#capri

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The Flower Girl, Capri (also known as Capri Girl with Flowers), (detail), by Sophie Gengembre Anderson (French-born British, 1823 – 1903), oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in (91.4 x 71.2 cm), Private Collection

[fancysmudges]

Dear Auguste, tell me that there's light (at the end of all this starless night)

[illustratus]

The Blue Grotto by August Kopisch

[cjowoart]

Laurent & Damen

From the Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat

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[yearning-venus]

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[charcubed]

Okay I haven't seen anyone else share these on tumblr in HD soooo... just in case, I'm providing for the people 👀 (Courtesy of Pacat's website)

Tumblr will compress them, so if you want to make sure you get them in the highest quality possible, you can download them on Drive here!

Art by @/littleulvar, from the Polish editions

[curlychip]

I did a full re-read of the Captive Prince trilogy and something that stood out to me is how much Pacat respects their audience’s intelligence. Things are not pointlessly repeated. The dialogue is not convoluted and the characters do not drift away from their characterisation for the sake of simplicity and shock. The audience is expected to keep up with the plot and not be served the facts on a platter. Things that escape the main POV character’s notice can be revealed to the reader, as long as they are paying attention. Our own understanding of the line of events is not strictly tied to that of Damen’s.

The love and labour put into the pages is apparent in every sentence. The book requires your full attention, and that’s its power.