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  1. Public Bookmark 98

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    In his fourth decade, Yingxing is far past the prime age for cultivation. Despite the dissuasion of those around him, he persists in his efforts, yearning to advance his craft by becoming a spiritual artisan.

    On an ordinary day, the mortal craftsman inadvertently stumbles into an immortal’s secret realm.

    Cultivation/Xianxia AU with Dragon Yao!Dan Feng and Cultivator!Yingxing

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    18 May 2026

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    “So, I wanted to ask—“ Firefly stopped abruptly and looked up at him. Her sunrise eyes burned with that flame that shone so brightly from her candlewick life. “No, first I need to apologize if my questions get too personal. If they do, you can tell me to drop it and I will. I don’t want to bring up bad memories.”

    It seemed rather pointless for her to care about something like that. What did Blade have left of himself at this point other than the memories that cut into him? The pain was all that remained in this shell.

    “Go on,” he told her.

    “Does it ever get easier? Having someone you love look at you like a stranger?”

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    09 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 56

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    Dan Heng swallows. He reaches for the paper bag, opening it with deft fingers, and stares. Inside, there are two croissants, just as warm and delicious as they’d looked behind the display.

    Several impulses rise within him – to punch Blade, a little bit. To kiss him, a little bit more. Instead of giving in to any such urges, he seals the bag and places it down on the bench.

    “Thank you,” is what he ends up going with, mostly because he’s nothing if not polite, even to people that have attempted manslaughter on him.

    Blade shrugs, an elegant motion that Dan Heng can’t help but follow. He looks toward the horizon as he speaks, cup held loosely near his mouth. “You wanted it,” he says. Like it’s that simple.

    Or: Dan Heng and Blade go on a date touring Belobog's Winter Solstice Fair, courtesy of Stelle's not-so-subtle scheming.

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    05 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 81

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    Dan Heng has been running cloudhymn for years. It's automatic now, the way breathing is automatic, except breathing doesn't cost anything.
    The Express breaks down for five days. Blade shows up uninvited. Dan Heng falls asleep in the archive car and wakes up looking like himself.
    Neither of them makes it a thing. That's the problem, or it isn't a problem at all, depending on how you look at it.

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    03 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 17

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    The complaints coming from Fu Xuan and Jingliu weren’t enough to mask the presence of the fourth person Jing Yuan had called into the meeting room. His dark hair was fixed in place, never a stray of hair can be seen. Calm emerald eyes scan every word from the book that he’s currently holding. For the past 45 minutes that he was here (he’s the first one to arrive), he hasn’t moved in place, nor even made a noise. He always had a calm disposition, and no one knows how to make him crack.

    Lieutenant Dan Heng is a mystery.

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    25 Apr 2026