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An old man walks into a church by imperfectcircle
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
05 Sep 2026
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Since leaving seminary, Vincent has lived a life absent of any stillness but that which can be cultivated from within. To him, life in the Vatican seems almost the opposite - men who live in stillness, who must generate all their sound and fury themselves. Thomas, at least, does not seem to feel the need to take up space, to make big expansive gestures simply to fill the room.
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07 Sep 2026
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Roy loads the stupid pink leopard thing into Keeley's car, carefully wrapping a stray hoodie around its head to keep its stupid little porcelain ears from getting chipped on its journey to her new life. He takes the plane tickets out of his jacket pocket and stares at them for a moment. Then he stomps back inside, plants his feet in the middle of the lobby, and bellows, "TARTT!"
Jamie's naked top half pops out of the doorway to the gym. "Yeah, Coach?"
Roy tucks the tickets back into his jacket and says, "Let's fucking go."
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08 Aug 2026
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The Dream of Reason by etymologyplayground
Fandoms: Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
08 May 2026
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The hoopoe flew far beneath them, a mere speck of rust with its handsome black bars, no larger than a beetle; and then he saw it was quite close and truly was no larger than a beetle, its whole wingspan eclipsed by the length of his thumb alone. He caught it gently in his cupped hands, as if a butterfly, and very cautiously opened a gap between his fingers for its tiny head to poke out, the size of a grain of rice. "Sure even the least of all weevils will be too large for you, my friend," Stephen told it, and having nothing else to offer he released it; it was visible for only a breath, then disappeared, too small to see at any distance.
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Stephen Maturin has hit his head.
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22 Jul 2026
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Before My Bed, Clear Moonlight by etymologyplayground
Fandoms: Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
11 Feb 2026
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Jack did not forget what he had meant to say. But he felt the words were suddenly quite a long way off, minuscule white sails disappearing fast over the horizon, while creeping up on his lee was a great hot dark storm.
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Stephen is full of surprises.
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13 Jul 2026
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“Come on, I watched all your stupid romcoms,” Trinity grouses. “It’s pride month and you are legally obligated, as an ally, to watch whatever queer nonsense my overworked heart desires."
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10 Jun 2026