#hd hurt-comfort fest

[bridenore]

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!

[reliand]

I can't believe I forgot to post this here, but this was what I made for HD Hurt/Comfort Fest 2024!

a Tangled AU where Draco is the Rapunzel in the tower, and Harry is still Hogwarts student/savior. A boy just on a mission to go to school, defeat evil, and accidentally fall in love.

As soon as I seen this prompt by @lucifergraced I knew I wanted to draw it so bad. Draco's hair is my favorite thing to capture and to get to draw yards of it? Sign me the fuck up. Also "I See the Light" always makes me cry and is one of the most beautiful scenes in animation, so I wanted to try my hand.

[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

[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

[phoenixortheflame]

Bound: isn't a kingdom by @garagepaperback

Dust jacket and end paper art by: @kk1smet Typeset and bound by: me, @phoenixortheflame.

“Pride must suffer pain.” - Hans Christian Andersen 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.

When I first read isn't a kingdom, it was still anon as part of this year's HD Hurt/Comfort Fest, but I knew - I just knew - it was the work of Silly Goose Supreme @garagepaperback, and the next thing I knew I was banging on her front door (DMs) to scream about the puddle - ney, salty tide pool - she hath reduced me to.

At the same time, I was banging on @kk1smet's door, because while I had already decided I was going to bind the fic, getting an artist to collab with me on the project would be not only a super fun way to spend my time, but also be the thing to make garage fully lose her mind.

Two months later, and garage has finally received her copy of the bound fic (!!!!!!!).

A few details on the bind:

This was my first time doing a lot of things, like using colour in the typeset, gold foiling, and hand-sewing the end bands (shout out to @maleekamolscreates for holding my hand through the latter).

I'm really happy with the final bind - and how everything came together so beautifully. I might share a bit of the BTS of the collaborative process between @kk1smet and me, if that's something y'all would be interested in. It was really fun and energizing to jam on this with someone, and I could not have asked for a better collaborator. Thank you, K!

“Praise for” quotes from: @mintawasalreadytaken @vukovich @ghaniblue @kamaela @mallstars

[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.

[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.

[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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Read An Extremely Indecent Proposal on AO3

[ghaniblue]

H/D Hurt/Comfort fest recs

Some recs from week 1 & week 2 of @hd-hurtcomfort-fest *rolls around in all the angst and hurt* | creators added after reveals

Art

💇🏼‍♀️ Of Towers and Tales by @reliand (T, digital art)

A Tangled AU where Draco is the Rapunzel in the tower, and Harry is Hogwarts student/savior. A boy just on a mission to go to school, defeat evil, and accidentally fall in love.

Draco's Rapunzel hair is so pretty. Love the colours and use of light.

🤕 [ART] You only feel it when it's lost by @pato-roldnart (T, digital art)

Harry is pretty sure that Draco would never lose control of his magic like that, he will prove it to everyone if he has to, for now he has to make sure he’s fine.

I couldn't take my eyes off this Draco. The hurt/comfort vibes are impeccable.

Podfic

The Roommate by Romaine - a Podfic by @cailynwrites (M, ~4h)

After one year in Azkaban, and two years of home arrest, Draco is going off to college. Myrrdin College is Oxford’s magical college, where one Harry Potter is currently attending. Both are going for their teaching certificates with Draco specialising in Potions and Harry in Defence Against the Dark Arts. The Headmistress has insisted all incoming professors must be degreed. However, the Board of Governors insist that Draco also must live in a Muggle house with limited allowance and take Muggle elective courses before he can become Hogwarts' new Potions Professor. Harry is coerced by others into helping Draco Malfoy survive in the Muggle world.

For a change of pace, have some fluff. Calm, relaxed narration perfect to put on while you're baking (like Harry in this fic).

Fic

🚪a small room under the earth by dracopetal (M, 2k)

You stay in the small room under the earth, and do not escape. 

Hurt/no comfort bleakness. The 2nd person POV works so well here.

❤️‍🩹 Come Hell or High Water by @mallstars (M, 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.

As Draco tries to understand why Harry won't heal, Harry bothers him with questions and lunch invitations, all the while hoping Draco will stay.

A delicate exploration of Harry's trauma and unhealthy coping mechanisms. This will hurt your heart.

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

Pride must suffer pain.” - Hans Christian Andersen

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.

More angst. Written for my prompt. I'm so upset with how good this is.

[lizziedrip]

Fic Claim: Be still my beating heart.

Drarry l Teen l 18.5k l Cannon typical violence l Blood and injury l Auror partners l Draco Malfoy in the muggle world l Medical procedures l Hurt & Comfort l

A routine stakeout turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse for Malfoy and Potter, and when the worst happens, they are forced to call the Greater Manchester ambulance service for aid.

They landed at the back of a McDonalds in a noisy city centre, an overwhelming stench of rotting food filled the small space from the bins, the floor was littered with food and shiny underfoot with layers of grease. Harry cast around for the exit, looped Draco’s arm around his neck, got his shoulder under him and heaved him back onto his feet. Not waiting for Malfoy to get his breath, he walked them as steadily as he could out of the alley and onto the busy street, merging with the late-night revellers.

Firstly, a massive thank you to my lovely and very cleaver beta, @Squidnation10 truly an expert with a comma! And then another to the amazing mods of the fest, @hd-hurtcomfort-fest who kindly let me join in the fun. And lastly, a huge thank you to the prompter of no 145, I loved this idea and had I hope you liked my fic.

[hd-tarot]

🔮 [FIC] hugged and tugged down through this tiger’s masque (M, 11k words) by Anonymous 🃏

A glimpse into a period of alteration, change, and transformation.

Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue, POV Draco Malfoy, Werewolf Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug, Healer Draco Malfoy, Lavender Brown Lives, Post-Hogwarts, Established Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Scars, Non-Linear Narrative, Mild Sexual Content, Mild Hurt/Comfort

Tarot Card(s): Death

Notes: I am so happy to be a part of the HD Tarot Fest and I am soooo excited to see what everyone else has created For this fest I had the fortune of being dealt the ~ Death card ~ and it was such a treat to deep dive into this card. I’d like to say a big thank you to the mods for organising this fest and for being very kind and supportive when i needed a bit of extra time to get this fic over the finish line. thank you!! Thank you bono for being the bestest beta, i really don’t know how i could’ve done this without your encouragements, keeping me in past tense, and reminders that you cannot ‘descend up’. whoops. i know this was not an easy job and i will forever be grateful for your help <3 any remaining errors are fully my own I have tried to tag this fic as best as I see fit, however if you feel like an important tag is missing please let me know and I will add it And lastly, the title is from my fave lyric to belt in ‘cherry-couloured funk’ by the cocteau twins, and was played over and over and over while writing this.

✧ Read HERE on AO3 ✧