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1. Breathing Underwater by inmyownlittlecorner for RonsGirlFriday

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Severus Snape/Original Female Character(s)
   • Severus Snape
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Aurora Sinistra
   • Remus Lupin
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Eileen Prince
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Bellatrix Black Lestrange
   • Regulus Black
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Alice Longbottom
   • Frank Longbottom
   • Sirius Black
   • Benjy Fenwick
   • Sybill Trelawney
   • Ted Tonks
   • Dubious Consent
   • Slurs
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Panic Attacks
   • Substance Abuse
   • Violence
   • Dark
   • Alternate Universe - Police
   • Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers
   • Film Noir
   • Dark Comedy
   • Swearing
   • Seriously so much swearing
   • Semi-Public Sex
   • Murder
   • Not at the same time
   • Minor Character Death
   • Domestic Violence
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Bisexual Severus Snape
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Unplanned coming out
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Internalized Misogyny
   • Biphobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Tobias Snape's A+ Parenting
   • Switching
   • Gun Violence
   • Mentions of Cancer
   • Infidelity
   • Severus Snape Has a Heart
   • It's Just Kinda Dented
   • Past Severus Snape/Ted Tonks
   • Bad BDSM Etiquette
   • Self-Harm
   • Religion
   • Church Sex
   • Police Brutality

   Summary

   Severus Snape is a dirty cop. He’s been on the take for years. After Lily’s death at the hands of one of Tommy Riddle’s boys, he wants to be clean again. But once you’re on the take, it ain't exactly easy to get off of it.

   When his new partner, Miranda Rose, wants him to use his contacts to avenge a murder too close to home, Severus finds himself in over his head.

   Too bad he never learned how to breathe underwater.

   Series

   • Part 1 of The Breathing Underwater-verse

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   115,125

   Chapters:

   17/23

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