Lestat and Louis arguments and relationship strain

So I’ve just started rewatching the series and I can’t help but feel that number one, Lestat isn’t as toxic as people make him to be. I think he really loves Louis and his actions are driven out of love even if they are impulsive or intense sometimes. I also notice most of their fights seem to be over Claudia and their different ‘parenting styles.’ It’s not Claudia’s fault, but her presence definitely seems to increase their arguments. I also would love to know what really happened in the argument where Lestat ended up dropping Louis from the clouds because the perspective in season 1 vs season 2 are quite different