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    The year that Verxina finally beat Gentildonna in the Triple Tiara turned out to be the year the monstrous mare almost ruined her life.

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    05 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 1

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    “hey, how did you realize you liked girls?” mao asks one day, she’s lying on the floor of ito’s room with her phone lifted up high in front of her face. suo’s just texted her, at length, a description of why the cafe mao told her to try is disgusting and the worst thing ever. she sent a picture of herself gagging. mao had checked recent reviews left on google - suo leaves reviews everywhere she goes - and suo rated it 5/5 stars. mao flips back to the selfie. has she always thought suo's eyes were pretty?
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    or: tsukuda mao finally notices she likes girls, with a little help from ito

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    31 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 18

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    It was the tail end of November, a month after the Kikuka Sho, days after the Japan Cup, and a week before the Arima Kinen. All things considered Manhattan Cafe had far more important things to think about.

    Instead she was thinking of Dantsu Flame.

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    15 Aug 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    I’d like to start the fic with a teaser from the JRA. This is the entry for Dantsu Flame, G1 Winner of the 2002 Takarazuka Kinen

    “If you're worried
    About not being able to stand in the center,
    I want to ask you this

    Even if it was on the edge or the back of the stage,
    You would have performed with your life on the line, right?
    With your current abilities,
    You left the best possible results, right?

    Then there's no need to be pessimistic.
    I've got a big role lined up for you next time.
    For you, the opening bell will ring.”

    -JRA Portraits of the Bucephalus

    https://www.jra.go.jp/gallery/column/syouzou/pdf/2022-12.pdf

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    15 Aug 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 60

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    Tengu Juurai is a peaceful little tattoo studio on the third level of a nondescript building just outside of downtown Inazuma City. 

    This place is Sara’s heart and soul — she has poured blood, tears, and sweat into this place over the last few years, ever since striking out on her own. It has taken a while, but she is pleased with how all her efforts have paid off. She leads a simple life, guided by creating interesting art that she wants to create and honing her craft.

    Fortunately, Kokomi is anything but simple. She's a series of clashing facets mixed into an ocean storm that rolls along the curve of the horizon which follows her smile. Kokomi leaves Sara with a thousand questions as the storm of her existence passes through her shop.

    But Sara's job isn’t to find the answers though, she’s just here for the next tattoo — whoever else that might be on... right? 

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    19 Sep 2024