Straight? So is spaghetti until you heat it up.

Do you like your fics plotty?

Do you like your sex smokin and integral to the plot?

Do you like your character's morals to be less than squeaky clean?

Did I mention plot? More plot than you can shake a hairy stick at?

Ladies and gents, may I present THE ADMINISTRATION SERIES.

What a treasure trove of novels, novellas and one-shots I uncovered when I stumbled across manna francis' Administration Series. If you liked frayach's Good Guys, you'll love these fics.

There are no bad guys. There are no good guys. There are only better guys, and worse guys.

One of the worse guys is Val Toreth. In a world where torture is a legitimate part of the investigative process, he works for the Investigation and Interrogation Division. One of the better guys is Keir Warrick, a corporate director. His small corporation, SimTech, is developing a 'sim' system which places users in a fully-immersive virtual reality.

Their world is the dark future dystopia of New London, where Europe is controlled by a totalitarian bureaucracy, which shares political power with powerful corporations. The oppressive government uses torture, violence and the various Divisions of the feared Department of Internal Security to maintain power. The corporations fight amongst themselves, using lethal force under the euphemism of 'corporate sabotage', uniting only to resist attempts by the Administration to extend its control over them.

The Administration Series online here.

Love the Administration Series already?

lillithium, sansa1970 and myself invite you to join our community dedicated to celebrating all things Administration.

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lillithium's fan art of Warrick and Toreth here.

*Buttons up flack jacket and holds up hand*

I signed up for hd_holidays last fest, but, for personal reasons I'm not going into here, I had to drop out and the person who wrote the fic specifically for me and my request, romaine24, didn't post her fic to the comm.

I requested:

Kinks, genres or special requests: plot (esp' mystery, suspense or adventure with unusual magical spells or devices), creature!fic, UST, AWS, snarky Draco, final surrender to desire, first time, hurt/comfort, some element of angst, bondage/dubcon.

Two or three prompts: #1 A muggle archaeological dig that unearths a very dangerous Dark artifact in the UK or abroad, #2 Someone goes missing requiring exploration of some unknown magical place leading to trouble - UK or abroad. Prompts can be ignored if nothing strikes.

romaine24 certainly delivered what I wanted in spades. When I read the fic, all 48,737 words of it, I was transfixed. It was one of those occasions where you start reading and before you know it, four hours has passed. Now, what I requested may not be everybody's cup of tea, but for those of you that like: plot, mystery, creature!fic (inventively used), magical rituals, a developing relationship between Harry and Draco, and inclusion of TNG, I present to you:

Survival of the Species, H/D, NC-17, Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Creature!fic. Warnings: Dubious Consent, Mpreg, Suicide Attempt, Deathly Hallows Spoilers.

Author's summary: Draco approaches Harry on the 9 ¾ platform, after their sons have boarded the Hogwarts Express, and invites him over for tea. The discussion they have leads them on an adventure that neither could have expected. HPDH compliant.

Go. Read. Enjoy.

I had the pleasure of beta reading sansa1970's recently posted Albus/Scorpius fic. Had I not been asked to do so, it's likely that I would not have read this TNG fic for some time because I'm not especially invested in that pairing. But oh, what a wonderful read it was. My heart was fair pounding by the end: a sure sign that I've enjoyed a fic so much I've become excited (does that happen to anyone else?). The story is written at a depth I know I'll never achieve; it's so much more than mere narrative. The characters are wonderful and Harry's part in the fic had me thinking Oh, that's so Harry. *adores Harry*

Man's Dwelling Place, AS/S, NC-17, Angst, H/C, Romance.

Author's summary: Scorpius is the lone survivor of a tragedy that cost him his family, his identity, and his past. Albus shows him a possible future for them both.

And finally...

Over a year ago the hd_365 comm left Harry and Draco agreeing to marry each other. This year hd_365 returns to follow the lads as they plan and prepare for their wedding. Who knows what strange wizarding customs will be revealed to Harry, or how the lads will cope with both Narcissa and Molly putting in their two-penneth. Yours truly is back in the saddle as one of the authors, so finally, after 7 months, I will write something. ETA Forgot to say that posts will be fortnightly, around the middle and end of each month.


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Title: Revelation
Author: luciology
Rating: R,
Pairing: H/D
Word Count: 3200
Genre: Plot-with-a-tad-of-porn, Hurt/Comfort, implied past non-con
Disclaimer: No ownership, no money.
Beta: The ever patient saladbats, whose encouragement helps me to explore new depths when writing.
Prompt: Anywhere but the bedroom.
Summary: An unexpected encounter reveals a secret that Draco desperately wanted to stay just that - a secret.

Revelation

Title: The Draco Effect.
Author: luciology
Rating: NC-17,
Pairing: H/D
Word Count: 1308
Genre: Porn-with-a-tad-of-plot, Hurt/Comfort.
Disclaimer: No ownership, no money.
Beta: saladbats the executor of my overly long sentnces. *hugs tightly*
Prompt: Song lyrics
Summary: ...he felt his heart constrict because he, Draco did that, had that effect on Harry.
A/N: Written for hd_365. The inspiration and lyrics quoted came from Nelly Furtado's song Childhood Dreams.

The Draco Effect