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Call It What You Want

After Derek calls Meredith a whore she has a breakdown in a supply closet and begins to lose the fight with her past demons. Addison walks in before she can go too far and comforts her.

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Brothers ~ A Regulus Black Story

Regulus finds himself falling for a girl he didn't expect to fall for, and finds himself in situations that he knows his brother wouldn't approve or understand. It's a struggle to do what is expected of him because everyone has different expectations for him. Regulus has to figure out how to get through everything without losing everyone he loves... and luckily, Everleigh is there to help him every step of the way.

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The Baby Cooney-Cross

Lily Cooney-Cross, moved from Australia to England alongside her older sister Kyra.Follow along the pathway of young player who struggles with anxiety and ADHD and is trying to navigate the struggles of being a teenager

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A Secret Ambition

Before giving herself over the the inevitable marriage mart that is the London Season, Lily Beresford is determined to make a clandestine foray out into the real world.Desperate for a sense of purpose and autonomy before she marries, Lily creates a pseudonym and applies for work as a secretary to an Irish merchant. What starts as a simple ruse for a taste of independence quickly becomes complicated as Lily gets to know her new employer, rivals emerge, and trust is ultimately tested. Lily is about to learn the true meaning of "be careful what you wish for".

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Sky Above//Remus Lupin

Tamsin Weasley is the oldest Weasley sibling. Shortly after graduating from Hogwarts Tam takes a job as the school's Astronomy professor. She thought life with her siblings was stressful enough but it only gets worse when her youngest brother Ron befriends the famous Harry Potter. Tam always seems to be getting involved in Harry's struggles along with her siblings. Her world revolves around her family and students until Remus Lupin comes into her life.

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How can I resist you? • Remus Lupin

Faith Pearson is a muggle born witch. At the age of eleven she received a letter that changed her life. She received a letter that inform her she was a witch and had been accepted to Hogwarts school. She left the muggle world and dived into the wizarding world. She was sorted into Hufflepuff and there she experienced the best years of her life. When she graduated at Hogwarts she made an important decision she would work amongst muggles and study with wizards. And so she did, she studied Astronomy in the wizarding world and became a great astronomer, some would even say one of the bests, and she did musical theatre in the muggle world. She loved doing musicals and writing astronomy books but her life changed one Dumbledore asked her to teach at Hogwarts. When in Hogwarts she meets a professor that will make her feel what she hasn't in years.Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or settings of Harry Potter at all and I am only creating this story for entertainment purposes.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐨

"You can talk to me, i'll listen for hours.""Maybe that's your problem...""What?""Listening to me."***After the second Wizarding War, Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts one final time to finish off their educations.Harry struggles do come to terms with being alive while many of his friends are not. Draco is having trouble dealing with the slander from his classmates due to his position in the war.Harry can't help but take notice of Draco, and how much he has changed, and how much that confused him.Nightmares, Astronomy, paintings, and many lost sketches later, how will they act on their new found epiphanies?

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The Circle of Life (Book 2 in the Shine Bright Like a Diamond Series)

Sequel to The Struggle We Face, The Cirlcle of Life follows Dani through the next chapter of her life. There'll be ups and there'll be downs but how will Dani get through it all? Read on to follow her story!(Book 2 in the Shine Bright Like a Diamond Series)((Make sure to have read my previous book in the series - The Struggles We Face - before reading this book in order for it to make sense!))

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Growing Pains

Before Meredith Grey became a doctor, before Olivia Benson became an SVU detective, two people unwanted by their mothers struggle with the reality that some things never change, and the only thing that can change is themselves.

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WHEN THE WIND BLOWS - The Marauders

a malfoy was never made for greatness in a muggle way. they were never made to be perfect, to be truly loved, or to be great in their own way.they were to be bred, to be bred into perfection, no faults in their facade. they were thrust into a world of greatness, respect from only the other purebloods for their muggle-hating-ways. they were never made for love, for they had no choice but to force love between them and their betrothed.lucille malfoy wanted more then that. she wanted more then what her family had to offer. she craved for the world to see her as lucille, and not just her pale hair and respected last names. she craved love and affection- she craved to be bigand she would let the world burn down to get what she wanted.Lucille Malfoy x James Potter x Sirius Black (?)

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Harmione Short Stories

They're best friends as we know it, but could they be more?A series of Harmione Short Stories and One Shots. Some of them are completely fanfics, some of them are times in the series that felt like it needed a Harmione kiss/moment, and some are and extension of their friendship. I will be uploading regularly, or if a Story is done earlier, expect the full story in a day! Submissions are also accepted and credit will be given to whose ever writing I'm using.HIGHEST RANKINGS:#1 on (hermionejeangranger) 01/01/2021#4 on (bestfriendsforever) 12/24/2020#5 on (harryjamespotter) 12/16/2020#9 on (harryhermione) 12/24/2020#9 on (harryandhermione) 12/24/2020#10 on (harryxhermione) 12/24/2020#20 on (boardingschool) 12/24/2020#33 on (firstkiss) 12/31/2020#35 on (harmione) 12/16/2020#36 on (muggle) 12/21/2020#45 on (moments) 12/31/2020#50 on (cutelove) 12/22/2020#63 on (bff) 12/31/2020

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Normal: A Naruto Fanfic

Seika Takara lived a quiet life before she came to the leaf. Nothing about her is amazing. She looks normal and is really not the best ninja and she doesn't have some lost bloodline. But even a normal person can catch the eyes of others and even the normal can shine.

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You : Tom Riddle

What if Tom Riddle's inability to love was just a myth...?They were raised in the same orphanage and did everything together. They even got accepted into Hogwarts together but were separated.Now, Tom thinks of her as an enemy. At least, that's not what his cold heart is telling him.Eventually, Victoria Clearwater finds herself in a tough situation. She has to betray someone she loves in order to protect the other person she loves dearly.The fate of Hogwarts and The Muggle World depends on her decision.⚠ All original characters and some plots belong to the original author of the Harry Potter series, Dobby.no. 1 for #tomriddle July 2024

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𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞, ᵐᵃᵗᵗʰᵉᵒ ʳⁱᵈᵈˡᵉ

"ᴵ'ᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵍᵘʸ ˢⁱᵉⁿⁿᵃ, ʳᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃᵗ. ᴵ ᵈᵒ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᴵ ʷᵃⁿᵗ, ᴵ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᴵ ʷᵃⁿᵗ. ᴬⁿᵈ ᴵ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ʸᵒᵘ."𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥.𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥'𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯...ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴏ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ x ꜰᴇᴍ ᴏᴄ𝐓𝐖: 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞/𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭, 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬.

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When we first met - MerDer In College

MerDer in college! This is a story about MerDer in College. The story is about the struggles and life in college. This story definitely involves smut so if you're into that... 😏Derek: 21Meredith:19⚠️⚠️- Smut- Rape- Violence 🔞

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Because of you

Meredith and Derek, young and in love, are facing a huge struggle as Meredith needs to take care of her parents until she's late at the hospital and hours later is brought in after a car crash. Will she survive, and mainly, how will she survive?

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Secret Lovers

Miranda is making it work in her marriage of almost 30 years. She is grateful but desires more for her life and career. She never saw herself stepping out of her marriage until she meets Ben Warren who makes her feel things she's never felt with her husband. She struggles to understand whether it's love or just lust while Ben is sure it's true love.

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I'm still standing

Meredith and Derek are facing one of the biggest struggles in their lives. They've been married for 18 years and while Zola is in college and they're dealing with two teenagers and this massive bump in the road. Will their marriage last but most importantly, will Meredith be okay?

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Rip - Becoming Whole

Sequel to 'Rip - Trust'. Three years after the murder of his mother and little brother, Rip has finally started to settle into his uncle's home having found security and love. The ghosts of his childhood however are starting to haunt him now even more than ever and in ways that sabotage and undermine his attempt to become a person he himself can respect and love.

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The Brightest Star in a Constellation

Seeking an escape from his overbearing mother, Evan McKenna fills his free time with hockey practice and extracurricular activities, counting down the days until he graduates. Hoping to keep a routine, and after being diagnosed with severe anxiety, Peter Delacroix hides behind the front desk of his father's quiet hotel. When his best friend starts an astronomy club to help him socialize, nobody expects Evan McKenna to walk through the door. As Evan struggles with acceptance and his ever-changing plans for the future, Peter slowly forms a bond with his club members and attempts to reconcile with his past. With the astronomy club's preparation for a meteor shower and an eclipse on the horizon, Evan and Peter have two hundred days to make sense of their hectic lives before parting ways forever.|| Content Warning:Descriptions of abuse, alcoholism, and homophobia as well as discussions of mental health and sexuality. Please use discretion while reading. ||* Cover by @newsies- ! *

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draco malfoy imagines

draco malfoy imagines

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The Mark of a Death Eater

"As I have said, this is the Dark Lord's orders-" I detonated. "I'm sorry, what... what are you talking about?" I couldn't breathe. Snape's black eyes narrowed as they bore into mine. "You have to become a death eater." Emma Evergreen is a perfectly ordinary Slytherin girl - mean-spirited, intelligent and ambitious, her only goal to come out top of her classes. All is well until she finds out Draco Malfoy's terrible secret. Forced to become a death eater against her will, branded with the dark mark and put on a mission that could end her life, Emma struggles with her concience in a battle to be good or evil. Based on The Half-Blood Prince (Undergoing serious editing...)(Cover made by the amazingly talented MayaDemonAngel. Do give her cover shop a look and follow her!)

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The Day the Music Died | Jegulus, Wolfstar

"You look like a painting, Reg," whispered James, genuine adoration plastered in every inch of his face."Is that a good thing?" Regulus knitted his eyebrows together, a subtle smile curling his lips."Definitely."A romance hidden under the horrors of the war, where kids fought with more pride than adults, where they didn't lose faith even when everything seemed lost.This story takes place in Hogwarts' 6th year. Regulus is Sirius' younger brother, exactly one year behind them, James couldn't expect that an innocent talk in the astronomy tower would lead to fall for him hopelessly, and neither did the young Black.But love doesn't stop time, nor does it save people. It's like a beautiful scarlet rose, as its petals fall, it dies. When that letter found its way to my hands, the music died. Cover art by greenlights33 on Instagram, one of favorite artists.

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The Hogwarts Player ( Young Sirius Black x Reader )

DISCLAIMER - DISCONTINUED FOR A REWRITEWhen you befriend a muggle born girl named Lily Evans in your fifth year, y/n Diggory ( Younger Sister to Amos Diggory ) ends up meeting a group of boys who have titled themselves 'The Marauders'. They include Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and the two notorious pranksters, James Potter and Sirius Black. As you spend more time with the marauders and Lily, you come to realise you have feelings for someone but how will that play out? Read to find out!( One of my favourite quotes - )'So, you'd help Prongs get Evans to come sit with us, but you won't even go on a single date with me?' Sirius frowned while dramatically clutching his heart. 'Oh sod off Sirius!' I laughed⚠️slight swearing⚠️⚠️I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS USED IN THIS STORY⚠️⚠️Cringey Jokes on the name 'Sirius' will be made- 😂⚠️Enjoy the story!❤️

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Third Time's The Charm

Written in mainly Carina's point of view the story explores her experience with a miscarriage and its effects it has on her and those around her. As she struggles with being able to move on, she realizes that life has other plans for both her and Maya when someone special comes into their life. What will happen when the couple is presented with a third opportunity to become parents? Will their dreams finally come true? Writing is based on and inspired by an article written by Alice Bradley and true testimonials.

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Right person, right time

This is a meradd fan fic!!A story where back in New York unknown to Derek her ex husband, the night he found her and Mark in bed, Mark was abusing her. A story about how Addison struggles and Meredith helps her, and Addison helps Meredith, they need each other without realising it.⚠️TW- self harm, ED, suicide, rape& abuse are a part of this story so please don't read if you are easily triggered, I am going to make this the lest triggering as possible( iStruggle with self harm, suicidal thoughts- in the past-, adhd, depression and anxiety so I'm going to try my best to be as accurate as possible.⚠️

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