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Nina holds her annual company party a week before Christmas.
Brooke is invited, naturally, and brings Vanessa because of course she does.
Nina teases that she knows they come as a pair these days and Brooke doesn’t have it in her to argue. Nina is right and all of them know it. Vanessa is as concrete in her life as anything she’s ever known and it’s nice, she likes it.
Brooke understands that Vanessa does, too, and they discuss their excitement for the evening over a glass of wine. Vanessa’s sat in their dressing room, lipstick bullet in hand.
She paints her lips scarlet and it’s a dash of fire within the cream walls surrounding them. Brooke eyes her from the corner of her own mirror and lets a content smile grace her face.
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- Part 5 of Hush money, baby
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22 Jun 2026
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Strictly Come Dancing enters its 18th series and its producers, after being goaded by a rival dance show on its inclusivity, commission it to be an all-female cast. Unlike Akeria who’s just here to bone her potential dance partner, dancer Vanessa is ready to act like a professional.
And then TV presenter Brooke Lynn walks into the rehearsal room.
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- Part 1 of Strictly AU
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21 Jun 2026
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Brooke Lynn Hytes has been through four secretaries in the space of a year. When Vanessa “Vanjie” Mateo arrives as the fifth, Brooke finds herself wondering if wanting to rip her clothes off too much counts as unfair grounds for dismissal.
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- Part 1 of Your Move Verse
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17 Jun 2026
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Brooke is not falling for her secretary, despite what Detox is telling her. She only wants to be with her every hour of the day, treat her to nice things, make her laugh and maybe sort of make her her girlfriend. Shit, maybe Detox is right after all.
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- Part 2 of Your Move Verse
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16 Jun 2026
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“You’ve ‘gotta let me show you some fun around here-”. Vanessa starts.
“-Like, there’s no way I’m letting you just sit around with or without your sister for however long you’re here for”. She concludes.
Nodding in agreement, Brooke moves to rest her chin in the palm of her hand. Her elbow squeaks against the table top, and Vanessa bites into her bottom lip to prevent a giggle from toppling past her teeth. Brooke half wishes she hadn’t; Vanessa’s laugh is one that she’s quickly coming to enjoy, when it’s husky and breathy, stupid yet endearing.
“I’m stuck in this sauna for another week and a half”. Brooke huffs.
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14 Jun 2026