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  1. Public Bookmark 24

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    That inescapable sense of guilt has Kaveh in its grasp again, but his friends are there to loosen its hold.

    The door of the records room snaps open, and Panah rushes inside with a stack of papers in his hand. “Scribe Alhaitham,” he says. “There’s been an accident near Port Ormos. We just received this preliminary report from on-site. They’re estimating over a hundred casualties, so far.”

    That explains the commotion outside. “Alright,” Alhaitham says, accepting the pile of papers from Panah’s outstretched hand. “You said this was an accident at…?”

    He scans the title of the report, and his lungs stop.

    CONSTRUCTION INCIDENT – ARDRAVI VALLEY EXHIBITION HALL

    That’s the commission Kaveh turned down last year.

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    17 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 38

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    The mission was clean. The paperwork wasn’t. The silence in the stairwell was too much, and the worst part is—you still didn’t tell him. But Sylus has always known how to reach you anyway, because sometimes love sounds like static on the line and a voice that stays, even when everything else feels like too much.

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    25 Aug 2025

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    He barely sucks a breath in before the crash. The water swooshes up around him. His body plunges into the depths at the center. The moon is dark tonight - there is no direction to guide him to the surface. All around him: inky black, burning his eyes.

    His wings are useless. They could perhaps be used as fins to propel him, but he's never tried before. Never been in the ocean before.

    The young dragon writhes and squirms like prey caught in a spider's web. There's no traction to gain. Nothing he can sink his claws into. His tail lashes about in wild arcs.

    Something giggles beside him.

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    17 Jun 2025

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    Ferrying passengers and cargo between the mainland and the outlying islands is your family's livelihood. Life at sea holds its surprises, yet the routines remain reassuring — docking and departing, tourist antics, more docking and departing...

    And there's the seal of course — the local celebrity trailing the ferry each day as though he's on the payroll. You think it might have been brought about by giving into his every whim and accidentally becoming his favorite person to be around in the process. But who would’ve guessed the truth, that he's actually a selkie who's spent years shadowing you, believing himself to be escorting his chosen bride all along?

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    previously titled: signed, sealed, delivery pending...

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    25 May 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 78

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    You wake up slow. Warmth surrounds you, bringing with it security. Even as consciousness catches up with you, you feel no need to open your eyes to check your surroundings. You know exactly what you'll find there, and you know nothing could possibly hurt you here. And yet, perfectly safe behind dozens of security measures, you bleed.

    That's what really wakes you up; the wet, slick feeling between your legs. Your heart drops into your stomach with a resounding thunk. Already, you know it's too late. You know Aunt Flo got the drop on you this time.

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