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    There lay in Penelope a sickness, or so she had been told.

    A very specific kind that only this physician, as he called himself, could potentially be willing to alleviate for her, if there were any hope at all. At least that was what the flyer had said.

    A gentleman by the name of Mr Bridgerton had developed a technique of stimulatory effect to relieve the sufferings of women. Of sharp tongues and short tempers gone in a few months or less, within three sessions with his special apparatus.

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    Are you willing to feel the sting? He’d asked. Wednesday had thrilled inside, her heart vibrating like a plucked cello string. She’d had to push away the not-memory of Xavier’s fingers in her hair, pinpoints of pressure on her scalp.

    All she’d given Eugene was a slight smile, which for her, was a very grand gesture.

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    19 Jan 2023

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    “That seems out of character for you. Soulmates?” Xavier leans against the end of the shelf she’s browsing.

    “What’s yours, anyway? A fish?” she sneers.

    “It’s a raven, actually.”

    The book she is holding now is heavy enough that when she nearly drops it, she can save face. Still, she catches him out of the corner of her eye, lips tight, hiding a smile. He could be lying, but he has never lied to her before. Ever.

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    16 Jan 2023

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    “Have you ever brought any of – any of them to life?” she asks when he comes back to himself. The portrait of her playing her cello has been pinned to a wall unframed, and she feels him turn to look at it and smile against her hairline.

    “Why would I?” He sounds amused. He sounds bitter. “Why bring my paintings of you to life only to have them turn to dust in my arms? You do that already in the flesh.”

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    Xavier pines. Wednesday doesn't really know what to do with herself. Thing ships it.

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    13 Jan 2023