Hi!
I just read Mistle-wow upon learning it’s part of the long Jily fic you’re going to post, and I wanted to say I really liked it!
I loved that there are already established feeling in 5th year, a kiss, glimpses of James being a total need (which I adore) and Lily being turned on by his nerdiness, hair and intelligence!
It seems very promising and wanted to say good luck and thank you for deciding to share your story with us!
Oh thank you so much - this literally made my day!
I have to give a shout-out to my friend @petalsthefish who posted this answer to an ask. It really sent me down a rabbit hole. You can thank her for my writing 'A Light in the Shadows' and Mistle-Wow.
As for established mutual pinning, I have mad respect for the enemies-to-loves trope (it's a fave of mine), however, I have always felt like they were closer than what we get to see in the senses from the books.
The only memories of Lily and James we have are from the perspective of Snape and Voldemort. In SWM, I truly ask myself was Lily mad that James asked her out that day at the lake, or was she mad about the way that he asked her and what he was doing to her friend? What happened before. What are the missing moments that led Sirius to say "Nah, she didn't."
In ALITS, Lily will be a fool for James just as much as he is (but somehow she keeps it together...maybe...). She will also be flawed, as I think both she and James need to grow up. No one is utopic good at 15/16.
I hope you/everyone is willing to stay for the long hall, as it will take us some time to get to their fifth year. Though I hope Mistle-Wow will keep you company until then! I promise you there will be plenty of young Jily along the way.
Thank you for reading and sending me this message!