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"It's crooked," Ilya said from behind her. Inara frowned, leaning back to get a better look at the banner she was hanging.
"It's not that bad." Her arms were tired from all the reaching and draping. She glanced over her shoulder to see Ilya pulling a face, her perfectionism shining through. She would have insisted on doing the decorating, along with making the cake, if Inara hadn't promised her she would commit to the job with her standards in mind. "It's that bad?"
"Well…"
"I think it's fitting. Crooked is as crooked does."
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Sylus is in for a surprise on his birthday. A bit more than he bargained for, maybe.
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"It was so easy to be with him, where he had no expectations of her beyond her own wants, where she could exist without judgement or pretense. He was the spark to her battery, his company reenergizing her."
Or, Sylus has to improvise date night after Inara's mission runs long.
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- Part 3 of in every life
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ex·it wound
/ˈeksət ˌwo͞ond/
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1. a wound made by a bullet or other missile passing out of the body
2. the aftermath of Inara's time in the N109 ZoneSeries
- Part 1 of in every life
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improvised flow - continuation by astarisms
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
16 Nov 2025
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No, Inara doesn't want the polar night to end. In fact, part of her thinks if she'd could freeze time, they'd stay like this forever.
Continuation of the kindled scene of Improvised Flow.
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- Part 2 of in every life
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to rebuild from rubble by astarisms for littlethiefs
Fandoms: The Daevabad Trilogy - S. A. Chakraborty
31 Jul 2025
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no one knows, but he stayed. it is in the aftermath that he finds himself struggling with his faith and the position it has left him in.
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I try to capture every minute (slipping through my fingers) by bleuhop
Fandoms: 逐玉 | Pursuit of Jade (TV)
29 May 2026
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The Marquis of Wu’an bathed in the blood of their enemies, a cold and emotionless scythe of hell that wreaked death on the battlefield, a fierce fighter with the avenging spirit of a warrior god. Now, he was kneeling on the floor for a child, pacifying her.
Baffled was an understatement.
or, 4 + 1 things, except its about 4 more times Xie Zheng claims Fan Changning as his daughter + 1 time she claims him back as a father.
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- Part 2 of A Jade So Luminous
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14 May 2026
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Magnum Opus - Extended Edition by pinkest_nekomata
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
04 Apr 2025
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Sylus and I are intent on leaving marks in each others' lives. The facial masks I get us on a whim lead to a moment deeply etched in my memory, and as we go on our promised hiking trip, I aim to leave even deeper marks in return...
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This is an extended version of the Magnum Opus memoria, including a longer facial mask scene, MC trying to figure out how to not reveal to her coworkers that she's now dating Onychinus's boss, and their hiking/camping trip to the temple. Lots of sexual tension, eventual smut. Enjoy~- Language:
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22 Oct 2025
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won't you ( get on your knees ? ) by dormant_bender
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
03 Dec 2024
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She was tired of him risking life and limb for precious jewels.
What she doesn't know is that his favorite gem is the one hidden between her legs.
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10 Oct 2025
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She stepped out into the moonlight, allowing the glow to illuminate her silhouette. His massive form shifted, but he didn’t move to hide. No, he continued to lay upon his perch insolently, as if daring her to try something. His gaze narrowed as he took in her figure fully.
A few moments of silent stalemate, then, a long-suffering sigh.
“Again, little one?”
“Apparently.”
“How have we ended up here again?”
“I don’t know.”
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10 Oct 2025
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Nighttime brings new rhythms to their shared space—some spoken, some silent, but in the end, it's the unspoken truths that leave the deepest marks.
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10 Oct 2025