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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    Standing there in the middle of her living room, Neuvillette staring at her, like she could answer all and any questions he could ever have. She thought of a day, so long ago, with Neuvillette finally admitting he didn't know how to dance, as if she had expected the Hydro Dragon, who had lived all his life under the sea, to know the delicacy of a waltz.

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    16 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 8

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    Her hand goes to the side of her hip, whereupon rests her vision. She does not dare think too much about what it means for her to own it, nor has she yet dared to speak to anyone about it, let alone Neuvillette.

    Not that she has yet dared to speak to him about anything important at all.

    But oh, she could not deny the ache that their distance left her with. How delirious it made her to think of him day and night, to end up outside in a violent storm just so that she could feel some level of proximity.

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    16 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 4

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    She wondered at the back of her mind what she might do with all that time. The mysteries of existence could be cupped between the palms of her hands, as the reflection of starlight in water could likewise.

    Wondering had a nasty habit of slipping into yearning, for her. Perhaps even envy.

    The markings sink into his skin with the promise of a bond. Whatever the two of them had seemed to bleed deeper for him than any rune, and Mona (not for the first time) wonders if it’s a feeling she could one day return.

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    A blood moon approaches, and its rise seems to effect both Scaramouche and Mona in different ways. Whether those ways entitle them to witness the end of it in one piece is a separate matter.

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    10 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    “You went through all this trouble for… what, suppressing the smell of your blood? Why?” He can’t help but feel something bitter well in his throat at the thought. Why were humans so taken with rituals as convoluted as they were pointless?

    ”You’re a ravenous beast who splits me open on his tongue whenever I so much as get a paper cut.” Mona’s tone is dry and humourless. “Can you really blame me for trying to hide this?”

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    In which Mona, a witch, tries to hide that she’s on her period from Scaramouche, the vampire who kidnapped her. It doesn’t work.

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    10 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

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    It's incredibly puzzling how these kids have adopted her boyfriend. 
    But if it makes Zuko happy, she's happy too.
    She isn't going to show it though.  

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    08 Feb 2026