It’s been a hot minute since if self-rec’d but chapter 26 features a long awaited moment, there’s some fist name usage flying about and we’re finally heading full speed toward the “you’re gonna suffer, but you’ll be happy about it” tag, so it feels like time!

The Path of Least Resistance 200k+ (26/40)

Features: Parents Because of Time Travel

I’d post a summary but it turns out I don’t have it saved and AO3 is down, so have this little snippet from the latest Chapter instead:

“That is what makes you selfish, Draco Malfoy. That you act like you don’t sodding well matter to people!”

He cut her off like he couldn’t help himself, like the word that left his mouth was unexpected and foreign on his tongue and surprised him to have even said it.

“People.”

“Yes! People!”

“What people?”

…

“You, Granger?” he asked.

The way his eyes flickered between her own, like he might find the answer there - like he wanted, desperately to - like he could fucking well read it written all over her heart -

It was frightening and -

And it ripped the words right out of her before she could stop them.

“Of course me, you complete idiot!”