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There is a reason the crowd is so huge for such an early game in the tournament. The newly crowned World Chess Champion, facing off against the American hot shot who some say is the only one who has a chance of beating him; it is a rivalry that the chess media—hell, even the media media—has latched onto with gusto. A little Cold War, fought right here over this chess board.
(or, an AU set in the world of competitve chess tournaments during the late 1960s. When secret, late-night training matches between sworn rivals turn into something more, both men are forced to confront what is truly important to them.)
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06 Jul 2026
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In which Napoleon and Gaby are cousins and Napoleon moves into a new school his senior year and runs into the broody, Russian student, Illya, who has enough troubles of his own living with his Uncle Oleg - who refuses to accept that Illya needs help to deal with his mental health - to even consider dealing with the fact that he finds the new boy at school to be beautiful if not annoying.
And then, of course, Napoleon and Illya get stuck at a party playing 7 Minutes In Heaven.
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There is a giant in his garden.
He blinks his eyes a few times and crouches a little to sneak closer to the door. It’s pulling weeds out of the bushes, incredible. He squints in disbelief.
Who breaks into another person’s house to de-weed their garden?
(or: Napoleon is in search of a gardener to tend to his garden when he's on missions. He doesn't expect a 6'5" Russian Adonis to fulfil the role)
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05 Jul 2026
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After a rough, dangerous night on the streets, all Napoleon wants to do is rest and recover. But the mission demands more from him and Illya is there to help him through it.
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04 Jul 2026
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“If you had some terminal disease and you only had months to live, you wouldn’t only tell some people but hide it from me, right?” Gaby says as she leans a little closer to him.
Nope, that didn’t really help. Napoleon’s brow furrows and he tips his head at her in confusion. “…No? Is this some kind of strange philosophical game, or does this line of questioning have a point?”
“Illya’s been extra nice to you lately,” she accuses, like he has anything to do with it.
(Illya's always been a considerate partner, but when he starts doing even more nice things for Napoleon, it's a little confusing. And distressing, given how Napoleon is sure that he definitely doesn't mean it like that.)
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