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    Grace practices bravery and takes the lead.

    (alternatively: Simon gets fingerblasted.)

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    09 Aug 2026

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    When Grace gets seemingly teleported by means unknown into the SM-13 right as it was nearing The Light, both Simon and Grace have no idea what is happening. Grace knows he was supposed to be in his house on Erid, Simon knows this new guy cannot possibly be a hallucination, and Ava, upon hearing Grace ramble about theories for how he got there, knows that new guy is Smart. Could-Secure-Our-Survival Smart.
    She orders Simon to bring Grace back to the surface, and thus begins Grace's ordeal in a starless universe.

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    31 Jul 2026

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    “…You serious?” Healy scoffed, disbelief nestled into the edges of his face. “Come on, March, that’s-“

    “An in-depth investigation tactic,” March finished for him, brain too buzzed to think about any potential implications right now, “I work best when I’m in the zone.”

    “And you want to get in the zone of someone I’m… Wooing?”

    “You make it sound weird.”

    Healy started to smile. Because of course he fucking did. “It is weird, March.”

    or: healy, supposedly, has more skill than march in the seduction department. like any seasoned p.i. worth their salt, march investigates this claim. thoroughly.

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    21 Jul 2026

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    Blackmail. Illegal porn. Undercover at a gay bar. The Nice Guys sure are at it again.

     

    “Porn? I can throw a rock in this neighborhood and I’m gonna break the window of a porn store.”

    March gestured anxiously, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

    Healy paused. “Ohhhhh. The nasty stuff. Whips and handcuffs. Girls and animals.”

    “Close,” March said, grimacing. He really, really didn’t want to have to explain this. “Think more like…. Disco.”

    “Disco?” Healy raised an eyebrow. “What, like the queer music? You think the back room of that store is full of porn for… For disco fans.” He nodded thoughtfully a couple of times. “And you’re an expert about this?”

    For a second the whole world went white around the edges and March thought he might pass out. He was too sober for this conversation. What exactly had Healy noticed that morning, how obvious exactly had his full-body reaction to Healy’s hand on his neck been? “I was a happily married man!” March said, and as soon as it came out of his mouth he knew it was wrong. Too fast, too high-pitched, too loud.

    Incriminating.

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    19 Jul 2026

  5. Rec 38

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    When Court Gentry is appointed Eva Stratt's new security detail, he assumes it's just another regular job. When Ryland Grace notices that his boss's new security looks exactly like his dead older brother, he assumes he's seeing things. Neither one is prepared when they're proven wrong.

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    13 Jul 2026