Who is surprised I ended up writing a mini essay on remus lupin on reddit lol.
Thought I would share it here bc I never get tired of thinking about him.
It was asking to describe personal perfect characterization of Remus (it was respectful and kind and not trying to start fanon war or whatever and responses were more than taller etc. it was very nice.)
Anyways-- what I said:
I agree with a lot of what's here and I'll add.
My perfect Remus --- **disability or chronic illness rep is so so important** If it's magical universe, have lycanthropy affect more than one night a month.
It shaped a lot about him in canon and I think that it carries over to a lot of responses in au/modern. It does not have to be the focus of the fic, but it's important to me that it's there.
That said, I still love things without rep and would never try to dictate. But if we're talking preference.
I think that he tries his hardest to be kind, he has a lot of patience but he also has a breaking point. I think that he's a great listener
I think he has low self esteem, he build up walls that it's hard to breech bc he's been forced into secrecy.
I think that he's a great teacher and that is in part bc of how hard he's had to work academically and that he wanted good grades for validation and to prove he belongs and grasping on to that possibly helping after school is over. I think that he's smart, but it's not the level of James and Sirius. I think that he gets the swot and bookworm title bc he misses class and is sick so he has to study. I think that he probably is jealous of the way it seems effortless.
I think that he would do anything to keep his friends once he lets them in. But he also self sabotages and pushes them away. Fear of hurting them, or being seen, or bc he's scared, or unworthy. He thinks that people would ultimately be better off without him due to stigma or danger or needing caretaking and sacrifice. (Animagus, etc)
I think that he's a little weird, he got the loony lupin from somewhere. I think that while he's funny and nice to be around, I don't think that he's the same kind of draw and charisma as Sirius and James. But that doesn't make him less, just make him different.
Anyways. I have more to say but I'm tired lol.
I've done more posts I might edit if I find them.
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