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  1. Public Bookmark 15

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    It's a dangerous game Sylvain is playing. He can see each opportunity as it passes within inches of him. Maybe that's Sylvain's problem. He doesn't disappear enough on the battlefield. He's always still there, a little ways apart from his instincts, always wondering if he moved wrong, if he chose to move wrong—

    Sylvain can't conceive of a relationship with himself that doesn't involve pain. As such, he goes out of his way to make it hurt.

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    13 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    The heir to the Ren crime family takes it upon himself to punish a subordinate for his failure.

    Even in the depths of his pain, Judal is sure no brutality is more beautiful than Hakuryuu's.

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    03 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 34

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    My husband and I are happy to invite you for a modest celebration of my 50th birthday this March here in Fontaine.


    The letter opener drops on the carpet, dull. The dread returns viciously, like ink, spreading through his stomach, into his bloodstream, taking over his sight.


    He’ll see her again. After almost a decade, he’ll see her again.

    Kaveh on grief and second chances

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    02 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 15

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    “It has come to the attention of the royal family,” Cyno had said, flat and impersonal, “that you are a gifted linguist. Her Majesty requests your presence in three days time, after the evening meal. You know where to go.”

    The final words were spoken with a tight throat. It was never revealed how the information reached the court, only that Cyno was sorry. Alhaitham tucks his blame away. They both keep secrets. Everything is bound to spill over sooner or later.

    Alhaitham is satisfied with his predictable life as a rank-and-file soldier in the royal guard. His stability unravels when he's summoned to work as a scribe for the inner court, home to a dangerous web of deceit and a prince no one outside the walls has ever seen. Will Alhaitham survive, or be swallowed in the sands?

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    02 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 9

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    For Day 1 and the prompt, "Well, that shouldn't have happened." (AI-Less Whumptober 2025)

    “… Gintoki?”

    A familiar kimono drifted into his vision as careful footsteps approached. He laughed, high-pitched and sickly, quickly pulling away; his eyes stayed resolutely to the ground as he stood once more. He felt more than he saw Zura at the doorway, glancing between them with confusion and worry, and the other two hovering behind him.

    He—he couldn’t do this. Not again. Without saying anything, he hopped over the balcony like one would a fence, darting off down the streets of Kabukicho. The shouts behind him washed over him and away, like waves on a beach.

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    30 Nov 2025