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 professor and I froze, unable to move or speak yet sharing a solemn understanding. We discovered something we did not even realize we were searching for: An Ancient Magic wielder."
Eight years after the events of the repository, Sebastian Sallow's seemingly quiet life as a Dark-Arts professor is turned upside-down when his former friend-Juliette Fontaine-returns to Hogwarts for reasons unknown. In a remarkable coincidence, the professor and the curse-breaker soon discover a new, young Ancient Magic wielder among the professor's own students. Old feelings and lingering tension resurface as they work together to help the young protégé master their magic and earn their place as a Keeper.
Yet... Sebastian cannot shake the nagging feeling that Juliette is keeping something major obscured from his view.
*Friends to Lovers
*Soft Sebastian Sallow
*Fluff with a hint of smut
*Dark themes
*Healing from trauma
*Found/chosen family
Rankings:
#1 SlytherinxRavenclaw (10/24-11/24, 1/25)
#1 Sallow (11/24)
#3 Hogwartslegacyfanfic (10/24)
#2 Sebastianxmc (10/24, 1/25)
#3 Ancientmagic (10/24)
#1 requitedlove (1/25)
Contains mentions of: PTSD, alcoholism/sobriety, sexual assault, general mental illness, somewhat graphic depictions of gore/blood, child abuse/neglect, mature/explicit language, death/grief