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quackspot · 4 years

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i started thinking about that gay bastard oc of yours. platano. can u tell me about him

omg u wer thinkgin about platano..... mr banana man... mr 4011. i am obsessed with the banana code srry i just got back from work (it was good :-D)

any way. um. im going below the cut. he kidnaps people and he murders people and i hate him because he’s also a massive weeb so. hm

HISTORY OF PLATANO... yea his name is spanish for banana

his father, pablo, will probably get a name change someday but i literally never think of his father since the only thing he did in platano’s backstory was disappear

since platano’s world has characters based off like. fruits and vegetables (there aren’t really any limit to what the characters are based off of. it was in my lazy google translate name phase so we have like... a gay character named arcenciel who becomes dadlike through my powerful canon-changing touch. also arcenciel wears the colors of the rainbow as often as he can i haven’t figured out a good design for him since i’m not used to using more than 5 colors. he also owns a hat factory)

i think arcenciel and platano are friends they met when platano was like. 17 probably and arcenciel would be around uhhhhh ummmmmmm 21??? idk man but in canon he’s probably around 30 . yes i m saying “in canon” because i wrote a really dumb and horrible story back in 2018 arcenciel used to have HUGE internalized homophobia and i turned that into a running joke and i dislike that so that’s a reason why i’m not sharing the fun little story i wrote for my friends

(the best part of that story is when arcenciel threw his light-up rainbow heelies at platano, thus starting the boss fight which the main cast LOST.)

ok back to the topic at hand. platano.

i have a whole doc named platano where i just wrote drabbles about him so i’m going to summarize them

the first one was his friend, percisi (my only cishet oc he’s very short and very aggressive while also dressing in a soft-colored turtleneck since he’s based off of peaches) using a misunderstood form of satanism to summon satan. guess what percisi and platano summoned satan for. it was a manga update! wow

i won’t say the mangas name it was an inside joke

so platano was like “hey satan can i have this manga now please please” and satan went “sure just kill people for me”

that determined platanos job for the next 7 or so years <3 wonderful.

(it was basically me writing a backstory for a scene to happen in the main writing i wrote for my friends. he killed someone because someone else in the building was trying to summon satan. very confusing but okay i guess.)

i think right after that i wrote about platano meeting his boyfriend, sage, for the first time. i have horribly mixed feelings about their relationship since it’s very. Hm.

so platano kidnaps people to watch anime with him because all his friends left him and his best friend, mangue, is too busy being a dictator over the Land of the Fruits. i shit you not fruits oppressed the vegetables. i wrote that dynamic between the two because i was learning about the revolutionary war in US History. something like that at least

(the Land of the Fruits is not the official name)

on the topic of kidnapping people. guess who his favorite person was. sage. it was sage. so he tried to take sage often but they probably discussed Proper boundaries since everyone else tried to run away. hmm i am now going to write a bit right now

“Platano,” Sage started. “Why do you keep kidnapping me? It’s rude and I hate it.”

“What else am I supposed to do?” The yellow-haired fool leaned on his sword, digging the tip deeper into the ground.

“ASK ME IF I WANT TO HANG OUT??”

“I can do that?”

“You keep making my dads worried.” Sage looked around the area, fidgeting with his hands.

“Oh. Okay. Want to hang out? Watch some anime?” Platano paused for a moment, but managed to say “Maybe kiss?” before Sage got to answer.

“I- KISS??? We can watch anime together. We can go now.”

Sage ushered Platano through a portal as fast as he could.

His dads were never worried.

hmmm maybe that’s alright idk i’m a little tired so it’s probably a little out of character. sage probably isn’t that loud but i think it was trying to be the dynamic of “oh, we’re not dating” when they kiss every sunday at 5 pm by a romantic river scene

he’s a character who is, at his very core, horrible and bad. he is portrayed in a way i DESPISE but i’m too lazy to correct it. his interest in sage actually started with me going “hmm i think platano would draw sage like this” then sauce giving me fun facts about his oc, sage, yea sage is sauce’s oc <3 epic win . so sauce gave me fun facts about sage and i was like “time to doodle these in platanos ‘art style’” when in reality it’s just the mockery of people just getting into an anime art style, with the chin so pointy it could cut a cake

i might reread my old writing from 2018. i gotta agree with the judges for that year i did not write very well

it mightve actually been made in 2017 which would be FUCKIN CRAZY im gonna check rn

yea it was started in 2018. february 14th... huh . finished it completely in june of that year it was 41 pages total and it’s not even double spaced how did i write something without double spacing it

OH MY GOD BOB IS GOING TO HIJACK THIS RANT JUST FOR A LITTLE

so bob is a fluffy little anthro cloud with a grey top hat and bowtie. he is amazing. i love bob. bob is another one of sauce’s character and mangue (mentioned earlier) was made by my friend jamie

(you can always ask for their tumblrs but i’d ask them if its okay to share their tumblrs. i might just look at them and reblog their stuff cuz i like their art!!! maybe jamie posted a drawing she made recently on her blog but tbh i don’t think she would she’s more of a twitter user)

ok so im skimming thru UMG which is the story it stands for “Universe of Magic Gardens” and it was originally made for a prank on ponytown so people would go “what’s UMG” and my friends and i would be like “ur mom gay xDDDDDD” or something like that . horrible but i’m glad i’ve changed from . that.

here’s a bit i actually like AKLJFISJFIO

“What the actual FUCK, Ilkie?!” Arcenciel cringed in fear. “Put it back- it’s too ugly.” He pointed at Platano, whose arms were crossed.

why is it bolded. anyway.

i just saw a part where eau used y’all... water cowboy moments <333 i really need to make refs for all of those old characters. all of my umg-related characters have to be my oldest-living ocs.

i cant believe this is making me genuinely reread my old writing just to go “WJHFSIDAJKSFIOJ WTF????”

some of the lines on it sound like something you would hear on like. a school bus or somethin

looking at umg like “wtf how did i add so much Meat to this writing” bc most of my writing now is mostly quotations to progress the story (like the quickie i wrote earlier. i could add meat to it but im tired lol)

OK THIS IS MORE GENERAL BUT MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS WAS WRITING HAIKUS FOR PORTALS. after you visit a place enough times it’s kind of just an instinct to open a portal there so you don’t have to recite a haiku

uhh ok here’s another bit becuase im feeling like living la vida loca. ur biggest regret should be “can you tell me about him” by this point bc i’ve written too much to go back now

He landed on his face once he was outside of the hat. Meko quickly walked over to the guest room, opened the Portals for Dummies book, and flipped to a page. It looked devious.

“Banana, mango,

Each tasting amazingly.

A taste of evil.”

Meko did the dance on the page, it consisted of something that looks like it’s from an anime. A portal opened, the familiar scent of bananas and mangoes coming from it. With some hesitation, Meko stepped in. He quickly made it so only his head peeked in.

it wasnt bolded this time but i like it bolded. ok i understand how i added meat it was just shitty expired meat ALKFSJSHDAIUJKFEIODSJAK . it wasnt even that much meat DAMN. it just looked like more.

actually that’s all i will write. i could do more w platano but yea at his base he is a blonde twink who kills people because he wanted a manga but now he’s friends with a dictator. woo! wow. amazing character writing. i cant wait to get motivation to rewrite everything and make platano a good villain (he will still be very interested in anime sadly. idk why around that time i liked making characters who were obsessed with anime i didn’t even watch it much myself. i think it was because i wanted to put capes on them)

#I REALLY WENT SLIGHTLY OFF-TOPIC #like i went broader then refocused in at the end #so if you want the basics its just. right at the end #my brain's out of work mode now it's going into the deepfry machine #melon-official

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gleefail · 4 years

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Glee Memories: 1x7 Throwdown

A long, long time ago, as Glee was approaching graduation in Season 3, I found myself nostalgic with some rare free time on my hands. So I decided to rewatch the series from the beginning and jot down some memories, discrepancies that have arisen since, fave quotes, tally solos - all that good stuff, strictly for shits and giggles.

8 years later (eek!) and once more I find myself with an unexpected abundance of free time. With so many revisiting or being newly introduced to the show between binge watching during Quarantine and all the tragedy that has surrounded the show since it went off the air, I figured I’d finish what I started. And by finish, I mean go through the end of S3. Cause I truly cannot acknowledge what happened after that. Except for 5B.

Kicking this off by reposting the first 15 episodes I already went through. Enjoy!

1x7 Throwdown okay, on the ‘what you missed on Glee’ they just said that Terri’s fake pregnancy was her sister’s idea. Um…nope. Not accurate at all.

“Look at me. Even in the heat of battle, I am so elegant. Regal.”

“Listen to us – we’re even fighting in our voice-overs” I remember that being the first time I really went “wow Glee. That’s reeeeeally not funny. At all.”

Rachel just told Mercedes “it’s Glee club, not krunk club” and Kurt snapped in Rachel’s face before his little secret shake thingy with Mercedes. Damn I love Kurtcedes. They’re the best.

“I’m about to vomit down your back”

oh Lord. Quinn’s not even showing yet and they’re giving her the sex of the baby? My friend just found out and I think she’s 6 months along.

Also, is it at all appropriate for a teacher to be driving two sophomores (15 years old) to a doctor’s appointment? What kinda school is this?

“The independent polling company in my Dockers has determined you’re the hottest girl in the school.” They really pushed some boundaries with some of the shit that comes out of Jacob’s mouth, lol.

Was it ever revealed who told Jacob about Quinn being pregnant?

Page 24 provision 14 second addendum: 12 members must perform for each team however not all members must perform every song. Thank God, otherwise there’d be no Troubletones competing now <3

“Santana. Wheels. Gay Kid. Asian. Other Asian. Aretha. Shaft.” Legendary. <3

Sue: “Bigotry is no laughing matter.” Santana: “And that’s how Sue…C’s it” Sue: “Outstanding” I still LOVE that moment.

“I mean, what are the chances of the baby getting Polio.”

“Bye Kendra!” “I HATE YOU, WILL!”

Yeah, he just said Quinn had a 10 week ultrasound. Can you really know the sex that early?

Ew. Rachel Berry panties.

Oh Hate On Me. Amber Riley is a goddess. I also think this was what made me honestly think (from this point through a big stretch of Season One) that Mercedes was popular. Honestly just cause she seemed super buddy buddy with Mike and Matt, who were the popular football players.

“Oh hey, buddy – I thought I smelled failure.”

“Those drinks are CRAP!” And then she just grabs a slushie out of a kids hands and throws it to the ground. Sue’s the shit.

um…all but 3 cheerleaders are academically ineligible…one of them is Britany? #oops

haha, a cheerleader answered all her Spanish questions with a picture of a sombrero. That’s awesome.

“Should they learn Spanish? Sure, if they wanna be dishwashers and gardeners” I kinda miss the political incorrectness and balls this show used to have

Figgins put the YouTube video up himself so Sue can’t blackmail him anymore. Maybe the first time a storyline fizzled out and if you blinked, you missed the resolution (if they even gave you any)…but certainly not the last

omg. Sue’s rampage. The music. Her screaming. Figgins’ “No! Not the children!” So. Effing. Funny.

Drizzle. I forgot about that #BlessFinnsHeart

It’s kinda funny that this show has now mentioned both John Stamos and Gweneth Paltrow, future guest stars.

“Give me my test back.” “I just don’t understand anything.” “That’s not my problem.” Was this the first moment we saw that Britany’s not all there?

This moment of unrecorded jamming in the choir room to Ride With Me is still one of the best moments of the glee club. It’s just real. And they’re having so much fun. It makes me sad that it’s coming to an end.

“Bye white people”

“Excuse me. What about us? You expect us to just sway back here like props?” Two seasons later. Still an issue. ETA: an entire episode dedicated to “yes, just like the props you are for Rachel Berry. And you should be okay with that.”

“I can’t do a song with 3 kids!” “Not with that attitude”

Keep Me Hangin’ On. Thus started me wondering “um…ok, but…was that necessary?” on this show. Mainly cause of the cutaway to the auditorium. Couldn’t they just do the routine as cheerleaders on the field and then cut to Quinn’s life and have that be enough? The auditorium stuff left me confused. And was kinda trashy. For no reason.

“Y’know, it’s sad enough that my Sue’s kids are living in squalor and probably on food stamps-“ “My dad’s a dentist” Hooray for continuity!

I remember being annoyed with Rachel when she offered to show everyone how to storm out…cause like…she was no part of that moment…and Tina and Mercedes were already storming out…

“Look, who’s to say that the way I do things is 100% on the ball…” “No one would say that”

“So it doesn’t matter that Rachel is Jewish, or that Finn is…” “unable to tell my rights from my lefts” #BlessFinnsHeart

I don’t agree with what Sue did, but it felt like the first time she showed vulnerability when she got upset finding out that Quinn was pregnant. Cause it was like she was hurt that Quinn didn’t trust her enough to tell her, but she told people in Glee.

Keep Holding On made me cry the first time I saw it. Also it’s one of the few songs that New Directions looks like a REAL showchoir.

Kurt is crying for Quinn in this song. And giving her comforting smiles when they partner together. Oh Kurt. He still has a little piece of my heart, fabulous little gay angel.

Listen, I like Diana Agron and all, but for some reason, her crying at the end of this ep (after Sue outs her pregnancy and at the end of Keep Holding On) feels terribly fake. What is that about? Diana’s so good at stuff like that! SOLOS: Mercedes (1), Rachel (2), Finn (2), Quinn (1)

#Glee Memories #Glee #lol Glee #Glee Throwdown

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eallisnwndrlnd · 5 years

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A New Year. A New Decade.

As I type away, only a couple of hours to go to lead us into not only a new year but a new decade. So many memorable moments that happened this year…some good…some not so much.

2019, a year that began with anxiety and stress as I began my final semester and final year of college and ended it with uncertainty of what the next year will bring with a bit of hope that things will get better.

As I begin to reflect on my 2019, I note that even with all my downs I had a lot more ups and so much to be thankful for this year. As some of my family and friends had many new joys to celebrate there are others near and dear that also suffered a lot of hardships and loss this year. For them I hope that this New Year will bring hope, joy, peace and many more blessings.

I stressed over my academic performance as my college years were coming to a close. As I lost myself in my thesis and trying to complete it and finding that pulling my hair strand by strand may have been less painful of a process. The stress of personal issues happening at home, my deepening depression, and self-inflicted stress from school, led to me smoking a ciggy after being more than 2 years smoke free. Albeit only two lung cancer sticks, but still a moment of succumbing to my go-to distressing vice. I was, however, more determined than ever to survive my senior year being on top. With many late, tiring nights I worked towards ending on a high note. And boy did I. After having graduating high school 19 years ago, I, Ethni, at 37 years of age FINALLY graduated college…as a foreign student…with honors to boot! Can you believe it folks? I actually managed to graduate cum laude. Holy mother of fruitloops, how the frak did I even do that and not go bald? An academic acknowledgement I never dreamed possible four years ago when I started my first year of college. An honor that I can solely chuck up to hard work and determination no matter how much I lacked in confidence or ability. Alas, I finally completed a long held dream to obtain a college degree even if it took me a long time to get there. Of course the dream initially was graduating back home years ago in my dream school NYU-Tish, but hey, there are moments when dreams and goals change depending on what cards you’re dealt with and how you deal with them.

This year I was able to go back home for a visit after being away for five years. Oh how I missed my family and friends and OMG the FOOD. (the latter gifted me 20 extra pounds to take back to the Philippines) As I went back to visit the people nearest and dearest to my heart, unfortunately not having enough time to see all of them, I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic. How much has changed in just those five years amazed me. I felt so odd when I visited my old workplace. I hardly remembered the halls I once roamed for three years. It felt so much farther back in time than it was that it almost felt like a dream rather than actual memories. I also found some odd connection to my hometown of Los Angeles that I don’t remember ever having in all the time that I lived there. Perhaps being away for as long I had gave me some new perspective of my birthplace that was something other than being at odds with it and not feeling like I belonged. Basically I can say I don’t hate L.A. as much as I did when I was so desperate to move away from it.

After graduating, I had so many things I still needed to complete before I could even begin to search for my new direction in life. I had to change my student visa status which was a trying and pricey task. I had to finalize the printing and binding of my thesis which I finally managed to do only a month ago…ahh ever the procrastinator that I, at times, can be.

As a part of my student visa downgrading tasks of having to deport myself briefly and return with tourist visa status, I was able to check off yet another goal of mine from my ever changing and growing bucket list. My ma and I made a three day vacation of it in Tokyo, Japan. This was a city I had wanted to visit for years but had to work at convincing my mom to let our trip itinerary be in Tokyo. With her memories of WW2 as a child, I couldn’t really blame her but thankfully she finally said yes. Tokyo is a remarkable city with a lot of history and traditions. We found the Japanese people to be some of the most respectful, disciplined, welcoming and helpful people we ever had the honor of meeting throughout our travels. There were a handful of standout moments like where one young lady even walked opposite of her direction to help show us where our hotel was. I definitely will make plans to return one day but for longer than the three days we were there and make sure that I go to Mount Fuji.

Out of what I had hoped to accomplish from what I wrote last new year, I only managed to check off a few but hey, we all know that even one being checked off is practically a miracle for many of us.

I did get to learn a new language, bombarding my phone with language apps. I have managed to nearly memorize the Hangul alphabet. Now I just need to start memorizing the actual vocabulary and I’ll be good. I can now at least read several of the ingredients on Korean cosmetics and skincare products. I have also added some words in Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Gaelic, and Russian. (I tried Arabic but I need a one on one assistance with that one rather than an app) In one or two more years I hope to at least be mediocre in my ability to speak and understand Korean while learning a few more words from other languages. Of course I sometimes get confused as hell mixing up foreign words and their translations in my head. Some Chinese leaks into Korean sentences and Portuguese gets muddled with Spanish, Italian and French. The proper pronunciations and accents also get flipped around. I already had this issue with my second language, Tagalog, finding itself mixed in with my first language of English (U.S.) With my memory issues also adding to this problem, I may find myself one day accidentally saying a multilingual sentence without realizing it. I already have a bad habit of going Taglish around people who only understand the English part.

I did cook and bake a lot more this year than I did last year to the point that my mother is complaining that I am spending too much money and time on ingredients for my baked concoctions. I even took the time to cook vegan dishes for much of my school lunches during my last semester. I did love to bake more often than cooking this year thus partly to blame for my added weight gain…

As one recent unsolicited comment from a male FB acquaintance said…”u really fat” Yes, darlin’, thank you so much for that ‘oh so keen’ observation (FYI I have a mirror and a plucking scale of my own. I don’t need input I didn’t ask for nor need. Ever heard the phrase “if you ain’t got nothing nice to say...shut tf up”?) . As he so gracefully put it, yes I’ll admit I added a bit more junk in my trunk this year rather than shedding it. And? Yeah so I admit, I piled on the dessert and snacks and revisited my obsession with video games that had me mimic the physical actions of a sloth or an overly blubbered seal to the point that I nearly gave myself tennis elbow and the posture of Igor. It also didn’t help that my fybro kept flaring up on and off this year which made me feel like a Golden Girl could take me down in one fell swoop and outrun me. Not to mention my constant and annoying friend that is called clinical depression and chronic anxiety that kept nipping at my heels that I’m lucky that I can even act like a functioning human most of the time. The fact that I can tell my inner negative voice to shut the duck up most of the time and ignore it, as well as wishing to not wake up at all only twice this year is a frakking miracle in itself. (Seriously though...what is up with some people that feel the need to foist their shallow insights on those that did not solicit it. And the added ludicrousness that sometimes this is supposed to lead into a flirt-on...I mean what kind of hells bells reverse psychology load of horse manure is that?)

Unfortunately I did not read any books this year but I did read more news articles and try to keep myself up to date on current events. (and try tried to stay sane while reading them)

My writing progress stalled and I only have a long list of story ideas to show from it. There is one story I recently started outlining that I find hopeful. I think it has the legs to be a decent script if I can manage to focus on its development. That will be a big focus this coming year…to gain some momentum in my writing.

(currently being distracted by the onslaught of illegal fireworks popping in my neighborhood, hoping my house and neighborhood manages to survive these irresponsible idiots.)

The promise to keep up with my daily checklist died a hollow death early on in the year with my senior year and thesis weighing me down from being able to stay consistent. Well there’s always next year.

Sadly I didn’t get any higher in Gurushots but I did get one of my shot viewed along with other peoples work at a showing. Yay for the small things!

I did sell several of my clothes and accessories but still way more to go before I can say I am done. Like a HEEP load. Every time I see some clothes I want to buy I have to keep repeating “no more clothes” over and over again. I just try to picture Hasan Minhaj’s piece on fast fashion to control those horrible habits of mine.

Even though I didn’t successfully check off a lot of what I wanted to complete for this year, I still look back to this year as a decent one even with my ever present depression and anxiety looming over me. Dude, I graduated college, I learned a new language, and I knocked off Tokyo from my bucket list. I think that was enough to make my year above meh and almost a big YAY!

As I near the close of this annual report of mine, I list these goals and hopes not set in stone but in rainbows (oh yes I just went there into ridiculousness!!!)

May I find a job I actually like rather than what I just deem as a necessary obligation to obtain a paycheck.

I will learn enough Korean to be able to legitimately claim that I am multilingual.

Finish reading the books that I have collected on my shelf before I leave the Philippines.

Cook and bake with a bit more flair and add more complicated dishes to my repertoire.

Sell and clear out more of my shit to prepare me for our move back stateside if all goes according to plan.

If I manage to shed enough off my caboose to fit in the jeans I already own that will be a small victory in itself and the only goal that deals with my rollipollies for the year. If any extra manages to come off along the way that’ll be just an added bonus.

Hitting reset on my daily checklist and will do my best to let it last longer than last year (I can say that now as it is currently past midnight and officially 2020 in my neck of the woods)

If I do move back stateside this year I will start saving towards my future goal of getting me a tiny home. (Seriously the perfect solution to my wanting a permanent home but not a permanent address and thus my added reason to shed the burden of most of my crap)

Complete my story outline and treatment and finalize the first draft of a 45 minute script.

Delve a bit more into my art and photography as well.

Get more sleep…(crappy sleeping habits I can lay blame to my current gaming and ongoing kdrama addiction and mindless internet browsing habits)

Begin volunteering once again.

With my final moving destination still unknown dependent on the job prospects I get, pretty sure I won’t be able to mark off any other travel destinations or adventures for the coming year.

Just be healthier not only in body but in mind and soul overall. I need to work on alleviating my health issues that aggravate my fybro as well as my anxiety. If my brain could shut the frak up and calm the frak down, and keep my ma’s schizophrenic outbursts and episodes to no more than an hour a day at least once in a while would be oh so lovely.

As long as I keep going and progress even in baby steps I will eventually get there.

For those that know me and my political ideology, they know what I especially hope for this year. Please oh please if there are any actual deities that exist or even if there isn’t…please let that outcome be a good one.

Now I end my annual New Year musings with a Happy New Years greeting to everyone. May we all find good and peace in this new year and may we have a better decade than the last one.

Goodbye 2019, I can’t say I’ll really miss thee. And goodbye to another decade.

Hello 2020, be better dammit and I promise that I will strive towards making it a positive and productive one for me, my family, my friends and with that, some decent contribution to this world we all live in.

#happynewyear #newyearsresolution #newyears2020 #goals

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patatacosmica · 5 years

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Drarry Fanfics’ Recommendation (masterpost)

I’ve been postponing this for too long!

And then I were working on it for five days and I though I would die before finishing it! But here it is, finally! *cries*

The organization of this post is a little bit rubbish, but I hope that you enjoy the fanfics if you decide read some :) Also, english isn’t my first language, so I’m very sorry if there’s some grammar mistake or misspelling :___

Enjoy! <3

CANON COMPLIANT

Perfección, by OneMinuteBlack

Harry Potter tenía una vida perfecta: tenía una esposa a la que amaba, tres maravillosos hijos, una familia cálida y numerosa. Era el Jefe del departamento de Seguridad Mágica más joven de la historia y la prensa por fin había dejado de atosigarle. Todo era perfecto. Todo, hasta que su hijo Albus decidió invitar a su mejor amigo a su fiesta de cumpleaños. Entonces descubrió que la vida no era tan perfecta.

31 chapters

Spanish

Explicit

Are you mine?, by gracerene

A trilogy of fics set in an Epilogue-Compliant Harry Potter 'Verse, with various accompanying time-stamps and one-shots. Fics are in chronological order.

Three fanfics + one-shots (91.008 words)

English

Explicit

MY FAV CANON COMPLIANT FIC!! Also, one of the three fanfics it’s a Jeddy fanfic <33

Dating Potters, by GoldenTruth813

Scorpius and Albus have been together for awhile now and decide it's time to have a family dinner and come out to their fathers. What they're not counting on is the fact that they're not the only ones with secrets to share. A story in which innuendos are made, hoodies are worn, secrets are revealed, and Albus hides under the table, though not necessarily in that order.

7.733 words

English

Mature

PERFECTION! I mean, this has Drarry and Jeddy and Scorbus and it’s absolutely perfect. Plus, it’s illustrated! I love this one :__

Freedom to be, by Quicksilvermaid

Harry Potter is the Boy Who Lived.

12 years after the war, he's become the Boy Who Lived For Everyone Else. He has the perfect wife. The perfect house. The perfect job. The perfect friends.

Only nothing feels perfect.

Until one day he stumbles across a club called Release and begins a journey of self-discovery that takes him to a very different place.

19 chapters (169.540 words)

English

Explicit

OMG THIS FANFIC!! Mix Drarry + BDSM + poweful!Harry and you’ll have my heart forever and always <3

Fate has different plans, by MarchnoGirl

Harry drew in a breath.

The man must have felt him, because he spun his head towards him, leaving Harry completely speechless. He was wearing a white mask, covered in plumages and diamonds around the eye holes. The diamonds were almost too shiny in the darkness of the room and made the man’s eyes pop out more evidently: they looked like liquid silver. Or, where some casual anal fingering changes Harry’s destiny.

3 chapters (24.336 words)

English

Explicit

Why have this boys to insist in being so angsty? I don't wanna suffer (well, maybe I do)

Play dates, by bixgirl1

Harry never thought seeing Malfoy as a dad would affect him this way.

7.722 words

English

Explicit

Draco and Harry being dads is so sweet :___ Also, good old praise kink *wink*

Predictable little curses, by brightowl

Two single fathers. One rather inconvenient bonding spell.

14.481 words

English

Explicit

In this post you’re going to discover that I’m a sucker for bonding fanfic

What you left, by MalenkayaCherepakha

Dear Mr. Malfoy, the letter began.

May I begin by extending my deepest condolences on the death of Mr. Potter. It is a great loss for all of wizardkind, and an even greater one for those who knew him personally.

I am writing to you today to inform you that Mr. Potter left you a bequest in his will; the key to Vault 467 at Gringotts. I do not know what the vault contains.

The key is currently in my possession, but if you would like to retrieve it, please do visit my offices at your earliest convenience.

My deepest sympathies once again,

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Alexander Stewart

Draco didn’t understand. Why would Harry leave him the key to his vault?

3983 words

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Mature

Don’t read this fucking fanfic. It’s going to break your heart. This is the most angsty thing I’ve ever read, I swear.

HOGWARTS EIGHTH YEAR

Tug-o-want, by dysonrules

Harry is back at Hogwarts minding his own business when he finds himself magically drawn to Draco Malfoy. Over and over again.

16.664 words

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Mature

Not exactly a bond fic, but... more or less.

Dreaming of Harry, by Writcraft

The first night Draco Malfoy dreams of Harry Potter, everything changes.

11.377 words

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Explicit

Draco is so soft, I need to hug him :___

Hey, Potter, by SunseticMonster

Harry returns to Hogwarts for his 8th year, determined not to let Malfoy get to him. But when the snarky teasing starts up again, Harry finds that returning the jibes with compliments has a far more interesting outcome.

16.024 words

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Mature

This is so funny, they’re so idiots... But the thing with the ghosts :(((

Candy, by bixgirl1

It was only after careful consideration that Draco came to the wildly preposterous conclusion that he and Potter were actually friends.

Sweet fic. May cause cavities.

5.858 words

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Mature

THIS IS SO FLUFFY ASLKJALKSJD I love oblivious Draco :’)

It’s joggers season (or so the muggles say), by carpemermaid

Everything about Draco’s life since May has been one bloody long exercise in subverting everything he’s known, that’s expected of him, in an effort to get as far away from the mistakes he’s made—the wrong choices he was forced into. He’s returned to Hogwarts to take his N.E.W.T.s and everything is different—namely, Harry Potter strutting around in clingy joggers that Draco can’t get off his mind.

10160 words

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Explicit

Kiss, by heyitsamorette

Harry and Draco are forced to kiss over and over again, because that’s just what happens to two arch-enemies around Christmas.

6 chapters (15.344 words)

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This is very cute :__

You cannot save people, you can only love them, by heyitsamorette

Upon returning for Eighth Year, there are so many strange things going on with Malfoy, Harry doesn’t know where to start. He won’t talk to Harry, but he’s talking to ghosts. He won’t apologize for his past, but the Black Family tapestry has crossed him off its tree. And the worst of it all, he still has that infuriating, snotty mouth on him that gets Harry’s dick hard as a rock drives Harry insane.

9 chapters (51.732 words)

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Let it burn in hell, by ImmortalAcorn

Pansy is a cow. It’s unbearable. This whole year will be horrible, I can already tell.

Draco hates the stupid diary and he will not be caught dead writing in it.

Not complete! 126/151 chapters (33.593 words)

English

Mature

I love this one ‘cause it’s written like a diary and I think that isn’t common (?)

before & after, by endoftheline7

Loving Harry James Potter was this: soft, extended longing, stretching out forever in his heart, only faltered by the knowledge that having Harry Potter's love would be entirely different. It would be bright and coarse and real. It would be that brash Gryffindor nerve translated into feeling, and Harry's hands would be rough when they cupped Draco's face and his lips would be bitten raw and chapped with cold and perfect, perfect, perfect.

It would be. If he had it.

2 chapters (23.942 words)

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Mature

MY POOR HEART! MY POOR BABY DRACO!! The first chapter hurts so, so much... But the second *^*

Dragon’s Hide, by featherflairs

“Finally got me on my knees, eh Potter?” Draco smirked up at him, scandalously close to flirting as he placed Potter’s foot on the scale.

“Could you please carry on?” Harry coughed, awkward when faced with his brashness.

Draco gave a dry smile, writing down his measurements and reaching for Potter's other foot.

“You should consider yourself lucky. I’m usually quite picky with who I service.”

14 chapters (61.156 words)

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Draco’s working as a Quidditch boots’ maker and living in Hogsmeade. Harry is in Hogwarts for the 8th Year. And then the drarry happens :D

The Nightmare Club, by Elle Gray

Hermione and Ron are going back to Hogwarts to do N.E.W.T.s, Ginny isn't. Harry hasn't decided, until he has, in front of the Wizengamot and now he's responsible for Malfoy as well. A tale of enemies who learn to get along, get it wrong and get it on. Everything is purple, some things are on fire and no-one is sleeping properly. But don't worry, there's tea!

16 chapters (85.073 words)

English

Explicit

Harmonised Consciousness, by Talizora

"Potter's spell is still active, but I can shield my thoughts from him. I've been stirring him up all afternoon! It's hysterical!"

Blaise gasped, "It's still active! But it's… Dinner time!"

"Yes, so?"

"S-so? That spell is supposed to cancel itself after an hour! It's been, almost four hours!"

Draco shrugged, "I'm not worried. It's probably due to Potters magic. I'm sure it'll time-out eventually."

Blaise frowned, "Draco I don't think this is a good idea. Maybe you should end the spell?"

"No way! Blaise! I can hear everything! Before, in Runes, Potter was ranting about how he wanted to kill Weasel and Trelawney! He's all over the place! I had no idea he had such homicidal tendencies!" Draco giggled.

One of Blaise's eyebrows rose, "…Draco? Did you just giggle?"

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did."

3 chapters (24.318 words)

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BOOOOOONDIIIIIING *^*

Something I don’t want to stop, by lq_traintracks

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?

16.228 words

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AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

Love comes tumbling, by taradiane

'Harry's thoughts were of how much he would have done differently with Malfoy over the years, and of Dumbledore's final words to the other boy . . . "It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now." Maybe, Harry wondered, he could find some mercy, too, and give Malfoy the second chance that Dumbledore had believed him worthy of.'

22.221 words

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(Un)Calculated Risk, by loveglowsinthedark

He thought about the way Harry looked at him, smiled at him; about the way Draco’s head was nearly always full of him, all day every day, and about the way Draco sometimes deliberately went to bed still smelling of him, refusing to acknowledge what it meant – because he already fucking knew what it meant. What all of it meant.

And then Draco decided, fuck it, he was going to risk it. They were going to risk it together, Harry and Draco.

6.917 words

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So sooooft :___ And so smutty *smirks*

Slip into my lover’s hands, by lq_traintracks

Draco licks his lips. He shuts his eyes, because he doesn't think he can look at Potter when he says it. When he asks for it. "One finger?"

5.933 words

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Good old smut~ I found this fic thanks to this fantastic fanart <3

In evidence of Magical Theory, by bixgirl1

When a hex meant for Draco accidentally catches Harry as well, they're forced to learn to understand each other in ways they previously might have thought impossible.

In which Harry and Draco can't fight, so they fall in love instead.

7 chapters (43.747 words)

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Explicit

ACCIDENTAL BONDING LAKSAJLJKDLSJD

The ties that bind us, by Faith Wood

An accident leaves Draco and Harry bound tightly together. Literally.

27.890 words

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Explicit

It’s not exactly a bond fic, but it’s very funny!

The standard you walk past, by bafflingaze

On returning to Hogwarts for their Eighth Year, Headmistress McGonagall decided to room Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter together. She may have hoped for a leading example of house unity; the other students fully expected insults and fights. But nothing happened.

That was, until Harry sleepwalked into Draco’s bed.

14 chapters (46.202 words)

English

Mature

THE CUTENESS!!! OH MY GOD THEY WERE ROOMMATES

Right hand red, by lq_traintracks

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.

3 chapters (73.173 words)

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The bois playing muggle games and being awkardly in love

Rarely pure and never simple, by motleygrrrl

"Is stalking me some sort of compulsive need of yours or something?"

Harry Potter won't stop following Draco around—no matter where he goes, Potter is there, watching. And Draco knows what that means—Potter is clearly planning his death, despite what Blaise and Pansy think. Because if it's not murder he's after, what else could it possibly be? And how could Draco find a way to use that information to his advantage?

Not complete! 4/? chapters (35.006 words)

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HOW CAN BE THIS SO CUTE?!?!? Draco’s so cute falling in love for Harry and Harry is so in love already :______

Through the looking glass and what Draco found there, by magpie_fngrl

Draco discovers the Mirror of Erised is a portal and he enters an alternate reality where your deepest desires come true. Or how Draco found himself in the world of his dreams and Potter had to come and ruin it.

2 chapters (17.440 words)

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This is cute and sad and cute ;___; I feel so sorry for my baby Draco :((

Lumos, by birdsofshore

Harry never expected to spend eighth year listening to Draco Malfoy wanking.

41.746 words

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I promise you, it’s cuter than it seems, hahahah

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES (again) (this trope is everything)

The romantic prawn who loved Christmas, by bixgirl1

When Draco, forced into sharing a room with Potter for the year, finds out that Potter has a sleepwalking problem, he expects the odd conversations and the weird games of chess.

What comes as a complete shock are Potter's other activities...And why he seems so intent on having Draco join him.

2 chapters (39.404 words)

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More roommates ^^ This is so funny and smutty :___

Beautiful meanings in beautiful things, by dwacos

After a cocky comment from Malfoy and a (totally, 100% justified) punch in the face from Harry, Malfoy ends up with a bruise on his cheek that just doesn't seem to want to go away, no matter what is attempted. Harry's confused by his Amortentia smells, Malfoy keeps asking him to punch him (literally,) and everybody seems to think that they can just tell Harry that he isn't straight anymore. On top of all of that, Harry now has to figure out what the fuck to do when you find out that you've got a soulmate. A fucking soulmate.

2 chapters (76.944 words)

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Wow, another soulmates/bonding fanfic, what a surprise *insert pikachu’s meme here*

Then comes a mist and a weeping rain, by Faith Wood

It always rains for Draco Malfoy. Metaphorically. And literally. Ever since he had accidentally Conjured a cloud. A cloud that's ever so cross.

21.139 words

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THIS IS SO FUNNY!! Draco is a grumpy kitten <3

In need of a proper hug, by Faith Wood

Draco rescues a poor, poor koala, which won't stop hugging him. Inspired by this pic of DanRad hugging Jack Huston aka Jack Kerouac in Kill Your Darlings, and this comment: "I've decided that he is part koala, and I think you should write a story where Harry becomes an Animagus, turns into a koala, and clings constantly to Draco." Beware of cute. Bring a toothbrush.

2.086 words

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Mature

THE FLUFF!! KOALAS!!!! MY HEART!!!!!!!!

An issue of consequence, by Faith Wood

Draco has woken up in an alternate universe. Or he has woken up utterly insane. Nothing else can possibly explain why Harry Potter suddenly seems to think he's Draco's boyfriend.

5 chapters (20.798 words)

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This one hurted so much :( But there’s a happy ending, I promise <3

Written on the heart, by who_la_hoop

Harry doesn’t mind that so many Slytherins from his year have returned to finish their NEWTs, really he doesn’t. It’s just – do they have to be so friendly? He’s not prejudiced, really he’s not. It’s just – they’ve got to be up to something, right? Unnerved by the attention he’s attracting from everyone – the Slytherins are the least of it, to be fair – and struggling with a raft of changes to Hogwarts itself, Harry wishes he could be happy that one constant remains: Draco Malfoy really fucking hates him.

When he’s hit by an illegal love-spell though, Harry finds he has more to worry about than whether or not Blaise Zabini actually wants to be his friend. For if everyone affected has been blessed – or cursed, by the look on Malfoy’s face – with a magical tattoo revealing the name of their soulmate, what does it mean that Harry’s skin remains completely bare?

20 chapters (113.984 words)

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Explicit

AND THEY WERE S O U L M A T E S

Say my name, by Thunderbird587

Harry witnesses something unexpected in the 8th year boys' showers and starts to see Draco Malfoy in a whole new light. The question is now, what is he going to do about it?

A coming of age Drarry tale about letting go of the past and building the future.

21 chapters (199.135 words)

English

Explicit

I have a special affection for this fanfic, because it made me realize the bad things about the relationship of Harry and Ginny and that’s always a good thing (?)

Things worth knowing, by Femme (femmequixotic)

After the Battle, Harry thinks he's left Hogwarts for good, but Minerva insists that all students return for an Eighth Year if they wish to sit for NEWTs in the spring, and Harry needs those NEWTs to go into the Aurors. Draco's just grateful not to be in Azkaban. Or the Manor. He's hoping he can steer clear of Potter this year and grapple with his own problems. Unfortunately for him, Potter appears to be one of those problems. And that's not even addressing the fact that Potter's got serious issues of his own, which Draco realises as he's forced to share an Eighth Year dormitory room and several classes with the Gryffindor Git. If only they can make it through the year without killing each other, it should be all right, shouldn't it?

10 chapters (164.523 words)

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I think this is my favourite Hogwarts Eighth Year fanfic. All the thing with the hate towards the Slytherin House and DRACO DRESSED UP AS HYPNOS OMG WHAT A BLESSING <33 Also, Ravi is the best and the talk :___

Alliges Duplicia: Bound, by Anonymus

Harry and Draco both go back to Hogwarts for the 8th year. Harry goes because he skipped his 7th year, and Draco goes because he failed his.

The get stuck working together on a Potion’s project because they both skipped the same class in which pairs were chosen. Due to the clumsiness of another student, their brilliant work turns into a disaster when, somehow, their magical energies get bonded together, which forces them to stay in close proximity to each other.

This isn’t a permanent situation, but it will take quite a bit of time for the proper officials to figure out how to unbind them, seeing as this type of instance is extremely rare. Somewhere along the way, Draco bonds with Harry in a different way. Enemies become friends, and friends become something more.

Not complete! 23/? chapters (76.089 words)

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Do you remember that I’ve lost a fanfic and was looking for it? WELL, I FOUND IT AND IS THIS! :D

Strangers, by LucyLightwood

The first time he sees Malfoy up there, he points his wand at him. And even though he knows he should leave, he decides to stay and sit as far away as possible while they both look over at the same set of stars. They shouldn't be sharing the same room or breathing the same air, but after a month of silent company, it's not Harry who crosses the line first.

Not complete! 24/? chapters (146.845 words)

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Mature

I think this was one of the first Drarry fics I’ve read :__ They’re so soft, help ;__;

Harry Potter y las Cicatrices Invisibles, by OTPshipper98

Tras la Batalla de Hogwarts, todo el mundo ha perdido algo. Algunos han perdido a familiares y amigos. Otros han perdido la inocencia. Pero Harry Potter ha perdido la sonrisa; se ha perdido a sí mismo. Y la única persona que se siente como él es, para su sorpresa, Draco Malfoy.

61 chapters (253.651 words)

Spanish

Explicit

Okay, this fanfic competes with Things worth knowing for the first position of my favourites Eighth Year fanfics :___

The wolf pack, by dracogotgame

Nobody said achieving your animagus form was easy. Draco could handle being a wolf pup for a while, right? How bad could it be?

13.672 words

English

Teen and up audiences

The fluffiest thing in this galaxy <3

Friday night gossip, by jamesilver

“You two are my best friends, you know that. It’s just...” Hermione paused. “There are just things I can’t talk about you two with. It’d be too...weird. For all of us. It’s just a thing girls like to do, you know. We want to talk about our boyfriends, the guys we like—the cute things they do, the stupid things they do, all their quirks that we really like, our feelings about them."

After her friends were gone, Pansy Parkinson got her attention. "We couldn’t help overhearing.”

Draco leaned forward. “If you want to talk about crushes and feelings and your boyfriend, you can join our Friday night mani-pedi group.”

“Okay,” Hermione said.

“Good.” Pansy pointed at her. “Bring what colors you want for your nails. I’ll provide accent colors and decorating tools. Also, bring towels and whatever hair products you use. I bring drinks, Draco brings chocolate, fine something to add to that. Be at Draco’s room at nine on Friday.”

_____

Or, in which Hermione just wants to talk about boys and ends up becoming a small sort of matchmaker

(above is a heavily-edited excerpt)

6.424 words

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Mature

I love the idea of Draco and Pansy being big drama queens and befriending Hermione <33

Tie me up in knots, by lauren3210

“Harry, are you wearing a Slytherin tie?”

2.065 words

English

Mature

KASHJJKDAJSDKLAJSDLAKJD (that’s the most coherent thing I can say about this fic)

Unexpected consequences, by lauren3210

Harry was going back to school. He was going to play Quidditch, sleep in lessons, hang out with his friends, and generally just enjoy being a kid for a change. And he was also going to do it while being bonded with Malfoy, because apparently life was just going to continue throwing curveballs at him. Harry didn't know why he expected anything different.

7 chapters (39.192 words)

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OMG THIS FANFIC!! B O N D I N G <333

AUROR POTTER

Dueling, by heyitsamorette

Draco is an Auror trainee. They have dueling practice every week. All dueling really amounts to is a game of domination and submission.

Written for wand_in_a_knot for pasdexcuses' delicious prompt, "domination is the name of the game."

3.211 words

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Have yourself a kinky little Christmas, by keyflight790 & tsundanire

As the holidays loom, Harry feels the weight of everything and everyone he'd lost. Working as an Auror, while exciting hadn't filled him with the same kind of satisfaction he'd assumed it would. It takes one extremely kinky secret admirer to pull out a side of him he'd been pushing away since his youth, and actually make him want to come into work everyday.

12 chapters (21.433 words)

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The man in the scarlet cloak, by bixgirl1

There's usually a better time and place to participate in seduction than the Forbidden Forest. Unless, of course, it's Mating Season.

In which Draco is sneaky but not sneaky enough, Harry is confident but goes a bit mad, and the Trees are either incredibly romantic or just sort of perverts.

16.350 words

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Explicit

This fanfic is fantastic! I loved the trees’ thing <3

Work it out, by GoldenTruth813

The Auror Trainees now have required gym time, and Draco is distracted by Potter’s equipment. His workout equipment, that is.

4.454 words

English

Explicit

Hourglass heart, by bixgirl1

It only happened once — depending on how Harry counted.

5.252 words

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WHY ARE THEY SO IDIOTS?!?!?!

Draco Malfoy’s Stupendous Seduction Seminar, by Anonymus

Draco Malfoy offers to help his coworkers to improve their seduction techniques, with unexpected consequences.

8.700 words

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This one is so funny :__ Also, it contains the best kink ever aka praise kink (uwu)

Cauldron full of hot, strong love, by aibidil

In which a group of wizards' rights activists goes on the offensive after a prohibition against love potions, forcing the magical world to confront the horror of magic's role in sexual assault and the murky legal nature of consent. Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Draco are swept together to solve the case, and in the process they're made to confront their own love and lust—with and without potions.

4 chapters (80.466 words)

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THIS IS A FUCKING MASTERPIECE!!!! You can’t imagine how much I loved this fanfic :___

Fake it til you make it, by mssldiaz

Draco hates soul marks. He hates all marks in general. Especially one that ties him to the Boy Wonder. Draco just wanted to finish his probation in peace and slowly remove himself from the public eye. Being soul matched with Harry Potter is definitely not the way to avoid attention.

Especially when he won't shut up about it.

A sort of Modern AU.

4 chapters (24.274 words)

English

Mature

I don’t believe in soulmates irl, but in fanfiction... oh boi

Little Prince, Kneel, by Selly87

Almost immediately after the war, Harry Potter took his godson and Andromeda and left England behind. He returned five, nearly six, years later; changed, healed, and a very different man altogether. Now an extremely handsome bachelor in his late twenties, and with a promising career at the Ministry, he suddenly finds his life turned upside down after unexpectedly bumping into his former school nemesis, Draco Malfoy, Prosecutor Extraordinaire.

Is Harry going to be able to stay away from Draco? Does he even want to? And exactly how will Draco react once he discovers how the Saviour prefers to spend his free time?

Not complete! 40/70 chapters (209.400 words)

English

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I’M ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS FANFIC, IT GIVES ME LIFE, CURES MY DEPRESSION, CLEARS MY SKIN!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA *dies*

This year’s love, by trishjames

This year’s love had better last, heaven knows it’s high time when you try to make lovers from friends. But Harry Potter realises time and time again that it’s simply not possible for him. And then along comes Draco Malfoy— the ultimate foe on the mend. Whatever will become of them? A story about love.

6 chapters (84.000 words)

English

Explicit

Dean is such a shit in this fanfic :((( Also, Harry and Draco being idiots *eyeroll*

Antlers and Ivy, by violetclarity

The thing is, Draco has always known he wouldn’t be able to marry his soulmate. Finding out his soulmate is Harry Potter shouldn’t change anything.

Or: soulmarks, a masquerade ball, and gratuitous use of The Daily Prophet as a plot device.

6 chapters (19.124 words)

English

Explicit

Write the way out, by carmemermaid

When Draco finally gets his first real assignment as a reporter for the Daily Prophet, he didn’t imagine that he would be given the Potter beat. Resigning himself to writing boring pieces about dull charity functions and various Auror missions, Draco is more than surprised when he follows Potter into Muggle London and discovers Potter’s secret.

14.578 words

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The Full Monty, by magpie_fngrl

Harry poses for a naked Auror calendar and Draco goes batshit crazy with lust.

9.860 words

English

Explicit

PROFESSORS

Of roses and dragonfire, by xErised

Years after That Kiss, Potter (and his new pet snake) appears again, this time as Hogwarts's Quidditch and Muggle Games instructor (what are Muggle Games anyway? Is this why Potter is swimming in the Great Lake wearing such a tiny pair of pants?), disrupting Draco's peaceful life as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. It's bad enough dealing with one exuberant Gryffindor (Charlie Weasley as Care of Magical Creatures professor) on the faculty, and what's all the gossip about Potter courting Draco?

3 chapters (53.123 words)

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Explicit

Asakdjslkdjas this is so cute and funny :__ And the Parseltongue kink, help xdd

Nosy niffler, by dracoismytrashson

Harry can't stop watching him. It's starting to feel a bit like sixth year, except this time he's a grown man with classes to teach and no time to obsess about his favorite subject: Draco Malfoy. Unfortunately, Harry's pet Niffler keeps stealing things from Draco and only Draco, making it entirely impossible for Harry to avoid confronting that stupid smirking face he most assuredly doesn't want to kiss.

6.582 words

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Explicit

A secondary education, by Thunderbird587

Fleeing the aftermath of his recent divorce, Draco Malfoy takes up a post as the new Potions Master at Hogwarts. At first he believes his hopes for a fresh start are dashed when he sees that a certain boyhood rival is on staff there as well. But Harry Potter is being weirdly nice to him, leaving Draco no choice but to play along. As Draco reckons with his ex-wife's infidelity and questions about his own sexuality, he finds himself going to an openly gay Potter for guidance. As their friendship deepens, Draco realizes that there is quite a lot that Potter can teach him. And that he is surprisingly ready to learn.

21 chapters (234.528 words)

English

Explicit

Not to be dramatic, but I would die for this fanfic

IN THE MUGGLE WORLD

Yours to keep, by dracoismytrashson

Some people think concepts like fate and destiny are romantic, but for Harry Potter, fate has always meant one thing: a swift kick in the arse. Why else would he cross an ocean to New York and enroll in Muggle university only to find Draco Malfoy living two doors down the hall? The universe and its twisted sense of humor can fuck right off.

A story in which two broken boys try to repair themselves halfway across the world. Too bad trauma doesn't care how far you run.

22 chapters (135.830 words)

English

Explicit

OMG I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS FANFIC! I think it’s my fav fic and without a doubt this Draco is THE BEST DRACO IN THE UNIVERSE <3333 Plus, the mental health is treated so well in this story, it’s a blessing. Seriously, this fanfic is everything ;___;

The lost bet, by Selly87

It is 2019 and Harry Potter, Ex-Auror turned full-time dad and writer of magical children's books, finds himself making a startling discovery about none other than his former school rival Draco Malfoy. Just where will this relationship, rekindled over several cups of exquisite coffee, lead those two men?

27 chapters (60.700 words)

English

Explicit

This is so sweet <3 Also, it triggered my need of coffee :__

The Magic Cat, by dot_the_writer

When Harry sees Draco Malfoy with painted nails and wearing an oversized jumper covered in cat fur, his obsession from school comes back in full force. Featuring supportive friends, cute cats and lots of Harry figuring out what he wants.

17.455 words

English

Explicit

CATS CATS CATS *^*

There’s no I in team, by JulietsEmoPhase

When Draco's babysitter cancels on him, he has no option but to bring his son to work, despite the fact he has an extremely important day ahead of him. Rescue comes from the most unlikely of places, and Draco ends up having a day he never could have planned, or hoped for.

Muggle AU, smut. Birthday present!

13.389 words

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Explicit

Oh, the cuteness :___

Listen, the snow is falling, by dracoismytrashson

It's the coldest day of the year, and a blizzard is threatening to bury the city at any moment. All Draco Malfoy wants to do is get through his shift at the homeless shelter so he can go home to a warm cat and a comfy bed. Too bad the universe has other plans.

12.450 words

English

Explicit

I have a soft point for Draco trying to redeem himself and so does Harry <3

Highly (in)compatible, by gracie137

Draco’s been shagging The Prat Who Lived on and off for a few months when his soul mark starts to change. Draco’s had to accept a lot of adjustments to his life, but accepting that Harry Potter could be his soulmate is one step too far. It can’t be true? Can it?

37.300 words

English

Explicit

Me and the soulmates au, the soulmates au and me (a love story)

Anyone but him, by RuArcher (Coriesocks)

Harry thought going to a Muggle university would be the perfect opportunity for a new start. He hadn’t counted on having Draco Malfoy as a flatmate.

19.323 words

English

Explicit

I laughed so much with this one, it’s so relatable xddd

CREATURES

In the red, by bixgirl1

When Harry goes looking for a vampire at a Creature club, the second-to-last thing Harry expects is to find Malfoy working there.

The last thing he expects is to fall in love with him.

5 chapters (45.629 words)

English

Explicit

This hurt a little bit :__

A Choice of Wings, by Lomonaaeren

A Choice of Wings is Harry's matchmaking business for Veela who have trouble finding mates. And Draco Malfoy is his most difficult client.

18.738 words

English

Mature

Harry Potter and the Maudlin Merman, by FleetofShippyShips

Not a proper series, more like, I might dabble in this AU and when I do I'll just post things as oneshots.

At some point after the war, Draco Malfoy was cursed and dumped in the lake at Hogwarts.

2 one-shots (8.946 words)

English

Teen and Up Audiences & Mature

Merman!Draco is pure fantasy :___

Today, Forever, by Palendrome

As if his recent divorce and sleepless nights weren’t bad enough, a rash of escalating crimes against purebloods forces Harry and his team of Aurors to protect the riskiest target in all of Wizarding Britain.

Of course, Draco Malfoy would still be ridiculously infuriating and impossibly gorgeous.

As well as a Veela.

Who happens to be Harry’s mate.

6 chapters (60.960 words)

English

Explicit

I loved this one <33

RANDOM JOBS

Phoenix Repairs Services, by carpemermaid

Phoenix Repair Services — We’ll bring it back to life as if it was new! Draco hires a suspiciously private wizarding handyman to fix his kitchen when he returns home to find it destroyed. He expects a middle-aged wizard with greying hair and a pudgy gut to show up. Instead, he gets Harry Potter—with a utility belt and a charming smile—who is more attractive than he has any right to be.

20.550 words

English

Explicit

What’s my age again?, by lazywonderland

Harry Potter has had enough of pleasing the public, and his reckless tendencies are finally getting out of hand.

The Quidditch World Cup is only a week away; as Captain of the English National Team, Hermione has assured him that his immaturity won’t be tolerated by the Ministry.

And then Malfoy shows up.

(Inspired by the blink-182 song of the same name.)

12.249 words

English

Explicit

Harry being a rebel and doing with his life whatever he wants is my kink

Notes on a resurrection, by newleaves

The plan was never to raise Sirius Black from the dead. Draco’s intentions were only ever to free him from the veil, most likely so that he could move on. It’s Harry’s actions as he entered the forest, ten years ago, which have afforded Black the prospect of life and are causing these accidents along the way…

A story about hope, courage and the act of changing state.

Not complete! 10/13 chapters (88.248 words)

English

Mature

I’M SO GLAD I FOUND THIS FIC *^* IT HAS A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS: UNSPEAKABLE!DRACO, WOLFSTAR, HARRY AND DRACO BEING IDIOTS IN LOVE...

Touch, by bixgirl1

When Harry is referred to a professional cuddler for the soothing power of touch, he’s dubious — even more so when the Cuddler who shows up turns out to be Malfoy. But in the years since the war, Malfoy’s changed, and over the next several days Harry is confronted by how much he still doesn’t know about this new version of his old enemy — and by how much he wants to learn.

5 chapters (44.791 words)

English

Explicit

Let’s take a chance on happiness, by endless_grey

Harry works with Luna at her magical antique shop, and everything is going pretty well until a mysterious ring makes an appearance. Cue curse-breaker Draco Malfoy and an accidental bond, and suddenly Harry is magically married to his former nemesis. They need to break the bond before Hermione's fundraiser, but Harry doesn't remember "fall in love with the git" being part of the plan.

21.178 words

English

Explicit

Boooonding tiiiiiime <3

A man like him, by darkestbliss

Draco Malfoy has made a name for himself after the War as 'the wizarding world's best interior architectural designer' (his words), taking old, decrepit spaces and transforming them into exquisite homes for those who can afford the hefty price tag. His most recent assignment is number twelve, Grimmauld Place, which has only deteriorated more in condition since the elusive Harry Potter inherited it after Sirius Black's death. When he stumbles upon a collection of questionable items in one of Potter's wardrobes, he finds himself appalled, shocked, distraught, and just a little bit turned on.

23 chapters (60.132 words)

English

Explicit

I’m in love with Dom!Harry, sorry :___

FANFICS I DON’T KNOW HOW THE HELL CLASSIFY

Draco Sodding Malfoy, by Shewhxmustnxtbenamed

Harry finds Draco outside a pub and takes him back to his place, only to find out that Draco is in an abusive relationship. Harry invites Draco to stay until he can get back on his feet. They go to Draco's ex-boyfriends house, and come back with more than they bargained for.

73 chapters (250.248 words)

English

Explicit

Oh, godness, this fanfic. It was one of the first Drarry fanfics I’ve read and I’m completely in love with it.

He kneels, by Selly87

“What do you want, my gorgeous little prince?” Harry asked softly and Draco stared up at him, eyes wide, lips trembling slightly beneath Harry’s gentle caress.

8.841 words

English

Explicit

This one inspired Little Prince, Kneel and :___

The Day The Weasel Crashed The Party (And Got More Than He Bargained For), by Selly87

It's a perfect evening, the restaurant is exquisite, the champagne is cool and bubbly and Harry is in the company of the only man he wants to spend tonight with...until his best friend, Ronald Weasley, makes a surprise appearance. Things can only go pear-shaped from here on, or can they?

3.348 words

English

Mature

I would kill Ron, I swear... agh :/

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arianakristine · 6 years

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rules answer 22 questions & tag 22 people you want to know better tagged by @theresoneicouldcallking. Thanks, Birthday Buddy!

nickname(s): Usually Kristy or Kristoffee. zodiac sign: Sagittarius height: 5′6 last movie i saw: Lol, Never Been Kissed was on last night and I ended up watching. Damn, that thing is 90s. And SO MUCH SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT!! I was ready to turn off so many times. last thing i googled: “Ferries from Barcelona to Ibiza” on a hunt for travel ideas. Let it be known that I will not be taking that 8hr ride when I go in Sept/Oct and might then leave out Ibiza entirely. favourite musician: Ugh, hate these questionssss. Been on a Queen kick, so maybe Freddie rn. song stuck in my head: “I Want to Love You Madly” by Cake. Ever since one of the Top Chef contestants mentioned that being his wedding song. other blogs @gremma-appreciation following: 143 followers: 583 do i get asks: Once in a blue moon, but when I do I get excited. Especially for prompts and the like :D amount of sleep i get: Usually between 8 and 81/2 according to Fitbit. I love my sleep and will not compromise. lucky numbers: 4 what i’m wearing: It is 6 in the morning at 37F. Pajamas and a fluffy blanket. dream job: Writer and my job winded to part-time. Or can I get paid to do nothing? dream trip: Probably an extension of the one I’m going to take in Sept. Barcelona, Provence, Paris. But I’d have the extra weeks to do Madrid, Seville, Geneva, Dubrovnik, Bordeaux, Mont St Michel, and the Loire. And the extra money to eat everything in sight. favourite food: I’ve come to determine that scallops are very much among my favorite foods, but omg all the food. instruments: I can still play a little piano, and I love the sound of a guitar and an accordian gives me good vibes. languages: English of course, a small handle on Spanish. For 15 minutes out of every weekday, I also learn French. And that French screws me up every time I try to speak to Spanish-speaking families. favourite songs: ... I HATE THESE QUESTIONS!! Right now? Idk if it’s a favorite-favorite, but I like to cook/clean my kitchen to “Human Right” by the Strike. random fact: I have three dogs, which is Too Many Dogs, and yet I am a cat person. aesthetic: Paris Threw Up In Here. No kidding. My room, my desk, my phone ... all Paris. No regrets. Style aesthetic is Feminine/Classic.

Tagging: @diddykongfan, @ellienized, @lionesslucypevensie, @brilliantrosetyler, @ssreious, @lessawildmoon

#for funsies #about me #thank you!

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shadowsandtea · 7 years

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Better late than never!

Soooo I got tagged by @draco-can-slytherin, @perenelleflamelle, @siriusmaraudeers, & @whompingwillowy to do these questions and I’M SO SORRY IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG BUT IMMA BE AN OVERACHIEVER AND ANSWER THEM ALL BC YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME AND THIS WAS FUN.

Thanks for including me *:.

1. what do you see in the mirror of erised?

- Me, traveling all over the world with my friends/husband & then settling down in a gorgeous modern log cabin home somewhere in the mountains with my husband and several doggos.

2. if you could travel in time, would you? where?

- Either “The Roaring 1920s” in NYC, so I could be a flapper girl that defied Prohibition and spent all my nights in elegant jazz clubs. Or the 1950s Hollywood with all the old movie stars, where everything was incredibly glamorous. OR the 1960s, so I could embrace my inner hippie/flower child.

3. your last meal on earth - what is it?

- OMG THIS IS SO HARD. I’m gonna have to go with some kind of pizza or pasta, bc they’ve always been there for me.

4. would you want to be a ghost?

- I think it’d be pretty cool, as long as I wasn’t stuck on the earth due to some tragic death or bc I was holding a horrible grudge.

5. what’s your greatest dream?

- To be a travel blogger, or famous actress. Also, getting to travel to space would be pretty amazing!

1. What is something that reminds you of your childhood or a great memory in general? (scents, shows, people, etc)

-The smell of honeysuckle, Angry Beavers & Sailor Moon, feeling the warm sea breeze coming through the car window on the way to the beach, the smells/tastes of carnival food, the colors of autumn leaves, dog hair, the smell of a out door fire pit and freshly cut grass, thunderstorms (my dad and I used to sit outside on the porch and watch them, counting the miles between us and the lightening)

2. What’s your perfect weather?

- If I’m outside, then low to mid 70s & partly sunn. If I’m inside, cold with snow flurries.

3. What’s your favorite past time//activity?

- Reading, going to the movies, being outside and exploring!!!, camping, trips to the beach

4. If you could only talk to one person for the rest of your life who would it be and why?

- Idk if I could ever choose between my husband, parents, or best friend. They’re all so incredibly important to me.

5. What is your star sing and do you agree that you have the traits?

- Scorpio. I’d say I exhibit a lot of the traits of my sign. I am intuitive, determined, very stubborn, and can be intense when I really care about something. I am also very attracted to the unknown/mysterious. I can be secretive and don’t always like to show my emotions. I like to look and feel like I have everything in control. I can manipulative if there’s something I want, but not to the point of causing another person harm.

6. What’s your guilty pleasure?

- Watching old movies from my childhood and baking shows. Also, FRIED PICKLES

7. If you can learn any language which one would you choose and why?

- French or Spanish. French so I could go live in Paris for a few months & actually be able to have in depth conversations with others. Spanish bc there are multiple countries that speak Spanish so it’s practical; plus, it always sounds so exotic & passionate when you hear it.

8. What animal do you relate to the most?

- Catdog. Like, the cartoon. I wanna be showered in love and affection but I also wanna be left alone cause “I’m an independent cat and I don’t need no hooman” but also let me cuddle you cause I’m a dog.

9. What is “home” to you?

- Home is where I’m the happiest/my best self. It’s where I feel like I truly belong. I am one to have multiple homes.

10. Do you like space or the sea, why or why not?

- Ahh man, I know this is a cop-out but I love them both!

11. What’s your favorite type of food?

- I love Asian, Indian, & Italian food.

1. What are your favorite letters and why? (doesn’t even have to be letters in the English alphabet)

- Idk? Y is kinda cool, cause there are so many different ways to write it and everyone can kinda make it their own.

2. Describe your fashion sense.

- My style is eclectic/comfy. I mostly keep it pretty casual, but I love comfy, girly attire like sundresses and maxi skirts. Occasionally I’ll try & pull off something funkier like an old t-shirt & leather jacket.

3. What is your wand information? Do you like your wand or nah? Why?

- According to Pottermore, my wand is Ash wood, 10 ¾ in with a phoenix feather core. I adore my wand, and I think it fits me perfectly. Ash wood is incredibly loyal to it’s original owner, and is suited best for those who are stubborn, courageous, strong, and wise, with the potential to discover new knowledge. Ash was thought by the ancient Norse to “hold the earth and the sky together”, and is said to possess indescribable knowledge of things we cannot comprehend. It is also said that king Odin sacrificed himself on an Ash tree in order to gain knowledge and wisdom of ancient runes. The Druid saying for Ash is “Know yourself, and you will know the world.” In Greek mythology, Ash is representative of protection and strength and is very suitable for healers (which definitely applies to me, since I’m a nurse). It is also a wood type commonly found among Ravenclaws (my house) & Rowena Ravenclaw is said to have had an Ash wood wand. Phoenix feather is the rarest core type, and is capable of the greatest range of magic. Wands with this core type are extremely picky of their owners and are the hardest to tame, but once they are, their allegiance to their owner is nearly unbreakable.

SO I guess what I’m trying to say is……

It’ll do, fo sho.

4. What is your patronus? Do you like it or relate to it? Why?

- I have gotten both an otter & a Thestral as my patronus and I just wanna say, for the record, I’M COOL WITH EITHER. Otters are one of my favorite animals and Thestrals are my favorite magical creature. Otters bc they’re cute and fluffy, they love to swim and they mate for life! Thestrals are incredibly misunderstood & even considered a bad omen, but thanks to the OG Luna Lovegood, we learned that they are actually very gentle and intelligent. I also think it’s cool that you can only see them once you’ve witnessed death. As a nurse, I’ve had to deal with my fair share of death, & I think they bring something profoundly beautiful to it.

5. What genre of music are you and why?

- The relaxing, instrumental guitar songs you hear in coffee shops, or the Sia “CHANDELIER” song. There is no in between.

6. What is one way you’ve changed in the past 5-10 years?

- I’ve become a lot less reliant on others for things, both emotionally and physically. I’ve gained more mental strength & resilience & am able to bounce back from the negativity in my life much more quickly than I used to.

7. What would your boggart be?

I’m like Molly Weasley when it comes to this one. The death of a loved one is the worst thing I could possibly imagine.

8. What element do you identify with the best? (the four elements, not the periodic table…)

- Water!

9. What wild animal would you wish to own? (if it was safe for both you and the animal of course)

- An otter, wolf, or tiger.

10. If you could live in a different time period and place, what would it be?

- I don’t think I’d want to live in any other time period permanently, but it would be cool to visit some other eras/places. I’d be so intrigued to see the future, but also terrified!

11. List all of the labels you use to describe yourself (christian, humanist, gay, vegetarian, etc. –as long as you’re comfortable listing them).

-Christian. Vegetarian. Bisexual. Animal activist. Feminist. Nurse. Nerd. Her/She. HUMAN BEING

1. What really pisses you off?

Oh LORDD, don’t get me started.

- Just to name a few: Internet scrolling/bullying (actually, make that ALL bullying), animal cruelty, close-minded people, laziness (extreme cases–I understand everyone can get lazy on occasion), when people are just hateful and negative for no damn reason.

 2. What are your favorite features on your own body? What about in your personality?

- My eyes & eyebrows. I have a giant heart and a good head on my shoulders. I like my sense of adventure (& get bummed sometimes when people aren’t on the same level as me).

 3. Sun, moon, or stars?

- Probably the stars, but I love the moon too!

 4. What is a cool fact that you know?

- Your skin is actually the largest organ in your body, and your liver is the only organ that can REGENERATE ITSELF.

 5. What’s your favorite tv show?

- I have waaayyy too many. To name a few: Grey’s Anatomy, GoT, Parks & Rec, Brooklyn 99, Outlander

 6. Do you want to have kids? Why or why not? How many?

- I go so back and forth. I know I don’t want to have any for a few more years, there is still a lot I want to achieve for myself before I settle down & have a family. However, I can’t imagine going my entire life without them.

 7. What’s your favorite genre to read? What about to write?

- I love mystery, thriller, paranormal, & adventure/fantasy. I love to write Draco fanfiction, or any fanfiction for that matter.

 8. Cats or dogs?

- I love them both, but probably doggos

 9. Where would you love to live?

- I’m pretty open to a lot of places. Some places that would be super cool are NorCal, the Pacific Northwest, Arizona, Colorado, somewhere with lots of history and beautiful buildings like Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA, or somewhere in the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains like Asheville, NC. Even if I’m not living in a large city, I’d like to be relatively close to one!

 10. If you had all the money in the world, what is the first thing you’d buy for yourself?

- An awesome camper van & enough supplies to road trip around the US for a year! I’d also buy my parents a nice vacation home!

 11. What is something you hope happens before you die?

- I get to see as much of the world as possible & have a happy, healthy family

1. What is one skill you wish you had?

- Telepathy. That shit would be so useful and a great party trick. Realistically though, I wish I could paint and be better at public speaking.

2. What are your favorite names?

So this is kinda pathetic, but I actually keep a list of names I like for future reference! London, Peyton, Paris, Parker, Harper, Ezra, Rowan, Bailey, Jackson, McKenna, Norman (for a pup), Austin, Jasper (for a pup), Theo, Tristan, Amelia, Summer, Grayson, Finnick (for a pup), Reese, Oakley (for a pup), Bigby (for a pup)

3. Tell me about your dreams! Do you remember them? Are they in color or black and white? Any really weird or interesting ones lately? Recurring dreams?

- I very rarely remember them. Sometimes I’ll remember bits and pieces or a certain feeling they leave me with.

4. Tell me about something beautiful that other people might overlook.

- A homeless person sacrificing something or doing something kind for another person.

5. What was the last thing that made you laugh?

- My husband trying to sing in a high pitched voice o_O

6. Tell me a fictional character you relate to and why.

- Hermione. She can be a bossy & stubborn know-it-all, but she has a huge heart, means well, and truly cares for those she loves. Plus, she was one of the only ones fighting for the equality of House Elves (whether they wanted it or not). #spewforlife

7. Describe your perfect meal.

- At this very moment: Fresh, homemade papperdelle noodles with vodka sauce, spinach, tomatoes & mushrooms with a large glass of red wine/rose, followed by coffee & chocolate lava cake for dessert. On a balcony. In Italy. At nighttime. Stars everywhere. Aaaaaaand I’m drooling.

8. What’s your guilty pleasure?

- I think I actually answered this one earlier :)

9. Where/when/how did you meet your favorite person?

- I met one at a Mexican restaurant with mutual friends in high school (my best friend) and the other at a wedding in Florida before my final year in college (my husband)

10. Do you sing along with music? Are you any good at it?

- I always sing along. I love to sing! I’m actually pretty good at it, but there are only a few people I’ll sing in front of.

11. Tell me something you wish you had said, with or without context.

- NO. (That’s my answer! I’m not saying no to the question, haha) I say this bc I have a hard time saying “no” to people. I’m a big people pleaser.

WHEW! My brain hurts. Hopefully I got them all :)

#ask #ask me anything #ask me questions #ask me stuff #about me #tag #fun facts #hogwarts #harry potter #hogwarts houses #ravenclaw

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xsilentthoughtsxlouddreamsx · 5 years

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Bonjour!

Hello everyone! My name is Shi, nice to meet you. This blog is entirely committed to learning french. Here i will post study material and paragraphs in french to help me with french vocabulary retention. Really most things posted will be novice level and will be mostly basic material like phrases and most common verbs, nouns, household items places etc. This blog is beginner friendly and critique friendly :). Occasionally, ill post my learning goals and what study habits i use to help me stay committed, on track, and motivated to learn french.

About me

Shi again. yea hi :) Im mid 20′s and i enjoy the idea of knowing another language lol. i imagine myself knowing more than one language and im making an effort to learn french using any comfortable means necessary. I dream of traveling and becoming someone who is good at speaking and understanding many languages, a polyglot if you will. Last year i studied dutch, Spanish, and Japanese and guess what? I only retained one language (Spanish, in terms of communication and reading on a basic lvl). Unfortunately because i decided to study 3 at once i had to take a step back, SLOW DOWN, and TAKE MY TIME. Also, that whole experiment made me change the way i practice language learning and retention. This year i plan only to focus on french, using new helpful methods to help me learn more efficiently. I feel that if i can find a learning foundation for french, i could use it as an blueprint for learning, speaking, and communicating in other languages im interested in learning. I’ve always used tumblr for trash meme’s, appealing aesthetics, and funny ass debauchery but here i am, blogging for study purpose or interaction purposes lololol. Anyway, we’ll see how this blog turns out. I got like 5 tumblrs lol and i only really use 3 of them including this one. I really hope some good practice will come from this and and that i can stick with this blog for at least a year.

Polyglot community

I literally just discovered y'all like last year and omg i wish i did sooner. The amount of information y’all put out is so dang helpful. I have a hard time coming up with study ideas and language learning habits and goals. I see questions i have on here all the time but are too damn lazy to log onto reddit and post. Im looking for this blog to become big hit, but i am expecting it to help at least one person. Its nice to see the dedication you all have towards learning another language and i got to tell you, seeing other people on their journey and making progress really gets me motivated. I often try to do anything and every thing on my own but iv learned that you really need some for of communication in your target language to make any kind of positive progress towards comprehension and communication. Communicating with others on the same language learning journey as me will be complete new. Im sure somewhere down the line i will begin to start making internet friends, will will also be something new and scary to me. Anyway, i am excited to see what this blog bring me whether its friends, study habits or just general blogging satisfaction.

My goals

My goals are trash right now but hopefully as this blog grows i can add meaningful goals that will improve my fluency in my target language.

learn most common phrases

learn most common nouns

learn most common verbs

learn most common adverbs

learn most common conjunctions

learn most common prepositions

learn most common pronouns

learn most common determiners

learn 500 french words

forming basic questions

learn 15 most common verbs in present tense

So these are like default basic goals that most people are aiming for but there are more goals i eventually plan to add once i interact with the community more and find other beneficial goals worth aiming for to reach basic fluency.

This was a basic introduction for this blog. When this blog gets a little more continent ill update this post of perhaps make a new one with more stuff. anyway, this is pretty much it. Expect more language learning content in the next few days. Bienvenue and Enjoy!

#bonjour #hello #introductions #about me #my goals #french #frenchblr #langblr #studyblr

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tuani-studies · 7 years

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11 Questions

rules: answer the 11 questions and then make up 11 of your own questions to ask 11 other people.

thanks @ubestudies for tagging me!!

1. what’s one thing you will never do again?

never will i ever walk to the bottom of the grand canyon and back up during an extreme heat warning. bucket list item: check! but never again. 12 total hours of hiking round trip is enough for a lifetime.

2. when was the last time you cried and why?

yesterday bc there was this video about goats i was watching and they were SO CUTE you would not believe it. so naturally there were tears.

3. what would you parents be surprised to learn about you?

how much i end up bs-ing things lol. pretty sure they think i’ve got my stuff mostly together but when third quarter hits, bs-ing hits an all-time high. i’m a studyblr i’m not supposed to say these things oops

4. if you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

¡¡NICARAGUA!! i am deeply in love with everything nica, and i feel more at home there than anywhere else :) wishing i was there rn tbh (plus mi mejor amigo lives there soo)

5. what is your favorite tv show of all time?

ahhh how am i supposed to pick?? my most recent favorite is cable girls (las chicas del cable), it’s the first netflix original in spanish i’ve watched and its SO GOOD. if anyone else has seen it and wants to discuss freak out/fangirl, message me!

6. if you could go back in time, what’s one piece of advice you’d give your younger self?

gettin’ deep here guys. i’d have to say something like “don’t stay around people who make you feel bad about yourself”. as cliche as it is, it’s something i needed to hear in junior high and freshman year. you gotta take care of yourself!

7. what’s the first thing you’d spend your money on if you won the lottery?

not to be repetitive, but i’d totally buy a plane ticket to nicaragua lol. it’s like homesickness for a place that isn’t technically my home (is that a thing?? or is that just me…prolly just me)

i have no idea what i’d do with the rest though lol

8. what story do you friends still give you crap about?

i was holding a 2 liter of soda above my head in the grocery store when i was 10. my weakling 10-year-old arms were basically noodles and i dropped it in the middle of the wine aisle. it exploded and shot off and all we could find was the cap. i just stood there with my legs covered in coke zero for like 10 min while i recovered.

9. what is your weirdest dealbreaker?

makes fun of my interests (e.g. spanish, languages, running, etc). this isn’t super weird i guess, but even if someone teases me about them, i get super defensive and stuff so definitely a dealbreaker

10. what’s the nicest thing someone could say about you?

i like when people give me specific compliments. not just like “you’re really nice” or “you’re funny”. like those are wonderful and all but compliments like “you remind me of emma watson because you are so passionate and determined and collected and you’re gonna go on to do great things” are actually the best thing ever. (the emma watson one’s legit!)

11. would you rather be twice as smart or twice as happy?

twice as happy?? duh? wait now that i’m thinking i don’t know. it seems i will have to spend many hours mulling this over to figure out what i think, so for now i’ll say happy (but it may change we shall see)

this was so fun omg! thank you!! i’m also going to tag my recents :)

@nadistudies

@kagestudy

@baileybbenson

@kiraeveningpoet

@study-until-you-make-it

@problematicprocrastinator

@focused-on-my-future

@trying-to-revise

@sunshystudies

@andy-study

@pudgeywudgeyy

My 11 questions:

1. what is your most vivid memory?

2. why/when did you create your tumblr?

3. what is the best gift you have ever recieved?

4. what’s something weird you thought as a child? (ex: i thought i could get pregnant at age 6 bc my mom told me “god chooses when someone has a baby”)

5. what music do you listen to when you’re stressed? happy? angry?

6. who in your life has most shaped who you are today?

7. what has been the proudest moment of your life till now?

8. if you could time travel (future or past), would you?

9. when was the last time you lied? why?

10. what’s your favorite color? why?

11. if you could be any animal, what would you be?

#tagged #mine #11 questions #11 q tag #tag #personal #tuani-studies #tuani studies

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generationtrygirl · 7 years

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Day 1 in Madrid: Huge Tapas, Chocolate Churros, and the Heat Wave

Jet lagged, but excited! Standing in the center of Plaza Mayor.

So you want to hear more about Madrid, eh? I didn’t bore you with all my talk of trip prep & somehow taking a 16 day trip for less than $1400 for all travel and lodging through Spain? Great. Let’s get to it.

DAY 1

When we last checked in on Celia and Remy, they were exchanging hugs and Afrin in a small hostel in Madrid. Celia majorly jet lagged, Remy a little sniffly, but resilient. The first order of business was to get something yummy in their hungry American bellies while heading towards their next destination at the Hostel Alvaro. Together, they rolled their suitcases, backpacks on backs, and started a steady uphill climb to the next hostel in the dry 95 degree Farenheight Madrid heat, stopping only for some freshly squeezed juice and a “panepinno toasta” at a spot on the way.

I wish I could tell you Celia lasted longer, that she defeated jet lag with the strength of someone that had just recently left college so all nighters were no-biggie. But sadly, Celia was three years out, and her frail eyelids could not hold themselves up. After arriving at the private double bunk-bed room, Celia resolved to napping for two hours—NO MORE THAN TWO HOURS. And Remy, well adjusted to the time zone at this point, pledged to wake her my 3 at the latest after she herself had showered and looked into planning the day.

Another problem with jet lag from a red-eye is that though one may be exhausted, one also might be too exhausted to sleep. And so Celia lay in her lower bunk, eye mask on, for approximately 45 minutes before finally drifting into a light sleep. What must have been 5 minutes later, Remy woke her, informing her she had in fact slept for two hours (give or take that 45 minutes). From there, it was off to the races.

As the two left the Hostel ready to get their first real glimpse of Madrid, we will, dear reader, depart from third person omniscient and back into first.

The beautiful Mercado!

Out of the Hostel and Into the City!

There. After changing into something a bit more hot-hot-hot Madrid appropriate – some lightweight flowy pants and a sleeveless top, a nice departure from the t-shirt and jeans I’d been wearing on the plane Remy and I exited the Hostel and began to do what one can only describe as guided wandering. A friend of Remy’s who had spent a significant amount of time in Madrid had sent her a massive list of things to do, and we were determined to do them all. Perhaps not that day, but within the three we were there.

We first wandered to Plaza Mayor, which as you can guess, was the “Main Square.” We’d find out on our walking tour the next day that it had been around for centuries, among other interesting facts. One in particular about why the horse statue in the center stank for centuries. While in the Square, we wandered over some headless Matadors & Flamenco dancers, and got into position to take a photo with our heads in their heads’ steads (say that 10 times fast.) A nice woman came by and offered to take a photo of the two of us. As it turns out, she asked for a tip afterwards. And that is how I lost my first two Euros to the Roma. It would not be the last time on the trip. But I think I got away with not losing 10, so that’s good?

The delicious chicken empanadas we shared at the Mercado.

Mercado de San Miguel

From the square, we meandered down to the next place on the list, the “Mercado de San Miguel,” a large classic indoor market with many varieties of Spanish food, tapas, and drinks to try. Remy and I shared two chicken enchiladas first, while she went on to get a goat cheese croquette and some patatas bravas. I had a big cup of freshly cut fruit because between the plane flight and the heat I was craving some fresh vitamin C.

Finally, Remy finished off her Mercado excursion with some Sangria Blanco, but I, not ready to stomach wine in addition to my sleep deprivation ate the fresh olives that came with the Sangria. I was SHOCKED. I am not an olive person. Never have been. These green olives…were AMAZING. Refreshing, not too salty, a nice texture…wow! This is probably because they were just that—very local, very fresh. We later learned on our road trip to Granada that this is probably because most of the Spanish country side (at least from our vantage point) really is just 100% olive trees.

Another cool sight from our first day explorations.

The Search for Lightweight Pants…

The rest of the evening we spent walking around the city, not really knowing what impressive buildings and statues we were looking at as we went (thank goodness for the walking tour the next day!) We also did a lot of hopping in and our of the various clothing shops. I quickly realized that I did not pack right for the weather. Spain. Was. Hot. And also in a heat wave. The fabric of my maxi dresses and the majority of my pants just weren’t going to cut it. I should have tested them out in Atlanta…but I guess I don’t get outside in non-exercise clothes much in ATL.

I found the perfect pair of very lightweight flowy pants at a reasonable 20 euros after multiple stops, and by around 7 we were again hungry for dinner. We stopped at a Tapas restaurant where we sat at a table inside a large open window/doorway. Which was excellent because it provided us a nice view of the street and a cool breeze from a fan. But also not excellent because multiple times we were approached by Roma trying various ways to get our money.

A little wine to celebrate our first day.

One man went so far as placing a lighter on our table after saying something we didn’t understand, then coming back 5 minutes later and demanding money for the lighter we hadn’t touched. Another man, also seeking money, just started talking to me, first in Spanish (which I don’t speak). I then, (UNABLE TO NOT ENGAGE, it’s a serious issue), told him that I “didn’t understand” in French (which I do speak). I chose French because I’d noticed most everyone in Spain also speaks pretty good English. AND THEN he started speaking in French!

The natural solution in my head was to start speaking in some kind of gibberish. It was like that scene in the recent Wonder Woman where the two characters keep changing their speaking language, only I was not, in fact, fluent in Ancient Greek, or really anything. It wasn’t until Remy pointed out “Celia. Just ignore them.” that he went away. This was a tip I had to be reminded of constantly.

Can you say fried dough covered in chocolate?!

Omg. Huge Tapas & Chocolate Churros

The food was very good. And also way more food than I expected for the price/th

e name “tapas.” I ordered a gazpacho and a brie/steak toasta. The gazpacho was an enormous bowl. The Toasta FAR BIGGER than the other’s I’d seen earlier. (Although, I supposed those had all been “panepinno” tostas…. i.e. much smaller toastas.) On top of these, I indulged in the bread basket, the wine, and some of Remy’s patatas bravas. Her Patatas Bravas order was literally a dinner sized plate stacked high with fried potatos! Living the dream! Needless to say, I was quite full. I saved half of my brie-steak toasta to have at a later time at the hostel. Because I still had to reserve room for the chocolate churros we wanted to have for dessert!

Not far from the restaurant was a Chocolate Churros shop (that seemed to likely be a type of chain) with all variety and shapes of Churros dipped in all variety of chocolate. Quite full already, I opted for the thin pretzel-shaped churro covered in cooled dark chocolate. A few days later in Madrid, we learned that Chocolate Churros were actually a breakfast item and that we weren’t eating them the traditional way anyways. Nevertheless, these were super yummy.

From there, we returned to the hostel to sleep. Though in bed by 10 (despite the sun still being down), I did not fall asleep until roughly 2am. Curse you, jet lag!

Madrid’s pride game was still going strong!

Even the churros were celebrating!

The Ale-Hop Cow was into it!

What I learned on my first day in Madrid:

I should have packed shorts, or even more lightweight clothing than what I did.

“Tapas” are WAY BIGGER than what I’m used to in the States.

A sleep mask is very helpful to bring for afternoon naps/early turn ins, because the sun is downright on a different LEVEL in Spain

Having a hostel with your own adjustable AC is amazing.

I carried a 40oz water bottle with me around all day, and it was the best decision ever.

Madrid gets really into Pride. I forgot to mention—the “Pride” events technically wouldn’t officially start until four or five days later. BUT there were more rainbows in Madrid than on Facebook in June 2017, and it was amazing.

Just do. Not. Engage. Otherwise you’ll lose money you didn’t intend to, or get swindled, or both. A lesson I would have to learn many times over.

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