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  1. Public Bookmark 20

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    Why do humans call it a crush, anyway? I’ve seen actual crushing, and it’s not romantic; it’s not even vaguely appealing. In fact, it’s pretty horrific. Same for when humans describe love as “falling” for someone, or say they’re “drowning” in sensation. I remain convinced that most of my Preservation humans are simply too naïve to know what these things actually feel like. But, speaking as someone who has fallen, drowned, and been crushed (although, thankfully not all at once), I can say with authority that being with Gurathin is nothing like that.

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    A series of glimpses into Murderbot exploring its sexuality and the experience of shared touch with Gurathin. The first chapter is pretty mild, but the series will earn its explicit rating in later installments. This work lives in the same world as the first work in the series (Virus), but can be read standalone.

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    25 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 17

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    The boundary between simulation and reality is failing.
    Murderbot experiences what the simulated version of itself does.

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    15 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 14

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    Let's talk about Tarik! 😀

    (An examination of all his appearances in the books, and what we can glean about his character from them.)

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    31 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 2

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    This is a take on Mutually Assured Destruction by Aylwyyn228's, a darker ending! Written with their enthusiastic support. While hostiles are attacking the ship, one of them makes Gurathin a proposition.

    I'll make more on the black market than I would for the bounty, Elena said. So, if you hold still and let me take what I want. I leave here, with a nice profit, and your friends get to limp back in home.

    It's their best chance. So he says yes. Removing augments from an augmented human, however, is not a pretty process.

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    25 Mar 2026

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    “Hey there, Sanji!” Luffy shouts, bounding over to him. “You need to check out Usopp’s invention!”

    It all happens so fast.

    His eyes are on the drinks for a second, careful not to spill them, when Luffy is suddenly in his personal space, pushing something down on Sanji’s head, and it’s heavy, and it’s metal, and Sanji screams.
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    Or: A thoughtless gesture turns into Sanji having a breakdown and accidentally destroying Usopp's property. It's up to the crew to piece their cook back together.

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    24 Mar 2026