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so uh

should i start calling you my boyfriend?? or

lol idk

Would you like to call me this, Adam?

It makes us sound like teenagers, fooling around in the back seat. I don't hate it.

i mean it does sound kinda dumb

but i like it

but
i know you're not, like
yknow

you still have your groupies and stuff

If you like it, then you have my permission.

Do you think that I am still bringing my fans backstage?

Adam.

well

i just mean

i'm not gonna get mad if you sleep with other people
idk if you already knew that from listening to my brain or whatever but

i wanted to tell you

Do you wish to sleep with other people? Your life time is far shorter than mine, chèrie. If there are desires you wish to pursue, I will not stand in the way of you fulfilling them.

I may wish to indulge in variety from time to time. Particularly when hunting - I do not wish to depend on you solely for blood, for obvious reasons.

There may also be - exceptions. I do not expect you to understand, but they will not interfere with our time together.

no!

or at least
not right now

i just meant like
i don’t want you to think i’ll get upset if you do that stuff
you’re still a rock star lol

is it okay if I ask what the exceptions are?
you don’t gotta tell me if you don’t want
im just curious

Hmm, so you would not be upset if I were to take another to my trailer regularly? Perhaps feed from them on multiple occasions?

Do you truly wish to know? It may be painful.

…okay maybe not the same person more than once

I guess I don’t want you to have another me
but I also don’t wanna make you feel like I’m tying you down or something like that

painful for me, or for you?

Bon, then we are alike in this desire. You may not have noticed, but I have become fond of you. I do not intend to replace you easily.

..For both, potentially.

It is in regard to other vampires, if they choose to seek me out. I do not have it in me to turn them away, nor would I wish to. Immortality can make for complicated relationships.

:)
ok

i don't wanna make you deal with painful stuff
i just want to understand you a bit better

is one of those other vampires... that guy? your
uh
ex?

[ he's oddly charmed by the little emote. smiles at his phone for a brief moment foolishly.]

Louis, yes. I believe he is rather well known now, due to the release of that trashy book from Molloy.

Our history is complex, my feelings for him more so. If he calls, I will not be able to help myself.

there's a book about him?

[ adam doesn't read a lot. besides, he's been too busy with work (well, mostly, with lestat). ]

i get it

well i mean like. obviously i can't totally understand that kinda relationship cause i'm not like you

but i can understand having a hard time not going back to someone you care about

A biography, of sorts. You have seen Daniel Molloy lingering around the crew, no? He is to blame for the entire mess, but in part responsible for my current popularity.

Look up Louis de Pointe du Lac. I believe that there is more information on him about than he is comfortable with currently.

Mm. We have shared a life together, my blood runs in his veins. A turbulent love marked by tragedy, but one that will forever hold my heart, in all of its longing.

I do not expect him to seek me out, not to claim me once again. I have injured him too deeply. But he may linger, to meditate upon our bond in his way.

He will be no threat to you, not unless provoked.

wait

u mean that weird old guy?? the one who interviews u all the time?

he wrote a book about your ex??

[ it’s all starting to sound a little complicated - no wonder lestat doesn’t like talking about it.

but, curious as ever, adam googles a bit. his first thought upon seeing Louis’ photo is — ]

holy shit he’s hot

[ a heavy sigh. unfortunately, louis is insanely hot. many many other things, but tragically hot also.]

My companion heart, yes. Helen of Troy, reborn into a perfect male form, with all of the richness and rage of a Louisiana hurricane. Patroculus to my Achilles. Hyacinthus of my life, immortal and mortal both.

There is no part of myself that I would not give to him, if he wished it. But he does not.

I am learning to accept it. It is a slow process, but to be in his life at all, it is something I must do.

Finding happiness elsewhere, where I can.

[ takes one to know one...

although it also leaves adam feeling a bit confused. why would lestat settle for some normal-looking nobody like him? then again, maybe it's just his low self-esteem talking.

(it is.) ]

that's

wow

[ it takes him a bit to come up with a decent response; lestat's love for louis is apparent even through text. ]

what should i do if i see him?
just ignore him?

and you said 'provoke'... what does that mean?
i don't want an angry vampire coming after me

[ he realizes he's probably said too much but once lestat started about louis, it was difficult to stop. he massages the bridge of his nose between finger and thumb before replying. ]

Yes, do not approach him. It is likely that he would be able to scent me on you, but will keep his distance.

If you see him, call to me, yes?

I do not want you getting hurt in connection with me.

[ the thought was enough to make him feel queasy. unlikely that louis would harm adam for no reason - but he could not be sure what would warrant a reaction from the other vampire. the first feeling of armand however, and lestat would be supervising adam around personally. ]

[ it isn't upsetting, exactly. it's more... bittersweet. seeing all those words in combination with the hints lestat has given him while they've been together makes it feel real, like a ghost is hovering over the blonde. ]

okay
i promise

[ hopefully louis isn't the jealous type.

after a moment, adam adds -- ]

thanks
for telling me about him

you know you can talk to me about stuff like that whenever, right?
if you need to

[ it felt strange to speak about louis in past tense like this, as if the ache in his chest wasn't ever present. how to explain the bond between a vampire and his maker? the fates seemingly aligning to draw him to saint louis, to holy ground? invisible lines in cycles.

back to the grave, to armand, to louis, another hole in the ground. gabrielle, for the first time in decades. that pain leading eventually leading him to adam, to confront memories too similar to his own.

the beginning of a migraine began to splinter in the front of his skull.]

Thank you, Adam. I do not enjoy lingering on the past through any means but my music, when possible.

But as we are becoming more entangled, it is your right to ask. Especially if I could place you in danger.

Are you sleeping regularly? You have been keeping nocturnal hours this past while. With the blood loss especially, it is important that you maintain your health.

[ dad mode activated. he took a special pride in providing for his family and unfortunately for adam, gabrielle had long vanished. sorry bud, you're getting multiple beefy paragraph texts because lestat is old and texts full thoughts. ]

[ it's cute, the long texts. the worry. very few people have ever worried about adam in a way that felt genuine. his parents were always concerned, but never really for him; it always seemed like they were thinking about their careers, their reputations, and how adam was going to fuck everything up with his shitty grades and shittier behaviour.

so he's glad to move on from lestat's tangled history and focus on something else instead. ]

i'm okay
i sleep really well now actually

i don't have nightmares as much since i met you

[ nursing his head, lestat has dismissed christine for now and has begun to retreat to his trailer instead. despite it being early in the night he's donned the sunglasses again, looking every bit the hungover rockstar.]

Excellent. You will tell me if they return? You do not have to sleep alone, if you wish.

[ something he still hates. the pile of blankets were a substitute for the comforting pressure of another body atop his, as was the soft earth he buried himself in when in a depressive bout. luckily it had not come to that during the tour; it was hard to explain.]

Does it bother you to miss out on daylight hours?

yeah, i will. promise

[ he's not completely free of them - he doesn't think he ever will be - but they aren't as bad now. they don't wake him up as much. ]

i mean
if you're offering...
you don't mind if I snore, do you? :p

and nah not really

my job before was mostly night shift anyway
so i'm used to it

[ 'night shift' meaning 'following people around after hours to see what depraved shit they got up to in the dark'. ]

[ lestat has faceplanted onto his pile of blankets in his trailer, blessedly dark and quiet. he still finds the energy to grope around for his phone and text adam though.]

You likely could not wake me if you tried.

Do not let me keep you up, though I am greedy with your time. A night shift of a different kind.

Are you nearby? I am in pain. :(

I believe this is a condition best tended to by boyfriends with warm hands?

[ see he can use emotes too when appropriate!]

not even if i started sucking you off? lol

i'm greedy too
you shouldn't assume i don't wanna stay up talking with you

[ he's typing out another reply when lestat drops the b-word and adam physically feels his heart skip a beat.

boyfriend!! ]

omw <3

let's see how long we can keep this short and sweet lmao

let's give it a generous 5 tags

bet

holding out for while im at work at LEAST

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