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  2. Public Bookmark 36

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    Maybe the ink was thinner than Olruggio was used to because of the tears-to-ink ratio, or the spell was unfamiliar, just something he glimpsed and memorised. The rush of an answer made his stomach churn with anticipation and trepidation. It must have blurred his memories of the spell. Or maybe some components hadn’t been rendered properly on the page.

    There had to have been something, anything that he had messed up, because upon waking, Olruggio still remembered.

    Or: Olruggio remembers. That doesn't change as much as he wished it would.

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  3. Public Bookmark 58

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    Olruggio is dying of worry. Qifrey is dying in general. Hey, did you know the shrubs down in the marshwoods make for some great tea?

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  4. Public Bookmark 70

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    It’s stupid. It’s incredibly stupid, Qifrey knows this. But he couldn’t bear it anymore - the image of his dearest friend, of his body sprawled out, limp and fragile and unaware. The bodies that pile up, the vial of tears that are used and refilled - he cannot bear the repetition any longer, the sensation of hurting Olruggio.

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    Alternatively: Qifrey leaves the Great Hall. As he encounters people on his journey, he’s nudged back to Olruggio’s side.

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  5. Public Bookmark 55

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    Qifrey, most days, had a hard time looking directly at Olruggio. If he looked right at Olruggio, he’d see the golden tassel, innocently attached to the point of Olruggio’s cap, and his stomach would twist until he felt like he was going to hurl. He bounced on the balls of his feet, suddenly feeling uncertain, because if Olruggio was the one crying it’d be even harder to look at him.
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    A few months after they had challenged the Tower of Tomes, Qifrey happens upon Olruggio crying alone in his room. Qifrey is terribly out of his depth. He tries anyway.

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