tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-26:1763814You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessedKeep passing the open windowsbirdsofshore2019-01-11T17:37:48Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-26:1763814:135551Fic: Sex and the Art of Castle Maintenance (H/D, NC-17, ~15k)2019-01-11T16:12:40Z2019-01-11T17:37:48Zpublic9 I'm so excited to claim something that I wrote, after a year of no-fic.<br /><br /><strong>Title: </strong><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/40169747">Sex and the Art of Castle Maintenance</a><br /><strong>Author: </strong>birdsofshore<br /><strong>Pairing</strong>: Harry / Draco<br /><strong>Rating: </strong>NC-17<br /><strong>Word Count: </strong>~15k<strong><br />Summary: </strong><em>"Come on, boys," Zabini drawled. "You're only delaying the inevitable."<br /></em>Trouble always had a way of finding Harry, and eighth year was obviously going to be no exception.<br /><strong>Content notes:</strong> Consent issues, Eighth year, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Mistletoe, Matchmaking, Antagonism, Smut, Antagonistic Smut<br /><strong><br /></strong>So this was written for <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/'><b>8c</b></a></span> / <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://PukingPastilles.tumblr.com'><img src='https://www.tumblr.com/favicon.ico' alt='[tumblr.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='16' height='16'/></a><a href='http://PukingPastilles.tumblr.com'><b>PukingPastilles</b></a></span> for <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://hd-erised.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='16' height='16'/></a><a href='http://hd-erised.livejournal.com/'><b>hd_erised</b></a></span> , which was a fantastic experience for me! Thanks so much to <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://lq-traintracks.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://lq-traintracks.dreamwidth.org/'><b>lq_traintracks</b></a></span> who saved me from utter panics and made brilliant suggestions, <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://bixgirl1.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://bixgirl1.dreamwidth.org/'><b>bixgirl1</b></a></span> who was super-encouraging and helpful, <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://who-la-hoop.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://who-la-hoop.dreamwidth.org/'><b>who_la_hoop</b></a></span> who gave me the title (without having read the fic, hah), and the mods, <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://gracerene.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://gracerene.dreamwidth.org/'><b>gracerene</b></a></span> , <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://dicta-contrion.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://dicta-contrion.dreamwidth.org/'><b>dicta_contrion</b></a></span> and <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://firethesound.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://firethesound.dreamwidth.org/'><b>firethesound</b></a></span> , who not only picked a superb match for me, but were kind and patient and calm (to my face, at least) when I kept messing up and then was horribly late. You are all THE BEST. <br /><br />Thank you also to everybody who has read and left comments already. After a year of being in a bit of a lonely place with fandom, it's been such a joy to share something with everybody!<br /><strong><br /></strong>I've decided the best summary would actually be a quote from one of <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/'><b>8c</b></a></span> 's comments:<br /><br /><em>"I'm just... letting Malfoy suck my cock... to figure out what he's up to."</em><br /><br />I also need to mention, again, the asdfghjksdfghjkl art I got for my gift, <a href="https://hd-erised.livejournal.com/123105.html">Heat of the Moment</a>, by <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://isinuyasha.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://isinuyasha.dreamwidth.org/'><b>isinuyasha</b></a></span> , which has made me SO HAPPY and is an utterly breath-stealing moment of romance and desire. <3<br /><br />Aaaand I need to nudge you to look at the so-hot-it-should-be-illegal art which <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://8c.livejournal.com/'><b>8c</b></a></span> drew to illustrate my fic, which you can see <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/17342960">here on AO3</a>, now with rather NSFW preview (but it is 100 times more SFW than the actual art):<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://birdsofshore.dreamwidth.org/135551.html#cutid1">Preview under the cut</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___2" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://birdsofshore.dreamwidth.org/135551.html#cutid2">And lastly a mini update about my writing</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___2" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=birdsofshore&ditemid=135551" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments