Who?
Remus Lupin x DiD!Reader :D The marauders meet Y/n properly for the first time and she switches out mid-convo :(
Warnings: Jilly, uhh nothing else I don't think :>
Word count: 552
a/n: feel free to rename Y/n's other personality ya
(edit: part 2)
“Met the new kid today, absolute weirdo,” James shrugged. Lily elbowed him in the ribs, gaining an exaggerated “ow!!” from him. “If I judged you that way I wouldn't be here, you fudgehead.”
Sirius chuckled. “Lily's right Prongs. What's so weird about this new girl anyways?”
Remus listened intently.
“She's super quiet, jittery…..And the weirdest bit is the rumors circulating about her–”
Remus perked up, “You mean that she never had a sorting ceremony?”
“I heard one moment she's Slytherin, and the next she's rocking our red and gold uniform,” James added.
“Is that even possible?” Sirius wondered. Lily shrugged, “Maybe, if Dumbledore had something to do with it.”
Sirius whistled all of a sudden, drawing their attention to him. “Speaking of which…” He mumbled in a hushed voice, eyes diverting to the small sized girl that had just entered the common room.
Remus stood up, his mind was on autopilot, focused on greeting this beautiful new girl.
~
She really wanted to make friends, something the rest of the system disagreed with. She sighed, wondering why Dumbledore had made her uniform ‘change houses’ everytime they switched causing so many rumors about them to circulate. Sure it made them feel like they could each be their very own person, but technically speaking they weren't, and they never will be.
A guy approached her when she entered the Gryffindor common room. He had lovely brown eyes and a scar on his face.
“Hi. You’re new here right?” He extended his hand to her. She shook it timidly, nodding.
He smiled warmly, “I'm Remus, Remus Lupin. And you are?”
She heard his friends snickering from a couch near the fireplace. She hesitated, “I- I’m Y/n.”
“Nice to meet you, Y/n. Welcome to Gryffindor.”
She smiled back. This guy was nice.
The both of them stood there awkwardly.
“Er… Would you like to hang out with us?” Remus offered.
This caught her off guard a bit. “S-Sure! Only if your friends are okay with it though…”
He laughed, “They'll be fine.”
~
“Guys, this is Y/n. Y/n, meet–” He inhaled, “Potter, Evans, Black and Pettigrew.”
I don’t think I can remember all that—
“Hi…” She smiled shyly.
In an instant, Y/n felt herself get pulled away, her vision blurred and her thoughts got all fuzzy……
She was dissociating.
Remus knew it seemed a bit rude but when Y/n flinched and then zoned out all of a sudden in the weirdest way possible, Remus found himself waving a hand in front of her eyes.
“You all good?” Lily asked, voicing everyone’s concern.
She gained awareness and muttered, “Yeah. Great… Who the heck are you people again?”
The Marauders exchanged quick glances before Sirius spoke up, “Remus just introduced us. D’ you have short term memory loss, Y/n?”
She put a hand behind her neck. “Amnesia, something like that.”
Qi didn’t like these people already. Y/n was making friends, sure… That didn’t mean she had to like it…… or them.
She got up and stretched. “I’m gonna go,” she paused. “The name’s Qi by the way. Not Y/n.”
~
“Told you she’s a weirdo,” James mumbled after she’d left. Lily sighed at her boyfriend’s crazy remarks.
Remus on the other hand couldn’t wait to talk to the curious girl again.
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Hey! I love your page and getting fic recs! Do you have any fics where Neil goes or agrees to go to therapy? I’m good with Bee or someone else as the therapist too. It can be canon or an au. Thanks so much! :))
I was pleasantly surprised by how much we found for you! -A
previous recs:
‘another life to live’ here
‘Oakland’ here (completed)
‘you’ve been locked in here forever (and you just can’t say goodbye)’ here (updated)
‘If it means protecting you (I’ll pay my dues)’ here (updated)
‘Interlaced’ here (updated)
‘Regrowth,’ ‘To Be Close With You Is To Be Close With Myself,’ ‘I took a breath and took the knife,’ and ‘flashes of intimacy’ ch 4 here
‘call me in the afternoon’ here
‘The Wild Fox Den’ and ‘Roses Grow Between Bone’ here
‘(My Heart) Pierced By a Pin’ here (completed)
‘The Sun Still Rises’ here (updated)
‘day by day’ here
‘the shuffling of cards’ here
‘Ain’t it fun’ here
‘Breathe, idiot’ here
‘Healing’ series part 1 here, part 3 here (completed)
‘The Fear of Being Known’ here
‘That one party’ series and ‘keep telling me that it gets better (does it ever?)’ here
‘Affection can be shown in so many ways’ here
‘Ghost of You’ here
‘Make This Leap (Geronimo)’ here
‘Tenuous’ here
‘There is Nothing You Can Say’ here (completed)
‘of ice blue eyes & twisted veins’ here
‘don't break the glass’ (completed) here
‘Bad Apple’ here
‘Phantom Pains’ here
‘Therapy’ here
‘Birds of a Feather’ here (updated)
‘In which Neil had Aspergers and Andrew finds out.’ here
‘For You I'd Bleed Myself Dry’ here (updated)
‘I Wanna Get Better’ here
‘on the tip of my tongue (say something)’ parts 6 & 8 here
and more:
‘Ember’ here (completed)
‘leave the room (with a little dignity)’ here
‘Art Hoe’ here
‘Blame It On My Youth’ here (updated)
‘Black as is the Raven, He’ll Get a Partner’ (here)
‘Our body’ series, part 1 here, part 3 here, part 5 here
‘and all the roads will disappear’ here
‘crossed out’ here
‘Double Trouble’ series here
‘i had a dream (where you couldn't hear me screaming)’ and ‘hold me close, in fact bury me’ here
‘Just closed eyes with nothing behind’ here
‘doubt thou the stars be fire’ here
‘SCAR TISSUE’ here
‘Lighter Fluid’ here
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Huh??
Part 2 of Who? as per @peachesgaeass's request :D
Remus x DiD!Reader microfic where Y/n has DiD and Remus develops feelings for her :>
Warnings: none :3
Word count: 674
He never got a wave back whenever waved to her in the halls, nor reply when saying hi as she passed. Sirius looked at Remus with pity. He felt bad for him, Remy was just trying to be friendly.
Remus was walking to class one day when someone tapped his shoulder from behind. He turned to face the very person that had ignored him the past few days.
“Hi! Remember me?” She smiled brightly at him
“Hi… Qi,” Remus mumbled, not wanting to give himself false hope.
“I'm not Qi… It's me, Y/n,” Y/n stuck out her tongue adorably awkwardly.
He really felt like asking her about the weird name switching but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
“Oh. Sorry Y/n… I uh–”
“Could you possibly show me the way to potions class? You see, I tend to get lost easily……”
Wasn't Y/n at potions class yesterday? Maybe…Maybe she did have amnesia.
Y/n tilted her head at him, “You okay Remus?”
“H-Huh, yeah– I zoned out, sorry…”
She giggled, “Happens to me all the time. No worries.”
The two talked for a bit as they walked, getting to know each other better. Then the question came out of nowhere……
“Y/n, would you like to go on a date with me?” Remus asked, feeling blush creep up to his ears.
“A date?”
“Y-Yeah,” he fidgeted with the hem of his robe, avoiding eye contact. “Th-Think about it, yeah?” He added as the door to the potions classroom opened for them.
Y/n just stood there, processing what Remus had just said.
Remus hurried into class and sat down next to the others round back, escaping the awkward moment he'd caused.
“What took you Moons? Slughorn's ‘bout to start,” said James who was smirking at him.
“Lost track of time is all…” Remus muttered, staring at his potions book as if it was the most important thing in the world.
“Riiiiight,” Sirius said, putting an arm around Remus’ shoulders. “Then why all this blushing Moony? Hmm??”
Remus knew he couldn't hide his little crush from them for long, so he was grateful when Sirius somehow let the topic slide.
Not long after Professor Slughorn started his lecture, the door opened and Y/n entered. Wait, that can't be Y/n right? Why's she suddenly wearing Slytherin robes?? Wasn't she with me a second ago? I could've sworn she was wearing red……
The professor stopped his lecture. “Qi! Just the person I was thinking about. Come here. Could you please tell us what this potion here is—”
Remus watched as she answered every question with flying colors and wondered how he'd plucked up the courage to ask someone as smart and lovely as Y/n– (Qi?) out. Well, that's if she says yes of course…
“Whatcha starin’ at Rem?” James’ voice cut through his long winded thoughts.
“Amortentia,” Remus lied. “Wondering what I'll smell.”
Sirius gave him a glare, one he couldn't really decipher. James didn't spot the lie and went on about what he thought Lily would smell like but Remus, though relieved, couldn't shake the look Sirius had given him from his mind.
~
“You really like her?”
Sirius had taken him aside after class. Remus gulped, “I-I do.”
“R-Right, okay,” Sirius sighed. “Just take care of yourself okay? I don't want your feelings getting played.”
He nodded, “I won't. Thanks Pads.”
Remus was deep in thought as he walked towards his next class of the day…
“Remus! Hi- Hi…”
“Huh?” He turned to face whoever had called him. “Y/n? Why are you in Gryffindor robes– Didn't I see you wearing Slytherin ones in class?” Remus blurted, not wanting to leave this mystery for his brain to solve.
“Er– Right, you must’ve saw someone else— Oh! I would love to go on that with you by the way,” she beamed.
“Really?” Remus smiled back, the uniform thing slipping his mind.
“Mhm.”
“G-Great!” He felt himself fill up with joy, “Meet you in the astronomy tower at seven?”
“Okies.”
a/n: Is Sirius jealous? :>
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