A Seat Beneath the Stars || Ch 15 || They were adrift, she and Malfoy, floating somewhere in a liminal sea. Yet a seismic shift had just occurred below the surface, the undercurrent already drawing them closer.
Summary: Almost a decade after Voldemort’s fall, a new wizarding war begins. After three long years, Hermione Granger, now a war-weary healer for the United Order, is transferred to a top-secret base in the Slovenian Alps. There, she collides with Draco Malfoy, a long-forgotten ghost from her past.
Now older, wiser, and more traumatised, can these two former enemies become each other’s guiding light in an increasingly dark world?
This is a character-driven, Hermione-centric fic, that examines the impact of war, as well as the tender moments that can be found in between.
TLDR: Two trauma-riddled idiots fight desperately not to fall in love... but we all know some battles are destined to be lost.
Tags include: Hermione Granger POV, medical gore, dark themes, moral ambiguity, emotional intimacy, grief/mourning, PTSD, friendship, slow burn
Chapter 15: Quiescence (secrets are spilled, perspectives shift)
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A heartfelt thanks to anyone engaging with this lil fic as a WIP💚
