ART + FICLET: Heartbeats (Harry/Draco)

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Title: Heartbeats
Author/Artist: shiftylinguini
Prompt Number: #s31 submitted by gracerene
Kink Showcased: Bloodplay
Rating: R
Pairing(s): Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Summary: Draco is a vampire. Harry likes it when Draco bites him. It’s not the most conventional relationship, but that’s never really been Harry’s thing, and in the end, the things they do in the dark are no one’s business but theirs.
Warnings: Bloodplay, vampire!Draco, biting, blood sucking/drinking, anatomical depiction of blood/veins.
Word Count: 313
Medium: Pencil.
Notes: Gosh, I loved this prompt. Reading Anne Rice under the covers is pretty much my slash origin story, so indulging this kink was a real treat for me. I hope I sort of did it justice. Big wet thanks to CC for the help, and to the mods for letting me join the party late.

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Heartbeats

Harry likes it when Draco bites him.

Like, really likes it.

Teeth at his jaw — kiss, nip, sting — then the stutter and thud of his heart, that glorious pull in his chest, the answering throb in his dick.

Yeah. Harry fucking loves it.

9 months back, Draco got himself turned by some vampiric asshole on a routine Auror stakeout that went pretty massively wrong. If you’d asked Harry then what that event would bring to their relationship, ‘mind-blowingly intimate sex and the occasional dizzy spell’ would not have been his answer. It’s certainly not the one anyone else is particularly keen to hear. But, whatever. Here he is, and here they are. He’s oddly never been happier.

Draco's hands are cold and strong, and perfect, as the pads of his fingers rest against the soft hollow of Harry’s jaw. He counts his pulse, makes sure he doesn’t go too far, doesn’t take too much. He never has, but Harry knows he could. He could suck him dry in a heartbeat, and the dangling threat of possibility turns him on almost as much as the rough slide of Draco’s tongue against the tiny, aching wounds in his neck.

That surprised him at first, but Harry thinks it kind of makes sense. Figures that he’d go right past flirting with danger to outright fucking it. He’s a bit reckless like that.

Besides. He knows he’s in safe hands. Mostly.

Draco is always especially sappy afterwards. His cheeks are warm and flushed with blood —my blood, Harry thinks giddily — as he mumbles tender, drunken nonsense into Harry’s skin like he can’t help himself, dropping coppery kisses onto his eyelids as he fucks him into the mattress.

Harry’s never more in love with him than in those moments, so much so he feels light-headed with it. Or maybe that’s the blood loss. Sixty/forty, probably.

Either way. Harry likes it when Draco bites him.

He fucking loves it.





Mods, is there a vampire tag? <3

Comments

[cabinetcaligari.livejournal.com]

Wheeeee!!!!! You posted this glorious thing! I love it, especially the combination of the art and a little insight into Harry’s head, how much he loves it, and how sensual and consensual the biting is… swoon. I love how you depict Harry’s voice, with the longer sentences and short observations and snippets of thoughts woven through each other, and how much Harry adores this risky but at the same time super intimate thing they have.

Your drawing is amazing too, with the sharp lines of Harry contrasting so lovely with the light, sometimes barely visible lines making up Draco, and Harry’s dark hair a contrast to Draco’s ethereal occurrence, almost like he’ll vanish into thin air when you try to get a hold on him, only becoming more solid through Harry’s warm blood. The red really jumps at me in a further black and white drawing, and I love the artery/ veiny tree in the background – sort of abstract, but at the same time a looming reminder they’re playing a risky game…. Wonderful job, dear! <3

[nearlyconscious.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww. This is so cute.

Draco is always especially sappy afterwards.

AWWWWWWWWW. I really loved this!

[ladyofsd.livejournal.com]

Vamp!fic ♡ Vamp!Draco ♡♡ Drarry Vamp!art ♡♡♡ Your story is yummy and artwork stunning. Also, the use of red is Perfection. Wonderful job! :)

[lq-traintracks.livejournal.com]

Woman can write! You closet writer you! Omg, I LOVE THIS!!! Shifty indeed! Fantastic!

Heartbeats

[koshweasley.livejournal.com]

If you’d asked Harry then what that event would bring to their relationship, ‘mind-blowingly intimate sex and the occasional dizzy spell’ would not have been his answer.

LOL This is the best line I've read in days. I love it. The boys look fantastic and that red is incredible.

You do quite well with a pencil, both in words and art.

[sassy-cissa.livejournal.com]

great job with the ficlet and the art!! ♥

[http://users.livejournal.com/_melodic_/]

Oh Wow!! Generally blood play is a big squick of mine but I was really drawn to that image. It's so beautifully done and their expressions are so enticing~~

[geneva2010.livejournal.com]

Wow! The art is amazing, and the blood tree mesmerizing.

[articcat621.livejournal.com]

Yesss omg this is wonderful <3 I love bloodplay/vampirebite kinks :D thanks so much for both writing and drawing!!!

[gracerene]

OMG THIS IS AWESOME! First off, that snippet at the beginning was seriously gorgeous. Like, my heart was racing a little from how perfectly you captured all that sexy emotion.

And the artwork! I love the pop of red for color, and the positioning, with Harry's head thrown back in ecstasy and Draco's hands and lips all possessively over him. And the vein tableau overhead is fantastic and so fitting!

Really beautiful work, darling!

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Mmm, wow!

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Mmm, sexy and luscious, fic and art, both. :)
Great job!

[llaeyro]

Fucking wow. Oh my goodness. Like, seriously.

Figures that he’d go right past flirting with danger to outright fucking it. HA! So Harry. YES!

And that picture! The arteries (never thought this would be something I'd say...) are beautiful, the colour and shading on them really grabs you. And the boys... OH GOD THE BOYS!

I just want to run my hands through Harry's hair. It looks amazing and soft. Both their faces are gorgeous. Blissed out. So hot.

By the way, I don't do bloodplay and I'm not keen on creature!fic. Hm, may have to rethink those...

[mijeli.livejournal.com]

Wow - that is some sinful artwork! I love its complexity: the red background in particular, like a dream-like mixture of arteries, a tree and a coral reef. Awesome!! And there is a very tender feel to it, despite the fierce act of biting and even drawing blood. Impressive, excellent work, thank you for sharing.

[twistedm.livejournal.com]

Aw damn! This is great stuff! I loved the whole thing, truly, but this line here:
"Figures that he’d go right past flirting with danger to outright fucking it."
OMG, that is fucking perfection! Awesomely on-target, plus so damn funny. Not a single extra letter in that one, it's as succinct and pointed as a vampire's fang!

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much my dearest! You say the loveliest things, and it makes me so happy when you enjoy my madness haha!

Draco’s ethereal occurrence, almost like he’ll vanish into thin air when you try to get a hold on him, only becoming more solid through Harry’s warm blood.

Oh gosh, wow! Thank you, this is such a wonderful observation.

but at the same time a looming reminder they’re playing a risky game

God, I love this! You know just what to say to ruin me haha <333

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked this :D I'm a big old sook at heart, and it shows haha

<3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much for saying such wonderful things! It's my first foray into the joys of vamp!fic, and I had a real blast letting loose :D

I'm thrilled you like the use of red! Thank so much for commenting

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

omg, you don't even know what a comment like this from you does to me, ahahahaha! Weak in the knees, a shivering wreck, I tell you! Thank you SO MUCH, I'm so glad you liked this :D

RE: Heartbeats

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed this - I really enjoyed indulging this haha, and going all out. I'm so thrilled you liked that line!!

You do quite well with a pencil, both in words and art.

Oh my *blushes* thank you!

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, you've made my day!!

<3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much for taking a look at this even though it's a bit squicky generally!! And I'm so glad you enjoyed it, despite that. That's really quite wonderful to hear, haha.

If I'm perfectly honest, I think this kind of scenario is sort of the only time I'm really into bloodplay - there's something very seductive about vampires, and necks.

Thank again for taking a look, and commenting! I'm over the moon.

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I enjoyed being a bit bold with colour, as I'm usually black and white. I'm so glad it works :D

<3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Haha omg, this comment is wonderful! <333

I'm so glad you like this! I pushed my boundaries right out, and gosh yes, I sort of lose my mind over vampirebites as a kink. So glad you enjoyed this, and thanks again for commenting!

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, thank you so much! Y'know, I was not prepared for how much this prompt grabbed me, as I was perusing the list - it was so much fun to work with, and dredge up all my vamp!feels.

Like, my heart was racing a little from how perfectly you captured all that sexy emotion.

Eeep, thank you! I'm so thrilled the written part worked :D And I'm glad the positions and use of red works too! I figured if ever there was a time and a place to experiment and go all out, it's this fest haha.

Thank you so much for commenting! <33333

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Thank you dearest! :D

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you, you really do leave the most wonderful comments <3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

This comment is the stuff of dreams. I read it today while at work, and just beamed til my face cramped. Thank you so much, this has really made my day! so happy you liked that line, haha, and that it fits Harry!

By the way, I don't do bloodplay and I'm not keen on creature!fic. Hm, may have to rethink those...

omg, well thank you so much for giving it a go anyway! I'm really glad you liked it - I wanted to convey what it is about it that I like so much, and in the end it's the sensual/dangerous/intimate part that really rings my bell haha.

Thanks again for taking a look and then leaving this comment and sending me over the moon with joy!

<3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

And there is a very tender feel to it, despite the fierce act of biting and even drawing blood.

Ohhhh, wow, that's exactly what I was hoping to achieve, so this means the world to me!

So happy to hear you liked the artery tree (artetree?) as well. I enjoyed myself with this one :)

Thanks so much for commenting <3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Oh god, swoon at this! Thank you so much, you don't know how much I love that you liked that line haha, seriously. I don't write much, so I tried to pack a punch :D

(Not gonna lie, I've read this comment about 6 times at separate intervals throughout the day)

<3!

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

this is so hot and the art is so pretty

[birdsofshore]

Ooh, this is just sinfully good! Bloodplay is often a squick for me, and vampires don't interest me much, but you got my FULL attention here. The ficlet is so rich and intense, I love it! You made every word count and I loved the casually confessional style which belies the rather dark content. It all felt very intimate. And the the art is really mesmerising! I think it's the fact that they're clearly both so into it, there's so much tension in that moment. Oddly, I think the thing that has me weak at the knees is Draco's possessive hands - especially the way he's pulling at Harry's shirt, uhh, that really is hot. The collarbone and the hand cupping the face.... sdfghjdfghjkl. Delicious. And I love the detailed shading on Harry's closed eyelids, and his almost painful/blissful expression. Well done you.

[capitu]

Damnit, this is pretty fucking perfect. Oh my god, that story that goes with this stunning art is incredible.

Figures that he’d go right past flirting with danger to outright fucking it.

OSDMFLSKDFJLSKDJFLAKSDLAK1!!!!! *dies*

Everything about this is killing me. The way you described Draco's hands on his neck, the bite, the way Harry feels, and then seeing it, the bit of blood dripping and imaging Draco licking and kissing it off. GOD.

Stunning.

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! :D

And nice icon <3

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh, thank you so muccchhhhhhh, I'm basically just clutching this comment now Draco-on-Harry style hahaha! This is lovely, I'm a mess of happiness! Thank you so much for taking a look even though it's a squicky topic! That's so very, very kind of you, so thanks again for giving it a chance!

Oddly, I think the thing that has me weak at the knees is Draco's possessive hands - especially the way he's pulling at Harry's shirt, uhh, that really is hot. The collarbone and the hand cupping the face.... sdfghjdfghjkl.

YESSSSS omgosh, you notice the best things, I'm so happy he looks possessive!!!!!! :D :D

You made every word count and I loved the casually confessional style which belies the rather dark content. It all felt very intimate

Oh *fans face, weeps* thank you so very fucking much! Intimate and confessional is what I hoped for, as I have a really huge soft spot for that dynamic when sharing a kink! Y'know, that whole 'we've got something and it's just ours' dynamic, just makes me lose my mind!

Thank you again Birdsssss! :D:D

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

Eeeee, thank you darling!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG this comment haha, I'm so blown away, you've broken me (in the best way!)

I'm so happy you like that line! I got a bit swept away with Harry here. And I'm thrilled to bloody bits that you like Draco licking the wound!!!!!! Eeee, this is so amazing, thank you so much for commenting, it means the world to me!

<33333333333!!

[leontinabowie.livejournal.com]

I love this so much ♥

Vampire kink is awesome, and I love the idea of Draco as a vampire and Harry being his willing bite victim, so this really worked for me :D The tree in the art is super amazing (as are Harry and Draco), but there's just something about the branches that I adore. They really seem to suit the sort of gothic-horror theme

[shiftylinguini.livejournal.com]

ohhhh, thank you, this means a lot to me! I was really bracing myself for not much of a response, as I wasn't sure if this was a popular kink or not. I'm so, so glad this worked for you!

there's just something about the branches that I adore. They really seem to suit the sort of gothic-horror theme

ha, this is so lovely to hear. I'm a horror fan at heart, and I love the atmosphere of vampire novels/films.

Thanks again! <3