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For as long as Sonja Nikolić has known herself, she has also known Ivan Kovačić, and for as long as Sonja has known Ivan, she has loved him.
And then Ivan meets Lovro, and everything Sonja thinks she knows about her relationship, herself, and what her life is going to look like is brought into question
[a character study of sorts, exploring sonja's pov of season three's events]
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“Yeah, well, you look like shit,” Ivan shoots back before collapsing back into the chair. “I’m serious, what the hell were you doing? And don’t lie to me, I already spoke to the doctors.”
“Why do you care?” Lovro says. “And what are you even doing here?” Now that the initial shock horror has worn off, all Lovro can feel - aside from intense, uncomfortable pain all over his body - is pure confusion.
Ivan looks at him, then, gaze heavy and significant. “Turns out I’m still your emergency contact.”
[two years after their breakup, lovro is sure he's removed every trace of ivan from his life, until the aftermath of an accident reminds him that he missed something very important]
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Lovro inhales sharply at the contact, as if he’s suddenly run out of air and is desperate to find some, his mouth falling open slightly. It’s almost a wince. “Sorry,” Ivan says, “Does it hurt?” He hates to think that he’s hurt Lovro even more, but maybe it’s telling that even a touch that he thought to be gentle is somehow dangerous.
Slowly, almost imperceptible, Lovro shakes his head. He swallows, his voice shaking when he answers, “No.” It’s closer to a breath than a word. Ivan doesn’t move his hand. “It doesn’t hurt at all.”
Ivan wonders if, maybe, they’re not talking about the bruise anymore.
[a re-write of the infamous pool scene, except in this one, ivan notices lovro's bruise (aka the scene we should have got)]
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Ema hums. “What do you want, Sonja?” she whispers, even though she thinks she knows the answer.
“Something new,” Sonja says. “Different.”
“Better?” It takes everything in Ema not to sound too smug.
Sonja shrugs, but a smirk plays at the corner of her mouth and Ema wants to taste it. “Maybe.” Then, “Probably.”
[or, an alternate universe in which ema and sonja cheat first]
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wasting all my time (just dwelling in it) by poolswithyou
Fandoms: SRAM | SKAM (Croatia)
10 Apr 2026
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With more care and attention than Lovro knows what to do with, Ivan starts making miniscule strokes of black, slowly building them up into thicker shapes and lines, until Lovro can’t help but laugh in recognition.
“Is that a bat?”
Ivan hums in assent, and the slight twitch of his lips suggests that he isn’t going to repeat the word, knowing full well that Lovro will tease him as he always does. All in love, of course.
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lovro wants to paint his nails and ivan wants to help
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So, yes - Ivan is jealous. Disastrously, violently, ruinously jealous, because Ema has something he wants. Something he craves with the fervour of an addict. He wants Lovro, maybe more than he’s ever wanted anything in his life. He wants him under his hands, under his lips, against his skin. He wants to spend the rest of his life breathing him in as if he’s the only remaining oxygen. He wants to break him to pieces just so he can put him back together again. He wants Lovro to do exactly the same to him. He wants Lovro to open his eyes again and keep looking at him.
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a collection of moments, during and after season 3, in which ivan's jealousy gets the better of him
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“Hello?” Ivan’s voice hasn’t changed. There’s no reason why it would, but the familiarity of it floods Lovro’s entire body with warmth. Suddenly, there’s a lump in his throat, and his mouth fills with saliva like he’s going to throw up. “Lovro?”
“You still have my number saved,” is, inexplicably, the only words Lovro manages to form, fuelled by the shock that Ivan knew who was calling even without him saying a word.
There’s the huff of a laugh, close enough to Lovro’s ear through the phone that it almost feels like Ivan is right next to him. It’s terrifying, really, how even the sound of Ivan breathing is enough to relax every muscle in Lovro’s body that he didn’t know was tensed. “And you have mine, apparently.”
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kolacic exes to lovers (except they've been in love with each other the whole time)
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Lovro shuffles closer to him so that they’re side by side and holds the photo to Ivan’s eyeline. “Do you see how I’m looking at you?” he says softly, “Can you see that?”
Ivan swallows, his hand finding Lovro’s. “You look like you’re in love with me.” It comes out quiet, on a stolen breath, as if he doesn’t quite believe it no matter how many times Lovro tells him.
“Exactly,” Lovro says, pressing a kiss to their conjoined hands. “I want to be able to look at you like that all of the time. Because I am in love with you, and I’m sick of pretending that I’m not.”
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the hard launch we deserve
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“I really care about him,” Ivan manages in lieu of response. It’s a watered down version of the truth, but he doesn’t think he should go around confessing his love to Lovro’s mum before Lovro himself. It is love, though. He thinks Ana knows it too, based on the way she runs her thumb over his knuckles and smiles so hard her eyes crinkle. “I’m going to be so good to him.”
“I know,” Ana says simply, without a trace of doubt in her voice. “I know.”
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the missing scene in the kitchen after nedjelja 11:58
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“Right,” Ivan nods in mock-seriousness, standing at the end of the bed and peering over Lovro with a devastating smile that Lovro wants to kiss right off. “So you bought a vinyl for some unknown reason and never listened to it?”
“Of course I listened to it. Why waste the money if I’m not going to listen to it?”
“So you bought a vinyl so that you could listen to music that you don’t like?”
“Yes.”
Ivan nods, so patient, hands on his hips as he tilts his head. “And what were you doing whilst listening to this vinyl of music you don’t like?"
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ivan finds the josipa lisac vinyl and chaos (teasing) ensues
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“You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen you with coloured hair.”
“I mean, I know,” Lovro says dismissively. He runs his fingers along Ivan’s chest, tracing shapes that feel a lot like letters. “You’ve seen my profile picture.”
Ivan shifts. “No. Before then. In person.”or
lovro wants help dying his hair, and ivan has a secret
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“I’m Sirius,” he says before gesturing to his companion, who has not yet altered his facial expression. “This is my brother, Regulus.”
The shorter boy, Regulus, looks at Marlene with a scrutinising gaze, his free hand still firmly by his side, before opening his mouth to say the last thing she expects:
“You’re in my seat.”
Marlene blinks. Regulus doesn’t react further.
“I’m sorry?”
“My seat,” Regulus repeats, as if talking to a child, “You’re in it.”
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a marauders orchestra au
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After being suffocated by his hometown for a little too long, Barty decides to take a leap of faith and leave his friends and everything be knows, venturing to Hogsmeade; a town that, although still small, is a far cry from the stifling, limiting atmosphere and impossible expectations of Godric's Hollow.
After hitching a ride with a charming, enigmatic stranger, Barty is introduced to the kind of life, and love, that he never thought possible for himself and is finally able to break from and deal with the demons of his past whilst discovering something, or someone, that he didn't know he was missing.
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who is a 'blood-stained blonde' if not evan rosier?
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When he lifts the fabric of his robe, there it is: the unmistakable black ink writhing on his skin, the visual proof of how stupid Remus is to think that he could save him.
“I didn’t have a choice,” Regulus tells him, oddly gentle.
“I thought you-“ Remus can’t say it. Can’t admit what he’s known to be true since the start.
“You thought I what? Loved you? Sometimes love isn’t enough,” Regulus says quietly. “I thought you of all people would understand that.”
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Sometimes, Regulus is so like Sirius that it hurts to look at him.
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Dorcas Meadowes is doing fine, thank you very much. She’s doing well in school, she’s finally found a group of friends that care about and support her, and to top it all off, she has an incredible girlfriend who she loves. Pandora is kind, caring, and everything Dorcas has ever looked for in a partner, and she refuses to let anything, or anyone, get in the way of her perfect relationship. Especially not Marlene McKinnon and her relentless flirting and ‘don’t care’ attitude.
The sun was casting shadows onto her face, making her cheekbones seem more defined and her lips seem fuller. Her eyes were like the ocean, like a storm at sea, the light creating flecks of gold that looked like stars in an endless midnight sky.
Dorcas didn’t know if she wanted to kill her or, God forbid, kiss her. She pushed that thought out of her head as quickly as she could. She composed herself as quickly as possible.
“Sorry,” she mumbled, not meeting Marlene’s eye.
“It’s okay,” Marlene said, a cheeky smirk on her lips, “You’re pretty hot when you’re threatening me.”
Based on the song Pink Slips by Jenna Doe
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a band of thieves in ripped up jeans (got to rule the world) by poolswithyou
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
21 Aug 2022
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what do you do when you're a teen who's life mostly consists of problems and heartache?
simple. you start a band so that you can express your feelings through song and say what you need to say without *actually* saying it.remus, sirius, regulus and marlene are in a band. what could possibly go wrong?
answer: a lot.
a lot can go wrong.Series
- Part 1 of the order of the phoenix
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one call away, whenever you need me by poolswithyou
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
01 Dec 2021
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ORIGINAL NAME: Its Nice To Have A Friend
wraith: are you seeing this?
dirtyhands: why are you texting me. i’m sat next to you
wraith: i’m being secretive. i don’t want the others to hear
dirtyhands: spying? now im interested
wraith: its not spying, per se
wraith: more like, observation
dirtyhands: interesting
The Crows are in uni together, need I say anything more?
This is mainly a texting fic, but there may be actual written stuff when something important happens.
I'm relatively new to the Grishaverse, and I've read the SAB and SOC series, and I've watched the TV series, so I won't be referencing anything from King of Scars or onwards, even though I will start reading it soon.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy, and criticism is appreciated :)
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Remus Lupin's tattoo appointment lasts approximately two and a half hours.
That means he has approximately two and a half hours to explain to Sirius Black as to why he broke his heart after high school, and exactly where the hell he's been for the last four years.OR
Everything becomes increasingly obvious, its all Marlene's fault for not properly listening to all of Sirius' whining, and spaghetti bolognaise makes one Sirius Black really damn emotional.
It’s wrong, because Remus shouldn’t be here. He should be in Wales. Not London. And certainly not Sirius’ shop.
“Hi,” is all he can say.
“Hey.”
“It’s you.”
“Yeah.”
“You’re here.”
“I am.”
“In London.”
“Yeah,” Remus laughs, that beautiful laugh that Sirius has played over and over again in his mind for the last four years.
“Oh my God.”
the title and any lyrics are taken from 'cardigan' by taylor swift, an amazing song that everyone needs to listen to, and it really fits the story of this fic <3
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a secret language i can’t speak with anyone else by poolswithyou
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 Aug 2021
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It had started in third year, Sirius had noticed. Remus and Lily would talk, which of course was completely normal, but there was something different about these conversations. They would be somewhere that everyone could hear them: in the common room, the Great Hall, or even in the classrooms, and they would just talk. The problem was, Remus would often glance in Sirius’ direction, confirming his suspicions that they were talking about him, but Sirius couldn’t understand a word that they were saying.
If only they weren't speaking a different language.A story in which Sirius is fed up, Remus and Lily are annoyingly sneaky, Regulus somehow gets involved, and James doesn't get enough credit for his genius ideas.
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Basically a Muggle/Modern texting fic, set at university, except almost everyone is gay and likes Taylor Swift :)
This is my first fic, so any constructive criticism and feedback will be greatly appreciated.DISCLAIMER: i do not support JKR and her views!
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- Part 1 of you know i love a london boy