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  1. Public Bookmark 23

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    So what if his former associates thought of him as a lowlife? So what if he was disgraced from academia? So long as he was still welcomed back into the town-on-Gorkhon, nothing else mattered.
    With quivering hands, he picked up the letter and carefully opened it as though he was afraid something would jump out at him from inside it. But nothing had changed, it was the exact same as when he had first read it a week ago.

    Bachelor Daniil Dankovsky,
    There is another way.
    — Victoria Olgimskaya Sr., The Light Mistress.

    Yes, there was hope for him still, and hope he would cling to till death did them part.

    ———

    Over a year later, Daniil Dankovsky returns to the Town, with a letter from a dead woman and a ticking time bomb inside his own body, in a last-ditch effort to defeat death.

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    23 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 23

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    “Bachelor?” Artemy called, causing the doctor to jump to his feet, scrambling to grab something from his coat before meeting the Haruspex’s eyes and relaxing somewhat.
    “Ah, Burakh,” Dankovsky sighed. “Don’t scare – er, startle me like that! I nearly shot you.”
    “You’re one to talk,” Artemy replied, wagging his own firearm. “Having fun there?”
    “Pardon?”
    “The mirrors.”

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    19 May 2026

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    His fright at the thought that Coco might have been in danger when he woke up was heart-stopping. The feeling he had when he thought he’d forgotten one of the simplest spells in his collection was….something else. Like a vice around his throat. A garotte of terror.

    Olruggio can't claim to be the picture of perfect health and wellbeing, but things are getting strange. He's forgetting stuff - stuff that he really shouldn't be forgetting. And he doesn't know why.

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    06 May 2026

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    Miles sighed, curling his other hand around the curve of Phoenix’s bare shoulder, just above his collarbone. “Yes. And I like it, I like the idea of going house hunting with you. And furniture shopping. I want to pick out expensive plates for our kitchen and put them on our registry list.”

    Phoenix quirked an eyebrow. “With an air-fryer we don’t need?”

    Miles hummed, “And crystalline champagne glasses. Those are a must.”

    Phoenix and Miles go house hunting. Los Angeles, 2027.

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    15 Apr 2026

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    After Maelle's victory, Gustave is struggling to adjust. If it weren't so damn pathetic, it might even be funny: the broken engineer, unable to fix himself. But with Lumière in ruins, there is no time for self-pity. His people need him, and he won't let them down.

    Never again.

    Now if only Verso bloody Dessendre would stop accidentally falling asleep on his furniture…

    Or: Verso can't sleep unless Gustave is near. Somehow, it becomes Gustave's problem to solve — and the key to both their salvation. (Complete, updates twice a week)

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    08 Apr 2026