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  1. Public Bookmark 19

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    Problem AU. In this version of Britain, the battle against the Problem is the responsibility of The Queen's Ministry of Psychical Defence and the youths volunteering for the Spirit Corps, with harsh laws preventing civilians from engaging with the paranormal. Only, the Ministry's Truth, where the Problem is well under control, isn't quite the truth Lucy is living in.

    Anthony Lockwood is the Ministry's youngest agent, eighteen and already shaping up to be one of the few adults who keep their Talent. Lucy is a conscript from a small northern town, sentenced for Visitor-related crimes to a life as a Ministry asset until they deem her rehabilitated from her lawless ways or, more likely, her death. Their paths cross when Lockwood is assigned as Lucy's handler. Bonds are forged. Trust and loyalties are tested.

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    03 Dec 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    Two dollar PBRs are Patrick's best friend and worst enemy.

    The early warning signs of him being on just this side of beer-drunk include, but are not limited to: waxing poetic on modern jazz, spilling drinks all over himself and others, arguing with the bartender, and arguing with Pete.

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    22 Nov 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 16

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    “It’s not like I’m in love with you or anything.”

    Pete can feel the muscle in Patrick’s jaw tense. But as soon as Pete says it, he knows it's the truth. In his experience, love mostly involves adrenaline and erratic decisions, the hydroplaning before the car crash, the malfunction at the top of the drop tower, good luck realigning your limbs. This slow turning of gears, the logical chain of events that began with either the day Pete was born or the day he first saw Patrick on the other side of that door and ended with Patrick’s fingers in his mouth did not amount to love. It was too steady for that.

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    18 Nov 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 8

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    It's the Fourth of July and Pete has the whole band over with their families for a big gathering. It's been years since all of them spent a holiday together, and naturally, it makes Pete moody and introspective, particularly about his brief fling with his best friend and lead singer, Patrick. On a night like this will old feelings be reignited?

    - Set to the song "Fourth of July"

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    18 Nov 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 10

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    Pete's life is falling apart at the seams: his marriage is falling apart, his kids don’t need him like they once did, and his job is feeling less and less secure by the day. And then someone from his past moves in next door, because the universe loves to kick him when he’s down.

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    18 Nov 2024