#drarry pining

Eye of the Storm (Drarry | 27k | Not Rated)

Prompt song: It's Alright - Mother Mother

Summary:

Harry is struck by a vicious curse that makes him relive his most painful memories. Not trusting the starry-eyed fools who jump at the opportunity to poke inside his mind, Harry’s friends go to Mind Healer Draco Malfoy for help.

They’ve assumed Harry is reliving the war and Voldemort's cruelty, but Draco soon finds the worst moments of Harry's life happened years before he entered the Magical world.

Warnings/contents:

This story is deals with the reliving of past child abuse and depicts emotional, verbal and physical abuse and neglect, as well as Harry's inner trauma and PTSD. There is Legilimency, de-aging, lots of hurt with the subsequent comfort (of the physical and emotional kind), crying, hugs, and a hopeful/happy ending with mutual pining between Draco and Harry.

A/N:

This fic is very personal to me, and I would like to thank @april-thelightfury115 for all her alphaing, betaing, and cheerleading help, and for emotionally holding my hand through the creation of this fic. I'd also like to thank @paoak and @dewitty1 for reading along and cheerleading, as well as @midsummerdancer, @ununquadius, @secretlycrazyhummingbird and @drarryruinedme7 for listening to me ramble about this story❤️

Thank you to the @hd-wireless mods for organising this wonderful fest again! 🎵

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Pining

Anticipating Harry by @writcraft (3,380 words, rated E)

Draco has two issues with jogging bottoms. First, they’re ugly as sin. They’re grey, shapeless and unwelcome at a party which cost him quite a lot of money, thank you very much. Second, Harry Potter looks so fucking good in the wretched things, it’s making Draco lose his damn mind.

The Approaching Night by @aneiria-writes (4,682 words, rated M)

Draco Malfoy was one of the best pianists in the world. A prodigy at both performing and composing, the Royal London Ballet were beyond lucky to have secured him for the season. Harry hadn’t had a chance to meet him yet. But now, while they were both here in the evening, both there to be alone, he leaned against the doorframe and just watched and listened. As the piece came to an end, Draco’s eyes opened and instinctively he looked up, locking eyes with Harry.

Silverpoint by @tackytigerfic (8,836 words, rated E)

"It seems fairly simple to you, but you know that you don't really understand love - how could you, after all? You've never known how to talk about it, but you've never had to before. Everyone you ended up loving has always understood. You've been able to show them, by fighting for them, dying for them. That seems a bit much- after all, Malfoy just wants tea in bed and his cock in your mouth (not usually at the same time). It's ok to love him, you reason with yourself - he doesn't have to know. No one ever has to know." Or: How Harry Potter Fell In Love (and Realised that Draco Malfoy Loved Him Back).

Let Him Be Kind by orphan_account (12,044 words, rated T)

A ghost is haunting the halls of Malfoy Manor, wailing at all hours of the day. Unfortunately for Draco, the only person to happily offer their ghost-be-gone services was none other than Harry Potter.

Spring Day by xErised (15,400 words, rated T)

When Draco is tasked to tidy Grimmauld Place, he's not surprised at the constant need to yell at Potter: "Not that old shirt, what part of 'keeping things that spark joy' are you unable to grasp?!" What he doesn't expect, however, is helping Potter to let go of his past and put both of their ghosts to rest.

Guardians by EmRosie (38,552 words, rated T)

Almost three years after the war, Harry feels the world may never stop suffering. After Andromeda’s tragic death Harry finds himself as Teddy’s legal guardian, although he soon finds out it’s not a role he’s expected to undertake alone…

Grounds for Divorce by @tepre (122,217 words, rated E)

Malfoy finds a coin. Harry finds a letter. A story about histories, a story about families. A story about a lemon tree somewhere in Upper Egypt.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Neville Longbottom Additional Tags: Hogwarts, HP: EWE Summary:

An unsolved mystery, an ancient curse and a new librarian. Harry is back at Hogwarts where strange things are afoot!

Featured Books: Gadding with Ghouls and other titles of the unforgettable Gilderoy Lockhart

Excerpt:

Harry was lost amidst smooth skin, pounding heartbeats and grey eyes. His hands moved over Draco, learning every crevasse by touch.

 His fingers encountered a ridge of scar tissue and he winced, knowing he was responsible for the line marring the skin. He had pulled away from the kiss, desperate to apologise, but the words escaped him as Draco’s mouth moved further down his body to a particularly sensitive spot. He arched in pleasure-

-and abruptly found himself flat on his back on the floor next to the sofa. He stared at the ceiling, dazed, until Draco’s slightly blurry face filled his field of vision.

Huge shout out to @indigowallbreaker and @beckily for being my beta readers for this draco/harry fic. This is something that I am incredibly proud of and am excited to see where it goes. I’ve put a lot of hard work into it and they’ve put hard work into beta reading it so please, please, check this out. A further description of the summary can be found below.

(A Drarry memefic)

Number 12, Grimmauld Place demands a blood heir, and Harry and Draco have no choice but to comply. But as the house continues to wreak havoc after Draco moves in, they begin to wonder if a blood heir is truly what it wants...

Drarry | 120+ memes | Teen and Up | Sentient Grimmauld Place, Forced Cohabitation, Mutual Pining, Huddling for Warmth, Getting Together | Read on AO3

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When Hermione had suggested volunteering at the local pet rescue during the summer, Harry’d thought it the perfect opportunity to distract himself from his thoughts—and, admittedly, from his loneliness too. He knew that’d been exactly Hermione’s goal—knew she and Ron had been worrying exceedingly about him since he’d quit the Aurors over the Christmas holidays—and even though he hadn’t admitted it to either of them, he was incredibly thankful to them for suggesting it.

Because, for the most part, their plan had actually worked. Harry loved hanging around the puppies, taking them out for walks and teaching them to behave and do tricks. He loved the giggles they tore out of him when they rolled around in the mud and growled around their toys, loved the glee that threatened to overflow him when they wagged their tails and licked his face until he was lying on his back in the grass, breathless from laughter, blindly reaching up to pet their ears. He loved spending time with the kittens, too—loved watching them tumble around and roughhouse chaotically only to collapse into a group nap moments later. Loved it especially when it happened in and around his lap.

Today, though, the rescue manager had asked him to do customer-facing work for the morning, and to say he was bored to death was an understatement. No one had walked through the door since they’d opened at 8 am and, not wanting to be left alone with his thoughts, he’d at some point started doodling on a tissue with the pen they handed their customers when they signed the adoption papers—the kind of old, almost-empty pen that was attached to the counter through a string as though anyone would want to steal it.

So when the rusty glass door creaked open and tiny steps toddled in his direction, Harry’s head understandably snapped up, a smile spreading across his face.

A smile that faltered when he saw just who had walked into the rescue.

“Good morning,” a familiar, drawling voice said, “we’re here to hopefully adopt a–ah.”

Malfoy let go of the door he’d been trying to coax closed and faltered in his steps, eyes widening.

Harry opened his mouth, but his well-practised greeting faltered and died on the tip of his tongue as he waited for Malfoy's reaction. Waited for Malfoy to take his kid’s hand and walk right back out, or for him to sneer and make a snide remark about Harry leaving the Aurors in favour of cleaning dog poop.

But no reaction came, and Harry had just barely caught a glimpse of a blush creeping up Malfoy’s face when the kid gasped loudly and reached out to pull at Malfoy’s sleeve.

“Daddy!” he bellowed, pointing a finger right at Harry’s face. “Daddy, I want that one!”

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I’m so glad to hear that you appreciate this! I tried to find a wide variety of pining/light angst fics, but definitely check the tags because some of them are angstier than others.

I hope you enjoy them!

Getting Together w/ Pining/Light Angst

(You’ve Gotta) Taste the Rain by @orpheous87 (8,580 words, rated T)

Harry can't take the rat race anymore and quits Auror training just before graduation. He hopes a move to the country will bring him what he's looking for. He doesn't factor in a wandering neighbour who turns out to be very familiar. As the rain continues to pour, things get heated.

I Can Feel The Draw (I can feel it pulling me back) by @motherbookerao3 (10,782 words, rated T)

Draco has spent the years since the war tucked away in his house working on potions with only an 18th-century portrait for company, but Potter knocking on his door in need of a dueling partner might just change his life in ways he could never imagine.

Inevitable Collision by naein (16,811 words, rated E)

It was difficult to pretend everything was the same as before the war thundered over them, forcing their childhood out of their hands a little too early. The war might be over now, but for Draco Malfoy, the world had lost its colour, his existence diminished into a dull grey hue... until he stumbles upon Harry Potter. Potter is danger, blood pumping fast through Draco's veins, technicolour explosions of emotion, making Draco feel alive—and Draco can’t help but crave more.

The Generation Who Lived by @lettersbyelise (14,755 words, rated E)

In the months leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy writes a series of articles about war survivors. So far, he’s managed to interview everyone he wanted. Everyone...except his old nemesis, his one-time lover, and the elusive war hero who stubbornly refuses to be featured in Draco’s interview series; Harry Potter.

Blood and Fire by @lqtraintracks (44,888 words, rated E)

Harry has spent the last twelve years in Romania, not returning to England as often as he knows he should. It's complicated. But when Ginny asks him to be her best man and help her plan her wedding, he can't say no. Having a reckoning with his choices, with himself, won't be easy. To say nothing of seeing Draco again.

This Year’s Love by @thusspoketrish (84,000 words, rated E)

This year’s love had better last, heaven knows it’s high time when you try to make lovers from friends. But Harry Potter realises time and time again that it’s simply not possible for him. And then along comes Draco Malfoy— the ultimate foe on the mend. Whatever will become of them?

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