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    “Does the lady know Miss Kiramman?” Mrs. Reynolds' voice sounds so pleasantly surprised at the notion. Vi hums, her eyes never leaving the sculpture. She can imagine her now, her sharp cheekbones, full lips and the bluest eyes Vi had ever seen. In the privacy of her own mind, Vi wishes she could see her again. To apologize.

    Looking at the statue now, Vi feels like she’s both gazing upon a stranger and a long lost friend. Someone she has admittedly found herself missing and thinking about constantly, wondering what her life would look like if she had answered differently all those months ago. The statue, while beautiful, doesn’t do Caitlyn justice. It doesn’t show the little furrow in her brow when she’s focused, the small, hard fought crinkles in her eyes when Vi had finally managed to get a laugh. It doesn’t show the lines of her face that scream nothing short of crestfallen heartbreak at Vi’s own hand.

    “Only a little,” Vi finally replies.

    “Do you not think she’s beautiful?” Mrs Reynolds asks.

    Vi doesn’t look away from the statue. “She’s stunning.”

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    21 Jul 2025

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    On a long list of terrible ideas, Imogen reflected, this particular choice on her part really took the top spot.

    Her therapy session that week had gone well. Really well, actually. So well that when her therapist had suggested Imogen "take a small step out of her comfort zone", Imogen had seized her rare confidence and decided she’d visit a coffee shop.

    A loud coffee shop. Open to the public.

    One with other people in it, to be clear.

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    20 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 58

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    At first, Caitlyn wasn't sure why the scar on her stomach troubled her so much.

    While the stab had gone deep, the overall damage paled in comparison to the shard of metal Ambessa drove into her eye—lid split, vision lost. To be run through was never pleasant, although Caitlyn knew she was remarkably lucky that every vital organ in her torso had been missed, and the healing process was simply a matter of time. Trying not to strain her core while in recovery was its own trial, but she and Vi shared a bed together while convalescing, and eventually the wound closed, the stitches were cut away, and it was merely a raised, pale line amidst so much skin.

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    16 Jul 2025

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    Adora Burbank lives what many would consider a fairly average life - a stable desk job, a supportive boyfriend, a house in the Bright Moon suburbs. What she doesn’t realize is that there’s nothing remotely “average” about her at all. That’s because her entire life takes place on a massive soundstage, with hired actors playing her loved ones and cameras broadcasting every moment of her day. Now approaching her twenty-fifth birthday, Adora has never left her fabricated island home - and if auteur director Sharon Weaver has anything to say about it, she never will.

    Enter Catra, a part-time actor and full-time burnout who can barely afford the rent on her shitty LA apartment. When a lucky break lands her a background role on one of the biggest reality shows in history, she has zero intention whatsoever of rocking the boat. Her job is to get in, blend into the background, and collect her paycheck - the minutiae of Adora Burbank’s life are none of her concern.

    Catra's always been good at getting herself into trouble, though. Especially when it runs straight into her.

    (Truman Show AU - no base knowledge required)

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    07 Jul 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 25

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    “Laudna, you died?”

    She knew this, surely? Imogen had been very clear, from the very first time that they met, that every thought in Laudna’s head would work its way into Imogen’s, that she couldn’t control it, that she saw everything even when she didn’t want to. She must have seen this. They’ve been working together to build up Imogen’s mental walls so she can try and block out the thoughts, have been practicing every night. And it’s working! Imogen is very capable.

    And she’s said it before, she thinks. She must have. And Imogen has been with her every day for the past two months. What did she think she was looking at?

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    After fleeing the mob (again), Imogen and Laudna hide out in an abandoned house, and talk. It’s all rather a lot for Laudna.

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    29 Jun 2025