— SOUND AND LIGHT.
cw: none.

[ laurent watches the play only once, because it is a senseless thing that gives him a highly uncomfortable sensation of warmth and tightness in both his eyes and chest — and then because the sound of weeping fills the theater, which is even more uncomfortable to witness.

he has never been known to offer comfort to strangers. he barely offers comfort to the people he knows. but something clearly wicked about this minacious place overcomes him, and he turns to his companion, doing nothing to keep the distaste from his expression but somehow unable to simply leave them there in this piteous state. ]

They are shadows. Cease your theatrics.

— THE BONFIRE.
cw: blood, incest, childhood sexual abuse.

[ the pale figure is consigned to the flames — laurent, despite the sword at his hip, does not join any accompanying bystanders who fancy themselves heroic enough to rush to the aid of a creature who looks better off dead. the dogs seem deterred by the light of the fire, which is reason enough to stay. he has had his fill of fighting off the feral beasts on the treacherous roads, watching them gain strength and intelligence as the days pass.

a true respite, however, is too much to hope for. seized with a fit of coughing, laurent’s throat fills thickly with blood, dribbling past his lips and taking on a life of its own. the slick red liquid forms words that chill him despite the heat of the flames, struggling for breath for reasons that have little to do with the coughs that wrack his chest. ]

My uncle bedded me many times as a child.

[ anyone unluckily close enough to read his guiltiest secret has the unfortunate pleasure of facing laurent at the edge of his usually taut but now swiftly diminishing control. drawing his blade, he slams his shoulder into you, sending the both of you out of the safe circle of the firelight. it’s extremely possible he intends to kills you, but the dogs have noticed new prey and have begun to surround. ]

— WILDCARD.

[ ooc: open to ideas! pm me if you’d like to discuss. laurent is a prince from a fantasy world and his kingdom is loosely fantasy france. he’s bitchy, petty, and has anger issues, but he’s good to have in a fight, and can be sweet on rare occasions against his will. ]