A modern, slow-burn set in London, where 25 year old Beatrice (Bee) Everly and Sebastian Sallow are Auror partners, flatmates, and more. They've been inseparable for years: working on cases, cosy nights at home with Ominis, mind bending parties, holidays. But with past traumas haunting him and the ever-present pull of Bee, Sebastian finds it harder to pretend that everything is okay. He has to make choices, and so does Bee.

A story of almosts, maybes, and finallys. You and Sebastian Sallow have loved each other for years, just never at the right time. Series Tags: Modern AU, Post-Hogwarts, Auror!Sebastian Sallow, Cursebreaker!MC, Modern Magical AU, Female Reader Insert, Mid-Size / Plus-Size Female Protagonist, Friends to Lovers, Long-Term Mutual Pining, Slow Burn Romance, Missed Timing, Second Chances, Grief and Recovery, Hurt/Comfort, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Body Image Issues, Fluff, Smut, Angst with a Happy Ending Content Warnings: Sexual Assault, Trauma, Abortion (Non-Descriptive), Strong Emotional Themes

The Gryffindor-Slytherin rivalry is a tale as old as time, especially when it comes to Quidditch. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that Gryffindor chaser Maeve Clancy can't stand that smug, infuriating, entirely punchable Slytherin beater, Sebastian Sallow. When one of her hopelessly romantic friends gets dumped, Maeve makes a reckless bet: she can get any guy to dump her before the Yule Ball and prove, once and for all, that men are the problem. Unfortunately for Maeve, Sebastian's got a bet of his own - he wagers he can get Maeve to fall for him before the next Gryffindor-Slytherin match, throwing her off her game and securing Slytherin's win. It's a shame neither of them know about the others' bet...

Hazel Warren left Hogwarts with a broken heart three years ago. The night before graduation, she gave Sebastian Sallow a choice: the darkness or me. He didn't answer, and she didn't look back. Three years later, she's returned. She's older, quieter, but no longer alone. Invited to interview for the interim Charms position, Hazel expects awkward glances and old ghosts. But not him. Not Sebastian, who is now the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, standing in the very school where everything ended. She thought she could keep her secret buried. Until a voice rings out. And Sebastian turns, and everything unravels. She has his curls. She has his eyes. And she's three years old.

Sebastian Sallow hates Everleigh Grayson. Everleigh Grayson hates Sebastian Sallow. It has been a fact since she came as a transfer on her fifth year to Hogwarts. Three years later, the rivalry persists. She is Gryffindor Quidditch team Captain. He is Slytherin's. She is Head Girl. And he loves to get into trouble. She is a "good girl". And he is Hogwarts' bad boy. But perhaps, under all that animosity, the two of them are hiding a different type of feeling. Everything started with a List. And with an agreement. Disclaimer: This work is independent from The Serpent and The Bird, although I will be reusing the characters for this story. Trigger Warning: Mature and Explicit Content will be used. Graphic depictions and mentions of drugs and alcohol may be utilized.

Aurora Hawthorn never meant to fall for her best friend, Sebastian Sallow, but a month before graduation, under a full moon and drunken confessions, an intimate night shifts their friendship. But one kiss turned into nights, into a lifetime she never told him about. Tags to know: #bestfriendstolovers, #adults, #hiddenpregnancy, #miscommunication, #sebastianasadad, #children, #eventualsmut