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  1. Rec 59

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    Three things then happen in short succession:

    1) Barnaby realizes what he just blurted out and matches Kotetsu’s wide-eyed stare with his own frenzied gaze.

    2) Kotetsu’s grip on his wine glass slackens and drops it, where it rolls off the table to fall to the floor, the glass breaking into pieces and spilling wine all over Kotetsu’s dining room table and floor.

    3) Desperate to cling to any life preserver to save himself from the deadly riptide he's caught himself in by his impromptu confession, Barnaby shoots to his feet, eyes fixed on the spill.

    "That's going to stain!" he shouts, much too loud, and even as Kotetsu begins to mumble some sort of excuse, Barnaby is running to Kotetsu’s bathroom for a towel and definitely, definitely isn't thinking about how he just ruined everything.

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    On August 14th, 1980, Barnaby Brooks Jr. kisses Kotetsu T. Kaburagi for the first time.

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    15 Nov 2025

  2. Rec 27

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    Kotetsu knows he's making the right decision, but it doesn't change the fact that it feels like he's going back on a promise.

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    03 Nov 2025

  3. Rec 66

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    He does not know what finally does it, what becomes the final straw; the endearment that completely escaped him, his weird hand-rubbing, or the curse, also quite unusual for him, but either way, her face crumbles. She nods frantically, tries to sweep her eyes, but the tears are coming quicker than she can wipe them.
    Barnaby, not knowing what else to do, squeezes her hand.
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    OR:
    Five times Kaede cried in front of Barnaby, and one time he cried in front of her.

    (5+1 format, spoiler-free for cour2)

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    02 Nov 2025

  4. Rec 42

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    Kotetsu can understand liking your leafy greens, even if he doesn’t quite indulge in that part of the food pyramid as much as he should (at least according to his mother – Kotetsu thinks that peas, carrots, and onions in his fried rice should count for something). Still, he wouldn’t really consider flowers a “vegetable”.

    Maybe it’s because they’re called honeysuckles? Could they be sweet?

    Kotetsu gets afflicted with by a NEXT ability causing him to eat flowers. A reverse hanahaki story.

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    07 Oct 2025

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    All Makoto wanted in life was to be with Haru. And to be anything except an Alpha.

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    08 Jun 2025