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Damen is the Warrior Prince of Akielos, beloved by his people. Unfortunately, upon his father's death, he is not granted the throne. Instead, he is presented with a bloody coup staged by his envious half-brother Kastor. Captured and stripped of his identity, Damen tries unsuccessfully to fight, but he cannot escape his imminent fate—a life spent as a pleasure slave for the prince of an enemy nation.Prince Laurent of Vere is intelligent, beautiful, and dangerously volatile. While serving as a slave, Damen discovers the deadly internal conflict boiling over between Laurent and the Regent of Vere, and falling into the Veretian court's web of poisonous political games begins to seem increasingly inevitable.Forced to navigate the court in addition to his ruthless, manipulative master, Damen realizes that escaping will not be easy. Especially when he must hide his identity—for he is under the control of the one nation that would hate him more as a prince than a slave.Written initially as a free online serial on Livejournal by C.S. Pacatnote known previously as Freece or S.U. Pacat, all three books of the Captive Prince trilogy are now officially published. | |
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Best Friends-in-Law | |
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Best Friends-in-Law: Laurent theorizes that his lover Damen and his older brother Auguste would have been close friends, if only Akielos and Vere were not enemy nations. (And though it's unclear whether Laurent and Damen are legally married by the end of the trilogy, they are at least romantic life partners connected by some sort of Common Law Marriage.) | |
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Artistic License – Linguistics | |
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Artistic License – Linguistics: "Lykaios" is a female slave, but the name is masculine. No feminine Greek names end in "-os." | |
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Plot-Triggering Death | |
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The climax of the war between Akielos and Vere six years before the start of the story was the Battle of Marlas, where Damen and Auguste dueled on the behalf of their respective kingdoms. Damen won and killed Auguste, an act that served as the Plot-Triggering Death for the events of the series. | |
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Instantly Proven Wrong | |
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Instantly Proven Wrong: Apparently, Torveld told his advisors that he was too old to get distracted by beautiful young men. Cue Torveld instantly becoming smitten with Laurent while attending Vere's court. And when he realizes that's not going to work out for him, he quickly shifts his attentions to (the also young and beautiful) Erasmus. Wrong, indeed. | |
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Assassins Are Always Betrayed | |
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Assassins Are Always Betrayed: Paschal's brother, the archer Langren, wasn't exactly a Professional Killer. However, the Regent approached him to kill King Aleron at Marlas and make it look like the result of a stray Akielon arrow. Langren was promised a better future for his family as a reward, but the Regent gave him nothing of the sort. | |
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The Mistress | |
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The Mistress: Kastor's mother Hypermenestra was this to Theomedes. It's not considered scandalous, however, because it's openly known that Theomedes was genuinely in love with her and his marriage to Queen Egeria was purely political. | |
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Man in a Kilt | |
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Man in a Kilt: Akielos is based on Ancient Greece, and it's traditional in Akielos for men to wear skirts. | |
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Relationship Upgrade | |
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Relationship Upgrade: The second book contains Damen and Laurent's First Kiss, as well as Their First Time. Their relationship remains in a bit of a complicated place until partway through the third book, though. | |
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Master Swordsman | |
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Master Swordsman: It's probably easier to say who in the cast isn't. Of particular note are Damen, Laurent, Kastor, and potentially some of Laurent's men (such as Jord). | |
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Romantic Fake–Real Turn | |
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Romantic Fake–Real Turn: In the short story "Pet," Ancel is a High-Class Call Boy, and Berenger is a lord who needs a pet to bring to court, for the sake of his image. Since it's a part of his job, Ancel spends a lot of time trying to entice Berenger despite his own disinterest, but Berenger doesn't even try to hide his apathy. Things get more complicated when Ancel starts becoming genuinely attracted to Berenger. He remains in denial about it until the end of the story, when Berenger reveals his feelings are returned, and they decide to stay together. | |
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Tall, Dark, and Handsome | |
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Damen and Laurent directly contrast one another in a number of ways. Damen's physical appearance is tall and strong, with dark hair, dark eyes, and olive skin; Laurent has a more slender build with blond hair, blue eyes, and very fair skin. Damen strongly believes that all conflicts should be fought fairly; Laurent's main mode of winning conflicts is through manipulation. Damen trusts too easily; Laurent doesn't trust anyone. Damen's older brother Kastor has an Inferiority Superiority Complex because of him; Laurent has an Inferiority Superiority Complex himself surrounding his late older brother, Auguste. Damen Really Gets Around; it's rumored that Laurent is frigid, and even when we find out he's not, it turns out he's only slept with one person before Damen. And the one person raped him. | |
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The Brute | |
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The Brute: Downplayed with Govart, who works for the Regent and is a strong, large man without much intelligence. While he's certainly a capable fighter, he's no match for Laurent's tactical maneuvers. | |
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Green-Eyed Monster | |
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Theomedes was a stubborn, prideful man whose love for his country also translated into prejudice against Vere and an aggressive determination to expand his country's borders. He also didn't seem to recognize the problem he would cause when he took the right to the throne away from Kastor upon the birth of Damen, his legitimate son. | |
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Royals Who Actually Do Something | |
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Royals Who Actually Do Something: Naturally, with Damen and Laurent as protagonists, but other characters as well, as the books' plot ties very intricately with royalty and the nobility. | |
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Ambiguous Situation | |
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Ambiguous Situation: It's unclear whether the Regent raping Laurent was a one-time thing, or whether it was part of long-term sexual abuse. Unfortunately, Laurent's complex behaviors regarding intimacy and control seem to imply the latter. This is also supported by subtler indicators: in the second book, it's stated the Regent took Laurent on special trips from the time he was thirteen until he was fourteen or fifteen. (The Regent only sleeps with prepubescent boys. Laurent calls fourteen the age when "the body begins to betray itself" in the first book, and the short story "Green but for a Season" identifies fifteen as the year Laurent's voice changed.) In the third book, it's revealed the Regent had his brother King Aleron assassinated during the Battle of Marlas. This implies that he had something to do with the general direction the war went, especially since it's revealed in the same scene that he deliberately gave bad counsel to Aleron to ensure his brother was in the vulnerable position he needed to be for the assassination attempt to succeed, but to what extent is not clear. With The Reveal that the Regent arranged his older brother Aleron's death, it also opens up the possibility that he may have also had a hand in Auguste's death. While the Regent is responsible for the terrible battle strategy that helped cause his eldest nephew's demise, whether he was directly involved in what happened to Auguste remains unclear. At the very least, Auguste's death during the battle only served to benefit him further; if Auguste had survived, the Regent would've had a more difficult time accruing influence since Auguste was old enough to become king in his own right without the need of a regency. | |
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Childhood Friends | |
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Childhood Friends: Damen and Nikandros have been close since their youth. | |
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Parents as People | |
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Parents as People: King Theomedes of Akielos and King Aleron of Vere are portrayed as decent but flawed people, both accused of Parental Favoritism (with Kastor and Laurent being The Unfavorites). Theomedes was a stubborn, prideful man whose love for his country also translated into prejudice against Vere and an aggressive determination to expand his country's borders. He also didn't seem to recognize the problem he would cause when he took the right to the throne away from Kastor upon the birth of Damen, his legitimate son. Not much is known about Aleron, but it's said he understood talent on the battlefield more than he understood intellectual pursuits. Because of this, he ended up doting on his Warrior Prince older son while acting slightly neglectful towards his Bookworm younger son. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: The earring that Laurent wins from Nicaise in a petty bet comes in use again when Laurent disguises himself as a prostitute. In Kings Rising, Damen surprises Laurent by making him wear one of his gold slave cuffs, which he had removed and kept at the end of Prince's Gambit. | |
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Only Sane Man | |
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Only Sane Man: Downplayed, since calling every other character insane is a stretch, but Jord and Nikandros fulfill this role in their respective factions. Jord is a standard commander whose military strategies are straightforward and avoid bloodshed as much as possible. He serves Laurent, a rather unethical and occasionally even sadistic prince who handles conflict through mind games. Nikandros is Damen's rational, responsible childhood friend. He is reasonably concerned that Damen has fallen in love twice with people who are very capable of manipulating him. Especially since Damen is the king of their country. And his current lover is the prince of their enemy nation. | |
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Unknown Rival | |
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Unknown Rival: Kastor hates his half-brother Damen for (in his eyes) stealing the throne. While this has always been apparent to other people like Nikandros and Jokaste, Damen himself refuses to believe Nikandros's warnings out of loyalty to his brother, and he remains unaware of Kastor's feelings until it's too late. | |
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Practically Different Generations | |
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Practically Different Generations: Auguste was between eleven and twelve years older than his brother Laurent. (The exact age difference is unclear because we don't know the timing of Auguste's birthday.) | |
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Cruel to Be Kind | |
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Cruel to Be Kind: The Training of Erasmus ends with Kallias kissing Erasmus, thereby "tainting" him and ruining his planned future as the prized bed slave of Prince Damianos. Shortly afterwards, Kastor starts his coup, capturing Damianos and killing all of Damianos's slaves. Kallias had been Kastor's slave for some time by this point; as such, it's heavily implied that he knew the coup was going to happen beforehand, and he kissed Erasmus so that Erasmus would be sent to Vere before he could get killed. | |
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Dirty Old Man | |
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Dirty Old Man: Guion is in his late forties, but the first book has him privately planning to sleep with a young Akielon Sex Slave, described as “a demure youth with a beautifully slender waist and heavily lashed dark eyes.� | |
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Women Prefer Strong Men | |
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Women Prefer Strong Men: Vaskian women associate male attractiveness with strength and large stature. Thus, they are some of the few in the series who find Damen significantly more attractive than Laurent. Vannes is one of the few female characters in the trilogy who isn't from Vask. She is attracted to strong men and women. | |
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Fantastic Drug | |
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Fantastic Drug: Chalis relaxes you, but it also makes you tired and slows down your body's responses. Laurent drugs Damen with this in hopes that it will make him lose a display fight. At the end of the first book, Laurent accidentally ingests an Akielon drug that was combined with his drink. While the exact effects are a little ambiguous, Damen's explanation essentially amounts to "it makes you very, very horny." Interestingly, Laurent is already familiar with the drug and has such intense self-control that he's able to resist it somewhat, which becomes dark when we find out about his Rape as Backstory. | |
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Succession Crisis | |
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Succession Crisis: Akielos' succession was in turmoil for some time, as Queen Egeria seemed unable to bring a child to term, resulting in Kastor, her husband Theomedes' bastard son, being made his heir for the first nine years of his life. When Egeria finally did give birth to a child at the cost of her life, the protagonist Damen, this caused an entirely different crisis in that it knocked Kastor down a place in the line of succession and made him resentful of his younger half-brother. This resentment ultimately serves as the main impetus of the plot, as it causes Kastor to stage a coup to usurp the throne when Damen and he are adults. At the start of the story, Vere's succession is at a razor's edge thanks to the war with Akielos six years prior having nearly wiped out the royal family. The only two remaining members are Laurent, who is seemingly uninterested in sex, let alone marriage, and his heir presumptive and uncle, the Regent, who has no wife or children and is only interested in sleeping with pre-pubescent boys. As Laurent is only attracted to men, he has no intentions of resolving the crisis by having a biological child, openly telling Damen at one point that he will be the last of his line. | |
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Power is Sexy | |
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Power is Sexy: Akielon bed slaves are trained to be submissive and crave a dominant, powerful presence in their life. In "The Training of Erasmus," the titular character is a bed slave who's highly submissive by nature and has extremely strong desires for more powerful men. | |
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Omniglot | |
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Omniglot: Downplayed. It's mentioned that Akielon slaves are schooled in various languages, although Veretian isn't one of them. | |
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The Baby of the Bunch | |
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It's implied that Aimeric's parents, especially his father, pay little attention to him because he's the youngest of their four sons. | |
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Flashback Echo | |
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Flashback Echo: The trilogy ends with Laurent fighting Damen's older brother, Kastor. As he watches, Damen is overwhelmed by memories of fighting Laurent's older brother, Auguste. The parallels—initially younger prince of Akielos vs. older prince of Vere, now younger prince of Vere vs. older prince of Akielos—terrify him, because he does not want Laurent to die. Luckily, Laurent defies the possibility of mimicking his brother's legacy and successfully defeats Kastor. | |
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Older Than They Look | |
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Older Than They Look: Ancel is implied to look slightly younger than his actual age. (He's twenty. He tries to say he's sixteen in "Pet," but can't get away with it; still, Damen assumes he's eighteen in the main trilogy.) | |
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Low Fantasy | |
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Low Fantasy: The books are set in a Constructed World, but aside from that, there are no other fantasy elements (such as magic). The plot is centered around politics and romance. | |
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Shipper on Deck | |
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Shipper on Deck: A few of Laurent's men (such as Lazar) seem to support Damen/Laurent, until they find out Damen is Prince Damianos of Akielos. In the short story "The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant," Guilliame and Alexon entertain themselves by speculating and gossiping about Prince Laurent's relationship with King Damianos, which is now public knowledge. | |
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Attention Whore | |
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Attention Whore: "Pet" reveals that Ancel loves attention and works very hard to make sure everyone is looking at him, whenever possible. At least somewhat justified by the fact that Ancel is an escort, so his livelihood depends on being able to attract and maintain clients. | |
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Unequal Pairing | |
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Unequal Pairing: Several couples count. Initially, Laurent and Damen (a prince and his Sex Slave). They become an equal pairing once Laurent frees Damen and Damen regains his position as the prince of Akielos. By the end of the story, they're both kings intent on ruling their countries together. Prince Torveld of Patras and his Sex Slave Erasmus are the Beta Couple of the first book. (By default, any of the Sex Slaves and their masters would be an Unequal Pairing.) The aristocrat Berenger and his escort Ancel are a real couple by the end of the short story "Pet," even though this means Berenger is still paying for Ancel's livelihood/services. Berenger does lampshade it a bit by saying that he can't expect Ancel to stay with him if he loses his fortune. Ancel insists he'll stay with him as long as he can, and realizes that this is the first relationship he's ever been in that was genuine, and not solely for money. | |
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Family Eye Resemblance | |
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Family Eye Resemblance: The only physical features shared between the Regent and Laurent are their blue eyes. | |
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Out of Focus | |
| Captive Prince / int_32da91b8 | comment |
Out of Focus: Jord is one of the few soldiers Damen is already familiar with by the end of the first book, and he serves as The Captain of Laurent's men for most of the second book. As such, he has a relatively important role for much of the trilogy. However, because Damen eventually comes to lead his own men, the third and final book barely even mentions Jord. One could argue that Nikandros, the most relevant member of Damen's faction, takes over his role in the story. | |
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Disapproving Look | |
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Disapproving Look: Nikandros dons this expression whenever he thinks Damen is making an unwise decision influenced by his romantic/sexual interest in Laurent. | |
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Lap Pillow | |
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Lap Pillow: In "The Training of Erasmus," Kallias rests his head in Erasmus's lap. | |
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Official Couple | |
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Official Couple: Damen and Laurent sleep together in Prince's Gambit and finally become a stable couple in Kings Rising. | |
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Sex Slave | |
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Prince Torveld of Patras and his Sex Slave Erasmus are the Beta Couple of the first book. (By default, any of the Sex Slaves and their masters would be an Unequal Pairing.) | |
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You Are Already Checked In | |
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You Are Already Checked In: While incognito in an enemy country, Prince Laurent goes to an inn as "Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant." The innkeeper disagrees and tells him that Charls is already there. Played for Laughs when the real Charls comes out to confront him, recognizes his Prince, and starts supporting Laurent's lie. | |
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Manipulative Bastard | |
| Captive Prince / int_40c57041 | comment |
Also in the third book, the Regent agrees to "negotiate" with Damen and Laurent at the Kingsmeet, a location that forbids violence. He ends up revealing his sexual abuse of Laurent so that Damen will fly into a rage and, later, reap the consequences. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
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Bittersweet Ending: The story ends with the deaths of Damen and Laurent's only remaining relatives, leaving them both without family. But Damen and Laurent do get their personal Happily Ever After as kings of Vere and Akielos—they decide to rule together from the center. | |
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A Tragedy of Impulsiveness | |
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Downplayed in the case of Auguste and Laurent. King Aleron had no bad blood with Laurent, but of his two sons, he understood Auguste better and was more affectionate towards him. His reaction to Auguste's death also subtly implies the favoritism—see A Tragedy of Impulsiveness below. | |
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The Only One I Trust | |
| Captive Prince / int_42c7961d | comment |
The Only One I Trust: You can't blame Laurent for having trust issues, considering he's surrounded by a Decadent Court and the only living member of his family keeps trying to either destroy or end his life. He is shocked, confused, and infuriated when Damen, the man who killed his brother, turns out to be one of the only truly trustworthy people in his life. (He's also in love with Damen because of this, but it takes him quite a while to come to terms with it.) | |
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Heroes Prefer Swords | |
| Captive Prince / int_43555d33 | comment |
Heroes Prefer Swords: Main characters Damen and Laurent are Master Swordsmen. | |
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Becoming the Mask | |
| Captive Prince / int_44606d14 | comment |
Becoming the Mask: Ancel is Lord Berenger's escort, which means it's his job to feign romantic (or at least sexual) interest. He's shocked when he discovers that his interest is starting to become genuine. | |
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King Incognito | |
| Captive Prince / int_44a1dd10 | comment |
King Incognito: Damen hides his identity when he's made a slave, since an Akielon royal would be as good as dead in a Veretian court. Unfortunately, both the Regent and Laurent knew who he was from the start. Damen and Laurent both go undercover to avoid the Regent's agents and Akielon soldiers, including one memorable occasion when Laurent pretends to be a prostitute. Played for Laughs in "The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant" when Damen and Laurent travel incognito with Charls. Charls knows Laurent's true identity but not Damen's, so his efforts to protect Laurent's dignity usually come at Damen's expense. | |
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Worthy Opponent | |
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Worthy Opponent: Damen thought this about Auguste, noting his honor and extraordinary combat abilities. Damen also thinks this about Laurent after discovering the unexpected extent of his battle prowess, although the two of them never truly end up as enemies. | |
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Coitus Uninterruptus | |
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Coitus Uninterruptus: Vere doesn't have a taboo about public sex. This gives Damen a jolt of culture shock when Laurent nonchalantly allows someone into their bedroom while they're in the middle of the act. | |
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Friend-or-Idol Decision | |
| Captive Prince / int_4b32995a | comment |
Friend-or-Idol Decision: After their emotionally-charged spar in Kings Rising, Damen gives Laurent a knife and offers him the chance to finally avenge Auguste. Laurent, after a moment's thought, drops the knife, symbolically choosing to have Damen's love and companionship in his life over his long-desired revenge. The tension between them up to that point gradually dissipates in the following chapters, and it's not long before they re-consummate their relationship and becomes lovers for real. | |
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Shipping Torpedo | |
| Captive Prince / int_4bb6d104 | comment |
Shipping Torpedo: In the second book, Jord is highly opposed to Damen's relationship with Laurent. He finds out Damen's true identity before anyone else (or at least it seems that way), and he assumes that Damen is playing a cruel game with Laurent, cultivating his affections only to eventually break him by revealing who he is. Even after Jord realizes that this is not something Damen would do, he still asserts that Damen is being selfish, because The Reveal will hurt Laurent anyway. In the third book, Nikandros actively discourages Damen from pursuing Laurent. He's opposed to their relationship because he assumes that Laurent will manipulate Damen for his own means. "The Summer Palace" does imply that over time, his hostility towards Laurent lessens and he accepts their relationship. | |
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Your Normal Is Our Taboo | |
| Captive Prince / int_4de0f392 | comment |
Your Normal Is Our Taboo: Akielos has no nudity taboo, while semi-public sex is normal in Vere. Damen is terribly embarrassed when Laurent answers the door right after they've had sex, while Laurent is equally embarrassed to walk naked from the bath to the bedroom in front of unperturbed Akielon servants. | |
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Their First Time | |
| Captive Prince / int_4e3dee88 | comment |
Their First Time: In Prince's Gambit, Damen and Laurent have their First Kiss, then sleep together for the first time later that same night. | |
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Trauma Button | |
| Captive Prince / int_4e9fe57d | comment |
It's unclear whether the Regent raping Laurent was a one-time thing, or whether it was part of long-term sexual abuse. Unfortunately, Laurent's complex behaviors regarding intimacy and control seem to imply the latter. This is also supported by subtler indicators: in the second book, it's stated the Regent took Laurent on special trips from the time he was thirteen until he was fourteen or fifteen. (The Regent only sleeps with prepubescent boys. Laurent calls fourteen the age when "the body begins to betray itself" in the first book, and the short story "Green but for a Season" identifies fifteen as the year Laurent's voice changed.) | |
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Always Second Best | |
| Captive Prince / int_4f4e43cc | comment |
Laurent and Kastor. Laurent is the younger, legitimate prince of Vere, while Kastor is the older, bastard prince of Akielos. Both are Always Second Best to their respective siblings, but Laurent truly didn't mind being second best to Auguste, loved and adored him long after his death, and trained for years to take revenge on his killer. Kastor, meanwhile, hates constantly being Damen's shadow, only feigned his affection for his younger brother while secretly plotting to usurp him, and would've killed Damen himself if not for Jokaste. Laurent was originally the Spare to the Throne only to be unwillingly thrust into the position of crown prince after the untimely deaths of his father and brother; Kastor was raised as the heir to his father for the first nine years of his life only to have the position stripped from him when his his younger brother was born just because the latter had more legitimacy. In regards to their respective relationships with Damen, Laurent starts out Damen's mortal enemy and the two legitimately hate each other, and would've continued to hate each other had circumstances not caused them to ally with each other and get to know each other. By the end of the trilogy, the two have fallen in love and have become the most important people in each other's lives, and intend to live Happily Ever After together. Meanwhile, Kastor starts out as Damen's brother and arguably the person Damen loves most, but betrays him in the most horrific of ways, destroying their relationship beyond repair and making them enemies. When Kastor rejects Damen's last offer of mercy and tries to kill him, forcing Laurent to kill him in turn, Damen grieves but accepts the loss as necessary. | |
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Everyone Is Bi | |
| Captive Prince / int_5067fd81 | comment |
Everyone Is Bi: In this trilogy's world, everyone is expected to be bisexual. Rarely, there will be a character who's exclusively straight or gay (for example, Laurent is gay). | |
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Age-Gap Romance | |
| Captive Prince / int_52196c03 | comment |
Age-Gap Romance: Erasmus is eighteen or nineteen years old; Torveld is in his forties. | |
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Bookends | |
| Captive Prince / int_5313c266 | comment |
Book Ends: The first book begins in the slave baths in Akielos, with Damen bound by Kastor and listening to bells announcing Kastor's newfound kingship. The third book ends there as well, with Damen bound and the bells ringing—but this time, Damen is bound by Laurent (to save his life), and the bells are announcing Damen's newfound kingship. The events of the plot are kicked off by Damen killing Laurent's brother at Delpha. They are ultimately concluded by Laurent killing Damen's brother in Ios. | |
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Legally Ousted Leader | |
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Legally Ousted Leader: Late in Kings Rising, the truth comes out that the Regent had the King of Vere killed in his plot to usurp the throne, so the Council sentences him to death for treason. It's unclear whether the Council could have removed a reigning monarch, but, as Herode reminds him, "You were never the King." | |
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Fantasy Counterpart Culture | |
| Captive Prince / int_57d43e40 | comment |
Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Akielos is based on Ancient Greece, while Vere is based on France. | |
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Snark-to-Snark Combat | |
| Captive Prince / int_583ec33e | comment |
Snark-to-Snark Combat: Damen isn't particularly snarky with most people, but Laurent brings it out in him. It's a part of their Belligerent Sexual Tension, although it becomes a lot less belligerent and a lot more affectionate as time goes on. Laurent and Nicaise have similarly harsh, manipulative personalities. Though their relationship initially appears bitter and occasionally even cruel, they secretly enjoy their interactions and care about each other. Laurent even has the Big Brother Instinct towards Nicaise. | |
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Beta Couple | |
| Captive Prince / int_5941d75 | comment |
Erasmus the pleasure slave and Prince Torveld of Patras represent the "ideal" master-slave relationship. They fall head over heels for each other at first meeting, both are happy for Torveld to become Erasmus' owner, and they end up as the Beta Couple of the first book. | |
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Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling | |
| Captive Prince / int_598513bb | comment |
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: It initially appears that Prince Laurent and his late brother, Prince Auguste, fit this dynamic. Laurent is spoiled, rebellious, and selfish; Auguste was a brave protector of his people. In reality, this is all a part of the Regent manipulating the family's public image—Laurent is actually anything but foolish and has repeatedly been pushed into impossible political dilemmas. | |
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Enemy Mine | |
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Enemy Mine: At the end of the first book, Laurent and Damen still hate each other, but it's become terrifyingly clear how dangerous the Regent is. Realizing neither of them may be able to defeat him alone, they force themselves to start working together. | |
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Central Theme | |
| Captive Prince / int_5ce7dbb9 | comment |
Central Theme: There is nothing worth giving up the love and support of the people who care about you. Both Kastor and the Regent choose power over their families and die as disgraced traitors, while Damen and Laurent always end up choosing each other regardless of what they have to give up in return, and end the story together, ready to live out their Happily Ever After. | |
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I Kiss Your Foot | |
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I Kiss Your Foot: Akielon slaves often kiss their master's foot to show that they're devoted and submissive. Damen forces himself to push past several layers of pride and do this to Laurent in the first book. | |
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Long Game | |
| Captive Prince / int_5ff30573 | comment |
Long Game: The Regent's plan to usurp the Veretian throne spans at least six years, considering he had his brother Aleron assassinated during the Battle of Marlas to make sure he was closer to the throne. He then spends the next six years ruling in an underage Laurent's stead while simultaneously slandering his nephew's reputation in older to bolster his position and ensure no one will look into how suspicious Laurent's death is once he's ready to do away with him. It's unclear how Auguste factored into the plan considering his death at Damen's hands in the same battle Aleron died in is the one thing the Regent couldn't have arranged, but it's likely the Regent already had something in place to get rid of him eventually, since Auguste was at that point old enough to succeed his father as king. | |
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Royal Harem | |
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Royal Harem: A bit ambiguous, but this appears to exist in some form in both Akielos and Vere. In Akielos, the royal family has specially-trained pleasure slaves living in their household. In Vere, there are special residences in the palace designed for the royal family's pets. | |
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Brains Evil, Brawn Good | |
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A more specific example is the Akielon general Makedon. He is stubborn, strong-willed, and somewhat war-hungry. He also looks down on Veretians (especially Laurent) for being cunning, perceiving this trait as proof that Veretians are too cowardly to fight directly or fairly. | |
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Plot Hole | |
| Captive Prince / int_6331ba26 | comment |
Plot Hole: In the first book, Damen claims that Auguste rallied the Veretian soldiers after the death of his father. However, in the final book, Paschal says Auguste died before his father. | |
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Did You Just Have Sex? | |
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Did You Just Have Sex?: Laurent's men see Damen and him sneak back to their quarters through a secret passage at night, with Damen looking blissed-out and tired, and draw the obvious conclusion. In a twist, Damen was having sex, just not with Laurent. Laurent reminds him to bathe the next morning. | |
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Hair-Trigger Temper | |
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Hair-Trigger Temper: Orlant can be provoked into a physical fight very easily, whereas Aimeric often starts verbal fights that end up escalating into physical fights. Obviously, things do not go well when these two end up fighting each other. | |
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Pretty Boy | |
| Captive Prince / int_63be4131 | comment |
Vaskian women associate male attractiveness with strength and large stature. Thus, they are some of the few in the series who find Damen significantly more attractive than Laurent. | |
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones | |
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Guion feels no guilt about repeatedly switching sides for his personal gain, and as it is, his actions are pretty unforgivable. However, he does show a brief moment of genuine emotion when accusing Laurent of causing his son's suicide. The example is still downplayed, because this is the only time Guion seems at all concerned by what happened, and he conveniently ignores that he could be considered responsible for most of the circumstances leading up to Aimeric's death. | |
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A Family Affair | |
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A Family Affair: Damen's lover Jokaste had an affair with his half-brother, Kastor. | |
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He Knows Too Much | |
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He Knows Too Much: The Regent gives Govart pretty much anything he wants (money, Hookers and Blow, etc.), and nobody is sure why. In the last book, it's revealed that Govart has written proof that the Regent had King Aleron killed, and the Regent's "gifts" are the price for keeping him silent. | |
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Missing Mom | |
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Missing Mom: For a plot line where succession, the royal family, and bloodlines are important, no one seems to have mothers. Damen's mother died in childbirth, but there are statues of her in the palace and the gardens she designed. This allows for a heartwarming moment where Laurent asks her permission to court Damen. Laurent's mother died six years before the beginning of the trilogy, and her death marked the loss of Vere's alliance with Kempt. Akielos saw this as an opportunity to invade, leading eventually to the battle at Marlas, which kicks off the story. | |
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Romantic Spoonfeeding | |
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Romantic Spoonfeeding: Happens twice, though both times there's no spoon involved: When Laurent is disguised as a pet, Damen hand-feeds him bread. While Laurent initially avoids the sensuality pets are known for, he eventually allows his lips to brush against Damen's fingers. Much to Damen's own frustration, he gets aroused by this, even knowing that Laurent is acting. After taking over Ravenel, Damen allows Laurent to hand-feed him. Laurent enjoys the rare display of obedience, and they both enjoy the small but unusual moment of intimacy. Worth noting that this happens shortly before their First Kiss. | |
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The Reveal | |
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The Reveal: Plenty in the third book, including many that might be somewhat obvious to the audience but not to the narrator. This correlates with Damen's inability to easily detect deception and double-meanings. Laurent knew that Damen was Damianos as soon as he was brought to him as a slave. The Regent invokes this trope by casually mentioning his rape of Laurent, goading Damen into attacking him. The true extent of the Regent's plots are all revealed in Laurent's completely unfair trial. One of the biggest revelations: King Aleron was thought to have been killed by a stray Akielon arrow during the same battle that killed Auguste, but in reality, the Regent coordinated the attack with someone from their own faction. | |
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Driven to Suicide | |
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Driven to Suicide: It's implied that one of the Regent's preferred outcomes was Laurent sleeping with Damen, then killing himself after realizing he slept with his brother's killer. | |
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Everyone Loves Blondes | |
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Everyone Loves Blondes: Laurent (a blond Pretty Boy) and Jokaste (a beautiful blonde woman) are portrayed as the most desirable characters in the series. To be fair, the trilogy is told through Damen's eyes and Damen has a thing for blonds, but it's also noted that blonds are considered especially attractive in Akielos and Patras because they are rare. | |
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No Heterosexual Sex Allowed | |
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No Heterosexual Sex Allowed: In Vere, having an illegitimate child is highly stigmatized. As such, premarital homosexual relations are the norm, whereas heterosexual sex outside of marriage can be a career-ending misstep. | |
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Opposites Attract | |
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Opposites Attract: Damen and Laurent are complete opposites in terms of physical appearance, but they are also very different in terms of personality. Damen is open, honest, and overall a rather pleasant person. Laurent is closed-off, manipulative, and highly unapproachable. The trilogy follows them as they progress from hostility to love and trust. | |
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Erotic Eating | |
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Erotic Eating: Damen mentions that pets often allow their masters to feed them and intentionally turn the ordeal into something sensual. While disguised as a pet himself, Laurent employs this in a rather small way, letting his lips brush against Damen's hand. | |
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Rigged Spectacle Fight | |
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Rigged Spectacle Fight: After Damen is first enslaved, Laurent has him dosed with recreational drugs and forced into a wrestling match with a soldier, hoping for him to suffer a traumatic defeat. Damen wins. The cruel act is much later revealed to have happened because Laurent recognized Damen as the man who killed his brother in battle. | |
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Altar Diplomacy | |
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Altar Diplomacy: Deconstructed. Laurent and Auguste's mother Queen Hennike was from a kingdom called Kempt, and her marriage to their father Aleron symbolized an alliance between Vere and Kempt that included a mutual defense pact, which kept the increasingly belligerent Akielos at bay. The very moment Hennike died, Kempt broke the alliance and abandoned Vere to war with Akielos, which led to the deaths of both Hennike's oldest son and her husband. The entire situation shows that alliances brokered through marriage are not truly binding and only have as much power as the kingdoms themselves are willing to invest in them. | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain: Guion openly dehumanizes Akielons and calls their country "barbaric." | |
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Masculine–Feminine Gay Couple | |
| Captive Prince / int_734c5ed2 | comment |
Masculine–Feminine Gay Couple: Zig-zagged with Damen and Laurent. Physically, they fit the mold: Damen is tall and muscular, while Laurent is slighter of build with an elegant, androgynous appearance. They also fit masculine/feminine stereotypes in that Damen is a Warrior Prince with enormous strength and sexual prowess, whereas Laurent is less interested in military affairs, possesses combat skills mostly related to his intelligence, and is very sexually inexperienced. However, the roles are somewhat switched when it comes to their personalities, with Laurent as the stoic, domineering one and Damen as the more sensitive and romantic one. | |
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Colour-Coded for Your Convenience | |
| Captive Prince / int_735b4101 | comment |
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Red for Akielons, and blue for Veretians. The lines start blurring, though: red is also used to represent the Regent while blue represents Laurent, and the Regent starts making moves to take Akielos' throne for himself. | |
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Hate at First Sight | |
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Hate at First Sight: It takes Damen and Laurent very little time to start hating each other. Justified on Laurent's end, because he immediately recognizes Damen as the man who killed his brother. As for Damen, he simply examines Laurent's arrogant expression and determines that he must be a Royal Brat (after a split second of observing that Laurent is very much his type). | |
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Belligerent Sexual Tension | |
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Belligerent Sexual Tension: Damen and Laurent often can't decide if they're flirting or arguing. Even their physical fights reach this territory, on occasion. | |
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More Experienced Chases the Innocent | |
| Captive Prince / int_75eaf71a | comment |
More Experienced Chases the Innocent: Damen is a Sex God who Really Gets Around. Laurent is rumored to be a virgin, and while the rumors are not true, he has only had sex one time. The trope is played with a bit, though, because Laurent's "innocence" isn't why Damen is attracted to him, and their demeanors don't necessarily fit the corresponding stereotypes. | |
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Played for Laughs | |
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Played for Laughs in "The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant" when Damen and Laurent travel incognito with Charls. Charls knows Laurent's true identity but not Damen's, so his efforts to protect Laurent's dignity usually come at Damen's expense. | |
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Duel to the Death | |
| Captive Prince / int_7919a45b | comment |
Duel to the Death: The climax of the war between Akielos and Vere six years before the start of the story was the Battle of Marlas, where Damen and Auguste dueled on the behalf of their respective kingdoms. Damen won and killed Auguste, an act that served as the Plot-Triggering Death for the events of the series. Laurent admits he always expected his eventual confrontation with Damen to end in a duel to avenge Auguste, and trained relentlessly in swordsmanship for that fateful day. Ultimately, while they never have a real duel, they do have some semblance of one in the third book after a spar between them while they are both emotionally fraught and in a complicated phase of their relationship ends up getting way out of hand. Much to Laurent's frustration, Damen wins, and rather handily at that. The final battle in the series is a duel between Laurent and Kastor, in a poignant echo to the duel between Damen and Auguste years before. Despite Damen's worst fears, Laurent wins, killing Kastor and averting Civil War in Akielos. | |
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Caught the Heart on His Sleeve | |
| Captive Prince / int_7d294245 | comment |
Caught the Heart on His Sleeve: Early in the second book, Laurent has a rare moment of openly expressing appreciation/admiration for how Damen has helped him in his campaign against his uncle. Feeling awkward from the unexpected intimacy, Damen says he should help repair some armor and tries to leave, but Laurent grabs his arm and tells him in an uncharacteristically gentle voice that he should rest. | |
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Kinslaying Is a Special Kind of Evil | |
| Captive Prince / int_7dcd88a7 | comment |
Kinslaying Is a Special Kind of Evil: Despite all the horrible things the Regent has done to him, Laurent is genuinely stricken when his uncle tries to have him killed, as if that is the one length he never thought his uncle would go to. This is later revisited in the third book, when it's revealed during Laurent's "trial" that the Regent had his brother King Aleron, Laurent's father, assassinated. Even Laurent is visibly shocked by this revelation, and it's what finally turns the Council and Vere against the Regent. | |
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High-Class Call Girl | |
| Captive Prince / int_7e95adeb | comment |
The aristocrat Berenger and his escort Ancel are a real couple by the end of the short story "Pet," even though this means Berenger is still paying for Ancel's livelihood/services. Berenger does lampshade it a bit by saying that he can't expect Ancel to stay with him if he loses his fortune. Ancel insists he'll stay with him as long as he can, and realizes that this is the first relationship he's ever been in that was genuine, and not solely for money. | |
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Massage of Love | |
| Captive Prince / int_8259a58f | comment |
Massage of Love: Damen gives Laurent a shoulder massage. The fact that Laurent even allows him to do this signifies the increasing trust and intimacy of their relationship. | |
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Accent Interest | |
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Accent Interest: When Laurent speaks Akielon in the second book, Damen notices that he has a pronounced Veretian accent (despite being nearly fluent in the language itself) and finds this endearing. Damen comments on it, and Laurent gets annoyed. | |
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Hopeless Suitor | |
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Hopeless Suitor: Torveld develops a strong interest in Laurent after spending a few hours with him, but Laurent isn't even slightly interested. Actually, pretty much anyone's attraction to Laurent is guaranteed to be hopeless, unless they're Damen. | |
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Parental Favoritism | |
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Paschal says that Aleron did not pay a lot of attention to Laurent, especially in comparison to his highly affectionate behavior towards Auguste. | |
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Elite Man–Courtesan Romance | |
| Captive Prince / int_88ad05a5 | comment |
Elite Man–Courtesan Romance: The short story "Pet" focuses on the burgeoning relationship between Lord Berenger and his High-Class Call Boy Ancel. | |
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Civil War | |
| Captive Prince / int_8976acda | comment |
The final battle in the series is a duel between Laurent and Kastor, in a poignant echo to the duel between Damen and Auguste years before. Despite Damen's worst fears, Laurent wins, killing Kastor and averting Civil War in Akielos. | |
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UptownGuy | |
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Uptown Guy: Berenger (an aristocrat) and Ancel (his escort) start out faking their interest in each other, but by the end of the story, it's real. | |
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Sibling Yin-Yang | |
| Captive Prince / int_8af7b342 | comment |
Sibling Yin-Yang: Auguste was the pride and joy of Vere—an extremely talented and honorable Warrior Prince who inspired loyalty through his charisma. Others' descriptions frequently associate him with gold, or just "brightness" in general. His younger brother Laurent is a reclusive, manipulative Badass Bookworm who inspires loyalty primarily through fear. In contrast to Auguste, Laurent is typically associated with dark blue and other dark colors. | |
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Confronting Your Imposter | |
| Captive Prince / int_8b9e6d7a | comment |
Confronting Your Imposter: In the third book, Charls the cloth merchant comes out to see what impostor has been using his name and reputation. Zig-zagged when he realizes it's Laurent and abruptly starts playing along. | |
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Ethical Slut | |
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Ethical Slut: Ancel is an ambitious high-class escort who works very hard to entice increasingly wealthy clients. However, he refuses to expose the political dealings of his current client (Berenger) in "Pet"—even when confronted with the possibility of receiving a better contract in return. | |
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Proud Warrior Race Guy | |
| Captive Prince / int_8c1ad82f | comment |
Proud Warrior Race Guy: The whole culture of Akielos can be summed up into this, heavily emphasizing honorable combat. This leaves the Veretians completely confused when an Akielon leader warns an enemy army of an impending attack for reasons of honour. A more specific example is the Akielon general Makedon. He is stubborn, strong-willed, and somewhat war-hungry. He also looks down on Veretians (especially Laurent) for being cunning, perceiving this trait as proof that Veretians are too cowardly to fight directly or fairly. | |
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Category Traitor | |
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Category Traitor: Laurent, a member of the Veretian royal family, is accused of being this for sympathizing with Akielos; Damen, a member of the Akielon royal family, is accused of being this for sympathizing with Vere. | |
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Didn't Think This Through | |
| Captive Prince / int_8d0785d5 | comment |
Didn't Think This Through: When Damen was born, Theomedes immediately bumped his bastard son Kastor, who had been raised as his heir and future successor for the first nine years of his life, down the line of succession in favor of his new legitimate son. He completely failed to account for how emotionally damaging this would be to his eldest child, and it eventually leads to Kastor usurping the throne by murdering Theomedes and enslaving Damen and sending him to Vere. Damen notes that Kastor's coup was extremely ill-thought out, as the latter didn't think of how suspicious several members of the royal court would be when Damen conveniently ends up "dying" right after the death of their father, leaving Kastor a clear path to the throne. Nor does he notice how suspicious it is that a foreign head of state, from a country that has been Akielos' enemies for generations, is willing to conspire with him to help him usurp his father's throne. Sure enough, not only does this leave Akielos on the precipice of a Civil War, it also leaves them vulnerable to a Veretian invasion that the Regent was planning to launch as soon as Damen and Laurent were out of the way. | |
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Undercover as Lovers | |
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Undercover as Lovers: In Prince's Gambit, Damen and Laurent go to Nesson disguised as a nobleman and his pet. Of course, this is before their actual Relationship Upgrade occurs later in the book. | |
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Karmic Death | |
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Karmic Death: The Regent has a Near-Villain Victory where he has Laurent dead to rights before a Kangaroo Court. When a Surprise Witness and a Smoking Gun expose the depths of the Regent's plotting, the court turns against him and has him executed on the spot. | |
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Significant Green-Eyed Redhead | |
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Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Downplayed, as green-eyed redhead Ancel isn't actually that significant, but he is the only pet other than Nicaise to get a somewhat relevant role in the first book. | |
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness | |
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: It's all but stated that the Regent had Paschal's brother killed after he assassinated King Aleron at the Regent's own request. | |
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Cool-Down Hug | |
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Cool-Down Hug: In the last book, Damen sits alone, finally processing the grief he did not allow himself to feel over his father's death. Laurent walks straight into the room and hugs him as a comforting, sympathetic gesture. | |
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Casual Kink | |
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Casual Kink: Dominance and submission in sex are a part of Akielon culture. More specifically, Akielon slaves are trained to be extremely passive and subservient during sex, whereas "dominant" sexual behavior is considered a sign of high social status. | |
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Never My Fault | |
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Never My Fault: When Aimeric commits suicide, Guion blames it on Laurent. He completely refuses to acknowledge that his political dealings traumatized his son, and that he threw his son directly into the path of a man (the Regent) who he knew was ruthless and unethical. | |
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Tragic Keepsake | |
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Tragic Keepsake: After Damen is declared dead, Nikandros steals one of the royal lion pins, keeping it as a reminder of his late friend. Subverted when Damen returns to Akielos and Nikandros realizes he never died to begin with. | |
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Long-Haired Pretty Boy | |
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The pet Ancel, the Sex Slave Erasmus, and the aristocrat Aimeric are all described as pretty. | |
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"Ass" in Ambassador | |
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"Ass" in Ambassador: Guion is the Regent's ambassador to Akielos. While he is outwardly polite towards the Akielons he interacts with, he actually views them as distasteful barbarians. Moreover, he feels no guilt about taking advantage of Akielos's unstable political climate for his/the Regent's/Vere's benefit. | |
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A Day in the Limelight | |
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A Day in the Limelight: Jord the Prince's Guard, Charls the Veretian cloth merchant, and Ancel the pet each have a short story written from their perspective, providing extra detail to their backstories and to their encounters with Damen and Laurent. | |
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Ambition Is Evil | |
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Ambition Is Evil: Kastor and the Regent are both ambitious men who want positions of greater political power, but they do extremely unscrupulous things to achieve this goal. Other unethical characters, such as Guion and Jokaste, are also described as ambitious: in Guion's pursuit of political power, he basically lets the Regent do whatever he wants to his son and ends up indirectly causing his son's suicide as a result. As for Jokaste...well, we all know what she did to Damen, although it's not as straightforward as it seems. | |
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First Kiss | |
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After taking over Ravenel, Damen allows Laurent to hand-feed him. Laurent enjoys the rare display of obedience, and they both enjoy the small but unusual moment of intimacy. Worth noting that this happens shortly before their First Kiss. | |
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First Love | |
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Jokaste and Laurent are Damen's First Love and Second Love, respectively. They are both high-class individuals in their early twenties. They are both known for their beauty, with blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and a markedly elegant manner. Finally, they are both relentlessly manipulative and intelligent, their appearances hiding immense strength. They do have differences—for example, Damen points out that Jokaste gives off the impression of nonchalant tranquility, whereas Laurent is graceful but constantly on edge. However, their similarities are discussed with greater frequency throughout the series. | |
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Fantasy World Map | |
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Fantasy World Map: Each book begins with a map of significant locations. The countries given the most detail are (naturally) Akielos and Vere, but some other nations are listed as well, such as Vask and Patras. | |
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Dumb Muscle | |
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Dumb Muscle: Veretians believe this about Akielons, who are (in their minds) simple-minded barbarians with no true skills other than destruction. Govart is strong, but he isn't smart enough to win a fight against someone who uses complex strategy against him. | |
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Loincloth | |
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Loincloth: This seems to be common attire for slaves, and it's explicitly mentioned that Vaskian men wear nothing else. | |
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Blinded by Rage | |
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In the third book, Damen and Laurent have a sparring match that gets way out of hand because they're both Blinded by Rage at the same time. Damen ends up being a lot rougher than he should with somebody he's supposedly not actually fighting, whereas Laurent starts using everything in the room in an uncharacteristically desperate and emotional attempt to win. | |
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Double-Meaning Title | |
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Double-Meaning Title: "Captive Prince" refers most obviously to Damen, a prince usurped by his half-brother and forced to become a Sex Slave in an enemy nation. However, it also refers to his master Laurent, who is a "captive" of his country's Decadent Court, his Dark and Troubled Past, and his Manipulative Bastard uncle. | |
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Parental Neglect | |
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Parental Neglect: Paschal says that Aleron did not pay a lot of attention to Laurent, especially in comparison to his highly affectionate behavior towards Auguste. It's implied that Aimeric's parents, especially his father, pay little attention to him because he's the youngest of their four sons. | |
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Happiness in Slavery | |
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Happiness in Slavery: Erasmus, Type 3, who was apparently chosen to be a slave because of his submissive tendencies. He claims it's simply in his nature to long for a master. While he obviously isn't happy when he's mistreated in Vere, he becomes content again once he's under the care of Torveld. More generally, Akielon slaves: they're described as being perfectly submissive, bringing obedience to the form of a high art, but can expect perfect treatment and care in return. | |
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Polyamory | |
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Polyamory: The standard in Akielos, at least for those of notable social status. This is due to the existence of Sex Slaves, Royal Harems, and just a general expectation that the royal family in particular will have expansive sexual appetites. | |
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Soft-Spoken Sadist | |
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Jord is a standard commander whose military strategies are straightforward and avoid bloodshed as much as possible. He serves Laurent, a rather unethical and occasionally even sadistic prince who handles conflict through mind games. | |
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Favors for the Sexy | |
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Favors for the Sexy: When Damen gives Delpha to Laurent, Nikandros is afraid that it's for this reason. | |
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Bigot with a Crush | |
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Bigot with a Crush: A mutual example in the form of Prince Damianos of Akielos (who is a Noble Bigot) and Prince Laurent of Vere (who is a Tragic Bigot). They start the trilogy with inflexible prejudices about each other's countries: Damen believes Veretians are liars and cowards, whereas Laurent believes Akielons are unethical barbarians who constantly crave violence. However, the two of them lust after each other. Throughout the story, they are forced not only to work with each other, but with individuals from both of their countries—leading their lust to progress into genuine love, and eventually causing both of them to question their prejudices. | |
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Porn with Plot | |
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Porn with Plot: The trilogy is mostly plot, but all the books are quite graphic, and sex scenes are always described in great detail. The first (consensual) sex scene is more than twenty pages. | |
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Dramatic Irony | |
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Dramatic Irony: Very appropriately, considering Akielon culture is based on Ancient Greece: the reader likely picks up on hints that Laurent was raped by his uncle long before Damen does. | |
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Slipping a Mickey | |
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Slipping a Mickey: At the end of the first book, Laurent accidentally drinks from a glass of water that has been drugged. Due to the specific effects of the drug (see the second entry under Fantastic Drug above), Damen determines that Laurent's attackers intended to rape and then kill him. | |
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Harmful to Minors | |
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Harmful to Minors: Laurent remarks that the life of a pet can have damning psychological consequences when experienced by a child (such as Nicaise). | |
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Held Gaze | |
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Held Gaze: Laurent and Damen stare at each other a lot. In the beginning, it's often to express spite, and so it falls into the "antagonistic" category. As their feelings for each other develop, it slowly slips into the "romantic" type instead. | |
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Hookers and Blow | |
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Hookers and Blow: The courtiers of Vere indulge themselves in drugs, alcohol, and prostitutes (called "pets"). | |
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The Missus and the Ex | |
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The Missus and the Ex: Damen's First Love Jokaste and Second Love Laurent meet in the third book. Damen notes that they are disturbingly similar, and since this is true, they spend most of their time making opaque remarks in an attempt to manipulate each other. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
| Captive Prince / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Damen isn't particularly snarky with most people, but Laurent brings it out in him. It's a part of their Belligerent Sexual Tension, although it becomes a lot less belligerent and a lot more affectionate as time goes on. | |
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All for Nothing | |
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All for Nothing: In the third book, Laurent spars with Damen and comes to a bitter realization: his years of training in preparation for his revenge would've amounted to nothing, because he would never have caught up to his enemy's level. That the two of them have fallen in love in the interim does nothing to detract from his frustration. | |
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From Roommates to Romance | |
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From Roommates to Romance: In the second book, Damen and Laurent sleep in the same tent (and, in one specific instance, the same bed). But they're not romantically or sexually involved, despite Damen's status as Laurent's Sex Slave and the growing tension between them. When they finally resolve the tension, the cohabitation stops being innocent. | |
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Extreme Doormat | |
| Captive Prince / int_b0a529cb | comment |
Extreme Doormat: Erasmus claims that he's submissive by nature, and it's simply in his temperament to crave a master. He implies this is the case even beyond his training as an Akielon bed slave. His almost absurdly self-effacing behavior certainly supports the idea. While Damen and Torveld find Erasmus's passivity endearing, Ancel finds it infuriating (as revealed in "Pet"). | |
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Abusive Parents | |
| Captive Prince / int_b11ac9f5 | comment |
Abusive Parents: While Guion's direct actions towards fourth son Aimeric more closely resemble Parental Neglect, his indirect actions land him firmly in the "abusive" category. He made a deal with the Regent that was essentially "give me more political power and I'll let you rape my youngest son." Aimeric's mother Loyse might count as well, since she knew about all of this and didn't stop it, but her characterization is ambiguous. At the very least, it seems she's reached her limits by the end of the third book, since she's much more upset about Aimeric's suicide than her husband and actively sabotages Guion by publicly revealing his shady dealings. | |
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Romantic Ride Sharing | |
| Captive Prince / int_b12e608e | comment |
Romantic Ride Sharing: The second book includes a scene where Damen and Laurent have to share a horse, with Laurent holding Damen's midsection from behind. Damen justifies this part by explaining that the closer the two riders sit to one another, the easier it is for the horse to carry their weight. | |
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Heir Club for Men | |
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Heir Club for Men: Damen brings up the possibility of Laurent marrying a "Patran princess or daughter of the Empire" for political reasons, adding that it's his duty to produce an heir. Laurent replies (in indirect language) that he has never planned to marry a woman. He ultimately decides to spend the rest of his life with Damen at the end of the trilogy. | |
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The Cycle of Empires | |
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The Cycle of Empires: It's mentioned that Akielos and Vere used to be one state in the ancient past, called the Artes Empire. The empire collapsed long ago and split into the two countries as they are now, but there are still several ruins of the former empire strewn about both kingdoms. In the side stories, with Damen and Laurent electing to create a new capital in Delpha/Delfeur and rule together, it's implied that they may reforge the empire with their new union. | |
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Everybody Has Lots of Sex | |
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Everybody Has Lots of Sex: Veretians are horrified by the idea of illegitimate birth and heterosexual sex outside of marriage, but are perfectly willing to take same-sex pets and indulge themselves in public displays of gay sex, while Akielons don't much care who you're attracted to but are shocked at the idea of doing it while someone is watching. | |
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Intimate Psychotherapy | |
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Intimate Psychotherapy: Unbeknownst to Damen, his sexual encounters with Laurent were this. After being raped by his uncle when he was thirteen, Laurent shut himself away emotionally to survive the Regent's mind games and schemes to take the throne. When Laurent had sex with Damen, it was first time anyone had shown him genuine tenderness and pleasure, helping him heal some of his past scars and learn to trust another person. | |
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Mirror Character | |
| Captive Prince / int_ba5bbda5 | comment |
Mirror Character: Damen and Laurent serve as both this and Foils. In the beginning, they're introduced with their differences accentuated. However, by the end of the series, it's apparent that they have quite a bit in common. In general, they are both extremely stubborn, resolute people. More specifically, they are rightful heirs to a throne; a family member they trusted kills their father and usurps them in order to steal the throne; the aforementioned relative attempts to kill them as well by involving them with the opposing nation; by the end of the trilogy, they are both orphans because they were forced to kill their only remaining relative in order to survive. Jokaste and Laurent are Damen's First Love and Second Love, respectively. They are both high-class individuals in their early twenties. They are both known for their beauty, with blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and a markedly elegant manner. Finally, they are both relentlessly manipulative and intelligent, their appearances hiding immense strength. They do have differences—for example, Damen points out that Jokaste gives off the impression of nonchalant tranquility, whereas Laurent is graceful but constantly on edge. However, their similarities are discussed with greater frequency throughout the series. | |
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Fiery Redhead | |
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Fiery Redhead: Ancel is bold, ambitious, and extroverted, but he's normally held back from fitting this trope entirely—he puts on a show of being charming and seductive to attract new clients. However, when he drops the act and speaks honestly, he can complete the archetype by being rather short-tempered and blunt. | |
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Color-Coded Characters | |
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Color-Coded Characters: Laurent wears blue, the Regent wears red. Laurent is definitely uptight, cold, and aloof, while his uncle the Regent presents himself as a courtly, warm, personable man. Yet under that blue, Laurent can be kind and loving (real virtues in Vere's Decadent Court, whereas the Regent's red hides a pedophile whose "pets" are prepubescent boys, who raped his then-13-year-old nephew and had his brother the King assassinated. | |
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Diamonds in the Buff | |
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Diamonds in the Buff: Veretian pets are often dressed very scantily, with the majority of their "clothing" consisting of jewels meant to display their masters' wealth. | |
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I Have You Now, My Pretty | |
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I Have You Now, My Pretty: When the clansmen corner Damen and Laurent, one of them approaches Laurent in a menacing manner that suggests he's about to strike. Then he gets too close to strike, and he instead runs a hand slowly across Laurent's body. Damen realizes what's about to happen and attacks him. | |
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All Amazons Want Hercules | |
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All Amazons Want Hercules: Vask has a matriarchal warrior society. Vaskian women are typically attracted to strong men and do not understand why others would be drawn to beautiful, androgynous men like Laurent. | |
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Romantic Ribbing | |
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Romantic Ribbing: Damen and Laurent slowly progress from genuine hostility to Belligerent Sexual Tension and then to playful, affectionate banter. | |
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Forgiven, but Not Forgotten | |
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Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: In a more benign version of this trope, Laurent never forgets that Damen is his brother Auguste's killer. However, after getting to know the good man Damen is, and falling in love with him, he's willing to let his anger go in favor of the love and happiness their relationship brings him. | |
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Irony | |
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Irony: Damen and Laurent's entire romance is an exercise in irony. The first and only person to show Laurent unreserved support and affection after his brother Auguste's death is Auguste's killer, Damen. Laurent is bitterly aware of it, and that's what makes it so hard for him to come to terms with his feelings for Damen for most of the trilogy. In the second book, a dying Akielon soldier remarks that Damianos should have been the king of Akielos, not Kastor. His reasoning is that Damianos knew Veretians were liars and deceivers, and so he would never have "climbed into their beds" like Kastor did. In a broader sense, this is ironic because Damen also ends up allying with Vere, and in fact develops a much more personal and amiable relationship with them than Kastor ever does. (The trilogy ends with him basically marrying the prince of Vere and deciding that they will rule their kingdoms together.) In a more specific sense, this is ironic because Damen sleeps with the prince of Vere ("climbing into Vere's bed") a few chapters later. | |
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Teeth-Clenched Teamwork | |
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Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Laurent and Damen starting from the end of the first book, when they realize they need each other to prevent the Regent from taking over Vere and Akielos. Their teamwork does get less teeth-clenched as they start to fall in love, but things remain pretty dicey until the second half of the third book. | |
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Exiled to the Couch | |
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Exiled to the Couch: Damen jokes about this in the second book, noticing Laurent's discomfort with their newfound physical and emotional intimacy. | |
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Powerful People Are Subs | |
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Powerful People Are Subs: Suggested with regards to Lady Vannes when Damen meets her pet, Talik. | |
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There Is Only One Bed | |
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There Is Only One Bed: The second time they stay with the Vaskians, Damen and Laurent are only given one bed. This is presumably because Damen is known to be Laurent's Sex Slave, and in contrast to their first stay, Damen declines to serve at the coupling fire. | |
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You Said You Would Let Them Go | |
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You Said You Would Let Them Go: Laurent gives himself up to his uncle in the third book so that Damen's life will be spared. When Damen arrives at Laurent's trial, Laurent's response is to furiously accuse the Regent of breaking his promise to let Damen go. Laurent does not know at this point that Damen came to the trial of his own volition, as his own highly risky Act of True Love. | |
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Decadent Court | |
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Decadent Court: The Veretian court has plenty of political intrigue, forbidden romance, sexual slavery, and pedophilia. In the first book, Vere is described as "voluptuous and decadent," a "country of honeyed poison." | |
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The Chains of Commanding | |
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The Chains of Commanding: Laurent opines that all princes simultaneously lose everything and gain everything upon taking the throne. Damen eventually mentions this as well: he regains his status as the king of Akielos, but he also realizes that he will never again be able to experience the feeling of being youthful and carefree. Still, the trope is ultimately downplayed, because it's not a focal point of either main character's life and they are rather happy by the end of the trilogy. | |
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Common Law Marriage | |
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Common Law Marriage: Possibly. While gay sex is very normal in this setting, it's unclear whether gay marriage is an established institution. At the end of the trilogy, Damen and Laurent live together as a couple, and their vacation in "The Summer Palace" is treated like a honeymoon. However, we don't really know if they're legally married. | |
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Cassandra Truth | |
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Cassandra Truth: Nikandros told Damen to be wary of both Kastor and Jokaste prior to the beginning of the series. Damen refused to believe that his brother and the woman he loved could have anything but pure intentions. Unfortunately, Nikandros's warnings end up being extremely relevant... | |
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Spoiled Brat | |
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Spoiled Brat: The pets in Vere are cherished for acting teasingly bratty at court and with their masters. This is noted to be a stark contrast with Akielon slaves, who are expected to behave with perfectly polite and submissive conduct. | |
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Death by Childbirth | |
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Akielos' succession was in turmoil for some time, as Queen Egeria seemed unable to bring a child to term, resulting in Kastor, her husband Theomedes' bastard son, being made his heir for the first nine years of his life. When Egeria finally did give birth to a child at the cost of her life, the protagonist Damen, this caused an entirely different crisis in that it knocked Kastor down a place in the line of succession and made him resentful of his younger half-brother. This resentment ultimately serves as the main impetus of the plot, as it causes Kastor to stage a coup to usurp the throne when Damen and he are adults. | |
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After-Action Patch-Up | |
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After Action Patch Up: After a confrontation with some clansmen, Laurent uses ice to soothe Damen's bruised ribcage. This serves as a Shirtless Scene for Damen, as well as a Ship Tease moment for Damen and Laurent. | |
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Fictional Age of Majority | |
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Fictional Age of Majority: The age of majority of Vere is twenty-one; therefore, Laurent cannot officially become the King of Vere and rule in his own right until he turns twenty-one, which he is several months away from doing so at the start of the trilogy. Initially, it seems like the Regent is trying to slander Laurent's name and ruin his reputation in order to extend the length of the regency past his twenty-first birthday and keep him off the throne so he can keep power. In truth, he is trying to ensure no one pries too deeply into Laurent's death when it's time to get rid of him, because he knows Laurent will always be a threat to his power as long as he's alive. | |
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The Chessmaster | |
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Laurent and the Regent. Both are second sons of the Veretian royal family who were never expected to ascend the throne, are exceptionally intelligent chessmasters, and are so silver-tongued that they can talk their ways out of any situation. However, Laurent has an icy disposition and a muddied reputation that hides genuine kindness and empathy for others, while the Regent affects a warm, affable demeanor that is a guise for the depraved hedonistic monster he actually is. Laurent loves his family, is still deeply affected by the death of his older brother, and would never do anything to hurt his blood unless actively targeted first. The Regent has no scruples about murdering Laurent and is the one who arranged the death of his own older brother Aleron, seemingly without regret. Most of all, Laurent doesn't really want the throne and is only pursuing it out of duty to Vere, knowing his uncle would be a far worse ruler than himself. His uncle, on the other hand, has been plotting to to usurp the Veretian throne for years and plans to claim the Akielon throne as well. | |
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Training from Hell | |
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Training from Hell: In the second book, Laurent puts his men through a merciless training regimen that completely exhausts all of them. Damen remarks that by the end of each day, they're too tired to even complain. | |
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The Unfettered | |
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The Unfettered: Everything Guion does is for the sake of political power, and he doesn't really care who he has to betray in order to get it. While he does show brief anger over his son's suicide, it's disturbingly understated, and he was ultimately the one who destroyed his son's life anyway. | |
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…But He Sounds Handsome | |
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…But He Sounds Handsome: Played for Laughs when Damianos is traveling undercover as "Lamen." One of his companions shares a story of King Damianos defeating a warrior in minutes, then taking him to bed for six hours, and... | |
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The Captain | |
| Captive Prince / int_d99d9918 | comment |
The Captain: Laurent's men cycle through quite a number of captains—Govart, Jord, Damen, and Enguerran—due to a variety of...incidents. | |
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Battle Couple | |
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Battle Couple: Damen the Warrior Prince and Laurent the Badass Bookworm. | |
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Everyone Can See It | |
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Everyone Can See It: Laurent, who's well-known for being cold and guarded, is so much more at ease around Damen in the second book that his men assume they're sleeping together for weeks before their actual Relationship Upgrade. | |
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Sympathetic Slave Owner | |
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Sympathetic Slave Owner: Slavery is a respected institution in Akielos, with slaves elevating obedience to a high art and owners expected to provide perfect treatment and care. As prince, Damen exemplified that ideal and was highly thought of for his use of Sex Slaves—even by the slaves. After being Made a Slave and regaining his freedom, he comes to question the institution and takes steps towards ending it. Erasmus the pleasure slave and Prince Torveld of Patras represent the "ideal" master-slave relationship. They fall head over heels for each other at first meeting, both are happy for Torveld to become Erasmus' owner, and they end up as the Beta Couple of the first book. | |
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Just Following Orders | |
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Just Following Orders: Adrastus, the Akielon Keeper of the Royal Slaves, uses this as his defense when he assists with enslaving his own prince. (His orders are coming from the other prince.) | |
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Chekhov's Gunman | |
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Chekhov's Gunman: Guion's wife Loyse hangs in the background for most of the third book, ostensibly as a hostage to his good behavior. She turns out to deliver the testimony that unseats the Regent. | |
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Social Climber | |
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Social Climber: Laurent notes that most pets come from poor backgrounds that severely limit their options, so although they are ultimately still prostitutes, the high-class pets of Vere's court did technically rise in rank. Their livelihood is lavishly supported by their masters' wealth. The short story "Pet" provides Ancel as a more specific example of this: he started out a poor young prostitute in a brothel, but gradually worked his way up until he was making contracts with aristocrats as an escort. | |
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Cruel Mercy | |
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Cruel Mercy: Laurent invokes this to prevent Damen from being executed; he argues that "fast death doesn't hurt" so Damen will actually be given time to fight back. | |
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Last of His Kind | |
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Last of His Kind: With the death of the Regent at the end of the third book, Laurent is the last living descendant of the original Veretian Royal Family, and he makes it clear that this situation will not change, as he is only attracted to men and has no interest in begetting a biological child. Subverted with Damen. While he's certainly the only member of the Akielon Royal Family living in Akielos by the end of the series after Kastor's death, he slept with several Vaskian women in the second book with the intent of impregnating them with daughters, so he'll probably have several children of his own very soon. In addition, he still has his nephew by Jokaste. | |
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Interrupted Intimacy | |
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Interrupted Intimacy: Pallas walks in on Damen and Laurent in the last book, although it's partially Laurent's fault, since Laurent outright told him to come in. | |
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Expy | |
| Captive Prince / int_e5421161 | comment |
Expy: Laurent and Damen are very similar to Griffith and Guts from Berserk. The author has confirmed that Griffith was a major inspiration in the creation of Laurent. | |
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Star-Crossed Lovers | |
| Captive Prince / int_e596f27b | comment |
Star-Crossed Lovers: Damen and Laurent are the crown princes of two kingdoms that loathe each other. Damen killed Laurent’s beloved brother, while Laurent knew of and took glee in the arranged murder of Damen's father, as well as his household. In Kings Rising, the Akielons find the very notion of the two being lovers outrageous. Zig-zagged at the climax when Damen publicly defends their relationship. | |
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Suspiciously Specific Denial | |
| Captive Prince / int_e624f0e8 | comment |
Suspiciously Specific Denial: Damen spends a long time denying that he has feelings for Laurent and making up other explanations for his actions. For example: everyone wants to sleep with Laurent, so Damen's lust for Laurent is nothing more than a standard reaction of the body. And Damen may automatically spring into action whenever Laurent is in danger, but so what? What decent person would just sit and watch him get hurt? Funnily enough, Damen completely abandons his denial the moment Laurent openly returns his affections. | |
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But Liquor Is Quicker | |
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But Liquor Is Quicker: It's implied that when Laurent was younger, the Regent may have gotten him drunk so it would be easier to rape him. This adds a darker possibility to why Laurent becomes The Teetotaler. | |
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Truce Trickery | |
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Truce Trickery: The armies of Vere are notorious for staging surprise attacks during parley. It's deconstructed: while Veretians treat it as simple Combat Pragmatism, the Akielons despise underhanded tactics and now assume that any Veretian truce is being offered in bad faith. | |
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It Meant Something to Me | |
| Captive Prince / int_e85e99ee | comment |
It Meant Something to Me: After they sleep together in Ravenel, Damen and Laurent end up arguing about what it meant. Damen believes it was a product of the genuine love and lust between them; Laurent insists he only went along with it to gain an emotional advantage. Damen doesn't buy this, remembering Laurent's apparent vulnerability and desire. Luckily, he turns out to be right: after a long while of denial and mixed messages, Laurent confirms that he reciprocates Damen's feelings. | |
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Wolf Whistle | |
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Wolf Whistle: Lazar does this when he sees the handsome young soldier Pallas walk by. | |
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Bound and Gagged | |
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Bound and Gagged: Happens to both Damen and Laurent when they're attacked by clansmen in the middle of the night. | |
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Wartime Wedding | |
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Wartime Wedding: After the conclusion of the war, Damen and Laurent decide to live together in a castle on the border of Vere and Akielos, with their countries now placed in an alliance. It's implied that this is either equivalent to marriage or leading up to a literal marriage, especially in the epilogue story "The Summer Palace." | |
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Nobody Thinks It Will Work | |
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Nobody Thinks It Will Work: Damen and Laurent have a complicated history. They're the princes of enemy nations, Damen killed Laurent's older brother when their countries were at war, Laurent kept Damen as a Sex Slave...no surprise that everyone else is extremely skeptical of how being lovers could possibly work for them. Except that it does, and by the end of the trilogy they're essentially married. | |
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Useless Bystander Parent | |
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Useless Bystander Parent: Aimeric's mother Loyse isn't given much characterization—her main trait is that she is at least more ethical than her husband, because unlike Guion, she cared enough about Aimeric's suicide to turn against the Regent. However, the fact still stands that she knew about Guion essentially prostituting young Aimeric in exchange for a higher court position, and there's no indication that she did anything to interfere. | |
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Leaning on the Furniture | |
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Leaning on the Furniture: When Laurent and Damen reunite at a fraught time in their relationship, Laurent is casually leaning against a tent pole and delivers a cold, "Hello, lover." Damen quickly notices that Laurent carefully invoked the trope to hide an injury. | |
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Moment Killer | |
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Moment Killer: Damen and Laurent are in the middle of their First Kiss when Jord and Guymar interrupt them, saying that some of Laurent's men are about to make sport with Aimeric. | |
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Garden of Love | |
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Garden of Love: In the Summer Palace epilogue/short story, Damen and Laurent finally have the free time to visit Damen's summer palace, an oceanside estate that's open to many gardens and outdoor baths. They have a tender tryst outside and start to come to terms with the pain they caused each other when they were enemies. | |
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Covert Pervert | |
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Covert Pervert: Berenger shows absolutely no interest in sex, even when his escort Ancel puts strenuous effort into trying to seduce him. It quickly becomes clear that Berenger became Ancel's client to meet the expectations of the Veretian court, not because he's actually interested in Ancel's services. However, when Ancel breaks down and frustratedly mentions that his usual tactics don't work on Berenger...Berenger reveals that this isn't quite true, and he has indeed wanted Ancel back the whole time. | |
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One-Steve Limit | |
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One-Steve Limit: Played for Laughs in the third book, when Laurent is masquerading as the cloth merchant Charls, and ends up running into the real Charls. Luckily, the real Charls plays along and claims they're cousins named after their grandfather. | |
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Conspicuous Consumption | |
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Conspicuous Consumption: One of the greatest shows of wealth in the Veretian court is to contract a high-class escort "pet," decked out in the most luxurious clothes and jewels the patron can afford. Their sexual services are almost secondary to their role as a status symbol. | |
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Combat by Champion | |
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Combat by Champion: One of the two events that helped end the Battle of Marlas six years prior to the start of the story is the duel between Crown Prince Damianos of Akielos and Crown Prince Auguste of Vere. Akielos claimed victory after Damen cut Auguste down in single combat, crushing Vere's morale. It also indirectly caused the death of Auguste's father Aleron, who in his grief took off his helm at the wrong moment and subsequently took an arrow to the throat. | |
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Inevitable Mutual Betrayal | |
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Inevitable Mutual Betrayal: Subverted. Damen and Laurent initially think of their arrangement this way, assuming that at some point after Damen retakes the Akielon throne, their countries will end up at war. But it turns out they fall in love and form a permanent alliance instead. | |
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Moving Beyond Bereavement | |
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Moving Beyond Bereavement: It gradually becomes clear throughout the trilogy that deep down, Laurent is still in deep mourning over the death of his beloved older brother Auguste. Being forced to live in a hostile political environment with no true allies has left him unable to properly grieve, with the only outlet he allows himself being training to take revenge on Prince Damianos, Auguste's killer. This inability to move on from Auguste's death serves as the biggest obstacle to Laurent and Damen's relationship, and is only finally resolved when Damen offers to let Laurent take his revenge and kill him in the last book after their fateful spar. Laurent choosing not to go through with the act symbolizes him finally moving on from Auguste's death. Afterward, Laurent is able to embrace the growing love between himself and Damen, allowing them to become the Official Couple. | |
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Intoxication Ensues | |
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At the end of the first book, Laurent accidentally ingests an Akielon drug that was combined with his drink. While the exact effects are a little ambiguous, Damen's explanation essentially amounts to "it makes you very, very horny." Interestingly, Laurent is already familiar with the drug and has such intense self-control that he's able to resist it somewhat, which becomes dark when we find out about his Rape as Backstory. | |
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Law of Inverse Fertility | |
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Law of Inverse Fertility: King Theomedes and Queen Egeria try many times to produce a legitimate heir to the Akielon throne, only for each attempt to end in a miscarriage. Eventually subverted, as Egeria gives birth to Damen at the cost of her own life. | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending: Damen and Laurent are forced to overcome war, betrayal, and their own prejudices throughout the course of the series. It's hell, but they do get their Happily Ever After. | |
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Attempted Rape | |
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Attempted Rape: Laurent is about to get sexually assaulted by a clansman when Damen interferes by way of completely losing his shit. | |
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FacePalm | |
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Face Palm: Nikandros does this once or twice. Not surprising, considering he spends much of the last book exasperated by Damen's questionable faith in Laurent. | |
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Ascetic Aesthetic | |
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Ascetic Aesthetic: Akielos tends towards stark minimalism, in contrast with intricate Veretian ornamentation. When Veretian castles are remodeled in the Akielon style, it just looks bleak, but properly designed Akielon cities are beautiful in a way that even touches Laurent. | |
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You Killed My Father | |
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You Killed My Father: Damen killed Laurent's beloved older brother Auguste before the first book, for which Laurent utterly despises him at first. At the end of the third book, Laurent kills Damen's brother Kastor to save Damen's life, which Damen grieves but accepts as necessary. | |
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Friend Versus Lover | |
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Friend Versus Lover: Downplayed. Nikandros (the friend) and Laurent (the lover) aren't particularly possessive over Damen, but they certainly don't get along with each other, and each one fights to have a stronger influence over Damen. Also worth noting that this is somewhat justified on Nikandros's side—he's concerned by Laurent's cunning nature and the fact that he's the prince of what has long been their enemy nation. And...Laurent seems to delight in irritating Nikandros on purpose. | |
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Foe Romance Subtext | |
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Foe Romance Subtext: Even when they still hate each other, Damen is put off by how attracted he is to Laurent. | |
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Ruling Family Massacre | |
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Ruling Family Massacre: It is strongly implied in the third book that the Regent has been plotting to wipe out his brother's family for years with the intention of claiming the throne, having assassinated Aleron during the war with Akielos to help push himself further up the line of succession, and having spent the entire trilogy trying to murder Laurent. The only death he wasn't party to was Auguste's, but it's implied that he had some kind of plan for his other nephew as well had he survived his duel with Damen. | |
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With Friends Like These... | |
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Laurent and Nicaise have similarly harsh, manipulative personalities. Though their relationship initially appears bitter and occasionally even cruel, they secretly enjoy their interactions and care about each other. Laurent even has the Big Brother Instinct towards Nicaise. | |
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Princeling Rivalry | |
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Princeling Rivalry: Kastor is not happy that he was supposed to inherit the throne, only to lose his position as the heir when his father was finally able to have a legitimate child. As a result, he becomes an Evil Prince plotting to overthrow and/or kill his half-brother Damen. Damen himself is unaware of (or rather, refuses to believe in) the existence of the rivalry, because he loves Kastor. | |
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Doting Parent | |
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Not much is known about Aleron, but it's said he understood talent on the battlefield more than he understood intellectual pursuits. Because of this, he ended up doting on his Warrior Prince older son while acting slightly neglectful towards his Bookworm younger son. | |
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Flowers of Romance | |
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Flowers of Romance: "The Summer Palace" features Damen and Laurent tucking flowers into each other's hair to represent the official courtship they never got to experience. | |
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