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kachwoww · 2 years

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More Jegulus Recs because i'm an addict

the shrine of your lies (is where i lay) by Kayaannii Prince!James meets Assassin!Regulus… v well written, and very fun! This is wolfstar as well! Not super long yet but from what I've read so far, there will be a lot of Black Brother Angst in the future. Slight warning, explicit like graphic, also there's very much a knife kink so if you're not into that this prob won't be for you!

l'éphémère (the ephemeral) by @anouri James hits Regulus with a motorcycle. Not the most common meet cute but they make it work. I'm 90% sure I've already recced this oh well. If you like Best Friend's Brother, you'll like this. Sirius and Regulus will make you cry in the most recent chapter. There are a couple pretty intense things in here, so make sure to thoroughly read the tags! I’ve been keeping up w this fic for a while and it one of my favs so I hope y’all read it!!

You, Me & Everyone Else by ygmoony I was grinning the entire time I read this fic. It is wolfstar and jegulus... but Remus & Regulus steal. the. show. They're just so...? I don't even have the words they're literally best friends your honour. I cannot wait for the next chapter, and for the chaos of the plot to kick in because I'm already OBSESSED. I think I’ve seen maybe one person mention this fic and it’s my personal mission to spread it, I’m in love w it

friday night lumieres by raiyag This one has blown up recently so I had to give it a read. I like it! It's very different from a lot of marauders fics, it's American high school au, centred around sports (and sports med). Very fun read. I liked the miscommunication between Regulus and Sirius. It is marked as explicit, even though from what I remember there hasn't been anything yet, remember all characters are in high school so keep that in mind!

For the Hope of it All by Bastetmoon (@alexaryebread) Yall. YALL. This is my fav fic on the list and that is saying something. It's basically a jegulus august au (the taylor swift love triangle) and I cannot (cannot) get enough. I was kicking my feet and giggling the entire time I read this. Every single character in this fic is a MESS and I love them all. Not a single one of them makes a good choice at any point ever and it is so entertaining, there is not a brain cell to be found. In other words, it's actually a pretty realistic representation of high school. It is very early 2000s teen tv show, like riverdale(season 1 anyways). It is so cute, and I cannot wait till it updates!!!

a matter of time by reggiecanswim

Ok I had to rewrite this summary because this fic has updated a lot. There will be spoilers so if you don’t want that, just know it’s an absolutely fan fucking tastic fic, and I highly recommend it. So it’s semi canon compliant. It follows the marauders (plus regulus) through most of hogwarts and that part is very much child/teen hood friendship, relationship drama and is pretty light. It gets darker in the last year (Regulus’ 6th, the marauders 7th) the prank is also featured and it’s incredibly well done, on par with choices’ handling of the prank in my opinion. Then the war. Regulus becomes a death eater and defects, is a double agent for a while gets caught and tortured has a very traumatic brain injury recovers, and has to live with the potters while he recovers. James lowkey cheats on Lily with him by the end. Ok not lowkey he does. I don’t condone this, and honestly I think it’s out of character for James but it is well written and enjoyable to read so if you aren’t into that don’t read it. After that canon… fixes itself. They find out peters the spy too late james and Lily die, Sirius goes to kill Peter and brings regulus with him, and Peter kills regulus along with the muggle (and frames Sirius for all the murders as well as his own death.) so yeah regulus does die. I was a little disappointed by this because I haven’t seen many regulus!lives fics that follow him into the canon story and see how his presence changes things but again it was well written, and I even cried so I can’t really complain. I think there’s one more chapter left so I’ll update when that comes out. Side note, I’m curious to see if they’ll add regulus to Sirius’ victims count or they’ll say he was a part of the plot to kill Peter (and the muggle) and died in the process, probably leaning toward the later because he was a death eater but the former would be very interesting.

You Missed My Heart by pinkpanther1465

Criminal minds au!!! The characters don’t line up exactly, but James is Reid, Remus is Hotch but it’s established wolfstar. Very cute but sort of sad, updates are pretty frequent and it’s different than a lot of jegulus fics I’ve read!

love is not a predicate by mordax

Yall this is the boarding school fic to end all boarding school fics. I literally read all of it (it’s over 100k rn) in like 3 hours with almost no breaks. I ate this shit up. Pandora and Reg are the bestest, and JAMES? He has my whole heart. He just wants to listen to the piano. But the real star of this fic is the absolute perfect representation of Sirius and Regulus’ relationship and their whole family being the worst. It’s just great you need to read it.

En Avant by bluerosebouquet (@sortasirius)

The best depiction of grief I've read in a fic so far. I usually don't like jegulus fics where Lily dies, because the writer is always so eager to get to the jegulus they just brush over Jily, this fic doesn't do that. Like not at all. It's also very sad, but in a happy way? That didn't make sense. You'll cry by chapter 2, but it's not soul crushing depressing. Is that better? As of now the Sirius & Regulus relationship is looking unfixable, I really hope that changes, because I love them and I'd love to see this author's take on their dynamic, and also I really want the specific backstory for their falling out. I put reading this one off for a while because it's very long but I finished it in like 4 hours, maybe less actually, you really get right through it. ANyways go read it and tell them they're amazing.

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bamboozled-distress · 1 year

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It's me, hi, I'm the problem (it's me)

Summary: based on @/idiotinacostume's tiktok, sirius promises James a date with lily and when she refuses he improvises and.. chaos ensues

Read it on ao3 !

warnings: swearing, polyjuice potion, wolfstar not being a thing, yet anyway, you'll see, oh also this is a formal apology to all prongsfoot shippers because well, this is not very pro prongsfoot, james being helplessly in love with lily and me writing this at 2am so this will not be good like at all, also im changing this so that its like that episode of friends where chandler and pheobe go on that date and they try and kiss

"Wait, what?"

Sirius ran his hand through his hair again through pure embarrassment as they stood in the prefects bathroom together with Remus having his arms crossed and Sirius looking at him helplessly partially in love and partially in exasperation. Remus' long fingers clutched the polyjuice potion tightly as he raised his eyebrows not-so patiently waiting for Sirius' response.

"Remember when I had prongs give me breakfast in bed in exchange for me doing him a favour?

"No but sure."

This time Sirius was the one who raised his eyebrows.

"Well if you even cared to pay attention, the favour that I told him I could do was to finally get him a date with Evans."

"Okay now the question I have is why the ever loving fuck you would say that knowing how badly in love with her he is and badly she despises him. Oh and you."

"Not wormtail?"

"No, I actually saw them high fiving earlier it was really weird."

"Circes tit, really?" he breathed out as Sirius put a hand on his hip.

"Yes really, now carry on you twat."

"Alright so, for obvious reasons I could not get her to agree, and as you know quite well a man can not go back on his word."

"You're not a man."

"I am a young man."

"We're 15."

"Fuck you, anyway I promised the poor lad so I've found a loop hole."

"And what would that be?"

Sirius brought out his hands and shook them in a way to show his oh so marvellous 'jazz hands', "me, of course."

"Oh yeah, 'of course' why didn't I think of that."

"Honestly moony, you're clearly not a very bright child."

"Dashing, aren't you."

"Oh moony, you're making me blush, oh stop it you. Anyway, I promised him a date with Lily not a date with the actual Lily so polyjuice will do the trick just fine."

"You're gonna go on a date with prongs," Remus deadpanned as he stared in disbelief.

"Well, you don't have to be so judgemental, am I that unattractive to you?"

Oh if Sirius knew just how attractive Remus truly thought he was, the late nights spent thinking of his star, of the one person he truly knew who he could love with no boundaries, the one person he could never have, because he loved him too much to bring him more pain. The pain he could barely handle himself, he would never bring that onto another no less the person he cared about more than everyone else, if only Remus loved him less than maybe it would stop the ache.

"Yes actually."

Remus is also a pathological liar.

"Will you give me the potion or not?"

Remus handed it over as he rolled his eyes, "when this ends terribly I'll plan the funeral."

"Who's funeral exactly?"

"I'm not sure yet."

"Oh thats not ominous at all," after a beat of silence, "thanks for stealing the potion moons."

"Oh it's fine, it was some poor slytherins."

Sirius snorted, "oh what a fine prefect you make."

"The best."

Sirius sat down on the cold tiles, took an inhale closed his eyes and gripping the potion bottle tightly he tugged it down in one go like a vodka shot. With his other hand he plugged his nose and immediately almost threw up afterwards.

"What the hell! Merlins balls that was disgusting."

Remus chuckled on the side as Sirius' pure misery, then it stopped as he saw the transformation. All he could hear were moans and groans from the other lads end but on Remus side he saw the literal transformation of his best friend turning into a woman.

"I, oh my god, are you okay?"

"What the fuck! No I'm not okay, holy shit, I sound like--"

"Lily," they both said in unison, at an instant Sirius dashed towards the mirrors and let out a gasp.

Sirius started feeling up his sides, his arms and forearms and had the biggest grin on his face that looked quite odd on Lily's face in Remus' opinion. He kept looking down and up which was a little disturbing to Remus for some reason.

Sirius stepped back and looked at Remus as he let out a laugh in disbelief as he can't believe what he's about to say, "I, I've got a chicks body, bloody hell moony!"

Remus laughed too and just put a hand on his head cracking up right with him not even being able to think of a sly comeback.

"Shit mate, yeah pads oh my god you look and fucking sound like Lily."

"Oh yeah I do," Sirius stared at him with his classic Sirius black grin, although on a different body Remus could recognize that anywhere.

"Okay okay, will you stop objectifying Lily now," Remus tried to say that with an annoyed tone but he couldn't help the smile in his voice and Sirius could get drunk off of that tone of his voice.

"Oh yes sir prefect, yes I will."

Remus with a wide grin went to look at his watch and went wide eyed, "shit look at the time pads."

Sirius not worried about anything rolled his eyes, "oh but I think you mean Lily."

But then he did look at the time, and rushed out knowing he had to meet James in two minutes, he went to the dorms, quickly put on the girls uniform he had since Marlene lent him hers when he protested against the dress code.

He really did adore that skirt, he loved how it looked on his-, oh he had to run now if he's going to make it to James without being late. He loudly shout 'wish me luck' to Remus and ran past a confused looking Peter, who Remus was very excited to tell about this entire disaster of a situation.

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James was waiting patiently at the great hall with a rose in his hand, getting his hopes up every time someone would walk in, he didn't put too much effort into his outfit as he wasn't sure if Sirius would actually manage to get a date with the Lily Evans.

Before he could think of anything else, his heart stopped as he saw a out of breath and yet unmistakingly beautiful Lily Evans walk through the door and as she met his eyes, her magnificent green apple orbs meeting his own, he swooned a little as she rushed her way over.

"Oh my god p-James, I'm so sorry if you've been waiting here for long, I got caught up with Remus and it was this whole thing really."

James smiled fondly at her or well at him, at the rambling and just took her hand and sat her down.

"Oh it's fine really, but are you okay?" He looked all over her, his body rubbing her arms and kneeled down beside her.

"Oh god Lily! How hard did you hurt yourself?"

"What? Are you mad-"

James touched Lily, Sirius' forehead and gasped, "oh god, you've had a terrible fall!"

Sirius, ever confused rubbed his sides self consciously, "no, what? I mean I don't think-, what are you on about?"

Then Sirius got it all too late when he saw the sly smile on James' face, "I could've sworn you fell straight out of heaven," and without missing a beat James had his rose in front of Lily/Sirius and with a wink he added, "angel."

"Oh you twat, you calling me Satan?" Sirius was caught off guard by the pure flirting and knew he had to put himself together and with a small smile he cupped James' hand with the rose and with his other he cupped James' cheek, "or did you want to catch me?"

He watched as James simply tripped on pure air and fall in front of him, and Sirius trying to hold back a laugh raised an eyebrow and to this James brought himself up to his feet and replied, "I was not expecting that."

"What? Weren't expecting to get this far?"

"No. not really if I'm being honest."

"Well, that explains the blushing, your entire face is a cute red, and," Sirius decided to lean in a bit closer, "I bet the rest of you is as well."

Sirius had to stop himself from laughing but oh my god, he wanted to frame this moment. He, Sirius Orion Black has made James more flustered than he thought would even be possible.

"Quite the ladies man you are miss Evans, do you talk to all your dates like this or am I just this special."

"Oh Jamie, you don't know how special you are."

"Oh Evans, if I could rearrange the entire alphabet I would put U and I together."

Sirius let out an unattractive snort, "okay champ."

James let his arm out to reach, "shall we?"

"We shall."

Sirius looked over at James because he was taking deeper inhales then a normal person should and when he asked as to why the only response was, "oh you just took my breath away, if I need CPR I'll let you know."

"How about I steal it again Jamie."

Sirius smirked and James eyed him before shaking his head, "thats for later my love."

"Anything else you're saving for later?"

At this James simply winked at him obnoxiously but narrowed his eyes at him slightly which made Sirius all the more nervous.

"You sure are acting different Lily."

Sirius is now positive James knows that it's him.

"Don't worry handsome, I still think you're a twat."

James knows it's Sirius.

"Oh lovely, let's go to the common room so I can serenade you there." James needed to ask someone about what the hell is going on because he knows thats Sirius and not Lily, and he needs Sirius to tell him, but luck is on his side because Sirius doesn't know that he knows.

"Oh yes, lets. I would love nothing more than for you to serenade me with your beautiful singing voice."

As they walked to the common room arm in arm, Sirius was sweating the entirety there because christ James knows and he is positive that he knows.

"Oh um, James? I need to use the restroom really quickly, I'll be right back."

James waved her off saying have fun as he ran to Peter needing someone to talk to about this.

He hit Peters arm repeatedly as he was repeating his name as well, he was as frantic as ever and just about shook his arms as well, "peter what the fuck do I do mate?"

Peter looked at him questioningly, "what do you need to do?"

James blurted out, "I'm on a date with padfoot!"

"Oh, well I support you mate, terrible choice in men but I'm glad you've moved on from Evans!"

This time James hit Peters arm again but much more harder than before, "no! I'm on a date with Lily but it's not Lily, it's pads but he doesn't know that I know."

"Oh. Because he said he'd get you a date with her?"

"YES!"

"Oh and he took some.. oh I see now. Well shit mate, you're in quite a pickle now."

"Yeah no shit wormtail."

"Well, work with that; he doesn't know that you know so flirt with him make him uncomfortable and then he'll have to confess."

"Easier said than done mate, but.. thats not a bad idea."

"He has no idea so it couldn't possibly go wrong."

"Oh yeah on a date with my best friend pretending to be the love of my life and I have to be romantic with him in order for him to tell me he's not the love of my life, what could ever possibly go wrong!"

Peter stood up, "just here-- let me do this," he unopened the first few buttons to James' shirt and ruffled up his more so then usual, "that should help."

James looked down and simply shrugged and went back to the common room where Lily-- no Sirius, looked frazzled but with intent on his face.

Although, when Sirius ran to the restroom previously James has no idea he grabbed Remus hand and dragged him there with his face looking pale and wide eyed.

"Okay what now," Remus asked with an exasperated sigh.

"I was not prepared for these terrible conditions I've put myself in."

Remus smiled widely, quite mockingly Sirius would like to add, and clasped his hands together, "oh goody. Now what made you have this absolutely absurd observation that I totally did not see forthcoming?"

"I didn't know he was going to flirt with me!"

"On a date? With the girl of his dreams? Oh how dare he flirt, oh gosh. Wow."

"Shut up okay? I need you to shut the fuck up."

"Wait so, what did you do?"

"Flirted back obviously! It's my instinct from when we compliment each others asses, how could I not? But it's more sincere, and just straight up fucking weird."

"Oh, I see the problem, prongs knows."

"Do you know how hard it is for me not to call him prongs! I haven't called him his actual name this many times since the day we first met-- and that was simply out of spite to annoy him."

"Oh what a lovely child you were."

"I'm lovely now too."

"Oh, of course you are Lily."

"I don't want to confess to him that I couldn't get Lily though, I can't give up moonshine."

"But he knows."

"Yeah but, I don't want to lose."

Remus wanted to facepalm, of fucking course Sirius turned this into something it's not, making sure he doesn't face the true error of his ways and instead turning this into something he can fuck around with.

Nothing to unpack there. Nope, not at all.

"Okay fine, so what? You're just going to go on with the date? Pretend nothing is going on and you'll just flirt back?"

"Well yeah, I just need to get through this date before he calls it off and then I'll keep my end of the deal."

"You really are in a fucking mess."

"As per usual."

"Well, you have luck on your side I guess, because he knows that you're not Lily and you know that he knows. However, he doesn't know that you know that he knows."

Sirius turned his head to the side in confusion and Remus wanted to kiss him so badly so he flicked him on the forehead instead.

"He doesn't know what you know, you have the upper hand you imbecile."

"So what?"

"You two are best mates, he doesn't want to romantically be with you, so do what you do best and make people uncomfortable."

"I can do that."

"I know you can."

"Oh, I know you do," at this Sirius winked at Remus.

"Perfect example mutt."

With Sirius flipping him off, he untied his hair and let it roam around as he walked back or more so strutted back knowing his mission at hand.

Which lead him to this moment of Sirius slightly frazzled not knowing how to accomplish his mission at hand but at least having a mission at hand. James then slipped himself right beside Sirius and putting an arm around his shoulder, "you look magnificent Evans."

"You're not too bad yourself."

"No but, you're almost too good to be true, almost as if someones playing a trick on me and it's not really you."

Sirius stared back, his face going white and his eyes going wide and he had no idea how to reply. He knew James knew but he didn't know he was going to make comments like that, it caught him off guard he ran a hand through his hair.

"Well you know I'm completely real and I can assure you if someone was playing a trick on you it would only be from the pure goodness from their heart."

James narrowed his eyes and gulped, "well if it was from the goodness of their heart, they should know it's not a very well thought out trick, sweetheart."

"I think it would be very well thought out, having tricked you to believe it really is Li- me, deer." James knew from the little sneer on Sirius' or well Lily's pale face that he was not calling him a term of endearment but calling him his animagus which James did do a double take and looking back at Sirius he knew the reaction was exactly what he wanted.

James grabbed his shoulder and stood up with mischief in his eyes which for once Sirius slightly feared, "hey someone's playing some music in the corner, let's dance Evans."

Sirius stared back but kept his composure normal, "dance?"

"Well we are on a date after all."

James let out his hand and Sirius took it gracefully, not ready to slow dance with James at all, "oh such a gentlemen."

"My pleasure milady."

Sirius inhaled and let James bring him to a corner of the common room that was unoccupied and allowed himself to put his arms around James shoulders. He was silently cursing out Lily in his head for being so fucking short. All the while James was sweating because he didn't know how to fucking dance and he knew Sirius knew.

"Need a hand, deer?"

"No."

Sirius grinned and looked at the taller lad, "put your hand on my sides you nitwit and just sway."

James closed his eyes and let out a small smile as he let his hands a little lower than what was probably appropriate for two laddy lads doing lad things.

"James Fleamont Potter, I swear to fucking god you put your hands higher or I'll winguardiam leviosa your ass so hard you'll end up on the fucking moon."

"I mean I do love you to the moon and back."

"So are those your last words then?"

James only smiled wider when he put his hands on his sides much higher than it was before.

"You sure know how to dance."

"Well I've had classes and it sure does come in handy when I get to teach pretty boys like yourself Mr. Potter."

"You think I'm pretty?" James smirked a bit.

"The prettiest."

James took his hand off of Sirius' side to flick his hand as he gasped dramatically, "oh, you flatter me."

"Oh when I'm done with you, you'll be better than flattered," Sirius let out a flirty smile hoping to the lords above that James would give up right now and tell him he knows.

"So naughty."

Sirius took an inhale as he gulped knowing where their dancing would lead to on a normal date.

James thought the same thing and almost at the same time they both had an idea where they knew the other would confess, not knowing they both had the same idea.

James gulped as he spoke, "you know this is where, we would usually get to the uh, kissing part."

Sirius froze up hoping he could have brought it up first, "oh I would love to Jamie."

Sirius would not love to kiss him, considering this would be his first kiss.

"Then we should, yes."

James desperately knew they should not. No.

James knew Sirius would give in, because he knew Sirius knew. And Sirius doesn't know he knows that he knows that he knows.

Right?

James could go through with this until Sirius gives up, he could do this, can't he?

Sirius on the other hand knew James would never go through with this, he had this in the bag, he knew James is doing this just to have Sirius give in. He knew James and he knew he would not go through kissing him, he won't chicken out and if it takes him to almost kiss his best mate he would do it.

Sirius black will never lose.

Sirius gulped, "okay let's kiss then?"

James shifted uncomfortably on his feet and licked his lips having his eyed intent on Sirius, begging him to confess first.

"I'm ready mon amour."

Sirius responded dryly, "planning on french kissing me with that terrible accent?"

"You speak french Lily?" James quipped back and seeing that alarmed look on Sirius' face and although those facial features were Lily's the panic was pure Sirius and he inhaled it.

"Er, no but, I'm not an idiot."

James thought that was the most in character thing Sirius has said this entire afternoon.

"Alright, we-- yeah let's do this dream girl."

Sirius closed his eyes and puckered his lip slowly moving forward, to give James time to fucking confess, and to be fair Sirius was getting quite impatient.

James was not giving in, he also leaned forward as slowly as possible closing his eyes tight, hoping and praying for Sirius to give in.

They were leaning forward, lips almost moving off of their faces as Sirius grabbed James shoulders peeking an eye open and saw James doing nothing that looked like confessing.

They wouldn't kiss, they couldn't, Sirius knew James would give in.

Except he didn't.

Sirius' first kiss was James Potter.

James' first kiss was Sirius Black.

Their lips touched and were firmly pressed on each other not one moving to further the kiss, it lasted an entirety of two whole seconds before there was a loud, "fine, you win!"

"I'm not Lily you twat, you mother fucker, you absolute bastard."

James was still puckering his lips when he opened his eyes and finally fucking smiled.

Instead of a response he clapped, "congratulations Sirius Orion Black, you were my first kiss."

"You stole mine you twat!"

"What?! You were the one who leaned in first!"

"You were the one who said we should, when you knew! I thought you'd give in!"

"Well thank you for confessing your sin pads."

Then they heard clapping and both Sirius and James turned around to find Peter and Remus clapping and James raised his eyebrows, "great show you both, truly. Glad you both finally had your first kiss."

Sirius at this bowed to both at them, "and yet no girlfriend."

James plopped himself next to Remus and laid his head down in his lap after the truly traumatic experience that was his first date. Although Remus paid no attention to him and kept his eyes on Sirius.

"Just a girlfriend?"

Sirius exhaled with a shaky breath, "or a boyfriend."

"Good to know," Remus smirked.

Oh Sirius was really doomed.

#oh my god yay im done #sirius black #sirius loves remus #remus loves sirius #prongsfoot #james potter #lily evans #jily #the maruaders #the mauraders map #the marauders era #peter pettigrew #wolfstar #desi james potter #wolfstar <3 #its 5am now okay goodnight #remus lupin

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orionsgirl7lovegoodravenclaw · 11 months

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Fanfiction Reviews:

Ok so I've been reading A LOT of fanfiction lately and I have finished a few that I'd like to recommend! Any of the ones I mention from here in out will be either WolfStar or Hinny (one or two Jegulus 😅).

Ok so let's talk about my top 5 favorites so far! WolfStar

All the young dudes by mskingbean89 AO3.

Y'all! When I tell you that this is basically Canon!! Ok so it's Marauders era, and it's all 7 years of them going to Hogwarts, and then the war and right after Sirius gets out of Azkaban. It's all in Remus's pov and it's amazing! No smut per say, there are a few spicy moments but not super descriptive. 10/10 recommend. It's very long and will take a while to get through but worth it and completed.

Text Talk by Merlywhirls AO3

Absolute masterpiece! To the point that I'm mad it's not longer! It's Marauders but in a modern world AU. I'm usually really picky with those, but this one was perfect. The boys are all 'highschool'. Sirius James and Peter are in a private boarding school while Remus is home schooled because of he suffers from a bad chronic illness. Sirius accidently texts Remus when he gets a new phone, and after done silly back and forth, the boys fall in love and eventually meet and it's amazing!! No smut although a little fluff and angst. Again my only issue WAS I WANTED MORE!!!

No Control//WolfStar by GraceQueen11 Wattpad

This actually turned into two stories, so make sure you read the sequel "Falling" as well. SO SO GOOD. Also Marauders era, but it's James Remus and Pete living together, and Sirius is new, like a transfer student or something. Remus has a girlfriend, but she's the worst and isn't well looked by others. And slowly Sirius and Remus fall HAD for each other and it's amazing! And Sirius had to help Remus realize it's ok to be gay, and to love him! I love a confident gay Sirius, really.

Do I Wanna Know? By shadow_prince AO3

Another WIN! Marauders era, Again. But this one, they come back for their 6th year at school and Sirius realizes how fit Remus looks and it's a struggle how much he likes him. Remus then gets a lot of UNWANTED attention from all the girls, because he in fact is gay. So Sirius as his best friend, comes up with a plan to pretend they're dating, to get the girls off Remus's back. James and Lily of course see their birth really falling for each other and play match maker! It's a fake lovers to real lovers, story. So good

Cruel Summer by moonystarx (girl__almighty) AO3

This one was really good. It is basically about the boys gone for a summer from Hogwarts, where Remus is already in love and Sirius invites him to hang out (cause his parents are gone) at Grimald place, and Sirius falls for him too, and it's spicy and so good. I think I recall more spice than smut in this one.

#wolfstar #remus x sirius #sirius black x remus lupin #harry potter #james & peter & remus & sirius #fanfiction reviews #WolfStar fanfiction Reviews

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mrsfrecklesmarauders · 2 years

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Inside a Volvo.

Hello everyone! This is part three of what my little new Universe and idea looks like. Now I've done the three ships.

Make sure to read the Wolfstar Part named Little Freak, and the Dorlene Part named The Guru.

Let me know what you think and if I should start another blog only about this idea.

Pairing: James Potter x Lily Evans (Jily).

Muggle Modern Au.

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Lily Evans had always dreamt of living that epic and beautiful romance that she read in books and watched in films. But it wasn't easy for her.

Boys her age weren't romantic, mature, or even intelligent in that sense. They were brutal idiots. Lily didn't fancy any of them. She had never fancied anyone actually. Mary had introduced her to many boys but Lily didn't feel the sparks, the butterflies in her tummy, the cheesy smiles, she didn't put her hair behind her ear because she felt nervous.

There was always something wrong with all of these boys: too tall, too skinny, too talkative, too immature, too old, too young.

"How are you gonna find your prince charming if you are that picky, Lily?" Mary used to ask all the time.

"Just leave her alone, Mary" Marlene rolled her eyes everytime "Lily is better off without a stupid boy in her life"

Most of the girls her age had been in dates, had boyfriends, had had some sort of action with them. Not Lily. It seemed stupid and silly. But perhaps she didn't want common romances. Lily wanted something special. Someone special. A unique kind of love.

Maybe not in school but in Uni. She told herself. Her schoolmates were immature. And that's what her mother told her as well.

"You are the kind of girl boys want seriously, love" she whispered "They are in that age to have fun. But soon enough they will mature and want to settle down with someone like you"

But Lily still felt lonely. Mary's adventures with boys sounded interesting. Alice's perfect relationship with Frank sounded interesting. Hearing how Marlene had rejected boys sounded interesting. Why she couldn't get any of that?

Lily found the little drawing that Sev put in her backpack. It was a cartoon of himself putting a flower in the hair of her own cartoon. Underneath it read: "You are my everything".

Lily's stomach twisted and not in a good way. This made her very uncomfortable. Severus had always been her friend. And she liked that. She liked him. A lot. But thinking about being Severus' girlfriend, made her ill. God, she really was picky, ha?

Severus had nothing bad. Lily just couldn't feel something like that for him. And ever since Petunia's engagement party, when Severus tried to kiss her, things had been very awkward. Lily just wanted him as a friend.

Although there was a tiny part of her that told herself she should give Severus a chance. She was complaining and complaining about how she didn't have a boyfriend. Would it be so bad? Lily felt comfortable with Severus. But why did it feel so wrong?

Maybe she didn't have another chance at the moment... And no, that asshole didn't count... What if Lily ended up realizing she had feelings for Severus? The quircky best friend that had always been the one...

"Bye, Lily!" someone interrupted her thoughts.

"Bye Pandora" Lily smiled.

As Pandora got out of the Library, Lily realized it was already too late. The Library and Hogwarts were surely about to close.

Lily had stayed to do homework in the Library because she couldn't go home. Petunia and her annoying friends were having tea and talking about the wedding. They were so loud that Lily could hear her from her room. Even with the music at top volume.

Lily was so jealous that someone as annoying as Petunia had already found love and not her.

Lily picked up her things and went outside. Considering what to do. Buses were longer gone. She didn't have a car. And she was kind of scared walking by herself. Should she bother her mom? She was probably serving the girls their precious tea. Lily didn't want to bother her.

"Evans!"

Of course Lily had the worst luck in the world. You know destiny, why not give her a cute boy right now to offer to take her home. But not him.

James Potter was the most annoying egocentric prick that existed. Everytime they talked, it never ended up badly. Lily couldn't stand him sometimes. And surely he would try to take advantage of the situation.

Just ignore him, Lily. She told to herself. Just bloody ignore him.

But boy... James Potter was no easy to avoid.

"Evans!" he approached, and he dared to touch her arm "Hey! Hey Evans"

Lily faked a smile "Hey... Potter" but she couldn't avoid rolling her eyes afterwards.

But James didn't seem to mind.

"What are you doing here?"

"It is none of your business" Lily crossed her eyes "What about you, stalker"

"Stalker?" James snorted, and gave her his stupid smile "Late Rugby practise"

Right. Lily looked away thinking she still had the chance to run away with Marlene.

"Are you going home?" James asked "Do you want a ride?"

Of course James had a very fancy red Volvo. Privilaged little wanker.

"I am alright" Lily answered "Is Marlene still inside?"

Lily turned to walk inside when James stopped her.

"Oh. she left"

"You are lying"

James blinked in confusion "No really. Marlene and Emmeline left together ages ago"

Shit.

"What about your other half?"

James scoffed "Sirius missed practise!" he said it as if it was something indecent "Can you believe that?"

Lily didn't care.

"He is proabably with Remus" James continued, indignated, even crossing his arms "They've been spending a lot of time together..." he tutted.

"Right..." Lily just wanted him gone.

She took out her phone considering texting Severus. He didn't have a car but maybe he could walk her home. But she didn't dare. Lily didn't want it to be awkward. She didn't want Severus to think she is flirting with him.

"Are you sure you don't want a ride?" James insisted "You know, the streets are dangerous for a young lady like yourself"

Lily sighed "So you are saying I need a man in order to protect me?"

"I didn't..."

"That's a bit sexist, Potter"

"I..."

"And let's be realistic. You are even more a scared little girl than me"

"Probably you are right"

James had that stupid smile. It didn't suit him. It actually made him look like he was popping. But Lily knew he used it to flirt with her. Like those prats who thought they had a "sexy face" to seduce girls but in reality they looked ridiculous.

"My mon is coming to pick me up anyway, Potter" Lily lied "So don't worry"

James looked at her.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah" Lily nodded more times than she should've. Normally she sucked at lying "Just bloody go"

Maybe Lily could call her mom after Potter was gone.

"Great..." James sighed, putting his hands on his pockets "Then I will wait with you"

"No!" Lily screamed and then she cleared her throat "I mean I am fine. You can just go"

But James shook his head.

"If you think I am leaving you all alone this late, then you are wrong, Evans" he tutted "I will wait with you until you are safe and sound with your mom"

To emphasize his words, James Potter took a seat on the stairs at the entrance and made himself comfortable.

Lily stared at him hoping she had lazer powers to melt him.

"Should we wait in the car better?" James asked "It is freaking cold..." he hugged himself "I just had a shower"

Lily was usually a pacific person. But James Potter sometimes made her want to commit murderer. She hated his stupid face. And she hated his stupid smile.

"Fine!" Lily groaned "I lied! My mom is not coming for me"

James gasped, even touching his chest dramatically.

"You lied to me, Evans?" he tutted.

Lily rolled her eyes "And you already knew that"

James stood up, still with that stupid smile on his face. Lily wanted to punch him and leave him toothless.

"You are a terrible liar, Evans. You know that?"

"Shut up!"

James let out a soft giggle.

"So you rather walk home alone, and take the risk of being murdered around..."

"I won't be murderered" Lily snapped.

"Than getting into a car with me?"

Lily smiled "So you see how much I despise you, Potter!"

"It's a Volvo" James protested "It includes a heating system... And I think I have gum there"

Lily was irritated because she didn't have much of a choice that to get with James Potter into a car. He would win. Lily hated when he won. Lily hated seeing his triumphal smirk. Lily hated him so much.

And now he was going to have the chance of having her in his car. And he would probably tell his stupid little friends about it. Tell them how Lily was giving in. Never. Never. Never.

Lily didn't answer. She clenched her teeth and crossed her arms as she walked to the goddammit vehicle. And she forced with the locked door.

"Open the bloody door!"

James took out his keys quickly and pressed the button to open it. Lily got into the co-pilot seat slamming the door closed. Lily gave James a hateful look as he got in as well. And closed the door behind him.

"Smells like feet" Lily commented. But it wasn't true. It smelled actually nice. Like cologne and clean. But Lily would never admit it.

James bit his lip to avoid smiling again.

"I took it to the car wash last weekend..."

"Just bloody drive, Potter"

"Yes, miss"

James turned on the enginge.

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The silence was torture as James drove. But Lily refused to say anything. She was considering yelling at him. Because James was pretty obvious. He was glancing at her a lot.

"So..." James started "You stayed at The Library to do homework again?"

Lily rolled her eyes. She had to live far away from Hogwarts.

"It is what actual responsable people do"

She didn't even finish. She had procastinated and got distracted by her thoughts.

"You know that no matter how you try, Evans. I will always have better marks than yo.... Ouch!"

Lily hit his arm. A little harder than intended.

James and Lily had always compited academically. It was frustrating how Sirius and James didn't pay attention in class, got into trouble, did mischief but they ended up having really good grades.

"Professor McGonagall loves me and you know it"

"She doesn't even stand you" Lily answered "Just like myself"

James sighed "Speaking of... I will have to do the math problems when I get home, as the rest of our homewo...."

James was interrupted as Lily took the initiative to turn the radio on. At a very high volume.

"That was rude!" James yelled above the music.

"Oh!" Lily yelled too "I am sorry. I have a very bad headache..."

"And loud music is going to solve it?"

Lily didn't respond. So James shook his head and decided to stay silent. Finally.

They were a few minutes like that. In complete silence, only the radio playing. Somehow, Lily didn't feel the need of filling the silence. If it were any boy maybe she would try. But it was Potter.

It wasn't that she felt comfortable with him. She just didn't care. But of couse she didn't notice how James cared. He was nervous, giving occasional glances at her. Tapping the wheel. He was sweating a lot. And he noticed the delicious smell of Lily's cherry shampoo.

It wasn't until a new song began playing in the radio. And I Love Her by The Beatles. Lily liked The Beatles but she was going to hate them if James Potter fancied them. Because he was enjoying the song. Tapping on the wheel and humming to it.

Lily moved on her seat uncomfortably.

But that wasn't the worst part. James Potter began singing the song as well.

"A love like ours Could never die As long as I Have you near me"

Lily gave him a quick glance. James Potter was no musician or singer. He didn't have the greatest voice. But there was something about the way he was singing that didn't make it so bad. Perhaps the fact that he was having fun...

"Bright are the stars that shine Dark is the sky I know this love of mine Will never die And I love her"

James Potter noticed that Lily was staring at him. He even smiled as he sang the next part even louder. And oh no. What was Lily doing? What was that? Was she actually smiling? No. Her lips moved that way because she was making a disgusted face. That was all. Lily couldn't possibly smile. Even worse if James Potter was the cause. Maybe if he was humiliated. But not for anything else.

So Lily got pissed mostly at herself for that microsecond of smile. And she decided to turn off the music. The song had ended anyway but still. Just in case James Potter decided to sing again.

"I was hearing that" James protested.

"I told you I had a headache"

"You turned the music on in the first place"

Lily groaned in frustration.

"You know, Potter" she said "You take every single opportunity to show off and honestly I fucking tired of that"

James was silent for a while. Lily wanted to smile now. Because she had won. But then...

"I was simply singing"

"You were completely ruining the song"

Lily looked through the window. Pretending to be angry and acting dramatically. She could feel James' eyes on her. He needed to focus on the bloody road.

"Can I ask you something, Evans?" James began "Why do you hate me so much?"

Lily scoffed, now looking at him. She was using the face of "Really? You ask that?"

James sighed "Yeah... I know I act like a dick sometimes"

"Sometimes?"

"All the time"

"That's better"

"I never wanted you to hate me" James explained, using a more serious tone "Just to have your attention..."

Lily didn't answer. Because she didn't know how to. It was always fighting with them. It was all they did. No normal interactions or conversations.

"Probably it is not the most clever idea to get close to you that way, right?"

Lily snorted and shook her head.

"No. It isn't"

James nodded.

"The thing is that when I am trying to be kind and a gentleman to you, like today, you end up hating me anyway" he said "I mean I am bloody driving you home..."

"Oh well then, thank you for you bloody help! Open the door, I'll stay here..."

It was kind of an instinct to react that way. Everything James Potter said or did had to make Lily angry. She had to hate it. Even if it was a good thing. Like kindly driving her home.

He was right again. That cheeky bastard. He was smiling now, telling her "See? I was right".

Lily was irritated that he got irritated again and he had to win. Which proved his point and that made her more irritated.

So she rolled her eyes, as James giggled under his breath.

"I don't hate you" Lily said after a while.

She didn't know why she said that. Yeah, it contradicted everything she had thought of James Potter earlier. But Lily figured it was true. She actually couldn't hate anyone. James Potter just irritated her a lot. Maybe they could never be friends. But hate him? Nah.

"No?" James asked curiously "Because your actions kind of prove the contrary"

"It's just that you do things that drive me completely mental" Lily groaned "But not today. Today you are actually...you are actually..."

"Yes?"

This was harder than anything Lily had done.

"I am actually...?" James raised an eyebrow.

Lily rolled her eyes.

"Nice..."

When James let out a chuckle, she added:

"Which I take back because you are being a wanker now"

But James still looked content with the compliment he had received.

"You actually like me?"

"Oh shut up!"

James giggled once more. And Lily was bitting her inner cheek to avoid smiling. She hated herself for that. She was being weak.

James was looking at her. And this time he wasn't being discreet.

"What?" Lily asked defensively.

"I really love to have you in my car"

Lily blushed. She didn't know why. Maybe it was the embarrassment of hearing things like that. Things boys said to girls in romantic movies and books. Things Lily always wished to hear.

But no. This was just James Potter. Lily didn't fancy him. She barely liked him.

"So are you gonna tell me where you live?" James asked "At this point I am driving in circles..."

Lily wasn't superficial. But she didn't want James Potter to see her house. Not only because he would know exactly where she lived. But also because she wasn't rich like her schoolmates. She was sure James Potter's house was ten times better than hers.

"Here, turn right"

"What? Really?"

"Yeah Potter, turn right!"

It seemed like they were about to miss the turn.

"Quickly!"

"Okay!"

James turned in time, they could hear the honk of a car they almost crash and Lily's soft scream.

"What the bloody hell?"

"You said turn and I turned, Evans!"

Lily didn't know what happened next, but she started laughing. It was a new thing. Lily never laughed in front of James Potter, unless it was fakely to laugh at him when she humiliated him. But there she was.

She had an urge to laugh and she did it. It was so embarrassing it hurt.

James stared at her with a smile on his face. And after no time, James joined her by laughing as well.

It was then that Lily realized that she shouldn't be laughing and she stopped. But too late. James was happy. Probably thinking she liked him. And he had won again.

Maybe Lily was just exaggerating everything. There was no harm in laughing. Even with someone like James Potter.

"I think I would've been safer if I'd walked home"

"Oh shut up! I am an excelent driver, okay? You made me take terrible decisions"

"Wanker!"

And Lily was more relaxed because everything was normal again. Teasing each other. So they smiled and relaxed for the rest of the trip.

After they finally arrived to Lily's neighborhood, James didn't say anything about the house. He was looking at everything as if he was a kid in an amusement park.

"So... Thank you for the ride, Potter" Lily opened the door.

"Lily..." James stopped her by touching her arm but seemed to reject it as Lily turned around. She blinked because James almost never called her by her name.

"I promise to leave you alone and behave like a normal human being, okay?"

This was suprising for Lily.

"Then maybe we can be friends? Friendly?"

Lily bit her lip. There was a different tone in James' voice. He sounded more mature. Like a different person. And there was a tiny bit... a tiny part of Lily, very tiny, that thought Potter was actually not that bad.

But most of Lily's brain was yelling at her, telling her this was James Potter. And she was Lily Evans. They were meant to hate each other.

"You know that is impossible for us, Potter" But Lily said that with a smile, which gave James hope "Good night"

"Bye Evans..." James sighed.

Lily got out and closed the door behind her. She waved but Potter just smiled slightly and drove away. Lily wished she could take that cologne of her nostrils and her clothes. And she wished she could've asked him to give her some gum.

Could it be? Maybe there was a possibility for these two to be friends?.....

Nah... That could never happened.

And with that thought, Lily walked inside.

#marauders era #marauders #maraudersera #marauders headcanon #lily evans #james potter #jily #muggle au #marauders muggle au

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greyeyedmonster-18 · 2 years

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Hi Grey.

If you ever have the time I would really like ti hear more about your writingprogress.

Like. How do you come up with your ideas? Do you do a outline? Where and when do you write? Are you finishing all your stories before posting them? Do you fact check things? How long time does it normally take for you to finish a story? Have you ever regretting posting a story? Why do you write? Do you have a beta?

Youre one of my favorite authors here and I’m really just curious of the mind and work behind the story’s that I’ve spent so much time with.

weeping. I'm one of your favorites???? what the hell??? thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for being so nice. that just made my day.

i am going to put the answers to all those things below a cut to not spam my dash with a long post. but also, i shouldn't give writing advice ever and while i appreciate you asking your questions, everything with a grain of salt. because...i know absolutely nothing and this is just what I do. (and also, im an affectionate idiot so <3)

How do you come up with your ideas?

often my ideas start with a very very specific image in my mind, and then i go from there. sometimes they happen while im listening to a song (for example, FFTF happened because I was listening to Since We're Alone by Niall Horan and there's a line in there that says Why would you want to be someone else? I love you best when you're just yourself and an entire wolfstar narrative exploded, but i had to figure out how Sirius would be guarded in this particular way and....here we are) or sometimes when im on a walk or driving. also, as a total cop out, i write romance-- i get ideas from making foolish scenarios in my mind where people should fall in love and I'll never have a shortage of those.

Do you do an outline?

No! I don't. Once I have the idea, i usually start by writing the specific scene that came to me first (so for ten reasons, i wrote the voicemail scene first. i heard remus's voicemail in my mind so loud and clear and wrote it out) and i go from there. this is for my own unpacking but i almost always can see how things end in my mind before they begin (lol, isn't that a fucking metaphor; for a fun personal fact, I've always said since i was like...very little that i wasn't planning on living past 33, which is horrifying to hear out of a ten year olds mouth, but like...i still think its true). for almost all my fics, i wrote the ending first and then wrote around it. never chronologically. just everything that i want to happen and then i put it in some sort of order (i wish i could show you my doc for tight ends right now). and then i make them lead into one another.

I DO. however, do an obligatory chapter count. and i mean, so arbitrary, with no thoughts applied to it. NMTW i literally said 14 chapters, and stuck to it. this is the only structure i give myself when i write. and its my job as a writer to make sure i fit in there.

i do the same when im writing tumblr series. so like fault lines got SIX, chosen at random, and six it was. it was my job to tell that story in six parts. no more no less. (this is admittedly weird, i understand most writers dont work this way, but this actually helps me immensely. the only time i deviated was with FFTF when i added more chapters because the chapters i did have ended up being like TOO LONG in my eyes for a chapter, so i broke them up).

but also--i know other authors who DO outline and its helpful for them!! Find what works for you!!! I tried to outline once and the fic never left my drafts.

Where and when do you write?

To quote Shakira, "Whenever, Wherever"

I write a lot in parking lots on my phone. a lot of my tumblr drabbles are written on my phone and in a parking lot, ten reasons and tight ends were both started in parking lots.

otherwise on my desktop! in google docs! or if its smut, in a word doc! i write the best early in the morning or super late at night when i should be sleeping. I write when i can! Usually at my desk, or i'lll bring my laptop over and write while my kid is playing video games or we're watching something on tv. sometimes i write in the middle of my work day when i have a second in my office (this is also very quick and very on my phone). i just wrote smut at a nail salon. whenever, wherever.

Are you finishing all your stories before posting them?

yes. head to toe, top to bottom, signed sealed delivered. the stories are written before i post. this works better for me! i need to see the whole thing finished!! it also makes it very fun for me when readers are commenting and are like...in anguish, and im there like "tee hee, i know what happens next".

tumblr drabbles no. i pants those. fault lines, mercy, the pact (is part four written? nah but its started and i have no idea where its going to go!!!), the best worst thing to have ever happened-- PANTSTED. sat and written flat into the tumblr post machine. no outline, no plan, just feelings and vibes. (and yes this means that the end of fault lines was a pants decision and im very sorry it ruined everyone, whoops).

this again varies from author to author! most of my writer friends write as they go because they like to be align with the readers! or they work better chronologically and will just write and post and write and post, but again, this is something personal! do what works best for you!

Do you fact check things?

Lol sometimes? I probably should more often, tbh. I do a lot of geography fact checking because i couldn't map my way out of a paper bag, but otherwise, not...really. But also, my fics dont tend to have a lot of....information in them that needs a fact check. People are just falling in love. also, not to flex, but i have a big brain that stores a bunch of useless information and remembers a lot of things, so if i write something i usually believe myself (writing tight ends right now and putting my football knowledge to good use and there's been a few times I've been like "...hmmm" and referenced google and WE WERE RIGHT! so i mostly just trust my brain.)

Writing NMTW was also challenging because i had to reference SOURCE MATERIAL to see if there was a designated teacher for x subject, or when exactly school breaks were etc etc. but that said, i did not care about being accurate with full moons or course timestables or hogsmeade visits or anything like that. we...simply do not care. (this obviously does not apply to things that very much need fact checking such as if i were to write a medical procedure or something relating to disability or race/ethnicity/languages spoken; obviously do your homework for that.)

How long a time does it normally take you to finish a story?

Cop out-- it depends! Sometimes less than a week. (The pact is short, will be done by tomorrow most likely). I wrote ten reasons in four days. it took me 3 months to write an alleged wip though. it just....depends on my time and my schedule.

Have you ever regretted posting a story?

Sometimes! There was a moment when i was fresh on AO3 (pre-tumblr) where i got a few really nasty comments and it made me regret posting the story at all and made me regret joining AO3, and made me regret thinking my fics could be a thing or that my writing was worth sharing etc. I know I give FFTF a hard time because they're....out of pocket, but there are parts of that fic i really really like, and it seems to connect with a lot of people, so i can't have regrets about that.

i have deleted a few one shots off my AO3 though, because i decided they didn't need to be shared, but i wouldn't necessarily call that regret. just...re-evaluation.

Do you have a beta?

No. I do have one trusted person though who i send things to before i release them into the public, not as a beta but as.....a litmus test (to see how the fic reads but also for me and how i feel about sharing it in the first place; I've done it before with this person where they got something and then WEEKS later tumblr got it. Sometimes months.). I 10/10 recommend doing this. and i feel so so so so so so lucky that i found someone like that here and they tolerate my existence. but pre-tumblr, it was just me myself and i doing the thing. and also it took some time before i even trusted this person (did i mention im paranoid? and private?) to get my work because you can't take it back. and what if it didn't need to be shared? there are a few things this person has gotten that i havent and will never post. but like...im so fortunate to have that. you know?

I...am way too chaotic for a beta. and also have a very particular way i edit my stuff (because ND) and adding another person into the flow of that can get confusing. Too many cooks, you know?

Why do you write?

i saved this one for the end because my heart.

i think i've said before that like...a lot of my time as a child and a teenager and young adult in spaces was spent believing that i was a bad writer because neurodivergent and i don't understand mechanics of grammar or...words or...write in a way you're supposed to (outlines for example). and spent a lot of time giving my ideas to other people who i thought were GOOD writers.

but i...am a creative person. and sometime in 2019, i hit the biggest artist block of my life where i literally didn't draw or paint for a year. and picked up writing instead.

poetry, and then it evolved into romance, which i...turned into fic and here i am. and ultimately, i write because i like to. because its creative and it makes my brain happy when a sentence just hits, you know? because i believe in love and want to see more queer love stories and if i...can do the thing, i should, right?

i write because i...realized that i had stories in my head that needed places to go that i couldn't express visually through my artwork. also, ive mentioned it here before, that i am...young and have experienced an absurd amount of death and loss in my life (personally and professionally). and...well, i write a lot of fics about grief for that reason. i don't think i could ever run out of words for this (and have also published ACTUALLY on grief, both creatively and academically), and sometimes i write to like...sit with those feelings for a bit.

i...also think i write because i am a soft human in a very hard world in a hard career path who experiences things deeply and these things and observations need places to go. i cant carry them around all day, that's too heavy and my hands aren't big enough.

so i make art. and i dance. and i play music.

and i write.

i hope any of this is helpful. and if you get the courage to come off anon, i am more than happy to talk with you in DMS about processes or answer any more questions <3

#asks #grey answers #on writing #this is long long long long #and probably no one but this one person cares #but its here for you!!!#also anon i love you and i am cradling your head in my hands #and wishing you all the luck on your writing journey

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onbeinganangel · 2 years

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drarry tag game ✨

thank you lovely @kbrick for making this and for the tag! i've been loving seeing it cross my dash so many times now and getting to learn how we all ended up here on this wee corner of the internet 💕

When did you get into Drarry and why? i started reading drarry in late 2019, i think? i know i got to the pairing via wolfstar but unsure what exactly was that made me think "okay maybe i'll give these guys a go!" i'd had not actively read fic or interacted with any fandom in a long time. wolfstar was my main pairing for YEARS and, of course, drarry always existed in the periphery of that for me, but i never felt the pull before? then, the beginning of the pandemic coincided with a significantly traumatic experience for me and i was very very sad and needed distractions very very desperately, and i just couldn't help but let myself fall. especially with such a bounty of new (to me) stories, voices, writing styles, premises! it felt really good to still be in the same familiar universe as the pairing that had been my first love, but this time through a pairing that has a wildly different context and backstory!

Which Drarry fic hooked you? i have terrible memory and really can't be sure but i believe i read He Who Must Not Be Normal by @letteredlettered, Burn The Witch by @lettersbyelise and Yours to Keep by @dracoismytrashson fairly early on when dipping my toes into the fandom (i literally didn't even have an ao3 account at this point, i was trying so hard to be casual about drarry) and i feel like all three of them were fairly crucial in pulling me in.

Top three favorite Drarry fics: ugh i can't do this lol here are FIVE (sorry, i am terrible) fics that touched me so deeply i had to discuss them with my therapist: Running on Air by @tinyhistory, Modern Love by @tackytigerfic, Way Down We Go by @xiaq, Far From The Tree by aideomai, and Tit for Tat by @mintamintathings.

Why can’t you quit them? OBSESSION. like, why are they sooooooooo into each other? it's disgusting and i love it. they're just heart shaped eyes and pitterpattering hearts and boners all over, all the time. plus, those eyes, hearts and boners really do not care about war, situational angst and/or trauma! in fact, they're kind of into it? god, they are insane for each other, it makes me go feral.

Would you rather be friends with Harry or Draco? i would love to be pals with Draco but realistically i think our personalities would clash A LOT. we'd be good drinking/partying/casual social buddies, but i think it would be very hard for Draco and I to become actual friends instead of just acquaintances. one of my actual irl besties is basically Harry both life-story and personality wise (afaik they have not saved the wizarding world but i can't be sure tbh) so i'm pretty certain Harry and I would get on like an house on fire :)

Who breaks your heart more often? Harry, always.

Ideal career for Harry? For Draco? for Harry, teacher maybe? let the man have peace, anyway. Draco would need something with a little more panache. if he was a professor at hogwarts he'd want the head of house position, probably eventually headmaster. if he was a wand maker/potions master he'd want to be the best in business, if he was a quidditch player, he'd want his team to be not only the top of the league but he'd be constantly trying to break some kind of record — both because of a leftover Malfoys-must-be-better-than-everyone bullshit from his childhood that he is trying very hard to let go of, and because of a desperate need to prove himself to be good.

Harry and Draco are being sent to a desert island for a week with plenty of food and water. Each is allowed to bring three additional items (no wands). What do they bring? Harry would bring a pocket knife, a book and sunscreen (knowing Draco would forget). Draco would bring three books in a panic and cry about forgetting the sunscreen as soon as they get to the island.

Favorite non-Drarry HP character? SIRIUS BLACK always and 4ever. (actually probably closely followed by his little brother these days. no i do not have a Regulus Black shaped problem, i have this obsession completely and totally under control, thank u ever so much)

If you had to pick one, enemies to lovers or (enemies to) friends to lovers? first of all god made me a bisexual so i didn't have to pick so this is like... cruel. but? enemies to friends to lovers, i guess? best of both worlds? i am a big fan of a good awkward phase. "i wanna be his friend but he still hates me" (not true), "i wanna date him but he thinks we're just fucking" (extremely not true, just hold hands ffs), "did he just propose as a joke" (sir pls work on your insecurities)

Would you rather read a fic that made you laugh or one that made you cry? i was put on this earth to weep and look pretty.

Three songs that scream Drarry to you (feel free to include the Drarry-est lyrics!): hmmm, i am bad at music but there's the one I wrote my Wireless last year to, Jefferson's Torch by Johnny Flynn, with the phenomenal lyrics: We were measured in the dark by timetabled tragedy / There's a real turn of age in disaster

literally all of The Dear Hunter's King of Swords (Reversed) is very very drarry so i won't pick specific lyrics from that one but just go listen to it

anddddd Savior Complex by Phoebe Bridgers, which i sent in to drarrymicrofic once as a prompt because i needed everyone's drarry takes on it! i mean, I'm a bad liar / With a savior complex / All the skeletons you hide / Show me yours, and I'll show you mine? that's got Drarry all over

Favorite authors outside of fic? oh, this is tricky simply because i don't tend to read a lot by the same author unless it's a series, so there are a lot of authors i am happy to say i love based on only one book! variety is the spice of life and all LOL i'm just gonna pick some names at random out of the magician's hat that is my brain: Elena Ferrante, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Patrick Rothfuss, Madeline Miller, Fernando Pessoa, Paolo Giordano, Diana Wynne Jones

i really don't know who's done this and who hasn't but if you're seeing this and haven't please do and tag me because i'm nosy!

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