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    They say office crushes aren’t meant to last, but in Neuvillette’s case, the feelings he harbors for his HR manager next door have long exceeded their intended lifespan, tormenting him for years. With his previous attempts at approaching Wriothesley unsuccessful, he begins to lose hope when one day, he gets approached by him instead. He receives a bizarre proposition: to act like his date for his best friend’s wedding party. Knowing it might be his one and only chance, Neuvillette agrees, determined to make sure they grow closer by the end of the reception.

    And they sure do. Get closer, that is. Because their hotel room has only one bed.

     

    ((Written for the Lock and Key Wriolette Server Winter Exchange 2025))

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    03 Feb 2026

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    “You had to go through that thirty-three times?” Tribbie asked. Her voice wobbled with unshed tears.

    Phainon did the only thing possible in such a situation: He panicked.

    “Uh,” he said, because clearly his eloquence had abandoned him during one of the cycles, “yes?”

    // OR, circumstance leads to the heirs thinking Phainon only lived through thirty-three cycles. Rather than correcting them on this, Phainon doubles down and decides this is the new narrative he'll go along with so as to avoid worrying them too much.

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    27 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 51

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    ***MOVE IN IMMEDIATELY.*** Single 35 male looking for other mid 30s to 40s male to make this less miserable. Must not be messy. Must be quiet and respectful at appropriate hours. No unexpected guests without prior discussion for both parties. Renting one furnished bedroom in a three bedroom basement apartment. Private bathroom available for your convenience. 18,000 mora + utilities. MUST BE OKAY WITH BLOOD AND ODD HOURS. Bonus if you have medical experience.

    After getting a divorce from his husband of twenty odd years, Neuvillette has to start his life over. However, the cost of rent continues to rise in Fontaine, and Neuvillette finds himself in need of a roommate in his forties. Online searching seems fruitless until he discovers an... odd classified ad that leads him to Fontaine's most mysterious man. Wriothesley is charming, but is his work too dangerous to be around Neuvillette?

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    26 Jan 2026

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    Six months after their breakup, Neuvillette has built a lone life around routine and duties, until a late-night notification reveals Wriothesley’s location at the bar where they once had their first date. On what could've been their anniversary.

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    19 Jan 2026

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    “Intra-Cognition is null. Responds only to destructive stimuli.”

    The sentence barely registers in Mydei’s mind as he stares at the shadow of the man who was once Phainon, who sits completely still in a chair, dull eyes staring sightlessly ahead.

    “Damage to mind function detected… Possibly irreversible…”

    The Antikytheran-like man continues reading through the digitized logs impartially, as if merely reciting a speech. But every single word he says drives another stake into Mydei’s heart.

    Mydeimos the Undying scarcely bowed his head, rarely lowered himself onto his knees, and never, ever begged. And yet he finds himself doing all three things now, before the broken shell of his beloved.

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    Irontomb’s birth is prevented, and Amphoreus is saved. But it’s at great cost to Phainon, whose psyche finally crumbled under the devastating damage to his mind, body, and heart.

    But Mydei and the other Chrysos Heirs will not accept this outcome. For what is a dawn without the sun?

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    09 Jan 2026