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wolfstarshipping · 5 months

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wolfstar wips

So I'm using the @hprecfest day 12 prompt "a WIP you're following" to post a short rec list of WIPs that has been sitting in my drafts for so long now I even had to remove a fic that had been finished in the meanwhile!

Something rotten in Grimmauld Place by @plecotusauritus (8,802 words, Hamlet AU) This is a wolfstar Hamlet AU, need I say more?? I've never much cared or thought about Hamlet since I read it in school but this fic (almost) makes me want to reread Hamlet and I can't wait to see where the story goes next, I love the atmosphere this fic captures, the lovely writing style and just seeing all these characters we know so well fit into the plot of Hamlet is so, so cool!!

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup by @eyra (10.639 words, modern AU, christmas fic) Getting another fic by eyra for the holidays has been such a wonderful treat! I love the whole setting and the characters of this fic so much already, especially Sirius!! And the writing and all the descriptions are so, so beautiful, as always, highly recommend checking it out!!

Welcome to Aphrodite by @de-sire-blog & @rhabarberjunge (18.957 words, magical AU, secret identities) this is one of those fics I've read a while ago, but I keep thinking about it because I loved it so much. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the premise is Sirius finding a hidden, adults-only club that makes people's secret desires come true, and of course Sirius's secret desire is Remus... It's hot, it's fun, and it's incredibly angsty, I love it.

Stitched into My Skin by @squintclover (19.297 words, canon divergent AU, memory loss) I love the heartache and all the bittersweetness that comes with memory loss fics so much already, and I am so obsessed with the way it's been done in this fic. The premise of the fic is Peter casting a memory loss charm on Sirius on October 31st 1981, which leads to Remus raising Harry and randomly coming across Sirius years later, only Sirius doesn't remember him. I'm so intrigued by the first few chapters already and can't wait to see where the story goes next!

Marauder FM by @hollyivydruzy (26.402 words, modern AU, radio AU, enemies to friends to lovers) I know I've recced this fic before but I will never shut up about it because I love it, and especially this fic's Remus so, so much! It's an iconic, funny radio AU set in London, and I wish the radio shows from this fic were real because I would listen to Sirius's radio show every morning if I could. I just love the vibe of all of them working at the radio station together and the slow burn enemies to friends (to lovers) is so delicious!

The Patchwork of Us by @tracingpatternswrites (27.502 words, modern AU, enemies to lovers, co-parenting Teddy) This is such a lovely fic about Sirius and Remus navigating the difficult situation of co-parenting Teddy after Tonks dies, I love the domesticity and the enemies to lovers vibe of this fic so much!

The Picture of Sirius Black by @lynxindisguise (30.049 words, Dorian Gray AU) okay anyone who has ever seen my blog knows how much I love lynx's writing, which is why I am also obsessed with this fic, even though it's a genre I'm usually not that familiar with. It's a Dorian Gray AU, it's gothic horror but especially the first few chapters are also giving victorian romcom with murder sideplot vibes (and I mean this as the biggest compliment), this fic will make you laugh and cry and want to murder some of these characters yourself maybe.

Only Fools Are Satisfied by grumposaur (@pancakehouse) (38.353 words, modern AU, tennis AU). I really love the exploration of Sirius's family dynamics in the context of him being a professional athlete in this fic, and Remus with his tanlines and freckles is everything!!

Neon Moon by @krethes (47.698 words, modern AU, cowboy stripper Remus AU, Las Vegas) I didn't know how much I needed Remus to be a stripper and a cowboy before I read this fic, but now I do and I love him!! The whole premise of them meeting at a strip club while Sirius is out on James's bachelor party is so iconic, and the vibes of the fic are just overall excellent, highly recommend checking it out!

on another ocean by @colgatebluemintygel (118.148 words, modern AU, backpacking/interrail, friends with benefits) Where do I even start? This is an incredible fic, one of my all time faves, I've reread some of the chapters several times now and am so obsessed with this fic's Remus in his socks and sandals, driving Sirius crazy with lust. Also I will not spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it, but the scene in the budapest chapter in the club bathroom features one of my favorite Sirius moments of all time, across all universes haha.

marginalia by @spindrifters (266.547 words, magical AU, canon divergent AU - Grindelwald won, slavery AU) I'm having a hard time trying to put my love for this fic into words in just a short paragraph. This fic is so unique in its setting, and it's so beautifully written and asks & answers the question "what if Grindelwald had won?" in such an incredible, highly political and also very immersive way, if you haven't read it already I really recommend checking it out (as well as the already complete Tedromeda spinoff set in the same world, history books!!!).

Staying Strangers by 3amAndCounting (319,368 words, modern AU, texting fic, university AU). This is one of my comfort fics, I love a good texting AU, this is quite a popular fic anyways but if you haven't read it and like modern AUs & texting fics (though it isn't all just texting) go check it out!

#hprecfest2023 #wolfstar wip #wolfstar #fic rec #wolfstar fic #wip #rec list #wip rec list #also i put these in order of their lenght because whenever i do a rec list that's not just chronological from doing daily fic recs #i have a small crisis over in which order i want to put them #also i just KNOW as soon as i post this i will remember another wip i've forgotten to mention so PLEASE feel free to reblog this and add #more current wolfstar wips (either ur own or someone elses!) if you want to!!! <3

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lexithwrites · 2 months

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Some wolfstar I might start working on...

#i love them #the marauders #sirius black #remus lupin #wolfstar #remus x sirius #sirius black x remus lupin #sirius x remus #remus lupin x sirius black #wolfstar wip #lexith writes

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cancerravenclaw · 11 days

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trivia fic readers commenting on chapter five: wow so wholesome, can’t believe there wasn’t any smut who are you

me working on chapter six hitting the ground running with 7k of smut: hold my beer

#smut is a lifestyle #was going a little smut stir crazy #things get wild when im in withdrawal #balancing the scales #wolfstar #sirius black #remus lupin #all’s fair in love and trivia #wolfstar wip

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hxlda-hxlda · 2 months

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more wolfstar wip brainrot for you

“You know,” Sirius says suddenly, all at once and blurted like vomit into a cracked toilet bowl after their too many shots of fire whiskey, “I don’t think you’re the monster you say you are.”

Remus, for some inexplicable reason, cannot bring himself to look at Sirius right now. His tone is just so, so soft. Too soft. Sleep-bitten and drunken on dead memories. Remus fears the rest of him might match — soft in a way he thought Sirius had forgotten how to be (never learned how in the first place).

“That you say I am,” he corrects to the wall instead.

Sirius hums something that might be concurrence. There’s a beat, Remus thinks Sirius has fallen asleep. But then:

“I say a lot of things.”

“Yes,” says Remus, at a loss for anything else.

“I don’t mean ‘em all.”

Remus keeps his eyes trained on the wall, tracing the patch of mould decorating the top left corner. The last of the whiskey swishes in his glass, which is still clutched in one clammy palm. It is mild, warmed by the summer air. He considers downing it. He does.

“Like what?” Remus asks after swallowing the burn of the cheap alcohol, equal parts unpleasant and pleasantly familiar.

Another beat. Maybe Sirius hadn’t heard Remus at all. Alas:

“I said I hated you, didn’t I?”

Remus’ breath catches in his throat. He could lie, tell you he doesn’t know why he suddenly can’t breathe air. But too drunk to lie. He remains deathly quiet instead.

A sound of dismissal follows. “Nah, I couldn’t hate you, Moony.”

If they were sober and the moon wasn’t waning and the lamplight didn’t cut quite so elegantly on Sirius’ face (because Remus, ever the weak one, now does look at Sirius) Remus would correct the nickname as he does every time James mistakenly calls him that — Moony.

But Sirius is looking up at him with wide grey eyes and — as Remus had so feared — soft features. The light cuts his cheekbones, high and regal and once perfectly-fitting of Remus’ own two hands. A nose that is sharp and pointed and perfect, but softened in shitty yellow lighting. Sirius is good looking the way no one should be as be sits in an old rotted flat, slurred words and drunken eyes, bloodied fists and bruised lips and broken hearted.

And yet. And, yet.

“You’re beautiful, you know?”

“What? Little ol’ me?”

The lamp light catches the little hooped earring in his left ear lobe and Remus’ gaze finds it immediately. Sirius’ tongue darts out and over his bottom lip and Remus’ eyes are drawn to their whiskey-kissed, cherry red plushness next.

Distracted, Remus doesn’t correct him. He doesn’t tell Sirius that Moony is dead, that he, Sirius, killed him. That they are as guilty as each other. Remus and Sirius; matching cells, matching crimes. Matching even in their blackened souls and bloodstained hands — darkened with the blood of their victims like the black ink of a tattoo (out damned spot!).

Sirius mutters something else and Remus is brought back to his eyes. Pools of grey, widened pupils that are dark in the poor lighting.

“What?”

“Never you, Moons,” Sirius says again, too damn soft.

One final beat.

“Never?”

“Never.”

#they are quickly becoming a new fav wolfstar of mine #writing tag #marauders #remus lupin #sirius black #wolfstar #fanfiction writing #wolfstar wip

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jortpendle · 2 months

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Title: Helplessly Hoping

Summary: Slow burn Wolfstar fic set in their sixth year at Hogwarts. After an encounter in the summer that brings Sirius and Remus closer, they have to navigate their changing friendship now that they’re back at Hogwarts.

Tags: Slow burn, Friends to lovers, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending.

#remus lupin #sirius black #wolfstar fanfic #wolfstar wip #wolfstar #remus lupin fanfiction #sirius black fanfiction #marauders #marauders era #fic rec #fic recs #harry potter fanfiction #remus x sirius #sirius orion black #james potter #peter pettigrew #marauders fanfiction #lily evans #james & peter & remus & sirius

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accio-sriracha · 4 months

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Catching Feelings - Wolfstar (6,400)

Ooohhh I love this one! It's one of my favorite wips :)

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If there is one fact that will always remain true, it's this: James Potter is the most oblivious person known to man.

Remus and Sirius decide to put this to the test with increasingly obvious hints to them dating. They continue this fake relationship much longer than they had expected, James never once catching on.

When the pair begins to act the same even when James isn't around, they realise they may be in even deeper than they thought.

And a (not so) small snippet!!:

"Do you think Prongs will notice it's missing?" Remus asked as they took a late night walk to the astronomy tower under James' cloak.

"Oh please, Prongs doesn't notice half the things that go on around him." Sirius laughed, "I wouldn't be surprised if he walked right past an entire classroom caught on fire."

"He's not that oblivious." Remus protested, rolling his eyes. Sirius raised an eyebrow,

"Oh, really? Just last week he asked me why Mia Gardener and Cory Baker were holding hands. They've been dating for three years, Moons."

"Well that's just because he's not all that close with them." Remus shrugged, "If you were to start dating someone, I'm sure he'd pick up a lot quicker."

"You want to bet on that? I'd trade all the galleons in the world that he wouldn't even notice for the first month."

"Alright fine, I'll bite. Say you start pretending to date someone, you need to drop hints at him, show him you're together without really saying it."

"And they need to be close with us, that way Prongs will see the difference between the way they normally act and when we start pretending to date." Sirius added.

Remus nodded, "Okay, so who can we trust to keep this a secret? It can't be Marlene or Dorcas since they're already together, and it cant be Alice since she's with Frank. It'll have to be someone that makes sense, otherwise everyone else will be suspicious."

Sirius laughed suddenly as they made their way up the stairs, "I have an idea... but you're not going to like it."

Remus already didn't like the expression he had on, but sighed despite himself,

"Go on then." He said as they took off the cloak, emerging out onto the top of the tower and into the cool night air.

"You." Sirius said. Remus laughed, then stopped when he realised Sirius wasn't joking,

"Really?" He asked incredulously, "Me?"

Sirius shrugged, "I'm bi, Moons. It's not a big deal for me to be with another guy. Plus, you fit all the criteria. You're close with Prongs, close enough that he would notice us acting differently, you're close with me, that'll make it more believable that we discovered some bullshit about finding love where you least expect it. And you're good at keeping secrets, I know you won't go telling Prongs the moment my back is turned."

Remus shook his head, "Yeah, sure, that's all great Pads. You're just missing the fact that I'm not bi." He pointed out. Sirius waved a hand dismissively,

"So what? That makes it even better. We can pretend it's a secret relationship. That way it'll be even more believable that we're all close and touchy without telling him outright that we're together."

"This is going to come back to haunt me, I just know it." Remus mumbled.

"Oh stop whining and help me set up already, would you?" Sirius said, lifting up one side of the blanket. Remus sighed and took the other half, they laid it out on the ground, pulling out the pillows they had brought in Sirius' bottomless charmed bag.

"I still can't believe you make me do this every month." Remus muttered as they laid down next to each other. Sirius pointed up at the sky,

"Do you see that?" He asked, just like he always did.

"What is it, Pads?" He asked, following along with their script.

"That is the moon. It's beautiful, even though it's full of imperfections. Sometimes it seems a little scary, but it's nothing to be afraid of." He whispered, a soft smile on his face, "It may seem lonely up there, the little moon surrounded by all that darkness, but if you look closer, there are hundreds of stars all around it. Those stars won't ever leave, they'll be there every night, right there by the moon's side. And the Moon and the Stars will stay in the sky forever, just like they were always meant to."

Remus turned his head to face Sirius, watching as he spoke the words he had memorized many, many moons ago.

"If you ever think you're alone, just look up at the moon-"

"And see the stars surrounding it." Remus finished.

"You're my favorite moon." Sirius whispered.

It wasn't a part of their usual script, but he said it every once in a while and it always filled Remus with so much hope.

Hope for himself and his friends, hope that one day he could truly look up at the stars and know everything was going to be alright. Hope that Sirius would really always be by his side.

"You're my favorite star." He whispered back.

Sirius continued to stare up at the sky, his expression peaceful. Remus didn't move, he wished he could have someone to look at him the way Sirius looked at the night sky. He let himself get lost in the moment, until he eventually fell asleep.

~~~♤~~~

"Moons." Sirius' voice stirred him awake. He groaned, tucking his head back into the pillow,

"What?"

"Come on, we need to go." Sirius was shaking his arm. He shut his eyes tighter,

"It's Saturday, Pads, we don't need to go anywhere."

"You're right, it's Saturday. We stayed out all night, we need to go."

Remus finally opened his eyes to bright light. He realised three things all at once.

The first, was that his pillow wasn't actually his pillow, it was Sirius. He was laying on Sirius' chest.

The second was that they were still up in the astronomy tower, laying on the blankets they laid out the night before.

The third was that it was morning. They had stayed out all night.

"Fuck." Remus muttered, shooting up so quickly his vision went fuzzy.

"Yeah, I know." Sirius stood as soon as Remus' weight was off of him, gathering pillows and blankets into his bag, "Prongs is gonna kill us."

"Prongs? You're worried about Prongs right now? What about McGonagall? She'll have our heads if she finds out we were out past curfew all night."

"At least McGonagall is bound by law not to physically hurt us." Sirius pointed out, "Think about how crazy he gets when he doesn't know where we are for a few minutes. Now think about what he's going through now."

"He'll just look at the map." Remus shook his head, "What's the big deal?"

Sirius held up the map in his hand, "Moons, we have the map. And the invisibility cloak."

Remus nodded, "Shit, okay, you're right. Prongs is gonna kill us."

They ran back to the Gryffindor Tower, praying the others would still be asleep.

"Honeydukes!" Sirius shouted when they were halfway down the corridor to the portrait hole. He had to repeat it a few times before the Fat Lady gave them a dirty look for waking her up so early, swinging her portrait forward with a string of grumbled complaints.

"Fuck, we made it." Sirius doubled over, trying to catch his breath. Remus nodded, an exhilarated laugh escaping him,

"I was positive we were going to be caught." He smiled. Sirius gave a breathy laugh too, holding out the map and cloak to Remus,

"Go put this back before Prongs wakes up and sees it's missing." He whispered.

"Too late." The lights in the common room flicked on. Lily sat in the arm chair closest to them, her arms folded across her chest. The others were there too, James paced behind them, biting at his nails.

Lily shook her head, "Really, Remus? Did you think nobody would notice you gone all night?" She asked.

"Where were you? Do you know how worried we've been?" Peter added, shaking his head, "Prongs nearly went to McGonagall over this. We would have sent out a search party if Lily hadn't convinced him to wait."

"It's my fault, I asked Moons to sneak out with me and we lost track of time and fell asleep. We're okay though, promise." Sirius told them immediately.

"Something could have happened to you!" James finally exploded, "I've been standing here for two hours, Sirius. Two hours wondering where you could possibly be! Do you remember what it was like for me when you would run away? When I would go days without hearing from you? I could only sit and imagine all of the things that could have happened. You promised me you would always tell me where you were, Sirius. Especially after what happened last year."

If the tone of his voice didn't portray his level of frustration, the way he spoke Sirius' given name did. Sirius lowered his head, silent as James continued,

"Do you know what it's like? To wake up in the night and see your best friend's beds empty? You told me you were going to be studying in the library, that you'd be back in an hour. I wake up the next morning and you still haven't come back. Do you know how terrifying that is?"

"Prongs-" Remus started, James held up a hand,

"I trust you more than anyone to understand how important it is that we are all honest with each other about where we are, Moony. If you say you'll come back in an hour, come back in an hour. Am I clear?" He gave them both a stern look that would make McGonagall proud, "Never scare me like that again."

Sirius nodded, "I'm sorry, Prongs." He whispered, there was a tear sliding down his cheek. James shook his head, striding over and pulling Sirius into a hug,

"Never scare me like that again." He repeated, holding Sirius tightly.

It was common knowledge between them all that James' family had raised Sirius ever since they were young. James was more protective of Sirius than anyone, because he had been there when Sirius would show up from his mother's house, bruised and shaking.

James was whispering quietly to him, not letting him out of the hug.

Remus looked to Lily, she was watching him with the same fierce, protective look in her eyes, "I hope you can give a good explanation for all of this later." She told him, then nodded towards the stairs, "Go get some sleep. You look exhausted."

Remus nodded, handing the cloak and the map to Peter. He walked silently to their dorm, listening to James' quiet whispering from below.

He couldn't believe they had been so stupid, of course their friends would be worried about them. Remus could tell he would lose his mind tearing the castle apart if he had woken up to any of his friends missing when they said they'd be coming right back.

~~~♤~~~

"Moony?" Peter's voice came from the doorway a little while later. Remus rolled over to face him,

"Yeah?" He whispered.

"Padfoot told us about your tradition." He spoke softly, "Is it true?"

Remus sat up, nodding, "Yeah. He takes me there once a month."

Peter gave him a kind smile, "You know I love you, right?" He asked, "We all do."

"I know, Wormtail. Thank you."

"I was worried sick about you guys. You're all I have, really." He confessed. Remus sighed,

"I know, I'm sorry we're such idiots."

Peter shook his head, "What Padfoot did for you is not something you should feel sorry for. Sure, you guys fell asleep, whatever, it happens. I'm just glad you're okay."

Remus smiled, "Thanks." He mumbled.

Peter nodded and walked over to his own bed, climbing in and turning off his light. Remus sighed, resigned to wait for Sirius and James to come back.

He fell asleep before he ever heard them.

~~~♤~~~

He woke again to the sound of James' alarm.

"Fuck." James groaned, fumbling a hand blindly at his clock until he managed to shut off the beeping, "Rise and shine, arseholes. Thanks for keeping us all up last night."

Remus rolled his eyes, pushing the blanket off of him, "Yeah, yeah. We get it, you're never letting this go."

"You're absolutely right about that one, Moony."

"Can everyone shut up for five more minutes?" Sirius groaned, the curtains around his four poster still drawn shut. Sirius was the only one who slept with his curtains closed, so he wasn't able to see the dirty looks the other three had thrown at him.

"Wakey wakey, sunshine." Peter pulled them open, letting in the light from the window, "Breakfast time."

They met up with Lily, Mary, Marlene, and Dorcas in the common room and made their way down to breakfast as a group. Sirius and Remus walked beside each other as usual, but Remus couldn't help thinking it felt different this time.

"Pads?" He whispered, Sirius hummed, still rubbing the sleep from his eyes,

"Yeah, Moons?"

"Are we still going through with this?" He asked, leaning in closer to make sure they weren't overheard, "You saw how upset Prongs was last night."

Sirius shrugged, "He'll get over it. Remember that time I stayed out all night by the lake? He nearly killed me when I came in the next morning. He was back to normal by breakfast once he knew I was okay. You'll see."

Remus nodded, "I hope you're right."

"Oh, but I'm always right, Moons. Just like with our bet, I'll be winning in no time. Prongs wouldn't notice even if we made out on the table in front of him" He gave Remus a wink. Remus rolled his eyes.

He tried not to focus on the odd flip his stomach gave at those words.

"You're on." He whispered, "We start now."

~~~♤~~~

#marauders #marauders era #wolfstar #wolfstar fic #original wip #wolfstar wip #my wips #fake dating #its one of my favorite tropes

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infinitewolfstarr · 2 months

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Parent trap just got updated after a month!! The fact I had to rewrite it really annoyed me but I finally did it even if I hate the final result of it :) big thank you to the regular readers who patiently waited for the update! You’re the best 🫶🏼

Chapter 14

And if you’re new and want to check it out:

it’s based off the Parent Trap movie. Remus and Sirius have identical twins, they decided to ‘split custody’ when they divorced and take a twin each. When the twins are fifteen, they meet for the first time at camp and decide to trade lives and meet their other parent for the first time when they realise they’re related.🫶🏼

Includes: the Black brothers having a good relationship. (This felt important to mention lol)

It’s wolfstar with background Jily and whatever Regulus/Barty/Evan ship name is because they’re polyamorous.

Please read tags for trigger warnings!

Chapter 1

#marauders #wolfstar #ao3 author #ao3 writer #fanfic #sirius black #remus lupin #ao3 wolfstar #regulus black #teddy lupin #parent trap au #marauders wip #marauders era #marauders fanfic rec #wolfstar wip #wolfstar fics #sirus x remus #remus x sirius

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incorrectwolfstar · 3 months

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i’m not at all funny

if i had a nickel for every time i used a duran duran lyric in my posts i’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but weird that it happened twice

#jk guys i’m hilarious #wolfstar #incorrectwolfstar #wolfstar wip #wip #remus lupin #sirius black #the marauders #sirius x remus #incorect quote #sirius black x remus lupin #incorrect marauders quotes #incorrect remus lupin #duran duran #was this inspired by a duran duran lyric #yes

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moonheavens · 1 year

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moonheavens fic masterlist 🌙⭐

all Wolfstar centric

content warnings are in the notes for each fic

titles are clickable (will take you to ao3)

One Shots:

tongue full of tomorrows 5k. T rated. Set in Hogwarts - Gryffindor movie night, Sirius has a panic attack, Remus comforts him. Tropes: Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, (Secret) Established Relationship, Flirting

Chaptered Fics:

in the centre of a circle 98k. E rated. Set over the summer at the Lupin cottage - Sirius lives with the Lupin's and struggles with his feelings for Remus, so he asks the four most important people in his life for advice, and eventually, the most important person. Tropes: Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Sexual Tension Track tumblr posts about this fic HERE.

#wolfstar #wolfstar fic #wolfstar fic rec #ao3 author #ao3 #ao3 fanfic #wolfstar wip #wolfstar fanfiction #sirius x remus #remus x sirius #remus lupin #sirius black #marauders fic rec #marauders fanfiction #marauders

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munacy · 1 year

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out of context quotes

Thank you @soupy-george for the tag, dear! 🥰

This is from The Maraudershop Quartet which I swear is coming...eventually. 😅

James huffs. "I mean it! This year, I’ve really buckled down as Head Boy. I’m focusing on my studies—” "Yeah, now you copy Moony's assignments before the deadline instead of after." "—I’ve stopped doing so many pranks—" "Didn’t you just spell all the Slytherin toilets to scream 'FEED ME, I’M HUNGRY' any time they sit down with the intent of causing them constipation?"

I'm pretty sure everyone has done this one already, but please consider this an open tag!

#wolfstar #wolfstar wip #out of context dialogue

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autumnsup · 1 year

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7 UP Tag

Thanks for the tag, @mostlyoptimisticdinosaur!

I have a few WIPs going at the moment, one of which is not set in the Potterverse (GASP) and another I can't share just yet because it's for a fest. However, I did start a little American Wolfstar bookshop AU fic a while back that I haven't finished, so here's a 7-line snippet:

It was Saturday, and Sy was bored. Not an entirely new experience, as mornings were often quiet at The Strand on the weekends. This morning, however, insisted on dragging itself out to absurd lengths, such that Sy felt tempted to curl up in one corner of the back room and nap. It was his own fault, really, after drinking a double espresso the night before to power himself through serving at a private party, and staying up far too late chatting online. He didn’t really need the restaurant job, seeing as he wasn’t paying rent or even for groceries half the time, but something kept him going back. Maybe it was the thrill of seeing so many glamorous men of status gathered in one place, and the knowledge that under the right circumstances, he could wrap any one of them around his finger.

But his grifting days were over, and here he was, clerking at what was probably one of the more iconic businesses in the city. Glamour of a different kind, that was for certain.

One of his co-workers, a witchy-looking girl named Dani, approached with a sheaf of flyers in hand. “What’s this?” Sy asked, tossing his hair behind one shoulder as he bent his head to look. A Bookish Event with R. John Lupin, aka Rem of In The Loop. The date given was for that day, at five PM, and the details that followed read like a concise resume. “Who is he?”

Dani looked at him with her studded eyebrows raised. “In the Loop? Surely you’ve heard of it.” At Sy’s silence, she went on, “YouTube docu-channel? The tall guy who travels the country interviewing random weirdos?”

It rang the vaguest of bells for Sy, and he tried to come up with something clever to say in response. “He should move to New York, then he wouldn’t have to travel as far to find them.”

She gave a small huff of laughter and took back the flyer Sy was holding. “Rumor has it, he’s looking at filming his next series of videos in the Northeast. This is supposedly just a reconnaissance trip, in the guise of a book tour.” She shrugged and loped off toward the front of the store. “Not that I really care.”

Her breadth of knowledge contradicted her supposed apathy, but Sy was happy to find something/anything with which to kill his boredom, and whipped out his phone to look up episodes of In the Loop on YouTube. He had to be surreptitious about it, as phones were not allowed while he was working on the floor, but by the end of his shift, he’d gotten a better sense of who R. John Lupin aka Rem was, and he was intrigued.

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