VigilantMiddleChild



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  1. Public Bookmark 22

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    This started as grumbling about the chronic pain implications of the Bad Back “perk” and then it grew legs. Now it’s a character study with extra steps/in-universe narrative about Henry doing everything in the Trosky region but going to the fucking wedding. Occasionally switches perspectives to Capon because I feel the need to even the misery scales. And because no one writes about the divorce arc and I love the divorce arc and I feel like he would be completely insane. Otherwise, both of them are unequivocally miserable and would rather eat their own hands (Hans? ha) then admit it.
    TLDR: Henry’s assorted trials and tribulations in hardcore mode. Capon sometimes shows up to obsess about him. They are both stupid.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Ch1

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    At Trosky Castle, Henry is confronted by aspects of himself he's tried to ignore.

    Hans wants forgiveness. Bartosch wants to make a new friend. Barnaby wants nothing but to share the riches of the woods. If Henry is wanted by all of them, then why does he feel so alone?

    An exploration - through Henry's eyes - of his time at Trosky, the hookup (and so much more) with Bartosch, and a young man's quest for self-discovery. Join Henry as he levels up in the carnal arts, and maybe learns a thing or two about love.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Summoned to Kunštát for his arranged marriage, Hans Capon is burdened by the duty of securing a noble alliance. But nothing is ever what it seems. Whispers of betrayal lurk behind smiling faces. A rival house sharpens its knives in the dark.

    Duty is a cruel master.

    Love is a dangerous thing.

    And in a world where crowns outweigh hearts and swords decide fate, Henry will have to face one truth above all:

    Some battles can be won. Others must be survived.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Ch1

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    ----
    "I vaguely remember you sitting in the corner last night, eyes in the cup."
    God, strike him down this instant. Hans was ready for judgment day.
    "Yes." He responded dryly.
    "You looked…I don't know..."
    "Pathetic?"
    "Troubled. With…emotions. Pained with misery."
    Hans huffed.
    "Oh, you're a poet now?"
    Henry chuckled, shaking his head.
    "That was hardly poetic. Wait." He looked at Hans as if a thought had appeared in his head. "Is it of an amorous nature?"
    Hans did his best confused frown. He should become an actor at this point.
    "Of what nature?"
    "Oh, so it is!"
    Maybe not an actor, then.
    ----

    Hans Capon is jealous, miserable, and hopelessly in love, and Henry makes him talk about it, not knowing he's the person to blame for all the trouble.

    A collection of character studies, relationship dynamics and idiots in love, following Hans and Henry through their relationship, seen through different POVs as they both realize what's worth living for.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Ch1

  5. Public Bookmark 30

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    Henry meets Black Bartosch, the irresistibly charming swordmaster of Trosky. What begins as a tense encounter between men on opposite sides of a war ends in a forbidden night of pleasure.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    ...ch3