#harrys bday

[braverytattoos]

Harry making a wish and blowing out his candles at Palm Springs N2

[arabellasharddaynight]

i thought ok maybe i should watch harrys fav movies to celebrate his bday!!!! but then. i Discovered. he has such a basic taste in movies. like no im not about to watch the freakin notebook on a thursday night, girl. either that or his ass is LYIN

[breefarrow]

I've been a fan of Harry since he was 17 and Phil since he was 23 now Harry's turning 30 and Phil is turning 37 where tf has the time gone? Has it really been that long? 😳

[zlarirosa]

(belated) hbd harry! 🎉🎂❤️

[appleslightning]

Spoiled Little Brat by @fastbrother

[ecstarry]

@jegulus-microfic / sleep / 301 words / a self indulgent bday fic for myself / thank you for everything mwuah @star4daisy

“Can you just keep talking to me?” Regulus asked softly. He had been on the phone with James for an hour. His birthday was tomorrow, and James’ flight had been delayed, meaning he wouldn't make it back in time.

“I’ll do anything you want, love.” 

They whispered sweet nothings to each other for a few more minutes before Regulus drifted off to sleep. He was certain he had fallen asleep while James was still talking to him—his voice was his favorite lullaby.

He woke up to the sound of his doorbell ringing. Regulus glanced at his watch and saw it was still early morning; Sirius wasn't supposed to come over until brunch, so it couldn't be him. Still half-asleep, he didn't bother putting on a shirt and headed downstairs in just his pajama bottoms.

“Happy Birthday, love.” It was James. 

There stood James, holding a bouquet of flowers, a balloon with a silly pun about his age, and his suitcase. Regulus launched himself at his boyfriend, and James dropped everything to wrap his arms around his waist.

“Oh, baby, the balloo—” James tried to reach for it, but Regulus quickly snatched it back, insisting his hand return to squeezing him.

“It’s okay. You’re here.” Regulus pulled back slightly to look at James. “You’re not a dream.” He smiled.

“There was something I needed to do in person,” James murmured against Regulus’ lips before finally leaning in to kiss him tenderly. Regulus deepened the kiss, his hands tugging at James’ hair. James lifted Regulus and pressed him against the wall, slowly moving his kisses from Regulus’ lips to his jaw, and then to his neck. “We’ll get the flowers later; I have another birthday gift I’d like to give you first.”

No dream would ever compare. 

“I’d like that, baby.”

[omtai]

i would know her by pinkie alone (x)

[hidden-for-reg]

august 8: tattoo | @jegulus-microfic | word count: 196

from the august 2023 collection

It was James’ birthday.

Regulus had gotten him a nice cologne and a pair of shoes James had been whining about for months. 

At James’ birthday party with all their friends, Regulus had given James his gift and James had loved it. Back at his flat, James told him thank you and given him a kiss.

But he didn’t know Regulus had another gift for him.

So when Regulus showed up at James’ flat unannounced and wearing his low-rise, baggy jeans that sat on his hips and a tight black crop top, he couldn’t help but smirk when James opened the door and gaped at him.

James pulled him into his flat and promptly shut the door. 

Regulus put his hands on his hips and whispered into James’ ear, “Happy Birthday, Jamie.”

Regulus saw James pupils multiply a million times in size when they stopped to gaze at Regulus’ hips. Where he had a brand new tattoo of deer antlers on each hip bone. The ends of the tattoos snuck under the waistband of Regulus’ jeans.

James dragged his gaze back up to meet Regulus’ eyes.

He held that gaze as he dropped to his knees.

[hiddiesareout]

[star4daisy]

04/07 - words: 415 - prompt: idiot - tw: cheating - @rosekillermicrofic

“It’s my birthday,” Barty felt the need to point out lazily.

“I know,” Evan rolled his eyes with his head thrown back. Barty had to resist the urge to pull him by the hair. “You’ve been reminding everyone for weeks.”

“Is my gift arriving in time?”

“I already told you there was a problem with the delivery. It will be here in a week.”

Barty examined his nails. “What if I wanted something else for my birthday?”

That got Evan’s attention enough to make him finally turn his head and give Barty the attention he had been vying for. “Like what?”

“I think you should make me cum.”

Evan choked on his spit, his eyes bulging out of his head while he coughed.

Barty laughed and thumped him on the back. “Come on, don’t you think I deserve it? It is my birthday, after all.”

“You’re such an idiot,” Evan finally laughed along with him, turning around and pushing Barty away. Before the disappointment could settle on his body, Evan was lying on top of him, their bodies aligning as they stared at each other.

“Is that a yes?”

“It’s always a yes when it comes to you.”

“You and your always,” Barty laughed as he shook his head.

“Don’t pretend you don’t like it.”

Barty gave him a wolfish grin. “What about Regulus?”

“Well, he is your boyfriend, not mine.” Barty couldn’t argue there. “So, did you really mean it?”

“You know I did. There is nothing else I wish for more,” Barty admitted.

Evan’s smile was so beautiful it was almost blinding. “It is your birthday, after all. How could I deny you?”

That was all the confirmation Barty needed to kiss him, feeling his entire body relax when their lips touched. His best friend had never been able to deny him anything. 

Everything Barty wanted, Barty got. By any means necessary, even if he had to seduce Evan to get what he wanted, which had always been him.

All Barty had ever wanted was Evan.

Sometimes, he thought they must have been through this before, that there was no way for this amount of feelings he had for Evan to have come from this amount of time. 

There was no way they hadn’t met before in another life. 

Barty was sure someone out there despised them and kept trying to part them, but their souls kept reuniting no matter what obstacles were thrown at them, as they had always meant to do. 

[dontirrigateme]

Happy Welshy Day!!

1LT Harry Welsh, 27 Sep 1918 - 21 Jan 1995

[braverytattoos]

💚Happy 30th, lovely💙

[breefarrow]

HAPPY 29TH BIRTHDAY HARRY !!! 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈

Can't believe I've really been a fan of H since he was 16 [and of course louis since he was 18] and how he's 29. Where has the time gone? I can never express quite enough how much H [and of course louis] means to me. They have helped me through all the bad times in life. Hope he has the best possible day and gets to have his medicine today. 🤭

[sitp-recs]

20 Harry-centric fics to read this month

What better way to celebrate Harry’s birthday than revisiting (or discovering) Harry-centric fics? If you feel like taking a deep dive into his character, here are my suggestions: short and long stories exploring his emotional arc, inner struggles, past trauma, sexual liberation and of course, his feelings about himself and about Draco. I couldn’t resist including some Draco POV fics because I love learning about Harry through his eyes. Pick your comfort food and enjoy Harry’s HBD week!

Still Life, orphaned (M, 3k)

Hourglass Heart by @bixgirl1 (E, 5k)

It only happened once — depending on how Harry counted.

Snug by @moonflower-rose (E, 6k)

Potter can't keep his hands off himself. Draco can't look away.

Life goes not backward by @shealwaysreads (T, 9k)

Harry still isn’t used to gifts, but this one is different. A story of coming home, finding safe ground, and the wild courage of putting down roots.

fine i'll hold my breath / til i forget it's complicated by teatrolley (NR, 11k)

Harry and Draco become friends with benefits, and Harry thinks it's more complicated than it actually is.

Let's Go Outside by cryptonym (E, 24k)

Harry's done with the sofa, the hall and the kitchen table, baby.

Famous by @fw00shy (E, 24k)

It's a couple of years after the war, and Harry's bored of models now, the same way he's bored of Ron's constant nagging, bored of his Weasley monogram knitwear, bored of the same fucking grin that greets him when he hands his fire-truck red Bugatti over to the valet every night. He wants to find—well, he isn't sure what he wants. Anything but models.

Expecto Patronum by @writcraft (E, 35k)

As Draco Malfoy negotiates his feelings for the wizarding world's brightest star, he becomes increasingly attached to Harry and unravels the secrets he keeps hidden from the rest of the world.

Unseen by @jackvbriefs (T, 47k)

Harry Potter finally has the chance to leave England and its expectations for The Chosen One behind for good. All he has to do is survive one Auror training conference overseas with Draco Sodding Malfoy.

Here's The Pencil, Make It Work by ignatiustrout (M, 49k)

Harry thinks "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?"

Meet Me at Midnight by @the-starryknight (T, 57k)

Harry was beginning to wonder if he’d ever make anything again when Malfoy stormed through the door of Harry’s furniture shop. Now Harry’s got an impossible Ministry commission to finish, and even less energy than ever to deal with his elusive muse.

Modern Love by @tackytigerfic (E, 61k)

Harry Potter, of all people, knows that life isn’t always fair. And no one gets to be happy all of the time. But surely there’s something more—something better—than a rubbish Ministry job, and a lonely old house, and that feeling that everyone out there is doing a better job of living than Harry is.

Harry Potter and the elusive day off by pleasebekidding (E, 71k)

Auror Potter needs a fucking break. He is wiped. He is exhausted. He probably didn't intend to put himself into a magical coma but these things happen. And who cares, really? He is comfortable in a house where he has hidden away all the shit he can't deal with.

I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di (E, 93k)

Draco left England after the trials and has travelled the world meeting wizards and Muggles from different cultures and with vastly different relationships to magic, each other, and the natural world. Now he's a fisherman in Finland on commercial vessels. Harry has been struggling since the war and has become a recluse while trying to write his autobiography.

Little Deaths and How to Avoid Them by nerakrose and dustmouth (T, 96k)

Malfoy is way too interested in coroner reports for somebody who's definitely not looking for ways to die, Harry wants to be friends with him, and Ginny wants to break up with Harry.

Who we are in the shadows by @quicksilvermaid (E, 99k)

What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life.

By the Grace by lettered (T, 140k)

Harry is an Auror instructor. Malfoy wants to be an Auror.

where all the veins meet by eight_of_wands (E, 146k)

It's the summer of 1998. The battle is over, and Voldemort is dead, but Harry still has more questions than answers. Who is he without a piece of Voldemort's soul in his head? What is he supposed to do now?

Away Childish Things by lettered (T, 153k)

Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.

Can't Sit Still by wilteddaisy (E, 193k)

Five years after the war, Harry finds himself drawn to Draco Malfoy by memories that aren't his own. Or, in which Harry hates his Auror partner, Draco flips houses, Pansy sleeps around, Hermione is a magical creatures’ justice warrior, Blaise is getting married, and Ron is just along for the ride.

[appleslightning]

“You got lucky,” he says, bringing Harry’s hand up to his lips and kissing it. He holds it there for a beat, then lets it go. “I’m sorry Harry, but I don’t think this was a good idea. I think maybe … I think maybe it’s time we stopped.”

a pulled down shade by fast_brother

[ecstarry]

snippet wednesday - full fic here

“Why do you look so displeased? Crushes are supposed to be fun, Harry.”

“He’s insufferable,” Harry muttered, burying his face in his hands.

Regulus chuckled softly. “I know the type,” he said, remembering all the words that once described his now-beloved husband.

“He’s a smart ass.”

“I believe I was that type,” Regulus quipped, his tone light.

“You actually have something more than that in common with him,” Harry confessed, fidgeting again. “You’re actually kinda... related to him.” His voice grew higher as he finished, cringing at his own words.

“Teddy?”

“Ew! No! He’s like my cousin.”

“Well, the Blacks have a complicated history with—” Regulus cut himself off. “Never mind that… Who is it?”

“Ugh. Please don’t make me say it."

thank you for the lovely tags @honeybcj & @bloodbruise im hugging u <3 i'll keep this as an open tag babes!