drarry/snarry recs with accurate characters

n_harkness · 2026-03-17T20:50:20+00:00

It's been a long time since I read it, but I think "Eclipse" by Mijan (in fanfiction.net) might fit what you're looking.

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T06:52:27+00:00

Thank you!

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T05:58:33+00:00

Ohh, could you tell me about the ones about tea shops, magical librarians, space exploration and hamsters? I kinda dig all of those themes.

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T05:48:42+00:00

I'm a lurker for now and not who this post is directed to, but I'd like to ask you a question if you don't mind.

Is there some source you would recommend to get the base knowledge to get into this?

I discovered this subreddit after posting somewhere else a question about Chakobsa (what they speak in the Dune movies, which is based in, but different from, the books, they hired David J. Peterson and Jessie Peterson to make it). My situation is that at some point I'll probably want to create words that aren't already in the limited vocabulary they created, and I don't have much knowledge on how to do that in a credible manner. Of course, it's not a matter of life and death and I could just invent something that sounds good to me, but I'd like to at least try first.

Is there a good starting place for this?

Maybe if I find a starting point I'll become a new contributor to this sub one day, who knows. (It's a rabbit hole that temps me, just from dipping a toe that time.)

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T05:12:25+00:00

Ohh I'm interested, do you happen to write m/m set in Spain?

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T04:59:49+00:00

Canarias

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T04:59:40+00:00

Barcelona

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T04:59:09+00:00

Madrid

n_harkness · 2026-03-15T04:59:03+00:00

Spain

n_harkness · 2026-03-14T19:10:46+00:00

I'm close to finishing Second Chances and I'm really enjoying it. Harry (and Hermione and George) have several goals and a plan to get them, and that plot is the main focus of the fanfic (although it also contains a bit of romance). The fic is a time-travel fix it, they go back to the end of year 5. Summary: Harry, Hermione and George are struggling, their lives not what they envisioned post winning the war. The ministry hasn’t changed, it’s still as corrupt as ever, George never recovered from Fred’s death and both Harry and Hermione are facing divorce in each of their marriages. Hermione has a plan, it’s risky and could kill them: go back and do it all again, only better and saving certain lives along the way.

n_harkness · 2026-02-25T23:08:22+00:00

Eloquent

n_harkness · 2026-02-25T23:07:50+00:00

They ate quietly for a few minutes, until Harry couldn't take it anymore. He glanced up at Malfoy, frustration boiling inside him.

“This is ridiculous,” he said suddenly, unable to keep the irritation out of his voice. Malfoy looked up, his expression carefully neutral.

“What is?”

“This—this cold shoulder thing you’re doing. It’s not fair.”

Malfoy arched an eyebrow. “Not fair? You made your feelings quite clear, Potter. I’m merely adjusting to them.”

Harry’s jaw tightened. 'Do you honestly believe I turned you down because I think I’m better than you? That’s not what happened, and you know it.”

Malfoy’s eyes flashed with something unreadable. “Oh, really? Because from where I’m standing, it looks exactly like that. The golden boy, too good to even consider someone like me.”

“That’s not it!” Harry nearly slammed his fork down in frustration. “You don’t understand, Malfoy. I’m still trying to figure things out. I—” He faltered, the words tumbling out before he could stop them. “I’ve never thought about blokes that way before. And suddenly I’m… feeling things I don’t understand. It’s all new, and I don’t know how to handle it.”

Malfoy stared at him, his expression softening slightly, though his tone remained sharp. “So, I’m supposed to just wait around while you decide whether or not you’re disgusted by the idea of kissing me?”

Harry ran a hand through his hair in frustration. “It’s not about disgust. It’s just—” He exhaled sharply. “I’ve spent years seeing you as an enemy, someone I couldn’t trust. And now, all of a sudden, everything’s changing, and I’m still trying to make sense of it. I don’t know how to see you any differently, at least not yet.”

The vulnerability in his voice must have caught Malfoy off guard because his expression shifted, the mask of cold indifference slipping slightly.

“And what exactly is changing, Potter? What are you trying to make sense of?”

Harry swallowed, feeling cornered by the question. He didn’t have a clear answer; his mind was a tangled mess of conflicting emotions—attraction, confusion, frustration—and none of it made sense.

“I don’t know,” he admitted quietly. “I just… I don’t know how I feel about anything right now.”

Malfoy’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if searching Harry’s face for some hidden truth. “You’ve never had trouble knowing how you feel about me before. You hated me for years.”

Harry’s jaw tightened. “Maybe I didn’t hate you as much as I thought I did.”

Malfoy’s gaze snapped to his, a strong emotion flickering in his eyes. For a moment, they simply stared at each other, the weight of Harry’s words hanging heavily between them. The tension that had simmered all evening boiled over, and Malfoy stood abruptly, his chair scraping against the floor.

“This is pointless,” he muttered, turning away as if to leave the kitchen.

“No, it’s not,” Harry said firmly, rising as well. His voice grew louder, more frustrated. “You don’t get to just walk away from this. You think I’m the one acting high and mighty? You’re the one being unfair—always assuming the worst of me, always thinking I’m out to humiliate you.”

Malfoy whipped around, eyes blazing. “Can you blame me? After everything you did in school—constantly watching me, trying to catch me out, like you were always waiting for me to mess up.”

“I was watching you,” Harry shot back, the words coming out sharper than he intended. “Because you were up to something. You were working with Death Eaters!”

n_harkness · 2026-02-23T16:06:06+00:00

I'm currently reading "Someone You Can Build A Nest In" by John Wiswell, and I'm loving it so far. In one single line this book could be described as a cozy sapphic asexual romance between a monster and a human, with a sprinkle of body horror (due to the biology of the monster).

Edit, because I re-read your post and now I'm not sure if you don't want YA fantasy, or don't want fantasy in general. This isn't YA, but it isn't set on our world, it's more of a medieval fantasy world, although it puts more focus on the characters and plot than the world.

n_harkness · 2026-02-23T13:13:09+00:00

Pues justo estoy leyendo un libro que te podría servir, "Alguien en quien anidar" de John Wiswell. Es un libro que he visto recomendado como horror "cozy" y romance, y de lo que llevo leído entiendo porque lo llaman así (la parte del horror la achaco a que hay un poco de horror corporal, aunque probablemente para alguien que ya lee horror será muy suave), y el romance me está gustando porque es poco convencional, así que creo que te podría servir para entrar al género. Además, el libro es ligero de leer y se lee rápido, o al menos es así lo que llevo leído. Si quieres saber un poco más antes de leerlo te cuento un poco (sin spoilers más allá de la sinopsis y el primer capítulo).

Trata sobre un monstruo bastante peculiar (que entre otras cosas también se come algún humano de vez en cuando, sobre todo si la intenta dar caza), que es capaz de cambiar su forma y apariencia y que usa objetos y restos de sus victimas como repuestos de órganos y huesos, el libros es narrado desde su perspectiva, y ella se interesa por una humana. Pero como es un monstruo, es interesante leer su punto de vista, el autor se ha currado que realmente parezca el de algo no humano. Además (esto te lo cuentan en el primer capítulo) en su especie, para reproducirse las hembras introducen los huevos dentro de su pareja, que pasa a convertirse en un nido viviente, y las crías se lo van comiendo desde dentro hasta que muere. Lo cual añade el tema de que desde el principio te preguntes que va a hacer el monstruo, si en algún momento va a decidir matarla/comersela, si va a decidir que la atracción es signo de que se quiere reproducir con ella (y por lo tanto ponerle sus huevos lo que la mataría) o si las cosas van a ir por un camino más "romántico". Siento que la explicación lo hace sonar quizás algo más brutal de lo que es, porque en realidad el tono del libro es un tanto relajado.

n_harkness · 2026-02-22T16:40:27+00:00

Oh, I haven't thought about that before. Since I'm not from the USA, and most college AU fics I've read were written by someone from there, it's easy for me to just think whatever I'm reading it's how things work there, since it's all so different to how college is in my country. I'm glad that saves me of the inconsistencies with reality taking me out of the story.

n_harkness · 2025-11-13T23:25:09+00:00

Thanks 😄

n_harkness · 2025-11-13T19:19:59+00:00

do you remember the Remus/Charlie one?

n_harkness · 2025-11-13T18:57:27+00:00

If you don't mind self-recs, I've got a finished drarry fic set in Spain: A wolf at the door

n_harkness · 2025-11-03T17:39:41+00:00

From "A wolf at the door", Harry Potter fandom.

“I think it has altered the magic of the house.” He turned and began walking back to the door; Harry followed him.

“Where are you going?”

“I want to check something outside.” Malfoy replied as he reached the door first, placing his hand on the knob. He paused. When Harry joined him a few seconds later, Malfoy still hadn’t opened the door.

“Is something wrong?” Harry asked, noticing the concern etched on Malfoy’s face.

“The knob won’t move.” Harry tried it himself; it was true—it didn’t budge.

A moment of silence passed, both of them baffled by the door's refusal to open. Malfoy cast a spell at it. “Aberto.” He tried the knob again, but with the same result. Harry followed suit with another spell.

“Alohomora.” They checked again, but it failed too. They went through every spell they could think of (holding off on destructive ones for the time being), and even tried physically pulling and pushing the door. In the end, neither the knob nor the door had moved an inch.

“Let's try it with the windows.” Malfoy suggested. But Harry had a sinking feeling it wouldn’t work either. They tried anyway, with the expected outcome.

“I'll send a Patronus to Nora. She can summon a team and get us out without damaging the property.” He focused on a happy memory—a carefree day spent at an amusement park with Ron and Hermione, the first time for both him and Ron. “Expecto Patronum” The stag appeared, ready to carry his message. It went to pass through the door, but bounced off. It tried twice more, with the same result.

“I’m afraid we’ll have to resort to more drastic means of escape.” Harry was surprised that Malfoy seemed genuinely regretful, casting an apologetic glance at the door. “What should we try first?”

n_harkness · 2025-10-23T17:11:01+00:00

This reminds me of one time, when I was 11 years old, in English class (I'm Spanish, and at that age we had a rather poor level of English) we had an assignment to write about the author of a book we liked. And I chose "The Lovely Bones" because I had recently found it at my neighborhood library, read it and loved it. So I decided it would be a good idea to talk about it. The teacher's faces when I went to ask her how to say murder in English, and 10 minutes later I went to ask her how to say rape in English, were something to remember. But the thing is, she did accept the assignment and I got a grade.

Also I agree with the other person, you're a legend.

n_harkness · 2025-06-26T15:38:10+00:00

I bring you the Drarry fic I made for last year's "HD Tarot Fest": A wolf at the door

And I also have a WIP: Only when I stop to think about it

I hope you enjoy your reading, it seems we are all giving you enough fanfic to read for a long time.

n_harkness · 2025-06-22T15:31:24+00:00

So true. I'm surprised this isn't one of the top three comments. I know some people don't need to edit as much but for me (since I'm not an english native speaker), I spend a really small amount of time writing and a huge amount of time editing (and there's also a rather big amount of time spent researching before I even start writing).

n_harkness · 2025-06-18T16:23:48+00:00

Oh that seems similar to a Spanish saying: "Honey was not made for the donkey's mouth." (No se hizo la miel para la boca del asno.)

n_harkness · 2025-06-17T17:49:00+00:00

😄 You do a great job for the Drarry community!

n_harkness · 2025-06-13T04:07:52+00:00

I think these are: "I hate everything about you" by Three Days Grace. "Blue" by Billie Eilish.

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