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    “Let me be perfectly clear, Andrea. I want you. Repeatedly. Frequently. I simply don’t want the…emotional noise that typically accompanies such things. You’ve already proven useful in multiple capacities. Why not add pleasure to the list?”

    Title inspired by Casual by Chappell Roan

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    12 Jun 2026

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    “You are a hurricane," Andy said, offering a small, lopsided smile. "You can't expect a hurricane to apologise for the weather. You just need someone who actually likes the rain."

    When Miranda Priestly’s fourth marriage begins to fracture, Andy appoints herself as a secret, late-night guardian to a woman who would rather walk through Central Park naked than admit she needs saving. She tells herself it's just research for her book. She tells herself she's just protecting the brand.

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    10 Jun 2026

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    Francesca plays live piano for a fancy restaurant, which so happens to be the place Michaela decides to bring all her first dates.

    Francesca, of course, is very normal about this.

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    09 Jun 2026

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    Michaela, whilst grieving and overwhelmed with the feelings blossoming in her chest for her cousin's widow, does the only thing she can think to do when asked so sweetly to stay, she flees.

    But now, after two years of running, she has returned to London, determined to make amends with the woman she has managed to convince herself she cannot fall in love with, under any circumstances.

    Yet her chosen path is not an easy one, for Francesca Stirling, now seething with rage, grief, and a furious current of feelings she neither understands nor can explain, is just as determined to discover the very reason for Michaela's flight in the first place, a reason Michaela is intent on keeping to herself.

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    24 Apr 2026

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    “The end‑of‑year Showcase is in three weeks,” Danbury said.

    “Sponsors, donors, alumni, critics. This year’s theme is Music as Theatre.” Michaela perked up. Francesca did not.

    “You will perform a duo,” She added. “Together.” Silence.

    Michaela blinked. “A duo? With her?”

    Francesca’s voice was quieter but no less startled. “With her?”

    “Yes,” Danbury snapped. “With each other. Do try not to look so horrified.”

     
    Pianist Francesca Bridgerton × Violinist Michaela Stirling
    They’re the Royal Academy of Music’s two brightest soloists who’ve never spoken. They have three weeks to create something that will turn out to be much more than music.

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    19 Apr 2026