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baby you are so good at writing smut and involving many kinks that why i'm sure you would be so good at writing omega/pregnant laurent too

WOW what a compliment im blushing!!!!!!! 😮‍💨😋

tbh this fandom changed my mind completely on omega verse i was like so so about it but some of the best fic ive ever read has been omega verse so honestly blessed to have so many talented writers here!!!!!

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laurent fake bella hater i see love in his eyes

also read @kybelles ‘s safe here with you

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

—from the Akielon Royal Family

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Rendezvous 🌿✨

(Happy New Year! 🥂)

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!!!! okay so i just wanted to add to that giambattista ask: i follow a couple of fashion blogs, not because i know anything about fashion—sorry laurent!—but because ~aesthetics~. so every time i come across a giambattista dress, im always like, ooohh, is this the one jokaste wore, or is it this one, you get what i'm saying? ahahaha! also!! ellie saab!! yes!! (are you perhaps familiar with teuta matoshi? her style is kind of a mix of the two) and youre absolutely correct, giambattista's style perfectly ariana's. okay! that's all! bye! ill go back to lurking again!

i love this!!!! i also follow fashion purely for the aesthetics and sometimes even the history i truly don't know anything about it 😭

but omg!! this was the dress i imagined jokaste wearing. i feel like she'd be the only one gutsy AND cunty enough to wear it at a royal ball 😭😭(sorry laurent x2 )

just checked out teuta matoshi and omg im obsessed!!!! you know what i actually think this kind of style would be what laurent wears when he and damen end up having their "actual" wedding 🥹 and THIS is exactly how i imagined laurent's flowery cape to look like!!!!!!!

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i have such an obsession with giambattista valli now, ever since i read itaoak. 😒 whoops, guess its time for a reread!!

WAIT stopppp omg i love this!!!!! 😭😭🥹 seriously this makes me so happy!! his style is a bit out there but i love the repeated use of florals/puffiness in his silhouettes--it's so unique and fun for me 😭 i actually really loved this recent look of his on ariana grande hehe

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Let me start by saying first I’m happy you decided to write the fic as damen/laurent, they’re just SO *clench fist* perfect for each other yin and yang they complete each other. I’m already so fascinated by them and are you kidding me the new snippet??? possessive jealous Damen is all I live for I just know he’s going to cause chaos and wreck havoc 😭 Nik/Laurent dynamic is so fascinating to me too I wish we got to see more of their friendship in Capri, I’m intrigued how you’re going to add Nik into this storyline now hehe, my mind is going crazy now after your revelation, is he going to have a little crush on Laurent 👀 It’d also be a cute ode to the og idea if they hooked up and Damen lost his shit over it lmfaooooo, or better yet if he and Damen fought over Laurent imwokfkdkdke whatever you give us, I just know I’ll eat it up

me rn taking notes about potential nikandros/laurent side plots in this fic now.............

i'm glad i made it damen and laurent too!!!!! 😭😭😭😭 a huge reason why i even considered it as a nikandros/laurent fic at first was because of canon and nikandros' open dislike + hostility for laurent and i KNEW for this fic's dynamics to work laurent's LI had to be an asshole lol

i wish nikandros and laurent had more moments in canon too!!! it would be interesting to see laurent interact with him especially because he's so important to damen

thank you so much for your kind words!!! i'm hoping to get up the first chapter very soon after 13th jan 😮‍💨

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my love... what happened to your bodyguard au fic :(((

okay first of all...... i absolutely LOVE you for even remembering this au 😭🥹

and secondly..... the answer is I'M DUMB 😭😭😭😭 i'm not good at writing high stakes/action/mystery/thriller fics AT ALL which is the issue i ran into when writing this fic. it’s just floating around unfinished, plot absolutely thin and not very good at all….. especially the writing!!! it’s so weak 😃

it's also why i'm so sad i don't have the skillset to write the mafia au or even continue some of the drabbles i've started like the one where auguste is a ghost or the one where laurent starts writing to damen while he's in prison :(((((((((((((((((((((((

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

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I also love Damen a little too much- it’s never “I think if I gave you my heart you would treat it tenderly” from any mere mortal and he had to have a dimple AND a canonically massive dick too like damn-

which is precisely whyyy asshole Damen is intriguing, even if (I’m assuming here) his character develops in the fic and becomes less asshole-y.

Also ballerina Laurent is plucked straight from my dreams thank you very much.

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happy new year to you too my love!!!!!! ❤️✨

damen and laurent are both flawless characters truly. and you're so right, damen is a little TOO powerful with his dimple and big cock and complete competence!!

and yes, damen does become less asshole-y--i mean we need SOME character growth 😅

ALSO fun (ish) fact -- the ballerina laurent and jock damen fic was actually originally a nikandros/laurent fic. and then i did a capri re read in the middle of writing it and i was like genuinely SO blown away by how HOT damen was. like he was making me feral on every page, so i immediately went back and got rid of nikandros in the fic 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I’ve always been interested in Laurent x Torveld just for the simple fact that Damen saw Torveld admiring Laurent and Laurent demurely sidestepping him 🤭 but just in general I think it’s funny & cute how Damen gets mildly jealous of whomever gets Laurent’s attention like even with people he knows won’t ever happen like Nikandros & Kaenas

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think it's truly the beauty of pacat's writing to write scenes like this. like i remember genuinely holding my breath when the damen caught + interrupted torveld and laurent on the balcony even though technically we weren't even supposed to like laurent!!!! it's such a testament to how damen's mind works -- even before he had realised it himself, he was always so possessive over laurent.

and damen's possessiveness in general is so........ idk how to describe it except it makes my chest HURT. like i laughed so hard when damen got offended about laurent learning wrestling from nikandros

and one of my favourite scenes in the whole series is damen losing his mind when the clan leader touches laurent. i remember pacing my room after i read that WOW

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woke up to news of ur new snippet!!!! yay yay yay yay doing cartwheels im so excited it's insane, i love everything u have written and the fact that u r continuing to write and post is so crazy and im so grateful, i wrote this ask while doing another cartwheel

stopppppppppppp omg you're too bloody nice!!!!! 🥹😭😭😭😭😭😭

tbh im still shocked im still here but then again im not damen and laurent truly never leave my mind!!!! also i love you a lot so here is a small dumb little snippet that shows a little bit more about damen and laurent's dyanamic hehe 😋

Damen's hair was already starting to grow out; less buzz cut now, more of a tuft. It was ridiculous he made it work, especially because his curls were also coming in. One stubborn one was forming over the top of his left ear.

His silver chain glinted under the light, and the shirt he was wearing was tight. It strained against his biceps, which shifted every time he lifted his glass. His tattoos jumped with each movement too.

Laurent's mouth was dry. He swallowed a large mouthful of the scotch and then topped up.

Outside, the cicadas had come out. Laurent tilted his head to look out at the stars, thinking about Aimeric and Ancel. He couldn't believe how stupid he had been, revealing his… thing with Damen like that. He should've… denied more. Not admit it all. Maybe laugh it off, wave his hand and say pshawwww me and Damen? Maybe he should have admitted to fucking someone else--like someone from the convenience store. Maybe he should have said he was a virgin. Anything but confirm that he'd been with Damen.

Aimeric had said they were brothers. That implied trust, bond. But Laurent had a real brother--and the biggest betrayal in their life had come from him. Not all brothers were good. Not all brothers could be trusted. Sometimes all they did was lie.

"…Laurent?"

"Hmm?" Laurent turned his head to Coach.

"Remember to clean up the kitchen before you go upstairs, okay?"

Laurent blinked, more alert. "You didn't clean up while I was outside?"

He regretted asking as soon as he did; Coach stared at him, befuddled. "No, that's your job, Laurent." he said this slowly, like he was explaining it for the first time. "Remember what I said, kid? A house can only function when we all follow our assigned responsibilities. Yours are cooking and cleaning and--"

Laurent stood up. Scotch sloshed over his fingers. "Right," he said, and left.

He'd heard that lecture a thousand times. Laurent cooked and cleaned and mowed and painted. Coach paid for the dishawasher and the microwave and cared for and about the Football Guys.

The cicadas were louder in the kitchen. Laurent stood in it for a moment, alone and  still, staring at the mess on the table--bowls and pots and spoons; evidence of life.  Once upon a time, it had always been like this; now the image was foreign and pulled at Laurent's heart.

Laurent worked slowly. The scotch had been stronger than he expected. His head wasn't spinning, but he was warmer than he had been a few minutes ago. It was probably because he was unusued to it; drinking, particularly on a weeknight, wasn't something he did.

He was thinking about Damen, too. Couldn't help it. Just knowing he was so close hurt.

He'd just put the last dish into the dishwasher when Coach came by. He smelt of scotch, which was so unusual, it made Laurent pause. But he seemed sober enough, and he kissed Laurent's temple sweetly. "Love you, kid," he said, and then headed from the stairs.

A few minutes later, Damen walked into the kitchen. Laurent froze, and then realised that Damen was probably going to slip out of the alfresco, because he was an asshole who refused to use front doors.

But Damen came towards him instead. His eyes were like two coffee drops, rich and deep as he leant against the counter top and watched Laurent wipe it down.

Laurent refused to break first--even as the silence in the ktichen grew thick and gelatinous.

"So," Damen said, when the counter tops smelt like lemon. "what's with your new twink group?"

Laurent rolled his eyes. He moved onto sorting the utensils. "Don't call them that."

"Uh huh." Damen's arms crossed. "They're the reason you're ignoring me now?"

Laurent looked up and scoffed, truly taken aback. "I'm ignoring you? Funny."

Damen watched him. Laurent went back to the silverware.

He tensed when he felt Damen come up behind him. He was warm.

Laurent inhaled sharply when Damen's arm came around his waist, pulling him flush.

He smelt stronger like this. Damen's chin dropped to Laurent's neck, rubbing the side of it. It tickled and Laurent squirmed. Damen held on tighter.

"I don't like sharing you," Damen said.

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Oh I cannot believe the audacity of some people to send that sort of backhanded anonymous messages! They only do it because they feel brave hiding behind the greyface. You seem to have a thick skin and honestly GOOD!!!! For you but also good for us readers who enjoy your work lol please don’t ever let that sort of low people get to you or get between your creativity because the way you explore your characters and the sensitive topics are such a joy to read for so many of us!

If I may give you a tip, tumblr settings has an option to only be visible to tumblr users, where it makes your account hidden from people logged out! I think that’s a good way to ward off unpleasant people who dont dare leave anon comments if it comes from their account (if they do, then you can block the persistent annoying ones, their ip will be blocked so they wont be able to message you at all even while anon!)

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i love youuuuuuuu, you're a sweetie pie!!! 🥹😭😭😭 tbh i was more confused than anything getting that message bc i was like..... the fic isn't even posted yet??? how are people already complaining about it lmaooo but there's a first time for everything i guess 😭

i love exploring damen and laurent's characterisations and how they'd act in different settings and i'm honestly never going to stop so don't worry about that!! it's one of my favourite things to do and it's so fun 🥹

and also thank you so much for the tip!! i believe i had this feature on before when i was getting a tonne of hate way back when but honestly i don't want to punish good people just bc of a few anomalies!! but thank you again!! 🫶

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Ughh ofc asshole Damen is superior but he should only be an asshole towards everyone else NOT Laurent 😭 Laurent is his soft spot, he adores him so if Damen is mean and an asshole to Laurent how does that make Laurent any special to all the other people that Damen fucks? You’re already making him forgettable by letting Damen get back together with Jokaste. Please if there’s no distinction, it’s not a Lamen worth reading.

i mean you’re literally basing this off a >1k snippet and a few asks???

obviously damen and laurent need to have a real connection for a romance to be possible but it’s not going to be straight cut or fluffy. i don’t write that way, plain and simple.

it’s just mind boggling to me that you’re coming to me to tell me my fic is not “worth reading” because you disagree on a trope or characterisation. i’m truly not trying to be a dick but i don’t understand this concept of like….. directly messaging someone this when you’re under no obligation to read it.

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hide & seek

i want to escape from princess lessons AU. in which damen is clark, laurent is letty, and they are - as always - caught in a game of laurent's own making

“You’ve caught me,” says Laurent, “again.”

“Well,” Damen says, adjusting Laurent’s body over his shoulder. He carries Laurent like he weighs nothing, which Laurent finds deeply, deeply irritating, “I did say I would always catch you.”

“Charming.”

“Aren’t I?”

Damen laughs. Laurent resists the urge to kick him in the stomach.

Despite Laurent’s protests, Damen only puts him down when they get back to the palace. There is no one around to watch them, thank the gods, but Laurent’s cheeks still heat when Damen places his hands on Laurent’s waist to steady him. If his own hands wrap themselves around Damen’s arms, then it is simply because he needs the extra stability.

“So,” Damen starts, smiling in a way so self-satisfied that Laurent immediately feels a headache coming on, “you think I’m charming?”

“Whatever gave you that idea?”

“I’m sure I could jog your memory.”

“Brute.”

“You have a leaf in your hair,” says Damen, suddenly. He reaches out, hand hovering just above Laurent’s head. “May I?”

Laurent wants to say no, wants to say you’ve already caught me once today, I won’t be caught again, but Damen is watching him with too-bright eyes and a kind of affection Laurent has only just begun to comprehend, that Laurent finds himself saying, “You may.”

Carefully, Damen plucks the leaf out of Laurent’s hair. His fingers brush softly against the strands, displacing the leaf, and Laurent wouldn’t even have noticed it if he weren’t paying attention – but he is. His skin prickles with goosebumps at the sensation, and he hopes that Damen doesn’t notice.

“There,” Damen says, soft enough to be a whisper. Then, “Will you let me catch you again next time?”

“Do I have a choice?” Laurent says. He means for his tone to be more dry, more derisive, but instead the words come out sounding entirely too genuine. “Somehow you always seem to be one step ahead of me.”

“That won’t do,” Damen says. He steps closer. Like this, Laurent thinks, Damen’s affection is so warm it burns the both of them.  “All I ever want to be is right next to you.”

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Oh my god I read the snippet to your new upcoming fic and now it’s all I’ve been thinking about … it’s like it was perfectly made for me in a lab the angst!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes feed me more asshole Damen and innocent heartbroken Laurent 😋 I don’t know how I’m gonna survive until it’s published but I HAVE to

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG thank you for this!!!! i'm so close to halfway through the fic, which is where i want to get to before i start posting the first chapter hehe im hoping it will be sometime in january -- hopefully as early in the month as possible!!! 😋😭

and yes this fic is definitely the most assholey i've ever made damen it's lowkey been fun 😋😋