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 ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⧼ ⠀ 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗄﹠̲ 𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀

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　　﹛ ⠀ ﹐ ⠀ ﹜　　ˢᵘⁿˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ⠀ 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 ⠀ a̲n̲d̲ ⠀ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨.

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⠀⠀Coffin tucked, he’s sleeping with his head pressed flush against the reader’s chest.
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⠀⠀—— told me you were too old to play the violin, and now look at you, Nicki… the most talented man I’ve ever had the honour to meet. ”
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[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀He didn’t protest, this time, at the mention of his former name, but merely leaned over to kiss the bottom lip he’d scratched with his nail.

When his lashes parted around his blue eyes, he looked at Nicolas with immense affection. A boyish one.

“ My mother once ——
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⠀⠀I’m your maker! I will always be concerned about your … well —— concerned about Louis being concerned about you. Details … really.
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝒊𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭‍‍ ‍‍ 𝒅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. @bloodscribbled]

that wasn’t mocking! i’m just tellin’ you to NOT be concerned about it.

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⠀⠀You’re in a bad mood. Why are you in a bad mood?
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⠀⠀Lippy as always, Santiago. Afraid to confess mine are stage tears.
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[𝑺𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑨𝑮𝑶 @MANTRAM0RI]

i’m not going to cry. i’m not a little BITCH like you.

[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀A typo, my eerie Claudia. Do you mean a boy that you — will — crush?
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⠀⠀—— of one of Marius’ precious things, ” he continued, slinking off the hanger the velvet jacket he’d promised before, veined with glittering gold.

“ And with that… I mean that I stole it, ” he added sarcastically, sneaking behind Armand to help him inside the coat.
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[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀Lestat’s eyes rolled all the way to the ceiling and back, his hands giving Armand a soft push on his lower waist.

“ Perhaps? ” he echoed, trailing one single finger along his stomach and the protruding bone of his hip as he moved around him in circle, like a wolf. ——
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[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

⠀
⠀⠀—— “ You make me regret the gifts I want to offer you, Armand. ”

They were standing in front of his wardrobe and he disengaged from his flirt to open the door and allow the other vampire to admire his own reflection in the mirror inside.

“ I’ve come in possession ——
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⠀⠀𝓞𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎 𝖉𝖺𝗒 !
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Ci tengo a precisare che non mi farò problemi a trasformarla in teatro ed interpretare Sweeney Todd se sarete stonati.

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⠀⠀—— his eyes into hers, “ Vampire 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 isn’t an endurance. It must be enjoyed. ”

He hoisted himself up, one elegant arm thrust out.

“ But two of us in the same city will lead to suspicions. We must hunt carefully. ”
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[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀Relived by the joyful sound coming next to him, he allowed his gaze to return fully on the woman and for his arm to slither nonchalantly across the bench headrest.

He, too, pretended to look at his strange nails.

“ We survived 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ, ” he answered, hooking ——
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[𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ᴹᴼᴼᴺ . @CANEMLUNAE]

the vampire couldn’t help but laugh as she watched the dramatic take his little jaunt . her increased hearing allowed her to listen intently no matter the distance he wandered .

“ i did not deny that , now , did i ?

i’ve been alive a long time . i would not still —

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⠀⠀Well, 𝑖 am not leaving. You are not leaving. Maybe 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎 —— 𝑆𝐻𝑂𝑈𝐿𝐷 !
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[𝙻𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚜. @nicotinepatched]

Because I'm not the one screaming angry French profanities.

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⠀⠀You know I didn’t mean it. Don’t go sulking when it’s close to bedtime. It hinders my rest.

… What about Nicolas?
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⠀⠀I can see 𝑖𝑡, Louis. What I don’t understand it’s why you’re not walking 𝑜𝑢𝑡 of it.
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[𝙻𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚜. @nicotinepatched]

The door's right there, Lestat.

[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀𝑉𝐸 𝑇𝐸 𝐹𝐴𝐼𝑅𝐸 𝐹𝑂𝑈𝑇𝑅𝐸 !
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[𝙻𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚜. @nicotinepatched]

Whoa. No, no. You lose that fucking tone because you're getting no axe and if you feel the need to be destructive, I'd advise you to take a walk.

[* ‍ ‍ 𝓰𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝙽 ‍ 𝓭𝙴𝙰𝚃𝙷 ִֶָ ‍ ‍ ‍ @LELIORlSING]

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⠀⠀@gesqenster
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[ً @mxlancholily]

i want the parts of your hand-grenade heart that beat slowly with anger and fear.

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⠀⠀—— dripping into honey.

“ But 𝑦𝑜𝑢, Armand. ”
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⠀⠀He didn’t expect the soft answer, the soft 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ, the way Armand’s delicate fingers had shaped around his brow and dotted it with kisses as if they were stars.

The lump in his throat bobbed, and he lifted his newly cleaned face to look at the other man, the ——
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⠀⠀—— helmet.

He wanted to take the rougher offer, the conflict caused a hurricane in his downcast gaze, until he flicked those cobalt ponds up once more and pinned the man into place.

“ No one washes my hair, ” he stated, his voice harder than it’d ever been before ——
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