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    “About that,” Vi says. “How’d you end up here? What did a girl like you do to get tossed into this two-star shithole?”

     

    “Really? That’s how you ask? No subtlety in it?”

     

    “Uh, yeah? I saved you from getting shanked in the shower, so fair’s fair. What’s your deal, topside?”

     

    “Caitlyn,” she says. That isn’t right. That wasn’t the answer Vi was after. Names are easily given away but so seldomly remembered in Stillwater, but it echoes in Vi’s head. She almost doesn’t hear the actual answer. “And though I have no doubt a thousand people have given this answer before, I did nothing. I was doing my job, and then I was here. No trial. No sentencing. No crime to speak of.”

     

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    Half a decade into Vi's stay in Stillwater, a topsider turns up, raving about being a Councillor's daughter.

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    27 Nov 2024

  2. Rec 20

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    “You’re very capable.”

    The words seem so simple, but they barely touch the surface.

    Because when Laudna calls Imogen capable, what she really means is, ‘I would never doubt you, could never doubt you.’

    What she means is, ‘I can’t believe I’m lucky enough to have you in my life.’

    What she really really means is, ‘I will protect you. I will love you. I will try to be your everything because you are mine.’

    This is the story of how Matilda dies.

    Of how Laudna is born.

    Of how Imogen and her meet.

    And about all the small moments where they learn their own hearts.

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    18 Mar 2024

  3. Rec 42

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    Whatever mirth Harrow had felt, it left as quickly as it came. She crossed her arms and leaned back on the wall with a far off look, staring at something a million light-years away. She spoke quietly, her words nearly lost in the patter of raindrops. “If we were home right now, it would be time for the evening prayer.”
    “Are you homesick, Supernova?” Gideon asked incredulously. “What's there to even miss?”

    [RD!Gideon and her cavalier Harrow Nova prepare for the Lyctor trials and settle in at Canaan House]

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    04 Mar 2024

  4. Rec 51

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    Office Secret Santas are supposed to be fast, easy and cheap. At least, that’s what Imogen thinks until she draws Laudna’s name.

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    05 Jan 2024

  5. Rec 47

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    Laudna knew if she moved closer, Imogen would wrap her up, pull her close and never let her go. Imogen would breathe into her neck and Laudna would feel the condensation from her every exhale. It was a nice thought; it was always a nice thought.

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    27 Oct 2023