#capri

[livingasaghost]

i'm so sorry but this is sending me into oRBIT

[gurl-i-just-want-none-to-find-me]

Damen about Laurent

Tired of the “she did nothing wrong” mindset. She did EVERYTHING wrong and I’m still on her side and that’s true dedication baby.

[ultimatelyre]

"Hello, lover."

"Adequate."

"I think if I gave you my heart, you would treat it tenderly."

"Fetch me some," Laurent said. Damen rose. And stopped.

[cpahlow]

[koihoi]

Side by Side, together.

[mypepemateossus]

[diemsomnians]

a kingdom or and this

[hoko-onchi-writes]

Chapter One of Six | Read on AO3

“In order to see this accomplished before I pass on,” his father continues, “we have arranged a union between Prince Laurent and the crown prince of Akielos. Eight weeks hence in the palace at Aquitart, as a symbol of putting our longstanding animosity to rest on the battlefield of Marlas.”

The council erupts, their chatter sounding like claxons in Laurent’s mind. He stands with all the grace he can muster, nodding towards his father, and walks from the room, making it to the entrance of the Grand Hall before he falters and catches himself against the wall.

He straightens his sleeves and wipes the shocked tears from the corners of his eyes, and walks on towards his chambers and away from the unfolding nightmare of his destiny.

Read here :)

[deyathemuniz]

They were BOTH the captive prince

[allthingseurope]

Capri, Italy (by Will)

[lucky-clover-gazette]

laurent: this is it. i am giving my life, surrendering to my unjust execution, so that my comrades may stand a chance at victory. i will die the weaker man i've always been, disgraced in front of my countrymen, robbed of my royal title and pride. unloved. misunderstood. and undefended.

damen:

[oyabun-draws]

year 5 of capri drawings for my bestie @carryonmylovelies ' bday!! <3 <3

[s0ym1lk]

Guys not to fanboy AGAIN over Captive Prince but the conversation about languages in CaPri is SO GOOD.

The language you speak holds so much significance in political discussions. Pacat added all these details when Akielos and Vere sign their agreement about having the verbiage translated into both languages, exactly side-by-side, so it's clear that neither side is being advantaged. THAT IS SO REAL. That's a real thing countries do when they sign political agreements, because language is a tool of soft power and capitulating to another country's language is a sign that you're letting them exert influence over you (Britain loved to do it when they were colonizing the entire world, Russia did it during the Soviet Union, and China does it now. All of the Chinese language study they sponsor in other countries is not out of the goodness of their heart.)

And the entire section in Prince's Gambit about Laurent keeping Damen up night after night to talk troop movements in Akielon, saying that it's for 'security purposes' because he's afraid there are spies in his forces that might overhear - only for Laurent in King's Rising to speak fluent Akielon to Makedon and Nikandros when he's planning their invasion of Akielos with them. It's both a concession and a show of skill to do such a thing - speaking your ally's language to them is a real sign of camaraderie and trust, it's 'giving in' to their influence a little bit, but also Laurent is showing off his super niche vocabulary to make himself seem ultra-competent and impressive. He's in a position where his allies actively don't trust or want to work with him, and he's using his language to change their minds.

I love that Pacat didn't just make Laurent magically, suddenly good at Akielon, that he took the time to write in the weeks of practice it took for Laurent to get there, because authors do not realize how hard foreign language is. Particularly the nuance of being able to speak a language relatively fluently but still lacking the vocabulary for a specific topic. And it reinforces Laurent's character so well - showing how far he's thinking ahead, but also how devious he is that he doesn't trust Damen enough to tell him the real reason for the practice, BUT ALSO it's my personal opinion that Laurent has been Big Mad about his language skills since Damen got that "I speak your language better than you speak mine, sweetheart" off in the beginning of the first book. Laurent heard that and went, 'well fuck you, I'm going to learn Akielon so hard it'll knock your socks off', and then he did. 10/10 writing.

[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

[gabumk]

BOOM SHAKALAKA YESS DAWG

[ming85]

Personal Olive Grove of the Akielon royal family.

(My Capri tag for more art. Also it looks better on desktop!)