Keeper of the Superfluous Es!

From hd_holidays

[FIC] Luck of the Devil - Harry/Draco [NC-17 - 36k] by Mystery Author.

With the introduction of Felix Felicis years ago, I'm rather surprised that nobody's capitalised on the idea of a wizarding casino before. This is why I love fandom and what mostly fuels my reading fires; the creativity.

Draco and Blaise are minor pit bosses at Fortuna, the Lestrange's casino. Here, winning occurs to lure patrons back for greater losses, and attempts at cheating are severely dealt with. The Lestranges are akin to organised crime duo, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, and I found the parallels positively brilliant. To keep his father from harm's way, Draco is forced to endure all manner of torment, but the worst of it does not occur until he's given the unpleasant task of offing a certain someone. *winks*

Lorelei Zabini makes a fabulous appearance, too, as an irresistable enchantress. She really adds a lot of ooomf to this without being too spoilery. Hot, hilarious and unabashedly entertaining, folks. My personal slot reels give it three mega jackpots ♥

[FIC] Riches and Wonders - Harry/Draco, Harry/Ginny, Draco/Astoria [NC-17 - 9k] by Mystery Author.

I generally don't go out of my way to find infidelity fics. Sometimes they really suit my mood, other times not. This fic, however, kind of crawled into my lap and refused to un-ass itself like a determined kitty. Cutesy feline references aside, this is a fucking sexy fic. IT HIT AAAAALL MY BUTTONS AND SOME I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD. If you're hesitant to read infidelity as a kink, this really is a great starting point; a slow and sweet immersion sans the hurtfulness of revelation. Lots of lovely, little details in this, too, like Draco's dragonhead doorknocker. And yeah, some knock-the-breath-from-me descriptions of Draco draped in his chair enwreathed in a halo of green cigarette smoke. UNF ♥

[ART] The Tortoise and the Hare - Harry/Draco [PG] by Mystery Artist.

From the lovely, faithwood

A Doll's Tale - Harry/Draco [PG - 1.7k]

I had actualfax wet eyes by the time I'd finished this. Faith is a genius, and this is just impossibly adorable. Draco's life as seen through the eyes of his childhood dolly. I whimpered every time poor dolly got shoved in a locked drawer, and I cooed every time Draco took dolly to bed with him for comfort and snuggles. Feelings, I have them ♥

|| H/D Artses ||

King of Hearts [WS] and King of Clubs [WS] both by Schiller1981.

I saw these recced on a few H/D Tumblr sites. And though these aren't technically H/D pieces (and not labelled as such), I fucking wish they were.

King of Hearts. Christ.

Draco Malfoy [WS] by QuiQuaeQuod on Deviant Art.

H/D Art Dump [all WS] by 52wk.

Rivals - Harry/Draco [WS] by EonLegend on Deviant Art.

Harry and Draco [WS] by HikaruRain on Deviant Art.

Enjoy all!

--P

Author: themostepotente
Title: Time Machines
Pairing: Marcus/Esca
Summary: It begins with a tear. Or rather, many of them. And a plea.
Rating: R for themes
Warnings: Major character death (sorry!), opium/absinthe addiction, Victorian steampunk AU
Word Count: 600ish words
Author's Notes: Because I have a love of all things Victorian and steampunk and a strange new obsession with tear bottles.

Many thanks to planejane for the Brit-pick and beta. Any mistakes thereafter are mine.

( Time Machines )

Chrononauts - Harry/Draco [R - 39k] by Mystery Author.

There are two areas of science that fascinate me utterly - time travel being the obvious first.

My lovely gifter wrote me a wonderful romp complete with action and adventure, mystery and intrigue, romance and beautifully troubled men. I have a real soft spot for flawed characters with addictions. Draco is also a some time violin player, and my squee for him bowing and fingering cannot be contained.

I was totally digging on the unique examples of temporal magics, and the almost DC-esque Bizarro-type world the author uses to set her stage of characters. Everything is topsy-turvy and must be righted with a race against -- what else -- time? *G*

I adored my fic and couldn't be more pleased. The Epilogue is especially happymaking ♥

--P

Today was supposed to be my day off. I'm sick, so I was looking forward to faffing off. Then I got called into work. It was only 4.5 hours, so it was not a huge deal.

Now I'm babysitting my 8 month old great nephew. I couldn't bear the thought of my niece and her husband missing Wicked, because their sitter cancelled last minute.

He's been sleeping for about 30 minutes, but I keep checking on him, because I'm ridiculously paranoid. I have a new found respect for mothers of young children. I'm not sure what sort of mother I would have made, but having him fall asleep in my arms made me wonder if I made the right choices.

--P

Cat's 26 Toes Help Boost a Milwaukee Animal Shelter

--P

FYI -- The lovely faithwood has a list of H/D recs/reccers here!

|| hd_holidays ||

[FIC] Humbug (A Christmas Tale) - Harry/Draco. (With implied Draco/other men; implied past Harry/Cho; and brief, future, imagined but not-real Harry/Charlie.) [NC-17 - 30k] by Mystery Author.

♥♥♥ CHRISTMAS ROMANCE FIC OF MY HEART ♥♥♥

A retelling of Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol.' As I told the author; I laughed. I cried. I stood and cheered. This fic boasts beautiful characterisations, expert story-telling and scorching hot sex. Draco comes out way ahead as my favourite character in this. He's quite perfectly devil-may-care until he's shown just how skewered his life will become if he continues along the same path. A holiday treasure not to be missed. Also, Snape cameos, and that is always happymaking :))) Also also, wee Teddy and his love of rainbow-coloured ice cream just steals mah heart :)))

♥_____♥ <---- HEARTS IN MY EYES, PEOPLE, VISIBLE FROM SPACE

[ART] Against the Wall - Harry/Draco [PG-13] by Mystery Artist.

[ART] Photo Shoot - Harry/Draco [PG-13] by Mystery Artist.

[ART] Behind Closed Doors - Harry/Draco [NC-17] by Mystery Artist.

[ART] I Will Mark Which Must Be Mine - Harry/Draco [G] by Mystery Artist.

|| hd_fanart ||

Firelit - Harry/Draco [PG] by 52wk.

Bad Boy - Harry/Draco [PG-13] by ile_o.

Christmas Cookies - Harry/Draco [PG] by naadi.

Mistletoe - Harry/Draco [PG] by astridfire.

|| Misc HP Art ||

By the Balance - Harry/Draco [R] by epithalamium.

Double-Cross - Snape/Pansy [G] by Mystery Artist.

On the Naughty List No Doubt - Snape/Sirius [NWS] by akatnamedeaster.

You and Me Always - Bill/Draco/Charlie [NWS] by Mystery Artist.

Oh, You Golden Trio You - Harry/Ron/Hermione [WS] by Comfortably Laura on Deviant Art.

Enjoy all!

--P

It has begun!



Head Stronger Than Heart - Harry/Draco [PG] by Mystery Artist.

Gorgeous, gorgeous art. Beautiful, beautiful boys. This is how you fucking kick off a holiday fest. *toddler fists of glee*

Oh, and the first story looks awesome. The opening paragraph is brilliant \0/

Enjoy and night all!

--P

Wow, it's been almost three weeks since I last posted. I am a slacker extraordinare. Holiday Fest season is upon us \0/ hd_holidays starts in about 2.5 hours \0/ Boo for DDoS attacks and phishing scams /0\ Please be cautious, people ♥

Still writing but yay for long fics nearing the finish line \0/

As seen on many peoples' journals. Le Shipping Meme. Mega mega bonus points for anyone that guesses 10.

1.) The synth player // the bassist
2.) The crafty Victorian inventor // the twenty-something computer genius
3.) The baby brother // the pretty knight
4.) The entomologist // the Gormogon's assistant
5.) The southpaw bassist // the rhythm guitarist
6.) The haughty captain // the tattooed lieutenant
7.) The prankster motorcyclist // the swotty loner
8.) The boy with two facades // the tyrant's son
9.) The boy who just wanted a sandwich // the boy who loved sweets
10.) The husband killer // the sour-faced screw
11.) The one who tends his flock // the pale-skinned soul-sucker
12.) The tail-coat wearing butter knife wielder // his biggest admirer
13.) The dark Ainur // the betrayer with two names
14.) Pinstripes and trainers // fish sticks and custard
15.) The waitress that moonlights as an actress // the theoretical physicist's sorta girlfriend

--P

Wow. I only posted three times last month. That's an all time low for me. I'm going to endeavour to post more in the upcoming months. Hopefully, some more personal posts, too.

I was really touched by this thread at the hp_love_anon community. Thank you so much. Your kindnesses really mean a lot to me ♥

I am typing this to you on a brand new Toshiba laptop. I really treated myself this time. And the best part is that between selling a fucktonne of unused gold, a Best Buy gift card and a Chase Visa rewards voucher, it cost me very little money out of pocket.

I had a fabulous weekend with my ladies plane_jane, venivincere, tracy7307, apple_pathways and sabriel75. It's so nice to have fandom gatherings with people you adore ♥

I've been inhaling Bones. I'm almost on season four. I've also been enjoying BBC's Whitechapel, although I wish the show took place in the Victorian era. Why won't one of the damn networks create a steampunk drama already?

Writing, writing, writing! I'm cyber balls-deep in a Harry/Draco fic, and I still have that Eagle ficlet to post. After the first of the year, I'm going back to the Merlin fic I started. It's very saucy. *G*

And speaking of Merlin. Is this not like the best season ever? Colin Morgan continues to amaze me.

Going to see if I can get out an art recs post today. At the very least started. I have some fifty pieces bookmarked, and I need to chip away at the list!

Hope everyone's having a wonderful Tuesday <3<3<3

--P

Wow, it's been almost two weeks since I last posted. I've been busy with home improvements and festage writing. And this week I've been miserably sick. Thankfully not as sick as last year, but sick nevertheless /0\

I've been watching a lot of television. I'm starting the third season of Bones. I've watched both seasons of Rome. And The Walking Dead started up again. And the obvious shows, of course <3

I actually have a little Eagle ficlet I need to post, too. Just need to make a few corrections. Steampunk AU FTW \0/

I have spidery thanks to give to nishi_shinji, lolafeist, chantefable, cassie_black12, phoenixacid, wincest_drarry, nursedarry, besamislabios, lusiology, stellamoon, __hibiscus, moonflower_rose, sra_danvers, melusinahp, cinnatart and literaryspell.

Thank you all so much. I love and adore each and every one of you to pieces ♥ ♥ ♥

--P