Apple Ling's List: Issues+Homophobia

*8th year. Angsty hurt/comfort with a fluffy ending. Featuring Jittery!Prone to panic attacks!Depressed!Apathetic!Draco... basically this has an emotionally damaged!Draco like whoa! And a Pining!Obsessively stalker-like!Harry who's lost and wanted desperately to belong. Brief Harry/Ginny and Draco/Astoria (past Draco/Pansy). Not-Evil!Slytherins who genuinely care for Draco. Contains severe depression and anxiety that manifested in some form of numb, apathetic behavior + suicidal thoughts. Eating disorder. Nightmares and severe panic attacks. At one point Draco nearly gets himself killed and Harry rescues him. Stressful exams and classes. Touching H/D bonding moments and Draco/Astoria moments.
#Sex scenes happen off-screen.

Summary: Shortly after the war, Draco Malfoy wakes up with a new understanding, and Harry Potter needs firmer ground to walk on. Unfortunately, life is never easy, especially with the burdens of N.E.W.T.s looming closer. As Draco struggles to maintain his sanity, Harry is back to his old routine-stalking Draco.

*OMG! Uber cuteness!! ♥♥♥♥♥
8th year AU (Draco is a Spy for the Order of the Phoenix and Lucius and Narcissa dies). Told from Draco's pov - Draco-centric narrative. Basically, Draco is head-over-heels smitten with Harry (and every part of Harry's limbs) but is much too shy/confused about his feelings/libido to tell Harry. When Harry finds out Draco has a huge 'thing' for him, well... Harry keeps ambushing Draco all over the castle to kiss, grope and enjoy Draco's moans, squeaks, yelps, yips and all kinds happy noise :p Also, it's cute how Draco works through his sexuality crisis with endless babbling inner monologues about Harry (and parts of Harry's body)
#The lengthy, graphic penetration sex scene is bottom!Draco and a brief description of Bottom!Harry (bottoming from the top) right at the bottom (and right after the bottom!Draco part)

Summary: Draco worries about his libido. Harry takes it all in stride.

*8th year. Lonely!Bitter!Regretful-yet-still-prickly-and-defensive!Draco (and a little bit resentful for the way everything turned out for his family post-war), and a Harry who stalks/follows Draco all over the castle trying to help. "Vulnerable!Draco" tag is to make up for "Emotionally Damaged!Draco". Told mostly from Draco's pov. Sad!Pansy and Sad!Goyle. Featuring Draco being mean to others on purpose to make up for his "relapse" in showing vulnerability (which happens more often than not), Draco being bullied (a little bit) and shunned by other Slytherins, Draco crying or feeling on the verge of tears a lot, nightmares + insomnia + stealing potion ingredients to brew Dreamless Sleep, Harry trying to befriend a prickly!Draco, Draco writing letters to Ollivander but pretending to be someone else, H/D and some tricky bit of wandlore/magical wand bonding that has one of them experiencing the other's magic/dreams and H/D secret relationship, suicidal thoughts.
#Sex scenes all happen behind the screen so there's no way to tell who Tops/ Bottoms

Summary: There are things that Malfoys simply don't do. They don't cry, or show any emotion unless entirely unavoidable. They don't back down. And they certainly don't admit that maybe, just maybe, they might be wrong about a few things.

Draco's back for his eighth year, and with everything that's changed, these basic rules will soon be called into question.

*Timeline spanning from an alternate Hogwarts 7th year (HBP and DH didn't happen) to directly post-war. Death Eater Spy for the Order!Draco. Featuring Brave!Self-sacrificing!Smitten!Draco and a Harry who finds himself slowly, but surely, falling in love with this other side of Draco. Harry's also several inches taller than Draco. References to (past) torture and the resulting aches/shakiness/concussion from it (Draco), the Bone Breaking Curse (and injuries resulting from that curse), Draco saving Harry, Harry's brief sexuality crisis (concerning Draco's crush on him), supportive Ron and Hermione, secret relationship, coming out, moving in together, cute H/D moments, cute hurt/comfort moments when one of them came down with the flu, happy fluffy ending
Alternate link:http://www.cosmicuniverse.net/nw/myfics/hp/spyseries1.html

A series of ficlets about Harry and Draco and their blossoming relationship.

Starting with the summary of the first part:
Summary: Harry is sent to collect the new spy after a Death Eater meeting. Pre-slash. This is the first installment of The Spy Series.

*War!fic. Harry and Draco on the run together (on the streets, somewhere in muggle New York and having to skimp on things because they don't have a lot of money), searching for a special gem stone called the Black Star which is a Horcrux. They argue and fight a lot (being broader and stronger, Harry almost always wins the fights... once, Harry beats up Draco pretty bad)... and lust after each other. Featuring pervert!Snape who squashes Draco in sleep, molests him and at one point contemplated suffocating Draco (>.< Do. Not. Like. This version of Snape), Mostly clueless!petulant!foul-tempered damsel-in-distress!Draco (he's also very jumpy and tends to cling to Harry when startled or scared), frustrated!Harry with anger and sexuality issues (frustrated that Draco's with him and that he's attracted to Draco... but can't help crushing his lips to Draco's anyways). Draco crossdressed at one point at Snape's insistence. Harry/Draco sharing a bed, holding hands in public (dragging the other everywhere), having coffee and pastries together, going clubbing, buying a ring, kissing, UST-ing and sexytimes. Also, minor character death (not H/D) and Draco making Ginny jealous (and she cries).

Summary: Draco must find something for the Dark Lord.

*Deliciously sexy ~~yummy!
Sexual experimentation. Professional sex worker!Harry (in a muggle setting) who is deliciously confident and at ease with his bisexuality (and his sexual prowess). Virgin!Closeted!Draco (when it comes to gay sex) who is adorably nervous yet enthusiastic at his first time with a man (Harry). Infidelity tag for Draco cheating on his fiancee with a male whore (Harry) to find out if he likes men. A bit of angst because Draco came to Harry under disguised as "David Mason" and Harry worries that "David" might have recognised him.

Summary/Description: He was a secret gigolo until a mysterious man hired him one night - a man who knew surprising facts about his past. Harry has left the Wizarding World and is making a living in a rather surprising way, but he loves his work and has a nice, calm life. Until someone who seems to recognise him appears on the scene - and Harry isn't keen on being recognised.

*Auror!Harry (with Auror partner!Zach Smith), Daily Prophet's star reporter and youngest millionaire/publisher/owner of the Daily Prophet and its other subsidiaries!Draco. Basically Harry has the hots for Draco but is deeply in denial (and in the closet) and so Harry pines (and surfs the internet for porn. Lots and lots of gay porn). Draco wants Harry too but is too stubborn and prideful to admit it (so he's all bitchy). Zach has issues with his sexuality (so he passes off as a foul-mouthed homophobe most of the time). In the mean time, someone is out to kill all (ex) Death Eaters (while Harry and Draco are cooped up in a safe house and are slowly dying of sexual frustration). Zach and Draco are pretty vulgar sometimes, but Zach's vulgarity usually involves homophobic slurs while Draco's vulgarity is.... well, he fancies himself a sexual deviant... a sex god. Also, I don't know why... but I find Draco's passion for his work and his bragging about being a top-notch writer/reporter is TEH CUTE!! And erm, at one point Draco offers Harry sexual favours in exchange for a story :p #Implied switching but graphic sex scenes are all deliciously top!draco

Summary: Harry/Draco. When former Death Eater informants start turning up dead, Auror Harry Potter must take star Daily Prophet reporter (and owner) Draco Malfoy into protective custody.

*OMG UBER CUTETASTIC!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Cute Harry and Draco bond in a fluffy situation brought about by a potions mishap. A Draco with his inhibitions let loose is startlingly shy, a bit weepy but adorable in his enthusiasm to befriend Harry. Draco is also a cuddle bug (tee hee!) A Harry with his inhibitions let loose tends to babble... a lot (so cute!), mostly about Draco. They giggle and cuddle and have PG13 kissy sexytimes and confess their inner most secrets (including their not-so-secret obsession with each other and sexuality issues) to each other :D

Summary: A potions accident involving Harry and Draco leads startling personal revelations and happy snogging-times

*Sexy and angsty and despite the infidelity, a beautiful love story nonetheless *loves*
Auror, then Head Auror!Harry, Potions Master!Draco. Unapologetic infidelity because H/D cheats on their wives with each other for years (starting even before Harry marries Ginny). Side Harry/Ginny and Draco/Astoria. Harry and Draco progressing from friends to friends-with-benefits to secret lovers. Cute Draco and baby Teddy moments at the beginning of the story. And then, cute Draco and baby Scorpius (plus Harry) moment. Harry/Ginny wedding (with a pining!Draco in attendance). Angsty moment with Astoria in the hospital and Draco close to breaking down.

Summary: Draco knew what his life was going to be like, there was never any doubt. He never expected to fall in love especially with someone who wasn't his wife. But, he did, and somehow, Harry Potter became the thing that kept him breathing.

*OH, GLORIOUS, SO GLORIOUS ANGST! EPIC!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Draco-centric. Philanthropist!Draco and he works part time in St Mungos. Past Harry/Draco relationship. Draco has intimacy issues (amongst others, like self-esteem issues). Harry left. Draco pines and goes into depression. A little bit of Harry/OMC and Draco/OMC as they both tries (and fails) to move on. Ron/Hermione as friends who genuinely cares for Draco. Pansy as Draco's close friend. Harry's enchanted Everlasting candle on their bedside. A shared magical journal between Harry and Draco. Draco seeing a muggle psychiatrist for the depression. Past attempted suicide. Draco working with children. Angsty flashbacks to the times Harry and Draco were still together. HAPPY DRARRY ENDING!!

Summary: They say that when a person loses one of their senses, the others heighten in an attempt to make up for the lack. I think he must have been one of mine. I notice such insignificant things now that I never had before. I can almost taste the sunrise, like vanilla and tangerines blended into one smooth, delicious, summertime kiss. I sit in the park across the street from home, watching the day begin. The sun peeks over the horizon in a futile attempt to catch a glimpse of the night sky that is now retreating in its presence, for no two things so entirely opposite could ever coexist in the same place at the same time...I wonder how that escaped our notice for so long.

*Non-magic AU. Victorian era. Author!Draco. Draco is the poster boy of the higher elitist society (and he calls himself a traditionalist), while Harry is from the common class who have successfully built his own reputation as the 'self made man'. Draco started off as complete berk: arrogant, selfish, and prejudiced towards those of the lower classes but then he gets nicer towards the end. Harry is brave and self-righteous, but also arrogant and demanding. Both traits, he honestly didn't realize he exhibits - or maybe he's so used to pushing Draco, thinking that Draco is wrong and therefore Draco must change (or least see things the way Harry does) that he simply didn't see that he's just as arrogant and demanding (and a little bit too self-righteous) as Draco. Draco is a berk but he's an honest berk (to Harry at least) and he never pretends to be otherwise. Elitist!Slytherins. Commoners!Gryffindors. Slytherin!bashing. # Basically Draco mocks Harry in his book, Harry retaliates and everything escalates from there. Plus, while digging up secrets to blackmail Draco with, Harry discovered that Draco is gay.... and to be gay at that time is a crime. Also, Harry wrote a book too. Happy Harry/Draco ending. #No sex scenes.

Summary: It’s 1895, and in the Victorian society Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde existed in, Harry works hard to rise in society. When Draco ruins Harry's status, a battle of societies begins.

*Hot, muscled!Quidditch player!Harry and gorgeous!svelte and model-like!physiotherapist!Draco.
Past Harry/Draco relationship (but still pining for each other). Harry's issues with coming out to the public about his sexuality. Harry having to take the first step to prove that he's serious about reconciling with Draco. Teary confession (that happened in a restaurant) by Draco on the real reason why he walked out of their relationship. Hot sexy back messages by physio!Draco. Cute little Teddy who calls Harry, "Daddy". A little bit of homophobic bashing. Supportive Ron/Hermione. #Lengthy graphic sex scenes are bottom!Draco. Heavily implied 'switching' though (bottom!Harry scenes are less graphic than bottom!Draco... all equally HOT, HOT HOT!!)

Summary: Harry's job is in the public eye but his closely guarded private life is not. When Draco is inducted as the Quidditch physio, will they be able to prevail as platonic and indifferent accqaintances or will Harry finally prove his worth?

*Cute established relationship fluff!! Undergrad students!Harry and Draco (different universities - Harry attends the University College Hospital, and works cafe. Draco attends the London School of Business & Finance, who is also a part time model). Harry and Draco have been together for years, and they've also been engaged for 2 years but their relationship was kept a total secret from friends and family. The secret comes out when Draco got into a horrific car accident. Harry worries over the possibility that his friends might not except his sexuality or his relationship with Draco. Happy fluffy ending :D #No sex scenes

Summary: Harry and Draco are living a fairly normal life with a fairly normal relationship, except for the part where it's, well, secret.

*Drama, drama, DRAMAAAAA!!
Harry/Draco and Lucius/Narcissa as the main pairings. Past Ron/Hermione and George/Hermione as a side pairing. Major character death (that happened before the story timeline - not Harry or Draco, not Lucius or Narcissa either). Cute baby Teddy Lupin. Grieving!Andromeda. Healer!Hermione. Alcoholics!Harry and Draco. Basically, Narcissa is sick and dying. The Malfoys are desperate to save her but the only person who can save her, refuses to do. Plus, St Mungos refuse to treat anyone affiliated with Death Eaters. Harry and Draco struggles with living and the guilt of surviving through the war while others died. They drown their problems with alcohol but in the end, their friendship (and love) saved each other from self destruction. Draco needs to tell his parents the truth about his sexuality and his relationship with Harry but isn't sure if Lucius will still love him after that. I have a bit of a problem how fast everyone (except Lucius and Narcissa because they've been married for years after all) jump from comfort friends-with-benefits sex to "I love you so much, I'd die without you", but other than that it's ok :) Warning for one scene in which one of the main protagonist tried to slash their arm open out of grief (and because they're too drunk to think straight) - near fatal but they didn't die.

Summary: A year after the war, wounds remain fresh. Survivors struggle just to keep surviving. They're plagued with guilt, illness, and new prejudices. Harry always thought his life would get easier after the demise of Voldemort, but he was wrong.

*AWESOME LIKE WHOA!! EPIC!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Auror!Harry with PTSD, Trainee Healer!Draco. Established Harry/Gin but with Harry/Draco too (infidelity on Harry's part). Sort of like a Draco/Harry/Ginny love triangle (Harry cares for Draco but refuses to leave Ginny). Harry has a problem controlling his magic and tends to have sudden wild magic explosive incidents - only Draco is capable of calming him down (usually through sex - bottom!Draco). Draco's group of friends: Lavender Brown (she's AWESOME!!!), Neville, Theo Nott and Seamus Finnigan - hanging out at The Brewery (testing muffins :D). Harry/Draco secret relationship. People being not nice to Draco because of his name and D.E ties. Angst. Pining!Insecure!Draco. Confused!Harry. Hot sex scenes (OMG the office hidden-below-the-desk blowjob!). Loads of UST. Harry being an insensitive meanie for half the fic but he has his issues and I feel sorry for him at times. Happy H/D ending.
#Bottom!Draco for the most part and only 1 Top!Draco scene towards the end and omg they're all so sexy!! *drools*

Summary: Potter needs control; Draco needs forgiveness. They shag; Lavender gives advice; they yell; Seamus makes muffins; they fight; and everyone else drinks far too much coffee for their own wellbeing.

*CUTE!!
Hogwarts 8th year. Mostly crack-ish but with a tiny bit of plot. Veela!Sex God!Mostly-a-Bottom!Draco with Veela Mate!Harry. A little bit of Blaise/Draco, various OMCs/Draco (one even made a painting of Draco's lovely bum LOL) and Harry/Ginny. Ron/Hermione (mostly Hermione) is convinced that "Harry/Gin and 3 Potter kids in the future" is the "normal" way things should go and tries her best to make sure Harry stays with Ginny (including but not limited to providing Harry the potion equivalent of Viagra and accidentally transforming Harry's sperm into the magical equivalent of Super Sperm). Poking fun at Harry/Gin failed-sex scenes (Ginny broke little Harry jr that one time she tried to ride him LOL). Harry's sexuality crisis. Harry being an insensitive prat to Draco after having sex (with Draco) for the first time. Misdiagnosis of Draco's "Veela condition". Sick!Draco, worried!Harry, happy fluffy H/D mpreg ending.
#Mostly bottom!Draco but with minor references to Harry possibly bottoming later. One Top!Draco scene towards the end.

Summary: Now that Voldemort is dead, Harry and Draco assume an eighth year at Hogwarts will be nothing but parties and Quidditch (and, as time allowed, revising for the N.E.W.T.s), but you know what they say about those who assume. They may be legally of age, but that doesn't mean that the confusion and drama of being a teenager has ended.

*SO AWESOME!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Told from Draco's pov. (Bestseller!) Cheesy romance author slash author of his own autobiography (another bestseller)!Draco. Hopelessly gay yet still respects and loves his wife!Draco. Astoria is AWESOME here. A bit of Draco/Astoria and Draco/OMCs. Scorpius as a quiet and good boy who is a little bit estranged from Draco. Head Auror!Harry and his sexuality crisis. Divorces and sexuality epiphanies and family drama and lots of alcohol and H/D sexytimes.

Summary: Draco Malfoy has written an explosive autobiography. Not only does lay bare his role as a Death Eater, he also makes a number of other shocking revelations. Harry Potter owls him, asking that they meet for drinks to discuss his novel.

*I HAVE NO WORDS FOR HOW AWESOME THIS IS!! TROUBLE FORMING REMOTELY COHERENT THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS EVEN! TOO BUSY FLAILING! ♥♥♥♥♥
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, featuring brief Draco/OC and brief Harry/Ginny at the start, Ron/Hermione, Ginny/Neville, & Dean/Luna

*Draco works in a muggle coffee shop, Harry's still clueless about what he wants to do in life. A bit of Harry/Ginny at the beginning (this means het sex scenes). Brief Draco/OMC scene because Draco has a boyfriend (and other flings) before Harry. Harry kept accidentally bumping into Draco in public places, mostly pubs and the coffee shop where Draco worked. Harry/Draco getting drunk together (Draco is a talkative drunk and has the tendency to overshare his life story when he's drunk. Harry just gets very loud :D). Harry and his brief sexuality crisis... not really a crisis just, he was rather oblivious for so long and then suddenly it's like a light bulb's been lit in his head. Draco and his muggle friends and obsession with muggle things and just generally a very quirky (cute and mad and so cute!) person. Draco's pretty much full of insecurities and guilt complexes... and a myriad of other issues while Harry's so aimless and insecure about being loved. Cute Harry/Draco bonding moments: getting drunk together, meeting up at the coffee shop, Draco snuggling into Harry's jacket while Harry's still wearing it! Harry pining and pining for Draco. Supportive Ron. Happy ending!

Summary: Harry thinks "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?"

*ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL & SWEETNESS!! EPIC!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Auror!Harry, Unspeakable!Draco = both staying in Grimmauld Place, sharing custody of little Teddy Lupin (Draco insists on calling the boy 'Theodore'). References to Harry's awful childhood at the hands of the Dursleys = it messed Harry up a little. Okay, a lot. Harry has serious abandonment issues and other insecurities (there are times he'd go into gloomy mood and thinks he's unwanted and family-less). Draco is a huge prat for the most part... that is until he realizes there's more to Harry than the surface he sees daily. Narcissa has a soft spot for Harry. Eventually Draco and Hermione became friends. Harry getting severely injured while on Auror duty and Draco nurses him back to health. Towards the end Harry and Draco work on a time-leaping case together at Hogwarts. References to past Sirius/Remus (implied past mpreg - not Harry or Draco). Harry's brief sexual crisis. Oblivious!Draco. Lots of sniping at each other at the beginning, usually ending with Harry losing his temper with a powerful display of wandless magic or Harry just up and leaving abruptly. Then, they become friends, then there's ust and more misunderstanding and then... cute kissy times and happy fluffy ending! #No sex :D

Summary: Upon Andromeda's death, Harry and Draco are given custody of Teddy. Their lives will never be the same again.

*EPICNESS!!! DELICIOUS ANGST BUT WITH HAPPY ENDING ♥♥♥♥♥
Head Auror!Harry. Lawyer!Draco. Basically James Sirius Potter found himself stuck in a spot of trouble and Lawyer!Draco represents him in court (Wizengamot trial). Past Harry/Draco relationship but they broke off due to the pressure of circumstances beyond their control (and they kept pining for each other for the better part of the story). Harry's dicey relationship with Albus Severus. Lawyer!Draco and his awesomeness in court!! Supportive!Ginny, Ron and Hermione. #No penetrative sex

Summary: Draco's photograph took up the entire top half of the Prophet's front page. Below the photo: DRACO MALFOY DEFENDS SON OF FORMER LOVER. As if that were breaking news.