#thank u for giving louis psychological problems!

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i do think lestat character is slightly more derivative of the wolf hunter from company of wolves like the red coat the gun the titular company of wolves he so adores like lestat going to hunt wolves in the red coat the gun w/ his dear mastiffs & his later development of the coven/vampire court in a way their shared playful ‘if ima be bad ima be good at it’ type disposition than he is the beast from la belle et la bete cuz i rly felt bad for the poor beast😢😢baby beast…the beast is rly sympathetic in cocteau’s retelling in part bc of how enigmatic he is & belle is giving amc louis especially w/ how hot-cold she was and the whole ‘sickly father & rich family facing destitution’ subplot that guides her early hesitancy to accept the beast- she secretly adored him but was able to express that more once her family let it be known how they felt about her LOL. a beauty&beast lesxlou au needs to consider: the specter of papadu lac