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  1. Public Bookmark 39

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    "I want to see."

    "Wh-what?" Mel blinked at his sudden words. Langdon tilted his head down toward her and held the bear out. Mel felt dizzy with déjà vu as he gestured for her to take it.

    "I want to see what you did to him. Show me."

    Mel took the bear slowly, her mind whirling too fast to keep up with. She had never felt so confused and so turned on in all her life. "You want me to…?"

    "Yes." Langdon's gaze was dark and cool as he regarded her, but she didn't miss the rapid rise and fall of his chest as he spoke. "Show me exactly what you did last night to the prize I won you."

    The day after Langdon wins Mel a teddy bear at the county fair, which she then used for… less-than-innocent purposes, she is determined to leave her crush on the married man behind. But when Mel accidentally sends him an indecent picture involving the bear, she realizes this crush might not be one she can ever recover from.

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    02 May 2026

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    Ten months gone, ten months back. Frank Langdon goes to his first Ren Faire to save Mel King from being a third wheel, and not at all because he's in love with her.

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    02 May 2026

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    Ilya and Shane are roommates, best friends and both pining for each other. When Ilya finds out about Shane's oral fixation, he wants to help.

    Or, Shane has a dildo, but doesn’t use it for its intended purposes.

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    25 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 39

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    You’re doing this on purpose.” He hissed through gritted teeth, hands gripping her hips, the dress she wore bunching up as he hikes it up.“Driving me fucking crazy, Mel. I hope you know that.” The shell of her ear is hot as he leans into her. Breath hitching in her throat, Mel grips the countertop, the warmth of his tongue licking a strip on the side of her neck almost makes her lose control. But she holds strong - knuckles turning white. 
     
    “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” She does.

    Mel and Frank hookup at a work party

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    24 Apr 2026

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    Mel was laughing at this guy’s jokes as he animatedly told a story, making sure not to move too much because she was actively suturing as she laughed. It would be attractive if she wasn’t laughing at another man’s jokes. Even Perlah was giving a chuckle.

    Jesus, fuck, he felt like a neanderthal.

    “- and she didn’t even know what a six point conversion was until her senior year, which is just crazy-”

    “But I eventually learned!” she insisted with a smile. “And I still remember to this day, I swear!”

    Could Frank kill this guy? Frank really wanted to kill this guy.

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    or: an old friend visits the ED. frank gets jealous. they figure it out.

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    21 Apr 2026