—Released from the weight of the jacket, Laurent rolled his shoulder, as he did sometimes after a long day in the saddle. Damen brought his hand up to squeeze Laurent’s shoulder gently— and then stopped.
Prince’s Gambit was by far my favorite out of the Captive Prince Trilogy. Golden Age vibes, Commander x Second-in-command, UST, it truly had it all to make me fall. This was one of the scenes that had me actually trembling while I was reading.
the reason i love tales of suspense so much is bc it’s literally just tony lamenting about iron man and pepper and the fight/action is like a convenient way of creating more angst for internal monologuing
There is something you both should know. I’ve brought a young man — a boy, actually — to stay at the house. He’s … lost his parents at roughly the same age that I … that I lost you. I don’t know what will happen. I don’t see myself as any sort of father figure. But … I think I can make a difference in his life.
[id: two edits of Kate Kane on black backgrounds. 1: Kate is shown from behind and holding up her cape. 2: closeup of Kate’s face with an intense expression and she is cast in shadow. /end id]
