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Hello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means

karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.

The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.

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On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.

willysilver

"What do you mean he wasn't there to accept my challenge this year?" the prince asked, leaning forward in annoyance. "We duel every solstice, he can't just...not."

"I apologize, sire. The queen says she extends her personal assurance the court is doing all it can. The importance of the solstice battle is-"

"Shut. Up," Willy said sharply, cutting him off. "Get out."

He sulked the rest of the day. He knew Nyx was sick of the dance. He'd been bored of it for years. But it was the only time he got to see the nymph. To beat him...and fuck him and welcome the birth of the sun with him for another cycle. It was tradition. It was important.

It was the only thing Willy even looked forward to.

* * *
The prince had gone to the river and offered yellow blossoms and sparkling gems, and finally a song when the spirit appeared. She told him of Nyx, adored in the world of men. Safe, loved by mortals beyond measure and safe from the cycle of war. She told him enough that when they parted, the prince went to the dungeons of the palace to where his mother kept her portal and, without a word to anyone, he stepped into a dressing room, the reflection a tall black haired man, achingly beautiful. His own clothes gone, he found himself in mortal clothing. Black jeans, a black silk shirt, and a leather jacket. This would do.

Out of the shop, out on the street, Willy looked up at ad advertisement that took up most of the side of a building. Nyx, mostly bare, devastatingly beautiful.

He shouldn't be hard to find.

0_0_7

Bond had gone to M's office to be briefed on Q. He was shown papers, photos, video even. His eyes and ears were telling him that Q had betrayed them. Betrayed 6. Betrayed England.

Six months ago he would have believed it. He'd have taken the directive to hunt him down and kill him without hesitation. Now, though, he didn't believe it. Not for a moment.

He agreed to hunt Q down and left the office, heading to the boffin's apartment. He heard nothing, and after calling for Beta and still hearing nothing, he made his way to Harry's. He was greeted by a dark home and a taxidermied dog. It hit him hard that to find Q the person he needed the most was...Q himself.

He helped himself to a bottle from Harry's well stocked supply and wandered around, hoping if he waited, some home alarm would bring the Kingsman to him. For answers or for help.

He was well into a second bottle, sitting with the stiff dog beside him, stroking the soft fur.

"Do you think Alec took Q and killed Harry?" he asked the dog. "If that's the case, all hell's going to break loose."