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    After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city's denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else.

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    06 May 2026

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    "You're selling me for money? Your own child?"

    A modern arranged marriage AU. Xie Lian's family's business is on the verge of failing. Hua Cheng has money and a horrible reputation. A match made in heaven? Well, it's certainly been made somewhere... Are reluctant marriage partners the next power couple or a train wreck waiting to happen? Spoiler: they're Hualian, so likely both?

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    04 May 2026

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    Spyral had broken something in Dick.

    When he returned to Gotham, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep going. He was the fun one. The easy smile, the glue that held everyone together. But what happens when the rock reaches his breaking point?

    After two years of pretending, Dick starts to crack.

    Now to keep his family from finding out.

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    Dick self-destructs.
    Featuring both the angstiest of angst and the author's attempts at humor to stop their tears from drowning the keyboard. Read at your own peril.

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    15 Apr 2026

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    13 Apr 2026

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    “And?” the man prompted, his mouth tilting up in an amused smile. “Seriously, it’s fine. No harm done.” He finished with the presents and moved on to gathering Mac’s notes. “Physics student?”

    “Professor, actually,” Mac corrected automatically, used to doing so. His youthful face meant he got mistaken for a student all the time. He glanced down at the papers in his hands, noticing the words on them for the first time. “What’s this?”

    “Oh, just some silly fliers I was planning on hanging around here,” the man replied, waving it off, like it was nothing important. “Definitely not something a professor here would be interested in.”

    That only spiked Mac’s curiosity and when the man extended his hand to grab the fliers, Mac kept one for himself before he handed the others to him. He glanced down at the piece of paper and his eyes widened as he started reading.

    (A MacDalton Christmas AU based on that one Reddit post. You know the one.)

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    13 Apr 2026