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    When Avery's most recent gamble nets him a far greater return than he could have expected, how could he resist keeping you around once you've served your original purpose? A perfect little doll entirely under his control, your strings lie in his hands alone—your heart, mind, and body his to do with as he pleases. And he won't tolerate anyone breaking you under his watch.

    (But, as with any other compulsion, perfection is a dangerous ideal to follow.)

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    Rook has never been the best Antivan Crow, but he's always tried to do his best by the only family he's ever known. Emmrich doesn't have an intimate knowledge of the Crows, but he suspects if they were all like Rook, the organization would have an altogether different reputation.

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    It just so happens that Rook's weak spot is Emmrich Volkarin. His compassion, his gentility, his enthusiasm—how satisfying it is to earn his praise, and how fun it is to tease him.

    It's a reality that Emmrich must continuously contend with. It is a curious fate, indeed, to be so loved by someone like Rook.

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    There are various technically small but consequentially big spoilers, as well as a few outright in-your-face ones, in these works, so please don’t read these unless you’ve played through most, if not all, of the Books of Julian’s route! Thank you very much!

    A series featuring the happy and domestic days of neighborhood Doctor Julian and the neigborhood Magician’s Apprentice following the crisis that faced them in The Arcana. It has some unknown amount of parts that are all loosely connected (you can mostly read them out of order or without reading others, though), and take place varying times after the events of the game.

    The Apprentice has no established name in these works, but does use he/him and has a dick. Feel free to imagine whatever you like, however. :^)

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  1. Public Bookmark 37

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    “I am trapped in a time loop, sir,” confessed Jeeves, at long last.
    “Ah, these things are sent to try us,” said I.

     

    Or: In which time develops a knot, a valet does not know how to unravel it, and a young master suggests a household remedy from tales of old.

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    26 Dec 2025

  2. Rec 45

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    Gods can tell when something supernatural is near. It is palpable, an almost solid weight in the atmosphere. When nearing Olympus, the thin mountain air becomes thick and heavy with divinity, pouring out over every gilded surface, glinting in the sunlight. Hermes knows what power feels like unencumbered and free flowing. How it sparks out of the fingertips of heroes, and settles softly like dewdrops in the hair of nymphs.

    This? This was different.

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    Hermes has a secret. A place he goes where no one will bother him, a break amidst the whirlwind of his tasks. A place to soothe his aches and worries, where he thought he would never be found.

    Until a man stumbles in. Tall and alluring with black hair and gold eyes, desperate to know him. It's the perfect antidote to the slow poison of knowing his heart's true desire will never love him back. Or is it?

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    18 Dec 2025

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    19 May 2025

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    The room is too bright.

    It’s quaint, in a nauseating sort of way. Polished floors glint from the gleaming honeycomb chandeliers overhead, make him squint. A few vases sprinkled here and there, filling the room with a sickeningly sweet scent – even a waffle-cone headrest framing the silken sheets of a neatly-tucked bed. Outside, the golden sun gleams, the gentle rays of light spilling past curtains that waver in the afternoon breeze.

    It's meant to be beautiful. Luxurious. Welcoming.

    With one sweep of his cane, Shadow Milk tears it apart.

    [[ Completed ]]

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    07 Mar 2025

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    Three brush strokes to the right. Two to the left. A hand smoothing over his forehead, sweeping his bangs aside.

    Shadow Milk knows the pattern well. His hair is always brushed the same way, in movements that seem almost robotic in how perfectly they’ve mastered the repetition. The bristles of the brush always skim over his closed eyes with such care, nimbly avoiding anywhere they might prick or poke. It always ends with a few final touches, tucking any stray wisps back into place before the brush is set back down on the dresser before him.

    Pure Vanilla’s hands smooth through Shadow Milk’s hair, coming to rest gently on his shoulders.

    “There. Ready for the day?”

    Shadow Milk does not answer.

    Shadow Milk has not answered in a long, long time.

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    18 May 2025