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    Stratt is right. He doesn't have the courage to follow her to prison, not at the cost of his career, or his life.

    He has no political or judicial sway; no way to alleviate the charges that may face her.

    But still, he believes.

    His whole life is just believing in near-impossible things now; believing in the Hail Mary, and believing in this:

    We will meet again somewhere.


    AU - DuBois and Shapiro didn't die in the explosion and Grace stayed on Earth

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    16 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 64

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    “Oh, it’s a way for humans to tell each other they’re taken. To remember,” I say, popping a bunch more gummy bears into my mouth. Rocky makes a disgusted sound and I smile as I chew. “It’s just a nice way of showing they have someone they committed to.”

    Rocky freezes. I don’t notice for a good few seconds, not until I get the pressing sensation that he’s staring at me, his lack of eyes irrelevant.

    I turn to face him. He’s jittering, something like shaking from excitement or anger, I’m not sure.

    “Rocky?” I ask.

    Grace have ring,” he points, and oh no.Grace have mate? Why Grace no say!?

    I hold up my hands before he can get too excited, though I can already hear a familiar sound, a repeating joyful and confused song start to escape from him.

    “No, no, no!” he freezes again. Deflates, a little. I sigh and run a hand down my face. “It’s… complicated.”

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    15 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 19

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    A knock at the door pierced through her thoughts.

    It was him. It would only ever be him at this hour. And why is it that she knew that? She ignored the thrum of anticipation in her chest.

    “Grace, come in.”

    [Eva has a late night visitor.]

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    15 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 58

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    The crew of Stratt's Vat and the Petrova Taskforce in general are almost entirely under the assumption that its two most high-ranked members are 'engaged in sexual activity,' as some of them would put it. They are all wrong.
    The truth is that the two of them are friends, and nothing else. Ryland is also a walking aroace stereotype... except he doesn't know what it even means to be aroace. Will someone eventually tell him? Maybe.
    Sorry about the title. I'm not great at them.

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    12 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 16

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    Ranboo spent all of high school in choir and he goes to visit for their winter concert a year after he graduates.

    Or; Some Brits follow Ranboo home for Christmas, they go to a choir concert, and Ranboo gets a bit emotional

    (previously titled not one sparrow is forgotten)

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    24 Sep 2023