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Remus is the first thaw of spring, hot breath on cold air, sitting beside the fire, book close at hand, rain lashing the window outside.

Sirius is the lazy afternoon of a hot day in August, mist rising from the lake in early autumn, the bark of a fox deep in the night, flames licking from a bonfire alight on the beach.

#remus lupin #wolfstar #mauraders #the marauders #remus x sirius #marauders era #sirius black #dead gay wizards #wolfstar headcanon #wolfstargazer headcanon #twenty years of little thoughts and quirks #the things that rot my brain on a bright Spring day

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Dappled light - a wolfstargazer microfic - word count: 199

They were rare...moments like this...

Remus closed his eyes but could still sense the dappled sunlight that filtered through the leaves, caressing his face as the branches overhead tossed in the breeze.

Out of London...away from Grimmauld Place... brought a different type freedom that Remus caught in Sirius' eyes. Something canine that was always there beneath the surface.

It was a glimpse of the way that life could be. After all this was over. The blanket beneath them. The sky overhead. A book forgotten drowsily by their side.

Remus felt as Sirius shifted closer, leaning over him, hair spilling into his face. Stubble scratching at his throat, nimble fingers toying with the buttons of his collar, still smelling of the peaches they had greedily eaten, the juice spilling through their fingers.

Sirius had licked their fingers clean.

Remus gave a gruff, low laugh as Sirius worked the button loose.

"Here? Now? Like this?" Remus asked without opening his eyes.

The familiar bark of laughter, reverberating through Sirius' chest, sent a thrum of pleasure through Remus as Sirius pressed still closer.

The warmth of Sirius' mouth against his ear gave him an answer before Sirius even whispered it.

"Yes."

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Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered by Clare Mansfield.

A Wolfstar one-shot written for @remuslupinfest 2024.

Prompt: Remus Lupin's gramophone.

Chapters: 1/1 Word count: 2,584 Fandom: Harry Potter Rating: Teen Relationships: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Additional Tags: Pining, Light Angst, Slow Romance, Slow Burn, Slow Dancing, Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Not Actually Unrequited Love, Coming of Age, Tenderness, Yearning, Sirius shows Remus how to dance (+ more tags on ao3). It is the Marauders final year at Hogwarts and the Graduation Ball is fast approaching. But Remus doesn't know how to dance. Luckily, he has just the friend to show him.

Snippet:

Sirius gave a slight nod and said nothing, looking away from Remus’ face and considering something deeply. Instinctively Sirius drew closer, his arms around Remus’ shoulders closing the very little gap that still remained between them. Remus’ chest was against Sirius’ chest. Sirius had moved, and as though it was the most natural thing in the world, rested his head very softly against Remus’ shoulder. Remus didn’t know what to do, how to react. Was this all part of the lesson, too? If it was then it was unexpected and perhaps a little awkward. It felt a little different. Remus wasn’t sure what to make of it. Still, it didn’t seem to stop him from snaking his hands gently around Sirius’ back and holding him cautiously against him.

So thrilled to be able to finally reveal this fic as mine. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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Reveals are finally here!

Remus Lupin Fest 2024 Master List Reveals

Gen Monster - by SebbiGrey

James/Remus Where This Might Lead Us - by puuvillaa

Kingsley/Remus Soothing Comfort - by piximera

Regulus/Remus Hiding in Plain Sight - by MidnightStargazer

Severus/Remus DoorDash - by nocturn Food for Thought - by SafePlaceSnupin The Great Divide - by Elvira_Kamgut Safe - by Malinverno Sleepless in Scotland - by multilingualism

Sirius/Remus Ad Astra - by Swoops all the hot singles in your area are dead - by atropos_aeneas A New Chapter - by brandileigh2003 The beast in us - by Imjustherefortheshipping Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered - by Clare_Mansfield Catch Me When I Fall - by sliebman10 Chiaroscuro - by krabapple For Love or Monet - by deathcabformoony Half Moon Chocolate - by BrujaBanter High Tide Came and Brought You to Me - by Lucigoo89 Let Me Touch You or The Five TImes Sirius Black Kissed Remus Lupin and the One Time Remus Kissed Him Back - by Sniper_Jade The Many Phases of a Full Moon - by RebelWriter99 Sweets and Books - by Writer_INFJ_2w1 tell me that you're here forever, that you'll never leave - by ethereal_xo the world will follow after - by emlovessid used my best colors for your portrait - by littleoldrachel

Tonks/Remus Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board - by roni_mac The War - by Maplehelicopter

#remus lupin fest 2024

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The danger of hope - a wolfstargazer microfic - word count: 232

He sits, back against the wall, knees under his chin, trying to stop the memories from surfacing again.

But it's getting harder. He'd thought with time he'd finally find the discipline that had always eluded him on the outside.

Instead, the half-forgotten fragments and impressions of what used to be crowd his waking thoughts.

He can not let them intrude.

That's how the Dementors win.

But it's hard, and as much as he tries not to think they swell up, stealing his breath, taking him off guard, the years melting away and it's like he is there...in the library...or the Common Room...and he is there too. Bowed over a book, a fresh scar still healing, tea close at hand as he tries, and fails, to stop himself from smiling as he's distracted so easily by the boy by his side.

They were both boys.

Both stupid.

And then it was too late.

A Dementor glides through the corridor outside, attracted by the fragile memory of a time and a place where anything had been possible.

Sirius shuts off his mind, his body instinctively shifting to take the shape of the large, shaggy dog that is so much better at hiding these sorts of things.

The dog curls itself up on the dank floor. The Dementor momentarily hesitates outside of the cell before drifting off in the direction of the screams that echo from below.

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A fierce and a tender thing - a wolfstargazer microfiction - word count: 538

cw - very light/implied discussions of sex

Remus sat beside Lily on the sofa, their knees touching, watching as she picked nervously at the sleeve of her paisley print shirt.

He allowed the silence to stretch out, knowing she would speak when ready.

Sure enough, she seemed to find the words, although she spoke them down to the floor.

"I do want to, I think. I feel ready. And I know James will be... kind..."

Lily trailed off. Remus watched as she looked up, her green eyes searching his face as she asked, "Don't you think?"

Remus did think and gave a small nod. As inexperienced as he was in such things, he felt absolutely certain that James' love and care for Lily was both a fierce and a tender thing. There was no doubt in Remus' mind that James would consider Lily first in everything. It was just the way he loved her.

"I don't doubt that you and James love each other. And if you both want to, then this seems the natural next step..." Remus trailed off, hearing suddenly how he might sound - earnest but clueless. He cleared his throat, a little awkwardly, feeling himself flushing as he said, "But you know...I might not be the best person to ask for advice."

Remus saw the way Lily smiled. He knew that she felt the same as he did about how much their friendship meant. They trusted one another.

"But you're not...without experience..."

Remus heard how delicately she chose her words. Images, unbidden and from the recent past, flitted through his mind. But he pushed them away, worried that how he had felt about it all before...and during...then after would be visible for Lily to see...

He had wanted to.

He thought he had.

He had trusted her.

They had cared for one another.

It was what everyone else would do.

Remus swallowed and tried to find the words to explain.

"Yes. But it wasn't...what I thought..." He sighed, defeated, unable to maintain the tension as he relaxed back against the cushions of the sofa and said to the air, "It didn't feel right."

A moment of silence. Remus heard Lily shuffle a little beside him, picking up one of the cushions and holding it tight.

"But what if it had been...different?" Remus looked at Lily, noticed the way she watched him closely as she suggested, softly, "What if it had been... someone else?"

Someone else....with those words Remus saw him in his mind. He tried to hide it, tried to look away, and thought desperately of how he could conceal it.

But it was too late. Lily had seen everything he was trying to fight and was now reaching out to take his hand.

Remus, surprised, found that he let her... found a comfort and a stillness in the gesture that he did not expect.

Lily squeezed his hand and smiled, her voice warm as she said, simply, "Thank you. For listening." She paused, thoughtfully, before adding, "I'll listen too...someday...when you're ready."

Remus hoped he would be...one day...but found it hard to imagine a time when he would dare.

When he did, if he did, however, he knew that Lily would be true to her word.

Remus smiled, squeezed her hand, and let go.

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Hello everyone. Thank you to all of those who have been enjoying and interacting with my work over the past month. I appreciate and notice every like and reblog. I also have a special place in my heart for those of you who discover my work and binge it. I see you. Thank you. You are great.

Top microfics of March:

Wolfsbane Potion - a slice of older Wolfstar, with bonus sniping between Snape and Sirius.

Dreamless Sleep - sleep doesn't come easily to Sirius post Azkaban. But Remus is there to stay with him until he drifts off.

Here's what you can expect in April:

I will continue to create Wolfstar microfics. This month's theme for the @wolfstarmicrofic prompts are for AU, which is not for me. I will continue to write fics, however, based on what inspires me.

I have completed posting Patient Potions Master on a03.

All the fics have now been posted for @remuslupinfest 2024. The master list is still anonymous, but I will post an update when the authors are revealed and I can tell you which fic is mine.

I will continue editing my Wolfstar long fic Without You, I'm Nothing. I expect posting to begin for this in May so keep your eyes peeled.

I look forward to sharing all things Wolfstar, full of love and tenderness, with you. The world can be a cold, dark place sometimes. But please know if you are reading this and - like me - you feel saddened, angered or troubled by Rowling's most recent outbursts that I see you. You matter. This is a safe space for you. And if you take a little comfort in anything I create then that brings me joy and happiness that nothing can touch or take away 💜

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The little moments - a wolfstargazer microfic - word count: 76

Remus leans over and, unable to stop himself, pushes back the dark hair that's fallen in front of Sirius' eyes.

Sirius looks up from the papers, the reports strewn across the desk he knows he should have read days ago, grey eyes capturing hazel.

Remus smiles curiously.

"Sorry," Remus says with a shrug, the smile still playing on his lips. "When we were younger I would see that happen and desperately want to reach out and do that."

Sirius feels his stomach flip a little, a strange sensation that still takes him by surprise. He feels the intensity of Remus' eyes upon him, dancing with amusement, and the intimacy of the moment makes him feel every bit the teenager again as Sirius says, his voice gruff and thick with feeling, "You should have done it, Moony."

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Remus Lupin Fest 2024 Master List Anonymous

Gen Monster

James/Remus Where This Might Lead Us

Kingsley/Remus Soothing Comfort

Regulus/Remus Hiding in Plain Sight

Severus/Remus DoorDash Food for Thought The Great Divide Safe Sleepless in Scotland

Sirius/Remus Ad Astra all the hot singles in your area are dead A New Chapter The beast in us Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered Catch Me When I Fall Chiaroscuro For Love or Monet Half Moon Chocolate High Tide Came and Brought You to Me Let Me Touch You or The Five TImes Sirius Black Kissed Remus Lupin and the One Time Remus Kissed Him Back The Many Phases of a Full Moon Sweets and Books tell me that you're here forever, that you'll never leave the world will follow after used my best colors for your portrait

Tonks/Remus Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board The War

#remus lupin fest 2024

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Patient Potions Master by Clare Mansfield.

An uneasy sense of stillness settles back between Snape and Harry, broken only by a small gesture; a fragment from the past.

Story now complete. Read on a03.

Chapters: 15/15

Fandom: Harry Potter

Rating: Teen

Relationships: Harry Potter & Severus Snape (other relationships, romantic and platonic, depicted. See tags on ao3)

Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Dealing with grief, Post-OotP, Wolfstar implied, Sirius Black is dead, Written Pre-Deathly Hallows, Bonus Remus Lupin (+ more tags on ao3)

It is the beginning of another week during Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, and tempers are once again tested during Double Potions. How will Harry cope with a week's worth of detentions? And will what is revealed during these detentions help him to accept Sirius' death?

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Weekly Roundup 2!

MONDAY The Many Phases of a Full Moon Half Moon Chocolate

TUESDAY Where This Might Lead Us Monster

WEDNESDAY tell me that you're here forever, that you'll never leave For Love or Monet

THURSDAY DoorDash Safe

FRIDAY all the hot singles in your area are dead Ad Astra

#remus lupin #wolfstar #remus lupin fest 2024 #fanfic

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When Sirius cannot sleep, which is more often than he would like, Remus says nothing, takes Sirius' hand in his, and places it upon his chest so he can feel Remus' heart beating there.

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Patient Potions Master by Clare Mansfield

Chapter 14 updated.

Remus joins Harry on his walk into Hogsmeade. Ron finally accepts that there might be more to his friendship with Hermione after all. Read on a03.

Chapters: 14/15

Fandom: Harry Potter

Rating: Teen

Relationships: Harry Potter & Severus Snape (other relationships, romantic and platonic, depicted. See tags on ao3)

Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Dealing with grief, Post-OotP, Wolfstar implied, Sirius Black is dead, Written Pre-Deathly Hallows, Bonus Remus Lupin (+ more tags on ao3)

It is the beginning of another week during Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts and tempers are once again tested during Double Potions. How will Harry cope with a week's worth of detentions? And will what is revealed during these detentions help him to accept Sirius' death?

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An afternoon of possibilities - a wolfstargazer microfic - word count: 418

It was hard enough to concentrate this close to the full moon. But a combination of the fragile spring sunlight that filtered through the library windows, and Sirius leaning back in his chair, sleeves rolled up past the elbows, enchanting little balls of parchment to fly through the air and pelt James in the back of his head, was making things impossible.

"Can you not?" Remus sighed, the words swimming on the parchment before him as he tried to read them, his irritation clear.

Remus didn't look up but he heard as the front legs of Sirius' chair hit the floor. He felt his friend's eyes upon him.

"Take a break," Sirius suggested.

Remus made a low noise and read the same line of text for the fifth time.

"Moony..."

"What?" Remus snapped, instant shame twisting his stomach. It was always so in the run-up to the full moon when he felt the wolf was winning.

"Sorry," Remus mumbled, embarrassed, leaving the quill hovering in mid-air as he finally conceeded and turned to look at Sirius beside him.

Sirius smiled lightly as though it was nothing. His hair fell in front of his eyes as he shrugged. Remus watched as Sirius twisted a piece of parchment between his fingers, the muscles in his forearms flexing, as he said, reassuringly, "Don't worry about it."

Remus gave a weak smile and moved to take up the quill once more.

He was prevented, however, by Sirius' hand on his arm.

"You'll be better, fresher, if we come back to this tomorrow."

If Sirius had reasons of his own for wanting to finish up, he did not reveal them. But Remus couldn't deny the logic in his words.

"Really?" Remus felt the grin that was threatening his lips. Sirius' hand was still on his arm. He could feel its warmth through his shirt. He dared to look into Sirius' eyes and knew, right then, he was lost. "And what do you suggest instead?"

Sirius smiled roguisly, sensing his victory, before he glanced in the direction of the window and said, "Oh...you...know. The sun on our faces, the wind in our hair, the afternoon full of possibilities..."

He moved his hand. Remus mourned its loss but was transfixed by his friend all the same as Sirius finished, lowly, "How about it, Mister Moony?"

"Let's go," Remus said, his irritation forgotten in a heartbeat.

Sirius grinned and, with a flick of his wand, sent the final ball of parchment whizzing through the air towards James' head.

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Elation - a wolfstargazer microfic - word count: 409

cw - minor language, the subtlest of smut

He was eighteen. It was two weeks after graduation. And Sirius Black had finally determined to see what it was like.

He'd left his flat one Friday evening, determined to make it happen, confident in his ability to make it so as he headed out into the night.

He knew what areas of London to go to. Although it took him some time to settle on the pub. He'd walked in, alone, breezed over to the bar and ordered a drink, fishing the Muggle money from his jacket pocket and slidding it across the bar.

He had taken a swig of his drink. He hated beer but without Lily to guide him he was pretty clueless as to what was best to order. He cast his eyes around and caught a tall, young man with red-brown hair watching him from the corner.

Sirius smiled flirtatiously in his direction and took another drink.

It was fumbled, heated, tasting like beer and the cigarettes the Muggle man had been smoking. Although it was undoubtedly different, Sirius felt the same thrill as he had with girls, pressed close in the toilet cubicle, the man's firm body against his.

Eventually, Sirius untangled himself from the man's arms, and as he tried to pull away he heard him whisper, hotly, "Come back to mine."

Sirius felt the temptation, the promise of what that invitation meant, the thrill of what might shift as a result. But, try as he might, he wasn't quite ready and he gave a crooked smile and said, roguishly, "Not tonight, hmm? You can have too much of a good thing."

Later, Sirius lay on his bed in the dark, turning the events of the evening over in his mind. It had finally confirmed a long held suspicion about his desire for men as well as for women. He felt exhilarated, transformed by all that had happened... and how different things could be as a result....

But there was something else too. At the back of his mind, whispering, replacing the elation with a gnawing in his stomach. Two amber eyes. That slow, cautious smile. The promise and the hesitation in the lightest touch upon his arm. There was the confirmation, too, of something else. Something he had tried to explain away for years. Which now, after his evening of experimentation, had a very different complexion indeed.

"Shit," Sirius groaned to himself, turning over in the bed and burying his head into his pillow.

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One of the more interesting things that is different for me having returned to creating fan fiction after so long a break, and posting on a03, is the importance of and the prolific use of tags and tagging on works.

Keep in mind in the *olden days* when posting on fanfiction.net you were limited as to the characters and ship pairings, as well as a general tag for story type that was limited to two genres e.g. romance, drama, angst and that was pretty much it.

I'm curious to hear people's perspectives and attitudes around tagging.

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Weekly Roundup #1!

SUNDAY Let Me Touch You or The Five TImes Sirius Black Kissed Remus Lupin and the One Time Remus Kissed Him Back Catch Me When I Fall

MONDAY Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board The War

TUESDAY Chiaroscuro Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered

WEDNESDAY Sleepless in Scotland Food for Thought

THURSDAY Soothing Comfort Hiding in Plain Sight

FRIDAY A New Chapter the world will follow after

#remus lupin #wolfstar #remus lupin fest 2024 #sirus black #sirius x remus #wolfstar fanfiction