Warning ⚠️; blood, death, implied smut, a bit of French 🔞
Pairing; bottom!Lestat/top!Male!Reader
Summary; You witnessed Claudia and Louis dispose of Lestat’s body and decided to heal him. The beginning of the strangest and yet strongest relationship you ever had.
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It was a night like no other. The sky was clear, allowing you to admire the moon and stars while the breeze played with your coat and scarf. Through the mix of odours, you were able to smell the scents of vampires. You didn't expect to run into a coven, but as you were about to turn around and leave their territory, a new scent reached you; vampire blood.
It has been years since you witnessed a vampire being killed and wondered what had happened. Curiosity won over your sense of survival and you walked toward what you thought to be the crime scene.
What wasn't your surprise when hidden in the shadow, you saw a child and a man dispose of a body in the trash. Even from a distance, you could tell those three were vampires. You moved, slowly, making sure the wind wouldn't alert them of your presence. You wondered if there was a chance to save their victim. After all, if the body hadn't been burned, then there was a chance the poor man could survive.
But a vampire child? The thought horrified you. You never thought those could be created and who would do such a horrible thing? Being stuck in the body of a child for all eternity seemed like a curse to you and you would prefer the deadly embrace of the sun than to even live a minute like that.
You waited for the murderous duo to leave before approaching the trash. Once you were sure neither vampire would notice you, you walked up to their victim. You recognized the name almost instantly. Lestat de Lioncourt. Who wouldn't recognize that angelic face of his? You never met Lestat before, you being way older and more of a lone wolf, but you saw portraits of him.
You didn't hesitate before scooping Lestat out of the trash and carrying him away. The smell of his blood nauseated you in the worst way possible, reminding you of why you kept your distance from your kin. The constant fights and murders were too much for you. Even as a human, you witnessed your fair share of massacres and didn't want to see more.
You took Lestat to your place and laid him down in your coffin. You didn't clean him, no. Because the first thing you did was to feed Lestat. Opening your own wrist, you let your blood pour into Lestat’s mouth and gently massaged his throat to help him swallow. The effect didn't take time and you watched his wound slowly heal.
You have to hold him down as Lestat comes back to himself, trashing around in a panicked state. You can only watch as tears of blood roll down his cheeks and he claws at your arms. The fear and despair in those beautiful eyes are enough to soften your stone heart. You help him clean up in silence, bathing him and making sure all wounds are closed. It's a heavy and uncomfortable silence, yet you don't dare say anything.
Just like you heard of Lestat, he has heard of you. The lone wolf, a bloody vampire killer who had slaughtered many covens in his younger years. But now you avoid everything and everyone, preferring the calm that came with solitude.
Until Lestat came into your life.
And as the days pass, you hunt for the two of you since Lestat isn't in any shape to help. May it be mentally or physically, the younger vampire is useless. But you can't keep it against him. After all, it's his own mate and child who tried to murder him. When Lestat told you of what happened, you felt a shiver run down your spine and anger fill you. How dared they? How could they?
For some reason, you feel a wind of protectiveness toward Lestat. Maybe it's his angelic face, maybe it's the pain and grief in his eyes, but you can't resist the urge to keep him safe. Maybe that why Lestat stay by your side, even when he is completely healed and free to leave, Lestat stay with you. And as time passed, you two grew closer to each other.
You never had a mate or a coven but with Lestat, you found both. It was Lestat who did all the first steps, trying to win you over. He would hunt and catch your favourite kind of prey, find your favourite things and give them to you. Lestat was shameless as well, walking around you with nothing covering him but the blood of his latest victims hoping you would lick it.
Yes.
Lestat de Lioncourt was shameless and knew what he wanted; you. And you didn't have the strength to push him away.
You allowed him to share your coffin even if Lestat had his own, enjoying the weight of his body in your arms when you woke up. The way he nuzzled himself against you, nose buried in your neck and fang nibbling at the tender flesh. Lestat knew how to charm and win you over. And God be your witness because you did fall for him, hard.
You thought nothing could disturb your new-found peace, but of course, Lestat was a trouble magnet. It all started when Lestat decided to take you to France, then Paris even tho he knew how you hated being around other vampires. Yet he knew you would never tell him no. You couldn't deny anything to your shameless angel.
Except being among dozens and dozens of vampires.
- “I am sorry mon Ange, but I cannot follow you there.” You whispered against his lips. “I wish I could follow you and…”
- “Then. Do. It.” Lestat had cut you short, hands gripping your chemise and lips pressed against yours. “I need you by my side. I. Need. You. Who else will keep me safe?”
There it is. The manipulation, the words that can make you move mountains for that drama queen. Because he is right; who can keep him safe when he will have to face both of his murderers in a parody of a trial? But more importantly, who will be there for support when he witnesses their death? Because Claudia and Louis might have tried to murder him, Lestat still cared and loved them.
But not you, no. You were glad those two were going to suffer and face the consequences of their actions.
So you give in and follow, hating every second of it.
Your only pleasure is to see the pain and jealousy in Louis’ eyes as you sit in the luxurious chair and Lestat sit on your lap. Arms wrapped around your lover, you keep him against you and allow him to silently brag about taming you.
The trial is a joke, pathetic and boring. But those are theatrical vampires so of course they are making it extra for no reason. That is until Lestat actually save his former lover. You feel Lestat's tensing body and hear him use his powers, everything he had to save the very man who tried to kill him. It makes you angry until you see tears of blood in his eyes. The pain of the betrayal is still there, but those are vampires Lestat had loved with what was left of his heart and soul.
Then, Claudia’s death.
You had expected it and wished for it, but witnessing it changed everything. Seeing her small body convulse and twist in pain broke your stony heart. You felt despair as you saw how broken Lestat was, his eyes not leaving his daughter as she burned to death. You wrapped your arms tightly around him, whispered sweet words of comfort in his mind and made promises sweeter night and revenge.
And what a bloody revenge was it.
The whole Parisian coven gone, massacred by your very hands and those of Louis.
In the end, you stand behind Lestat as the coven’s theatre burns and you are left facing Louis and Armand. You can still see the jealousy in Louis’ eyes which makes you smile and kiss Lestat’s neck, who leans in your touch.
Lestat’s final goodbye to Louis sounds official like he has turned the page on their relationship, which makes you more than happy. Lestat is now fully yours and no one will ever take him away from you.
But as you reach your home, Lestat breaks in your arms. Tears of blood rolled down his porcelain cheeks. You can do nothing but hold him tightly, letting him grieve his daughter and lover. You know he regrets Claudia’s death, even if you don't, just like you know it will haunt him forever.
- “Cry mon ange brisé, cry and let it all out. Ta douleur est mienne, mon coeur et je suis désolé.” you whisper in his hair as you gently rock him.
You are sorry. Sorry he is so hurt and broken, something you know and understand. And as Lestat melted under your touch, you swore to protect him, swore that those tears are blood are the last one Lestat cried. Yes. You'll never let anyone break your angel.
On your first two points; The exact same things have happened to the other side of Loustat. Horrible threatening, racist messages, and one was recently chased off the fandom. I dislike femlou, but I'm only mentioning it because you're framing it as unique to femstat-ers. It's happened to both sides and it's all wrong. Iwtvtwt has become a hellscape because of this.
Louis has been called a housewife but he wasn't one. Lestat has been in touch with femininity but is predominantly masculine and patriarchal. You can personally interpret certain scenes if you wish; but plenty of people disagree and you can't invalidate them and attack them as transphobic, because he is not trans.
Surely if all vampires transcend gender, why is it only Lestat that is so predominately feminized?
Why isn't Claudia masculinized? The twins and Akasha, I've never seen anyone portray them as men?
This line doesn't hold weight when it only happens to one character; I interpret it as vampires transcending gender because their organs no longer work in the books, making them sexless. It's a different situation in the show.
The bottom line is, Lestat is treated horribly by people claiming to be his fans and part of a wider issue of disregarding Lestat's character, trauma and masculinity and reframing it -for who know why, I'm not them-. Including most recently trying to frame Magnus and Lestat as a transactional encounter when it absolutely wasn't. Some even frame it as romantic, which is absolutely disgusting. Lestat is still terrified of Magnus. But some people find r*pe kinky and thus reframe their whole relationship.
On point 4, I guess you won't understand if you don't follow general politics. Misgendering plays into the conservative playbook, part of a wider smear campaign against left wingers, to the general public who are prone to dogwhistles. There's nothing demeaning about being gay, but here, it's insulting because of the intent. They degrade and demean SJW with attacks on their masculinity and misgendering them because they support LGBTQ+ issues and thus devaluing the causes they stand for.
On your first two points; The exact same things have happened to the other side of Loustat.
I’m sorry that this is happening.
Lestat has been in touch with femininity but is predominantly masculine and patriarchal. You can personally interpret certain scenes if you wish; but plenty of people disagree and you can't invalidate them and attack them as transphobic, because he is not trans.
I disagree, but you’re entitled to your interpretation and I’m entitled to mine. I don’t accuse people of transphobia for not supporting headcanons of Lestat as a trans person. I call people transphobic when they say transphobic things about real people and use Lestat as a way to express those views. I genuinely don’t understand how, in 2026, people can still say things like “if you have muscles, you can’t be feminine.” That’s incredibly stupid and offensive.
Surely if all vampires transcend gender, why is it only Lestat that is so predominately feminized?
All the characters in this show are constantly feminized. You can see it in fan art, fanfiction, meta it’s completely normal. The only time it becomes an issue is when it’s Lestat being feminized. These anonymous messages are obvious proof of that. I never go after creators who feminize Louis or Armand. If I like their work, I enjoy it; if I don’t, I just scroll past. But you and many others, like I said, can’t just scroll past feminized Lestat you immediately start attacking.
Why isn't Claudia masculinized? The twins and Akasha, I've never seen anyone portray them as men?
I don’t know. But if you or someone else wants to do that, why not? Exploring gender is interesting, especially when it’s done respectfully.
This line doesn't hold weight when it only happens to one character
I was talking about Lestat. My post was about Lestat. Lestat is my favorite character. What exactly is unclear here?
Including most recently trying to frame Magnus and Lestat as a transactional encounter when it absolutely wasn't. Some even frame it as romantic, which is absolutely disgusting.
People can ship whatever they want, even the darkest things. Yes, even incest, rape, or worse. I’m against censorship. I don’t ship Magnustat, but I can understand the interest in that dynamic. I know there are people who hate Lestat and laugh at what Magnus did to him. I know there are people who downplay it or say he deserved it. But I also know that what happened between Magnus and Lestat can be interpreted in different ways. And I know that people who approached this topic respectfully, who explored it from literary, historical, or psychological perspectives, have been attacked and harassed. I’m absolutely sure that even the darkest shipper who enjoys the most toxic, awful content would still be a better person than all these hypocritical puritans.
On point 4, I guess you won't understand if you don't follow general politics.
Well, thank you so much for explaining obvious things to me. I guess you decided to educate me just because I mentioned that English isn’t my native language.
Misgendering plays into the conservative playbook.
Yes. And that’s exactly what you’re doing right now. I haven’t seen a single scene in the show or read a single page in the books where Lestat looks straight at the audience and says, “I am a cisgender man.” But I have read plenty of pages where Lestat reflects on gender again and again. And I’ve seen several moments in the show where Lestat refers to himself as “she.”
Again, Lestat is a character. I can explore gender through him however I want. I can have whatever headcanons I want. In my interpretation, Lestat can be anything. And if that bothers you, that’s not my problem.
My original post literally said you could just block me. But you saw fem Lestat and bottom Lestat and immediately ran into my anon messages. I’m out of patience and politeness. I don’t know why Lestat’s pronouns scare you so much. I don’t know why Lestat’s hole scare you so much. But if it upsets you this much, then the problem is with you. Just block me and deal with your own issues.
Writing my 20th Bottom!Lestat fic at the moment (not all of them are published), I feel like I'm Atlas and I'm holding up the sky (aka bottom!lestat agenda) on my own. No complaints though, I love seeing that blond crybaby get fucked and dominated and pampered and loved, like he deserves <3
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
It's still Day 7 in California! @valenfangs
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac
Characters: Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe du Lac
Additional Tags: Valenfangs, Valenfangs 2025
Summary:
Lestat and Louis will be together for endless nights so why not make some of those nights a third and fourth and fifth honeymoon? In this instance, they got a honeymoon suite in Niagara Falls. It came with some perks.