Me, googling this information frantically: Okay now you guys have GOT to be fucking with me, there’s NO way he could’ve actually–

ADVAGDHSGFHHJGHHJ THIS MAN IS INSAAAAAANE

Ben Barnes circa 2019, scrolling through his own tag on tumblr.com and seeing thousands of fan edits with him as the Darkling:

@follyfortune @bishirleys Hey. Hey sorry. The what

ASKDJSJFJJGJKFKGKH @Narnia fandom IS THIS YOUR PRINCE???? Is this your Prince Caspian??????

𝕾𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖔𝖜 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕭𝖔𝖓𝖊 ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ 1 ʀᴇᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ #31 ↳𝟷.𝟶𝟸: 𝚠𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛

“The Darkling would not hesitate. He would not grieve. His darkness would consume the world, and he would never waver.” ― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

                                       I will strip away all that you know, all that you love,                                                                                      until you have no other shelter but                                                                                                                        me.