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    Late October marks the start of the cold seeping in, including inside Magni's little apartment. It also marks the start of when Altare's ghostly presence is at its strongest.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    870
    Chapters:
    1/?
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    5
    Hits:
    36
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    "Of course he’s heard the old tales, even more so now that they’ve cropped up yet again with the newest tragic death. There’s a vengeful spirit down in the bottom of the marsh, and as Elysium's darling hero, Altare’s off to go investigate."

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    The hero is sent once more to slay the beast.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,535
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    17
    Bookmarks:
    1
    Hits:
    124
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    "Magni drives home, letting himself back in very quietly. Just as he expected, Altare is asleep on the couch, giving himself a messy blue bedhead. Very cute. Super cute, even. The type of cute you just want to reach out and touch, but he can’t ever bring himself to do it.

    After all, sometimes watching people from afar is the good part. Is he really in any position to go entangling his life with someone else’s?"

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    Magni lives with his not-quite-boyfriend, Altare.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,606
    Chapters:
    6/6
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    51
    Bookmarks:
    3
    Hits:
    654
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    "Suddenly, Magni feels he must be five years younger, staring at this man, the one who was supposed to be the other part of him. The skin under his left bracer itches. It burns. Magni feels sick."

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    Some people in this world have a destined soulmate. Magni was pretty sure he'd already driven his away for good, but somehow, Vesper has ended up back in his life anyway.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    3,176
    Chapters:
    5/?
    Kudos:
    16
    Bookmarks:
    1
    Hits:
    225
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    Just a little nightmare.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    169
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    3
    Hits:
    108
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    "Making his way up the steps of the palace, Axel mentally prepares himself for his new job. It’s possibly the most important task a knight can ever be assigned: to be the personal bodyguard for the prince of Utopia. He shivers. Just like everyone else in the kingdom, he’s heard the rumors surrounding the prince. The young man is rarely seen outside the palace, and the few times he goes out, the townspeople say he looks so…angry?"

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    Axel, a knight of Utopia, becomes the bodyguard of a cold and lonely prince. Still, Axel is mystified by him.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,944
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    21
    Hits:
    153
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    "Altare found a couple of fresh-cut flowers on his desk this morning."

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    168
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    19
    Hits:
    130
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    "He wants to grab his lover, dig his nails into his shoulders, and yell how he gets it, he’s lucky to even stay in this guild and sleep next to someone so angelic. He gets that all his guildmates are all such good people, and that’s something he’s…fundamentally not."

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    Magni never claimed to be anything holy.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    271
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    14
    Hits:
    163
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    "Altare was there, making sure he wasn't about to sleep in past breakfast.

    That wasn’t how things were supposed to go."

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    Magni moves into the guild hall with Altare, who cares about Magni far more than he expected.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    317
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    19
    Bookmarks:
    1
    Hits:
    152
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    "He would also never tell Altare of all the times he’d wanted to stay right there on the lab’s wooden floor beside him for all time, the two of them forever caught up in each other’s orbit."

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    Records Corruption rapidly spreads throughout Elysium. Not knowing what will happen to their world next, Regis Altare and Magni Dezmond look for a solution as they start to realize their bond runs far deeper than either thought.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    11,675
    Chapters:
    12/12
    Comments:
    8
    Kudos:
    30
    Hits:
    777
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    "Alchemy, much like granted wishes, like ghosts, is just another form of magic."

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    Unable to fall asleep late one night, Magni finds himself thinking about Hakka, and about ghosts.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    506
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    10
    Hits:
    97
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    "It’s amazing that he’s allowed to step this far into Magni’s own little world at all."

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    Altare would never admit how deep his feelings go for someone who's supposed to just be a casual type of boyfriend.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    193
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    12
    Hits:
    159
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    Summary

    “You think…we’ll be together up there, someday?”

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    The Tempus Guild goes out stargazing. Magni ponders the future.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    365
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    25
    Hits:
    162
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    "Either Hakka is to blame for this growing feeling, or he was right from the start. Now it’s all that Altare can do to keep his eyes on the large and dangerous garden shears and off of the little blonde ponytail on the man beside him."

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    Altare meets someone at his flower shop. After Hakka gives his feelings a little push, Altare is lucky enough to meet the guy again.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,220
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    39
    Hits:
    394
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    "He hides himself in a corner in the back room, pulling out a Sharpie from his pocket. These long sleeves really are a blessing sometimes. He rolls one up, uncaps the marker, and presses the tip to his forearm, letting his hand doodle absentmindedly."

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    One's soulmate shares any marks drawn onto their skin.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    453
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    6
    Kudos:
    35
    Bookmarks:
    1
    Hits:
    235
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    "His mind doesn’t leave him alone, even when falling asleep. In fact, that’s when it’s the loudest."

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    Even when he's with Altare, Magni can't help but think of someone else.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    198
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    26
    Hits:
    227
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    "It’s nice here. It’s quiet. Well, it would be if his louder guildmates weren’t around. But even while they’re all here, he can’t say he really minds. It’s nice to see them all having fun. And now, with the sun pleasantly warm on his face and Vesper’s hand creeping over his, Magni finds he’s happy too."

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    The guild visits their favorite lake spot for the day. Magni gets to spend his time relaxing with his boyfriend.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    782
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    29
    Hits:
    206
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    "Maybe somewhere deep inside of him, he did it in an effort to prove he was worth keeping around."

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    Sometimes you just need a reminder of how loved you are.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,845
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    75
    Bookmarks:
    3
    Hits:
    1,078
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    "That’s why he ends up awake at four in the morning: his hands are enchanted with the souls of friends that were like older siblings to him, who wrap around him in the night in an effort to keep him warm, even if that means overheating him. Are they even aware of what they’re doing?"

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    Magni finally finds it in him to let go.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    732
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    23
    Hits:
    235
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    "Before he reaches the end of the hallway, he has to stop to cough, thinking nothing of it until he notices something fall to the ground at his feet. It’s small, pink, and looks sort of like a misshapen heart, almost like a paper cut-out from a child’s craft project.

    It’s only when he stoops to pick it up that he realizes what this thing is. His thumb rubs over it, ignoring that it's covered in his saliva. It’s too thin and soft and flimsy between his fingers to be paper.

    This is a flower petal. He just coughed up a flower petal."
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    Magni has never fallen for anyone like this before.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    3,867
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    8
    Kudos:
    53
    Bookmarks:
    5
    Hits:
    439

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