Love This But Hot Take: It Could Be The Other Way Around. Laurent’s Style At The Veretian Court Was

Tag Game: Quarantine Edition!

Nominated by @saltierthanbottomofapretzelbag thank you very much!!! ;)

Top 4 ships: Right now Lamen, Andreil, Pynch... and Percabeth for the straight-couple quote (but honestly 4 ships?? JUST 4 SHIPS? What about Snowbaz, FirstPrince, Rowelin and a dozen others? I love all my precious children the same!)

Last Song: Pressure by Muse (wellllll actually Toss a Coin to your Witcher by Jaskier)

Last Movie: Jumanji:Welcome to the Jungle (free TV Premiere in Germany yay :D)

Currently reading: Wayward Son, Das Gold der Krähen/Six of Crows, Throne of Glass Book 5, Captive Prince (reread)

Currently craving: Ben&Jerrys Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice cream

I nominate: @vague-bagels @kevinbitchday and I’ll think of 7 more people tomorrow :))

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Hi! Sorry to bother you but you said I could ask you if I had questions and I have one already 😅 I'm already bracing myself for the worst but I know there's rape happening. Is Damen going to get raped? By Laurent? I just want to know what I'm getting into 😅 I started reading and Damen just got whipped for the first time

Hey! I’m so sorry I didn’t answer earlier, I didn’t get a notification... If you haven’t read on yet, no Damen will not get raped by Laurent directly. He is forced into one relatively short sexual act he does not want and while Laurent does nothing to prevent it and more or less encourages it, he is not the one actively doing or initiating it. But if I remember correctly this takes place before the whipping scene which means you have already handled the worst!

Laurent wrapped in blankets like a burrito reblog if you agree

The „brown one“ is actually more inspired by Greek people and Australian natives, the author herself has heritage there. He is often drawn w darker skin color but actually described as having olive skin. The actual relationship does not take place when one of the characters is enslaved. The light skinned man is against slavery, the POC nation is the one that keeps slaves (in the beginning) regardless of their nationality. The slavery itself is the result of personal revenge against the enslaved man since he killed his brother. It’s a whole story arc that the supporter of slavery gets rid of it in his country after experiencing it first hand. Yes the books feature dark and uncomfortable topic. But they are in no way romanticised or getting approved by the main characters in the story. The first book is way more darker than the following ones btw. The featured art work depicts scenes from later books or after canon and are compatible with their depiction in the book. You are obviously allowed to have your own opinion and to dislike the story. But I really don’t see the need to attack people for creating art work of things they like. I get why Capri is considered controversial but those books get too much hate from people who have only skimmed the first book or not read the series at all. Have a lovely day :)

yeah cos this shit this portrayal s normal when the brown 1 was a literal slave of laurent ok ok i see

lmao when I hear Pallas I can only think of Palatschinken which is an Austrian pancake recipe😭

I know Pallas name is pronounced Palace (at least in the audiobook it is). But my brain keeps wanting to pronounce it in Spanish so like (Pa - ya- s). Is it the double L that’s tripping me up?

‘I won’t let him down. I promise you.’

Let me just add to this that I did the unspeakable and spoiled myself before I read the book. I coincidentally stumbled upon Laurent’s wiki page and his character was so intriguing I ended up reading the books some time later. I had definitely caught the words ‚abuse‘ and ‚uncle‘ while skimming the wiki yet when I first read book 1 I was super reluctant to believe the regent was the uncle in question. The court scene was what finally convinced me that I hadn’t misread anything but if I were to guess I wouldn’t have realised anything at all if I hadn’t spoiled myself. It’s amazing how pacat managed to completely switch the roles the regent and Laurent occupy in the narrative for both, Damen and the reader

I always forget how long Damen trusted the Regent over Laurent 😬

Hey does anyone remember that Capri fanfic where Damen takes Laurent as a hostage after the assassination attempt and they flee to akielos together? I tried to find it on ao3 but couldn’t - was it deleted? :((

Ohh remember the au we once came up with? Laurent as the champion skier and Damen as the substitute sports reporter with no clue about winter sports, who accidentally insults Laurent during the interview leading to a giant fight on live tv. But later they end up investigating a drug scandal scheme by the uncle together all while Laurent is having mental breakdowns about how he will support Augustes medical bills if his uncle succeeds :))

Ok, so formula 1 lamen sounds fantastic. But what about figure skating Laurent and hockey Damen? (or reversed) What then?? :))) Anyway, your blog is amazing!!

It’s a cute concept! I also think there are a few fics with it already? The idea of figure skater!Damen (partnering with Jokaste who then proceeds to ditch him for Kastor just before the Olympics maybe?) and retired-figure-skater-turned-hockey-player Laurent stepping in sounds like a fun one.

In general I actually really like sports AUs haha, so I think they’re all great. 

That being said, I come from a country where winter sports is a REALLY BIG DEAL and the Winter Olympics almost a national holiday. However, skating has never really gathered much interest here and as such I’m always a tiny bit sad about how winter sports AUs in fandom only ever are about skating xD 

So what I’m saying is that yes, figure skater x hockey player is a great trope. But have you imagined Damen from the southernmost point of Greece freezing his balls off from standing in the track and supporting his biathlon star boyfriend? Or Auguste breaking his neck in an attempt to beat Damen’s time during a downhill championship, much to the horror of 13 year old Laurent watching from the sidelines. For sports rivalry there’s also slalom Laurent vs snowboarder Damen, playing it nasty in the funpark and drunkenly making out at the afterski party. 

This is the cape!! I have to say I don’t fancy the cut as much as the colour and glitter but I think it would actually look better/ more form fitted on a male model? your Laurent would *rock* this❤️

Ohhh I‘m so happy you’ll Continue the Fake dating au soon! I saw pictures from a blond Armani model yesterday, one with a blue glitter cape and one with a blush blue velvet coat and leather boots, and my mind instantly went to your Laurent. I love this fic so much! I hope you had a good start in 2021❤️ (and im pumped to check out your secret Santa story now)

ahh thank you so much!!! im excited to get back into it too!! i was re reading it the other day to get back in the mood and i realised how much i missed this laurent lmao 😭😭

also omg!!! i need to see that cape!!! its 100% something laurent would wear 😂