Unbetitelt

[sassyqueeny]

Govart: *shows Laurent his fake IDs* Laurent: Can you get me one, too? Govart: 100$ Laurent: 50... Govart: 20! Laurent: ... Laurent: Deal.

[sassyqueeny]

Govart is waking up after the fight against Damen

Laurent: *looking at Govart in disgust* Laurent(to a physichian): I need to ask him something... Does he understand what we are saying? Laurent: I mean, to the extent that he ever understood complete sentences in the first place?

[sassyqueeny]

Talking about their alliance

Laurent: If you screw me on this... Damen: I'd consider that option a bonus...

[hayesdraws]

Thinking a lot about how the Regent's biggest mistake was assuming Damen was just as conniving as him and Kastor. He fully expected Damen to tear Laurent down from the inside and that ended up being his downfall

[sassyqueeny]

Damen: *arguing with some guy* Laurent: *giving his opinion* Guy: You watch your mouth! Laurent:*grins* Damen:*already clenching his fists* Laurent: *obviously enjoying this* Now you got a problem!

[sassyqueeny]

Never really thought about the fact that we have the first few pages of CaPri in Guion's POV...

I mean ewww how disgusting is this...

The only thing he does for about two to three pages is to consider that the thing he likes most about Akielos is slavery...

Hate him!!!

[overthinker-needs-to-overshare]

A scene that struck me even more upon rereading was the one in which Damen refuses to rape Nicaise.

After his struggle with Govart, Damen is finally fully aware of what his captivity entails. And he is genuinely terrified. The possibility of being raped for the entertainment of the Verecian court is worse than anything he could have imagined. Therefore, he makes the difficult decision to swallow his pride, kneel before Laurent, and kiss his boot. He chooses to show obedience, hoping that it will free him from having to enter that arena again.

And then Audin arrives and offers Nicaise so that Damen can “perform” with him. And this is Damen's reaction:

He gives up. He chooses to disobey, regardless of the consequences. He is basically saying, “I'd rather be raped in front of my enemy's entire court than hurt an innocent child.”

[sassyqueeny]

Her gaze... I think it comes so close to the way I imagine Laurent's sometimes...

Damn it she could have been saved, too, if she had someone like Damen...

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

okay, this one is more a modern au than the one Laurent brings up in the books, but still...

Laurent: *getting into a club at the age of 16 by using Auguste's ID* Auguste: *is there with Damen and Nik and they catch Laurent being there and drinking* Auguste: Laurent, how did you get in here, this is not for minors... Laurent: And? Auguste: You are 16!!! You are not allowed in here... Laurent: Ohhh, that... Do you reemmber when you "lost" your ID a few month ago and had to get a new one? Auguste (a little confused): Yes?! Laurent: That's how I got in here... 😇😇

(I mean come on, tell me he wouldn't "borrow" Auguste's ID to get the chance to meet Damen at a club... And Auguste wouldn't be mad because lets be honest, he's the one who had a fake ID at the age of 15...)

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

*after Laurent and Damen had a bad fight* Auguste: *entering Laurent's room* Auguste: Hey, I thought you could use some comfort... Laurent: Thank you, but really, I'm okay. You don't need to do this. Auguste: *opening a backpack* Auguste: I didn't know if this was a red wine, white wine or rose fight, so I brought all three. Auguste: *takes out one bottle after the other and puts them on the table* Laurent: I... thought you were joking... Auguste (confused): Did I ever joke about wine??? Auguste (smiling): Oh, and in case you are angry, I brought a punching bag!

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

Auguste: Damen, I'm going to the training area for sword practice. Damen: Oh, wait... I'm coming! Laurent (stops reading for a second): Damen, new rule... I'm the only Veretain Prince you can say that to. Auguste: Nik please kill me!!!

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

Nik: Damen you have to join us with sword practice today... Damen: No way... I can't ditch Laurent two days in a row... Auguste: Come on, Damen! Bros before... my brother...

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

Auguste: *walking in on Laurent and Damen kissing* Auguste: Okay, as your friend I have to say "good catch!"... Damen and Auguste: *high five* Auguste: ... but as Laurent's brother I have to tell you that you better start running!!!

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

Auguste: *finding out Damen and Laurent are dating* Auguste: How could that happen??? Auguste every day in the past year: *telling Damen how sweet his little brother is* Also Auguste every day in the past year: *telling Laurent what a loyal friend Damen is* Auguste: Okayyy maybe 2% of this is my fault...

[sassyqueeny]

How it should have been but not is

Auguste: Awww Damen is kissing someone... Does he have a new boyfriend? Nik: Ohhh shit... Auguste: What's wrong? Damen: *pulling away in that moment so everyone can see Laurent* Nik:... Auguste: IS THAT LAURENT??? Nik: Would it help if I say "no"?

[aravengirl]

laurent doesn’t wear jewelry because of his uncle. laurent doesn’t drink because of his uncle. laurent doesn’t have pets because of his uncle. all these small little things damen notices about laurent at the beginning are because of his uncle

[whatwouldlaurentdo]

Let's all go and murder the uncle

[overthinker-needs-to-overshare]

How Laurent summarized what happened to him in Fortaine:

‘It was nothing*. There was a knife fight. I got free, and Guion and I came to an arrangement’.

*the ‘nothing’ in question:

- Ambushed and captured

- Tied up with a dislocated shoulder

- Considered suicide

- Threatened with mutilation

- Tortured for an hour

- Beat a man to death while badly injured