#real enough

[zarinari]

Snape liking poetry because he wrote the potions riddle in Philosopher’s Stone is probably my favorite fan theory.

From Real Enough – Chapter 9

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

what I found very interesting was how louis talked about himself compared to harry in terms of „star-appeal“, when he said he was much more reserved and could appeal to different markets if he carried himself a different way - but that wouldn’t be him ... ngl I did not expect to read such well reflected passages in The Sun of all places

There was a lot of really thoughtful material in that interview (which is I guess a combination of what Louis chose to share and the decision by the reporter to have long quotes). 

The bit you’re talking about I thought could mean so many different things to him.  And there are so many things it could mean for him and so many associations he could be making. It made me think of the  demands that he signal his sexuality in really specific and narrow ways (which is probably about my own frustrations more than anything else).  But it’s a really difficult task he (and all the other 1D members have).  Figure out who they are, figure out who they want to be in public, figure out how to do that, and figure out how to build a career doing that.

I think Louis is doing amazing.                  .

[fathercharlesoffdensen]

Cap's "no, YOU move" expression while the "Portals" music swells in the background makes me positively bawl. Fuck current discourse about whether or not the MCU is 'real' cinema. These characters and their triumphs and tribulations make me feel things: it's real enough.

[penguin-mountain]

Being aro and going to a tarot reader

Reader: "ohh are you in a relationship?"

Me: "umm... Kinda?"

Reader: "a new guy is coming into your life. You going to see potential in him."

Me: yeah... That's not gonna happen I don't do relationships.

Reader: "he will change your mind. Offer you clarity to the relationship you so want."

Me: yeAH. i DoN'T DO ReLAtIOnsHipS. K thx BYE

[low-effort-traveler]

[How real is real enough? I guess it doesn’t matter. As long as I’m here.]

[zarinari]

Just an update on where I’m at with the new Real Enough chapter:

I’m on bereavement leave Friday–Tuesday for my grandmother’s funeral. I usually write at work, but obviously not this week. Yesterday was emotional, and on top of that, family members are trying to start drama for some reason.

I was outlining the chapter on my phone last night until about midnight. Decided to go to bed because I needed to be up at 7, but my brain wouldn’t shut off (mid-idea mode plus stress) so I just tossed and turned until 3am. (Kind of regretting not just working on the fic, but I was trying to be responsible lol.) Got maybe 4 hours of sleep, which is rough for me since I usually need 8+. Most of today was miserable until I finally napped around 5. Post nap + shower, I’m finally feeling like a person for the first time today.

The chapter is about half outlined. I can outline on my phone, but typing it up without my computer while I’m around family is going to be tricky (if even possible).

I know there’s no obligation to post on a schedule :) I just need the mental distraction more than usual right now. Wanted to let you guys know it might be a bit later than usual because of everything going on.

[zarinari]

Reader continuously throwing fandom lingo at Snape and him just being confused is my favorite running joke in this fic.

From Real Enough - Chapter 7

[zarinari]

🔗 All my links: Linktree

A five-book Snape/OC saga spanning Prisoner of Azkaban through Deathly Hallows. An American witch expelled from Ilvermorny. A broken wand. A soul bond neither of them wanted.

📖 Read the whole series on AO3 → Wandless

✨ New here? Start with Crossed Currents.

The arc:

Book 1 · Crossed Currents · Prisoner of Azkaban — posting now

Book 2 · Embers at Midnight · Goblet of Fire — to come

Book 3 · Ashes Between Us · Order of the Phoenix — to come

Book 4 · The Severed Vow · Half-Blood Prince — to come

Book 5 · The Last Bond · Deathly Hallows — to come

(+ a post-war continuation planned)

📖 Crossed Currents — Book 1 · Heather's POV · Teen · ongoing Grief, a broken wand, and a teaching post she isn't sure she deserves—until a classroom accident binds her soul to the one man at Hogwarts she can't stand. 🤍 Enemies to lovers · Accidental soul bond · Shared dreams · Slow burn Links: AO3 | FFN | Wattpad

🪶 Undercurrents — Companion · Snape's POV · Teen · ongoing The same year from the other side of the bond. He expected the American witch to be a problem that solved itself by Christmas. He did not expect the accident that tangled his mind with hers. 🤍 Unreliable narrator · Touch-starved Snape · Mutual pining Best read alongside Crossed Currents. Links: AO3 | FFN | Wattpad

🌙 Thirty-One Nights — One-shot collection · Mature · complete Thirty-one prompts, one insufferable Potions Master, and the professor who won't leave him alone. Standalone moments from the Wandless world—no prior reading required. 🤍 Soul bond · Banter · Grief & vulnerability Links: AO3

🔥 Standard Conception Technique — Standalone · post-canon · Explicit (18+) · complete Years later, in a world where everyone lived: the war's over, the toddler's asleep, and Severus has the dates calculated. Established-marriage conception smut, with feelings. 🤍 Married life · Soft Snape · Smut with feelings Links: AO3

Real Enough — Snape/Reader · second person · Mature · ongoing You think you're falling for an AI chatbot of Severus Snape. He thinks he's falling for a mysterious entity that sends him messages through a magical book. You're both wrong about what the other is. You're both right about the feelings. 🤍 Mutual pining · Text-based · Second person Links: AO3 | Wattpad

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📊 Currently working on

Progress key: 0–10% outlining · 20–50% drafting · 60% content pass · 70–80% line editing · 90% beta read · 100% done & posted

In progress — priority

Real Enough — Ch 18 — 0% ░░░░░░░░░░

Wandless: Crossed Currents — Ch 33 — 10% █░░░░░░░░░

In progress — back burner

Original project (unlisted) — 40% ████░░░░░░

Wandless: Undercurrents — Ch 3 — 10% █░░░░░░░░░

Recently completed

Wandless: Crossed Currents — Ch 32 ✓ (June 12)

Real Enough — Ch 17 ✓ (June 5)

General cleanup

Thirty-One Nights — individual chapter tags

Real Enough — add message images on Wattpad

Wandless — update recent chapters on FFN

Wandless: Crossed Currents — fix the boggart haunting the chapters before Ch 30

Real Enough — add to a series page

Spotted something off in any of the fics? Drop a comment and I'll add it to the cleanup list 🙏