12 Bookmarks by MidGamerLol
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Today, he pulled up a chair before even thinking. One motion. One smooth scrape of wood on wood. And suddenly he was sitting less than a foot away, knees almost brushing yours as he sorted through a pile of papers.
You pretended not to notice.
He pretended harder.
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- Part 29 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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“It was spare,” he muttered under his breath, so low you almost missed it.
You didn’t react. You knew better.“It’s very smooth,” you said instead. “I like it.”
His shoulders twitched.
He absolutely heard that.
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- Part 27 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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Artful’s gaze drifted, eyes narrowing as though trying to read something beyond your face. He didn’t know—and could never know—what had shaped your calm. He didn’t know that, years ago, you had been a kid who lingered at the edge of the playground, watching him with wide eyes during recess, watching his magic tricks for other children with the kind of admiration that made your chest ache. You had always been too quiet, too small, too careful to step forward. You had never told him you had memorized the way his fingers twitched before a trick, or how his voice would rise like a song when he performed something spectacular. He didn’t have to know. It didn’t matter. That kid was the same person who now watched him calmly, steadily, not needing applause, not needing the spotlight.
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- Part 26 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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He whirls back toward you.
“Forget it happened.”
You nod once. “Alright.”
He narrows his eyes suspiciously. “…You’re actually going to forget?”
“If you want me to.”
A beat. Something flickers across his expression—confusion, frustration, something softer he can’t process and clearly wishes he didn’t feel.
“…Good,” he mutters. “Fine. Yes. Do that.”
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- Part 20 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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17 Jan 2026
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I’m Sorry???? You’ve been expecting a kiss f from me?! 🥹🥹
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“This is ridiculous,” he whispered. “I’ve faced things ten times worse than this. Why is your face making me—”
You opened your eyes.
He froze.
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- Part 19 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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“It’s… mine. A place that feels like quiet. A place where I’m not forced to perform every second of my existence.”
He fidgeted. “Well. Unless I choose to.”Your lips twitch—a small smile. He catches it, freezes, then looks away as if physically wounded by how much that tiny expression affects him.
“I thought…” He clears his throat. “I wanted to see what you’d think. Of something that matters to me. Truly matters.”
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- Part 17 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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He doesn’t hold it. He just… touches. Tentative, like he’s checking if you’ll recoil.
You don’t.
That seems to help. His breathing steadies.
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- Part 14 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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You just sit nearby, quiet and steady, the way you always are.
And after a while, still flustered, still pink-faced, Artful mumbles without looking at you:
“…Thank you. For remembering.”
He shoves another bite into his mouth before you can respond.
This time, you let him have the silence.
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- Part 12 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
Bookmarked by MidGamerLol
17 Jan 2026
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“Your cheeks puff up when you enjoy something”
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He blinked slowly, confusion fading into something gentler. “Good,” he murmured. His hand reached out from beneath the blanket, searching lazily until his fingers brushed your sleeve. “I didn’t want… you to leave.”
“I wasn’t planning to.”
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- Part 10 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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“Do you ever think less of me,” he murmured, voice rough, “when I lose control like that?”
Your hands stilled. Not because the question shocked you — but because of how much fear lived under his calm tone.
You met his eyes in the mirror. “No.”
He searched your expression, almost desperately. “Not even a little?”
You wiped the last streak of paint from his jaw. “Not even at all.”
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- Part 8 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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You hung your own coat to dry and nodded toward the couch. “Sit.”
He hesitated — Artful, the man who never hesitated on stage — and then lowered himself onto the couch with surprising gentleness. The rain outside hammered against the windows in steady waves.
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- Part 7 of I'll stay even when the storm won't end
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After an awful performance, Artful is in the back of the stage, sobbing and flicking the banana peels off of himself. The reader sneaks off to the backstage and finds him, and in their good natured self, tries to comfort him.