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    Shane, a very religious person, tries to redeem Ilya from his sins, unaware that he himself will drown in them.

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    in which Ilya texts the wrong number and starts chatting with Shane, who is convinced that he can save Ilya with God's love.

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    15 May 2026

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    "I'm Donghyuck," another kid says, tanner skin than Jaemin's, softer cheeks, and slightly crooked teeth. "Your braces are kinda cool," he exclaims, his voice pitched baby-high, fearlessly loud, shameless.

    Mark goes wide-eyed, a little breathless at the offhand comment, at the randomness of it. He can't help it when he snaps his lips closed together, embarrassed under the attention coming from someone brave enough to beam with crooked teeth. That's what makes the boy's smile prettier, somehow, the lack of impulse to hide it, uneven teeth shining proudly under the bright lights of the practice room.

    Maybe that's how it all starts.

    (or: mark lee’s journey to self-love ft. lee donghyuck’s help)

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    18 Apr 2026

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    i always come back here

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    Donghyuck's voice is nothing more than a huffed whisper against Mark’s bare waist. “It’s okay.”

    Mark knows it’s not because they’ve been planning for weeks.

    Almost a year into their relationship and they haven’t had a single date yet. They’ve never had enough spare time in their hands, it has always been scratched as not important enough, always pushed back to the bottom of the list. Always waiting and waiting and waiting for the right moment.

    (or: mark is always waiting and, somehow, he’s never there in time)

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    13 Apr 2026

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    Butt naked in the narrow shower cubicle with his best friend, yet what brings warmth to Donghyuck’s cheeks is the small, silly fact that Mark knows how to work his shower perfectly—which handle does what, which direction is cold and which warm, which spray settings Donghyuck likes best.

    (or: when you're dating your best friend but you haven't realized yet)

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    12 Apr 2026

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    Ilya doesn’t even realize when Arthur slips from his thoughts. There’s no sharp turn, no clear moment where the article stops being about a little boy who loves reptiles and starts being about the man lying beside him in bed. It just… happens. The way his mind always seems to find Shane eventually, like water finding its lowest point.

    a character study on shane’s undiagnosed autism

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    28 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    “You spent whole life adjusting to others, yes? Let me adjust to you now.”
    Maybe love isn't about fixing the world, or learning how to withstand it. Maybe it's about choosing, again and again, to make one small part of it gentler. Quieter. Safe enough to breathe in.

    i can only describe this as warm and safe. loved every word of it <3