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  1. Public Bookmark 17

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    A different version of the story; in which the name Davinos is counted amongst the Sundered Houses and House Royce its vassal, fae magic remains irrepressibly matriarchal, and somehow Aranessa and Julien’s relationship hasn’t changed that much at all.

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    The little Tachonis boy is hiding right where Julien told him to, and Julien winks at him, gesturing him to follow. They both make their way back, out of the larger halls and far enough that there are no decorations on the wall, here. This is where the guests may instruct their vassals to wait, if they do not particularly want to be shadowed by a silent form good mainly for displaying House colours for the whole night. He’s tried to bring Dame Royce to the party proper to help rescue him from conversation before, it didn’t go well. Gauche, apparently. Against etiquette, and that’s the only reason, of course. Nothing to do with the fool she made of that Halovar as she politely asked for further details of his faith until he had contradicted himself into a very tight corner.

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    23 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 24

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    That Azune has taken him in with a degree of politeness and accommodation that is almost deferential makes it fucking worse, actually. You can’t complain that loud at someone who gave you the only bed and heads out no matter the hour to fetch any cheese or pastry or wine you ask for.

    Fuck. There’s just nothing to do in here.

    (Prompt summary: Azune asks Julien for sex tips/stories for the purpose of being a better honeypot. Julien is extremely upset when he finds out. Full: criticalkink.dreamwidth.org/6355.html?thread=2261971#cmt2261971)

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    22 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 22

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    “Well, that could’ve gone better.”

    Julien nearly falls out of the bed that’s been loaned to him for the night as he rolls to face the voice. The only thing that saves him from further embarrassment is his reflexive response to freeze at the sight of his deceased nemesis, looking just as shell-shocked as him.

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    Beyond the veil, Thjazi Fang escapes the clutches of House Tachonis by finding refuge in the shadow of one Sir Julien Davinos.

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    22 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 25

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    Aranessa didn't actually know what had happened in the courtyard for several hours past their arrival at the Lloy house.

    It hadn't honestly seemed important. Their little party had all escaped more or less alive, and she knew that no one else had. She was far more concerned with the things Occtis had seen, and starting to make a plan for what they needed to do next.

    But. When the boy was too exhausted to keep answering questions, when they all started to peel off to their own beds, when her duties as the lady of House Royce, insofar as there was still a House to be the lady of, were complete—then, she finally allowed herself to notice that the haunted look on Julien's face had not shifted, finally allowed herself to worry about the vicious, bright-eyed grief that had made him lash out at Occtis and the tear tracks cutting through the sweat and blood on his face.

     

    Or: The last surviving members of Houses Royce and Davinos try to find a way to keep going. Aranessa keeps her knight as close as she can.

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    22 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    Thimble uncovers a secret of Julien’s, and has reason to regret it.

    “I think I need to check on what Julien’s up to,” Thimble told Occtis. “We shouldn’t be separating like this.”

    “He’ll be upset if he catches you,” Occtis said.

    “So I won’t let him catch me,” she replied, and darted away.

    It was a brothel. Of course it was a fucking brothel. She shouldn’t be surprised.

    Except that Julien had seemed different since he’d come back from the Eternal Night. More serious about his duties and less… everything that he’d been for so many years.

    She should just turn back, now that she knew what he was doing.

    But Julien left the brothel not long after arriving, certainly too quickly to have accomplished anything of note, and was striding off in a different direction. Not back towards King Gus.

    Well, she’d already come this far.

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