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- Content warnings: Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Self-harm, Suicidal ideation, Substance abuse, Trauma, Violence, Drug use, Death of loved one, Grief, Blood, Toxic relationships, Sexual content
Various storms and saints
by viridianatnight
A raw, unflinching post-war Dramione that earns every ounce of its angst - Hermione and Draco are both shattered in ways that feel authentic, and watching them find each other through grief, addiction, and self-destruction is devastating in the best way.
goodreads 3.98/5 1,227 ratings
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Length720 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice5/5 · Rough / primal
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Rough / primal
- Cathartic release
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Hurt/comfort
- Dark / taboo style
- Obsessed
- Brooding prince
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover
- Redeemed villain
- Love/hate tension
- Desperate / urgent
- Beautiful grief
- Only one who understands them
- Praise kink
- Begging kink
- Teasing control
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Body worship
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
- Degradation (light)
- Bondage/restraint
- Choking/breath play
- Hair pulling (hard)
Fantasy promise
- Fanfiction
- Academy / campus
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Academy / school
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- Dark academia romance
- Dark romance
- Healing romance
- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Devastating
- Survivor
- Mental health rep
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- Intense
- Emotional
- Bookworm/scholar
- Angsty
- Raw
- Brooding
- Dramatic
- Melancholic
- Atmospheric
- Heartbreaking
- Lyrical
- Emotional devastation
- Page turner
- Ugly crying guaranteed
- Post-war healing
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Book details
- Length
- 720 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book