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Stressed over the enormous task of establishing a new magical system, Edwin—with a little support—takes some time to figure things out.
‘Just ten more minutes,’ he said, glancing up, ‘and then I’ll—’
He broke off when he realised Robin was flanked by Adelaide and Maud.
He regarded them warily. ‘I’m sensing an ambush.’
‘Sharp as a tack, as always, Edwin,’ Adelaide said cheerfully. ‘You’re taking a holiday.’
‘I will very soon,’ Edwin assured them, as he had a dozen times before.
‘No, now,’ Robin said, in his most firm baronet tone. ‘I’ll throw you over my shoulder and carry you to the station myself if I have to.’
Edwin felt himself relenting, and not just because the image was rather appealing.
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27 Oct 2025
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come feel this magic i've been feeling by spinninginfinity
Fandoms: Last Binding Series - Freya Marske
28 Jul 2024
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As Edwin teaches him about magic, Robin finds himself distracted. Edwin proposes something a little more, uh, hands on.
‘Perhaps we should give it a rest for today,’ Robin suggested, when they parted. His hand slid round to splay over Edwin’s lower back, keeping him close as he lowered his voice. ‘Go and try something I feel more knowledgeable about.’
‘No, no.’ There was a determined look in Edwin’s eye that meant he’d regrouped and was about to tackle a problem from an entirely new angle, and a gleam that had Robin intrigued. ‘I’d be a poor teacher if I couldn’t work with what naturally motivates my student.’
He took a step backwards. Slowly, eyes never leaving Robin’s, he undid the top three buttons of his shirt, parting the starched white fabric.
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27 Oct 2025
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love is a brilliant plan by spinninginfinity
Fandoms: Last Binding Series - Freya Marske
16 Aug 2024
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Edwin's given Robin and Adelaide's engagement the go-ahead. But with the Last Contract business cleared up, Addy double checks.
‘There were other reasons the betrothal made sense that haven’t changed,’ he reminded her.
‘Rather less serious ones,’ she argued, folding her fingers in her lap. ‘In any case: you agreed to this under very different circumstances, and I felt it would be remiss of me not to reopen the discussion.’
This time Edwin’s face did betray some of what he was feeling, his eyes widening and then softening minutely. ‘They weren’t less serious,’ he said, after a moment, quiet and earnest. ‘They certainly weren’t less important. They’re not less important now.’
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27 Oct 2025
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and thereto i plight thee my troth by spinninginfinity
Fandoms: Last Binding Series - Freya Marske
31 Oct 2024
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Robin has some pre-wedding jitters. Edwin helps him through them.
‘It’s nothing. Really,’ he insisted, at the sceptical arch of Edwin’s brows. ‘I suppose I’m just…’ He broke off, shaking his head. ‘This all feels rather strange,’ he muttered. ‘I suppose I’m wondering if it’s the right thing to do.’
‘Of course it is,’ Edwin said firmly. He’d had plenty of time to dwell on the matter himself, and it had been a long time since he’d had to argue himself around on it. ‘And if it isn’t, you’re not likely to resolve it by hiding under the bedcovers.’
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set the bad day by the bed by spinninginfinity
Fandoms: Last Binding Series - Freya Marske
28 Mar 2025
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After the Barrel blows up, and after the plan to head to Cheetham, and after talking to Jack, Edwin finally lets himself rest for a while. Set after chapter 17 of A Power Unbound.
‘Did you decide on train times?’ Edwin asked, resting his head against Robin’s chest. Lying horizontal, listening to the reassuring thud of Robin’s heartbeat, he found the heaviness of his body became more comfortable, something he wanted to settle into, his eyes drifting shut of their own accord even as his mind still raced.
‘Yes,’ Robin said. He stroked a hand absently through his hair. ‘We leave early tomorrow morning. I hope you’re prepared for a circuitous tour of East Anglia to throw Bastoke off the scent.’
‘It’ll give me time to research, I suppose.’
‘As opposed to if we went to Cheetham Hall directly, in which case I’m sure you’d spend that same time occupying yourself with something else,’ Robin teased. ‘Billiards, perhaps.’
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27 Oct 2025