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    There is a popular game in Snezhnaya, one that originates as an activity to keep children occupied during the long winter days stuck indoors while arctic winds howl outside, knocking against doors and windows and carrying with it a violent storm of ice and frost. The game has since been adopted into a drinking game by bored young adults similarly trapped inside those cold, dark grueling months.

    The game’s rules go something like this. Each person takes a turn telling two truths and one lie about themselves while the rest of the participants have to pluck out the lie. If the guessers guessed wrong, the person telling the information gets the point. If the guesser guessed right, then the person gets no points.

    There is no real end to this game. Children play it until they become bored, adults play it until they become drunk.

    Childe plays it until…

    Come to think of it, Childe’s not entirely sure why he’s playing.

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    A Childe introspection story where he tries to find his heart.

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    11 Feb 2026

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    “So what’s the issue then?” Xie Lian asks.

    Feng Xin takes a deep breath in, lets it out, and then breathes in again. “What I’m trying to say is, I think I’m homophobic.”

     

    Or, Mu Qing starts going out on dates, and Feng Xin starts slowly losing his mind.

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    27 Jan 2026

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    Kim Gaon is tired. So he does what he does best. Acts a bit reckless, a bit impulsive, turns in a vacation notice to work and runs. Thinking he's running back to an empty house full of haunting memories, Gaon finds instead that the place may not be so empty after all, and the "haunting" might in fact be very literal.

    (gaons journey of finding himself, letting go of guilt, coming to terms with loss, and getting back the found family and love he thought he never deserved to have)

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    20 Jan 2026

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    Of course. It's all coming together now. No wonder the man doesn't have a taste palate. His taste buds have been fried by Ms Ji's dreadful cooking. What a plot twist. A housemaid that can't cook? How did Gaon miss this?

    Or the one where Gaon woos his way into Yohan's life one meal at a time.

    Russian translation by AlyonaNikki: Here

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    19 Jan 2026

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    Harris launches a new series for the Centaurs' social media: having the team answer his question of the day!

    This follows the season after The Long Game, when Shane joins the team on their road to the Stanley Cup, as they answer questions like who's the hottest/funniest/most perceptive Centaur, different preferences, rituals, and more.

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    12 Jan 2026