#drarry microfic challenge

[drarrymyheart]

A 50 word Drarry microfic for your enjoyment ♥️

It took twenty-three dates.

Twenty-four if you count their shag in the ministry loo. Harry decided he definitely did.

Twenty-four dates before the stubborn bastard said it.

One word that set Harry’s nerves alight; relief in his lungs, elation in his veins.

One word breathed into their tender kiss.

“Harry.”

#drarrymicrofic #drarry #hpdm #draco x harry #drarry fanfiction #50 word fic challenge #50 word microfic #frotcot bingo #the FrotCot made me do it

[phdmama]

Challenged myself to write a 100 words drabble. Drarry, explicit, first time (implied, it's only 100 words obviously!)

“Are you going to do something or what?” Draco asks, his voice cracking embarrassingly on the do.

Potter is sprawled out on the carpet as if he’s been taken out at the knees, which to be fair, Draco thinks smugly, he sort of was. Potter's shirt is rucked up under his armpits, his jeans are tangled around his knees, his spent cock resting on his thigh. His hair’s a disaster, his chest is heaving. He looks as if he’s been ransacked.

He looks ridiculous, Draco thinks. Come-dumb and stupid. Draco can’t even look at him. 

He may never look away.

#my writing #teeny tiny drabble challenge #man it's hard to stick to the brevity!!!! #not my strongest talent to be honest #drarry microfic

[lupine-trees]

if you ever get desperate

for the @drarrymicrofic song prompt: “one of your girls” by troye sivan. featuring boys being difficult & failing to talk about feelings (what’s new?).

word count: ~180

Harry opted to walk him to the Portkey station.

The training camp was a ways up north, and though this, this, thing between them had been volatile at best, was new and was, well, nothing, sort of, it had felt unsettling— the thought of not seeing Draco off.

Harry hands him the mobile, a sturdy palm-sized Nokia.

“Since you won’t be able to keep using mine all the time.”

“Potter, this is—” Too much. He can’t quite say it, the sudden tightness in his throat too much to speak around.

“A gift. It’s good luck. For the upcoming season.”

A nod, stiff, clocking out. “Alright. Fine. A gift.”

Harry scuffs his toe against the ground. “Give me a call sometime, yeah?” The smile on his face is lopsided (unfair) and tentative.

“Harry,” low, tremulous. “I— I’m going to be… busy.”

His responding shrug is all careful, practiced nonchalance.

“If you ever get lonely.” He holds his thumb and pinky finger to his face, a mimic, stepping back, guarded, away. “Call.”

They both know he won’t. (It’s enough for now— to pretend he will.)

#drarry #drarry microfic #drarry fic #drarry drabble #drarry learn communication skills challenge #you guys it’s a prank it’s a joke it’s a silly little misunderstanding #obviously he’ll calllll.. eventuallyyy ha #fic tag #mine #lup writes

[lemonlimelea]

microfic - Royalty

for @drarrymicrofic prompt - Royalty!

Before the Wizengamot Harry stood like a devastating king.

Draco, flanked by Aurors, watched his own trial through snatches glimpsed between shifting robes.

The Wizengamot hummed over Harry’s words, an unruly hive.

What fuelled Harry’s defence? How had Draco deceivingly secured it? 

Sentencing loomed. Harry’s eyes met his, and softened.

#drarry #drarry fic #my writing #drarry microfic #been loving the challenge of getting these to clock in at 50 words

[magpiefngrl]

for the @drarrymicrofic prompt: silk

65 words

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The door closed behind Harry with a soft click. He didn’t light the candles. He ignored the empty shelf on the bookcase, the dried roses. A silk scarf on the sofa lay forgotten.

He collapsed into an armchair. He must've dozed off; a soft click woke him.

Draco stood over him. He fell on his knees and put his head on Harry’s lap. ‘Forgive me.’

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my microfics

#my first draft was 130 words and I tried hard to reduce it by half #i could've given myself some leeway #but I wanted the challenge #it's the shortest one I've written so far #anyhoo #drarry #my microfics #not on AO3

[tontonguetonks]

@microficmay day 4: solitude

Alone Together

"Thought you'd be up here."

Harry Potter darkens the door of the Astronomy Tower, the moonlight reflecting off his glasses. He joins Draco, sitting in the window, one leg dangling over the edge.

"I want to be alone, Potter."

Harry smiles. "So do I."

Together, they watch the sun rise.

Read it on Ao3

← day 3: heartbeat | day 5: lost and found →

#microficmay2022 #'say' challenge #drarry microfic

[my-castles-crumbling]

📝🦊Cas🏳‍🌈🎵 (New Pinned Post)

they/them/she - queer - married

This is a safe space- I'm always here to help <3

Age: Over 21

Fandoms: Marauders with a side of drarry.

Ships: Jegulus, Jegulily, wolfstar, rosekiller, pandalily, dorlene, drarry.

Music: Taylor Swift, Conan Gray, Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Ray. Hozier

AO3: my_castlescrumbling

Writing: Requests open!

Link to Marauders Knowledge Quiz

Below the cut:

My ao3 Fics

My Microfics

Fic Recs

Request/reading boundaries

LGBTQIA+ resources

Song covers

My ao3 Fics:

Note- I am writing all fic ratings. If you are a minor, please take heed.

Clandestine - Rated M - jegulus, background wolfstar - in progress but currently 53k words - AU-everyone lives/nobody dies/no Voldemort - mostly Regulus's POV as he attends Hogwarts - Trans reggie

Focus On Me - rated E - jegulus, background wolfstar - in progress but currently 3k words - photographer!James, model!regulus AU - trans Reggie

Long Story Short - Rated M - dorlene, wolfstar, jegulus, background rosekiller and pandalily - completed - 152k - AU-everyone lives/nobody dies/no Voldemort - A longfic with a long explanation? Basically how hurt/comfort leads to the three main pairings.

Three Hundred Takeout Coffees Later - Rated M - wolfstar - completed - 4.5k - AU-coffee shop/muggle - fluff, love, healing

The Plan - Rated G - wolfstar - completed - 1k - AU-everyone lives/nobody dies/no Voldemort - Wolfstar proposal

Of Firewhiskey and Stupid Speeches - Rated T - drarry - completed - 1.5k - Eighth Year - Hurt/comfort - Pre-Slash

Bad Press - Rated T - drarry - completed - 1k - Eighth year - mostly fluff

Stuck - Rated T - drarry - completed - 2k - Eighth year - hurt/comfort

You Asked For It - Rated G - completed - 1.5k - Marauders friendship mostly - Pre-Wolfstar - Sirius and James and nerf guns

The Deeply Threatening Physical Attributes of Werewolves - Rated T - Marauders friendship with some wolfstar - completed - 1k - James, Peter, and Sirius making Remus laugh

Slow Hands - Rated E - wolfstar - completed - 5k - Sirius realizing he loves Remus, smut ensues.

Whoops. - Rated T - jegulus - completed - 2k - AU-University/Muggle - Regulus is a TA for Professor Monty Potter. What happens when he goes to the Potter Christmas Party?

Mistletoe - Rated G - Jegulus - completed - 1k - James has a plan to finally kiss Regulus.

Warmth - Rated G - Jegulus - completed - 1k - Holiday fluff

Noises - Rated E - Jegulus - completed - 2k - it's just smut, guys

That's Different, Then - rated G - Jegulus and Wolfstar - completed - 2k - Sirius thinks James likes Remus. James does not, in fact, like Remus.

Of Toy Stores and Gag Gifts - rated E - wolfstar - completed - 6.6k - Remus works at a toy store and shows Sirius around

Imagine Being Loved By Me - Rated E - Jegulus - completed - 9.1k - Ice skaing AU!

Terrible at Friends With Benefits - Rated M - Jegulus - completed - 2.4k - Jegulus thinks they're FWB but obviously they catch feelings

Sure, but only if you watch - Rated E - Jegulus - completed - 1k - a challenge is given

Like in Your Stories - Rated E - Jegulus - completed - 1.6k - James catches Regulus reading smut

Show Me - rated E - Jegulus - completed - 1k - Regulus is usually quiet

My Microfics:

Jegulus Microfic Archive

Wolfstar Microfic Archive

Explicit Microfic Archive

Fic Recommendations:

☆ = has at least some smut , 💔 = MCD, major triggers, or some sort of warning

I'm not putting anything that's pure smut...too many minors follow me. If you want pure smut recs and are over 18, message me.

💔All The Young Dudes - Rated M - wolfstar and jily - 526k - Canon compliant - Necessary read as a part of the fandom, a masterpiece

💔☆ Show Me Everything I Missed - no rating, but I'd give it E - wolfstar - completed - 153k- AU - Remus and Sirius working through trauma - So many trigger warnings, but I really liked it

☆ Sweater Weather - Rated E - wolfstar - 156k - AU - Okay I think hockey is stupid but when these boys play it <3

just lovers (like we were supposed to be) - Rated M - jegulus, background wolfstar, dorlene, and marylily - 321k - AU- no voldemort - fake dating trope - literally perfection

lessen my load - Rated T - wolfstar, dorlene, jily - 73k - AU- Muggle - one of my comfort fics

☆The PB to my J - rated E - wolfstar, background jily - 63k - AU-textfic - we love a good text fic

Across the Hall - rated T - wolfstar, background jily - 41k - AU-textfic - This made me kick and scream and giggle

quite like us - Rated T - jegulus, background wolfstar - 67k - AU-textfic - I just...it's wonderful, perfect, lovely

Best Friend's Brother - Rated M - jegulus and wolfstar - 330k - AU-muggle - such twists and turns I love them

☆ The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa - Rated E - wolfstar, background jily- 21k - AU-Muggle/Coffee shop - I just love the concept of this one

my almost lover - Rated T - jegulus - 28k - AU-no voldemort - miscommunication trope

Blue Sheets - Rated T - drarry - 4k - fluff/drunk Harry is an idiot

☆Falling for a Golden Boy - Rated E - drarry - 45k - eighth year- guys it's the weirdest concept but Harry and Draco as characters from Hercules works, okay?

Potter - Rated T - drarry - 9k - Eighth year - Draco's friends make fun of him and it gets adorably out of hand

touch starved - Rated M - jegulus - 4k - soft boys

Inevitable - Rated T - drarry - 11k - Draco and Harry make a "if we're not married by the rime we're 40" pact

💔Like Real People Do - rated T - wolfstar - 37k - AU-coffee shop/muggle - Sirius raises Harry and meets Remus in a coffee shop

☆💔Let's Play Pretend - rated E - wolfstar - 70k - AU-muggle - Sirius raises Harry, Remus raises Teddy, fake dating

Remus Lupin is the Number One James Potter Cosplayer - Rated T - wolfstar - 8k - AU-Muggle - miscommunication trope

playing it cool - Rated T - drarry - 4k - Harry thinks he's much smoother than he is

Yours - rated T - drarry - 4k - Harry had a bad day and makes a big decision.

So Kiss Me - Rated T - Jegulus - 4k - mutual pining!

Funnel cakes and peanut butter fudge - Rated T - wolfstar - 5.6k - AU, meet cute

If You Stayed - Rated G - Jegulus - 5k - AU, kidfic, getting together

I still don't like you, you know - rated T - drarry - 3k - Draco is in denial?

Six Firewhiskeys and Potter's Green Jumper - rated G - drarry - 2.6k - Draco is drunk and wants to cuddle.

Forget-me-not - rated T - jegulus - 13k - James forgets that he's not with Regulus.

Every Christmas from Now On - rated M - wolfstar - 86k - Wolfstar fake dating trope.

Slumbering Love - rated T - jegulus - 5k - James needs a kiss from his soulmate.

☆💔 Scenes of Surrender - Usually I don't put E-rated recs here but this one was exquisite. Rated E, Minors DNI - Drarry - 16k - Drarry coping after the War. Please read the tags on this one! It's a lot, but it was so good.

Request/Reading Boundaries:

A lot of people have asked to send me things to read or requests for writing. I LOVE when people send me these things, but just a few boundaries:

No MCD

No noncon, in any sense

No EDs

LGBTQIA+ Resources:

Here are the websites I often link to when giving people advice. I'll add to these as I find more!

Need help? The Trevor Project has Crisis Counselors

The genderbread person- (sexual attraction versus gender versus romantic attraction)

List of nonbinary identities and definitions

List of ace identities and definitions

A highly-reviewed chest binder that ships to like a hundred countries

Pronouns explained

LGBTQIA+ travel safety guide- world

LBGTQIA+ rights/safety by state in US

United States LGBTQIA+ student rights

The Trevor Project- Sexual Orientation Information

The Trevor Project- Gender Identity Information

Song Covers

Sometimes I sing...

People Watching - Conan Gray

Gravity - Sara Bareilles

Blank Space- Taylor Swift

Idontwannabeyouanymore- Billie Eilish

Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift

#marauders #harry potter #marauders era #fanfic #marauders fandom #harry potter marauders #the marauders #marauders fanfiction #sirius black kinnie #wolfstar #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq community #introduction post #intro post #blog intro #introductory post #introduction #pinned intro #pinned post #james fleamont potter #james potter #james x regulus #regulus arcturus black #regulus black #james loves regulus #regulus deserved better #harry x draco #draco malfoy

[drarrily-we-row-along]

New Year, New Pinned Post

Hello friends,

I haven't updated my pinned post since July so we're updating with all of the fun things I've posted since then along with some handy-dandy Masterposts/links!

This year, I'm trying to be a little gentler with myself. In light of that, I'm writing whatever I want to write, I'm not beating myself up for missing deadlines or not completing challenges, I am just going to thoroughly enjoy writing. I've a slew of prompts that are in my inbox, I'll continue working on those as the mood strikes (you're always welcome to send me more that I will get to when I'm able).

This blog is a place for love and happy endings.

Here are the helpful links if you're new to my blog:

My AO3 is also drarrily-we-row-along- it's hit and miss for whether I've updated my AO3 account or not. I usually (annoyingly) let it go and then periodically upload like 20-50 fics at a time.

You can see my Masterposts for all of the prompts I've filled and the ones yet to come here: 100 Drarry Drabbles in 100 Days (Part 1) 100 Drarry Drabbles in 100 Days (Part 2) 100 Drarry Drabbles in 100 Days (Part 3)

Here are some other helpful links to my other writing Masterposts: Microfics (Masterpost) Fics Inspired by Songs (Masterpost) 25 Days of Draco and Harry (Christmas 2022) (Masterpost) HDCandyheartsfest (Valentines Day 2022) (Masterpost) HDCandyheartsfest (Valentines Day 2023) Masterpost Flufftober (October 2022) (Masterpost) Gentle July 2022 (Masterpost) The Author's Unofficial Trauma-Response Fics Microfic May (Masterpost)

Here are some links to my longer/multichapter fics: From Eden (In Progress) Hobbies (In Progress) Accidental Bonding Insult Walk In The Sun Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas A Kiss to Build a Dream On Making It Work (In Progress) Against an Endless Tide

#new pinned post #happy new year #drarry #drarrily-we-row-along fics #love #linky links

[shealynn88]

2023 Writing Wrap Up

Thanks to @citrusses for the tag, it's always fun to reflect on what I've done! Tagging @all-or-nothing-baby, @makeitp1nk, @phdmama and @apricitydays-lazynights

I actually wrote about half of these stories this year, but this is what I posted this year. I spent a good month digging out and wrapping up some WIPs that had been hanging around. They're at the bottom, since most of them are not HP related.

If you are a Drarry fan and want my best of the year, let me suggest my kinktober oviposition offering:

A Charitable Endeavour (Harry Potter|Drarry)(E) (2,322 words)

If you like rarepairs, I would suggest these two, after paying close attention to tags:

Never Too Much (Harry Potter|Harry/Remus)(E) (3,432 words)

A Gift of Forbidden Fruit (Harry Potter|Hermione/Bill,Hermione/Ron)(E) (6,805 words)

For all 29 stories I posted to ao3 this year, keep going!

Beginning of 2023:

For Everything, a Season (Harry Potter|Drarry) (1,342 words)

A Christmas fic for the Drarry Microfic exchange of 2022 which, just like the one for 2023, started out being something very different, and ended up this - a short snippet of an older, married Drarry, reflecting and enjoying their life.

The Old is New Again (Harry Potter|Drarry) (1,471 words)

I wanted to do my own take on trans!Draco, and this became Calla, and honestly? I love her.

Kinktober was so much fun. I really wanted to challenge myself with these, and I continue to be challenged with more of these stories that'll go out in 2024. It's been so much fun, especially writing kinks I don't share, since I have to really dig into characters and why the kinks appeal to them.

dare to dream it, dare to be it (Harry Potter|Harry/Sirius/Remus) (1,886 words)

I loved writing this boot worship kink story, I loved finding the ways that it's important to both Harry and Sirius, and exploring Harry's hopes and insecurities when it came to Remus.

Never Too Much (Harry Potter|Harry/Remus) (3,432 words)

This watersports story is so wholesome, honestly. It's E rated, but it's an established relationship, and it's very much about trust and vulnerability, and I love that aspect of exploring kinks like this, that can involve judgement.

Unlocked (Harry Potter|Drarry; Harry/Sirius) (1,205 words)

This collar kink story was one of the most fun ideas I had. I wasn't able to flesh it out as much as I wanted to, but I'm definitely hoping to revisit this magical collar idea in the future. There's so much potential!

A Charitable Endeavour (Harry Potter|Drarry) (2,322 words)

Ovipostion! And one of the few Drarry fics I wrote for Kinktober. I actually really love these versions of Draco and Harry - Draco, an insatiable Veela, Harry, who is happy to attempt to satiate... and Luna, who needs some help with some dragon eggs. I actually have a few more fics planned in this verse, but we'll see if I get to them. So much filth to write, so little time.

A Gift of Forbidden Fruit (Harry Potter|Hermione/Bill,Hermione/Ron) (6,805 words)

The one I knew wouldn't hit, but I had to write it anyhow. It has infidelity, it has body worship, it has imperfect people trying to do their best for the people they love. It burrowed into my head and wouldn't let go, and I'm proud to have written it.

I started posting microfics to ao3 this year, including some older ones that I'd only posted on tumblr.

Your Spark to My Tinder (Harry Potter|Drarry) (717 words)

This was actually a ficlet I wrote on tumblr for @phdmama, and later posted to ao3. Short and sweet antagonistic Drarry.

The Nature of Kindness (Harry Potter|Drarry) (50 words)

A painful look at how Draco sees himself.

Where the Sea Takes Us (Harry Potter|Drarry) (651 words)

A fun merman!Draco fic.

Magnolia (Harry Potter|Drarry) (127 words)

A Hanahaki ficlet with an ambiguous ending.

A Lesson in Snogging (Harry Potter|Drarry) (129 words)

Smokin' but T rated Drarry.

Keep on Driving (Harry Potter|Drarry) (150 words)

Draco is newly divorced, Harry offers to give him a ride. Possibilities.

Might Seduce Your Dad Type (Harry Potter|Drarry/Sirius) (250 words)

This is 3 microfics, and I'm actually incredibly proud of it. It starts out Drarry, then ends up with them and Sirius. And it's a pretty solid little story in 250 words.

And the Christmas wrap up for the year!

This Time Next Year (Harry Potter|Drarry) (3,574 words)

An incomplete Christmas fic I'd meant to finish before Christmas but got behind on posting. Spoiler alert, it's actually a prequel to last year's microfic exchange, the first fic in this list.

The Heart of Our Home (Harry Potter|Drarry) (2,592 words)

This year's Drarry microfic exchange fic! Cottagecore with a scant spoonful of angst, and a sprinkle of sentient house fun.

Another challenge, which I set for myself, was to post stories that had sat around in my WIPs for a long time. I generally needed to add something, but in most cases I found that, even if I'd meant it to be a lot more, they stood alone as they were, or with some brief connections between scenes. I learned a lot from this effort.

Another Beginning (Teen Wolf (TV)|Deaton/Sheriff Stilinski) (3,168 words)

This was such a healing story for me to write and to put into the world. These two characters don't really get a lot of attention, especially in a romantic way, but I think they both have a really intense loyalty to the pack that makes them uniquely suited to one another, and I was really glad to be able to get this out so other people could enjoy it.

Our Relentless Dreaming (Dragaera - Steven Brust|Vlad/Morrolan) (4,431 words)

I'd had this one partially finished for quite a while, and I'd planned to tailor it for Yuletide and gift it. That...didn't work out very well, since I ended up being on the Yuletide naughty list, but I was still able to tweak it and gift it, and enjoy having it out there and off my WIPs list. It got a hearteningly beautiful reception, and I appreciated that so much.

Picked Clean (Harry Potter|Draco & Harry) (989 words)

I never entirely knew where I wanted this to go, but I wanted it to be a darker look at Draco, especially, after the war. I wanted to take both Harry and Draco in a new direction, to understand them in a different way, and I really enjoyed exploring this take.

The Taste of You Lingers on my Tongue (Hannibal (TV)|Will/Hannibal) (627 words)

A dark but poignant first kiss vignette.

I Know the Pieces Fit (Teen Wolf (TV)|Sterek) (2,700 words)

I held onto this so long. There was one little section that I couldn't get to 'feel' right, but seeing as how this is one of the most popular things I posted this year...I think it's safe to say, it was the right time to release this post-series fic to the world.

Say Anything (Supernatural (TV 2005|Wincest)) (100 words)

A drabble featuring Jess.

Stalemate (Teen Wolf (TV)|pre-Sterek) (395 words)

I started a S1 rewatch, and started doing episode tags and inserts. This was the first one, from ep 1, where Stiles comes across Derek in the grocery store.

Skewed Normal (Teen Wolf (TV)|pre-Sterek) (378 words)

This was from the rewatch, S2, a little snippet exploring Derek's view of the world, and him protecting Stiles.

I Want to Give You the World, I Want to Give You Yourself (Supernatural (TV 2005)|Jody/Donna) (776 words)

I love Jody and Donna, and I loved exploring their relationship, how Jody would navigate it and what she would get out of it.

Between a Wolf and a Full Moon (Teen Wolf (TV)|Sterek) (2,832 words)

Xenophilic E rated fic with a lot of heart. I am a big fan of writing unhinged but wholesome fic.

Dating (Supernatural (TV 2005)|Destiel) (100 words)

A drabble where Sam accuses Dean of dating Cas.

In Grief, We're the Same (Teen Wolf (TV)|Dargent) (2,057 words)

This sat in my drafts because of a transition issue...I added a sentence and let 'er rip, and I like it a lot. It's a story of grief, of similarities, of people coming together in hard times, in hard ways, in the ways that work. It's about the slow process of working through guilt and grief, and how it's just a little easier with someone who understands.

Show Me What You Got (Supernatural (TV 2005)|Wincest) (871 words)

Some short Wincest filth that I wrapped up a year later with one final scene.

#end of year wrap up #harry potter fandom #supernatural #hannibal #teen wolf

[oknowkiss]

fic post: proven lands

written for @microficmay​ 2023!

PAIRINGS: DRARRY RATING: E WARNINGS: Drug Use, Sex Whilst High WORDCOUNT: 2.8K

Read the director’s cut* on AO3 here!

*includes slightly extended versions of some microfics (in the spirit of the challenge, micros are mostly 100 words or less) and an extended sex scene (it’s a grower) 

TAGS: Microfics, Arctic, Seed Bank, Open/Ambiguous Ending, Forced Proximity, Angst SUMMARY: The thing about circles is, they always end at the start.  A story about falling in love at the end of the Earth.

wow wow wow we did it LGBTs. another may in the books, and now it’s june. can you even believe. thank you so so very much to everyone for your support for this series over the past month. your enthusiasm and generosity truly kept me going, even when i was posting bleary-eyed at 11:45 PM.

in the spirit of giving back (definitely that, definitely not self-indulgence at all), i’ve published a “director’s cut” of the series on ao3. this includes several of the bits and bobs i had to leave on the cutting room floor, as well as more sex, because duh. 

if you’re down for a reread, i hope there’s enough newness there to keep it interesting. if you were waiting for the series to be finished to dive in, maybe the extended edition could be fun? 

regardless, i really can’t say thank you enough. thank you to everyone who read, reblogged, yelled at me in the tags and comments. the biggest, loudest thank you to the @microficmay​ community for putting on such a fun fest every year. y’all are rockstars.

finally, as promised in this post, now that the story is complete i will share what the original plotline was going to be. see under the cut:

cannibalism :) 

rip harry :) :) :) 

#my fic posts #my fic #microficmay #microficmay2023 #drarry #draco malfoy #harry potter #draco malfoy/harry potter #draco x harry #harry x draco

[romaine2424]

Insta Drarry Fic Rec: A Year In the Life by Anon

Wow oh Wow! The next time someone asks for a Warm, Soft, Cozy, Drarry fic that also covers some deep topics, this should be at the top of your list. It come courtesy of @hd-fan-fair (Career_fair 2023). Here's the Summary:

Draco Malfoy's life mightn't be the one he imagined growing up, but that doesn't matter, because Draco enjoys it nevertheless. He works at Flourish and Blotts, enjoys playing for the Islington Imps, his part-time Quidditch team, and spends his Sundays at St Neots, the home of his Mum, 'Dromeda, and Teddy. Best of all is Harry Potter, his beloved boyfriend, with whom Draco enjoys dancing, shagging, and watching Eastenders on Harry's big Muggle television. Life couldn't get any better. Life, however, has a tendency to change whenever you least expect it to.

What makes this fic so unique and special is the challenge the author put on themselves. To have Draco write daily in his Diary for a whole year. The author is a master at microfics so each daily entry is exactly 50 words long. Stunning and Amazing. I said in my comment on the fic: BRAVO!

Each month is a separate chapter. Each daily entry is a gem in itself and we have 365 days of delicious spoonfuls of Draco's life from the mundane of cleaning and sorting books at his job to the excitement of his relationship with Harry. You can feel the continuity of life with the expected events like visiting his mother once a week, visiting Lucius once a month, celebrating the pagan holidays, etc... and then some days life throws a curve-ball and adjustments must be made.

I will say that I was at first daunted by the idea of reading 365 entries until I finished January. OMG it went so fast and before I knew it the month was June. December came even faster.

So click the link, settle in, and enjoy!

Read A Year in the Life on AO3

And remember to give the author some love and congratulations on a challenge well met.

#romaine2424 recs #hd career fair #hd fan fair #drarry fic rec #drarry fic #drarry #so so good #so so talented

[lumosatnight]

Fic Stats Tag Game

Rules: Give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words.

Thanks for the tag @mirrorofliterature (x)!

💙 Most hits 💙

What is this, fucking Jeopardy? [Drarry, E, 20.5k]: No surprise here. My Drarry fics are always the most popular and this one has fluff, mutual pining, curse-breaking, and idiots in love.

💙 Second most kudos 💙

White, the colour of flowers [Drarry, M, 3.2k]: Hanahaki Drarry with lots of angst and multiple endings! This is actually one of my favorite fics formatting wise, so I'm happy to see it in the #2 spot. Also, there's a podfic now, how cool is that?!!!!?

💙 Third most comments 💙

Microfic May 2023 [Multiple Ships, Multiple Ratings, 1.6k]: It's my microfic series from this year, and I know exactly why it's so high up in my comment count. It's because @ladderofyears (who is absolutely lovely) commented on every single chapter 😅

💙 Fourth most bookmarks 💙

Staring into Open Flame [Drarry, E, 25.1k]: Another Drarry but this time with arson, hate sex, and morally ambiguous characters. Soooo I guess I get why lol.

💙 Fifth most words 💙

Scalene [Luna/Pansy/Ginny, M, 11.8k]: My triad fest fic from last year! I mostly write short fic, but for some reason post-war Linny needed a whole 11k to describe all the shenanigans happening when Pansy moves into Grimmauld place with them.

💙 The least words 💙

Double Drabbles Series [Multiple Ships, Multiple Ratings, 200 words each]: I write a lot of double drabbles which are 200 words exactly, so it's a 30-way tie (wow, that's a lot lol) for the fic with the least amount of words. I love double drabbles so much! They're challenging but just the right amount of substance to get a nice juicy bite.

Tagging (no pressure): @danpuff-ao3, @girl-with-goats, @venom0usbarbie, @caitiewantstobeavadakedavrad, @picklesonjupiter, @nanneramma

#tag game #asked and answered

[hp-flowers]

Prompt Challenges and Events for May

Here are some other monthly challenges or events to combine HP Flowers’ Spring Round prompts with, should you need some more inspiration for your flowery works: >> Microfic May- a May HP multi-ship daily microfic prompt challenge, all prompts are up! >> Sapphic Microfics- HP Femslash daily microfic prompt challenge, and all May prompts are up! >> More HP Microfic communities by ship (Drarry, Wolfstar, Jily, Hinny, Prongsfoot, Marauders era femslash, etc.) >> HP Coffeehouse- monthly prompts for coffee or tea based works >> Liquid Luck Drabble and Art Challenge- bi-monthly prompts for fic and art works >> Wood You Rather- Oliver Wood-centric prompt challenge (the event may be over after April, but late submissions are welcome)! >> HP Fruit Fest- low-key, chill fest that runs until June 21st for all the fruity goodness! >> House of Snarry- This Discord releases monthly prompts for creators to make Snarry content. May prompts have been posted up! >> Domaystic- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on the domestic trope, all prompts are posted up! >> Ageplay May- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on the ageplay trope, all prompts are posted up! >> Whumpay- a May multi-ship and multi-fandom daily prompt challenge based on all the whumpy and painful things, all prompts are posted up! >> Play the List Bingo- a multi-ship and multi-fandom bingo challenge inspired by songs and music; see all the bingo cards and prompts available >> May Mixtape Challenge- A May writing challenge where you can grab a playlist and let the music guide you! >> Year of the OTP- a multi-ship and multi-fandom event designed to encourage creators to make more content for a particular ship they love and end 2023 with 12 new works for an OTP. Prompts for the whole year have been posted! If you know of other challenges that should be added to the list, send an ask. :) Cheers, and have fun!

#hpflowers2023 #hp fests #fic challenge #art challenge #hp fanfic #hp fanart #prompt challenge #signal boost #spring round

[magpiefngrl]

WIP title game

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Thank you for the tag, @writcraft!!

My job since September involves a ton of commute which means very limited time to do any writing, esp now with the end-of-year fatigue and the holiday season approaching. Here's hoping that it won't be too long before I finish some of these WIPs below.

Only two have titles, the rest are just how I refer to them until they are properly christened.

drarry

[All the Ships] (drarry PWP, based on summer writin' challenge--yes, it's that old)

[Drarry Sex] drarry PWP (based on recent microfic)

wangxian

secret desires (4 more chapters)

The Inn at the End of the Road (summer writin' challenge. I've had half of it written for years)

original

[Princes] m/m fantasy romance (arranged marriage, alliance, war etc)

[Sorcerers] m/m fantasy romance (two sorcerers in same magical academy, that's as far as I've got)

[Memory] m/m gothic romance (ghost hunter and suspicious lord in haunted manor)

Tagging: @coriesocks @lettersbyelise @lqtraintracks @skeptiquex @gracerene if they feel like doing it x

#my WIPs #tagged #i'd be happy to answer any asks about these

[skeptiquewrites]

Hi! Just wanted to ask your experience starting as a fanfic author. Did you just start writing and publishing write away, or did you have to advertise and share on tumblr and sms to get a reach? P.S - love your work!

Thank you, that's kind. I'm going to try to answer this as honestly as possible.

First off, I did write in other fandoms before, very inconsistently. This is only important because I want to say I failed to have much in the way of friends before, also on tumblr. Other fics also taught me I am Very Bad with WIPs and should not do them because it makes me feel like I am constantly disappointing someone and having the anxiety equivalent of the sword of Damocles hanging over my head made me write even less.

But then March 2020 rolled around and I was looking through my WIPs and fell back in love with a Drarry fic I had started years before. I finished it before publishing on AO3 and I already had a small group of friends from another internet community who were delightful. They edited, they cheerled, they commented. I still am very grateful to them for being supportive. I didn't make this tumblr or start joining Discords until June 2020ish. I don't have other fandom social media.

I do what I saw other authors were doing like share fics with a banner, and add drarry tags and post links when I finish something. I participated in drabble challenges, microfics, and fests. More than anything I tried exploring what kind of writer I wanted to be, what I enjoyed, and who I could share it with. I obviously really wanted (and still want) people to read my fic and I posted it in Discords rec channels despite being embarrassed about it. That made some people read it. I wanted people to magically find my fic and like it, though. I really don't want to diminish that, because I am not above seeking validation. But I was also starting off lonely in lockdown, working a lot, reading a lot of fic, and wanting to talk Drarry/HP with other people. My ideal really was that I would have people to talk to. Most of that came with time. And I think it is important to separate the idea of having friends and sharing from the idea of "reach" or "advertising". The first is much easier for me to do than the second, which includes a lot of things I have basically no control over. Not everyone who reads my fics likes them. And because I like writing different types of fics, not everyone who likes one fic will like all of them. I still can't always predict what people will respond to.

Some people do none of the things I've described above and have a wonderful active community around them. Some people do all that and more and are still searching for their people. There's nothing wrong with that. You have to figure out what's going to keep you creative and thriving and happy. I try to keep the non-writing to stuff I enjoy about being in community. There's no sense in making it another chore. Hope that helps.

#asks #anonymous #about writing

[tontonguetonks]

@microficmay day 3: heartbeat

Cool Lavender, Bad Taste

CW: unconsciousness, hospitals

The magic monitoring Draco's vital signs pulses a pale lavender that compliments the cool tones of Draco's skin. Though Draco would be proud of Harry for thinking in terms of colour theory, amid the antiseptic smell of St. Mungo's hospital, he couldn't help thinking it was in rather bad taste.

Read it on Ao3

← day 2: villainous | day 4: solitude →

#microficmay2022 #'say' challenge #drarry microfic #it's not really a 'say' challenge is there isn't any dialogue is there