❝ He is half my soul, as the poets say. ❞
Song of Achilles,  Madeline Miller.

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I have lived all but a happy life; drowning in the dregs of my sorrow. My misery will reign in everlasting glory. The darkness will seep in, shredding my life into tiny pieces and staining it all ink black.

Atlas James Black was not born to be ordinary. The blood of stars flowed in his veins, for he was the pureblood heir to the noble house of Black. But when the stars fall and the sparks run dry, he is left with nothing but the everlasting, foreboding darkness. This is the darkness that robs you of your sense and pride, stealing away every last drop of happiness and leaving you paralysed with fear.

But the lack of light became normal, darkness was everyday, it was every second. It was there in his every moment, flooding him until he bled black. His world became etched in charcoal so much that it became comforting. The dark was his protection - the blanket of warmth that covered him from the delirious monster of crushed dreams and false hope. It covered him from the unwanted truth - the truth and reality of his life that was so incredibly dysfunctional.

Atlas was only a year old when his father was sentenced to life in Azkaban for the careless murder of not only thirteen muggles, but the murder of his two best friends, Lily and James Potter. Thirteen lives that he took without even a hint of hesitation. And it was then, when Atlas realised that he was completely and utterly alone in the world. His mother was dead, most likely by the hands of his father too and that was when he was snatched away and thrown into multiple houses because in the end, nobody wanted to deal with Atlas Black and all the baggage that he came with.

And so Atlas became the dark. He welcomed it with opened arms, greeting it like they were old friends and it swallowed him whole, consuming his every thought and action. But when the moon fell in love with the sun, all was golden in the sky, all was golden when the day met the night.
And Oh did Atlas fall hard.

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❝ We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other. ❞
Song of Achilles,  Madeline Miller.

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INTRODUCING, The Cast.

TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸

i gotta know / where did my daddy go?

KEDAR WILLIAMS-STIRLING
𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶

tell me again / it's crazy what you'll do for a friend.

YOON CHANYOUNG
𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿

but tell me you love me / come back and haunt me.

CHO YIHYUN
𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿

they're all out to get you / here they come again.

𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 ,
lorenzo zurzolo, theodore nott
hwang yeji, pansy parkinson
sofia bryant, hermione granger
mena massoud, harry potter

others as described.

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gif credits, anatisii  - one of the most talented and
loveliest people on here !!

𝑨𝑼𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑹'𝑺 𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑬.
he's back !! once again i am rewriting and editing this book for the millionth time . i am so sorry to everyone reading this 😭😭

i don't really like the moodboards tbh but i also cant be bothered to make new ones that match nicer with a different filter so like its too bad i guess
i'll probably edit this again soon 😭
the filter i used is called 'bleed to death' - lmk if you know who made it so i can credit them :]

𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑪𝑳𝑨𝑰𝑴𝑬𝑹.
i do not support jk r*wling at all. i do not own the background plot of the harry potter books included in this story. i only take credit for my original characters ( atlas, evan and joy etc ) and the graphics in this book - unless stated otherwise.

𝑫𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺.
to all my lovely readers who have supported me from the start - i love and appreciate you all so much and will forever be thankful to you !!
and to everyone else who has started this book, thank you for giving me a chance :)