#pining!harry

Gosh I love this trope - here you go:

● Azoth by zeitgeistic. Rated Explicit, word count 88k.

Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.

● One Harry Potter, Please by faithwood. Rated M, word count 60k.

All Draco wants is Harry Potter's friendship, just to make his new Auror job more bearable. However, after Harry stubbornly pays more attention to everyone else — including his secret admirer — Draco is forced to resort to drastic measures. And get more than he's bargained for.

● Nearly Lost Things, Carefully Tended by SquadOfCats. Rated Explicit, word count 46k.

Three years after the war, Harry is lost, drifting, and feeling left behind. In an effort to get control of his life, he commits to cleaning out Grimmauld Place top-to-bottom and forcing it to be a home, whether it likes it or not. The rotten old house is stuffed full of antiques, and Harry is shocked to discover none other than Draco Malfoy running the local antique shop. Malfoy is polite -- too polite, and Harry soon finds himself with a mission: to annoy and bother Malfoy with the most hideous, absurd antiques he can find. But along the way, Harry comes to appreciate Draco, his work, and the power of connecting to the people who came before him. It's a hard lesson, but Harry learns that if he wants to build a future, he has to reconnect to his past, and Draco might just be the one to help him do it.

● Re: Harry's Crush by lettersbyelise. Rated M, word count 3.5k.

Ever get that feeling you're being talked about behind your back? Harry doesn't, he's too busy being stupidly, obviously besotted with the guy in the lab downstairs.

● Play Dates by bixgirl1. Rated Explicit, word count 7k.

They say that everybody who gets out of Azkaban comes out a little mad. After the war, Draco Malfoy spends three months in Azkaban. He just wants to go insane in peace, but Harry Potter finds that he, inexplicably, still can't leave Draco alone.

(PT 2) (Unprepared meaning I really wanted to write you something but I’ve forgotten how to do it, but help yourself to as many virtual hugs as you wish!)

@andithiel thank you so much!!! My fav memory of you was when I was feeling a bit like shit, as one does and you FLOODED my inbox with hilarious draco memes, and Chris Hemsworth (yum) and that video of the marching band cats? 

And I cannot tell you how many times I’ve read Constellation Prize bc its on my kindle so so history counts but my favourite line is still this:

Draco continued fucking him, his face hovering just above Harry’s, their breaths mingling but lips not quite touching, whispering encouragement until all Harry knew was Draco’s voice, Draco’s body, Draco’s cock pounding into him mercilessly, his hand wedged between them, stroking Harry’s cock, making his body sing with each twist of his hand.

BUT ALSO THIS:

I like this new horny Harry. He’s so much funnier than pining Harry.” She lifted her bottle in a salute. 

 “For your information, pining Harry was horny as well, this one is satisfied,” Harry said, his hand still firmly on Draco’s arse.

Fucking poetry my friend. legit fucking poetry. 

Harry and Draco are Auror partners, and both of them wants to bring Teddy along for the “Bring Your Kid To Work Day”. Which they do. And then fuck up, by getting freaky without a locked door, leading to an accident with obliviate that will change not only Teddy’s, but their lives, forever. 

Part One Here

The day after the game Harry was tempted to call in sick so he could brood alone for the day. However, knowing Draco would see right through him, he decided against it. It was better to face it all now than to delay the inevitable.

Walking into their shared office, Harry braced himself, not knowing what to expect. Would they ignore it? Would there be a confrontation? What Harry didn’t prepare for was Draco not being there at all.

Typically, Draco arrived early every morning to get a head start on the day’s work. This had to be the first time he was late since they started working together five years ago. Harry tried not to think of the reason Draco has broken his long-standing routine, but the image of him waking up next to Goldstein materializes anyway.

Harry swallows down the rush of jealousy he feels and sets out to start his work. There was a couple of reports he still needed to finish and send out along with paperwork for a new case.

He was halfway through one of the reports when Draco entered their office. Seeing him again reminded Harry how much it hurt to see him and Goldstein together and a new wave of anger overtook him. Instead of looking up and greeting his partner as he usually did, he continued the report.

Draco’s voice was hesitant when he spoke, “I brought coffee from that cafe you like so much.” Harry remained silent. “They even had treacle tart so I got that as well.” No response. Still with his eyes on the report, Harry didn’t see Draco approach his desk. He only knew Draco moved from the clunk of the coffee and tart landing on his desk. 

“Anything new today?” Harry hummed in response. With that, Draco walked to his desk and began looking over the new files. After long moments of silence, he cracked. “Look, I feel like I should apologize...”

At that, Harry looked up to see Draco’s eyes already focused on him. Their gazes held for a few seconds before Draco turned away and began fiddling with his quill. “I shouldn’t have lied to you about going to see my mother. That was wrong of me.”

“You’re apologizing... for lying?” Harry asked

“Well, yes.” Draco looked more uncertain now, clearly not expecting the hostility in Harry’s voice.

“If that’s what you’re apologizing for, then you obviously don’t get it. Just go on and kiss all the eligible wizards you can find, with no regard for anyone else-”

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“You were all over Goldstein where everyone could see! And Goldstein of all people! Why him?”

“Maybe because he liked me and did something about it rather than sit around and wait for something that was never going to come.” Before Harry could reply, Draco was storming out of the office, leaving Harry alone to think about what he missed out on. 

Draco didn’t return. He sent a memo to the Head Auror saying he would be out sick for the rest of the day, leaving Harry hours to think of a way to rectify his mistake. The voice in the back of head told him he was too late - Draco was happy with someone else - but Harry couldn’t let it go. He had to try.

That was why he was standing on Draco Malfoy’s doorstep with Draco’s favorite flowers (peonies) and chocolate with a name he couldn’t pronounce at midnight. He would’ve come sooner, but he knows Draco’s favorite time is at night, so he can look at the stars.

With nerves fluttering in his stomach, Harry knocked. He waited for bated breath, hoping Draco was home. Hoping he wasn’t with anyone else. Apparently someone from above was listening, because within moments Draco was standing in the doorway in front of him, wearing his night clothes and wiping the sleep from his eyes.

“Potter?”

“Draco.” Harry’s breath left him with those two syllables. He couldn’t believe he was standing here, about to do this. He couldn’t comprehend how they had gotten here after all these years.

“What are you doing here?” Suspicion crept into his gaze as he took in the items Harry was holding.

Harry handed his the flowers and sweets and said, “This are for you. I’ve been an arse and I wanted to make up for it and...”

“And?” Draco asked, taking the gifts. His pose was guarded, but Harry could see something else in his eyes. Something that motivated him to keep going.

“I wanted to know if you’d like to get dinner with me. Somewhere nice. As my date.” There was silence for a long beat. Finally, Draco set aside his gifts and stepped forward so he was standing outside with Harry. Harry had no time to react as Draco pulled him forward by the back o his neck and their lips met. The kiss was short - Draco pulled away before Harry wanted.

“Wh-what about Goldstein?” Even as the question left his lips, he regretted it. He didn’t want anything to ruin this moment.

Draco gave him a small, but genuine, smile, “We’ve been on two dates. He’s not the one I really want.” Harry smiled and kissed him again, reveling in the moment he never thought would happen.

They separated and Draco grabbed his arm, pulling him inside out of the cold. They had a lot of time to make up for.

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day 7, featuring a fake engagement and real drarry feelings

The last person Harry expected to find outside his door two days before Christmas was Draco Malfoy. But there Malfoy was on his doorstep, looking effortlessly gorgeous despite the blizzarding winds.

“Come in,” Harry said, not quite sure what else to say. He and Malfoy were now friendly, but they were barely friends. Harry couldn’t come up with an explanation as to why Malfoy would be at his house.

Luckily he didn’t have to, for Malfoy stated frankly as he settled on Harry’s loveseat, “Potter, I need you to pretend to be my fiancé.”

“I’m sorry, what?” Harry said.

“I need you to pretend to be my fiancé. Would you? Please?” Malfoy folded his hands on his lap politely and looked patiently at Harry as he awaited a response.

“I’m gonna need some background information, Malfoy.”

Malfoy sighed. “My fiancé, Gunnar, broke off our engagement this morning. Which would be all fine and dandy had I not told my parents that I would be bringing my betrothed to Christmas Eve lunch tomorrow.”

“Oh, Malfoy, I’m sorry, I didn’t even know you were engaged.” If Harry had known Malfoy was engaged, maybe he wouldn’t have gazed longingly at him so much when he saw him at the Ministry. “Were being the key word. Anyways, will you do it? Pretend to be my fiancé? My parents never met Gunnar, and I never even told them his name, so they’ll buy it if you pretend to be him.”

“Are you sure you’re okay, Malfoy? I mean, you two just broke up today. Maybe you should go home and get some rest. And I’m sure that if you tell your parents the truth, they’ll understand.” Harry joined Malfoy on the seat, trying to be a comforting presence.

Apparently Harry wasn’t doing too good of a job of that, because then Malfoy snapped, “Do you even know how many times I’ve been engaged?”

“Er, I think I saw something in the Daily Proph-”

“Seven! Seven times! And just guess how many engagements of mine have been broken!” “Seven?”

“Exactly, seven! So I will not, under any circumstances, let down my parents yet again on Christmas Eve!” Malfoy had abandoned his polite way of sitting on the loveseat, and by the end of his rant he was standing, looking down his imperious nose at Harry.

“Why do you want me to do it? What about, I don’t know, Blaise?”

Malfoy rolled his eyes and turned away from Harry. “Blaise lives in France.” “Wou-”

“With his husband.”

“Oh.”

“Don’t you have any other friends who could do it?”

“No,” Malfoy said, and when he turned back to Harry, his eyes were glistening. Harry felt a pang of guilt. He wasn’t turning Malfoy away because he didn’t want to help him, he did want to help him, but it would just be too hard to pretend when Harry thought he was starting to have real feelings for Malfoy.

“Look,” Malfoy said. “I thought you’d want to help, you’re always saving people and all that, but if I’m too much of a bother-”

“Wait, Malfoy, wait. You’re not a bother, I just…” Harry trailed off. Malfoy was looking at him with those shiny grey eyes, his despair written all over his face, and Harry couldn’t stand to let him down. “I’ll do it.”

Malfoy looked so relieved and grateful Harry almost thought Malfoy would hug him, but after a moment Malfoy’s face returned to its usual emotionless expression. “Thank you, Potter,” Malfoy said.

Harry sighed. “You should go home and get some rest. Just tell me what time lunch is tomorrow.”

Malfoy raised his eyebrows. “You really thought it would be that easy?” Malfoy shook his head. “We’re going to have to stay up all night learning everything an engaged couple would know about each other. Also, we should start calling each other by our first names.” Malfoy paused a second then said, “Harry.” His lips quirked up in an almost smile.

“Draco,” Harry said, and Draco’s smile grew to full size.

…

They spent hours taking, covering everything from each other’s  favorite Quidditch moves to their least favorite fruit. Harry and Draco found themselves laughing near constantly, and whenever Draco laughed, Harry’s heart felt like a weight had been lifted off of it.

Around midnight, Draco decided it was time for a hot cocoa break and took the time to teach Harry the ‘proper’ way to fix hot cocoa. They were settling back on Harry’s couch when Draco asked Harry about his childhood. Harry could’ve lied, but he didn’t want to lie, not to Draco.

After confessing the horrors of his childhood, Harry was surprised to find Draco’s arms around him, as Draco was hugging him tightly and saying, “You deserve so much better, Harry.”

“Well, what about your childhood?” Harry asked. Harry was once again surprised, this time by Draco’s openness and honesty. He discovered that Draco’s childhood wasn’t all fairytales and rainbows either.

…

If what Harry was feeling for Draco the night before could be called a crush, then by morning that crush had blossomed into full-blown romantic passion.

Draco had fallen asleep next to Harry on the couch around four in the morning and now, four hours later, Harry shook him awake. When Draco first awoke he seemed confused and frazzled, but when he saw Harry he smiled a sleepy smile. “Hi. Sorry, I didn’t mean to fall asleep.”

“It’s okay. I fell asleep for awhile too.”

“What time is it?”

“Eight.”

Draco nodded in understanding. “Are there any more questions we have to do?”

“Just one, I think. What happened with your fiancés? I mean, you’re pretty much amazing, so it’s hard for me to believe they’d just walk off without any reason.”

Draco grimaced. “I don’t know. I’m the perfect guy: wealthy, attractive, intelligent, witty, attractive.”

Harry chuckled at Draco’s repetition of ‘attractive’. “Well, were you in love with them?”

Draco shook his head vehemently, as if that was the most outrageous thing he’d ever heard. “My parents always told me that love was something that would develop after marriage.”

Harry frowned. “That’s not true. Love doesn’t have any rules. You can fall in love before getting married or after getting married, though most people prefer to be in love before marriage.”

“Why?”

“I guess so that you know you won’t be spending the rest of your life with someone who doesn’t, uh, complete you or whatever.”

“Strange.”

“You’re strange,” Harry said defensively.

Draco laughed and hit Harry with a decorative pillow, kickstarting a pillow fight full of giggles and smiles and lifted spirits.

…

Another thing that was strange was that Draco’s parents didn’t even seem surprised when they found out that Draco’s new ‘fiancé’ was Harry Potter. So unsurprised, in fact, that they hardly interrogated the couple at all.

Halfway through the soup course, Harry leaned toward Draco and said to him, “This is going well.”

“Yes,” Draco agreed. A little too well, in Draco’s opinion.

So when Narcissa left the table to reset the fireplace’s fire charms, Draco joined her. Draco stoked the fire as his mother cast the charms.

“You’re acting different,” Draco said in a hushed tone to his mother. “You and Father. You’re usually much more… intense when meeting someone I bring home.”

Narcissa simply smiled at her son. “That’s because you’re acting different too. You and Harry seem so happy together. I know I used to tell you love would develop after marriage, but I’m glad that you and Harry have found love already. That doesn’t happen often. Hold on to him, Draco.”

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DRARRY FICS WITH PINING

Keepers by @jadepresley (9K)

Summary: Harry never thought he would end up falling head over heels for Malfoy, annoying git and his rival football team captain. And he certainly wasn’t expecting Malfoy to just waltz right into his office after years without contact. But there he was, blond and stuck up and fit as ever.

Review: OMG, this fic is so amazing! It’s a Muggle AU which switches masterfully between two timelines and there is sizzling sexual tension between our two faves on the football field and off it. There are also misunderstandings and heartache followed by plenty of pining and then snark and tensions rising when they are suddenly forced to work together. There is definitely some angst here but the ending is sweet and fluffy and the characterisation of both Harry and Draco is awesome!

Whoo Knew? by oceaxe (19K)

Summary: Despite having had a crush on his Auror partner for years, Draco’s been biding his time and waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his case. But when Harry subscribes to a new wizarding personals service, Draco gets a wake-up call. With new each message that arrives for Harry from a hopeful suitor, it becomes more and more clear that the time to act has arrived.

Review: This fic is brilliant in every way! Draco is secretly in love with Harry and it’s driving him crazy!;). In the meantime Harry’s decided to use an owl based dating service to find someone to love and Draco’s not too happy. This fic is completely hilarious and contains plenty of hotness, albeit mostly taking place in Draco’s head (and hand);D! Draco’s pining is off the charts and the relationship between him and Harry is written so well, it’s just a pleasure to read.

Stories in E Minor by @huldrejenta (8.7K)

Summary: Draco has found his place in the Muggle world. He’s got his music, he’s got his neighbours and he is content. Until a certain someone from the past enters his life again.

Review: This fic is so poetic and beautiful! It’s about music and is in itself musical. Draco has long been pining for Harry and after a chance meeting their relationship gradually develops in a very moving way. Draco as a musician, pouring his emotions into his playing is wonderful and Harry falling for Draco’s talents and then for him, is seduced through the music. This fic is whimsical and sexy and at times melancholy and it touches on the importance of finding one’s passion and following it. So good!

Head Over Heels by birdsofshore, shiftylinguini (6.1K)

Summary: Bloody Malfoy. Always turning up when he’s not wanted, making Harry notice things he doesn’t want to notice… like Malfoy’s new tattoo.

Review: Harry is pining and oblivious at the same time and as he doesn’t seem like he’ll ever do anything about it Draco takes things into his own hands or should I say feet?!;D This fic is funny and so hot!! and is accompanied by gorgeous, delicate art, drawn by the awesome @shiftylinguini! This work was written and drawn for HP kinkfest and while the focus is on feet, the kinkiness is pretty subtle but it may make you see ankles in a new light:). 

So Worth The Yearning For… by digthewriter (8K)

Summary: After months (years, really) of pining, Harry accidentally asks Malfoy out on a date.

Review: Harry pining away while Draco goes on date after date with other men in Neville’s restaurant is such a great premise. When the two of them finally do go on a date it’s thing of joy! Awkwardness galore and yet…smutty hotness ensues!:D This fic has such a sweet tenderness to it despite it being like a long bad date in places. The soft humour and Pansy and Neville in the background just add to its charm.

You Were Crushed (Just Like Me) by @firethesound (5K)

Summary: Something finally comes of Harry’s embarrassing crush on Malfoy. (Well, two somethings. Someones. Whatever. Also all of Harry’s friends are terrible.)

Review: This fic is hilarious and very hot! Harry’s awesome friends are slightly ruining his life by drawing attention to his Malfoy infatuation but it’s all well intended and Draco is as snarky and witty as ever! There’s Harry’s pining and then scorching sofa sex and it’s all just sweet smutty goodness!!

Solder by Oakstone730 (35K)

Summary: Seven years ago, Harry disappeared out of Draco and Scorpius’s life without a trace after Harry’s addictions destroyed his and Draco’s marriage. Now, Harry’s back, and Draco wants to believe he’s changed. But Harry isn’t the only one haunted by the past.