The Most Beautiful Forbidden Fruit
Summary: In a world where witches and humans live side-by-side, a war breaks out after the two species procreate, producing bloodthirsty children. As a result, the government puts laws into place: Witches and humans must never fall in love or bear children. It’s a rule that Dan Howell and his family have lived hand-in-hand with, even going so far as to make sure that Dan never has prolonged contact with the other species. When Dan goes to his favourite magic shop one day, he meets the new employee, Phil Lester. A human who he can’t seem to get rid of. Warnings: violence, prejudice/discrimination, burning at the stake, mentions of death Read it on AO3 Read it on Wattpad Masterpost
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Chapter Three
Dan always dreaded Wednesdays.
He would get off of work, hands scrubbed dry (with occasional burn marks), and body worn down from using so much magic in one day. It was hard to be a magic conjurer, and usually he would just go home and lay in bed while complaining to Chamomile about how hard his life is and she would listen because he’s talking to a fucking cat.
But on Wednesdays? He couldn’t do any of that. Instead, he had to get his lazy ass moving and change into fancy clothes, clothes suited enough for his fashionably rich parents. Then he would drag himself over to their house, listen to them complain about the current political state of the world over dinner, and cast tortured glances to his sister, Rosemary, when they looked away.
Wednesdays were rough.
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