“You were a force of nature. (…). Frightening to have you on my side.’ ‘Frightening?’ ‘You didn’t know how afraid I was of you?’ ‘Of me? Or of yourself?’ ‘Of what was happening between us.’ ‘Sometimes I’m still afraid of it.’ Laurent’s voice was honest.” — The Summer Palace

“Instead of leaning in, Damen took Laurent’s hand, brought it towards himself, and kissed his palm, once.” — Book III, XII

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headcanon that laurent can't sleep without damen beside him, so whenever damen has to leave to attend to matters in ios laurent is frequently plagued by nightmares and barely gets any sleep until damen returns.