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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    Finally, the survivors can escape the Neo World Program... with one caveat. The Future Foundation isn't sure that bringing everyone out at once is safe. After all, the code was infected by a virus! Who knows what kind of changes could've been made to it. So only two of the survivors initially get to leave, to make sure things actually work out. And Kazuichi gets tasked with something he should be good at: making sure the machines function how they should. So that his friends don't die. No pressure!

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    10 Feb 2026

  2. Rec 16

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    Six online friends wrap up a D&D campaign, but the real adventure begins when they meet up in real life for the first time.

    Please don't spoil the ending if you figure out what source material inspired this.

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    04 Apr 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 61

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    The first time Zhongli sees him–sees, not meets–the pull that tugs at the back of his mind comes instantly. It is a familiar feeling, although one he has not experienced it in a long time. The last time he felt it was over a millennium ago, a different age and time in his life. He felt that pull with the only one he had ever loved, romantically speaking. To be feeling it again can only mean one thing. Guizhong herself confirmed his theories long ago–it is the pull of a fated mate, a soulmate.

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    ZhongChi soulmate AU with a couple twists and turns along the way

    Summary is purposefully vague :)

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    01 Nov 2023

  4. Public Bookmark 36

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    He fell to his knees, the sudden drop snapping his consciousness back to his body. He was no ghost. He was Ajax, a small boy who had fallen into the abyss and came back fighting. He was Childe who rose through the ranks of the Fatui. He was Tartaglia the Eleventh Harbinger, Her Majesty the Tsaritsa’s vanguard. The harbinger violently reached down into his well of power. Down into the dark beast that slithered through his veins. He grabbed it, and instead of releasing it just let it build. The power inside him called to the abyss far below. Beckoning it. Tempting it. And the abyss did not like when one of its own escaped.

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    After his mission in Liyue, the Tsaritsa demands for Childe to become stronger and harness his Foul Legacy Transformation. Which means a second unfortunate dip into the abyss. This second excursion changes Childe into something else, Childe, now returned, has to navigate the new creature that he has become. Add on top, the mess of feelings he feels for the Ex-Geo Archon, Zhongli, and Childe is a certified mess.

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    27 Oct 2023

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    Childe can’t help but wonder if this Hanahaki Curse is part of Zhongli’s grand plan. Not only did he play Childe for the fool, but to add insult to injury, Childe was stupid enough to fall in love with him prior to the reveal. He was the idiot who dared to hope that there was a chance this affection, this love, went both ways. And now he’s paying the price.

    Sighing through his nose, Childe pushes the less than helpful thoughts to the side to focus on the present. He’s got to return to his temporary residence and pack what few things he deems worth bringing on this long trip. Ekaterina will be left in charge of the bank now that he’s being removed from this post, so he’ll let her know. Then, all he really has to do is start for Fontaine.

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    Childe is dying of Hanahaki for Zhongli and gets sent to Fontaine, Zhongli is madly in love and thinks they're already mates (romantic sense), and Neuvillette just finds this ginger Harbinger unfairly attractive. It's a whole mess.

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    27 Oct 2023