Synthetic Bonds by mypetelephant

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Title: Synthetic Bonds or at AO3
Author: mypetelephant
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 113,000 Approx.
Summary: Harry has always been the golden boy of Malfoy Corporation, earning the respect of Lucius and the resentment of his high school rival, Draco. But Lucius has a business proposal that involves Harry becoming a Malfoy..by marrying Draco.
Warning(s): Non Magical AU


This is such a cool story. And it's as the summary says, Harry has always been Lucius protégé and in order for him to take over the Malfoy Corporation, Harry must marry Draco.

They are bitter rivals, but they come to an agreement that marriage is for the best. You would think that they developing feelings for each other would make things simpler, yeah? But not with these two. Oh, no. Feelings complicate everything. Until they don't.

There's power struggle, lots and lots of UST (ohhh) and then plenty of yummy sex. I loved how sexy both Harry and Draco were here, the way they tempted each other was delicious! Really cool story.

Comments

[pierian.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reccing this! I ended up staying up all night yesterday reading. Given that magic is a big reason I love HP, I needed everything else to be amazing if there was no magic. This story came through and exceeded my expectations. All the characters are still themselves even without wands and robes and cloaks, and that's a magic of an entirely different kind. I kept rooting for the emotional tension to be resolved, and that pretty much fueled me throughout the night. Thanks again :)

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Yay! I'm so happy you gave the AUs a chance!

You know, I'm like you, the magic is a huge reason why I love Harry Potter, but then it comes a story that remains magical even without the wands and it's wonderful. :)