where trash comes to die.

Is a brilliant military strategist and commander

Helped Laurent turn a bunch of mercenaries into a loyal army in a couple of weeks. As an Akielon slave, he convinced these people to follow his command

Figured out that they were walking into a rockslide based on the fact that the terrain was unsuitable for any other type of ambush, and saved everyone by knowing exactly how far off the road they’d have to go to be safe

Keeps calm in difficult situations and reasons out the best course of action

Won Laurent a Veretian fortress, which are notoriously difficult to conquer, using a strategy that accurately assessed the risks and benefits of splitting up their troops

Likes Akielon poetry. Is particularly into super long war epics

Speaks nearly flawless Veretian, among other languages

Was the one to figure out that Paschal had evidence of the Regent’s crimes, which not even Laurent managed to do

Can tell when Laurent needs to be left alone versus when he needs sense talked into him

Also Damen:

I speak your language better than you speak mine, sweetheart

Has the emotional intelligence of a pineapple

Doesn’t remember the names of the people he’s slept with

*gropes the Prince of Vere in the baths* *is shocked at there being consequences for this*

Loses all his brain cells in the presence of hot people

See that last point again

Torveld: *flirts with laurent* Damen: *frowns*

Tries to escape Arles. Is recaptured immediately

Tries to fight an entire Vaskian clan with his hands tied behind his back

Asks Laurent if he’s straight

*Sees his lover in less clothes than usual* *literally drops a pitcher*

Walks into the palace at Ios, his childhood home, using the code name Damen. Yes very stealthy. Definitely fooled those guards.

“Laurent is innocent because I love him so much. Listen to how much I love him. This is clearly an effective argument for a trial.”

Puts away his sword around Kastor. Stabby Kastor. Still-has-a-knife Kastor.

Insists that his life-threatening injuries are quote unquote “not that bad.”

Never listens to nik

Never listens to his doctors

In conclusion:

What was he thinking to try

Roaming the lands pouring salt on god’s creatures

One time a man tried to explain the Hobbit movies to me, to me, he tried to explain those movies to me, and he seemed to think he had more opinions about them than I did. Matt, wherever you are: I shielded you from my passion. You were not prepared. And the truth is, I didn’t want to talk to you about my passions. Why should I rip open my chest so that strangers may judge my heart? And Matt, my heart says that they’re all fucking. Every single character in this movie was fucking another character, and I can tell you how and when and why and the emotional resonance of each act. AND I have opinions about the pacing. I have both, Matt. The pacing’s bad, Matt. And Thorin and Bilbo were deeply in love, you coward, you absolute fool. 

what was my point

oh right, that I’m a deep embarrassment and sometimes people in real life seem to think that I’m not because I don’t talk about fandom stuff to people outside fandom when the truth is that the most important fact about Castlevania is that Trevor is a pillow princess wait no that wasn’t the point either

They are both far-left progressives. They both want a thriving, healthy, diverse America. They both have solid plans for that to happen.

Their plans are different. They disagree on the best way to dismantle the fascist apparatus that have been slowly accumulating for decades and have snapped into power in the last few years. But they don’t disagree on whether it needs to be done.