FIC: The Elusive Mate (NC-17)

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Title: The Elusive Mate
Author/Artist: 0idontknow0
Prompt: # 21
Summary: Harry had done it (a) to save lives and (b) because the idea of him being Malfoy’s mate was clearly ridiculous, but now he had to tell Malfoy.
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, very brief Draco/Astoria (if you blink you'll miss it)
Warning(s): creature!fic, a supplementary drawing

Comments

[lea_anberlyn]

Oooh, I loved this so much! Veela-fics are one of my not-so-guilty pleasures and the way you sort of took all the usual cliches associated with creature fics and made them new and original was brilliant. I think my favourite scene was the one with Harry patting wolf!Draco, I got butterflies reading it :)

Anyway, amazing job mystery author!

[0idontknow0]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Glad to have touched on your like for veelas. =D

re: The Elusive Mate ***SPOILER***

[vaysh]

Wow! What an original take on werewolf lore. I just loved all the history about the lycans as another kind of werewolf creature. It's amazing how hidden in between the lines of this story of Harry finally admitted to Draco that he is his mate, you told this backstory of another war after Voldemort was defeated, a war between werewolves and humans. I admit I would have loved to read more of that story and the events from Tiresia's prophecy, too. The bits we get through Harry and Draco's perspective are just brilliant. As is the way Harry slowly comes around to relieving Draco from his mounting anxiety and restlessness. Such a unique twist to not have Draco pine away and die because he cannot find his mate but still show the emotional suffering he goes through. Harry and Draco's slow romance is very sweet, great UST, too. And I am quite taken with Draco's lycan pack - you have an awesome cast of original characters. :) To have Draco's pack live in Malfoy Manor and on the Malfoy grounds is simply genius. Loved the pack cuddling on the

[0idontknow0]

Thank you!

I actually wanted to include more from Draco's awakening but I got really carried away with it and it was more plausible to start after the war had happened. I'm really glad you enjoyed the OCs. They were absolutely fun to write. And the bed, of course I had to make them doggy pile Draco at some point. It felt like a crime not to. Anyway, I'm really happy you enjoyed it.

[capitu]

**spoilers**

I love this! What an original twist to the mate dynamic; the fact that Draco couldn't feel Harry, even after knowing, yet longing precisely to feel him, was fantastic.

The art was gorgeous, I agree with Harry; Draco as a wolf is adorable. And oh my god! The scene, the one Harry petting Draco, so sweetest, and then wow, super hot. I loved it.

I was so happy when they finally consummated to bond, and Draco felt complete, god, there was such yearning before, and at last be able to fully feel Harry, you did a wonderful job writing all those emotions.

[0idontknow0]

Thank you. I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
That petting scene was very fun to write and I'm glad the emotions translate well for you.

[lomonaaeren]

Wow, I really like this!

I liked that Draco got to live his own life even though he was a creature and was affected but not entirely controlled by the need to mate. (On that note, thank you for including the Draco/Astoria, where it didn't work out but neither participant is punished because of their desire for another person). I felt for Harry, too, taking that potion for the best of reasons but then having to go through the ritual of steeling himself to tell Draco. I was surprised how anxious I was for the potion to wear off or for Draco to find some other way of sensing Harry by the end of the story, since when I left the prompt I thought one of the main attractions would be them learning to be mates in spite of that. But you did a really great job with taking that in another direction altogether, and still making the process where they danced around with each other intriguing.

Thank you for the art, for the sex (which was hot), and with letting apologies be enough, so that Draco was angry but not unreasonably so, and Harry didn'

[0idontknow0]

Thank you and you're welcome

I really had fun writing/drawing this and I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. It was a lovely prompt and the fact that you did not want a/b/o dynamics made it really interesting since it was based around the idea of mates. I ran at it with grabby hands and never looked back.

[0idontknow0]

Thank you!
And I'm very glad you enjoyed the OCs because they were a joy to write.