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Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

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Hi, same anonymous who sent the ask talking about The tortured poets department (song) and all my words. It happened again, but this time with the smallest man who ever lived (especially the second part, I was going to put the lyrics here but it's a lot so the time is like 2:04), this song for me is how Laurent felt after Damen broke up with him (first time) in the last chapter. Any news for future lamen fics or are you going to take a break from them?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please know i love you and your brain an incredible amount!!! i actually think this song (and specifically the lyrics you're referring to) DEFINITELY fits that exact scene!!!! 😭😭

i was working on something, pretty much right after i finished amw but it's on pause at the moment. hopefully i'll have something up by the end of the year!! 🥹❤️

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Gonna let this one go into the archives.... I can't make it work. But I thought I post at least the sketch, because I haven't been able to post anything the past months.

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bro (gender neutral)

your writing is fucking *insane*. your storytelling skill is just so unmatched. I can't believe we get writers like you that feed us literal masterpieces for free. all my words? you were crazy for that!! like that last chapter was an entire wild ride!!!! gods, what a finish ... incredible ... the way your writing has me in a chokehold ... I so hope you feel proud of yourself for your craft. your writing is just. sublime. I can't believe how amazing it is to be able to enjoy works such as yours. I can't thank you enough for the time and effort you put into writing. thank you.

🥹😭😭😭 this is literally the nicest comment ever. it made me smile so much and i wish i could give you my heart bc i just.... this is so wonderful ❤️️❤️️ like genuinely, not even going to lie, i re read this multiple times and i still don't think anything i could say would be adequate!!! you're so nice and amazing THANK YOU ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

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hi ruby !!!! im the artist who drew the amw art 😳 i was not at all expecting you to still remember they existed 🥹<3 it's been an absolute pleasure experiencing amw from start to finish! i just stayed up to get to the final chapter so my brain is still processing everything and im not nearly as good with words as you but WHOA and if you see me post redraws/more art for this fic it's my way of showing my gratitude for all you share with this fandom (the catch is, i am the world's slowest drawer </3 but your words really do inspire me so hopefully i dont take forever to get to it lol)

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OF COURSE i remember your art theyre literally my favourite pieces in the whole world!!!!! like the louvre needs to hold your art no joke 😤😤

i'm so glad i can personally thank you for creating those beautiful pieces ❤️️❤️️ i literally looked at them every time i needed inspiration or every time i was feeling down and i just can't believe how talented you are. and you used your talent for me!!!!!

i'm also trying not to freak about the potential for new art. there is literally no pressure at all - i don't want you to feel obligated. thank you again, you literally are such a sweet light!!! 😭🥺❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

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I just spent hours reading the last chapter 😭

THANK YOU!!! ❤️️❤️️❤️️ that means a lot bc you could have literally been doing anything so thank you for giving me your time!! 🥺

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The whole heartbreak storyline is sssoooooo Sharpest Tool by Sabrina Carpenter coded. The chapter was AMAZING. So detailed and beautifully written. Do you have any fics you are planning writing in the future? You should really think about publishing. You would do FANTASTIC!!

MY FAVE SONG ON THE ALBUM!!!!!! (good graces too hehe) but omg thank you so much!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

i don't think i'm ever going to be good enough to publish lol but that's so nice!! in terms of new fics im not 100% sure. don't think i have it in me to write huge stories that take years to finish lol but hopefully i can have something new by the end of the year!!

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I was in a delusion when I expected everything to work out with little qualms 😭 but I love every bit of the new chapter! I especially love the little glimmer of hope at the end, which works so well for this fic! Thank you for your hard work in writing this fic!! ❤️

Also, I understand that Damen is a "magical realism" author in this fic. And something in your writing or formatting I could sense it. Even if it wasn't 100%, the essence is definitely there in your work. Idk if that makes sense.

OH MY GOD thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️ i'm so happy you liked it!!!! and what the hell that "magical realism" comment is so so so nice omg!!! 🥺❤️

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Hi there! I just wanted to drop by to tell you that last chapter broke me in the best of ways. I can’t tell you the last time I read a fic so good that actually made me put down my phone and gasp “no!” loudly, or mutter at times, “Jesus fuck Damen!!” I loved Damen’s dedication in his new book. It was so touching, and I low-key tried to imagine what Laurent’s expression would be when he saw it, lol.

I will admit, reading the parts with Laurent and his family and the aftermath of when everything came to light was kind of hard, but I���m so glad you included Paschal as someone he trusts to take care of him. Honestly, the poor child deserved so much better 😭

Another thing I especially liked was the ending, when they meet again because I just got this warm, hopeful little feeling, like you gave us just enough of D and L’s new beginning to leave us wanting more, but at the same time we have a sense of closure with their story, and I say this as someone who was along for the ride since you first posted all my words, I was so very grateful for it.

This is very much unrelated, but my birthday is in two days, and I feel like every time my birthday comes around, you update lol. This year it was all my words and a couple years back, it was in the absence of a king, and I feel truly #blessed for that 😂😂

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wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a wonderful comment, i'm absolutely blown away!!! 😭😭😭 i'm so, so, so happy you ended up loving it - especially the ending!!! and i'm even more grateful you've been there since the beginning WOW omg i know it was such a long, long wait but i'm so happy you decided to stick around!!! it's like the best thing i've ever read 😭❤️️

also i'm so sorry i am super late but a very belated happy birthday to you!! hope you had a wonderful day lovely!!

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ok I haven't read the new chapter yet and I don't know if you like Taylor Swift but I was listening to The Tortured Poets Department (the song) and it reminded me of All My Words???? I think it was the literary energy in both the song and the fanfic or the "Who else decodes you?" or I was predicting that there would be an update so I already had AMW in mind hahaha but it crossed my mind and now I'm thinking about it a lot. I'm really excited to read the last chapter.

STOP IT!!! when ttpd first came out (the album) the title song was DEFINITELY my favourite, and it still 100% is so this is EVERYTHING to me bc i've been listening to it non stop since it came out!! ❤️

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I literally just finished the new chapter (definitely underestimated how much 50k words are) and damn. I literally have no words (although, as soon as I get them back, you'll get a very lengthy ao3 comment from me). Just wanted to drop in and say, I feel like you really outdid yourself. I was laughing and crying and crying some more and you crafted the ending so artfully I don't remotely have words to describe how I'm feeling right now. All my words belong to you. gods. This will leave me reeling for a while - in the good way that only art can leave you. Thank you.

😭😭😭😭😭😭 omggggg stoppp this was so kind thank you!!!! 🥹❤️

this fic - but especially this chapter was a HUGE labour of love (i too definitely underestimated how much 50k+ words takes out of you) and i hope more than anything, whether you like the fic or not, that shows. so thank you SO MUCH for appreciating that it really, truly means everything to me!! ❤️️❤️️❤️️

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still mid read, but i can’t remember the last time a fic made me cry as hard and as deeply as damen breaking up with laurent. i’ve lived with these characters for so long, read and re-read your words so often, and it was devastating. every terrible impulse, every selfish and cowardly instinct in damen treating laurent the way you wouldn’t want an enemy to be treated. 💔💔💔💔

omgggg i'm sorry for making you cry!! i know it was a hard read but i genuinely appreciate you taking the time to read it SO much so thank you!! ❤️️❤️️

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OMGGG I’m on my second read of it- I love it so much and did not expect how emotional sections of it were??! This has made my day ahh 🥲🙏 Will pop back with more articulate feedback when my brain cells stop jumping up and down

ahhhh thank you so much for reading!!! 😭🥹❤️ also THANK YOU for mentioning the pearl necklace hehe

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Did u write Damen not loving Laurent on purpose in All My Words? 😭 Loved your writing but woah didn’t expect for Damen to be seen as only an infatuation for Damen which breaks my heart for Laurent cuz that poor boy had no support from anyone not even from Auguste 💔

naurrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

damen loves laurent 10000%!!!!!! i just felt it was out of character for him to say it back. this is going to be a long ask bc i'm passionate about this!!

every single one of damen's relationships - sexual, platonic or otherwise - are still very emotionally closed off. he's a messed up, emotionally unintelligent dude.

damen doesn't even say i love you to isander, someone he genuinely, truly loves!!!

and i kind of hinted at it with jokaste/damen but damen goes on and on and on about how much he loves her but we have no indication he ever said this to her. she even calls him emotionally unintelligent before she leaves.

so like damen FEELS things for sure, but he doesn't say it.

when laurent asks "don't you love me too?" i didn't intend it for damen not to love laurent. the way i saw it in my head, damen was just genuinely shocked laurent said it so easily, that laurent felt those feelings at all. it's laurent who misinterprets his silence.

i always saw laurent as someone who knew about damen's feelings (he even alludes to this later on). it's why laurent was more heartbroken bc for laurent, his feelings for damen trumped everything, while damen was able to push them aside to make way for everything else in his life.

that was why damen's book was so important - it said everything about damen's feelings. the plot, the fact that the main character chose the path that gets him his true love, despite it ruining everything else, and ofc the dedication. it's why laurent comes back.

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does....does the ending mean they reconnect and get back together....i feel like an empty shell....

YESSSSS i promise!!!!! 😭

i know it's not a completely sappy/over-the-top happy ending but i always, always envisioned the ending as a new start for them - this time more on laurent's terms, and following laurent's plan.

in my head they definitely reconnect and it's much healthier this time. damen isn't such an asshole, laurent is more open, and since they're both away from family, there's less pressure/drama.

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I really enjoyed the last chapter of Amw. Will we see them again someday? By the way, did you plan to end the fic when Laurent leaves the note? 💕💕💕

thank you so much for reading lovely!! 💕💕 i don't have any plans continuing atm unfortunately.

and omg no i never intended laurent leaving the note as the last scene!! it always ended in the classroom for me, with them meeting again 😭

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all my words (dad damen au) chapter nine

in honour of this being the last chapter, i would love to link some amazing pieces created for this fic here and here.

i’m forever grateful these exist and they were a huge source of inspiration when i wasn’t in the mood to write. also, they’re goddamn beautiful. thank you gxlden-slumbers for all your hard work, i appreciate you so much 🥹😭❤️❤️❤️

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