Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (ish) favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!
As usual, I am very late with this! But thanks to @dragontamerdame @fw00shy @ohdrarry @sitp-recs @teacup-tai and @bluebutter-art for the tags! I've written more fic this year than I have in years past. Perhaps it's because of the extra time I had in quarantine, but it also may be that I really feel like I've found friends within the Drarry fandom this year. My friends on Tumblr and Discord have been so supportive, and I can't thank them enough for their kudos/likes, comments and DMs. I hope that 2021 brings forth more fics!
Here are my top 5 fics from this year (chronologically):
1. "Scared, Potter?" (T, 120 words)
I wrote this for the Drarry Discord Drabble Challenge last January. It only took me about 20 minutes, I think? I entered the challenge on a whim so I didn't want to overthink things. But, overall, I really liked how it turned out!
2. Catch the Snitch (No, Catch My Heart) (E, 4.5k)
I wrote this for HP Kinkfest! The prompt was 'body worship', and I had such a vivid image of what I wanted the fic to look like before writing it. The bath, Draco worshiping Harry's thighs, the slow slide from something casual to serious. This is probably the fic I was the most proud of this year—I just really like how I wrote it. I tend to struggle with writing smut that's more than just smut, but I feel like I was truly able to convey Harry and Draco's love for one another here.
3. The Future in Your Eyes (T, ~1.1k)
This was written for @tasteofshapes's birthday! She's has an amazing set of Drarry headcanons, and I decided to weave them into the story so my 1k word count would feel a little more fleshed out. I got the idea from bixgirl1's 'Every Me and Every You', which heavily references magpie-fngrl's works. This was also my first 6th-year AU—a trope I hardly every read, mych less think to write, but it was nice to slip out of my comfort zone for a bit and write this as a gift.
This was for @ladderofyears's prompt for this year's HP Taste of Smut fest! I wrote this in August, when it was close to 100° F (37ish° C) every day where I live, so it was very easy to dream about ice and cool drinks and relaxing under the sun. Also, every PWP I've written so far featured explicit penetrative sex and I wanted to see how far I could stretch a blowjob and some fingering ;).
5. Rotten Work (M, 792 words)
This was probably one of my favorite works of the year. It was a bit experimental (see: vague and overwrought metaphors about tea) but it's what I hope to create more of in 2021. What I've come to appreciate about some fics lately are the way writer's are able to perfectly capture a feeling/setting/emotion with a good metaphor, and this little fic gave me hope that I can do it too.
I'm sure everyone seeing this has been tagged before, but just in case: @bombera @thusspoketrish @tasteofshapes @kittycargo @primavera-cerezos @alxmeg (for your top 5 fics) @uphorie @dewitty1 (for your favorite fic recs/rec lists?) and anyone else who wants to participate! No pressure if you don't want to!
Happy New Year, everyone! I'm excited to see what 2021 will bring 🤩
