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1. Lower Your Expectations by ThatoneCrow

   Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   18 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac
   • Lestat de Lioncourt
   • Louis de Pointe du Lac
   • Daniel Molloy
   • Armand (Vampire Chronicles)
   • Claudia (Vampire Chronicles)
   • Madeleine (Vampire Chronicles)
   • Satan's Night Out | Lestat's Band
   • Grace de Pointe du Lac
   • Levi (Interview with the Vampire TV 2022)
   • Florence de Pointe du Lac
   • Jonah Macon
   • Paul de Pointe du Lac
   • background devils minion and claudeline
   • lesmand scraps
   • Past Nickistat
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • POV Third Person Limited
   • POV Alternating
   • Fluff
   • Attempt at Humor
   • Miscommunication
   • strangers to enemies to friends(?) to lovers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Large amounts of suspension of disbelief required
   • Louis de Pointe du Lac Loves Lestat de Lioncourt
   • Lestat de Lioncourt Loves Louis de Pointe du Lac
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe - Human
   • Businessman Louis de Pointe du Lac
   • Rock Star Lestat de Lioncourt
   • (well wanna be rockstar)
   • yes the title is from a Bo Burnham song yes you should judge the author for this
   • Tags May Change
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • there might be a smidge of smut I haven't decided yet
   • Idiots in Love
   • Homophobia

   Summary

   Louis de Pointe du Lac: successful businessman. Eligible bachelor. Chronically single. His friends say it's because his expectations are too high but what the fuck do they know? He knows what he wants- what he needs- and that is the bare minimum: perfection. He will definitely find perfection, too, he's just got to figure out how...

   Lestat de Lioncourt: wannabe Rock star. Your average, vapid party boy. Sworn off love forever. Finding himself on the verge of being financially disowned by his family for a not-so-welcome career change, Lestat needs money. Fast. What he currently lacks in finances, he makes up for in his ability to flirt. Perhaps that will come in handy...

   The two strike a deal. Friction and chaos ensues.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   12,362

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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