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    Xie Lian held up the flyer, and squinted at it through the eye-holes of his mask. Beneath the words ‘Join the Selection! Be the Ghost King’s Bride!’ the sweeping eaves rendered in wobbly black ink matched the silhouette of the building in the distance. Paradise Manor. The Ghost King’s home.

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    ...The Princess and the Pea retelling? Set before the events of the novel. The Ghost King of Paradise Manor is selecting a bride. Xie Lian doesn't really know what he's doing there.

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    23 Mar 2026

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    A charity foundation director Xie Lian runs into an attractive stranger in his rare off hours and unexpectedly develops an instant crush. When a major sponsor pulls out before an important event, Xie Lian has to ask his new acquaintance for assitance. Too bad he doesn't date donors, partners, or colleagues, but maybe it's for the best - the other party doesn't seem too interested in him anyway...

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    23 Mar 2026

  3. Rec 12

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    Applejack couldn’t stop smoothing out her blazer on the walk to the Christmas party Rarity was hosting at the boutique. It wasn’t as if she’d been informed at the last minute, hell she’d been looking forward to it weeks before exam week had even started, but as she put up a hand to thank the car letting her cross the street, she noticed just how sweaty her palms were. Granny and Apple Bloom had insisted she bring a bottle of apple cider as a “housewarming gift,” as she’d missed the opening party the month prior, and approaching the building she saw in her dreams and over FaceTime calls, she was suddenly glad for the heavy grounding bottle under her arm. The blonde caught herself adjusting the neck of her outer layer again, subconsciously doing so, and groaned aloud into the night, running a hand through her newly cut hair instead while the other kept the bottle from making pleasant acquaintance with the concrete. Even that didn’t scratch the itching need to fidget. She felt too dressed up for the Christmas party, and yet she couldn’t help but feel nowhere near nice enough to see her soon-to-be-official, if all goes well, girlfriend for the first time since August.

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    Or, the one where they get together.

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    15 Jul 2025

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    BEAUTIFUL, ETHEREAL, SHOWSTOPPING. this was such an amazing gift to recieve. the characters, the descriptions, the relationships and romance. everything so explore, crafted with such deprh and precision. best rarijack author ever

  4. Rec 22

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    It was on her way to lunch that someone grabbed her arm and started to drag her through the halls. Alarmed at first, she went to pull away, but she was hit with a familiar smell, Rarity, a sweet vanilla perfume she’d been buying since she was 11, and she instantly relaxed, letting herself be tugged. They weaved through the crowds of people rushing to get to the cafeteria, eventually turning a corner into a deserted bathroom that made the footfall outside sound like miles away, as if hearing music from another room. It was only then, really, that Applejack had any time to look at her friend, to really take her in for longer than a second. Her hair was frizzy, with flyaways falling out of every corner of her bun and into her face, lacking any of her usual jewelry. She wore an oversized Nirvana shirt draped over her body, hiding the curves she preferred to show off, her lips chapped and lacking their usual shade, eyes seeming bigger than they were without her mascara or eyeliner outlining them - Applejack had never seen anyone so beautiful. Rarity looked like she’d just rolled out of bed, and she had never wanted something as much as she wanted to tell her how gorgeous she was.

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    Or, AJ's "Oh" moment.

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    24 May 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    I LOFE LOVELOVE!! beautiful descriptions, could imagine every moment so vividly!! 🤗😋

    edit: GUYS PLS PLS PLS READ THIS AUTHOR’S WORK. EVERY SINGLE FLIPPING TIME I AM FLOORED WITH HOW DEVELOPED THE CHARACTERS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOW UTTERLY JAW DROPPING MIND BLOWING HEART STOPPING THE PROSE AND THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE. UGHHHHH THIS LIT CURED MY RARIJACK FIC DESPERATION 😭😭😭😭

  5. Rec 27

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    After years of chasing deadlines and pouring herself into her career in the bustling city of Manhattan, ambitious fashion designer Rarity finds herself burnt out and unemployed, unsure of who she is without the constant chaos of city life. In desperate need of a vacation, she returns to her rural hometown of Parisville.

    What starts as something temporary quickly turns into something more when Rarity reunites with her childhood friends, including Applejack, a humble farmer with dirt on her boots and an abundance of kindness in her heart. She is nothing like Rarity’s usual crowd, yet exactly what Rarity didn’t know she needed.

    As the weeks pass and the summer goes on, Rarity finds herself settling into a new world of laughter and community. But when the fast-paced life she had left behind comes calling again, Rarity has to decide what she truly wants, and if she is brave enough to let herself have it.

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    09 Jun 2025