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[unicornsandphoenix]

Hey, I don't know if you're still doing this or not but Drarry 10, thanks!

(Heyyyyyyyy so you’ve probably forgotten all about me and forgotten that you even asked for this because this is like at least 6 months after the matter of the fact, but here I am lol I hope it’s ok even if there was little to no actual drarry interaction <3)

10. “Teach me how to play?”

Draco had been huddling close to the circle of friends for quite a while. Harry thought his scrunched up face was unfairly cute, but he couldn’t afford to be distracted. Not when he was so close. He narrowed his eyes and glanced up around at his opponents.

Hermione, for the most part, kept an excellent poker face, though the way she constantly glanced at certain people made Harry think  she wouldn’t be able to get rid of her hand so easily. Neville was hopelessly confused, half the of cards rested between his fingers, and Harry was mildly impressed that he seemed to be able to hold them all in a way he could see all the cards. Blaise was by far the hardest to read, and Harry wasn’t surprised. But he was also 5 cards deep, and Harry only two.

Harry glanced up at Draco again, getting lost in his adorable pout when Ron put his third to last card down. Ron was grinning. But the card was yellow, and he wouldn’t be grinning for long. Harry shoved his glasses up his nose and laid down his next card.

“Uno,” he said casually.

Hermione’s head popped up, and her hair fell out of her messy bun. “What? Already?” 

Neville groaned, but dutifully put the next card down.

Pansy, shit Harry should have been paying more attention, placed hers down as well with a “Uno,” of her own. Harry let a little smirk rise to his face. It wouldn’t matter anyways.

Blaise put his card down, changing the color back to blue. He stared Harry down.

One by one they put the cards down, but Harry only had eyes for the excitement growing in Draco’s eyes, and his fidgeting hands, and his lips stretching out into a smile only to be bitten down by those perfect teeth and—

“Harry! It’s your turn!” Harry looked back to find eyes staring anxiously at him, the card on the top of the deck red. But that was fine.

Harry grinned triumphantly, and placed the Wild Card down on the pile. “I win,” he said, and leaped up to grab Draco around the waist. The rest of the group groaned.

“Not fair!” called Ron. “He always wins at Uno!”

Harry didn’t even hear him, too caught up in the soft peck Draco bestowed upon him. Draco’s eyes were light with excitement, and Harry’s heart melted a little to see him so carefree.

“Teach me how to play?” Draco asked.

Harry pecked him on the lips, and whispered in his ear, “How about I teach you strip poker in the bedroom instead?”

Draco smirked and hooked a finger on Harry’s belt loop, leading him away.

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28 Drarry please if you’re still doing drabbles! Thanks

(Thank YOU for the prompt!!! Sorry for the long wait! Also I am very much diverging into a coffee shop au here soooooooo……)

28. “Marry me?”

Draco was bleary eyed and his head felt full of fluff. Not the good kind either, but the scratchy kind from throwing your stuffed animal into the wash one too many times. He needed coffee. Desperately. In fact, “Pansy, the next person to offer me coffee I will marry. You can be the witness.”

Pansy hummed. “I would prefer to be Best Woman, but I suppose this will do as well,” She looped her arm through Draco’s. “Come on, let’s get to the coffee shop.

The coffee shop was a mess, and there was an obviously-new barista working there looking quite harried and perplexed, but Draco didn’t catch much of him before burying his head into Pansy’s shoulder and trying his hardest to fall asleep. Pansy shook him a little, just as the line was starting to move forward.

“Draco, darling, I am so sorry, but I spot my lovely book lover in the corner, and I’m gonna make my move.” Draco rubbed his eyes and craned his neck to spot a bushy haired woman at the corner table, nose buried in a book. “Can you grab my drink for me?”

Draco nodded at her, and squeezed her hand. “Good luck!”

Pansy beamed at him, and fixed her bra before striding confidently over. Draco smiled and sighed.

“Next!” Draco stepped up and gave their order to the girl with the turnip earrings at the counter, and moved away to wait for the messy-haired barista to make the drinks.

Draco must have closed his eyes for longer than he thought, because the next second, his name was called.

“I have an order for, uh, Draco!” Draco hurried forwards and grabbed his drink and took a nice long sip, closing his eyes and moaning in delight. “Oh my god,” he murmured over the coffee. “Marry me,”

Draco’s eyes flew open to a chocking noise, and found the barista still there, looking a little red in the cheeks. “Fuck me,” Draco said dumbly, eyes wide. The barista was cute. No, not cute. Fucking hot. Draco felt his face go warm.

“Personally,” the barista started, his hands fiddling with his apron. “I so that in a different order, but I guess I wouldn’t be opposed.” Draco’s eyes flew up and met startlingly green ones.

“Oh,” said Draco. The barista looked pleased, and a little more confident. Glancing around to see no one standing at the queue yet, he started scribbling on a napkin with a pen.

He held it out to Draco. “In case you, um, well, ever wanted to try.” Draco stared at it for half a second too long, but snatched it and held it close to his chest. He looked back up and found his grin being matched. He thought he was finding a match as well.

[unicornsandphoenix]

20 for drarry... yeah i need that in my life. Thanks in advance. ps i love you and can't wait to see all the stuff you're writing

(This not only comes with an apology for being chronically late to everything and I am not sure if I used the correct prompting list for this, but also with much love and extra stuff because I couldn’t decide if I wanted to do this lightheartedly or not. Thank you, Jeni! <3)

20. “You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”

It had started with a flash, a bang, and a scream, and had ended up behind a shaking door with Draco dragging an unconscious Harry into a corner of the room behind a bookcase.

“Harry.”

Draco was crying. His hands were shaking, and they could not be shaking right now.

“Harry, love, come on,” Draco murmured, trying to control his wand hand, trying to remember the basic medic spells they had been taught for field work before he had dropped out of the course. “Harry!”

Draco’s voice never went above a whisper, but it already was hoarse. 

Something crashed into the door. Draco flinched. Harry did not.

“Come on, love,” Draco’s shaking had gotten worse, and he looked down to see a bruise spreading along Harry’s side, growing rapidly.

Draco could hear the shouting from the other room, and the crashes became more frequent. He wasn’t prepared for this. He had thought he had left this all behind when he changed career paths to follow ‘his dreams’. Stupid dreams. They certainly weren’t helping him now.

Draco looked down at Harry. His face was loosing color, and his skin felt clammy in Draco’s hands. Draco stifled another sob.

“Wake up. Harry, do you hear me? Wake up!” The door rattled before being blasted off its hinges, and Draco curried up around Harry bringing his forehead to rest against Harry’s. “You need to wake up, because I can’t do this without you.”

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(or its much happier alternative)

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Harry shifted in his sleep and tightened his arms around his pillow. It was soft and smooth, and all the right kinds of perfect. Except something kept poking at his face.

“Mmmph,” Harry groaned, nuzzling his face deeper into his pillow.

“Harry,” replied the pillow.

Harry ignored it. Pillows weren’t supposed to talk. It rumbled.

“Harry, love,” it said, amusement clear. Harry was sure it was not time to get up. In fact, he was pretty adamant about it.

“Harry,” the pillow said once more. ““You need to wake up, because I can’t do this without you.”

Harry peeled one eye open, prying it from the sleep in his eye. “Harry is sleeping right now,” he mumbled, barely coherent.

Draco smiled softly down at Harry, where he was gripping his legs, his head in his lap, and bent down from his place at the headboard to kiss his forehead. Harry’s heart felt warm. He closed his eye again.

“Harry, no!” Draco said, chucking, and poked his face again. “I need your help!”

Harry groaned and pressed his head into Draco’s leg. “What do you want, you feind?”

“I need help,” Draco said, and Harry could hear the smirk in his voice. “You have to help me beat this level.”

Harry could see the bright light of Draco’s new cellphone through his eyelids. He regretted ever downloading Candy Crush on that phone, no matter how many thank you blow jobs he got for helping Draco out with a level.

“Come on,” Draco whispered, his mouth near Harry’s ear, nipping at the edge, and his hair tickling Harry’s face. “I’ll make it worth your while.”

Harry blinked his eyes open. Maybe it was worth it after all.

[unicornsandphoenix]

out of blatant curiosity (and with all the love in the world)... have you ever maxed out the daily post limit? are you trying to? ♥♥♥

lololol I can’t tell if this was from a day that I just reblogged a lot because I don’t use the queue (it scares me) and you turned your notification for me or if you were just curious because you have 😂 but no I actually have never… though I have hit the anon asking limit back in my days when I asked you to write all those stories or was trying to give words of affirmation without giving away who I was 😂😂😂

[unicornsandphoenix]

I have VERY few written fanfics, which is why I was surprised when someone (off of anon) sent me an ask for permission to repost my work onto their Instagram as long they gave me credit. Idk how to deal with this. It's flattering that they enjoyed my writing & I want my writing to reach more people but also...I kinda of just want people to read my work on here or ao3 so I have a better idea of the number of people my stuff is reaching. Any advice or opinions you could share with me on this? x

Hello, anon!!! First off, thank you for reaching out about this! I know it is an issue that tumblr had large discussions on, and it a controversial topic to some people, so thank you for being brave enough to ask for opinions and help on this. Second, please remember that no matter what I might say, this is YOUR decision. I’ll give you my thoughts, but ultimately, you have to do what YOU feel comfortable with!

So you’ve been asked to share your work, huh? Top thing to remember, you have ZERO OBLIGATION TO SHARE YOUR WORK!!!!! LITERALLY NONE!!! Humans by nature really fucking like reciprocity, so when someone comes by and tells us that they love our work, some of us wants to give them something back for liking it enough to want to do something with it. But here’s the thing; you have already given them something. The story in the first place.

Next thing to remember, there are literally so many ways to do this. Like, thousands. First, you could say, “I’m so flattered you like my work! However, I am uncomfortable with sharing it through other accounts. Thank you for asking, but NO.”

Second, if you are truly comfortable with it (which it doesn’t sound like you are), you can say, “Wow, thanks! As long as you give me credit and link it in your bio, sure! But please ask if you want others works as well, because I am only ok that this specific fit gets shared.”

Third, if you kinda want it, but are worried, set up boundaries!!! List out what is ok and not ok to do! Is this blanket permission or only for this one story? Can they just mention your username or do you want the full link to the story? Do they have to do a cover page? Maybe they can only post parts and not post the full thing? Are they rewriting it or posting screenshots? Do you want their promise to request it be taken down if you are uncomfortable in the future? Do you want them to only be able to post a recommendation with one quote, the title, and the author? Take your time. Set up your boundaries. And if you haven’t thought about the boundaries, or are not ready to set them up, say NO. Say no, not right now, say no, not ever, say no, but thank you, say no no no no no. You have to be comfortable with the situation for it to work. Some people are, some people aren’t, and BOTH ARE OK.

A couple instagram people have reached out to me, and personally? I am not really comfortable sharing all my work. Every once in a blue moon, I will have a head cannon I don’t care about and sure whatever, then I MIGHT grant permission with certain things (Like a right to have it taken down, explicit permission and credit, a cover with my name, etc), but generally? As much as I want the exposure? Naw, fam. I like being in control of my own work. Does this mean that I don’t know other people who are 100% ok with this? Not at all! I know quite a few! But in the end, it is UP TO YOU. Don’t let anyone take your stories from you if you are uncomfortable with it.

I know this was long, but I hope it helped! Let me know if I can help you at all with anything <3

[unicornsandphoenix]

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This makes me incredibly happy, because @assassinsdragons is actually the sweetest and I LOVE her fic, so here everyone take a LOOK at this FANTASTICNESS its really the absolute best <3 

[unicornsandphoenix]

42 and wolfstar

((I am like POSITIVE that this anon asked me like a billion different Wolfstar prompts… but that’s fine because I do heck love Wolfstar so here is another <3))

42. “Do you know any jokes?”

“Do you know any good jokes?” Remus couldn’t stop it. Had he known what was going to come out of the boy’s mouth at the drive through, he would have. By God, he would have. But it was too late now.

Sirius’ grin was sharp and feral, and his hands loosened and tightened on the steering wheel. “Are you Sirius?”

Remus buried his head in his hands, and slumped into the passenger’s seat. 

“Yeah, mate! It gets kind of boring here, you know? Especially at arse O’clock in the morning.”

Remus glanced at his watch. It was only 1am. A perfectly reasonable time to get a midnight snack of chips and shakes.

“Well, I have got quite a few, but they are pretty hairy if I’m being honest.”

Remus groaned.

“But you know, every once in a full moon I can probably pull something out of my arse.”

“Great! Let’s hear one then!”

Sirius threw a look over to Remus. “I’m not sure….”

Remus sighed and glanced back over at Sirius. It was probably time, even if he did hate himself a little for it. “Don’t worry, I’ll still love you to the moon and black.”

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Send these to your favorite Authors and let them blab! What is your total word count on AO3? How often do you write? Do you have a routine for writing? What’s your favorite kinks/tropes/pairing? Do you have a favorite fic of yours? Your fic with the most kudos? Anything you don’t like about your writing? Now something you do like! Send it to some of your favorite Authors to spread some love <3

HElllooooOOOOO!!!!!

Sam, my love!!! How are you!! Thank you for the ask!! Here are some stats for you all:

Word Count: 28,645 (this is still wild to me lol i know it’s like nothing but its WILD)

When do I write: I honestly write a lot less than I want to right now… I tend to write my pieces all at once in one sitting, hence why most of them are so short, and recently I haven’t had a sitting long enough to do that.

Routine for Writing: I tend to sit on my bed, surrounded with blankets and water and snacks, and have some fairy lights on with the main lights turned off. Most of the time, I will have no music, especially if i am rereading or editing, but sometimes I have a song or two that is super slow and depressing that I have memorized inside and out that I will listen to on repeat while writing.

Likes: Ooo this is a hard one, and I always end up leaving something out… But really I think my likes are as follows: Drarry is still my top always my top (but ill drabble in lamen and merthur a lot) Coffee shop aus (mmm yes the sweet nectar of life), domestic drarry (mmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm yessss), dirty talk yes please, bearded and man bun harry (low key what i want to be writing about), and FAIRY TALES!!!!!!! coming untouched is N I C E and so is secret lingerie mmmm

Favorite Fic: It would be so unfair of me to choose. It really just depends on my mood, and ill just remember some tags and search for it that way (because im a goddamn idiot and currently my entire bookmarks are just fics i want to read but haven’t yet so…..)

Fic with Most Kudos: This goes to Crooked Teeth and Highway Signs with 256! God that many people liked my story?????? I could faint

Something I don’t like about my writing: I don’t like that all my stories always end up being so short… I don’t like how I can’t seen to weave an intricate web of things happening or have a handle on magical theory, and my fics are all so straight forward. I also think I describe things too much because I am ok at that and so I use it as my crutch and overuse it? lol yikes

Something I do like about my writing: Hmmmmmmmmmmm I do rather like my descriptions, and I like the types of stories I write, I always do like Harry and Draco acting in a certain way, and you can really see that played out most of the time I think.

Thank you so much for letting me blab! I hope to be blabbing a lot more in the future <3