Fics with Sacrificial!Draco

[slashedsilver.livejournal.com]

I have a weakness for fics where Draco sacrifices himself for Harry, whether Harry is aware of his sacrifice or not. By "sacrifice", I mean Draco protecting Harry to the extent of some deep personal cost to himself.

Some examples of fic I have loved:

Draco standing between Harry and Voldemort
Eclipse by Mijan
Beneath You by Cinammon*

Draco standing between Harry and a curse
Renaissance by dysonrules*
measures of our days and nights by flimsy

As you make recommendations, do also leave a note as to the content of the sacrifice. Thanks loads!

*Warning: bottom!Harry [though I honestly thought they were bottom!Draco, based on the rest of the fic]

Comments

[decynthus.livejournal.com]

This might not be exactly what you had in mind. I'm thinking of "Full Spectrum" and "Shades of Grey" by olivia_lupin (aka lovely_slyth). It deals with the loss Draco feels when he breaks with his family, the indecision over his options, and his difficult initiation into the Order. Harry grudgingly agrees to work with Draco, and their relationship develops from there. The scene I had in mind particularly is in Part 1 of "Shades of Grey". When Harry breaks the news to Ron & Hermione that he and Draco are together, Draco stands (literally) between Harry and their rage.
The whole fic is a pretty good length (50K words), but it's beautifully written. "Shades of Grey" was originally written as a one-shot, so it stands perfectly well on its own. Part 1 is 4.5K.
You'll need to join olivia_lupin to read these, but it's open as long as you have an age statement in your profile.

[slashedsilver.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love Olivia Lupin's works, but somehow I don't seem to re-read Full Spectrum and Shades of Grey, even though I love the rest of her series and one-shots to pieces. I'll have to head over and re-read it now!