like a wheel spoke
harDeehar (dryrsheet), shiaya
Summary:
When Andromeda is hospitalized and three-year-old Teddy's temporary fate is left in their hands, Harry realizes he and Draco are not as incompatible as he thought. The exact opposite, actually.
Somehow, this makes everything worse before it gets better.
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Summary
After his closeted fiancé calls off their engagement, Draco refuses to sit across from his parents, Theo, and Theo's newly arranged bride-to-be without some kind of retribution. He wants a temporary stand-in fiancé to keep his parents from their I-told-you-so. Someone to weather the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas with. What he gets is Harry Potter.
As a straight man, maybe Harry shouldn't jump on the opportunity to be another man's fake significant other, but he's pretty secure in his sexuality. Harry can sacrifice for the sake of justice. The more he gets to know this adult Draco, the more his curiosity gets the best of him. While everyone else seems to have their lives together, Draco is the first person who seems just as confused about how to manage as he is.
Together, they have to survive the family dinners from hell, every guest the Malfoys invite to their home for the holiday season, and the pitfalls of liking each other more than either is willing to admit.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 85,007
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Hermione gives him a fond smile. “I know you mean well, Draco, but Harry’s not capable of dealing with that kind of feeling right now.”
“Obsessiveness?” Draco asks, slightly embarrassed.
“Commitment. A partnership,” Hermione corrects. “Did you know Ron overheard one of the junior Aurors asking Harry on a date? Harry told him that he would literally rather eat his own broomstick than go on a date with him."
Draco finds himself oddly impressed. “Maybe he's ugly.”
“He’s not,” Hermione says, gravely. “Trust me.”
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In which Draco accepts the love he thinks he deserves until he realizes he should trust other people to love him without his input on the matter.
Or; Draco somehow learns how to forgive himself through learning just how far he’s willing to go to forgive someone else.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 162,894
- Status:
- Completed