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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    No one was afforded the time to mourn Isao Shinomiya's death.

    It made little difference to Hoshina. He never knew the man all that well. He was a respectable fighter, and a damned good leader, but he was never someone Hoshina would consider close. So, the funeral happened, and the world kept turning. Things went mostly back to normal, and Hoshina all but forgot about the grieving.

    And then he got a phone call from Kikoru Shinomiya at ass-o'-clock in the morning.

    "I can't find Captain Narumi."

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    16 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    Hoshina has always known that Narumi is kind, hidden behind that wall of childish bravado he puts up in front of everyone every single day. That much has never been a secret to him. But this… this is different. He’s never seen this fragile, unguarded side of Narumi as they cross the threshold of an orphanage that clearly means something to him. Never seen the way his shoulders relax the moment he steps inside, the calm, genuine smile settling on his lips as he lowers himself onto one knee when the children come rushing to greet him.

    It’s soft.

    It’s natural.

    It’s devastating.

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    26 Dec 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 10

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    “I’ve seen good men die under my hand, and better men suffer things worse than I’d ever wish on my worst enemy. I’ve become a monster beyond recognition, and all they can do is stare at me in fear, praying I won’t turn on them. Which I won’t, because I’m the most loyal dog Isao has ever raised. I’d lay down my life for him, and yet he died.”

    Narumi Gen, Japan's strongest soldier, has always dealt with everything alone. But maybe, he could use to be a little less alone and a little more loved.

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    16 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 4

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    Sharing rooms was something he was used to by now. He’d been around Kafka and the others during their morning and nightly routines enough times they had all naturally fallen into step with each other. Even if it was somehow awkward he would only be staying for a short while to train before returning to Tachikawa, he reasoned.

    Nothing he can’t handle.

    (Or, Reno shares a room with Narumi)

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    12 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 3

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    You know that saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? And you know how sometimes the "Giving" aspect is very loosely interpreted and ends up somewhere closer to "thrown."

    Gen doesn't know how to make lemonade, much less with someone's old boot.

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    12 Dec 2025