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The fact that young Norman is so model-esque is kinda funny though bc now I gotta picture Daryl and Merle bummin around back in the day lookin like

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Bethyl Fic Recs (Part 2)

Because the lack of quality fics and discussions related to them in this fandom is frankly criminal.

[More] All Time Favs:

Porch Wings (by Shwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2723042

After her suicide attempt, Beth finds Daryl on the porch. 

The most canon-compliant fic to ever canon-comply. It’s so lovely. Shwoozie’s writing is so beautiful in this fic. The dialogue is perfect. The characters feel like themselves. The tone feels like the show in its most vulnerable moments. I love it. 

How We’ll Get Home (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3529604

Out on a recruiting mission, Daryl finally opens up about Beth.

This fic is short, sweet, and beautiful. While on a recruiting mission, Aaron urges Daryl to talk about Beth and Daryl confides in him. There’s technically no actual Beth/Daryl interactions but it is in fact a Bethyl fic and it’s stunning. Warning: this fic features [what I interpreted as a platonic] kiss between Aaron and Daryl so if you’re anti that, this isn’t for you. But you could also read past that line if you want. Up to you. 

[More] Smut:

Poison Under My Skin (by AMiserableLove) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11086081/1/Poison-Under-My-Skin

The first time they’re together she seeks him out. She goes to him. She surrenders. She gives him in. But mostly, mostly she just takes...

Very angsty and just a lovely piece of writing but oh boy sexy sexy sexy. 

Getting Clean in Dangerous Waters (by fid_gin)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/4042159

Beth and Daryl take a bath.

Virgin Daryl (who is in fact canon according to Norman) gets a handjob from Beth while taking a bath. This fic is so intimate and sweet and hot.

Just a dream (by wallflow3r) https://archiveofourown.org/works/12869724/chapters/29395962

Beth has a dream about Daryl and she can’t look at him without blushing.

Beth has a sex dream about Daryl and the two of them make it come to life. Again. And again. And again.

Caught (by LeighJ) https://archiveofourown.org/works/11084253/chapters/24725202

So, it’s the zombie apocalypse and yes, everything’s going to shit, but she’s also so fucking horny and something has to be done about it. 

Beth makes a move post back-hug but Daryl resists her... until he doesn’t. This is one of the sexiest Bethyl fics I’ve ever read. Do yourself a favor and read it too. 

Less Kind Without (by moonwalkingdead) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2478398

It’s hard sometimes, loving the man that is Daryl Dixon. 

Beautifully written modern-AU zombie-free one shot that has like four lines of implied smut in it but manages to be one of the hottest pieces of Bethyl media out there. Read it for the one shot or read it for the [barely there] smut that is very very good. Pick your poison either is worth it. 

It’s bloody and raw, but I swear it is sweet (by gutsforgarters) https://archiveofourown.org/works/24008479/chapters/57757867#workskin

Daryl’s never let a little blood stop him from anything, so, honestly, Beth shouldn’t be all that surprised by this turn of events.

Daryl and Beth get together/have sex for the first time while she’s on her period and ohmygodogmygodohmygod are they both thirsty... Get it? 

[More] One Shots:

It Is Not Yet the End (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3611835

Daryl doesn’t know if it’s possible to love someone back to life. All he can do is try.

Daryl gives Beth a bath. Fluff ensues. Need I say more? 

sixteen (by ronsparkyspeirs) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2799902

S2 AU in which we pretend that the farm was never overrun. also, no pet walkers in the barn either. 

“There’s something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls...”

Ignore the smut, stay for Beth’s crush on Daryl. 

Slumber Till Day (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3482339

Beth does nothing but take care of others; it’s time for someone to take care of her.

Prison era Bethyl. Beth has been on Judith shift for wayyyy too long and is super tired. Daryl gets her off babysitting duty and gets her to bed. Which they may just share. Idk you tell me. 

It’s Just a Poncho? (by flippantninny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2165145

Daryl loves his poncho, if anyone even dares to touch it they can expect to have to deal with a very pissed redneck. Well... maybe there’s one exception. 

Very humorous and cute AND it features a season-1-coded-Glenn which is all I can ever really ask of any TWD fic to be honest. 

Female Trouble (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1963050

Something’s wrong with Beth. Daryl doesn’t quite keep his head.

Beth gets bad period cramps. Daryl doesn’t know what to do. Beth uses his hand as a heating pack. Very cute very soft very sweet. 

Rub-a-Dub (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1771942

“I’ve been trying to be polite about it, but... you stink, Daryl.” Beth wants a bath. Daryl gives her a hard time. 

Very cute fluff of Beth and Daryl bathing together during their time galavanting through the woods in their post-prison era. 

Drift (by tanglingshadows) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3340193/chapters/7305644

If he could go back, if he could be in that moment again. It shocked him what he would give up to be there and have her close.

This is technically multi-chaptered but I prefer to read it as a one short and stop after chapter one. This fic (i.e. chapter one) is a beautifully written piece of angst about Daryl [not] coping with the loss of Beth... until she reveals herself to be alive at the very end with an implied happy ending.

We Can Be Good Again (by Shwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2794358

“You knew me?”

“I knew you.”

They play I Never, again.

Kinda sad kinda sweet kinda hopeful moment between the two of them. Beth survives the gun shot from the hospital but she has memory loss. She and Daryl play “never have I ever” and make some breakthroughs on their past time together. 

The Case of the Missing Moments (by briallnanson) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10066318/1/The-Case-of-the-Missing-Moments

Beth’s read almost every book in the prison. Daryl’s watched almost every movie. 

Bethyl watch a romance film at the prison together. This is extra cutsie wootsie fluffy wuffy. Beth has a rare night free of Judith and walks around the prison enjoying the freedom. Daryl’s recently come back from a mission and is having his alone time in the library which Beth is ready to respect, but then he moves over to make room for her and they just kinda coexist in a sweet moment. 

so let’s sink another drink, cause it’ll give me time to think (by alchemystique) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1488232

It’s nice, to be able to settle back and think on Before, without letting the absolute despair of After drag them under. Not that his Before had been a fairytale. No one mentions the fact that Daryl never joins them for their “I miss” games. It’s a sad testament to his own life that these are some of his best memories.

SO PERFECT. Biblically accurate Daryl you say? Bethyl dancing you say? Zach trying to get Daryl to wingman and Daryl being like no wtf who do you think i am? Me say more? No. Just read it. 

Hope is The Thing (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1994058

Daryl, Beth, and insomnia under the stars.

Pure Bethyl fluff. I can’t help that I have so many recs by Schwoozie they’ve written 99% of the fics in this fandom. 

[More] Honorable Mentions:

In The Dark I Thought I Heard Somebody Call (by dynamicsymmetry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2811461/chapters/6308147

A series of thematic vignettes. ASZ, an arrival, a transition, a return, and what follows. 

Full transparency: this fic feels tonally a little off-fandom, but the writing is truly poetry so it’s worth a read just from a literary perspective. It should be assigned as mandatory reading for all students please sign my petition. 

Make That Girl Smile (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/4379975/chapters/9942284

It’s Beth’s first birthday since her suicide attempt, and Maggie thinks she deserves something special. Spending her 18th birthday at the Dixon Lounge isn’t exactly what Beth thought she had in mind; neither, of course, is being singled out for a private dance from the owner’s little brother. 

Daryl is a stripper and Beth is like I see you I hear you let’s date. I say I hate AUs but alas this one hits (pun only kind of intended). 

Heavy (by CoraRochester) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10088096/1/Heavy

Season 4 AU. Daryl brings some books home from a run, causing a subtle shift in his relationship with Beth. “He didn’t think on Beth. Tried not to... That was a fool thing to do, and Daryl Dixon wasn’t a fool. Just a man trying to survive.”

Daryl has a crush on Beth. Tis cute. Feels real. I don’t have much to say about this one other than give it a read.

Say Yes, Say Yes (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2507735/chapters/5569199

Surely the dead don’t walk, in a world like this, where a young blonde girl can stand in her home and sing.

Daryl and Beth, season two.

A Bethyl fic taking place during the barn era of the main crew. This story feels so authentic both to TWD and Bethyl as a duo. If they’d had a storyline together pre-prison breakout, this feels like it could’ve been it (it could’ve been stolen from the writers room, who knows). This narrative follows canon events from season 2 so it’s rooted in canon, while allowing their understanding of one another and comfort they take in each other to bloom early on. As a warning, it is uncompleted and probably always will be given the last update was ten years ago, but what’s there is beautiful and it doesn’t feel like it was left on a cliffhanger or anything. 

Hair of the Dog That Bit You (by gutsforgarters) https://archiveofourown.org/works/18011219/chapters/42553160

“Can’t move,” Beth slurs. “Y’got your crossbow?”

“Yeah.” The “Fuckin’ duh” is unspoken but implied. “Why?”

“Was gonna ask you t’shoot me in the eye an’ put me outta my misery.”

“Don’t be such a pussy, Greene.”

Essentially a continuation of Still if things just kinda kept going as they were. The writing is filled with personality and the bickering between Beth and Daryl is *chef’s kiss*

Will You Miss Me When I Burn and Will You Eye Me With a Longing (by Zagzagael) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1453060/chapters/3059476

How long has Daryl been aware of Beth?

This. Fic. Is. So. Beautifully. Written. And. Just. Like. Quality. Wise. Too. Like. This. Author. Should. Get. Their. Shit. Published. Let’s. Stop. Playing. Games. And. Get. Zagzagael. A. Literary. Agent.

To be continued...

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Drarry Smut Recs

Because I'm a [shameless] connoisseur of the arts.

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The sleeping beauty curse: (by who_la_hoop) https://archiveofourown.org/works/13076754/chapters/29914728

When Draco Malfoy falls into a cursed sleep and can only be woken – at least, according to the Daily Prophet, that impeccable source of truth – by ‘true love’s kiss’, Harry Potter knows there’s no way on earth he’s the answer to this particular riddle. Is he . . .?

Side-Along: (by lumosed_quill)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/1092424

If this wasn't a curse then it was Hell. Because surely, in Hell, all roads would lead to Harry Potter's living room.

Bound: (by To_The_Batmobile) https://www.wattpad.com/story/1033007-bound-~-draco-harry

Draco drinks a love potion and starts lusting for Harry Potter of all people! They are bound together till the antidote is made. Draco also requires daily contact with Harry or he could die, and they both have an image to uphold. How will they keep their “strictly sexual” relationship away from the public and can it be possible that they might fall in love with each other? Nah! Find out in BOUND!!!

Absolution: (by dracosoftie) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5772827/1/Absolution

Draco and Harry return to Hogwarts after the war, both struggling with their own issues. Their unlikely friendship blooms into more but is torn apart by circumstances outside their control. Warnings for slash, language and explicit sexual content.

This christmas, I give you my everything: (by loveglowsinthedark) https://archiveofourown.org/works/13145238?view_adult=true

“I didn’t mean to imply that I wouldn’t risk it all for you.”

“I see. Because you would? Risk it for me, I mean?”

Harry’s reply comes out a growl, his arms tightening around Malfoy. “I’d risk everything for you and you bloody well know it.”

This holiday season, Harry decides to claim the gift he wants more than anything else.

Giant squid is a dirty slasher: (by faithwood) https://archiveofourown.org/works/392689

All Harry wanted was a peaceful midnight swim. He didn't want to be disturbed by Malfoy. Or the squid. 

Obsession: (by faithwood)  https://faithwood.livejournal.com/121589.html

Harry worries that there's something very, very wrong with him because he just can't stop staring at Draco Malfoy's arse.

If I Was The Sun, He Was The Moon: (by endless_grey)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/6582976

Harry is in his eighth year at Hogwarts, everyone is still feeling the fallout from the war and since all the eighth years now share a common room and dorms, Hermione had the brilliant idea that they should get to know each other better. In amongst bad party games, copious amounts of firewhisky, and a lot of confusion and mixed signals, Harry realizes he likes Draco. Not everyone is happy about that, though.

In summary: Draco and Harry kiss during spin the bottle, realize their feelings, are stubborn and oblivious, and can't seem to communicate like normal people, but it works out in the end.

Hungry: (by birdsofshore)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/864147?view_adult=true

The first thing Harry knew about it was when he woke up lying on a bed in the hospital wing, with his arm firmly stuck to the scrawny, milk-white arm of Draco bloody Malfoy.

Moneymaker: (by dicta_contrion) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6428854

As a top trader, Draco has power and money, suits and cars, houses and good champagne - everything a person could want. So when Auror Potter comes looking for help, Draco can't think of anything that might persuade him to lend a hand.

Well...maybe one thing.

Like Cinderella, But With Cock: (by loveglowsinthedark) https://archiveofourown.org/works/12767754

”Oh, shit,” he groans, “This is like Cinderella, isn’t it?! Like Cinderella, but with cock. Cock instead of slippers.”

Where Harry’s hexed so that he can’t lose his erection until he sleeps with his soulmate. If only those were easier to find. 

Let me see you stripped (down to the bone): (by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill), traintracks) https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Dracotops_Harry/works/1375438

"So," Malfoy said. "Are you in? Or are you out?" He turned and looked at Harry squarely.

Harry remembered the slow way Malfoy had slid his hand down his own stomach, into his pants – the outline of his long fingers gripping and stroking his own cock. The way his head had fallen back, exposing his pale throat.

How he had owned them all.

He took a deep breath. "I'm in," he said.

Sanguis Vita Est: (HyperLittleNori) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1156603/chapters/2346627

Whilst Voldemort’s prisoner, Draco is made a vampire and forced to take Harry as his first meal. With Draco managing to resist the temptation to drain him, just barely, in a moment of blind rage at what he has been forced to become, he aids Harry in the destruction of Voldemort. But even with that threat vanquished, once back at Hogwarts, Draco finds himself disturbingly addicted to Harry’s blood. And amongst all this, a dark shadow looms ominously on the outline of the forest, watching them closely. A vampire!Draco story and also an ‘Eighth year’ story.

Duel and Duality: (by cryptonym) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2035749

Apparently Potter and Malfoy don't know the difference between fighting and f***ing.

Corruptela Vox: (by Constant Vigilance) https://www.angelfire.com/tv2/firebird_ascending/fics/HarryDracoFic/corruptelavox.html/

Draco’s kink is revealed.

Very Important Meeting: (by ICMezzo) https://archiveofourown.org/works/821468

Harry’s head is in the floo, but Draco’s is in the gutter. 

Cursed: (Iwao) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2211795

When Draco Malfoy takes an unexpected day off, his Auror partner decides to personally check he is not in any kind of trouble. Because that is what partners do, right?

The Fall of the Veils: (by lettered) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1343047

This is the fic where Muggles find out about wizards, wars are fought, Apparition is abolished, political conspiracies abound, Draco is asexual, and Harry has Legillimency sex with him. 

Moon-Eyed: (by: loveglowsinthedark) https://archiveofourown.org/works/13106973

Draco Malfoy, Head of Veela Affairs at the Department of Magical Beings, does not do people favours.

Harry Potter, recently turned werewolf, is not “people” - not to Draco anyway.

Does Draco plan to fall in love with Harry when he decides to help him? No.

Does he end up falling in love with him anyway? Pft, what do you think?

A Lesson In Humility: (by Severus1snape) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6712690/chapters/15350911

Harry wants to teach Malfoy a lesson and break down his arrogant ways during his Horcrux hunting when he comes across him at a Muggle pub during Christmas time. 

Finite Incantatem: (by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill), traintracks) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1114873

Quidditch star, Harry Potter; Auror, Draco Malfoy; alcohol. Is it any wonder they can’t keep their hands mouths off each other?

Something I Don’t Want to Stop: (by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill), traintracks) https://archiveofourown.org/works/833733

It’s Harry and Draco’s eighth year, the Houses have been all but demolished in favor of unity, and they’re being forced to room together. How ever will they cope?

Dracos’ First Pet: (by literaryspell)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/246336

Harry brings home a gift for Draco. 

Potter’s Parselprostate (and the Chamber of Secrets) (by dicta_contrion) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1389775?view_adult=true

Hogwarts’ future depends on Malfoy’s texts. Too bad the key is up Potter’s arse. 

Higher and Higher (temptation) (by birdsofshore) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6668308

Only Harry Potter could manage to put on a magical collar on impulse and find himself unable to take it off again. Now following Draco’s direct orders gives him intense pleasure, and Draco has a whole heap of troubles to deal with, not least the way Potter looks when the collar has him gasping with bliss. The whole situation would test the morals of a saint... and Draco’s no saint. 

Every Me and Every You (by bixgirl1) https://archiveofourown.org/works/14705559/chapters/33983157

Harry likes his life just fine, thankyouverymuch - so it was bad enough when a sly fairy cursed him to leap into alternate realities. But seeing Malfoy in all of them? Definitely way too much. And worse yet: needing the bastard’s help to figure out how to get out of it.

It was a disaster waiting to happen, really.

Well... probably. 

New Spells (by agentmoppet) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7024948?view_adult=true

You’d think that Harry would have learned to stop trying out unknown spells on Malfoy.

And you’d think that Harry would have realized, quite quickly, that any spells that leads to Malfoy moaning like THAT would be a good spell to avoid. Forever.

And you’d think he’d stop doing it to Malfoy in public, before people start to think he’s some kind of pervert, for Merlin’s sake.

To be honest, Harry isn’t certain he’s been thinking properly at all. 

Living Fleshlight (by Sibuenoquientienehambre) https://archiveofourown.org/works/39197565/chapters/98071980

Harry finds a fleshlight on his bed and Draco wakes up to a cock fucking him.

Aka a fic where Draco is Harry’s Fleshlight, literally.

Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Glory Hole (by Spidey_Fan_700) https://archiveofourown.org/works/37335913/chapters/93477994#workskin

At Hogwarts there is a hole in the wall. More than one, probably. But only one special hole that holds glory for all who stick their wands (and pricks) inside...

The Heart’s Honest Truth (bixgirl1, carpemermaid) https://archiveofourown.org/works/11198334

“Don’t you think I would have gone to Pomfrey if I thought she could help me?”

“Then what can I do?”

“I nee—” Malfoy broke off with a soft grunt and a pained expression. He took a shaky breath and tried again, his voice wobbling. “Will you touch me, Potter?”

Unnatural Selection (by plotting_pen) https://plotting-pen.livejournal.com/20846.html

It’s not an obsession, he thought, it’s a madness. Malfoy was the one who brought him here, and he was going to pay for it.

Pharynx-Larynx-Oesophagus-Trachea (by firethesound) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1711328/chapters/3644222#workskin

Harry’s idea for helping Draco study is the most brilliant thing he’s ever come up with, and Draco discovers that studying can be fun when one has the right study partner. 

On Display (by enchanted_jae) https://enchanted-jae.livejournal.com/1029399.html

Harry’s latest subject is the object of his desire.

In The Dark (by bixgirl1) https://archiveofourown.org/works/22987144/chapters/54955897

In the aftermath of an apocalypse, Harry receives an order to find and bring Draco Malfoy nearly a thousand miles, to the tenuous safety of Hogwarts. But more than distance separates them from their goal.

The world has fallen, and death is hungry.

Beholden: (by faithwood) https://archiveofourown.org/works/55131289/chapters/143589715#workskin

Draco Malfoy might not be a killer, but it turns out he's an effective painkiller. If stopping pain was all Draco's touch did, things might not be so complicated, but either way Harry can't afford to be choosy.

Hearts Open (at the close): (by literaryspell) https://archiveofourown.org/works/246416

Harry wins the war and loses himself. It’s Draco’s job to heal him, but that might just be impossible. Especially after Harry takes matters into his own hands. 

Candy Coated Curiosity: (by fairies_withspirits) https://archiveofourown.org/works/50993356/chapters/128831980

Harry and Draco are secretly friendly, and when Harry starts introducing Draco to muggle candy, they *might* become secretly *more*...

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The Ultimate Larry Fanfic Rec List

More Bethyl and Drarry recs to come! At this point I'm just making my way through all my fandoms so get ready for quite a variety.

Only one post for this one cause it's not a fandom i'm in anymore but I may as well share with the people ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

All time favorites-

Confessions of a Gay Disney Prince: (by JeddieJay) https://www.wattpad.com/43095642-larry-stylinson-recommendations-confessions-of-a

“You’re way off here, darling, because there is no gay in dis-nay, nor will there ever be. You’re not a damsel. You’re just in distress but I won’t be saving you. Save yourself.”

My FAVORITE Larry fic. The description does this no justice but it is SO good. This fanfiction is truly so amazing and it’s written in screenplay format which definitely makes it objectively stand out but also so perfectly suits the story. Harry and Louis are characters in Disneyland (Harry is Hercules, Louis is Hades) who become the best of friends (then more). The supporting characters are phenomenal, the relationship progressions are fantastic, the characters are flawed in such real ways, and it’s hysterical. Harry and Louis have such an interesting friendship it’s truly such a fun read I highly recommend. 

Play Me Like One of Your French Girls: (by zimriya) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1172042

Louis is Hollywood's “Bad Boy and Sometimes Darling”, and Harry is the clumsy, endearingly attractive part-time cellist whose cello gets upgraded to the seat next to his on the plane. They fall in love. 

Also features R&B Superstar Zayn Malik, Olympic Gold Medalist Liam Payne, and Masterchef Niall Horan. 

Gang, this may just be tied with Confessions of a Gay Disney Prince as my favorite Larry Stylinson fanfiction. If not, it’s definitely a close second. This fanfiction is HILARIOUS. Like it has in fact made me laugh out loud. Not to mention the iconic characters, fun plot, sweet friends-to-lovers, and hot we-are-now-lovers-lets-have-sex.

Escapade: (by dolce_piccante) https://archiveofourown.org/works/4034197/chapters/9071932?view_adult=true

In the grand scheme of things, finding a date for a wedding should be no problem for Louis Tomlinson. He’s rich. He’s handsome. He’s reasonably well behaved. But when the wedding is for his lifelong best friend (and former boyfriend), and is happening in under a month, finding a date for the ceremony and accompanying festivities becomes more of an adventure than he could have planned for. 

This fic is so good???? Like so so good???? Louis is a businessman who hires an escort (one long haired Jack Styles (AKA Harry Styles)) to be his plus one to a wedding weekend. Harry in this is such a fun character. He’s adorable with kids, great with Louis’ family, and determined to make Louis enjoy their time together. Louis is a corporate boy just trying his best to keep up with the chaos of his friends and family. Very sweet very hot very fun.  

that ugly ass yellow shirt: (by missandrogyny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/4837190

“This,” says Louis, holding up a shirt from the box, “is the ugliest fucking shirt I’ve ever seen.”

This is meant to be a smutty one shot but honestly I’m recommending it for the Larry dynamic. Louis is a little shit in the most mischievous way, Harry is a softie. They are so so so in love. 

Honorable Mentions:

Let’s Fall in Love in a Place You Want to Stay: (by embro) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1577993/chapters/3350435

A Geroge of the Jungle/Tarzan AU where Louis is a model who meets Wild Man Harry in the congo. He was raised by apes and barely speaks a word of English and turns Louis’ life upside down.

let me make a thing of cream and stars: (by missandrogyny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/4630251

It doesn't explain why he’s lying on the floor, with Harry Styles, of all people, planking on top of him.

As in, seventeenth most influential person in London, pop-star-turned-rock-star Harry Styles. The same Harry Styles who has had countless model girlfriends, left, right and centre. Also the same Harry Styles who has been the subject of Louis’ wet dreams since he was about eighteen. 

(Or: Louis is a Radio 1 Dj and Harry is a pop-star he interviews.)

An homage to that 2016 era of Radio 1 Djs calling celebrities live on air and planking during interviews. Another really funny really creative one with a Larry that you just one to ship until the ends of the earth. 

Right Side of the Wrong Bed: (by eyesofshinigami) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3499658

There, standing in a pair of ridiculously tiny briefs and wielding a frying pan in one hand, is quite possibly the prettiest boy he’s ever seen. Louis scrubs a hand across his face. “I’m in the wrong goddamn flat, aren’t I?

Or, the one where Louis wakes up on the wrong couch only to meet his future husband (even if Harry doesn’t know it yet).

THIS FIC IS SO GOOD. Louis is a hoot and Harry is a cutie and the writing is full of personality. Read it read it read it.

Co-Captains: (by directionmclfied) https://www.wattpad.com/story/3899352-co-captains-larry-stylinson

Harry and Louis were co-captains, problem was they couldn't stand each other. They played well together, but only where football was concerned. 

Subscribed to you: (by hazzacumon) https://www.wattpad.com/story/12189241-subscribed-to-you

Youtube stars Harry Styles aka Harrymustbebananas and Louis Tomlinson aka SincerelyLouis, have never met before and live on two different sides of the world. But when viewers are constantly urging for them to meet, something happens. Will the stars align for them to meet in person, or will this be a love that will only be digital?

Sun, Sea and Awkward Harry: (by beautifulnightmare2) https://www.wattpad.com/story/14162675-sun-sea-and-awkward-harry-larry-stylinson

Harry has been pining for eight years over one Louis Tomlinson who just so happens ot be one of the group heading off to Spain for a two week Holiday. 

Place Your Head On My Beating Heart: (by hopelesswriter) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2698844

Prompt: H/L are both pornstars, but Harry (maybe 25) is a veteran at it while this is Louis’ (18) first day. They get paired together for a scene. Basically just overstimulation and rimming and riding and Harry instructing Louis on how to get himself off before Harry actually enters him. Some spanking and Harry marveling at how much Lou’s bum ripples after each smack. Bonus points for Louis crying from multiple orgasms and the overstim and just being in complete euphoria. 

Or the AU where porn sensation Harry Styles takes his newbie to his place and gets him to come untouched twice before even fingering him and they may or may not fall in love at some point between second and third orgasms.

Take Off Your Running Shoes: (by polkadotpeacoat) https://archiveofourown.org/works/725550

AU- Harry is the fit supermarket check out boy. Louis wants to sleep with him. Summer romance ensues.

fake it ‘til you make it: (by tempolarriefics) https://archiveofourown.org/works/11224884

“So.” Louis clears his throat, trying to prompt the curly haired boy into speaking.

“You want me to what?” The boy asks incredulously, speaking slowly in a way that emphasizes the absurdity of what Louis has just asked.

Louis clears his throat, hoping he doesn’t look as completely mortified as he feels. He shrugs nonchalantly before squeaking out, “To go to the Yule ball with me, to make my ex-boyfriend jealous?”

or, the one where Harry and Louis are seventh years at Hogwarts and while trying to make Liam jealous, fall in love along the way.

This fic is so FUN. We love a Harry Potter AU done right and full of personality. 

In Dreams: (by dolce_piccante) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3560306

AU. When Harry moves to a new city, his new flat comes with a number of sweet, anonymous gifts and surprises that brighten his days. Could it be a friendly ghost? Another friendly presence in his new building is his tattooed neighbor, Louis, who seems determined to put a smile back on his face.

California Sold: (by isthatyoularry)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/5157680/chapters/11877494

Notoriously closeted boyband members Harry Styles is famous on a global scale, meanwhile Louis, as his best friend, is back home in Manchester, living the typical life of a 24 year old. When Harry needs Louis with him in LA, a publicity stunt gone wrong changes their friendship forever.

A fake-relationship AU between two lifelong best friends. 

Like Water Over Fire (Like Water On Fire): (by MCSSymon) https://archiveofourown.org/works/11222547/chapters/25075194

“I’m sorry your highness, I think I misheard you, did you really say that you are hoping to meet your husband?” Oh god, Louis panicked, was Prince Harry gay? Was he even allowed to be gay? Surely he wouldn’t be allowed to have a selection from a group of men, right?

Prince Harry looked partly like he wanted to laugh, but also very, very nervous about what he had just admitted, “Yes, sir, you hear correctly.”

Or Prince Harry has 46 men and 13 weeks to find the husband of his dreams, Louis had a limited amount of time to live out a royal fantasy. They might just be exactly what the other needs. 

Think of it like the bachelor, except the bachelor is a Prince and also gay. 

Don’t Let the Tide Come and Take Me: (by kiwikero) https://archiveofourown.org/works/14073588

The aquarium in the lobby has been there as long as Louis can remember, and so has the merman inside. That is, until the day Louis loses his job and decides to set the creature free.

They set off on a road trip to the sea, learning to communicate more and more each day. Their destination is LA, but the closer they get and the more Louis gets to know the merman, the more he dreads having to say goodbye.

Or, the one where Louis decides to set a merman free and ends up finding his own freedom along the way. 

Number 84: (by kingsofeverything) https://archiveofourown.org/collections/50Reasons/works/12493988

Louis and Harry are best friends and roommates, though Harry has always wanted more. When he accidentally stumbles upon a written confession of Louis’ true feelings for him, Harry finally takes the first step. 

come on jump out at me (by yoursongonmyheart) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6243187/chapters/14304565

“you know, i offered for you to fake out me, but, i don’t know anything about you other than you being my biggest celebrity crush probably since posh spice.”

louis almost chokes on his chicken, “jesus christ,” he sputters.

harry takes a swing of his beer with a smirk. “i was very disappointed when you didn’t say i was your celebrity crush after you came out.”

louis almost cries. “you know i did plan on it. then i ran into you narrating taking a piss and talking about my ass and i thought ‘wow this kid does talk some shit’ and decided against it.”

harry barks out a laugh, his ears tinged red. he takes a bite of his pizza. “i suppose i do have no filter while high.”

louis rolls his eyes, “bit of an understatement, mate.”

harry giggles, “whatever pal,” louis screams internally. 

Or, the one where actor louis tomlinson and one direction superstar harry styles try to fake a sex tape to help harry get out of the closet and they both get more than they bargained for.

tangled up in you: (by misssandrogyny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/9842846

Harry blinks once. And blinks again. And says, his voice dangerous: “Niall, did you get me a mail-order bride?”

Because what the actual fuck. It kind of looks like Niall’s just purchased a person. For Harry.

Niall blinks back at him for a few moments, before throwing his head back and howling with laughter. Harry throws a pillow at him. Hard. “No, what the fuck, Harry.”

“A prostitute then?” Harry also doesn’t want a prostitute.

“Of course not!”

“A stripper?”

“No!”

Damn, he’s running out of ideas. He settles for launching another pillow at Niall’s head. Niall bats it away easily, still laughing. “Stop!”

“What did you get me, then?” Niall must hear the tinge of hysteria in his voice, because he’s pulling himself together, trying to stop himself from laughing. 

There’s still a big grin on his face, though, when he says, “I got you a professional cuddler.”

A professional...what. “What?”

Just a Walk in the Park: (by comingbackhometoyou, forehead) https://archiveofourown.org/works/4209105/chapters/9512025#bookmark-form

It’s 2015, the first time dinosaurs walked the earth in over 65 million years. The multi-billion dollar company, Twist Corporations, is planning a summer opening for their world changing attraction, “Jurassic Park”.

They take an interest in the history making duo of Dr. Louis Tomlinson, a stubborn paleontologist, and his partner, paleobotanist Dr. Liam Payne, giving them the chance of a lifetime to work for the new theme park. Louis is apprehensive, but Liam has a “gut feeling” that it will change their lives. He isn’t wrong.

Featuring Niall as the top engineer to get the park up and running, Zayn as the raptor expert, and Harry as the grandson of one of the most influential men in the world.

Now in a Minute: (by thealmightyavocado) https://archiveofourown.org/works/11853312/chapters/26761275

13 feels like yesterday for many people, but for Louis it actually was.

More than anything in the world, Louis Tomlinson dreams of growing up. Simply skipping over all the awkward, embarrassing years of teenage existence and getting on with life. Real life.

So when thirteen-year-old Louis wakes up in the body of his thirty-year-old self, he expected everything in his adult life to be picture perfect. And maybe it is. He has it all... or so it seems.

Except his favorite person and lifelong best mate, Harry Styles, is totally missing from the equation and Louis doesn’t understand why. He has a lot of catching up to do and as adult life turns out to be more than what he bargained for, Louis can’t help wondering why a life that seems so perfect, feels so empty.

Or the 13 going on 30 au that should have been done years ago.

Chestnuts Roasting... And All That: (by elsi_bee) https://archiveofourown.org/works/8925478

Louis is apparently the only person at his new job who is single as can be. It’s not a big deal to just tell his new colleagues that he has a boyfriend, right? Until he has to make his imaginary boyfriend magically appear at the office holiday party. Cue fake relationship antics with a certain someone who is more than willing to play along.

Angst:

Bitter Tangerine: (by purpledaisy) https://archiveofourown.org/works/21276128/chapters/50659784

Maybe it’s Niall, he reasons to calm his storming heart. Maybe he’s not actually gone for the holidays yet, maybe Harry got the dates confused. Slowly, he holds his breath and pushes the kitchen door open. The first thing he sees makes him jump, a wooden spoon held out like a sword. Once his brain processes the sight in front of him, it’s less the sword that gets him than who is attached to the wooden spoon.

“Harry,” the swordsman speaks before Harry can, his voice low and steady through confusion laces each word. 

Harry’s breath catches. Every string around his heart, all the protection he spent nine months building, rips out and tears open all at once as he says, “Hi Louis.”

AU: Nine months after they break up, a twist of fate brings Harry and Louis back together at Christmas. 

Empty Skies: (by green_feelings) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1261096/chapters/2599474

For three years, Harry has been running from his past. Now, he is moving to London and pledges to fulfil his only dream - making it big in the music industry. Not everyone has a place, though, and the competition is tough. As is his past catching up on him.

Louis is part of the biggest boy band in the world, and getting there had meant a lot of hard work, as well as sacrificing parts of his heart and soul. He’s still happy. Maybe not as happy as he could be, but who is he to complain?

Featuring Perrie as Harry’s adorable flatmate, Niall as his manager, and Liam and Zayn as Louis’ bandmates. 

Smut:

somethin’ bout you: (by missangrogyny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6606706/chapters/15115246

Of all the government agents in the world, Louis had to go and land the most charming one. 

Good fic all around but it made it in the smut category specifically for one scene in which Louis is wearing a vibrator while practising timely bank-lock-breaking and Harry controls the settings. 

river flows in you: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/881462

“I think I’m going into heat,” Louis whispers into Harry’s neck.

Harry shakes his head and runs his fingers through Louis’ soft hair. “Not for another week. We scheduled a break for it, remember?”

Louis looks up at him. “Obviously. But, like - smell me, really smell me.”

...or, Louis goes into heat early, part of their tour gets rescheduled, and Harry fucks him through it. 

you put the O in disOrder: (by louuuology) https://www.wattpad.com/42378157-you-put-the-o-in-disorder-l-s

Orgasms. You see that word and you think it’s hot...right? Wrong. What if you had them multiple times a day? In front of your class. Your teachers. Your friends. ...Your mom.

Harry Styles is a seventeen year old boy from England, he was recently diagnosed with RGS (Restless Genital Syndrome) And guess who’s doing a project on the disorder for his medical sciences class? Eighteen year old, Louis Tomlinson.

Imagine if you moaned during your algebra test. How does the word orgasm sound to you now?

trusting things beyond mistake: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/835675

“Is that even possible?” asks Harry. 

All of them stare at him for several seconds, and then Louis says, “What, coming untouched?”

“Christ,” Zayn mutters, throwing his hands up. “This fucking band, I swear.”

...or, Harry wants to see if he can come without touching his cock and ends up getting more than he bargained for.

Harry pops in a vibrator and handcuffs himself to try coming untouched. Success! However, when he drops the keys to the handcuffs, someone (Louis) has to pull the vibrator out for him.

The  Brightest Lights: (by Rearviewdreamer) https://archiveofourown.org/works/5625400/chapters/12957322

After watching yet another actor walk away with his Oscar, Louis is on the lookout for the role of a lifetime that might finally get him the one thing he has always wanted. He didn’t think coming out of his self-proclaimed break to do another film would be all that difficult, but that was before he met his new co-star.

Featuring these two actors getting a little too into their sex scene on set. 

worlds will sing as we fall: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/5230187

Harry doesn’t say anything for a few seconds, during which time Liam gets up and excuses himself to the bathroom, practically running out of the room.

“Wait, so what kind of silver are we talking?” he asks eventually. “Like - jewelry? Or-”

“You’re actually considering this?” Zayn asks, rubbing his hands together with glee. “Oh, Lou’s going to owe me a large favor for this.”

...or, Harry discovers one of his vampire boyfriend’s favorite kinks. 

Swim In The Smoke: (by whoknows) https://archiveofourown.org/works/5677141/chapters/13078219

“What about this, Captain?” Liam asks, nudging the boy kneeling between their feet with the toe of his boot. The boy hisses and swipes at him, slurring out something unintelligible around the makeshift gag Niall had to stuff in his mouth. He misses by a smile and tries again, just as ineffectively.

Harry looks down at him, at the way the sun streams over his face and shoulders, at the way the gag stretches his mouth, lips pink and chapped. H’e slith and pretty, smudged all over with dirt. They had found him tied up below deck, mostly unconscious, next to a barrel full of gold. He’s clearly a prisoner, but there’s something familiar about him, something that niggles at Harry’s brain. Something he can’t quite put his finger on.

“Put him in my cabin,” Harry decides, turning back to deal with the rest of the loot. The boy screams out jumbled curse words at Harry’s back, muffled by the gag, and Harry can’t understand any of it.

Pirate AU in which captive upperclass Louis is an appropriately huge pain in Captain Harry’s ass. Smut is very hot hot and sexy. Storyline is very interesting. Good vibes all around. a moth to your flame: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2551835

Harry attends a Halloween party with his vampire boyfriend and Louis gets more than he bargained for. 

to kill the mess we’ve made: (by missandrogyny) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7757668

And when he’s finally standing, Liam fussing over him, rubbing his hand at the red mark blooming on Harry’s forehead, does Harry learn two things:

One, he wasn’t actually hit that hard, and Tommon - or Louis, rather - is just as pretty when Harry is staring at him head-on and,

Two, Louis is the Adidas model he’s going to be working with on today’s photo shoot.

(or: AU where Harry and Louis are both models, and they decide being friends-with-benefits is a great idea. It isn’t.)

you are the fever: (by flimsy) https://archiveofourown.org/works/985295

Louis’ heat and Harry’s rut coincide.

as deep as the sky: (by swallowsmateforlife) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6885559

A passed-out omega on the bathroom floor isn’t exactly what Harry had in mind when he thought about taking a cute boy home. The idea of leaving Louis there, vulnerable and unresponsive, weighs guiltily at Harry’s conscience. Turns out it’s the best decision he’ll ever make. 

one day: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/912858

Louis giggles at him. “Hazza, I’m not even up the spout yet, love.”

“Yeah, but...” Harry trails off, pinning Louis with his intense stare, and Louis locks eyes with him and feels a hot wave of anticipation wash over him because the implication is obvious: tomorrow you will be.

...or, Louis goes off his suppressants and Harry goes into rut. 

May We Stay Lost On Our Way Home: (by LoadedGunn) 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3719422/chapters/8236435

Harry thought he had a handle on things. He hasn’t gotten papped in over a month, even the most zealous of fans have given up on finding his location, the Fortress is starting to look hospitable, and Niall just learned how to make shrimp bisque. Even having a crush on a gorgeous mythical woodland creature was working out for him.

Most of the time.

On March 31st, Harry Styles disappears. Though many speculate, only two people know where to find him: Niall, his former guitarist, and Zayn, who follows where Niall leads. 

The fact the biggest boy band in the world broke up two weeks earlier might be related to the disappearance. The fact Harry meets a fairy named Louis in the woods is a whole other matter.

(Liam is a centaur.)

Harry is a celebrity who goes into the forest as an escape from his life. There, he comes across Louis: a fairy with the whimsy of Peter Pan. This fic is very funny, very creative, and very sexy omg.

let me outshine the moon: (by sarcasticfluentry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/912858

“Fuck,” echoes Liam, shaking his head at them with a small smile on his face. “Just don’t get yourselves killed.”

“You can come too, if you want,” says Niall, standing up.

“I wouldn’t be caught dead at a vampire bar,” Liam scoffs, standing up as well. “Wait. Fuck.”

...or, boarding school students Niall and Harry chance a trip to the local vampire bar.

you blow me away: (by Babydollxhes) https://archiveofourown.org/works/5216900

“Fart in my mouth, Harry,” Louis pleads.

“What?!” Harry asks, alarmed.

“Please Harry, I need it. Fart in my mouth, please. I need it.” Louis pleaded again.

Or the fic where louis eats Harry’s ass while he farts in his face and something big happens. 

I regret nothing.

[lilyrosedeppsforehead]

Drarry Fluff Recs

Because you're worth it.

(^^art by @danasauurr)

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Paper hearts: (by DorthyAnn)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/17788892

Draco makes origami. Harry collects them. All of them. It’s not a problem, he just... he likes them, a great deal.

The Lip-Lock Jinx: (by cassisluna)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/7086799

It’s a jinx that renders the victim mute, unless he/she serves the purpose of the jinx and kisses the person that they desire. It’s just Harry’s luck that he’s in love with Draco. 

Nero su bianco: (by zuzallove)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/16390034/chapters/38364101

September 1997. Hogwarts is under the regime of Voldemort and the Carrows. Finding himself alienated by both his friends and his supposed enemies, Draco puts quill to parchment, and writes letters. He addresses them to the only person he can think of, as Hogwarts rapidly falls into chaos and ruin: Harry Potter. He goes to great lengths to ensure the letters are never discovered, and he’s pretty certain he’s done a great job.

Until the day of his trial. 

Sealed with a kiss: (by faithwood)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/310770

Harry Potter will fall in love with the first person who hisses him. Draco knows what he must do.

Scenes from the Beginning to the End: (by crimson_stained)  https://hd-inspired.livejournal.com/89536.html

Nobody expected Draco Malfoy to take on the tutoring of Harry Potter at the start of a new year in Howrts, but he does anyway... and he swears that it has nothing to do with Potter’s green eyes. Not everything can stay strictly business. 

can’t see you falling for me: (by quiescents)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/15741051

The changes in Harry’s relationship with Draco had been almost impossible to see at first, little more than coping with their situation, until they weren’t 

[lilyrosedeppsforehead]

All Time Favorite Drarry Fics

Because it's 2025 and I'm not over Drarry and people deserve recs.

My google doc keeping track of my favorite drarry fics is 13 pages so for this post I'm just shouting out my absolute favorites. Category-specific recs will come at a later date. Enjoy!

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Mind's Eye: (by Galadriell)  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6675009/1/Mind-s-Eye

After five years of silence in a mental institution, Harry speaks. "Malfoy," he murmurs. Why would he speak the name of his Slytherin counterpart? So begins the treatment with Draco in the forefront of it all. 

Okay okay okay real talk- this is my favorite Drarry fic of all time. It’s basically about what would happen if the war had taken a bigger toll on Harry’s mental health and he ended up shutting down. He’s been living at the hospital for years in a zombie-like state. His friends visit (I especially like when Rose Granger-Weasley stops by), but still nothing’s yet to snap him out of his ‘funk’ where he hasn’t spoken to anyone or even acknowledged the presence of another person standing right in front of him in years. Mute and unresponsive, alone yet not alone, his progress is going nowhere... that is, until his doctors decide to try triggering him back to reality by taking a new approach and doing something that should definitely draw a reaction out of him: bringing back his old school rival. Draco’s forced to visit and his behavior is just so realistic to how someone in his situation would react. The story is essentially about him bringing Harry back to life and somewhere in the process they fall in love.

Excerpt from one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 4)

Draco was bored out of his mind. He was staring at the wall with Harry. “I really don’t understand what you find so exciting about watching white walls, Potter. At least add some color to it,” he muttered, flicking his wand. The white turned to green. “Much better,” he said. “Mother made me learn that spell last week because she’s redecorating. Which really means that I’m doing all the grunt work.” 

Harry tilted his head towards Draco, narrowing his eyes that were still searching the wall. Draco didn’t notice as he was brushing invisible lint from his slacks. Harry’s gaze flicked from the seam of the wall and the ceiling to the dark wood floors where the wall ended. He got up unsteadily. Draco tsked, getting up with him. “What are you doing?” he asked, shaking his humb legs. Harry shuffled towards the wall, stopping a meter from it and sitting down again. Draco ran his eyes over the wall. “You like green?” he murmured, kneeling beside Harry. “I should probably get Lily.” He was too lazy to get up again. “Or I could just keep you entertained.” He waved his wand at the wall again, coloring it red.

Harry blinked at the new paint. He reached out hesitantly, brushing his fingertips on the wall. “There’s still life in you yet,” Draco said, smiling. He changed the color to blue. Harry scooted forward, pressing his palm against the blue. “Ugh, you’re determined to make me get up again, aren’t you?” Draco complained, standing upright and stretching. “Don’t do anything until I get back,” he added, walking to the door and sounding the charm for the Apprentice.

Lily arrived in the corridor a minute later, looking immensely concerned. “He’s fine,” Draco said before Lily could freak out. She was looking unconvinced as she walked into the room after Draco. She blinked at the blue wall, staggering back.

“What did you do?” she asked accusingly. Draco huffed, pointing at Harry. Lily seemed to have noticed just then. “Oh...” she breathed. The man was moving his head along the wall, scanning the entire expanse of blue that he had discovered. “Wow.”

“You always assume the worst of me,” Draco groused. “You and Mother would get along quite well.”

Temptation on the warfront: (by alizarincrimson)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/4373594/chapters/9926705

Draco Malfoy is forced into hiding with the Golden Trio and dragged into their search for horcruxes. What ensues is a journey of redemption, unexpected friendships and an unwanted, turbulent romance with Harry Potter. Warnings for swearing, sexual content, and dark themes.

I know I said the last fic was my favorite Drarry fanfiction of all time but this is one of the BEST fanfics of all time! That may sound dramatic, but I promise you, as someone who’s an irl avid reader, has read hundreds (if not thousands) of fanfictions, and is a literal editor for actual real-life books, this is one of the best things I’ve ever read PERIOD. In my head it’s tied with Hollow Edge (an Elu/Skam France fanfic) for the best fanfiction of all time to ever exist and that ever will exist ever ever ohmygoditsjustsogood. Really keep that in mind by the way... one of the top two fanfictions of all time (in my opinion) is in THIS fandom, meaning you have actual reason to read it you lucky duck! In this, Draco ends up going with the Golden Trio on their hunt for the horcruxes. It’s a long fic and EXTREMELY slow burn, but oh my god is it worth it! It’s sad, it’s heartwarming, it’s enlightening, it’s romantic, and it’s hot as fuck (jesus). Just a warning for anyone who’s sensitive: I do think I need to say that as someone who almost never cries, let alone gets triggered to by a piece of fictional media, this is one of the only things I’ve read that’s ever made me cry. So yes, it’s a tear-jerker. But definitely not the whole thing! It’s not a SAD fic, it just has sad parts, as any good (and long) story tends to. But even it actually drawing a reaction that strong out of a reader just further proves how powerful and amazing this fic is. For your own sake, read it!!! And if you're still not convinced, consider yourself triple dog dared.

Excerpt from one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 29)

“Draco, listen to me - you have to -”

“I’m not leaving you!” Draco says it through his teeth, his steely eyes determined and bright, and his cheeks flushed, but his words are as good as a confession. And Harry loves him, god, he loves him so much -

“I love you,” it bursts out, as natural as breathing, and Harry never wants to take it back. Draco’s eyes widen, and his fury flees from him as quickly as it came. Harry says it again because it’s the truth , and because Draco needs to believe it. “I love you Draco, and I swear I’ll come and I’ll find you, after all this is over - I promise you -”

Draco definitely moves first this time, and his lips taste like smoke and sweat and something deliciously unyielding as they part beneath Harry’s. Harry pours everything he has into the kiss, gives Draco everything he wants him to remember, and everything Harry wants to remember for himself.

Draco is first to pull back as well, his hands uncurling from Harry’s shirt as he catches his breath and rasps, “see you soon... Harry.”

And then he’s standing, his lips tugging up at one side, and he looks so invigorated that in the next second he’s wearing a full-blown grin that makes Harry feel warm in all of the right places. “See you soon, Draco.”

They share one last look of longing, before Draco takes a step back and disappears around the corner, Zabini following him without a word.

Ron clears his throat. “That was one of the weirdest fucking things I’ve ever seen.”

There’s a noise that sounds suspiciously like Hermione giving Ron’s arm a slap, and Harry’s lips twitch into a smile.

Right hand red: (by lumosed_quill)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/3178065/chapters/6903855

Harry felt Malfoy's breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory. Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy. Malfoy felt inevitable.

This was the first fic I read that included a Drarry/Jilly-patronus situation and let me tell you it does not disappoint. Eighth year. Party games (spin the bottle, twister, other things that could result in feelings both emotional and sexy-times physical). Harry owns a car. Artwork. Harry tutoring Draco. Amazingness. It’s beautiful, it’s hot, it’s romantic, it’s sweet. I’m not doing a good enough job at describing it because I don’t even know where to start. I can picture everything when I read it - I feel like I’m there in the moment with them feeling their emotions and touching their surroundings. It’s just so lovely.

Excerpt from one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 3)

“EXPECTO PATRONUM!”

The thing leapt from his wand, huge and brilliant. It’s four legs spindly and fast, it’s eyes large.

It’s antlers, majestic.

It was a stag.

It was a stag, just like Harry’s.

Oh my God...

For a moment, Harry thought Draco was going to be alright. He looked a little faint, but that was to be expected. Harry gave him a reassuring smile. Seeing it, Draco’s own face fell. Happiness wore down to disbelief, to something like disgust. To rage.

“What have you done to me?” Draco wailed. “What have you...?” The Patronus diminished. 

Draco shoved his wand away, threw down his broom, and ran.

Salt on the western wind: (by Saras_Girl)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/879835

When the war isn’t quite as over as it first appears, a guilt-ridden Harry is sent to a mysterious safe-house. Among sandwiches, insomnia, and Mills & Boon, he discovers something quite unexpected.

Homeward Bound: (by Cheryl Dyson) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8684511/1/Homeward-Bound

Harry catches the Knight Bus one evening when other travel choices are unfeasible. When he discovers Draco Malfoy employed as the Conductor, he decides Malfoy is up to something because Malfoy is always up to something. His suspicion has nothing to do with the way Malfoy fills out the tailored lines of his purple uniform. Nothing at all.

Dreaming of You: (by Laurasauras) https://archiveofourown.org/works/12789237/chapters/29185539

After stealing the locket, Ron and Hermione get their act together, meaning that Harry spends a lot of time trying to give them space. When the Horcrux takes shape of his school enemy, Draco Malfoy, in order to torture him, Harry can't help but rise to his taunts, like he always has. But the Horcrux can read Harry's mind, as it's basing it's model of Malfoy on him, and so it knows that Harry's feelings towards Malfoy haven't always been as platonically hatey as they should have been. And Harry finds out that there's more than one way to torment someone.

Bond: (by Anna Fugazzi)  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2493456/1/Bond

Yet another one of those Harry And Draco Are Forced To Be Together By Something Beyond Their Control And Then Stuff Happens Leading To Two Wuv stories.

This fanficiton is phenomenal. It's funny, the characters feel so real to how if this bizarre situation actually happened to teenagers in a magical world, here's how they'd react. It's so so so so so so so hot. It's really interesting just mystery and magic wise - world building and narrative is VERY well done. But my favorite piece about it is how natural it feels. Drarry are bonded, so they're forced together. What does that look like? It looks like silencing charms for when their friends come over and they want to hang out without having to listen to a group of people they don't like goofing and gaffing. It looks like going through a sheet of therapist-perscribed get to know you questions and doing things like saying each others' names out loud for the first time, eating sandwhiches together, missing classes from the condition and having to spend even MORE time together. Lucius Malfoy is so well done. I'm rambling (4am alert) but it's good. It's really really good. I reread it an absurd amount.

Oxytocin: (by: WouldItWere) https://archiveofourown.org/works/23636362/chapters/88796452

Draco Malfoy cannot sleep. If he keeps going like this, he will go mad, or die, or both. For some reason, though, he can sleep whenever Harry Potter is with him. And Harry Potter is nothing if not a helper to those in need.

Excerpt from one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 3)

He wasn’t even looking at Draco. He was walking over to Draco’s bed and—what on earth?—sitting down on it.

Draco blinked. “What are you doing?”

“Sitting. Come on, you should try it.”

“I know what sitting feels like, Potter.”

“Then you’ll know it’s very enjoyable. Come on.”

Excerpt from one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 6)

“You held him?”

“It made sense in the moment.” He cringed.

“Do you usually touch him like that?”

“Let’s not talk about this, Hermione.”

“You do, don’t you?”

"Please stop."

"Harry."

“I—yes, okay, fine. I hold him every night and stroke his skin and tell him everything is going to be okay. There. Are you happy?”

She stared at him. A long pause stretched between them. Then, “I don’t know. Are you happy?”

Excerpt from [another] one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 14)

“Okay. You can go back to staring at him in silence now.”

His relief was so instant that he got halfway to turning back toward Potter, before he realised this might not, in fact, be the wisest reaction to her words. He drew himself up and scoffed offendedly instead. “I was not staring at him.”

“Oh, hush. Of all the hills to die on, Draco, that is not the one.”

Excerpt from [yet another] one of my favorite scenes: (chapter 30)

“Draco” had become synonymous with “I love you” in his head. 

12 Days of What The Fuck: (by bixgirl1) https://archiveofourown.org/works/16659685

When Potter starts paying unusual amounts of attention to Draco as the holidays draw nearer, Draco can’t figure out where it’s coming grom - possibly because he’s gone stupid from all the fantastic sex. But what happens when he finds out that there may be another motive behind Potter’s sudden interest?

Or: A fic in which Potter is hotter than Draco ever let himself admit, Draco didn’t fill out that fucking form, and Pany may or may not lose all of her hair.

This. Fic. Is. So. Funny. And. Charismatic. Basically, Hogwarts does a secret santa thing. Draco’s doesn’t plan on participating, but Pansy and Blaise fill out a wishlist for him where each present request involves something Harry-related (touch his hair, have him fall in love with him, see him naked in the showers again cause he can’t stop thinking about last time, etc). Little did anyone know Draco’s gifter would be more than complicit. Also for some extra incentive: there is in fact a sex scene where they wear each others’ house ties and nothing else.

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Bethyl Fic Recs

Because the lack of quality fics and discussions related to them in this fandom is frankly criminal.

All Time Favs:

What Signs Remain (by lindentree) https://archiveofourown.org/works/5175242/chapters/11921429

In the middle of the empty, unlit highway, crouching with his hands resting on his knees and his hair dripping sweat into his eyes, Daryl stops.

The tail lights of the car are long gone.

Beth’s gone. They’re all gone, now. He’s alone.

A Bethyl AU that splits off from canon during Beth’s kidnapping in 4x13 “Alone.”

So very good so very good so very good. Basically what would happen if Beth getting kidnapped was just a minor blip in their journey and the two of them just kept going on like they were. This is my favorite Bethyl fic of all time. Characterization is AMAZING. Fluff is fluffy. Smut is yummy. Pet cat is featured. The option to not share a bed but choosing to anyways is featured. Beth mourning losing Judith (which is something we don’t talk about nearly enough???) is featured. Daryl getting a cold (it’s a little more serious than that but whatever) and actually needing to be taken care of - and more importantly, accepts being taken care of - by Beth is featured. What more could you ask for? 

A Piece of Rough (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/2047305/chapters/4446264

Screwing a stranger in the bathroom of a biker bar was never part of the plan - but Beth’s rolling with it. Every good girl needs her piece of rough. 

As someone who’s not a big non-apocalypse Bethyl AU girl, I was shocked to find that this was my second fav Bethyl fic of all time but idk man I just wanted it to keep going forever. Daryl is a misunderstood biker with a heart of gold, Beth is an 18 year old farmer’s daughter who feels she’s met her match. It also includes cunnilingus which I find is criminally absent from many a Bethyl fic. 

Smut:

Fog on the Windows (by thedevilyouknow106) https://archiveofourown.org/works/10985121/chapters/24464040

He’s tracked her all the way to this creepy hospital with the cops that had a woman with dead eyes as a leader. There was no way Daryl was doing to let Beth stand toe to toe with her without being within arm’s reach. 

What if Beth wasn’t killed at the hospital and the rescue mission was successful? I give you: Fog on the Windows. I love this fic so very much. It’s the epitome of everyone knowing Beth and Daryl are going to get together before they do. Daryl is appropriately awkward and angsty. Beth is appropriately highly functional and sassy. Did I mention it is so very very hot and sexy? Because it is in fact so very very hot and sexy. 

Love Bites (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3347540

Beth gets bitten, but not in the way you’d expect.

Beth gets bitten by a snake on her leg. Daryl sucks the poison. Licks it clean. Then licks a little higher... enjoy. 

One Shots:

I Think I Thought I Saw You (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/6650944

Somewhere along the road between Grady and Alexandria, Beth lost her religion. She might not find it ever again. But she’s sure as hell to find something. 

Okay so this is supposed to be like a smutty one shot but I would say skip the smut and stay for the concept. What I like is the way their dynamic was framed. That Daryl goes to church just to be with Beth without being judged. That Beth knows he’s going to come to church with her every week even though he’s never participated and has no reason to be there. That Beth still dresses up for services in the apocalypse. It just feels right.

Where you Belong (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/9426053

Even in winter dark and cold, Beth helps Daryl find the way home. 

Another intended smutty one shot that I like the writing of more than the smut and would almost consider fluff more than anything. So Bethyl fluff that is technically smut. Do with that what you will. 

It’s Always Darkest (by Schwoozie) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7193318

Beth’s first night in Alexandria is haunted by what it took her to get there. Daryl offers himself as comfort. 

I think Daryl is a little too forward to be canon-compliant here but the heartbreak and the trauma and the anxiety Beth feels is lovely and the writing is so sweet. 

in the low lamplight, I was free (by lindentree) https://archiveofourown.org/works/57941326

After a supply run goes bad, Beth checks on Daryl.

Simple and sweet Beth comforting Daryl fluffiness. 

Honorable Mentions:

Anastasis (by lindentree) https://archiveofourown.org/works/23654812/chapters/56779453

After all, she was just a girl. Just Maggie’s sister. Just Judith’s babysitter. Just one piece of a larger whole, who only mattered because she was connected to the rest, and insignificant in her own right.

Just another dead girl.

Just gone. 

Beth survives the gunshot at the hospital and catches up with the gang in Alexandria; Daryl’s day (and life) is made. This fic is another really good one. Beth getting accustomed to life in Alexandria is so well done, Daryl’s characterization is EXCELLENT, and the smut is muy bien.

Doo Wah Diddy Diddy (by gutsforgarters) https://archiveofourown.org/works/18101309/chapters/42789647

So, just to take stock: not only did Daryl fuck his best friend’s barely legal babysitter in a fit of epically lapsed judgement, he also managed to inadvertently slip a couple stray swimmers past the rubber and knock that babysitter up with some unholy Dixon spawn. And she wants to keep it. And she wants him to co-parent it with her.

It’s like a porno and a rom-com had a baby and that baby grew up to be a public service announcement. 

I dare say this is neither a porno or a rom-com but rather an extremely accurate telling of a non-apocalypse setting Bethyl tale. Daryl feels like he reacts in a way that you expect Daryl to. As does Beth. And Hershal. And Glenn. And Maggie. And dare I say even Merle (although he’s just the slightest bit less creepy in this but he’s still Merle don’t get it twisted - Beth just domesticates him a bit with her badass Beth-ness). Again, I’m not a big zero-zombie Bethyl AU person so the fact that I really enjoyed this should vouch for it. 

The Earth and Heaven: Chapter 3: You and Me (by Schwoozie)  https://archiveofourown.org/works/1985844/chapters/4646235#workskin

The mission is simple; the intent is clear. Protect the girl. Get her to Washington. Save the world. The third, emptier silence at their campfire doesn’t change that. 

The Earth and Heaven is a series of short one shots, but chapter 3 is the one i’m extra vouching for here. It’s a The Last of Us AU. Enough said. 

To be continued...

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Carriage scene with Lana Del Rey instead of The Pits

i wanted to see how a violin cover of Off to the Races would sound over this scene and now that i'm aware i felt like i should share this knowledge

credit to @cmmorilllonbridgertonlovers and @gifcity for making edits of this scene without any music. i used a combination of their work to put over the instrumental

their edits:

https://www.tumblr.com/gifcity/751717276997369856/i-removed-the-music-from-this-scene-awful-song

https://www.tumblr.com/cmmorilllonbridgertonlovers/756979519352717312/bridgerton-polin-the-carriage-scene-complete

P.S. i know the timing is a lil off with the music but i made this for myself with no care for it being perfect so this is what we get

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✨this scene✨ without music or narration

it seems like all the accounts doing the lord's work and removing music from the intimate scenes this season are struggling to do this scene so i took audio files from the other polin intimacy moments and put it over this one to enjoy until someone with more skills figures out how to remove the lovely julie andrews' narration, you're welcome

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Year One and Two

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A Cresswell-Tangled crossover! I started this thing over a year ago, but it wasn’t working out so I stopped and was like I can always get back to it later, knowing that that would probably not happen lol. I still had the unfinished piece in my drafts, so every time I went to drafts it was there glaring at me. And now I finally finished it because the shipweeks gave me a reason to pick it back up :p I finished most of the line-art last time, but I had to redraw a lot because it’s been over a year and I’ve improved since then, and obviously something wasn’t working out before. That I was able to make it work this time means I actually learned things last year, which feels good :)  Anyway! Today’s shipweek theme was ‘lights’ and this thing accidentally fits because of the lyrics, so I waited till today to post it.

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The story of my life… Haha. 😹😹💞💕

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Druig with the strong-ass eye contact because the woman he loves is deaf so he’s so used to making that eye contact so purposeful and hot.

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Sarah Hyland via instagram story

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Please take iMovie away from me