Lafayette Reynolds is the flamboyantly gay short order cook at Merlotte's Grill who is also a drug dealer on the side. He also works on Jason Stackhouse's road crew.He gets into dealing V, the name for the drug-like qualities of vampire blood, a practice which is strictly forbidden by vampires. Despite this and other criminal ties, he is ...
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Lafayette Reynolds is the flamboyantly gay short order cook at Merlotte's Grill who is also a drug dealer on the side. He also works on Jason Stackhouse's road crew.He gets into dealing V, the name for the drug-like qualities of vampire blood, a practice which is strictly forbidden by vampires. Despite this and other criminal ties, he is caring, especially where it concerns his cousin, Tara Thornton.He is fond of false eyelashes, scarves, heavy jewelry, and bare midriffs but is no shrinking violet. He'll stand up for himself and doesn't tolerate homophobia or intimidation.He has a dark sense of humor, is used to being self-reliant, and is a shameless flirt.In the third season he begins a relationship with his mother, Ruby Jean's, nurse, Jesus Velasquez, who is a male witch (Brujo). This close relationship with a supernatural being leads Lafayette to learn things about himself.Background: His mother Ruby Jean kicked him out of her house when he came out to her, but she still wants a relationship with her son.
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