Heyyy, can you recommend me some underrated heavy angst drarry fic please, thank you!!
Hi, nonnie! Sorry it took me so long to reply :) I tried not to mention well-known fics on this list as your request is for "underrated" which I believe is a bit of a subjective discernment. To choose the fics, I went with titles I've rarely seen recced in the fandom. That said, these are some of my favourites fics! Hope you enjoy and mind the tags.
Crucio by @rockmarina (T; 3.3k; 2019) *hurt/comfort
Summary: "It is our choices that show what we truly are." But what about those who don't really have a choice? This is how their journey together starts: with an Unforgivable, a confession and the incessant dripping of a faucet.
Alive by @fleetofshippyships-archive (M; 4.4k; 2017)
Summary: After the war, Harry is lost. Angry or numb, nothing feels the same. The only thing unchanged is the way Malfoy makes him feel, until that too is no longer the same.
Blood and Sugar by phrynne (E; 7.4k; 2017)
Summary: I wonder again if this, his touch, is the reason I keep taking hits on the field and not giving a flying fuck what happens to me.
Half Awake, Half Asleep by NoclueIdunno (M; 19.4k; 2020)
Summary: Twelve years after the War, on his final trip outside, Draco stumbles upon the last person he wanted to see.
Thunder by @keyflight790 (E; 21.5k; 2019)
Summary: The storm will disappear; the rain will subside; but what's left in its wake will last forever. A story of love and loss, redemption and thunder.
remember me by hupsoonheng (T; 31k; 2019) *memory loss
Summary: On a chilly day in October, Draco kisses Harry goodbye before he goes on yet another dangerous, undercover mission with the Aurors. And then Harry doesn't come back. Only Draco believes that Harry isn't dead, and pours himself into finding his husband despite his friends' pleas to move on and grieve properly. What he finds at the end of that work, though, is not at all what he wanted.
The Shadowy Corners by @kedavranox (E; 29.2k; 2013) *mpreg
Summary: Fifteen years after the war, Draco is still struggling to survive. Living in squalor and under heavy Ministry restrictions, Draco takes Pansy's advice on an option he had never thought to consider before. A means to regain everything he lost and more, courtesy of the wizarding hero --Harry Potter.
Everything That Happens is From Now On by @thusspoketrish
(E; 42.9k) 2018) *rape
Summary: After surviving a brutal assault, Draco tries to navigate the tumultuous waters of his mind, and embrace a bit of love and trust in his life. After all, the smallest steps forward can begin to heal the most fractured of souls.
Now My Neck Is Open Wide (begging for a fist around it) by LadySlytherin (E; 75k; 2016) *mpreg
Summary: Six months post-war, Harry meets Grayson Wenke, a famous Quidditch player. Harry believes he's found the love of his life, and a Happily Ever After ending suitable for the storybooks. When Grayson slowly goes from Prince Charming to a monster behind closed doors, Harry finds himself trapped, and alone, and fearing for his life. When Harry realizes he's pregnant, the opportunity for escape - and a real Happily Ever After - presents itself as none other than Draco Malfoy. The only question is if Harry is brave enough to take a chance, and strong enough to heal.
Though My Mind Could Think (I still was a mad man) by @cassiaratheslytherpuff (E; 87k; 2019)
Summary: After years of pretending he's fine and just waiting for the day he isn't needed anymore Harry wins the war. He tries to kill himself, but of all people, Malfoy saves him. Harry realises that if he has the courage to die, he should also have the courage to live. Ultimately this is a story about recovery, but it's also about all the things you sometimes have to go through to get there.
Tit for Tat by @mintamintathings (E; 388.8k; 2021)
Summary: Our story picks up five years post-war. Harry's ready to come out and leave the public life behind; Draco's looking for quiet reintegration into magical society in London. True angst! Emotional vulnerability! Romance of the star-crossed lover variety! If you're looking for a plot-driven epic with all the smut and all the feels, here it is, folks.












