BG3 Has Me In A Chokehold So Hear Me Out On A Concept: The Regent As A Warlock Patron Posing As Laurent's

Seconded and adding the image of Laurent, frustrated with the eye-strain, dropping his book of choice into Damen's lap one evening with an "Attend me."

Damen indulges him by reading aloud but when he suspects Laurent has drifted off or isn't paying attention anymore he makes increasingly unlikely additions to the text. If Laurent notices and wants to varify Damen's claims he should really try the lovely magnifier his husband got him for his birthday...

i think often about damen and laurent growing old together—imagine this; laurent’s trying to read his novels in the palace library but finds himself struggling due to his waning eyesight. Damen teases him that he should start using a magnifying glass and tells him about an exciting new development where you can physically place them on your face (the modern equivalent of eyeglasses) Of course Laurent is just as stubborn as Damen and loathes the idea…

😭🤣🤣🤣 I love the fact that it’s canon that Laurent loves reading

How could it be anyone but you?

Made little something for @typicallyriarkle , who is a wonderful writer and person. Not a certain scene, just a vibe, but I hope you like all the same. 🖤

(Also the linework version for funsies?)

HIIII OMG I JUST SAW THAT U UPDATED SWITCH!!!!! I HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP YET BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT!!! Do u have any plans for a new fic / project after switch? I can't bear without ur writing 🥺 hope ur well!!

Hi there! I'm well thank you, hope you're doing well too!

Fingers crossed you enjoy the chapter, it's a longer one than usual! 🖤

I do have a few ideas floating around for after Switch. Most are oneshots but I do have an idea for a multi-chapter fic where Laurent is married to Torveld but it's toxic as hell (age gap, coercion, power struggle) and Damen ends up tangled in the middle of a cukolding/affair situation...

I'm still trying to get the dynamics pinned down properly, but if that's something you (or anybody reading this) would be interested in reading then let me know. 😅

Latest chapter of Switch is up for anybody who likes their kink with a hefty amount of character work involved.

Look I know I have no business devoting more brainpower to this or making it serious for no reason but I have come to the conclusion that Laurent was a fan of Damen's show until they killed off his favourite character (who reminded him of Auguste). He's got a detailed list of why it was a terrible, dumb plot point. He won't let Damen hit that unless he publicly 'spoils' that the Prince isn't really dead.

Okay hear me out: Laurent and Nicaise cosplaying Howl and Markl (flawlessly). Damen is a pannelist for some show he works on and he doesn't get a lot of this geek culture stuff but damn that guy over there was hot. Hello hot costumed stranger. I'll totally watch Ghibli if it'll get you back to my hotel room.

I can't tell if it's funnier if Laurent is a fan of Damen's work and has to play it cool, or if he thinks his show is straight up trash and Damen has to work for it. Nicaise is not ambiguous he definitely thinks it's trash.

Just a lil wip of some Kings in love.

Okay hear me out: Laurent and Nicaise cosplaying Howl and Markl (flawlessly). Damen is a pannelist for some show he works on and he doesn't get a lot of this geek culture stuff but damn that guy over there was hot. Hello hot costumed stranger. I'll totally watch Ghibli if it'll get you back to my hotel room.

I can't tell if it's funnier if Laurent is a fan of Damen's work and has to play it cool, or if he thinks his show is straight up trash and Damen has to work for it. Nicaise is not ambiguous he definitely thinks it's trash.

Quick messy attempt.

someone should draw damen and laurent like this

Yes and it's so well-managed in relation to Damen’s bisexuality too because (at least as far as I remember) he doesn't allude to Laurent being feminine. He's so clearly attracted to him as a man we're never getting the impression that he views him in some kind of best-of-both sense and that's so refreshing.

I also like to think about how Laurent passably playing Jokaste has implications for how strong the feminine beauty ideal looks in Akielos, which is also a wonderful thing.

i'll forever love that c s pacat is bold enough to make laurent being androgynous effeminate canonical so much so that he's able to pass as jokaste with flying colors and even gets complimented on 'her' beauty. it's so rare to find a character like him. beautiful things happen when genderqueer writers play with gender expression in their books thank you pacat!!

Just some lovers being soft one evening. 🖤

(We're not learning how to background today so let's call this one done.)