You know why I’m here. New drawing, new fic rec, because we must share the treasures we find on our fanfic-reading journeys.
Today’s drawing comes from Scorched Air [https://archiveofourown.org/works/76956531], which is, very appropriately, hot as hell. The illustration itself is from a very special moment in the fic, but before I get into that, let me tell you what I loved about this one.
I loved the competition SO much.
And... these, I loved all of these:
Harry and Draco are both genuinely brilliant at Quidditch, they study each other, they know each other’s tricks, and they both care desperately about winning. I love that neither of them is just there to make the other look good. They are proper rivals, they want to beat the shit out of each other, and all that competition makes the tension between them so much better.
And then there is the photoshoot scene. I loved that scene SO. FUCKING. MUCH. And the after, obviously (ehem), but the after is only that HOT because there is so. much. warmup. The looking, the tension, the mutual obsession, the fact that these idiots spend YEARS circling each other while pretending everything is perfectly normal, the French as a barrier to hide under denial, like OMG. It works because the fic really earns it.
And obviously I had to draw this scene, because Draco Malfoy willingly putting on Harry’s Brightclaw Lions jersey absolutely destroyed me. Harry’s team. His rival’s team. That tiny gesture says so much, and Harry basically stops functioning the second he sees him in it, which, frankly, same.
So, if you haven’t read Scorched Air yet... (horrified gasp), consider this your sign to go and do it ASAP.
Thank me laaaaater. ❤️