Apple Ling's List: Mental illness

*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.

*One of the hurt/comfort classics in the H/D part of fandom. Featuring a vulnerable!needy!Draco (he also cries a lot) with symptoms of Multiple Personality Disorder/Dissociative Identity Disorder (with references to past abuse and torture - sexual,magical, physical and mental abuse - which resulted in breaking his mind), and Harry as his caregiver/guardian + eventual lover. Other memorable things to take note: Evil!Slytherins (and Lucius and the Death Eaters), Narcissa committing suicide, one of Draco's "other" personalities include a 6-year-old child, Draco has a penchant for climbing into Harry's lap for comfort or tucking his face in the crook of Harry's shoulder, Harry helping Draco get dressed/bathe... even lulling him to sleep, Ron getting angry at Harry, an old Black protection curse - the Ancestral Rite, getting kidnapped by baddies, having nightmares, teenage angst, teenage lusty hormones :p Happy ending
#Mostly bottom!Draco. 1 bottom!Harry scene in between flashbacks of bottom!Draco in the last chapter. *fans self* Sexy!

Summary: When Draco Malfoy's mental health mysteriously declines, he is placed under the care of the only person he responds to: Harry Potter. Includes mental disorders (paranoid schizophrenia, Dissociative Identity Disorder, post-traumatic stress).

*Awesomeness!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Auror!Harry. "Mental illness" tag for Narcissa. A series of petty theft involving fake jewelries have been popping up all over, Auror!Harry's been sent to investigate and Draco, as usual, is as uncooperative as ever. Draco is AWESOME in this! He's a survivor, a fighter and a protector; at times he seems so broken (physically) but in mind and inner strength, he's as strong as ever - a survivor. Lots of fighting and UST because both boys are on a very short fuse with their tempers.... but that just makes the eventual sexytimes all the more HOT!

Summary: If not for the Minister being attacked in a raid, it might have made front page that Narcissa Malfoy had gone round the bend.

*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.

*Hogwarts 8th-year. Sad!Lonely!Draco with severe panic attacks, nightmares and he keeps cutting himself. Harry saves him. Hurt/comfort disability fic #No sex. Mostly pre-slash

Summary: Faint though it seems to him, Draco hears the scrape of metal across stone echoing in his ears and with a quiet sigh of relief, he closes his eyes and hopes as he lets the darkness take him.

*Good, good angst! With happy ending!
Master!Harry, D.E Slave!Draco. Rather Dark-ish in some parts. Harry being an insensitive prat for about half the story but slowly he gets nicer and more understanding of Draco's plight. Draco half-starving himself to near death. Draco's nightmares and a myriad of other fear-induced and low self-worth issues cultivated in him from the War and the abusive treatment of Azkaban inmates. Plus, the injuries Draco suffers from... all kinds of abusive treatment. Draco shows severe signs of depression at the beginning. Draco + creepy boggart. Harry as a violent drunk... only at the beginning. Sexytimes started of as... orders from Master to Slave but slowly evolves to something a little more equal and consenting on both parties. Best friend!Blaise (to Draco). Minor character death. Lots of references to cruel and abusive treatment of D.E slaves. #Mostly bottom!Draco but one bottom!Harry scene towards the end.

Summary: Well, I think the prompt explains it quite well, but if I must: Draco did not quite expect Potter to be the one to buy him at the auction, he didn't really expect an auction to begin with, and he definitely did not expect Potter to be utilizing him in the way that he did. Draco swallowed discreetly as he watched the goings-on. The Dark Lord had lost the war. Potter and the Order of the Phoenix had won. Wizarding society was in shambles. Despite all that, the Ministry apparently had enough time, and audacity, to auction off the surviving Death Eaters; those deemed stable without a wand - to the angry, suffering, vindictive public in the name of war reparations.

*Flangst at its best!! ♥♥♥
*Muggle kindergarden teacher!Draco. Basically it's all about Harry's (and Draco's) fatherly relationship with an adorable baby girl named Daisy. A teensy bit of Ginny bashing. References to past abuse (sexual and more). Breaks my heart but omg it's soooo good! The fluffy ending more than make up for all the angst!

Summary: The baby in his arms isn't Lily. She isn't his mother, she isn't a memory, she isn't part of the blankness that swallowed up the casualties of the war. She's his Daisy, and she gives him the strength he needs to follow his heart.

*OMG LMAO!!! SO FUNNY & CUTE!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Hogwarts 8th year. Student slash DADA substitute teacher!Harry. Sane!Harry but is exasperated that Hermione and Ginny thought he has some sort of severe PTSD problem or mental illness LOL. So Hermione and Ginny tries to "cure" him but really, all they did was push him into Draco's arms. Sometimes though, the girls might seem really annoying but oh well, they're deluded so I suppose that's ok :D #No sex but adorable nonetheless.

Summary: Harry had been under the insane illusion that once he'd defeated Voldemort all would be well. It was, at least, until Hermione and Ginny got it in their heads that Harry was suffering from W.A.T.E. Wizarding Affects of Traumatic Experiences Syndrome, amoung many, many others. But perhaps the 'cure' they are looking for is actually in the most unlikely of places imaginable.

*MADE OF AWESOMENESS ♥♥♥♥♥!!!
Dark wizard!Magical theorist!Potions supplier among other things!Draco (who is also a mentor to Harry in ways of the Dark Arts). Auror!Reluctant Dark wizard!Parselmouth!Harry (who gradually transforms into a half-snake-half-wizard person, and a mightily powerful one at that too). Dark witch!Pansy (also Draco's best friend). Harry is obviously the more powerful of the two but Draco's knowledge in all things Dark Arts more than made up for it.
Lots of detailed magical theories and explanations about how magic works, particularly the Dark Arts. Draco saves Harry (sort of) but this isn't your average Harry-in-distress sort of fic (NOT wimpy!meek!Harry). But it is the sort of fic that has Draco persuading Harry into tapping into his Slytherin qualities. Harry nearly going insane (hallucinations, over-flowing of power) Ron/Hermione and basically almost the entire Wizarding world is afraid/disgusted of Harry (except Draco who finds Harry hawt!). Fear of the Dark Arts and Parselmouths. Harry's snakes (particularly an intelligent white one always curling around his neck/shoulders/sitting on his head). Harry, Draco and Pansy breaking into the Dept of Mysteries. Interview with Rita Skeeter (this time she's on Harry's side). Some really creepy parts. #Only 2 penetrative sex scenes. 1 Bottom!Draco and the other Bottom!Harry (Personally, I think both are EQUALLY HOT OMG!! But b!Draco fans could skip the Bottom!Harry part in Chapter 20 - the top half if you want to)

Summary: They were right, the old wizards who thought Parseltongue was a Dark gift. As Harry begins his fall from the Light, fighting desperately all the way, Draco is happy to take advantage.

*Auror!Harry, elementary school teacher!Draco. 100% LOVES!! ♥♥♥♥♥!!
Because this fic isn't one of those where H and D are in a fluffy idealistic world where everything's right and perfect. This Harry is flawed, selfish and a bit of a coward. Draco has issues - lots of them, including but limited to severe mental trauma. Starts with OMC/bottom!Draco and Harry/OFC but eventually gets to H/D. H/D/OMC love triangle with D in the middle. D colors his hair brown and later highlights it (punk-ish looking). Andromeda and Teddy takes D in and becomes a happy family of three. D's surprisingly good with children. Mentions of past abuse/violence/torture. Sick!D. Nightmares, panic attacks, severe trauma, mental healing and anti-depressant/anxiety potion. Infidelity. Minor character death. Relationship issues - mostly because H's gang can't accept D. And of course, the Boneses, Harry's new friends and Draco's sweet, so very sweet first boyfriend (before Harry).

#Sequel is still a WIP

Summary: After the final battle Harry and Draco struggle with the wizarding world's shifting meanings of peace and love as part of post-war society. The path of true love never did run smooth, especially for two soul mates living in different countries

*Harry has nightmares, plus a scary psychotic breakdown that left him catatonic. Draco helps. Ron/Hermione are supportive. Overdosed on a potion. Cute hurt/comfort fic! #Just kissing, nothing else

Summary:When Harry appears to have gone mad, after the final Battle at Hogwarts, it's up to an unexpected ally to save him and resolve the root of the problem.

*Independently rich slash depressed alcoholic!Harry. Draco works in the ministry. A "Draco saves Harry" fic wherein Draco's the caregiver/the one who gives comfort and Harry is basically fucked up inside. Life debts and disturbing dreams. Harry takes Draco out drinking. Brief scene of drunk!Harry/Draco/OFC threesome. Brief sexuality crisis. Draco secretly pines away. H/D sharing a bed and cute comfort cuddles the next morning. Angst, hurt/comfort, UST, sexy boysmex and happy ending.
No summary.

Fic excerpt: Draco's been awake all night, pacing up and down in his living room, wondering what he should do. The answer is, of course, obvious. He has to repay the debt somehow. And now he's here, outside Potter's flat.

*HEART-BREAKING YET DEVASTATINGLY SWEET AND POIGNANT. GOOD PAIN IS GOOD. ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!
Caretaker!Draco and a rather child-like!amnesiac!Harry. Established relationship, fights and petty arguments, both boys have their own set of personal demons and issues, an Accident and Harry loses his memory of everything he has ever known, a sick little girl whom Harry does coloring and drawing with, re-learning magic because for the better part of this story, almost everything is done the muggle way. #No graphic descriptions of sex

Summary: Harry and Draco lose their way, their paths to each other no longer as easy to cross as they were before. When Harry loses his memory, they are both given the chance to gain back something they thought was already gone, or lose it all together.

*My heart aches for both Draco and Scorpius... one way of looking at this is that, at least they have Harry who truly loves them both. Possessive!Protective!Dom!Harry. Best friends Albus Severus and Scorpius (who is straight). Past suicide attempt and references to severe PTSD. READ THE WARNINGS!!

Summary: Harry likes to think of Scorpius as his own child, but no amount of heroism can alleviate the effects the war had on the boy and on his father.

*EPICNESS TOO AWESOME TO PUT INTO WORDS ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!
Timeline from mid-war to a few years post-war. From Auror!Harry to Integration Officer!Harry plus Rentboy!Junkie!Draco
Broken-but-still-Canon!Draco with lots of issues (including but not limited to PTSD, rape trauma, acute fear of... too many things to name, drug use, prostitution, self-neglect, self-harm, depression, suicidal tendencies, unplanned fatherhood...) Hero!Harry for the most part (but in the end Draco was the one who saved him), baby Scorpius, werewolves, lost of magic because of a Dark Curse, dementors and general bleakness plus hurt/comfort and happy ending. #Switching but it's more bottom!Draco than bottom!Harry

Summary: Draco finds his own way to cope with being a failed Death Eater at Voldemort's headquarters. Voldemort finds a way to destroy the wizarding world even after his death. Harry is trying to hold the world together while his mind quietly comes apart.

*TOO AWESOME TO BE PUT INTO WORDS....♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!
Ex-Auror!Harry, Draco works for the Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
Crazy-Powerful!Possessive!Awkwardly Endearing!Harry, Lonely!World Weary!Defensive!Snarky!Draco... isolated cottage near the woods, accidental magic (inability to control magic - I see that as a unique form of disability), Ron/Hermione goodness, talking and snarking and pining and playing Quidditch and angst and fluff and hurt/comfort. #No penetrative sex on screen - but it's fairly obvious that there's switching.

Summary: Malfoy's all, "Come out of there," the way you say to a cat who is badly behaved. And Harry's all like, "No, what, I'm a hermit! And I have a chest-monster! And I am crazy magically powerful!" and Malfoy's all, "We all have problems, bub." (thoughtfully) "You are crazy though. I'll give you that."

HEART-BREAKING BUT GOD, IT HURTS SO GOOD! EPICNESS!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!
#Epilogue compliant dystopian future. Post-zombi-apocalypse. Zombie infection due to Voldy's curse. Acute fear of loneliness. Memory loss+Pensieve. Catatonia. Zombie slaying. Major character death (not ASP or SM). Pairings include Harry/Ginny, Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Albus Sev/Scorpius (main pairing). READ THE WARNINGS! THIS IS NOT FOR THE WEAK-HEARTED!!

Summary: It's several years after they escaped the chamber, life is different in this new world and sometimes it's hard to remember what being alive feels like.

HEART-BREAKING BUT GOD, IT HURTS SO GOOD! EPICNESS!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!
#Epilogue compliant dystopian future. Post-zombi-apocalypse. Zombie infection due to Voldy's curse. Acute fear of loneliness. Memory loss+Pensieve. Catatonia. Zombie slaying. Major character death (not ASP or SM). Pairings include Harry/Ginny, Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Albus Sev/Scorpius (main pairing). READ THE WARNINGS! THIS IS NOT FOR THE WEAK-HEARTED!!

Summary: For most people it's all about finding and punishing the guilty party and moving on. But what if we can't find it? What if the person we find out to be guilty had only the best intentions? How does one decide what makes the events of the past a failure or a success?

*HEART-BREAKING BUT GOD, IT HURTS SO GOOD! EPICNESS!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!
#Epilogue compliant dystopian future. Post-zombi-apocalypse. Zombie infection due to Voldy's curse. Acute fear of loneliness. Memory loss+Pensieve. Catatonia. Magical drain. Major character death (not ASP or SM). Pairings include Harry/Ginny, Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Albus Sev/Scorpius (main pairing). READ THE WARNINGS! THIS IS NOT FOR THE WEAK-HEARTED!!

Summary: Albus wakes up in dark chamber, he doesn’t remember how he got there and what happened. It is for him and the rest of the people in that room to find out what happened and how to escape their inevitable seeming fate.

*Depressed!Recluse!Draco (and a bit off in the head) as a result of past trauma. Harry makes it all better... and cute!Teddy. Self-neglect and starvation. Fear of silence? References to possible past sexual abuse.

Summary: He'd always hated the silence.