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by: flora_tyronelle

#febficaday2 - Day 24 (AUs)

Author: flora_tyronelle Rating: Mature Word Count: 20,680 Type: Magic/Fairytale AU

Summary: The night was black and full and thick like syrup, begging to be lived in, ready to be drunk like a draught, down in one swallow...

A curse made in moonlight and an endless quest for love.

Comments: Part magical fairytale, part quest, and all-around soft love story. I feel like people might have skipped over this one because of the major character death tag, but - with a spoiler warning here - let me assure you that it’s part of a bring back black/resurrection type of storyline and there is a happy ending. It’s heartfelt and gorgeously written and deserving of so much more love and attention. 

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Fest: RS Fireside Tales

Author: flora_tyronelle Rating: Not Rated Word Count: 2,634 Type: Magic!AU

Summary: Be careful who comes in through the front door.

Comments: Perfectly eerie, gorgeously written, and entirely hypnotic. I loved this so much, it was exactly what I wanted from that summary and more. This is why RS Fireside Tales is my all-time favorite fest; it never fails to showcase spectacular authors and unique stories.

Favorite Quote: 

The waves smash against the rock. The wind howls. The new moon is out there, grinning thin above the black water, somebody else is out there, somebody is out there waiting for him. The metal handle is cold and slippery to the touch; Remus grips it, pulls himself up. As he stands, the stranger outside knocks for a fourth time, and the sound makes him flinch more than the vast rumble of the ocean outside. But he holds his balance, grits his teeth. The handle gives. The door shudders open. And on the landing outside stands the man at the end of the world.

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Fest: RS Fireside Tales

Author: flora_tyronelle Rating: Not Rated Word Count: 6,960

Summary: When a wizard is left out in the cold, his feet will find wilder paths to tread.

Comments: A lyrical combination of grief, magic, and fairytale. Very much enjoyed the writing style and descriptions of wild magic. 

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Fest: RS Fireside Tales

Author: flora_tyronelle Rating: Not Rated Word Count: 6,819 Type: Magic!AU

Summary: In another life, Remus Lupin was sure that he had drowned.

For as long as he can remember there have been things in the water, in the moonlight, on the black foaming beach before the glassy waves.

Warnings: description of drowning and suicidal ideation.

Comments: An intriguing and eerie seaside tale. The writing is absolutely gorgeous, the pull of the waves, the salt spray on Remus’s face, the shadow of the moon. It’s a bit melancholy and steeped in this gentle, otherworldly, magical atmosphere. Not quite sure how to describe it, but it’s undeniably beautiful and I loved it.

Favorite Quotes: 

Near the solstice, the full moon came again. She loomed in the sky, enormous, swollen with silver light and beaming down on the tides she governed. Remus woke, sweating. His bedroom floor was littered with moon-shadows. The compulsion that had come to him four years ago had returned, dragging him from his bed, propelling him down the road. The air was as mild as it ever got in Scotland in the summer. There was no breeze disturbing the air. Only the ocean made any sound. Remus went to it; went right up to the waterline; sat down, sand on his pyjamas, his back straight, staring out at the moon-washed sea. Waiting.