#hd hurt-comfort fest

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HD Hurt-Comfort Fest 2024 recs

Here are some of my favorite fics from @hd-hurtcomfort-fest 2024. Listed in alphabetical order.

Come Hell or High Water by @mallstars [22k]

In his bed under Mungo's floating candles, Harry sips tea, watches reality TV, and does his best not to pay any mind to the curse which has invaded his body. Harry wants to heal. He wants his healer even more. Keeping one desperate secret can't hurt. Not much, anyway.

En Passant by @dodgerkedavra [41k]

Harry and Draco survive the apocalypse. This is what happens after.

Final Exams at the Curse-Breaker's Academy by IzRoan [20k]

Final exams at the Curse-Breaker’s Academy are simple: If you can’t be a good curse-maker, you can’t be a good curse-breaker. When Draco gets cursed by a classmate’s invention, Harry has 24-hours to break the curse. Much to Draco’s ire, Potter seems oddly dedicated to drawing out this exam until the very last second.

Fine-Fractured Halo by @rainjulyx [29k]

For Harry, it all starts on July 31, 1999 and ends on July 31, 2019. Twenty years of longing, love, and pain in no particular order. Or: An annual birthday party that turns to a yearly school reunion. Hermione and Pansy are party planners, Ron is an excellent baker, and everyone tries their best to attend a birthday party just to see each other.

Future Histories by @thecouchsofa [6k]

After an accident at work, Draco finds that two decades of his memories have been temporarily wiped. His Healers are reluctant to tell him the identity of his mystery husband, thinking he’ll react badly. Oh, how wrong they are.

Thief by shushu_yaoi_lj / @orange-peony​  [22k]

“Harry Potter will steal something precious from Draco Malfoy,” Draco said in a voice that didn’t sound like his own. “What?” Harry asked, confused.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

[oknowkiss]

fic claim: hyacinth

a self-prompt for @hd-hurtcomfort-fest 2024!

RATING: M PAIRING: DRARRY WORDCOUNT: 7K WARNINGS: MCD, Hanahaki, Parental Abandonment/Disinheritance, Thoughts of Violence

Read on AO3 Here!

Spotify Playlist here! Additional Tags: First Person POV, Harry POV, Married Drarry, Drarry in the Muggle World, Draco #1 Cars Fan, Draco also loves Nandos, Drarry in a Cottage, University Student Draco Summary: Draco receives a letter. Inside is a note from a lawyer and a single, purple petal, the same color as the hyacinths his mother used to grow. This is what happens after.

welp! here it is. the sad fic that's been brewing in my head for two stinking years. thank you so much to (in no order) a) @hd-hurtcomfort-fest for providing a space for this fic, b) @citrusses for the heroic beta, c) @wolfpants @hoko-onchi-writes @eveningstruggle @dumbledoodlewriting @eggbagelsjr for your encouragement as i kept running up against the inside of my own skull during the writing, d) everyone who has read so far. as i mentioned in my a/n, this fic is largely inspired by lived experience, and words cannot express how meaningful all of your comments have been over the past month. it is, generally speaking, terrifying to put your writing out there, even more so when the writing is a torn out piece of your heart. your comments have touched me deeply. may we all heal our wounds together.

finally, because i'm incapable of being this vulnerable for too long, i'd like to share that during research for this fic i learned that hyacinths are (possibly? definitely?) named after hyacinthus, who was one of apollo's astoundingly beautiful lovers. hyacinthus tragically died when apollo beaned him in the forehead with a frisbee, and it is said that the hyacinth grew out of his blood. if the reality of this fic hurts too much, just pretend one of them dies from frisbee instead.

[itsphantasmagoria]

FIC CLAIM from @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

Live Laugh Love, Draco Malfoy (E, 16.5k)

Draco deserves to suffer, and he will go out of his way to do so.

(read it here)

Thank you to @dodgerkedavra for being there with me as we screamed our way to the final deadline and reading and giving me advice, and @its-the-allure and @kamaela for their thorough and fast last-minute beta read (and also calming my nerves about the smut scenes hahaha)

This was my first time writing smut and I'm nervous about it (says the lady who has an entire multi-chaptered work on AO3 of nothing but Drarry smut art)

[thebashfulpoet]

Piece by Piece (Drarry, E, 6k)

"A soft halo of light caresses his body, outlining the vague shape of him in hues of reds, pinks, and purples. Harry cannot see his face, the dark shadows of the stage obscuring it from every eye in the room, but Harry knows it’s him — knows it in the way his blood sings with recognition and something else, something equally as hungry as the rest of the captivated audience."

{Read on Ao3 now with author reveal}

In an absolute shock to no one, I've been OBSESSED with Drarry and the pull of these boys and the @hd-hurtcomfort-fest was enough to drag me from the hell of writer's block and writing anxiety.

Thanks to all the mods and wonderful community members of the HD Comfort Fest 2024 who made this transition back as smooth as possible and encouraged my smutty comeback!

Let's just say this isn't the end of my smutty drarry fics as I may or may not have planned out a whole other fic while writing for this fest 👀

[kk1smet]

i’ve only got three words today and forever:

isn’t a kingdom.

[gryfferin-gaybies]

So I joined the HD Hurt/Comfort Fest and I'm beyond excited and like I've made friends I think? Like I feel like there's such a huge part of the fandom I've been missing out on entirely! Anyways just wanted to say I'm hella excited

[faiell]

HD Erised Art Claim - Stolen Glances 👀✨

It takes a while for their gazes to meet, but it doesn't mean they weren't always looking.

My giftee was @dodgerkedavra! It was very serendipitous, because dodger had written a fic earlier in the year based off of my prompt for the HD Hurt/Comfort fest. It felt like a good way that I could get her back, so... I tried my very best to!

She asked for: "kissing, intimate times, gorgeous light, when they’re looking at each other and so in love" and "intensity? of color" and "manbun", all of which I tried to deliver on. So yes, everyone thank her for the manbun.

A bit about it

I wanted to see if I could do the equivalent of a pining/slow-burn longfic with just a sequence of illustrations--and not even big, flashy ones with varying compositions--just relatively consistent shots that focus on them and the gradual shift in feelings towards one another.

The main concept was, as the title suggests, that they keep looking at each other when the other is not looking back. Visual yearning! In each illustration, the observer and observed swap. They seem to keep missing each other's glances, until the very last illustration, where they are gazing domestically at each other hahaha.

For each illustration I also tried to work with different color schemes, lighting, and moods, depending on what was happening. Draco's hair also goes on a bit of a journey, which was fun! It was my first time giving him long hair! My favorite length is just right before the manbun, when it's probably long enough to be annoying but not long enough to be put up.

The fest/exchange was all the right things for me - fun, inspiring, and challenging. Thanks to the lovely mods for all their hard work, and for making everything run so smoothly. And thanks to everyone who already left me really nice comments.

View on AO3

[kamaela]

Fic claim: Mirror, Me (E, 18.3k)

Read on AO3

Written for @hd-tarot fest. Thanks to the mods for all their amazing work!

@kk1smet made this incredible art. It burrowed into my brain and wouldn't leave so i had to write it down.

Tags:

EWE, Post-War, POV Harry Potter, Down and Out Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Depression, Panic Attacks, Hurt/Comfort, Belonging, Sentient Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, Invisibility Cloak, Stalking, Non-consensual Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Under-negotiated Kink, Polyjuice Potion, Explicit Sexual Content

Snippet:

“Petrificus Totalus.” Harry’s limbs go rigid and snap together as he keels over, face first onto weeds and patchy, wet grass. His nose and chin hit the packed dirt with a painful crunch. Though his shout of surprise is stuck in his throat, the sound of his body hitting the ground echoes in his ears. A hand grabs at the cloak and pulls hard. Then, he’s on his back, Draco Malfoy standing over him. “Well now, this is familiar,” Malfoy says, a smirk pulling at his mouth. He crouches down at Harry’s side, pulling at his hair so that Harry's head is angled to face him. “Harry Potter.” His voice is low and drawling and it scuttles over Harry’s skin. “I’m simply dying to know what you're doing here.” Harry’s current predicament is, he can admit, rather dire. Being caught stalking aside, he thinks his nose might be broken. Humiliation licks up his rigid spine, but along with it is a prickle of ill-advised anticipation, a foolish thrill at what Malfoy might do. “You’ve been following me for a while now, haven’t you? I thought I could hear—” Malfoy cuts himself off. Harry hardly registers what Malfoy is saying, caught up in the opportunity to finally look at him up close. Malfoy laughs and the sound crawls up over Harry, gets under his nails. “Merlin you are such a little creep, aren’t you, Harry?” Harry's sure a violent flush must be blooming across his face, not only at the insult but at his body’s reaction to the words, his cock twitching traitorously.

[lqtraintracks]

This fic had me in STITCHES! Classic A-grade Ali humor! If you want to laugh until your sides hurt and also fall more in love with Drarry at the same time, read this fic! <3

and another one

Creator: nv-md Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: M Word count: 1.6k

Warnings/Tags: fluff, humour, drinking, established relationship, ex-auror Harry Potter, comfort no hurt, drunk girls are the heroes we need

Summary: Draco has a few too many drinks after a row with Harry, and Harry has to come to his rescue... sort of.

Author's note:  Thank you to the mods of this fest for being fabulous and hard-working and so understanding.

Thank you to everyone who helped me with this fic, I wish to give you all 1,000 hugs.

And thank you to anyone and everyone who reads this fic—truly, you mean the world to me and your kudos and comments and joy keep me going.

This fic is dedicated to every drunk girl who has made the world a better place.

***FIC PAIRING***

Seven Year Itch Angst || E || 5.6k

*banner art by @basiatlu

[saxamophone]

reading, lately

Go give all these a look, they're phenomenal.

Eat Your Death, Draco by @sillywives T | 3k

What if Draco was really excited to join the Death Eaters but then found out they eat death? Literally. On a plate. Draco being Draco is hilarious in this one. (Written for @hp-abandonshipfest)

Seven Year Itch by @mintawasalreadytaken E | 5.6k

Please read @vukovich's prompt for this at the start of the fic, and then oh my god. What minta does with it is so, so good. Ugh! I don't want to say much because I don't want to spoil it. But it will hurt so good. (Written for @hd-hurtcomfort-fest)

Crush by @citrusses E | 8k

Harry's a mess but someone has a crush on him. What's the best way to ensure he can keep their attention? Asking Draco Malfoy for help, of course! Gosh, I love this. Funny and sweet and sexy. I love everything citrusses writes.

When the Flood Comes by @academicdisasterfic E | 10.3k

Draco is a lawyer, back in England to stop oil drilling legislation in the North Sea. Harry is a stoic Auror, set on seeing something through. There's political manouvering, powerful women, and men who are terrible, as always. But Harry's one of the good ones, as always. I love this fic sm, and maybe I'm biased (I am, but I'm also right) but you should read everything by academicdisaster. (Written for @hd-wireless)

Rookie Moves by peu_a_peu E | 75k

Harry and Draco are Auror partners. Harry attempts earnestness, while Draco remains Draco ('Get fucked, loser,' is an amazing response to when someone tries to shake your hand.) Hilarity ensues. Ron and Hermione blame themselves. Need a sample? @littlewinnow drew an amazing rendition of the above-mentioned 'Get fucked, loser.'

Also not a rec, per se (because it's widely known) but my comfort fic lately is Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love. Hilarious, smart, and full of the best romcom tropes.

[hsvh-hp]

Erised 2024 Fic Rec List!

I wanted to put this forward before @hd-erised reveals to maximize the blindness of my recs for this year’s fest!

These were my favourites among those up for offer, in order of posting (note, this is fic only - every single piece of art was gorgeous and is worth looking at it): 

✨ Runaway Train (18k)

This is a cool fic. I can’t think of a better word to describe it. Right from the get-go, the reader is strapped in alongside Harry and we are on a journey. The title fits the feeling of that perfectly. I was not expecting the end result of the mystery, and I mean that in a way that left me with a sense of wonder. It’s so incredibly original. 

I also love a Draco who isn’t afraid post-war of appreciating old magic. There’s nuance in his separation between that which is bad and good! Also, I’m a sucker for when the conflict or tension in a Drarry fic is Harry and Draco versus something else, not them against each other. They make such a great team when allowed! 

✨ At Night All Birds are Black (51k)

This fic put a lump in my throat at the end. The first thing I think about when I consider this fic is the resolution because it brought everything together so beautifully. 

I don’t want to spoil since this is a case fic, but it was just so captivating! The lore and worldbuilding were just incredible. 

✨ Body and Soul (22k)

I find myself rather fussy about both soul mark and creature fics. This one explored the comorbidity of two such things in such interesting fashion that it hit the notes for me! There was also just enough angst to hurt, and the happy ending made it very worth the pain. Bonus points for magical/Healing theory and using framing as a narrative device!

✨ The Pain From an Old Wound (30k)

When it comes to magical theory and case fics, this one continued the trend of me being fed this Erised season. The nature of inheritances and wizarding culture are more tropes that I am very picky about, although this fic did it in a way I enjoy. 

It delved into other tropes that I thoroughly enjoy but don’t see very often in fic, like including things about Malfoy Manor, a bigger role for Narcissa, and (because I don’t want to spoil) THAT SOLUTION to how Draco solves the blood curse placed on Harry. Also, I must mention that I very much enjoyed Ron as a socialite! 

✨ A Soft Place to Fall (142k)

Although the word count on this one was initially daunting, I became very quickly glad that it would take me multiple days to savour and enjoy this fic. It hit so many notes for me that I don’t even really know where to begin. 

The magical theory (again, fed) was incredible, and how it tied in with trauma and healing for Harry. I found it subversive in the sense that it touched upon trauma post-war that I don’t usually see, focusing more on his childhood than the war itself (although of course that is not forgotten). 

It also features a Professors-but-not-Professors AU, with Healer Draco and Harry teaching physical ed. I always enjoy Healer Draco anyway, but I loved seeing the non-explicit ways that he has changed his life since the war. He’s great with the students who end up in the hospital wing. He had a hand in physical ed being offered at Hogwarts, as well as the fact that Muggle sports were incorporated. When he realizes that something is off about Harry (following an incident), he puts aside their initial tension in order to fulfill his Oath. It’s completely organic that he truly begins to care. That is never brought into question for the reader (Harry takes some convincing, but what do you do lol). 

Other things I loved: ZACHARIAS SMITH (it’s possible!), the students (they are so cute), and Harry’s relationship to his trauma and how he learns to love himself. And, of course, it goes without saying, how Harry and Draco grow together. This will be a go-to comfort fic for me, in future. 

✨ Seven-and-sixpence (35k)

There are some tropes that are very difficult for me, infidelity (although it is NOT between Draco and Harry here) and open endings among them. HOWEVER, sometimes a fic will come along with those tropes on offer and I will be pleasantly surprised! 

This fic was that for me. There was something about Harry having such a deep need that going to Draco regardless of his current relationship that really spoke to me. And as for Draco, this is pretty much the only way I like him portrayed when he doesn’t feel worthy of Harry. He’ll still take him, and he’ll build him up, and then his sense of inadequacy only increases because if he didn’t deserve him to start, he certainly doesn’t now. I really enjoyed the complexity of that. 

✨ Prescription (2k)

In contrast to the previous one, very sweet! Also a perfect bite size. Draco is Harry’s favourite Healer, and they go from there. ❤️

✨ Old love don’t rust (20k)

A case fic, although the case (however interesting!) is merely the backdrop. I thoroughly enjoyed the non-linear narrative, and how Harry and Draco’s history was gradually built while they’re dealing with coming back together in a tense, high-stakes sort of way.

I struggle generally with ‘getting back together’ fics, since I have a hard time seeing them letting go of each other once they have a hold, although to me it’s very understandable that life gets in the way, especially when you’re young and just getting started. This was handled in a satisfying way to me. 

✨ Equipoise (88k)

More magical theory! And another case fic! I love case fics when magic itself has something to do with the solution, as well as magical creatures being included. The way magic itself as a quantity is handled in this fic had me spinning up theories and hitting Next Chapter through to the end. The secondary plot, based on a creative play with Unbreakable Vows, was also a nail biter. Poor Harry, but thank god Draco was willing to help him out. 

✨ Victory Lap (4k)

There’s a lot of story here for under 5000 words! The Wizengamot case that Draco was sequestered for is HELLA interesting, and seeing as I’m always a hungry sucker for Established Drarry, Draco and Harry’s reunion was a lovely (and hot) read. 

✨ As Luck Would Have It (12k)

I am very weak for canon divergence Drarry, especially in 6th year. Do you want Half-Blood Prince, but Draco and Harry are weird and unable to stay away from each other? Do you like it when the canon plot is changed in interesting and creative ways, and comes up to an exciting conclusion? Well, I do, so I loved this fic, and if you do, you’ll love it too. 

✨ Storm’s Eye (12k)

The chemistry is on point here, the lore/theory intriguing, and the race against time palpable. I’m a sucker for Draco being protective of Harry, and of calling him ‘love’ and ‘darling’ so naturally. I melted every time (and so did Harry lol). Extremely satisfying. 

✨ Kiss Me, Fuck Me, Love Me (5k)

Yay, more non-linear narrative! This is another thing I am being fed on this year. 

The fic balances being sweet, hot, and funny perfectly and creates an explosion as Harry and Draco ride out the last night of their mutual pining and the first night of their relationship on New Year’s Eve! I realized while reading this that my favourite kind of Drarry mutual pining is when it’s their friends who are suffering, not so much them, lol. Pansy and Ron’s individual theatrics about Harry and Draco was hilarious. 

So those were my favourites! I'm very excited for reveals to find out who the authors are! ❤️💚

[drarryspecificrecsdaily]

2024.09.19

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. happily ever holiday by @moonriverfox [M, 14k]

Harry finds himself at an island resort called Happily Ever Holiday. There, he comes across a certain git he hasn't seen in years.

2. Little Fluff of Fur by LizzyChen95 [G, 8k] *typo

Draco was hit by a curse. He turned into a white fluffy cat. He cursed his luck that of all people it was Harry who found him, and take him home. Meanwhile Harry had no idea that his beloved cat was Draco Malfoy.

3. This isn't the Window to your Soul (Even if you think it is) by @emeraldvssilver [?, 15k]

Draco has been allowed to attend Hogwarts for his last year, all he has to do is keep his head down and carry out his Prefect duties without turning the entire school against him. An easy task. Until one night he runs into Harry Potter sitting on a windowsill in the middle of a dark corridor. And keeps running into him, night after night.

4. Want You Bad by @youhavemyswordandmybow [E, 10k]

Harry isn't gay. He just wants Malfoy bad. He also wants to spoil him. A little bit. (A lot)

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Fest/Exchange

1. close enough by Anonymous [M, 2k]

Harry can't escape Draco's gravitational pull, not even when Draco is in self-imposed exile to France after the war. It would be easier if they both didn't go to the Gryffindor-Slytherin reunions, held every year in a seedy magical karaoke bar. It would be easier if Harry thought Draco might stay. ★ HD Hurt-Comfort Fest 2024 | @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

2. Gems by Anonymous [M, 20k]

Harry Potter was done with the war. He packed all his stuff, said his goodbyes to his friends, and left for the muggle world... in Japan. It was a last minute decision, just like opening a coffee shop was. Good thing he found a last-minute supplier. Then, one fateful morning, everything went crazy and it had something to do with Draco Malfoy. ★ Drarry Let’s Play Fest 2024 | @drarry-lets-play

3. Run, Rabbit, Run by Anonymous [E, 46k]

Harry finds an injured rabbit in the Forbidden Forest. ★ Unleashed! Fest 2024 | @unleashed-fest

4. S.P.U.N.K. by Anonymous [M, 4k]

When Harry volunteers to be a counselor at Hermione's new summer camp for kids affected by the war, he finds he likes it a lot more than he thought. He also finds that Draco Malfoy, who is working there as part of his community service, doesn't suck at it, either. He also finds that Malfoy is quite nice to look at in short-shorts and no shirt. ★ HD Hurt-Comfort Fest 2024 | @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

[sitp-recs]

Hurt/Comfort Fest - Sitp Recs

here we are with some delicious h/c treats! as an angst fan I have to say I’ve been really enjoying @hd-hurtcomfort-fest (AO3), so many emotional and thought-provoking works across different tropes and lengths. every single fic listed here left a big impression and devastated me on different levels, which is exactly what I was hoping for and I can’t wait to see what’s coming next. mind the tags, don’t complain, enjoy the pain 👊🏼 ps: for HEA go straight to the last fic, you’re welcome :)

🔑 Seven Year Itch by @mintawasalreadytaken (E, 5.6k)

tags: break up, revenge, dead dove

Depending on how you read it, it's a tragedy or a comedy in four parts.

🐔 Hyacinth by @oknowkiss (M, 7k)

tags: established relationship, Hanahaki disease, MCD

Draco receives a letter. Inside is a note from a lawyer and a single, purple petal, the same color as the hyacinths his mother used to grow. This is what happens after.

🕯️ Come Hell or High Water by @mallstars (M, 22k)

tags: ace harry, depression & self-harm, open ending

In his bed under Mungo's floating candles, Harry sips tea, watches reality TV, and does his best not to pay any mind to the curse which has invaded his body. Harry wants to heal. He wants his healer even more. Keeping one desperate secret can't hurt. Not much, anyway.

🏮 Fine-Fractured Halo by @rainjulyx (E, 29k)

tags: situationship, artist Harry & researcher Draco, heartbreak

For Harry, it all starts on July 31, 1999 and ends on July 31, 2019. Twenty years of longing, love, and pain in no particular order.

🧶 isn't a kingdom by @garagepaperback (E, 54k)

tags: little mermaid AU, body horror, D/s dynamics

A fairytale retelling featuring: barnacles, pine trees and coarse beaches in Maine, a heart-attack, hair-pulling, fireworks, and loving someone whether or not it's enough, whether or not there's a real chance to.

[froidefille]

Day 29: a fic rated E

📚 En Passant by @dodgerkedavra

Draco/Harry, 46k, E

Written for @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

Summary:

An en passant capture can only be made by another pawn, and it is only possible on the move immediately after the enemy pawn lands shoulder-to-shoulder with his opponent. Nine days before the end of Draco’s probation, a grievously injured Auror Potter crashes through the roof of the Malfoy Manor and lands in Draco’s arms. It’s Draco’s first capture of the game. Or maybe it’s the other way around.

It’s finally heeeeere! My last rec of Dodger’s fics in this fest (or is it ;))!

The first thing you need to know about this fic is that it is written as a game of chess. The plot, the actual events in the story relate to chess pieces’ moves on the board. In a game of chess. And not any game, but an actual, factual game which really ends with an en passant check mate. Here’s how the author describes it in the notes:

The chess moves at the beginning of each chapter were borrowed from a real chess game played between Gunnar Gundersen and A. H. Faul at the 1928 Pietzcker Christmas Tournament in Melbourne, Australia. Someone on chessgames.com nicknamed this game Faul Play, which I thought was incredibly hilarious and thus based as many story elements I could around the game. You can see the whole game here! I spent an amount of time that I shall never quantify clicking through the turns and thinking about the story.

I’ll let that sink in for a moment, because how ingenious is that?? I highly recommend reading the story with a chess set or at least an online version opened just to appreciate how many details went into planning of this story.

As per usual, Dodger’s hurt/comfort is unparelleled, the emotions raw, the writing style keeping you on edge throughout the whole story. There is a Lucius – Draco situation that is such a moving part of the fic, I never imagined cheering for this relation but here we are. And just wait until you get to the Queen move and you read about the Lady of the House concept and the special hiding place the Manor has created just for her. It’s simply a magical idea and I would sign a petition to have all houses equipped with a place only the Lady of it can access.

Thank you yet again @hprecfest for the prompt!

A few spoilers and heartbreaking quotes under the cut <3

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“Casting curses at each other isn’t open communication?” “No! It’s—”  “Seems pretty open to me. Seems like the only way you could know a person any better is to, like, crawl into their magic and hide there while a curse tries to rip you in half.”

crawl into your magic and hide there 😭😭😭

Potter hasn’t taken another breath. “Dad.” He hasn’t the faintest how he’s managing to speak instead of screaming. The words he has to say are sharp, lodging in Draco’s throat and fighting to leave his tongue as serrated bits of sound that would accurately reflect Draco’s engulfing panic. “You’re the only person I trust.”

😭

„Harry wants to fight. Harry wants to heave his strength at Draco and have Draco catch it. Harry wants to lose, in the end, although by the time he’s lost it won’t be defeat but submission, as it were, subsiding under Draco’s hands.”

submission drarry edition 😅

[sortofshea]

On the 10th day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 10: a fest/event fic

Title: On the Couch by Frayach

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Explicit | 26k words

Summary: It’s a Mind Healer’s worse nightmare to lose a patient to suicide, but Mind Healer Nick Nichols can attest to the fact that a murder/suicide is even worse. If only Dr. Freud had come up with a sure cure for love.

*Originally written for HD Holidays 2010 fest on LiveJournal*

Why I recommend it:

This fic broke my heart so many times, it takes you right up until the ending to realize that there is going to be closure and comfort, but frayach truly cuts it so close.

You want hurt/no comfort drarry? How about infidelity and mutual pining that is rife with angst and sexual tension? How about a cheeky murder/suicide to tie it all up?

This story is told from the POV of Draco's mindhealer. Nick Nichols is one of the most likeable and well-written OCs I've ever come across, and it wasn't even off-putting to read a story from the POV of a character I knew nothing about. His relationship with his wife and kids is so saccharine and it's a crazy juxtaposition to Draco/Astoria and Harry/Ginny's relationships, which are purely performative.

Draco's descent into mad desperation at the prospect of losing Harry, despite the fact that he will not leave his wife for him, is intense. I was honestly worrying that it was all leading up to Draco committing suicide, but that wasn't quite what happened.

It's very cool to see Draco's performative and poised but purposely nasty outward demeanor from the POV of an outsider. It's also breathtakingly hot to see the great Auror Harry Potter in all of his powerful glory and righteous rage from Nick's POV. These aren't the pining idiots you're used to. These are powerful men caught in a tumultuous spiral of mutually assured destruction.

The angst goes right up until the end, but do not fear! There is indeed closure and a vaguely happy ending!

[jelliewrites]

Fic Claim:

An Extremely Indecent Proposal

By Jelliebabie

Written for HD Hurt/Comfort Fest 2024

Hurt/Comfort | E | 33.2k

I am so excited to have had the opportunity to write for this fest that I have even created my own art!

Thank you so much to the amazing admin team for running such an epic fest and for @vukovich for the fantastic prompt. Shout out to my beta and cheer reader @its-the-allure. I ❤ you.

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'What in Merlin’s name would make you think you have any influence over me? In case it has escaped your notice, the Malfoys are finished. I haven’t even thought about you for nearly ten years. That’s how little you matter to me. And you think you can just waltz in here and expect me to jump in line? You’re delusional, that’s what you are. Now get out of my office; I’ve no further time to waste on you today.' Unfortunately, there are some situations where you just can't take no for an answer. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Draco might just be in possession of some information that suggests that one Harry Potter could be up for a little...persuasion. Of the oral sex variety. What could possibly go wrong?

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Warnings/tags: Angst, Angst with Happy Ending, Smut, Shameless Smut, Light BDSM, Suicidal Thoughts, Referenced Homophobia, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Sexual Coercion, Sex for Favors, Collars, Boys Kissing, Under-negotiated Kink, Face Fucking, Blackmail, Plot Twists, Bathroom Sex, Alley Sex, Draco Malfoy Needs A Hug

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