In which a lawyer stumbles upon a scared little girl late at night with no supervision, keeps her company and befriends her, only to find out her father is the world-famous popstar, Harry Styles.
This story includes mature content.
*Slow burn, friends to lovers, soft, dadrry
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"So, Poppy, what's wrong? Do you not like slides, honey?" I ask, dying to know how she ended up here all alone.
"I do... I have one at home, daddy bought me one and put it in the garden. I just don't like this one," she admits sadly.
"I get it. This one looks a bit a scary, doesn't it?" She nods, her cheeks turning red again. "Don't be ashamed, Poppy. Everyone has some insecurities, that's what makes us human, you know? You don't want to turn into a robot who doesn't feel anything. There are both good and bad feelings, everybody has them, honey. You can feel happy, you can feel proud or you can feel loved even. You like feeling like this, don't you?" She nods, giving me a sign to continue.
"All those feelings, the good and the bad, is what life is, bug. Sometimes you get scared, shy and sad, everybody does. But what is important is that everyone chooses to deal with these feelings differently. And these choices you make, whether you cry, give up or stand up to your fears, that's what shapes you into the person you'll become once you grow up, my lovely friend," I explain, looking deeply into her beautiful and innocent hazel eyes.
"Would like me to help you overcome your fear, Poppy? You're such a strong and brave young lady, I can tell," I smile at her when she gives me a shy nod.
"Yes, please."
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This story is a product of my imagination. None of things mentioned in the story are real, and it is not my intention to offend Harry or any other people mentioned in the story as their behaviour is purely idolised.
Remus was so beautiful; it physically hurt to look at him.
"Hey, Remus."
The other boy glanced up, amber eyes crinkling in the corners as he smiled. "Hello Pads."
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meet sirius black: artistic, punk rock, as straight as a rainbow and not afraid to show it. plus he's a dog person.
meet remus lupin: musical, owns too many jumpers (if that's even a thing), as straight as a rainbow and very much too terrified to show it. he is also a dog person.
nobody saw it coming.
well, i mean, apart from james, peter, lily, marlene, dorcas, alice, regulus, severus, pretty much all the students actually, mcgonagall, dumbledore, filch, mrs norris.....yeah, ok, let me rephrase my original statement.
sirius and remus never saw it coming.
everyone else? oh, pur-LEASE.
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He sighed. "It's weird, isn't it?"
"What is?"
"The best people tend to think the worst of themselves."
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disclaimer: this might surprise you, but i .... *whispers* ....... don't actually ....... own ........ harry potter .......... *cries in fangirl*
nope. that right goes to j.k. rowling. this is just another muggle a.u. there are loads of them. check them out.
plus the a d o r a b l e fanart on the cover isn't mine either. it belongs to space dementia, who is an artist on tumblr. if you happen to be them, i have two things to say: thank you, sorry, and the artwork is awesome.
[that's three things. oh well.]
however this story is mine so please don't steal it (not that i know why you would want to).
apart from that, enjoy the ride folks.
started: friday 2nd august, 2019
finished: tuesday 10th december, 2019