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Ever since the events of his fourth year, Harry Potter has been drowning. He’d already been struggling for years, and a mixture of fresh trauma, mounting pressure, and disturbing nightmares is pushing him closer and closer to the edge.
His friends see him falling apart more and more, but they’re powerless to help him. The adults in his life are willing to turn a blind eye to his ever-increasing issues, so long as they’re able to maintain their idea of a savior and keep their plans in place.When Harry Potter arrived at Hogwarts, Severus Snape's life became exponentially harder as he tried to field threats against a boy he didn’t even like and take up spy work again at the same time. With the return of the Dark Lord, Severus also suddenly had to work to protect his godson from the threat looming over them; if Draco fell into the Dark Lord’s hands like his father, he would never escape.
Severus is content to allow the obvious problems rising in Potter to be addressed by the boy’s other teachers, and the people who cared for him. However, as more issues arose and intensified, one thing became obvious: Severus may be the only person with both the power to help Potter, and the will to do so.- Language:
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17 Jun 2026
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Oscar's world narrowed to the corridor and the weight of his own body. Max's world narrowed to wish of not returning. They met in the white, sterile space between life and death, and it turned out they had exactly one summer to teach each other to how to live again.
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14 May 2026
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“Max,” he looked up again, the other driver shook a bag of almonds in front of him.
“I’m good, mate.”
“Uhuh, have a handful anyway.”
"Fuck off," Max replied, Charles really did bring out the worst in him.
"Hey," his voice firm, direct in a way that sent a jolt through the Dutchman.
"Have five. They'll help you focus."
Only Charles could make him feel guilty over some fucking almonds he really didn’t want.…really didn’t need.
He was so weak sometimes.
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Max was a master of control. Of his environment, of his car, of himself... maybe that was the problem. It was exhausting to be in control all the time.
feat. Incomprehensible levels obliviousness, a complete lack of emotional intelligence, healing as a nonlinear and illogical timeline, and a long slow burn.
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- Part 1 of Of Us All
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14 May 2026
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Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses plays when the stranger does step in, maybe a little after 7:30. They've only been officially open for a few moments, so he doesn’t hear the bell jingle, fully immersed with singing along at a low volume.
“Am I interrupting something?”
Sebastian does not shriek, nor does he screech or scream or whatever you could describe the noise that escaped him. He turns around frantically from where he was setting out pastries, scrambling for his phone to turn the volume down.
“Oh mein Gott.” He breathes, pressing his lips into a thin line. “How’d you get in here so quietly?”
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Sebastian might have a small crush on a customer. Maybe he’s trying too hard, opening early, bringing back retired items on the menu. He doesn’t mean to kidnap a kid with said crush in the process.(There’s no way Sebastian could overlook bruises upon bruises. The real problem is trying to convince Max that he doesn’t have to bear those on his own.)
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- Part 1 of It's never a bad time for Tiramisu
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05 Apr 2026
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Harry Potter and the Return of the Serpent Lord by Leonore4
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Aug 2025
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The moment the Killing Curse struck Harry Potter's forehead and carved a scar into the toddler's skin, something else happened. In that moment, when the line between life and death blurred and time had no name, little Harry saw something he was perhaps never meant to see. He saw his former life. And Salazar Slytherin awoke.
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02 Apr 2026