*shuffles awkwardly* Fic: Aural Gratification (H/D, NC-17, ~11k)

[birdsofshore]

Er, I just realised I never claimed my hd_fan_fair Career Fair fic. From last year. I'm only a few months late.

Anyway! Surprise! This was me! I think most of you worked that out by now, as reveals were in November or something. But in the interests of having everything nice and tidy on my journal, I present this simple tale of audio books, wanking, obsession, and... well, more wanking, really. Plus a little bit of piss-taking of some of our favourite tropes.

Title: Aural Gratification
Author: birdsofshore
Rating: NC-17
Career Choices: Harry: Ministry of Magic desk job; Draco: m/m romance narrator
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, past Harry/Ginny (brief mentions)
Warnings/Content Notes: mild, internalised, non-angsty homophobia.
Summary: Harry's not gay – he just likes listening to exciting stories about Aurors. It's not his fault that the narrator's voice is so smooth, so expressive... and really rather hot.
Word Count: ~11k
Author's Notes: gracerene always leaves the best prompts. She's evil that way. I had a lot of fun with this and was absolutely delighted that people took what was basically an extended bit of nonsense to their hearts. Many thanks to my wonderful betas: lumosed_quill, omi_ohmy, and raitala.

Aural Gratification

E.T.A: I forgot, I also wrote a little sequel, Aural Fixation, which is just a short PWP set in the same verse.

Comments

[birdsofshore]

Oh, it's a fairly silly thing! I wouldn't stay awake on purpose to read it.

I hope you get some good rest.

[birdsofshore]

In that case YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE :DD

[gracerene]

\o/

And you write the best prompt fills. So it works out! :D

[birdsofshore]

We're in a fabulous symbiotic relationship \o/

[playing-perfect.livejournal.com]

I have to say I loved that story both for the hotness and the humour. I haven't read it since it came out so a detailed comment would be a fail right now, but I have the memory of scenes in my head that give me much pleasure :-) I'm glad you're finally claiming it here because it reminds me to comment and tell you so. Working on that time turner!

[birdsofshore]

Oh, thank you! I'm really happy that you liked it! It was a wonderful thing to write, just fun and silly and I could really indulge myself (and Harry ;))

[nia_kantorka]

It was a wonderful and funny story with fandom meta level on top and the stories in the story - one of my favourites of CF. ♥
Oh, you should probably link to your little sequel as well. It was such a treat to meet those two again. :D

[birdsofshore]

Oh, thanks for the reminder! It was fun to write something stress-free. I often expend quite a lot of energy trying NOT to be silly in fics, so it was relaxing to be able to roll around in silliness instead.

[this-bloody-cat.livejournal.com]

ashgfhahsgj that story! *flails*

[birdsofshore]

♥

[capitu]

I STARTED RE READING THIS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!

NOT EVEN JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOREVER FAVOURITE!!!!!!!!


I LOVE THIS!!!!!!

[birdsofshore]

Oh, that's wonderful! I'm so glad you like it that much. Poor, silly, innocent, smutty Harry! \o/

[candamira.livejournal.com]

I remember it very well! I love the universe you built for the audiobooks, it is glorious and I can imagine that it was great fun to roll around in the cliches and tropes. One of my CF favourites!

[sophie-french.livejournal.com]

Aww, it was such a sweet, hot fic!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ I love how the pleasure you have writing your stories shows every time! :D