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    'I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun,' she said; 'and behold! the Shadow has departed! I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.' And again she looked at Faramir. 'No longer do I desire to be a queen,' she said.

    Then Faramir laughed merrily. 'That is well,' he said; 'for I am not a king. Yet I will wed with the White Lady of Rohan, if it be her will. And if she will, then let us cross the River and in happier days let us dwell in fair Ithilien and there make a garden. All things will grow with joy there, if the White Lady comes.'

    —“The Steward and the King,” The Return of the King Book Six Chapter Five, JRR Tolkien

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  1. Public Bookmark 15

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    “Stay away from me,” Michael finally snaps, hands outstretched, the third time that David tries to grab him by the arm and pull him in.

    David, who had been halfway through some sort of joke about something that happened at last night’s gig, pauses, and then drops his arms with a sigh. He looks disappointed, like Michael is being very boring.

    “Michael, please,” He says, extending both hands palms-up, like a show of peace. “No one here is going to hurt you, we’re–”

    “Not like that,” Michael groans, and scrubs his face with his hands. “I stink.”

    David pauses, reassessing. And then slowly, he smiles.

    “You what?”

    “I smell, man,” Michael pushes himself up off the couch and takes a sharp step away from him. “You could have told me this was part of… all of this! I haven’t been able to shower in forever. I feel gross, I smell gross– I’m supposed to just live like this? Forever?”

    “No, no,” David says, waving a hand lazily in the air. “Don’t worry. It’s an easy solution. Come on, I’ve got something that will help.”

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    08 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 3

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    Michael Emerson celebrates his 21st birthday with friends new and old.

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    22 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 8

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    Michael Emerson has a normal day and nothing bad happens to him.

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    13 Jun 2026

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    For half a second, they just stare at each other.

    Then, Jonathan’s mouth quirks into a small, surprised smile. “You actually did it.”

    Steve scoffs. “Wow. Warm welcome. Really makes a guy feel wanted.”

     

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    Steve takes Jonathan up on his offer of moving to New York.

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    13 Jan 2026

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    “D’you ever miss pussy?”

    Caleb – who has been known to keep copying spells when the curtains have been on fire – looks up from his books. “Wie bitte?”

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    28 Nov 2025