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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    Jean Havoc never expected emotional landmines to be part of standard military procedure—until Nora Vale, the sniper with a ghost’s presence and a laugh like loaded silence, started slipping through his defenses.

    A slow-burn love story about cigarettes, snipers, squad gossip, and the quiet kind of courage it takes to finally be seen.

    Featuring: one emotionally repressed sniper, one unlucky romantic, and a betting pool codenamed “Mission Just Kiss Already.”

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    07 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Lieutenant Jean Havoc has always worn his dry humor and loyalty like armor, a charming “flirty guy with a cigarette” on the surface—but beneath lies a man quietly longing for something real. When military psychologist Dr. Layla Main steps into his world, her calm, incisive lecture on the toll of military life unsettles him in ways he didn’t expect.

    Their first meeting sparks a subtle but profound connection—one that neither can ignore. Over coffee, late-night calls, and private dinners, they begin to unravel the walls they've built: Havoc’s earnest hope for genuine companionship, Layla’s own scars from a family haunted by war, and the quiet courage it takes to be truly seen.

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    07 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    Welcome to South Market, formerly known as Knockturn Alley. Theo Nott, hotshot Auror with a chip on his shoulder, gets paired with sweet, quiet, socially awkward Harry Potter in an anonymous pen pal program for post-war trauma recovery. This story is a slow burn. On parchment, they begin to unravel the things they can’t say out loud. In person, they circle each other. Grumpy, protective Theo and kind, nervous Harry, both unaware that the man they’re drawn to is the same one writing them letters at night.

    If you like slow-building tenderness, painful pining, found family, and two idiots in love, you might like it here.

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    Chapters:
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    30 Sep 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    nottpott slowburn, left off at chapter 4.