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FIC: Make Me a Headline (I Want To Be That Bold) (NC-17)

Apr 29, 2015 18:13

Title: Make Me a Headline (I Want To Be That Bold)
Author: dicta_contrion
Prompt: # 83
Summary: Draco never expected to see Harry doing that again. Especially with someone else, in a grainy photograph that's landed on his desk one Monday morning.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): mention of bottom!Harry with previous partners
Word Count: 31k
Author's Notes: firethesound, this ( Read more... )

fic length: long, rating: nc-17, author: dicta_contrion, type: fic, era: post-hogwarts, [admin] fest-2015, kink: outdoor sex

Comments 65

firethesound April 29 2015, 16:15:15 UTC

NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR 31K. <3

vaysh April 29 2015, 16:25:12 UTC

dito. :)

dicta_contrion May 17 2015, 22:35:23 UTC

♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!

vociferandum April 29 2015, 16:45:00 UTC

31K, yessss!!! I can't wait to get started on this ;)

dicta_contrion May 18 2015, 18:05:40 UTC

*G*

gracerene April 29 2015, 20:24:21 UTC

YOU! This fic gave me a lot of heart-achy feels. Fics were they used to date and are no longer together always just kill me, because obviously they are meant to be. So yes, that made me sad, but I thought you did a great job of showing the why behind that, and why Draco was afraid, and how much it really took for him to give him and Harry that second chance.

I loved your characterizations for both of them, but Harry especially was just beautiful. Even though we didn't get his POV, I still feel like I knew so perfectly what he was thinking and feeling, and his beautiful, painful bravery in putting himself out there again and again for Draco was lovely. That bit of vulnerability about breakfast at the end also gave me a lot of feelings.

And your Pansy and Blaise! They were perfect. I love how steady and solid they were for Draco. Pansy was especially lovely here.

Wonderful fic. <3

dicta_contrion May 17 2015, 22:45:23 UTC

Thank you, thank you!!! For persisting through the sads, and for leaving such a lovely comment. I'm really really glad that the characterizations worked for you and that Harry's motivations and personality came through even with it being Draco's POV. And the end - yay for feelings! (*cough*sometimes*cough*) And so glad Pansy and Blaise were win, too. Thank you for leaving such an amazing comment, basically! And so happy you enjoyed! ♥

firethesound April 29 2015, 20:32:23 UTC

THIS STORY. I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS I CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT IT IN CAPSLOCK OMG. ::flails::

dicta_contrion May 18 2015, 18:06:01 UTC

So much love for flails!!

snowgall April 29 2015, 21:27:12 UTC

Oh there is SO MUCH I loved about this. As much as I kinda hated Draco for hurting Harry so badly and being so thick about it, I absolutely loved how well you showed his fear and cautious hope once he and Harry had agreed on their second date. It was all kinds of feels-inducing and gorgeous. The hesitancy in their conversations, how much they said with their looks, how much they were both scared and nervous that the other would back out. God. I remember thinking that after all this emotional build-up that the ending better not be rushed, and it SO wasn't! It was wonderful and cautious and meaningful and gah! So good!

dicta_contrion May 17 2015, 23:16:38 UTC

Thank you!! I'm so glad that the complexity of that came through - Draco is definitely a bit of an arsehole at times, and I was worried that would overtake the feels, so very happy to hear that it didn't. And omg the ending! THANK YOU! I was all "who the hell is going to read 4k of tender lovemake-y smut? jfc, awful" and your comment made me feel loads, loads better about it. Much appreciated, and so happy that you enjoyed it!! ♥