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A dark retelling of the Pygmalion myth.
When Liam Barnette—the campus golden boy—first spotted Caroline Greer, he knew she was meant to be his. If she wasn’t perfect yet, that didn’t matter. He’d mold her into everything she should be.
Caroline Greer is a sharp but quietly adrift freshman at Holbrook University, an elite college where old money, legacy admissions, and American aristocracy rule. A middle-class scholarship student, she doesn’t quite belong—and when Liam sets his sights on her, she’s pulled into a web of control that she can’t escape.
He calls it love, but she knows it’s something darker and more corrupt that she can’t quite name.
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- Part 1 of American Royalty
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10 Jul 2025
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Tides Embrace by dumbjollyrancher for sweetandsure
Fandoms: Original Work, Inspired by sweetandsure, Anchor Stitch
11 Jul 2025
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“Summer?” A soft voice broke through her reverie.It was one of the staff members, a woman named Clara, who had been especially kind to her since her arrival.
“You remember Colten, right sweetie? Your father’s brother?”
Summer’s heart skipped a beat at the mention of his name. Colten.
The name floated through her mind like a lost balloon, tethered to fragmented memories that were difficult to grasp. She nodded slowly, her fingers tightening around the apple as if it were a lifeline.
“Half-brother,” Clara added, her tone patient, as if she knew the complexities of family ties could be confusing.
Summer's memories of Colten were blurred, like the frayed edges of an old photograph. She could recall his tall frame hunched over in their apartment a few times when she was small— a presence that was both comforting and distant.
A rewrite inspired by Anchor Stitch by sweetandsure (Read notes)
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23 Jun 2025
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After the unexpected death of her father, Elvie's brother sends her to Eskell to work under her Aunt Maeve as a maid. When she makes a costly mistake, she finds herself in debt to the Master of the Manor. Lord Idris is far from the gentleman he pretends to be, and is looking for an excuse to act on a dangerous, growing obsession with his newest servant.
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23 Jun 2025
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A girl's guide to high society, schooling, Death Eating, and survival:
‘This is not your first act of violence at Hogwarts, Mr Rosier.’
‘Barty and Regulus have been in plenty of fights, professor. Nott and the others too. I wouldn’t say it is uncommon.’
Dumbledore was nodding, but his gaze firmed, his eyes trying to reach something inside of Evan that simply wasn’t open to him, or wasn’t there at all. ‘Violence does nothing but cause more violence, Evan. Fire and fire will only burn down more houses.’
Evan’s jaw clenched as the professor rose, moving to stand in front of him. Dumbledore would usually, at this point, set a hand on the shoulder of the boy, but not Evan Rosier, who was glaring at him as if he wished he were alight himself.
‘Your friends fight, Evan. You burn. Do you understand me? The difference. You must learn to control yourself, before you’re a man who can do much more harm than a boy.’
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07 May 2025
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Bound into eternity (ENG) by Gwiazdozbior_Kruka, Myceliphyte (Gwiazdozbior_Kruka)
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
18 Jan 2025
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18 Feb 2025