#happy bday starry! 🎉🎉

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Here I come with another special hidden gems selection to celebrate the best among us, the wonderful and inimitable @the-starryknight! What a privilege to share this space and be friends with someone this generous, creative and kind. I can’t imagine the fandom as we know it without Starry’s warm presence and gentle encouragement. Starry is a true MVP - somehow they find time to write, beta, mod, comment, rec, check in, cheerlead, and god knows what else. They’re not only an incredibly talented creator - with a creative mind and evocative prose that gently tuck me into bed or, alternatively, keeps me at the edge of my seat with a gritty, seductive dark-ish plot - but also the gentlest soul, always available and ready to lend a helping hand or to boost our community with their fabulous TLC posts.

Starry, you are the gem. Your collaborative and generous spirit is the backbone of this fandom, and your passion for art and history make me want to experience all those beautiful things with you. I’m endlessly fascinated by the worlds you create, so rich and detailed, by your vibrant characters full of nuance and heart, by their tender falling in love and journey towards hope, friendship and self-care. Thank you for being an inspiring ray of sunshine during my moody and difficult days, for putting so much of yourself into your work, and for making my fandom experience so much more special. Your energy fuels our enthusiasm and your kindness awakes the best in us. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate your day and contributions than to highlight some hidden essentials that could get more visibility and love! The banner I chose hopes to evoke - beyond the obvious reference to gems and a starry sky - the ethereal quality of lush beauty & mystery that I see and enjoy so much in your works.

I gently invite everyone else to join me in this love fest for Starry - go check the incredible works below, leave as much feedback as you can, and feel free to share your own favorites alongside mine, I’ll love to see your picks. Happy happy birthday Starry! Here’s to many more years enjoying this chaotic but exciting fandom life 💙💜

Drarry

On Permanence (2021, M, 1.4k) - the title itself makes me immediately love this fic but I wasn’t prepared to the explosion of feels this sexy, tender, introspective fuck buddies to lovers gave me. The clubbing atmosphere full of freedom and possibilities, their easy coming together as if inevitable, the tentative way they navigate this change of pace, wanting as much as before but with so much more meaning and time to discover each other. Utterly gorgeous.

The possibility of going home with Draco is the only reason Harry comes to the club anymore. Tonight, there's a new kind of intimacy to be found outside the neon noise.

little luminaries (2022, G - E, 2.5k total) - fifty short stories, fifty new ways to fall in love with Drarry through Starry’s words. This is a spectacular sample of their genius mind and beautiful prose, exploring all the takes and tropes you could imagine within 50 concise and magical words. A delicious collection of bite-size treats for all kinds of moods and days!

Fifty 50-word Draco/Harry microfics in various genres, mostly romance/HEA.

Confessions in a Lover's Whorl (2021, T, 2.6k) - this impeccable Draco POV full of hope and longing tells the love of a lifetime within 3k. It’s so precious and moving to witness him watching Harry, a private and intimate little moment exposed to our eyes and heart only. The ending makes me tear up every time and it’s a crime this doesn’t have more comments. If you wanna read only one thing today, choose this fic.

In the mornings when Harry remains asleep, Draco tracks the stories of their life together in the lines of Harry’s upturned palm.

Could Have Been a Tragedy (2021, T, 3k) - vamp hunters husbands, that’s what I’m talking about baby!!! This has the exact brand of light and fun intimacy I need in all my established relationship fics pls, their dynamics are a delight and this concept is so cool and inventive! As always this unfolds into so much character and back story, with excellent dialogue and delicious domesticity, A+ power couple vibes.

Covens of dangerous and feral vampires require a special sort of hunter. Luckily, Draco and Harry make just the team, equipped with a frankly absurd number of silver knives and wooden stakes.

In the Garden After Dark (2021, M, 3.5k) - I am simply obsessed with this Unspeakable universe with teams of three, and by Starry’s sharp, evocative and melancholy exploration of grief and loneliness. The Drarry dynamics sharing love and pain hit me right on the solar plexus and I wanna know all about their complicated jobs and lives! Haunting and moving.

Unspeakables work in teams of three, but when Draco and Harry lost their third, Draco left too. Now he's back, Illusion magic stronger than ever, and Harry is less lonely in his arms.

Of Mirrors, Myths, and Men (2021, E, 5.4k) - imho this is one of Starry’s sexiest stories with superb UST, ballroom romance, handyman wolf Harry & Veela Draco coming together in a lush, hot and poetic way! I just love the seductive vibes here, how they quietly gravitate towards each other building anticipation, which culminates with a breathtaking mirror sex scene that lives rent free in my mind! Trust me, you gotta read this one 🔥

After years of renovations on the Manor, Draco has one room left: the Ballroom. Harry Potter’s repair skills come highly recommended. But from the moment Potter stepped foot in the Manor, something burned between them, far more compelling than Draco could have ever anticipated.

The Art of the Matter (2021, E, 5.7k) - there’s something magical about seeing Starry in their element - like in this Victorian AU featuring fancy waistcoats and hot fumbling amidst an art heist (!!!) - that leaves me in awe of their writing. The detailed historical setting, the charming flirty dynamics, the intensity of their get together (never enough time, even after seven years!), the mystery behind the painting, the exciting thrill surrounding the heist! This feels both familiar and original, fun and sexy and full of vibrant details that make the story jump out of the screen.

Someone has been casting increasingly awful curses on artworks, targeting Muggle viewers. Draco and Harry are one of the best cursebreaking teams around despite their penchant for distraction in cloak closets. Their latest case? A Muggle portrait in the Paris Salon with a virulent blood curse.

Saltwater Stain (2021, M, 9k) - @tackytigerfic and I will never stop screaming about how brilliant this dark-ish fic is - downright creepy and fascinating it will confuse seduce your mind like a siren with its contemplative and surreal atmosphere, plus the sublime devastation of Harry’s longing for Draco. Incredible setting and vibes, one of the most intriguing, disturbing and well-executed pieces I’ve ever read.

Seven days stuck on a boat investigating a rogue ghost wouldn't be so bad if Harry didn't want Draco so much. Draco has his rules and Harry's content to follow them, but the air feels different away from the shore. Is it possible that the sea could offer Harry something impossible on land?

Rare pairs

Autumn in the Air (2021, T, 1.7k) - the way I ran to check this when I saw that Starry had written DRON! This is a darling, intriguing and moving short. I love the building tension, the slow creeping realization something’s wrong, their soft mutual longing for each other. A treat to soothe my poor multi-shipper heart!

Draco had never been here before.

Surface Texture (2021, E, 6.3k) - I can’t even think about this Harry/Teddy without getting choked up, this has everything I’ve ever wanted for my favorite rare pair, and it’s a joy to experience how hot and devoted they are to each other. Artist Teddy finding his muse in this sexy and mature Harry gave me goosebumps, I could taste their want and the sexual tension as if I were right there by their side, and despite the sinfully scorching smut this has an incredible amount of introspection and tenderness, as per Starry’s brand. A masterpiece! Don’t forget to check @bluebutter-art’s brilliant art for it here.

I've drawn a hundred portraits, but none quite like Harry's. In the early hours of the morning, I lay him bare in charcoal and paper.

[kibbits]

It’s my happy womb escape today! (Dec 10) And to celebrate, I’ll share if I was a character in the Break A Leg!universe. I’d like to think I’d maybe be a repurposed security bot turned concession worker, most likely in the beginning of Sun/Moon’s return because it’s unlikely they got new bots to staff, especially if they were going to be trashed anyways. I’d still be called Starry because after a while you run out of interesting star related names after sticker-ing 20 different carbon copy bots. I may not actively helping with the plays, but there’s always fresh ’leftovers’ waiting for Y/N at the end of their shift.

Have you thought about what/where you’d be if it wasn’t in the role of Y/N?

- ✨ Starry ✨

GASP!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY STARRYYY!!! ✨🎂🎉🎉🎉

I can't draw at the moment (5 days remain,, ,) but that is so cuute!!! It's going on my List of Things to Draw 👀👀👀👀✨I'm imagining a STAFF bot covered in stickers ehehehe! YN adds more whenever they get another sticker sheet with stars. And then maybe eventually we can petition to revamp you with some of those glittery chassis plates?? fancy!

Me? I hadn't thought about it but hmmmm. Oh! Did you know a kibitz is a yiddish word for unwanted comments, like from a backseat player? (I didn't know, because Kibbits came from something entirely different fdkldgljk) So maybe I can be a bot who's a professional peanut gallery fkldjkl like a repurposed comedy bot who 'hypes' up the audience to participate/is constantly playing Don't Get Me Started.

Or maybe an aide who runs a comment/description track of what is happening on stage for blind/low vision guests! Since there's a bit of improv involved, it's useful to use something which can change its script hehe. Call that Chatterbox or just Kibbits.

I hope you have a great birthday!! <3333

You know what? Actually, have a soft WIP that has to do with your ask about a secret rafter space, for your bday dsfsd

but I WILL draw the Starry STAFF bot! Mark my worms👀

[runicmagitek]

Eternal Nocturne (Keaton/Azura - Fire Emblem: Fates)

(( HAPPY BDAY TO @garmmy 🥳🎉🎈🎁🎂 ))

Nighttime swept over the camp. A handful of torches loomed aflame while even fewer guards patrolled the perimeter. Everyone else was asleep, as expected. Then there was Keaton, wide awake.

Since arriving in Hoshidan territory, foreign scents and sounds ruptured through him. His ears twitched as he tossed and turned in his bedroll. Part of him longed to venture out and investigate the nocturnal critters causing such a racket. Why is everything in Hoshido so noisy?! But there was more to it than that.

A full moon hung in the starry sky. His fur bristled a few days ago in anticipation. In the past, Keaton spent the entire night prowling the mountains, just to burn off the excess energy until sunrise. Both nations wove their stories about crazed wolfskin during full moons. He grimaced and whined at those recollections. What a load of crap. Just nonsense used to scare children at bedtime. The truth was the full moons heightened his already keen senses. Who wouldn’t get a bit irritated from the sensory overload?

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[vampiremansionpoolboy-moved]

OMG TOAD BDAY?????? happy birthday !!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 giving you all the good vibes and i hope you enjoy yourself so much!!

ahhh tysm starry !!!!!!