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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    The island of Kerch has slowly but surely getting infected by the common cold. It happens every year, people will get sick for a month or so before it vanishes as if it hadn’t ever been there.

    Kaz Brekker hates being sick, ever since he was saved from Jakob Hertzoon’s basement, being sick for a month straight after his brother died. Kaz Brekker hates being sick, and does most things to prevent it from happening, most things other than eat right, getting enough sleep, and not walking around at night in freezing weather.

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    Kaz gets sick after a heist with his Crows, and they take care of him.

    Can be read as a stand alone, however takes place after We Pretend That We Can’t Feel (the spiral).

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    22 Feb 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 28

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    He couldn’t help the way Wylan’s words kept echoing in his mind. In some weird way, they had found a steady, but eerie rhythm. Kaz thought this might be what Wylan’s stream of consciousness sounded like. Then, he recoiled and told himself to stop imagining what was going on inside of Wylan’s mind.

    “He might try to kill me,” the young mercher had said. “It wouldn’t be the first time. He might as well try to drown me again.”

    The casualness of it all was what stung the most, Kaz thought.

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    or, Kaz finds out about Wylan almost drowning at sea and it brings out some Feelings. There's sadness and fear, but there's also wine.

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    23 Feb 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 36

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    Title from "This Side Of Paradise" by Coyote Theory

    5 Times One Of The Crows Woke Up In Kaz’s Bed, Plus The 1 Time Kaz Woke Up Not In His Bed

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    21 Feb 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 16

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    And the moment they realized what he was still holding.

    No one moved.

    “Someone,” Kaz said, voice strained but sharp, “for the love of Ghezen, take this child from me before my leg snaps in two and it doesn't end well for anyone here.”

    For a moment, there was only silence.

    Then—

    “Kaz, what.” Jesper’s voice was somewhere between incredulous and wheezing laughter. “What.”

     

    Or, in the middle of a heist, Kaz gets a bit... sidetracked

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    23 Feb 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    “Didn’t think you actually had a bomb in your helmet?! No! Why would I-” he gets out before his brain catches up to itself and he cuts himself off, fear gripping his heart and squeezing the breath from his lungs again.

    No. Stop it. 

    Of course you’re already making this about yourself, the poisonous voice in his head sneers, and Bruce chokes back a sob, tears welling in his eyes.

    “No, that isn’t-” Bruce starts, stops himself.

    Think. Focus.

    I’m not important. What I thought is Not. Important. We’re here now. Focus. Save your fucking son.

    “Jay, please, just tell me how to get it off. Please,” he begs as unshed tears start to blur his vision.

    Please, please. Please let me fix this.

    When Jason doesn’t respond, Bruce breaks and the tears finally fall.

    I can’t do this again. I can’t lose him again. Not like this. Not ever. Please, please.

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    15 Nov 2025