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At 28, Nick Nelson is living a life that should make him happy: he's got a good job, solid mates, and an on-again-off-again girlfriend he's known since secondary school. But for years, maybe as long as he can remember, he's felt like something was missing. Worse, he can't shake the nagging fear that he's the problem, that something might be wrong with him.
Charlie Spring is only 27, but he's already divorced, burnt out halfway through his masters degree, and his mental health is held together by twine and prayers. The only thing that gets him out of bed most days (other than his menagerie of pets) is his work as a wildlife rehabber at the Haven. Saving those animals is his focus in life now; he can't be bothered to worry about saving himself. And after what he endured at the hands of his ex-husband Ben, he's sworn off love for good.
...Then Nick finds an injured duckling.
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10 Oct 2024
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pretty as a peach, bruised like one too by completefailure
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
29 Apr 2024
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The first time Regulus met the Dark Lord, he was fifteen years old. Sirius had run less than a week before. Looking back, Regulus can only be grateful for that fact. If he had stayed, still been the Black heir, with his unruly hair and a feral edge to his eyes, would the Dark Lord’s obsession have turned upon him instead. The idea makes Regulus shudder. He can’t imagine his stubborn wild brother brought to heel by this monster, but there would have been no other option, not even death was a suitable escape. From the moment Lord Voldemort had laid eyes upon a stiff backed and scared Regulus, he had been doomed.
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Sometimes the only way out is through.
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22 May 2024
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“Good afternoon everyone.”
James froze instantly, the colour draining from his face.
He knew that voice.
He heard it in his nightmares.
“I apologise for my lateness; I had forgotten how hard the stairs are to navigate.” The man walked to the front of the class and began writing on the board. “My name is Mr David Longbottom, and I am your substitute teacher for the week, as Professor Flitwick is at an exciting conference overseas.”
James barely heard the words, staring at the man with pure and unadulterated horror.
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James finally has to face a ghost from his past. This time, Regulus and Sirius get to be the ones holding him up.
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20 May 2024
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“Not getting involved in the Spring case again, are you?”
“I’m not legally allowed to be involved in the Spring case,” Nick recited, his usual comment if someone asked. Nick really wasn’t allowed to be part of the investigation, especially since he knew the victim, intimately, even if it was only for a single night.
“Ay,” Roger said, leaning down so he was level with Nick’s face. “But you’ve been staring at the bloke’s face all night again, Nelson. You’ve got to consider letting this one go, mate. It’s for your own good.”
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22 Apr 2024
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Sirius Black, the mastermind behind pranks and laughter, finds his world teetering on the edge when he's forced to make a choice—protect his own secrets or shield Remus Lupin's. The aftermath of that decision shatters the friendships that kept him going and lead to a downward spiral with no end in sight.
Remus and James find themselves unlikely allies with Regulus in a fight to save Sirius from Orion and Walburga, but more importantly, from himself.
Slowburn wolfstar. Implied (very minor) end game Jegulily. Peter barely exists in my universe.
**Please read the tags & continue at your own risk. Each chapter has chapter-specific trigger warnings listed in order of appearance.**
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22 Feb 2024
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Harry wasn’t able to get a good look in the box until after the Quidditch Cup fiasco, and has still yet to have a moment alone with Ron and Hermione to mention it. Even now, on the train, Neville, Ginny and Luna are with them. They’re his friends too, yes, but this is about his mum, and Ron and Hermione are his best friends. He wants to tell them alone. Together. He wants them to know. To help him. He can’t figure it out without them, that’s for damn sure.
And there is plenty to figure out. Starting with that book.
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During the summer before fourth year, Harry happens across a box of his mother’s things in the Dursley’s attic. With it is a warded book, Lily’s diary. Together with Ron, Hermione and their friends, Harry works to unlock the book, and uncover the secrets hidden between its pages.
A story about a dead woman’s diary, a complicated, bitter man living deep in denial, a vulnerable boy and his found family, and a bathroom on the second floor of Hogwarts.
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Harry, Hermione and Ron exist. Chaos ensures.
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18 Nov 2023
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It's ten years after the war, and Harry is treading water. He's been demoted to desk duty at the Auror Office. He hardly ever leaves Grimmauld Place. He's avoiding Ron and Hermione, and he's been drinking—a lot.
But when he has a chance encounter with Draco Malfoy in the back alley of his favorite club, his life is turned upside down. Stripped of his wand and on strict parole after a stint in Azkaban, Draco has been keeping a low profile in Muggle London. His pointy nose, haughty sneer, and razor sharp wit are the same. But his wariness, vulnerability, and melancholy are all new—not to mention the ring on his bottom lip. Harry finds himself rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy—again.
When Kingsley appoints Harry as Draco's new parole officer, Harry must investigate a dangerous figure from Draco's past while grappling with the reality that he's falling in love with Draco. Harry must come to terms with his sexuality, a lifetime of repressed trauma, and the realization that the Ministry is not what he thought it was, all while finding a way to protect Draco and their burgeoning relationship.
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10 Nov 2023
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The sun was beginning to go down. Maybe he’d just get something quick to eat at Tesco on the way home. Didn’t really feel like cooking. But he wasn’t exactly hungry, either, and he didn’t like to eat much the night before work, not when he needed to look good on camera. He nixed the idea of Tesco and got in his car, starting the ignition and letting it idle in the parking lot for a moment.
Charlie stared out of the windscreen.
Sometimes he had to just - sit for a moment. Alone. He loved how quiet and contained the car was after everyone talking to him and looking at him for hours and hours and hours.
He loved the work, though, he told himself. Really loved it.
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Charlie Spring is an actor in the adult film industry, one of the more popular twinks at HS Entertainment. His manager keeps promising to get him a bigger and better role, but he's beginning to lose faith in him - and when another agent signs a well-known OnlyFans model for a larger joint project, Charlie's dismayed at having to work with yet another gay-for-pay straight guy.
Heartstopper AU. Literal porn with plot.
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- Part 1 of Autoheart/Supernature
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05 Nov 2023
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Remus Lupin has always been a lonely boy. He goes from one foster home to another, waiting for someone to care enough for him. Life has been tough. That's why he relates so much to Sirius, the adopted son of his new foster parents. They share a difficult past, a colourful present, and maybe a bright future.
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16 Oct 2023
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January
“Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways, we’re not.
We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.”
-Paul AusterFates collide and coincidences abound as Nick and Charlie’s lives entwine in numerous ways one eventful January.
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- Part 1 of January
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11 Oct 2023
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Professor Hermione Jean Granger is not the same naive and bubbly witch she was when she graduated Hogwarts. Everyone sees it.
Draco Malfoy is the only one to do something about it.Series
- Part 1 of Back to Hogwarts
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19 Aug 2023
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15 Aug 2023
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Shortly after the war Harry is whisked into a fairytale romance with Draco Malfoy. When the cracks start to appear, Harry convinces himself it's temporary and Draco will get better. Ron and Hermione are urging him to leave, but it's his old potions professor that finally gives him the push he needs.
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09 Aug 2023
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What's It Gonna Be? by PhoenixSpring
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
28 Oct 2022
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Nick is struggling with being bisexual in a world that seems to assume that straight or gay are the only two legitimate options. Call him a romantic, but he's not interested in hook ups and one night stands. He wants a relationship, with someone he can be his whole self with. And his true self is bi, and proud!
Charlie is struggling with trust and control after an abusive relationship in high school shatters his self esteem. His therapist has suggested he needs to find a hobby that pushes at his limits of being in control. Charlie thinks Geoff probably meant joining a band, or maybe rock climbing, and not seducing fit guys, who are way out of his league, for one night stands. Same results though, so what's the harm?
An aged up AU. Our two favourite boys are at the same Uni, but don't know each other yet. Until a chance encounter on a night out that ends up changing everything.
TW for mentions of self harm, ED, past SA/NonCon - nothing too extreme I hope, but they're definitely mention as part of Charlie's story. It's mainly fluff?
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- Part 1 of What's It Gonna Be
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21 Jul 2023
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Say you'll meet me halfway by TaoXusBeanie
Fandoms: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV)
28 Oct 2022
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Whatever it is Nick sees in Alex, he’s determined to see it, too. After all, it wouldn’t be fair to Nick for him to show up in Leeds and blow up his friend group over a few bad jokes.
Still, when Alex passes Charlie on the way to the kitchen and gives his backside a stealthy pat, Charlie knows he’ll have to talk to Nick about what Alex said, and how it made him feel.
But as long as he proves he tried with Alex, Nick won’t be upset or disappointed.
Right?
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Or: Charlie visits Nick during his first month in Leeds. Nick is struggling with starting over, and Charlie is scared of being left behind. Everything gets more complicated when Charlie develops concerns about one of Nick's new friends.
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08 Jul 2023
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Sirius Black is excited to start his first full-time job after Uni, but this life change doesn’t sit well with his boyfriend who is difficult to live with on a good day, abusive on all other days. Sirius is good at pretending that everything is alright, he can even convince himself, but sometimes he wishes things were different. The problem is – Fabian is all Sirius has. Or so they both think.
Remus Lupin is a senior copywriter at an advertising agency, currently single by choice, and very comfortable with his unchanging daily routine, his familiar colleagues and his company-issued ergonomic chair that’s been his for three years now. When his favourite graphic designer is replaced by a twitchy, fresh-out-of-university Sirius Black, his peaceful routine takes an unexpected hit.
I work at an advertising agency myself, so I was able to put a little bit of my own experience and knowledge into this story.
Check out my TikTok for chapter teasers!
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- Part 1 of The Phoenix Agency
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28 Jun 2023
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Pandora invites her friends to her home in Italy. She knows Regulus, Evan, Barty, Dorcas, and some of Dorcas's friends will come along. She doesn't know that Sirius Black will invade her home. She doesn't see the shitshow of a summer she's just made. Two months of living in the same house change a lot, new relationships form, old ones heal, but will it last after the two months are over? Is it even possible?
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A summer in Italy with Pandora, Regulus, Barty, Evan, Dorcas, Marlene, James, Lily, Sirius, and Remus brings up new and old emotions.
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12 Jun 2023
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“This is a stupid idea.”
“Why are you always so pessimistic? Be a little positive!”
“Fine, I’m positive this is a stupid idea.”
- or after Regulus finds himself the subject of scandal, the Black brothers move in with James Potter in attempt to hide out. Only problem? Regulus used to have the world's fattest crush on James and is 99% sure James knew about it. It's only a few weeks.
What could possibly go wrong?
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- Part 1 of Stupid For You Universe
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12 Jun 2023
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Regulus Black has never cared for soulmates. The idea that anyone could control who he’s meant to be with, irked him. He ignored it, uncaring until his bond was broken, half-formed, leaving him destined for death. To stubborn to do anything, Regulus stays quiet. That’s his fate and no-one can change it…
Except James Potter, of course.
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12 Jun 2023
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Charlie Spring hasn’t thought about dating since his divorce. When he meets his daughter’s new teacher, Mr. Nelson ignites an interest in him that has been dormant for years, and that he’s not sure he’s ready for.
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08 Jun 2023