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  1. Rec 95

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    It pulls Shane deeper than the greasy black water ever could: the thick way Ilya kisses him, the way his tongue coaxes through his mouth as he cradles his head to keep it from dipping under.

     
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    At the cottage a nervous Shane gets high for the first time, and Ilya is there to lead him through it.

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    19 Feb 2026

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    He could learn to be Sam's friend, even if he hadn't figured out yet how to be Steve's.

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  3. Rec 46

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    Violence is the most primal source of emotional memory.

     

    (or: muscle memory is a bitch to us all)

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    12 Feb 2026

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    Two Catholic boys meet where all good Catholic boys meet.

     

    (or: there's only room in this town for one idiot in alleys)

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    09 Feb 2026

  5. Rec 86

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    Bucky’s mother was looking at him knowingly, and she pulled out a chair for him, which he climbed into gratefully. “You’re an only child, aren’t you, Steve?”
    “Yes Ma’am.”
    “It ever gets to be too much for you, you just excuse yourself and come sit in the kitchen a minute. It’s a little noisy with the baby at times, but other than that you can catch a breath.”
    Steve looked up at her gratefully. She understood, and having someone understand was the best thing in the world.

    --an exploration of mothers, and of one that isn’t yours.

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    08 Feb 2026