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Years ago—back when her world had been hospital hallways and fluorescent lights—she’d learned how fear worked.
It wasn’t the screaming kind people imagined. It was quieter than that. It slipped in under the skin, slowed time, turned the body inward on itself. She’d seen it in patients who froze when blood hit the floor, in parents whose hands shook too hard to hold onto their children, in interns who went pale and empty the moment something went wrong.
Fear locked joints. Stole fine motor control. Made people small.
Adrenaline was different. Adrenaline sharpened. It narrowed the world into something manageable, stripped it down to essentials. Breathing. Pressure. Warmth. Stay alive.
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an injured simon riley appears in your backyard
and you nurse him back to health.Bookmarked by madlyconfused
26 Mar 2026
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With a sound like a giant bubble bursting, Harry vanished – ripping a chunk of the fence and the earth beneath him into a swirling void.
Dudley and his gang froze, staring at the empty space where the other boy had just been – confusion clear across their faces.
Harry Potter had gotten away.
(Far away, in the humid forests of Albania, a shadow of a man – a mere sliver of soul, the faint spectre of the once-feared Lord Voldemort – felt a violent pull on his magic. He could not resist – could not fight it. In an instant, he was drained, erased, and snuffed out like a candle.
Thus, one prophecy found its end, while another – far away and elsewhere – had only just begun.)
Or: Harry never apparates to the top of the school roof in a feat of accidental magic. Instead, he rips through time and space and – after a few twists and turns – lands squarely in the metaphorical lap of a Dark Lord in his prime, becoming Voldemort’s least favourite plot twist.
Tom, however, eventually comes to appreciate the pint-sized troublemaker he has been saddled with.
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- Part 4 of My Harry Potter Story Vault
- Part 1 of Harry’s Lullaby
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25 Mar 2026
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As an administrator for the 141, you thrive on pushing paperwork behind the scenes so your boys can do their thing. You are wholly unprepared when a multi-chapter erotic friend fiction starring you and Ghost begins circulating around base, to the delight of literally everyone except you and him. Forced to work together despite his reluctance, you are determined to find the mysterious author and put an end to this indignity.
Beta read by @no1frogfan.
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25 Mar 2026
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In a quiet apartment building, two neighbours lead seemingly different lives. One is a reserved lieutenant, shrouded in mystery and burdened by his past, while the other is you, a curious woman navigating the ups and downs of daily life. Though your interactions are sparse, with fleeting glances and near-missed opportunities for connection, you wondered if there was more to the man you called your neighbour.
The days unfold and the distance between you both blurs, hinting at the potential for something deeper amidst the silence of your shared walls.
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23 Mar 2026
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you've loved him since you were children. after a confession when you were 14 went rejected, you vowed to never let your feelings be known again. but after an incident that left you hurt and fragile, you find it hard to keep that promise.
crossposted from my tumblr: @rowarn
**simon does NOT assault the reader, don't worry.
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22 Mar 2026