It been gruesome, baby.

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
F/F
F/M
M/M
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It been gruesome, baby.
Characters
Original Characters, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson, Daphne Greengrass, Background & Cameo Characters, Tracey Davis (Harry Potter)
Tags
Slow Burn It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better Fluff and Angst Unreliable Narrator Slow Build Mental Health Issues Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism HEA Domestic Disputes This will be a long one It WILL burn They WILL make it don't realize they're dating Sexuality is complicated sometimes Tags will increase as story does There will be some Ron-bashing but eventually he is alright (in the better) chapters get longer
Summary
Hermione struggles to reconcile her present with her past, up late at night, wondering if she will ever get back to who she was.When will she be able to look in the mirror again? Can she be anyone After, if she hasn't been anyone since Before?Pansy wants to make a difference and not for the acclaim. She knows she gets caught up in the waves, but can't seem to stay on dry land long enough not to get swept under.When will her progress be linear? Can she remedy the past, or make the present something she is completely proud of? (Title is a lyric from 'september 13th' by Yaya Bey)
Note
Helloooo, glad you're here.This is not the first fic I've written, but the first I have shared in quite a long time.I'm excited to share this with you guys, as I have invested a lot of myself into creating this story.They will be messy. They will be frustrating. They will be unreliable.They will fall in love and struggle with it. They struggle but will have their happily ever after--eventually.Pansy's intro is up next.

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