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  1. Public Bookmark 33

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    It seemed to be a chronic disease. It was as if even the most intelligent person had this little blank spot in their heads where someone had written: “Kings. What a good idea.” Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees.
    —Samuel Vimes, Feet of Clay, by Terry Pratchett

    With cover art by Laurelnose (nonexplicit nudity)

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    14 Apr 2022

  2. Rec 35

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    Cahir is lost the moment those emerald eyes drill into him for the first time. A fire blazes there, underneath the surface, and he craves it with every cell in his body. He yearns to get a taste of it, to burn in it, to burn with her, in her; her loathing and passion an explosive combination he cannot resist.

    But when he sees her outside the door, shaken and hurting, his wanting her gets all but forgotten; all he's yearning for at that moment is to take her in his arms and hold her, and let her cry, and take away some of her pain and—

    He's being ridiculous. Wanting to fuck the Princess is one thing. Falling for her is insane and straight up asking for trouble.

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    04 Mar 2022

  3. Rec 10

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    With a relieved exhale Ciri sinks into the comfy armchair as the Asshole busies himself with preparing the products. She tries to remember his name that she's made a show of ignoring for the past few months. Something of Elvish origin; she recalls one of the regulars, Bruno, a pile of muscles and style, yet soft as a puppy, going on and on longingly about how it suited him, with his tall, lean frame. Ciaran? Cashel?

    Cahir. That was it.

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    A hair stylist AU that nobody asked for.

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    28 Jan 2022

  4. Public Bookmark 14

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    “What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question.”
    -Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood

    Eskel's in Ohio when Yennefer calls. He’s reluctant to pick up; he’s still not over Geralt, and he's got zero desire to chat with Geralt's new lover.

    Turns out Yen isn’t his lover anymore, and this isn’t about Geralt. It’s about witcher’s work.

    Yennefer owns Portal, one of New York City's most popular gay clubs. A Post-Conjunction Entity (PCE) is hunting her clientele, leaving a string of withered corpses in its wake. The police are doing jackshit. Will Eskel come back to a city full of bad memories and take a job off the books to stop it?

    He'll sure as hell try. Along the way, he’ll cross paths with Istredd, a man with sorcerer’s eyes and a painful past of his own. If Eskel doesn't work fast enough, they both might become the PCE's next victims.

    Starring games!Eskel and show!Istredd, guest starring trans!show!Yennefer

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    16 Jun 2021

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    AO3 is great, but can it run Doom? Of course!!

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    22 May 2021

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    This is magical