Wintersprings23

a golden- rimmed teacup



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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    ...it's got nothing to do with love. It's a quick fix in bed, or in the shower, the evidence gone in a watery instant. A daily ablution that turns to a weekly one, sometimes even less often than that as he trudges up his thirties.

    And that's it until he turns forty, and then Arthur Parnassus appears before him in his stupid socks and green coat, with his hair wild in the wind, and his thumbs twiddling absently.

    (Thumbs? No, of course Linus doesn't stare at his thumbs. His long, elegant thumbs and deft fingers and slight forearms and…)

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    26 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 4

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    In which Linus and Arthur refuse to believe they are a little pent-up… until they aren’t.

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    23 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 10

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    Linus was, generally speaking, not one to indulge. So the few things he did allow himself were carefully hidden, little things he couldn't help but feel a little shy and silly about.

    Whether it was a particularly overly indulgent piece of cake on his birthday—celebrated with Calliope and Calliope alone—or... this. Something he'd never thought he'd share with anyone, even the few partners he had had over the years.

    Until, of course, Arthur.

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    23 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 2

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    Arthur’s smile: that quiet, beautiful smile that felt like seeing the ocean for the first time.

    Linus Baker is somehow lucky enough to see that smile every single day.

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    More snippets of time, set after Somewhere Beyond the Sea, in which Linus revels in that smile.

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    23 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 6

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    (Somewhere Beyond the Sea spoilers)

    The scene in Linus and Arthur's hotel room following the proposal, instead of the tasteful fade to black. Linus forgot to actually ask the question… or did he?

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    23 Jun 2026