I've been replaying Half-Life 2 and the episodes with commentary nodes available and 20% of the nodes are just like "As developers of Half-Life one of our key priorities was to ensure that the player likes Alyx Vance as much as possible. Almost every area was set up to generate maximum attachment to her as a character, and the player's investment in the plot hinges on them identifying and empathising with Alyx at all times. If a playtester finished a session feeling anything less than complete adoration for her, we considered it our own failure as developers and spent the next six months fine-tuning the segment until we could statistically guarantee that they would like her again."
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When a love letter written purely for therapeutic purposes - because she had to be temporarily insane to love Sebastian Sallow - goes missing somewhere in the castle, it takes a whole team to try and find it before the wrong person does.
⟡ 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀 🔍📰
⟡ 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🔍
MC who just has lovely, soft hands despite always dueling
⟡ 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐓 🔍
Seb is convinced they are in love and MC thinks he's just the bees knees best friend she's ever had
⟡ 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 🕷️ | @anto-pops
Sebastian doesn’t always wear his glasses, but when he does, you make sure you’re there for the occasion. Today was one of those rare days.
⟡ 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐒 🕷️
Since Sebastian can’t hold himself accountable and show up to Quidditch practice, Imelda takes matters into her own hands and bans him from being around you until the upcoming game is finished. It’s something easier said than done.
⟡ 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀 🕷️
Following the summer leading up to your seventh year, you return to Hogwarts to discover that Sebastian has undergone changes that greatly appeal to the eye. Your eye, to be specific. There’s no easy way to tell the man you’ve been dating for two years that your attention has been fixed on a part of him otherwise deemed normal, but after a while, you’re forced to face the truth of the matter
⟡ 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐈 🕷️
Sebastian had a stubborn streak a mile wide, and he rarely gave up before accomplishing whatever it was he set his mind to. His goal of impregnating you was one he was hell-bent on succeeding at, and who were you to deny him?
⟡ 𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🔍 | @arthenaa
The girls and you have a talk on who they'll date amongst the students in Hogwarts. No one mentions Sebastian despite being deemed the most handsome in your year.
You wonder why?
⟡ 𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 🔍
Sebastian, more often than not, annoys the fuck out of you to get your attention. Your friends think it's disgustingly adorable.
⟡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 🕷️ | @authorellasallow
Sebastian Sallow sneaks into your dormitory and finds a list hidden in your bed, one filled with names of girls who want him. All except yours.
⟡ 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐀 🔍 | @awkwardauthorwrites
Two years have passed since the events in Hogwarts Legacy, in which Y/N has drifted away from Sebastian. What happens when she has to spend some time in the hospital wing and he comes to visit?
⟡ 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒 𝐈𝐈 𝐈𝐈𝐈 🔍
Ten years have passed since the events of Hogwarts Legacy and Y/N is invited back as part of a reunion to celebrate.
⟡ 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 🔍
Y/N comes to a startling revelation when brewing Amortentia in potions class
⟡ 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 🔍🥽 | @barnabyjr
sebastian muses on his relationship with mc, ultimately believing that they are just too good for someone like him
⟡ 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐉𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 🔍
when mc's feelings become too much to handle, and curiosity gets the better of her, she resorts to polyjuice potion to find out what her best friend thinks about her
⟡ 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓 🔍
sebastian, unlike his usual jealous self, is strangely calm despite the numerous love letters being delivered to mc...
⟡ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 🔍 | @blu-blubs
⟡ 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 🕷️ | @cuffmeinblack
Sebastian watches her when she sleeps, safe in his arms as she seeks comfort from her nightmares. Beautiful, perfect, and utterly irresistible; who could blame him for indulging?
⟡ 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄 🕷️
Whilst attempting to find Sebastian, instead you stumble upon his memories. Events take an unexpected turn when he finds you
⟡ 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋, 𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 🕷️ | @euphorisun
Sebastian goes home to you after a late night shift as an Auror in the Ministry of Magic. After a busy week, he truly missed you... And he just can't wait until you wake up.
Sebastian brewed Amortentia to study the difference between obsession and love but the real thing was the one thing even he couldn't control.
⟡ 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐃 🔍
⟡ 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 🕷️ | @heavenlybodies333
You should have known better by now. Should’ve known that getting your feelings hurt was just part of the deal when it came to Sebastian Sallow. Because he never promised you anything, did he?
⟡ 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 🕷️
⟡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 🕷️
There was an art to it, you know. The first time Sebastian Sallow killed, it had been for revenge. Blood soaked the floorboards of a dusty old crypt, pooling at his feet, and something in him had changed. He hadn’t meant to savor it, but he did.
⟡ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐌𝐔𝐓 🔍🕷️ | @jackalope-patronus
very very soft smut of virgin Sebastian and MC reader. With plot! With feelings!
⟡ 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐈 🔍🕷️ | @legacygirlingreen
What happens when MC's friends drag her into a packed night club to see a band she hates purely on principle? She meets a cute guy and in the midst of a miscommunication Sebastian goes far to get the attention of the girl who caught his eye
⟡ 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂 🔍
what happens when MC and Sebastian are running for their lives and he can’t stop flirting even for a second? Even worse what happens when a major mess leads to them needing to clean up in a small pool in the moonlight?
⟡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐒 🔍
What happens when a mixup involving amortentia leads to MC accidentally revealing her crush?
⟡ 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 🕷️ | @matchavellichor
Watching his long-time rival and dueling partner kiss someone else ignites feelings in Sebastian that has him questioning just how similar hate is to desire.
⟡ 𝐅𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 🕷️ | @morelikeravenbore
⟡ 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐒𝐘 🔍🕷️ | @myokk
sebastian is clumsy
⟡ 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄-𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 🔍
mc loves flustering sebastian with her notes during class
⟡ 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐘 🔍 | @pasukiyo
much to sebastian's dismay, you agree to watch the krindle children while their mother is away. while telling the old muggle fairytale of sleeping beauty, you get an idea to hopefully lift sebastian’s spirits…
When a potion meant to repel backfired, it became a mishap that turned your world upside down.
⟡ 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐄 🔍
Truths emerged and friendships were tested as you found yourself confronting two years' worth of suppressed feelings towards Sebastian. Drunk.
⟡ 𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓 🕷️ | @rambling-tam
Separated by duty but bound by magic, you and Sebastian use an enchanted mirror to close the distance between you - baring bodies, secrets, and the ache of wanting too much, too far away.
⟡ 𝐈 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 🔍 | @ravenelyx
Sebastian has different ways of dealing with being hurt. One of them is burying his face in your chest while you cuddle him
⟡ 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐃 🕷️ | @resarayne
⟡ 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 🔍 | @sage-pages
⟡ 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐄 🕷️ | @sallowskeeper
⟡ 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🔍 | @scriptumsempra
She counted steps to the stars. Until one day, she started counting freckles instead. A quiet night, a library glance, and a realisation that not all constellations live in the sky.
⟡ 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐈 𝐈𝐈𝐈 🔍
Ignorance was the first draft. He only needed one. He used six. An insult, a silence, and the beginning of everything he didn’t know how to say. One chocolate bribe. Two mental breakdowns. Five owls. A guide to losing a witch, one step at a time — and maybe winning her back on the sixth.
⟡ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 🔍
He was Hogwarts’ best duellist. Until she arrived—with borrowed magic, steady hands, and silence sharper than spells. She stole his title, his attention, and maybe—without meaning to—his heart.
⟡ 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐓 🔍 | @shadowtriovibes
Eric Northcott is relentlessly pursuing you, so Sebastian offers to act as your heroic boyfriend to get him off your back.
⟡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 🔍
⟡ 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐅 𝐈 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐑? 🔍
⟡ 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐀 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐈 | 🔍📰
Rivals-to-lovers Sebastian and MC use a Time-Turner to travel to the future with Ominis in search for a cure for Anne. Instead they find a girl who's the spitting image of MC trying to sneak into the Restricted Section in the 1910s, only she has freckles like Sebastian...
sebastian makes the house quidditch team after training all summer. before his first match, you let him talk you into a bet over its outcome that will in all likelihood ruin your friendship. (merlin, you sure hope it does.)
⟡ 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒, 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 🔍 | @shallowsallow
In your sixth year at Hogwarts, you have a secret valentine - and everyone is in on it.
⟡ 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 🕷️ | @slytherizz
Sebastian never really knew what his friend saw in Isaac Cooper but he never questioned it - he made his friend happy. That is until a Quidditch match goes quickly awry and he realises his feelings for her may go far deeper than simple friendship.
⟡ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐕! 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐈 🕷️
⟡ 𝐒𝐍𝐎𝐖, 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒 🔍🥽📰 | spaceyaceface *epub link
Y/N is sick of Leander Prewett trying to court her. Luckily, she has a best friend named Sebastian Sallow who would love to help put an end to it. They devise a plan to pretend to court up until the Yule Ball. Should be simple, right? If only.
⟡ 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐘 🔍 | @theealbatross
After a tumultuous year, Sebastian’s life was finally okay – passable, up-to-scratch, satisfactory. And he had just almost reached peace – when his brilliant, painfully observant, carelessly crude genius of a friend, Garreth Weasley, started pointing out unnecessary facts that could rip all that harmony to shreds.
⟡ 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄 🔍📰
Everyone wonders if you and Sebastian are together. Sebastian wonders when will everyone mind their own business.
⟡ 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘, 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒, 𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐄? 𝐩𝐭 𝐈 𝐩𝐭 𝐈𝐈 🔍 [2/3]
It's just a game, but really.
⟡ 𝐈𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄? 🔍
Sebastian is being bullied (false), you can't possibly be falling in love with him (false), and he might have already, possibly, maybe, fallen in love with you too (true).
⟡ 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 🔍📰
Sebastian has the worst insomnia known to man and you are not dating him
⟡ 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍: 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 🔍
⟡ 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐘? 🕷️ | @thewrldx
⟡ 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐃 🔍 | @underscroft
⟡ 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒 🕷️ | @whizzing-fizzbee
You and your husband, Sebastian Sallow, are both Aurors for the Ministry of Magic. When the new hire fails to realize you're married, he shows interest in you, drawing jealousy from your husband
⟡ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 🕷️
You're going absolutely, utterly mental. Your boyfriend, Andrew Larson, hasn't touched you in weeks and you're growing desperate. When he's unwilling to help relieve your sexual tension, your best friend, Sebastian Sallow, always has your back.
sebastian sallow is a good friend. so good, in fact, that when you find yourself under the ungodly influence of a lust potion, he's willing to help give you some relief.
