they were both the Captive Prince

You will listen to me talk about these niche gay fantasy books for an hour and you will like it! 😤 📖 CHAPTERS 0:44 Heartstopper 3:18 Queer media in the ‘90s and ’00s 5:25 Early online fandom 8:12 Origins 10:51 Captive Prince (a synopsis of sorts) 19:06 Slavery 35:02 Sexual assault 42:32 Laurent's redemption 48:32 Gender 52:35 The titular Captive Prince 59:38 Conclusion 🎨 ART CREDITS (in order of appearance) Young Laurent, Auguste, and Hennike by Niarchery (  / niarchery  ) Hypermenestra, Damianos, Theomedes, and Kastor by Niarchery (  / niarchery  ) Laurent by Dorothy Yang (https://www.dorothyyangart.com/) Damen in captivity by Merwild (https://www.deviantart.com/merwild) Jokaste — I could not find this artist’s name ANYWHERE! If you know please drop their @ and I’ll be sure to update this! Laurent and Damen at table in Veretian clothing by Merwild (https://www.deviantart.com/merwild) Laurent and Damen in their respective regalia by Merwild by Merwild (https://www.deviantart.com/merwild)- Erasmus by Pigeon Princess / Emily Sanders (https://pigeonprincess.carrd.co/) Vannes by Niarchery (  / niarchery  ) Bergenger by tavamaranrose (  / tavamaranrose  ) Ancel by Pigeon Princess / Emily Sanders (https://pigeonprincess.carrd.co/) Draco with the Dark Mark by Avendell (  / avendell  ) Malfoy family by mejeane (https://www.deviantart.com/mejeane) Draco in Slytherin robes by Irina Kulish (https://linktr.ee/IrinaKulish) Damen in Akielon regalia by Typohime (https://www.etsy.com/shop/Typohime) Damen and Laurent at the Summer Palace by awanqi (awanqi.com) Kastor by Merwild (https://www.deviantart.com/merwild) Auguste by Berahthraben (https://www.deviantart.com/berahthraben) Nicaise by Eikyrona (https://www.deviantart.com/eikyrona) The black and white illustrations are all from the Japanese illustrated edition of Captive Prince 🎼 MUSIC CREDITS “Crystal Intent” by Seth Thomas (https://zolom.bandcamp.com/track/crys...) “L’immensité du firmament (Benedetto Marcello)” performed by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny “Ave Maria (Sylvian Zimmer)” performed by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny “Amen” performed by the Tudor Consort ☕ Buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/pagemelt 🌐 ELSEWHERE ONLINE Instagram:   / page.melt   Twitter:   / pagemelt   TikTok:   / pagemelt   Website (and reading log): https://www.pagemelt.ink/