#captive prince reread

[prodigalxprince]

‘If I were Jokaste and a king maker, I’d have chosen Kastor over you too.’

‘I suppose you are going to enjoy telling me why,’ said Damen. He felt his hands curl into fists, heard the bitterness in his throat.

‘Because a king maker would always choose the weaker man. The weaker the man, the easier he is to control.’

‘What makes you think Kastor is the weaker man? You don’t know him.’

‘But I’m coming to know you,’ said Laurent.

#ahhhhhhh #I’m screaming #vulnerable Laurent in the firelight is everything to me #I love him sm #laurent of vere #damianos of akielos #captive prince #captive prince reread #princes gambit

[delfeur]

Now I wonder who told jokaste that??? Laurent literally has a reputation for not taking anyone. Laurent where did you hide your harem?????

#captive prince reread #let’s go

[jellyribbons]

The summer palace

#captive prince #damen x laurent #capri and oikage got me through clinical rotations no lie #i reread this series multiple times a year #doodles

[aliciarose-art]

Guess what I’ve been rereading….again 😔

#Captive Prince #laurent #damen #damianos #lamen #character design #Me realising this is the enemies to story I wanted #anyways this is my 4th reread I think? #It’s just so good ok

[tschulijulesjulie]

this is literally my favourite part of the entire trilogy

#(poor Nikandros) #theyre literally bitch4bitch #captive prince #tschulis capri reread: kings rising #laurent of vere #damen of akielos #nikandros

[voidstilesplease]

During the scene in Prince's Gambit when Laurent and Damen were taken captive by clan riders and saved by Halvik, there's a part that goes, "Acquiring the fallen man's short clan sword, Laurent inserted himself at Damen's left, which, Damen noted without surprise, let Damen do all the heavy fighting." Damen thinking Laurent placed himself in that particular side to let Damen do all the brunt work when it's actually Laurent covering and protecting Damen's weak side from all the beating he took 😭.

I'm gonna start chewing glasses HELP

#capri reread #prince's gambit #PG: chapter 13 #captive prince #books #bookish #favorite books

[absolutedestinyapocalypsse]

laurent ascended the throne at 21...he should have been at the club

#captive prince #capri reread #kings rising #laurent of vere #laurent #princes gambit #capri #isnt the ascendancy age for most kingdoms 18? bc THATS crazy #25 is still pretty young damen should not run a country at his age #but like at least his frontal lobe is fully developed

[ninicaise]

"why don't we see laurent's schemes in kings rising? why does he act so helpless, like a puppet?" idk maybe because laurent & damen are no longer friends for the entire first half of kings rising so laurent is back to being completely alone and after prince's gambit he has no idea what to do without damen beside him. maybe bc laurent is not actually the domino master of the series. the regent is. maybe bc laurent is (canonically) behind in the game and the only reason he ever had a chance of winning is literally bc not him nor his uncle can ever predict wtf damen is going to do next. this is textual btw i am not making shit up. just as the "captive prince" is both damen and laurent, the "prince's gambit" is both laurent's and damen's gambit.

#been rereading pg and i have Thoughts #captive prince #kings rising #prince's gambit #damen #laurent #analysis #this is not directed to anyone specifically its just that i've seen this complaint abt kings rising around A LOT #and like. kings rising Has a problem. but it's not this one #laurent's behavior does make sense #literally why are you believing damen whenever he says laurent is an unbeatable mastermind #laurent is the king of duality. cruel yet kind / hating yet loving / serious yet silly / manipulative yet true #why wouldn't he be cunning yet innocent. mature yet childish. powerful yet helpless #look at the motifs bro #this may be a small fandom but we are not immune to fandom mindset. expand your understanding of things its rlly fun i promise

[southsideofchicago]

“Are you going to complain again that you’re not allowed to hit back?’ said Laurent. The voice sweetened further. ‘Don’t worry, I won’t hit you unless I have a good reason.’ ‘Did I seem worried?’ said Damen.”

LMAO bro really said im not scared of you

#captive prince #laurent of vere #damen of akielos #documenting my fifth capri reread #i really wanted to stick to my corner but im in 729834857763 fandoms what do #literally so obsessed with this book #all of pacats books #im one reread away from memorizing the entire trilogy #ill stop now <3

[domokunrainbowkinz]

It’s always “ily” and never “itiigymhywtit”

#domo rambles #anyways did u know it’s because he was false and you are true I have never known a truer man #and that I think if I gave you my heart you would treat it tenderly. if u even care #captive prince #every now and then I reread that scene just to feel something

[captaindamianos]

I would love a new rec list if you’re offering! 👀🙏🏿😊

Hello!! I'm so incredibly sorry it took me more than a month instead of the day or ten I joked about in my tags. I wasn't feeling too great and I also lost my motivation to participate in the fandom in any way. So it was hard for me to focus on this task.

But I really want to thank you so much for encouraging me! This turned out to be a good way to appreciate other people participating in the fandom and thank them for the work they shared with us.

In the spirit of things though I'm going to make this the most self-indulgent list I can come up with, so this will probably include a few wips, but I'm going to mention that because I know people don't like wips (can't relate haha I've met cool people that way and I love when authors get chatty in the comments).

It's in no particular order! Just whatever came to mind or what I found in the depths of my bookmarks. Let's get started 💪

Canis Major by Lapin

Point of Opposition by forthelongesttime

lovesick by forthelongesttime

Favourite by RockingRobing

Sexual Intercourse by antivillain

The Stand-in Wedding Planner and the Obstinate Baker by penstrikesmidnight

even in another time by phlegmatic

white wine in the sun by phlegmatic (WIP)

Lord, You Keep Me Crawling by princessofpatras (WIP)

come uncover me series by sweetricebuns

i got the t-top cherry blue (now i'm looking at you) by sweetricebuns

too hot to handle series by sweetricebuns

Wildflowers by Shigure_Natsu

A (Precious) Moment In Time by CoffeeDragon87

Lemongrass & Peony by starsxabove

The Garden by DisraeliGears

we kiss and then by residue (please check out all of the authors works as well👌)

Feasts From Heaven by ahdriking

Brute by ahdriking

From Your Mouth by Holly_Golightly I hope there's something in there for everyone, always heed the warnings and ratings. I deliberately left out a lot of fanfics that are already popular, because chances are people have already read them. But I had to add some, because they're very dear to me personally like EIAT and Brute. And I featured a few I've read in the past few months to a year or two. Maybe you missed them, maybe you recently joined and filtered for kudos or hits. But definitely give them a chance, there's so many gems out there. It's once again just a really really small list and definitely doesn't include everything I liked or would recommend, but I have to stop somewhere. If there's specific tropes or things you're looking for, let me know, I can try to make themed lists as well, if it's something I read myself. Hopefully in a shorter time frame next time.

#captive prince #lamen #fic rec #laurent of vere #damianos of akielos #damen of akielos #the list felt a lot longer while working on it #but I also don't want to clog people's dashboards #thank you so much again for sending the ask #it ended up being a lot of fun and i found some fics i need to reread 👀 #the format is all messed up NO #i considered adding comments like last time but i wasn't sure how that was received #but i could still add that

[prodigalxprince]

When laced into his clothing, Laurent’s dangerous grace lent him an almost androgynous quality. Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that it was rare to associate Laurent with a physical body at all: you were always dealing with a mind.

#laurent of vere #damen x laurent #damianos of akielos #captive prince #captive prince reread #princes gambit

[delfeur]

I “love” that even though Damen was bruised, probably food deprived and that Govart was bigger and more brutish than Damen, Laurent still felt like he needed to pump Damen full of chalis before putting him in the ring against Govart. And he was right about it.

Idk I just think about Damen’s sheer power and size a lot 🤪

#the first time laurent saw what damen could do #and how skilled he was #full of surprises #captive prince reread

[laurentspeach]

i loved this scene sm

the regent: laurent has committed treason against his country and should be executed

damen: nuh uh

the council: he has a point🤔

#kings rising is my fave book even tho i reread princes gambit more lolol #captive prince #laurent of vere #laurent #kings rising #princes gambit #damianos #lamen #damianos of akielos #cs pacat

[kempt]

i’ll never forgive that nik’s physical description is so generic like he just looks like any other akielon man, as if he isn’t the akielon holy grail

#cp 3rd reread #captive prince

[kybelles]

pacat will never not have my distaste bc of this last line cause imagine saying “uhmm actually child prostitution is indeed better than sexual slavery aka the main theme that i built my series on before i decided to go on a softer path instead of keep going with the slavekink novel while continuing to use some aspects of sexual slavery to further the romance between my main characters” it’s like???

setting aside the fact that in terms of meaning this line makes no sense (“which is no choice at all” / “yet still more than is afforded to a slave” -> which is the truth?) claiming that sexual slavery is worse than child rape and prostitution is hypocritical because it overlooks the inherent harm and exploitation present in both scenarios. while the portrayal of sexual slavery within the context of a fictional narrative may be intended for entertainment or thematic exploration, it still involves the dehumanization and exploitation of individuals. on the other hand, child rape and prostitution involve the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable children which is universally condemned due to its severe and lasting impact on victims. therefore, attempting to justify one form of exploitation as somehow less harmful or immoral than another is hypocritical and fails to recognize the gravity of both situations and does them a disservice.

it also makes me grimace how pacat goes out of her way to show how horrible the working conditions are for even the adult pets (from rape rings to participating in other sort of horrible and humiliating activities to keep their patrons’ interests) and yet when damen voices a correct point about the pet system, she has laurent (a character known for his wit and insight) dismiss his point. it makes no sense for me in any way.

#every time i reread this part it makes me go 🤨🤨 #captive prince