"Even before Laurent had hit the ground, the man had drawn his sword. Damen was too far away. He was too far to get between the man and Laurent, he knew that, even as he drew his sword—even as he wheeled his horse, felt the powerful bunch of the animal beneath him. There was only one thing he could do." -Prince's Gambit by C.S.Pacat

and a continuation of the same scene with more spoilers:

"Damen’s eyes fixed on him, and looked nowhere else; his breathing was still noticeable, and his pulse rapid, but anger produced all the same effects." Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat Them staring tensly at each other is my favorite thing to draw, but it's also super hard to get it right.... Probably the last one for a few weeks, because i'm waiting for my friend to come back from vacation so we can dive into the 2nd and 3rd book. (I love love love the slow burn, but i also want to get to the kissy bits !)

Thanks for all the birthday cheer. Here I am absorbing the eternal life force. I feel grateful, happy and loved. 💛

assume it’s as long as whatever your average book length is. in total, not just in hours read, so including times where you aren’t actively reading. it takes me months to read even simple books but i keep seeing people implying theyre done in a couple days so i was curious. feel free to rb for sample size (i cant believe i fucked up this post twice in a row)

forgive the verbal diarrhoea but I'm so fed up with myself and my reading habits lately. I mean. I think it's still better than it used to be, and I read a couple of books per year, but 2-3 months of reading a book that I actually like? Scandalous. I feel I should be punished.

A perfect work of art.

by Jak