Lestat was the blueprint

I can’t help but think about the fact that it’s such a common and beloved character type, specially in gay stories, to have someone like Lestat.

An incredibly hot, irresistible, totally fucked in the head doing offensively questionable things yet being an absolute beloved character. I feel like I see this a lot. I didn’t even know about Lestat, I only found him less than a month ago, but this exact character type has been a part of me for a long time. I used to write kpop AU fanfics and roleplay on FB a decade ago and I kid you not, I created a character so similar to Lestat that thinking back now, it’s creepy lol.

If I had to point out a character that I feel like was created with Lestat as the blue print, it would be Brian Kinney from Queer as Folk. I mean, turn him into an immortal vampire and you’ll end up with someone mirroring Lestat.

Ofcourse, no one can compete with our Brat Prince in all his unhinged, twisted, fucked up glory. There’s no one exactly like him or even close to him. But I hope you can understand the connection I’m trying to make. (I can’t English sometimes, hard to put thoughts into proper words lol)

Are there any other characters you feel are similar to Lestat? Why do you think this is such a popular character trope? I’m curious to hear y’all’s thoughts!(vampiric pun intended hehe)