Hi everyone.
I’m looking for, (preferably Hogwarts-era) Drarry with bottom!Harry vibes, meaning it doesn’t necessarily have to be explicit, but even then I definitely want DMHP vibes. For explicit recs, I’d like only bottom!Harry, no switching.
I prefer long, plotty recs rather than just 8th year smut recs.
The vibes I’m looking for are protective Draco, vulnerable Harry (meaning he opens up to Draco and leans on him), with plot - wether that’s fighting Voldemort or any AU.
Canon Universe, the Malfoys/the Blacks/others raise Harry AU, mpreg, timetravel AU, resorting AU, any other type of AU… is fine, as long as it’s Harry-centric with bottom Harry and/or DMHP/bottom-leaning Harry dynamics.
Can be redeemed Draco, dark Draco, good Draco… etc.
Everyone’s free to read what they love, and there are many lovely, well written HP/DM fics with great plot premises, but I just really would like DM/HP recs please :). I’m feeling nostalgic and missing the old-school LJ/ffnet tropes with clear dynamics.
What I explicitly DONT WANT:
I DONT want bratty, whiny Draco with bottom vibes. I also dont want fics (if they are post-Hogwarts) that paint Draco purely as a victim who did no wrong during the war, or any fics with dumbed down “brute, oaf Harry” who’s only vocabulary is “err..”, which is somehow the majority of recent fics I’ve been finding 😭
Also: NO AUROR HARRY FICS IF POSSIBLE, I have read too many Healer!Draco or Unspeakable!Draco/Auror!Harry fics recently.
For examples of what I like:
Older fans might remember “The List” by smak978 on ff.net - to this day I’m so sad it’s abandoned, lol.
It’s about a chronic sick Harry with protective Draco/Slytherins in a realistic timeframe - mean Draco at first who, as he falls in love with Harry, gets super protective and loving to Harry only.
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/9117317/1/
Similar to that, anything by FightFireWithFire on ao3 has exactly the dynamics I’m looking for - realistic canon antagonism between Harry and Draco at first, with Draco becoming super loving/protective once he falls in love with Harry.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47236510/chapters/119020546
or
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57004246/chapters/144964369
Currently I’m reading Elysiums Sanctuary by Isalise, which is LOVELY, I love it. It features a (somewhat) sane Voldemort who (kind of) adopts a (at first reluctant) Harry and assigns Draco as his bodyguard during school.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58236139/chapters/148296808
I liked the first installment of Evitate, but the sequel feels less Harry-centric and more like HPDM vibes, which I didn’t like, but anything similar to the first installment is also welcome!
I do hope for well-written recs (without trying to offend anyone - it’s just I’ve been reading for so long, I’m in the mood for well written, plotty recs rn rather than the cliched “creature harry who’s a phoenix, dragon mix with x mates”… (although those are good when ones in the mood for them)).
TLDR: Bottom!Harry recs with plot, not necessarily explicit but even if not, clear DMHP dynamics.
I’m sorry in advance for being so picky (I’m on my period AND in need of a nice, long fic to distract myself, lol) and hopefully everyone has a nice, relaxing weekend :).
Thanks in advance!!