lessthanexceptional



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  1. Rec 29

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    First’s gaze lingers for half a second too long. “Huh,” he murmurs.

    “What?” P’Jack asks, not looking up from his tablet.

    First blinks, already looking away. “Hey, let’s gossip a little,” he continues, like he didn’t just see anything at all. “I heard one of the staff say something about Joss and Gawin in a project together? What’s that about?”

    P’Jack clucks his tongue and looks sly. “Crazy, right? That Tha finally wore Joss down. They’ve been trying to get him to do BL for years. A big, strong man like that? The viewers will go insane. Apparently, he only agreed to it because of Gawin.”

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    26 Jun 2026

  2. Rec 26

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    “You must tie it now, for the chance to meet again,” she says.

    Tala keens, squeezing Gawin’s body tighter. “I cannot,” she sobs. “I cannot do that to him.”

    “I did not say you had to tie it to you,” Viv says.

    Her father is still far enough away that she has time to give her brother one last gift. She looks down at their hands, Gawin’s curled toward Joss, even in death.

    Fumbling in the slick earth, Tala loops the red thread around his finger.

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    24 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 24

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    Nobody's ever chosen Gawin like this before.

    Not when he's awkward and quiet. Not when he's spent years being convinced that people always want someone else.

    Certainly not enough to fly to another country just to see him for less than twenty-four hours.

    Fortunately for him, Joss has never known how to do anything halfway.

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    23 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 9

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    Ten doors between their rooms for the first time in two years. Joss hates it. Gawin's a little better at pretending he's fine. Neither of them is great at staying on their own side of the hallway.

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    22 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 40

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    Mix's been trying to hook him up with some new dancer Earth hired a while ago, some guy he thinks is exactly Gawin’s speed -- like he knows Gawin’s speed. Gawin doesn’t even know Gawin’s speed.

    “I’m glad you’re here tonight. Jay’s on.”

    “Jay?” Gawin asks, leaning forward.

    Earth’s smile is all teeth. “Yeah. We’ve been trying to get you guys to meet for months now. You’re a hard man to tie down.”

    “W-what? Why?” Gawin says, feeling his stomach sink. Earth just pats his shoulder.

    “You’ll see. Have another drink. I want you loose for what’s coming.”

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    07 Jun 2026