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  1. If one thing had been different (Would everything be different today) by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    01 Aug 2025

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    After writing the best article of his life, Regulus Black is stuck. Once a rising star in journalism, he’s now burnt out, turning in lackluster pieces that don’t reflect his talent. So when he’s offered a chance to write an exclusive profile on a high-profile celebrity, he says yes without hesitation. He needs this, for his career, and maybe even for himself.

    The catch?
    The subject is his secret ex from high school.
    James Potter.
    Now an international pop sensation.

    James has it all—fans, fame, sold-out shows—but none of it feels real anymore. He’s exhausted, overexposed, and disconnected from the boy who once loved music just for the joy of it. When his team suggests a serious feature with a respected journalist to help ground his image, James agrees, until he learns the writer is Regulus Black.

    The boy who disappeared without a goodbye.
    The one he never really got over.

    Trapped together for the sake of an article, old feelings resurface: resentment, longing, unresolved heartbreak. But James isn’t a teenager anymore, he has a persona to uphold, and Regulus has his own ghosts to face.

    Letting each other in again wasn’t the plan.
    But maybe it should be.

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    English
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