u/Odd-Clerk-5166

I'm looking for a Harry Potter/Tony Stark fanfic that I read a while ago and can't seem to find. This is quite niche so I understand it mught be hard to find.

Harry is in the middle of the Horcrux hunt during Deathly Hallows when he and Tony Stark discover they're soulmates. They periodically slip into each other's dreams, and I think they may also share some form of telepathic connection, though I'm not 100% sure about that.

I'm pretty sure Tony is in the middle of the first Avengers movie/timeline while all of this is happening.

One scene I distinctly remember is that the Avengers end up crossing over into the wizarding world after Harry, Ron, and Hermione escape Gringotts on the dragon. They meet up after the Trio jumps off the dragon's back and are on their way to Hogwarts to join the final stand against Voldemort.

The epilogue has Harry, Tony, and the Avengers accompanying the next generation through Platform 9¾ as they head off to Hogwarts.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'd really appreciate the title or author's name or have a copy that can be shared with me!

Thank you!

Hi! So I [28F] am terribly crushing on one of my old school friends [28/29M] that I reconnected with 2 years ago and I genuinely cannot tell if I’m being reasonable or if I’ve fully entered delusional territory 🥲

I am an EXTREME introvert. Like actual “pretend to check my phone so the crossing signal doesn’t think I’m waiting” introvert. I live in the US, he lives in Qatar, and we’re both from the same South Asian country (can’t specify because lurkers are real 😭).

So here’s the situation.

Back in 2024, I was visiting my home country and considering a proposal guy. The whole thing was fine on paper, but for SOME reason this friend (C) would absolutely not leave my mind. I got overwhelmed, couldn’t commit to the proposal, and my cousin finally went:

“Girl just reconnect with your friend already.”

So I did 😭

We tried to meet up before I left but couldn’t make it work. Still, he responded SO warmly. He shortened my name to a nickname only my closest friends use, heart-reacted to messages, and just seemed genuinely happy to hear from me. We didn’t talk constantly after that, but we’d interact here and there through stories, recommendations, random chats, etc.

And this is where my problem begins because apparently I’m emotionally pathetic 😭

Every single time this man reacted to my stories or messaged me, I’d get ridiculously happy. Like smiling-at-my-phone, kicking-my-feet, “oh my god he TEXTED” levels of happy.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago: I got into a genuinely horrible car accident. A guy ran a red light at high speed and slammed into us during a protected left turn. The car spun, every airbag deployed, we got injured, and the car was basically destroyed.

A few days later my sister and I posted goodbye stories for the car because we loved that thing 😭

THIS MAN RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY.

Like almost instantly asking if I was okay.

And after that it felt weirdly like the beginning again. He kept checking up on me, heart-reacting to messages, replying consistently, joking around with me, telling me to stop moving around and take care of myself. Even if replies took hours because of the time difference, he would ALWAYS reply eventually.

At one point we were talking about how he’s currently stuck in our home country because of the war situation where he was living, and despite the serious topic he was still being really warm and playful with me.

Then at the end of the conversation I told him I was heading to bed and he replied:

“Alrighty, take care of yourself 🙏😊”

AND NOW THIS MAN HAS NOT TEXTED SINCE 😭😭😭

It has only been a few days but I am SPIRALING. Like why was I suddenly so happy talking to him?? Why did hearing from him become the best part of my week?? Why do I care this much about a man using emojis??? Why am I staring at his active status like a Victorian widow waiting for letters from the front lines???

I know for sure now that I genuinely like him. I’ve NEVER felt this way about any proposal guy my parents introduced me to. I want him to text me. I want him to think about me. I want him to be interested in me specifically and unfortunately my chest physically hurts over this which feels dramatic but HERE WE ARE 😭

The problem is:

- I cannot tell if he’s interested or just a genuinely kind person

- I don’t know if I should text him first

- I don’t know how to pursue someone without accidentally looking desperate

- I do not know how people flirt. Is there a training manual. A government program.

- I am terrified of ruining the friendship by making things weird

My friends told me not to text him for a few days, but BOTH of us are chronically online and I keep seeing him active on Instagram while trying to maintain what little dignity I have left 💀

So please:

1. Does this sound like possible interest or am I reading too much into kindness?

2. Should I text him casually?

3. HOW do introverts pursue people without immediately wanting to evaporate?

Hi! So I [28F] am terribly crushing on one of my old school friends [28/29M] that I reconnected with 2 years ago. I’m probably delusional 🥲

I am a 99% introvert. Like, actual “please let me pull out my phone so the car doesn’t think I’m waiting to cross the street” introvert.

I live in the US, and the guy lives in Qatar. We both hail from a South Asian country (can’t say which because of lurkers 😭).

The timeline is as follows:

Summer 2024:

I was visiting my home country (HC), and I received a proposal option. For some weird reason, this guy (my crush) would NOT leave my mind.

The initial call with the proposal guy (PG) went well, but I got overwhelmed by his texts/calls and my confusion over my friend.

I met PG in person, and the guy seemed intimidated by me, which confused me because I’m literally 4’10”. He could barely look me in the eye, was sweaty, barely asked questions, and me — the introvert who barely speaks to anyone — had to facilitate and encourage the conversation 😭

I felt bad 🫠 My cousin was like, “Your English probably scared him.” (His English was a little weak, but I thought I compensated by switching between my mother tongue and English.)

I couldn’t commit to the proposal guy, and my cousin — who was going through this with me — was like, “Just reach out to your friend (C). Try reconnecting.”

So we did.

We tried to meet in person, but it didn’t work out 🥲 The proposal guy also stopped reaching out after our meeting.

Here’s where my delusional spiral begins:

This guy (C) responded SUPER happily to me, shortened my name to the nickname only my closest friends use (literally 4 people), heart-reacted to my messages, and was overall the sweet person I remembered him being.

Anyways, I left for the US without meeting him in person.

We chatted here and there, but not a ton. Still, I would get ridiculously happy seeing him interact with my stories/posts. Like… literal heart-eye emojis. Stop, I’m dying out here 😭

2025:

We didn’t talk as much, but there was still interaction — recommendations for places to stay in HC, me sharing US stuff, etc.

2026:

I got into a horrible car accident during the last week of April. Some unlicensed guy ran a red light going at least 65–70 mph and rammed right into us while we were making a protected left turn from a T intersection.

He hit us so hard the car spun 90 degrees and ended up facing the direction he was originally going. Every airbag deployed. The driver-side tire got dented inward. It was horrific.

We were injured.

A few days later, while recovering, my sister and I separately posted goodbye stories for our car on Instagram (we loved that car — it was the first one we bought and paid for ourselves).

Important note: South Asia and the US have a huge time difference.

This guy responded RIGHT AWAY: “Hey, are you okay?”

I explained what happened and told him about my honestly terrible ER experience.

And suddenly it was like the beginning again — heart-reacting to my messages, being super sweet and gentle, shortening my name, checking up on me, always responding. Like, he would NEVER leave my messages hanging. Even if it took 7 hours, he’d still reply.

Then I asked if he was back in HC permanently because I’d been following his stories. Turns out he’s stuck there because of the war.

I was sympathetic, and we kind of joked around while also seriously discussing it.

Towards the end of the conversation, he basically said: “Forget politics. You take care of yourself and stop moving around.”

I replied sort of cheekily, he replied back, I replied again saying I was heading in for the night, and he said:

“Alrighty, take care of yourself 🙏😊”

AND HE HASN’T TEXTED SINCE.

THIS MAN IS STRESSING ME OUT 😭😭

I know for sure that I like him because he was genuinely the best part of my week. I would get SO happy and giddy seeing him text or react to my stories. I have NEVER felt this way about any proposal guy my parents introduced me to.

I also know most of his closest friends are girls from the private school we all attended. I follow one of them because we were in the same grade for a couple of years and occasionally interact on Insta.

But now I’m getting insecure.

I’m probably delusional in my crush. He clearly has no clue, and my introverted ass is NOT saying anything unless it’s confirmed 😭

But I really, really want him. Like, my chest actually hurts.

I guess I’m not above pursuing him… but stealthily 🥲😅

I don’t want to ruin the friendship, but I also want him to be interested in me.

My friends told me not to text him for a few days, but this man is active on Instagram 24/7 JUST LIKE ME 😭😭😭