Hello! 😊 Can you please help with find this drarry fic. In it, Draco is a clock/watch repairer. he wears goggles which make his eyes look very big. Harry visits him once and is shocked to see him. And then he keeps on coming back to visit him with broken clocks and watches (which he is secretly breaking himself to meet draco). I think Harry is an auror in this fic and it is not Epilogue compliant and explicit fic. Thanks for your help!

We believe you are looking for A Dubious Affection by TommyLane (34k, E)

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ETA: this might also be Witness Marks by @gryffindorhearts (15k, M)

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also! do you have wesper reca with characterisation you love apart from yk, your own?😂 (i’ve reas everything from you atp)

this is much more up my alley 😂 i tried very hard to pick a mix of horny and non-horny fics, be proud of me

(T) can you fill the silence (annesbonny): pre, mid and post canon; super interesting take on wylan being selectively mute in the aftermath of trauma; excellent idea and very well written

(T) marketable skills (randomcat1832): canon compliant set on the Ferolind the first time; PERFECT amount of bickering, absolutely feels like it could be slotted right into the book itself

(T) it was the eyes (pigeontoad): modern cafe au; really good jesper POV. i also really really enjoy this author's other wesper works!

(M) delay (boxoftheskyking): post canon; really cinched the "boys that can't talk about their feelings" vibe

(M) writing in the dark (tommylane): post-canon fluff although i'm just a bit of a sucker for love confession fics

(E) my heart doesn't slow down, when you kill the lights (anonymouspoet): florist x tattoo artist au; phenomenally written all the way through especially wrt wylan's insecurities, but the sex scene at the end is just! *chefs kiss*

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Muggle Technology and Heroism

TommyLane

Chapters: 16/16 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Pansy Parkinson Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Roommates, Pining, Squirt Gun Fights, James Bond Fanboy!Draco Malfoy, Sharing a Bed, Explicit Sexual Content, Drinking and Dancing, A Five Step Plan of Seduction, A Mysterious Absence Of Plot Outside Of Their Relationship, Dialogue Heavy, Angst and Humor Summary:

Draco Malfoy wasn’t exactly the best roommate Harry’s ever had. The man tended to watch way too much James Bond and his obsession with muggle technology not only rivaled Arthur Weasley’s but more often than not ended with Harry trying to assure him that the appliances weren’t out to get him. Then there was the little fact that Harry was hopelessly in love with him while Draco remained completely unaware, bringing nameless men home night after night.

But Harry loved his life and was somewhat (as long as he doesn’t actually think about it) content enough in the way things were going. That is until Draco’s old boyfriend comes sweeping back into town – making Draco breakfast and fixing the remote control before Harry can and forcing him to realize that if he doesn’t do something soon, that he might lose the man he loves before he even gets a chance to ever actually have him.

Excerpt:  

It was odd to think that maybe he had learned the most about the other man by watching him watch James Bond. Learned the most by the things he purchased and how he used them to relate to Harry… “Draco, the thing is…you’re a bit difficult to understand, you know. You always have been, you were always good at keeping me guessing. Even when we were young, but I think it’s worse now. Harder…to really know what you’re thinking.” Draco frowned at his drink, a deep line carved into his forehead. “It’s called having decorum Potter.” Harry shrugged. “Maybe. Or maybe you just don’t know how to say what you’re thinking…what your feeling.” The blonde shifted before pulling his bottom lip between his teeth for a second, a muscle in his jaw twitching. “Is this about me fucking around again? Your odd roundabout way of telling me I’m a slut with some sort of emotional complex?” “No.” “Good. I don’t much care for that word.” “Slut?” “Complex, makes me think of fucking shrinks and their idiot views on the way my mind turns.” Draco flicked the cap he had been rolling absentmindedly between his fingers into the grass, a sneer on his lips that hinted that maybe there had been psychiatrists in his past - making him lay on leather couches and trying to analyze him as he glared and told them to fuck off in a number of different languages. The mental image lurched both painful and humorous in his stomach, a small smile contending on his lips as he pictured a younger Draco with his snarky mouth and petulant air. He never would have put himself in therapy, it had to have been a part of his parole after the war. God, Harry almost felt sorry for the men and women who had been assigned to his case. But he was getting sidetracked with his hands sweating against his leg, his heart pounding in his chest, and he needed to stop mentally stalling and gather his courage and do what he should have done days ago. Weeks ago. Months ago. Years ago… He fidgeted as he fingered the bottle and cleared his throat. “Well in any case I’m not talking about all the men. Or about Ethan. I’m talking about you and…and me.” Draco silently shifted his gaze to meet Harry’s, his lips wet from the beer and his eyes heavy, his jaw sliding forward like he was physically blocking his mouth from forming any audible words. He looked determined and lost, confused and uncertain all at the same time. Harry smiled softly, his fingers reaching to lightly touch Draco’s jaw, his courage pumping stronger, pulling him deeper when the other man didn’t pull away - didn’t even look away, not for a second, his gray eyes darkening and drowning out the sound of nature around them. “Harry -” His voice quivered with uncertainly, his eyes darting down as Harry brushed his thumb along the outer swell of the other man’s bottom lip. “I still remember where we were when things changed for me. We were at Pansy’s, I think it was her birthday and you were wearing those navy robes -” “I don’t wear navy.” Draco interjected and Harry grinned as he felt his body tip nearer, his blood pumping hot through his veins and in his ears and he wondered if Draco could hear it. If he could hear the beat of his heart, the thrum in his blood. He wondered if Draco felt it rushing through his own body in a matching rush of nerves and excited anticipation. They were a match in so many things, opposites in everything else, aligning perfectly, complementing wonderfully. Where Harry lacked Draco stood strong and the same was true for the other way around….and in this, Merlin, Harry could only pray they matched. “You did. They were new, you kept tugging at the sleeve when you thought no one was looking and you unbuttoned the top collar as we were talking. You were complaining about the increased price of Chinese chomping cabbage.” The sun had been shining hot, Draco’s face had been flushed a lovely pink, his tone an exasperated huff as he batted at invisible insects and tried to not pull on the collar of his robes that Harry was pretty sure had been a gift from someone. The back garden had been crowded with few people he knew and dozens that Draco did but still the blonde sequestered himself against a tree and chose to lament his potion sells because of the damn fucking cabbage to Harry. They had ended up drinking too much and Draco had smiled sloppily over at him as they snuck round the house and into the wine cellar - where Draco preceded to unburden Pansy’s family of various bottles of prestigious vintage. It was the night Draco vowed to turn Harry into a wine aficionado (or at least not such of an uncultured plebeian who thought wine from a box was quite good). The night Harry had tasted his first Merlot that he actually liked and the night he had shown Draco his first film (Dr. No…which in hindsight probably wasn’t the wisest move). The night he finally admitted to himself as he listened to Draco huff and rant and swat at flies that he had fallen for the other man. “Chomping cabbage?” Draco murmured and Harry could have sworn that the other man’s breath was a little shallower, his cheeks just a little pinker. “That…that was years ago.” Harry nodded and lifted his gaze from Draco’s lips to his eyes. “Yes.” Draco sucked in a breath and blinked quickly, the sun sinking beneath the horizon in one last splash of dying color around them. “You’re being rather enigmatic, Potter. It’s highly unnerving.” He whispered. “No, it’s simply really.” Harry leaned closer as he repeated his words from earlier at the tailors, his thumb brushing along the blondes jaw before slipping his hand down to curve possessively around the back of the man’s neck. He tipped his head, bringing them close enough that their breath mingled and warmed the space between them as he visually traced the sharp angles of his cheeks, the slightly parted fullness of his lips, his impossible gray eyes - the flecks of blue and gold bright up close. “Don’t be with Ethan. Because things have changed. For a long time…I’ve wanted…” He trailed off and swallowed, his courage faltering even though there was no turning back - not with his hand holding his face, his gaze full of the words that weren’t coming off his tongue but with the half confession ringing loud and clear between them anyway. Not with their lips nearly brushing and Draco’s eyelashes fluttering like he couldn’t decide if he should close them or stare wide eyed at him until he inevitably went crossed eyed. “What do you want?” Draco breathed and there was nothing hard or needled about his tone - his voice flayed open and making Harry’s heart constrict as something fluttered in his stomach. “You know. You have to know already…” He murmured in a breathy gush that pushed out of him and before he could ruin it with his own fumbling stutters, Harry breathed deep and did what he’d been dying to do for years now - he leaned in and kissed him, slanting his lips over Draco’s whose parted in a breath of surprise that got muffled and lost inside him. He distantly heard and felt Draco’s drink clatter to the ground as his grip slipped and spilled beer over the ground, his pale hand pressing flat against Harry’s chest like he was going to push him away for all but a moment before his fingers curled tight into his shirt - scratching his skin and heightening his senses further. Using his free hand, Harry’s fingers found their way into Draco’s hair, twisting in the silky locks and pulling gently, his mouth opening wider as Draco’s nails sank deeper, his heart soaring with the feel and taste and reality that he wasn’t being shoved away. He pressed closer, savored Draco’s quiet gasp, his tongue sneaking out to press against his as he kissed him harder, deeper, closer - his hands trying to tug him ever nearer as Draco let out a strangled broken sound. “Harry…” He whispered in a dizzy sort of manner, his hand that wasn’t squished between them coming up to rest tentatively against Harry’s cheek - first one finger, then two, the third tapping in an offbeat rhythm. Trembling. “Don’t be with him. Or anyone else.” Harry muttered between kisses with Draco’s eyes squeezed tightly closed, his lashes dusting his cheeks. “Be with me.” There were more words on his tongue, things that needed to be said, that needed to be made clear, but the man’s lips were like a drug and he was instantly addicted - every nerve in his body catching fire as the other man tensed, let out another soft sound that cracked in the middle, and pressed closer on his own accord. Kissing him. Draco Malfoy was kissing him and for once Harry wasn’t dreaming.

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A Dubious Affection - by TommyLane

rated explicit, 35k

Summary (written by the author):

Draco loved his job as a professional clockmaker. He loved the smell of it, the feel of it, the sound of it. But most of all he loved the solitude it afforded him. In his little workshop he didn't have to listen to all of the inane chatter that simply would not stop - his work providing the perfect barrier against not only the masses of dimwitted twits and their slacked mouthed jowls but it also kept him from having to run across the ever growing Potter fan club that had only seemed to increase and intensify since his defeat of the Dark Lord ten years ago.

Its was the perfect situation.

Or at least it was until Potter started taking it upon himself to show up at Draco's door, mangled clocks that needed fixing in hand and an annoying habit of pushing his way not only into Draco's workshop but into every inch of the blondes thoughts as well.

((I read this about a year ago and I don’t even know if the writer is still active, but I’ve never seen this author’s fics recced and I have read most of them and I love them.))

god... do u have any recs with long hair!draco,, buff!draco... please i am hungry

Hello! For buff Draco I strongly recommend the fics below:

Hot Metal by bafflinghaze (E, 4.7k)

Harry Can’t Deal with the vision of Malfoy hot and sweaty at work in his blacksmithing forge. Meanwhile, Draco is entirely perplexed with Potter’s odd behaviour.

A Truth Universally Acknowledged by iota (M, 17k)

A year out from the war, Harry agrees to accompany Hermione on a historical walking tour of Pride and Prejudice. Not in the itinerary: running into Draco Malfoy, setting off a summer of stately homes, lavish parties, resentful shagging, and maybe, falling in love.

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

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

Far From The Tree by aideomai (E, 112k)

The arrival of Harry Potter’s children—snapped back in time, the children themselves guessed, twenty or so years—was the most interesting thing to happen at Hogwarts for years.

Anon also recced The Art of Shadow Boxing by TommyLane.

As for long haired Draco, I love these. By the way check out @zigster-ao3 and @practicefortheheart, their long haired Draco is to die for!

in knots by @bonesliketambourines (2020, E, 1.9k)

Harry grew his hair long to get away from his past. Draco did it to confront his. Check the amazing art @dragontamerdame did for it here!

in charge by @bonesliketambourines (2020, E, 2.4k)

Draco's bossy. Turns out that extends to the bedroom, too. Harry likes it—a lot.

Crowning Glory by @lower-east-side (2017, E, 5.5k)

Harry wishes Draco would cut his hair.

Tonight We Fly by @tackytigerfic (2019, M, 7k)

It's been ten years since they left school, and Harry Potter is perfectly happy with his successful broom-making business, Wyvern and Swift. The only thing that annoys him is that Draco Malfoy is back from America, with a tan and long hair and that eyepatch that definitely doesn't make him look like a sexy pirate. Check the amazing art @fictional did for it here!

Feeling Rough, Feeling Raw (In the Prime of My Life) by whiskyandwildflowers (2018, E, 7.5k)

In which Harry has a quarter-life crisis and winds up at a health spa, Malfoy dresses like a cult leader, and everyone consumes a lot of raw greenery.

Wrapped by @fluxweeed (2021, E, 10k)

“Harry,” Draco said slowly. “You understand how Christmas presents work, don’t you?” Harry attempted a smile. “Well, I thought I did until about ten minutes ago.”

A Series of Neighbourly Epistles by @slytherco (2020, M, 13k)

Harry finds himself in a very awkward spot when he calls the Aurors on his neighbour… having very loud sex. As in not actually killing anyone. He writes him a disgruntled note and thus begins a very interesting exchange.

Unfinished Business by cupiscent (2003, E, 20k)

Ten years after the War ends, Harry and Draco still haven't got their act together. But maybe it's not too late.

No Fury by Meri (2010, NR, 23k)

After years of avoiding Draco Malfoy, Auror Harry Potter is forced into a situation where he can't anymore.

Us, in Lieu by @tepre (2019, E, 29k)

Teddy needs help and Harry needs funding. Draco sits in the other room and plays the piano.

The Thrill of the Chase Moves in Mysterious Ways by @veelawings (2020, E, 32k)

(Or - Draco solves crimes that don’t technically belong to him and Harry tries not to fall in love. Co-Starring: Hermione, High Heels, and Hiccups along the way.) check the amazing art @dragontamerdame made for it here!

The Kisses Don’t Count, If No One Else Knows by oldenuf2nb (2020, E, 41k)

Minister for Magic Harry Potter does not love his job. The one bright point in his life is his secret relationship with Quidditch Super Star Draco Malfoy. When they're 'outed' by a peeping tom with a camera, Harry has to decide what's really important.

a 4-part rec list of my fave drarry fics - the thrillers, dramas, soft bois, and wankbanks getting me through 2020′s shitstorm

[ for my fellow fledgling drarry stans bc im also very new here! like tbh i think the last fic i read pre-pandemic was a 1D ziam series back in 2013?? lmao god. but alas, after reading HP fanfic for the first time during lockdown & subsequently 300+ drarry fics since then, it is time. it’s time to be embarrassing about it online via lengthy rec lists. and if you end up loving any of these fics? follow the authors, leave kudos & comments on their work, send them nice msgs bc they do all this shit for free & that’s wild ]

part 1: thrillers

mood: for when i need something exciting, haunting, immersive, fast-paced

includes: case fics, mystery fics, plotty adventures!! expansive world-building, time warps, magical theory, wizarding politics!! the thrill of a chase!!! you’ll get your drama & spicy sex but mostly it’s the unravelling that hooks you. because for these?? you’re here for the ride, bitch.

Shibboleths by @lol-zeitgeistic​​ - 100k - E Douglas Adams sci-fi fantasy rom-com wet dream. i'm mad about how good it is. the boys are hogwarts professors and something Scary Big is happening in the magical world and the Dursleys are here?? i audibly gasped, i laughed, i remained on the edge of my fucking seat the whole time

Hermione Granger's Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by @waspabi​​ - 93k - T canon divergence excellence!! jkr*wling is punching the air rn. harry doesn’t learn he’s a wizard till he’s 17 and he’s Miffed. voldy is ruining everything, the Order is underground. hermione’s got her own band of rebel teens. also draco’s here and he's very gay for harry and very mad about it. road trips, tent sleeping, hijinks, guerilla warfare, seizing the press, feisty kids out to fuck ur shit uP while flirting a little. this is honestly an all-time fave.

If an Injury Is to Be Inflicted by @shealwaysreads​​ - 45k - E ANARCHIST DRARRY IS GOD TIER and the pacing here is relentless. it’s a post-war hellscape and harry’s missing and draco is scheming. it’s violent, it’s sexy, it’s tightly written, it’s got observations on the cost of survival and revolution, it’s brilliant.

Azoth by @lol-zeitgeistic​ - 88k - E 8th year magical theory time and the boys are Ambitious in a hot-mad-scientist kind of way. harry is a late-bloomer Swot and has a heart-boner for genius!draco and draco tries not to have a gay panic about it?? there’s animagi, alchemy, poetic theories of change!! & lots of bird metaphors. immaculate

The Boy Who Only Lived Twice by @letteredlettered​​ - 54k - E a spy and his handler ohmygoD I'm a hoe for missions of the impossible sort and secret identities!! & the unravelling of said identities!! the need to be seen at war with the need to escape. draco & harry as equals, evenly-matched and whip-smart and terrifying on the battlefield?? incredible

Who We Are in The Shadows by @quicksilvermaid​ - 100k - E an ex-auror. an elusive investigator. boys Gone Rouge. it’s very hot of them in a magical-bourne-identity kind of way. powerful werewolf harry + intelligent draco + outmaneuvering bad guys outside the law?? there’s a reason you’ve seen this specific creature fic in every drarry list bc IT’S FUCKING EXCELLENT IS WHAT IT IS

Turn From Stone by @harryromper​ - 45k - M post-war hogwarts castle-magic turned malevolent as shit and it might be lost forever except!! hermione’s going to save the day and her plan’s seedy as hell but the DA gang + draco are all here. an adventure fic feat. the black lake but even more ominous, haunted common rooms, libraries of death, flying daggers, deception, ancient spells, drarry fighting for their lives but in a hot way.

The Art of Shadow Boxing by @tommylane​ - 178k - E draco’s a professional fighter in Thailand and oh shit harry’s here but he hasn't seen harry in 7years?? and what the fuCK happened during their AU horcrux adventures with the trio that made draco disappear to Thailand?? something is amiss. mafia moms, wrestling sexily, so much pining, flashbacks, pentagrams. draco needs a hug.

The Fall of the Veils by @letteredlettered​​ - 60k - M "muggles find out about wizards, wars are fought, apparition is abolished, political conspiracies abound, draco is asexual, and harry has legilimency sex with him” -- IS THAT SUMMARY NOT FUCKING WILD I WAS HOOKED. the scale of this fic is breathtaking and makes you appreciate the labor of world-building in genre fics bc the political and moral complexities of this fic, bitch??? lives rent free in my head

REVOLVELOVER by @firethesound​ @lol-zeitgeistic​​ - 46k - E hit-wizard harry and anti-government extremist draco!! ethics, political corruption, car chases, subterfuge. and god the mood of this fic. the characterization! weaponized-stoic-hurting harry. obsessive-anarchist-yearning draco. carnal, us-against-the-world kind of love. hmm I would simply die for thEM.

Like Clockwork by agentmoppet - 40k - E curse-breaker draco and unspeakable harry!! they’re both hoes for puzzles. harry has a Secret and broods a lot. draco is pissy about it. they’re both too clever for their own good. featuring mysterious objects with a side of trust issues and wanting to murder your crush.

Burn the Curtains and the Wine by @nerdherderette​​ - 24k - E mr. and mrs. smith but it’s harry and draco and it’s exactly as hot and exciting as it sounds. the secret lives of married assassins feat. car explosions, sexily dueling in the desert, draco wielding muggle weapons!

In The Hand by aideomai - 28k - T HELL YEA DRARRY MULTIVERSE BITCHES LOVE THE DRARRY MULTIVERSE. harry’s been missing for months and now we’re dabbling in other dimensions, messing with time travel, racing against the clock, meeting every version of drarry you’ve ever read about. fics within a fic!! god I love it I would read anything aideomai writes tbh, they invented thrill and they do it with less than 30k words?? the talent

Crossing Lines by ren @alcoholicrevo - 48k - E smuggle rings, undercover investigations, draco being hot, harry being flustered by draco being hot -- all of this taking place on a swank train with themed sections and everything. it’s magical murder on the orient express time, bitch!!

Tales from the Special Branch by @femmequixotic​​ - 1.2m - E a 5-part, multiple pov, behemoth of an auror-fic series worthy of its hype bc you know what? it truly Has It All - murders, drama, sex, treason, spooky magical shit, political conflict, drama-ridden relationships, a truly complex & full-bodied cast featuring the Hot Slytherins. jkr*wling fucking WISHES she had the range

[part 2: dramas | part 3: soft bois | part 4: wankbanks]

this is everything i’ve read in the past month put into a list for the sole benefit of my short term memory. it’s a mess of pairings but mostly drarry and can be summed up as lots of enemies to lovers, excessive pining, and a splash of fake dating.

Drarry:

What Real Thing? - loveglowsinthedark (13k)

They don’t cuddle, they don’t talk about their relationship (or lack thereof) and they certainly never fall asleep in each other’s arms.

Aural Gratification - birdsofshore (11k)

Harry's not gay – he just likes listening to exciting stories about Aurors. It's not his fault that the narrator's voice is so smooth, so expressive... and really rather hot.

You open always (petal by petal) - birdsofshore (65k)

Harry’s not the kind of person who pays for sex. He really isn’t. Until he is.

Lumos - birdsofshore (41k)

Harry never expected to spend eighth year listening to Draco Malfoy wanking.

Heartlines - shiftylinguini (73k)

Harry never expected he’d end up chipping away at his virginity while wandless and bonded to Malfoy in Northern Europe.

He never expected that would turn out to be the least surprising thing to happen while out on their training expedition in the middle of nowhere, either.

The Sleeping Beauty Curse - who_la_hoop (153k)

When Draco Malfoy falls into a cursed sleep and can only be woken – at least, according to the Daily Prophet, that impeccable source of truth – by ‘true love’s kiss’, Harry Potter knows there’s no way on earth he’s the answer to this particular riddle. Is he . . .?

Strange Bedfellows - orphan_account, ravenclawsquill (31k)

When Harry encounters a frail and fidgety Draco Malfoy at the Ministry, he just knows something is wrong and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it.

A story about Deadly Nightshade, crippling insomnia, excellent wine … and finding what you need in the strangest of circumstances.

The Devil’s White Knight - orphan_account (65k)

When Harry wakes up in an alternate timeline--a timeline where Voldemort was defeated long before the first war--he discovers everything is different. His parents, his godfather, his friends--and him. Harry must deal with the consequences of who he would have been if he had been raised by his parents, and figure out where he stands with his casual hook up, Draco Malfoy.

Who Shagged Harry Potter? - faithwood (6k)

One beautiful sunny Sunday the Slytherins wake up after a raunchy night only to discover a very naked Harry Potter sleeping in their dormitory. Naturally, they ask themselves a logical question: Who the hell shagged him?

Draco Malfoy, It’s Your Lucky Day - faithwood (47k)

Even though he's unarmed, injured, lost in the Forbidden Forest, and facing a possible murder charge, Draco Malfoy gets lucky.

Love Comes Tumbling - taradiane (22k)

'Harry's thoughts were of how much he would have done differently with Malfoy over the years, and of Dumbledore's final words to the other boy . . . "It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now." Maybe, Harry wondered, he could find some mercy, too, and give Malfoy the second chance that Dumbledore had believed him worthy of.’

punch-drunk fingerprints - tamerofdarkstars (2k)

In a world where every touch of a soulmate leaves a temporary heat mark on bare skin, Draco Malfoy suddenly finds his life devolving into a massive cliche because the Boy Who Lived Twice has no idea how to respect the personal space bubble.

Muggle Technology and Heroism - TommyLane (90k)

Draco Malfoy wasn’t exactly the best roommate Harry’s ever had. The man tended to watch way too much James Bond and his obsession with muggle technology not only rivaled Arthur Weasley’s but more often than not ended with Harry trying to assure him that the appliances weren’t out to get him. Then there was the little fact that Harry was hopelessly in love with him while Draco remained completely unaware, bringing nameless men home night after night.

But Harry loved his life and was somewhat (as long as he doesn’t actually think about it) content enough in the way things were going. That is until Draco’s old boyfriend comes sweeping back into town – making Draco breakfast and fixing the remote control before Harry can and forcing him to realize that if he doesn’t do something soon, that he might lose the man he loves before he even gets a chance to ever actually have him.

Party of Two - fireflavored (13k)

Drinking, sex, and a total misreading of the concept of fuck buddies.

A Dented Old Street Sign - orphanghost (27k)

Draco knows they aren't the only students who will be completing their NEWTs this year, but they are the only ones whose home fireplaces were disconnected from the floo network by the ministry.

At least, Draco assumes as much until he sees the light falling out from the front door of one of the other rickety old houses in front of them and the three figures cast in its warm glow. For a moment they look like some sort of strange, many legged creature. An acromantula, or a particularly massive Blast-Ended Skrewt. Then Draco hears Pansy make a disgusted sound beside him and the light falls in a less blinding way, and Draco can see that it is actually Potter and the Weasel carrying a large couch between them, and Granger fluttering around them with her wand out, seeming concerned.

(The Piece) I was Missing All Along - lauren3210 (31k)

Draco and Harry have been flatmates and best friends for years, and Draco thinks life is just perfect that way. But when something comes along and threatens to take all that away, Draco has to decide what it is he really wants, and just how hard he's going to work to get it.

The Gentlewizard Club - Sophie_French (28k)

Draco wants what Draco wants. And if he has to snuggle up to Harry to get it, well, surely, Draco can handle that. Problem is, not sure Harry can.

Larry:

A Little Bit Like Fate - Galaxie (8k)

Louis stumbles upon a kiss-in protest for LGBTQ rights, and he meets Harry. They click. It feels a little bit like fate.

Go Nowhere Tonight - objectlesson (12k)

As always, the easy nonchalance with which he treats the rumors hurts, stabs Harry in the gut, twists the knife. Because it is hard for Harry; it’s hard to know people think they should be or are together because he wants that. Wants it so fucking badly, and it would be one thing if he could just silently quarantine that part of himself and pine secretly, but instead he’s faced with fictionalized accounts of his and Louis’s nonexistent love life and photoshopped pictures of them being coupley every time he’s on the internet. It is hard, and the fact that it supposedly isn’t for Louis functions as proof that it’s unrequited. “It’s gonna be a rude awakening for them,” he starts, gazing into his empty glass, “when we eventually come out but are dating other people. No one likes being half-right.”

Good Enough to Eat - objectlesson (7k)

“Okay. I just...fuck, I can’t believe I’m telling you this,” Harry whimpers, and he must be blushing because Louis can feel waves of heat coming off him, his embarrassment a hot, palpable thing. “So, like…I love rimming videos. Nothing makes me come harder,” he admits, covering his face with his hands so his voice comes out muffled and strangled.

You Drive Me Crazy (I Just Can’t Sleep) - objectlesson (18k)

The first time Louis ends up in Harry’s bed is a total accident.

Vinyl and Lace - objectlesson (8k)

Harry tries on a skirt in the X Factor dressing room as a joke. Louis doesn't think it's very funny.

Wolfstar: 

Let Us Be Silent, That We May Hear the Whispers of the Gods - gyzym (2k)

Remus Lupin doesn't want to hear it--not tomorrow and not yesterday, but certainly not right now.

Trobed:

Advanced Ambulatory Ichthyology - gyzym (49k)

Course provides advanced instruction in avoidance of the phenomenon commonly known as "jumping the shark." Prerequisites for this course include Introduction to Friendship, Contemporary Best Friendship, The Politics of Emotional Baggage and Cohabitation 207. Students may wish to simultaneously enroll in our sister course, Introduction to Non-Traditional Romance, but said enrollment is optional.

Introduction to Women’s Studies - ama (7k)

You know the story. They're best friends, they're inseparable, Abra has a rainbow collection of hijabs as extensive and impressive as her graphic t-shirt collection and is the hottest girl Tory's seen outside of a mirror--not that that means anything. Right?

Wizards Hearts Recs: Party Games

With Wizards Hearts being over, it’s now time to start releasing masterlists.

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 Status Quo by gin_tonic Rated Explicit   |    11,083 words  Tags:  Party Games, Spin the Bottle, Rimming Summary:  8th year has started and going back to school is harder than anyone thought. A proper outlet is needed – and found in games that hold more significance than anyone expected. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Starts with a Spin by Maxine Rated:  Explicit Words:  119,850 Tags:  Party Games, Spin the Bottle, Hogwarts Era, First Time, Humour Summary:  It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Lockdown by Vorabiza Rated:  Explicit Words:  35,143 Tags:  Party Games, Humor, Graphic Sex, Exhibitionism, Voyeurism Summary:  Four Gryffindors and four Slytherins under a forced lockdown in the potions classroom for two days. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Perfectly Valid Dare by anokaba, kitty_fic Rated:  Explicit Words:  5844 Tags:  Aurors, Drinking, Light Dom/sub, Lace Panties, Alcohol, Praise Kink, Graphic Sexual Content Summary:  “It’s a perfectly valid dare,” Pansy says, and somehow she looks like she actually believes what she says. “I am not doing that,” Draco insists. He really has no idea when daring someone to wank in Harry Potter’s bed became a perfectly valid dare? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 You Already Know What's Next by silverdawn89 Rated:  Teen Words:  14,612 Tags:  Party Games, Truth or Dare, Alcohol, Humor Summary:  It's about Truth or Dare, except it's not really about Truth or Dare at all. Or: there is alcohol and a bunch of twenty-somethings play embarrassing party games. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 You should be so lucky by skriftlig Rated:  Explicit Words:  3221 Tags:  Party Games, Alcohol, Explicit Content Summary:  A version of the new Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Drinking Game finds its way into the 'eighth year' common room at Hogwarts. Someone gets lucky. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Silk Scarves and Enchanted Handcuffs by TommyLane Rated:  Explicit Words:  28,659 Tags:  Party Games, Drinking, Loss of Virginity, Blindfolds, Handcuffs, Alternate Seventh Year, Scheming Friends, Anal Sex, Explicit Sexual Content Summary:  It was only supposed to be for seven minutes and then the blindfold would come off and he'd be free from the dark cupboard and his mystery partner - only Harry was no longer sure he wanted it to end. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Contents Under Pressure by MiriMora Rated:  Teen Words:  2076 Tags:  Eighth Year, Party Games, Room of Requirement, Making Out Summary:  Party games are stupid and a waste of time. Until they're not. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Erase the Shame by FleetofShippyShips Rated:  Explicit Words:  6,763 Tags:  Epilogue What Epilogue, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Drinking Games, Party Games, Truth or Dare, Sectumsempra Scars, Frottage, Open Ending Summary:  An Inter-House unity party is the last thing Draco wants to go to. It's not long into a game of Truth or Dare when he is reminded why. But maybe his dare is worth it after all. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Kill, Fuck, Marry by lettersbyelise Rated:  Explicit Words:  12,650 Tags:  Post-Hogwarts, Epilogue What Epilogue, Drinking Games, Dancing, Explicit Sexual Content, H/D Wireless 2018 See work for more tags Summary:  Malfoy leans toward him with a baleful look. "I do believe Pansy Parkinson, my best friend,paid you to spend the evening with me. It's my birthday, Potter. So you're going to get off your Gryffindor arse, and you're going to dance with me. I want to dance. I want to win. I want that bloody trophy on my shelf before the end of the night." Harry and Draco unexpectedly meet again on Draco's birthday, years after their last encounter. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Gryffindor And His Slytherin by ridleyrey Rated:  Explicit Words:  59,409 Tags:  Hogwarts Eighth Year, Roommates, Slow Burn, Epilogue What Epilogue, Room of Requirement, Drinking Games, Mutual Pining See work for more tags Summary:  What happens when Harry realises his new bedroom in the eighth year tower is right next door to Draco Malfoy? Harry, realising that he simply cannot deny his feelings for the blond any longer, needs to find out if Draco feels the same way. As Harry and his friends return for their eighth and final year at Hogwarts, unlikely friendships and relationships form and Harry finds himself mixed up in another year of surprise and unexpected twists and turns. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 East of Eden by  WriteSprite Rated:  Explicit Words:  41,122 Tags:  Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Parseltongue, Dirty Talk, Rimming, Biting, Drinking Games Summary:  When Harry receives a dodgy brochure for an island vacation, he isn't sure he should attend. After a bit of a push, he decides to go for it and winds up spending the week in paradise. At least it would be, if it weren't for that pesky blond git. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Save Myself by  psychotic_fangirl369 Rated:  Teen Words:  69,479 Tags:  Pining Harry Potter, Minor Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Party Games, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Enemies to Friends to Lovers See work for more tags Summary:  Harry Potter is trying to get on with his life, despite living in the shadow of the war. But 8th year doesn't go quite as he expects. What with midnight rendezvous in the 8th year common room, drunken confessions and seeing dead people everywhere he turns, Harry's school year is turning out to be just as bizarre as the previous ones. Oh, and there is the fact taht he has been pining over someone for years. And that person had to be Draco Malfoy. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 In This Cold Heart by maraudersaffair Rated:  Explicit Words:  22,893 Tags:  H/D Erised 2018, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Alternating POV, Bedsharing, Party Games, Pining, First Time See work for more tags Summary:  Eighth Year holds many surprises for Harry. Like sharing a bed with Draco Malfoy or being attacked by a revengeful Death Eater. Harry just wants to get on with his life. He also wants to snog Draco. Draco just wants to survive his last year at Hogwarts. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Right Hand Red by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill) Rated:  Explicit Words:  73,173 Tags:  Hogwarts Eighth Year, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Bottom Draco, future switching, Party Games, Drunkenness, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, First Time, Loss of Virginity, Secret Relationship, Angst and Humor Summary:  Harry felt Malfoy's breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory. Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy. Malfoy felt inevitable. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Under the Cover of Darkness by manixzen Rated:  Mature Words:  2046 Tags: Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, Making Out, Snogging, Frottage, Clothes On, Post-Hogwarts, Party Games, Seven Minutes In Heaven Game, Sort Of, Minor Pansy Parkinson/Ginny Weasley, HP Kinktober 2020, One Shot Summary:  Thanks to Pansy, Draco's stuck at a party with a whole bunch of drunk Gryffindors. And now they want to play party games. If only Draco can slip out unnoticed before this gets any worse. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Kissing (Nox and Lumos) by small_gardens Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  1100 Tags: Eighth year party/kissing games. Summary:  In the dark, Harry quite liked snogging his mystery bloke. But when the lights come back on, will he still be so happy? ❤️ Read on LJ

hii I'm looking for a fic where draco repairs watches and clocks (time pieces in general). Harry becomes a frequent client of draco's by breaking his own time pieces. I think at some point draco asks him why he has so many clocks. Draco has funny glasses he wears when he's working, plus he lives in the shop I believe. I'm not sure if this is post war but it might be taking place in a muggle area.

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Hey do you have any fic recommendation

I do have some. I threw together a list of several stories that quite impressed me. Without descriptions on my part and summaries (sorry!). Just a rec list. Each one is amazing, read and find out!

In no particular order:

"Chrononauts"

by AnnaFugazzi

Time travel!

(warnings for the wrong rating: it's rated T, but there's implied drug & alcohol abuse and a pretty much explicit sex scene, so it's a definite E)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1165679

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"The Art of Shadow Boxing"

by TommyLane

(warnings for Graphic depictions of violence)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6969397

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"Outlaws of Love"

by phrynne

(warnings for Rape attempt and Graphic depictions of violence)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22363390

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"Silverpoint"

by @tackytigerfic

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19050253

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"Touch my mouth (and hold my tongue)"

by @etalice

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21481372

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"The Quiver of a Heartstring"

by @tackytigerfic

(warnings for the unhappy ending)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20562605

Draco loved his job as a professional clockmaker. He loved the smell of it, the feel of it, the sound of it. But most of all he loved the solitude it afforded him.

It was the perfect situation.

Or at least it was until Potter started taking it upon himself to show up at Draco's door, mangled clocks that needed fixing in hand and an annoying habit of pushing his way not only into Draco's workshop but into every inch of his thoughts as well.

Author: TommyLane

Rating: X

Genre: Fluff, Romance

Era: Post-Hogwarts

Career: Auror!Harry, Clockmaker!Draco

Word Count: 34800

Notes: None

Hi, I'm looking for a fic. Can you help me find it? All the action takes place in Hogwarts. Harry was under the influence of a potion and he was looking for Draco around the castle and Draco was tied to a chair. I also know that Ron and Hermione did not want Harry to find Draco. I would be very grateful if you could help me find him.

Hello there~ I haven’t read this fic so I have no clue to find Draco either. Hope my lovely followers can help you :)

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ETA: Thank you for sharing the fic search, @vectrawolf ♥

The Day Insanity Reigned by TommyLane [E, 7k]

All of Gryffindor had gone collectively insane, that was the only logical explanation as to why they were basically stalking Draco all of a sudden. And just what in the world was going on with Potter and why did he keep trying to attack the poor Slytherin?   ~ 2016.01

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Also, thank you for your suggestions, @crzylv33  @wannabeunicorny ♥

1. The Beast of Slytherin by DarkHime213 [T, 5k]

▶ Draco was tied to a very uncomfortable chair. Surrounded by people who he didn’t like and who did like him but worst of all his Harry was laid across the room from him unconscious and hurt.   ~ 2018.12

2. Turnbout Is Fair Play by who_la_hoop [E, 10k]

▶ After a – cough – revealing game of truth or dare instigated by his fellow Slytherins, Draco Malfoy finds himself in possession of a). the interesting knowledge that a certain Gryffindor horror may not be as immune to his personal charms as hitherto suspected and b). the password to the Gryffindor Tower. But Draco makes a fundamental error when he decides to make use of these facts...   ~ 2012.11

I noticed that recently youve helped a few people find fics and there’s one that I loved Sm and I can’t think of the name and it’s post war 8th year and the students all play ‘party game’ like spin the bottle and drink a lot and generally dare each other to do stupid things and it was one of my favourite fics but I lost the name :( if you could help me that would be amazing but if you can’t dw! :)

Dear nonnie,

This describes about one million fics on AO3 😬

But!

I have a few and I hope yours will be there as well. 💜

Spin the bottle:

Starts With a Spin

Maxine

Explicit

119.850

It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing.

Kiss Your Wounds

yesbocchan

Explicit

9.138

The Eighth years decide to play a nice game of Spin the Bottle, except, instead of kissing, you have to fight. No wonder things go terribly wrong.

Truth or dare:

Better Than an Origami Bird

chibaken

Explicit

3.704

A series of letters in which Harry and Draco argue, play truth or dare, get kinky, and are a couple of very naughty (or very good, depending on who you ask) boys during class.

Truth or Dare With a Dash of Consent

Applepie3399

Mature

973

The Eight Year students play a game of Truth or Dare. Hermione insist on making a simple change to the rules. Cue a surprise for many, except for Pansy. She knew all along, thank you very much.

The Dare

InkSilver

Explicit

2.168

Draco has long harbored attraction towards Harry, but gave it up as a lost cause. Until the monthly Eighth Year party's game of Truth or Dare, when he's dared to kiss Harry Potter.

Veritaserum Truth or Dare

ElectricBlueLilies

Teen And Up Audiences

2.289

The returning eighth years bond over a game of Truth or Dare.

The Good, The Bad, And The Slytherin

LilithDeniel

Explicit

6.295

Harry receives a late birthday present from George by Owl and things start to get interesting pretty quickly…

Seven minutes in heaven:

Silk Scarves and Enchanted Handcuffs

TommyLane

Explicit

28.659

It was only supposed to be for seven minutes and then the blindfold would come off and he'd be free from the dark cupboard and his mystery partner - only Harry was no longer sure he wanted it to end.

Others:

Right Hand Red

lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill)

Explicit

73.173

Harry felt Malfoy's breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory.

Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy.

Malfoy felt inevitable.

Back to You

aibidil, gracie137

Teen And Up Audiences

8.565

The eighth years make Harry and Malfoy go head to head and back to back in a question-and-answer drinking game. The worst that can happen is they end up drunk, right?

Catching the Niffler

keyflight790, tsundanire

Explicit

10.377

Tonight, we’re going to play Catch the Niffler.”

Harry heard a couple of squeals from around the room and he let out a breath. Last week they had played Spin the Bottle, and Harry could count on more than one hand the witches that had spelled the glass to point to him during their turn. Harry had tasted enough sticky lip balm and cherry chapstick to last a lifetime.

**No Nifflers were harmed in the writing of this fic**

Not eighth year:

One Night at the Leaky

birdsofshore

Teen And Up Audiences

12.439

Harry should have known better than to accept a drunken dare. Especially when Malfoy was sitting right there, looking like that and wearing those bloody tight trousers.

Thank you so much for reccing I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di, it was such a treat. For your anon wanting more buff Draco, there is also The Art of Shadow Boxing by TommyLane, which is an epic masterpiece with top tier writing, that I feel flew a bit under the radar.

I’m so pleased you enjoyed that fic, anon ❤️ It’s one of my favorite Drarry angst stories. Ohh I’ve never read this one, thanks so much for the rec! It went straight to my list - I’ll def check it out when life gets calmer. Thanks, I’ve added it to that reclist ;)