Fic: Rarely Pure and Never Simple (H/D, ~29k, NC-17)

[birdsofshore]

Time to claim my hd_fan_fair fic. This was a fabulous fest, I thought. I loved every bit of it, from the whole theme, to the prompts, to the amazing fic and art, the book cover designs, and the generous and enthusiastic commenters. I didn't manage to read everything yet,  but I found some real favourites.

Here's my contribution::

Title: Rarely Pure and Never Simple
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry never thought taking a job as Draco Malfoy's bodyguard was going to be easy. Add in a curse that makes Malfoy even more of an obnoxious git than usual, and Harry's got serious problems.
Word Count: ~29,000
Author's Notes: Thank you to my delightful betas. omi_ohmy, you saved this fic many times over with your patience, advice, and your gentle encouragement! who_la_hoop, you have the power to turn straw into gold. The parts of this that you grappled with are infinitely better for it. Smooches to both of you. capitu, thank you for this dream of a prompt!

Comments

[lumosed-quill.livejournal.com]

This is in my Must Read list! :-D

[birdsofshore]

Oh ho! I hope you like it C:

[capitu]

Everybody should read this fic. *nods*

read it! XD You'll love it. And then come back here so we can fangirl together some more. <3

[lumosed-quill.livejournal.com]

I so will! :-D

[birdsofshore]

♥

[nattish.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this so very much! Great job. :D

[birdsofshore]

Thank you so much! I can't remember how many times I read your lovely comment!

[firethesound]

Oh, this was yours!! I absolutely loved Draco in this one. :D ::puts it on the to-reread list::

[birdsofshore]

Oh, that's wonderful to hear! Thank you very much indeed! I do adore writing Draco.

[kedavranox.livejournal.com]

Oop. Spoilers in the comment.








I didn't get a chance to comment on this earlier but I really really loved it! I don't think anyone understands how much I love pining!Draco. And it was soooo hilarious. Especially the leather pants/bike scene. Oblivious!Harry was perfect. Lol
I also loved the scene where Draco couldn't stop babbling about Harry's hottness. It was too adorable
I like that the curse wasn't resolved. It gave way to that awesomely frank Draco in the last scene who I loved. I want to see more of him!

[birdsofshore]

Thanks, Nox, I saw your kudos and wondered what you thought, so I really appreciate you letting me know! I'm really happy it made you laugh, and that you approve of my pining and oblivious boys. I really felt for Draco in the bedroom scene so I'm glad it came across well! And at first, I'll admit, I just didn't know what to do about the curse, but then I thought if it was cured, it almost robbed Draco of the opportunity to make good of it. I knew he could come out on top just given a little time and the love of a good man!

I definitely want to revisit this fic because I want to slash Silvius with someone. I have a crush on him.:DD I kept wondering if I could get him in bed with Harry and Draco, but they were too loved up to let him in, haha. I just thought the dynamic could be awesome, with Silvius being really into Harry, and Harry being really into Draco, LOL. I basically want to write smutty fanfic of my own fanfic O_o

Anyway thank you for your very kind and lovely comment.

[knowmefirst.livejournal.com]

What a great read, this is what I was needing to make a perfect day even better :D

[birdsofshore]

Thank you! I'm so happy you liked it and that your day is going brilliantly!

[canficfan.livejournal.com]

I have a mountain of stuff that I have to tackle - but this is on my must read list for sure :)

[birdsofshore]

Ah, that's great! I hope you enjoy it if you get a chance to read some time!

[canficfan.livejournal.com]

So I could not resist......ignored my list of stuff I should have been doing, and the fact that I should have been sleeping and dove in!

So glad I did :) I so enjoyed the entire thing! I loved the reluctantly honest Draco and how that changed everything around him making things better than he could have imagined or schemed for.

I have removed this story from my must read list and put it on my read again favourite list :) Thanks for sharing this

[birdsofshore]

I'm so flattered that you felt compelled to try this! And I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed it. It was such a fun one to write, and the story really grew and changed while I was working on it, which was a great experience for me.

Thanks ever so much for your kind comments.