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"Captain de Vere," Damianos says, his voice a low rumble in Laurent's ear. This close it was impossible to feel anything except the hard wall of muscle behind him, the way Damen's hand curls around his arm, the way the point of his dagger digs into his neck. "I've been expecting you. You're not very subtle, you know, but I didn't think you'd make it this easy."
"I'm always obliging," Laurent says through gritted teeth, wondering how far an elbow in Damen's gut would get him. Damen, as if anticipating this, tightens the grip on his arm. It's just as well, really. He'd probably only break his elbow if he tried.
"I've heard a lot of words used to describe you, Captain, but I don't think 'obliging' was ever one of them."
"Oh?" Laurent says, trying desperately to even out his breathing, to calm his rapid heartbeat. "You've been listening to gossip about me, then. What words have you heard, if not that?"
"A lot that I can't repeat in polite company," Damen says, laughing lightly.
"You wouldn't say I'm polite if you knew where I was thinking about shoving that dagger of yours right now."
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02 Sep 2025
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Damen and Laurent have been ruling together for seasons. The visiting Patran lord is only a minor inconvenience.
Damen clenched his fist. “Did you only plan this because you thought I was upset with you—or because you knew I had been watching Lord Aster?”
“I,” Laurent started. “No. I only… I needed an opening. I have always—” He gathered himself, lifting an eyebrow. “Well?”
Damen pondered this. He scooped up the other end of the chain with his right hand. “Where should I put this?”
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24 Aug 2025
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Damen's already unpleasant visit to Arles takes a sour turn when he and Laurent get into an argument.
“You’re unfair!” Laurent chokes out, wrapping his hands around Damen’s wrist, much like he did last night. “So what, just because I was –admittedly– a little cruel last night you decided to abandon me before the sun even rises? Do you want me to grovel at your feet? Beg for forgiveness?”
“I want no such thing,” Damen answers patiently. “You said yourself before we arrived here that our stay was going to last six months at most. We’re almost halfway done. Without me here to distract you, the time will fly and before you know it, we will reunite in our new palace.”
Laurent’s lower lip wobbles. “You’re willing to stay away from me for that long, then?”
Damen doesn’t hesitate to answer honestly. “If it will make you stop resenting me, yes.”
“Resent you?! I don’t–”
“You compared me to your uncle, Laurent.”
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19 Aug 2025
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Damen reminisces on his long-standing friendship with the young Prince of Vere whilst slowly realising that he does not want to let Laurent marry somebody else.
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10 Aug 2025
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Laurent felt his mouth twist. “You want me to stay, but not enough to do anything about it.”
Damen’s expression softened. “I wouldn’t make you stay,” he said, “for the world.” He said, “Laurent, it would be such a sacrifice.”
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- Part 2 of selkieverse
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09 Aug 2025