8 Bookmarks by red_planet26
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She was supposed to die, haunted by a past that would not let her go.
He would not let her, confused by the changing nature of his emotions.
As the noose tightens around their necks,
A shrunken scientist and detective are forced once again, to make a decision
—and to confront the feelings they would never admit.- Language:
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
29 Jun 2026
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“So—what are you suggesting? Friends?” She says the word like it tastes bitter, and it does.
Dorcas’ hand tightens on hers. “A truce. We work together to keep our houses from each other’s throats for as long as it takes to finish the season.”
“And you think that could actually work?”
“We’ll make it work.” Dorcas leans closer, until she’s all Marlene can see. “I want the chance to beat you.”
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Or, Marlene grows into who she is meant to be, which comes with a side of being disastrously attracted to her Quidditch rival, Dorcas Meadowes. But when the conflict between their houses spirals out of control, they're forced to work together, or else risk being kicked off their teams. What could go wrong?
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- Part 1 of Love is Where You Find it
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- 166,133
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- 25/25
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
22 Nov 2025
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Marlene McKinnon is a mess. She can’t sleep, she’s almost certainly going to fail all her NEWTs, and she’s 99% sure that if they don’t win the Quidditch Cup this year James Potter will throw himself headfirst off the Astronomy Tower. On top of all that, there’s a war on, yet their professors seem determined to pretend that the biggest problem any of them are facing is finding a Ministry internship. Marlene’s final year at Hogwarts has barely started, and she’s already pretty sure it couldn’t get any worse—that is, until she shows up for her first Potions class and hears the assignment.
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Dorcas Meadowes is a stone-cold bitch. At least, that’s what everyone says. She doesn’t need well-meaning professors or overeager classmates or teammates or boyfriends or friends. She doesn’t need anything except to be left alone, the way she likes, until the day she finally leaves school. And she certainly doesn’t need Marlene McKinnon, with her sharp tongue and her snorting laugh and her stupid shiny hair, who seems intent on ruining everything that Dorcas has been working towards for the past two years.PLEASE DON'T POST MY FICS ON GOODREADS/STORYGRAPHS/ETC.
PLEASE DON'T REPOST MY WORKS ON ANY OTHER SITES.Series
- Part 1 of The Hand That Feeds
- Language:
- English
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- 235,586
- Chapters:
- 52/52
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- 9
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
19 Nov 2025
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Luffy disappeared a day after Sabo died. Four years later he came back with a slave brand burned into his flesh. Whatever happened to him made Luffy view the world differently. Follow him on his journey to become the Pirate King, the freest person in the world, as snippets of his past slowly reveal itself to his crew.
(AU, stronger/more mature/darker Luffy, no romance)
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- 169,975
- Chapters:
- 34/?
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- 29
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
20 Aug 2025
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The first rules to starting over in Marlene McKinnon's book has always been: Break Up With Your Girlfriend. Followed closely by Quit Your Job, Move Out of Your House and then eventually, Crash On Your Friend's Boyfriend's Couch. And so she does exactly that — in that same order — hoping to start over.
The second rule is: Don't bump into Dorcas Meadowes — the first girl you ever loved.
[set two years after the events of A Full Guide To Gardening For Amateurs]
FUCK JKR.
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- Part 2 of The Guides
Bookmarked by red_planet26
28 May 2025
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Marlene McKinnon and Dorcas Meadowes had always had strong feelings towards one another. But for a long time, that feeling was a deep-rooted distain. Dorcas thought Marlene was obnoxious, arrogant, and self-centred. Marlene thought Dorcas was too quick to judge, stuck up, and as snobby as the rest of the Slytherins. The flawed aspects of one another’s characters had never surprised either of them. But what did surprise them, was realising that there was a great deal more to the both of them that neither had realised.
This is a canon compliant, incredibly slow burn, rivals to lovers fic, that covers from the start of Hogwarts to 1981. Prepare for ANGST!
Disclaimer... I do NOT support JK Rowling and the ways she's using her platform to spread hate about the Trans community.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 500,220
- Chapters:
- 135/200
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- 3
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
23 May 2025
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"What are you looking at, Meadowes?” Marlene snaps. Dorcas’ mouth opens and closes, similar to a fish. Marlene would be thrilled at rendering Dorcas speechless if she weren’t so anxious. “Right, well, move out of my way, then."
'Your hair,” Dorcas whispers. “It’s blonde.”
“Yes, very perceptive of you, Meadowes. Would you like to tell me the color of my eyes next?!”
Marlene McKinnon has always burned a little too hot, a little too bright. That doesn't change as she goes to Hogwarts, makes new friends and enemies, and finds her place in a darkening world.
OR: a Marlene McKinnon-centric fic charting her time from first year at Hogwarts to the war. The timeline in this fic is taken from All The Young Dudes by MsKingBean89. I reference events, pranks, and conversations this author originally created.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 354,687
- Chapters:
- 120/145
- Comments:
- 183
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- 45
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
30 Mar 2025
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“and I'm more surprised every time you're alive when I check for your breath in the morning”
Lucy Dacus, Strange Torpedo
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Just as Lily thinks she's hit the rock bottom - with her dropping out of uni and dealing with bipolar disorder of her roommate James - one morning she discovers some girl has drunk all her coffee. Things escalate pretty quickly.
This is a story about friendships and the overwhelming feeling of helplessness when you realise that love doesn’t cure mental illness or fix people.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 151,835
- Chapters:
- 30/30
- Comments:
- 136
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- 250
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Bookmarked by red_planet26
25 Apr 2024