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  1. Public Bookmark 10

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    Yusaku meets Ryoken at 16, falls in love at 16-and-a-half, and then, well. Never quite manages to fall out of love. Five years later, they meet again and, of course... emotional chaos ensues.

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    17 Jul 2024

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    Ryoken explores his feelings as Yusaku has a panic attack, and decides it's best to forget about everything good about their afternoon. This is not a good decision, but Ryoken's past making good life choices (except he isn't).

     

    (It is necessary to read my other work on this series to understand this.)

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    17 Jul 2024

  3. Rec *

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    Abe Takaya works at a clinic that specializes in rescuing, treating, and rehabilitating injured werewolves. His latest patient is not in good shape.

    Or: even in another universe, Abe is very concerned about hydration, and struggles with human emotion.

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    24 May 2022

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    “Worse than last time?” Jayce posits a guess.

    “It’s, eh-” Viktor shrugs. Tilts his chin this way and that. A tsk. “Bearable. I’ve endured worse hangovers in college.” he was going for a laugh, but the punchline never truly lands. Instead, Jayce’s thumb rubs softly into the back of his palm, pressing like he wants to idle the muscle mass into something new. It’s such a small thing, whatever this is, and yet it steadies the flow of his blood; the relief of loosening a valve, flicking off a pressure switch. It’s the necessary cracking-open of his breast. Jayce squeezes. Viktor allows himself the luxury of a sigh. “You shouldn’t be here.” he mutters.

    Jayce reflexively shakes his head. “I took the day off.”

    “We both know that’s-”

    “—I could take the week.” he insists, almost a threat, a flicker of that eternal stubbornness coursing through him.

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    Viktor longs for a soft place in which to bury his teeth.

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    08 Feb 2022

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    Viktor isn’t dense. Despite his quiet disposition, he’s not particularly socially inept. He may be one leg down and one foot in the grave, but he’s still not blind either. He knows when eyes trail him and he knows when they’re filled with pity or disgust. But he knows when they’re filled with heat and want, too. He sees such looks directed between lovers and those who covet that which they can’t have, but every once in a while he notices a look or two like that shot in his direction. It’s flattering every time it happens but he always chooses to ignore them – it’s not like any of them can offer him what he really wants.

    What starts off as Viktor reluctantly attending one of the Council's lavish parties, ends rather interestingly when Jayce spends the night over in Viktor's apartment.

     

    Translation into Russian available here!
     

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    04 Jan 2022