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Favorite Fics: Lamen/Captive Prince Edition

It’s time for another fic rec post–this time fics about Damen and Laurent from the fabulous Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat. If you have not read this series, I highly recommend it. Fair warning, it does have some tough stuff in it (cw: consent issues, child abuse, and slavery), but it is so worth it in the end.

Brief synopsis: Damen, crown prince of Akielos, is betrayed by his brother and the woman he loves and given as a slave to Laurent–prickly, frigid, crown prince of Vere and brother of the man Damen killed in war years before. What ensues is rebellion, court politics, intrigue, war, betrayals, and the two most unlikely people–two people who (it seems) could never be together due to the circumstances separating them–falling in love as they try to save their countries, all wrapped up in historical settings based on ancient Greece and France.

And now that I’ve introduced you to the book series, let’s get on to the fics!

the steady running of the hour by jinlinli

This one had to be first on my list, as it picks up at the end of the last book, Kings Rising, and gives more of the details about what happened after that spectacular duel. This is my head cannon for this time period that not described in the books. In fact, the last time I read the series, I was waiting for a particular thing to happen until I realized it was something from this fic! It is a great Laurent POV and works perfectly with cannon.

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Qiang Jin Jiu: Retold in Memes

Shen Zechuan at the start of the novel:

Xiao Chiye greeting his husband for the first time:

Everyone trying to convince Emperor Xiande to execute Shen Zechuan because obvs this tortured fifteen year old is too dangerous to live:

Xiao Chiye pointed to himself. “Am I not a caged man too?”

Lu Guangbai and Zhao Hui said in unison. “Good for you.”

Shen Zechuan to Xiao Chiye when he is asked to bark like a dog:

Gao Zhongxiong and the other students when Shen Zechuan is released from the temple:

The Night Hunt where Xiao Chiye has everyone disguised as Prince Chu:

Xiao Chiye when he sees Lanzhou’s perfect nape:

Shen Zechuan to Xiao Chiye:

Meng whenever Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan bathe together:

The Empress Dowager vs. everyone in the entire royal court:

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-kisses laurent's forehead- at least i can stay...why is nicaise standing right here - damen

Mm wha- NICAISE GET OUT *trows pillow at the door to close it* I’m sorry my love continue

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This is me while reading song qinglan's confession

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Ji yushi is inlove!! He is in love your honor!!

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Song qinglan's gay awakening might be one of the most poetic thing out there in the danmei fandom nation

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I started reading a new danmei novel titled the Mist. On chapter 6, a team member of the main character d-worded. So i was like, damn, we are moving too fast. Then on chapter 7, its like sike!! Were in a loop or something

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Taoran really called out luo wenzhou and feidu like that, 👏👏

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I started reading modu and lwz just mentioned yigou to fd as his "little brother". My heart 😭😭

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laurent is a good person - book 1 meta

one of the most amazing things about captive prince is how the reveals in book 3 recontextualize all of the scenes leading up to them, including about laurent himself. in book one, all we see is damen pov as he’s being abused and humiliated by this supposedly spoiled, vile ice prince. when the regent comes to damen and subtly (and not so subtly) insults laurent, calling him unfit to rule - well, why would he think anything different? laurent has insulted him, had him whipped within an inch of his life, and even attempted to (and later successfully lmfao) have him raped while drugged out of his mind. 

after book 3 we can reread most if not all of book 1 as a very traumatized boy who has finally been confronted with the man who killed his brother, leaving him alone with his abusive uncle, and who he clearly has made into a complete monster in his own mind. damen of course sees him as a complete bitch, but there’s textual/subtextual evidence that laurent is well liked, and that his behavior during book 1 was actually pretty out of character for him. i’d like to provide some examples of that now!!!!

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no, but does it ever occur to you that wei wuxian's path to diabolism and his eventual death was because of a brother's love — and that his eventual resurrection was also because of a brother's love

the entire mzds series exists because of siblings willing to sacrifice their golden core & use dark magic to avenge their murdered brother

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the best of memesol (part 10)

☆, ☆

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Seungcheol flirting like...

SG: Hey honey, come here often?…

Jeonghan: Cheol this is the drom…