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  1. Public Bookmark 7

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    Scaramouche finds himself enamoured and fulfilled over a man named Aether, who upheld perfection in his eyes ever since the man saved him when he was about to end his life. Thus, he developed an idealized obsession with him, quietly watching him from afar and getting rid of enemies along the way. He has pined over Aether for four years, now a senior in university. Surely, he was close to his goals?

    Yet as he continued his pursuits of love, a mysterious photographer keeps putting photos of random scenery on his doorstep. He ignored it at first, finding it harmless, until he finds a polaroid photo containing one of his crimes the previous night. The photographer who had been leaving picturesque sights on his doorstep knew of his crimes.

    He can’t afford to get caught, so Scaramouche hunts them down in hopes of finding out why they were actively taunting him, and to hopefully kill them.

    It is only when Scaramouche receives a second photograph and letter does he realize that the person was not out to expose him, but rather, stalk him.

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    26 Jul 2026

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    the sumeru gang has long given up on understanding hat guy. strangely, their opening comes in the form of a little dragon and a homunculus from mondstadt

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    20 Jul 2026

  3. Rec 44

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    Ambiguity is the best way to live. But on a night like tonight, he was liable to give too much away, to allow these people to peer just a little bit too close into him.

     

    On a night like tonight, he might've told them about the Temple, and a man with hair the bright white of the moon.

     

    It isn't the kind of story he would ever consider telling to anyone. The memories of his life at the Temple have always been tied to the base of his soul, but tonight, they were on the tip of his tongue.
     

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    sethos' journey to sumeru city brings forth memories he thought he'd forgotten as something in him draws closer to being whole again.

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    19 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    “You want to know about me?” Ajax’s eyebrow crooked up, [...] “I don’t think answering personal questions to you is a good idea.”
    “Ajax,” A chill ran down his spine — he really shouldn’t like the way his name rolls off the fae’s tongue as much as he did. “If I wanted to harm or trick you, I would’ve done so already, don’t you think? Don’t I deserve a little faith?”
    “Is it smart to give faith to a fae?” The ginger questioned [...]
    “No.” The fae replied, smile still on his lips as he watched Ajax walk closer, tail whipping the air when the ginger stopped less than a hand’s distance from him. [...] “Still, have I done anything of ill-intent since you kidnapped me?”
    “I didn’t kidnap you.” Ajax scoffed [...] “But have you? Done anything of ill-intent since I took you in?”
    “I suppose you’ll find out.”

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    or, Ajax makes all the wrong decisions when dealing with a fae and somehow comes out (mostly) unscathed

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    11 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 58

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    “Ah…at least hesitate a little in the end.” Sethos’ hands were held up, completely at Scaramouche’s mercy. “Let me know our time together wasn’t fake too.” Tears welled up in his eyes, begging him to think twice.

    Every bone, every instinct, every lesson that was beaten into his body told Scaramouche to shoot. This was his job. This was the only useful thing he could do. Sethos was nothing more than his target…so why are his hands trembling? Why is he thinking twice?

    What does he truly want?

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    Wanderer, professional agent in the Fatui, is assigned a dangerous job.

    Infiltrate the Temple of Silence, a mafia group infamous in the underground for their brutal kill count and major corporate partnerships within the shadows, and assassinate their leader. Gain their trust, rise in rank. But things start to complicate themselves when, working as an employee undercover, Scaramouche is thrust into a multitude of situations that draws him closer to the mafia boss than he ever thought possible.

    In the end, his choice will impact everyone.

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    10 Jul 2026