Closebutnotquite Stories

< 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 > ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴇʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ᴀ ɴᴀsғʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴇʟʟ. She was probably the nicest Slytherin anyone had ever met, and that's what drew him in. (second war era) i don't own harry potter this is just my own adaptation and addition of characters

Two unlikely souls who find themselves drawn together in ways neither of them expected. Eli Cruz is the easygoing troublemaker everyone knows-funny, reckless, and always skating by without much thought for tomorrow. Mara, on the other hand, is the new girl who keeps her walls high and her past buried deep, hoping no one looks too closely. What starts as casual banter and stolen moments soon grows into something fragile but powerful-late-night talks, quiet laughs, and the kind of connection that makes the world feel less heavy. But love doesn't come easy when secrets, reputations, and fears of heartbreak threaten to pull them apart. It's a story about first love, trust, and the pain of almost having something real-until life gets in the way. Because sometimes the people who feel like they're meant to be yours... are only ever almost mine.