Why bottom!Draco?

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

I hope it's OK to post this, because it's not a fic or anything...
I have a question - Why do you prefer Draco to be bottom? I love it too of course, but it started because I pair him with Harry and couldn't imagine Harry not to be top (And it looks sooo good in my head). So what are your reasons? It will help me convince others in the rightness of bottom!Draco :)

Oh, and there's also this delicious ferret!Draco by the very talented yukipon, so you woldn't say I've been wasting your time.

Comments

[monkeytech.livejournal.com]

Personally, I prefer Draco as a bottom because it's unexpected. In a lot of fics, people just assume that Draco would be the dominant one, the experienced one, the kinky one, but I like the unexpectedness of Harry being the Top in their relationship. It's funny you say you can't imagine Harry not being top, because I usually imagine Draco as the top (or at least that's how he would be if we went with most canon/fanon characterization).

I usually see Harry as having more qualities that characterize a bottom, like being trusting and emotionally vulnerable, whereas Draco is less emotional, more physical. I think Draco is also usually the one depicted as initiating the physical aspect of their relationship, whereas Harry is focused more on the emotional. So, I guess I like Draco as a bottom because it turns the usual pairing style on its' head (plus, Dom!Harry is completely hot)

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

I think all the characterizations you mentioned are pure fanon.
In canon Harry is very emotionally strong (can you imagine not breaking down after going through everything he had?), very rush, always taking charge, good with his wand :)... very top-ish, in my opinion.
Draco is not physical at all (Harry was the one who jumped on him with his fists), he is obviously frustrated with Harry being better in everything, he is emotional (he was hurt when Harry refused to be his friend), and if you ask me - is all talk. I know enough people like that who hide their hurts with nasty words.
I ranted some more about them in my lj if you want to read -
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tsosh/2999.html

and yes - Dom!Harry really is completely hot =)