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thebooktopus · 1 year
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Always
Harry comes to live with Sirius & his good friend
Harry couldn’t quite believe the sequence of events that led him to his seat at the kitchen table at 12 Grimmauld Place. He’d received the letter from the Ministry only yesterday—that he was allowed to come live with his godfather. And he’d only just finished reading the letter when the low rumble of a motorbike echoed through the quiet street outside No. 4 Privet Drive and thick, black boots kicked open the front door.
And now, Harry’s cold hands gripped a steaming cup of tea as he studied the man sitting across from him.
His face betrayed his age, dark circles and jutting cheekbones making him seem older than 35. His black hair was muted, and a permanent worry tugged at the corners of his lips. But his eyes were those of a boy, bright and sharp. Sirius Black was a puzzle, as Harry had come to know.
“So,” Harry tried for casual conversation. “How’re things?”
Sirius’ lips now tugged upwards in sly, secret amusement. “Fair.”
Harry sipped his tea quietly. So much hung heavily in the air between them. There was so much history that Harry had never been privy to—a cavernous past that settled into every word Sirius said, every glance. History that ran deep like the soil outside, soaking up every bit of the torrential rain pouring over London that night.
The silence was uncomfortable—the awkwardness was palatable, painful.
And then the front door creaked open and Sirius was out of his chair in a flash, darting out of the kitchen and towards the foyer. Harry turned in his seat as he heard the hushed murmurings of two men.
“Feeling alright?”
“Grand.”
He heard Sirius chuckle. “Well, now I’m really worried.”
There was a sigh and a pause.
“He’s here.”
“That’s excellent.” 
Fabric shuffled as a coat was likely tugged off and the tap of a cane echoed down the hall.
“You alright with the stairs?” A pause. “Go have a lie down—I’ll bring up a cuppa.”
Another pause, followed by the sound of fabric rustling.
And the stairs creaked as feet climbed them and Sirius made his way back into the kitchen and twitched on the kettle.
“Who’s that?” Harry asked.
“Oh,” Sirius exhaled, casually leaning against the counter, and twirling a spoon between his fingers. “Remus.”
“Ah,” Harry replied stupidly. “He's visiting?”
Again, Sirius’ lips tugged in sly amusement as his index finger rubbed his bottom lip in thought. “Er, no,” he grabbed an empty cup from the cupboard and studied it in his hands. “Lives here, actually.”
Harry shrugged. “That’s nice. He’s missed at school.”
“Yep,” the man replied, popping the ‘p.’ “Think he quite liked teaching you idiots.”
Silence once again hung heavily between them until the kettle beeped, the cup was made, and Sirius was off down the hall and up the stairs.
When Sirius returned to his seat at the table, Harry’s tea was cold, and he couldn’t take it anymore. “Tell me something.”
Sirius’ head shot up in surprise as Harry’s voice broke the thick quiet. “Like what?”
“Like, I dunno, like about you all in school together,” Harry said. “You and Lupin are still friends. I’m sure you’ve been reminiscing together. What’s a favourite story of yours?”
Now Sirius was smiling unabashedly. “James was the same—no beating around the bush.”
“See, like that!” Harry replied exasperatedly. “I know nothing about what you all were like when you were my age.”
“Alright.” Sirius sat back in his chair, rubbing a slender finger along his bottom lip in thought. “I wouldn’t say it’s a favourite but looking back I do find it rather hilarious.”
Harry set aside his cold tea and clasped his hands on the table, settled in for a story with ears keen and eyes bright.
“Our fifth year, James and I got back from quidditch practice and found Remus pacing our dorm room. He’s always had an affinity for chocolate, you see, and it appeared he’d eaten a few from an odd-looking box.
“So, we walk in and Remus is all flustered and babbling on about love and other sappy shit—sorry, crap—and I shake him by the shoulders until he explains himself and he states that he’s in love with our friend, Marlene, and that he has to go find her.”
Harry laughed. “Oh, that’s brilliant.”
“Not to me—I was fuming.”
“How come?” asked Harry.
“Er, well, ya know,” Sirius stuttered. “Obviously this was a cruel prank, and while I was rather clever at most things, potions was a weak point. So, unfortunately, we had to ask my brother for help.”
“Regulus?”
“Mm,” Sirius hummed. “We were closer that year. The year before I left. But, anyways, Moony wouldn’t stop waxing poetically, going on and on about Marlene’s ‘gorgeous, silky hair’ and her ‘huge eyes’ and how mean she was—fun fact, Remus has an affinity for difficult people—”
“I certainly do,” interrupted a voice. Remus Lupin’s slim form darkened the doorway into the kitchen as he shakily leaned on his cane. “How are you, Harry?”
“Brilliant,” he replied with a smile. Remus was a bit pale and a few new scars lined his face, but his eyes were warm and kind as he patted Harry’s arm and glanced up at his very good friend. 
Sirius darted up from his seat, but Remus waved a hand. “Settle down, Sirius,” he said with a soft smile. “I can manage a chair.”
“How’ve things been?” asked Harry, repeating the question he had posed to Sirius earlier. And then Remus reenacted the same, sly smirk that Sirius so famously wore.
“Alright.”
“Had a rough full the other night,” added Sirius as he returned Remus’ gaze. Something warm like summer flickered across his expression, though Harry couldn’t quite place the emotion behind it.
“I’m grand,” he sighed, settling into a seat across from Sirius. “Just here for story time.”
Sirius wagged a finger at the boy. “Harry, never trust an Irishman when they say they’re ‘grand.’” He broke out into a sneaky grin. “They’re either having the best day of their life, or they’re at death’s door.” 
Remus chuckled as he crossed his arms. “So, what’re we reminiscing about today?”
“He’s telling me about the time you were pranked with a love potion,” said Harry.
“Ah,” Remus said with a subtle, knowing smirk. “Likely one of the worst days of Sirius’ life.”
Harry quirked a brow, expecting an explanation. He’d never get one, as Sirius coughed awkwardly before launching back into the story.
“So, we dragged Moony’s love-stricken arse—sorry, behind—down to the Slytherin dungeons and Reg was only too eager to help out.”
“Cranky bastard,” chuckled Remus.
“The crankiest,” Sirius laughed softly. “But he whipped up a tonic in no time and Remus was right as rain. Well, no, actually he was rather blue after he’d regained his sanity. Moons, remember how you clung to me, like a swooning damsel?"
Harry laughed wholeheartedly at that imagery. The stoic Remus Lupin? With his arms thrown over his mate? Hilarious.
“I most certainly do not,” Remus replied, adjusting his jumper, and refusing to meet anyone’s eyes. “But I remember you kept a close watch from then on whenever Marlene and I even glanced at each other.”
Sirius coughed awkwardly, shifting in his chair. “Yes, well, had to be sure Reg hadn’t fucked up—sorry, messed up—the potion.”
Remus hummed, resting back in his seat with a slight grimace but gaze full of…something unsaid. Something heavy, weighted like the silence had been between Harry and his godfather, layered with rich past and unnavigable future.
“Feeling alright?” asked Sirius, his tone trying for casual but failing as Remus shifted uncomfortably in his seat once more.
“Gr—fine,” he chuckled softly. “Think I’ll call it a night, though.”
He stood slowly as Sirius darted up from his chair and let Remus lean on his shoulder until he had his cane and his bearings. Remus let his free hand travel down Sirius’ jumper and settle at the small of his back as Sirius leaned his head in towards Remus’ neck and whispered something Harry couldn’t make out.
But the two of them parted quickly as Remus shuffled out, throwing Harry a quick “good night” and making his way up the stairs.
“Oh, if the guestroom’s taken, I’ve no problem with the couch,” Harry said, feeling uneasy at the thought of being an inconvenience.
Sirius coughed once more, sitting back down and casually studying his fingers. “Ah, that won’t be necessary.”
Harry was, once again, a bit confused. “I thought you said there were only two bedrooms that were ‘fit for human habitation.’”
“Er, yes—did say that didn’t I?” Sirius focused his gaze on the crackling fire. “Well, er, Lupin and I share.”
Harry’s eyebrows knitted in confusion. But he tallied everything up—everything. Every photo he’d ever seen of his dad and his friends always depicted Sirius and Remus joined at the hip. Then, two years ago, their embrace in the Shrieking Shack. Their playful digs and quips—perhaps more than friendly. And then there was the story Sirius had just told. And the way Remus’ hand had just touched his back assuredly, gently, fondly. The cups of tea and questions and Sirius’ fretting—Sirius Black was terrifying and brilliant, but a fretter? No.
Oh.
“So,” Harry began slowly. “You two?”
Sirius smiled warmly, the corners of his eyes tugging up as if they were also smiling.
“Yeah.”
“How did—when you were in school? And now—still?”
“Always,” he stated.
Harry nodded, still unravelling all he knew, all he’d witnessed, all he’d heard and seen over the past couple of years.
“How does that work?”
Sirius hummed in thought, his finger once again travelling up to his lip. “I love Remus like James loved Lily and how you’ll likely love someone one day.”
Again, Harry nodded. “Would you mind telling me some more stories tomorrow?”
Sirius smiled brightly, rising from his seat and stretching his arms as he cleared the table of their mugs and wrapped an arm around Harry’s shoulder.
“I’d love to,” he said as they reached the stairs. “I’m made of stories.”
@wolfstarmicrofic Prompt: "Soil"
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thebooktopus · 1 year
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happy new year, boyfriends 🎇
girlfriends make for boyfriends, part 2: holiday edition (a gift from @emmalovesdilemmas and I for @saintgarbanzo and @academicdisasterfic ) 💕 We hope this upcoming year is kind to you both and full of warmth, love, and many new good memories together
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thebooktopus · 1 year
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@thehoneybeet created Everything is Relative to You for waterwings [E, ~43k] Summary: Potter was supposed to have lived. Draco is certain of this. That Potter would no longer walk the earth was tantamount to the sun moving west to east across the sky. If only he could have stopped this from happening, if he’d have known… It comes to him as ideas often did: too late. Or, Harry dreams of his past lives, and Draco is in every one.
@crazybutgood created Unfolded Heart for @aprofessionalprotagonist [G, ~6k] Summary: Draco had only had three months getting used to Potter joining Hogwarts as the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, before Headteacher McGonagall had asked him to organise a whole ‘educational but festive’ Christmas event with that energy ball of a Gryffindor. Merlin knew what the outcome would be.  
@fantalfart created Another Thing the Poets Never Said for @sleepstxtic [E, ~15k] Summary: There’s no good in dwelling on someone who had already been claimed by death years before. And even less in pondering the meaning of the soulmate marks that remain.  
@ladderofyears created The Wonder of You for @melcarrianna [E, ~72k] Summary: A Family Man AU. In the year 2000, Harry left Draco behind in London, intent on America and Quidditch fame and never looked back. Thirteen years later, Harry gets the opportunity to see what his life could have been like, had his life unravelled in a different way. Nothing in Harry’s world is the same, but Harry soon comes to realise that fatherhood, marriage and the biggest, laziest Crup in Hogsmeade add to up a life he enjoys more than he could even have imagined.  
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@cavendishbutterfly wrote The Hardest Hue To Hold for khalulu [M, ~17k] Summary: Harry needs to get the hell out of England. So he sets up a teaching assistantship in America, hops on a plane, and heads off to a fresh start. Except there’s a familiar face among the university faculty, and it’s really not the familiar face that Harry wanted. Or at least, it’s not who Harry wanted at first.  
@lettersbyelise wrote Fire Meet Gasoline for @avenueofesc [E, ~63k] Summary: When Draco’s anger management issues land him in St Mungo’s, he thinks his Quidditch career is over. But Harry, A&E Healer and notorious workaholic, is faced with a similar predicament. To save their jobs, the two of them decide to fake a relationship. All they have to do is convince their friends and employers… and not fall in love in the process. Simple, right?  
@thebooktopus wrote A True Entanglement for @tenthousandyearsx [E, ~10k] Summary: One moment, Harry was minding his own business, going about his workday, and the next, he found himself being dragged across the Ministry by a red string that had somehow curled up in a pretty little bow around his wrist. A story of fate, smut, falling in love, and a string named Harold.  
@goblinmatriarch wrote The Binding and the Loosing for @short666bread [M, ~35k] Summary: Draco Malfoy is a reclusive academic who works on layered generational magic under the pseudonym Scholar Griseo. When he is contacted by a ‘James Black’ for help with a tricky situation with a magical House, he can’t help but notice the similarities between his potential client and Harry Potter. Since he can’t exactly refuse to help the Saviour of the magical world, Draco girds his loins and visits Grimmauld Place, where he ends up involved in what he must presume is one of those classic Harry Potter misadventures. Bonding, sentient Houses, domesticity ahoy!  
Justlikewriting wrote The Wake-up Kiss for the @hd-erised Community [M, ~20k] Summary: This time, when Harry found himself without a date for the Ministry Yule Ball, Parvati Patil was unable to step in. So, he was left with the only other viable option: to ask Draco Malfoy. Which would be fine, of course: it had been twelve years since the war after all. And they saw each other regularly now, meeting up with the same group of friends almost every Friday night. Harry, however, obviously hadn’t taken into account just how insufferable Zacharias Smith could be.  
@oknowkiss wrote Historians for @shiftylinguini [E, ~30k] Summary: It’s the Dumbledore’s Army Reunion Holiday, and Harry’s found himself in hot water with his friends once again, after telling them he has a boyfriend he definitely does not have. In an attempt to fix things, he’s made it his colleague on Level Nine, Draco Malfoy’s problem too. Featuring a ski chalet in Switzerland, a pair of bunk beds, and an agreement that should’ve been simple, were it not for all the bloody feelings getting in the way.  
@camisoul-stars wrote Traces of Aconite for Justlikewriting [M, ~7k] Summary: Draco Malfoy is arrested for murder. Hermione Granger takes on the defense of his case and has her private investigator, Harry Potter, search to find out the truth of what happened. The only problem is Harry has some confusing feelings about Draco that might get in his way.  
FlightinFlame wrote Keep Your Brittle Heart Warm for @ladderofyears​ [M, ~50k] Summary: Eighth-year offers Draco a brief respite before he returns to Azkaban. With a restricted wand, and memories of a girl who shouldn’t exist, he has very little hope for the future. But when Harry brings Teddy into the school, and proves to be utterly clueless, things change beyond anything he could imagine.  
@shiftylinguini​ wrote Service Bell for @candybarrnerd​ [E, ~8k] Summary: Draco is: a werewolf, living in a cabin in the woods, minding his own business, and never going to buy plaid because he’s not that much of a fucking cliche (yet). He’s also counting down the days until he sees Harry again.  
@aprofessionalprotagonist​ wrote Draco Malfoy’s Foolproof Guide to Reconciliation for @thewakeless​ [T, ~6k] Summary: Narcissa Malfoy’s determined to reconcile with her sister, which means Draco’s stuck spending time with Teddy Lupin — and Harry Potter.  
@amywaterwings wrote The Unknown Door for @creeeee [E, ~61k] Summary: here is something wrong with the Bellcrest. The heart of the place beats rotten. Everyone says so. Where Draco is a magical property manager, Harry is a recluse, and they’re definitely not hiding from their problems in the run-down flats of the Bellcrest. Not at all. Not one bit.  
@softlystarstruck​ wrote the treehouse near primrose downs for @pato-roldnart​ [Mature, ~14.4k] Summary: Draco and Harry have been roommates for years, so buying a magical house in the countryside shouldn’t be a big difference. But in between fresh loaves of bread and beds of wildflowers, things start to fall into place.
@corvuscrowned​ wrote In The Company Of Serpents for @lettersbyelise​ [Explicit, ~25k] Summary: There’s something wrong with the serpents at the Greengrass Ophidiarium. Luckily, a certain Parselmouth just might be able to help.
@tenthousandyearsx​ wrote Trouble with your tie, potter? for @drarrydoodles​ [Explicit, ~6.7k] Summary: The last thing Harry expects when Slughorn partners him up with Zabini is Malfoy shooting them furious looks throughout the whole class and then unceremoniously snogging Harry in the corridor.
@mars-bar81​ wrote The Cursed Manor for @doingthechachaslide​ [Teen, ~40.6k] Summary: Ophelia’s been a paranormal investigator for almost ten years, and she’s starting to run out of haunted and cursed sites to explore. When her eclectic roommate and assistant reveals that he owns a large, cursed Manor, Ophelia finds a lot more than just a new career opportunity.
@tedahfromtayla​ wrote There are many benefits to being a marine biologist for dustmouth [Teen, ~19k] Summary: There is something about Harry that constantly calls Draco back to Britain. No matter how far he tries to run, he can’t outrun his stubborn heart, or the history of his family.
@thewakeless​ wrote and the world is tumbling down for @camisoul-stars​ [Explicit, ~27.6k] Summary: Draco is thirty-five and content. He’s a writer, a painter, and has built a life for himself totally separate from the one he envisioned as a sullen, fearful boy at Hogwarts. Everything is calm—until his house begins trying to kill him.
@orange-peony​ wrote Constellations on your skin for @softlystarstruck​ [Explicit, ~56.4k] Summary: “I’m going to get my scars removed,” Draco announces on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. “Who are you seeing?” Blaise asks. “The best Healer out there,” Draco replies with a little shrug. “Harry Potter.”
khalulu wrote Birds of Dreams / Remover of Obstacles / Guardian of Waters for @crazybutgood​ [G, ~12k] Summary: Harry is exploring his Desi heritage, and Draco runs into him in colourful circumstances. Luna has a penchant for puns and the Patils watch Bollywood. Paper is folded, a flying carpet takes an Indian road trip, and a phoenix is found. Love blooms along the way, a flower that’s free.  
@nv-md​ wrote The Inconvenient Death(s) of Harry Potter for @caroll-in​ [E, ~33k] Summary: Harry and Draco have spent the decade since the War avoiding each other, even as they’re forced to work together at the Ministry and their friend groups begin to alarmingly overlap. But what happens when Harry meets a tragic end (in a manner of speaking) and Draco’s the only one who can save him? Or Harry won’t stop dying, Draco’s had too much coffee, and there’s more than enough time for them to make a mess of each other’s lives.  
@deliciousblizzardshark​ wrote Coming Out Cake for @cavendishbutterfly​ [T, ~10k] Summary: Café owner Draco Malfoy is trans but doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it until he discovers that Hogwarts professor and long-time crush Harry Potter has a big secret.  
@sorrybutblog​ wrote All Things Go for @okay-sky​ [E, ~33k] Summary: Draco’s back at Hogwarts by court order. Harry’s back for no particular reason at all. Some things change, some stay the same. Neither expects to spend eighth-year living in close quarters, playing rugby (poorly), staying up late, sneaking around, and finally figuring it all out.  
@sleepstxtic​ wrote A Love That Knows Of Itself for @moonflower-rose​ [M, ~7k] Summary: After an accidental bonding, Harry is forced to confront some longstanding feelings concerning a certain Unspeakable.  
@maraudersaffair​ wrote Release for @oknowkiss​ [E, ~17k] Summary: After serving two years in Azkaban, Draco is ready to finally live his life on his own terms. He gets a job at Borgin and Burkes, rents a crummy flat in Knockturn, and begins seeking out fit Muggles to shag. Then one night Draco comes across a gorgeous man who’s tied himself up and stuck a message on the wall for any stranger to read: Free use. And what’s even better? The man resembles Harry Potter.  
@avenueofesc​ wrote An Abstract Courtship for @secretartlair​ [E, ~9k] Summary: Blaise looks at him for a moment, considering him with narrowed eyes, before he relents. “Alright, Potter, listen closely—” “Blaise, you’ve been dating my best mate for nearly four years.” Harry interrupts, relaxing slightly in knowing that he is at least speaking with a friend. “I know you have a ring picked out for him. I think we are well past ‘Potter,’ don’t you?” “In normal circumstances, I would agree. However, I am not speaking to you as a friend right now.” “Uh…” Harry frowns. “You’re not?” “No.” Blaise states matter-of-factly. “Because you, Potter, are a complete fucking idiot.”  
@moonflower-rose​ wrote Contretemps for @goblinmatriarch​ [T, ~8k] Summary: Draco Malfoy has been living like a model citizen. If only he could convince Potter.  
@romaine2424​ wrote The Roommate for @sorrybutblog​ [M, ~43k] Summary: After one year in Azkaban and two years of home arrest, Draco is going off to college. Myrrdin College is Oxford’s magical college, where one Harry Potter is currently attending. Both are going for their teaching certificates with Draco specialising in Potions and Harry in Defence Against the Dark Arts. The Headmistress has insisted all incoming professors must be degreed. However, the Board of Governors insist that Draco also must live in a Muggle house with limited allowance and take Muggle elective courses before he can become Hogwarts’ new Potions Professor. Harry is coerced by others into helping Draco Malfoy survive in the Muggle world.  
@candybarrnerd​ wrote everything you should say for InnerLilith [E, ~7k] Summary: They’re not friends. But when Draco offers help, Harry takes it.  
@makeitp1nk​ wrote The Faeries, the Prince, and the Cupboard for @mars-bar81​ [M, ~24k] Summary: SIn 1967, Roy Disney made a deal with a rare species of fae to build his brother Walt’s dream on their land. Forty-seven years later, that deal will change the lives of two wizarding families forever. A story about stories, family, dreams, and love.  
@writcraft​ wrote Meddling, Menswear, and Magic for flightinflame [M, ~19k] Summary: Draco Malfoy is working in a job he hates and avoiding the magical world entirely, but he really is fine. When a bequest from Severus Snape brings Draco back to a much-changed magical world, he must find his place within it and navigate his growing attraction to Harry Potter in the process.  
InnerLilith wrote Once Upon a (Wet) Dream for @thebooktopus​ [E, ~14k] Summary: Once a year, Harry has a very strange dream. Meanwhile, in real life, he’s falling for Draco Malfoy.  
@doingthechachaslide​ wrote Canary Creams and New Yellow Paint for @tedahfromtayla​ [E, ~72k] Summary: It’s not Draco’s fault that Potter is seeing things and Scorpius’s campaign to be the Ministry’s Creature Liaison is struggling, it’s not. Draco didn’t ask for Potter to walk into his Ocularistry Clinic in Northern Ireland fifteen years after they last saw each other, demanding to know why the Spectroculars Draco invented malfunctioned while Potter was painting and cost him an eye. Scorpius hadn’t asked for any of that either, though, so when Potter and the rest of Draco’s patients start to see mysterious symbols through their prosthetic eyes, and the resulting blow to Draco’s public reputation drags Scorpius’s campaign through the mud, Draco is determined to fix it. If that means trudging through a boggy moor in search of a fictional species Luna thinks is causing their problems, Draco will just have to pluck up the courage, march in with a team of Gryffindors, and be ready to battle any beast they meet. Even if that beast looks less like the large, bipedal talking toads they find and more like the Ministry of Magic as a whole.  
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🥀 Fic Claim: Everything is Relative to You (E, 43k)
Potter was supposed to have lived. Draco is certain of this. That Potter would no longer walk the earth was tantamount to the sun moving west to east across the sky. If only he could have stopped this from happening, if he’d have known…
It comes to him as ideas often did: too late.
Or, Harry dreams of his past lives, and Draco is in every one.
Tags (check the fic for a full list):
Time travel, Past Lives, Dreams, Magical Theory, Wandlore, Unspeakable Draco Malfoy, Auror Harry Potter, Wandmaker Harry Potter, Legilimens Pansy Parkinson, Suicide Attempt, Temporary Major Character Death, EWE, Angst with a Happy Ending, Nonlinear Narrative, Animal Familiars, Renaissance Era Italy, Witch Burning, Reincarnation
It was such a delight to write this for @amywaterwings as part of H/D Erised 2022. Amy, I have so much admiration for you as a writer, and it was so fun to comb through your fics (and comment replies) for themes you enjoy. Huge thank you to @the-fools-errand for her eyes and the @hd-erised mods for putting on another excellent fest: @gracerene, @firethesound, @dictacontrion, you deserve a million thanks for bringing Erised to life year after year. I also want to thank everyone who's already commented or left kudos, it truly means the world when you do 🌹
As a little something extra, here are two sketches Andrea did, because while Gio may be a phenomenal musician he can't draw for shit.
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Full images under the cut because the first one is a little NSFW.
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Gio posing as a sculpture, and a self-portrait of Andrea.
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thebooktopus · 1 year
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oh hai tumblr, it's been a while. I missed you all, and I'm going to try and be back now. needed a little break to do some life stuff but dontcha know I missed the heck outta yinz. ♥️
things i need to get my shit together for:
1) wheel of drarry fic for @makeitp1nk that is entirely worn in my head and not even a little bit written on paper but that is TOMORROW'S problem
2) @hp-nextgen-fest ??? is this something you'd all like to see come back this year? thinking yes.
3) need to reblog and hype up a) my Erised fic b) my Erised gift c) all the other incredible Erised fics I've read so far
4) mutuals march v2 - dare I?!
anywaysss I hope you all had a tolerable December and are enjoying an excellent and refreshing start to 2023. here's to reconnecting with my community and writing again.
PS: I paid $8 for the blue checks so you all know I'm LEGIT.
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The Hardest Hue to Hold | Rated M | 17k | Read on Ao3
featuring: Draco in the Muggle world, assistant professors, pining, trans Harry, my usual affinity for making them eat and drink their way through the fic
“So,” Harry says, voice uneven. He finds himself in such a strange in-between. He’s never held himself back like this before; never done anything but dive in headfirst, steadily play the game and then win it. He’s faced with a terrifying possibility: rather than just feigning friendship beneath the mask of flirtation, he might actually befriend Draco Malfoy.
Loads of adoration for @m0srael​ and InnerLilith for all their help on this fic. I got back on my quiet and contemplative shit for this one, so if that’s your style then give this a try! Or if you just want to read about Draco and Harry eating gummy worms together. That works too.
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Sometimes, fanfiction is carefully plotted out stories, with plot points and call backs and themes that all tie it up in a meaningful and exciting way.
And sometimes fanfiction is, ‘Watch me do a fucking KICK FLIP off this cool sentence!! Also here's some sex'
Both are beautiful forms of writing.
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I keep dreaming that there's somewhere where we grow old together
soft drarry for @rockingrobin69 always
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oh hai tumblr, it's been a while. I missed you all, and I'm going to try and be back now. needed a little break to do some life stuff but dontcha know I missed the heck outta yinz. ♥️
things i need to get my shit together for:
1) wheel of drarry fic for @makeitp1nk that is entirely written in my head and not even a little bit written on paper but that is TOMORROW'S problem
2) @hp-nextgen-fest ??? is this something you'd all like to see come back this year? thinking yes.
3) need to reblog and hype up a) my Erised fic b) my Erised gift c) all the other incredible Erised fics I've read so far
4) mutuals march v2 - dare I?!
anywaysss I hope you all had a tolerable December and are enjoying an excellent and refreshing start to 2023. here's to reconnecting with my community and writing again.
PS: I paid $8 for the blue checks so you all know I'm LEGIT.
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Hey! I am looking for a fic I read a few years ago on AO3, Jeddy where James is an Auror and Teddy is I believe an unspeakable and he works for Draco and they are investigating a string of arson cases. But also James is in love with Teddy and Teddy is a clueless idiot. If that rings any bells and is still around they would be great!
I *think* you're looking for A Small Spark Neglected by @gyzym - an excellent fic!
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H/D Erised Fic: Once Upon a Dream
Title: Once Upon a (Wet) Dream Author: Anonymous Recipient: @thebooktopus Pairing(s): Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, brief Draco Malfoy/Roger Davies, mention of offscreen Draco Malfoy/Others Rating: Explicit Word Count: ~13,500 Warnings/Content: brief mention of past Dreamless Sleep addiction, Sectumsempra Scars, Werewolf Harry, Jealousy, Possessive Harry Potter, Pining, Mutual Pining, Excessive Blushing, Tender Feelings, Banter, Getting Together, Happy Ending, Shameless Smut, Wet Dreams, Dream Sex, Voyeurism, Masturbation, Dildos, Tentacle Sex, Sounding, Lingerie, Dirty Talk, Sexual Inexperience, First Time, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Rimming, Praise Kink, Scent Kink, Come Eating, Dubious Consent, Interrogation Fantasy, Additional Warnings in Author’s Note Summary: Once a year, Harry has a very strange dream. Meanwhile, in real life, he’s falling for Draco Malfoy. Author’s Notes: Maddy—I was SO freakin excited to write for you! Your sign-up was full of temptation, and I tried to include as many of your likes as I could fit in this story; I really hope it makes your heart happy. A huge thank you to my incredible team of alpha/beta readers and britpicker—this fic is significantly better for all of your time and attention. Finally, thanks so much to the mods for running this fest, and for being flexible and understanding with me as I finished up this fic. Some of the imagery in the first scene is inspired by the Wet Leg song Wet Dream, and the mentioned valravn is a reference to Val from sweet_s0rr0w’s brilliant fic Kept in Cages. Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Once Upon a Dream
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Reblog to give a nonbinary person a warm cup of soup.
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are there people out there who actually sleep through the night? like, fall asleep and don't wake up until their alarm goes off? this seems impossible.
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no no no, that's a juggalo. jegulus is the disease you get from poor oral hygeine, you know, with the swollen gums?
whats a jegulus
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Top 5 LEAST Read (or kudos) Fics
@the-francakes tagged me in this post for National Authors Day. I just want to say I love this idea, giving more recognition to the not as popular fics which happen to be some of my favs.
1. A Ghost's Funeral [Cedric/Fred, T, 1.2k] - Cedric and Fred bonding as ghosts in the afterlife
2. You Lucky Cat [Pansy/Ginny, M, 6.3k] - flirting at a cat cafe, lots of sweets, and lots of fluff
3. Wicked Hearts and Calculating Minds [Dumbledore/Riddle, T, 5.1k] - everyone is gender-swapped! Dumbledore tries to solve the mystery that is Lady Voldemort.
4. The (Re)Marriage of the Century! [Draco/Harry, T, 1.8k] - Draco cannot find his zombie lover, and the wedding's about to begin!
5. Sirius Rising [Teddy/James Sirius, Sirius/Remus, M, 4.6k] - This was one of my fav fics to write formatting wise. Just the entire structure of it was tricky but so so fun to write.
Tagging 5 more (if you wanna join): @bluesundaycake, @thistlecatfics, @broomsticks, @danpuff-ao3, @greenmegsnoham
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HD Sudsfest Fic: Under Giant Mountains
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Under Giant Mountains by @wolfpants
for @skeptiquewritesRating: E Word count: 33,733 Archive warnings: none Additional tags: EWE, Unemployed Harry Potter, Researcher Draco Malfoy, Dragonlogist Ron Weasley, POV Harry Potter, Gay Harry Potter, Gay Draco Malfoy, Bisexual Ron Weasley, Past and Minor Harry Potter/Zacharias Smith, Minor Ron/OMC, Hot Draco Malfoy, Very Tall Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Has Long Hair, Harry Potter has PTSD, Draco Malfoy is good in a crisis, Draco and Ron friendship, Therapy, Brief mention of vomiting, Panic attacks, JealousyMisplaced jealousy though, World travel, Foraging, Plants, Forests, Norway, Hiking, Cabincore, Forestcore, Bathing/Washing, Showers, Nature, Nature Magic, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Explicit Sexual Content, Enthusiastic Consent, Sexual Inexperience, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Hair-pulling, Voyeurism, Accidental Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Masturbation, Kitchen table sex, UST, Resolved Sexual Tension
Harry doesn't know where he's going. Everyone else has their life paths figured out; he doesn't even know where his map is. Who'd have thought Draco Malfoy bathing in a Norwegian forest would be the guidepost Harry needed?
In which Harry's trip to Norway to visit dragon-wrangler Ron introduces him to hikes from hell, mysterious natural magic, foraging, magical bathing, a new and bizarre friendship, and the frustrating, heady allure of his former nemesis turned sexy globetrotting field researcher.
Give Under Giant Mountains some love on Ao3!
New fic header by @thelanguidcat, do not repost
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