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Blowback chapter 7 is now live.

October 1998. The war is over, but its wounds are not.

When Severus Snape follows an impulse he cannot quite name into the overgrown back garden of Grimmauld Place, he finds Hermione Granger; alone, scarred, and barely holding together. What begins as a cigarette shared in the dark becomes something neither of them planned for: a marriage of convenience, a shared set of rooms at Hogwarts, and the slow, careful work of two people learning to trust again.

Hermione is hiding an enormous secret. Severus is further along in his healing than he expected, and not as far as he thought. Hogwarts has opinions about both of them. And Fenrir Greyback has not forgotten what Bellatrix promised him.

A slow burn built on consent, therapy, breathing exercises, chocolate biscuits at 3am, and the radical act of asking before you touch someone.

TBH fellow shippers, this one was a struggle. Without the amazing help of Larlotte I don't know that I could have finished this chapter on my own.

Blowback, chapter 7 is now live.

October 1998. The war is over, but its wounds are not.

When Severus Snape follows an impulse he cannot quite name into the overgrown back garden of Grimmauld Place, he finds Hermione Granger; alone, scarred, and barely holding together. What begins as a cigarette shared in the dark becomes something neither of them planned for: a marriage of convenience, a shared set of rooms at Hogwarts, and the slow, careful work of two people learning to trust again.

Hermione is hiding an enormous secret. Severus is further along in his healing than he expected, and not as far as he thought. Hogwarts has opinions about both of them. And Fenrir Greyback has not forgotten what Bellatrix promised him.

A slow burn built on consent, therapy, breathing exercises, chocolate biscuits at 3am, and the radical act of asking before you touch someone.

TBH fellow shippers, this one was a struggle. Without the amazing help of Larlotte I don't know that I could have finished this chapter on my own.

Blowback chapter 6 is now posted! Apologies for missing yesterday's post. I had a horrible ear infection and didn't feel at all like writing. But we're back on track for next week! Thanks for following along with this story everyone!

Blowback. Chapter 5! Because I'm an idiot that forgot to include spoiler tags my initial post was rightfully removed.

Severus and Hermione finally make it back to Hogwarts, but the night isn't over yet. Some secrets are exposed, the castle makes some offerings of her own, first names are exchanged, and a long overdue conversation unfolds over a bottle of whiskey. Things get loud before they get quiet again.

Please be warned. This chapter is dense, and explores some ugly themes. It contains discussion of >!past trauma, dissociation!<, and references to >!sexual assault!< and >!(very very briefly) a single mention of past suicidal ideation!<. I'm sorry for the darkness, but after this we turn lighter.

Should you wish to skip the paragraph touching on >!past suicidal ideation!<, skip the paragraph in the beginning of the chapter starting with "Bottling up his emotions" and ending with "checked himself out of St Mungo's."

Please take care of yourselves out there, kind readers. Much love ❤️

Blowback. Chapter 5 is now live! Apologies for the lateness of the post. We lost power and I hard to redo my edits. Fingers crossed I found them all!

Severus and Hermione finally make it back to Hogwarts, but the night isn't over yet. Some secrets are exposed, the castle makes some offerings of her own, first names are exchanged, and a long overdue conversation unfolds over a bottle of whiskey. Things get loud before they get quiet again.

Please be warned. This chapter is dense, and explores some ugly themes. It contains discussion of past trauma, dissociation, and references to sexual assault and (very very briefly) a single mention of past suicidal ideation. I'm sorry for the darkness, but after this we turn lighter.

Should you wish to skip the paragraph touching on past suicidal ideation, skip the paragraph in the beginning of the chapter starting with "Bottling up his emotions" and ending with "checked himself out of St Mungo's."

Please take care of yourselves out there, kind readers. Much love ❤️

I had a uterine biopsy this morning for some unusual bleeding. Apparently, I was supposed to have been told to take Tylenol before coming in.

Spoiler alert - I never got a call.

My only option was to reschedule. I didn't. I already waited nearly a month for this appointment.

My god the pain is unreal. Just a pinch my ass. The doctor forced her way through my cervix and cut a piece of uterine lining. With no pain killers.

TLDR: Don't do what I did. Demand some pain killers.

The state of women's health in America is an utter joke.

Thanks so much everyone for your kind words this week. I took a social media break and went out to touch some grass. Your incredibly kind comments and a couple of good hikes helped.

Anyway - Chapter 4 of Blowback is now up on AO3! I hope you read and enjoy.

October 1998. They are nearly there. Nearly safe. Nearly.

I'm not sure this post will be allowed. It's not about a specific fic or trope. But it is a thank you to a community from a fellow human.

I've had an awful day. No, honestly it's more than that. It's been a ghastly twelve months. I needed a distraction, something I enjoyed doing, to keep me from spiraling while I looked for work. So I took up fanfic writing to distract myself. To create a bright spot for myself and others that share similar interests as mine in a world where casual cruelty is the norm.

Today I logged into AO3 to leave some comments on a fic I'd just finished, to find that an amazing user commented on each and every chapter of my fic.

It doesn't find me a job. Doesn't pay my bills. Doesn't fix that the world is going to hell around us.

But it did stop me from sinking further today.

So thank you. To all of you that comment. That leave kudos. You never know when it's going to brighten someone's day.

Hello all - chapter 3 of my slightly darker fic, Blowback, has been posted. This one was a beast. I ended up splitting it, so there will be 2 updates this week!

Tags will continue to evolve as I complete the story.

Thanks so much for following along on this journey with me. Much love, Sneaky_Walker

October 1998. The war is over, the survivors are picking up the pieces, and Severus Snape is trying very hard to leave an Order party without talking to anyone.

He fails.

Two thirds of the Golden Trio find him in the corner with his Ogden's. Potter is missing a shoe. Weasley ends up on the floor. And somewhere in the middle of the chaos, Snape learns that Hermione Granger, the most relentlessly present person he'd ever had the misfortune of teaching, has been standing silent at the back of the room all evening; hiding behind her hair, slipping away before anyone could look at her too closely.

She didn't ask for his concern. She probably doesn't want it. He goes looking for her anyway.

What he finds in the overgrown garden of Grimmauld Place will change the carefully reconstructed shape of his post-war life.

October 1998. The war is over, the survivors are picking up the pieces, and Severus Snape is trying very hard to leave an Order party without talking to anyone.

He fails.

Two thirds of the Golden Trio find him in the corner with his Ogden's. Potter is missing a shoe. Weasley ends up on the floor. And somewhere in the middle of the chaos, Snape learns that Hermione Granger, the most relentlessly present person he'd ever had the misfortune of teaching, has been standing silent at the back of the room all evening; hiding behind her hair, slipping away before anyone could look at her too closely.

She didn't ask for his concern. She probably doesn't want it. He goes looking for her anyway.

What he finds in the overgrown garden of Grimmauld Place will change the carefully reconstructed shape of his post-war life.

As always, thanks for reading! Much love