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    Then he gets up, and — yeah. His eyes are level with the tip of her nose. She’s smiling like the cat that got the cream and ate the canary, which, in Aventurine’s presence, feels like a violation of some untold universal law. Because if one of them has to be wearing that look, it should obviously always be him.

    “How’s the weather down there?” Stelle asks, hitting him with a devastatingly self-satisfied tilt of the head.

    (She’s wearing heels when she invites him to dance. It’s kind of a problem.)

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    23 Mar 2024

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    That’s a draw to Lyney, a gravitational attraction.

    The simple explanation would be that he reminds her of her brother. The even simpler explanation would be that he’s dazzling—is made to dazzle, to lure, to distract, by the very nature of his profession. Like a shining conch lying at the floor of the ocean, leading Lumine astray from her initial quest in favour of running her hand over its spiny, glittering surface. Perhaps the distraction is why it aches a little less, letting herself get carried by the roar of the gasps and cheers and applause of the crowd.

    However, Lyney is more than just a magician donning a top hat; he embodies the concept well, but he’s only human. Capable of performing, just as capable of being hurt.

    And sometimes, he looks at her strangely. After his performance ends, when the afterglow has worn off, when the adrenaline has dissipated, he always glances at her, a little sad of eye.

    or: how to unperform.

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    28 Aug 2023

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    05 Dec 2022

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    “What if I didn’t want to drink it with sugar?” Lumine says that, and yet still takes a sip from her cup.

    Wanderer’s gaze remains on Lumine, and his face distorts as though he’d seen another bug—it reminds Paimon of his more insane days, and that’s why she keeps her mouth shut, despite how eerie he’s being. “But you like sugar,” Wanderer says, mouth twisted, a petulant edge to his voice. “You like sweet. Food, places, people—isn’t it better if they’re sweet?”

    Paimon’s jaw drops open. Hot chocolate dribbles out from the corner of her mouth, sliding down her chin. The question feels like a trap. Is most definitely one, in fact, and even Paimon realizes that.

    But Lumine, she doesn’t even blink. Instead, she puts down the coffee, smiling. Lumine is always so nonchalant in the face of Wanderer’s volatility. Paimon doesn’t know how she keeps herself so calm. “Sometimes,” Lumine says lightly, “I prefer bitter.”

    or: how to tell when your traveller and wanderer are in love.

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    02 Jun 2023

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    Physical affection is Han Yoojin's love language, and everyone will accept his touches. But it's not anyone else's, so he doesn't receive them in return. He's fine with that, really.

    Sung Hyunjae decides to make it his love language, too - but really only for Han Yoojin.

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    01 Jun 2023