“There’s not a single thing that real about you, is there?” - for lestat from Suncrest Nyl ig lmao
“ Reality is what you make of it, non? ” Lestat sits cross legged on stage, his hand raised toward the ceiling, glass fingernails glittering against the stage lights, a chandelier at his fingertips. In the amber electric twilight of this vast theater, he admires himself just as much as the occasional glance admires her too. A dark horse—a mystery to be unraveled, or undressed, caressed, and explored. Treated in any which way she prefers, so long as she prefers him.
He is persistent, a doomed romantic, fated to make the same mistakes over and over until a stake is driven through his black, aching heart.
‘Or a blade across my throat. Ah, the sting—a phantom sensation of betrayal that lingers to this day…’
For the first time in over seventy years, he is more than just whelmed—he is challenged. He is allured, amused, smiling not bitterly, but curiously.
Hungry for more Nylinda Laurier.
“ What is real to you? ” He pats the arm of his chair, inviting her to come closer. He wants to feel the tension rise like the New Orleans heat in the middle of summer.“ Is it St. Domingue—the way your body feels remembering it? Is Suncrest real? Is it truly tangible, visceral and feeling? Our sky is carmine red with ivory streaks in place of clouds. We answer to Charis, but does she listen? ”
He pauses, grey eyes absorbing light and color, growing with intensity the longer silence shrouds them.
“ Is she real, my friend, or is she just another dead God to worship in a savage, soulless world? ”