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  1. Public Bookmark 72

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    WARNING : LIGHT NOVEL SPOILERS UNTIL LN15

    Sometimes, the gods decide to bless two people with a soulmark when they meet. It is the sort of relationship often featured in romantic novels, but reality is not as kind as fiction.
    When Jinshi first sees his mark, he is worried. When Maomao finds hers, she is horrified.

    Or: an AU from the very beginning, using the soulmark trope.

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    28 Nov 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 19

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    A college student in the city, Maomao rolls through the punches life has given her thus far. Along with working mostly full time at a small traditional pharmacy, she has no time to dwell. Though, some strange things had been happening around her lately, upon discovering something she very much shouldn’t have. She figures in a city so big, coincidences happen, until they cease being coincidence. Strangest of all was the man who kept coming to visit her.
    She didn’t ask to be pulled into his world, yet somehow found her way into his orbit.

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    27 Nov 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 20

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    They were never supposed to meet. He was a lowborn soldier; she was a princess. Yet life had a way of tangling the most important threads in unexpected ways. He was sworn to protect her now. She hated his presence, but couldn't push him away.

    So what fates will they share?

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    Or, an AU where Jinshi is Jinka, personal guard to Lady Maomao, princess of the La clan.

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    19 Nov 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    Ah-Duo finds herself blinking at the youngest imperial heir, sprawled on his butt and struggling to catch his breath.

    “Yue!” She exclaims without thinking. “Are you hurt?”

    She crouches down in front of him and watches as Yue’s eyes widen in surprise, cheeks flushed pink by his sprinting effort and then one shade darker at having been caught so miserably. It has been quite a while since she has had the opportunity to meet with the young prince and she can’t help but observe with a pang that he has gotten taller yet again.

    “L-Lady Ah-Duo! I apologize for bumping into you.” He looks behind his shoulder, worried. “I, uh…”

    “Are you running from someone?” Ah-Duo cocks an eyebrow when Yue pouts, bashful. “Oh my. Young Highness, are you skipping your classes?”

    Or: When Basen is six, he's taken away because he accidentally broke his sister's arm. The Moon Prince's mothers are left to pick her the pieces--a case study of Jinshi's heart throughout embarrassing childhood memories and the years. 

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    07 Nov 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 49

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    “That's not how it went.” Maomao said, unwrapping her hands from their rightful place behind his neck.

    “No, but isn't this better?” Trying to steer his mind away from the weird moment of clarity he seemed to be having, Jinshi ran his right index finger down the middle of her back.

    She shuddered deliciously, but regained her composure and glared at him. It sent shivers down his spine.

    “I don't usually have fantastical dreams.” She murmured, leaning away from him but not leaving his lap. “Much less lucid ones.”

    “Well, probably because it's supposed to be my dream.” He grumbled, put out that his pleasant wet dream was going down the drain.

    Due to a strange pair of incense burners, Jinshi and Maomao meet inside of shared dreams. It takes them a while to realize that.

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    04 Nov 2025