Not To Be Boring About It But I Think Vere's Acceptance Would Really Hinge On Public Opinion Of The Alliance

So silly but I went to Eras and now this is happening. Are my other Capri X Swifties out there? 😅

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

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!!

Don't mind me just screaming into the void because I cannot for the life of me nail down this chapter.

Not to do the cringe *characters talking in the authors notes* thing but spellcheck just tried to change 'between Damen's legs' to 'between women's legs' in the chapter I'm writing and I felt Laurent's full-offence-taken in my very soul.

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.

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

Ahh you are more than welcome, I'm so thrilled you like it, thank you for being so kind and for writing stories that live in my head rent-free 🖤🖤

(Hear me out on the cap; it is Nik's but it reps a team he can't stand? A relic they made him wear during hazing. He pretends he doesn't care that Laurent took it but actually how dare he. Laurent is either totally oblivious OR he knows Nik hates it and is just being a menace? I'll shut up now.)

Anyway sending all the love and appreciation your way!

I am both comfortable and flattered if you'd like to add a link. 🖤

Hi there! I love your fics and I don't know if this was a weird thing to do but I did a lil fanart for 'Shopping Spree', idk if it will fit your vision but I'm just going to leave it here. Hope you enjoy, have a great day!

oh my god, excuse me because I'm currently losing my MIND over this!?!??!

This is absolutely gorgeous and I'm so beyond touched that you put in time, effort, and talent to create fanart for a fic of mine! 🥺❤️❤️ I technically can't speak for all fic writers, but making fanart is absolutely not a weird thing — it's sooo sweet and moving!

Just casually shoving an ice cream cone into his mouth, legs splayed apart, like he's not driving Nik insane!!!! The uniform is perfect! I love the little flush to his face, his hair is so pretty. ugh.

And the baseball cap!!! That has to make it into a future fic. (The question is whether he stole it from Damen or Nik 🤔)

Honestly, idk how Nik was able to drive without crashing with Laurent's bare thighs on display like that.

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!! I'm so grateful you not only created this beautiful work, but also shared it with me!! 🥺❤️

also — please let me know if you're comfortable with me adding a link to your art in the fic!

HELLOOOOO I RECENTLY BINGED SWITCH IN LIKE TWO DAYS I AM O B S E S S E D IT SO SOSNO GOOD!!!!? I've read very few fics that capture that transition from suspicion to trust that Laurent has for Damen, much less in Modern AUs, and I was surprised at how seamless it felt!!! So kudos for that!!!! I can't wait to read more from u, do u have an uploading schedule, by chance?

Anyways, thank you for writing and uploading it!!!!

Hi there!

Thank you so much, we love a binge read here, I'm glad you've enjoyed the fic so far!

There's no schedule for updates (sorry!) When I'm really on a roll I've been known to get a chapter out every two weeks but sometimes life happens or a chapter decides to be tricky and I fall behind my goal. Hopefully the wait is worth it!

Just some lovers being soft one evening. 🖤

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