every now and again I remember that “I speak your language better than you speak mine, sweetheart” was literally the first thing that Damianos of Akielos said to Laurent of Vere and I need to lie down for a second and fan myself because that is still the single most savage thing I have ever heard in my life and he said it whilst chained and kneeling on the ground that just radiates a certain kind of chaotic energy
i tried explaining the plot of the captive prince to my sister and she listened for about ten minutes and then said "so like if paris fell in love with achilles but also paris wasn't a loser" and u know what. she's right