Title: Now My Neck Is Open Wide (begging for a fist around it)
Author: vampyrerayne
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 79,500 Approx.
Summary: Six months post-war, Harry meets Grayson Wenke, a famous Quidditch player. Harry believes he's found the love of his life, and a Happily Ever After ending suitable for the storybooks. When Grayson slowly goes from Prince Charming to a monster behind closed doors, Harry finds himself trapped, and alone, and fearing for his life. When Harry realizes he's pregnant, the opportunity for escape - and a real Happily Ever After - presents itself as none other than Draco Malfoy. The only question is if Harry is brave enough to take a chance, and strong enough to heal.
Content/Warning(s): Domestic Violence; rape; coerced sex; physical abuse; mental abuse; emotional abuse; animal abuse. (none between Harry and Draco.)


God, this fic is so incredibly emotional. It's about Harry, after the war feeling a bit lost, and finding "love." At first everything seems perfect, that he's found the perfect, loving partner, someone to love, who loves him, someone he can make a life with. But eventually all these illusions are broken, because Grayson Wenke, Harry's partner, shows his true self. Harry is subjected to all sorts of abuse and violations; physical, mental, verbal, unspeakable things Grayson does to him until Harry is nothing but filled with fear. And we can see that, how everything Harry is, is slowly chipped away until there's nothing but a ghost who lives to be someone's punching bag. It's so emotional, so heart-breaking, how alone he feels.

Eventually Harry learns he's pregnant, but Grayson wants to show the illusion of them being the perfect family, so he signs up a contract for a book with the Prophet, and the writer who'll document their life is one Draco Malfoy, who, thankfully sees more than Grayson wants to show, and is determined to help Harry.

There are strong warnings in this story, and are not to be taken lightly, because everything Harry goes through is truly terrible, but if you read it, go through all this with Harry, you'll see there's hope and the possibility of the happiest ending with someone who truly loves him and values him. :)

Title: Relaxation
Author: kubrickpotter
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 4,900 Approx.
Summary: Harry needs to relax, but didn’t realise it would be quite like this.


Oh god, this fic. Okay. Harry's been very stressed and tense so his friends think it's a good idea to get a massage. He goes, and of course Draco's the one answering the door. Yes, this fic is so much fun, Harry's reactions at Draco and then when they start, and then—I won't say more so it's not ruined, but oh my god, read it! It's excellent.

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Just a little note to let you guys I'm going to be away for a couple of days. Hopefully will be back next week with more recs. <3

Title: Higher and Higher (Temptation)
Author: birdsofshore
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 28,400 Approx.
Summary: Only Harry Potter could manage to put on a magical collar on impulse and find himself unable to take it off again. Now following Draco’s direct orders gives him intense pleasure, and Draco has a whole heap of troubles to deal with, not least the way Potter looks when the collar has him gasping with bliss. The whole situation would test the morals of a saint... and Draco’s no saint.

Oh my god! Did you see that summary? Well, yes, that's what this fic is about, and it's every bit as good as you imagine. Harry puts on a magical collar and now every time Draco gives him an order he—he feels a lot of pleasure.

But, of course there's a but (OMG!) Draco doesn't want to take advantage of Harry like this. Never mind that Harry wants him! But, they'll get there.

It's insanely good, funny, all the UST in the world, brilliant, absolutely brilliant characterisations of Harry and Draco, and let me tell you, Theo also rocks! Incredible story. :D

Title: Uncivilized
Author: enchanted_jae
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 2,300 Approx.
Summary: Draco's boss brings out his uncivilized side.

A much beloved trope here: Draco working for Harry. And oh god, it's brilliant, awesome bickering, and super hot, but I'll get to that.

The story starts with a very irritated Draco at facing his boss's indifference in favour of a "telly-fone", which turns to them bickering, which turns to them fighting, (literally!) Throwing each other paperweights and inkpots and ultimately becoming a fistfight, which naturally turns to sex. The hottest ~angry sex ever. \o/

Title: Late Bloomers
Author: thistle_verse
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 13,000 Approx.
Summary: Harry always thought he had a pretty satisfying array of sexual fantasies, until he stumbles upon the Mirror of Erised again and sees himself getting banged senseless by Draco Malfoy. Now he can't stop thinking about it, and that summer almost twenty years ago when he'd come to know Malfoy very well indeed.

Such a wonderful, lovely story. It's non-linear, from Harry's POV, and in one time-time we see Harry and Draco meeting a few years after the war, back when they were finding his footing and discovering what they were going to do with their lives. They have a hot (smoking hot!!!!) season together, no quite a relationship, but something that obviously mattered to them. It runs its natural course, both follow different paths, and in the other time-line we see them older, Harry's separated from Ginny and is starting a new life, and after meeting Draco again (and a rather vivid vision in the Mirror of Erised) he admits he never forgot Draco.

It's wonderful indeed, seeing them mature, seeing the history they had, how good they were together, and yet, they maybe needed this time apart to reach the point they reach at the gorgeous ending. :) It has lovely characterisations of Harry and Draco and Blaise and Ron and Hermione. :D

And a quote:

And as Malfoy grabbed his hip, rough, and jerked hard against him, as they both cried out and came, their two bodies cleaving together like they could burrow inside the other, Harry thought that the most amazing bit of pleasure Draco had given him was the simple, pure feeling that he belonged right where he was. As real and fucked up and redeemable as anybody else.

Title: His to Command
Author: gracerene
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 3,700
Summary: Harry's new hobby provides some interesting inspiration.
Content/Warning(s): blindfolds, light D/s, light bondage, failed sexperiments, blowjobs, anal sex


This is a darling of a story, seriously, it's funny and sexy. It's about Harry and Hermione reading ~trashy romance novels, you know, dirty novels and then Harry decides he wants to experiment with Draco. Only—yeah, it doesn't work exactly as he meant it, not at first, and it's funny and so sweet, and then it works really well, and it's super hot. Oh yeah! :D

Title: Living with Dragons and Living, Loving and Learning: A Tale of Two Dragons (And Two Stubborn, Unreasonable Boys)
Author: fantasyfiend09 & dracogotgame
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 14,200 approx. each: 28,400 adding both parts
Summary: Harry wants to apprentice for Charlie's team at the dragon reserve, but they already have an apprentice: a very fit wizard who tends to bring out Harry's obsessive side. // Draco's orderly existence at the Dragon Reserve is upended by Harry Potter's arrival. Meanwhile, a dragon struggles to fly. A Draco POV remix of the delightful Living with Dragons by fantasyfiend09

Double rec! \o/ (Since I was away for a bit. ^^) We have to fics, Living with Dragons is from Harry's POV and Living, Loving and Learning a remix, from Draco's POV: In which Harry goes to Romania to work with Charlie, only Draco is already there working as an apprentice, and since both are junior (though Draco is definitely more experienced) they are rooming together.

I definitely suggest you read them in that order, too. First Harry's POV, where we see Harry adjusting to his new life, and discovering his new feelings for Draco, and seeing how much he loves living in at the Dragon Reserve, starting a relationship with Draco, which then turns a little more serious, and then reading Draco's POV, in which we learn to fill in the blanks in Draco's behaviour in the first part, plus some wonderful interactions with a very special dragon and what Draco's life in the Reserve is like. They are wonderful, sweet and sexy. :)

Title: Reparatio
Author: astolat
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 17,300 approx.
Summary: Draco snorted. “I’m not reduced to penury. I want something considerably beyond money, and I rather think you’re the only one can give it to me.”
“You want the Invisibility Cloak,” Harry said, flatly. He’d half expected as much; it was the only thing he had that Draco could want—
“Don’t be stupid, Potter,” Draco said. “I want my reputation back.”

This fic is a lot of fun. It starts when we learn that Hermione working on a portal, sends herself to the land of the dead, and Harry to bring her back, needs Draco's help since he's the expert on fixing ancient artefacts.

But what Draco wants in return is, well, his reputation, which basically means he wants to be seen with Harry, which leads to them having sex, though Harry isn't too bothered by that because Draco is rather brilliant at it. While Draco is working on the portal though, Harry discovered long-lost relatives, who happened to be very powerful in the Wizarding World, and who might not approve of his dalliances with Draco.

And then, once the portal is fixed, what happens with Harry and Draco's ~relationship~? Well, that's for you to find out! :D It's super entertaining.

Title: Timeshare
Author: astolat
Rating: R
Word Count: 14,000 Approx.
Summary: “It’s not for long,” Hermione said. “By the time we get back to Hogwarts, the Unfettering Brew will be ready.”
“Listen to you!” Ron said. “He’s got to get through a month with the Dursleys and a month at Malfoy Manor. With Draco Malfoy.”
“Yeah, thanks,” Harry said, because he hadn’t just spent the last week contemplating just how much more horrible his summer holidays were about to be than they’d ever been before.
Content/Warning(s): Magical AU: Canon Divergence (AU after 6th year, timeline suggested by author.)

God, this story is so amazing, such a surprise! I really didn't know what to expect of a fic in which Harry has to spend half his holiday with the Dursleys and the rest with the Malfoys. I mean, from one shitty situation to a shitter one, right?

Only once I started reading I realised Harry and Draco are somehow bonded (unwillingly) and can't be away from each other.

So! They go to the Dursleys first and Uncle Vernon starts at them telling them how he doesn't want "any funny business" and basically being his charming self, only I completely forgot Draco. He reacts in the perfect way! Oh my god, telling Uncle Vernon stuff like: “Listen very carefully, worm,” he said through his teeth. “I don’t know what sort of behavior Potter lets you get away with, but I am not a pathetic Muggle-loving excuse of a wizard. Which is pretty damn awesome, come on, aren't you laughing yet?

It was brilliant, and Draco's so snarky through it. Then they go to the Malfoys and things get complicated there, the see the bond evolving, we see their feelings for each other evolving. Pretty brilliant, this fic.

Title: Dapper
Author: writcraft
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 4,400
Summary: Draco starts wearing Muggle suits and Harry’s definitely losing his mind.

This fic is so good! It's funny and so, so very hot!

But it starts with Harry being annoyed at all things Malfoy. From his pointy face to his ridiculous hair, and really, the Muggle suits are just too much.

And really, Draco seems to take pleasure in annoying Harry, which somehow leads them to sharing a bottle of wine and VERY sexy times – in which the bickering does not stop.

It's incredible! :D

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This is going to be my last post for a few days. I'll add the authors to the recs from fests that post reveals as soon as I get back. :)