a wee @fandomtrumpshate gift for @nv-md whom i adore <3 supporting a good cause and writing for a friend? what a treat!
lmfao guess what was NOT on my bingo card for the year? i mean, F U C K — this wasn't even on my bingo card three days ago kjdgjkhkldj @fluxweeed i'm sorry i can't let a good idea rest!! thank you for the theo brainworms, i thought about him really hard and then got drunk and then there were sooooooo many words on the page already i thought i may as well let the world see it. happy belated solstice!!
"hey, i was thinking maybe i'll write some drabbles based on tarot cards, just for fun?" — me, feeling like this was a good idea all the way back in march. reader: it took ten whole months to write 78 bloody drabbles. it was not a good idea.
BUT I DID IT ANYWAY! originally i was going to save this post for tomorrow because i only posted the last drabble this morning, but i quite like the idea that i can leave this in 2022. i will not subject you to more talk about how hard this project was. i don't need to do that, you don't want that, so instead i am going to give you some stats! because they're fun!
- this series took 272 days to complete,
- the pairings that kept popping up were my trusty drarry (26 drabbles), my first-love wolfstar (6) and my newly found obsession jegulus (5),
- in terms of most loved characters, there were 11 pairings featuring harry outside of the drarry ones mentioned above, and 7 featuring draco! there were also 7 featuring regulus outside of the jegulus drabbles,
- for this series i wrote 28 pairings i had never written before,
- 54 of the drabbles were lightning era, 18 marauders era, and 6 were next gen,
- i wrote 2 gen drabbles, 58 m/m, 5 f/f, 4 f/m, 10 multi and 1 other (other meaning that one sorting hat/sword of gryffindor drabble),
- rating wise 55 of the drabbles were rated teen and up, and 23 mature/explicit,
- and when it came to genres 45 were soft/funny/fluffy, 16 were angsty/sad/open ended, and 17 were pure smut,
- finally, 43 out of a total of 78 were prompted by lovely people here on tumblr which i'm still massively grateful for :')
i won't be putting these on ao3 because the formatting and the tagging would be a nightmare and i don't fancy doing it as 78 separate works but you can find them under their own little tag ✨
content: harry/regulus, it’s a guard/thief AU in which the horcruxes are protected holy items. this deserves 100k at least but this is what you’re getting instead because i’m lazy. may harry and reggie kiss every day next year 🤷
these two became my favourite pairing this year. i can’t have enough and i just want them to be happy together. it is what it is. the 78th card on this mess of a deck, harry/regulus + The Sun, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series. happy 2023!
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The guard is twirling his wand between his fingers, sitting on the low step of the chapel.
Regulus doesn’t bother being quiet. There’s no point, not with him.
“I thought thieves worked nights,” the guard says.
Regulus disables the security charms with a single spell, and sits next to him.
“I was a bit busy last night, as I’m sure you’ll remember.”
The guard grins and they sit in silence, watching the sun rise.
“Are you going to let me take the locket?”
“Not today,” the guard says.
“I’ll keep trying, Harry.”
“I know, sweetheart. I’ll see you at home.”]
content: remus/sirius, fluff, lying low at lupin’s
i wrote A LOT of wolfstar angst for this series. mcd, cheating, breaking up… i really put them through it. so here’s a little bit of softness for us all. wolfstar + the Four of Swords, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Sirius had adjusted to the quiet much better than Remus. Remus had never known when to stop the fight, when to lie low.
“We need you protected, where Voldemort can’t get to you.” Dumbledore said. “And your brain needs quiet.”
He was starting to understand how true that was. Before, all there was was moving, fighting, running.
Now, however: Sirius’ warm naked body pressed around his in the morning light. Sirius’ breath against his neck, Sirius’ hand in his hair.
Nowhere to go but here.
“I never thought I’d have this,” Sirius mumbled against his lips.
Me too, Remus thought.]
content: charlie/draco/harry, if you’ve seen this before no you didn’t, rated E-ish, threesome
you guessed it. this is another one of my threesome fics that i never finished (see another snip here), oooooops. i actually am obsessed with the dynamic between these three, i can’t lie. charlie/draco/harry + the King of Wands, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Charlie gasps when Draco climbs onto his lap to bite his neck.
There’s a second gasp (Draco’s), and then a third. Both Draco and Charlie turn their attention to Harry.
Harry is sat across from them, just far enough from the edge of the table that Charlie can see the way he’s palming himself through the fabric of his boxers.
“God, Potter, have some decency.”
For Draco, he’s always Potter when they’re fucking (Charlie knows there’s history there). He’s always Weasley, too.
Harry smiles.
“You look so good together,” he says. So fucking earnest, all the time. “I like it.”]
content: draco/harry, fluff, wedding, lots of soft family feelings
aaaah. there we go. a little bit of happy drarry + the Ace of Cups, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Under a canopy of bright stars, Harry and Draco sneak away hand-in-hand and climb the steps into the house.
On the balcony, the newlywed look down, hearts overflowing with joy.
Just outside the wedding marquee, Mrs Weasley sits on a bench, a sleeping Rose across her lap, Victoire by her side, quietly entertaining baby Hugo.
Narcissa and Andromeda are joined by Blaise at the bar, gossip flowing easily between them.
On the dancefloor, Teddy spins a giggling Pansy around, while Hermione and Ron snog, their slow dancing long forgotten.
All around them, their people.
All around them: love love love.]
content: harry/tom, fighting then fucking, violence, blood, enemies AND lovers
your honour. i love ✨them ✨ and their stupid shenanigans. tomarry + The Devil, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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The two wands are gripped tightly in Harry’s fist when Tom does the unthinkable. He remembers not to tuck his thumb into his palm and he swings — clumsy and with the insecurity of someone who has never punched a face before.
It hurts, but it lands and Harry stumbles back with a pained groan.
“I thought physical violence was too Muggle for you,” Harry says, spitting blood onto the floor.
“You left me no chance,” he says.
He pushes Harry against the wall and finds that Harry’s mouth tastes of blood and he can’t get enough of it. Not ever.]
content: past james/lily, james/regulus, heartbreak & fluff, a wee hopeful reunion for you, modern day no magic au
it’s a… it’s a What If It’s Us AU, yup. i just want them to be happy. also lily has moved away and met mary and now they’re gonna be happy together too 🥰 jegulus + the Ten of Swords, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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The post office is packed.
It’s not bad enough that it ended the way it ended, Lily had to break up with him around Christmastime and fuck off to another country. It gives James time to think about how shitty his whole life is as he queues for half an hour just to ship her belongings away.
Parcel safely sent off, James turns to walk home, only to collide with… Sirius? No. Definitely not Sirius.
“James?”
Thirty minutes and a cup of coffee later, he walks home with Regulus’ number saved on his phone and a smile on his face.]
Upon Narcissa’s death, Draco Malfoy lets his best mate decide on a new place for him to live and set up his flower shop. Pansy, the meddling witch that she is, picks Godric’s Hollow. Specifically, the oh-so-conveniently available space next to Harry Potter’s bookshop. What could possibly go wrong? According to Hermione, only everything. According to Ron, this is exactly what Harry needs. Blaise is only there to watch the whole thing crash and burn, and Luna saw it coming years ago.
an advent present, which was meant to be a christmas romcom, but turned out a little wonky (very little christmas, some rom but very little com lmao). with an extra big kiss for @slytherco for going through actual punctuation torture, deleting about 284762972957847 commas and dealing with my preposition problem <3
#merry christmas!! it isn't much but it's honest work#this... might be the last drarry i write for a while#it's not perfect#it's not what i wanted it to be#but i needed it written and mostly needed these two exorcised straight out of my chest#but really. it's a thank you gift!!#if you ever talked to me on discord commented on my fics reblogged my stuff said anything nice about me ever know i wrote this for you x#drarry#m writes#longer than micro#2022 fics
content: harry/theo, rated M for general thirst, harry is hot and he’s fixing sirius’ bike which makes him extra hot, theo is Not Coping™️
ah yes yes the pynchness of it all, don’t @ me.here’s your happy nottpott after the sad one from the other week. harry/theo + the Page of Pentacles, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Theo tries to let the spinning motion of the wheel distract him.
The top half of Harry’s boilersuit is unzipped, revealing a tight black vest under it. The wheel, fascinating as it is, could never distract Theo enough.
There’s a smudge of some kind of oil just above Harry’s right eyebrow, another one at his jaw.
“How long until you’re done?” Theo asks.
“Not sure. Pass the wrench?” Harry says. Looking at him he adds, “Why? Is this doing it for you?”
Cheeky bastard.
“You know it is. Five minutes or I’ll fuck you against that bloody thing.”
Harry grins.]
content: scorpius/james/teddy, rated very much E, threesome, teddy is a mean bossy bastard and both james and scorpius are completely and utterly done for
idk it’s just porn because as much as i love scorbus i just love putting scorpius in situations… situations being ‘i wanna bone my bestie’s brother who in turn is boning my cousin… who i also want to bone’ specifically. 🤷 scorpius/james/teddy + the Queen of Wands, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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He doesn’t know where to look. James, above him, Teddy, across the room.
“Scorpius,” Teddy says. Scorpius wants him closer. He wants both of them, needs both of them. “Patience. Look at me. Stop pouting. Do it.”
James, much like Scorpius, reacts to Teddy’s deep voice with a stutter of his hips. His cock nudges against Scorpius’ prostate and Scorpius keens.
“Jamie.”
That, at last, is the final straw for Teddy, who crosses the room in long strides, to kneel by the bed, one hand on James’ side, another around Scorpius’ neck.
“Say my name.”
Both of them do.
“Teddy.”]
content: harry/draco, hogwarts professors, fluff
harry and draco at hogwarts forever? no children of their own, just transfiguration professor draco + headmaster harry being old as fuck and making sure every kid in that castle has somewhere to stay if going back home isn’t safe? yeah. YEAH. drarry + The Emperor, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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“He’s like two-hundred,” says Tabitha, a second-year who always asks the most inopportune questions.
Draco has heard that one before.
“Which one?” asks Charlie, a first-year.
“They’re the same age,” says another second-year.
Harry grins, shifting his weight onto his walking cane. They don’t move.
“He told me they’ve been married for a hundred years,” another child says.
Petra, Harry mouths. Fourth-year.
“Told you?”
“Oh, hm, yeah? I stay in the Castle for the holidays.”
Draco links their arms together and walks out into the corridor.
“Hello,” he greets.
“Miss Calder, tea on Thursday?” Harry asks.
Petra beams.
“Sure, Professor.”]
content: remus/sirius, sirius/other(s), unhappy ending, post-break up, a wee mention of vomiting
wolfstar is only good because of the angst and the inevitably of disaster and pain. i am sorry but it’s true. i’ve written too many fuzzy cutesy things for these drabbles and that needed fixing. wolfstar + the Five of Swords, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Sirius doesn’t quite make it home, instead he’s sick in the bush at the end of the street.
I kissed a mouth that wasn’t yours. I’d never done that before.
Guilt makes his steps heavier, his body hard to move.
He wasn’t you, but he smelled nice. It wasn’t love, but it helped me not feel dead for a while.
“Remus,” he screams into the Floo.
Moony, come home.
The Floo at Remus’ flat has been blocked for weeks.
I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.
Sirius doesn’t quite make it to his bed, but it doesn’t matter because sleep never comes.]
content: james/regulus, james & sirius, sirius & regulus, euphemia and fleamont being excellent parents, a very emotional escape-from-grimmauld-place scene
this should have happened. you know it should. we all know it should. UGH. this is more regulus gen than really jegulus but anyway. the Ten of Pentacles, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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The flight is tense. The motorbike is not made for three people, but both James and Sirius had refused to let go of him. His injuries took Apparition between Grimmauld Place and Godric’s Hollow completely out of the question.
At the cottage, he’s placed on the sofa with a cup of tea.
Euphemia’s hands are warm on his face and her lips are soft when they touch his forehead. He looks at the floor, trying to blink his tears away.
It’s no use, though. Fleamont speaks up behind his wife, voice warm and smooth, just like James’.
“Welcome home, son.”]
content: barty/regulus, accidental bonding, requited love (but they don't know!! cos they're stupid!!), angst
aaaaah i have always wanted to make these two kiss! it’s a wee bit angsty because i can’t resist a bit of a bond but it’s also very much wanted. sometimes you need a spell gone awry to give you a wee push, yknow. bartylus + the Seven of Cups, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Agony was coursing through Barty’s veins, pulsing angrily with every beat of his heart.
“Fuck,” Regulus gasps. “We have to.” A pained moan. “Barty, we have to.”
Not like this.
Regulus stands on shaky legs, closes the distance.
“No,” Barty whimpers. “Please.”
“It will kill us,” Regulus murmurs.
“No.”
Regulus pauses just before reaching for Barty’s hand.
“We should have done this before,” he sighs.
Their eyes lock.
“Do you want to? Because I do. Wanted, I mean,” Regulus gasps as another wave of pain goes through him. “Before the bond.”
Barty kisses him.
Relief comes. But guilt does too.]
content: hermione/fleur, veela allure, gringotts, a second-chance meet-cute
i cannnnoooooot believe i’d never done these two before!! i genuinely think they’d be such a good match. fleurmione + the King of Pentacles, for my Tarot Card Drabbles series
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Hermione always thinks of Gringotts as cold. The vaults, the floor-to-ceiling marble, the constant draft.
She didn’t know what to expect of the new job, but she knows exactly who’s on the other side of the door, before she knocks. The Allure feels familiar. Gentle, but firm, pulling her in.
“Hello, Hermione. Good to see you again.”
Gorgeous hair — shorter now — curious eyes, kind smile.
Fleur.
Once upon a time they had both been Weasleys, avoiding looking each other in the eye, avoiding temptation. That had been a long time ago.
“This is a lovely surprise.”
She’s no longer cold.]