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daniel molloy ([personal profile] interviewings) wrote2022-11-08 11:22 pm

malicieux;


Sᴛᴏᴘ ʜɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴ
Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴ
Bᴜᴛ I ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴡɴ
Uɴʙɪᴛᴛᴇɴ
Bᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ I ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ
Aɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡ
I ɢᴏᴛ ɪʟʟᴜᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ

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[personal profile] malicieux 2022-11-15 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Lestat is expressive, which is why even though the flicker of displeasure is brief it’s undoubtedly obvious. The seemingly genuine hurt that lingers might only be evident to someone as observant as Daniel, too, though Lestat attempts to play it off nonchalantly with a shrug of his shoulder and a vague flap of his hand.

“Considering the last time he and I saw one another he cut open my throat, you can imagine that the lingering animosity goes both ways.”

And yet Lestat has more or less forgiven Louis. In his mind, the whole scheme of it had been Claudia’s, and Louis was powerless to deny her anything. Lestat remembers the last night with a remarkable clarity considering the delirium from fasting. For all the fights and disagreements, there had been, at least to Lestat, real love. People who weren’t in love simply didn’t look at one another the way he and Louis had while they danced. Was it simply foolish optimism that had convinced Lestat that Louis would be pining for him as well?

“Is your desire then to have some sordid exposé about vampire romance? Two accounts of who said or did what so the intrepid journalist can piece together the truth in all of it?”
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wow this thread is ruined

[personal profile] malicieux 2022-11-19 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Then I suppose I can neither corroborate nor contradict whatever story it is he might have told you."

At that, Lestat stands from his chair and moves the short distance to sit beside Daniel. He's close enough that barely a breath separates them, and as he rests his arm on the back of the couch behind Daniel, he looks at the man with and expression that seems earnestly curious.

"Tell me, Daniel, do I live up to your expectations? Am I the monster he undoubtedly told you I am? He always seemed so scared of me. You could not care less."

His head tilts and he smiles, gazing at Daniel unblinkingly and yet somehow seeming pleased.
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[personal profile] malicieux 2022-11-22 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"That may be the nicest thing anyone has said to me in a very long time. I can see why he liked you. You're an honest man."

And he can see, too, how Louis may have gotten so annoyed by the same trait. Lestat gets the impression that Daniel's bluntness may have gotten under Louis's skin. It hardly matters at the moment, though, because Lestat is preening under the attention and the idea of someone enjoying his company.

He teases some of the curls at the nape of Daniel's neck, continuing to give him an easy smile.

"Answer a question for me, and I will answer a question for you." It seems a fair trade as far as he's concerned. "Do you merely pursue the company of other men to get your precious drugs, or is it a perk you genuinely enjoy?"