#hpbodiceripper2022

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Luna & Ginny for HP Bodice Ripper Fest 2022 🌙🌹

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[art] Red Roses and Free Spirits by @upthehillart / upthehillart

Rating: General Audiences Pairing: Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley Prompt nr: 11 Medium: digital art Warnings and tags: romance, armor, digital art, fanart, inspired by art, alternate universe - historical

She's seen the Lady there before, an airy blur of elegant fabric and blond hair. With roses in hand, maybe she'll see her again.

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Bodice Ripper 2022: Yours Truly

Rating: M

Word Count: 14k

For @hp-bodiceripper 2022. Beta'd by @boxboxlewis and @tackytigerfic with a sensitivity read and Hindi translation by @crazybutgood.

Summary:

Every single one of Harry’s exes has gone on to marry the next person they date, and with the upcoming nuptials of numbers six and seven to each other, Harry’s feeling exhausted by it all. It doesn’t really matter if he lets people assume Draco Malfoy is his boyfriend for a moment of peace. In any case, Draco’s been away for five years and there’s no way he would find out, right?

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[lqtraintracks]

My HP Bodice Ripper Fic

Credit for this freaking INCREDIBLE, drool-inducing banner goes to the insanely talented @the-starryknight​! Thank you so so much, love!

Title: Good Boy Rating: E Word count: ~15,000 Warnings/Tags: werewolf Harry; trans man Draco; romance; falling in love; but also; filthy sex; scenting; marking; come play; felching; knotting; sentient bestiality; bestiality; seriously, once it happens, Harry is pretty gone—he’s mostly wolf; oral sex; “vaginal” sex (not ever called that in the fic; see notes for more); contraceptive spells; anal sex; brief toe sucking; strap-ons; multiple orgasms; mates; breeding/come kink; mention of anal fisting; switching; first person Draco POV; other pairings: Hermione/Ron; Dean/Seamus; Lavender/Parvati Summary: This is a love story between a trans lad and his werewolf boyfriend. It’s about loving someone in their very furry entirety. It’s about being your true self and loving that self. It’s about getting absolutely railed. Author’s Note: A trans note: Draco refers to his genitalia mainly as his cock, his wet place/hole, and his tight place/hole/arsehole. A werewolf note: I tagged this sentient bestiality because Harry really does transform into something much more resembling a wolf than a man. Be warned. So many thanks go to my extraordinary beta readers and dear friends, @nv-md​ , @academicdisasterfic​ and @lou-isfake​. I don't know what I would do without the three of you. I appreciate all of you and love you so much! Three cheers to the awesome @hp-bodiceripper​ fest mods!  I'm thrilled to get to be a part of this incredible fest! 

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[cluelesspigeons]

Your Majesty

Hp bodiceripper 2022 fic claim

Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter

Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Pansy Parkinson, Astoria Greengrass, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott, Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Millicent Bulstrode, Original Characters

Rating: E (explicit)

Word count: 16.875

Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Pirate, Pirates, Gay Pirates, Robin Hood References, Alternate Universe - Robin Hood Fusion, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Royalty, Adventure & Romance, King Draco Malfoy, Pirate Harry Potter, Pirate Ships, Raids, Romance, Fluff, Smallest bit of angst, Like Really The Smallest, To Keep It Interesting, Bored Draco Malfoy, Confident Harry Potter, Cunning Harry Potter, Chasing, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, MINOR DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENCE, Swordfighting, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Frottage, Royal Titles Used In Different Ways, Happy Ending, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Ron Uses They/Them Pronouns, Non-Binary Ron Weasley

Summary: Draco's bored. Ever since he's become King, he hasn't done anything apart from being stuck in assemblies and meetings. He yearns for a life with adventure and excitement. So, when a group of pirates start raiding the villages of his Kingdom, Draco sees the perfect opportunity to escape his duties as a King for a little while. After all, there isn't much that could go wrong. Right?

Side notes: this was such an amazing experience! This was the first time I self-prompted in a fest. The idea has been stuck in my head for MONTHS and when I saw the announcement of this fest I just HAD to write it. And I’m honestly not disappointed! It was amazing and the @hp-bodiceripper mods were amazing as well. I hope it’ll return next year!

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[lqtraintracks]

One of my favorite reads of the year right here! Phenomenal! 

romp and circumstance (a drarry magical regency-era romance)

Romp and Circumstance | Rated E | 35k | AO3 link

“I was hoping you could help me with—persuasion.” 

Harry blinks owlishly, and Malfoy finally tears his eyes away from the fascinating sights of the outdoors to toss a sheath of pale blond hair over his shoulder. His expression—rather than being the regretful, demure twist from just seconds ago—is haughty, proud, his chin lifted and his eyelids heavy. 

“After all. You are the biggest slag in society.”

Harry supposes he should be offended by the allegation, but it’s hardly a lie nor a secret. He does chuckle though, breathy and disbelieving, his head swimming and his chest growing warm. “Persuasion? Malfoy, whatever do you mean?”

“Oh, you’re going to make me say it, aren’t you,” Malfoy mutters, his gaze lifting to the ceiling. “Potter,” he says flatly, firmly. “I need your help charming McLaggen. Seducing him, if you want to be base about it. You—attract almost every man you look at, every man that takes your fancy. And for the sake of my family, I’m prepared to stoop to your level and—take your counsel, if you’re willing to offer it. I wish to learn how to—beguile.” He breathes in a tight sigh, lets it go with the tiniest of groans, and rolls his eyes heavenward again. Resigned.

Harry almost leaps into the air with a punch of triumph; the effort to remain still is, quite frankly, near blinding, and he silently congratulates himself on his strength and restraint. He merely blinks and folds one leg over the other, swinging it slowly, casually. Malfoy stares at it, a tiny line forming between his eyebrows.

“Well? Malfoy asks after a long beat. “Are you willing?”

⛲️🍷🌹🏹

Since the war, Harry Potter has gone from Saviour to Scoundrel—not that he’s complaining.

With a schedule full of gorgeous men, alcohol, and late nights, why would he want to change? Enter Draco Malfoy: beautiful, sharp, and completely untouchable. When Draco comes to Harry with a proposition to help him attract an engagement, Harry’s up for it—after all, how hard can it be not falling for his former nemesis?

Very hard, apparently.

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Well well well! Creating for @hp-bodiceripper was an absolute pleasure, what a fest! Well done to the mods for putting on a spectacular show, and letting me be part of it! Special thank you to my wonderful friends, betas, and cheerreaders, @academicdisasterfic, @oknowkiss, and @the-starryknight, I couldn't have done this without you!

Romp and Cirumstance on AO3

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coffee & communication: a (slow) romance by @softlystarstruck / softlystarstruck

Rating: Explicit Word count: 10 778 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt nr: 59 Warnings and tags: Getting Together, Meet-Cute, Falling In Love, Friends to Lovers, Writer Draco Malfoy, Postman Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Lonely Draco Malfoy, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Dating, First Kiss, Relationship Discussions, Demisexual Draco Malfoy, Demiromantic Harry Potter, Enthusiastic Consent, Slow Romance, Draco Malfoy in Glasses, Trans Male Harry Potter, Embarrassment, Love Confessions, Endearments, Literal Sleeping Together, References to BDSM, Praise Kink, Begging, Dom/sub Undertones, Oral Sex, Intercrural Sex, Bathing/Washing, Modern Era, Communication, One Shot

Nearly a decade after the war, Draco has made a life for himself in Muggle London, writing romance novels and hanging out with his cat. But when he spills iced coffee all over a gorgeous man who turns out to be Harry Potter, has he tumbled into the start of his own romance without realizing it? And how difficult can it be to talk about desire, anyways? He writes smut for a living.

Surely it can't be that difficult.

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Romp and Circumstance by @wolfpants / wolfpants

Rating: Explicit Word count: 35 505 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt nr: 60 Warnings and tags: EWE, Hogwarts canon compliant but set 200 years in the past, historical AU, but also, very little historical accuracy, gay Harry Potter, gay Draco Malfoy, minor Harry/Charlie, minor Harry/Justin FF, background Ginsy, background Seamus/Dean, homonormative society, romance, 90% porn 10% plot, UST, resolved UST, smut, falling in love, courting, down and out Draco Malfoy, playboy Harry Potter, buttoned up Draco Malfoy, Draco has long hair, Harry lives in a manor in Bath, lessons in seduction, bathhouses, orgies/sex parties, pining, blow jobs, voyeurism, exhibitionism, bareknuckle boxing, taverns, drinking/alcohol, clothing kink, family obligations, arranged marriages, seduction, finger sucking, banter, boot worship, dirty talk, frottage, intercrural sex, handjobs, rimming, anal fingering, anal sex, switching, public sex

Since the war, Harry Potter has gone from Saviour to Scoundrel—not that he’s complaining.

With a schedule full of gorgeous men, alcohol, and late nights, why would he want to change? Enter Draco Malfoy: beautiful, sharp, and completely untouchable. When Draco comes to Harry with a proposition to help him attract an engagement, Harry’s up for it—after all, how hard can it be not falling for his former nemesis?

Very hard, apparently.

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[art] the pirate and his gentleman by @babooshkart / babooshk_art

Rating: General Audiences Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt nr: 67 Medium: digital art Warnings and tags: alternate universe - our flag means death, the iconic Robe, trans Harry Potter, trans Draco Malfoy, T4T Pirates!!!!!, Draco's Eyelashes (they are their own supporting character, Harry gets some extra tattoos on his chest as a special treat, gratuitous piercings (another special treat)

Life as the most feared pirate on the high seas has lost some of its luster for Harry Potter. He's done it all: found buried treasure, escaped the English navy, cut off toes. He's even added a couple of noses to Pansy's Nose Jar. But nonetheless Harry wants something more. He just wasn't expecting to find it in the form of Draco Malfoy, Gentleman Pirate.

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Yours Truly by @skeptiquewrites / skeptique

Rating: Mature Word count: 14 848 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt nr: 48 Warnings and tags: Romantic Comedy, Misunderstanding, Letter Writing, Ron is a Complete Busybody, Involuntary Fake Dating, Magical Theory, Magical Ecology, Albania, Broom Repair, POC Harry, Clubbing, Weddings, Semi-Public Sex, Hand Jobs, Drinking

Every single one of Harry’s exes has gone on to marry the next person they date, and with the upcoming nuptials of numbers six and seven to each other, Harry’s feeling exhausted by it all. It doesn’t really matter if he lets people assume Draco Malfoy is his boyfriend for a moment of peace. In any case, Draco’s been away for five years and there’s no way he would find out, right?

READ ON AO3

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HP Bodice Ripper: Week 1

Do you feel a little faint? We certainly feel a little faint with how amazing this week has been.

This week brought you fake dating and prophesies, knights and pirates and tennis rivals, soft romance and steamy library smut. Our incredible creators delivered pining, courting and sexual tension to make you go weak in the knees.

We hope you are as delighted with the wonderful creations as we are. Thank you for all the kudos and comments and screaming in the tags.

Here are all works from week one in reverse posting order: 6 stories, 2 art works and 1 recording.

[fic🖋] Romp and Circumstance by @wolfpants / wolfpants

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 35k)

Since the war, Harry Potter has gone from Saviour to Scoundrel—not that he’s complaining. With a schedule full of gorgeous men, alcohol, and late nights, why would he want to change? Enter Draco Malfoy: beautiful, sharp, and completely untouchable. When Draco comes to Harry with a proposition to help him attract an engagement, Harry’s up for it—after all, how hard can it be not falling for his former nemesis? Very hard, apparently.

thestarryknight says about this: "every moment between Draco and Harry was believable, brilliantly articulated, and full of desire"

oknowkiss says about this: “i feel like Jane Austen would be so proud of you”

[art🎨] Lay Your Armour Down (The Seduction of a Pirate) by @getawayfox / getawayfox

(Pansy/Ginny, General Audiences, digital art)

Pansy will be the first to tell you that being an heiress is infinitely boring. She lives for thrill and intrigue, and right now her days lack both. So, when there’s whispers in town of a nearby pirate ship threatening their shores, Pansy’s interest piques. She bribes the mansion’s guards to let her slip out unnoticed, tricks the ship’s crew into thinking she was invited—and now she’s here, ready for adventure. She hoped to find new experiences, but did not expect a captain who would take her breath away.

skeptique says about this: “There's so much lovely texture to your art. I love both of their outfits and the beautiful sky and ocean spray”

sitp-recs says about this: "immaculate black sails vibes"

[fic🖋] coffee & communication: a (slow) romance by @softlystarstruck / softlystarstruck

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 10k)

Nearly a decade after the war, Draco has made a life for himself in Muggle London, writing romance novels and hanging out with his cat. But when he spills iced coffee all over a gorgeous man who turns out to be Harry Potter, has he tumbled into the start of his own romance without realizing it? And how difficult can it be to talk about desire, anyways? He writes smut for a living. Surely it can't be that difficult.

Basicallyahedgehog says about this: "I absolutely loved the depiction of both demisexuality and demiromance. The world needs more aroace specturm representation, and this was perfect."

lq_traintracks says about this: "Soft and tender but with heaps of UST that hit just right. It’s such a gorgeous exploration of being demi, being aro, of how absolutely HOT loving patience can be"

[fic🖋] dalliances past curfew by @fantasyborn / fantasyborn

(Irma Pince/Septima Vector, Explicit, 1,5k)

Irma is always the buttoned up, strict, rule follower. Only Septima gets to cut through those barriers.

lq_traintracks says about this: "Oh this was so steamy! I loved the under-the-desk bit, so naughty! And then over-the-desk, unf! I like Septima's style."

yletylyf says about this: “I love the vibe of their established relationship, which is so sweet, and this smutty give-and-take.”

[podfic🎵] amid this warm and steady sweetness by @roseszain / roseszain

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 2h, written by warmfoothills)

Harry is not living in a period drama, no matter what his friends or his new house or Malfoy’s sudden affinity for horse-riding might suggest, and if one more person uses the word courting, he’s going to start hexing people.

skeptique says about this: Really loved how this podfic brought this story to life. Just a wonderful pace and clear voice. Perfect narration style for this and great choice for this fest.

Chaosandcoo says about this: “Like, just one big, dreamy sigh.”

[fic🖋] The (Third) Worst Year by @the-francakes / thefrancakes

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 19k)

Draco Malfoy has one year to fall in True Love with Harry Potter or be turned into a Dragon. And he knows that is never gunna happen. This is going to be the worst year of his life. Well, minus that whole having to kill Dumbledore or be killed by Voldemort thing. Second worst year. Oh, but there was his whole 7th year while Voldemort was using his house as a home base for Death Eaters and making him torture his fellow students. That one was pretty bad too. Fine, this is the third worst year of his life.

blueheart_V says about this: This is hilarious! The kitten calendar is a riot - I love Draco's increasing irritation with it. Pansy, Zabini & Theo were so perfectly characterised; in fact, all of your character writing was spot on. It was a joy to read.

pleasecallmeX says about this: “I am so so in love with this story.”

[fic🖋] The Greatest Game by @sleepstxtic / sleepstxtic

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 45k)

So what then makes The Greatest Game? The Greatest Game is something more. The drama, the tension, the narrative that the other games lack. There is a story here. Two rivals with a history spanning years; the oldest, most illustrious prize to be won. Prime pickings for a plotline. But wait, there’s more. Two lovers with a secret spanning seasons, a secret that is about to be discovered. What I am trying to say is, The Greatest Game is greatest because it has the greatest story.

WhatsMyLine says about this: "I was on the edge of my seat, adrenaline pumping- I felt like I was actually watching tennis, and great fucking matches at that! Bravo!!"

HereForFreeCringes says about this: “What the hell this was ssoooooooooo good oh my god i am a starving dying worthless frog for a spoonful of modern drarry and you give me a 10 course meal????!!!”

[art🎨] Red Roses and Free Spirits by @upthehillart / upthehillart

(Ginny/Luna, General Audiences, digital art)

She's seen the Lady there before, an airy blur of elegant fabric and blond hair. With roses in hand, maybe she'll see her again.

sugareey says about this: AHHHHHH! This is GORGEOUS! The blurred background and shrubbery (as if everything is moving), the texture on the canvas, the patterns on Luna's outfit, and the way Luna and Ginny are just leaning into each other is PERFECT."

sleepstxtic says about this: “Luna’s dress is absolutely gorgeous and Ginny’s armour is IMPECCABLE WITH THE CHAINMAIL AND THE SWORD AND THE HAIRCUT”

[fic🖋] Nine dates and a wedding by @deliciousblizzardshark / deliciousblizzardshark

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 11k)

“You need to get married,” Potter says. “I need someone to help me navigate all of this. It’s an insane idea…” He peeks out from behind his glasses. "...or is it?" "It is," Draco says.

Skeptique says about this: "This has such a romantic pattern of circumstances and hesitation and pining.”

lq_traintracks says about this: “It was paced beautifully, with that lovely build of tension between them and budding love from that initial attraction.”

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HP Bodice Ripper: Masterlist

It's a wrap, folks. The very first HP Bodice Ripper fest has come to a close. If your bodice is still intact, then we didn't do our job. Maybe we'll succeed next year. ;)

Thank you all! All you magnificent creators, wonderful prompters, thoughtful commenters, everyone who's been supportive and enthusiastic about this fest. Join us in celebrating our romantic, swoon worthy and steamy creations.

Check out the whole Bodice Ripper collection on AO3.

🎵 HP Bodice Ripper podfic

Still Warm, Still Warm by @ghaniblue / acari (Harry/Draco, General Audiences, 30min, written by tsauergrass)

The oranges ripened and grew heavy; the branches dipped under their weight. They picked some for breakfast every morning: Harry twisting the fruit off with a snap, Draco carefully tugging each one off. Harry peeled an orange and handed a wedge to Draco. Their fingers grazed, and Draco took it. The tender flesh; if he pressed just a little harder with his fingers, it would burst into a juicy mess. Harry is up to something. Why else would he keep giving Draco presents?

amid this warm and steady sweetness by @roseszain / roseszain (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 2h, written by warmfoothills)

Harry is not living in a period drama, no matter what his friends or his new house or Malfoy’s sudden affinity for horse-riding might suggest, and if one more person uses the word courting, he’s going to start hexing people.

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My Life as a Butterfly by @digthewriter / digthewriter (Harry/Draco, General Audiences, Digital Art)

A second chance at first love.

the pirate and his gentleman by @babooshkart / babooshk_art (Harry/Draco, General Audiences, Digital Art)

Life as the most feared pirate on the high seas has lost some of its luster for Harry Potter. He's done it all: found buried treasure, escaped the English navy, cut off toes. He's even added a couple of noses to Pansy's Nose Jar. But nonetheless Harry wants something more. He just wasn't expecting to find it in the form of Draco Malfoy, Gentleman Pirate.

Lay Your Armour Down (The Seduction of a Pirate) by @getawayfox / getawayfox (Pansy/Ginny, General Audiences, digital art)

Pansy will be the first to tell you that being an heiress is infinitely boring. She lives for thrill and intrigue, and right now her days lack both. So, when there’s whispers in town of a nearby pirate ship threatening their shores, Pansy’s interest piques. She bribes the mansion’s guards to let her slip out unnoticed, tricks the ship’s crew into thinking she was invited—and now she’s here, ready for adventure. She hoped to find new experiences, but did not expect a captain who would take her breath away.

Red Roses and Free Spirits by @upthehillart / upthehillart (Ginny/Luna, General Audiences, digital art)

She's seen the Lady there before, an airy blur of elegant fabric and blond hair. With roses in hand, maybe she'll see her again.

🖋 HP Bodice Ripper fic

Good Boy by @lqtraintracks / lq_traintracks (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 15k)

This is a love story between a trans lad and his werewolf boyfriend. It’s about loving someone in their very furry entirety. It’s about being your true self and loving that self. It’s about getting absolutely railed.

Yours Truly by @skeptiquewrites / skeptique (Harry/Draco, Mature, 15k)

Every single one of Harry’s exes has gone on to marry the next person they date, and with the upcoming nuptials of numbers six and seven to each other, Harry’s feeling exhausted by it all. It doesn’t really matter if he lets people assume Draco Malfoy is his boyfriend for a moment of peace. In any case, Draco’s been away for five years and there’s no way he would find out, right?

Heaven is a Pirate Ship by @vitaminpops / vitaminpops (Bellatrix/Hermione, Explicit, 34k)

Hermione's being shipped off into an unhappy marriage when the most incompetent pirate crew captures her. Featuring: one trigger-happy but sexy pirate, a dysfunctional father-son relationship, a general absence of morals, and the many uses of knives.

wasps and honey by @vocative / vocatives (Hermione/Narcissa, Mature, 10k)

After ten years on parole in the Muggle world, newly widowed Narcissa Black is finally allowed to do magic again — as long as she can complete all the spells on the Ministry course list. Her Ministry of Magic representative? Hermione Granger.

Your Majesty by @cluelesspigeons / Clueless_Pigeons (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 17k)

Draco's bored. Ever since he's become King, he hasn't done anything apart from being stuck in assemblies and meetings. He yearns for a life with adventure and excitement. So, when a group of pirates start raiding the villages of his Kingdom, Draco sees the perfect opportunity to escape his duties as a King for a little while. After all, there isn't much that could go wrong. Right?

The Sun in Summer (Presto Pizzicato) by @cannibalschism / Cannibalschism (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 90k)

Harry Potter is an orphan. Everyone knows this, him most of all. Taken in by the agoraphobic and ancient Dowager Viscountess Cassiopeia Black, Harry's musical aptitude was evident even from a young age. He has trained all his life to perform in front of a noble audience and step upon the shoulders of giants. To be known for his accomplishment and skill. To be great. And he will do anything to achieve that goal. Draco Malfoy is an orphan. He hasn't been as such for very long, however. Known as the Instrumenteur, Draco runs a modest shoppe in lower Diagon Alley where he creates and repairs musical instruments. The Viscountess Cassiopeia Black stole everything from him the night of his parents' fatal accident. When Harry Potter, the orphan that wretched woman took in even as she cast out her own blood, proposes the most ludicrous of schemes that might just get Draco his stolen title and life back, who is he to decline? In a time of galas, secrets, corsets, and symphonies, can love prevail over all else?

A Studious Romp by @articcat621 / articcat621 (Pansy/Hermione, Explicit, 1k)

Hermione and Pansy get assigned to work together on their next Chemistry project.

Romp and Circumstance by @wolfpants / wolfpants (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 35k)

Since the war, Harry Potter has gone from Saviour to Scoundrel—not that he’s complaining. With a schedule full of gorgeous men, alcohol, and late nights, why would he want to change? Enter Draco Malfoy: beautiful, sharp, and completely untouchable. When Draco comes to Harry with a proposition to help him attract an engagement, Harry’s up for it—after all, how hard can it be not falling for his former nemesis? Very hard, apparently.

coffee & communication: a (slow) romance by @softlystarstruck / softlystarstruck (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 10k)

Nearly a decade after the war, Draco has made a life for himself in Muggle London, writing romance novels and hanging out with his cat. But when he spills iced coffee all over a gorgeous man who turns out to be Harry Potter, has he tumbled into the start of his own romance without realizing it? And how difficult can it be to talk about desire, anyways? He writes smut for a living. Surely it can't be that difficult.

dalliances past curfew by @fantasyborn / fantasyborn (Irma Pince/Septima Vector, Explicit, 1,5k)

Irma is always the buttoned up, strict, rule follower. Only Septima gets to cut through those barriers.

The (Third) Worst Year by @the-francakes / thefrancakes (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 19k)

Draco Malfoy has one year to fall in True Love with Harry Potter or be turned into a Dragon. And he knows that is never gunna happen. This is going to be the worst year of his life. Well, minus that whole having to kill Dumbledore or be killed by Voldemort thing. Second worst year. Oh, but there was his whole 7th year while Voldemort was using his house as a home base for Death Eaters and making him torture his fellow students. That one was pretty bad too. Fine, this is the third worst year of his life.

The Greatest Game by @sleepstxtic / sleepstxtic (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 45k)

So what then makes The Greatest Game? The Greatest Game is something more. The drama, the tension, the narrative that the other games lack. There is a story here. Two rivals with a history spanning years; the oldest, most illustrious prize to be won. Prime pickings for a plotline. But wait, there’s more. Two lovers with a secret spanning seasons, a secret that is about to be discovered. What I am trying to say is, The Greatest Game is greatest because it has the greatest story.

Nine dates and a wedding by @deliciousblizzardshark / deliciousblizzardshark (Harry/Draco, Explicit, 11k)

“You need to get married,” Potter says. “I need someone to help me navigate all of this. It’s an insane idea…” He peeks out from behind his glasses. "...or is it?" "It is," Draco says.

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[art] Lay Your Armour Down (The Seduction of a Pirate) by @getawayfox / getawayfox

Rating: General Audiences Pairing: Pansy Parkinson/Ginny Weasly Prompt: self prompt Medium: digital art Warnings and tags: alternative universe - pirates, pirate AU, romance

Pansy will be the first to tell you that being an heiress is infinitely boring. She lives for thrill and intrigue, and right now her days lack both. So, when there’s whispers in town of a nearby pirate ship threatening their shores, Pansy’s interest piques. She bribes the mansion’s guards to let her slip out unnoticed, tricks the ship’s crew into thinking she was invited—and now she’s here, ready for adventure. She hoped to find new experiences, but did not expect a captain who would take her breath away.

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The Greatest Game by @sleepstxtic / sleepstxtic

Rating: Explicit Word count: 45 123 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Prompt nr: 58 Warnings and tags: Rivals to Lovers, Rivals With Benefits, Explicit Sexual Content, Angst, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Resolved Sexual Tension, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Sports, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Alternate Universe - Tennis, Slow Burn, Queerplatonic Relationships, Family Dynamics, Infidelity, Not Between Main Pairing, Blaise Zabini is a Good Friend, Wimbledon as a Plot Point, Tennis, So much tennis, I'm So Sorry About All The Tennis

A rivals to lovers story about two tennis players and their fight for the Wimbledon title while simultaneously navigating their secret relationship

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HP Bodice Ripper: Week 2

This is our second and LAST roundup. We will publish the masterlist of all wonderful works on Wednesday.

Our second week brought you cottagecore softness, sweeping adventure and heartpounding smut. Our amazing creators gave you gifted violinists and gentle werewolves, naughty professors and stabby pirates, magical ecologists and pirates with a heart of gold, beekeepers and, yes, pirates. So many pirates (oh my).

We hope you are as delighted with the wonderful creations as we are. Thank you for all the kudos and comments and screaming in the tags.

Here are all works from week two in reverse posting order: 7 stories, 2 art works and 1 recording.

[fic🖋] Good Boy by @lqtraintracks / lq_traintracks

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 15k)

This is a love story between a trans lad and his werewolf boyfriend. It’s about loving someone in their very furry entirety. It’s about being your true self and loving that self. It’s about getting absolutely railed.

pa.lo.ma says about this: ""Screaming into my pillow and kicking my feet and throwing my phone onto my bed like a touchdown football and kudos and kudos and kudos and scrolling back to reread from the top!!!""

Prufrock30 says about this: "How did you make it's so filthy and so heartwarming at the same time. Like how. Just. God."

[fic🖋] Yours Truly by @skeptiquewrites / skeptique

(Harry/Draco, Mature, 15k)

Every single one of Harry’s exes has gone on to marry the next person they date, and with the upcoming nuptials of numbers six and seven to each other, Harry’s feeling exhausted by it all. It doesn’t really matter if he lets people assume Draco Malfoy is his boyfriend for a moment of peace. In any case, Draco’s been away for five years and there’s no way he would find out, right?

goblinmatriarch says about this: "Light and fizzy, like if a fic could be a champagne, this fic is champagne"

milkandhoney says about this: You always have such fun and thoughtful world building in your fics — you create an entire life for each character in just a few sentences

[fic🖋] Heaven is a Pirate Ship by @vitaminpops / vitaminpops

(Bellatrix/Hermione, Explicit, 34k)

Hermione's being shipped off into an unhappy marriage when the most incompetent pirate crew captures her. Featuring: one trigger-happy but sexy pirate, a dysfunctional father-son relationship, a general absence of morals, and the many uses of knives.

SandwichBandit says about this: "Most importantly, Pirate AU <3 Its what I always wanted."

sleepstxtic says about this: "I just read the first paragraph and I am ALREADY OBSESSED."

[art🎨] My Life as a Butterfly by @digthewriter / digthewriter

(Harry/Draco, General Audiences, Digital Art)

A second chance at first love.

sleepstxtic says about this: "I love the texture to your art and the way the colours just pop."

porcelainsalt says about this: "I love the composition and framing and your colours especially!"

[fic🖋] wasps and honey by @vocative / vocatives

(Hermione/Narcissa, Mature, 10k)

After ten years on parole in the Muggle world, newly widowed Narcissa Black is finally allowed to do magic again — as long as she can complete all the spells on the Ministry course list. Her Ministry of Magic representative? Hermione Granger.

Babooshk_art says about this: "Oh my god this was so beautiful!!! The tag “cottagecore Narcissa” snagged me, and when I started reading I could not put it down. How gorgeous, how descriptive, how cozy, how sexy!!!!!!"

Ironicfury says about this:  "I love it, and CottageCoreLesbian!Narcissa is something I never realized I needed this much."

[podfic 🎵] Still Warm, Still Warm by @ghaniblue / acari

(Harry/Draco, General Audiences, Podfic lenght: 30 - 45 min)

The oranges ripened and grew heavy; the branches dipped under their weight. They picked some for breakfast every morning: Harry twisting the fruit off with a snap, Draco carefully tugging each one off. Harry peeled an orange and handed a wedge to Draco. Their fingers grazed, and Draco took it. The tender flesh; if he pressed just a little harder with his fingers, it would burst into a juicy mess. Harry is up to something. Why else would he keep giving Draco presents?

Flutesong says about this: "Utterly lovely story and beautifully read."

mystisblom says about this: "This is great. Her voice is soothing and pulls you right into the story. 10/10"

[fic🖋] Your Majesty by @cluelesspigeons / Clueless_Pigeons

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 17k)

Draco's bored. Ever since he's become King, he hasn't done anything apart from being stuck in assemblies and meetings. He yearns for a life with adventure and excitement. So, when a group of pirates start raiding the villages of his Kingdom, Draco sees the perfect opportunity to escape his duties as a King for a little while. After all, there isn't much that could go wrong. Right?

Horizon_moon_eclipse says about this: "So visual and Harry is a delight!"

zammex says about this: "I would love to read 100k more words about them. Loved it!!"

[fic🖋] The Sun in Summer (Presto Pizzicato) by @cannibalschism / Cannibalschism

(Harry/Draco, Explicit, 90k)

Harry Potter is an orphan. Everyone knows this, him most of all. Taken in by the agoraphobic and ancient Dowager Viscountess Cassiopeia Black, Harry's musical aptitude was evident even from a young age. He has trained all his life to perform in front of a noble audience and step upon the shoulders of giants. To be known for his accomplishment and skill. To be great. And he will do anything to achieve that goal. Draco Malfoy is an orphan. He hasn't been as such for very long, however. Known as the Instrumenteur, Draco runs a modest shoppe in lower Diagon Alley where he creates and repairs musical instruments. The Viscountess Cassiopeia Black stole everything from him the night of his parents' fatal accident. When Harry Potter, the orphan that wretched woman took in even as she cast out her own blood, proposes the most ludicrous of schemes that might just get Draco his stolen title and life back, who is he to decline? In a time of galas, secrets, corsets, and symphonies, can love prevail over all else?

crazybutgood says about this: “omg I'm absolutely living for this. the drama! the tension! the feelings!!!! so so good”

melcarrianna says about this: "I was nothing less than completely enchanted the whole time. I adored Harry and Draco and your use of language was intoxicating (it’s also a hard yes to Draco in a corset any day.)"

[art🎨] the pirate and his gentleman by @babooshkart / babooshk_art

(Harry/Draco, General Audiences, Digital Art)

Life as the most feared pirate on the high seas has lost some of its luster for Harry Potter. He's done it all: found buried treasure, escaped the English navy, cut off toes. He's even added a couple of noses to Pansy's Nose Jar. But nonetheless Harry wants something more. He just wasn't expecting to find it in the form of Draco Malfoy, Gentleman Pirate.

lq_traintracks says about this: "This is such an homage to Drarry, to OFMD, to T4T, to romance novel covers, all of it!"

PalenDrome says about this: “I grew up reading nearly as many Harlequin-type romance novels as I have fanfic. This grabbed me immediately--the wink to those incredible covers is recognizable, but it's also so fabulously Drarry and totally your style”

[fic🖋] A Studious Romp by @articcat621 / articcat621

(Pansy/Hermione, Explicit, 1k)

Hermione and Pansy get assigned to work together on their next Chemistry project.

lq_traintracks says about this: "That was super hot!!! I love how thirsty they were for it once one of them gave the indication. Well done!"

lumosatnight says about this: Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! Library sex is the best sex. They had such great chemistry (heh) in this!

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Hear ye, hear ye! Love is in the air! 

Prepare to have your eyes delighted, your pulse quickened and your ears seduced. We have naughty professors, courting knights, pining aurors, rakish pirates and so much more.

AUs and prophecies and curses, secret trysts and true love's kiss will astonish you.

Do you dream of cottagecore softness or getting railed by gentle werewolves? We have it all.

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