Get You A Man Who Gives Himself First-degree Burns If You Smile At Him

"Yes, uncle. Thank you, uncle."

hair red like flame ❤️

More Ancel!

young!Laurent vibes if his uncle did end up putting him on front lines

sometimes i think ab how alone laurent was ever since he was thirteen. how, in retrospect, the easier, and all the more heartbreaking route, would’ve been to just give up the fight, let his uncle take the throne, and … die. but he didn’t.

he’d endured instead a lonely life, one which he’d dedicated as a fight for his reign, and not only bc it was his birthright — some selfish need to claim what is his by blood. it wasn’t the urge to spite his uncle; eager to prove that he was better than him, could keep up with his schemes, even beat him at them, that kept him fighting, either. not even his fixation on killing damen — an attempt at vengeance against the man who’d seemingly taken everything away from him, was what kept laurent going. all of these things were just parts of what, in end, had him scraping through it all.

laurent’s true heart, as damen spoke of it in kings rising — his integrity, somehow remaining untarnished, was what had pushed laurent forward through all that time. tooth and nail laurent fought to win his throne back because he could not willingly let his country, his people, and all its innocent children fall under the reign of his uncle’s sadistic rule.

were it not so, laurent would’ve had no reason to mourn nicaise’s death, no cause to spite slavery, no want to comfort a traumatized girl with a coin trick.

laurent’s heart is rare and it is true, and it’s what, more than anything, won him the battle for his kingdom.

captive prince fanart for @carryonmylovelies bday!

I think I might have made it too dark?

yes.

i think there should be a moment between captive prince and prince’s gambit where laurent cuts his long flowy hair into a bob like mulan

honestly one of my main criticisms of the books — this and that none of the characters have last names. idk i’d just appreciate a little more world building 🥹

ummm.... why did i just realize that the regent remains nameless throughout the whole trilogy??? i even checked the character lists and it only says the regent of vere... INTERESTING

any thoughts on this?

C always and forever!! add some waves and that’s canon in my heart

I asked on twttr, but maybe we have different demographics here, so pls let me know.. which laurent do you prefer?

shoulder length shoulder length shoulder length .

Has anyone done this yet?

laurent WHAT IS UR MOTIVEEE???!!! why r u playing with damen bae. why r u initiating texts with him. why r u wearing the cologne he bought you a year back. why r u telling him to go out with ur bestie (ancel) just to jump scare his ass and flaunt ur new yucky bf in front of him. WHAT IS UR DEAAL🙄

that new hiuh chapter tho…. 🫦