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Peak Drarry: Celebrating Incredible Writers - aibidil

Peak Drarry is a series of posts celebrating the absolute treasure trove of talented writers in this fandom, and a reminder of how lucky we are to have them here with us. I’m kicking it off with one of my all-time faves, @aibidil.

✨AIBIDIL✨

I’m guessing there are very few people involved in the Drarry fandom who haven’t heard of aibidil. Aibidil has been showering us with quality fic since 2017 and has over sixty offerings on AO3. Her works were some of the first I consumed when I fell headfirst into Drarry during covid, and had a lot to do with my desire to write my own. I still distinctly remember being blown away by A Hag, a Hex, a Tale of Redemption, by how aibidil had managed to create such a compelling, funny, and heartfelt fuck-or-die fic, one that stood out from the rest. So, why should you read aibidil’s fic? Here are a few reasons:

They are creative and get you thinking

Sometimes there’s a trope or two thrown into the mix, but even then, the trope is merely a jump-off point into something much bigger. Trope: Ginny and Harry break up and Harry finds solace in and then love with Draco. Aibidil comes along and says, okay, fine, but make the problem Ginny’s unwanted pregnancy, have Harry experience emotional turmoil over that fact (not that Harry-Abandonment-Issues-Should-Be-My-Middle-Name-Potter identifies with an unwanted fetus, no, of course not), have him spend the rest of the story sorting through his complicated feelings, and make the whole thing a testament to reproductive choice (this fic is called (Un)wanted, by the way. It’s incredible). Trope: Malfoy wears a skirt and Harry goes feral. Aibidil’s take? Malfoy wears the skirt because he and Hermione are leading a protest against the gendered, outdated Ministry dress codes (Beards, Booty Shorts, and Binaries).

Abidil’s stories don’t always skew political (although I love when they do), but they always have something to say. In A Hag, a Hex, a Tale of Redemption, Draco must come to terms with what it means to love someone, and how consent plays into that (does a lie negate consent?). Truth and love also play a role in When Times Are Dire, when Harry and Draco must pretend to marry to save the world. But is it pretend when they really are joining their lives and families together?

Beyond the deeper moral and ethical questions present in these stories, aibidil’s fic always manages to be creative and interesting. Abidil comes up with some of the most inventive sorts of magic (you really have to read her latest, Always Already, for one of the most thoughtful depictions of magical time travel I’ve ever read). Her premises can be angsty, like what if Astoria tells Scorpius—on her death bed no less—that he is actually Draco’s child with Harry (when by now and tree by leaf)? They can also be downright silly, like what if Draco can’t stop hiccoughing for days (Upside Down, Holding One’s Breath)? But one thing of which you can be certain: they’re never, ever boring.

They’re a master class in characterization

So, aibidil can dream up interesting, different, thought-provoking storylines, yes. But she also gets it right when it comes to characterization. Her Harry and Draco are always recognizable to me, no matter how evolved and changed they’ve become. There is something essential there, something true to the characters we know and love, that is ever present. And I think that’s because aibidil truly empathizes with and cares about her characters. This knack for getting in a character’s headspace means that aibidil is able to create some of the most fully formed, well rounded and realistically portrayed versions of Harry and Draco I’ve read. Whether it’s Harry in When Times are Dire enjoying the way his children sort of take his love for granted (because Harry wants that for them so badly, wants to be a constant, unquestioned source of support in their lives) or Draco in Always Already shoving down his snark in order to be as inoffensive as possible as a sort of penance for the war, you both recognize and feel for these characters. They’re flawed and imperfect, but they’re trying, and you love them for it.

There are moments in aibidil’s fic that leave me breathless because of how well they nail down the essence of a character in just a few words, or a single exchange or situation. For instance, in When Times Are Dire, Draco and Harry take a trip to the zoo and Draco buys Harry an absurdly enormous ice cream sundae after Harry recalls a time his aunt and uncle bought one for Dudley but not him. “Harry found himself at a loss for words,” aibidil writes. “He thought he’d worked through his childhood zoo issues. He’d been here so many times as an adult, without the abuse of the Dursleys. He had so many wonderful memories here, so many trips with his kids. But no one had ever bought Harry an ice cream before [emphasis mine].” The way Draco understands Harry, and the way he helps Harry to understand something about himself in such an everyday sort of scene is beautiful.

In Pure Imagination, Harry and Draco, experiencing depression after the war, are given a potion that allows them to tap into their imaginations completely, the way a child would. They have an excellent time on the potion together, imagining all sorts of things, including taking a trip to a Muggle skate park (together), which they agree to do at a later date. But afterward, Harry retreats and doesn’t go to the skate park (a decision that gives us incredible insight into the Harry of this story, come to think of it). In their joint trip to the counselor’s office later, Draco tells the counselor that imagination is dangerous because it opens people up to disappointment. “It’s smart that I don’t allow myself delusions like thinking I can somehow have a fulfilling career, even given my past,” he says. “It’s smart that I don’t allow myself the delusion of thinking Potter might want to spend time with me when he’s not high on a fucking imagination potion.”

And doesn’t this cut right to the heart of Draco? Whether he’s being cruel the way he was in canon, or being cool and indifferent, the way he is at the beginning of Pure Imagination, he is someone who struggles to believe in his own self-worth, and has found an entire arsenal’s worth of methods to hide this fact, even, sometimes, from himself.

They’re just so damn funny

And finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of the absolute best things about aibidil’s stories. Because on top of incredible storylines and beautiful character work, aibidil is fucking hilarious. I don’t think I’ve ever read through anything of hers without laughing out loud. Oftentimes, the humor is situational, like in When Times Are Dire when Harry and Draco tell their children that they’re in a relationship (when they’re actually not) and proceed to have one of the most awkward exchanges of all time with them, which leads to Harry clarifying that they are together ‘sexually’ (He says that. To his children.). Or in Auld Acquaintance, when Harry comes through the floo looking like a teenager and Draco finds himself torn between the ghost of attraction his own teenaged self had for this version of Harry and the fact that to his mature, grandfatherly eye, Harry looks “doughy…like an underbaked infant.” Or in Starve Your Distractions, Feed Your Focus, when a coupled-up Harry and Draco have to work out with a very sexy Neville, who is wearing joggers that leave little to the imagination.

Sometimes, though, the hilarity is in the form of amazing dialogue (her Harry and Draco banter is always top-tier) or of others’ observations of the Drarry dynamic, like when Neville says (in Always Already) this about Harry and Draco’s teasing of one another: “Don't mind them. It's like their little traumatised child-warrior foreplay or something.” Aibidil is always aware of the story she’s telling, and of the Drarry-ness of it all. These are not simple men, and theirs is never a typical, simple relationship, and you know what? That can be funny. As Harry says in When Times are Dire: "Ah yes. I'm a cheap date. All it takes to get me in bed is to almost kill each other, survive a war together, work together over decades, have children who fall in love and get married, get married for political reasons, pretend to be in love for two years to all friends and relatives, become grandparents together, and take a controlled substance to open up enough to tell each other the truth. That's all."

See? Easy.

Finally, I shouldn’t leave out the fact that aibidil’s acronyms are the best of all time (her most recent fic’s C.O.C.K. is my new favorite, but there are oodles of excellent ones).

Recommended For…

Everyone. Listen, if you enjoy laughing, or exciting and original storylines, or fic that makes you think, or fic that reveals the beating hearts of our favorite characters, aibidil’s catalog of work is for you. There is angst in places, there is smut in places, but that’s not really the point of her fic. The point is the journey, the character development, and the ridiculous amount of joy and energy contained in all of these stories. Here are a few you might want to check out, but honestly, you can’t go wrong with anything she’s written.

Top 3 Fics Over 25,000 Words (by kudos)

Dating for Dads in Denial (25k) - In which one wizard designs and another reluctantly patronises a magical matchmaking service, amidst the chaos of children and parenting.

when by now and tree by leaf (46k) - When Scorpius Malfoy is saying goodbye to his dying mother, he doesn't expect to hear her confess, "Your father slept with another man and became pregnant with you."

Moldova’s Magical Tea (32k) - Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and—to everyone’s surprise—Draco Malfoy are opening a magical tea shop to revive wizarding tea culture. Harry, who is unemployed and trying to find his way in post-war society, wants to help his friends with their new business—but that means spending a lot of time around Malfoy.

Top 3 Fics Under 25,000 Words (by kudos)

Back to You (8k) - 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?

The Usual (9k) - Harry finally tries the new magical coffee shop on Diagon Alley. A story in which Draco is Up To Something™ and Harry is going to get to the bottom of it, and to the bottom of that sixteen ounce to-go cup.

Beards, Booty Shorts, and Binaries (9k) - Harry was hoping for a quiet day at the office, but Hermione and Draco are waging a war on discrimination with beards and skirts.

Kbrick’s Picks (in order of obsession)

When Times Are Dire (130k) - Magical Britain is screwed, and it's once again up to Harry to save it. This time, by marrying Draco Malfoy.

Always Already (170k) - It's 2004: Harry teaches primary school and loves his job and friends; It's 1980: Harry has to fight Voldemort, again; It's 2004: Draco is a trainee Healer and reformed member of society; It's 1980: Draco has to face his father's cruelty; It's 2004: Harry and Draco definitely aren't lonely or depressed or traumatised; It's 1980: Harry and Draco listen to Kate Bush and watch Dallas and drive a 1979 Ford Cortina; It's 2004, it's 1980, it's...

Pure Imagination (15k) - An eighth-year tale of depressed happiness, reluctant imagination, and conflicted hope. And skateboarding.

#drarry #peak drarry #fic recs #writer rec #amazing writers #drarry fic rec

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nana1000night · 2 years

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onboardsorasora · 1 month

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top 5 maxiel writers and some sample of their work???

I can link their accounts so you can go through their tags or find their (normally linked) AO3 accounts.

Actually, I won't top 5 this one. I'll just tag a bunch of the accounts from the top of my head that I love their fics.

@powerful-owl @preet-01 @officialmood @mysticalbreadcollective @likelylarks @lilyrizzy @racecrafting @chesirecatsmile @flawlessassholes

There are so many more writers and so much fic to go through! Happy reading!

#answered #top 5 #writer rec #hellohallowedhalo 💕

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oh-my-damn · 1 year

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Someone that currently inspires you?

OOOOOH well lots of people inspire me, especially on here!!

All the talented writers on here definitely inspire me to do better

Ive spoken about a few before but some of the ones I absolutely love are definitely

@sweater-daddiesdumbdork

@navybrat817

@time-for-a-lullaby

@onsunnyside

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Just super super talented writers and i love their stuff whole heartedly!

#mandy answers #mandys writing #writer rec #rec #fic recs

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rayshippouuchiha · 1 year

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For the ovi Anon!

good fren Momma writes really good consensual ovi smut. Enthusiastic consent even.

Series is called Lime: Alien Fucker, Egg Carrier by Smut Writer (Momma) on Ao3

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2627638

Might I also suggest looking through the pokemon fandom? There is a surprising amount of ovi in there as well, and I wasn't sure if you'd considered it!

(Momma writes really really good smut so anyone interested should take a look because she tags real well too! Okay plug over, I hope you find more of what you want anon!)

!!!!!!

#RayRambles #writer rec

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fandomfluffandfuck · 10 days

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Hello! Character Bleed inspired writer Anon here! (Gotta think of a better and shorter name 😭) Honestly, at this point, I feel more like I'm being an annoying bug.

But anyway! I got an account on AO3 and have been writing a bit. It's different from what I'm used to. It baffles me how quickly people find my fics, and how some even seem to enjoy them.

Also, I'm JazzyAce on AO3 if you ever want to take a look!

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Hey again, sweets!

You're not annoying, don't worry. I'm glad you're keeping your chin up! Fuck yeah, writing is exciting, as is getting your AO3 account! Congrats!!

Lmao, yeah, I find that AO3 is weird because there's no algorithm or anything and so sometimes people find my fics super, super fast and other times the build is slower or there's no real excitement around it at all. It always varies. It's strange, lmao

Anyway, congrats! I'll try to make it over there and take a look sometime soon but I'm still pretty swamped with school, lol

JazzyAce on AO3

#asks #if you want a shorter name just lemme know lol #fic rec #kinda lol #writer rec #more like #stucky #✨️ anon

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fuckyeahdindjarin · 11 months

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Pre-TLOU Writers Archive

A resource for finding pre-TLOU Pedro Pascal characters fics

Part 3: P to Z (cont'd)

Ran out of space for Part 3 so the list continues in alphabetical order here.

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cillyscribbles · 2 years

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team #21 - cwrb preview!

eternally overjoyed to have been paired with the lovely @inkformyblood for this year’s @codywanreversebang!! :> find below the preview to her wonderful fic you’ll be able to read in just a few days now and the preview to my art as well!

The blade pressed against his throat as he steps through the door is almost a relief.

“Hello there.” The voice is somewhere to his right, cast in shadows and so painfully polite that reflexive guilt twists in Cody’s stomach at having dropped by uninvited and without a gift. The stranger continues, undeterred as if a stranger stumbling into his home bristling with magic and wild with fear was a common occurrence. “Are you aware you’re bleeding on my floor? I had just mopped.”

Cody pauses, blinks, swallows against a throat that is tightening around a laugh. “I’m sorry.”

“Polite too,” the voice continues, and Cody had the distinct impression that despite his closeness — the muted heat from the other’s skin pressing against him, the steady line of silver at Cody’s throat — that he wasn’t speaking to him. “Not polite enough to drop the spell, however.”

Cody turns his head as much as he dares, peering into the pooled shadows as best as he can. The man is an assembly of impressions; a flash of bright blue eyes, the curve of a grin, the line of a beard, a glimpse of something dark scrawled over his collarbone. He is taller than Cody, leaning down towards him like a flower turning towards the sun, waiting, expectant.

“It is also not considered polite to hold guests at knife-point.”

The man’s laugh is unexpected, as hoarse and stuttering as a flock of birds startled into flight. He sways with the movement of it, but his hand never shifts from Cody’s neck. He’s at ease with the weapon, not just a tool, but another part of himself, his life in another form. “Is that what you are? A guest?”

“I could be.” Cody keeps his spell curled tight at his side, blinking against the slow rivulets of blood that slip down his cheek like rainwater, the iron coating his lips reminiscent of tears. A hiss greets him, claws scrabbling against stone, and Cody meets the man’s gaze for a moment, blue as bright as the sky, as the delicate lacework of the barrier outside, as a moment that he had deliberately worked to forget. ”I would hope that you would allow me that kindness, after everything?”

“Kindness, my love?” The man murmurs, lingering over the softer sounds of the word, drawing it out into a gentle hiss, and Cody’s cheeks burn despite himself, despite everything. “How neatly I will die for the sake of kindness and all because I am asked so politely.”

The man — no longer a stranger, not truly — drops the spell from his shoulders and it hits the floor with the gentle thump of discarded fabric, pooling into the shadows at his feet.

Cody’s gaze tracks the curve of his smile, the dark mark high on the curve of his cheek before he settles on the other man’s eyes once more. “Hello again, Ben. I’ve missed you.”

“Obi-Wan, my dear,” he corrects, gentle as always, and Cody’s heart aches to see him like this.

#cwrb2022 #codywanreversebang #codywan #star wars #obi wan kenobi #commander cody #writer rec #my art stuff

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