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    It held all the hallmarks of a fairytale dream, but to Qifrey, a man who had abandoned all fantasies against the cruel waves that drowned the world, it was the make of ruin.

    The Duke held his gaze in a way that made it impossible to deny the implausible: Olruggio of Ghodfrey intended for him.

    "Lord Qifrey," the Duke said, and dropped to his knee with a confidence that spoke of no doubts. "Will you permit me the honour of your hand in marriage?"

    When Qifrey receives an unexpected proposal from the most powerful stranger in the kingdom, he has no choice but to agree.

    Or: a historical AU inspired by otome isekai manhwa, featuring Qifrey as wary bride and Olruggio as cold Duke of the North.

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    07 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 33

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    The slap that sounded around them was sickeningly loud. The whimper that followed stabbed Qifrey in his heart.

    Qifrey confronts an abuser while his children skip stones to pass the time.

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    07 Jul 2026

  3. Rec 39

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    Olruggio walked forward quickly, setting his candle down on the table. "Why didn't you cast a protection spell? Or do quite literally anything else? I can see how uncomfortable you are."

    "Well, you aren't the Watchful Eye for nothing, my friend," Qifrey answered, chuckling humourlessly to himself before dissolving into another coughing fit.

    "I am being serious here," Olruggio insisted gruffly, grabbing Qifrey's wrist to stop him from unloading the bags. A quiet anger was starting to bubble up inside of him. The notion that Qifrey could just putter on, overexerting himself and pushing through his most potent discomfort for seemingly no good reason was maddening.

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    When a drenched Qifrey returns to the Atelier in the middle of the night, the Watchful Eye is less than pleased.

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    05 Jul 2026

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    For as long as Qifrey could remember, he’d never properly understood the ferocity with which others felt this sort of thing. He’d reasoned that it was simply that he could not entertain it; true pleasure, and the kind of comfort that he imagined should come with it, had always been far from his reach.
    Except, Qifrey could have it now, if he wanted. Qifrey felt quite certain that Olruggio would entertain it, if asked in earnest; his evidence lay in a decade’s worth of stolen glances.

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    Free from the affliction he's carried with him since childhood, Qifrey realizes his lifelong struggles with desire run deeper than a curse. Olruggio meets him in the middle as best he can.

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    04 Jul 2026

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    His breath passes through his body in cycles, and he allows himself to focus on it. The stretch in his muscles as his chest expands and back widens. Each inhale seems to unravel something in him, allowing the tension to bleed from his body.

    Once more he observes Olruggio’s features, taking in the color of his eyes — an intriguing shade that reminds him of a star-filled sky — and the harsh line of his mouth. He observes the dark strands that fall across his forehead, the cut of his jawline, the bridge of his nose.

    I want him and this life we built together.

    I want to live.

    or: qifrey learns to rebuild. olruggio is by his side.

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    04 Jul 2026