BOOKS I READ IN 2016 Captive Prince By C. S. Pacat

BOOKS I READ IN 2016 ≡ captive prince by c. s. pacat

“What’s a death but easy, quick. It’s supposed to haunt you forever that the one time he beat you was the one time that mattered.”

Laurent letting his walls crumble for Damen 😫 Laurent trusting Damen enough to show him his vulnerable sides 😫Laurent telling Damen that he misses him and their conversations 😫 Laurent realizing that he's not alone anymore 😭

Dear Aledosia, (12,368 words)  Chapters: 3/3   Summary: “Oh,” Laurent finds himself saying. Damianos has excused himself from his conversation, and has begun to make his way through the crowd. Here stand the Princes of Vere, after all. The ethereal Veretian Prince brothers. 

Laurent lifts his eyes towards the ceiling, arching his brows. “Heavens,” he says, voice tight. Auguste chuckles. “You have a minute head start.” 

Laurent ducks away..

i love how Damen consequently uses the words “making love” to describe what they shared (i. e. ‘you knew who i was the night we made love’) and Laurent, over and over again, calls it “fucking” - to be dismissive, hurtful, to distance himself, and to erease the emotional aspect of it, that it meant something to him, as well as Damen (’if you knew, how could you–’ ‘let you fuck me?’ // ‘let’s fuck’ // ‘you want to fuck me’), but the moment his walls crumble, the moment he lets himself have it, Laurent says, ‘when you make love to me like that, i can’t think’      

“In Kings Rising, I got to explore some of his more playful side, partly because his distance from his uncle and his burgeoning trust in Damen meant that he was in healthier environment, resulting in an increase in self expression.”

-CS Pacat, joyfullyjay.com interview (via beullerbuellerbueller)

Can u pleaseeee link some good damen x laurent fics????

im so late answering this but at last im gonna throw down some faves (it’s going to be a lot of josselin lol…)

The Consummation by Josselin - the public consummation scenario that we all thought of once Laurent mentioned it, immediately delivered on 

Fear not the thorns by relenafanel - modern AU / flower shop AU, this appeals to my love of misunderstandings, also ‘trigger warning: Laurent is in this’ is akdnskjkm

Lines on Palms series by Fahye - everyone knows this one but there’s a reason for that, Auguste is Alive AU where Laurent and Damen team up when Laurent visits Ios 

A Maze in the Garden by Josselin - Auguste is Alive AU with a hedge maze !!! and Laurent getting Damen to chase him 

An Arranged Marriage by Josselin - title really says it all here 

My Pleasure is Yours by abbeyjewel - Laurent getting spoiled, aka, rimmed

After the Bells by hazmesentir - posts Kings Rising, AU where the Regent hasn’t been killed yet, fluff and discussion of Laurent’s past abuse 

Oranges by Josselin, Mishima - a fun smut time 

Kings Reign by idratherhaveyou - post Kings Rising WIP 

From the Air in My Lungs by Kellyscams - WIP Auguste is Alive AU, where Damen visits Vere and meets both brothers while Laurent is still young, I die, it’s so sweet 

day six; or, on desire by Deanon - diplomatic meetings get… tense 

The Oath by LaLaCat1 - WIP, Laurent stopping Damen from killing Auguste AU, a concept that makes me Yell 

A Lesson in Determination by barasaurus - I’m going to have to end this on the fisting fic, it’s fun and funny i swear 

EDIT: Dear Aledosia, by wendlaa - Auguste is Alive AU, just published !!, Laurent meeting Damen when visiting Ios with his brother and them continuing their relationship via letters ;__;