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  1. Public Bookmark 32

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    The stories spoke of villainous mages that wielded lightning and made the blood boil in your veins, and the valiant knights who would defeat them. Maeve knew she was doing her part, she was valiant and had slain more men than any other knight in her lord's army. It was Rodric who was appropriately magey and yet all wrong. The nature mage was too gentle, too kind, and the cute little woodland creatures he talked to? No less than adding insult to injury. Yet the most vexing thing about him was that he did make her blood run hot with nothing more than a sweet, dimpled smile.

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    11 Jun 2026

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    Lan Zhan's mother wore Qingheng-jun’s pearl around her neck, as big as Lan Zhan’s small fist; he stared up at it. Tints of gold shimmered in its surface, the same gold as Lan Zhan’s father’s eyes, his father’s qi. But despite the warm colors it still appeared cold to him, fastened around her neck with a chain. He touched his own smaller, paler pearl that rested in the hollow of his throat.

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    Lan Wangji always watches Jiang Wanyin with rapt attention. So he sees the moment of startled joy when Wanyin opens the small silver-inlaid box and realizes what it contains, the warmth that brightens his eyes. He sees when that brightness dims.

    Jiang Wanyin closes the box and holds it back out to him. “Wangji,” he says, “I can’t take this from you.”

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    08 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 32

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    Shinobu understands this arrangement to be a practical one. Evidently this is not how her husband sees things.

    (Or: Tomioka Giyuu does not clarify what he means by getting married.)

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    20 May 2026

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    Unrequited love normally doesn’t require a doctor’s visit.

    Unless you’re an Omega hopelessly infatuated with a Beta.

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    15 May 2026

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    The queen is here to claim her Fiancé. Suho and Javier have a problem with that-- and a solution is found. It's just a bit... stupid.
    The queen knows something's up. But these two bastards refuse to give up the bit.

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    “Javier,” Suho said, clutching tight to his jacket, nearly tearing the lapels off. “Javier, I can’t get married to her.”
    “The queen.”
    “Yes.” Suho tugged harder on Javier’s coat.
    “The one outside right now, telling your parents that she’s engaged to you?”
    “Yes.” Suho slumped miserably against him, throwing his arms around Javier’s shoulders. Like Javier was his personal playground. But he didn’t shove his lord off. “Javier, I can’t do it. She’ll work me to death, and she’ll— she’ll come up with a way to take away all of our nice things, she’ll send you away to god knows where—“
    “Why would she send me away?”

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    06 May 2026