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[thebooktopus]

Hiiii 🥰

Ive recently got into next gen fanfics and just wondering if you wanted to recommend some good ones? I mostly read Jeddy so far but I’m not opposed other pairs as well if yo my have any other favorites.

Hi nonnie!!

This happens to be an excellent time to be getting into next gen, as the @hp-nextgen-fest just started posting!! I can promise lots of fantastic content I've the next few weeks - check out the first fic, All In, here!!

BUT, let me offer up a few of my favorites, too!

We Had Found the Stars by @gobstoneswithhector (Scorbus)

Keep Me Here by @academicdisasterfic (Teddy/Draco/Harry)

Strawberry Wine series by @phoebe-delia (Jeddy)

Dating Potters by @goldentruth813 (Scorbus, background Jeddy & Drarry)

Lost in my Own Home by @aibidil (Jeddy)

Come Alive by @gracerene (Jeddy)

Hungry by @shiftylinguini (Scorbus)

Aflame but @nv-md (Jeddy)

Chances by @theprodigypenguin (Jeddy)

#1 Boss by @greenmegsnoham (Draco/Albus)

INKED by @nerdherderette (Draco/Albus)

Friday Nights at the Leaky Cauldron by @heyitsamorette (Jeddy)

And one of mine, Subscribed (Jeddy)

Ok this may have gotten a little out of control. This is by no means an exhaustive list but definitely includes some excellent fics and authors to get you started!! Happy reading!! 💖

[sweet-s0rr0w]

I’m back with a follow up to last year’s Valentine's Day reclist, featuring a whole new cast and crew of Drarry writers, artists, reccers, and fans!

Once again, the question was: ‘what one or two fics, or scenes, or quotes, represent peak Drarry romance to you?’ and to make things even harder, no duplicates from last year were allowed. I’m absolutely thrilled yet again with the vast range of fics chosen, many of which I wasn’t familiar with myself, and would urge all of you romantics to check them out!

Featuring answers from academicdisasterfic, babooshkart, bluebutter-art, booktopus, caroll-in, cavendishbutterfly, citrusses, crazybutgood, emmalovesdilemmas, epitomereally, geesenoises, getawayfox, ghaniblue, gryffindorhearts, kbrick, lettersbyelise, makeitp1nk, moonflower-rose, mxlfoydraco, oknowkiss, sleepstxtic, sorrybutblog, wolfpants

Like last time, those fics which did come up more than once are in red, and I let people have more than two, or poly fics, or art if they wanted because I’m still a softie!

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@academicdisasterfic

💗Running on Air by @tinyhistory (T, 75k)

It's easy to lust after someone, to match their face to a missed heartbeat or a sharp intake of breath. It's easy to say, I want them because of the colour of their eyes, the lines of their body. It's something else entirely to say, I want them because of the way they rest their hands on a steering wheel, the way they gaze out a window, the way they say my name.

💗Relic Radiation by @tackytigerfic (M, 1k)

The screen blinked red around the edges, a countdown, and Draco leaned in even closer and said, “I mean literally. I’m on your side of the planet right now. And I’m coming back down soon, remember. I mean, I have to. But I would anyway. Just hold on for me?”

@babooshkart

💗Polar Night/Midnight Sun by toomuchplor (E, 54k)

“You drive me mad, Potter, you –”

It’s mutual, Harry thinks gladly, tearing at Draco’s flies. He feels mad, like an idiot, like a reckless thoughtless – but here’s the mindless joy of Draco’s mouth on his, and Harry falls into it, falls and falls until he forgets he’s falling, and stops wondering if he’ll ever land.

@bluebutter-art

💗Dear Stranger by @iero0 (T, 23k)

“I want you to hold me,” Draco says, and adds, “I want to hold you,” because he doesn’t know which one is truer. It starts like a hug Draco would see between mates. But Potter clings to him and rests his head on Draco’s shoulder. He has never realised that the other man is a few centimetres shorter than him, but Draco can comfortably nestle his face in Potter’s hair, redolent of cedarwood and vanilla, and urge his face closer to his neck until he feels Potter’s nose and his stubble not against his robe but against his skin. These broad shoulders that appear so unyielding melt to Draco’s touch.

(also just every time Harry writes "I hope you had a reason to smile today" in his letters to Draco)

@thebooktopus

💗Glowing by @cavendishbutterfly (T, 9.7k)

“It’s been so good with you,” Draco said. “It’s been easy. I don’t have to think about it around you, I can just be.”

💗Develop, Stop and Fix by @onbeinganangel (E, 15k)

It’s the face that surprises Draco the most, not one he’s ever seen in the mirror. It’s a soft expression, half surprise, half adoration, a small shy smile playing at his lips. Draco might have been in love even then, if that face is anything to go by.

@caroll-in

💗Preserving Lemons by @saintgarbanzo, with art by @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (E, 17k)

Harry takes Draco's hand. "I don't know. I liked the way you cared for me. You showed up and you just wanted what I have to offer. I don't have to be anything else for you."

@cavendishbutterfly

💗the way you make me glow by @softlystarstruck (M, 11k)

“Mate,” Ron says. Harry turns to them, finding their clear blue gaze already on him. “I don’t think anyone could care about Draco better than you do.”

Wrong, Harry signs out of shock, his cheeks flushing with heat. Ron shakes their head emphatically, their glowing halo wobbling in its Suspension charm. “And I don’t think anyone else could care for you the way that Draco does.” Harry drops his hands, at a loss for any words, whether spoken or signed.

💗Quick as a Flash of Lightning, Unhurried as Eternity by onbeinganangel, with art by @babooshkart (E, 10k)

Right in that moment, this is everything Harry has ever wanted. Draco is, in bed, the same he is with Other Harry in every other way. Gentle, full of praise. His hand grabs a hip — firmly, but his thumb never stops rubbing the skin under, he runs his hand through Other Harry’s hair — passionately, but he bends down to press a kiss to his temple as he does.

@citrusses

💗The Four Doors by @fluxweeed (E, 49k)

“I can’t believe we just did that.” Malfoy’s voice was awed.

“I know,” Harry agreed fervently. “I never thought you would actually – It feels like I’ve been wanting it forever.”

At that, Malfoy let out a snort of laughter. “It’s been a few weeks, you said?”

“But I can only remember five and a half months,” Harry countered. “So, percentage-wise, that’s a good chunk.” “Even percentage-wise, it’s still no contest.”

Malfoy’s eyes glittered. “Finally, I’ve beaten you at something.”

💗9 ½ Days by @magpiefngrl (E, 70k)

Draco’s hair flew in the wind. His robes flapped, as green as the young barley. ‘I’ll survive. I know how to do that. I’ll do anything to have more time with you. One day.’

‘I’ll burn the world down if I have to,’ Harry said.

A sad smile. ‘I know you would.’

@crazybutgood

💗A Kind of Dwell and Welcome by @rainbees (T, 22k)

(the whole fic, for poetic writing and great feels and Austen vibes)

@emmalovesdilemmas

💗The Seventh Life by @corvuscrowned (E, 18k)

“I love you,” Harry said quietly. He said it more like a realization than a confession, like he was surprised by it, like he wanted to taste the words. “I love you more than anything else this life could offer.”

Draco believed that Harry believed it. Draco pulled him into a slow, lazy kiss, indulgently long and exploratory and sweet. It wasn’t the fucking he had missed the most — it was these kisses, the way they fit so perfectly together. It was Harry’s arms around him. It was the quiet of the night, and those slow, peaceful breaths, and that heartbeat behind any chest Draco could find it in.

💗Eager for the Sky by oknowkiss (M, 35k)

“We were chopping veg for dinner one day and he told me that when my mum was pregnant my dad would cut her fruit, every day, whatever she wanted. He’d have Sirius running halfway across London — because they were stuck in Godric’s Hollow, you remember I told you — and then whatever Sirius brought, my dad would cut it into little pieces, and he’d arrange it on a plate and bring it to her.”

Potter sighed, finally looking up. “Sirius said it was the only time in my dad’s life he was ever careful,” Potter swallowed thickly. “He wanted her to have all the best parts.”

“Harry—” Draco tried.

“I didn’t ask you if you wanted this,” Potter said, looking away again, pulling Draco forward with the downward cast of his eyes. “I just wanted—I wanted to say—and you’d never had it—I thought—”

“Harry—”

“I’m not saying I’m like, in love with you, or anything,” Potter said, all in a rush, his cheeks gone red.

“Merlin, no,” Draco agreed.

@epitomereally

💗Code Name L by GallaPlacidia (32k, download here)

“Did you know that most figs have dead wasps inside them? Something to do with the wasps pollinating them, crawling inside them, and dying. The fig digests the wasp body, then we eat the figs. I really fucking hate wasps. I really fucking love figs. I don’t think, like, “I love every part of this fig except for the dead wasp.” The dead wasp was, in fact, a necessary part of making the fig. It’s completely part of the fig. And I love the fig completely.”

💗Take the Moon by tackytigerfic (M, 15k)

"Draco.” He slid his hand across the trolley handle so it met Draco’s on the other side, their little fingers nudging on the plastic. “No matter what, no matter where, I want you with me. How did you never notice that?”

and

“Babies should grow up knowing how loved they are,” Harry said, feeling wretched. “That’s the only thing that matters, that they know they’re loved. But with you, I’m greedy. I’m selfish, Draco. I want you to love me back so badly that I can actually feel it in my body. It's like, the way I want you could take me over and I wouldn’t even care. I thought that you must know, that everyone must see it in me. I never imagined that you didn't realise."

@geesenoises

💗A Bottomless Well by @teledild0nix (E, 10k)

"I think I'm feeling it," Draco says foolishly when he's shaken off the distraction of exactly how marvellously pond-coloured Harry's eyes are.

"Me too," Harry leans in and kisses him. It's lovely, and Draco thinks he might live in this kiss, the stove at his back and Harry pressed to his front, cupping one still cold hand to his cheek, the back of his head, whispering cool fingertips against the back of his neck. But Harry draws back, and Draco realises with sudden clarity that there's a well of this contentment, this joy and affection he feels are drawn up from a well inside him with no bottom. However much he draws up, there'll always be more when he wants it.

@getawayfox

💗Make This Leap by @oflights (M, 118k)

💗if you've changed your mind by warmfoothills (E, 20k)

💗Paper Rings by lettersbyelise (E, 50k)

💗Finely Drawn Lines by @the-sinking-ship (E, 42k)

@ghaniblue

💗Licurici by @lou-isfake (Drarry x Charlie, E, 133k)

Harry had fallen asleep between them, as usual, his limbs tangled up in them like roots, his breath soft and warm on Charlie’s skin. 

💗Foundations by saras_girl (E, 236k)

Harry doesn’t even mind that Draco always acts like he’s just decided to casually drop in ‘on his way back’ from St Mungo’s every Saturday, even though they both know perfectly well that Grimmauld Place is no more ‘on the way’ to Wiltshire than Edinburgh is on the way to Venezuela.

He knows exactly what it means, incorporating Draco into his outside-of-work routines, and it feels scary and risky and warm and just like it fits. He also thinks he knows better than to push Draco into any sort of overt declaration of intention, and it’s OK, because he’ll be here, Harry knows he will.

💗Away Childish Things  by @letteredlettered (T, 154k)

"[...]I loved you—all through it. Do you understand? I loved all of you.”

@gryffindorhearts

💗Salt and Sauce by onbeinganangel (T, 3k)

“That’s you. I think… I hope I got it right,” he says. There is really no way Harry got it right, but Draco flips the lid open and… stares.

@kbrick

💗More Than That by joosetta (E, 11k)

“Do you love me too?” Potter asked.

It dawned on Draco then that Potter might not actually know, that he might have been as lost and confused about the whole thing as Draco had been. Potter who had described how love was just a story with a drawn out ending, who sometimes looked at Draco like he knew exactly what he was thinking. It hadn’t occurred to Draco.

“Of course I do, you enormous prat,” Draco said, feeling his face heat up and his throat tighten. He wasn’t just sad, and he wasn’t just happy, he was in a kind of ecstasy in between that. “I don’t know how you qualify to teach children when you’re so dense.”

@lettersbyelise

💗Stop All The Clocks (This Is the Last Time I'm Leaving Without You) by firethesound (E, 45k)

“Potter,” Draco sighed. He finished spreading jam on the piece of toast and handed it to Harry, then licked a smudge of jam from between his thumb and index finger. “You know, when you love someone you should always cut their toast in triangles.”

Harry frowned at him. “Triangles? But what’s that got to do with…” He trailed off and looked down at the toast in his hand. “You… But you’ve always cut my toast in triangles.” He couldn’t remember a time when Draco hadn’t.

“And I’ve always loved you,” Draco said simply. “You’re it for me, Potter.”

💗A Private Reason For This by @femmequixotic (E, 92k)

“For nearly half a year, they’d fought and fucked and fought again until, in the middle of a night of blindingly intense coupling that’s left Draco shaky and light as a feather, he’d been a complete idiot and whispered those words he’d been thinking into Potter’s ear as he came.”

💗so rest your weary heart with me by bluebutter-art (M, art)

it takes a storytelling master to express the depth of Harry and Draco’s connection without writing a word. The support and solace they find in each other after the war, panel after pitch-perfect panel, will warm your heart and make you fall in love with those two all over again.

@makeitp1nk

💗Our Little Life by tackytigerfic (M, 7.3k)

“Henri,” Malfoy said, and the concerned little crease between his eyes deepened as he looked down at Harry. “Myne owne hertis rote,” Malfoy said quietly, and real-Harry didn’t know how he understood, but he did—and in that one suspended dream moment, he was so glad to be able to understand, and he wanted Malfoy to say it all again, so badly—and he smiled at Malfoy, almost unable to help himself, real-Harry dimly horrified at himself for it but dream-Harry just allowing himself to do it, and enjoying it.

💗knead, then let rise by softlystarstruck (T, 7.2k)

“I’m telling you that I try to make everyone believe I can handle anything.” Turning to face Harry, Draco’s mouth is impossibly close and his sunhat throws Harry’s face into shade, a moment of shared respite. “I’m telling you that no one else has taken me to the sea, and no one else has made me a dark chocolate cake from scratch for my birthday, and I’ve never had someone who wanted to make bread with me before, and–” Draco breaks off, twisting his mouth fitfully but holding Harry’s gaze. “I’m telling you I’m rather delicate, all things considered, and I don’t know what exactly you’re doing to me but it isn’t fair.”

💗Let Me Count The Ways by booktopus (E, 3.6k)

Harry’s love is in his actions.

@moonflower-rose

💗Is This Love? by @phdmama (E, 3.9k)

“Harry’s smile is full with everything he’s feeling, and it’s all right there on his face, but he still sounds tentative as he says, “You make me feel loved.”

“Well,” Draco swallows and his voice cracks on the words he’s never said before.“That’s probably because I love you,” and then Harry kisses him again.”

@mxlfoydraco

💗A Sword Laid Aside by @korlaena (E, 128k)

Draco is floating and high on Harry’s happiness, and he wonders if Harry even notices that with a single expression he so easily and exquisitely destroys Draco. He wonders if Harry can hear the thunderous heartbeat pounding in his chest, heralding Draco’s downfall.

and

Draco had always imagined that it would be some dazzling, sweeping emotion that would overtake him and make him see fireworks when he fell in love, but he’s surprised to find how the feeling is more like a small flame catching the edge of a page and slowly but surely spreading to every corner until there’s no part that hasn’t been enveloped in it.

@oknowkiss

💗heavyweights by warmfoothills (E, 29k)

“What now?” Potter doesn’t look worried, his gaze level as it meets Draco’s, a flash of something odd, too happy and young in his eyes. Draco has no clue. Short term, they should probably get off the rooftop before Draco’s fingers go completely numb. Long term, he should probably start calling Potter by his first name. The idea of it doesn’t really make his stomach twist uncomfortably anymore.

He shrugs, the movement of it made lopsided by the way Potter is pressed so closely against his left side. He doesn’t tell Potter that he might be in love with him, but he thinks maybe Potter gets that something has once again shifted and settled between them, hopefully for the last time. For now it feels ok to just stay here for a bit, Draco’s home spread out below him. Maybe sort of pressed right next to him as well.

@sleepstxtic

💗Contretemps by moonflower-rose (T, 8k)

(This one is so light and funny and such an effortlessly lovely read. I love all the works of this author, and was lucky enough to be able to gift them a fic for Erised myself. This one has to be my favourite fic of theirs, though. Just, such a delight.)

💗Tapestry by kbrick (E, 91k)

(This is a *masterpiece*. I still haven't gotten it together long enough to give this fic the comment it deserves BUT it was such a stunning, unputdownable read and I recommend it as a must-read to everyone.)

💗Game... Set... Malfoy by nanneramma (M, 2k)

(Might be biased because this one was a gift for me but IT'S SO GOOD and I really do feel like it's one of those underrated, hidden gem type fics. It's Draco and Harry playing tennis and it's *hilarious* and so wonderfully written and I just love it so, so much.)

💗Strangeness and Charm by feelsforbreakfast (E, 46k)

(This is an old one but it's AMAZING. I have no words, just one of those ethereal, dreamy classics.)

💗In the Company of Serpents by @corvuscrowned (E, 25k)

(Another *incredible* fic by corvus. Such a unique concept and the prose is so soft and flowy and pretty. An instant fav of mine.)

@sorrybutblog

💗The July Tree by oknowkiss (E, 51k)

“I love you,” Draco repeated.

“Oh,” Harry said. His eyes had gone wide as saucers.

“Aren’t you going to say it back?” Draco asked, trying not to wince at how needy it sounded.

“I—I’m just—yeah,” Harry said. He shook his head. “Sorry, yes. I love you,” he said. He was smiling and sniffling and sort of huffing out laughs, looking totally deranged, as he said again, “I love you. I love you so much. I’m like, really angry about it, actually.”

“Not angrier than I am, I assure you. I can’t believe you’ve made me love you so fast,” Draco said, wiping the tears off Harry’s cheeks with his thumbs, which he then dried on the stupid sweatshirt. “This is the worst thing you’ve ever done to me.”

💗Such Great Heights by aideomai (E, 93k)

"I'll try," Harry said, shocked into honesty in the early hours of the morning. "Okay? I'Il try. For you," and Draco let out a shivery little breath and pressed himself in closer against Harry's body, like they could fold into each other and into the shadow and just stay like this forever.

"You drive me crazy," Malfoy mumbled again. "You always have."

"I know," Harry said. "I know. Come on," and they went upstairs together, slow and tired, pressing into every corner they found to kiss.

@wolfpants

💗Countdown to a Life by tackytigerfic (E, 3.5k)

(I think this fic is absolutely phenomenal - I go back and read it often. It leaves me breathless every time, an absolute masterclass in Drarry friends to lovers perfection. Every emotion just leaps off the page. It's a very short fic but by the end I feel like I know them fully.)

💗Yours Truly by @skeptiquewrites (M, 15k)

(God how I love this fic. It gets to the very core of what I love about Drarry - epic romance that's still so tender and perfectly characterised. Just lush.)

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I posted 3,312 times in 2022

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Attn: snarry lovers everyone

I commissioned this truly excellent, gorgeous, sexy art from @luendland , inspired by my fic Lover Boy At Play! Full version at the end of fic or on Twitter!

246 notes - Posted June 29, 2022

#4

Snarry handfasting from my fic Orange Blossoms! Gorgeous art by @luendland !!!! 🧡🧡

247 notes - Posted July 8, 2022

#3

There is something very vulnerable about being creative. Even if your story or art is for your eyes only, it is still a piece of your soul you’ve ripped free and given shape to.

It can be a moment of pride, seeing it exist outside of yourself, but scary, too.

Scarier when you allow others access to it.

Scarier still, when its shape is not one many will see beauty in. When it is too dark, too rough for others to love.

You can't control how others will receive your creation. And you can't always anticipate it. Might not know to brace yourself when it is ripped to shreds. Might not know how to feel when it is ignored; untouched and unwanted.

There is thrill and validation in praise. It is what we hope for. Hope to see these labors of love embraced and accepted. It's a part of yourself being loved, after all.

247 notes - Posted March 13, 2022

#2

On Commenting (as a Reader and Writer)

Plenty of people will tell you just how important commenting is, and they are right. Yes, they are meaningful. Any kindness you spread will be meaningful.

As a writer who is friends with other writers (and many other types of creators in general), I can tell you that I've yet to encounter a creator who is judging your kindness. No one scoffs or rolls their eyes. They are, as a whole, touched by every bit of love they receive.

As a writer...I love comments! They make my world go round. I have so much love for this fandom and I put so much heart into my stories that it is very reassuring to know that other people enjoy them. And getting to hear people's takeaways? What they thought, how they felt? There's something so beautiful about that! (Also, I won't lie, the comments where I'm getting screamed at for wrecking hearts are -chef's kiss-.)

Especially as fan creators, we'll never be paid in any sort of currency for what we do. And no one is obligated to "pay" us in comments, but it sure helps keep the lights on (in a creative and wellbeing sense, rather than a literal sense.)

As a reader...I love comments! As in, reading them! It's so fun to finish up a story you fell in love with and then check the comment section for what other people had to say. Other people who, more than likely, also enjoyed this story! Even better if the creator RESPONDS so you might just see more of what the creator has to say about their work!

It makes me excited all over again, seeing how the work has impacted other people. And knowing that it isn't just me. We're not alone in loving fanfiction anymore than we're alone in loving the fandom itself.

As a commenter...I love comments! As in writing them! I LOVE commenting.

The funny story is this...That once upon a time I was too scared to comment. I didn't feel that anyone would value anything I had to say. I felt like I would be bothering the creator with my flailing incoherency. That I had too much to say, too much enthusiasm, blah blah blah. The idea of commenting was embarrassing. Of putting your love out there for someone you don't know, and not knowing how it will be received.

Then I fell so madly in love with a story I couldn't not comment. I dipped my toes into the water at first and, when my more restrained comments were well-received I lost my goshdang mind. Began writing ESSAYS about my love for that work.

It's always a little scary for me. But what I realized is that it's the same sort of fear I have when writing. Wishing I said things better. That I had more to say, or less. Worried about how it will be seen. Etc, etc.

Creating means putting yourself out there. You put so much heart and soul into this work and then you share it and it's such a vulnerable experience. And you hope and you hope and you hope that it's okay.

Commenting is similar, in a way. Exposing in a way. But it's a GOOD thing. The act of sharing love is pure and joyous and infectious! Go scream at that creator that "OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD", nice and simple and will put a smile on their face. Or write them a dissertation about how their work has wrecked your existence in the best of ways. They'll eat it up, I promise!

Rest assured, sharing your love is spreading goodness in a world that very much needs it.

But if you're looking at what's in it for you...Well. It's just plain FUN. Chatting about things you like is FUN. Even a simple "OH MY GOD I LOVED IT" is fun to get off your chest!

Not to mention I find that, especially in my more long-winded comments, the more I talk about what I love, the more I love it. Sitting there and thinking it out and really mulling over the more meaningful parts...ahh!! I thought I was excited before, but I'm really excited now!!!!

Commenting gives you the opportunity to take an extra moment with the creation that touched you. Extra time to think about it. Extra time to enjoy it. And extra time to give back to it.

You don't have to comment, of course not. I hope no one ever feels obligated to do so. But it is an opportunity you have to interact more with the work and also bring joy to someone else while doing it. So if you ever feel like you want to, I hope you feel encouraged to do so!

(Wow I really meant for this to be a short "commenting is fun!" piece but, much like my comments, it quickly got out of control. Oops!)

266 notes - Posted March 3, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Reminder that treating real people badly is WORSE than people reading bad stuff happening to fictional people.

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[thebooktopus]

Thank you as ever for your fantastic reclists! I started reading HP fics on FF net and only just got back into it, so a lot of my favorite authors no longer post. Do you have any authors who are currently active that you’d recommend following on Tumblr or AO3? Thank you!!

Hi nonnie!! There are a ton of great authors currently active on both AO3 and Tumblr! I highly recommend checking out current fests to read new fic and discover new authors; @hpfests does an excellent job of compiling fest posts to keep up with them! @hd-fangfest, which is posting now, has an incredible selection of fics that I'd definitely recommend as a great on starting point.

@pennygalleon also put together a rec list recently of new authors in the Drarry fandom (here) that a lot of folks piled onto. it's a great list of authors that are new on the scene and currently active!

hope these are a good start! happy Friday! 💖

[thebooktopus]

Oooh look at your cute new pfp!!! 😍😍😍🧡

@signifiquint hiiiii!! 🧡 Isn't he perfect?! I'm IN LOVE.

When @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm offered up this little Harry from the Draco girl boss artwork, I JUMPED. LEAPT.

Draco is being quite difficult as I try to write him lately, so Harry and I are sharing the frustration and love for him. It was kismet. 💖

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Maddy!!! Happy happy birthday <3 I'm so grateful to share this space with you. Your reclists and your betaing are so open and generous, your writing is so full of heart, and your presence everywhere is so joyous and uplifting. I'm forever grateful you bid on me for FTH--I had no idea whether anyone would even want to--and that I got to write that jeddy fic for a human being I admire so very much. Did you know you were one of the first people I was aware of in fandom? I noticed you betaed a couple of @cam-the-chameleon's works very early on, and then I remember recognizing you around the discords and thinking, man. That person is so powerful. I bet they can do anything.

Hope you have a lovely lovely day <3

cav!! you... you wrote so many nice things all in a row? how am i ever going to recover from this? i was NOT aware of that fact, it makes me want to fill this post with my favorite little pleading face emoji but I will refrain and instead just say what an absolute JOY it was to win your FTH and then get to... just talk to you and gush about a bunch of jeddy stuff and get to know you more! 

I had a lovely day - so lovely that I had to force myself to step away from my computer and come back to these sweet notes at a later date or I was going to simply implode from an overdose of love and gratitude. thank you so so so much for being such a lovely part of my day, I genuinely adore you!

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🎉🎉 If you get this share your favorite line you’ve ever written and pass it along to five more people 🫣😍

Do other people remember things that they write? I feel like it slips out of my fingers onto the keyboard and then it's gone again. Though that does make it fun to read back through my own work! 😆

I love this line from Let Me Count the Ways. It's not particularly special but it makes me feel warm inside every time I read it.

He looks at me like I hung the moon, and I want to pull it down from the sky and give it to him, wrapped in a pretty green bow. 💚

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Stuff About Me Tag Game

Thanks for the tags @sugareey-makes-stuff & @coffeedrgn87!!!

Relationship status: divorced and dating again but my queer corner of the internet and FYP falsely led me to believe that there would be a lot more masc lesbians, enbys, and queer men on special. I really just want someone to snuggle on the couch and travel with, is that asking too much?

Favorite color: Kelly green

Favorite foods: pad kee mao, kimchi jigae, stuffed crust pizza from pizza hut

Song stuck in my head: If He's in Your Bed by Jordy

Last thing I googled: garlic scape pesto recipe

Time: 2:52pm

Dream trip: next on my bucket list is probably spending a month road-tripping all over New Zealand but honestly just get me out of America and I'll be happy.

I feel like I've seen a lot of these already and am late to the trend, so please know that if you haven't been tagged yet, this is me tagging and loving you. ♥️

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I’m in awe of your passion and dedication for fandom and writing.

🥺 nonnie, what an absolutely lovely thing to say. I love this community so much and worry sometimes that I overdo it a little, but it's fun and a good escape for me during a tough time in my "real" life. I hope you're having a great day, wherever you are. 💖

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Let Me Count the Ways is such a lovely fic, and you are amazing for writing it 💜 As an ace person still trying to navigate what a happy relationship might look like for me some day, it means a lot to see such loving and happy portrayals of ace-spec individuals in relationships, and LMCtW was just so lovely and warm and happy and gave me so much hope Thank you so much for sharing your writing and for writing stories that feel like being held in a warm hug ❤

Nonnie, I want you to know that I've been opening this up to reread it all day today. Like, SO many times. Thank YOU for telling me this. As someone very recently realising that I'm definitely somewhere on the ace spectrum and facing the dating scene again, I want you to know that you are not alone! I wanted to write something that felt real to me, and I think I needed to write it from an allo perspective to give myself hope that there's someone out there for me. I'm glad it gave you hope, know that I'm always here if you want to chat about the daunting idea of dating while ace and that I'm sending big love to wherever you are in the world. 🖤🤍💜

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Hey! I am looking for a fic I read a few years ago on AO3, Jeddy where James is an Auror and Teddy is I believe an unspeakable and he works for Draco and they are investigating a string of arson cases. But also James is in love with Teddy and Teddy is a clueless idiot. If that rings any bells and is still around they would be great!

I *think* you're looking for A Small Spark Neglected by @gyzym - an excellent fic!

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Your recs spread an indescribable amount of joy! Thank you for making them and gifting them to this fandom.

Anon, thank you!! This message was so welcome today- sometimes I feel like I'm just sending things off into the ether, so to hear that they bring you joy makes me so happy!! 💖 I hope you're having a great day, wherever you are!

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I'm so excited for your Hanahaki rec list!!! I have a Drarry hanahaki fic coming out May 16, but that will probably be too late 😭. But I'm soooo looking forward to reading all the recs you find!

I can't wait to read it!!! Please tag me once it's out. 💖 Hanahaki list will be out Thursday morning, I think!

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What's your fav NSFW fic?

nonnie, asking me for a favorite would be like asking molly to choose her favorite child (i bet it's george)...

BUT there is one favorite that I go back to and read again and again and again and again and that's Heart Like Neon by @lqtraintracks. i don't tend to re-read stories - my tbr list simply will never all get read in this lifetime - but every once in a while my brain is like... psst.

it gets named a lot but that's simply because it's phenomenal. the hotel scene in chapter two is mind-blowing for all involved parties. plus, lqt manages to nail the feelings, too - it's a profound love story beyond just the incredible smut.

if you haven't read it before, or you haven't read it in a while... well, you know what to do.

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do you have a list or know a Drarry fic where Draco is So. Godamned. British? I'm talking British culture on top of British culture. or any variation. Draco who's like, such a stiff upper lip it could cut glass?

Please disregard if you want. I'm looking through my normal sources but like, is there a tag for "more ridiculously British than Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey"?

Thanks !! whether you answer or not-- I hope your day has at least one exciting high point. something new or tasty. also I hope all your debts, emotional, monetary or otherwise, miraculously disapear.

so I've been sitting on this for a few days because there's a fic where draco spends a lot of time riding horses in the english countryside that feels very british to me but I cannot find it for the life of me.

UPDATE! thanks to @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm and @oknowkiss I can say that the fic I was thinking of is amid this warm and steady sweetness by warmfoothills!!!

posting this in case any of my followers either remember this fic OR know of any that match this description!

I hope your day has an exciting high point and all of your debts disppear as well!

SECOND UPDATE: the lovely @orange-peony has suggested anything from Tepre!! I've only read the Bolthole (which was EXCELLENT) but have several others on my TBR!

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if you could ask for, say, a drarry fic customized to your tastes, what would that be? which tropes must it include? length, squicks to avoid?

nonnie! really coming in with the difficult questions, aren't you!? 😆

let's see... i think my all-time favorite fics are textfics/epistolary fics, I've just always been drawn to them. i love fics where harry and draco are free to live the lives they want, love seeing them in careers that they love and are fulfilled by. i'm a big fan of soft fluff and hot smut, especially in combination. and I love when authors explore different gender dynamics for one or the other, either as transgender or non-binary.

i read abnormally fast, so i like a longer fic to really get lost in, but i also love a good 5-10K dip your toes in the water kind of story!

i'll read pretty much anything - my major squicks are MCD, infidelity, & unhappy endings/major angst.

but honestly, at the end of the day, if someone was gifting me a fic... i'd just be blown away at the gesture! 💖