Hello, Lover.

laurent clothing exploration pt2

He has not the means to defend against this :)

the complexities and intelligence of that scenes necessity and placement is fucking overbearing and honestly…the dialogue is so fucking vicious, but it hits even harder because it’s vicious in exactly the way it should be

without this encounter, Laurent would not have been able to give himself to Damen, but more like he wouldn’t allow himself to be accepted by Damen. we spend so much time worrying about Damen being identified and then, when he is how that affects their barely-there-relationship, except what about Laurent? what about all the fear and terror and absolute horror Laurent feels about his truth ever being revealed to Damen? And then Damen fucking kisses him when Damen doesn’t even know, can’t fucking see it? How can he allow Damen to take part in this taint?

except here’s Jord begging for Aimeric’s sake even when he knows he’s a traitor. And then here’s honorable mother fucking Jord still begging for Aimeric’s sake when Laurent reveals the reality of Aimeric and the Regent’s relationship. Here’s Jord and Damen being outright and obviously revolted at the fact that the Regent is sick…not Aimeric.