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  1. Public Bookmark 22

    Mystery Work

    Part of closed until further notice
    Summary

    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    08 Aug 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 14

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    The sword in Zhuo Yichen's hand has never felt heavier.

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    07 Jan 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 15

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    During the day, Yichen scours the Wilderness and the human realm for any trace of Zhao Yuanzhou’s soul, habitually glancing down at Yunguang’s pommel, hoping fruitlessly that it will glow a cool, icy, heartstopping blue. He rides through most nights as well, but when his horse needs to rest, he meditates, sinking into dreams full of Xiao Jiu’s laughter, Ying Lei’s whining and Zhao Yuanzhou’s snarking commentary. When he wakes, there are tear tracks on his cheeks.

    or;

    the aftermath, and how zhuo yichen picks up the pieces.

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    05 Jan 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 18

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    He's trying not to read into it, but Heavens above it is as if Zhao Yuanzhou has made it his personal mission to make it anything but what it probably was.

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    21 Dec 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 79

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    Dying was supposed to be simple—peace, quiet, an end to all the complications of existence. But of course, there was Yichen. Who else would be stubborn enough to drag Zhu Yan back into the chaos? He should be angry. Or disappointed. Or maybe even grateful. Instead, he’s preoccupied with burying inconvenient truths as deeply as possible—just like a proper Great Demon ought to.

    And then there’s Wen Xiao. Radiant, clever, endlessly amused by their antics. It’s easy to lose yourself in her, isn’t it? But not even her brilliance can quiet the restless hunger gnawing at the edges.

    This is a story about how even millennia don’t make you any smarter about your own feelings. About stubborn ex-humans breaking apart and drinking too much. About demonic sex-ed (yes, actual sex-ed), and the surprising practicality of balance as both a life skill and… other things.

    Most of all, it’s about finding what you didn’t realize you’d been searching for all along—and what it costs to claim it.

    The story is finished, and I’ll be posting updates a few times a week (don’t expect daily; I’m way too lazy for that). Comments, however, make me post faster. Do with that what you will.

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    18 Dec 2024