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Seasons of Capri 2023: Cycles & Circles - Masterlist!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the fest this year and made it such a success. Scroll down for the full masterlist, but here's a quick summary of what we did this year:

Fics submitted: 14

Fanart submitted: 3

Total number of words written: over 198,000, including four works in the 10,000-20,000 word range, and three that broke 30,000

We're so grateful to everyone who signed up and made all this incredible art. We couldn't do it without your love for these characters and this fandom! ❤️

And now, here are all of the wonderful creations for this year's fest:

Sexual Intercourse by antivillain

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 2.3k

Damen's healthy enough to engage in sexual intercourse. Laurent is (emotionally) healthy enough to tease Damen mercilessly for being so awkward and uncomfortable discussing the matter with Paschal. Paschal is not paid enough.

Tie Me Down, Set Me Free by @kiseopingu

Fic | 14.3k | Damen/Laurent

When Damen gets hired by his family's sworn rival to help track the man's younger brother, he doesn't expect the road to lead him to familiar places, and familiar faces. As for Laurent, his path to freedom is clear. It's only a matter of creating an opportunity to reach it.

As past and present slowly merge, both Damen and Laurent are forced to contend with their truths, whether they want to or not.

Jokeste���s Journey by @vmcgmidlifecrisis

Fic | Jokaste/OFC | 4.3k

Jokaste travels north, meets (original character) Drifa and gets some sexy fulfilment.

Beautiful, Beloved, Strong by bluehair

Fic | Erasmus/Kallias Erasmus/Torveld | 1.5k

My prompt for The Seasons of Capri Fest 2023 was: "Kallias schemes to save Erasmus with no hope of seeing him again--until one day, he does." Hope I did it justice! Because Kallias really would do anything for love.

Returning by flightinflame

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 2.4k

Damen knew the return to Arles would be hard for Laurent. He had not considered that it would be hard for himself.

The Stand-In Wedding Planner and the Obstinate Baker by penstrikesmidnight

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 2.8k

Auguste's wedding planner has decided to go on vacation a week before his wedding, leaving Laurent, the best man, to make sure everything is taken care of. If that's not enough, Laurent has to deal with an obstinate baker who seems intent on making his job as hard as possible.

There is absolutely no chemistry between them. At all.

Heat by @linecrosser

Art | Auguste/Laurent | Digital

While in the middle of a campaign in Delfeur with his older brother, the Crown Prince of Vere, Laurent goes into his first (late) heat at age 17 (totally triggered by the presence of Damen, the stupidly handsome Crown Prince of Akeilos). There are very few things more dangerous than having an Omega in heat while camping in enemy territory, and it's too late now for suppressants. Leaving Laurent to ride out the heat on his own would mean leaving it last for three days or more. Auguste has no option but to help Laurent through it by himself, so it will last no longer than a couple hours.

Red (like our spilled blood) by @pijulle

Fic | Kastor/Laurent Damen/Laurent Auguste/OFC | 39.6k

Akielos and Vere are at war, but maybe marrying the princess of Vere would help the two country finds a common ground - "The prince!" Auguste shouts. "Laurent is a prince!"

Star Crossed by @hephaest1on

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 35.2k

A story of Laurent Capulet and Damen Montague. A tale based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, of lovers who suffer because their families are feuding. A modern AU that leans on the themes and actions in Shakespeare's original play and plays on the issues young lovers face in a world where gossip is news.

if only to dream of you by @nv-md

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 2.4k

During negotiations with the Vaskians and Patrans, Laurent falls ill and Damen must leave him to lead their newly-forged kingdom.

After a week of quiet suffering, Damen returns to their bedchambers and attends his husband.

Ruin Your Salvation, Ruin Your Mind by pretend_i_dont_exist

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 10.2k

"I do not understand. I thought we had a truce, so I came here for peace." His voice had grown hard and dangerous. "Why?"

Silence for a moment. "You killed my brother. ------- Laurent has suffered a lot since his brother's death, but he survived to his wedding day, and he's looking forward to a quiet life with a man he appreciates. New life, new him, he decides to invite his brother' killer to the wedding to talk and make peace with himself (by murdering the guy).

In Another Life by @mosrael

Fic | Halvik/Jokaste | 43.8k

Jokaste is the pearl of Ios–beautiful, intelligent, revered–and the consort of the most powerful man in Akielos… Or so she thinks. When her chosen lover’s power is corrupted and usurped by a foreign faction, Jokaste must make the hardest decision of her life: remain in Akielos and meet a perilous fate–one she had a hand in crafting–or flee to seek her future elsewhere.

Or: when getting kidnapped, then kidnapped again turns out to be the best possible thing that could happen to a girl.

antidote by @banananamilks

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 2.7k

Auguste survives Marlas, but Damen still becomes our captive prince. Actually all three princes are kind of the captive prince. oops

Soldier, Poet, King by @bluebutter-art

Art | Damen/Laurent | Digital

Two years after the bells had rung, both Akielos and Vere celebrate the wedding of their two Kings, which coincidentally falls on Vere's Annual Autumn Festival.

Chasing Meridians; Or 26,00 Miles to Home by @not-a-coral-snake

Fic | Damen/Laurent | 17k

Laurent lives a life of quiet routine, until the day a few ill-chosen words, his uncle's malice, and his own inability to back down from a challenge see him wagering half his fortune on an impossible journey to the ends of the earth and back. Happily, or perhaps unhappily, his newly-hired valet is making the journey with him and has plenty of opinions about where they should go, what they should do, and de Vere himself.

An Around the World in Eighty Days au.

At the Drop of a Veil by @seekthemist

Fic | Damen /Laurent | 19.1k

The Battle of Marlas could have brought the relationship between Vere and Akielos to a breaking point, but it didn't. As the peace treaty is finally signed, King Aleron has a very clear idea of how to ensure the agreement is truly felt.

"Since the formal establishment of Vere and Akielos as independent reigns, there had been twelve peace treaties. The Peace of Marlas, signed by King Aleron and Theomedes-Exalted before the beginning of autumn, would be the thirteenth.

The thirteenth peace would not go down in the history of the Kingdom as an abject failure. Not if Laurent could help it."

By the Waterfall by @captaindamianos

Art | Damen/Laurent | Digital

Laurent is the god of winter, Damen is the god of summer. They only ever overlap in spring and fall. Is their love story doomed forever?

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New Fanart: By the Waterfall

Title: By the Waterfall

Ship: Damen/Laurent

Creator: @captaindamianos | captaindamianos (AO3) 

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings/Tags: Alternative Universe

Prompt #: 32: Laurent is the god of winter, Damen is the god of summer. They only ever overlap in spring and fall. Is their love story doomed forever?

Summary: "Laurent is the god of winter, Damen is the god of summer. They only ever overlap in spring and fall. Is their love story doomed forever?"

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New Fic: At the Drop of a Veil

Title: At the Drop of a Veil

Ship: Damen/Laurent

Creator: @seekthemist | Seek_The_Mist (AO3) 

Rating: Explicit

Word count : 19,140 words

Warnings/Tags: Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Political Alliances, Sexual Coercion, Dubious Consent, Enthusiastic Consent, Explicit Sexual Content, Marathon Sex, It's never just the Tip, Semi-Public Sex, Size Difference, Everyone Has an Excellent Time at the End Trust me on this, Age Difference, Just the Tip, Here Laurent is 16 and Damen is 21

Prompt #: 37: "to celebrate their alliance, king aleron gifts damen with a night with his youngest son during the winter festivities in vere. he does so in front of an audience, and physically hands laurent over to damen nudging laurent to give a step forward."

Summary: "The Battle of Marlas could have brought the relationship between Vere and Akielos to a breaking point, but it didn't. As the peace treaty is finally signed, King Aleron has a very clear idea of how to ensure the agreement is truly felt.

"Since the formal establishment of Vere and Akielos as independent reigns, there had been twelve peace treaties. The Peace of Marlas, signed by King Aleron and Theomedes-Exalted before the beginning of autumn, would be the thirteenth.

The thirteenth peace would not go down in the history of the Kingdom as an abject failure. Not if Laurent could help it."

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New fic: Chasing Meridians; or 26,000 Miles to Home

Title: Chasing Meridians; or 26,000 Miles to Home

Ship: Damen/Laurent,

Creator: @not-a-coral-snake | scarlet-king snake (AO3) 

Rating: T

Word count : 17,031 words

Warnings/Tags: Epistolary

Prompt #:  13: “Laurent, who cannot shut his mouth to save himself, is now caught in his Uncle’s trap and had to travel around the world in eighty days if he wants to keep his fortune and inheritance. He takes his new valet with him too, because it wouldn’t be fun otherwise /s Around the world in Eighty day Au”

Summary: “Laurent lives a life of quiet routine, until the day a few ill-chosen words, his uncle's malice, and his own inability to back down from a challenge see him wagering half his fortune on an impossible journey to the ends of the earth and back. Happily, or perhaps unhappily, his newly-hired valet is making the journey with him and has plenty of opinions about where they should go, what they should do, and de Vere himself. An Around the World in Eighty Days au.”

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New Fanart: Soldier, Poet, King

Title: Soldier, Poet, King

Ship: Damen/Laurent, Lazar/Pallas

Creator: @bluebutter-art | Bluebutter (AO3) 

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings/Tags: Weddings, Festivals, Autumn Festival, Nicaise Lives (Captive Prince)

Prompt #: N/A

Summary: Two years after the bells had rung, both Akielos and Vere celebrate the wedding of their two Kings, which coincidentally falls on Vere's Annual Autumn Festival.

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New Fic: antidote

Title: antidote

Ship: Damen/Laurent, Auguste & Laurent, Damen & Laurent, Auguste & Damen

Creator: @banananamilks | BanananaMilkshake (AO3) 

Rating: Not Rated

Word count : 2,705 words

Warnings/Tags: Aftermath of Torture, Angst

Prompt #: 25: "Auguste surrvives Marlas (he surrenders severly injured). Damen is still send to Vere, but this time he is presented to Auguste and Laurent as a slave (maybe Kastor just sold him to slavers and they then sold him to the Veretian crown. Kastor prbly wouldn't be stupid enough to believe Auguste wouldn't recognize Damen)"

Summary: "Auguste survives Marlas, but Damen still becomes our captive prince. Actually all three princes are kind of the captive prince. oops"

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New Fic: In Another Life

Title: In Another Life

Ship: Halvik/Jokaste

Creator: Mosrael (AO3) 

Rating: Explicit

Word count : 43,812 words

Warnings/Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Rewrite, Canon-Typical Violence, Kidnapping, Political Alliances, Betrayal, Redemption, Halvik was always hot Damen just couldn't see past Laurent, Jokaste learns how to actually use a sword, There is a training montage, Fingerfucking, Cunnilingus, Strap-Ons, Group Sex, Breeding, Jokaste/Kyrina - Freeform, Kastor/Jokaste - Freeform, Previous Damen/Jokaste, The Regent is up to his old tricks again!

Prompt #: 7: "Jokaste escapes to Vask where it's much easier for a woman to get power and keep it. Unfortunately, she's no warrior. She ends up repeating past strategies and relying on seduction. Fortunately, that's not a problem for Halvik. But Halvik is a lot cannier than Damen or Kastor. What happens when Jokaste starts being manipulative?"

Summary: "Jokaste is the pearl of Ios–beautiful, intelligent, revered–and the consort of the most powerful man in Akielos… Or so she thinks. When her chosen lover’s power is corrupted and usurped by a foreign faction, Jokaste must make the hardest decision of her life: remain in Akielos and meet a perilous fate–one she had a hand in crafting–or flee to seek her future elsewhere.

Or: when getting kidnapped, then kidnapped again turns out to be the best possible thing that could happen to a girl."

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New Fic: Ruin your Salvation, Ruin Your Mind

Title: Ruin your Salvation, Ruin Your Mind

Ship: Damen/Laurent, Laurent & Nicaise, Laurent/OMC

Creator: pretend_i_dont_exist (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 10,283 words

Warnings/Tags: Pre-Relationship, mostly - Freeform, Enemies to Lovers, obviously, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Its a Laurent pov its gonna have em, Nicaise Lives (Captive Prince), Nicaise deserves the world, Weddings, Attempted Murder, I think that's it? - Freeform, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending

Prompt #: 19: "Laurent has suffered a lot since his brother death, but he survived to his wedding day, and he’s looking forward to a quiet life with a man he appreciates. New life, new him, he decides to invite his brother’s killer to the wedding to talk and make peace with himself (by murdering the guy)."

Summary: ""I do not understand. I thought we had a truce, so I came here for peace." His voice had grown hard and dangerous. "Why?"

Silence for a moment. "You killed my brother."

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New Fic: if only to dream of you

Title: if only to dream of you

Ship: Damen/Laurent 

Creator: nv-md (AO3) 

Rating: Explicit

Word count : 2,441 words

Warnings/Tags: Canon Compliant, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, one kingdom, Grief/Mourning, Bathing/Washing, Literal Sleeping Together, Fluff, Explicit Sexual Content, Established Relationship, Minor Illness, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), But Everything Else Is Canon

Prompt #: 15: "a week before their first fall/winter festival in which their kingdoms are united, laurent falls ill. it shouldn't be life-threatening or so the physicians say but it's a stubborn infection that has laurent bed-ridden and weak. the night of the inauguration of the festival, damen stays by laurent's side instead, leaving nikandros or someone else to take care of it. laurent thinks he's being dramatic, but when damen closes his eyes he can only see his father fading away. he's afraid, and laurent can tell. cue laurent inviting him to join him in bed or smth and fall asleep with him listening to his hearbeat, reassuring him that he won't leave him anytime soon. damen, for the first time in the past week, sleeps soundly."

Summary: "During negotiations with the Vaskians and Patrans, Laurent falls ill and Damen must leave him to lead their newly-forged kingdom.

After a week of quiet suffering, Damen returns to their bedchambers and attends his husband."

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New Fic: Star Crossed

Title: Star Crossed

Ship: Damen/Laurent, Damen & Laurent

Creator: @hephaest1on | Thevenin (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 35,261 words

Warnings/Tags: Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, romeo - Freeform, juliet - Freeform, Montague - Freeform, Capulet - Freeform, Inspired by Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet - Freeform, Male Slash, Male Friendship, Romeo and Juliet AU

Prompt #: N/A

Summary: "A story of Laurent Capulet and Damen Montague. A tale based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, of lovers who suffer because their families are feuding. A modern AU that leans on the themes and actions in Shakespeare's original play and plays on the issues young lovers face in a world where gossip is news."

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New Fic: Red (like our spilled blood)

Title: Red (like our spilled blood)

Ship: Auguste & Laurent, Kastor/Laurent, Damen/Laurent, Auguste/Original Female Character(s)

Creator: @pijulle | PerduDansLespace (AO3) 

Rating: Explicit

Word count : 39,642 words

Warnings/Tags: Trans Laurent (Captive Prince),Gender Dysphoria, Self-Harm, Dubious Consent, Blood and Injury, War, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Brotherly Love, Fluff and Angst, No Regent, Forbidden Love, Slavery, Pregnancy, Arranged Marriage, Awkward Flirting, Drunk Sex, Underage Sex, Public Sex, Misgendering, Falling In Love, Jealousy, Brotherly Angst, Suicidal Thoughts, POV Alternating

Prompt #: 16: "auguste walks his baby brother to the altar"

Summary: "Akielos and Vere are at war, but maybe marrying the princess of Vere would help the two country finds a common ground - "The prince!" Auguste shouts. "Laurent is a prince!""

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New Fanart: Heat

Title: Heat

Ship: Auguste & Laurent, Auguste/Laurent

Creator: @linecrosser | LineCrosser (AO3) 

Rating: Explicit

Art medium: Digital Art

Warnings/Tags: Omega Verse, first heat, Assisted Masturbation, Sibling Incest, Brother/Brother Incest, artwork, no fic just art

Prompt #: 26: "Prince Lauren goes into his first (late) heat at age 17, while in the middle of a campaign in Delfeur with his brother. There's very few things more dangerous than having an omega in heat while camping in enemy territory, and it's too late now for suppressants. Leaving Laurent to ride out the heat on his own would mean leaving it last for three days or more. Auguste has no option but to take care of it himself, so it will last no longer than a couple hours."

Summary: While in the middle of a campaign in Delfeur with his older brother, the Crown Prince of Vere, Laurent goes into his first (late) heat at age 17 (totally triggered by the presence of Damen, the stupidly handsome Crown Prince of Akeilos). There are very few things more dangerous than having an Omega in heat while camping in enemy territory, and it's too late now for suppressants. Leaving Laurent to ride out the heat on his own would mean leaving it last for three days or more. Auguste has no option but to help Laurent through it by himself, so it will last no longer than a couple hours.

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New Fic: The Stand-In Wedding Planner and the Obstinate Baker

Title: The Stand-In Wedding Planner and the Obstinate Baker

Ship: Damen/Laurent

Creator: penstrikesmidnight (AO3) 

Rating: Teen And Up

Word count : 2,867 words

Warnings/Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Wedding Planning, Getting Together, Pre-Relationship, Meet-Cute, Meet Ugly?, Who's to say lol

Prompt #: 38: "A modern AU - Damen and Laurent meet at Auguste's wedding celebration. Laurent is best man, Damen could be the caterer or part of the wedding party. In either case he and Laurent probably dealt with each other leading up to the event, but since they both don't live in the same city, only through phone and it has been tense. But meeting in person adds a new level of tension."

Summary: "Auguste's wedding planner has decided to go on vacation a week before his wedding, leaving Laurent, the best man, to make sure everything is taken care of. If that's not enough, Laurent has to deal with an obstinate baker who seems intent on making his job as hard as possible.

There is absolutely no chemistry between them. At all."

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New Fic: Returning

Title: Returning

Ship: Damen/Laurent 

Creator: fightinflame (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 2,442 words

Warnings/Tags: Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Post-Canon, POV Damen (Captive Prince), Psychological Trauma, Flashbacks, Cuddling & Snuggling, Triggers. Panic Attacks, Past Abuse

Prompt #: 8: "Damen is great at comforting Laurent through his trauma, but he's been ignoring his own for far too long. That doesn't mean it's gone. What happens when he can't ignore it any longer?"

Summary: "Damen knew the return to Arles would be hard for Laurent. He had not considered that it would be hard for himself."

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New Fic: Beautiful, Beloved, Strong

Title: Beautiful, Beloved, Strong

Ship: Erasmus/Kallias, Erasmus/Torveld, Kallias/Kastor 

Creator: @awesome-bluehair-universe | bluehair (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 1,510 words

Warnings/Tags: Slavery, Soul Selling, Love, Mythical Beings & Creatures, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Rough Sex, Abuse, Bad BDSM Etiquette

Prompt #: 34: "Kallias schemes to save Erasmus with no hope of seeing him again--until one day, he does."

Summary: "My prompt for The Seasons of Capri Fest 2023 was: "Kallias schemes to save Erasmus with no hope of seeing him again--until one day, he does." Hope I did it justice! Because Kallias really would do anything for love.

Thanks to @taj_mutthall for beta and for all the kind words and help. Any mistake you see is mine, all mine!"

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New Fic: Jokaste's Journey

Title: Jokaste's Journey

Ship: Jokaste/Original Character(s) 

Creator: @vmcgmidlifecrisis | Midlifecrisis (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 4,372 words

Warnings/Tags: Lesbian Sex, Strap-Ons, Some Plot, Travel, Romance, Sort Of

Prompt #: 6: "Look Jokaste deserves to peg someone I am just saying. She's been through a lot. Let's give her this."

Summary: "Jokaste travels north, meets (original character) Drifa and gets some sexy fulfilment."

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New Fic: Tie Me Down, Set Me Free

Title: Tie Me Down, Set Me Free

Ship: Damen/Laurent 

Creator: @kiseopingu | Shigure_Natsu (AO3) 

Rating: Mature

Word count : 14,319 words

Warnings/Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, Action & Romance, Canon-Typical Violence, Kidnapping, Angst with a Happy Ending, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Overprotective Auguste (Captive Prince), POV Alternating

Prompt #: 24: "Basically the Ransom of Red Chief. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief for the basic premise) With either child Nicaise or adult Laurent as the kidnapping victim. For Nicaise, it's Laurent who is given the ransom note but is perfectly aware of what a pain in the butt he can be; for Laurent, it would be Auguste , or Aleron or Hennike, who is the king or who is in charge of the family fortune and who knows full well what an ass adult Laurent can be? Could be canon time or another AU. Nikandros and Damen are the kidnappers? (For some perfectly good reason) or maybe not Damen, but Nikandros (or maybe Lazar? Maybe Kastor?), then maybe Damen is a lawman who is trying to convince Laurent to pay the ransom--or that the kidnap victim somehow snags into the story and causes in a lot of trouble Either way, Damen and Laurent end up together."

Summary: "When Damen gets hired by his family's sworn rival to help track the man's younger brother, he doesn't expect the road to lead him to familiar places, and familiar faces. As for Laurent, his path to freedom is clear. It's only a matter of creating an opportunity to reach it.

As past and present slowly merge, both Damen and Laurent are forced to contend with their truths, whether they want to or not."

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