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“I just wish you'd know there's no need for you to wear the mask around me all the time.” She adds, and the look in his eyes turns almost sad.
When Lyney speaks next, his voice is quiet; unsure. He doesn't meet her eyes when he admits, his voice a shameful confession, “I don't know how.”
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12 Dec 2023
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Lyney has always lied.
Whether out of necessity or convenience, the lies have piled around him his whole life. It is a price worth paying to keep those he cares for safe. But when lies become so much a part of one's identity, this is the birth of a true fool. It can be hard to know when to stop - or how. If one were to fall in love, would it be lies that preserve it, or truth?
And what shall such a fool do when his own lies backfire on him?
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- Part 1 of Jack of Hearts + Epilogue
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18 Sep 2023
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Lynette catches him shortly after one of their shows one night, her arms crossed over her chest and her face entirely more unimpressed than it usually is.
"You have it bad," she tells him dryly, and Lyney, unfortunately, has to agree.
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11 Sep 2023
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That’s a draw to Lyney, a gravitational attraction.
The simple explanation would be that he reminds her of her brother. The even simpler explanation would be that he’s dazzling—is made to dazzle, to lure, to distract, by the very nature of his profession. Like a shining conch lying at the floor of the ocean, leading Lumine astray from her initial quest in favour of running her hand over its spiny, glittering surface. Perhaps the distraction is why it aches a little less, letting herself get carried by the roar of the gasps and cheers and applause of the crowd.
However, Lyney is more than just a magician donning a top hat; he embodies the concept well, but he’s only human. Capable of performing, just as capable of being hurt.
And sometimes, he looks at her strangely. After his performance ends, when the afterglow has worn off, when the adrenaline has dissipated, he always glances at her, a little sad of eye.
or: how to unperform.
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28 Aug 2023
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“I can’t speak for Lynette, but know that to me, any moment with you is a moment well-spent. If I can help you in the meantime, I consider it only a bonus.”
And Lumine, against all better judgment, was floored.
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Two times the Fontaine twins save her from trouble. The third, they have to save her from themselvesBookmarked by Caffeline
26 Aug 2023