#adhd!harry

[froidefille]

Day 11: an underrated fic

📚 He Needs You by @elsirin /MoonflowerMorningGlory on AO3

Draco/Harry, wordcount 5.6k, cat G

Summary:

There was a ritual. Draco Malfoy would like to ignore the results. Narcissa Malfoy knows better. Harry Potter knows nothing at all, he has no clue what is happening, except he has a meeting to get to and he's too tired for this madness. Short little one shot set in the summer just after the war, before eighth year, while Harry is interning at the Ministry.

AKA the one with Veela Draco and ADHD Harry 🤍

Firstly, I am such a sucker for the whole premise of Draco needing to take care of someone and Harry rather desperately needing someone to take care of him *melting* So the mix of Veela Draco with all the protective instincts and ADHD Harry who is a bit of a distaster is just delicious. Hurt/comfort at its finest <3

Secondly, I love the portrayal of Harry in this story so so much. ADHD is for some reason often belittled as just this thing that makes you unable to sit still in meetings and do a lot of sports. While it really is so much more! So yeah, I loved how the author has touched upon many aspects of it in the fic.

This really is just on another level how validating it feels to read about neurodivergent characters. Keep 'em coming folks! <3 Now, I need more kudos on this beautiful h/c story - go check it out to have your heart melted on this fine Saturday evening 🤍

Thank you for yet amazing prompt @hprecfest. See you in the next one!

Now onto the quotes!

And Harry was embarrassed to admit just how much harder it all was without them. Without the routine. There was nothing to stop him working past 7pm. He struggled to get to sleep and then struggled to stay asleep and then struggled to wake up.

Yep, transitions are a bitch and a half xd

Late. Late. He was so late. He needed to focus.

Somehow being late and super anxious about it just keeps bloody happening to us xd

He leaned against the wall and tried to breathe through the pain. This was silly. He had a meeting to get to.

Buahaha, I love this so much - bleeding, in pain and hurting? I'll be fine, I have a meeting! Can’t be late AGAIN. Oh how familiar that is xd

“Harry!” Both Narcissa and Malfoy had shouted out at his clumsiness

Oh Harry :(

He was ok. He was fine. No big deal. But why did everything always have to hurt?

Welcome to neurodivergent life! We have cookies. We just don't remember where we put them xd

“Potter, are you serious?” Draco scoffed. “You want to go home. You're allowed to go home if you're having a bad day.” Potter blinked.

Oh how I wish someone would say that to me sooner than in my late twenties on the verge of a burnout xd

“Order some takeaway. Run yourself a bubble bath. Read your favourite book. Rest. Sleep.” Harry was staring at him as though he were speaking a foreign language.

It's so sad Harry didn’t even think of this as an option! Good thing Draco got him covered :) Also yes, this is in fact the best way to fend off a bad day. Also a pet nearby would be great :D