Happy 30th Birthday, Draco! (Recs!)

Good afternoon all! It's been a very busy month for me. Stage II of home improvements has begun, and I've just been crazy stressed. Who knew owning a home was this much work? *collapses*

I've a few recs in honour of Draco's big day. Just had a lovely morning of reading and coffee and biscotti to filter out the noise of jackhammers and cement trucks. LOL! So, without further adieu...

Oh, I guess I should mention that hd_birthdaybash and DRACO BIG BANG both went live today. Plenty of Draco delectables for grabby hands. *g*

Harmony (Left-Handed Melody Remix) - Harry/Draco [NC-17] by mindabbles.

Watch your step, please. Detour if you must. You see that's me in the corner, that little puddle of goo. Min's gone and melted my brain (along with the rest of me :P) with her latest fic. Being somewhat of a misfit bassist/guitarist/skin basher, I've always had a serious love of musicians. Admittedly, my first love is for violinists. But Min gently reminds me that pianists are a close second.

In 'Harmony', Minister Shacklebolt asks Draco to play piano at a function commemorating the Dark Lord's fall. Reluctantly, Draco agrees. Min gives us lots of lovely, little snippets recalling Draco's interest and background in music, and at this point, I'm just floating on a fluffy, white cloud waving to passers-by below.

Potter's there, of course, but so is Madam Puddifoot with a job offer, and I love that Draco's so conflicted with the particulars that he pretends not to be.

One of the things I relish most about post-war Draco is his continued desire to please his father. Here, that's certainly a consideration, and I adore the struggle therein. Lucius is really only here peripherally, but there's a line in here about how Lucius thinks there's a problem with the post, because the society invitations have dwindled, and that really struck a chord with me.

But yes, this is a Harry/Draco story. Forgive me my love of ivories and poised fingers. Harry is there at Madam Puddifoot's, and he's a perfunctory three-pot and coconut teacake kind of bloke. And Harry and Draco have this watching-you-watching-me sort of thing going on. Yes, I am just a little bit in love with them and this and Min right now.

My favourite bit of this fic, though, comes at the very end. Harry gets his wish, and I sense that there's a much deeper connection in listening.

Through music.

That Look - Harry/Draco [NC-17] by ella_bane.

This is the first Harry/Draco fic Ella's written in five years. 'Hall of Mirrors' is one of my most favourite H/D fics ever, so you can just imagine how happy I was to see her slide back into her H/D routine. Fabulous, fabulous banter, my lovelies, that is abso-fucking-lutely my H/D bread and butter.

Truth - Harry/Draco [R] by chantefable.

Written for raitala's Renaissance Prince Draco. Which is just beautiful, I might add.

Let me quote you a line from Chante's fic that left me breathless.

And yet, no matter how wild the wind or how blinding the pain, Draco did not break. Like jasmine, he bent and arched and touched the ground; he kissed the dirt, but he did not break.

*flails a little*

Is there more art you ask? To which I reply, of course!!!

The Fine Art of Getting Away With It - Draco [WS] by raitala.

The way Draco should look at 30! *nods emphatically*

Expose That Wretch - Draco [WS] by pink_mint.

Nnnggghhh! Smoking!Draco FTW ♥ ♥ ♥

Kissy Kiss - Harry/Draco [PG-13] by quimvaa.

quimvaa is totally my pick for best new artist. I love her style so much ♥

Every Time is Like the First Time - Harry/Draco [NWS] by Mystery Artist.

Hot like burning, and I fucking L♥VE the perspective. *g*

Enjoy all!

Writing hiatus for me. Back soon!

--P