A different kind of smile here from the big shark grins that Daniel is often treated to—subtler, softer, no baring of teeth, sharp or otherwise.
Can Lestat be so generous in return? Say out loud, that he is (now, suddenly) glad Louis has a friend in Daniel? It isn't a conscious pondering of whether or not to share the sentiment so much as a quiet decision to believe it. It isn't conscious, when he will later feel less tensely for the prospect of seeing Louis again where Daniel can observe him, that he will be freer to feel excited, happy. The overwound thing in him loosening, just a little.
After a beat—
"I asked him to bring along one of his photographs, from when he took them in Paris. Twisted his arm." Just a little. "Do you have more of them yourself? I think he is shy."
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Can Lestat be so generous in return? Say out loud, that he is (now, suddenly) glad Louis has a friend in Daniel? It isn't a conscious pondering of whether or not to share the sentiment so much as a quiet decision to believe it. It isn't conscious, when he will later feel less tensely for the prospect of seeing Louis again where Daniel can observe him, that he will be freer to feel excited, happy. The overwound thing in him loosening, just a little.
After a beat—
"I asked him to bring along one of his photographs, from when he took them in Paris. Twisted his arm." Just a little. "Do you have more of them yourself? I think he is shy."