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  1. Public Bookmark 1

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    And now here he is. Is it the worst place to be? No, not at all.

    But, man, does Etho know how to press his buttons. Why does Joel like him again?

    Oh yeah, that’s right.

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    20 Aug 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    If someone had told BigB six months ago that he’d be spending Christmas Eve at his boss’ house, he probably would’ve laughed them off. He was much more comfortable in his own space, where he had no obligations and no-one to entertain. But now, as he took in the motley assortment of coworkers and plus-ones in Lizzie’s living room, he couldn’t imagine it any other way.

    Lizzie and Joel host a Secret Santa, and everyone surprises everyone.

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    20 Aug 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 4

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    The pot plant he’d given Mumbo that night had sprouted three new shoots since then, despite the swift approach of winter. As the baby leaves unfurled, he and BigB stumbled through milestones together: a tentative first kiss at the Fairy Fort. Mumbo’s first time sleeping at B’s apartment. A breakfast photo posted to his story, their interlocked fingers just visible in frame. The first time B had slid a thumb under Mumbo’s waistband, and he’d murmured a shaky yes. If Mumbo was being honest, it didn’t feel real; it felt more like a halcyon memory. Something he’d cling to when it all went wrong.

    Maybe that was it—if he asked, and B said no, then it would go wrong.

    Four times BigB doesn't ask Mumbo to officially be his boyfriend, and one time Mumbo finds out why.

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    20 Aug 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    The first time BigB saw Scar smile was in the orientation circle at the start of Third Life.

    Scar wasn’t even looking at him. He was bustling excitedly in a random direction like everyone else, getting ready to collect materials and run into each other at random places and make teams and eventually kill each other.

    The smile was excited, plain and simple. Scar was happy to be here, looking forward to the game. He had heard the pitch, heard the rules, signed the contract, felt the laws of the world plug into his code, and he was still expecting to have a good time. 

    That was dangerous, BigB decided.

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    (This would not be the last time BigB makes this determination.

    Scar's smile, it would seem, is dangerous as a rule.)

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    19 Aug 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    Joel wins Wild Life, an action one would think he wouldn't come to regret. He, along with everyone else displaying such an opinion, would be wrong.

    In addition to his already stewing feelings regarding his standing amongst his friends in the Life Series, winning makes him feel just that much more of an outcast. He hates it, and he wants out.

    A Watcher comes along to fulfil his wishes.

    Good thing Joel knew what he was asking for, right?

     

    Aka: brooding Joel as the Sleeping Beauty, and Maple Prince Etho as the one who breaks the curse

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    15 Aug 2026