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    reticent
    (adj.) keeping to yourself; not likely to draw attention to yourself; uncommunicative
    (The discussion was so lively that even my more reticent friends participated in it.)

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    Tim gets hit with Ivy’s newest strain of cuddle pollen and leaves to tough it out on his own. It’s a lot worse than he thought it’d be, and he only realizes this once his hands have started to frost over and he can barely move.

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    25 Feb 2026

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    Someone trips his window alarm at 4:08 in the morning and Jason twitches awake. He grabs his sword as he rolls out of bed. His current safe house is located in one of the better neighborhoods in the Fashion District, and he doesn’t want to shoot a gun here if he can help it.

    In the living room, he sees a shadowy figure straighten out of a crouch.

    “Don’t shoot,” the intruder says.

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    Or: Jason can't believe the Replacement has the audacity to come through his window looking for help.

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    25 Feb 2026

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    Bank Robber raises his gun.

    Damian’s chin tucks, his eyes glare, his muscles tense in preparation. Tim knows he’ll take that bullet. He’ll take the bullet, the injury, the pain. He’ll take the scar, the video, the risk. He’ll take it silently. Like he was trained to do, like he always has.

    Except that’s Tim’s little brother.

    And he can’t let him.

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    24 Feb 2026

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    zugzwang: in chess, the obligation to move, when any move at all will be bad

     

    "A game of chess, Detective. I assume you know how to play. You win, and you and your family may leave freely. win, and you take your place as my heir and I dispose of the others as I see fit."

    Tim stopped breathing.

    Ra's spread his hands, still smiling that condescending crocodile grin. "Our skills are evenly matched. The challenge is more than fair."

     

    All a game, just win. All a game, just win. Just win, just win, win, win...

     

    Keep your head.

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    23 Feb 2026

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    “Ah!” the woman said, pointing. “There he is, over by the cherry blossom.”
    Jason twisted to follow her finger and immediately zeroed in on the man talking to Damian.
    “Oh, if you’re Mr. Johnson, who-?”
    Jason didn’t wait for her to finish, taking off at a dead sprint toward Damian, because the man had just grabbed the kid’s arm and Damian’s entire body was screaming suppressed violence.

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    23 Feb 2026