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  1. Public Bookmark 40

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    “Use your power on me,” he told Wei Ying. “Ask me what I want tonight.”

    Wei Ying studied his eyes, then nodded. His hands still spanned Lan Zhan’s hips. He took in a slow breath, and as he breathed out, Lan Zhan felt it—a sparkling, tumbling rush of magic that raced through him like a spring downpour. It knocked down barriers and whisked off the heavy cover that had sheltered and oppressed him all his life. Words of truth swirled easily to the surface, like floating petals.

    “What do you want tonight?” Wei Ying whispered.

    “I want to kiss you,” Lan Zhan said. “I want to touch you. I want you to touch and kiss me.” It felt so good, this magic. It was the most exquisite freedom. Why had he ever feared it?

    * * *

    Twenty years ago, as friends in college, Lan Zhan and Wei Ying hooked up one magical night. Now Lan Zhan is a music professor in Oregon, and Wei Ying is a world-famous Broadway star in New York. They haven’t seen each other since graduation, but neither has ever quite gotten over the other. So when Wei Ying comes back to Lan Zhan’s town to sponsor an arts-a-thon fundraiser…cue the second-chance romance!

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    05 Jul 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    The one with the 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' karaoke.

  2. Public Bookmark 27

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    Wei Ying has the utmost confidence that this undercover mission is going to be a walk in the park. His luck, on the other hand, has different plans.

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    20 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 66

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    After a game of Marry, Fuck, or Kill, Wei Ying finds himself kind of engaged to his best friend.

     

    It's okay though, because it's just a bit.

     

    Right?

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    26 Apr 2026

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    Mianmian keeps trying to fix Wei Ying up with her friends. One night, Lan Zhan decides to do something about that.

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    26 Apr 2026

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    "I’m Wei Ying, nice to meet you.”

    Lan Zhan stares at the hand being offered, brain still trying to process the hurricane of a person in front of him.

    “Lan Zhan,” he replies, and shakes the hand once, politely. “Is this your seat?”

    or, sometimes a chance meeting on a train and twenty four hours together are enough for two people to fall in love.

    UPDATE: Three extras added for the epilogue 🎄

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    22 Apr 2026