#nottbottom

thanks for the tag @shyinsunlight & @rowena-rain

ten lines from the middle of ten eight fics (and tagging anyone who sees this post and wants to do it)

angel on a satellite

As Tom watched Zabini press closer and dare to whisper in Harry’s ear once more, he recalled the times in his youth where was forced to show his strength. He thought of the lessons he had taught with blood. His nerves thrummed with the urge to rip, to tear, to kill.

honey water

‘Merlin’, he thought, completely horrified. ‘I’m pretty. I'm a goddamn twink.’

thimble of the banshee

Dudley raised his hands. “Don't worry, I didn't say anything about the Dementias. I just said you saved me from a bum with a knife.”

“Oh,” Harry said weakly.

“Actually, a bum with a knife in each hand,” Dudley amended.

walspurgisnacht

Tom smiles, vulpine, as he slips out of Harry. He meant murder, though he supposes eyeball gouging would be a decent compromise. Harry truly is so clever.

apex predator

Tom curled a glossy strand of hair around her finger. “I think I like you, Harry,” she said. “Yes, you're quite the breath of fresh air, I think.”

“Oh,” Harry said, mouth gaping unattractively, “Er…”

Tom’s mouth formed a little pout. “Well, Harry, don't you like me too?”

moonlight marigolds

If anything, Malfoy reminds him of the yappy dog that belongs to the old lady down the street from him on Privet Drive who occasionally likes to run into the garden, bark at Harry, and pee on the rose bushes.

ready-made martyrs

Potter hums, tapping at his notebook. “If I simply commence with the explanation I'll be passing over the five minutes I had allotted for ‘small talk and inquiring upon your health’.”

The Tutor

“I guess I don't get why someone would be so mean to someone if they liked them. Like I understand the concept, just seems counterproductive,” Neville mused.

He really was the sweetest fucking thing.

Yay it finally posted! Thank you so much to @hprarepairfest for giving me the best excuse to write this - it has been taking up room in my head for a long while! Please go and check out all the other amazing stories that have been written and published as a part of the fest, the quality has been incredible and there are still more coming out every day!!!

Emerging from the Dark

Outside of Hogwarts, the war is escalating. Inside, Neville is doing his best to keep as many of his classmates protected as he can - and in turn has become the favourite punching bag for the Carrows. That's why, when Theodore Nott creates an excuse to get him alone, he is on his guard... not all is as it seems behind the Slytherin front lines, and this particular one is more observant than most.

45k, 17/17, complete, pls mind the tags before reading!

So, tell me about yourself Mister Nott.

”What can I say? I'm an only child. Heir to the Nott fortune. Philanthropist, Inventor. Quite the party goer if I do say so myself. Oh and Witch Weekly’s best smile 2002. Blaise was rather cross with me about that.”

”And what brings you to see a therapist?”

”Oh a number of reasons darling. The death of my mother. My monster of a father, but currently I've fallen head over heels for someone I'm sure hasn't even noticed me.”

”And why is that?”

Warning: discussions of a sexual nature

Thanks to my lovely Beta @rose-grangerweasleyisbae ❤️❤️❤️

Read on Ao3

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Neville watched from his table in the leaky. His friends were loud and happy, jokes flying and drinks sloshing between them. He knew, with some amusement, that Harry was getting drunk enough to make a move on Draco, and Ron was just wasting time until Blaise nodded at him to the door. The only time Harry made a move on Draco he was drunk, and Draco always laughed the inebriated mess off. Neville shook his head. Left to Harry, the two would never get their shit together.

Neville, on the other hand, had his eyes on Theo. Theodore Nott who looked like he itched to be broken. Mouthy little brat he was, just begging to be forced to his knees. By Merlin, the man could also be sweet, and kind. He was good at his job as a teacher and he was always helping everyone. Then as the day came to an end, music going, liquor flowing, Theo became cheeky, obscene and downright delicious.

Neville was always watching Theo. He wanted to claim him, mark him as his own, make the man know that he could flirt all he wanted but it was Neville who owned him. Neville who controlled his pleasure, and dealt his punishments. He was simply waiting for the right moment.

“Harry,” Neville said softly. “How drunk are you?”

Neville watched Draco laughing with Blaise and Pansy, trying his hand on Theo’s arm and leaning close to speak into his ear.

“Not even a bit,” Harry grumbled pointing towards the four by the bar. “Definitely not enough to handle that.”

“Maybe try asking him out when you’re sober,” Neville nudged him with his shoulder. “No one wants to deal with someone drooling on their shoes, and making a pass at them by complimenting their ‘stupid shiny hair’.”

“I didn’t,” Harry gaped in horror.

“Mate, it was pathetic,” Ron laughed. “He looked like he was going to hit you before Neville dragged you away last week.”

“Like you can talk,” Neville looked pointedly at Blaise. “Have you told him you want more than blowies in the loo, yet?”

Ron turned a ridiculous shade of red and muttered under his breath. He left the booth, stalked over to Blaise and dragged the amused man from the pub.

“Harry, just go ask the pointy git out,” Neville grinned. “Everyone knows you want to, and you can’t possibly embarrass yourself worse.”

Harry seemed to think of that for some time, ignoring the half-finished fire-whiskey in his hands before he stood abruptly. He marched right up to Draco, his face a brilliantly darker colour, and—to Neville’s amusement—spoke to him loudly with a shaky voice. Draco was grinning, a shine to his eyes that spoke of a desire to torture Harry a little bit, but the raw honesty in Harry’s expression seemed to change things. Draco nodded and Harry broke out in a wide smile.

Neville sighed happily and went back to his beer.

“You know,” a low voice spoke into Neville’s ear, lips lightly brushing his lobe, “I get it now.”

Neville peered up at Theo as he sunk into the seat across from him in the booth. His dark eyes taking in every inch of Neville, his dark hair pulled back in a loose ball at the back of his head, the scruff on his jaw that he hadn’t shaved that morning.

“Get what, exactly?”

“You like to take care of people,” Theo stated. It wasn’t a question. Neville felt his eyes narrow. “I bet it gets you off.”

Neville’s jaw flexed as he clenched his teeth but didn’t respond.

“Soppy Longbottom, wants everyone to feel loved.”

Neville took a breath, even, measured, as he dragged his eyes over Theo and his messy dirty blonde hair, his black ripped jeans, his tight black shirt and the black leather sport coat over it. Merlin, he was fit, and the prick knew it.

“Your pretty little mouth is going to get you into trouble, Theodore,” Neville said in his deep warning voice.

Theo’s eyes widened.

“What are you going to do about it?” He asked slowly, his eyes flashed with anticipation.

Neville raised a brow and smirked. He stood up, finished his beer and tossed down the shillings he owed and then some for a tip. He glanced at Theo almost absently.

“Not a thing,” he paused looking Theo up and down and licking his bottom lip. “When you’re ready for your punishment, you know where daddy is.”

The shock and arousal in Theo’s eyes made Neville’s heart jump. He pulled his jean jacket off the seat beside Theo and locked eyes with him once more before he left the pub.

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2019. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

To all of the beautiful people who tagged me - @tackytigerfic​ @hptruefan-cheekytorah​ @tedahfromtayla​ @keyflight790​ @quicksilvermaid​ @diligent-thunder​ @magpiefngrl​ @rose-grangerweasleyisbae​ - big thanks and love for being such a brilliant bunch and making my fandom 2019 a huge amount of fun❤️ 

1. So I’m way late to the party with this tag fill - and I’m now sitting at my laptop realising that it’s because I find it incredibly hard to actually love on my creative output. 

So I’m going off track and claiming pride and love for myself for actually writing and publishing anything at all in 2019! 

2. My first ever drarry fic - Heaven’s embroidered cloths - a fic-baby that grew out of wild costuming conversations with @diligent-thunder​ and @bixgirl1​ in the spring. 

Looking back I can see my faltering steps with coming back to writing (and this fandom) but I can also see the beginnings of my version of these characters, the stuttering growth of my voice - and I do love it.

3. I found my own little rarepair niche with my beloved Neville x Theo (nottbottom for those in the know 😂) - All Our Strength, And All Our Sweetness was huge fun to write and I’ve loved playing with this ship’s dynamic. 

All thanks and love for encouraging this foray into Neville-land to @keyflight790​ and to @drarryruinedme7​ for welcoming me aboard ship!

4. I wrote a birthday gift that made someone cry with happiness, which feels pretty damn good - especially as @tackytigerfic​ is a wonderful friend and my fic-taste-twin so it was full on validation on every level tbh.

Patient, Hungry, Waiting was a bit of a turning point for me in finding my vision of drarry, and tuning my words to express myself in a way that made me feel that ‘ah-hah!’ moment.

5. I wrote for Erised! And it turned out to be my favourite of my own work so far. The ‘oh god this is a big fest’ nerves were real on this one - rightly or wrongly - as well as ‘I love my giftee this needs to be good for her!’ 

That which hurts (and is desired) has had such an incredibly warm reception - and knowing people loved it before they knew it was by me was incredibly encouraging.

Needless to say - meeting wonderful, creative, clever, funny, like-minded folks through fandom this year has been the best bit of all ❤️

I think most of everyone has been tagged already - but I’m tagging YOU if you’re reading this. Yes, you.

Just in case you haven’t already been got: @candybarrnerd​ @hedwig-dordt​ @thefifthbiscuit​ @artemis69​ @clotpolesonly​ @leta-lestrange​ @fraddit​ @etalice​ @erin-riwen​ @malenkayacherepakha​ @aceveria-art​ @thedaughterofkings​ @akashikadoesthings​ @fictional​ @ununquadius​ @parkkate​ @allirica​ @jmeelee​