Very much enjoyed your DamenxNikandros post but it saddens me to think the feelings are probably one-sided by Nikandros ;( Damen never thought about him much until the last book but I guess he had other things to worry about

hey anon, appreciate your thoughts!

i don’t think nikandros’ feeling are one-sided at all. i think damen's connection with him runs deep, even if it's not explicitly shown in the earlier books.

it may not be evident to readers at first because we’re so caught up in the action and fast-paced events of the books, but damen was actively repressing his feelings and memories as a coping mechanism to get through his ordeals:

however, when faced with nikandros's presence, damen allows himself to embrace those buried emotions and memories, showing how deep their bond goes:

so while it might not seem like damen thinks about nikandros much early on, when given the chance to breathe and confront his emotions, damen's feelings for nikandros are undeniable.

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three tickets of the challengers for the akielon throuple

theyre so sanjay leela bhansali coded, if they were even an ounce desi he wouldve already made a movie about them

for the ship bingo : damenik (i just wanna hear you rant about them)🫶🏽

the brokeback mountain couple of the series!!!! the gilgamesh and enkidu of their time!!!! the achilles and patroclus of capri!!!! the alexander and hephaestion of akielos!!!!!

whether you think they’re platonic soulmates or romantic soulmates, they have that undying devotion and soulmatism factor that can’t be denied. their relationship makes me break into a cold sweat in the middle of the night at what they could have become, you could say they are my because….. 🥺🫶

cus fellas is it gay to run after your bff barefoot in the palace of your youth the way madeline miller’s patroclus ran after achilles with utter homosexuality and devotion… is it gay to stand up to and trash damen’s mean brother for not loving him as he should even tho said brother is of higher rank than you and could have you punished… is it gay to join the kingsmeet, knowing it would break both of your hearts to be separated after years of rubbing dicks in the training yard, bc you want to train with the best of the best to be able to protect your beloved better when he becomes king… is the force of your gayness so potent theomedes had to send you all the way to delpha so damen wouldn’t turn his back on producing an heir bc your hairy tits jiggled most pleasingly in a way damen liked when you both wrestled in the mud… is it bombastically gay to run into damens private chambers after his ‘death’ like aishwarya rai in devdas and risk your life just to keep damen’s pin on your person at all times…. did you weep loudly with snot and tears running down your face when you lit the ekthanos and made the long solitary at dawn for him…. did the sight of finding your beloved alive bring you to your KNEES in holy prayer even tho you are not a religious man…. did your concern for damen’s welfare overrule all the training ingrained in your upbringing against touching the king that you lured him into a tent and stripped him to the waist so you could make sure he was okay…. did you try to immediately FIGHT the demon who did that to him bc it was on SIGHT after that 👹 ….. did you follow damen into places you wouldn’t go with a GUN bc you loved that fat ass more than you cared about your own life….. did you constantly throw hands at everyone disrespecting your king bc the caucasity was so unreal…. were you so sprung for damen that his new husband had to send you half way across the country to ios bc he was so threatened by the idea of you stealing his man…. another king separating them to different ends of the country out of homophobia i think!!!!

when damen said the first thing he thought about when returning to akielos was “greeting Nikandros, embracing him, heedless of the armour, like digging in his fingers and feeling in his fist the earth of his home” he literally invented gay poetry!!!! you’re lying if you didn’t puke blood at how hard that line went. and i could go on FOREVER, they are that couple <3

i want to share an orange with you, lovingly, tenderly

Capri scene without context...

(I'd like to doosle some more capri scenes is this silly way 🥹)

Damen/Jokaste

they’re hella funny bc they had the messiest divorce of all time!!! jokaste was like ur new boytoy is literally just me but lamer and u better not trust him bc he never wipes his ass!!!! it’s not too late to trust me instead 😤 and damen is like ohhhh i bet ur fuming bc ur not with me, u better apologize to me WITH TEARS for betraying me!!! and then jokaste tells him to kill himself and damen is like FINE i hope ur happy with ur loser life 🗣️ and jokaste is like dont forget to pay child support on ur way OUT 😤 and damen has an existential baby crisis and is already picking out daddy-baby matching outfits and planning the theme of the nursery he will install in his and laurent’s new shared palace even tho his boyfriend isn’t even talking to him rn, but as soon as laurent unblocks him the wedding is back ON btw!!!

anyway the second damen is out of earshot jokaste tells laurent he has the biggest dick of ALL time and is the best man in the entire world, and damen keeps saying she’s intelligent and accomplished and everything he ever wanted in a woman, even her ruthlessness was attractive, and everyone better treat her with respect…!!

weeping bc they didn’t even want to divorce each other and they’re both SO MAD ABOUT IT!!!! damen literally marched up to his ex-fiance in the middle of a war campaign and said, “don’t you think it’s a shame things had to end this way between us?” and jokaste wrote him a romantic letter that said, “perhaps that too in another life”

THE LOVE NEVER LEFT!!!!!!!! but jokaste already hitch-hiked barefoot to the lesbian paradise vask with her baby slung over her back and damen had a shotgun wedding with his mortal enemy and received a whole other nation as his dowry

i’m so bored can someone send me art prompts

heartwarming!! hasan piker tells zionist to shut the fuck up ❤️

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Now that I've finished watching Monkey Man...I can't help but think of how this is a love letter to India. Yes, the movie focuses on the corruption, the fucked up officials, the casteism, the bigotry, the rot that exists within the country. But I've never seen such a clear depiction of the country done with so much love. The paan made with ungloved hands. The stray dog that will just show up. The hijra women and the statue of ardhanarishvar. A depiction of Hinduism built out of love and not out of the current fervor of hate that is gripping the country. Every small scene was so beautiful.

And I adore Dev Patel so much for this brutal portrayal of everything that's wrong with the country. The politician hiding behind the religious beliefs, the divisive comments causing hate and violence towards the minorities, people being forced out of their land because of some sham godsman. The corruption, the casteism, the ill treatment of the poor and the oppressed. It's all such stark reality.

The cinematography was great and the sound was also really awesome and I can just see how it's such a labour of love. This movie is everything and I can see why the Indian government wouldn't want it released...especially so close to the election. It exposes them too much

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thinking thoughts… 🤔 in a crossover between pop and literature, britney's anthem of submission echoes damen's devotion to laurent, while her reflections on self-discovery mirror damen's yearning for acceptance. both are beloved cultural icons, each leaving an enduring impact in their respective spheres. in this essay i will

top 3 laurent is 3 seconds away from turning damianos into bottomianos scenes from the books?

HELLO DEAR ANON!!! 💖💖💖 I normally don’t have the poster’s temperament but this is a topic I hold dear to my heart and have decided I am willing to investigate.

What I have discovered is that it all starts from the fact that Laurent has two eyes…

NUMBER THREE: POST-ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MEETING

Laurent has escaped a high adrenaline situation and is now seated slouched on the throne, a powerful aphrodisiac in his system, gazing at Damen so intensely that Damen starts wondering if Laurent is checking him out: 

I do believe Damen’s slut senses were warning him that Laurent wanted to take him right there on the floor. The circumstantial evidence is pretty damning that Damen barely escaped Laurent’s clutches in this scene with his First Night intact. 

NUMBER TWO: RAVENEL

Laurent at last has his mortal enemy exactly where he wants him, in a four-poster bed with soft-lit candles romantically arranged around them. He sets up the ideal conditions to ravish Damen asking him to hold still and goes wild: 

We all know how matters progress. It is fair to say that I believe when a man climbs on top of another man and starts humping him into the sheets his thoughts have taken him in a certain direction… 

By this point in the story Laurent also reveals his true romantic predilections. He wanted hold Damen’s hands and call it making love. 

NUMBER ONE: MELLOS

It couldn’t be any other moment but their last night together in Mellos. 

I can't add much to this one because it's self-evident how much they want each other. Laurent thinks he's going to die. He spends their night together trying to have as much as he can with Damen. It really is the ultimate almost moment for them which brings me to…

BONUS: TOP ONE MOMENT BOTTOMIANOS WAS DOOMED

Laurent was twenty years old, madly in love and preparing to die for the love of his life. He lasted two seconds after Damen said that to him. RIP.

that one part where jords was like you bitch when laurent put aimeric in his place like??tum saap paal rhe ho toh hum kya kare