lapels and forcing him into a kiss.A kiss lead to his attire disappearing, and while I was caught unawares, he had tied my hands together to some contraption on the counter with the very tie he intended me to wear.  We explored one another in a way we had not in such a long stretch of time.  Not even the night of our initial reunion were we allowed it, with his band mates moving about.

He’d bit into my thigh, and I do not quite recall how, but the counter behind me then slid and broke apart.  It did not cease our intimacy, although moments later there was the sound of sirens and I became keenly aware of the security camera above us, as did Lestat.  He put his new abilities to good use and destroyed them—but not after a jest that he should find the tapes and take them home for our personal collection.  Which, I do believe he did collect, for the purpose of there not being evidence, he said.  I’m certain he still has it somewhere.

We were cleaned up and out of the building before the police arrived, running about London half-dressed.  I wore only that coat he had chosen up until we reached a private room where it was once more removed.

It was certainly an evening.