For a moment, he imagined sleeping in Khaymen's arms under the tall statues of the Egyptian gods, layered in their-
For a moment, he imagined sleeping in Khaymen's arms under the tall statues of the Egyptian gods, layered in their-
"I will stay with you," he whispered when Khaymen asked. Nicolas drew a shivered breath as the other's lips brushed his skin. He'd drank enough blood that it surged southward, hardening his arousal in seconds. A blush followed quickly -
"I will stay with you," he whispered when Khaymen asked. Nicolas drew a shivered breath as the other's lips brushed his skin. He'd drank enough blood that it surged southward, hardening his arousal in seconds. A blush followed quickly -
Oh, how he knew that weight. The dark endless -
Oh, how he knew that weight. The dark endless -
At least for a little while.
At least for a little while.
So come. Let us dance by the moonlight. I will play -
So come. Let us dance by the moonlight. I will play -
When Lestat left to go back to France, I knew. I felt it in the minds of others. I have continued to keep an eye on him through his books, but keep my distance. At first, it was because I worried about Louis. What /would/ we say to one another? I worried he would see me as a-
When Lestat left to go back to France, I knew. I felt it in the minds of others. I have continued to keep an eye on him through his books, but keep my distance. At first, it was because I worried about Louis. What /would/ we say to one another? I worried he would see me as a-
Eventually I crawled out. I watched -
Eventually I crawled out. I watched -
Eventually I slept again. I lost fifty more years, waking when the rest of my kind did. Lestat's music called to me when his own mind and thoughts could not. I heard it as clear as the bombs, but my mood has never-
Eventually I slept again. I lost fifty more years, waking when the rest of my kind did. Lestat's music called to me when his own mind and thoughts could not. I heard it as clear as the bombs, but my mood has never-
I came to the United States in 1945. A growing country, there was plenty to do and feed upon. And I knew, somehow, Lestat was there. I didn't find -
I came to the United States in 1945. A growing country, there was plenty to do and feed upon. And I knew, somehow, Lestat was there. I didn't find -
I did this over and over until finally I felt the call of Sleep again.
When I next woke, another war had come. I found -
I did this over and over until finally I felt the call of Sleep again.
When I next woke, another war had come. I found -
Somehow I ended up in Russia, I suspect because some part of me remembered Armand having been from there. The winters were terrible, the countryside where I came to rest, barren. I found a young boy, he was ten or twelve at most, his entire family had died of cold and -
Somehow I ended up in Russia, I suspect because some part of me remembered Armand having been from there. The winters were terrible, the countryside where I came to rest, barren. I found a young boy, he was ten or twelve at most, his entire family had died of cold and -
The next thing I do remember is waking to the sounds of bombs. The earth shook and I dug myself free of the stone and mud I had apparently buried myself in, and found the world at war. France, Germany, England…they were all at war and I fed well upon the dying that-
The next thing I do remember is waking to the sounds of bombs. The earth shook and I dug myself free of the stone and mud I had apparently buried myself in, and found the world at war. France, Germany, England…they were all at war and I fed well upon the dying that-
Excuse. There are wide gaps in my memory and madness sometimes creeps in. I went into the deep sleep, I became someone else with no memory of things. It happens from time to time, and will explain more -
Excuse. There are wide gaps in my memory and madness sometimes creeps in. I went into the deep sleep, I became someone else with no memory of things. It happens from time to time, and will explain more -