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    Rumi leans forward on the couch, her hair falling into her face. “Two weeks,” she murmurs, though she doesn’t sound convinced. “That’s what they’re saying.”
    Mira, beside her, doesn’t flinch. Arms folded, her expression calm but sharp, she answers without looking away from the TV. “They’re never honest about the first number. It’ll be longer.”

    Rumi knows she’s right, but another thought presses louder in her head: Zoey.
    Zoey, alone across the city in her too-small apartment, her family stuck thousands of miles away in America. Zoey, with her restless energy and big heart, the one who fills every silence with laughter or questions or that wide, blinding smile. Zoey, who Rumi loves just as surely as the woman sitting at her side.

    Rumi glances toward Mira, choosing her words carefully. She touches Mira’s thigh, soft and grounding. “Babe… what if Zoey stayed here?”

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    Polytrix in lockdown/quarantine fic that nobody asked me for.

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    28 Mar 2026

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    After defeating Gwi-Ma, everything's been going great for Rumi. The Honmoon's been sealed. She's got a loving pair of girlfriends, a much needed vacation, and even an adorable new pet tiger. There's just one problem: Rumi hates being an alpha. But like, that's normal, right? Don't all alphas kind of hate their dynamics?

    No?

    Shit.

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    20 Mar 2026

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    After a rabies exposure, the virus must travel to the brain before it can cause symptoms. Therefore, the incubation period may last for weeks to months depending on several factors such as location of the exposure site (in relation to the brain) and age; in extremely rare cases it could be dormant for years.
    Rumi thinks about this one frequently, lying in bed at night; the idea that you could be wasting away at any moment in your life. A poison in your veins with you none the wiser– like a ticking bomb just waiting to go off.
    You would need to get bit or scratched first, of course, and if you took the right precautions you would likely never know. And Rumi has never been bitten anyway. She’s fine.
    Absently, she scratches at her shoulder– skin tight.

    also known affectionately as the “rabies rumi” fic. i promise she doesn’t actually get rabies.

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    17 Mar 2026

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    Two unfamiliar players stood across the net. The taller one was hard to miss. She was taller than the rest of the team, lean and muscular, with a high ponytail of pink hair that somehow looked more dangerous than cute. The girl beside her was shorter, but no less intense. Her hair was braided tightly down her back, and her jersey clung to the kind of arms that made Zoey do a double take.

    She smiled and gave a casual wave, trying to be charming. A simple, friendly hello.

    They didn’t wave back.

    They didn’t do anything, actually, just looked at her. Then a coach called them over, and they turned away without a word.

    Zoey blinked, her hand still mid wave. Rude.

    enemies to friends to lovers rivals volleyball au

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    04 Mar 2026

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    Mira's okay. Mira's okay. Mira's okay.

    Zoey’s okay. Zoey's okay. Zoey's okay.

    You're okay. You're okay. You're okay.

    It just didn't feel right—didn't feel like she meant it enough. Her mind kept drifting restlessly and she couldn't focus on the words, on what she wanted them to mean.

    She took an unsteady breath and started again.

    Rumi has lived with rules all her life, rules that only apply to her and don't make sense to anyone else, so it isn't weird that she keeps developing more.

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    19 Feb 2026