artes

• Evening dress.

Date: ca. 1840

wanted to further prove the case that number 8 is the right answer on that poll that was going around for how Laurent looks, and then broke my artist block at the same time. who says being petty doesn't solve anything!

An example: in the first book, when the boar hunt happens, it is never explicitly stated (at least the time, maybe it's discussed later and I can't remember) that someone had fucked with Laurent's horse. All Damen sees is that the horse is sweaty and intractable, which he takes as a sign that Laurent either can't afford a good horse or sucks at picking one for a hunt. Later, after the horse is killed in the boar hunt, Damen notices that Laurent comes in in a vicious mood, but he never realizes that Laurent is reacting to a murder attempt and grieving the death of the horse.

The details are all there. Laurent speaks softly to the horse. A guard explains that the horse was good and well trained. Laurent yelled at a guard for not putting her down fast enough. And when Laurent tells Damen it's "just a horse", Damen marks his tone as "jagged" and "private" despite the flippant words. But he still doesn't connect the dots.

captive prince fanart for @carryonmylovelies bday!

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