the style of a woman, the kiss of a man

Hugh Panaro and Allison Fischer as Lestat and Claudia in Lestat the Musical
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Lestat was a scarred shelf of his former self, unable to meet my gaze, and I felt a pang of pity for him. Had I not done this to him, after all? Could I not forgive this final betrayal in the light own my own duplicity? (from “Claudia’s Story”)