nia_kantorka: (HD celebration)
Title: A Perfect Denial
Songspiration: A Beautiful Lie - 30 Seconds to Mars
Prompter: [livejournal.com profile] your_insomnia
Prompt Number: #134
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Hermione/Ron, mentioned Luna/Pansy
Summary: Harry was confused. Why the hell were they watching Muggle concerts? But before he could ask, the camera took a close-up of the stranger’s face. Harry saw huge grey eyes made-up with dark kohl, a classic jawline, a sharp nose, flawless pale skin, a sensual mouth– and it hit him like a punch to the gut. No stranger at all. Draco Malfoy.
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. All quoted lyrics herein are the property of 30 Seconds to Mars aka Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): Rock star!Draco, Auror!Harry, Harry Potter-MARS-fusion, switching, rimming, Draco’s style takes getting used to, author is such a fangirl
Epilogue compliant? EWE
Word Count: ~15k

A Perfect Denial

Actually, I hadn't planned writing a fic for [livejournal.com profile] hd_smoochfest. I'm not that good with long stories and for sure not the most talented writer on the planet. But [livejournal.com profile] your_insomnia's prompt was irresistable. It really was!

I had so much fun writing this story; To get lost in cities via google maps I've never been to (L.A.) or only as a child (London). To watch an hour long bike trip through the National Forest in the hinterland of L.A. on YouTube which wasn't important at that moment, yet I needed the damn bike later on. To sneak in some other musicians. To search for Mr J Leto's worst outfits ever and take them as inspiration (*giggles*). To search for a little flat in the centre of London (there really was an appartment next to The Strand which would have cost £ 25,000,000). Yes, I researched all the things and loved every minute of it. One of the best moments- when I played pick a straw with the song quotes because I had more than I needed and it was hard to pick my favourites here.

Just for the record: I love MARS, but am aware they definitely fall under the category of 'rock divas'. I mean, seriously, who talks about themselves like this?
"Some people ask us if this is a cult. I say this: It's something special. It's not for everyone – it's only for those who understand."
Who talks so bloody much about things not even music-related during a concert?
Who wears the worst clothes thought they are some handsome guys? (they do all three, but Jared's are always the worst)
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And all that was SO PERFECT for my Draco, I even got the nerve to make him his own brand. And, of course, Harry needed to rescue him from this delusional idea that he would be better of without even a single wizard around him.

♥ Thank you, all of you, who left me some brilliant comments!!! ♥

God, shame on me! I forgot to tell everybody about my wonderful 'save this fic crew'.
The ladies in question were:

[livejournal.com profile] candamira, who convinced me to skip some dearly loved parts about motorbike porn (I still think it's essential to [me] that Harry rode a black Yamaha VMAX 2010 in L.A.- but as it wasn't essential for the story...the wonderful thing had to go)

[livejournal.com profile] my_thestral, who dicussed with me the pros and cons of mosh pits versus stage dives. We picked the safer version, because we are so grown up now (and can only vaguely remember if we did some mosh pits in our lives).

[livejournal.com profile] iwao, my darling, who saved me from picking the wrong word for vest throughout a whole story. A 'Weste' in German would be a 'waistcoast' in English. And of course I picked the wrong one from the 7 options in the dictionary (I always do - LOL). I'm glad she still loves me, because it isn't easy to be my beta.

Recs - Yay!

Jun. 1st, 2015 11:13 pm
nia_kantorka: (HG)
Title: Scurrilous
Author/Artist: current anon at [livejournal.com profile] hd_smoochfest 2015
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing(s) Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 25,142
Warnings: A certain amount of ragging on the gutter press. Terrible song titles. Pansy Parkinson.
Epilogue compliant? Nope, not even a little bit.

Summary: When Potter starts behaving more oddly than usual, Draco has no choice but to take an interest. After all, it’s his job. Sort of.

Why I loved it: Warning. This might be a bit spoilerish!
The story was funny and made me very happy- as in smiling like a beacon happy! Just imagine Draco and Pansy as broadcasters- frank and witty and them taking care of each other with much banter. Wonderful! And Harry with his strange behaviour, the changing hair colours, the orange dress, him taking care of all the anmimals so tenderly and Brenda on the leash. But the best thing- the details. So many great details; The Eye in the Sky, the coffee vendetta (*cackles*), the omnivoxes (or would it be declined to the latin plural omnivoces?), handsome Derek, and all the great nah, not terrible song titles. Seriously, I would love to hear some of those songs.

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Title: Some Observations Upon The Segregation Of The Queen
Author/Artist: [livejournal.com profile] flawedamythyst at ACD Holmesfest Gift Exchange
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Pairing(s) Holmes/Watson
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7076
Tags: retirement fic, Mild Peril, Inaccurate Bee-Keeping

Summary: When a gang of criminals come after an elderly Holmes and Watson in search of revenge, Holmes takes an unusual step to protect Watson.

Why I loved it: Such a lovely story. To see those two old men dealing with some very dumb but much younger and faster criminals was great. The story is told in retrospective and that's too lovely. Yes, there was an adventure which included ladder climbing and keeping a bee-queen safe in the middle of the night, but the real treat was the way Watson told his story. He rambles on about their lives, gets aware of it and pulls himself together just to slip on another side-track a few paragraphs later. Those parts were the most charming ever.
The author has such a wonderful imagination. It's even more distinct in their Skeleton series. I'm currently waiting for the 3rd part to be finished. Soon... :D

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