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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    basophobia/beɪ.səˈfoʊ.bi.ə/noun: the fear of falling

    After Maka’s parents’ marriage collapses, she’s uprooted into Death City—a place that feels too sharp, too loud, and too aware of her existence. At school, she doesn’t disappear; she becomes useful, and attention only comes when someone needs something from her.
    Then there’s Soul Evans, Death City High’s most popular student. Effortless, untouchable, and existing in a world that doesn’t seem to have room for her.
    Still, their paths keep crossing.
    And in a place built on hierarchies and unspoken rules, Maka is learning that staying unnoticed isn’t always possible—especially when the spotlight starts finding her anyway. And once it does, she’s not sure if she’s falling or being pulled.

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    08 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 52

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    He’s a ceramicist and she’s a painter, it’s a little bit like a forbidden art school romance but mostly it’s just a mutual frustration with kilns, clay, paint, freshman, and finals.

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    05 Oct 2023

  3. Public Bookmark 56

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    It's a million and ten fuck you degrees out and the dress code is still being enforced. He's gonna melt. In which Soul might have a crush on his coworker who looks pretty damn hot in a pencil skirt and is kind of a nerd.

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    09 Sep 2022