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  1. Public Bookmark 10

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    To that woman at the shop, Merlin is going home to someone who loves him. The Merlin in her mind might spend the night eating cheap Chinese takeaway with Arthur, arms curled around each others’ shoulders while they watch a film. Merlin surprises him with a special Assam blend. Arthur hops in the shower with him and runs his fingers through his hair. They fall asleep together, and Arthur makes him truly atrocious eggs on toast in the morning, and Merlin gets to be loved back.

    Suddenly, Merlin wants to live in that world. He wants it so badly he feels sick.

     

    (Or: Merlin tells his coworkers that Arthur is his boyfriend. Predictably, it backfires).

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    10 Jun 2026

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    10 Jun 2026

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    “Hey, Stiles. You know how they say that kids crave the approval of the more emotionally distant parent?”

    Frowning, Stiles put his revolution-related curiosity on hold and swiveled his chair around. Scott was draped across the bed, head hanging over the edge so he could watch Stiles upside down. His textbook was abandoned and his expression was perfectly innocent.

    “I have heard that said before, yes. Why?"

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    06 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 52

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    He was with Scott and the others. He didn't even really know who these people were, which was just as well, since they obviously didn't know him, either. They just knew Stiles. They missed Stiles. And for their sake, Thomas wants to at least try to give them a little closure.

    He knows how it feels to lose someone. He doesn't want to put anyone through that, even if these people call him by the wrong name or assume he's weak and vulnerable.

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    04 Jun 2026

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    Snape rolled his eyes. "You're not scared of blood, Potter. For one, you're a Gryffindor. For another, you seem to face down the Dark Lord with alarming regularity. If you were afraid of blood, you wouldn't have made it past your first year in this castle."

    "What do you want me to say?" Harry shouted, suddenly filled with the same irrational anger that'd been so hard to shake since Cedric's death. He jumped to his feet, unable to sit any longer. "What would you have me do? I couldn't make myself break skin, okay? Is that so hard to believe?"

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    Or: a potion requires blood as an ingredient. Harry's afraid of a relapse. Snape just wants to know why Harry Vanished a perfectly decent brew. They come to an understanding.

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    02 Jun 2026