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  1. Public Bookmark 27

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    Qifrey trusts Olruggio more than anything else in this, or any, life

    Olruggio is fully aware of that. And he refuses to let him down

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    08 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 39

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    A collection of unsent letters over time, from Qifrey to Olruggio.

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    23 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 32

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    At Alderbridge College, Professors Qifrey and Olruggio insist they’re “just colleagues.” Everyone else assumes they’re married.

    Qifrey teaches art education with warm smiles, wandering tangents, and a cup of tea he’s already misplaced. His office is full of plants and student art; his heart is full of things he never says. He cares too much, works too hard, and hides exhaustion behind gentle humor.

    Olruggio teaches industrial safety engineering with immaculate PowerPoints and the blunt promise that he’s “here to make sure you don’t die.” Students think he’s terrifying until they realize he’s just structured, observant, and quietly protective. His office is spotless. His patience is not.

    They orbit each other through shared routines—tea left on a desk, broken things quietly fixed, soft chaos meeting steady structure. A slow burn built on unspoken affection, domestic habits, and the kind of devotion neither of them names.

    Everyone sees it.
    Except them.

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    14 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 85

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    The words make Qifrey flinch. If Olruggio focuses, he can remember him saying—
     
    You always do this.

    You always hurt me.

    Oh, but Olruggio does not care. This man he loves, this silly man, so stubborn in his strange selflessness he is unable to see, is all Olruggio— is all Olruggio is. Were it possible, he would bury himself within his open ribs, and curl up there and never move again. His heart aches and his eyes water.

     

    Or. Olruggio and Qifrey are stuck in a snowstorm, and Olruggio doesn't know why.

    Qifrey is hurt.

    What Olruggio does know, is how to fix it.

    (It's not the first time he has to burn someone's wound shut.)

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    10 Jun 2026

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    “We’re rich?” Tetia exclaimed. She had been sitting with this information for approximately thirty seconds, which was about her limit. “We’ve been rich?” She pushed back from the table. “Master Olly.” She pointed at him, scandalized. “Last month, when I asked if I could have that embroidered skirt from the market in Kalhn, you said—”

    “I said you didn’t need any new clothes. Which is true.”

    “You said we had a budget.”

    “We do have a budget. A budget is just—” But he had already lost control of the conversation.

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    Olruggio never made a big deal about the money his specialized commissions got him. They got what they needed, and some extra at that. To the others, however, it is quite a revelation.

    OR: everyone gets a shopping episode to themselves <3

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    04 Jun 2026