Some lives do not meet cleanly. They catch upon one another through wound, through want, through that quiet and often desperate need to be understood. This is the story of three young souls carrying different ruins: A girl asked to bear more than she understands. A boy who mistakes hope for something he can save. And another who has learned that love, if left unwatched, often turns costly. Their griefs are different, as are their fears. Yet pain has a twisted habit of recognising its own, even when dressed as charm, brilliance, kindness, or disdain. And so they are bound, not solely by the grander notions of fate some stories prefer, but by loneliness and fear answering one another.

Sebastian Sallow wakes up in a world where his family is alive, his sister, Anne, is whole, and his best friend Ominis Gaunt can see Searching for answers, Sebastian finds himself pulled into a dangerous world of pure-blood politics-hidden agendas, shifting alliances, and mystery lurking around every corner. At the center of it all stands Irene Rosier, Head Girl, keeper of secrets he isn't sure he wants to uncover. Yet, this world feels like a second chance. And Sebastian Sallow has learned, better than most, what he's willing to do to keep one-even if it means Irene pays the price

COMPLETE 18+ In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov. Soon after, her parents are killed by Grindleward's enemies. After attending Scholomance, a small magic school hidden in the depths of Transylvania's forests, for four years, she is called to Hogwarts. Dumbledore has a mission that only she will be capable to do: to stop Tom Riddle from succumbing to his darkest desire. Varya only has one wish: to redeem her parents' mistakes and find her place in the wizarding world. She will do anything to achieve it, even if it means changing the devil's fate. cover by @supremegae