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  1. Rec 4

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    A snowstorm hits over Naakiwan Downs, and Olruggio insists that Qifrey stay the night.

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    24 Jun 2026

  2. Rec 77

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    It was quiet, and when Olruggio’s head raised he saw that ever-present look on Qifrey’s face again.

    The one where he looked hesitant, a little bit displaced, and so startingly unsure of himself.

    “Olly, I’m...” he started, awkwardly trailing off as his hand traced to the top of his cap. “You know I don’t do too well with being... celebrated.”

    He spoke the words as if the mere thought of it made him uncomfortable, his shoulders hunching up as he coiled that ribbon tight around his finger.

    Olruggio reached between them.

    “Of things worth celebrating,” he murmured, catching the ribbon with his finger and gently pulling it loose. “You being born is at the very top of my list.” He leveled Qifrey with a look. “Understand?”

    Qifrey nodded slow as if in a daze, whispering out a hushed, “Yes,” as he watched Olruggio weave the ribbon between his fingers.

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    Qifrey’s birthday comes around again, but this year Olruggio hoped to make it a bit more memorable.

    Whether Qifrey liked it or not.

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    17 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 57

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    Qifrey and Olly have to talk about crushes in order to comfort Coco after she gets turned down.

    You don't have to have read the first in the series, but its short and backgrounds some of this conversation.

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    “I… I feel so embarrassed," Coco whined, blinking rapidly before swiping at her tears again. Qifrey quieted the urge to take the kerchief and treat her more gently than she was treating herself. He settled for smoothing strands of her hair away from her flushed face.

    Something about Olly’s phrasing, or tone, perhaps, caught in Qifrey’s mind.

    “I know,” Olly soothed again, his hand still tracing down her back and over the tips of Qifrey’s fingers. “Trust me, I know. But it’ll pass.”

    “You… someone turned you down?” She peered at Olruggio, biting her lip when he nodded. The snag in Qifrey’s mind ripped into a gaping hole.

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    15 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 42

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    Olruggio receives a letter of request from his hometown Ghodrey. This shouldn’t fill him with as much dread as it does.

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    12 Jun 2026

  5. Rec *

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    When Qifrey is summoned to the Great Hall, Olruggio takes the apprentices to Orom for a sightseeing trip. But when a handsome, wealthy patron offers Olruggio a private estate and a life without deadlines, the girls realize they might be losing their Watchful Eye to the ultimate master of courtship. Olruggio, of course, is too busy looking at a magical contraption to notice.

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    12 Jun 2026