#it was the best

[faragonart]

Happy Birthday to the leap year boy~

[just-unearthed]

*blows up balls with mind*

[autistic-danieljackson]

Not to be all 'back in my day' but I think the problem with TV today is that shows don't get 100-200 episodes anymore.

[slothquisitor]

Is it spring break or January. Hard to tell.

[reyreadersblog]

No song will ever top the lullaby you're mother sang to you when you were little<33

[froidefille]

Day 3: a fic not on AO3

📚 Lessons in Grace and Decorum by GallaPlacidia

Draco/Harry, 49k, Not rated*

Summary:

In Azkaban, Narcissa Malfoy gives Draco lessons in how to manipulate people into loving him. When Draco is released on the condition that he is bonded to Harry as his prisoner, he finally has a chance to put his newfound skills into practice.

Forced bonding, eighth year (eventually), a Draco driven slightly mad by grief, a furious, self-destructive Harry, a whole lot of angst and a proportionate amount of comfort.

Inspired by an excellent story called Unexpected Consequences by Lauren3210.

I was thinking long and hard about this one because since the discovery of AO3 it’s been one way street for me. So now, what fics I’ve read that are not on AO3 (of which I have exactly 89 pages opened on my phone)? And then it clicked – some I listened to! Then tried to read them only to find out they were taken down because author has published a real book no less. And so, one google later I was head over heels with the amazing universes and characters created by GallaPlacidia.

I had a hard time choosing my favourite baby of Galla's, but since Lessons in Grace and Decorum broke my h/c loving heart so beautfully, I’ve decided to gush about this one. Today, that is ;)

I mean, just look at the opening lines:

“I wish you had been a girl,” said Narcissa Malfoy. Draco laughed. It was so cold in Azkaban. The number of dementors had been greatly reduced, but there were enough of them for Draco’s head to feel cloudy and light, as if he hadn’t slept in days. Perhaps he hadn’t. “That’s a new one,” he said. “Why?” “We raised you to command respect. If you had been a girl, we would have raised you to be loved,” said his mother.

Which instantly made me think about Daisy’s words in The Great Gatsby:

"It'll show you how I've gotten to feel about—things. Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. 'All right,' I said, 'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.'"

By which point I am trying so hard not to rant about toxic masculinity and gender norms.

This is one of the stories where the characters are both broken in sort of matching ways so one’s cracks are perfect for the other’s empty spaces. And as corny as it sounds, this is exactly what happens here – Harry desperately needs to love someone that would be just his to care for and Draco needs someone who would cherish him unconditionally.

Plus it has some quotes that have not left my head for months now, which you can see under the cut below <3

Thanks for today @hprecfest and see you tomorrow (hopefully) !

*Regarding the rating – I would say mind the tags if you’re in a vulnerable place but if you decide you’re up for it – you’re in for a brilliant h/c treat <3

They had compatible needs. Perhaps that was all friendship was. An emotional transaction.

“He wants to be friends,” said Draco, managing to keep his voice low despite his excitement. But his mother didn’t look excited back. “He likes how you make him feel,” she said. “It doesn’t mean he likes you.” “No, I… I know that,” said Draco, although it hadn’t really occurred to him. It sounded so obvious when she put it like that.

“I don’t love him,” said Harry, automatically. “Oh, all right then,” sighed Hermione. “Wait until after the bond is broken to tell him that you think about him all the time, and want to hold his hand and stroke his pretty blonde hair and keep him safe for all eternity. Is that better?” “A bit,” said Harry, sulkily. “Yeah.”

But he understood, now. He knew that part of the anger he felt when he looked at Malfoy was because he wanted to touch him so badly, but couldn’t.

[historian-in-pearls]

Starting work this week with a personal trainer; 2025 is the year of getting in the best shape of my adult life. Longer term my reward for this will be, eventually, fulfilling my childhood dream of buying my own horse. I’m extremely excited about this because a girl is never too old to be motivated by a pony 🐎

[mindless-vagabond]

one of the many highlights of the summer school i was on was all the times a biologist would pick a plant off of the ground, go ‘hey guys did you know this is edible’, and we would all immediately eat it

[whateverthought]

Young Justice season 1 my beloved

[meganskane]

i remember one time we were talking about our favorite/least favorite reid hair styles, and i damn near got attacked because i said jesus hair reid looked dirty 😭😭😭.

[infj-hearts-entp]

Laughing at myself as I go through some old emails from grad school. If you ever wanted an email version of an INFJ door slam, it looks like sequentially replying to a social group email chain with:

"Thank you for the invitation! I’m so sorry I can't make happy hour."

One week later...

"Unfortunately, I can't make the birthday party."

Two weeks later…

“I’m unable to join that day.”

One month later...

"I won't be there."

Four months later...

"I'm moving to South Africa."

[thescarletenchantress]

Does anyone ever have really random moments where you just sit down on the couch, turn the TV on, and watch Ever After High until one in the morning?

[meliohy]

I miss internet forums

[romanceddawn]

I finally got to explain all the fucked up shit in yugioh to someone today and they stared at me like i was crazy, I loved it

[minomoron]

I still can't believe He Tian looked at Mos lips intently before than looking up into his eyes, asking, and than going in for the kiss it got the same tension like that one rain scene in pride and prejudice (2005) except with a climax I just aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh