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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    “I like it here,” Alicia whispers, breath tickling against her skin. “It’s not so….” Her brow furrows as she searches for the word. “Dead. It’s good.”

    Neither Clea nor Verso had ever shown much interest in her glasshouse. Alicia frequents the space religiously, listening as she speaks of the different plants, settling on her lap when Aline paints. She is at peace amongst the green.

    Why should she punish Alicia for showing an interest?

    Or: brief moments between Alicia and Aline across the years, before and after the fire.

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    09 Dec 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 17

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    She had failed again, fallen short when it really mattered, and her dreams had been ground to dust at what should’ve been the moment of victory. Rage and hatred and grief and guilt burns hot under her rib cage, and she claws helplessly at her father’s vest, choking on the words she can no longer voice.

    (Where before she bore her brother's sacrifice, now she must learn to carry the weight of all of their lives.)

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    08 Dec 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 32

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    She tipped her head towards the canvas. "Who was he?”

    Gustave—my friend.

    Aline reached out, not quite touching the piece, tracing the line of Gustave’s jaw. “He’s handsome.”

    Alicia pulled a face. Gustave? Handsome? No. Gustave was ridiculous. Maman arched her brow. Alicia scribbled another note, underlining it for emphasis. He was family. He was not handsome.

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    08 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 17

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    For every portrait of the Dessendre family decorating the walls off the manor, she paints one for Maelle.

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    07 Dec 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 18

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    And that’s when she sees her.

    Around twenty feet away, half-concealed in shadow, stands the figure peering out from behind a tree.

    A girl. Pale-haired. Slight. Masked.

    The one Maelle keeps seeing.

    The girl is watching them. Has been for some time, apparently. Her single, remaining eye reflects the moonlight faintly, unreadable behind its veil of exhaustion. She doesn’t flinch when Maelle looks at her.

    Maelle drops her arm. Relaxes her fingers. There’s no need to call forth her weapon.

    Not with her.

    “Hi,” Maelle says softly. “Alicia, right?”

    A moment of hesitation. Then, a small nod.

    “You hungry?”

    Maelle finds a watchful ghost at the edge of camp. She invites her for dinner.
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    Day 1: Insult To Injury - Hurt and Ill

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    07 Dec 2025