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  1. Summary

    Marella Redek let her cigarette burn down to the filter without taking a drag. Or, an All For The Game AU of Keeper of the Lost Cities

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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    noun: candor
    the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions
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    “It-“ under Bronte’s icy stare, Tiergan finds his usual lies slip away. “Fine, it’s not fine. What do you want me to say?”

    “Nothing in particular. I just wanted your honesty.”

    Tiergan considers snapping at him and finds that he has no energy left to do so. He sighs. “It should be better now that Sophie’s better, shouldn’t it?”

    “I regret to inform you that that is not how elven minds work.”
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    Or, Bronte and Tiergan talk in the aftermath of Sophie's shattering and subsequent healing.

    (sequel to Ancillary)

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    08 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Ever since Cammie left, Macey had been awake more often than not, each sound, each creak of the floorboard in their hallway sending a ray of hope through her that she’d come back. That she had found what she wanted and came back. That Cammie would walk through that door with that small smile and bright eyes and, even if it had been a whole summer, it would be like nothing changed.

    She never did.

    But Macey still lay in bed facing the door. (Facing away from the empty bed that plagued her.)

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    03 Jul 2026

  3. Rec 2

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    They don’t hesitate when they’re getting started this time, and Alina is flying again, leaning most of the way out of her seat to pick up the smaller, faster competition planets. Aerin takes them first around the very outer track around the arena, gaining speed as she pilots the little ship around gentle turns. She’s clearly trying not to grin at the speed, the competition, the fun of the scrimmage. Alina wonders at it: how many people see this side of Aerin, open and unrestrained? She knows she would do anything to keep the twitch at the side of her mouth going.

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    Aerin and Alina play on the Boston Lux team, sharing a two-seater ship: Aerin is their ace pilot, Alina their top scorer. After a crash, they learn again how to play the game.

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    21 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 2

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    Answers to some frequently asked questions about the snake fight portion of the Professional Women's Hockey League's draft.

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    16 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 61

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    The Aces’ director of communications gets the call at 3:13 a.m.

    Jack Zimmermann has withdrawn from the draft.

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    09 Oct 2025