VC FEELS PART 3: Oh Lestat, you deserved everything that’s ever happened to you
Or when Lestat finally has a moment alone and allows the brave face to break away and mourns Louis after he is taken by Rhoshamandes. Set after Rhoshamandes is destroyed.
Rhoshamandes is no more, the threat is gone, the community braces to rebuild and he - to lead it. He, the brave and galant hero. He, who must be the Prince and lift collective spirits. He, who is the symbol and the icon who all look up to.
He, who cries when no one is around. He, who performs so well for others but cannot stop the tears which are always so close to falling. He, who cannot stop caressing his portrait and wearing the emerald ring which doesn’t quite fit.
The ring which belonged to another, the ring which came in a parcel along with a vial of ashes. The ring with the most beautiful emerald meant to mimic the color of his eyes yet still paleing in comparison.
Through the emptiness and pain, there alone in his rooms, away from the eyes of those who depend on him, he chants. He whispers again and again, those words that his beloved told him long ago:
“Oh Lestat, you deserved everything that’s ever happened to you”
Was I too lazy to draw a new picture of Louis and just used an old one instead?
