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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    Sixteen days, thirteen minutes, forty-eight seconds since Aventurine arrived at his apartment for their bi-weekly briefing, consulting him about the hypothetical loopholes of his plan, stripping a lollipop open and leaving the wrapper on the cushion, sadly swept away seconds later by the breeze.

    Sixteen days, thirteen minutes, fifty-five seconds since Aventurine slid the candy into his mouth, softly humming as he, too, was none the wiser to the thick silence that intruded their conversation. He darts his tongue out, lapping up the suspiciously phallic-shaped nicotine lollipop like it was a lifeline.

    Sixteen days, fourteen minutes… Ratio clenches his fist around the throwpillow, nearly slamming it onto his lap to hide the very, very inappropriate reaction to his colleague sucking on a lollipop.

    In an attempt to treat Aventurine’s destructive smoking habits, Ratio gives him a box of lollipops, assorted in shapes and flavors.

    In this attempt, Ratio treads the path of his own destruction.

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    30 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 31

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    In which Veritas Ratio does not learn from his mistakes, and learns that a penchant for poor decisions can be transmitted via bodily fluids.

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    28 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 21

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    “I found the execution uncharacteristically sloppy for your standards,” Ratio admits. “The chip was indeed the variable that troubled me.”

    Aventurine laughs, bright and amused, the sound brushing against Ratio’s ear like silk. “So you came to me for answers. As you always do, dear Detective.”

    As a detective, Ratio’s life revolves around questions he can’t resist solving. But to someone like him, certain problems risk becoming all-consuming fixations, pulling him into the orbit of someone who has captured his attention more than any case could.

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    26 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    There is a catcake sitting on the coffee table in Aventurine's apartment, though not an unusual sight with how the man currently has three of them in his care, this particular catcake is new, significantly smaller… and oddly familiar. Its shell is in that familiar teal the gambler is fond of; its body in the shade of white and yellow like the colour of his hair. Moreover, on its face dons a pair of pink shades identical to the one the stoneheart favours.

    The catcake stretches upwards in greeting; its tail, adorned with the matching watch to Aventurine's pair, wagging in delight upon Ratio's entrance into the living room. It hops down from the low table and bounds itself to the doctor, circling around his legs, its little paws digging into his pants as it meows for his attention.

    "…Where did you come from?"

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    25 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    Two metal rings. Clasped around his buds, connected by a singular gold string. Small charms dangle off the chains and the rings, clearly meant to be decorative. Alluring—

    And somehow, a direct shot to Ratio’s ever-diminishing sanity.

    (aka. Aventurine gets his nipples pierced for Ratio <3 Horny things ensue.)

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    25 Jan 2026