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Draco Malfoy was once a battered boy that found solace in the only place he knew was safe, his own mind. He created a family within his mind to keep him loved, safe, cared for, and they ultimately helped handle the ugly realities of being the only son of the most dangerous pure blood wizarding family during the war.
Now he's an adult that's been pardoned by the Wizegamot, he's been under constant magical surveillance and required to get weekly treatment for a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder. For the past five years he's been surviving but barely. Every night it's the same routine, he comes home, eats takeaway, get's drunk, and falls asleep to the memories that threaten to rip him apart. He's grown comfortable in his own misery, become a mildly successful tattoo artist, and accepts that maybe there isn't more to his life than living in the aftermath of all of his bad decisions. And he's good with that.
That is until he runs into a familiar face in the hallway of Saint Mungo's on his way to treatment and everything starts to change...
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Something switched in Rei Suwa’s head the day his Boss ordered him to come back. He wasn’t going to let himself lose his family. He had something worth protecting, he just needed to figure out how.
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Alternate version of how Rei's birthday goes and the ending of the series. I wanted something with a bit more *angst* that also tied up some loose ends that kinda bugged me. So this is my take on that. It might be a tad out of character, but I'm trying. Thanks for reading! -
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Wayward Dreamer by CynicalOldBat
Fandoms: Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell, Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
10 Mar 2019
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Professor Malory encourages his colleague, Martin Bunce (working under the guise of being a normal renown parapsychologist and magical folklore researcher), to head to Henrietta, Virginia, to investigate the mysterious ley lines that cause energy surges and an increase in paranormal activity along the Blue Ridge Mountains.
However, Mr. Bunce has a different plan. He believes that by visiting Cabeswater National Park with his two summer interns he may be able to figure out a way to return magic to the remaining dead spots and possibly return Simon Snow's magic once and for all.
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A Raven Cycle x Carry On crossover set after the events of Carry On. It takes place during events in The Raven Cycle but will not be exactly cannon. Things are definitely out of order, but I'm going to try to stay as close to cannon as possible (and of course shenanigans will be had). Contains massive spoilers for the WHOLE Raven Cycle.
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In which temptations are accomplished, grand romantic gestures are made, and two ineffable co-stars only take four seasons of an award-winning television program to realize they’re on their own side (at last, at last.)
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07 Aug 2024
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He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Now complete with the epilogue.
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30 Oct 2023
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Aziraphale hears the story of himself, from when he was in Heaven, courtesy of the Almighty Herself. Turns out, there's a lot he doesn't remember. But Crowley does. (COMPLETE)
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18 Jun 2019
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I'd thought perhaps we were past this after our conversation in the middle of the dancefloor. But I suppose that's part of it, sometimes things that need to be said should just be between us, not the entire year group.
"What, you think the Chosen One could have done better?"
His head falls again, but not back to my shoulder, just in front of him, I feel him slump beside me. "I mean- yeah."
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“Here” says Vivi, passing me her phone. “I made you a tinder.”
“A what?” I ask, immediately suspicious. I take the offered phone like it’s a snake and peer at the screen. The first thing I see is a picture of me at the bar we went to last night. I’m beaming at the camera and holding a glass of wine precariously in one hand. Beneath the picture is my name and age. There’s also the caption, you had me at merlot, followed by list of likes that include fitness and dogs, each accompanied by a matching emoji.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jude is feeling low after the events of TWK and Vivi and Heather take it upon themselves to cheer her up.
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02 Feb 2019