Title: life, distorted
Author: gracerene
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing(s): Lavender/Parvati
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~800
Content/Warnings: established relationship, major character death, ghosts, hauntings, unhealthy relationships, emotional/psychological abuse, suicidal thoughts, open/ambiguous ending
Summary: Padma said Lavender would want her to move on. Parvati knows better.
Author's Note: Last year's plan to combine hpdarkarts' My Bloody Valentine Fest with Femslash February worked so well, I thought I'd try it again! And, just like last year, Lavender/Parvati jumped out at me with this dark little bunny. One day I'll stop torturing them, but today is not that day!

A big thank you to writcraft for bringing back this mini-fest and for the beta! <3

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Reveals have posted for this year's hd-hurtfest which means I can finally claim my fic!! Fun fact, I actually outlined and wrote part of this fic wayyyy back in 2015 after listening to the song Here Without You by 3 Doors Down on a cross-country road trip. I loved the idea, but at the time I just didn't feel capable of writing the fic the way I wanted to, so I put it on the back-burner and honestly never thought I'd pick it up again. Fast forward to 2020 and I'd been toying with the idea of picking this one back up when it was announced that H/D Hurtfest would be returning, and it seemed like fate! MASSIVE thanks to those of you who gave this fic a read. I know longer fic with a MCD tag doesn't tend to be massively popular and I so appreciate those of you that read and commented. ♥

It's been seven years since the end of the Second Wizarding War with Voldemort, and a new Dark Lady has taken over in nearby Ireland. Harry feels compelled to volunteer to fight on the front lines, but war is never safe, and Harry has a lot—including his blissfully happy relationship with Draco—to lose.

Reveals went up earlier today over at hp_crossgenfest which means it’s time to claim my fic! I’ve had the idea for this one in my plot bunny folder for awhile now and I figured this fest would be the perfect opportunity to actually try and write it! :D

Title: Battleline
Author: gracerene
Prompt: Self-Prompt
Pairing(s): Draco/James Sirius, past Astoria/Draco
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~19,000
Content/Warnings: partially epilogue compliant, undercover Auror!James, Mob Boss!Draco (allegedly), mild dub-con, UST, rimming, anal sex, bottom!James, open/ambiguous ending
Summary: The wizarding world believes James Sirius Potter works for his uncle as a Curse-Breaker, but the truth is that he's one of the Auror Department's most effective undercover agents. After months of waiting he's finally got a new case, but this assignment involves him going in as himself, without the disguises he's come to rely on. More importantly, he's meant to be taking down the one person long-suspected of being the most influential wizard in Britain's criminal underworld: Draco Malfoy.
Author's Notes: I was so excited to see this fest return this year and used it as an excuse to finally write this idea I've had for ages. I hope you enjoy! Thank you to MalenkayaCherepakha for the brilliant beta! :)

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Another daily_deviant Banging Birthday fic! This was my original claim, and I was super excited for the chance to write this pairing again, as they're one of my favorites!



Title: In Dreams
Author: gracerene
Pairing: Harry/Sirius, vague mention of past Harry/Ginny
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~2,100
Warnings/Content: fingering, first time, dreams, longing, open/ambiguous ending
Summary/Description: Sirius always finds him in his dreams.
Author's Notes: Thank you so much to the lovely writcraft for the inspiring scenario. I'm not sure this is exactly what you were thinking when you left this prompt, but I hope you enjoy it just the same! Much love to nerdherderette for their brilliant feedback, and to the daily_deviant mods for running this fest!

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Happy half-birthday writcraft! You are one of my very favourite people and I cannot tell you how glad I am to have had the chance to get to know you over the past several years. You are so funny, kind, talented, wicked smart, and a truly wonderful friend. As a token of my sincere affection, I thought I'd gift you this little fucked-up bit of angst, because what better way to show somebody you care than to hurt the characters we both adore? Apparently I'm incapable of gifting somebody a normal fic, but given your love of darker themes, I really hope this hits the spot! Thank you for being an amazing human being and for always being around when I need a friend. ♥

Title: What I Do to You
Author: gracerene
Pairing: Draco/Harry, background Ron/Hermione, mentions of past Harry/Ginny
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~9,200
Content/Warnings: Alternating POV, Post-Second War with Voldemort, Auror Training, fucked-up Harry, issues of self-worth, some suicide ideation, PTSD, Harry and Draco are not dealing with their issues well (especially Harry), unhealthy coping mechanisms, Christmas (but not really in a happy way), hate!sex, semi-public!sex, floor!sex, consent issues/dubious consent, anal sex, rough sex, face-fucking, open/ambiguous/angsty ending
Summary: These days, apathy fogs Harry's mind. Malfoy's the only one who makes Harry feel anything at all. Harry doesn't really care that the feelings aren't good ones. He deserves it.

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Notes: Thank you so much to the brilliant firethesound for reacting with enthusiastic grabby hands when I sent her the warnings for this fic and shamelessly begged politely asked if she'd be willing to beta it for me. And thank you as well to the equally brilliant birdsofshore for brit-picking and flailing. ♥

This fic was heavily inspired by Season 6 Buffy and her relationship with Spike. As such, the title for this fic is inspired by the below dialogue:

Spike: Do you even like me?

Buffy: Sometimes.

Spike: But you like what I do to you.

[Spike holds up a pair of handcuffs.]

Spike: Do you trust me?

Buffy: Never.

I always love the January daily_deviant themes, because it's a second chance to come back to any of the themes you didn't get to use in the previous year! Since it's been ages since I've written this pairing, and I've not yet written them for a regular DD posting, I figured it was their turn at the plate! I hope you enjoy!

Title: Consequences
Author: gracerene
Characters/Pairings: Sirius/James, implied future James/Lily
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Chosen: Frottage & (kind of) lighting: using lighting to set the mood or being aroused by a particular type, color, or intensity of lighting
Other Warnings/Content: underage (they're both around 17 here), outdoor sex, frottage, angst, friends with benefits type situation, ambiguous ending (fitting with canon)
Word Count: ~1,600
Summary/Description: Sirius knows James won't ever be able to give him everything that he wants. That doesn't stop him from taking what's on offer.
Author's Notes: Vaguely set in my Someone Like You 'verse, but it can absolutely be read as a standalone. Thanks to capitu & evandar for all their help with this one. :D

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Reveals went up yesterday at hd_fan_fair, which means it's time to reveal my fic! This was actually my first time EVER participating in Fan Fair, despite being a massive fan of the fest for years. The timing of it has always coincided with a lot of busyness for me both IRL and in fandom, but I'm really glad I said 'fuck it' this year, and participated anyway. ;)

I've actually been wanting to write a fic like this for awhile now, and even though I hadn't planned on participating in this year's fest, when I saw the hand feeding prompt, I knew this was my chance! Partway through writing my fic, however, my brain decided that my outline wasn't actually telling enough of the story, and what I really needed to was essentially double what I'd planned to write and add in some ~past~ scenes to flesh out how Harry and Draco got to where they are. This was a very unwelcome realization, as I was in the middle of modding hell (all four of the fests I mod have very major events in August), just took on a new position at work that I was under-trained for, and had a planned vacation shortly before the fic deadline. O_O

Somehow, I managed to pull it all together, and was even able to submit the fic a day before the deadline! Anyway, this fic definitely has some content that will not appeal, so it's A-OK if you need to give it a pass. I wanted to really challenge myself with this one, so I wrote a lot of things I don't normally write or read myself!

Title: The Hand That Feeds You
Author: gracerene
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, background Harry/Ginny, mentions of Draco/Astoria
Food Theme: Hand Feeding
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~17,400
Warnings/Content Notes: non-linear timeline, epilogue compliant, infidelity, BDSM, D/s dynamics, total power exchange, Dom Draco, sub Harry, collars, praise kink, blow jobs, face-fucking, hand jobs, orgasm delay/denial, subspace, aftercare, bondage, sex toys, dirty talk, anal sex, open (but hopeful) ending, brief mentions/implications of: suspended bondage, mild rape fantasy, whipping, breath play, double penetration with a sex toy, omorashi
Summary: Harry needs something only Draco can provide.
Author's Notes: Huge massive thanks to kedavranox & nerdherderette for being the best humans and looking this fic over for me! Your input was invaluable, and I so appreciate your help in whipping this fic into shape. ♥ Another thanks to my prompter for such an inspiring scenario! I know this is probably not quite the direction you had in mind, but this was the story that was begging me to be written, so I hope you'll forgive me! Finally, all the kudos to the mods for hosting this fest! It's always been one of my favs in this fandom, and it was a pleasure to participate this year.

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Click HERE to get to the rest of my Merlin Recs.

In the Warnings section of each entry I have different tags, so if you are looking for something specific (like "kid!fic" for example) just ctrl+f and enter your tag and it should highlight the relevant entries!

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updated August 24, 2023

( Arthur/Merlin Canon Recs More Than 10,000 Words )

(rec repost)

OBSESSED WITH MERLIN. When I first get into a fandom, I much prefer reading Canon AUs, so this is the longest of the rec lists. I still haven't seen season 4/5, so I've got several fics bookmarked that I know take place after those seasons, so definitely more recs to come!

Click HERE to get to the rest of my Merlin Recs.

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updated August 31, 2016

( Arthur/Merlin Canon Recs Less Than 10,000 Words )

( Arthur/Merlin/Lancelot )

The newest X-Men movie was awesome and gave me so many Magneto/Professor X feels! So naturally I had to read some fic :D

The majority of these recs are based on the X-Men movie canon, though some, specifically the AUs, may incorporate aspects of comic canon.

In the Warnings section of each entry I have different tags, so if you are looking for something specific (like "switching" for example) just ctrl+f and enter your tag and it should highlight the relevant entries!

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updated March 14, 2021

( Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier Recs )

I started listening to The Dresden Files book series on audiobook a couple of years ago, and the series has totally hooked me. Each one is better than the last, building on previous plot points, weaving in old and new threads, and generally just being super entertaining. As I usually do when I consume a new piece of awesome media, I went trolling for fic. Here are some of my favorites! :D

In the Notes section of each entry I have different tags, so if you are looking for something specific (like "first time" for example) just ctrl+f and enter your tag and it should highlight the relevant entries!

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updated November 22, 2022

( Harry Dresden/John Marcone )

( Harry Dresden/The Erlking )

Title: When Shared
Author: gracerene
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~6,400
Content/Warnings: established relationship, arguments, some power imbalance, angst, fingering, bottom!harry, implied switching, struggles with self-worth, ambiguous/open ending
Summary: Being with Harry was like living in the Manor in the week before one of his mother's fancy parties, when everything was perfectly clean and exactly in the right place, and Draco was under very strict instructions to walk quietly and carefully and not disturb a thing. As a child, he'd always been so conscious of his body during those miserable weeks, of the fact that he was something messy and uncontrollable, unwelcome in the pristine façade his mother had the elves put together. Draco had lived in terror of getting something dirty, of becoming the stain that ruined his mother's perfect décor.
Author's Note: This is probably sort of a weird gift to give somebody, but I hope you enjoy it anyway, dicta_contrion! This was one of the many plot-bunnies that has spawned from our conversations this past year or so, and though this isn't the fic I intended to write when I sat down, well, it's the fic I ended up with! Draco's insecurities were apparently much stronger than I thought… ANYWAY, You are such a wonderful person, an amazing friend, and I am 100% sincere when I say that I am absolutely a better human being for knowing you. Life has been crazy for us both, but I just wanted you to know how grateful I am that I met you! (In real life, even!) On that note, here, have some angst! <3<3<3

Thanks so much to firethesound for the awesome beta and feedback! You are a gem of a human being!



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These are all of my James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin fic recs!

Click HERE for other Harry Potter Next Gen Recs!

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updated June 28, 2022

( James Sirius Potter/Teddy Lupin )

These are all of my misc. Harry Potter Cross Gen Slash recs.

Click HERE for other Harry Potter Cross Gen Recs!

In the Warnings section of each entry I have different tags, so if you are looking for something specific (like "rough sex" for example) just ctrl+f and enter your tag and it should highlight the relevant entries!

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updated November 25, 2019

( Other Slash )

Title: I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
Author: gracerene
Pairing: Harry/Scorpius, implications of Draco/Harry
Rating: R
Word Count: ~6,300
Content/Warnings: Aurors, unrequited crushes, fuck or die, major dub-con, angst, ambiguous ending, nonlinear timeline
Summary: It's been less than one week since The Incident.
Notes: Happy Birthday, writcraft! I've been wanting to write a fic like this for a while now, but I never really had a reason and it seemed like one of those ideas that would perpetually be on the backburner. And then Kat and Amorette reminded us all that your birthday was coming up, and I thought that, despite (or perhaps because of) the angstiness, this idea might work perfectly for you. I really hope you enjoy this fic, and I hope you have a marvelous day, hon! <3

Title is from a MCR song, because I have no shame.

Thanks to capitu, sabethea, & oceaxe for helping me with this one. ♥

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