warpaint by @sugar plum quill

albus potter/oc | loud popular gryffindor x shy anxious slytherin what could go wrong? | 42122 words (wip)

abbi's oc (bee) is such an interesting example of how the personality traits that are strongly associated with gryffindor house can be less than ideal sometimes and create some really problematic situations - and how sometimes, the things people use to hide from grief and trauma are really, really maladaptive in a way that can't just magically be fixed by one person, no matter how great that person might be. she also really brings a lot of depth to people struggling with anxiety and/or panic attacks like albus does - she shows those struggles in a really realistic way while still giving his character a lot of room to have genuine interests and relationships and personality traits that are impacted by his anxiety, but don't revolve around it. bee and albus are not the most obvious match, but they work so, so well together, and i love their relationship so much!

(banner/featured photo by the amazing pirate grumpy cat)