17 Bookmarks by chooyu
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"I think, kitten, that you've known boys. I think you've known boys you could wrap around your little finger. Boys who were so dazzled by your pretty face they'd do anything you asked. I think you've never met a man in your life."
She opens her mouth to deny it, to protest, but the words die in her throat. Because he is right. Every boy she has ever been with has been pliant, easily managed, their desires as transparent as glass. None of them were men like him. None of them were Sylus Corvino.
"I'm not one of your boys, Kitty," he continues, walking toward the massive mahogany desk. He sinks into the plush leather chair. "And you'd do well to remember that."
"And I'm not one of those brainless, simpering girls you've got falling all over you downstairs," she shoots back, her chin held high. "Those cheap tramps who would drop their drawers for you if you so much as looked their way. You'd do well to remember that."
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Runaway high-society heiress Catherine "Kitty" Vance escapes an arranged marriage only to fall into the lap of debonaire speakeasy owner and all-around gangster, Sylus Corvino.
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Maybe someone else designed this moment. Put the two of you together like this. Like it isn’t the accident upon accident your meetings have always been. Maybe this doesn’t need to be pieced together.
“You heard about what happened in Bloomshore District,” you say.
Rafayel takes a long sip, wearing the mug’s label like some weird badge of pride. “Who hasn’t?”
Your teeth sink hard into your lip, worrying like a pulse every time the blast replays itself, every time you can practically feel the lick of the flames or the grit of the hard pavement or the smoke in your eyes. “That was my grandma’s house.”
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Or, the five stages of grief after you lose Caleb. Or, the five stages of grief as you fall in love with Rafayel.
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In Zayne’s arms, she finds not duty, but belonging—learning that even gods must dream of living, not just existing.
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As princess, you are bound by duty to marry the notorious and elusive Onichynus general, in exchange for his protection of your kingdom from an impending war. On the night of your wedding, tradition demands that you undergo the consummation rites, sealing the fate of your marriage—and your future.
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dreamlover, come rescue me by heartfairy
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
08 Feb 2026
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She was moments from sealing her fate at the altar when a dragon crashed through the cathedral and stole her away. Imprisoned in his tower, she raged—until she began to understand that perhaps her gilded cage had been the true prison all along. What began as captivity became sanctuary, and somewhere between his gentleness and burning red eyes, she fell for her dragon.
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- Part 4 of l’amour de ma vie
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Ariadne is assigned to be the bodyguard of the famous opera singer Rafayel in light of multiple vampire attacks that have been happening around the city with connections to the theater. But while working for him, she starts to see that he’s hiding several dark secrets and might have more to do with these murders than she realized.
For Whumptober Day 13: Never Enough, Insignia, Forced Retirement
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- Part 3 of LaDS Vampire AU
- Part 11 of Whumptober 2025
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He’s still in full battle gear, armor slick with mud and blood, his long silver hair matted below his shoulders, his eyes burning like forged steel. His gauntlets drip with someone else’s blood. He looks every bit the legend they say he is—terrible, magnificent, untouchable. A creature carved from vengeance and ash.
For a long, terrible heartbeat, the world stills.
He looks at you. You look at him. The air between you hums with tension so sharp it could slice skin.
He takes one step forward, the sound of his boots echoing across the marble floor. The servants shrink back, heads bowed low. The scent of blood reaches you before he does—sharp, metallic, unmistakable.
You tilt your chin, refusing to flinch. “You reek,” you say, your voice smooth, lethal.
He pauses. The corner of his mouth twists upward, a cruel, tired smirk. “So do corpses, Princess,” he says softly. “But at least they’re quiet.”
And just like that—
You remember why you married him.
And why, despite everything, you still haven’t decided whether you hate him… or envy him.
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You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs) by OrphicMeliora
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
14 Jan 2026
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“Well,” he said, voice low, unreadable, almost teasing. “This is a surprise.”
You swallowed the knot in your throat and turned around, not because you wanted to face him—but because the weight of his presence demanded it.
“Not really,” you tried to sound breezy. Light. Detached. “I was just dropping something off—”
Click.
The sound of the lock sliding into place was too deliberate. Too calm.
Zayne shrugged off his lab coat. The stark white fabric fell in slow motion over the back of the chair, and then he rolled his shoulders—tight, tired, tense. You watched his fingers unbutton his cuffs, rolling up his sleeves slowly, with practiced ease.
Curtains drawn. Room dimming. Silence folding over itself.
“I sincerely hope,” he murmured as he walked toward you, past you, pulling each curtain shut until the room felt private, secretive—dangerous, “it’s not another envelope.”
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An arranged marriage built on silence unravels into a love loud enough to echo—where a repressed heart finally claims what was always his.
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Sylus officially asks you to be his and you're excited to kick-start your relationship, but you start noticing strange behavior and quirks of his you hadn't noticed before and you can't help but wonder if he's still hiding more secrets from you. Maybe you don't know him as well as you initially thought.
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Sylus is a vampire, but you don't know it yet. There's also people out to get him.
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You wake to the sound of Sylus in your shared house. Seeing his dull ruby eyes, and wanting his touch, you let him feed from you - his teeth sinking into your flesh, claiming you as his love.
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Demanding, old, hostile— just a few of the warnings the man at the local shelter gave you before opening its cage. But it doesn’t matter. So long as he can protect you, all else can be forgiven. Yet he’s more wolf than dog. More… man than wolf.
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After your brother passes, consumed by grief, you take to the internet to order a synthetic version of him. Afterward, it’s impossible to throw him out.
(or: the robot! caleb au)
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“I see. But…what will you be doing, and where will I go?”
“Let’s say…you and I have a date with another place once we anchor at the port.”
The wind is blowing some hair into your face, and you awkwardly struggle to brush it out of your eyes and mouth. “Um, where?”
And then, he does something rather uncharacteristic. Sylus doesn’t smirk, he doesn’t grin, he doesn’t even give you that signature smug look of his, no—this time, he smiles. And it’s a gentle one. One that softens his sharp features and eyes. One that’s all for you. “The registry office.”
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𝐎𝐑, abducted on the night of your engagement ceremony, you suddenly find yourself as the infamous captain sylus’s bargaining chip toward getting back some valued possession of his from your own father. it doesn’t help he’s one maddeningly attractive pirate king, and you’re more than eager to escape from an unwanted marriage. you can only make the most of things on this boat, surrounded by pirates, in the middle of the ocean, and it doesn’t prove too hard with him around.
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Pirate!Sylus AU
A series of drabbles taking place after the events of Crimson Waves. Includes fluff, smut, and general insight into the life of you and Captain Sylus aboard the Onychinus.
Please read Crimson Waves first, as that explains the story of how you ended up aboard the Onychinus, as well as your “first time” with the pirate captain.
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- Part 2 of Crimson Seas
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Pirate!Sylus AU One-Shot
Due to unfortunate circumstances, you are now aboard the infamous Onychinus, commandeered by the notorious pirate, Captain Sylus. At first, you wanted nothing more than to escape back to land to your old life. But now, your overwhelming feelings for the captain bring you to a standstill. Will you leave? Or will you stay and experience the passion this pirate can bring you?
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- Part 1 of Crimson Seas
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one more light to give by lanwangjii
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon)
21 Jun 2020
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Lan Wangji did everything right through his whole life. From following the rule, getting good grades in school, working as a lawyer like his family wanted. The only mistake he made was accidentally missing his hotel booking date and being forced to share a honeymoon suite with the man he pinned and loved for years. The only problem was, the man had a child clinging to his arm.
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14 Dec 2024
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the recluse at the end of the moonlit path by beesinspades
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
08 Aug 2020
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Wei Wuxian died twice.
Hundreds of years later, Wei Ying, a young artist in search of escape and inspiration comes to Gusu. There, he meets a mysterious recluse—a mysterious recluse who, unbeknownst to Wei Ying, has been waiting for him for a long, long time.
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14 Dec 2024