Something in me shattered when his dull, empty eyes met mine.
"Why?" I choked on the tears that just wouldn't stop running down my cheeks.
"Because there's nothing left to live for."
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The war is over, Voldemort has been killed. Harry and his friends come back to Hogwarts for their eighth year, the first and hopefully the last eighth year in Hogwarts' history. The school has been repaired during the summer break, everything can finally go back to normal.
Can it? No, because some things have been changed, destroyed beyond repair. Hell, some people have been destroyed beyond repair. The Boy Who Lived is one of them.
Blaming himself for every single death, for every single person who will never come back, Harry isn't The Boy Who Lived anymore - he is now The Boy Who Does Not Want To Live.
But luckily he is not the only one who changed.
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TW// abuse, neglect, depression, selfharm, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, flashbacks, panic attacks, nightmares
(these trigger warnings are for the whole book, please read with caution, but i will put warnings specifically for every chapter)
CREDITS// cover art is not mine, all characters and the previous storyline belong to jk rowling
"keep it. keep the hoodie."
"i can't-"
"or i'll follow you home and wait outside until you take it."
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harry potter has been struggling for his entire life. he's gone through a lot for someone so young. and he doesn't tell anyone about it. to everyone, he's just quiet and only has a few friends. if you asked his friends what he's like, they'd say he's much more than a quiet nobody.
draco malfoy has a reputation. a hot, football-playing bully. he's known for picking on people with his friends. he's only a bully because of crabbe and goyle. with his real friends, blaise and pansy, he's a good person.
draco and harry are not friends. they're "polar opposites" and fight all the time. no one has seen them do anything but argue. that's how it's always been, and how it was supposed to always be.
when a simple prank appears to have gone too far, draco follows harry into the locker room and sees something harry has tried to hide his entire life.
and so, the two go from enemies to calm classmates, to friends. and secrets are spilled, hearts are poured and lives are fixed.
until they're not.
muggle au
started: april 9th 2022
finished: december 12th 2022
WARNINGS: HOMOPHOBIA, ABUSE, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SELF HARM, SUICIDE AND EATING DISORDERS
the story is set in this generation. harry potter is part of gen z.
most characters belong to jk rowling but the plot is mine :)