Nam's manga / #Painter(2)

69; henchman tells ex-rebels that Raymond is planning on a war, so they plan to raid what looks to be a storehouse; Ian decides to paint something of his own; Raymond comes a decision and feels at peace 68; Ian says no, he won't go back and that Raymond shouldn't sacrifice his goals for him 67; Ian takes care of Raymond's fever and Raymond follows him on some errands when they run into Raymond's manservant 66; Raymond gets a lead and chases after it desperately 64; Ian gets better as Nick (healthier, able to paint again), but remains unhappy; Ian worries Raymond might have been involved in his kidnapping 63, Raymond decides to look for Ian; Ian was kidnapped after all (by Betty?) and now lives as Nick 62; Raymond doesn't search for Ian, thinking him to have left of his own volition; Ray's revenge wasn't quite as delicious as he'd expected 61; Raymond hesitates saying ILY to Ian ("I...need you"); Ian runs away (I think--his room is ransacked and a note saying sorry is left) while Raymond is on a trip to the palace with the princess 60; Ian knows he should leave Ray but he just wants a little bit longer in his illusion; Ian sees Ray act with the Princess up close for the first time and wonders which Ray is the real one; the princess decides to go to Raymond's room in the middle of the night looking to have fun with him for the first time, not knowing Ian is currently putting the moves on Ray inside 58; Kaya confronts Raymond and Ian and is told everything; Ian collapses and his health declines; Raymond says he's gone too far to pull out now (he'd only follow in his father's footsteps); Naive Kaya doesn't understand 57; Raymond buys Ians gifts and takes him out on a trip, hoping to alleviate his depression; Kaya finds an intimate sketch of Raymong (sleeping in bed) in Ian's sketchbook 56; Ian cancels all of his commissions (some are very unhappy about this, but Raymond hides that from Ian); Raymond introduces his new guns to quash the rumors about him and Ian; Ian stays at home, unable to leave without a guard for safety 55; Raymond asks Ian not to leave; Nicholas gets mad at Ian for throwing away his opportunity and his talents for a man planning on marrying someone else, and leaves 54; the king asks Raymond to cut ties w/ Ian to stomp out the rumors; the king's famous palace painter tells Ian he's moving to another country with a better, more contemporary art scene and asks Ian to accompany him as his colleague 53; Ian drops out of the exhibit and Raymond books a venue anonymously for the others per Ian's request; Ian struggles with the desire to paint; the king commutes the revolutionists' sentences from death to 3 years in prison (at Raymond's request); the king asks Raymond about a rumor he's heard recently 52; Rumors that Ian is selling his body for fame pop up (it's the reason Ian was assaulted at the party) resulting in a portrait cancellation and the cancellation of Ians exhibit w/ his friends 51; Ian is overworking himself and not eating, trying to distract himself from his friends dying in prison; Raymond takes Ian and his assistant to a party (and give him a BJ along the way); a man at the party knows about Ian and Raymond's rel. and blackmails Ian into giving him a HJ on the balcony during the party 50; the count will be executed after Raymond's wedding to the princess; Raymond has anxiety regarding his relationship with Ian 49; raymond thinks the king will make a good puppet; raymond and the princess attend an public event together; ian has nightmares about his dead friends, betrayed by Raymond 48; raymond tells ian his sad story and Ian forgives him; the king asks for Raymond 47; Ian wakes up alone and rushes to the hideout to see what happened to the plan; Gilliam stops him from being caught; Ian realizes Raymond betrayed the rebellion and that the one Raymond used was Ian after all, and not the princess 46; Raymond's a snake: he leaks the kidnapping plans to the king (who sets a successful trap), frames Rothschild, drugs Ian so he doesn't join, then kidnaps and ties up George (kidnapped straight from the scene of the planned crime) 45; the rebels prepare to kidnap a General to gain momentum; proof of an insurrection is what granted Raymond a meeting with the king; the artists rent a space using Ian’s name to secure cheaper rent; Henry asks Raymond to not hurt Ian’s feelings 44; Raymond and the princess meet with the king (to which Raymond brings a mysterious gift); Kaya pursues art to attract Henry's attention (much to the princess's dismay as she doesn't believe women should paint or chase men); Kaya convinces the princess that Ian is weird around her because he is crushin' 43; the princess is staying with Raymond for a few days with plans to tell the king of her engagement (and elope if he disapproves); Henry tells Ian that Raymond set the fire to acquire Ian's skills (aka, the truth) to which Ian responds that he loves Raymond regardless 42; Ian decides to confess his love, but before he can Raymond renews his vow for revenge (Rothschild is so blase about repeating the sin he comitted against Raymond's fam with another) and proposes to the princess 41; Raymond feel jealous and regrets not being more affectionate in bed with Ian in the past; Henry/George is kicked out after his family finds out about his financial ties with the revolution; Ian finds out Bardi is dead 40; Rothschild framed Raymond's successful father for forgery which directly resulted in his execution, while Rothschild was considered blameless due to his high status; Raymond treats Ian like his lover (goes to pick him up from his artist collective and buys them all a round) 39; Raymond finds out Bardi used to rape Ian so he beats him, crushes his genitals, and leaves him for dead; unlike Ian, he cannot forgive his enemies 38; Raymond makes Ian take a bodyguard with him to the protests; Ian gets invited to participate in a commoners art exhibit for charity; the king recognizes Raymond in the bushes with the princess; 37; ian struggles with what to draw; he stumbles upon a secret revolution meeting and gets inspired; the participants think him a spy and surround him, when henry--an apparent organizer--appears 36, Raymond admits to the assistant that he probably does love Ian, but that it shouldn't stop/prevent him from pursuing additional romantic relationships; raymond gifts the princess with a necklace and they exchange words of love; princess asks ian if he believes in fate 35, Raymond flirts with the princess in front of Ian--> jealous Ian invites Raymond for xx where Ian takes the lead; Ian enjoys a conversation with the famous ex-palace painter --> jealous Raymond touches Ian under the table and orders Ian not to smile in front of other men (ugh, poor Ian) 34; the beautiful princess asks Ian to paint her portrait; she seems to have fallen in love with Raymond at first sight 33; henry spies ian's swollen[/sucked] nipples; ian and raymond are on their way to Rothchild's banquet (a reward for ian and his most recent painting); a beautiful woman is also attending the same banquet (I'm getting a bad feeling about this...) 32; raymond wants ian to seek revenge, but ian is happy with his current happiness; a [tea-related] scheme is a foot with the count 31; Raymond and Ian attend a party at Count Rothchilds's; to prepare for it, Raymond buys an expensive rapid firing gun prototype but he injures himself practicing with it; Bardi isolates Ian at the party (a boy grabs Raymond for a private meeting) 30; ian doesn't win the concert but wins the crowd (incl. the famed ex-bardi sponsor), so his master rewards him 29; ian confides in his assistant; raymond learns proper x prep and the competition is about to start (ian's nervous) 28, art competition is coming up (every artist has to do a portrait of the judge), ml and mc still having sex, Ian's helper gets momentarily suspicious

2, ex-xbuddy, k, tells mc/seme that the new him--the one completely in love w/ painter uke--is 'pretty cute'