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capitu ([personal profile] capitu) wrote in [community profile] my_drarry_recs2013-04-18 10:31 am

Remind You What You Did When You Wake by arsenicjade

Title: Remind You What You Did When You Wake
Author: [livejournal.com profile] arsenicjade
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 22,000 Approx.
Summary: A damaged-but-not-broken Harry in the clutches of Death Eaters and a caught-up-in-circumstances Draco who's not actually evil.
Warning(s): NonCon, Sex, Torture, Violence, Character Death (not Harry or Draco)


This is such a powerful story, one of those high-impact fics that stays with you for a long time.

Harry and Ron have been captured by Death Eaters, Lucius Malfoy chief among them. They torture and violate them, both mentally and physically, and Draco, he's there too, but he's a spy, yet, he is coerced into torturing Harry, but as he does this, he opens his mind to Harry, letting Harry know how much he hates doing this, how sorry he is.

Eventually though Harry and Ron escape and defeat Voldemort, and I know I'm rushing here, and you'll have to forgive me because this 'eventually' covers Draco and Snape playing a huge part of it, with Draco actively keeping them alive during their captivity. But even after all this happened, that connection of the mind that Draco opened for Harry didn't close, and so Harry and Draco are bonding in a way, Harry has complete access to Draco's every thought.

Now, that the war is over and won, you have to remember that Harry and Draco are both very damaged and traumatised by what they did and suffered, yet, they have this link, a kinship of sorts, and are living together, trying to live past what happened.

It's not easy, it's not easy with Draco's growing feelings for Harry, which he practically shouts at Harry constantly without even meaning to, his desire, his want, and Harry's reactions to them, because part of him, a huge part of him can't forget what happened while he was a prisoner of the Death Eaters, but an even bigger part of him wants to forgive Draco, too.

It's a great story, intense and powerful, and I know it comes with some pretty strong warnings, but if you only give this story a chance, you're not going to regret it. It's pretty amazing, this fic is.
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[personal profile] reijamira 2013-04-18 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds interesting. I'm a bit worried about the non-con. I can read it but only when it's not very explicit and therefore the pain and humiliation aren't too palpable. Is it explicit?
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[personal profile] reijamira 2013-04-18 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I give it a try then! Hurt!Harry, I can't resist him. :D

[identity profile] all-not-well.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
The summary above is from Sansa's On The Last Day Of Our World...

[identity profile] all-not-well.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I figured something like that. :) If you shuffle through what Arsenicjade uses as a "summary", there's this:

A damaged-but-not-broken Harry in the clutches of Death Eaters and a caught-up-in-circumstances Draco who's not actually evil.

That's what I use in my archive, anyway. :)
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[personal profile] eidheann_writes 2013-04-19 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh goodness this was lovely. (And the dynamics between Harry & Draco at the end... totally push all my buttons, too. Guh hot.)
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[personal profile] eidheann_writes 2013-04-19 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. God yes.
*fans self*