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“What do you want me to do?” Remus says, tiredly. All he wants is to curl up on his bed. Smoke a pack of cigarettes. Get drunk. He can’t stop looking at Harry.
“Remus...” Dumbledore is gentle. Remus hates when he has that tone. Hates that he knows it will hurt. “There is no one else left.”
A bitter laugh escapes him. “So you’ll curse the poor thing with a werewolf for a guardian?”
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Bookmarked by LittleSkittleJones
25 Jan 2022
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In this Wolfstar-raising-Harry fic, Remus is a man on the brink of coping, unable to put the word ‘love’ into his own mouth or to accept that he is deserving of comfort and afraid of the pain that love can bring, even as he finds ways to fill his young ward’s life full of it. A toddler Harry himself is finding his way to security and trust having been rescued from both neglect and violence at the hands of the Dursleys and as readers we bear witness to the role he plays in bringing Remus a little further back from the edge. The Wolfstar featured here is not one of unstoppable burning passion, but sharp edges and unspoken words, a slow forgiveness between two individuals who are both betrayer and betrayed. You’ll also see one of the gentlest versions of Molly Weasley and her family, a truly cruel rat returning from the dead, and something that inexplicably lodged in my memory - magical cereal dragons bellowing marshmallow fire. I recommend this fic as one of the most effective at conveying Remus’ complete exhaustion in attempting to reclaim life in the face of secrecy, loss and grief, having been a weapon in a war than most were unaware of, with bright spots of hope and humour in the normality of daily life on the road to recovery.
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After the events of Halloween 1981, Sirius Black finds himself raising Harry, with the assistance of Remus, in a world where Voldemort never disappears for 11 years.
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- Part 4 of Maddest House
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30 Dec 2022
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An older and beautiful fic set in a WolfStar-raising-Harry AU where we see Sirius fighting the war by finding compassion, love and a self-located locus of control. I’m drawn to the less-often explored reality of being in hiding, where lack of income and poverty are a reality for those who must conceal themselves, and making ends meet is the larger part of the daily struggle. Beauty in existence despite adversity is carefully navigated; I’m never left with the feeling that the life lead is romanticised as a result of difficulty, but that poverty can still leave room for contentment, and that struggle can coexist with peace. The apocalypse comes here, not in flames, but in the normalisation of devastation. Evil is defeated not through violence or single heroic acts, but in compassion for the afflicted, and the recognition that we all carry darkness, not as something to be eradicated, but as an inevitable component of existence. What is important for Sirius and by extension, Harry, is that pain and darkness require compassion and forgiveness, not only for others but for ourselves. Remus and Sirius are a beautiful current running throughout this, a fluctuating keystone, as is learning to exist with grief for loss of life, loss of normality, and loss of love. There are, to my mind, no over-egged moments of high-adrenaline drama, but rather a spectacular management of emotions where the reader holds cognitive dissonance and key events are handled with grace. Thoughtful and moving, a masterclass in contradictions, I recommend this fic most if you have room to contemplate and reflect, and if you aren’t engaging with it, come back to it later. There will be a time and a mood where it’ll come into its own and feel resonant, unexpected and necessary.
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A Modern AU Marauders texting with prose fic set at University.
Mainly Wolfstar - Will they? Won’t they? (They obviously will...)
And a little bit of Jily too.Rated E for explicit sexual content, but these chapters are all marked in the notes and easy to skip without interrupting the plot
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- Part 3 of The PB to my J
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Bookmarked by LittleSkittleJones
13 Aug 2022
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Do you remember having a wildly inappropriate lack of boundaries with friends whilst growing up? I bet it was never as bad as these guys. Features some full-on WolfStar pining, provocation to internally demand characters learn to communicate better and one of the best “first time” scenes I’ve read - the perfect blend of spicy and believable. My personal doubts about a texting fic melted away and, in my opinion, prose is utilised seamlessly to move the plot forwards and fill the reader’s need to see beyond a phone screen.
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wading in waist-high water by colgatebluemintygel for grumposaur
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
09 Jun 2022
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Remus is a PhD student and hobbyist baker who finds himself adrift following his father’s death. On a whim, he enters the Great British Bake Off and is swept up in a flurry of curdled custard, shrunken souffle, and under-proved dough. Remus expects to be challenged and to embarrass himself on public television. What he doesn’t account for are the friendships he develops with the other contestants and the deep connection he forms with his teenage crush, Sirius Black: charming ex-boy band member and Bake Off presenter.
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Sirius groans, dropping his head back into his hands. “It’s the dough,” he mumbles into the skin of his palms. “It’s the kneading. It’s his hands. They’re obscene.”
Lily laughs. “They are a bit, aren’t they?”
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- Part 1 of wading in waist-high water
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10 Jul 2022
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I am a big fan of cake. All baked goods, actually. I’m also a fan of the Great British Bake Off format - there’s nothing like a wholesome batch of humans bonding over soggy bottoms and spicy snacks (I’m looking at you, fandom). This fic is the product of a delicious recipe - ingredients include: rose-bush based camera calamities, Albus’ teapot kleptomania, teas and ties by Arthur, adorable Peter and his search for friendship, weird and wonderful worm metaphors, 15 cans of chickpeas, erotic bread kneading, hand fixation, a sprinkling of WolfStar romance, sexual tension, and a heavy pinch of saffron. This fic also covers discussions of loss, forgiveness, inherited trauma and the quest for self-worth, which are carefully balanced with and highlighted by humour and fluff. If you are already a GBBO fan, there’s the added bonus of spotting references to Bake Off canon. Grab yourself a cup of tea and a biscuit, curl up on the sofa, and prepare to salivate over colgatebluemintygel’s handshake-worthy tale.
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Sweater Weather by lumosinlove
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sweater Weather - Lumosinlove
13 May 2021
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Remus works for the Gryffindor Lions as a physical trainer, and has been half in love with Sirius Black, the Lions' heartthrob captain, for a while now, but he never expected Sirius to return the feelings. Read if you like cute nicknames, slow burn, and pining. Yep. That's it.
There's some nice OC's of mine in here, too, please don't take them, thanks!
(If you want to see more of this universe, check out 12 Days of Ficmas 2020 in my listed works. These characters also appear (in a very situations) in my work Relic Keel, along with some new OCs)
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- Part 1 of Sweater Weather & Vaincre
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Bookmarked by LittleSkittleJones
26 Jul 2022
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Are you completely oblivious to sports in general and ice hockey specifically? This fic is still for you, and you’ll come out of it drooling over tall men with broad shoulders, curved sticks and ice skates. Starring plenty of pining and heated moments between Remus Lupin, injured hockey player turned PT and Sirius Black, NHL all-star and enigmatic love interest. Also featuring exploration of sexuality in high profile sports, excellent sandwiches, some poke checking and crease marking, very sexy descriptions of wet sticks, detailed game descriptions, James and Lily as power couple and wolfstar besties, as well as some of our canon favourites mixed up with the one of the best ensembles of OCs of any fic around. Expect to fall in love with Pascal Dumais, our father and captain of the WolfStar ship, Jules, younger Lupin brother and worshipper at the altar of ice hockey, Finn, Logan and Leo, our new favourite poly boys and a whole host of others. Not a small commitment to read and a well-earned firm fan favourite, do yourself a kindness and strap in (and up) for lumosinlove’s epic saga.