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IF YOU SHIP MY NOTP THEN YOU CAN have a nice day because you’re probably a nice person and ship wars are dumb as hell.

I know it’s always tempting to disassociate yourself from bad-wrong things, and it can feel nice to have that definite “gotcha” moment of “well, you’re wrong, my ship isn’t really problematic because [x]” but honestly-

I think justifying your ships weakens the argument. It puts you on the defensive, for a start, which is always a bad position to argue from. Admitting that you think there’s a weakness in your argument really just invites people to exploit it.

And- very much imo- it isn’t pro-shipping if you’re willing to throw other ships to the wolves.

I am a problematic shipper. Hell, half my ships are because I enjoy the emotional fallout from the problematic aspects, or working out how to make it work despite the problems. I have nasty, manipulative ships- teen Loki, for all he tries to be less bad, is still a Loki. I have age gaps- s8 K/L, for one. I enjoy fics and AUs where instead of Redemption through True Love for the villain, the hero is Corrupted through True Love into maybe terrible things, or maybe they meet in the middle.

And if I’m problematic in those ways, how can I throw anyone else under the bus? So. When I say “shipping is for fun”, I mean any ship. When I say “your ship is valid”, I am including every ship.

Valid doesn’t mean unproblematic, obviously. But I can’t judge why people like a ship, and I’m not going to demand to know why someone ships a thing, because it’s not actually my business. I have to trust that people have already considered that their ship  is problematic, and ship it anyway. And being pro-ship, for me, means that even the ships I find personally squicky, I’m not going to throw under the bus.

Your ship is valid, and you don’t have to- and maybe shouldn’t- justify it to anyone.

Fandom Problem #4694:

Very specifically searching the tags of a ship. 90% not your ship/a ship you dislike, 5% talking shit about the ship or a/the character(s) involved, and 5% your actual ship.

Look, I know I’m a small fish in a very large pond, but I’m gonna piggyback off of my betters here and just agree with all that stuff up above. Stop shaming people for their ships. Ship and let ship. It’s not hard. Don’t go into other ships’ tags and be assholes to people. That makes you a troll and a bully. It’s fine to have squicks or even hard nos when it comes to shipping. It’s not okay to attack other people for liking something you don’t. Stop it. There are real people behind these screens. You’re hurting real people when you call them disgusting for reading fiction. 

It’s not up to you to decide whether or not it’s okay for someone else to find something enjoyable if they’re not hurting anyone else. You don’t know the whys behind someone shipping a particular thing or enjoying reading a certain trope or kink. Maybe it’s their way of processing and/or coping with trauma. Maybe they find the dynamics interesting. Perhaps they just like it. No particular reason why. It doesn’t matter. They don’t have to justify their ships, same way you don’t have to justify yours. The difference is they’re not going into your tags, your posts, your fics, or your art and leaving hateful remarks. 

Isn’t there enough hate out in the real world? Why are we bringing it into fandom, too? Hell, the HP fandom in particular already has enough battles to fight with a transphobic creator and quite a few problematic issues in canon, including but not limited to: racism, homophobia, misogyny, and glorified slavery. So please, think before you type. Don’t like? Don’t read. Realize the difference between fiction and reality, and understand that shipping something does not equate to automatically endorsing it in the real world.

And in closing, if you disagree feel free to unfollow me, block me, whatever. I won’t miss antis, and I’m not interested in arguing with haters. One would think we in fandom would know better than this. That having to often justify our love of fandom to begin with, we might be just a bit more compassionate to each other. It’s always disappointing to see ship hate or shaming going on, and it makes me tired. We need to do better, folks. Be kind to each other. It matters, and it can make all the difference in the world.

Look. I don’t usually take part into complicated fandom conversations. I don’t like the drama, I don’t like the hate and asks that come after one does and I don’t feel comfortable with people taking my words and twisting them into meaning I didn’t mean (it has happened before). BUT.

I cannot stay silent anymore. I just can’t. I just saw someone in the fandom that I appreciated and admired for their talent shaming people for what they ship and…. lately it’s happening so fucking often.

I’ll take this opportunity to make a general statement: if you shame people for what they ship, unfollow me. I’m a Harry/Teddy shipper, Draco/Teddy shipper, hell I also ship Harry/Teddy/Draco as a threesome, I’ve read and loved The Evil Devil Child and the Perfect Gift by who_la_hoop which has double incest, both Draco/Scorpius and Harry/Albus Severus and enjoyed it a big deal.

I get it’s not for everyone. That’s valid and everyone has the right to ship and like whoever they want to. But just as you have the right not to like these ships, me and everyone else has the right to like them. WE DO KNOW that they’re not real people, shipping them doesn’t mean we would be incestuous in real life OR that we’re evil.

That’s what had pained me when I got that anon hate about me liking Harry/Teddy: that they said I’m disgusting. How can you throw a personal insult, a personal judgement on me based on what, a fandom ship I like reading and writing about?!

I’m finally taking a position, and writing a post about it, because I’m DEAD SICK of the vibes going around lately in fandom. About how we’re ready to judge and shame people for the ships they like or the kinks they have or like reading about.

God knows how much I suffered because I like Daddy kink as well. People are so ready to judge.

Can we understand, for once, that this is a fictional place? That we’re here to evade reality for a moment, to give a chance to our imagination to run free, to feel free for once?

STOP IT. STOP SHAMING PEOPLE IN FANDOM.

STOP.

IT.

And for the love of God, if you’re antis or have a problem with what I’m saying, UNFOLLOW me.

Ship bingo! I couldn't find any that fit my preferences so I made my own. Feel free to reblog/repost!

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This user believes in “don’t like, don’t read”

This user believes in “ship and let ship”

This user believes that fiction tastes and preferences do not dictate moral character

Almost every form of media includes things that would be illegal in real life.

Also, legality =/= morality.

"oh itd be illegal in real life though!!" yeah. a lot of shows have moments like that too. and theyre not always shown to be explicitly negative, are seen as funny, or are even seen as attractive. but people are yknow. expected to know that certain things aren't okay irl. because they expect them to be adults with critical thinking skills.

Damn i was hoping we'd get you on team wincest not destiel

Can I ask for your kind attention ?!

I drafted this three Times and here it is. If you haven't noticed, there's a lot of drama that went down last night and as of this morning on my account based on- THIS.

And here's my final words:

Does sex positions really matter !? My beloved friend last night (@weirdvibeskid ) said some really good things about there being bigger problems in world than top and bottom and instead of focusing on that we're focusing on top and bottom harry or not... Really ? Is it really that necessary ?

And even if so you feel like that, tell me one thing, do we really have to segregate the fandom in two different parts based on whether harry tops or bottom! I thought we're all in the same boat but seems like few are rowing their own boats on the periphery throwing fishes at us. ( Terrible metaphor ik). I don't think it is relevant but I don't know how many Times I've said it and how many more Times I'll say this but SHIP AND LET SHIP. this is a preference, and not something that is supposed to go down in history books. Shall I make you all lead into my way and tell you to follow nothing but top harry and call you out when you don't !!?? Is it fair !? Of course not but then why do some people think it's their job to bring everyone under one umbrella. Please the roads too big and the umbrella too small and it's raining, let someone take shelter under others umbrella.

Previously I had mentioned that @the-boy-who-bottomed had sadly called Someone out and had hated upon . Here's the entire thing, they were commented on with death threat's for shipping top Draco.. really death threat's ? That bad!? And their replies were childish, yes but they were not Directed towards the entire otherwise fandom. The mistake was that they didn't mention it was for haters, the comments they gave back and yes we felt attacked, even me. But again, I've spoken to them and it's sorted that they believe too in SHIP AND LET SHIP and that they are guilty of their mistake for making others feel as if they're attacked. Their intentions are nothing but pure but yes they played fire with fire and that's out context.Please people, understand/bear with me. They too are supportive of ship and let ship but perhaps their approach was different than mine.

Coming to the original problem... What's hate without love right?! But I call it why must there be hate when there's no love. If you can't love someone, you have no right to hate them. If there's Anyone who suffers the most are content creators. If you don't like their content or its not pleasing to you, please, I mean it in the kindest ways possible, please leave it, don't like it, don't do anything but don't spread hate. They created a post for the community, for entertainment and rather than admiring whatever they're doing, why do you have give them threats for it to not be pleasant for you ?! We content creators make everything for pleasure, an escape from reality, to break free from the cycle life is, to grow/improve our talent, to give something people can laugh at, to give something people can enjoy, then why must there be hate? Why! Why does it matter what we believe in and why does it matter what you believe in. It's not religion, the world is not divided into Catholics and protestants, or Americans and Europeans or east Asian and South Asian. There diversity and we should be grateful that there is. Then why must there be hate..

We're all a part of a small community, can't we Live harmoniously without imposing on anyone our beliefs, and if you do so " you're a Karen " and I'd rather be a Susan than a Karen.

This goes for every bottom harry and bottom draco fan, stop for the love of harry potter, for Merlin's sake, allow people to have their own ships, to have their own preferences, to have their own fan created loves stories, to have their own head canons. Stop spreading hate, stop shading on people, stop doing this because it's not only but morally unjustified.

For anyone who developed hate for @the-boy-who-bottomed, here's something that'll make you feel better about them. Even I fought with them, I had arguments and here's what we've landed upon. Our opinions are same, but they've lost their voice and I take the blame of having created hatred towards them..I'm sorry.

I request everyone to forgive them, I'm saying this again, blame me for this, but do not make them feel guilty about everything they did, they already do so.

And for anyone who wants to say " we didn't ask you to take matters in your own hands" I know you didn't. I know you didn't. I had to. And for that matter, I hate politics, I hate voicing my opinions in fear and because of lack of confidence and I must tell this is all I have thought about my entire day, because I'm still Afraid and this have taken on me.

At last after having seen everything go down, here's a tiny request that people don't have to oblige to, it's not some sort of movement or anything but for support, I'd be cherished if you can add tags #shipandletship for a while till it cools down a little in the posts you make for a day or two to support this. No pressure of course. I wouldn't even mind if nobody does it.

For everyone who supported me, I hope you can see and forgive them the way I have. I'd be very happy if you can and help make this a better place.

And this one is specifically for that anon who bought this up, I hope you're doing fine and I hope we can talk this through, I would love to. I also hope you understand everything and you can find it in your big heart to forgive them.

I swear this is the last time I'm adding you all, there's no one who feels more guilty than me for dragging everyone into this @drarrywords @rockingrobin69 @lyssarose @railmeharrypotter @draco-and-harry-malfoy-pottah @littlebodybigheartttt @weirdvibeskid @flakeyakey @drarryboosterclub @avenueofesc @slytherinnbitch @thehopelessromanticsworld @dearly-devoted-dawdler @maladaptiveprince @textrovert-01 @drarrily-we-row-along @writing5ever @thebusyfangirl @thebiwholivedhp @malfoydusk @malfoytookmyheart @unsuspicious-nobody @upon-poppyhills @kattarcherlife @krystalliumm @sunflowerishdolphin @drarry-top-draco-is-superior @topdraco-bottomharry , @hmupotter @pwrtty @wherearetherats , @lostmykiliel , @thoughtfulllamashepherdherring

I'm still here if you need to talk.

All the love.

Also you are amazing. Don't let anyone get to you.

Hey dear, no I have not received hate. And everything that went down presently wasn't towards me, so no I'm not being hated upon, not yet that is. And I do not need anything but I give you my love, you are incredible for reaching out to me and supporting me recently. And thank you so so so so much for the kind compliments even if I'm terrible at taking them. And for how I'm doing, let's say I'm hanging in. That's all I can say.

All the love @writing5ever

YOU'RE SO TALENTEDDDDD AND SUCH AN AWESOME HUMAN BEING 🦋 YOU DESERVE ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVE YOU'RE GETTING 💖💖💖

I'm going to have to turn off the anonymous asks 😂 but thank you so so so so much. I cannot begin to explain how much this means to me. Thank you anon.

All my love.

Thank you for the support darling @missdrarrydawn and taking a stand with me.

SHIP AND LET SHIP

Guys oh my god, what the fuck is going on here holy shit—

Aren't we all one community ffs?

Isn't it enough that most of the wider HP fandom dislikes us already?

Are we really going to send each other death threats over fictional characters' sex positions?

They don't even exist are you fucking kidding me—

I just saw everything that went down with @sorry-i-ship-drarry and I am so upset because oh my god this went too far, I mean fucking death threats—

Anyways sorry, all this rant just to say I'm going to spread #shipandletship as requested because oh my god PLEASE let's finally just ship and let ship.

We'll all be much happier for it.

Okay you, anon, come here and deal with me. Leave her alone ffs!!!!! SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SUPPORT ME !!!!!!!!

I will unfollow you now after your last "SHIP AND LET SHIP" post. You're so rude, I hate you sm.

uh huh, sure, do whatever is okay.

Hi, honey! I'm so sorry you had to face the hate. I feel guilty now😭 I didn't mean to stir up conflict between the-boy-who-bottomed and the rest of the fandom at all. I'm really sad about what's going on right now😭 As an autistic person, it really hurt me that the-boy-who-bottomed added tags incorrectly, specifically to piss off the other Draco! bottom stans. This is wrong. And I really wanted to discuss it with someone. Thank you for listening and supporting me! I'm very sorry that the-boy-who-bottomed received hatred and wishes for death. It's horrible. But that's no reason to feed this vicious circle of "hatred" between the two sides. So if you want to write a hateful message to the-boy-who-bottomed or anyone else, PLEASE don't do it. I think that's all I wanted to convey. Please, can we just be kind and respectful to each other? Love and peace to all! ❤️

Hey dear, only one thing I'd like to correct, i didn't receive hate as i expected or at least not the explicit hate Frankly but I understand what you mean but please don't feel guilty. The supporters outcasts everything else.

Secondly, if you didn't mean it, it sort of happened but I can assure it's settled now.

Thirdly, they have corrected their mistake and will make the improvement of not adding wrong tags and if they do so accidentally, plead forgive them.

I'm always here and I'm glad you reached out to me, not that I believe it became a huge drama but a little one and I think it did at least something. And to be honest if you hadn't reached out I might've never heard their side of the story, so I'm actually thankful for that.

I agree of requesting to not throw hate on them and also my fellow pals who faced it because of me.. it's saddening to see my dear friends like @drarrywords being hated upon when they don't deserve it, nor as well @the-boy-who-bottomed deserves it..

Spread love and peace.

(To the rest of the messages I haven't been able to get back to, I will. I don't want to bother people with the compliments over their feed page)

Still tagging- SHIP AND LET SHIP

Agreed !!!

SHIP AND LET SHIP

DON'T LIKE; DON'T READ!!

People! What the hell is happening??? Like why is the whole of Drarry community fighting over who tops and who bottoms? How does it matter? You like one think and I like something else but that doesn't make the other thing less valid!

Let's take example, shall we? I absolutely love salted caramel popcorns but don't like chocolate popcorn at all. You love chocolate popcorn and hate the other. Would you call me out for this? Make threats? My taste and choice can be different from yours.

I had threats thrown my way because I wrote a bottom Harry fic. The commenter said, they hoped me and my family would die from covid and well I was suffering through covid at that time (second attack on me like bruh) It was horrible but I asked the community for help and everyone was so fucking sweet! Can't we all be like that please???

I believe in SHIP AND LET SHIP, but moreover you know what I believe in more? DON'T LIKE; DON'T READ!

Why even read something you know you don't like? There are fucking tags for a reason!! Read the tags, many creators repeatedly say that in the a/n as well.

Seriously people, stop being this childish over something that is our own creation. Like c'mon, I can bet that anyone is spreading these words and hate, haven't written something themselves. Because creators fucking know how hard it is to write and they won't do something like this! So why hate on someone because of whom the whole fucking Drarry fandom is standing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incase anyone is still reading, I wanted to say this was enraged after I read @sorry-i-ship-drarry 's recent post and couldn't take it anymore. I had to say something about this whole fiasco. Not even going to apologize for this being so long.

Is drarrywords still receiving hate?

I hope not. We haven't talked in a day or two and she haven't told me anything like that so I'm really hoping not..

@drarrywords are you?

Could you please do 4 with lots of banter maybe? And an amnesia fic with happy ending with any prompt that you haven't done yet? The first fic I read was based on Harry losing his memory and you wrote the 27 prompt so very beautifully. So please?

Thank you so much @slytherinnbitch for your request and your compliments. All the same for you, you are incredible my love.

It feels like rain

Dialogue Prompt- 18. We both know that i should walk away, but i can't.| TW- Alcohol | Angst with happy ending | Amnesia |

The smells of the scented candles invaded the entire living room as the music poured melodiously echoing the corners. Draco walked around the house making sure everything was close to perfect as they had planned, it'll be the perfect belated anniversary as they had planned. Everything was planned.

Only it wasn't.

The phone rung loudly, making Draco to stop chopping the coriander leaves. Huffing as the ringing grew louder, he wiped his hands over his floral customised apron embroidered with his and Harry's name and he finally picked up the call.

" hello "

" mr. Malfoy it's an emergency, we need you-"

" Macy I told you I can't. Didn't I tell you to find someone else-"

" Sir, it'-its-"

" it's what?"

" it's your boyfriend"

Draco’s breath was caught in his throat, his heartbeat quickening at the pronouncement. And then, everything stilled.

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What it's to be in love, draco had always wondered. Up until now he always thought that perhaps loving was in showering harry with gifts, or Maybe bringing him flowers, or making breakfast for him before leaving, or taking harry out for dinner, or maybe even letting him cry over his shoulder after he had a rough day but when life hurled and kicked draco's door down, everything as if twisted into untwisting circles and suddenly loving became a remembering to him.

It was no longer bringing harry his coffee in bed, but it was him adding quips everytime draco tried to soften thing's up. He still sees in Harry's movements how a part of him was twitching to touch draco, to feel him, to perhaps remember him but it was maybe harry holding himself back, the new harry, the one that would not allow conversations with draco for more than 10 minutes.

He could recall that night when he ran to the infirmary to look in depth what exactly had happened. 4 hours in the room, healing wounds, casting spells, stitching injuries, cleansing harry, he woke up in Draco's absence Only to be informed later,

" Harry's suffered amnesia "

Hope was what he was left to Drown into. A lingering small flicker of hope that perhaps in those long stares Draco gave harry while medicating him, he'd remember, or maybe he'd remember him in all the small conversation Draco's tries to make, or perhaps, he'll remember through those eyes. He hoped, and he hopes, still.

But Draco hated it in all honesty, but he had Faith, he had Faith that the man he loved is still in there and will one day come out. Only the time was running out and draco would soon have to let go of harry from keeping under observation. He was afraid that in the time all he's left, that if he doesn't remember, then how would Draco cope. It was already hard to look after harry every single day and feel his eyes brim with tears of trying to find his lost treasure.

" Macy told you me you spend a lot more time looking after me than Anyone else? What makes me special malfoy ?" Harry has asked one day

Draco stopped in his movements, giving him a curt smile" th- perhaps Because I know if I spend more time with you, you'll remember "

" why are you so obsessed with me remembering ? I mean it's not like it's such a big deal right. If anything I'm happy to have forgotten something's even " harry chuckled lightly.

Draco gulped down the knot that formed in the center of his chest, dug his nails firmly into this palms wishing that Harry would take his words back, for once harry could look at draco with a vision of more than just hatred..

As if harry sensed it he added " I- I don't know if we were friends Draco, if I have mistakenly hurt your feelings by saying that, then I'm sorry "

Draco hummed and practically ran out of the room. In that time Draco decided that not talking with harry would be a much better move than to have his feelings hurt everytime Harry opened his mouth.

But it was hard, it was hard when he realised that Harry had not once opened his mouth to say I love you, because he didn't remember..

It was late in night one day when Draco was attending harry as his last patient before he could go in loneliness,when it happened,

" can I ask you something ?" Harry asked. Draco was cleansing Harry's wounds on his back when he hummed..

"Have you,” He paused, his eyes fluttering close for a moment as he cleared his throat and asked, “have you ever been in love?"

Draco paused his movements, his heart clenching almost painfully in his chest, a knot in his throat.

" you don't have to answer if you don't want to "

Harry's muscles in the back tensed up with Draco's left arm resting on it. Draco inhaled sharply resuming cleansing when he responded "Yes,” He breathed, “yes, I have "

" what does it feel like ?" Harry asked, looking a little over his shoulder as though perhaps he wanted to watch Draco.

Draco licked his lips, smiling to himself a little as he remembered the Times when Harry had remembered Loving him " it's- it's complicated "

" how exactly ?" Harry asked again

" it's- love - it feels like rain "

" feels like rain ?"

They simultaneously whispered.

" how- how do you?" Draco stilled in a jerk

Harry turned around to face Draco, a weird look on his face "there's- there are things in my head. Like there are saying, they're all jumbled. Like I know it's there, but I can't remember who said them to me. All of it is not lost you know. At least that's what I think. But it happens only in the late hours of night when I remember something's and they vanish in the morning. I don't how to feel, but I know how I've felt before, it's all weird "

And in the dying flickering fire as if someone had dropped a log again, the fire of hope grew again in Draco.

"so- y- you're saying you remember but you can't remember who ?" Draco asked cautiously..

" I mean- yeah I think " harry replied.

Draco thought for a moment " I- "

" I feel as though most of these sayings are from Ginny "

Draco's breath hitched, stopping at the hilt, suddenly feelings as all of his organs collapsed into a whole, his brain screaming and all the memories automatically putting a lock on themselves and realisation hit Draco. Harry remembered his life before Draco, or so as it felt. Before Draco, harry had only one lover and that was Ginny and whatever recollection of phrases he had remained with of with Draco became faceless and it only sounded for Harry to feel like they're all from Ginny.

"i- perhaps " Draco replied briskly before he picked up the cotton again with shaking hands and did his wounds in a blurry vision, remaining silent.

" wait- how did- why did you say love felt like rain, isn't it what- I mean i-"

" I read it somewhere " Draco vaguely replied.

" oh " harry mouthed before he wore his shirt again and watched Draco hurriedly leave the room with slumped shoulders.

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" pa, pa pa pa para ra rara ra " Draco hummed as he knocked down doors after door's, collapsing in his office chair, raising his legs over his table, watching a frame of Draco and harry resting over it. He smiled at it before he chugged down another gulp of whiskey burning his throat.

" sir- mr. Malfoy ?" Someone said as they flicked the light on watching Draco with narrowed eyes

" oh- Macy- oh love, you know I shouldn't call you love. Well but again, you did absolutely nothing. But you know you ruined my entire life "Draco's pale eyes glimmered in tears and he chugged down another gulp.

" si- sir.. I'm-"

" do me a favor and please, leave me alone " Draco sobbed. Macy looked at Draco in pity before she turned off the lights and walked away..

Draco remained there staring at the ceiling for a long time, river of tears flowing down his cheeks, wetting his neck and his shirt, sip after sip, he emptied the bottle, crying in the agony of pain that became friendlier minute by minute.

" liar" Draco mumbled to himself, then loudly " fucking pathetic liar" only he wished he could've yelled..

" you loved me, you said you'd never forget me, you said you could never live without me, there you are fucking breathing, living, surviving, taking my breath away, leaving me to die " draco mumbled to himself staring at harry in the picture. And he cried a little more too.

Draco smeared his face with tears, rubbing his hands over his face, releasing a shaky breath before he rested his forehead against the table and left heavy sobs, a weird pain settling into his chest that pulled him in deeper, something that left him empty, Hollow but yearning. Left him heart broken..

It was seconds later, or minutes or an hour later, he had lost the count before he got up and stumbled to Harry's room and as sobriety started settling into him, He watched harry from the door, gazing softly at the sleeping figure,he didn't want to wake him up.

" he'll be fine " Someone said besides him. Draco turned his head to see a patronus hanging in the air, it was maybe a stag, he didn't know, he didn't remember.

" what if he never remembers me ?" Draco asked as it the patronus would answer.

" trust me it'd be fine " it spoke again.

Draco watched the patronus bouncing with light blue light " you don't know that. I've only a day left with him, he'll leave from here and he wouldn't remember a single thing " Draco muffled in tears.

" it'd be fine, Draco, it will be "

Groaning, Draco threw his hand over the patronus, Making it evaporate in the air, faint words still whispering" it'd be fine" until the hallway grew dark again and Draco remained there watching harry from the door.

" what if you never come back to me ?"

And with the dying hope, Draco walked back home.

Only if he had known thing's would've changed the next night. The last night.

Draco has paraded the his healers office next morning, scenting of Harry's Cologne, wearing Harry's shirt and his pendant, he never understood why he did it, but he wore it, perhaps in the last rememberance. But no matter what he did, he couldn't bring himself to meet harry that very day. Every opportunity he got, a string tugged him back as if he wasn't ready to say goodbye and it was until the end of the day, he had to finally face Harry.

" you didn't come all day ?" Harry eyes had perhaps glimmered as Draco had entered but Draco purposely ignored it, he couldn't bring himself to hope, not anymore.

" I- I had things " Draco mumbled, wearing his gloves before he checked Harry's pulse, then looked over his scars.

" y- are you mad ?" Harry had asked several minutes later after Draco has remained suspiciously silent.

" why would I be ?"

" you haven't spoken a word " harry pointed.

" it's a strategy you see, it's easier to say goodbye now " Draco mumbled heavily as he pushed away his thrumming feelings.

"y- you'll never meet me after this ?" Harry asked innocently..

Draco bit his lips as he blinked his tears away, offering harry a little smile "I'll try "

Harry spoke again after several minutes, lifting the silence " can I ask you to do something ?"

" anything " Draco whispered.

" can you just like say something so I can remember you by it? I mean we might meet, but we might not right. So I- I just want to retain a memory, just of you "

Draco could've sworn his heart leapt several feets, throbbed Loudly and unshed tears appeared " why- why do you want to ?"

" I- I don't know. I just- I don't want to forget you " harry shrugged.

Draco inhaled before he faced harry, forming a little smile once again before he said " perhaps loving you will always remain a memory, but loving you had felt like stars colliding, sun shining and daisies blooming. Loving you was homely. Now loving you will be will only be a memory "

" who said that ?"

" me " Draco smiled and he went into writing Harry's last report before he'd be ready to go..

" that- nevermind" but Harry remembered looking at Draco's chest, watching carefully the necklace that hung around his neck..

Draco didn't see him again for the rest of the day, busying himself because then maybe, letting go would be easy, saying goodbye wouldn't hurt so much anymore as he knew it did. Maybe it'll become easier.

That night before leaving, Draco stood against Harry's door, watching him sleep one last time.

" we both know I should walk away, but I can't "

And yet, yet he walked away. And still remained.

The fire remained nothing more than a shimmering spark of red and orange and Draco saw it dying out on his couch, his knees pressed against his chest. He watched it slowly die, he watched it die.

But love wasn't remembering or their love wasn't ever supposed to be just a memory, their love was in loving, their love was, still.

That very night when Draco had revisited harry and Whispered the soft words embraced in love, the midnight stroke, harry remained awake and maybe that's why it all changed..

Maybe it was the midnight or maybe it was some unsettling feeling that had remained in Harry's chest when draco had spoken about loving and home, or maybe it was Because of the pendant he saw, he knew there was something..

It came in visions, little by little, like a reel forming, moving forward when Harry jerked awake, sitting still when he remembered. He remembered Loving.

Of course, it wasn't in loving, it was in giving another chance, it was in longing, it was in seeing Draco differently that day, it was in that smile that skipped his heart beat that changed everything..

It was in falling again, once again that he remembered. That he remembered Loving was like raining, slow at first, then rapid with middle, then soothing.

Harry jumped up from the bed, running down the hallways, Calling the home number, wishing Draco would pick up but the phone was resting on the side of the telephone, ignored on purpose.

" sir, I need you to calm down-"

" I need Draco. That's what I need. That's who I need.. don't you see I remember. I remember everything" harry manically yelled.

" yo- you remember ?"

" yes I remember. See I know. You're macy, you work under Draco, the first day you joined you spilled coffee all over Draco's shirt and somehow in trying to help him clean up, you changed his shirts colour to pink. Remember ?" Harry yelled

Macy looked in shock, words dying in her throat.

" I remember everything. I- I need to see Draco" harry ordered.

" but- he requested- he left "

" left ?where ?" Harry asked impatiently.

" he didn't say. He said he's going and didn't mention when he'll come back "

" that ass " Harry mumbled.

" do you have any idea where he might go ?" Harry shook macy violently.

" I- n-no I don't " she stammered. Harry tugged his hair as he started brainstorming, thinking about all the places he could be. All of them but nothing-

"of course, the cottage house " harry jumped up, adrenaline pumping inside every nerve of him.

" but- I - can't let you go " macy said

" oh watch me" and without even thinking Harry disapparted.

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Draco watched as the rain poured down, wetting the window. The fire had died down, maybe not even remaining sparks, and the room grew colder and darker with the absence of warmth and light. But he sat there, knees pressed against his chest, head resting on the wall behind him as his eyes begged for tears to stop, his fingers playing with the necklace lying on his chest.

And just as the thunder broke again, he saw the figure appearing in the living room. It should've scared him but Draco felt insane, hallucinated perhaps.

" Draco " it spoke..

Draco didn't reply, not wanting to feel stupid talking in hallucinations.

" it's me Draco. I'm here " he whispered.

" as if " Draco mumbled.

" I really am " he Whispered. Draco narrowed his eyes at the figure and stepped down the windowsill to face him.

" liar. I know you're not " Draco said as he approached him.

" I really am " he whispered as he too stepped closer.

Draco was an inch apart when he touched him, waiting for his hands to go through, only it didn't and Shock formulated like a slow chemical reaction and he gasped when he realised..

" you -"

" I am very much real " he chuckled holding Draco's sides.

" but you- you forgot "

" I remember, I remember everything Draco"

" no, you- you had amnesia. You're playing with me " Draco harshly Whispered..

He huffed " you think coasters make good wall posters and that they make good show pieces, that's why most of our coaster are on the wall instead of under the cups "

Draco stilled " yo- you-"

" I remember, love, I remember " and without thinking twice, Draco hugged harry breaking into heavy sobs. Mumbling incoherent words.

" I'm so sorry. I'm never forgetting you ever again. I'm so so sorry " harry Whispered as he hugged Draco tighter.

" i- I love you " Draco mumbled in sobs.

" I love you too. Fuck, I missed you "

The wind blew through the door, just as they broke the hug, the cold air stirring inside going through the fireplace, and they kissed, the fire grew again, lighting the darkness Again, the warmth invading again and Love settling in once again.

My greatest Apologies for delaying it longer than I ever should have. Ofc I'm back to writing, so further requests are soon to be delivered. Bear with me. Also thanks to @drarrywords

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Taste of heaven

" I Always Wonder how did I get this lucky ?" Draco hummed as he stroked Harry's arms softly by his side.

Harry shifted a little so he was inclined on his elbows watching draco with a strange look " what do you mean ?"

" like- I- you and me. It just " draco breathed " it's unbelievable sometimes "

Harry smiled down at draco before he leaned down, softly kissing his cheeks and with other hand stroking behind Draco's ear.

" it's unbelievable but it is true " harry whispered..

" do- I mean-" draco swallowed looking up at the sky " do you ever think that given the chances you might want things differently?"

Harry leaned back, frowning. He gazed softly at draco who refused to meet his eyes.

Harry looked at him long enough to watch him stare up at the stars from the roof they were lying on before he huffed and laid back straight, his arms crossed under his head.

" i think it was somewhere in December of 1999, I was wandering off a random muggles Library when I was third wheeling Ron and Hermione when I came across this book. I obviously don't remember the title of the book but I remember vaguely what I read "

" can we talk about the fact you actually read ?" Draco chuckled next to him. Harry elbowed him before he snuck his arms beneath his head again.

" you always think I don't read. I do alright. Anyways, I was reading this book about recipes "

" you and recipes. Are you even the same person ?" Draco asked again jokingly, turning to his side watching harry. Harry snuck out one of his arms from under his head and followed into draco's palm, intertwining them in the air and playing his hands before he continued.

" you, listen this is the good part. now you would think it was normal recipe book But only it wasn't. The chef in the book had described everything and at the end of every recipe, he'd mention about what you can add as an alternative if you don't have a specific ingredient but they also mentioned that it will always taste differently because of the alternative item. Until there was this one recipe,this one dish, now listen carefully" harry paused watching their hands play with each other with the night sky as the background " that one recipe was for sandwich "

" what !" Draco exasperated as he leaned upwards to look at harry with an amused reaction, some strands of his hair falling over his face. Harry snuck out his other hand from under his head too and used it to brush Draco's strands away from his face, watching him fondly for moment's.

" no matter whatever you may add or whatever you may deduct, but a sandwich can never be prepared without bread. There is never an alternative for bread "

" that's obvious. In that way even chicken isn't chicken dish without it or pasta isn't pasta without actual pasta " draco rolled his eyes playfully before he collapsed on Harry's side again, his body turned to him.

" exactly. It's obvious. It's obvious that a sandwich is never a sandwich without bread and that a pasta a never pasta without a pasta " harry added.

" when I thought you were sharing a story, I really thought it was going to be a good one " draco scoffed playfully, watching him softly stroke Harry's hand.

" it is " harry replied before he turned to his side and met eyes with draco.

" you are the bread to my sandwich draco or like the pasta of my life. No matter whatever I put in, or whatever I try to replace it with or no matter how I prepare it, if it's plain or it's grilled, If it's filled with cheese or if it's just butter on bread. The sandwich is never a sandwich without bread, so isn't pasta pasta without it. And you are the sandwich to my bread. No matter whatever I try to replace you with or no matter how many alternatives I find if you or no matter if we separate or not for a while, no matter how much your thing's might bother me somedays I know that I cannot replace you. I know it because there is none like you, because you have no replacement, you have no alternative. You are one of a kind and I'd Rather have you than have nobody "

Draco stared at harry for long enough to feel his eyes prickle with little tears that dared not fell and the obvious feeling of his heart swelling in his chest. He bit his lip, trying to control the uncontrollable blush and that smile that refused to stop growing. And the love that only grew a few more hundred miles.

And he shook his head before he dropped his head over Harry's chest and rolled them over so draco was lying on Harry's chest while harry chuckled and tightened his arms around Draco's waist.

" you drive me crazy " draco mumbled kissing Harry's chest softly.

" I know" harry grinned as he kissed the top of draco's head.

The remained in that position with Harry's stroking his back too softly that even feather seemed too frictional in front of it and draco listening to Harry's heart beat. He never knew that a sound could ever be so addictively beautiful but then he was a fool in love, a sane fool and he loved it. He stayed there in the same position Until Draco lifted his head to look at harry who too looked back at him.

They poured into another eyes as if they were claiming their love in the late of night, or perhaps they were admiring the soft beauty of each other, or Maybe even thinking when did all of this happen but no matter what was thought or no matter how many breaths were taken, nothing matched the oozing love like it did when draco leaned upwards to kiss harry over the lips.

Maybe somewhere the world only thought that heaven was the most peaceful or that heaven could never be felt but only reached in afterlife but they knew their heaven was nowhere but here, in each other's arms, in those kisses, in soft humming of songs they sung that night, in those eye gazing they have grown to adore so much, in those intertwining fingers that sparked red fires inside their bodies, In those sweet smiles they shared, in those cuddles they did all night long on the roof tucked under the blankets staring at the sky. In love, there was heaven and it was theirs.

Their heaven was right here and no afterlife could ever bring that.

I think I might've deviated a little from both the requests but this was the best I could bring out. Just to mention, most requests are in my inbox and I promise I'm answering them one of by one. Cooperate with me.

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