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me irl

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I'm no my idk anymore re-read of Alley Cat and only now realised that Lucius is trying to get Astoria and Draco engaged. And Astoria knows but doesn't want to tell Draco.

Does Lucius have such little faith in his son's desirability to try to get him engaged to a introverted cat obsessed youngest daughters?

Honestly, that might actually turn out great since she doesn't seem to have any romantic interest in anybody and she and Draco are perfectly civil with eachother. Now, Astoria is one of the only "important" Slytherins that didn't interact with Tom despite her being in the age range for Tom's fan club.

Marriage among the purebloods is more a political maneuver than anything. It's not that Lucius thinks Draco has no game, he just thinks that whatever fun Draco has on the side/in school is irrelevant to his marriage. Astoria doesn't seem like a wife that would cause embarrassment or assert control over Draco (who is pretty easily led/influenced) so that appeals to Lucius. It would also solidify their bond with the Greengrass family just as Lucius' marriage did with the Blacks.

Astoria doesn't have much interaction with Tom because she's a girl so irrelevant in his eyes. Tom's 'duelling' club is male only. The only girls that cross his radar are Daphne - his go-to date when he needs to play straight and Pansy - antagonised him for years, is Draco's other best friend and, most importantly, is Draco's ex.

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I’m so glad ur alive omg WELCOME BACK

seems I died again coz I never responded to this 💀 but thank you!

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you have gained another taco hell victim through TTC. congratulations, and also, damn you. it was so good, SAUR GOOD *bites pillow bites fist bites spoon*. the domesticity, the dynamic from their meet-cute (lmao) to their we-need-roof-above-our-heads-marriage to we're-fucking-married-draco has me in a chokehold. THATS. now that's marriage. now that's a relationship, i say. it got me totally yearning. and again, i have fallen for a draco rareship (i had started from dramione, to drarry, to droyle, and now taco 😭 im destined to love rareships).

i am now going to absolutely binge on the taco tags now, have a good day

Thank you so much! And sorry for the late response.

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I was sure I had put the reason, but I see I didn't—sorry! I was actually surprised to check your account and see what new posts were there, since the last ones were food photos! But it's great that you're in China!

That said, I'm a little surprised about the men—just a bit—because I've seen a lot of videos of people talking about what Asian are like, especially men. Apparently, they tend to be especially interested in foreigners, from what I've seen. But still, be careful! You never know what kind of people you might run into.

I'm really glad you're okay. Again, I'm really sorry if what I said doesn't make complete sense.

Ah yes I queued a bunch of taco photos for April Fools at some point last year lol

I'm also Chinese actually, but mixed (half white). Hadn't really experienced this the last time I was here but I suspect I wandered too close to the marriage market 💀

Thanks!

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turning off anons coz of bots

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I always check your ao3 account and this account to see if you're showing any signs of life, so you can't imagine my surprise at seeing something new like that. 😭 I hope you're well and that things have gone well for you all this time! And I'm sorry about my English; it's not my first language.

Haha like what?

I am well thank you! Currently in China :)

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Heyy, Do you mind if people make fanart of your fics? :D

You're more than welcome to!

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if the bottom doesn't look like this I don't want him:

started a manhwa edits collection on tiktok and er. i fear my type might be rather obvious.

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Oh my God, you are back! Haven't seen your post in while expect those food pictures. I was worried for a sec...

lmao those were queued last year for April fools 😂

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Lmao I also have the same type based on your last post with your manhwa faves. But I didn't recognize of these brooding/sullen/dark haired men! Mind sharing the titles they're from? Looking for new blorbos.

PS: you're one of my fave hp writers <3

certainly!

Jin from Under the Green Light

Taekyung from A Tree Without Roots (warning: black flag yandere seme)

Seoan from The Pizza Delivery Man and the Golden Palace

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started a manhwa edits collection on tiktok and er. i fear my type might be rather obvious.

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Crispy ground beef tacos

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I love soulmates but also this-

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Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you could write Drarry, and I bet I'd actually be into that!

I just meant that most Drarry I've seen leans more towards either "suave sarcastic bad boy" or "redeemed morally hardworking good guy" than "annoying brat", which is why I don't like most Drarry, so I was surprised you do. Sorry if that came out wrong.

P.S.: To the person who replied to the effect of "it's the same character regardless of ship", characterization trends in different ships are absolutely a thing -- although of course it's possible to do something different. I remember mxlfoydraco had some really interesting posts about how "Dramione Draco", "Drastoria Draco", and "Drarry Draco" all tend towards different interpretations of the character.

I do understand what you mean about common conventions in characterisation differing across ships. I wrote about it in relation to the three types of Draco in this post.

As a writer, I don't care about how other fans characterise Draco. I only care about how he's written in the books. Sometimes, if a common fandom portrayal really pisses me off, then I might write with subverting it in mind, but that's about all. I won't say I'm not influenced by fandom portrayals of the characters, common fic tropes, etc., in fact, that's part of the fun of writing Taco—I get to take things I see in Tomarry or Drarry and see how they would work in the Taco context (a classic 'Harry kisses the Dark Mark to show to Draco that he doesn't find him disgusting for it' comes across MUCH MUCH differently if Tom does it). Different ships allow a writer to explore different facets of a character and choose to emphasise/de-emphasise various character traits.

That being said, I'm guessing your question is more from a reader perspective? That does have an impact on how I interact with a fandom, for sure. It's the main reason I can't get into any het ships (if I have to read about his chiselled jaw and broad shoulders ONE MORE TIME). Tbh Drarry has such a vast and old fanbase that there isn't really a monolithic characterisation. There is a lot of Drarry that I don't like and, increasingly, I find myself disagreeing with popular 2020s portrayals of Draco, but eh, there's a lot out there so it isn't that big a deal. There's something for everyone in Drarry.

I wrote about my preferred Drarry characterisation here.