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    You’ve known Rafayel long enough to gather three things.

    The first is that you’ve never seen him paint a portrait. More often than not he submits himself to the abstract, to smears of color that, according to him, never fully capture what he feels but at least get close enough. Sometimes, he allows himself a landscape here and there. But never a portrait. Never a person. No matter how much someone offers to pay him.

    The second is that he refuses to wake up at dawn if he can help it. He’s never told you why. Just that there’s something about the sound of the morning bells that he hates.

    The third is that there is a door in Mo Art Studio—just one—that Rafayel has never opened.

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    Or: The manifestations of love as history, art, civilization, and the sheer horrors of yearning.

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  2. Public Bookmark 22

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    “What,” he eventually settles on. “What is that thing.”

    “Oh, this?” Helen pats the horse. “It’s a horse.”

    Clearly, Artem thinks. It hadn’t been the answer he was looking for, and it didn’t make things any less confusing, either. He looks from his couch, to the horse, to the front door, then back to the horse again. “How did you get it inside?”

    “That’s easy.” Helen turns to knock on the horse. “It’s collapsible.”

    A sneezing noise sounds from somewhere — somewhere suspiciously close to the horse. Helen stiffens. A muffled ‘bless you’ sounds from the same location.

    Artem raises his eyebrows.

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    Or: The NXX surprises Artem with a massive wooden horse for his birthday.

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    17 May 2026

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    Vyn has the decency to look mildly apologetic. “You had a look in your eyes.”

    “What look?”

    “Like you were going to do something one of us could regret later. So I wished to delay whatever you had in mind.”

    Luke considers this, then finally settles for: “Not cool, Vyn.”

    Vyn shrugs. “Perhaps not. Hence the apology.”

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    Or: Armed with nothing but a toolbox, Luke invites himself to Vyn’s mansion. Vyn, however, has other plans.

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    17 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 4

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    [PEANUT tweets a long note. ARTEM’s head snaps in LUKE’s direction.]

    ARTEM: You told him I was a bird?

    LUKE: No?

    [A small pause settles between them. PEANUT chirps questioningly.]

    ARTEM: …He said he’s never met an Artem Wing before.

    LUKE: Peanut, Artem’s not a bird. I mean, an Artem Wing is not a bird. It’s a name.

    [PEANUT looks skeptical.]

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    Or: Artem “Wing” and Peanut compete with each other in a series of bird-related competitions.

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  5. Public Bookmark 12

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    “Aha!” Luke sits up and seizes the remote control, causing the movie protagonist to pause mid-sentence in an unflattering frame. Luke presses the play and pause buttons so everyone is left with a nicer view of the screen.

    “‘Aha’ what?” Rosa asks.

    Artem, who had been steadily nodding off, jolts up. “Did we finish the movie?”

    “We have not even arrived at the best part yet,” Vyn grumbles.

    “It can wait, because I’ve got the answer.” Luke stands up and tosses the remote control onto the couch.

    “What kind of answer?” Marius yawns. “Well, anything is bound to be more interesting than whatever is happening right now.”

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    Luke interrupts team movie night to solve a mystery on his mind.

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