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Nghhh everything is so tense and layered and knowing what's happening is not keeping me from being emotionally destroyed even one single bit ngghhhhhhh

Damen I really do love you so much but you don't understand anything shut up shut up shut your pretty, dumb mouth

Damen: This dishonest and disagreeable person has an ulterior motive in what he just said/did but I have figured it out *nods proudly*
Layers 3-67 of Laurent's ulterior motive: LOL.

Still a little annoyed that Ancel and Berenger's behaviour at this gross ring scene doesn't match up with "Pet" at all. If the timeline were different, you could argue they're pretending to fit in, but as it is, it doesn't work. Berenger would never consent to public groping.

"His mind, which ran long straight and candid lines, could not make sense of what was happening."

Oh Damen. You sweet summer child.

Okay. I have new paperbacks with pretty covers *pets*, it's been too long, and this reread is happening! I am sorry-not-sorry in advance should my updates get out of hand because ARGH THESE BOOKS

I'm with Ancel, Erasmus annoys the crap out of me. I know he can’t help his nature and nothing's his fault but ugh, could you wilt any harder, little flower.

Damen: *says something perfectly straight-forward*
Laurent: What do you want?
D: What I said.
L: What do you *really* want?
D: ...what I said?
L: But what's your agenda?
D: The one I told you?
L: The one you haven't told me.
D: I don't have one?
L: You mean you want a thing so you told me the thing??
D: Yeah?
L: WHY?
D: why not
L: bc I can and will use it against you YOU ARE SO WEIRD HOW DID YOU SURVIVE THIS LONG o_O

Huh. In light of "Pet," Ancel's first appearance (at the icky ring performance) makes no sense. Berenger would never. Blooper?

Ugh, Veretians, why so rapey.
Also, watching Damen trying to figure out the politics of this court is like watching a puppy tangled up in a roll of tinsel. He’s so out of his depth, poor thing.