Darling_Vixenn



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    “Do you know much about cataloguing?” Jon asks, a little out of breath from the stairs.

    Martin, mid-trolley, rolls his eyes. The gesture he makes at the shelves around him is only emphasised by the book he’s holding.

    “What exactly do you think I do here, other than sit around and wait for angry patrons to yell at me?”

    “Think of what you’re going to yell back?” Jon says, and Martin’s mouth twitches into a smile.

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    Asking the very important question: what if Jon and Martin had a gentle archives/library romance, and kept running into tropes? What if there was mutual pining involved? Only one bed? Fake dating? Hurt/comfort? Or perhaps, a soft and happy ending?

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    10 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 42

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    As soon as they were out of earshot, Tim turned to him.
    “Oh. My. God.” He said, grinning. Martin was entirely too overwhelmed by whatever the fuck had just happened to respond.
    “He asked if you were in the shop tomorrow? Fuck!”
    Martin just gave an exasperated sort of noise. “S-sorry, have I missed something?”
    “Right, right. No, I mean, it’s literally crazy to me that you don’t already know this, but Jon is, like, a total prick! All the time! I mean full-on irritable co-worker. Or at least, he was,” There was that grin again. To say Martin was taken aback was an understatement.
    “I mean, I know he has a lot of work, but he never came off as irritable?” Martin said, astounded. Tim clapped him on the back.
    “That, my friend, speaks volumes.”

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    Or, Martin is a barista. Jon hates coffee. Somehow, he finds himself visiting Martin's shop every chance he gets.

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    08 Jan 2026

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    After Jude Perry, Jon can't shave himself. Martin offers to help.

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    07 Jan 2026

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    Martin is reclined in the armchair with his head lolling onto one shoulder, a book lying open in his lap, Qasmuna curled up on his chest. Jon pauses in the doorway to watch the slow rise and fall of his breathing, to take in the peaceful expression on his sleeping face. It is almost too much to bear – Jon feels a tightness in his chest, a warmth in his gut that threatens to overwhelm him.

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    07 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 80

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    Magnus Books is being overlooked in favor of Leitner's books just down the street, and the crew decides that a cute cat living in the store is the perfect thing to attract new customers!
    Problem; the guy in charge of the shelter where they want to adopt a cat has decided he hates Jon.
    Jon can't fathom why.

    7/11/23 update: went back and edited some things that have been bothering me for literal years. huge shout out to the people who have somehow found this fic after all this time and left kudos. I would, in fact, die for you all.

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    07 Jan 2026