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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    Cheong Mun never meant to raise a child.

    But somehow, the infant who refused everyone else chose him.

    From midnight crying to stolen rice cakes and a first word spoken only for him, Cheong Mun watches the boy grow beneath Mount Hua’s plum blossoms.

    He tells himself not to grow attached.

    He fails.

    Because one day, the same child he swore to protect will be the one he sends to war.

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    13 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 3

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    Attain utmost emptiness.
    Abide in steadfast stillness.

    All things arise in unison.
    Thereby we see their return.
    All things flourish,
    And each returns to its source.

    Returning to the source is stillness.
    It is returning to one's fate.
    Returning to one's fate is eternal.
    Knowledge of the eternal is realization.

    Not knowing of the eternal leads to unfortunate errors.
    Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing.
    To be all-embracing leads to righteousness,
    Which is majestic.
    To be majestic leads to the Heavenly.
    To be Heavenly leads to the Way.

    The Way is eternal.
    Until your last day, you are free from peril.

     

    Tao Te Ching, Lao Zhu Chapter 16

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    13 Jun 2026

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    You’re my favorite, Utahime, he would proclaim, his blue eyes brighter than a clear sky.

    Being Gojo’s favorite would’ve been a blessing for anyone else. For Utahime, it was a curse.

    (In which Utahime's family has served the Gojo clan for generations, and she finds out firsthand what it's like to be claimed as the heir's favorite servant from the very beginning.)

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    10 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 51

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    Helena Alton accepts a summer position at Wetherbrook Hall, expecting only to maintain the discipline of her student and the structure of her days. But she quickly draws the attention of Reginald Sutton: eccentric, wealthy and far too used to getting what he wants.

    What begins as pursuit and quiet opposition soon sharpens into a psychological dance of control, restraint and unspoken obsession.
    Reginald orchestrates a game that shifts the very walls of the house to bring her closer. The question is no longer whether she'll leave, but how long he'll let her think she can.

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    A flicker of movement to her left, too late. And then she heard him just beside her. A hand closed firm and certain around her wrist, fingers warm where her skin was chilled. She gasped and twisted, but he’d already swept her off the ground in one ridiculous showman’s flourish. Her feet dangled, skirts swaying, while his laughter puffed warm and self-satisfied behind her ear.
    “Oh, darling canary, you do make it so very easy.” he mused affectionately, as though this were all her fault.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    History was repeating itself. Here she was, bounding again into an unknown world for her brother. Making deals with the devil just to bring him back. Except, this time she knew better. Supposedly.

    Darling Pan.

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    06 Jun 2026