she's puttering around in her own head

With a Candle to Guide Me by daftfear

Draco wakes up in a nightmare, caught in the horror that’s haunted him since childhood. Desperate and trying to make sense of all that’s happened, Draco finds the only person who seems to want to give him answers is Potter. But being near Potter holds questions too—ones Draco isn’t sure he wants to ask. Even if it means turning down a way back to solid ground. Rec Post

Eye of the Beholder by pir8fancier

Draco Malfoy has written an explosive autobiography. Not only does lay bare his role as a Death Eater, he also makes a number of other shocking revelations. Harry Potter owls him, asking that they meet for drinks to discuss his novel. Rec Post

A Different Kind of Meaning by p1013 @p1013

The ceiling doesn’t hold any answers, but there are cobwebs scattered across the corners with shadows tangled in their threads. The rug against his back is rough and scratchy, threadbare and devoid of colours other than various shades of brown. Harry takes it all in, absorbs the dingy and depressed state of his home. There’s a pointed moment of decision, a note about to be played, a silence about to end, and then he rolls to his feet and sets to cleaning. It’s the first constructive thing he’s done in years. Rec Post

All Must Draw Near by Saras_Girl

Harry doesn’t have time for rumours; he has a shop to run. Which is just as well, really. Rec Post

(Everyone Wants the) Happy Ending by shiftylinguini  @shiftylinguini & twistedmiracle  @onetwistedmiracle

Harry is trying awfully hard to do the right things in the wrong place, but no one is listening. Draco is in the right place doing the right things, but no one is paying attention. Something is messing with Hogwarts, and only Harry and Draco ever seem to notice. When things start to fall apart, can Harry and Draco manage to do the right things, in the right place, at the right time? Together? Rec Post

Beyond the Mirror’s Edge by VivacissimoVoce

Harry Potter is dead! A spell goes wrong in Advanced Charms class, leaving nothing but a charred ring and a pair of empty shoes. Draco Malfoy must figure out what happened and try to bring Harry back. Rec Post

Heart Issues of the Non-Medical Sort by synonym4life @synonym-for-life

Harry’s heart has been behaving strangely around his fellow Auror Trainee Draco Malfoy and it’s time he admitted to himself that his issues are of the non-medical sort. Features a semi-sentient coffee maker and a whole lot of tension. Rec Post 

Stop and Stare by Saras_Girl

Harry’s life is full of care, he has no time to stop or stare; he has no time for anyone’s shit, until his friends aren’t having it. A story about the unravelly things. Rec Post

Rebuilding Draco Malfoy by khasael @khasael

Draco wants to do something to get his life back on track, but no-one seems to be taking him seriously – until he finds himself in an Auror training session led by Harry Potter. Rec Post 

The Silent World Within You by Femme (femmequixotic) @femmequixotic, noeon (noe) @noeeon

Harry only wanted Malfoy for one night, one birthday. It wasn’t meant to be anything more. Rec Post

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The Way We Wind by bluefay @thesleepiesthufflepuff​

After the war, Harry’s life falls to shambles. Each day revolves around an intense battle with his mental health, and there’s nothing that Ron or Hermione can do to help him.

That is, until Hermione teaches Harry how to knit.

Fast forward five years, and Harry is the proud owner of a renowned knitting shop in Diagon Alley, The Whomping Willow Woolery. Christmas season is upon him, and the shop is busier than ever. So, is it really a surprise that Draco Malfoy wanders in looking for a gift for his mother?

Cue awkward meetings, fluffy knitting lessons, a truly horrible scarf, a cat named Stockinette who is readily obsessed with Draco, and falling in love with one’s worst enemy.

Muggle Magic by Aelys_Althea  @aelys-althea​

When Voldemort came for Harry, Lily took a stand. This time, Voldemort was defeated. But not enough for the Potters.

Leaving the Wizarding world behind them, Harry is raised a Muggle without any knowledge of the magic. Not of the real kind, anyway. But magic always finds a way, and in his final year of high school Harry is introduced to a school of unexpected and unfamiliar people. Different people. Interesting people. And one person in particular that managed to draw a little more interest than the rest.

To Be Out of Your Own (and consumed by another) by Cassiara @cassiaratheslytherpuff​

By now even Harry recognises the pattern; he’d be an idiot not to. He’ll have sex, and in the moment it’ll be amazing. In the moment he simply is, he feels without thinking. Good, bad, pleasure and pain, he can just let go and feel because he isn’t the one in charge. Then he wakes up the next morning feeling disgusting and worthless and swears to never do it again.

Still, it helps him forget about his stress, his anxiety and his hopeless crush on his Auror partner so he keeps going back.

The Paradox of Active Surrender by korlaena @korlaena​

When Draco shows up as a suspect in a murder case after eight years of no contact, Harry has to balance his professional life and his past friendship with Draco. As suspicion mounts against him, Harry knows he has to keep his distance, but Draco makes that difficult when he starts claiming that they have a Life Debt to settle. Harry wants to trust him, but what is he hiding and where has he been these long years?

Accidental Magic by vivi1138 @PenguinAnimagus

After the war, Draco left the magical world. He doesn’t lead the easiest life, doesn’t sleep enough and has another mouth to feed. He doesn’t expect to be forced to go back early, but when his son’s accidental magic threatens the Statute of Secrecy, there’s only one person who can help.

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'I was always the Queen. You were the ones that added Evil to my name.'

Regina Mills, character from television show 'Once Upon a Time'

She had the brightest eyes, warm like drowning Suns; so attuned to tears.

The sweetest apples rot.

She shook like a willow, and wept like one too– eyes darting, hair flailing, a flimsy nightgown fluttering about her like a mist or dove. She is too young to know so much about loss, too young to be afraid of love.

You remember that girl now as the carriage door swings open. She is an entirely different creature; hair up, smile sharp, sleeves wide and ruffling. A bird of prey. She walks as if it has always been this way. Only one thing is the same; those shattered mirror pieces, all broken and tumbling inside, only now she wields to avoid thinking about how they scratch her.

The sweetest apples rot. She is not the first one by any means; they crop up like corn, these dark-haired girls with their woeful eyes and knowledge of Kings, and all the hatred and pain and sorrow it brings. They turn to whispered spells, forbidden names, brutal tyranny.

But, see here; this one has been given another chance, a second story. A family that once held up swords against her welcomes her with open arms. She cries to be welcomed, grateful eyes warm like drowning Suns.

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