Sebastian Sallow is a tortured soul with the world on his shoulders whose only mission is to save his sister Anne - at any cost. Atley Barlowe is a budding new witch who also carries the world on her shoulders as she travels the road less traveled to unlock the secrets of her connection to ancient magic. Will the burdens of their lives, minds and souls prove to be too much or can they save each other? Sebastian Sallow x Fem!oc (but please feel free to replace "Atley" with your oc's name and "Barlowe" with your oc's last name in your mind if you'd prefer to read it that way.) Slow burn romance but will slowly become a deep and dark fic filled with heart swelling fluff, chaos, angst, magic, dark magic, romance, friendship, family, twists, turns and all sorts of soul crushing. This will be a LONG fic in order to keep the entirety of the story together - but for new or slow readers - do not worry, chapters are fast paced and kept at a manageable length. Will contain spoilers from the Hogwarts Legacy game. Characters aged up to year seven (18 years old). - *SPOILERS - There will be MANY spoilers for the HL game so read at your own risk ** TW: This story will contain themes of death, struggles in mental health, depression, PTSD, anxiety, violence, a bit of intimacy, terminal illness, blood, alcoholism, injury, self harm, "foul" language - if you are uncomfortable with any of these, please do not read! *** All characters aside from Atley and their likeness are owned, created and trademarked by Warner Bros, Portkey Games, the Wizarding World, etc... all rights to them. Story / original character owned by me. Occasional scenes be taken from the game and use quotes, but my own additions will be added to them. Lastly, thank you for reading and all your support! I don't plan to add many notes of my own but I would LOVE if you would leave your own thoughts, commentary and votes. It's always exciting to feel like I'm reading an annotated book passed around among friends! :)

NOW PUBLISHED BY SOURCEBOOKS FIRE! Sixteen-year-old Jackie Howard knows nothing about her new guardian Katherine Walter when she moves from New York to Colorado. After discovering that Katherine has twelve boys, Jackie fears that living in the Walter house isn't going to be easy. It's just icing on the cake that the boys look like models... Cover design by pizzazz-

This is a typical Cinderella love story. But a Ukiss group member is prince charming this time. ....Fair, Nice, Beautiful. No one has ever noticed this. Everybody thinks she's ugly, a failure, and a total loser just because her stepsister, Ella the 'most popular girl' in school says so. Ailee lives in a very big mansion. But just because she lives in a mansion, doesn't means her life is all so perfect. Her step-mom and stepsister always torment her. And the worst part is, she is treated like the maid. Ailee hates being treated like this. She couldn't go anywhere or do anything! A huge party was just right around the corner and she just wanted a night to herself. With the help of her best friend will she make it to the party without her step-family knowing? Read on and you will discover some twists and turns. ~~ "Just like Cinderella, the clock will strike midnight and she'll be gone. So don't miss your chance, and make her yours," ~~~ "Why do you keep trying to push me out?" "I am you prince charming...Do you know how earnestly I am looking for you?" "Girl, I want you to be my Cinderella~"... ~~~ Listen to the song in the multimedia! That's the song that inspired me to write this story~