#plot heavy fics

I was wondering if u have well written fics with not a lot of smut? I don't want T rated fics. I want M and E rated, but I'm not in the mood for reading A LOT of smut recently (I don't know why tbh). I really really need good fics in my life rn

and thank you so much

Hi anon! Sure thing, here are some M/E plot-oriented fics with less focus on the smut. I tried to include different lengths, hope these work for you:

Still Life (M, 3k)

Between the Power Lines by @tackytigerfic (M, 3k)

For Harry Potter, all roads eventually lead to Draco Malfoy. Or: this is not an AU! It's just Harry and Draco meeting by chance in an imported food shop in Connecticut and going on a road trip together. Featuring motels, cacti, Americana, and a hefty dose of pining.

Harmony (Left-Handed Melody Remix) by mindabbles (M, 6k)

He is the last person Draco was expecting, but then again, this is not a place Draco ever expected to be.

Clear As Mud by scoradh (M, 10k)

Set post-war and post-Harry's-conscience...

Two Zinnias and the Scent of Lemon by @the-starryknight (M, 16k)

The Ministry didn’t turn bad overnight. Harry didn’t suddenly turn rogue either. Between covert Legilimency links and Polyjuice disguises and running and running and running, Draco has forgotten what it is like to have a safe harbor that isn’t a person. If there’s an art to fighting back, then they’ll find it hand in hand.

Nice Things by aideomai (M, 22k)

The first thing that happened was Theodore Nott came back from France.

Open For Repairs by @drarrytrash (M, 35k)

After the war, Draco works at a tv repair shop and Harry breaks things. feat. sad boys in jumpers and more ABBA than is probably necessary

Turn From Stone by @harryromper (M, 45k)

Harry knows there’s nothing he can do to stop Hermione (war hero, historian, author of the reissued “Hogwarts: A History”) once she sets her mind to something. Even an extremely risky last-ditch effort to restore the ancient castle and lay its newest ghosts to rest. What he wasn’t counting on was her insistence that Draco Malfoy be part of the plan.

Here's The Pencil, Make It Work by ignatiustrout (M, 49k)

Harry thinks "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?"

Take the Air by dysonrules (M, 51k)

Someone or something is attacking Muggles and leaving them for dead. Auror Harry Potter is assigned to the case, but with his usual partner unavailable, he is stuck with the most annoying Auror ever to walk the halls of the Ministry.

Timecode by Rasborealis (M, 73k)

Harry Potter has been dead for two years, and Draco would laugh in the face of anyone claiming differently. Well, anyone but Hermione Granger.

Among Ancient Pines by @graymatters (M, 74k)

A fic about challenging assumptions, discovering self-worth, the silver lining in failing to meet expectations, and finding friendship, love, and purpose in a small Alaskan town that’s steeped in magic.

What We Pretend We Can't See by gyzym (M, 131k)

Seven years out from the war, Harry learns the hard truth of old history: it’s never quite as far behind you as you thought.

The Ordeal of Being Known by @lou-isfake (M, 146k)

When Auror Potter is anonymously cursed with silence by being forced to hide his own voice inside his mind, there's unfortunately only one person in the country with the qualifications to fix it: Certified and Licensed Healer Legilimens, Draco Malfoy, specialist in Mind Curses and Afflictions. It's obviously a terrible idea, a disaster waiting to happen, but Draco's never been able to back down from a challenge... especially from Potter.

The Secret Keeper by @the-fools-errand (M, 225k)

Hey Nonny!

I don't read many – if any – teenlock fics, so all I can do for you is suggest fics other people have suggested to me on these community rec posts:

Teenlock

Teenlock Christmas

80’s/90’s Teenlock

Teenlock / Unilock (June 2021)

MASTERPOST: School / Teenlock (June 2021)

And I made ONE list awhile back:

Teen/Unilock with Rugby John (MFLs)

There's just WAY too many on my MFL list to give you all of them, and because I haven't read them, I can personally attest to the plots.

Hopefully one of these will be good!

Anything that has some action or plot but is also funny/lighthearted tonally? Preferably long, any ship. Thanks!!!

OK so I am aware that these two asks aren’t exactly similar, but they’re both about plot-driven fics, so that’s what i’m (hopefully) going for:

Plot-centric

Vitrail by Melarose (Taekook, Fantasy AU, Witch AU, 9 Chapters, 164K, M, JK is a newly graduated witch whose new mage mentor is someone who doesn’t want an apprentice, lowkey enemies to lovers, angst with a happy ending)

letters to the moon by starbloom (Taekook, Historical AU, One-shot, 44K, E, JK is just a peasant who calligrapher Tae takes a fancy to, class differences)

symbiosis by taecheeks (Taekook, Arranged Marriage AU, Lawyer AU, 18 Chapters, 227K, E, Tae and JK are two rich kids who are made to marry each other because their fathers want them to, frenemies to lovers?)

Pas de deux by sequoiasem (Jihope, Ballet AU, Established Relationship, One-shot, 9.9K, G, Hobi’s sad because he was supposed to be a dancer but was suffering in his bf’s dance class for kids)

(This is in reference to this ask)

Look at me, outsourcing my fics LMAO bless