[FIC] For the Best, by Digitallace
Title: For the Best
Author: digitallace
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 6k
Warnings: Infidelity
Summary: Harry can't stay out of Draco's bed, not even when his wife makes him promise to. On their final encounter, can Harry say goodbye for good? Epilogue compliant.
Why I loved it: It was one of the first H/D stories I'd read, and the first that was epilogue compliant. I love how the author manages to write a whole story around the epilogue, playing with it and making us see it from a different angle. It also has what I love in a H/D story, the fact that their attraction and love for each other are beyond anything rational, and that no matter what, they both can't get over it.
Excerpt: The very first lines of the story.
I hate him.
I hate the way his metallic eyes sparkle victoriously when I agree to meet him again. I hate the way his seductive voice causes my knees to buckle and my resolve to waver. I hate that he makes it impossible to stay faithful to my wife and our vows. I hate the way he can fall asleep so easily in the crisp white hotel sheets, as if his own conscience is completely unmarred by our affair.
As I lie there and watch his stunning chest rise and fall with even breathing, I can't help but feel a twinge of guilt. Somewhere out there - in the real world, the one I leave behind every time I meet Draco here - Ginny's putting Lily to bed and wondering where I am. Another late night at the office - at least that's what I will tell her, not that she'll believe me. I want my marriage to work, I want my kids to have a healthy and unbroken family, but I want Draco more.
Need a tag for the author, please! :)