fic claim: menuet

RATING: E PAIRING: DRARRY WORDCOUNT: 16K Read on AO3 here!

@citrusses i can't even. it was a DELIGHT, an HONOR, and a PRIVILEGE to get to write for one of my dearest friends. thank you for your amazing prompts, and for being you. thank you for (unknowingly) creating a space that fostered weirdness and joy and just plain getting silly with it. endless heart emojis.

@hoko-onchi-writes thank you for your unflagging support, enthusiasm, and extremely skilled edits as i sent pages flying at you. you're simply THE BEST.

@nv-md @epitomereally @thehoneybeet and vera, thank you for running this incredible fest and for being so, so patient with me.

thank you finally, hugely, to everyone who has read this fic so far and commented or kudosed or reblogged the fest posts. i am forever grateful to be in community with everyone here. cheers to more in 2026!

Restless Things

Drarry ~ E ~ 8k

Break-up to make-up; signing legal documents as foreplay; the perils of seeing your ex while co-parenting a stroppy teen

Harry’s drawn up the divorce papers; all Draco has to do is sign them.

My gift for my dear @garagepaperback whose writing I admire so much, and whose fic javelin inspired this one. Greg, it's a privilege to get to read your writing, and it was a delight to get to write for you.

With thanks to the people I am lucky enough to have had as betas for this — @citrusses @maesterchill and @sweet-s0rr0w — who held my hand while I wrote over 30k of fic before settling on this one. And thank you to @epitomereally @thehoneybeet @nv-md and Vera for a stellar fest and for being so bloody lovely while I wrote this. legends all!

On AO3 here

Bound: u might want to get tested by @toomuchplor

Set in the liminal situationship timeline between episodes 3 and 4.

Dare I say this is the first Hollanov fanbind??

My first pamphlet bind, made for plor because Christmas!

Genuinely tho this fic is so good. If you haven’t already, please read it. It’s a TREAT.

This is a one-signature bind. The inspiration of for the cover is a Planned Parenthood pamphlet.

The cover is matte photo paper with soft-touch laminate.

Typeset done in Affinity.

i think at this point the only thing that will help me finish my WIP is recruiting an Enemy so i'm seeking someone who:

immediate start available, part-time, fully remote. zero perks other than u get to talk about yourself at length and in a super arrogant way, which ideally u will love to do. interested parties pls apply within.

The Domestication of Draco Malfoy, written for @hd-erised and @peachydreamxx 🐇 (E, 29K)

This year's Season is Draco's chance to restore his family's reputation by making a marriage match. Draco is prepared: he's ready for Theodore Nott's barbs, for a less-than-stellar bride, for every boring dance step and lukewarm sip of punch.

What he's not ready for is Harry Potter.

had so much fun with peachy's requests (parties! pets! praise kink!) for this wonderful fest. Thank you peachy for being the sweetest person and inspiring me to try to write something silly and sexy, and thank you Erised mods for smashing the Herculean task of putting together this fest!

fic: icarus pairing: hollanov tags: butt plug

sometimes you just need to perch bisexually on a mini-fridge to show how absolutely casual you are about the big conversations. and that's ok

2026.01.02

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. honey blond by @moonyleoxo [G, 2k]

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Fest/Exchange

1. May Cause Side Effects by @sweet-s0rr0w [T, 2k]

bro youre not yearning again are you. bro. bro stop

AND THAT’S A WRAP! 

The final submission for this year’s @hd-erised has been posted!!! We hope you’ve enjoyed this year’s fest as much as we have!

The anonymous masterlist will be posted tomorrow. We’ll also be posting a stats post on Sunday, so keep an eye out!

H/D Erised reveals will go up Wednesday, January 7th!!

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We want to give an extra-special shout out to our all-star commenters, who have already left love on more than half of this year’s H/D Erised creations!  Here’s lookin’ at you @agentmoppet, @annanother-thing, blueheart_V, @sorrybutblog, khalulu, @megreads99, @nv-md, @orolin-writes, @renncandraw, and @threeh!! You are absolute rock stars, and we’re so grateful for what you do!

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my very last-minute and very not-micro @drarrymicrofic wheel of drarry micro for @a-clockwork-lemon. the prompt was 'jouska' which I am aware this is not really. But i am a big believer that a prompt's a prompt, and you should write what comes to you, and so this is what came to me, so i hope you like it anyway! Mild cw for dubious professional ethics.

It’s fifteen minutes past the end of Draco’s shift by the time Potter finally shows up for his appointment. By rights, Draco should have been in the line for the Floo; might have made it halfway to the front already. Instead, he’s rearranging potions, dithering over his list for tomorrow, alight with anticipation.

“Well, Auror Potter,” he says, turning, ignoring the little kick in his chest at the unmistakable shivery rush of magic that always heralds Potter’s arrival. “Two sickbay visits in just over forty-eight hours must be a new record. Even for you.”

Potter rubs his arm awkwardly. “Yeah.” He’s leaning against the doorway, clad in full Senior Auror regalia and he looks great – no, he looks well, Draco corrects himself sternly, adjusting his Healer ID badge. Either way, Potter’s clearly in much better nick than he’d been on Tuesday, when he’d caught the end of a vicious Algor Mortis curse and Portkeyed back to the DMLE hypothermic and covered in blisters. Draco would never admit it, but it had been a close thing, getting Potter warmed up and healed without lasting effect. A lesser Healer – a lesser man – might have just sent Potter off to St Mungo’s – but no, Draco had taken such care to rub the Frostbane Balm into (almost) every square inch of Potter’s icy skin. Such dedicated, painstaking care, until Potter was hale and hearty once more, chest heaving and heart pounding beneath Draco’s delicate touch.

He'd stayed late that day too.

for longer than the road by @eleadore

Dec. 29: A fic that made you cry

Only the Good by @sweet-s0rr0w

Primary tropes/tags: Terminal illness and MCD (not drarry), threesome (Harry/Draco/Ron)

Why I chose it: I don't usually venture out of the monogamous Draco/Harry dynamic, but I'm glad I did for this fic. It's beautiful and sad and heartwarming and 100000% worth a read.

Summary: