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  1. Public Bookmark 27

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    In the Bible, it was Adam who had bestowed Eve a rib in order for her to come to be, but in his case, it was Elizabeth who had given him life, who had saved him.

    And in the end, he could not do the same for her.

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    03 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 12

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    James has dedicated his song to Will several times, but he’s never posted a recording of it with the caption 'love of my life'. It sends Will into a tailspin.

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    Obligatory post-Newcastle show fic because what the hell was that caption

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    08 Dec 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 27

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    “That time I was in hospital,” Kyle began, his voice deliberately even. “After the grenade.”

    John looked up, his expression guarded. He gave a slow, cautious nod. They didn’t talk about that often.

    “The doctors needed decisions. And I had no one. No next of kin. They had to convene a board. It was… clinical.”

    John’s face had softened, the frustration from earlier replaced by a pained understanding. “Kyle…”

    Kyle waved an impatient hand. “I’m not asking for a church wedding, John. I’m talking about a piece of paper. At a registry office. So if one of us ends up in a hospital, the other isn’t just… some guy. So we have the right to be there.”

    or: a death in the family reminds Kyle of the importance of formalising their bond. Unfortunately, John might not be as open to it as Kyle hoped.

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    13 Nov 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 48

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    Farah likes to think of herself as a relatively practical individual. She does what she needs to do to survive, and to keep those close to her safe. That means keeping a level head in the face of anything that may threaten the stability of the life she's created and fights for.

    Until Alex Keller comes back from the dead and blows that all to shit.

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    20 Aug 2025

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    It’s not often that they get any real downtime lately. Between the endless hunt for Shepherd and their efforts to track down and eliminate the last of the AQ cells, some days it feels like they’re only on base long enough to shower and grab a meal before they’re off on the next hunt. It’s not that big of a problem for Gaz — 141 is his life, he doesn’t really have anything else left these days. So long as he’s got Price’s six, or he and Soap are shoulder to shoulder while they eat or train recruits, he’s exactly where he wants to be. Hell, he’s even gotten to the point of sharing jokes with Ghost, and isn’t that a miracle he never expected. Before Soap showed up, the man was the untouchable nightmare of 141. Now, he’s still a nightmare out in the field, but back at base he’s… softer. Not soft, he’ll never quite be like the rest of them for reasons both obvious and heavily guarded, but having Soap has both tamed Ghost and made him even more unhinged. It’s a delicate balance, but he seems content so long as his Sergeant isn’t off getting himself brutalized in the field.

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    27 Jun 2025