#fics lately

EDIT: Adjustments here okay but i know i painted Storm Front Harry attractive and i’m standing by it because the text is literally on my side here

like let’s lay this out properly:

first of all: man is 6’9” with that whole “looming wizard in a trench coat” energy. that "not afraid to wear jewelry" energy. that alone is doing numbers

he gets his exercise going out on brooding walks → he's not jacked in Storm Front like he is in the most recent books but I like this young, 25-ish look for him

the narration downplays everything because it’s from harry’s POV and his self-image is… charitable to call it inaccurate

admittedly he needs to learn to shave consistently and comb his hair but nobody's perfect and the scruff works wonders for the female gaze

a little pale and sleepless but again that's its own kind of raccoon-in-trash-can charm

but more importantly: other characters tell us what’s actually going on right from the first book

Bianca St. Claire — a literal supernatural seductress who does not hand out compliments for free — calls him “pretty” in Storm Front

and this is before they’re enemies

she had absolutely no reason to gas him up

she simply looked at this man and went “yeah. pretty.”

multiple women across the series flirt with him, notice him, or react to him physically

and not just random civilians — we’re talking dangerous, confident, often supernatural women who are not easily impressed

and then there’s his vibe, which honestly might be the strongest evidence:

deep voice

dry, slightly unhinged humor

that whole “hasn’t slept, covered in bruises, will still put himself between you and something horrifying without hesitation” thing

like i’m sorry but that is not “unattractive man” coding. that is “tall, intense, kinda scrunkly feral, completely not intentionally compelling” coding

the only reason this is even a debate is because we are trapped inside harry’s brain while he’s like “i look terrible. I look like a scarecrow that lost a fight with a coat rack”

sir.

respectfully.