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Another Mask Behind You
Draco is a high-end prostitute who hides his identity. Harry unknowingly hires him. And then there is porn, questions about identity, domestic bliss, more porn, and truth as seen through a web of lies.
(And then more porn. Seriously, if you don’t want sex scene after sex scene you probably shouldn’t read this. And please read the warnings.)
Words: 116557
(And then more porn. Seriously, if you don’t want sex scene after sex scene you probably shouldn’t read this. And please read the warnings.)
Words: 116557
412 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2014
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November 17, 2023
THIS WAS SO GOOD, I CAN'T EVEN!!!!!
The perfect combination of pathos, hilarious(ly agonizing) self-delusion, and 🔥🔥🔥. So much 🔥🔥🔥
My only possible gripe is that the ending was quite rushed, though it feels churlish to complain that a 540-page fic gifted us for free might have wanted to end at some point. But I didn't want it to end!! What about meeeeeeeeeee?????
An epic book hangover. A new Drarry high. Loved.
The perfect combination of pathos, hilarious(ly agonizing) self-delusion, and 🔥🔥🔥. So much 🔥🔥🔥
My only possible gripe is that the ending was quite rushed, though it feels churlish to complain that a 540-page fic gifted us for free might have wanted to end at some point. But I didn't want it to end!! What about meeeeeeeeeee?????
An epic book hangover. A new Drarry high. Loved.
October 20, 2015
I hated this fic. It kept me up all night, which no book has done for a while. It deserves so many trigger-warnings I'm not even going to start, is full of angst from beginning to end. Because it made me feel so much (I hate it, did I mention that?), it's one of my favorite fics
May 6, 2021
In this story Lettered really takes Draco on and totally throws herself into the impossible task of writing him a redemptive journey while staying true to his truly warped character. And he is seriously warped, how can he not be after this childhood? And here comes the kicker: Same goes for Harry. How can he not be painfully warped, also - look at where he comes from?
So this is the story of two very attachment-challenged people, and perhaps that is what is so cathartic to me about this, that their improbable union is really only possible because of their unique (dysfunctional :-) compatibility.
None of the expected tropes, which makes the journey so much more complicated, so much more nuanced ….. well, also much more painful, to be honest, and very rewarding.
Brilliant, searing, toe-curling sex-scenes to draw me in, but because the drivers behind the intense need for both characters are not sexual, it’s never enough, NEVER ENOUGH, and I keep getting more and more frantic as the relationship progresses, just like Draco. Well done :-)
Brilliant use of the unreliable narrator, always delusionally speaking through his survival-shell of shame defense, his biased perception of reality in general and Potter specifically, but especially himself.
And when everything finally comes to a head and reality suddenly breaks through? Damn!
So this is the story of two very attachment-challenged people, and perhaps that is what is so cathartic to me about this, that their improbable union is really only possible because of their unique (dysfunctional :-) compatibility.
None of the expected tropes, which makes the journey so much more complicated, so much more nuanced ….. well, also much more painful, to be honest, and very rewarding.
Brilliant, searing, toe-curling sex-scenes to draw me in, but because the drivers behind the intense need for both characters are not sexual, it’s never enough, NEVER ENOUGH, and I keep getting more and more frantic as the relationship progresses, just like Draco. Well done :-)
Brilliant use of the unreliable narrator, always delusionally speaking through his survival-shell of shame defense, his biased perception of reality in general and Potter specifically, but especially himself.
And when everything finally comes to a head and reality suddenly breaks through? Damn!
February 16, 2024
This was really good smut in ch 1 and 2. Then 3 and 4 were just SO sad. I just finished it and I feel all icky and like I want to cry. Yes, they get together but it's awful and toxic. That scene when he tried to be Tristan just so Harry would let him made me ache. It was so painful to read! Even at the end when they work it out, there's that line about him "trying not mind Harry calling out the wrong name"😫
This was emotionally taxing and not in the way I like. I feel so bad for Draco.
1. "I don't need respect. I've never had any"
2. “Don’t you care about yourself at all, Malfoy?”
“No.” Draco stood up. “I don’t. I only care about what I want, and I want to—” Draco was going to say he wanted to fuck him, but that wasn’t all. That wasn’t the whole truth. “I want it to be easy. I want it to be like it was.”
This was such good writing because I felt all of it but most of it was just so so toxic. Like the way he would talk or think about himself. What's worse is when you think of how the situation flipped. In the first two chapters, he was loved and treated like a prince. Then Harry found out and couldn't even look at him. He struggled to want him and Draco sacrificed EVERYTHING to try and get that feeling back. He even sacrificed himself! And it still wasn't enough. Harry still called him Tristan. And oh god isnt that the most heartbreaking thing of all! He got Harry but at what cost! The high from the first two chapters was almost completely eclipsed by this wave of sadness that followed after. I feel like they shouldn't have ended up together. Christ, I think I will cry if i keep thinking about it🤧
Feb 15th, 2024; It was worse the second time! Idk how but it was SO much worse. Now that I know what's coming, the first half felt awful. Harry was perfect for Tristan. They had such great intimacy. When he finds out my heart literally sinks. I meant to stop at the first half but I found myself continuing. I should have stopped. That first half is so light and sweet. The sex is filthy and fucking hot. They're sickeningly domestic. The cutesy pet names! Draco even starts feeling safe! Then it flips. The second half was so bad, Harry got angry enough to hurt him (physically, multiple times!) and Draco was so desperate he just let it happen. There's even moments where Harry just says stuff to hurt him. And Draco has to force himself not to react inorder not to say the wrong thing. Often he would literally beg Harry not to leave him. And that time he had to safeword was scary.
This time around I noticed how Draco’s internal monologue got worse and worse the more Harry told him he isn't enough. He doesn't even get angry at Harry. He's just full of self-loathing. God, I think I should NEVER read this again. Even the aftercare just stopped completely. Like that time Harry leaves him on the floor and WALKS AWAY. This was so sad. Even Pansy could see it was wrecking him, but he kept repeating how Harry is who he wanted, any way he could get him. Those first times they shagged were so hard to get through. Maybe if it was from Harry's perspective, you could try to sympathise with why he felt so angry, but reading it from Draco's perspective just made me hate him. He humiliated Draco, used him to feel better, and discarded him when it suited him. Then that part where he becomes Tristan again just made it 10× worse. They should NOT have gotten back together.
This was emotionally taxing and not in the way I like. I feel so bad for Draco.
1. "I don't need respect. I've never had any"
2. “Don’t you care about yourself at all, Malfoy?”
“No.” Draco stood up. “I don’t. I only care about what I want, and I want to—” Draco was going to say he wanted to fuck him, but that wasn’t all. That wasn’t the whole truth. “I want it to be easy. I want it to be like it was.”
This was such good writing because I felt all of it but most of it was just so so toxic. Like the way he would talk or think about himself. What's worse is when you think of how the situation flipped. In the first two chapters, he was loved and treated like a prince. Then Harry found out and couldn't even look at him. He struggled to want him and Draco sacrificed EVERYTHING to try and get that feeling back. He even sacrificed himself! And it still wasn't enough. Harry still called him Tristan. And oh god isnt that the most heartbreaking thing of all! He got Harry but at what cost! The high from the first two chapters was almost completely eclipsed by this wave of sadness that followed after. I feel like they shouldn't have ended up together. Christ, I think I will cry if i keep thinking about it🤧
Feb 15th, 2024; It was worse the second time! Idk how but it was SO much worse. Now that I know what's coming, the first half felt awful. Harry was perfect for Tristan. They had such great intimacy. When he finds out my heart literally sinks. I meant to stop at the first half but I found myself continuing. I should have stopped. That first half is so light and sweet. The sex is filthy and fucking hot. They're sickeningly domestic. The cutesy pet names! Draco even starts feeling safe! Then it flips. The second half was so bad, Harry got angry enough to hurt him (physically, multiple times!) and Draco was so desperate he just let it happen. There's even moments where Harry just says stuff to hurt him. And Draco has to force himself not to react inorder not to say the wrong thing. Often he would literally beg Harry not to leave him. And that time he had to safeword was scary.
This time around I noticed how Draco’s internal monologue got worse and worse the more Harry told him he isn't enough. He doesn't even get angry at Harry. He's just full of self-loathing. God, I think I should NEVER read this again. Even the aftercare just stopped completely. Like that time Harry leaves him on the floor and WALKS AWAY. This was so sad. Even Pansy could see it was wrecking him, but he kept repeating how Harry is who he wanted, any way he could get him. Those first times they shagged were so hard to get through. Maybe if it was from Harry's perspective, you could try to sympathise with why he felt so angry, but reading it from Draco's perspective just made me hate him. He humiliated Draco, used him to feel better, and discarded him when it suited him. Then that part where he becomes Tristan again just made it 10× worse. They should NOT have gotten back together.
December 5, 2024
Best sex work ever.
Damaged but so resilient.
Favorite lettered.
Damaged but so resilient.
Favorite lettered.
July 30, 2019
Taking some time out for comfort-reading: re-reading fic by the truly excellent lettered who is an author of awesome sauceness. Though now that I recall, her fic is not always 100% comforting but can be disturbing... But I’m a sucker for that too, and all the angst.
January 15, 2024
omg!!! i can goodread fanfactions- that is one of my favorite fanfics of them- it is soooo messed up, and toxic and crazy in so many ways - it made me cry so much too- its so good!!
December 26, 2022
i literally cannot describe how well this story is written. i am so amazed yet so pissed at the same time. this relationship is so toxic yet so good. it AWOKE something in me. i hated that harry was yelling someone else’s name while fucking draco. i hated that harry never used the safe word, but forced draco to. i hated that i enjoyed that. i hated everything. i still love it. although i hate it. i’m having mixed feelings. i hate that i love it
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September 15, 2023
TW: cheating, dubious consent, suicidal ideation, sex work
This is by far one of the greatest and most memorable fan fictions I’ve ever read. I needed to reread it and I did it in basically one sitting. There’s so much emotion to this story it make you feel so much. I love it so much and I love that someone added it to goodreads.
This is by far one of the greatest and most memorable fan fictions I’ve ever read. I needed to reread it and I did it in basically one sitting. There’s so much emotion to this story it make you feel so much. I love it so much and I love that someone added it to goodreads.
September 16, 2025
An excellent Drarry fic.
It excelled in areas where other Drarry fics fail.
1. Drarry is still selfish, immature, jealous, and obsessed with getting one over Harry. In this fic, he is also poignantly self-deluded. There are some really powerful lines by Pansy about Draco lying to himself, and so many wonderful thoughts by Draco where the audience can see his desperate attempts to convince himself that he is actually victoring over Harry rather than falling for him.
2. Harry does not forget about Draco's Death Eater and inglorious past. He is upset about it and makes it quite clear.
3. Draco's horrendous, shall we say, omission of truth, or more accurately, betrayal, is not instantly forgiven. There are very real consequences and Harry and Draco fight about it a lot. The fight scenes were deliciously dramatic and emotional. I felt on the verge of tears for a lot of them and was waiting for Draco to cry. But of course, he didn't let himself.
All in all, another beautiful Lettered story with beautiful Lettered writing - gorgeous writing, sharp humor, incisive psychological insight.
It excelled in areas where other Drarry fics fail.
1. Drarry is still selfish, immature, jealous, and obsessed with getting one over Harry. In this fic, he is also poignantly self-deluded. There are some really powerful lines by Pansy about Draco lying to himself, and so many wonderful thoughts by Draco where the audience can see his desperate attempts to convince himself that he is actually victoring over Harry rather than falling for him.
2. Harry does not forget about Draco's Death Eater and inglorious past. He is upset about it and makes it quite clear.
3. Draco's horrendous, shall we say, omission of truth, or more accurately, betrayal, is not instantly forgiven. There are very real consequences and Harry and Draco fight about it a lot. The fight scenes were deliciously dramatic and emotional. I felt on the verge of tears for a lot of them and was waiting for Draco to cry. But of course, he didn't let himself.
All in all, another beautiful Lettered story with beautiful Lettered writing - gorgeous writing, sharp humor, incisive psychological insight.
August 20, 2017
I can't say I love this story, because I don't like the settings, but it's intense and it kept me reading it. The story is not as depressing as I imagined it was (which was the reason I was afraid to read this in the first place, I don't enjoy sad stories), but it certainly wasn't a mood-lightening one. Though there was happy ending (thank God there was one), it's not sweet enough to make up all the depression and sorrow I felt for Draco in between (especially in Chapter 4). And some of the sex scenes are just... frustrating. But I'm happy that they had made it in the end. Oh, and I love Hermione and Pansy!
June 1, 2023
3.5 kind of sad, very frustrating and not actually sexy
March 5, 2025
4.25 stars
Not usually a fan of smut but oh well.
There is no way I'm telling you what this is about but if you've read it you know, so you can't judge me either.
Not usually a fan of smut but oh well.
There is no way I'm telling you what this is about but if you've read it you know, so you can't judge me either.
May 1, 2025
Not sure how I feel about the epilogue where Harry still calls Tristans name when they get it on but I love this fic sm! I hate love it! UGH
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