dating suffers, i think, from the desire that somebody will come to us fully realized so that we can be treated and loved the way we deserve. that’s a very tall order. it’s a frankly insane thing to ask of someone. you hold them to the expectation that they should know, from get, how to communicate hard things to you or how to handle your worst days or know what you need before you need it… who have you met that can do that? even our parents can’t do that. every relationship you have in life necessitates learning the wholeness of another person as best as you can and as it changes so that you can show up for them in the way they deserve. you will never have the love you desire until you learn to wait for somebody to build it, piece by piece, from the ground up with you. you want somebody to come to you fully realized when the person you’d spend the rest of your life with is somebody who’s simply willing to do the work with you.
i think my favorite thing about florida is that it shouldn't be inhabitable by people and i think it knows that, and i think that's why it is the way it is
florida was formed by the runoff from the appalachian mountains getting caught on some limestone. and idk what you know about limestone, but it's water soluble. and idk what you know about florida, but we are a peninsula with a caribbean climate in large parts of the state. we have a lot of water.
s'why we have sinkholes, and why we have gorgeous natural springs, and why we actually experience several earthquakes per year but because there's so much sand, it diffuses the vibrations and we never feel them.
anyway. florida itself IS a cryptid and i love it.
hullo! do you have any good ron centric fic recommendations? they could be ship or gen i don't have a preference, I'm just in need of good ron centric stuff :3
Hello anon,
okay, since you're not picky with pairings, I'll recommend a little bit of everything. Oh, and there are also WIPs among them. If we don't read and support ongoing stories, how would we ever get new content?
This became a longer post than I thought, so I put the recs under the readmore line (I really hate long posts showing up in my time line).
And dear anon and everyone else who'll read these stories, please please take a minute to leave a comment. No matter how old the stories are, no matter how many comments & kudos the fic already has, it always means something for the author and also for other readers. All this content might be free, but it's still good to get something back. Writing is hard work. And the more you support the writers who write your fav characters, the more content you'll get.
I'll start with the Gen Fics, then Romione, then Rarry, then Other Pairings.
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GEN (there might be pairings, but they're not the focus)
Harry Potter and the Lack of Lamb Sauce by @imagitory
Inspired by a post on Tumblr, this is a AU story set during Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, with one big, foul-mouthed difference. Instead of Horace Slughorn, the position of Potions professor will be taken on by...Gordon Ramsay.
While the summary doesn't indicate it, this story is actually very very Ron-centric.
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Pendragon: The House of Pendragon by @chuchiotaku
An unsung hero haunted by the loss of his brother's love. An overshadowed youth abandoned by everyone he ever loved. Why the enigmatic Lady of the Lake chose these two as her new champions against the growing threat of the Dark Lord--or why she chose now, of all times, to do so--is beyond anyone's rhyme and reason.
But the Lady does what she wants. All Ron Weasley and Regulus Black can do is hold on for the ride.
Very promising! I'm looking forward to the next part.
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Tugging Sleeves by @windschildfanfictionwriter
Ron struggles with what to do when he realizes that there can only be terrible reasons for why Harry isn’t responding to his letters. Little does he know that Ron’s distress is just as worrying for his family.
This is adorable, angsty and just beautiful. I also recommend everything else by that author, but all of their stuff is over on FFN. My favs are The Boogeyman (read the A/N at the beginning!) and Spitfire.
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Pawn to C3 by Realmer06
Teaching Lily chess started as a way to keep her occupied and out of everyone’s hair. It grew into much more than that.
This is a really great story about Ron and Lily Luna. A sweet family story.
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How to Succeed in Dark Wizardry (Without Really Trying) by technically_direct
Ron maybe accidentally-on-purpose becomes a dark wizard, and everything changes.
This is so so funny. I'm looking forward to the next chapter. I cracked up several times while reading this.
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Kiss Each Other Clean by @constitutionalweasleymonarchy
The war is over and all Hermione wants is to wash it all off of her.
A chaste Romione shower scene where the important bits stay covered up but everything else is stripped away.
Low key my fav take on their second kiss. And you know what else is amazing? This author is not just brilliant at writing angsty/fluffy goodness, she's also my fav weiter when it comes to comedy. So, also check out A Counterpoint to Working Lunches and Hardboiled.
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Tarnished Gold by ephemeral_ashes
For so much of her life he had felt like home to her, a steady place to rest when the world seemed to be spiralling out of control. So it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise that she’d ended up here, tonight of all nights. Inspired by Nothing New (Taylor's Version)
An absolute gem if you ask me.
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First Pick by writergirl8
For Rose Weasley, her father will always be her first pick.
I could talk about this fic all day long. It's mainly about Rose & Ron's relationship but it has the absolute sweetest Romione moments.
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Meraki by @remedialpotions
(v.) To do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself into your work.
In which Ron finds his calling.
Beautifully written, lovely, and overall just so wholesome. I love this story.
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When Fate Decides by @azaleablueme
Ron returns years later to the only woman he has ever loved- the one whose heart he ruthlessly broke before leaving. But who said the path to redemption was ever easy? Fate sometimes has crazy ways of bringing people together. A journey of a man to find his lost love through the twirling pathways riddled with lust, jealousy, heartbreak and often hopelessness.
Hello, it's me again, the broken record. Read. This. Story. Do yourself a favor and don't ditch this story because of the Dramione pairing at the start. It's fantastic and you're missing out big time if you don't give it a go.
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Everything Has Changed by @accio-writes
When single dad Ron gets paired with new teacher Miss Granger sparks fly in more than one way. Can the pair work together to deliver a successful stall for the end of term summer fete? Or will other things get in the way?
I love everything by accio but single dad Ron just hits different, you know?
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Fraternizing With The Enemy by @adenei
Join a sorority, they said. It’ll be fun! You’ll make so many lifelong friends and have more connections to the professional world than you could ever imagine. ...but what will happen when Hermione meets the mysterious man of her dreams who just so happens to be in the rival fraternity? The one they've been feuding with for fifty years? American College Muggle AU! Inspired by the Shakespearean classic, Romeo and Juliet.
A Muggle AU that I absolutely adore!
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The For And Against List by PinkyBrown
Hermione tries to talk herself out of liking a particular idiot boy the way teenage girls have been doing since time immemorial: she makes a For & Against List. All the reasons we love Ron Weasley in handy list form!
Definitely a Romione classic along all her other stories. Great writer who'll make you laugh and cry (Faultlines is infamous for that).
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A Day in the Life by KatieBell70
'All was well…' And it was, really. Only, some days…it wasn't. Ron Weasley's life has become so bogged down with details that sometimes he has trouble seeing the bigger picture. Post-Final Battle, Pre-Epilogue, Ron as a dad and husband.
One of my favorite one-shots. I have reread this story many times. Check out her other works as well.
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7 Years, 6 Months, 4 Days by @trademarkblue
Hermione tries to cope with life after Ron's death, but what if all she thought she knew about what happened to him so many years ago was a lie.
So good!! Also a Romione classic. So much angst but also so much smut and all the feels. Check out her other works as well!
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RARRY
With You by SailorX1
"Then he kissed him. Nothing fancy. Just… kissed him."
Sometimes, the things that seem the most complicated are actually quite simple. Harry and Ron were never known for choosing the simple route though.
I adore this story okay? It's about mutual pining, coming out, finding yourself, love, friendship, and all the important moments between Harry and Ron. It's a fucking MASTERPIECE! And if you're not keen on starting WIPs, read it anyway. Because you can read it as it is. No cliffhangers or anything.
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Two Households, Both Alike In Dignity by mad_martha
That very first day on the Hogwarts Express, Harry shook Draco Malfoy's hand and became a Slytherin. Ron has hated him ever since. But Harry doesn't hate Ron ...
Read the whole series. Rarry starts with this story but it continues on. It's actually very Harry centric, but Harry's attention mainly goes to Ron here, so...it counts as Ron-centric imo. We also get some Ron POVs.
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Please Don't Flirt With The Healers by BleepBloopBotz
Young hotshot Auror Harry has landed himself in St.Mungo's. Again. Luckily, he's not too bothered by it. The fact the bloke he's been eyeing for a while is the one looking after him definitely helps matters.
Do yourself a favor and read everything by that author. I love their stories and I read them as soon as I get the notification about a new Romione or Rarry story from them.
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Four Gallons of Oblivious by @cassiaratheslytherpuff
Ron is head over heels in love with his best mate, but it’s going to take more than a horrendous orange sofa, painted pornography, and opening a shop together for him to let Harry know.
You'll absolutely love this story if you're into mutual pining, idiots in love, great witty dialogue, heart melting love confessions and crazy good smut.
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Something They Can Barely See by @firethesound
Harry has no idea how to tell his best friend he wants more that friendship. He’s pretty sure this would be hell of a lot easier if he knew for sure how Ron felt about him.
Very beautiful story. Probably one of the first Rarry stories I read.
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Prelude and Fugue by shes_gone
It took over an hour, from the time Harry arrived at work, for him to realise just how different today actually was.
I love this and all other stories of that author so much. One of the best writers out there imo. And the smut is 🔥.
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Sun-Kissed by @static-abyss
Harry notices the freckles the first time they meet, the light dusting across Ron's face as he stands there in his maroon knitted jumper with the yellow R in the centre. If Harry didn't know any better, he'd swear he could trace the tendrils of a lightning bolt from Ron's nose down to his cheek. Something warm settles in Harry's chest at the knowledge that, perhaps, Ron carries a piece of Harry, no matter how unknowingly. It's proof of a connection between them, the first real tangible relationship Harry's ever had that is good and whole and wanted.
Or how Harry falls in love with every one of Ron's freckles long before he realises he's in love with his best friend.
I love all of this author's stories. I aspire to reach this level of talent one day. Check out the other fics as well. Absolute jewels.
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i was on fire (for you) by @livingincolorsagain
“You’re leaving?”
A sigh, heavy and tired, then Ron turned to him, already fully clothed. “Isn’t that what you wanted?”
Harry pushed himself up from where he was sitting on the floor, still only in his boxers, disturbing Pig, who was sleeping against him. Though Pig didn’t seem too bothered, simply stretching before going over to Ron.
Fluff fluff fluff and angst and fluff. Also check out all their other stories!!
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a mother's love by @playitaagain
Molly stumbles upon her boys sharing a bed after a long day of training.
This is a whole series and it's one of the sweetest things I have ever read. Also check out their other stories. All amazing.
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Treacle Treat by @orange-peony
Fred's funeral turns out to be quite lovely, Harry thinks, in spite of how heartbroken they all feel. Everyone says something nice or funny about Fred, trying to remember the good moments. Harry can’t get the words out, but Ron is by his side, the back of his hand pressed against Harry’s, his eyebrows scrunched up as he sobs quietly.
“Stay,” Ron whispers after dinner, when everyone gets ready for bed, pale faces looking empty and wiped out. “Don’t go back to Grimmauld Place. Stay here, Harry. Please…”
Harry nods, then follows Ron upstairs, to the room where they’ve spent countless summer evenings, chatting in bed with a laugh and a cheeky grin on their faces.
They lie in the dark in silence this time, and Harry feels so cold.
Oh, the angst. You'll get a truck load of angst with this but also so much Rarry-goodness. Great story written by a talented author.
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A Dark Companion by @fivenamereveals
When Sirius escaped Azkaban, he had planned on hunting down the traitor, Peter Pettigrew, and then have Harry live with him-if Harry wanted to. He had not foreseen becoming Harry's confidant. And he especially hadn't foreseen some of the things he shared!
This is such a cute concept. I really like every new chapter. It's so lovely.
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OTHER PAIRINGS
misconceptions by @ballerinaroy (Ron/Harry/Hermione)
What should have been a normal Thursday night at the pub turns into a conversation that Seamus doesn't know how to have.
This is the start of the together or not at all series. Loved reading the whole series. The dynamic between the three is amazing.
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Finding Home by RogueWhimsy (Ron/Draco)
The war ends and Ronald Weasley disappears. He returns a different man. This is a story of change, willing and unwilling, and of falling in love despite knowing better.
I really really love this story. I can't wait for an update but I love what's already there. I want to marry this Ron right away.
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Nothing Ever Lasts Forever by hull1984 (Ron/Draco)
Ron and Harry meet during their exchange year at an American University. Ron isn't having much fun until he meets Viktor at a party. Things pretty much go down hill from there.
It's a Ron/Draco story but the real star of this fic is the Rarry friendship and the first star comedy.
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Inevitably Everything by CheekyTorah (Ron/Draco)
Ron didn’t need help finding a date.
This is a really sweet and well-written story.
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Bishop to E-5 by harryoof (Ron/Draco)
Ron Weasley feels insignificant. Draco Malfoy is irritated that it's not because of him.
This is so interesting so far and I'm looking forward to read more.
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While You Were Sleeping by keeperofthemoon (Ron/Draco)
No, no, it was because if Ron didn’t manage to speak then Draco would find out from the Daily Prophet that Ron had died in a back alley after being hit by a curse from a Death Eater. If Ron didn’t somehow tell Harry the truth now, Draco would never know how he truly felt. Because Draco had made Ron swear to not tell his loved ones they were dating—not yet, not until Draco was ready. And Ron had agreed. But now, as he lay dying on a sidewalk in some random Muggle town, Ron rather wished he would’ve broken that particular promise.
When Ron doesn't return home from a mission as expected, Draco has to swallow his pride and figure out what happened to him.
This is a angsty and fluffy story. Very very sweet.
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Red by @kedavranox (Ron/Teddy)
Teddy is a rockstar; Ron is his muse. (Or a love story fueled by drugs, sex & rockn'roll—but mostly plain old awkward and embarrassing young love.)
A great story! I'm not sure if I ever read a story where the tension, longing and built-up had been so well done. Oh, and Teddy is 21 in this. So, no underage and no grooming or something.
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Apples & Buttercups by @xgardensinspace (Ron/Neville)
Ron works at the city's art museum, and one day before going to work he finds a brunette sitting on his sofa; talking to his brother, Bill, about work in the family's business. What blooms between the two of them remains amongst the trees and apples of the orchard.
Not just a cute story but also some super adorable art work.
idk how to tell some fandom people this but creating a hard binary between romantic and platonic relationships does nothing more than reinforce heteronormative thinking and is pretty damaging for queer fic spaces in general but also specifically for aro/ace spec folks
Actually, I have more thoughts on this and want to expand on them.
I’ve been seeing a lot of people lately, particularly in younger-skewing fandoms, getting very up-in-arms about fics using both the “&” tag and the “/” tag for character relationships. Specifically, I’ve been seeing criticism about how this “forces romance into platonic spaces” and forces people who just want to see platonic content to interact with romantic content, and vise-versa (I see the first one way more).
I will first acknowledge that, yes, sometimes these things are just straight-up tagged incorrectly. Sometimes people write something which is clearly not meant to be platonic in the slightest and tag it “&.” Mis-tags happen, unfortunately, though they very often come from a place of misunderstanding (never underestimate the power of dropping a polite comment suggesting a tag change).
I will also say that the use of both of those tags in conjunction already has a history of being used to indicate a “friends to lovers” situation, or some other set up in which a close platonic relationship morphs into something more romantic over the course of the story. Both tags are true in the narrative, and so both tags are relevant.
But I also want to point out and chat about this third option - sometimes, it’s tagged as both because it can, genuinely, be either. The situation can be read either way. The narrative itself is ambiguous. And this isn’t a bad thing. This is not some gotcha! against people who want gen content. This ambiguity is oftentimes a feature, not a bug, and it’s very odd to me that people have stopped seeing it as such.
Sometimes, when I’m writing two characters in a situation, I don’t even really know if the interaction is platonic or romantic. I know it is intense, and mostly positive, and has a lot of weight between the two characters feeling it. But is it truly romantic? Shrug! Search me, who knows. Could this be because I am very aspec myself and have a pretty non-standard conception of the romantic-platonic continuum? Yeah, probably! But that’s what I mean -
There’s this wonderful, squishy, fluid place between platonic and romantic relationships. It’s complicated, it’s non-precise, it’s incredibly queer. That ambiguous nature, that not-quite-this-not-quite-that, that fluidity between supposed binary points, is what queerness is about. This insistence that something must be one thing or the other, a situation must be read as only romantic or platonic, sounds a lot like the kind of thinking that says you can only be one gender or the other. You can only like men or women. It’s a binary, babes, and enforcing binaries isn’t good. What’s romantic to one person is not necessarily romantic to another person. What one aro person considers romantic is going to be different from another aro person. Is holding hands inherently romantic? Is kissing? Cuddling? How far can cuddling go before it starts being romantic? What if someone disagrees with you?
And, listen, I love the uptick in gen content that a lot of fandoms are getting. Sign me the fuck up for some gen h/c, that’s most of what I write, I think this is a fantastic way that fandom is expanding. But an insistence that those two things must always be kept separate - that something must only be “&” or “/”, and to tag both is an attack against platonic/gen content - erases that ambiguity. It feeds into a binary that which is both toxic and built off of fake binary norms.
This is all to say - sometimes, the relationship is undefined and squishy, and that isn’t hurting anyone, and should both be celebrated tagged as such.
when you’re worried about your brother and you’ve been worried for months and you’ve only just got him back and he has clearly been through something even though he says he hasn’t changed and he keeps avoiding your questions but he does so with the same humour you’ve always known and it feels familiar and grounding in the way it makes you want to roll your eyes and nothing is really fine but at least he is here and maybe you can ask him again later so you give yourself the space for a tiny relieved breath (and the tiniest little upturn of one corner of your mouth) as he keeps on spinning his usual bullshit:
[ID: An illustration of Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng standing in a lotus pond and facing away from each other. They look down at their weapons, Jiang Cheng at Sandu and Wei Wuxian at Chenqing. There's a black hole drawn near Wei Wuxian's abdomen, and in the same spot on Jiang Cheng's body, there is a glowing golden core. End ID.]
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