Lestat had no framework for what a maker could be bc of his turning. He only knew that they were violent, brutal, and forceful - yet he never replicated that trauma with his fledglings. When seen side-by-side, the difference between his turning and that of his fledglings is devastating. They all consented, except Claudia, bc that’s where the parallels between them start.
This is why I’m not surprised that he turns to Armand for help when Nicki is spiraling - Armand may not have been a maker himself, but he had far more knowledge about vampiric life than Lestat was ever given by Magnus. He was afraid, heartbroken, and looking for guidance, and in return, Armand burned Nicki.
On a related note, not only did Lestat resist Louis’ demands to turn Claudia because it so clearly resembled his experience with Nicki, but he tried to consider how the implications of her turning would effect her in the future - a consideration he was never given.
Despite all of this, we see him try his best to be a caring maker to his fledglings. He believes that Nicki will recover (and in the books, even finds Nicki’s violin because he thinks it will help him come back to himself), he teaches Gabi and Louis how to count heartbeats and read minds, he’s proud that Claudia takes after him when it comes to hunting and tries to teach her. He tries to be everything that he wasn’t given.
@suikamelon6 I think this piece is from the same chapter but it immifiately made me think about his "Hate me" boots and his question in the end of ep7 "Do you hate me now?"
I have to say that Rolin is much more careful reader then the rest of us
I mean, have you opened the Blood Canticle? Season 3 Lestat is the embodiment of this chaotic yapping about everything at once.
saw someone saying: "sam reid singing dancing with myself might be the defining image of the season: funny, mad, excessive, and grows in your mind until you realise it’s sad".
and now i'm crying because
Anne Rice’s vampires in Narnia where Armand is Edmund, Lestat is having a religious crisis witnessing Aslan’s death. Well… It’s not the first time for Les but I’m not the one making rules 🙄
the way lestat didn’t want to!!!
cookie: alex, play it
lestat: no, we need to rehearse. snare!
cookie: just sing. sing it!!
lestat doing as his cookie asks 😭💔
@Kate_Mikky Я вот смеюсь, а инст подкидывает мне рилсы девушек-переводчиц, и я вспоминаю, что когда-то хотела пойти на курсы художественного перевода
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