do you have any ultimate ultimate favourite wolfstar fics to recommend?? maybe some niche, not so popular ones?? i need something new and youre like soo wolfstar Coded to me i had to ask😭 sorry if its random
AHHH im giggling and twirling my hair rn thank u so so much for the ask 💕💕
admittedly the fics in my personal hall of fame aren't super duper underground but i do have a few that i haven't seen talked about as much!! so i tried to order them from least to most popular by hits
so it goes
- 50k words, remus gets caught in a time loop after halloween 1981. heavy angst
- i've been waiting to recommend this for MONTHS so thank u for giving me the chance! i'm not sure how much i can say without giving the plot away because i do think it's best to go in blind with this one, but oh my god. wow. absolutely mind-blowing, character study elements of remus during the first war as well as how his relationship with sirius, james and lily was affected by it
the line between us
- 30k words, remus and sirius break up in the aftermath of the prank, but an accidental blood oath they've made draws them back together after hogwarts. second chances and mutual pining, smut, SO much angst but it all works out in the end
- ok so this is one of like three actual niche fics i have on here and for good reason!! this was so poetic oh my god their relationship in this means sooo much to me <33 like soul bonds are u kidding?? another one for the Made me cry list
free and young and we can feel none of it
- 55k words, sirius stays over with remus during the summer before seventh year, mutual pining and domestic fluff ensue with barely any angst, mild smut
- they share a bed!! cuddling and snuggling at lupin's this was so cute <33 coming of age soft summer romance
- this was a sirius black character study as well and that aspect was very well done imo, we really do get into his head and explore his relationships with remus, james, and walburga
the road to sweetwater
- 57k word western au! cowboy remus captures outlaw sirius and has to bring him to the sheriff in town. they kiss. angst + hurt/comfort, smut, internalized homophobia and religious guilt
- fuel for my brokeback mountain phase. cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other or whatever
levity
- this one's a four-part series with 51k words in total! it's a get-together story following sirius and remus during the first war, so expect buckets of angst as well as the usual pining and tension and realization of feelings
- the series does predate the modern marauders fandom by quite a bit, so the characterizations of remus and sirius + the perspective on their relationship is pretty different from what i typically see, and i found that really refreshing!
- made me cry by the end 💔💔
in lieu of beaujolais
- 18k word oneshot, takes place post-hogwarts but before the war really kicks off. remus and sirius have this friends-with-benefits thing going on which becomes complicated when they move in together after graduation
- by the same author as station to station so lovely characterization again!! super poetic as well, and the domestic fluff moved me to tears honestly i need wolfstar to go grocery shopping together for the rest of their lives
from white hot anticipation to cold-blooded fear and back again
- 20k words, ravenclaw remus au! this one has remus being cool and mysterious and sirius forgetting how to function around him. super sweet and fluffy
- can u tell i like the oblivious sirius trope...
- honestly i felt like i was falling in love with remus myself, sirius's feelings are explored so wonderfully
(in my room) i want you here
- 6k oneshot, a cute little spin the bottle game at a gryffindor party leads to love confessions
- cute and fluffy and perfect honestly. the prose was beautiful, i love this version of remus and sirius and it's a really lovely break from the usual angst and misery lol
seven things that didn't happen on valentine's day at hogwarts, or maybe they did
- 25k words, this one follows them through snippets of valentine's days throughout their years at hogwarts. funny and light-hearted with lots of typical marauders shenanigans, but wolfstar pining and fluff and getting together as well!
- this one was such a fun break from the doom and gloom i usually read, i love marauders being silly teenage boys and not knowing how to deal with their feelings
station to station
- this ones a 26k word hogwarts get-together fic with the typical mutual pining + miscommunication
- wolfstar in their purest form honestly i adore this author's characterization of them as well as the way both of their emotions are conveyed! beautifully written + a little bit of first war related angst keeps the tone just slightly bittersweet, at least to me 🥲
saccharine
- 26k word modern au, sirius is the ghost haunting remus's new apartment! mystery, domestic fluff, and angst with a happy ending
- this was so cute oh my goodness and then it was SO SAD!!! but the ending makes it all worth it <333 trust the process
the things i did
- 155k word fix-it fic, remus gets custody of harry and visits sirius in azkaban to try and figure things out. exes to lovers, angst but rest assured there's plenty of fluff later on
- this one was a lot of fun for me! i have such a soft spot for wolfstar raising harry fics and this one was especially nice because we see a lot of the impact azkaban has on sirius + how the war affects their relationship
burning and buried with the rest of it
- 118k au where remus is bitten the summer before fifth year rather than as a child. heavy angst, slow burn with a happy ending
- this is more of a remus-centric fic overall, but i really enjoyed the wolfstar as well! very well-written study of remus's trauma and mental health following the bite, which i thought was interesting since that specific aspect isn't usually explored in fics
- platonic moonwater was cute too!
- check the tags before reading! this one is quite heavy
befriending a ravenclaw
- 55k words, hogwarts era au where remus is in ravenclaw instead of gryffindor and sirius is still, rightfully, obsessed with him. pining, angst, and slow burn (sirius is in denial for a while) ensue. there's smut in the epilogue!
- this one was a super fun read! the characters are so full of life i felt like i was there on the page with them <33
- not niche by any means but i couldnt not include one of my absolute favs
language lessons
- 150k words, au where everyone lives post-war (YAY!!). remus and sirius get into this friends with benefits situation where remus teaches sirius how to be better at relationships, while sirius imparts his sexual expertise. fluff, angst, mutual pining and slow burn + great smut
- THIS FIC!!!! i'm a firm believer that everyone needs to read language lessons at least once in their lives this was perfect to me <33 their relationship is developed so intricately through flashbacks, so the friends to lovers aspect is really well done imo! super fun read, i couldn't stop giggling at my screen they're the cutest ever
bindings, bindings
- 65k au where james, lily, and regulus come back to life through the veil a few months after halloween 1981. fluff and angst + hurt/comfort
- i actually reread this at least once a month it has some of my favourite wolfstar scenes from any fic <33 everybody lives fix-it fics u have my whole heart
remain in light
- 175k words, second war au where sirius survives the ministry battle! established wolfstar, however it's told through a non-linear narrative with a lot of flashbacks, so we get to see their relationship from hogwarts onward. angst with the perfect amount of fluff + smut to round it all out
- this is THE wolfstar fic of all time for me!!!! their relationship was so sweet and soft and realistic imo, sirius and remus are fleshed out so well as characters that their relationship becomes so much more impactful. i could write essays about this fic it truly made me fall in love with wolfstar all over again. seriously if u read one fic from this list let it be this one
- again quite popular so not exactly what ur looking for 😅 sorry about that! i just cant not include the fics i wake up thinking about in a cold sweat lol
as the worm moon dies
- 200k word au where voldemort came to power in 1965. remus is in this underground werewolf fighting ring, sirius is a bored aristocrat and everything gets really crazy really fast. sexual tension, spies and prophecies, and so so so much angst
- this was an absolute rollercoaster from start to finish! at no point could i predict what would happen next and at no point was i disappointed. incredible read, if u like super high-stakes plot this is for u
- this one is pretty popular but i wanted to include it anyway since it's one of the more unique wolfstar fics i've found
- mind the tags!!! and major character death
that's the art of getting by
- 40k words, post first-war remus gets custody of harry and sirius is freed from azkaban, they navigate both their relationship and their grief. angst with a happy ending
- okay i KNOW this has nearly a million hits but if anyone hasn't read it already u absolutely have to. this fic is Everything to me, such a good portrayal of grief and mental health + how it affects relationships, and wolfstar raising harry>>>> one of my fav tropes
- "was it the wolf thing?" "was it the black thing?" SOBBING
sorry this took so long i was SCOURING my bookmarks trying to pick which fics to include and then i just ended up adding all of them!! i hope u find something u like <3