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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    What is a courtesan, you ask? A courtesan is like the early morning fog; to be seen but never grasped. Enveloping and distorting your world, then fading with the daylight. A courtesan remembers her clients. What they like, what they don’t like, what makes them smile, or if they enjoy smiling at all. A courtesan should anticipate what is needed without a word exchanged. Tea, touches, comfort, music, warm flesh still lovely with perfume—she will know what they want with a simple glance. 

         A courtesan is a grave of secrets. They speak in sweet breaths carrying false words to desperate ears. They are entertainers. They are well-studied and refined, they are models of elegance. A courtesan can recite the most thought-provoking poetry if asked, and she does not need a blade to bend the backs of even the mightiest-standing men. They dance a pretty dance, give offerings of demure glances and delicate smiles. They are an illusion manifested, a dream you can realize; but only for a price. 

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    20 Jan 2022

  2. Public Bookmark 43

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    An ongoing angst and smut Mitsuhide fic inspired by the song "I wish I was the Moon" by Neko Case from his perspective as he grapples with his complex feelings about the MC and himself.

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    Warnings: mild mention of violence, angst

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    22 Feb 2021

  3. Public Bookmark 19

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    The letter before her was unassuming. Innocent. It was sealed with a skilled folded pattern and was blank save for her name on it in small, short strokes. As if whoever wrote it could barely be bothered to write her name at all.

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    24 Mar 2018

  4. Public Bookmark 40

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    You know, looking at him, that his daughter is the most important girl in Kanetsugu’s life.

    You wonder what happened to the second.

    And some nights, when you tentatively allow yourself to indulge in the dreams of a foolish, restless heart, you can’t help but wonder if you couldn’t be the third.

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    04 Nov 2017

  5. Public Bookmark 15

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    In which Tokugawa Ieyasu realizes the difficulties of things not going according to plan.

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    19 Sep 2017