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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    Day 12: Blizzard or Heatwave

    It had been three weeks since they’d tumbled through confessions over coffee together. Three weeks of beautiful certainty that whatever Ratio was experiencing when he thought of Aventurine was shared between them. Three weeks of anxiety and hope about whether their lives together would be allowed to continue with the tacit blessing of the IPC. Ratio had known that their first assignment together under these conditions was bound to be difficult, but the fumbling over how to approach one another couldn’t hold a candle to the challenge of maintaining even a semblance of propriety when the object of his affection looked so… so…

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    12 Jun 2026

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    “This is childish.”

    “I’m just asking if you want a turn on the pool float.”

    “No, I do not want a turn on the pool float!” Ratio groans, exasperation spilling forth. “This is entirely unnecessary and immature—”

    “Fine,” Aventurine interjects, effectively pausing the doctor’s tirade. “Then don’t. But you should know that the duck will be saddened by your rejection.” He throws Ratio a knowing glance. “As will I.”

    Ratio exhales a weary breath, lifting a hand to signal a pause. He takes a moment to steady himself before coming to a decision.

    “You are unbelievable,” he mutters beneath his breath. “Fine. I will try the damned thing.”

    Following their tribulations in Penacony, Aventurine and Ratio receive an unexpected gift from Jade—a much-needed vacation at at the most exclusive resort in the cosmos.

    With only each other, the sun, and the beach for company, it's a stark contrast to their everyday lives. As they struggle with the complicated shift in their relationship, a disappearance at the hotel, and the constant battle to keep their emotions in check, it all threatens to unravel completely.

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    30 Apr 2026

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    "Of all the ridiculous, risky things I expect of you, gambler," he said, slowly and deliberately, "bringing a trained assassin to your own home — one that attempted to kill you mere hours ago, no less — was decidedly not on the list of things I ever anticipated."

    The tone was scathing, harsh and reproachful, but it did little to faze the smaller man, whose smile never faltered. "One of these days I'm going to teach you that to gamble well means being able to anticipate any outcome, no matter how ridiculous or impossible it might seem."

    While on their first field assignment since Penacony, Aventurine and Ratio are surprised to encounter a vengeful Avgin mercenary. As soon as she speaks, however, a name and face from the past spring instantly to Aventurine's mind — that of his supposedly dead sister, Kadriya. In what proves to be the biggest gamble of his life, he strikes a deal with her to convince her to come back to Pier Point with him, even though he can't be sure of her actual identity. What follows is a tense and chaotic ride that none of them expected, filled with mystery, secrets, distrust… and regret.

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  4. Public Bookmark 32

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    "The simulated universe is no doubt a great achievement, but I fear it will never reach its full potential if you only ever research Aeons. Therefore, I would like to propose a new project with a focus on humanity itself. The introduction of a few human vices should make this more than possible.”

    “You believe gambling is one such vice?”

    Yes, he should say. That is what he believes. It would be hard to invent a more elegant way for people to ruin themselves. Somehow, though, he finds that a certain memory of Aventurine smiling at him across a poker table blocks the answer in his throat.

    “I believe it's human,” he says.

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    12 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 82

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    “So, you admit you were wrong. I am nothing but a foolish drunkard, after all,” Aventurine says with a laugh.

    “Not quite.” Ratio shakes his head. “You are not like the other fools. You are not drunk on fate or destiny. Only on reckless abandon.”  

    “And you on soft sentimentality,” Aventurine counters with a grin. “Look carefully, doc! I’m just a drunk man. Drunk on success, drunk on his own pitiable luck, and…” Aventurine drops his arms, letting them hang limply beside him. He hiccups, grin morphing into a lop-sided smirk. “And drunk on you, my dear doctor.”

    Or the obligatory 3.8 ratiorine sweet memory drunk date fic

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