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[tlatpostcards]

The Life and Times Chapter 4: Snaps and the Second Week

"Hey, Snaps," said a new voice, and Potter appeared with it. He grinned cheerfully at her, as though they were the best of friends. "Had a good day, did you?" "I'm not going to ask," said Lily coldly. "Sorry, Potter, you lose, because I don't care what your stupid little nickname means." She really tried to mean it. "Are you sure, Snaps?" "Yes." "Because you say I just lost, but it feels an awful lot like winning. Especially since you asked Sirius to tell you what it meant." Lily scowled at Black. "You said you wouldn't tell." "I said I'd think about it," replied Sirius defensively. "And it's a force of habit telling James everything... it just sort of slipped out. He looked so joyful when I told him... like a little tyke at Christmas."

— JULES.

[kissmypoets-hp]

Fanfic Classics: The James and Lily Special

🦌 The Life and Times by Jewels5/ @itreallyatemyhand

She was dramatic. He was dynamic. She was precise. He was impulsive. He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart require time.

I need to give my flowers to TLAT. Like, hello?? I fear this summary will always be iconic to me.... This is the first ship I actively searched for fanfiction of, and TLAT (especially in its prime) was, like, a whole phenomenon. IYKYK. Obviously, Jily gets "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt (1907–1908), one of my favorite paintings ever 🥹 (and the lovers in the painting match James and Lily's hair colors too, which never occurred to me until I made this cover!) I haven't read this fic since... 2013 maybe... but I did give it a skim while I was archiving the fic and while it really is a tragedy it's been discontinued, I am so glad it ended where it did and thankful I got to read it 😭

[jilyscious]

I hope Jewels is out there in a writers room, writing for a tv show. I realised on my last reread that it follows like a series. Her dialogue killed yo. So much tone and character in each line. And her ability to hook you with the banter and small gestures means she would be (should be/hopefully is) a screenwriter

[jilyesplz]

Jules Appreciation Post

Every time I reread any chapter of TLAT I find something new to marvel at. This scene from Chapter 9 when Snape manipulates Lily into unfriending James...this tiny slice of narration is so fucking poignant how does she do it??????????

"Sev..." He started to leave. "Sev, please!" Because Severus Snape was her childhood; he was Petunia before she hated Lily and Petunia when she hated her the most. He was the first time she did magic on purpose, and the time when her Dad had still been around, and a million other things of which Lily had not yet let go. "Sev, wait!"

[potterfanciesevans]

congrats to TLAT and the genius wordsmith Jules on 12K (12K!!!!!) reviews on ff.net!!!!

i love that it continues to break hearts all over the internet more than 5948521548 7 (ouch) years after the last chapter known to exist had been published because that pain is still fresh af for me.

anyway, if you take one thing away from that marvelous story, let it be don’t chase the quaffle if you see the snitch. in general in life. aim for the lily evans, aka the greatest thing life could possibly give you. don’t let snape luke harper bastards 2020 get you down. happy new year! 

[cupcakesandtv]

🎵 What goes around, goes around, goes around, Comes aaaaall the way back around 🎵

😘

You’re both jerks

[durgathegoddess]

It's 2020, I'm still rereading TLAT and hoping that it somehow will be updated. I'm literally hurting myself in this rereading and trying my best to pace myself so I don't just finish it up like the monster I am.

If anyone has like a fan version of chapter 37, please send me a link!

[anxiouspineapples]

itreallyatemyhand ha respondido a tu publicación: spent the entire day watching the veronica mars...

oh god how ya holding up?