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And Carlos, the way he said Janni with almost sickening familiarity—
Jannik knew it, Carlos knew it. Their teams and families knew it. Yet no one dared pierce the long-suffering silence, knowing what they had at stake between the two of them.
They meet by the ocean at the height of summer, two young stars with futures burning too bright and decades of legacy upon their shoulders. At twilight, the truth comes out, messy and unavoidable.
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24 Feb 2026
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It’s the best he has felt on a tennis court since he won Wimbledon two years ago. All his tricks work, both his forehand and backhand shots always landing inside the court. He feels his flair coming back, confidence rising every time the spectators cheer for him and chant his name. He feels like a ballet dancer, smooth and elegant on the court. Jannik has no answer to his level. Not even his stellar serve can deny Carlos his title back. When he hits the last winner, he falls to the ground. After an entire season of drought, he’s a Grand Slam champion again. He smiles so widely his cheeks start to hurt and he buries his face in his hands, feeling a bit choked up.
Jannik engulfs him in a hug. “You were incredible. Artista. So beautiful.” Carlos hugs him tighter in response.
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- Part 1 of but it's golden
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22 Feb 2026
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Jannik Sinner's lock screen gets exposed during the US Open. To the shock and surprise of pretty much everyone it seems to be a picture of Carlos Alcaraz.
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22 Feb 2026
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“I hate that I’m number one with everyone, but never with you.”
He’s talking before thinking, now, and that never happens. He always thinks several times before opening his mouth, always measured, always collected. What is happening in the backseat of this car? He feels like he’s a man possessed.
Carlos squints his eyes, and the words flow out of his mouth easily. Why do they always come out of his mouth so easily?
“You’re number one to me, always,” Carlos says.
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Jannik is sad after losing Roland Garros. Carlos helps.
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22 Feb 2026
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In the quiet chaos that follows the win—applause, ambition, loss— Jannik is stripped bare by something far more lasting than victory: the softness of being wanted, the ache of being seen, and Carlos' hands, steady through it all.
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21 Feb 2026
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His whole career pretty much he’s been the one in front, the one being chased. Even when he hasn’t been number one he’s always felt like it; whoever he played, felt he was better, that if he played his game he would win. Jannik had been chasing him too— he’d always believed Jannik was good, that he could be, probably, the best in the world, but Charlie had still felt that he was better. When Jannik beat him he always felt like he could have won if he’d played better, if he’d played his best. That was the belief you had to have, to win.
It’s the belief he can’t quite find anymore.
And meanwhile, Jannik has— well. He doesn’t want to feel this stupid jealousy, but he does. In all the time he’d been imagining what it would be like, when Jannik caught him, he had never thought, not really, that he would be left behind. He’d never thought he would be alone with it. But if the only thing they can be to each other is rivals, every time Jannik wins, he loses, zero-sum.
or: the World Tour Finals, and after. It won't be easy. Carlos and Jannik have never let that stop them.
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- Part 3 of the triple crown
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20 Feb 2026
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When Sascha breaks in the fifth he feels his stomach drop out like it’s him down there pinned to the court like a bug in front of thirty thousand people, losing. But he watches all the way until Jannik’s waving at the crowd and walking back into the dark cool underbelly of the stadium, and then he clicks off the television almost viciously, his mouth curling. He really doesn’t give a shit what Sascha has to say about the victory, about how he feels winning, about beating Jannik. He doesn’t want to hear it.
What he wants is to talk to Jannik.
or: Carlos Alcaraz discovers something important in New York.
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- Part 1 of the triple crown
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20 Feb 2026
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After Madrid, Jannik spends some time recovering at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy.
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20 Feb 2026
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The first person who calls him after the news breaks isn't Mark or Matteo or Jack or—don't think about him—anybody else he might have suspected of harboring feelings of friendship and protectiveness towards him still.
The first call that lights up his phone when he drops his bags in his dark, silent living room—is Anna.
Jannik finds his way back, with a little help from the people who love him.
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20 Feb 2026
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Jannik finds out that Carlos has a crush. Too bad nobody bothers to tell him whom it’s on.
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20 Feb 2026
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Jannik dissects Carlos.
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19 Feb 2026
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The uncertainty is maddening: this constant dance between hope and doubt, between seeing signs everywhere and convincing himself he's seeing nothing at all.
or the slow burn sincaraz fic that's been living rent-free in my head
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- Part 1 of amor y destino
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19 Feb 2026
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Hate wouldn’t be the proper term for what Carlos feels for Jannik - pretty sure fucking someone you hate would signify he doesn’t truly hate him - but is Carlos itching for the next match so he can be the one pressing Jannik down into the mattress as payback? Absolutely.
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19 Feb 2026
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Narcissa Malfoy is missing. Harry has no idea why the Unspeakables want him tagging along on the investigation, but he's not complaining. His job has never been this interesting.
His job has never before involved observing a fit, long-haired Draco Malfoy around the clock, or noticing how good he smells, or burning his breakfasts. They're not paying him to ask questions, or notice when something is terribly wrong, or take matters into his own hands.
Unfortunately, these are the things Harry Potter does best.
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12 Dec 2023
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speak of the devil (and the devil shall appear) by mad1492, milkandhoney, sophisticatedyet
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
24 Sep 2021
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“So, there I was: probably a little bit concussed, stinking of vinegar, pickles sliding into my socks — and of course, that’s when Potter turns up.”
Pansy's gaze drifted over Draco’s shoulder and her lips twisted. “That’s funny, considering he also just appeared behind you."
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Unbeknownst to anyone, Draco gets hit by a curse. Suddenly, Harry Potter is around a lot more than either of them want him to be.
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17 Jul 2023
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13 Jul 2023
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Aurors Potter and Malfoy crack the case.
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- Part 1 of Twenty-Two Cards
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10 Jul 2023
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Draco accidentally triggers a curse that pulls him into tiny glimpses of different universes. This would all be fine—what does it matter if he semi-regularly flaunts the laws of space and time? Except that in every universe, in every iteration of every possible world, Harry Potter is in love with him.
It goes as well as one might expect.
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06 Jul 2023
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Soulmates are incredibly rare in the wizarding world. Their bond is a romantic ideal, written about in fairy tales. The soulbond transcends marriage laws, and is more inherently powerful than any magic that could possibly be taught. It's too pure to be corrupted. Too perfect to be denied. Too bright and beautiful and good to be anything other than a miraculous blessing.
Harry Potter, who was raised without any knowledge of the wizarding world, learns all of this much too late.
Two stubborn boys turn away from each other to walk separate paths, but find that they keep on looking back.
A retelling of canon events and the years afterwards.
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03 Jul 2023
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Harry and Draco meet by accident six years after the war. Harry's an Auror with a drinking problem and Draco's a broke student. Things don't work out well. Six years after that, Draco joins the British Auror Office as a Potioneer.
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01 Jul 2023