Fest Fic: We Might Be Too Old for a Bildungsroman [H/D - PG-13 - 21k]

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Title: We Might Be Too Old for a Bildungsroman
Author: calrissian18
Prompt: PROMPT # 60 submittted by cremebunny
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Word Count: 21,288
Rating: PG-13 (for themes)
Contains: Found Family, Original Characters, Violent Language, Auror Harry, Alternate Universe - Coffeeshop, Jealousy, Muggle-Living Draco, Smoking Draco, Harry & Ron BrOTP
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: I apologize for wandering a good bit away from the prompt. These things do happen, especially when a boy in very happy colors wants to do wonderfully grey things. I’m sure this is not what you were expecting, cremebunny, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it regardless. I haven’t written anything HP in nearly two years, so, renewed apologies for being out of practice with these characters and with Britishisms - I hope I didn’t embarrass myself too awfully. J tried to make sure I didn’t. Thank you for that as always (and for your speediness), darling! kitty_fic was a source of constant support, enthusiasm and reassurance throughout this process and you put even the name of ‘cheerleader’ to shame, love. And, finally, thanks to E for reading every word I write and convincing me they’re not as terrible strung together as I’ve told myself they are. You’re all my own found family and I love you to bits.
Summary: Harry finds something he’s been looking for since the war’s end. Admittedly, the packaging’s a bit odder than he expected.

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Comments

AHHHHHHHH

[cremebunny.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD!! i just got to the part where Draco walks in and the way you described his hair and outfit IM FUCKING GONNA SCREAM OKAY!?!??!
im so happy, just had to come fangirl in comments.

Gonna go finish reading, im so excited, thank you thank you for picking my prompt up *dances with mystery author*

[cremebunny.livejournal.com]

Absolutely perfect, the characters ahhhhhh Biddie and Ro and Draco caring for them and BEING SO FUCKING BADASS
HOLY FUCKING MOLY THIS WAS AMAZING, I HAVE NEVER READ DRACO LIKE THAT BEFORE I LOVE IT!!!

This was such an amazing story, godd bless you Mystery author, i enjoyed this a tonnnnn. Fell in love with everything, i laughed a lot while reading it too, Draco was so fucking hilarious and badass i just FUCKING YESSS.

Your writing is perfection, this is seriously a gem, thank you so much for writing it, its exactly what i was looking for, i enjoyed it a lot ; u; I WISH IT WERE MULTI CHAPTERED OMGGGGGG I DIDNT WANT IT TOOOO END

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Too old, indeed, but at least you got there! Haha. Loved everything about it, most especially Draco's hair (need fanart for this!) as well as Ro and Biddy. And Ron, must not forget about him!

[cremebunny.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much calrissian18!!! i enjoyed it much <333 exactly what i had in mind, so so gorgeous!

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Oh my gosh, YOU ARE TOO CUTE! ♥ I'm so glad you enjoyed the way I described Draco! I had such a clear picture of him based off your prompt (and the punk hair, Jesus, it's practically a kink with me in fic), and I'm thrilled I could push that through my words into your brain, lol. Because it needs to be there, FOR SCIENCE AND ART REASONS.

Super cool that you connected to my OCs, too! I'm still amazed (and skeptical) that this is anything like what you were after when you left that prompt but I hoped you could find something redeeming in it and your (multiple) gleeful comments leave me with little doubt that you did and that is SO REWARDING, omg, so thank you so, so much for being just one of the best people I've ever written for (and for leaving such a snazzy prompt that it pulled me out of a two-year HP hiatus)! You rock everything ever! [squishhugs]