#droyle

[indigo-scarf]

Malfoy’s velvet dressing gown rustles quietly as he swivels around in his desk chair. The warm glow of the oil lamp shines on his soft, just-washed hair, highlights the delicate angles of his face, catches on the tip of the quill dangling between his slender fingers. He squints at Gregory. “What’s wrong with you?”

friends to lovers 🥰

[hssrarepairs]

🕯️ Gifts for @the-houseryn ! 🕯️

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🔔 FIC: In Every Sense

Ship: Gregory Goyle/Draco Malfoy Rating: Teen Length/Medium: 3.3k words Tags: Chef Gregory Goyle, Reformed Death Eaters, Roommates, Best Friends, Post-War, Mutual Pining, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Fluff, Jealous Draco Malfoy, Devoted Gregory Goyle, Making Out Summary:

After the war, Goyle has been working at a Muggle restaurant, eventually promoted to sous chef. His coworker likes to tease him about taking home food for his boyfriend, and Merlin, he wishes it was true, but Draco is just his roommate.

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🔔 FIC: New Traditions

Ship: Draco Malfoy/Ron Weasley Rating: General Length/Medium: 1.4k words Tags: Yuletide, Fluff, Relationship Reveal, Minor Harry Potter/George Weasley, Minor Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, Mentions of Pregnancy, Single Parent Draco Malfoy Summary:

Ron brings his secret boyfriend to Yule dinner.

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View all gifts on AO3! 🎶

[lumosatnight]

Day 17 Worthy or Alt 3 Idle with Droyle would be so awesome 🫶

(Honestly most of the options would send me on cloud nine w/ Droyle lmao)

Runaway Groom

@microficmay alt 3 ‘idle’ Best man!Greg/Groom!Draco, 50 words, for @the-houseryn

“Let’s run away,” said Greg, idling in the doorway to the church. “We could go. Right now.”

“I can’t. Mother…”

“Wants you to be happy.”

“Father…”

“Screw him. He’s an arse.”

Draco sighed. “Astoria…”

“Already ran off with the bridesmaid.”

“What?”

Greg winked. “Why should she have all the fun?”

💙 Read more microfics on AO3 & Tumblr 💙

[the-houseryn]

M and W for the ask game please!

*wiggling all over the place in happiness to get an ask* lol

M: What’s the weirdest AU scenario you’ve ever come up with?  Did it turn into a story?

My weirdest au scenario resides in a Drarry omegaverse fic that I have indeed written (WIP) and posted in anon 🫣 my other posted omegaverse fic isn’t common by any means either lmao but I, for some reason, am more willing to publicly put my name to that one. (I do admit to it when people find it tho)

W: What is your favorite pairing to write?  Favorite pairing to read?

Alrighty this is a toughie cuz I go in cycles. But whatever is my favorite to read is my favorite to write, these two states are usually in sync. (I’m ignoring my loves for other fandoms cuz that makes things more complicated.) So in HP, I started with Drarry, then Dron, and am currently jonesing for Droyle.

This goes slightly beyond the ask question but there’s an underlying vibe that makes them my favorite and so my favorite is usually whatever vibe I’m craving and these are the vibes.

Harry is I love you down to every distracting detail about you, which can make me anywhere from gentle and whipped to volatile and obsessive.

Ron is I love you to my greatest dismay but your dramatics delight me now that they can no longer phase me cuz I know what you look like with pillow creases, bedhead, and dried drool on your face. (Or I’m delighted because your dramatics now include me instead of are against me.)

Goyle is I love you with devotion and protection, whatever I have to give is yours for the taking. You do not distract me or phase me because I already know you like breathing.

Thanks so much for the ask!!!! 🫶

[iamnmbr3]

draco/goyle would be DROYLE

and crabbe/goyle would be CROYLE

you can't win

[saintsenara]

thoughts on Crabbe/Goyle, Crabbe/Draco, and/or Goyle/Draco? also in terms of canon, what do you think happened to Goyle post-war?

thank you very much for the ask, anon!

in canon, crabbe and goyle are only ever really viewed by harry through the lens of their relationship to draco. indeed, the reader would be forgiven for assuming that both of them spend any time that draco isn't with them staring at a blank wall, not talking to anyone else or doing anything draco doesn't permit them to do or going anywhere without him, while draco - who is shown socialising with other slytherins, like pansy parkinson and theodore nott - only pays them attention when he wants something.

but something i am absolutely committed to thinking is that this is a classic case of harry "lack of object permanence" potter both being unable to comprehend people he's not interested in having lives and thinking that since malfoy is the member of the trio he considers the most important to his own life he must be the most important of the three generally.

instead, i am always struck in canon by the heavy implication - even prior to half-blood prince, in which it's stated outright - that draco doesn't have any actual friends, that he's quite lonely, and that harry never notices this.

and so my preferred way of thinking about these three is to read crabbe and goyle as each other's ride-or-die bff, and draco as someone they think of as a yapping terrier who follows them around and whom they humour.

which is to say, when it comes to vincent crabbe/gregory goyle... it's canon. they're the slytherin equivalent of romione, falling in love in snape's remedial defence against the dark arts classes while breathing a sigh of relief that draco passed first time.

and then when it comes to vincent crabbe/draco malfoy... it's a flop. crabbe's pining over goyle, while draco's driven to ever greater heights of clinginess and being insufferable by the realisation that the boyfriend he thought would be grateful he'd even deigned to look in his direction actually thinks he's annoying and mid.

[it's giving won-won and lavender.]

while they're at school, gregory goyle/draco malfoy is going to have the same issue.

but after it?

i think there's an awful lot to be said for pairings in which the people involved only end up together because of mutual grief - it's my preferred configuration of lilypad or jeverus, for example, and it's also one of the only circumstances in which i could ever see harmony working. and i think it would slap with droyle.

after all, goyle's lost his other half - and not only that, has lost him because of a spell he cast. draco's seen everything he believed was correct and certain about his childhood torn to pieces - including the fact that crabbe and goyle were faithful minions who'd always be there when he wanted them.

they're both going to be completely adrift and terrified about the future - not least because, assuming goyle gets out of azkaban too [which i think he would; i find it inherently plausible that harry insists upon the ministry issuing a blanket pardon for anyone eighteen and under who fought for voldemort], he's not exactly going to have the pick of the job market.

and so why shouldn't they have a little codependent cuddle? as a treat.

[sitp-recs]

HP Rec Fest, Day 1

Late as usual but Happy December, everyone! This is my favorite time of the year but I’ve been so so busy I couldn’t plan for the holidays, let alone focus on fandom. I’m not gonna lie, this year took a big toll on my reading stamina and I’ve been feeling quite disconnected. idk if I’ll be able to put together a 2023 wrapped reclist like I did in the past years - all the more reason to join @hprecfest and try to fill as many prompts as I can! To make things more fun I’m setting a challenge for myself: to try and rec both Drarry and rare pair, and (if possible) prioritize stories I haven’t recced before. I wonder if I can pull it off? Very excited to read everyone else’s picks too. Let’s get started!

Day 1) A favorite fic under 5k:

Drarry

scorpio rising (orphaned, T, 1.3k)

The last time Draco sees Potter he’s sitting in the Muggle playground they’ve spent half the summer in. It’s raining a bit and Draco feels like he might fall right off the top of the monkey-bars because they’re all wet and he’s a little drunk and doesn’t feel at all secure, in any sense of the word.

an emotional rollercoaster packed in 1k, rich and evocative, a bit devastating and a bit hopeful. gorgeous prose and a soft, captivating melancholy that hits right in the feels.

Rare pair

Something Old, Something New by @indigo-scarf (T, 3k) - Draco/Goyle

Draco said he would marry Goyle if they ended up single.

this story made me look at this ship with softer, gentler eyes. I love the organic development and how safe and comfortable they feel with each other. sweet, tender, funny and spot on characterization, a droyle triumph!

[mxlfoydraco]

Hii! Can I get 11, 22 and 23 for the Ask game? I love when you do this cause yes you're always right ✅️

Thank you friend!!

11) number of fandom-related words you've filtered

anti remus lupin, bambibelle, bellamione, blackinnon, charmione, draco and astoria, drastoria, dramione, dransy, dreomione, drinny, druna, droyle, fremione, fred weasley x reader, draco malfoy x reader, draco x hermione, draco x astoria, draco x ginny, draco x luna, draco x pansy, germione, george weasley x reader, hansy, harmony, harry potter x reader, harrymort, harry x hermione, hinny, hogwarts legacy, hp rp, james potter x reader, lovenott, lupin x tonks, remus x tonks, remadora, nevmione, narcissa x sirius, regulus black x reader, snarry, snily, snack hp, snape x sirius, remus lupin x reader, snupin, reverus, snegulus, ron weasley x reader, severus snape x reader, severus x sirius, sirimione, remione, sirius x hermione, snaco, snames, snamione, theodore nott x reader, tomione, tom riddle x reader, tonks x remus, tonks x lupin, thuna, wolfbucks

You can go to war with my filter list

22) your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

I wouldn’t say everyone else, but the complexity of Draco and Lucius’ relationship does get disregarded. Especially the fact that Lucius loves Draco even though he deeply injures his self-esteem and sense of identity

23) ship you've unwillingly come around to

Dramione. There are massively popular fics that I would read but I can’t. My mind rejects Draco not being with Harry and Draco being with women. :’)

choose violence ask game

[indigo-scarf]

are there draco fans who don't ship drarry (or het ships)

is that a thing that it's possible to be

honestly that's the question I've been asking since I was 11yo

[pandemonshq]

does Draco's player have preferred ships?

We’ve asked the player, and:

I'm not looking for anything in particular, just happy to see what (if anything) develops and run with it! But since you're asking, let me share my thoughts on some relationships that might have shippy potential:

1. GOYLE - they used to be bffs. Now they're both doting dads with a boatload of survivor's guilt between them. Have they spent time together in the past twenty years? Or did Crabbe's death leave them estranged and wounded? Is it time for them to reconcile, and will shared childhood trauma lead to more? Whether romantic or platonic, what will the power dynamic look like -- will it be Hogwarts all over again, with Draco taking the lead? Will the shoe be on the other foot now? Will they find a way to balance without Crabbe there? Honestly, Draco's relationship with Goyle is one of the things I’m most interested in exploring out of any, whether it's a ship or not!

2. HARRY - I know this is a favorite of people’s and while I didn’t pick-up on any romance in the books, they were certainly obsessed with each other -- so what might that develop into now? They're both married, but that's no obstacle for Draco -- what is Harry's situation with Ginny? Now that their kids are bffs, have they been forced to find a way to co-exist or have they managed to avoid each other since the trials? Has Harry noticed the vampirism yet, or just noticed that "Malfoy is up to something" again? What kind of miscommunication and misunderstandings might that lead to, since Draco is definitely "dabbling in the Dark Arts" again...but for a "good cause" this time?

3. DAPHNE - He’s married to her little sister, but Astoria didn’t marry Draco because she wanted to sleep with him -- how does Daphne feel about the concept? She probably spent most of her time in Hogwarts trailing behind Pansy as one of her “gang of Slytherin girls” but did she follow Pansy’s lead in her schoolgirl crushes too? And now that Astoria’s not exactly herself, has Daphne stepped-in to help out? Draco would probably have appreciated another pair of hands, especially when Scorpius was little; could bonding over concern for Astoria and Scorpius have led to more? And does Daphne feel guilty about it, if so? Astoria probably wouldn’t object -- but would that make Daphne feel better or worse for “stealing” her sister’s husband?

4. PANSY - they "dated" in school...at least if you ask Pansy, and probably 3/4 of the student body. Draco was unaware, though -- and how awkward must that conversation have been? (Did they ever even have a conversation, or just let things crash and burn?) Did their friendship survive the "break-up" and if it did, what about the trials? Pansy might have been too clever to stay close enough to let herself be tarred with the same brush as Draco Malfoy, Death Eater...but now that the hounds have stopped baying, did she come back around? How did she feel about him marrying someone else, was she even still interested in him? Or did his "fall from grace" negate her interest? (Or did she just tell herself it did?) There's a lot of options for where the two of them could have gone in the intervening years -- and yes, one of them could well involve Pansy deciding to actually ship with him this time around!

5. RON - they hate each other but now their kids are bffs, what kind of struggle has that caused for them? The Malfoy/Weasley feud goes back at least one generation, possibly more, and family means a LOT to both of them so there's a lot of blood under the bridge there...but if it means protecting their children, they're both the kind of people to suck it up and do what they have to. Could the tension of having to work together lead to more (or will they just fight again?) and what is Hermione's part in all this? Ron's too loyal to be a cheater! But Draco Malfoy has never been a good influence in his life, either.

6. BLAISE - I feel like if there's any character whom Draco is likely to have ended up in bed with before, it's probably Blaise. Not as a romance, of course not -- Blaise Zabini is far too poised for romance! But a friends-with-benefits situation? A hey-I'm-bored irregular booty-floo-call? I can see it...

Perhaps the only downside to ships with Draco is that Astoria is a little lonely and might not know she’s walked in on something private—but what’s a little more interpersonal drama in the mix? And for that matter, who says it has to be something private anyway? Polyshipping for all, folks!

tl;dr - pretty much anything that seems to have chemistry and fit the characters is going to be cool with me! The only notp I can think of for Draco off the top of my head is dramione -- I know it's popular, sorry! But there's just too much mudblood under that bridge for me to see that happening. Anything else though, random or not, drop me a line and we'll see where things go!

[lumosatnight]

how about draco/goyle for a microfic 👀

Finally

@microficmay day 15 ‘silver & gold’. Greg/Draco, 50 words. Also on AO3.

Silver. Draco’s ring, gaudy and huge on his eleven-year-old hand. Willingly, you join his collection.

Silver. Draco’s hair, sauntering ahead. Leading. You, as always, following.

Silver. Draco’s eyes, flashing with Fiendfyre. Save him! Potter dives.

Gold. Draco’s laugh, years later, no longer in front but beside you. 

Finally lovers. Equals.

🫶 

@indigo-scarf Droyle!!! Yes, yes, I agree. But here me out, next time Draco/Greg/Vince 👀

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[lukasmcsbr]

I'm a Draco Malfoy x Gregory Goyle sucker guys,unfollow me right now if u wish bcs that's the only thing i'll be speaking of for the next days😙

[lukasmcsbr]

Aw man why couldn't Draco and Goyle date tho???I shipp them too hard XD

Pansy: Here comes your boyfriend

Draco: Potter? Potter's here?

Pansy: I meant Goyle, as in you spend so much time with him that he seems like your boyfriend

Draco: Ah, yes, me too

Pansy: So, are you dating?

Draco: Goyle and me? No

Pansy: Potter and you

Draco: Who says that?

Pansy: You're dating!

Draco: It was supposed to be a secret relationship!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Hey Nerd,do u like Harry Potter???have any favorite shipp???mine is Droyle(Draco x Goyle)

Unfortunately, I am not a fan of Harry Potter

[kittypotter16]

Hermione: Give me one good reason why I should go out with you. Draco: Well… you know Bellatrix’s penis? Hermione: …. Draco: Well, mine is about 5 times the size. Hermione: So, the size of a mountain troll, or an Ent from Lord of the Rings. Goyle: I can vouch for that. Ron: Bloody hell. Didn’t see that ship coming. Goyle: Whoa! We are not a ship! I was trying to get a ferret out of his trousers in movie 4! Harry: That’s what they all say. Ron: Didn’t see that coming at all. That ship just totally rammed into me from behind. Goyle: We are not a ship! We are not even a kayak! Draco: There you go Hermione – a good, serious reason to go out with me. The Droyle ship must be sunk before it leaves the dock. Hermione: That kayak is going down, baby.

Another silly headcannon :) (if anyone starts shipping Droyle because of this I will kill myself.)

@hooked-onabook @ioanaaurica @imfeellin-hellacooltonight @moussa03 @snuffles-puff @storyquipster @hello----1 

[lusciousmalloy]

I have henceforth named them Droyle.

Please excuse my current fascination with rounded edges...