COMPLETED [boyxboy] Wren Ridley is always two steps ahead of everyone, or so he thinks. His life seems out of his control when he starts having feelings for someone he knows he shouldn't, someone who he's better off avoiding at all costs. Landon Reilly is still trying to figure himself out. After coming out to his parents and nearly getting sent away to conversion therapy, he finds it hard to get close to anyone. He's ice cold, closing himself off to anyone. But when the two constantly bump into each other on their daily runs, avoiding each other becomes nearly impossible and the two are drawn to each other more than either will admit. "On Thin Ice" spinoff. Can be read as a standalone, but contains "On Thin Ice" spoilers and will make more sense if you read that first.

𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛. 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒: 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 She, a fugitive with a dark past who found herself in the clutches of a world as enchanting as it's dangerous. He, a double spy, a man as complex as the magic that surrounds him. A Master of Potions and of Dark Arts, and a prisoner of his own past. In the dimly-lit dungeons of Hogwarts, where shadows dance & secrets whisper, stands a man charged with taming the beast hiding within her. His orders, clear. His path, one of no return. And she's the final key to it all. In a world where betrayal & sacrifice twist and turn, a dark tale of deception and desire unfolds under the looming clouds of the wizarding war. The line between friend and foe blurs as a choice must be made. One that will mean the difference between life and death, as the simmering cauldron of forbidden love with its shimmering fumes bewitches the minds, ensnares the senses, teaching them how to bottle pain, brew longing, and even how to put a stopper in death. But in the darkest of times, if anything is possible, then everything is at stake. ✨Word count: 226,854✨ ❗Tags/TWs:❗ Slow Burn, Angst, Age Difference, Hurt/Comfort, Violence, Blood, Death, Past Abuse, Dark, Dark Past, Past Violence, Gentle for SO, Sexual Content, Explicit Sexual Content, Possessive/Protective SO