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#but I’m hella struggling with Holly D:
springsfordays · 3 years
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Me?? Redesigning the teenage versions of the Fireside Girls for fun cause I can’t stand their designs in AYA cause it’s not accurate to teens at all???
Yes, yes I am.
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valkyriesryde · 4 years
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Hella Feelings {2/?}
Chapter 2: Stereo Hearts ~ Gym Class Heroes
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Pairings: Bucky x OC; Sam x OC
A/N: Chapter two of my collab with @stuckonjbbarnes​ Lowkey love this chapter but tbh i love em all
Warnings: Language, clownery, some awkward fucks
Word Count: 1074
Previous Chapter ~ Masterlist
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Vanessa follows Sam into the cafe, recognizing it as the small place Holly got a new job at. Sam sits down with his back to the kitchen, having to see the front door, a weird habit of his. Meanwhile, Vanessa goes up front to the bored looking cashier and asks for two plain coffees and sides of cream, unsure how Sam takes his. She spots Holly through the order window and offers a quick wave, handing over her card to pay.
“Do you know the history of sugar?” Sam asks Vanessa as she sets down the various cups, he’s fiddling with the sugar packets.
“Um...no? And I don’t really want to...” She mutters, pulling a handful of sugar packs from him, adding “I already live with one weirdo.. I don't need another in my life.”
Peeking out from the kitchen to see Vanessa better, Holly notices some guy with her. Wait a second... is that Cute Butt? She’d recognise those shoulders anywhere and her breath catches in her throat when he turns to Nessa and Holly gets a look at his face. Holly waves a little, to get Vanessa’s attention, mouthing “Are you on a DATE??”
Vanessa shakes her head and points her finger in a gagging motion. Holly rolls her eyes, smirking because she BUSTED Vanessa.
“What are you gagging about?” Sam asks, whipping around to look at the kitchen but there’s no one there.
“It’s nothing...I was just thinking about the history of sugar.” Vanessa grins, taking a gulp of her coffee.
“Sick burn!” Sam exclaims, sarcastically as the two pick up their coffees and bags.
Vanessa swears she can hear Holly yell, “That is Cute Butt!” from the back and laughs to herself, attempting to follow what Sam is saying.
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Holly is sitting on the couch that night, her fingers tapping on her knee when Vanessa comes home like nothing is wrong. But things are wrong with Holly.  
“Who were you with and why was I not aware!?” She jumps up and peers over the back of the couch as Vanessa walks by and dumps her bag on the table behind the living area.
“What? This morning? That’s Sam I AM.” She giggles at her quick thinking and rolls her eyes when Holly gives her a pointed look. “NOT my type...I can’t believe you asked if I was on a date,” and she pretends to gag.
“Oh and how do you two know each other?” Holly sits up a little higher, her heart no longer throwing a tantrum because Cute Butt wasn’t on a date with her best friend...AND NOW SHE KNOWS HIS NAME!
“He goes to our school.” Vanessa shrugs, her back turned so she misses Holly’s eyes go wide but turns to watch her sink back into the couch with a gleaming smile on her face. “D-do you like him? Have you talked to him? Oh my god you guys would be perfect together. He’s kind of.. just like you?” She’s rambling and excited.
“Amazing in every way possible?” She smirks at Nessa
“Nah...kinda weird honestly.” There’s a pause, “I’m joking!!! Love you long time.” She snaps her fingers and walks out of the room like an idiot.
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Meanwhile, Sam and Steve are at a bar waiting for Bucky. Sam slaps his hands on the table as Bucky walks up. “Boy do I have the girl for you!” He exclaims and Bucky almost turns around and leaves before Steve pulls him to sit down.
“Oh god... not you too?” He rolls his eyes.
“Too? I’m sorry who else is playing cupid in your love life, that is my job?”
“A dishwasher.” Bucky groans, ordering a beer.
“A what? Nevermind that, perfect girl! She’s annoying as fuck you two would get along like a house on fire!”
“Excuse me...I am a constant fucking delight.”
“Agree to disagree on that front.” Sam smiles, snatching Bucky’s beer from his hand.
Steve shakes his head at the pair, hiding behind his drink silently. Sam has been going on about the perfect girl for Bucky, “she’s a fucking clown” the entire time they’ve been waiting for him.
“Actually, I think I know just the girl for you Sam...she’s also highly irritating and abrasive.” Bucky smirks at Sam who almost chokes on his drink at Bucky’s clapback.
“Dammit...just one night of no bickering, it’s all I want...I’m so tired.” Steve groans, earning sympathetic looks from his friends.
“Okay okay, but I’m serious, you two would get on.” Sam winks, downing Bucky’s beer, forcing him to order another.
Bucky narrows his eyes and responds with a “Maybe.”
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Holly pops her head in the doorway of Vanessa’s room with a beaming but suspicious smile. Vanessa is watching yet another true crime doc just like every other night really.
“You can come in.” Vanessa says, without looking away from the screen. She’s good at that and every time it scares Holly a little.
“You’re such a freak.” Holly giggles, climbing on her bed. “Anyways..I was gonna tell you about this guy I think you’d like,” she twiddles her thumbs and bites her lip but a mischievous smile slowly creeps onto her face when Vanessa narrows her eyes at her.
“Are you trying to set me up with an imaginary friend?”
“His name is Bucky.” She deadpans.
“OH so for sure, you’re trying to set me up with your imaginary friend. Who names someone Bucky?”
“That’s what I said. WAIT Would you focus here! I found your future husband!”
“Seems fake...but okay.” She changes the show, bored by Dahmer suddenly.
“I’m gonna go check the mail...wanna start dinner?” Before Holly can answer, Vanessa jumps up and throws on a hoodie.
Vanessa heads down the stairs, as it’s the only way to get to the mailboxes since the elevator actually broke down this time. She swings around the corner too wide and suddenly bumps directly into a wall... But it’s not a wall, it’s a man. A beautiful, blue-eyed man. And he smells so nice.
“You okay there?” He steadies her and apologizes.
But all she can think about and focus on are his damn ocean eyes, and she catches his apology a little too late. Nessa says sorry profusely, repeating herself over and over “it’s my fault oh my god, I’m so so so sorry” and he chuckles, cause this pretty girl is kind of insane. Bucky slowly removes his hands from her arms realising he’s still holding her and awkwardly sprints up the stairs. He’s not the best at talking to girls…
Vanessa darts to the mailbox, collecting both the mail and her thoughts, before rushing back up to the apartment. Holly jumps as Nessa flies into the room and screams, “HOLLY I’M IN LOVE!”
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A few days later Sam and Bucky are walking through campus. Bucky stops, again, to retie his shoe and Sam nudges his shoulder so Bucky falls forward.
“You need new shoes.”
“Quit it! I know.”
Sam waits for him and looks around at his surroundings, groups of people on the grass, people carrying mounds of books. Then he sees, what he believes to be... an angel. In reality, it’s Holly trying to eat ice cream without spilling it on herself, I’m not talking sexy eating ice cream, I’m talking it’s dripping down her fingers and she’s struggling big time.
Sam is in awe with this girl, his eyes are caught on her tongue and her legs and everything about her. So caught up in this girl that he doesn’t notice Bucky standing up and brushing himself off until he’s walking straight into Sam, causing him to stumble and look away from the angel.
“What the hell?” Sam yells pushing Bucky back.
“Why aren’t you moving!?”
“I just saw the prettiest girl in the world excuse me, that’s why.” Bucky just shakes his head and starts walking down the path, Sam is quick to catch up.
“That’s impossible, the prettiest girl in the world lives in our apartment building and I would know, I’ve seen her” His thoughts go back to the small girl in the stairway, with the straight dark brown hair that he can’t stop thinking about and how it might feel running through his fingers.
“False. The prettiest girl in the world is right over there” Sam points to where Holly was standing but she’s nowhere to be found. There’s no one that looks even remotely like her around and he can’t find her. “What the hell where’d she go?!” Maybe she was an angel?
“Wow, I think you’ve finally lost it, buddy.” Bucky pats Sam’s back like a jackass and keeps walking.
“I hate you.”
“Come on...you’re making me late to class.”
”You just had to stop to tie your shoe for, like the thirtieth time...do you need velcro?”
“I’ll velcro you” The two shove each back and forth as they keep walking to Bucky’s class, both laughing but their minds not 100% in it.
“That doesn’t even make sense!” Sam bites back with a laugh.
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Outside of Vanessa’s lecture hall, Holly waits patiently, eating an ice cream cone. The ice cream was supposed to be a small snack before the pair took off to get lunch. As Vanessa approaches, Holly discards the trash.
“Holly...you’ve got something on your face.” Nessa grins, taking in the melted chocolate on Holly’s face.
“My snack fought with me. I don’t want to talk about it.” Holly sighs and Vanessa searches her bag for some emergency wet-wipes. They start walking but Holly stops abruptly.
“Wait! Did Sam want to come to lunch? It’s totally cool.” She hasn’t told Vanessa he’s Cute Butt, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t try to see him.
“He’s not in that class and we’re not close like that.” Vanessa pauses, watching Holly with a confused stare.
“Oh. Cool. Just trying to make new friends that aren’t lame...like you.” Holly covers, tossing the wipes into the nearest trash bin.
“Go have lunch with your imaginary friend then.”
“HE IS NOT IMAGINARY” Holly cries, jogging to catch up to Nessa.
“Sure Jan. Can we go to your cafe? I’m really feeling an artisanal salad.” She asks when Holly falls back into step.
“Who are you and what have you done with Nessa?”
“HARDY HAR. We’re going.”
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Hella Feelings Taglist (open): @cant-decide-at-this-moment​ @rinthehufflepuff​ @buckysmischief​ @sebbbystaaan​ @supraveng​
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Drarry Fic Rec Masterlist
I’ve been meaning to put this together properly for some time now, so finally, here is a list of my top Drarry fics. Definitely read through all the other works of these amazing writers. These are just my personal favourites.  Enjoy! Hahahahah good luck ever doing anything else ever again.
First and foremost comes Saras_Girl like, I CAN’T EVEN. So, my top favourites of theirs:
Turn (E) The Foundations series GUHHH: Part 1: Reparations (E) Part 2: Foundations (E) Helix (E) Catfished (T) It Takes a Village (M) Salt on the Western Wind (M) All Life is Yours to Miss (M) (I don’t need to say anymore to pitch these. They are your bread and butter. READ THEM.)
Tales From the Special Branch by femmequixotic (E) When Gawain Robards asks him to form Special Branch seven-four-alpha, Harry Potter knows they'll have to work outside the confines of the law--even though they are the law.
(Aurors!Harry and Draco, forbidden fruit, case fic, lots of excellent smut, incredibly complex and well-written plot. I can’t even with this fic it’s so freaking good. Most recent in the series has just started posting but each individual fic is brilliant stand-alone. MASTERFUL. And so satisfyingly long. They have so many great fics, go read them allllll!)
Temptation on the Warfront by alizarincrimson (E) Draco Malfoy is forced into hiding with the Golden Trio and dragged into their search for horcruxes. What ensues is a journey of redemption, unexpected friendships and an unwanted, turbulent romance with Harry Potter. Warnings for swearing, sexual content, and dark themes.
(7th year AU. Really well developed and reworked to include Draco. One of my drarry firsts and an all-time love.)
Running on Air by eleventy7 (T) Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects.
(So, I’m not great at reading T-rated fics... I actually read this one by accident. I am so glad I did. Beautiful fic. Melancholy and lovely and just yes.)
Against All Odds by momatu (E) Beauxbatons is hosting the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe, and Harry has promised to enroll Teddy as his birthday present. Meanwhile, Draco is stuck in his office, putting together the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe during, when he should be enjoying summer holidays.
(Momatu really does their research and creates a vivid world with great development between Harry and Draco. Highly recommend trawling through their work and reading it all. Massive thanks to @siriusly-not-over-remus​ for reccing this to me!)
One Touch by Fleetofshippyships (M) An unexpected incident late one night sets off a series of events that could save one young man in desperate need of help, even if doing so may destroy the other.Harry commits an act of great violence, but doesn’t remember why. Malfoy urges him to run, and takes the blame instead. The most obvious explanation makes no sense, and it only gets more complicated from there.What follows is their struggle to trust and open up to one another while dealing with dangerous and invasive magic; when stepping wrong and losing control, even if only for a few moments, could have severe consequences for them both. 
(8th year AU. Fantastic concept for plot and really well developed idea. Another one to absolutely check out a load of their work. I also highly recommend by them:
Restraint (E) Someone casts the Imperius curse on Draco Malfoy, and whatever the instructions may be, Harry finds himself an unwilling target. The encounter leaves him torn between pleasure and revulsion. As they fight in the aftermath, a tense game begins. Harry fights to convince Malfoy, and himself, that he was not affected by that initial encounter, or any of those following it. Faced with a series of escalating encounters, Harry must come to terms with desiring things he never thought he could, things he wishes he didn’t respond to. They each use signs of arousal as weapons against each other in a mad struggle to finally shame the other into backing down for good. But it’s only after the game is over that Harry starts to understand.
(8th year AU. Great angst and enemies to lovers progression. Drinking. Games. A hella lot of rough sex. This is a smuuuuut fic. I also helped beta this fic because it was so good and I couldn’t wait for updates.)
Balance, Imperfect by bixgirl1 (E) When Harry sustains an injury in the line of work, he no longer knows how to navigate the life he loved, and finds help and solace from the most unexpected source.
(Auror!Harry, Physiotherapist!Draco. I totally got @sirussly​ to read this and she loved it, closet hardcore Drarry shipper right there. I LOVE @bixgirl1 I cannot explain. All the stuff by them is just fantastic. Especially: The Shape of the World (E) and: In Evidence of Magical Theory (E)
They are also in the middle of a collab with the wonderful @l0vegl0wsinthedark on a super cute and super smutty Virgin!Draco series on here (search either of their blogs under the ‘virgin draco’ tag.)
Speaking of! l0vegl0wsinthedark has a whole load of great fics (all the good smut). Absolutely worth working your way through it all!)
Draco Sodding Malfoy by Shewhxmustnxtbenamed (M) Harry finds Draco outside a pub and takes him back to his place, only to find out that Draco is in an abusive relationship. Harry invites Draco to stay until he can get back on his feet. They go to Draco's ex-boyfriends house, and come back with more than they bargained for.
(So. Cute. Domestic bfs. Also very worth checking out @shewhomustnotbenamed​ and their drarry videos hallooooooo) 
Azoth by zeitgeistic (E) Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care. (Hogwarts Apprentices!Drarry. Animagus magic. SO GOOD GUH. I really love the idea for Harry’s animagus and the progress is so excellent.) 
Any Instrument by dicta_contrion (E) Draco Malfoy wouldn't go back to England for anything less than an exceptional case. Being asked to figure out why Harry Potter can't control his magic might be exceptional enough to qualify.
(MindHealer!Draco. THE BIG LEAGUES SO GOOD YES. Excuse me while I go read this again. OKAY BUT LOADS OF THEIR OTHER STUFF TOO ESPECIALLY:
The Vanishing Department (E) The things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, even if that involves a lot more form-filling, bickering, covert glancing, miscommunication, and flying furniture than we might expect.
(Brilliant characterisation of Draco and really interesting idea. YES.)
House Proud by astolat (E) His house liked Draco Malfoy more than him.
(OKAY, I LOVE THIS. WIZARD HOUSES ARE THE SHIT AND THIS IS SO CLEVER YES. REALLY FREAKING GOOD BANTER BETWEEN HARRY AND DRACO. Also other stuff by them like:
NEWTS
“I’m twenty-eight!” Harry said. “I’ve been an Auror for ten years! You want me to go back to Hogwarts now?" (Harry has to go back to Hogwarts before he can be promoted, Professor!Draco. Yisssssss.)
- Timeshare (BONDING FIC YES)
Eclipse by Mijan (T) Draco swore his revenge on Harry for Lucius's imprisonment, and Harry all but laughed at him. But Draco is planning more than schoolyard pranks this time. The old rivalry turns deadly when Draco abducts Harry for Voldemort. It's the perfect plan, guaranteeing revenge, power, and prestige, all in one blow. But when Draco's world turns upside down, the fight to save himself and Harry begins, and the battle will take them both through hell and back. If they come back. (6th year AU. Pre-HBP. Another accidental T read with 0 regrets. I LOVED this, SO MUCH.)
A Year In Training by Omi_Ohmy (M) Harry is finally living his dream and training as an Auror, but nothing seems to be going right: he’s just so angry all the time. And Draco Malfoy’s presence on the programme really isn’t helping with that, either.
(Aurors!Drarry: Harry’s pissed off Draco is better than him. I’m sure you can see where this goes...)
Eternally Consistent by kitsunealyc (E) Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter assumed they would never be anything but civil enemies, until Potter lands on Malfoy's doorstep, bleeding, covered in curses, and acting very strangely indeed.
(Unspeakables!Harry&Draco: Nice swift enemies to lovers progression, goooood!)
Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop (E) It's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter steps in and ruins it all, just like always. At first, though, the time loop seems liberating. For the first time in his life, he can do anything, say anything, be anything, without consequence. But the more Draco repeats the day, the more he realises the uncomfortable truth: he's falling head over heels for the speccy git. And suddenly, the time loop feels like a trap. For how can he ever get Harry to love him back when time is, quite literally, against him?
(Really nice development of Draco, and fun plot! Definitely worth going through their other works too, some really great stuff!)
Strangeness and Charm by FeelsForBreakfast (E) One November night during his eighth year at Hogwarts, Draco ends up in the forbidden forest. That’s how it starts. or: If two boys fall in love in a magical forest, does it still make a sound?
(8th year AU. Dreamlike and sweet. Check out their other works too. I especially recommend 'Like Holly or Blood' (M) and 'Open for Repairs' (M).)
Strange Bedfellows by hurt_mod and ravenclawsquill (E) When Harry encounters a frail and fidgety Draco Malfoy at the Ministry, he just knows something is wrong and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it. A story about Deadly Nightshade, crippling insomnia, excellent wine … and finding what you need in the strangest of circumstances. (Addict!Draco. All the good angsttttt.)
Boom Clap (The Sound of my Heart) by femmequixotic and noeon (E) Post-war Hogwarts has been energized by its new teaching fellows program. Where once bitter enmity divided the wizarding community, Malfoy and Potter chummily patrol hallways together whilst Granger and Zabini seek lost parts of the castle at McGonagall’s behest and Chang supervises Quidditch when not lecturing in Charms. It’s a veritable wizarding utopia and life is predictable for the first time in years. Which is, of course, when everything blows apart as the result of a drunken dare and Malfoy’s life is ruined beyond his capacity to repair it. Ever. In a million years.
(TeachingFellows!Harry&Draco: Drinking games wohooooo!) 
Lift Your Open Hand by firethesound (M) With Draco Malfoy as his assigned partner for the next six weeks of Auror training, Harry had been prepared for things to go poorly. But getting themselves accidentally bonded to each other in the first twenty minutes of their very first assignment seemed going above and beyond, even for them.
(Aurors!Drarry. Who doesn’t love a good magical bonding fic?? Lots of great works, also recommend:
A Convenient Impracticality (E) Somehow Harry ends up agreeing to a fake relationship with his ex-nemesis-turned-friendly-acquaintance-with-benefits, except for some reason it involves an awful lot of actual dating and, sadly, not much sex. Confused? Harry is too, but when has anything with Draco Malfoy ever been as straightforward as it seems?
(Aurors!Drarry, That good fake relationship trope. *thumbs up*) The Light More Beautiful (E) Thirteen years after Draco accepts Potter's help escaping the horror of his sixth year, he returns to England where he makes the unfortunate discovery that Potter is still as obnoxious as ever. And worse, more than a decade overseas hasn't been enough to dim Draco's obsession with him.
(Sort of 6th year AU, then post-war Aurors!Drarry. Really interesting speciality for Draco and great development)
I will keep updating this as I remember more/find more great fics.  If you have any requests for specific types of fic, hmu and I’ll see if I can help :)
Happy reading! <3
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