"You came back to me" He whispers in a raspy voice as soon as we departed, his forehead against mine, eyes still closed, the both of us panting.
"I promised you that I would find my way back to you, one way or another" I told him, repeating to him what I promised him. I opened my eyes, just admiring him.
"You know I love you right?" He asked, opening his eyes after a few moments.
"Yes, and I love you more"
"I doubt that" He whispers with a small smile.
𝕴𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘓𝘦𝘹𝘪 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴...
WARNINGS: Contains strong language, smut (don't expect a bunch though), PTSD, trust issues, anxiety, attempted suicide, self-harm, attempted self-harm, (maybe not so brutal?) torture, anorexia, and mentions of death. May trigger. I will put a "TW: x" at the beginning.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the HP series. They all belong to J.K Rowling. However, I DO NOT AGREE WITH HER! YOU CAN BE WHOEVER YOU WANT TO! YOU BETTER BE PROUD!
If I edit just tiny bits of the story, sorry.
Started: Dec 6th, 2023
Ended: --
The war is over. Everyone is back to life as it used to be, but not everyone.
Draco Malfoy cannot handle the guilt he feels any longer. A voice tells him every single night that he is a traitor, that be does not deserve any kind of love after what he did. He lives like a zombie, until his beloved mother cannot handle it any longer and sends him to a clinic to get the help he so desperately needs.
But recovery is not the only thing he finds in the clinic.
Harry Potter might be the real hero who saved everyone from Lord Voldemort, but he certainly does not feel that way. He cannot sleep but when he does the nightmares hunt him. The pain he feels and the fears he has almost kill the boy who lived. Until one day his girlfriend cannot handle it any longer and sends him to a clinic to get the help he so desperately needs.
But recovery is not the only thing he finds in the clinic.
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I feel like I should give some warnings. This book contains a few things that I should probably warn you for (in the first chapter you can find more warnings) :
- It is obviously a boyxboy story so if you do not feel comfortable reading a story with a homosexual theme please do not read the story.
- It will contain mental illnesses and I do not want you to read another word of this book if you know your sensitive for this kind of things. Your mental health is way too important to take any risks!
- And last of all, the story will probably contain a lot of grammar mistakes. You see, English is not my first language and this is actually my first English written story so please do not hate me if I make any mistakes.
I want to emphasize that I do not support the fact that some people are romanticizing mental ilnesses out there. This story does contain mental health issues but it is about showing you that you will always be able to find love and support, no matter what.
2nd place - TheCosmicAwards 2019/2020