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@lilyflower28
you should get a second evening for reading fan fiction. And you should get an extra day in the week to do arts and crafts.
A lil jily comic doodle hehe
jily sketch for my dear friend
she got cold
modern day band au.
marauders as a band- sirius as drummer, james as lead vocals/guitar, peter as lead guitarist, remus as bass
gryff girls as a band- emmeline as drummer, lily as lead vocals/guitar, mary as keyboardist/guitar, marlene as bass
the bands are always pitted against each other bcs they're under the same company with fans that either love or hate the other band, & a drama between james & lily is very very known. ppl don't know why they have beef, but it's known that they knew each other prior to their bands/joining a label bcs they went to school together. if ppl ask lily about james or his band, she WILL rant about how much they suck. if ppl ask james about lily or her band, he will say he's their biggest fan and everyone thinks he's being sarcastic about it since he always makes fun of lily and the band to her face. ppl tend to make up theories on why they hate each other so much. and one day a fan asks sirius why lily hates james so much. sirius responds that she doesn't hate him. the fans go wild about that.
any dating jily headcanons? loving touch and go so far!!
SO MANY
i mentioned it yesterday but i don't really think jily were that publicly affectionate! i think their friends are too important to them and so they kept it to hand-holding and arms around shoulders and the occasional accidental eye-fuck (which sirius called them out on every time of course). they were all over each other behind closed doors and maybe got caught in compromising positions a few times by their mates but i don't see them as being into the voyeuristic stuff i see a lot in the fandom
when either of them gets good news, they don't tell anyone until they've told each other
they play games with each other all the time! never a dull moment. they have a tonne of people watching games that they created between the two of them. they try explaining them to others but no one else manages to catch on to their weird bits so james and lily just play them with each other. they rate people's outfits, make up back stories for strangers, etc.
they remained just as competitive within academic settings! anyone suggesting that they wouldn't remain loyal to outdoing each other or that either of them was 'going easy' on the other as the height of insult to them. sometimes the competition got bad enough to where they couldn't revise together
they sleep over basically every night from pretty much the beginning of their relationship. it's not even about sex... they'd just rather be together than apart and since, as mentioned above, jily are mostly respectful to others... the lads don't mind her being there and so that's just sort of the arrangement
related (and eventually relevant to touch and go)... james falls asleep first. every single time. doesn't matter where they are or what they're doing. lily has hundreds of memories of him talking confidently about something and then simply passing out halfway through a sentence.
they are both horrible when the other is ill. james hovers and fusses and dramatically acts as though lily has one foot in the grave because she has a cold... which pisses lily off. meanwhile, lily thinks james is a whiny baby and gets so annoyed with his complaining when he is ill. they both laughed out loud during the "in sickness and in health" part of their vows
they are both incredibly nosy. one of the reasons they work so well is that neither of them gets annoyed by being interrogated. a conversation between them is basically just two people asking increasingly invasive questions because they're genuinely interested in each other's answers. but when one of them has gossip to share... mutual exuberance!!!
james never actually stops showing off for lily. the difference is that once they're together, he's no longer trying to impress her. he's just trying to make her laugh. it basically becomes his life mission.
james is surprisingly good at remembering tiny details about people and lily absolutely takes advantage of this. this allows them to be a great head girl and head boy and they're pretty universally beloved
james is one of the only people who can get lily to complain about things. she usually keeps it under wraps, but james knows exactly when to needle her enough to draw out a needed vent session
(;ω;)
Cottage Neighbours
by lebensmuede
Summary:
If I'd known a certain messy-haired idiot was going to be in the cottage next to my family's when we went away for winter holidays, I would've stayed at Hogwarts.
May
In Love and War (WIP) by Icepen. Rated M.
After a horrible summer before her Seventh Year brings the war to her doorstep, Lily Evans knows one thing for certain-- she will not be safe at Hogwarts anymore. Her position as Head Girl, her new friendship with the Potter heir and the disgraced Black heir, the sudden and tragic murder of her parents all shoves her into a limelight she never wanted. Learning to cope with her grief and her trauma, Lily needs to navigate the treacherous waters of her new situation as the war against people like her escalates in the world she is about to graduate into.
flying lesson (completed, 3.7k) by @allrightevanss1123. Rated G.
lily evans, 11, muggle-born, anxietic as fuck and there's a human megaphone yelling instructions beside her. or james potter, 11, sees the muggle-born girl looking confused during their first flying lesson and decides he needs to help her. because thats what gryffindors do.
stuck here, with you!! (WIP) by @allrightevanss1123. Rated M.
Lily, as the respectable Gryffindor Prefect, had to mentor James Potter in the Hospital Wing for a week because Remus’ ‘sick week’ and Potter’s quidditch accident overlapped together. or James cracked tf outta his skull and heard LETSSS GOOOO
Whoever You Want (WIP) by @allrightevanss1123. Rated M.
Lily had known him for quite a long time now—James Potter and his weird hair, his desperate jokes, and those horn-rimmed glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose. He couldn’t help but make a fool of himself in front of her every single time. But Lily had never once considered turning him down as "resisting," despite everyone else calling it that, talking about his charm and how cute he acted, how much he fancied her. He was...pretty resistible, really. Until he wasn't, at least.
Stone Cold and Rock Hard (completed, 2.4k) by @neverenoughmarauders. Rated T.
Lily let out a breath she didn’t know she’d been holding. ‘James,’ she laughed. ‘When a boy and a girl agree to grab a drink in Hogsmeade, they’re going on a date.’ — Or: James Potter gets undressed and Lily Evans dives into the Black Lake for no reason whatsoever.
The Night Is Over But I'll Still Dance With You (completed, 2.7k) by @gingerqueen0567. Not rated.
Lily is so excited for the prom! Nothing can ruin the night, right?
What's In A Name Anyway? (completed, 2.5k) by @yallthemwitches. Rated T.
“Wait,” he says slowly, his heart somersaulting like it’s been taken for a ride on a broomstick, “A crush on McLauren or me?" Lily shoots him a pitiful look. “Please don’t make me admit I fancy you after basically seeing you naked,” she says bitterly, wiping at her eyes. “I won’t be able to live with myself.”
Second chances (completed, 3.5k) by @vivianjily. Rated M.
James thought he'd made peace with the slow burn of it—becoming Lily's friend, earning back her trust, hoping that eventually she'd see him as more. Then Benjy Fenwick makes her laugh and James realizes he's been fooling himself.
love struck (completed, 3.1k) by @sapphireleo. Rated G.
A love story told in colors of carnations (that he first thought were roses). Ending is kinda angsty. Red. Purple. Blue & White. Pink. More white.
BLAME (completed, 36.7k) by @blitheringmcgonagall. Not rated.
“I take full responsibility for my actions, Sir, I know that you’re going to have to expel me. There is no excuse for what happened. I’m sorry to have to put my parents through this. And Professor McGonagall, I just really wanted to tell her how sorry I am and …” His voice trailed off. Dumbledore’s cold periwinkle eyes regarded him intently, as though engaging in some complicated mental Arithmancy. “If Severus Snape corroborates what you just told me, I’m afraid that is correct, you will be expelled, Mr Potter.” A Marauders What If...? What if James had been blamed for the Prank? What if he got expelled at the end of Fifth Year? What if there was never a Lily Evans and James Potter, Head Boy and Head Girl? If they parted enemies, if they never got together in their final year in Hogwarts? What if the marauders lost James? What then?
Sweet Thing (completed, 5.7k) by @stonecoldhedwig. Rated E.
“Ask me,” he says softly. The room is so quiet, James thinks he can hear the sound of her heartbeat alongside his own. “Tie me up.” **** Or: Lily and James explore that little kink they discovered on Christmas Day.
Operation Love Languages (completed, 5.3k) by @exalthia. Rated T.
“The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate? Moony, what in the name of Merlin’s crusty toenails is this?” asked Sirius, derisively squinting at the cover. “‘Mate,’ is that some werewolf shit?” “I told you, it’s a Muggle book. I think it could help James. Listen, this bloke says there’s five ‘love languages,’ and they’re different ways of showing your love for someone depending on what’s important to them: physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gift giving, and acts of service. Our boy has been doing none of these, and look where it’s gotten him. He’s got to woo her.” Love languages, James thought, sounded about as woolly as divination, but if they somehow helped him win Lily over, he’d do anything. He’d even probably attempt to fight the giant squid. Not bare-handed, though, he valued his life, lovelorn as it was. OR—Lily has been unimpressed with James' efforts to win her over, so he tries a new tactic. A Muggle one.
Hard Work (completed, 4.5k) by @feed-the-birdss. Rated T.
Lily Evans is drowning in the effort to belong. James Potter has never had to put effort into anything. Somewhere between broken quills, failed patronus charms, and head duties, they figure out what effort is actually worth.
four a.m. knows all my secrets (completed, 2.6k) by @jilyflowers. Rated E.
They fit together so perfectly, two pieces of a puzzle, a comfortable reminder of what she’s got, rather than what she’s lost. It's a quarter past four in the morning after a rough Order mission, and James and Lily can't sleep.
Ultraviolet (completed, 2k) by @deadlysansa. Rated G.
Emails between Lily and James & co about a missing notebook.
I’ll be Home for Christmas (completed, 4k) by @vagueshadows-fics. Rated E.
I’ll be home for Christmas. The words echo warmly in his mind, a stark contrast to the brutal cold of his present reality. He’d said those words with cavalier confidence mere days ago, his hands on Lily’s waist as he kissed her goodbye on the doorstep of the small cottage they’d moved into only a few weeks ago. He can almost picture her now, cocooned in the safety of their new home — her cheeks flushed from the heat of the kitchen, humming muggle Christmas tunes as she stirs a pot of hot chocolate. The image feels like a beacon of hope in the suffocating cold of this mission. James intends to keep his promise. Or: When a routine reconnaissance mission goes sideways, James is determined to find a way home in time for Christmas
need you like a heartbeat (completed, c500 words) by @oakheartedmuse. Rated G.
"He needed her like a heartbeat and there she was, amusing herself with his suffering." Or, James is sure he's losing his mind, but it's mostly because of the heat and this certain redhead...
Also check out the previous months' lists: January | February | March | April
Percy + Being the most stressed out 13 year old. Percy Jackson & the Olympians, S02
Does anyone know of any jily epistolary fics?
yes yes! some faves:
The Shoebox Project !!!! So vintage!!!! This one takes me BACK, man. Wolfstar + Jily as told by a collection of letters/photographs/other paraphernalia found in a shoebox under Remus Lupin's bed.
Commentarius by BC Daily - THEEE classic lily evans diary fic. Canon compliant, but written pre-HBP.
SO many of ghostofbambi's fics, but will shout out two of my faves (both modern AUs): n00b and choose your own (sexy) adventure
some with arrows, some with traps by isahorcrux - modern retelling of much ado about nothing with delicious group-chat drama
Hepburn Avenue by stonecoldhedwig - multi-POV uni modern marauders texting fic (which i inhaled while ill with food poisoning, so please see my unhinged comments accordingly)
What About The Two of Us? by betweenfactandbreakfast - jily + wolfstar (and some hinny!) daisy jones & the six AU told via interviews
Ultraviolet by deadlysansa - another modern au told via emails. the case of lily evans's missing notebook! or rather, the notebook held hostage by james potter.
I'm certain that I'm forgetting many incredible fics, so I hope others chime in too :)
Oooooh, I've read three of these, and I've heard of Commentarius!! I'll mark them for later to read after my exam. Thank you so much for the recommendations!!!
Why does everyone think fiction is just fantasy wish fulfillment now and not like an exploration of themes and ideas
People will be like “this movie is evil and gross because it depicts a predatory relationship” and then you watch the movie in question and it’s about how preying on young women is bad and impacts their lives negatively
“Why would they do this instead of just making everyone in the movie nice and normal and good” so we would have this conversation….
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school days jily
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STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]
The Original Rainbow Pride Flag (1978) by Gilbert Baker.