Ollie Ashcroft has always worn his emotions where everyone can see them. At sixteen, his eyes change colour with every feeling - fear, sadness, joy, overwhelm - betraying him long before he can find the words. In a world that asks him to be quieter, calmer, less, Ollie learns to survive by shrinking. Then Elliot Mercer transfers from Canada. Eli doesn't stare. He doesn't ask Ollie to explain himself. He simply stays - steady, observant, and unafraid of what Ollie's eyes reveal. What begins as shared silence grows into something quieter and deeper than either of them expected. As Ollie learns that calm doesn't have to be earned - and Eli learns that love doesn't mean rescuing - they're forced to confront what it means to choose each other without losing themselves. Set in the late 1990s, The Colour of Staying is a slow-burn coming-of-age story about emotional truth, gentle love, and the bravery it takes to remain present - even when leaving might be easier. Trigger Warnings / Content Notes * Emotional overwhelm * Anxiety and panic responses * Sensory overload * Themes of mental health and emotional vulnerability * Discussions of homesickness and change *(No sexual content. All romance is PG-13.)* This is a quiet story. There are no grand declarations here - just moments of choosing to stay, again and again. The Colour of Staying is about emotional honesty without spectacle, love without urgency, and learning that calm doesn't mean empty. Please read gently. Please comment kindly. This story is PG-13 and centred on emotional growth, not explicit content. If you're here for softness, steadiness, and slow-burn connection - you're in the right place. 🤍

Harry Potter returns from the graveyard carrying Cedric Diggory's lifeless body - traumatized, shaking, desperate to speak the truth. He never gets the chance. Within minutes the Ministry turns on him. Evidence is silenced. Witnesses are dismissed. Harry is sentenced to Azkaban for life at fourteen years old. Days pass. Weeks. No visitors. No explanations. No rescue. The wizarding world divides. Dumbledore is stripped of power. The Diggorys demand answers. Voldemort rises in the shadows. And Harry waits in silence, losing pieces of himself to the cold and the dark. Until Sirius and Remus realize the truth too late - they were the ones who left him alone. Now the world must face what it allowed to happen. A boy forgotten. A truth buried. A war beginning to burn. This is the story of the boy they left to rot... and what happens when he finally stands again. A dark, emotional AU exploring trauma, corruption, political collapse, and Harry's slow journey from Azkaban victim to the one person who can expose the truth of Voldemort's return. --- Trigger Warnings * Wrongful imprisonment (Azkaban) * Dementor exposure * Trauma & PTSD * Panic attacks * Emotional breakdowns * Government corruption * Violence * Torture implied (Dementors) * Child endangerment * Gaslighting / political manipulation * Mentions of death * Dark themes surrounding mental deterioration

Some names are easy. Some names are chosen. Some names are never meant to be spoken until everything is ready to change. Rowan Hale believes that language is intimacy - that the words you use can keep someone close or push them quietly away. Lucas Whitaker doesn't think much about names at all, until he realises there are some he's afraid to say, and one boy he's terrified of losing. Set over the slow shift from summer into autumn, *What We Called Each Other* is a soft, slow-burn boys' love story about proximity, silence, and the weight carried by the things left unsaid. Through borrowed clothes, shared nights, and the careful shelter of nicknames, Rowan and Lucas learn how closeness can exist long before it's named - and how one word, spoken at the wrong moment, can change everything. This is a story about almosts and accidents. About learning when language becomes truth. And about how sometimes, love begins not with what you say - but with what you dare to call each other when it finally matters. Trigger Warnings / Content Notes * Gender dysphoria (non-graphic, internal) * Miscommunication * Emotional vulnerability * Fear of rejection * Mild internalised anxiety (No explicit sexual content. Romance remains tender, emotional, and PG-13.) Transphobia, misgendering, or debates about trans people's legitimacy will be deleted. This space is for respectful discussion only.

They don't fall in love all at once. Sometimes it happens in winter courtyards and quiet classrooms. Sometimes it's shared tea, a borrowed shirt, or a moment that lingers longer than it's supposed to. Sometimes it's nothing more than staying when it would be easier to walk away. This collection is a series of soft, self-contained Drarry one-shots, each exploring a different moment where Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy choose each other - gently, deliberately, and without spectacle. Set across Hogwarts eighth year, post-school life, and quiet alternate timelines, every chapter stands alone. There's no overarching plot, no required order - just small, meaningful moments that lead to the same place.

He never meant to fall for a pop star. He just wasn't nervous. Wasn't impressed. Wasn't trying. Somewhere between late-night conversations, shared joints, and a hoodie that never quite made its way back, things changed. What started as quiet proximity became accidental intimacy-and then something impossible to ignore. This is a story about softness in a loud world. About love that grows slowly, honestly, and without spectacle. About borrowed clothes, half-truths, and choosing to stay. Content & Trigger Warnings * Recreational marijuana use (consensual, non-glamorized) * Mild emotional vulnerability * Celebrity / non-celebrity relationship dynamic * Slow-burn romantic tension *(No explicit sexual content. No graphic substance use.)* This story is intentionally quiet. It's about intimacy without urgency, love without spectacle, and the kind of connection that feels safest when it isn't being watched. The romance builds slowly, the affection stays soft, and the focus is always on mutual choice, consent, and emotional grounding. If you're here for stolen hoodies, gentle kisses, and the feeling of being chosen-welcome home. Thank you for reading 💙