Just Before Breathing

by Yeaka

Neville/Draco fanfic.
Azkaban is too full and Neville buys Draco; a mystery in itself. Draco's determined to have a use that keeps him safe, although he doesn't expect the things that unfold.

Words: 65621

197 pages, ebook

First published January 9, 2013

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Reviews

[Maiko-chan [|]]

Dropped at 45%.

It's not bad, but I keep comparing it to other Neville/Draco fics (and one HPDM fic) I've read with similar plots and waiting for something a little more to happen in this one. While it's possible something more ploty will occur later on undoubtedly either with Dawlish trying to obtain Draco for himself to administer more cruelty and derive his own personal pleasure from Draco's fear and/or with Hermione advocating for prisoner rights and (in Draco's case) mistakenly trying (succeeding?) to send him back to Azkaban because slavery is bad and there's no way Neville could be treating Draco better than Azkaban would/has/will do again (hint: he totally does, love concurs all), the concept of Draco initially in Azkaban, sold to a Gryffindor (in this case Neville) to be a personal slave, kept at their home where the Gryffindor (Neville) helps Draco to heal from Azkaban's cruelty, all the while building trust and a relationship together and eventually both realizing they're in love is all something I've read before. So dropping this and hoping my next read is a bit more new.

Note: numerous easily spotted typos throughout

[Moved to Library Thing adaorhell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mystery how I fell into this one. I love both characters dearly, but never would pick them as an OTP. I am reading Lust Over Pendle because of this fiction, but I'm a pit turned off at the moment. Anyway, slash, sad Azkaban broken Draco, solid, immovable Neville. Pleasant enough characterization wise, but christ is Dawlish always this bad? I thought Dawlish was an imperioed Order Member. Canon correct me.