{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehopelessromantic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-20-the-captivating-pacat-091a9d9e","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 20: The Captivating Pacat","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cf740d/cf740dc2-5e85-4e73-bacb-1c6d4006b6f0/374c2016-b6ad-43ce-8d87-7d41b67c52c4/1486456903artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/374c2016-b6ad-43ce-8d87-7d41b67c52c4\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 20: The Captivating Pacat\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"**Content warnings:** The *Captive Prince* series contains dark subject matter, including sexual and physical abuse, so please proceed with caution as we briefly discuss some of those elements.\r\n\r\nThe *Captive Prince* started life as a free online serial and became a best seller. Author C.S. Pacat talks process, plotting, her influences as a young queer person, what the 80s covers of the books would look like, Amanda's thing for icy blonds, and the delight that is *Yuri on Ice* in THR's longest episode to date. (We all had a lot to say about who we romanced in *Dragon Age*.)"}