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I recced this fic for hd-storyroom back when it first came out, and I knew immediately that it would be one of my all-time favorites. This fic is just about perfect, and I can't rec it enough :)

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Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop
Originally published December 23, 2014 on Livejournal as part of the hd_erised fest

Rated: NC-17
Word Count: 70,000
Summary: 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?

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I've done so many 8th year fic recs this month, but I haven't yet recced one of my absolute favorite 8th year fics.

This one doesn't involve any magical bonds or creatures, it doesn't rely on party games or love potions or bets or almost any other standard trope other than their simply being roommates. And as much as I adore all of those other tropes, sometimes it's nice to see the boys figure things out organically, without anything or anyone forcing them to be together :)

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Something I Don't Want to Stop by traintracks
Originally published June 7, 2013 on Livejournal as part of hd_smoochfest

Rated: NC-17
Word Count: 16,300
Summary: It's Harry and Draco's eighth year, the Houses have been all but demolished in favor of unity, and they're being forced to room together. How ever will they cope?

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Yesterday's rec list was all about unusual and predestined bonds. Today's rec also involves a certain type of romantic predestination, at least from the perspective of Harry's house :)

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker by firethesound
Originally published September 26, 2013 on Livejournal

Rated: NC-17
Word Count: 11,700
Summary: Sometimes, Harry can't help but wonder why such strange shit always happens to him.

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Rectober #9 is another classic rec, and continues my pre-slash & friendship theme from yesterday :)

Many of Mirabella's fics are unfortunately no longer available, but this one can still be found on her dreamwidth site.

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Kailash, When it Rises by mirasfics
Originally published circa January 25, 2005 on theguestroom.houseofhobbits.com, so far as I can tell using the wayback machine on the parent directory. If anyone has a better way of establishing the original pub date, I would love to know. The livejournal entry has long since been removed and is inaccessible to the wayback machine.

Rated: PG
Word Count: 3,500
Summary: Harry can’t sleep.

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I know some LJ-ers don't spend a lot of time on tumblr, but I just read a lovely little ficlet over there by themalfoymanner:

http://themalfoymanner.tumblr.com/post/123585174540/au-where-harry-shows-draco-the-mirror-of-erised

It's inspired by this headcanon:

au where Harry shows Draco the Mirror of Erised and stands next to him, asking him what he sees, and Draco is all like "what trick are you playing Potter? I only see us. It's just a mirror."

So far as I know it's untitled and not on AO3, but I think it's very well done and charming :)

(hat-tip to sophie_french as I think it was her reblog that led me to it.)

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Update Feb 2016: Now on AO3!

Mirror, Mirror by OrangeMango

Title: Draco at Nineteen (or on LJ)
Author: birdsofshore
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~5000
Summary: It's the middle of the night and Harry Potter is sitting on my bed looking distinctly weird. I've had some fucked-up dreams in my time, but this takes the biscuit.

Oh. my. God. This was so awesome! Not only porn but so many feels! I loved it! And even though this is a Harry/Draco story, the time travel aspect manages to sneak in some cross-gen age-disparity and hotness :)

future!Harry has travelled back in time to visit Draco on the eve of his 19th birthday and reassure him that even though his life sucks right now, it's all going to get so much better. Of course, he doesn't just meet him in the hallway or something, but goes to his dormroom in the middle of the night and gets under the bedcovers with him. Because of course he does :)

Draco and Harry are not yet together yet in the past, and indeed are still glaring at each other in the Great Hall at mealtimes. So Draco is of course quite taken aback by this encounter. But also maybe a little turned on too :) And of course Harry is turned on as well, and it all goes quite a bit further than maybe Harry thought it would.

I love that future!Harry feels so guilty for possibly taking advantage of a younger Draco even though we know that future!Draco actually planned this encounter. After all, it already happened to him. But Harry doesn't seem to grasp that, the silly man.

So many great lines, especially this one:

“Fuck, Potter, did you turn up simply to remind me how crap my life is?”

And this whole exchange is golden:

“I know perfectly well that although you think I'm a stupid prat, you also secretly fancy me, and—”
“Shut the fuck up, Potter!”
“And you think about me, quite a lot in fact, and you—”
“That is a load of bullshit and lies—”
“And the reason I know all this is because you told me this yourself, shortly after we got together, and I also know that you wank over me quite frequently, and—”
I've got my wand drawn, now, and pointing at his stupid, smug face.
“And I think that's so fucking hot, Draco."

They're both so perfectly in character and the dialogue is just so revealing of who they both are.

But the sex! I can't even tell you. It's exactly what I love the most. First times! Preparation! (oh yummy yummy) Dominance! I'm just a lovely pile of goo :)

This was a birthday present for me, but I promise you, I would have loved this regardless, and you will too!