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  1. Public Bookmark 76

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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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    29 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 28

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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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    25 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 18

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    Alicia finally learns how to Paint her first Canvas. It doesn't turn out like she'd expect, but Renoir is there to support her.

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    25 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 23

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    “The other paintings made you feel nice,” Maman’s mouth curves around the word like it’s an insult. “What do these make you feel?”

    There is a sketch of Maman—decades younger—sipping coffee in a cafe. Another sketch of Papa, robe open at the chest, settled by the fire with Monoco. Papa in profile; Maman in a sunhat in the garden. Papa glaring, Clea set on one hip, Verso on the other. Maman, asleep with Alicia nestled against her breasts. Hundreds of little moments committed to paper, almost thoughtlessly, none of the pomp or circumstance of their paintings.

    Loved,” Alicia murmurs.

    (Aline is cleaning out the family's art. Alicia stumbles across a collection and wonders why it's locked away.)

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    25 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 12

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    “And Papa knows I have vertigo.”

    Then why did it seem so simple for Maman’s creation and Maelle to soar?

    Or: Maelle wants to fly. Alicia is afraid. A conversation with her mirror-self at the top of the Reacher's tower may help her integrate the two girls.

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    25 Jan 2026