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  1. Public Bookmark 17

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    Illya has been held in solitary confinement for a long, long time, but Napoleon hasn't given up on him.

    Written for the livejournal Down the Chimney Affair for Timemidae, who asked for something based on the song ‘The Old Revolution’ by Leonard Cohen, and not Christmassy at all.

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    30 Mar 2023

  2. Public Bookmark 60

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    “I’m sorry, sir,” the woman at the counter says. “We just rented our last car.”

    “Of course you did,” Napoleon sighs. That would be just his luck.

    “But he did say he was headed to New York too,” she continues. “Maybe you could work something out with him?”

    She nods to someone behind him, and Napoleon can’t quite quash the absurd hope bubbling up in his chest as he turns. He doesn’t care who this guy is, he can charm anyone, and he’s pretty sure he could put up with anything—

    Oh, shit.

    (After an inauspicious first encounter, Napoleon and Illya find themselves sharing a rental car on a cross-country road trip two days before Christmas. It should be a question of whether they can get to New York in one piece. Instead, the question becomes: are they ready to say goodbye when they get there?)

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    30 Mar 2023

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    Living and working day in and day out with the same group of people can get pretty tedious, especially for the gang members who don’t get to go out on jobs very often. So, along with the usual cards, dominoes and the like, the Van der Linde gang has invented a slew of games and contests over the years to keep themselves entertained.

    For new recruits, it can all be a bit... confusing.

     

    (Or: how Sean got permabanned from Dutch’s tent.)

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    25 Mar 2023

  4. Public Bookmark 89

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    Charles leaves a beautiful gift for Arthur. Determined, Arthur returns the gesture, and the two keep leaving gifts while Arthur sorts through his feelings.

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    Arthur puts the empty cup out of the way, and picks up an arrow.

    The wood is handmade with precision, adorned in feathers of red and blue, speckled with an attractive brown, tickling the palm they lay in, soft and clean. How..?

    This must be some mistake…not a single one of his belongings are of this quality.

    Arthur glances outside, most people mingle in the afternoon sun, thinking someone must’ve left these here by accident. His bed is attached to the weapons wagon…

    These folk have been living alongside him for years, and not a single person has ever invaded his space with their belongings, but that only leaves the impossible possibility that these are a gift…

    And if that’s the case, who in their right mind would do something so kind for him?

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    25 Mar 2023

  5. Public Bookmark 45

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    Ghost and König have never really been the social type. But recently, they've taken to each other like a fish to water.

    The one where the 141 is forced to watch these idiot's take far too long to get their shit together.

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    25 Mar 2023