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  1. Rec 3

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    "I will not leave you to navigate this alone," she said firmly.

    Occtis frowned. Vaelus had practically attached herself to him even before he'd been summoned to the Palazzo Davinos, and for all he searched for logic and answers, he simply could not reconcile it.

    "Why, exactly?" he asked.

    "It has always been my path to protect things that are sacred." The corners of her eyes crinkled, betraying a veiled smile. "I do not believe I am stepping out of line by counting you among them."

    what does it mean to be alive?

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    15 Feb 2026

  2. Rec *

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    The Phantom Thieves have nearly secured their route through Maruki's Palace. There’s only one section left: The Twilight Corridor. A paradise where everything is perfect, and everyone is always smiling.

    In order to enter that place, the Thieves must first prove they've "completed orientation" and can be "happy." There are points, there is a scoreboard, and they’re locked together in an experimental space where wishes can be granted by simply saying them aloud. Everyone has to individually earn 100 happiness points, or no one is leaving.

    So what is “happiness,” really? How does Maruki define happiness? What the hell is a quantifiable happiness point? Is there any way around this? Don’t these stupid kids realize this is a trick to get them to fall back into the thrall of Maruki’s reality? And why can’t Goro earn any fucking points?

    (Or: I've been watching too much Dropout Game Changer and I’ve built an Akechi torture chamber.)

    Includes illustrations by the amazing engraved!

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    02 Feb 2026

  3. Rec 64

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    "This is the third evening in a row you've come all the way out here simply to accost my presence for an asinine hangout, when we both know you and I have more important things to do than waste time better spent on preparations tarrying like fools." He says the word tarrying like it's metal in his mouth. Akira cringes. "What's your real game here?"

    "Uh," says Akira, eloquently. He clears his throat, "Well, you—um, you're a liar?"

    (Akechi lies. Akira retaliates.)

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    01 Feb 2026

  4. Rec 8

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    On their own, Luke learns a little from Future Luke about what the relationship between the past and the future can be.

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    03 Jan 2026

  5. Rec 93

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    The skies were changing; darkening and storming more and more often. Her life was changing; the prince was not as close as he once had been and would not speak of it. The world was changing – the citizenry increasingly resentful of the palace, and their faceless scorn mounting. Her body was changing as well, and she understood none of it.

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    30 Dec 2025