Magic was the last thing Aleš Kovař believed in - until it became the only thing keeping him alive. In 1970s communist Czechoslovakia, sixteen-year-old Aleš is spiraling. With a cop father obsessed with control, a house full of silence and bruises, and a country where freedom doesn't exist, he's just trying to survive. But strange things keep happening when he's angry - exploding objects, flickering lights, and windows that rattle when no one's around. He's not cursed. He's magical. And someone out there is watching. Dragged from the underground world of smokes, stolen vodka, and blackout nights, Aleš ends up at a school he's never heard of - Hogwarts - where students whisper in hallways, wands flick like weapons, and one boy in particular seems to see through all his walls. ⚠️ A dark coming-of-age story, slow-burn forbidden romance, and a magical mystery unraveling in shadows. Set in the Marauders era. TW: abuse, trauma, alcohol/smoking, internalized homophobia, dissociation, emotional instability, mental health struggles

Damian Wayne x OC! Female On a rough night, a young metahuman girl is picked up, thought to be a stray, by Damian Wayne. He eventually figures out the truth, and they become friends. The friendship remains a secret for years as Damian doesn't want his family involved, freaking her out, or chasing her away. And because he wants to keep her all to himself. As their friendship develops into something more, Damian starts to slip up in his duties, and the others start to notice. Who's the pretty girl with Damian Wayne? She is far too sweet for him.

*𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔* 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅-𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 I felt his warm breath as it caressed my ear, causing a shiver to crawl down my spine as he whispered, "So it seems you have been having quite the time with my brother tonight, Miss Beckett." I looked up horrified to meet his cold blue eyes as they peered down at me, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing some of his beautifully white teeth. "I beg your forgiveness, My prince. I did not mean to offend you by accepting your brother's invitation to dance." I swallowed hard, trying to fight the lump of fear that had started to build in my throat, "I did not think I was allowed to decline." Prince Thomas let out a little chuckle, "Oh, I am not mad at you, Emma." I shivered when my name left his lips, "You have just piqued my interest, that is all." 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 After the King of Myrce announces the commencement of a new event called the Courting, where nobles are summoned to compete against one another for a chance to wed a chosen member of the royal family, for some unknown reason Emma's parents demand she attend in her sister's stead. Thinking they have her on a tight leash, she is instructed not to seduce the prince and return home after making it to the final five. However, after enduring years of abuse and longing for freedom, Emma has other plans. She intends to win and by any means necessary.