I recently received an ask requesting recs from new Drarry writers. Due to circumstances, the ask was deleted 😂😂, but I was left feeling inspired! So I’ve compiled a list of a bunch of fics I’ve read and loved (or have had highly recced to me) from a few of the insanely talented writers that made their debut in 2021!
Enjoy and give the writers some love 💕
(also feel free to add on any others you know!)
🎀 Bonds, Besties and Boners: Draco Malfoy’s Guide to Getting a Boyfriend by @nv-md 4K. E Rated.
Draco and Harry are accidentally bonded while at work. Harry’s thrilled, Draco’s annoyed, and Pansy’s doing everything she can to cause trouble. Can these two idiots figure their messy relationship out?
🎀 A Grey Shrike Alighted Upon My Wishbone by @opalesqueopioid 7K. E Rated.
Cursed to forget everything about Harry Potter, Draco has to kill if he wants a cure.
🎀 Bridges by @cavendishbutterfly 16K. E Rated.
Harry and Draco are on a trip to Budapest to help with Kingsley’s re-election, but that’s the boring bit.
More interesting: Harry Potter is changing his Tinder preferences to include men.
Also interesting: Harry’s spending more time with Draco Malfoy than he ever has, wandering around the city. And Harry doesn’t hate it. The city’s pretty gorgeous too.
🎀 Can’t Put This Feeling Into Words by @floydig 2K. M Rated.
Harry visits Malfoy in Azkaban.
“The fuck are you here for, Potter?”
“Wanted to see if you still had your soul and all,” Harry mutters. “I thought one of the Dementors here might try and kiss you.”
Malfoy huffs out a laugh and starts coughing and hacking up shit, sounding real awful.
Awful in that way that makes you want to laugh, too. Then you feel guilty about laughing later.
🎀 A Delicious Descent Into Delirium by @itsjamethyst 40K. M Rated.
Harry makes a few piss-poor decisions. Malfoy’s still a rich prick.The lesson to be learned here: Don’t engage in a disastrous game of chicken. Unless, of course, you enjoy the idea of a naked photoshoot, and the entire Wizarding World believing you get off on Malfoy.
The following is a recount of the course of events that unfolded.
🎀 Postcards from Italy by @sorrybutblog 6K. E Rated.
A pool party, a nightclub, a bathtub. Draco Malfoy is the last person Harry expected to run into the summer before his third year of university, but he’s not complaining (at least not anymore).
🎀 Mise en Place by @corvuscrowned 5K. T Rated.
Draco needs to learn how to cook, and luckily, Harry knows his way around a kitchen.The fact that Draco is using his newfound cooking skills to impress another man… Well, Harry just tries not to think about that too much.But somewhere, among all of the spicing and savoring, Harry realizes that Draco is coming by for more than just a good meal.
🎀 When Harry Met Sally by @drarrymybeloved 18K. G Rated.
He’s looking into slate grey eyes obscured by a few wind-tousled strands of platinum blond hair, at cheekbones that could cut glass, a sharp nose, and pointed chin. Harry’s looking at Draco sodding Malfoy.
“Malfoy?” Harry blurts out before rational thought can surface.
Malfoy raises his chin ever so slightly, an echo of the arrogance he used to carry like a second skin when he was younger.
“Potter,” he acknowledges stiffly.
🎀 Playing Dirty by @sweet-s0rr0w 9K. E Rated.
As punishment for screwing up yet another mission, and with their magic going haywire, new partners Potter and Malfoy are sent to clean the Auror locker room, the Muggle way. Will they make it out alive? Does Malfoy ever work out how to use a sponge? Do they actually even hate each other, or is it all just misconstrued sexual tension? How long until they accidentally end up naked?
For answers to all these questions and more, read on….
🎀 The Call of Sweet Things - @softlystarstruck 88K. E Rated.
Draco’s happy with his quiet, lonely life in Woolbury, spending his days working at Pen Pals and keeping his already tidy flat spotless. But when Harry Potter shows up with pink hair and secrets about his magic, Draco’s carefully upheld balance falls apart. He doesn’t quite know how he ends up decorating Harry’s cottage, drinking unreasonable amounts of cocoa, and laughing more than he’s laughed in years, but it’s Christmas, after all– and he finally has a chance to set things right.
🎀 Like The Son Holds the Moon by @lou-isfake 50K. M Rated.
Narcissa Malfoy is missing. Harry has no idea why the Unspeakables want him tagging along on the investigation, but he’s not complaining. His job has never been this interesting.
His job has never before involved observing a fit, long-haired Draco Malfoy around the clock, or noticing how good he smells, or burning his breakfasts. They’re not paying him to ask questions, or notice when something is terribly wrong, or take matters into his own hands.
Unfortunately, these are the things Harry Potter does best.
🎀 Everything You Want (Is Right In Front of You) by @avenueofesc 67K. E Rated.
When Harry realizes that Malfoy has been spending time with his godson, he knows that the Slytherin is up to something. He’s determined to prove it—even if it means spending more time with the prat.And no matter what Hermione thinks, there is absolutely no reason why Teddy is suddenly morphing into a miniature version of his cousin when Harry is around.Or is there?
🎀 Stitched and Sewn by @wheezykat 8K. E Rated.
Harry shudders, fingertips pulsing against Draco’s thighs. Draco can feel the sharp, metal edge of Harry’s wedding band digging into his flesh, knows he’ll have a bruise there in the morning, a small imperfection that only he’d be able to see. It’s one of the only marks he’ll vanish, not wanting to think about its implications; the rest he’ll keep for himself.Slowly, Harry relaxes, shoulders sinking, breaths changing their cadence to a new tempo. Resigned, surrendered to this dance they do.
🎀 What Have You Been Hiding Under Those Robes by @thebooktopus 15K. E Rated.
After an accidental explosion in the Potions classroom, professors Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy have to utilize the emergency showers at the back of the classroom. Harry is surprised to find that prim & proper Draco is positively covered in tattoos. And… are those nipple piercings?You can probably tell where this goes.
🎀 He Was A Skater Boy by @m0srael 19K. E Rated.
Harry Potter intends to spend his eighth year at Hogwarts avoiding the endless stares, whispers, and nosy questions that never seem to leave him be. He wants nothing more than to hide in the quiet solitude of his dorm room, keep his head down, and wallow in his grief.At least, that’s his plan right up until the moment Draco Malfoy kick-flips his life upside down.