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Two rival attorneys. One defamation case. Zero emotional awareness. Mydei is just trying to protect a journalist, win his motions, and not strangle Phainon in open court. Phainon is just trying to ask him out without spontaneously combusting. (Spoiler: he combusts.)
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07 Feb 2026
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Every year, Tighnari disappears for two weeks. He doesn't tell anyone where he is going, or why, and whoever dares to ask him about it is silenced with a pointed glare. This year, Cyno runs into him by accident.
Even from the distance Cyno can see the dilation of Tighnari’s pupils, the flush creeping all the way down Tighnari’s neck. Vaguely he registers that Tighnari is not wearing his usual ranger outfit but loose-fitting white robes instead, bound around his waist but slipping off his shoulders, showing more skin than they’re hiding. Tighnari’s hair is matted with sweat, sticking to his skin.
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30 Dec 2025
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I cannot be him, but I can be me (is that enough?) by ira_writes
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
09 Jul 2025
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And despite that... Kaveh is… “Lovesick?”
Kaveh’s hands move to cover his face, palms muffling his words as he mutters, “It’s—not quite like that.”
“Well, the ‘sick’ aspect is accurate, at least.”
“No shit,” Kaveh snorts. “The ‘love’ component, though—it’s, uh—”
“You’re not in love?”
He coughs. “The greenhouse in my lungs begs to differ. I—it’s more that my body is mourning a love it knows can’t ever be requited.”
For all the negative feelings Alhaitham’s encountered over the past twelve hours, the sensation that creeps through him now is…
Unfamiliar.
Unknowable.
Despite all the languages he’s fluent in, Alhaitham is unable to conjure a word or phrase with which he can immediately label it. He just knows that whatever this feeling is, it’s unbelievably unpleasant. Like his body is stationary, yet his internal organs are plummeting into the Abyss.
“You love someone who doesn’t love you back?” he asks after a moment.
Kaveh has Hanahaki. That much is known. But who he loves, and whether Alhaitham will be able to save him, is up in the air.
(Haikavah vs. Hanahaki vs. A/B/O dynamics)
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15 Nov 2025
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A story about remembering. A story about forgetting.
A story about Augusta, and things she doesn't quite understand.
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08 Oct 2025
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i'll circle you through eternity by natusexpress
Fandoms: 鸣潮 | Wuthering Waves (Video Game)
29 Sep 2025
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Iuno doesn’t need Augusta’s attention. She’s very happy lying to herself so she doesn’t have to deal with the crushing dread of facing the fact that Augusta doesn’t remember her at all.
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In the aftermath of their battle against the false deity, Iuno's famous last words to Rover were, "You really shouldn't underestimate my charm."
Forget her charms, what is she supposed to do when she can't even find the nerves to approach her most precious person?
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08 Oct 2025
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Yep. That’s exactly what I came to AO3 needing after finishing the update. Thank you