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    “Oh, stop it,” Masae says, waving Kojiro away with one hand against his arm. “You shouldn’t say things you don’t mean.”

    But Kojiro is a solid block of muscle and her hand doesn’t budge him even an inch. Instead, he leans in closer, still smiling that bright, friendly smile of his, and says, “Why should I not say that Reki is lucky to have such a cute mom? It’s true.”

    When he adds a wink, she realizes he’s flirting with her. And not idle flirting, either.

    Or, Kojiro does more than flirt with Masae.

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    “I’m pleased you could meet with me tonight,” Ainosuke says, bowing politely. “Sakurayashiki Calligraphy comes highly recommended. I look forward to discussing the proposal with you over dinner.”

    Kaoru’s mouth purses in displeasure. “Unfortunately, I believe you will be disappointed.”

    “Why is that?”

    “I only came to give my answer in person,” Kaoru says. “I intend to decline.”

    Or, Ainosuke has a professional proposal for Kaoru.

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    “I see you looking at my brother,” Knives says, apropos of nothing and in a tone that makes it clear that there’s an unspoken ‘too much.’

    Wolfwood’s pulse kicks up a notch. Of all the scenarios he thought this might lead to, Knives wanting to have a heart-to-heart did not register on the list.

    He tries his best to seem nonchalant, but he can feel the tip of his tail flick nervously against the wall behind him. “Yeah, and what of it?”

    “His preferences have always been…unfortunate.”

    Or, the one where Wolfwood is a wolf hybrid and Vash and Knives have wings.

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    Rei could barely hold the golden needle any longer by the time Huey walked in. He was too caught up in the pain he wrought upon himself and—far better, the success of holding a small chip of his own gemstone in the center of his palm—to notice Huey’s essence approaching.

    “What do we have here?”

    “Master,” Rei said. He closed his hand, hiding the evidence.

    But it was too late, Huey’s sharp eyes already latched onto his ear.

    Or, because of his past experiences with Huey, Rei believes the worst of Eiden—even when Yakumo tries to convince him otherwise.

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    Mozart interrupts “L'Assasymphonie.”

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    And then, an idea.

    “We’re going to wake Conrad,” Nai tells her.

    She asks, confusion clear, “Why?”

    Tesla.

    Or, Nai thought he was the only independent plant in existence—until he finds the tattered remains of another. The humans may have called him Tesla, but Nai gives him a new name: Vash.

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    Vash has given him nearly everything he could have wanted—and yet, he holds back a few last reserves of himself that Knives covets jealously.

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    Vash was missing for eight months before Wolfwood comes for him; Wolfwood will be ashamed of that fact until the day he dies.

    Or, to Wolfwood’s dismay, rescuing Vash from Knives does not immediately fix everything.

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    Eventually, Bunji asks what’s on his mind: “So you and Harry aren’t a thing?”

    Brandon gives him a look out of the corner of his eye, and it’s a testament to how much time they’ve spent together at this point that Bunji can read the question in it.

    Aloud, Brandon only says a simple, “No.”

    Or, Bunji makes a move on Brandon one night after a job.

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    Wolfwood smirks. He sucks on his cigarette again, leisurely like he has no intention to answer. Then he says, “I don’t know what you mean—I’m just a priest.”

    “A priest who just propositioned me.”

    “Yeah, I did,” Wolfwood agrees, easily. He drops his cigarette, stamping it out with his heel. “Unless you’re getting cold feet, Spikey?”

    Or, Vash has some plant-specific body issues and Wolfwood helps him work through them.

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    Regula laughs and says, with an informality that Varis only allows him, “You might as well try to have some fun, Varis. The night is still young.” Varis doesn’t bother to respond and Regula seems to remember something, “Oh, and may I introduce my—” he pauses pointedly, “dear friend, Carosa.”

    Varis’ eyes drop to the hand at Carosa’s waist. When he looks up, her eyes are on him, appraising.

    Or, Varis meets Carosa for the first time and everything changes.

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    A nurse discovers the body lying across the steps of Pembroke Hospital. A throng of bystanders quickly congregates—hospital staff and a few patients. The nurses, inured to the horrors of present-day London, dutifully begin shepherding the patients away while someone fetches the doctors.

    “He’s dead,” Swansea pronounces shortly after arriving on the scene, palm resting on the corpse’s unmoving chest. He examines the body more closely, prodding at the torn throat and hums thoughtfully. He adds, “How odd. Judging by the unusual lack of blood at the wound, it appears the cause of death may have been exsanguination.”

    Or, Reid has to ask McCullum for help when a murdered body is left at Pembroke.

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    “I almost forgot,” Hythlodaeus says suddenly. “There was something I wanted to talk to you about.”

    “Now?” Hades asks, sliding his fingers around the hem of Hythlodaeus’ robe.

    “It will only take a moment,” Hythlodaeus answers.

    Or, Hythlodaeus wants to have an important conversation at an inopportune moment.

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    Sometimes dreaming of Seishirou does not feel like dreaming at all.

    Or, Subaru is still learning about guilt and grief.

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    “Regula is loyal to me, nothing more,” Varis says, and it is mostly the truth.

    They are closer than many men, he knows. Even two soldiers. There hasn’t been anything between them that would put proof to the rumors. If Varis has imagined more than that—wanted Regula in a less acceptable way—he has kept the desire tightly locked within his own heart and mind.

    His commanding officer tilts his head. He says, “Even if that were the case, you’ve let people talk too long. Perception is reality.”

    “And what is the perception?” Varis sneers.

    “That you crawl on your belly for a subordinate."

    Varis and Regula are punished for being too close to each other.

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    Reid had—mistakenly—believed that the fighting was over between himself and McCullum after the Skal epidemic was put to rest.

    Or, in which McCullum would rather use his hands than his words.

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    It is ten years after Berlin, but Lorraine spots her immediately upon stepping into the pub.

    She looks astoundingly well for a dead woman.

    Or, Delphine has always made Lorraine want to take risks.

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    Arnold Friend is two states over when Connie's mother catches up with him.

    Or, Connie's mother has a lot of regrets—but she doesn't regret this.

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    Geoffrey McCullum is still barely more than a boy when it dawns on him that he’s carrying a sin that he cannot speak of to anyone.

    Or, a brief history of Geoffrey McCullum.

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    “If it isn’t what it looks like, then you’ll have no issue with denouncing the leech and calling for a hunt.”

    McCullum keeps his mouth firmly closed. He can feel a spasm in his jaw, like a physical instinct trying to tell him to do what’s right. He says nothing.

    Or, after McCullum's relationship with Reid comes to light, he's forced to leave Priwen.

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