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    “What is it?” Charles asks.
    “Hang on,” says Edwin. He flips rapidly through pages of his notebook. He magically extended it a while back, so the bloody thing’s got more than seven-hundred pages full of Edwin’s notes and sketches. It makes for a tense several seconds of flipping.
    When he does stop, finding the correct page and holding it open under the light, Charles’ breath catches in his throat.
    “Is this her?” Edwin asks urgently.
    Edwin’s a damn good artist, even if he insists it’s just a practical thing. He’s captured her likeness shockingly well. Lank hair, full cheeks, sullen pout. Wide, staring eyes.
    “Yeah,” Charles breathes. “That’s her. Who is she?”
    Edwin is clearly horrified. No, it’s worse than that. Edwin looks scared. Charles’ instincts all kick up into high gear, and he has to clench his fists to resist the urge to simply shove Edwin into his backpack.
    “I don’t know,” Edwin says quietly, like he’s afraid of being overheard. “But I’ve seen her.” He hesitates. “In Hell.”

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    12 Jun 2026

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    Melanie stared down at her fine leather handbag. “I don’t want him to do something stupid. Like find a way to hurt himself. Or… maybe hurt someone else.”

    Ah. Edwin leaned forward on the desk, steepling his fingers. “I see,” he said. “In that case, you are not only looking for our help as investigators. You are also potentially in need of bounty hunters.”

    “Of course not!” Melanie exclaimed, bristling. “I’m not asking you to kidnap him at gunpoint! I just want you to find my stupid little brother before he cocks up something serious!”

    Edwin shrugged. “Semantics,” he said simply.

     

    The boys take on a case that will be very easy to solve. It will definitely not bring about any unexpected complications or zany hijinks.

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    12 Jun 2026

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    Charles shakes his head, as if distressing over them disparaging the agency’s name, but Crystal can see him trying not to smile. She exchanges her own grin with Niko.

    “How did you guys pick the name the first time?” she finds herself asking, and then: “Not even just the name, really. How’d you guys decide to be detectives in the first place?”

    That does get Edwin to look up from his desk. He exchanges a long glance with Charles, that kind where they have a whole conversation in seconds. Crystal can’t read them nearly as well as they can each other, but she can see the amusement and fondness bouncing between them. Edwin rolls his eyes and concedes to Charles with a slight nod.

    Charles, grinning gleefully, rubs his hands together. “Right. Get ready for the story of a lifetime, girls.”

    Or: Charles and Edwin tell a few stories.

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    11 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 90

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    “What in the hell are you talking about?” McCoy said.
     
    “Love,” Jim said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

    “You’re gonna have to use more words, you caveman.”

     “How would I know for sure if I was in love?” Jim asked plaintively.

    McCoy sighed. “You’d know. Trust me. Right now, you’d be feeling like some kind of alien parasite was ripping your guts apart, trying to climb up your throat, squeezing the life out of your balls, and trying to take over your brain all at once.”

    “Ew. That’s gross.”

    “Exactly. That’s love. As long as that don’t sound familiar, you’re probably safe. And if you throw up on my shoes right now, I am never speaking to you again.”

     

    Or, 5 times Leonard McCoy wouldn’t admit he was a little bit in love with Jim Kirk, and the one time he kind of, sort of did.

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    28 May 2026

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    “Because I’m fucking in love with you, okay? Scotty, I said energize.”

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    Zuko encounters the destruction his nation has caused head-on, causing him to abandon his mission to capture the Avatar early. To uplift him, he learns the ways of the original firebending masters, becomes a humble tea server, and lives neutrally on Kyoshi Island.

    All under the name Lee.

    When the Avatar comes back from seemingly nowhere, Zuko must realize that hiding from his destiny was never going to stop him from finding his full potential.

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    20 Apr 2026