Mise en Place is the perfect example of why Crow’s work is so fun to read. They do an incredible job of characterizations and nail both Harry and Draco’s hesitancy. Crow always writes situations that feel so real and plausible, which allows their characters come to life.
Whether you prefer cilantro or parsley (I like both, by the way) you’ll love Mise en Place as much as I did. Make your favorite comfort food, then enjoy this lovely and warm comfort read that will make your heart feel full like it’s just eaten a warm, buttery, and crisp cottage pie. And when you’re done with this fic, you should definitely check out his other stuff for dessert!
As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please show your appreciation and leave the creator a kudos or a comment!
Mise en Place is the perfect example of why Crow’s work is so fun to read. They do an incredible job of characterizations and nail both Harry and Draco’s hesitancy. Crow always writes situations that feel so real and plausible, which allows their characters come to life.
Whether you prefer cilantro or parsley (I like both, by the way) you’ll love Mise en Place as much as I did. Make your favorite comfort food, then enjoy this lovely and warm comfort read that will make your heart feel full like it’s just eaten a warm, buttery, and crisp cottage pie. And when you’re done with this fic, you should definitely check out his other stuff for dessert!
As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please show your appreciation and leave the creator a kudos or a comment!
So glad to have @the-starryknight join me this week for our Happy Hour Rec!
I’ve long been a fan of Starry, from her own incredible writing to the lovely encouragement she gives to the Drarry fandom with her TLC Tuesdays! Just like everything else she does, her recommendation is equally amazing. Settle in, because you won’t want to miss Starry’s thoughts or this brilliant rec!
❤️ Lots of Love and Happy Friday ❤️
- The Drarry Librarian
When the Librarian reached out to see if I’d want to collaborate on a rec, I was so floored and so excited. I love seeing this blog around on my dash, spreading joy through recs and asks, and the weekly Happy Hour never fails to share brilliant pieces by beloved authors. Reccers are at the heart of community building, sharing resources and love for each other — and the Librarian does exactly that.
Today, I’ve brought a fic that is a few months old, by the brilliant @softlystarstruck When I was thinking about which fic to pick (and there are so, so many that are dear to my heart), I thought about the kinds of fics that tend to get a little less love. The Librarian has been working on some Historical AU recs, so… why don’t we go to space?
Every detail — from Starship Hedwig to Crown Prince Draco of Scorpius — fuses the world we know with this fantastical adventure in space, weaving these characters seamlessly into a believable new universe. This fic takes every Han Solo-Firefly-Trek universe fantasy and fuses it into a delicious, confident Harry. You won’t want to miss him.
“Crown prince or no, he could kill me and take my ship the second my back is turned. Though he did manage to fuck up piloting a Silver Swan, so that’s doubtful. He couldn’t handle a fraction of Hedwig. “You have to come to the cockpit with me though.”
The style is unique and sharp-witted.
Bee writes beautiful, warm love stories, with an eye for tenderness. In this fic, they manage that gentleness with a snappy edge through alternating Harry and Draco first person POVs. Each character is brilliantly developed, with subtle differences in their voices that make each shine in their own right.
“Yeah, I’m keeping him.
He just looks so lost, sitting in the chair with his fingers twisting around themselves. It’s obvious that he usually keeps his guard up– it comes across on his sharp tongue– but his facade keeps splintering and his panic spills through.
“There’s a one million unit reward on your head,” I say, and his body goes entirely still. “If you’re returned to Scorpius alive and unharmed.”
Yeah, it’s hot as hell.
There’s no other way to put it, this fic scorches! The dynamic here is hot, the way that they negotiate during sex feels sexy and charged with attraction, and really, you can’t blame Draco when Harry looks and acts like an even hotter equivalent to Han Solo.
“Poured out underneath my thighs, Draco looks like starlight made human. His pink lips are parted, and his breathing is shallow as he looks up at me. Stars, I’m going to make this good for him.”
Ahh hooray! So excited to share this rec and to collab with the amazing @thedrarrylibrarian. Thank you for sharing space with me, and for all the wonderful things you do for this fandom. And the rest of you, go read this fic
“I think,” Malfoy says quietly, a wisp of air in the night. “I think I love you.”
This morsel of sweetness flitted by on my dash tonight and was perfect. I love the tenderness and whispered confessions. Sometimes what feels like cowardice is actually quiet bravery.
You’ll love this as much as I did. Give yourself a little treat tonight. And if you love it like I did, be sure to leave a kudos or a comment.
“I think,” Malfoy says quietly, a wisp of air in the night. “I think I love you.”
This morsel of sweetness flitted by on my dash tonight and was perfect. I love the tenderness and whispered confessions. Sometimes what feels like cowardice is actually quiet bravery.
You’ll love this as much as I did. Give yourself a little treat tonight. And if you love it like I did, be sure to leave a kudos or a comment.
“I think that maybe if I talked to you I could see how you did it.”
“How I did what?”
Harry drew in a lungful of air and expelled it in a drawn out breath.“Figured out the difference between who you were supposed to be, and who you really are.”
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve got some fun weekend plans! I started my weekend off right with this lovely fic -
After the war, Harry’s living in Grimmauld Place and just joined Auror training. He’s doing fine—he’s ready to accept this as his routine, until he runs into Draco Malfoy, reformed and working in a Muggle diner, and he starts to see what he might be missing.
I loved that lots of this fic was set in a diner - I always love the homey atmosphere of diners in real life and was delighted to find that same atmosphere in fic as well. Additionally, I enjoyed watching as Harry and Draco get to re-learn each other, learn these new versions of each other and find how their lives fit together as they’ve both changed and grown.
This is a fic you won’t want to miss! After you finish the fun of the Happy Hour, go sober up with your favorite diner food (mine’s Waffle House grits) and let yourself enjoy this wonderful fic!
“I think that maybe if I talked to you I could see how you did it.”
“How I did what?”
Harry drew in a lungful of air and expelled it in a drawn out breath.“Figured out the difference between who you were supposed to be, and who you really are.”
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve got some fun weekend plans! I started my weekend off right with this lovely fic -
After the war, Harry’s living in Grimmauld Place and just joined Auror training. He’s doing fine—he’s ready to accept this as his routine, until he runs into Draco Malfoy, reformed and working in a Muggle diner, and he starts to see what he might be missing.
I loved that lots of this fic was set in a diner - I always love the homey atmosphere of diners in real life and was delighted to find that same atmosphere in fic as well. Additionally, I enjoyed watching as Harry and Draco get to re-learn each other, learn these new versions of each other and find how their lives fit together as they’ve both changed and grown.
This is a fic you won’t want to miss! After you finish the fun of the Happy Hour, go sober up with your favorite diner food (mine’s Waffle House grits) and let yourself enjoy this wonderful fic!
Harry Potter is just your average Parapsychologist. In conflict with his Department Head, D. Lucius Malfoy, and sometimes venturing into a paranormal world in order to help people in distress.
Who just happens to be surveilled by MACUSA and the Ministry.
This fic was bright and silly and incredibly fun. In this alternate universe, Harry is American paranormal psychologist, hunting down zombies (ahem, inferi) and ghosts and other mystical things much to the chagrin of his colleague and fellow psych professor, Dr. Draco Malfoy. After an incident, they’re forced to take anger management classes and something besides anger begins to simmer between them.
I understand this fic might not be to everyone’s tastes - if it sounds wacky, well, that’s because it is! But I hope you give it a chance, not in spite of its wackiness but because of it, which makes it feel fresh and new. It reminded me of that Roger Ebert quote about The Mummy:
“…I was cheered by nearly every minute of it… I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased.”
I was unreasonably pleased by this fic, cheered by every minute of it, and laughed out loud several times, which was exactly what I was looking for.
Harry Potter is just your average Parapsychologist. In conflict with his Department Head, D. Lucius Malfoy, and sometimes venturing into a paranormal world in order to help people in distress.
Who just happens to be surveilled by MACUSA and the Ministry.
This fic was bright and silly and incredibly fun. In this alternate universe, Harry is American paranormal psychologist, hunting down zombies (ahem, inferi) and ghosts and other mystical things much to the chagrin of his colleague and fellow psych professor, Dr. Draco Malfoy. After an incident, they’re forced to take anger management classes and something besides anger begins to simmer between them.
I understand this fic might not be to everyone’s tastes - if it sounds wacky, well, that’s because it is! But I hope you give it a chance, not in spite of its wackiness but because of it, which makes it feel fresh and new. It reminded me of that Roger Ebert quote about The Mummy:
“…I was cheered by nearly every minute of it… I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased.”
I was unreasonably pleased by this fic, cheered by every minute of it, and laughed out loud several times, which was exactly what I was looking for.
