Fic Rec: Adventures In Babysitting

[scrtkpr]

Okay, when I said I wasn't reccing any more hd_holidays fics until after reveals, I, uh, lied. Sorry, I'm just too enthusiastic about this fic! So reccing one more.

Adventures in Babysitting (NC-17, 18,000 words--but it feels much shorter! The fic flies by

Comments

[oceaxe]

Thanks for reccing this, I might have missed it otherwise. Do you agree that it's likely to have been written by Anna Fugazzi? I base this only on a hunch, but it seems to fit. On the other hand, I've no idea if she even is participating in this year's fest...

I skimmed the comments above, but I just wanted to say that one of my favorite things about the fic was that Harry's infatuation lacked fluff. He wasn't in love Malfoy, he was just intensely interested and attracted to him. I get tired of stories where lust and interest is too easily conflated with true love.

[scrtkpr]

Yay, glad you enjoyed it! And hahaha, I think I'll hold off on any speculation until the end of the fest. :D

Yeah, I agree, it bothers me when they fall in love too quickly.

[zebrui]

She's pinch hitting I believe.

I suspected Anna as well because of the setting, and mythology and the little links at the bottom. It is slightly more cracky and snarky than her latest stuff, but it has that gradual development of feelings I love about her stuff. Still I didn't get that Anna feel. It's like all evidence points it should be her, but I just don't feel right about that guess.

Well, she's always the hardest one to pinpoint in a fest for me anyways.

I really enjoyed the fic. It was a curious blend of setting a pretty romanticized bud of a relationship between Harry and Draco (like it was pointed out earlier - respect and desire) against something edging very close to crack in everything around them. I thought the mix was very refreshing and worked really well.

[oceaxe]

I know what you mean about the almost-crack. In some ways it reminded me of Charlotteschaos' Gay Aurors... I somewhat expected the volcano god's ceremony to include Harry and Draco fucking each other.

Another indicator that this wasn't Anna's is that she recced it in her journal today.

[scrtkpr]

*is enjoying the discussion*

Well, to be fair, Anna has a policy of linking to every hd_hols fic that's posted, so that wouldn't be an indicator one way or the other. They're not meant to be recs, just pointer links, I believe. That's what she did in worldcup.

[oceaxe]

Oh, I didn't realize that. Hm. Well, zebrui has a point about crack, or even anything that hints of crack, is not really Anna's style at the mo'- if indeed it ever was. I'm not sure now why I was so convinced that it's hers.. it could well be blamebrampton, though.

Now Father of the Bride... any guesses there?

[scrtkpr]

YES! I do have a guess! Hahaha. But I am sitting on all guesses until after reveals. :)

[zebrui]

So far I have guesses for frayach, forth_rose, mahaliem and dysonrules. I'm only positive about one of those.

Oh, I haven't got around to Father of the Bride. Alright, since I just finished reading Lessons Learned (and in the process of trying to wrap my mind how to comment on it), I'm going for the Father of the Bride next :)

I never read Gay Aurors. Now there's a catchy title if I ever saw one :)) *adds to 'to read' list of doom*

[zebrui]

Father of the Bride (I'm midway through it and loving it) - has to be novembersnow. Something about the way she writes sex kills me. Well, kills my knickers in any case. And everything else about it so far fits perfectly with her style.

[zebrui]

Edit:

*a pretty unromanticized

I should really get some sleep one of these days *rubs eyes*