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I know this is REALLY late, but you know, OTW is a good cause and life has been hectic for me. That being said, better late than not at all.

That being said, I have a special offer for anyone who is willing to make a last minute donation to OTW's October fund drive. GRAPHICS! I am willing to make you a graphic of your choice (fannishly related - movie posters, icon sets, wallpapers, banners, lj layouts) as a gift for your donation to OTW.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OTW - it's just me offering what I can to encourage you! So, for the first 10 people who are willing to make a donation to OTW (in any amount) that comment here? You will get a thank you graphic of your choosing.

Make sense? Mostly? Some? Questions? Comments? Desires? Let me know!

4 of 10 slots remaining!

(oh, also, i'll keep this open until 10 people have taken me up on my offer even if it goes beyond tonight - it's not like OTW is going to stop needing donations when the fund drive closes)

Trajectories by bookshop
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | PG | 35,000 words
Rembrandt's phrase in describing his painting: "Die meeste ende di naetureelste beweechgelickheijt", can be translated as greatest, most natural movement (emotion or motive).
Really lovely H/D about dealing with the aftermath of defeating Voldemort, but EWE - 8th year fic where they all return to school, and not only has there been rebuilding, but painting. It may have also almost made me cry, in the nicest of ways.

And I'll Tell You No Lies by annafugazzi
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | R | 23,600 words
It all started with a stupid interrogation. Or: Don't ask a question if you're not prepared to hear the answer.
Ah, Auror Training! I like. Lots.

The World Thy Gaol by novembersnow
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | R | 18,300 words
In the post-war world, nothing seemed to fit quite right.
Malfoy, potions, unexpected blackmail.

Draco Malfoy, It's Your Lucky Day by faithwood
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | NC17 | 37,000 words
Even though he's unarmed, injured, lost in the Forbidden Forest, and facing a possible murder charge, Draco Malfoy gets lucky.
Romance novel plot, sort of, and out of character 'sweet' Draco, and still it made me want to cuddle.

A Confusion of Will and Desire by gatewaygirl
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | NC17 | ~50,000 words
When Harry starts to have erotic dreams about his godfather, he questions his sexual preference. The real issue turns out to be even more complicated and disruptive. Then there's Draco.
Warnings: Possibly inadvertent drug rape (in the past). Rape fantasy. Dealing with trauma. Infidelity. Sex with a prostitute. Angst. Sex in semi-public places. Sex toys and charms.
I don't tend to read chan, and this isn't it precisely, but it did totally draw me in.  A little dark and a little messed up, but there's something that works with messed up here.

The Finder Series by gatewaygirl
Harry Potter | Harry/Snape | NC17, D/S, teacher/student | ~70,000 words
In his seventh-year class, Severus mentions how rare basilisk scales are. When Harry leads him down to the Chamber of Secrets, Severus ensures that he's satisfied.
The first is PWP, but then it went and got plotty, and I couldn't resist.

The Potter-Malfoy Problem by who_la_hoop
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | NC17 | 29,000 words
The room of requirement's gone mad — at least, that's what Harry thinks. There's no way that Draco Malfoy 'requires' him, of all people, but why does it keep dragging Harry there like he's some kind of furniture, every time Malfoy enters it? Throw in Pansy the pervert and a clipboard-wielding Hermione, and things can only go from bad to worse. And that's not even mentioning the pirates . . .
I'm pretty sure this is one variation on a similar theme, and I know I've read this before, but so?  there is pleasure in the repetition.

Chasing Time by taradiane
Harry Potter | Harry/Draco | PG13 | 30,700 words
"Happiness is temporary, but joy is not. After everything that your father took from him, we owe it to him to try and give some of it back. The debts that we owe the Potter boy cannot be numbered, and what we took from him cannot be measured, but you will find a way, and maybe then, you can find a little joy of your own."

#LOVESTORY by sam_storyteller
Torchwood/Iron Man Crossover | surprise pairing | PG | 3,300 words
"I await your variable input." "You say the nicest things."
Computer love in the digital age? OMG so cute. So cute.

The Best by mango_fic
AI8 | Kris/Adam | R | 22,300 words
Tale as old as time. Adam's beautiful, fierce, and a total asshole until a stranger changes everything. AU.

Love Story by waldorph
ST:Reboot | Kirk/Spock | R | 8,500 words
Summary: We were both young, when I first saw you
A sweet HS AU set in the ST verse, but with Spock as the dashing vulcan prince. Sort of. Really cute.

Reparations by saras_girl
HarryPotter | Harry/Draco | NC17 | ~100,600 words
Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places.
This, and it's sequel Foundations, were some of the most satisfying reads I have had in an age and a day and forever.  It took me two days to read, I was totally and utterly enchanted by the characterizations as well as the world thought up for this, and I just could not help myself and returned again and again and again.

The Job by whichclothes
Btvs | Spike/Riley | PG | ~4,000 words
From maleslashminis Spike round, set sometime during AtS Season 5, Spike & Riley set out to do a job.

"22" by polly1ester
Btvs | Buffy/Giles | G | VID
My first Vid rec! But I discovered this gem by Polly1ester's and couldn't resist - it's a fantastic use of light flashes, a lovely Lily Allen song, and she's trying to redeem Buffy/Giles in Season 6 (and anyone who tries to redeem season 6 is a hero in my opinion)

Hot Like Wasabi by abusing_sarcasm
AI8 | Kris/Adam | NC17 | ~11,000 words
From aianonlovefest prompt - Kris masturbating to one of Adam's ~naughtier photoshoots, nervous and totally not able to help himself. He comes all over the magazine, and Adam later finds it. And is totally turned on by the idea, so he keeps ~pushing it with his photoshoots until Kris just jumps him.

#5 by ruby_fruit
AI8 | Adam/Brad/Kris | NC17 | ~2,000 words
for the ontd_ai porn prompt challenge. #5 Adam/Kris/Brad, anything. Adam isn't completely shallow.
dirty dirty dirty porn, just so you know.

It Is, It Is A Glorious Thing by astolat
AI8 | Kris/Adam | Adult | ~6,400 words
Adam/Kris, adult, explicit, pirates ravishing missionaries and anachronisms galore!
OH MY GOD of course we needed the Adam!pirate fic, like yesterday. Hopefully this will spawn hundreds of other Adam!pirate fics (although, of course, it's good enough it doesn't need more companions, but seriously - adam! pirate!)

The Difference Engine by copperbadge
SGA | McKay/Sheppard | R | 4,900 words
Sheppard remembered dying in Afghanistan, but since he was still walking around he didn't pay that memory too much mind. 
There are very, very, very few people who could start out writing a creepy Shepard is a robot story and end up making it so sweet that I was happy I read it.

(and for those who might not believe it - this is the skim off the top of two weeks of reading, and I really am studying in between, promise, really)