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FOUND family??? you think i just found them like this??? babes this is FORGED family. Me & the bros were scrap metal in a junkyard (very valuable, very sharp, very dangerous, uncared for) and we GOT IN THE FUCKING FIRE TOGETHER. WE did this. we said I AM NOT LEAVING YOU and melted into each other for better or for worse (it’s for better) and we are A FUNCTIONAL UNIT now. DO NOT SEPARATE. BATTERIES FUCKING INCLUDED. FOUND family my ass, we built this non-nuclear family unit from the ground up, don’t devalue this!!! it was is and will be a labour of love!!!
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"someone who allows you to rest" is the relationship dynamic of all time
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being a girl and hitting puberty is so traumatic. you go from being a genderless little free thing to being hit with shaving and makeup and growing breasts and skincare and menstruation and suddenly being sexualised when like a few years ago you could take your shirt off to play in the stream and trade yugioh cards with the boys and come home covered in mud and not even think about it. and then you spend years hating being a girl and hating everything puberty did to you and wishing you could be a boy or be completely genderless again and it takes you Many years to come to terms with yourself Or you simply try to Lean In to everything and do makeup tutorials on YouTube and claim it’s for fun. like how can this be treated as normal
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Hey! I recently read 'O Come, All Ye faithful' by toomuchplor which was truly amazing. Do you maybe know of more Darry fics that deal with religion/spirituality? It doesn't have to be positive as this fic was, I’m just interested as I don't see it explored often, or at all.
Thanks in advance and have a great day <3
Hi there! I’m so happy to see O Come, All Ye Faithful getting the appreciation it deserves. It is truly a brilliant moving read and toomuchplor is a fantastic author, I highly recommend going through their full catalogue. I love Drarry fics with religious themes, here are some of my favourites:
No Absolutes by @shealwaysreads (M, 400 words)
Pilgrimage by greattemptation (E, 400 words)
A meditation on sex as worship and orgasm as absolution.
In the glass I come to you by triggerlil (G, 700 words)
Draco spends a moment in an abandoned church, sees a Saint, and lights a candle. All so he can continue on a journey where he doesn't know the destination.
Amazing Grace by @potteresque-ire (G, 2.5k)
In the church at Godric's Hollow, Harry & Draco found themselves in a quest of love and belief.
For God is love by @teacup-tai (M, 3k)
1 John 4:8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
by which we must be saved by @hogwartsfirebolt (G, 3k)
What happened was this: the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord was born as the seventh month died. Or: the one where Harry Potter knew his whole life that he was meant to be a savior, and Draco Malfoy joined him along the way.
Absolution by @lazywonderlvnd (E, 4k)
Draco wants absolution. Harry gives it to him.
in His name by @bonesliketambourines (E, 6.6k)
Something Dark is gathering along the Camino di Francesco, and Draco Malfoy is the only one qualified to deal with it. He insists on Potter coming along. For protection, of course, no other motive—why do you ask?
Tidings of Comfort by @blamebrampton (G, 10k)
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Luckily for Draco Malfoy, London has places where the tired can rest and recover.
Good Will Towards Men by @lastontheboat (T, 16k)
Harry slowly falling for his partner? Approved. Stuck in a small room together over Christmas filling out paperwork? Approved. Having an honest conversation about his feelings? Request denied.
A Multitude of Sins by cryptonym (E, 41k)
Peter 4:8 - Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Modern Love by @tackytigerfic (E, 61k)
Harry Potter, of all people, knows that life isn’t always fair. And no one gets to be happy all of the time. But surely there’s something more—something better—than a rubbish Ministry job, and a lonely old house, and that feeling that everyone out there is doing a better job of living than Harry is.
At the End of All Things by @quicksilvermaid (E, WIP)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are real and Harry starts dreaming of them.
Bonus:
this glorious artwork by @dragontamerdame and another one by @babooshkart, you’re welcome 😉
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do you know what I've learned? Readers are smart but they're not mean.
You don't have to spell everything out. They're going to get it. When you're so deep inside your oblivious unreliable narrator's skull that you worry no one will see what's really happening, all the little details and hints you're giving, the reader will see. They will understand. They will notice every scrap and crumb you give them and they will build it into delicious feasts, and they will appreciate that you left something for them to do instead of spoon feeding or shoving it down their throats. They're smart.
But they're not mean. When your plot is a little blobby and your sentences are not perfect, you worry that all these smart readers will see how you could've trimmed everything up and been a better writer, but that's not how it works. They bring their brains to read your story so that they can enjoy it, not pick it apart. Fanfic--honestly, most of literature--is a party, and people at a party don't spend their time criticizing everything and focusing on all the things that are subpar (unless they're English majors, who are the worst). They focus on enjoying themselves, looking for the good time they came to have. If they don't like the people at the party or the music is bad, they might just quietly leave, but they're not going to nope out just because there are a few too many bags of chips. What's truly wild is, shockingly, people have different tastes, so some people might even like your blobby plot and subpar sentences. Turns out smart people looove chips who knew
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I am a bored and curious human being who wants to know what the majority grew up with for their pleasure reading time.
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hi Liv! do you know any fics (drarry or rarepair) that have themes of queer identity or lgbt community please? 🌈
What a wonderful ask, I love stories exploring coming out, queer identity and the sense of community 💜 I listed below some personal favorites, I’m sure I’ve read more but I didn’t want this post to get too long! You’ll notice that Writcraft is mentioned one too many times - I highly recommend checking their full catalogue as queer themes are strong and recurrent in their works.
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what draco does on thursday nights by @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (G, 1.5k)
harry didn't know what draco does on thursday nights. until he mistakenly comes over with takeout. OR, draco has a queer writing group.
Pride by @writcraft (E, 9k)
Harry and Draco form an unlikely friendship after the war. Even as the friendship becomes more, Draco is quick to push Harry away before they become too deeply involved. As Harry fights to save an iconic wizarding pub and gay safe-haven from being closed down, circumstances force Draco to confront his true feelings head on.
the way you make me glow by @softlystarstruck (M, 11k)
In a cottage next to the sea, love blossoms. Or perhaps it’s been there all along.
When You Kiss Me (What A Lovely Way To Burn) by Femme (E, 22k)
A drag fairytale of New York in which Draco wears red lipstick and Potter can’t get enough.
Welcome to the Broom Closet by incapricious (E, 23k)
Harry thinks he knows how his life will go: Become an Auror. Marry Ginny. Have a family. But then he sees an advertisement in the paper that no one else can see, and his life is turned upside-down. The Broom Closet: you can be anyone you want while you're there, but you won't remember it in the morning.
The Light That is Blinding Me by leontina (E, 23k)
After Flourish and Blotts stop stocking the books of Harry’s favourite author, he is directed to a queer bookshop and discovers it’s owned by none other than Draco Malfoy, who has more in common with Harry than either of them realise.
Harry Potter and The Bisexual Awakening by Writcraft (E, 23k)
Harry is perfectly content being single, heterosexual and living in Godric's Hollow with his very clingy rescue dog, Snitch. When Draco Malfoy turns up on Harry's doorstep demanding that Harry teach him how to drive, things quickly become a lot more complicated.
Dragons Don't Know Paradise by @teacup-tai (E, 51k)
In 2004, when Remus spends two scary weeks in the ITU due to complications of pneumonia and his HIV condition, Sirius walks around the house like a ghost and Harry finds comfort and strength in Draco through a chat in an online LGBT forum. Harry falls for him, but Draco has a lot of secrets and, before long, will need to come clean—even if he believes that no one is able to understand a dragon.
The Beauty of Thestrals and Other Unseen Things by Writcraft (E, 63k)
Harry has terrific friends, an amazing girlfriend and his job as Head Auror enables him to work on challenging cases and Ministry reform. He just wishes he could work out why he’s been so out of sorts. When Draco Malfoy is arrested for gross indecency, Harry’s comfortable life begins to unravel. He’s forced to decide if it’s worth risking everything for love in a world where following his heart is a criminal offence.
Little Compton Street by Writcraft (E, 65k)
Draco is lonely, Harry hates the press and it won’t stop raining in London. Harry discovers a magical street that’s close to disappearing forever and Draco realises he’s one rainy night in Soho away from finding everything he’s been searching for.
Out and the Open by HenryMercury (M, 75k)
The war is over, and Draco finally has the courage to decide who she is. The war is over, and Harry finally has the freedom to decide what she likes.
Little Deaths and How to Avoid Them (or Draco Malfoy's Guide to Stop Dying and Start Living Instead) by nerakrose and dustmouth (T, 96k)
Malfoy is way too interested in coroner reports for somebody who's definitely not looking for ways to die, Harry wants to be friends with him, and Ginny wants to break up with Harry.
Pages of You by @wolfpants (E, 101k)
Summer, 1980. Harry is floating between university and becoming a Real Certified Adult. He's not ready. He really isn't. In a desperate attempt to have the Best Last Summer ever, he takes a casual job at his godfather's bookshop in London, starts an illicit pen pal affair with a wordy posh boy that he's catching feelings for, all while dealing with the son of Sirius's business rival, one Draco Malfoy, insufferable know-it-all extraordinaire.
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With a Look by earlybloomingparentheses (Ginny + Deamus, E, 5k)
Now, twenty years old and done with boys and looking forward very much to putting her hand down some lucky girl’s shirt later this evening, Ginny looks at Dean Thomas’s gold-painted fingernails and feels heat pool between her legs.
Rebel Rebel by @teacup-tai (Sirius/Remus, E, 6k)
Sirius has just turned twenty and life is changing around him, blossoming, like Remus wrote in his last letter. This is a story about life and exploration, about feeling lost and finding oneself in other people's bodies, about building love and community. This is a story about hope and sex and growing up.
Independent Love Song by Writcraft (Ginny/Millicent, E, 6k)
Millicent Bulstrode is a tailor and Ginny is losing her mind over a woman in a tweed blazer and burgundy brogues.
testosterone (sounds like a spell) by pauraque (Justin/Hannah, E, 8k)
Justin never returned to Hogwarts after the Death Eaters came. He's found that the Muggle world offers other kinds of transfiguration — a body alchemy far more powerful than any magic spell. Sometimes he wonders if anyone even remembers that once, years ago, he was a novice wizard. As it turns out, one person does, and it's the one person he'd most want to.
Winter of '79 by Writcraft (James/Sirius, E, 17k)
Post-punk Britain is in the grip of another brutal winter, Thatcher is in power and Muggle gay bars keep getting raided for no reason at all. Sirius just wants to find somewhere to go drinking with the best mate he definitely doesn’t fancy. When they’re directed towards a tatty Soho sex shop during a night out, neither James or Sirius expect to find a magical street that will change their lives forever.
Pansy, Rows, and Mutual Wanking by @violetclarity and kysprite (Pansy/Hermione, E, 27k)
Eighth year. Hermione's ready. She's going to study, have fun with her friends, and ignore her new roommate's obnoxious wanking habits. And alright, maybe she wouldn't be so annoyed with it if she'd had any good sex in the past. But that doesn't mean she wants Pansy Parkinson to teach her how to wank… does it?
Friends of Dorothy by Writcraft (Harry/Snape, E, 22k)
When Harry Potter sees Severus Snape on a date with another wizard it sets him on a journey of self-discovery that leads to the Friends of Dorothy Detective Agency and a Niffler called Toto.
How We Were Warriors by Writcraft (Harry/Snape, E, 51k)
A homophobic attack in London’s Soho brings Harry to New York City to discover more about the past. Still haunted by love and loss in the eighties, Severus just wants to forget. In Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, past and present collide, and in one another Severus and Harry find hope for the future.
Play Me Like A Love Song by Writcraft (Minerva/Will, E, 68k)
Minerva McGonagall doesn’t believe in love at first sight, which is why her instant attraction to drag king Wilhelmina ("Will") Grubbly-Plank is so unexpected. War tears apart the wizarding world and as one battle ends Minerva and Will must fight once more, this time for the lives of their friends on Little Compton Street. A love story spanning five decades defined by music, laughter and tears, in which love is not always easy, but it’s always worth fighting for.
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Thank you for all your recs! I was wondering if you had enjoyed any femslash fics recently? I’m open to any pairings! Thanks!
You’re welcome, anon! I haven’t read much this year but I definitely have some recent femslash recs for you. Enjoy :)
the press of heat by earlybloomingparentheses (Linny, E, 1.8k)
It's summer, it's late, it's hot, and Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood touch each other for the first time on the front porch.
Only One Bed at the Three Broomsticks by @thistlecatfics (Andromeda/Augusta, M, 2k)
Andromeda drinks only one day a week, when she doesn't have Teddy to look after, because she is a responsible grandmother and certainly not an alcoholic. Getting too drunk to Apparate home is expected. The presence of Augusta is not.
One Or The Other by @sleepstxtic (Dorcas/Narcissa, Dorcas/Marlene, E, 3k)
Dorcas becomes a murderer at eight o’clock on a Friday night.
collarbones like a bow, skin an arrow to the heart by @lqtraintracks (Ginsy, E, 4k)
Gin’s adjusting the lighting for their next shoot when in walks the new model Luna was so enthusiastic about, and that’s when they know they’re in deep shit.
Obscure Topography by montparnasse (Flonks, M, 5k) - not a new fic but I found it recently!
Sometimes, Tonks realizes, coming at each other from awkward angles makes you stick, elbows and all.
Green Light by @sorrybutblog (Ginny/Hermione, E, 6k)
What if the best way to get over Ron was to get under Ginny?
Looking For A Complication by The_wig_is_a_metaphor (Narcissa/Ginny, M, 8k)
“Mother, when I said you should get out more," Draco shouts, "I did not mean you should have an illicit affair with a scandalously younger woman!"
Nicotine/Linger by @teacup-tai (Pansmione, E, 26k)
Pansy has been living a slow Muggle life in Ireland for five years now. Managing her anxiety and trauma with one too many drinks, way more anonymous fucks in loos than strictly advised, wonderful Muggle friends and a job that keeps her hands busy. Life is kinda alright -though a tad bit fucked up- until she stumbles into Hermione Granger in the Muggle Hospital.
you will burn right now but then you won't regret it by @thistlecatfics (Flonks, M, 31k)
Eight years after Voldemort’s defeat, as the illegal potions trade ravages England and the government intensifies lycanthropic restrictions in response, Fleur and Tonks join forces to uncover corruption in the Ministry.
Passion, Patents, and Pen Pals at the Ministry by @violetclarity and yrfrndfrnkly (Pansmione, T, 32k)
After an extremely ill-timed lovers'-tiff-turned-food-fight at the Ministry leaves her less one boyfriend and suspended without pay for six months, Hermione pleads for some position–anything–to fill her days until her suspension is up.
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all the fics I read this year, part II — drarry edition
Here's where you go for part I (jily). Drarry is my second top-ship of 2023! Personally, I am so awed by the drarry writers on here, their wonderful & unique fics out there, plus the many podfics! I hope to enjoy more podfics next year ❤️ For now I'm highly grateful to have read all these incredible fics which have comforted me during hard times ❤️🫂
Magic Man by @dracogotgame = dracogotgame - Draco is a Muggle Magic Performer, and Harry's sure he's using real magic, which he isn't allowed to do, and naturally sets up to investigate, but what follows is a fluffy romantic fic instead!
Tiny Dragons & Where to Find Them by @tasteofshapes  - Harry's tiny dragon is missing! It's with Draco 😳😏😍🥰
Little Deaths and How to Avoid Them (or Draco Malfoy's Guide to Stop Dying and Start Living Instead)* by dustmouth, nerakrose asexual Harry! This fic was so amazing, the vibes were soft and p calm ❤️
Far From The Tree by aideomai - GOSH THIS FIC. goodness where do i start. It's like enemies with benefits except we know we're not going to end up together because your future kids accidentally time travelled here and at least i don't end up in azkaban in the future also there's an evil swordlady trying to kill us all AND MORE. this fic has a great concept, amazing execution and a PERFECT ending.
Nice Things by aideomai - every drarry fic list must contain an 8th year fic! This one also has some interhouse friendships and the vibe is quite cosy. This is the fic where all the 8th years are accomodated in a house called 'Gatehouse'. Kind of gives off a bit of a 2012 Avengers fic, iykwim.
The Star Splitter by @oflights - ahsvgdjsknbvghk this WIP is the bane of my existence the object if my desires etc etc. Latest update has left me hanging! It is heart-healing but angsty at the same time, and has lots of world building. Features 35 yo drarry, plus lots of time-travelling. I'm putting a lot of trust in that "happy ending" tag!
if the bees know by fanfairmod, oflights - everything about this fic screams fall amd spooky season. it is cosy, starts a bit sadly but ends on a beautiful note. also feat. cute harry & scorpius moments!
go to it laughing by oflights - v cute meet-cute!!
along each garden wall by oflights - veela Harry! Feat. A Draco who wants to whisk Harry off in his hot air balloon and a time-stopping ship. It's funny and a nice read overall.
the first in line by oflights - so many misunderstandings in this one oh my god!!!! overall it's a funny and comfort fic feat. Vet!Harry 🤩😍
Close Behind* by oflights - angsty angsty fic! Betrayal, death, lots of worldbuilding and a gripping plotline!
Byzantine by oflights - alexa play jealousy, jealousy by olivia
What dreams may come by @lastontheboat  - i LOVE the unique concept this fic is based on! Amnesiac Harry has his memory regained by Healer Draco, but in the process they must have sex! The smut was incredible.
Assumptions by  @indigo-scarf - asexual draco with hurt and comfort that patches you back together!
Tomorrow by space_wingding - Harry and Draco are older, Harry's dying, Draco's a biographer, and this is how the fic starts. In the process of writing, they fall in love as they discover more about each other ❤️
It Was All Just a Game (Rewrite) by write_me227 - holy shit is this a ride. This is angsty, adorable, angsty, romantic, etc and has all the rockiness of a teenage relationship accompanied by lies and dark lords and wartimes. it had me totally under its powerful grip.
hear me (with your whole body) by @teacup-tai - this was an interesting fic, focussing on the intricacies of drarry, how miscommunication and not enough talking planted misconceptions in their minds about their relationship
[Podfic] GOODNIGHT FROM YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND by GallaPlacidia by greenmegsnoham, PhenomenalAsterisk - truly phenomenal podfic, so many fun moments and laughter! this was my first podfic, both the fic and the reading were great, i loved consuming fic in this form ❤️
*[Asterisk marks a fic i haven't completely read.]
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My promise to myself is to finish and post this fic in 2024. Merry Christmas, babes! I hope you all know you deserve love; that your desires and pleasure are sacred and perfect just the way they are! Sending love, tai.
I wanna write epic, painful, traumatic bisexual coming out story for my beloved pansy. Dude, I want to write about the tormenting desire to bed a woman, the internalised homophobia, the conflict about bad vs good, right vs wrong. I want the terrifying reality of being queer and feeling unsafe, of down low-ing it until it boils up, it burns from inside out and the first time you follow your desires, when you let it go and accept it, it's utter bliss, like getting drunk on kisses and touches and soft curves and wet skin.
very soon on AO3
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Harry: i don’t get girls, they’re crazy. please give some advice before i go crazy
Sirius: have you tried kissing guys instead?
Harry: what?
Sirius: it worked for me
Harry: wait what
Sirius: I’m gay
Harry: what?
Sirius: totally gay. completely gay. just look at me and remus!
Harry: you and remus?
Sirius: for years.
Harry: so remus is gay?
Sirius: no, no, he likes women too. he’s bi. i’m gay
Harry: and you two are together. right?
Sirius: exactly
Harry:
Sirius: but have you tried?
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Hello everyone! Welcome to the FIFTH Annual HP Triad!Fest <3
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I like the "Black family madness" trope but not as in they're literally "crazy" (what does that even mean, "craziness" is not a thing that exists); I like it as a way to gothically romanticise generational trauma which is I what I do as a coping mechanism with my own family irl haha
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My baby! 🥰I hope you enjoy @imyourpriestess 💜
Hullo, one I'm looking for was a non-magic au. Harry lives with sirius. Harry and Draco met online, they talk thru email or chat thru aol I forgot the name, and they're both very depressed or something??? The details r bit fuzzy I'm sorry but this was a very angsty fic i remember, pretty long too but I'm not sure. Thanks, have a nice day!
We believe you are looking for Dragons Don't Know Paradise by @teacup-tai (50k, E)
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I have news for you about your favourite fics
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