Captive Prince Fanfic rec

[moonlite_tryst]

I'm a lucky girl because bornof_sorrow gifted me with a wonderful Captive Prince future fanfic. The writing is a joy to read and the atmosphere and tone is just perfect. *sighs very happily*

Title: These Are But Shadows
Pairing: Damen/Laurent
Rating: NC-17
Words: 8,000-ish but in two parts because lj is pesky
Warnings: Somewhat schmoopy, somewhat porny. A curious mix, I think.
Characters: The creation of the very talented freece
Summary: Ten years after, Laurent and Damen sneak away from trade talks
Original Prompt: by lusiology, Damen/Laurent, Happy Ever After fic. Laurent/Damen – 10 years on – roaring fires, furs, spiced wines and time away from routine.

Author's note:Feedback is marvellous, concrit even better. Title from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

Read part one here.

Read part 2 here.


If you've never heard of the original slash fic Captive Prince by the genius that is freece, let me tell you that this is a fic that can generate up to 5 pages of comments for a single chapter. That's 5 pages people!. That should tell you something about the quality of writing.

Author's summary: Damen is the true heir to the throne, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity and sent to serve the Prince of a rival nation as a pleasure slave. Rated R, Book 1 is complete. Book 2 is a WIP.

This is no bog standard harem fic, not by a long chalk. The characters are complex, as is the plot, the UST burns slowly and perfectly. Remember, up to 5 pages of comments for a single chapter folks.


Start reading the genius that is Captive Prince here.

Comments

[oconel]

Thanks for the rec! It looks very interseting :)

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Si. The fic delivers so much in spades. I'd say it's the best WIP on the internet ATM.

Did you enjoy The God Eaters?

[oconel]

Oh, great :D

Yes, I enjoyed it a lot and recced it to some people over Twitter. I loved the slow build of the plot and the characters (and how they subtly change from when they're imprisoned to the end). It was a great rec.

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Mr lusi has downloaded me several gay films. If you're interested I'll send them over once I've watched them.

Mulligans: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1106447/

Make the Yuletide gay: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305714/

Hollywood je T'aime : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1432150/

[oconel]

Oh, tell me if they're good, because I think I can get "Make the Yuletide Gay" and maybe the others if I look a bit more ;)

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

OK. He has burned them to disc so it's no hardship to send them if you can't.

[oconel]

I've just finished reading the story so far and I love it. Why is it a WIP???? And now that Damien was starting to want Laurent (who's going to enjoy the chase, even if I think he probably has big issues about sex thanks to his uncle). *goes to read this fic and to leave a comment*

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

If you get tired of Merlin you can always come over and join in with the squee at captive_princes with me. Here's some casting pics to oogle over:

http://community.livejournal.com/captive_princes/12424.html#cutid1

New Aimeric:

http://community.livejournal.com/captive_princes/14442.html

I adore Jord and Aimeric muchly. *be still my romantic heart*

[oconel]

I'm not tired of Merlin, but I can go and squee anyway :D

I love that guy for Aimeric, the other for Damien not so much (I imagined him with a stronger jaw), though he's very handsome.

Yes, Jord and Aimeric are very cute (and Damien's denial ;D)

[hpstrangelove.livejournal.com]

I love that story - I can't even remember how I found it. I'm looking forward to reading the furture fic.

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

I found it via the original slash com. Enjoy the future fic; I certainly did.