#aka the real house husbands of prakra lmfao

[bottomvalerius]

random thoughts I've been rotating in my brain regarding Sam and Rohan's relationship progression (and more generally how he approaches nobility in Prakra as a whole)

post ruined-wedding, Sam immediately takes to the sea, and it's one of his first travel excursions "solo" ie without Mara (he had Neeja and Imelda w/ him, and it is also one of the last times Neeja travels with him lol girl wants to be home where she's in control)

This is also the trip where Sam collars Neeja officially (ie a "wedding" on his own terms :3c)

Rohan attempts to chase after him but ultimately gives up and returns home in defeat. he is quickly removed from the isles in general

Sam returns home to the news that Rohan has already replaced him with a much younger nobleman (steering into problematique territory lol), which sends Sam into a bit of a depression

Sam and Rohan also have a bit of an age gap, and he met Rohan when he was younger--the overall situation leaves a very sour taste in his mouth, and he is insecure that he has a younger replacement but is ashamed at not being able to see the type of person Rohan was earlier

has to grapple with the consequences of his actions re: losing his one connection to royal circles (and losing another person who knew Sam when Mara was alive--and has A LOT of dirt on him that can, in fact, get him killed lol)

Insert: Namar✨! Literally and narratively speaking! :D

Absolutely GAGGED over Sam leaving Rohan at the altar; he knows Nasrin is interested in Sam, but she hasn't fully revealed why that is. decides to engage in the art of "fucking around and finding out"

Namar pursues Sam, taking advantage of the fact that Sam literally cannot put together the names and faces of people and just thinks Namar is someone working in the palace

Namar is much better at assisting Sam with navigating higher society, and instead of restricting him, encourages him to shake things up when they can both afford to

Sam genuinely begins having a good time and really fully starts living his nobleman fantasy lmao His Whoring starts up in full swing, he's going to more exclusive parties, making his lasting connections, etc etc etc (when he was with Rohan, he was in a much darker place and while he was partying a lot, it was not Fun)

In the middle of this, he obviously is made aware that Narmar is the queen's consort lmao, but he winds up using that to his advantage to get back at Rohan

Absolutely continues to weaponize his closeness to Namar and Nasrin and will constantly rub it into Rohan's face whenever he can. it was honestly a reason why Sam got over himself and started his relationship with Nasrin.

"Mara is dead. Rohan is a bastard. I want to have nice things. And I want him to cry about it. :)"

Rohan is obviously vexed by all of this and continues to try to cause Sam problems when he can. has absolutely hired assassins, leaked information to rivals of Mara that her guard dog is still alive, etc. etc. but god damn does that man stay living LMAO (Neeja is 90% of the reason--she's got shooters on call at all times, and Sam has yet to find himself in a situation he literally can't just fuck and fight his way out of LMFAO)

Rohan also clearly still has feelings for Sam, and the two do hate fuck often. funnily enough, Sam also has a very peaceful relationship with Rohan's husband; Rohan's husband likes Sam more than Rohan himself lmfao