Morally Complex Characters
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Three months after their brief encounter, Draco has almost forgotten about Potter--or so he tells himself. Then a Dark wizard shows up on the Auror radar and all hell breaks loose. Draco will have to choose between everything he holds dear--everything he's worked so hard for--and a few stolen moments of passion with a certain green-eyed Inspector, once his sworn enemy and now something rather different entirely. He'll make the right choice, won't he?
Who is he kidding? He'll ruin everything, as per usual. Bad choices and the name Malfoy go hand in hand.
This fic starts after Can't Get You Out of My Head. While it's not crucial for you to have read that one first, it'll probably make a bit more sense if you have. :)
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- Part 2 of Tales from the Special Branch
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Auror Special Branch team seven-four-alpha--Sergeant Draco Malfoy, Constable Pansy Parkinson, and Constable Blaise Zabini led by their SIO, Inspector Harry Potter--must handle personal and political fallout from the implication of Ministry employees and Aurors in the scandal around escaped Death Eaters and a Dementor uprising at Azkaban. On top of that, their original target, Antonin Dolohov, is in the wind.
With all the ruckus, it's a good thing they have help from Unspeakable Hermione Granger, American Unspeakable, Legilimens, and Harry's recent ex, Jake Durant, Blaise's legendary necromancer grandfather, Barachiel Dee, and his potions expert mother, Olivia Zabini. What could possibly go wrong with an army of best friends, ex-lovers, and family? Especially when you add the strong-willed Parkinson clan to the mix.
Meanwhile, troubling new leads arise, taking Our Team in a surprising direction.
And Draco, still hiding his relationship with his SIO from the upper echelons of the Auror force, is definitely not falling in love with Harry Potter along the way. Not at all. Don't be ridiculous.
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- Part 3 of Tales from the Special Branch
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After recent events in New York, Seven-Four-Alpha are set to return back to London. They've captured their primary target, but by no means settled their case. They've still got rogue Dementors at Azkaban, prying investigators from Luxembourg, and a far larger Death Eater threat to manage, not to mention pressure from their own higher ups. Draco is reeling from his loss, and Harry is trying to be the best boyfriend he can, which may mean not being Draco's guv any longer. Harry's uncertain what his team'll find as they press deeper in the investigation, but he knows they will all be tested, perhaps more than they can bear.
But they haven't a choice, have they? It's the bloody Death Eaters, after all, and the political integrity of Wizarding Britain and their magical allies hangs in the balance.
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- Part 4 of Tales from the Special Branch
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Zoro should've know it was coming, should've smelt on the wind that was too strong not to be a storm, that was too familiar not to be a ghost.
"Mother
Eat me and give birth to me again
This time around I'll make you proud"
- MaiabaiaSeries
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Parents shape their children, turning them into the people they will one day become.
Eileen Prince knew what her parents planned for her, but it was a path she never wanted to take.
Tom Riddle offers a different path, a chance at something different the problem is once you open Pandora’s box you can’t shut it again.
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The Most Vicious Creatures on the Planet by UnnamedElement (Unnamed_Element)
Fandoms: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies)
29 Mar 2023
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Newt became aware of his idiosyncrasies in fits and starts. Eventually, he would divide his life into Before he learned humans were vicious, and After. But accepting he could be just as vicious as anyone else was a lesson it hurt to learn. (Focuses on social awakening, relationships, and the compromises we make as we grow into a world not always built for us.)
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Remus sizes him up briefly, deems him uninteresting, and fixes his stare on the dirt beneath his boots, waiting for Fletch to call it. The man, his opponent, is just another body. Just another body to be broken, to be thrown to the dirt. Just like Remus, but unluckier, maybe. It remains to be seen, he supposes.
His blood is hot and quick in his veins, the throbbing in his knuckles and the ache in his jaw an unwelcome reminder of how real he is. How tangible of a thing he is, the animal reality of his body. Fragile.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
He’s going to win.
There's no other choice.OR:
Sometimes you just need a man who knows how to throw a punch and has nothing left to lose. -
All the Time in Every World by ExistingTM
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Pandora Hearts
03 Jul 2025
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Harry shivered. It wasn’t often people spoke to him without malice. Dumbledore hadn’t seemed threatening, but not everyone did, and misinterpreting those people was most dangerous of all.
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Some people find each other in every universe, not because of fate, but because they choose one another. Again and again. This is how Harry and Albus found each other before, and this is how they will find each other in every lifetime after.
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Half Life is a long-form fantasy epic set in a fractured world shaped by elemental nations, forbidden lore, and buried divinity. The story follows a new generation of young warriors, mages, and vessels, each burdened by legacy, bloodline, or prophecy, as they navigate power struggles between clans, political councils, and ancient forces thought to be long extinct.
At its heart is Kain Rukairo, a boy born cursed, carrying within him the remnants of a god. Haunted by exile and fear, Kain struggles between the promise of greatness and the threat of destruction. Alongside him stands Souta Obanashi, the reincarnation of a flood-born deity, and a cast of deeply complex peers from across the elemental lands, each with their own scars, secrets, and ambitions.
As tensions rise between nations, secret organizations, and divine relics buried in history, the story unfolds into a layered tale of identity, control, rebellion, and the true cost of power. Forbidden magic resurfaces. Ancient sages return. And in the shadow of war, the line between salvation and damnation begins to blur. -
redemption is a poor man's gamble by Out_Of_Custody
Fandoms: 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), 薬屋のひとりごと - 日向夏 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries - Hyuuga Natsu, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Kusuriya no Hitorigoto - All Media Types
29 Aug 2025
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By the well, at the center of the old mayoral courtyard, Gao Shun stood with one hand wrapped around the collar of a writhing, soot-smeared child. The boy looked about ten, limbs like reeds, hair ragged as though cut with a rusted blade. One sandal gone. Sleeves torn. A cord of wire and a child-sized blade lay discarded in the dust, useless.
He clawed at Gao Shun’s wrist with the same snarl a kicked dog might bare. A hiss, too loud to be dignified, cracked the air.
Gao Shun looked unmoved. He could have been holding a sack of potatoes. A very shouty, very stabby sack of potatoes.
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- Part 4 of The Warlord Doesn’t Wear Red