chaosandcoco

Written on the Heart by who_la_hoop
r, 114k (Harry/Draco)

You know when one of your favorite writers writes a mega story and you get excited, and then it's just as good as you hoped? Yeah, that's this right here. At over 100k, it's definitely a long one, but it doesn't feel like it--it just feels like the story got the space to breathe, to be properly told. The story starts off with the Slytherins trying to befriend the Trio on the Hogwarts Express (their method is kind of a begrudging flash mob that just never leaves) and Harry being re-sorted into Slytherin. Then the three (and Draco) are hit by a not-so-legal soulmark spell. Ron and Hermione, unsurprisingly, wear each other's names, Draco has "Harry Potter" blazoned across his chest, and Harry has... no one. No mark, no name.

There is so much to say about this fic (and I'll try to keep it short, but pithy isn't really one of my strengths). In many ways, this story is about friendships, and changing long-held opinions of people. The camaraderie that develops between Harry and the returning Slytherins* is so nice to see and so fun to watch; Blaise in particular is quite the character.
*the gang's all here, yay!

With Draco and Harry, it's much more complicated. What does it mean to have an unrequited soulmate? What does it mean to know you'll never have "The One," or even the possibility of that? How can you handle being fated to be alone and unsatisfied? It's really interesting (and angsty) to see them working through these questions, especially when they start falling in love.

This is so well-written, and quite amusing at times. Also, it's delicious angsty, without being the type of angst where you just want to cry a bathtub full of pain. Do yourself a favor and read it!

Malfoy looks away from him. "Potter," he says, as if he's at the end of his patience. "I have your name around my neck. Is it any wonder I want to dissect you, and your emotions, alive on a slab? Give me something to work with here. Just a tiny deep dark secret you never though anyone else would know. Just to make me feel better."

Harry doesn't think Malfoy mean it. Except . . .

"I'm terrified that not having a mark means I'll never be loved by anyone again," he says.

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Save My Wonders by sdk
nc-17, 21.2k (Harry/Draco)

This story is absolutely wonderful, one of my all-time favorites. Draco pops into the kitchen one day at the home he shares with his mother, Andromeda, and Teddy, and he sees Harry there. Harry, who's back from America; Harry, who's looking fucking fit. And Draco scurries out, because while Harry's been getting hotter, Draco's been gaining weight.

It's a beautiful story that delves deeply into Draco's insecurities about his weight gain and his belief that it makes him an undesirable romantic (and sexual) partner. He likes most everything about who he is, but after he sees Harry, he becomes so terribly self-conscious about his weight and it's just so perfectly portrayed. Even after they go on a date, Draco still doesn't really believe Harry could find him attractive--not looking the way he does (Harry very, very much does).

I also really appreciate how Harry isn't attracted to Draco either for his weight (fetishizing it) or in spite of his weight--he just thinks he's hot. If you're one of the few people who hasn't read this story yet, it is an absolute must.


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Mr. Fit by Blunette
nc-17, 10.9k (Harry/Draco)

This story is so funny. As my AO3 tag says, "I seriously laughed until I was crying a bit". It's centered around one of my favorite (obscure) tropes: bad/awkward flirting. I seriously can not get enough of these stories--and this is one of my favorites.

Basically, Draco can't flirt. Well, he can, but when he's around Harry he doesn't just freeze--he gets awkward. Like, you think you're awkward? You've got nothing on Draco here (seriously, read the quote). And the thing is, he's actually a master flirt usually. I love Draco's bromance with Ron, and Harry's friend-mance(?) with Pansy (pots & pans). It's cute, lighthearted, and funny; a great little feel-good fic.

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( (read the super-funny quote) )

Quote from Weasleys' Wizard Weekend by [orphan_account] (Harry/Ron):

"Look at this!" Ron exclaimed, gleeful. To Harry's dismay, he was clutching a little doll topped with a full head of untidy black hair, round wire-framed glasses, and a tiny red zigzag on its forehead. "It's a Harry Potter Action Figure!"

"...No," Harry objected weakly. "Please, no."

Ron tugged the string protruding from its back, cackling delightedly when a fairly close approximation of Harry's own voice came out.

"Expelliarmus!" shouted the little toy.

Laid Bare by Llaeryo
nc-17, 8.5k (Draco/Albus)


Great, sexy BDSM with an unusual twist. I love Dom/sub when it's done well, and this fic does an excellent job. Draco is at his usual club when he learns that his Dom will be Albus, his son's best friend. He doesn't take him seriously at first--Albus actually has to make a bet to convince him to stay. Draco's unnerved by his style in the beginning, but ends up so satisfied.

This is a different D/s dynamic than we usually see in fic, and it's so refreshing. Albus throws out the rules Draco is used to: he's ordered to keep his eyes off the floor, speak freely. Draco's indignant reaction to the latter: Most irregular. “ Respectfully, I do not approve of that rule.” His demeanor, just about everything he does is the antithesis of what Draco has has come to expect. One of my favorite parts is when Albus tells Draco that acting up to get what he wants isn't going to work this time--Albus considers his favorite types of play a reward, not a punishment. And it all works. Oh, how it works.

Albus let loose a small, amused huff. “Is it more than you can manage?”

Draco’s eyes narrowed slightly. “No, Sir. I’ll manage. Although, I’m not sure why I should.”

“Explain.”

“Well, if I receive the punishments I want for good behaviour, what will you do if I do not behave?”

At that, Albus positively grinned. His tongue darted out slightly to wet his lips as he stepped forwards, leaning down to whisper in Draco’s ear.

“I will fuck you gently. Prepare you carefully, fuck you slow, leaving not a single mark or reminder of your session.”

“You wouldn’t,” Draco growled.

“Try me,” he replied flippantly, straightening up and loosening his tie. “Now, on your feet, I want a proper look at you.”

and

“Oh yes, that’s another thing. I’ve heard that you can be quite the vocal little sub.” He leaned close, so close that Draco wondered if Albus was planning to kiss him. “Don’t hold back.” He moved away smiling, Draco still feeling the ghost of his breath against his lips.

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Letters Through Time by JulietsEmoPhase
pg, 5.8k (H/D)


This is the most beautiful story, it makes me cry every time (in the "my heart is just beaming" sort of way).

Harry took an assignment he'd expected to take a few months. It ends up lasting over two years, with no contact with anyone, even to tell them if he's alive. When he gets home there are these piles of mail, and he finds a small stack of letters from Draco. They get progressively more and more sweet and heart-wrenching. He sets out to find Draco, and--just read it. It is that beautiful/touching/lovely/perfect.

After that Harry barely paused between letters, once he had drank in the previous one's content enough he would place it carefully down before hurriedly grasping for the next.

"Dear Harry,

"I have this thing now where I make two cups of tea - a spare whenever I make one for myself, with two sugars. I honestly don't know when it started, but now I've noticed I can't seem to stop, and always end up with a cold, overly-sweet mug of tea loitering somewhere around my flat that I don't remember making.

"I promised I would keep these letters upbeat, but I can't today. Please come home and drink your blasted tea. I can't bear it any longer.

"Yours, Draco."

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Harry Potter and the Inconvenient Condition by mirabella


So, it goes like this: Harry decides to stumble around drunk in Transylvania, and (surprise, surprise) is turned into a vampire. He wakes up to a Draco who is fairly gleeful with the possibilities of messing with him. Draco has extra-delightful blood, and somehow in all this zany little screwball comedy, there manages to be some delicious sexual tension and banter.

I go back to this fic time and again because it's just nice. It's this wonderful combination of funny and smoking hot, and a total comfort read for me. It's hilarious the whole way through, I had so much trouble looking for quotes because I found myself really-really-really wanting to include more than half of it. It starts off with a newly-vampired Harry waking up to Draco and a scalpel. Draco teases and taunts him, mostly to be obnoxious, but also cause he's just really into it. That sort of sets the scene for the rest of the story. Yes, other things happen (they're probably mates, there's a tiny bit of plot, Harry hears stupefy! a lot), but none of them are really that important. What's important is that it's sexy and funny, and the fic does both of those very well. The bloodplay (primarily solo teasing on Draco's part) is delicious. For all the dirty talk, it barely ekes out a PG-13 rating, but the verbal foreplay is worth it. Check it out.

"We'll be stuck in here together all night, might as well make the most of it," Draco said. The tip of the scalpel disappeared into his mouth and slid slowly back out. Harry squirmed. "Hm, I have a game we can play."

"Malfoy, I swear to God when I get out of these restraints I'm going to--"

"Yes, yes, but that won't be for a few days at least and I'm bored now. How about if we see how long it takes this scalpel and me to bring you off without touching you?"

and

On the opposing side to the Bloke Who Killed Voldemort, of course, were Harry-the-healthy-24-year-old-man, who was nearly exploding with sheer mindless lust at the thought of getting into Malfoy's designer pants, and Harry-the-vampire, who nearly sprouted bat wings and four-inch fangs every time he remembered the taste of Draco's blood.

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