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  1. Public Bookmark 91

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    Tired of being hit on, Lu Guang embarks on a fake relationship with Cheng Xiaoshi - all while investigating a kidnapping ring, lying to everyone they know, and trying to Make More Money™.

    (A.K.A. just another typical day at the photo studio.)

    -- In which they’re both far too enthusiastic about pretend-dating, and the line between reality and fiction gets blurred

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    27 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    "Christ, Max, I hope your communication skills improve before Michael is my age. I don't think the latest parenting books really advocate for giving a teenager the silent treatment when there's a learning opportunity at hand. Or is it safe to assume that you wouldn't treat your own kid this way? I understand, you know. A lot of my clients are like that. The politicians? They'd never touch a real kid, especially not their own. It's just not worth the scandal, not when there's always a bought and paid-for whore available, no questions asked."

    That was it. That was the tipping point. Max's head snaps up, and he glares at Ash with a vitriol Ash has never seen on him before. He takes a half step closer to Ash, leaning in, and Ash instinctively braces himself for the incoming hands on his body.

    "This, Ash! This is my problem!" Max screams. His voice doesn't quite break, but it's got the desperate, unsteady pitch that comes on near a vocal passaggio. "Have I really not made that clear to you by now?"

    Max wasn't ready to parent a teenager, not yet. Sometimes he makes mistakes, and sometimes he's even forgiven.

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    03 Jan 2026

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    The silver medal was hard fought and won, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Five gold medals loom on the horizon, but more importantly, the "life and love" within the gold rings. Yuri and Victor's relationship grows as they get back on the competition road, and new complications rise with them. (Proper follow-up to the TV series; not AU, no crack ships, no weird shit.)

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    13 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 30

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    Jacob enters his fourth year teaching at Abbott with no boyfriend, friends who are touchingly but unnecessarily concerned about his well-being, and nothing to stop the tension between him and Joseph fricking Morton from boiling over in a way that’s both utterly maddening and wildly invigorating. (Seriously, what is that guy’s deal?!)

    [Note: this fic is technically unfinished, but chapter seven is the outline for the rest of the story, which is why I marked it as complete, since it’s as complete as it’ll ever get.]

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    02 Nov 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 18

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    You have no time.
    Stan has no money.

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    17 Oct 2025