Hello dear readers, and welcome to the first installment of Beyond The Shelves!
This month’s highlight is one of the Librarian’s all time favorite authors, who always manages to capture love in a way that is balanced with reality. First, check out the interview below as well as some of their fics, and then come back later today for a list of fic recs they’ve graciously created for everyone!
Name/Creative Type: Victoria / Author
Tumblr: @theprongsletthatlived
What's your favorite thing about Remus & Sirius?
I love the dynamic of tough, apathetic characters falling head over heels for shyer, kinder characters.
Canonically, Sirius has a mean-streak. Obviously, he suffers a lot throughout the series but as a teenager, we see him as a cocky and careless rich kid. Meanwhile, Remus is a mild-mannered “good boy” who remains kind despite experiencing tragedy after tragedy from a young age.
I like the idea of Sirius sensing this sweetness in Remus and being drawn to it because it is unlike anything he has really seen. Furthermore, Sirius is canonically loyal and loving, therefore there is so much potential in fics and AUs to explore how Remus taps into that.
What do you think your signature is?
I think my signature was originally humor, such as the banter in How Remus Got His Groove Back, but now it has slowly transitioned into rich jerk Sirius trying to woo the lovely Remus. And I’m not mad about it!
What advice would you give new authors?
Write exactly what you want to write! Even if the plot is overdone or seems so niche that no one will read it, the story will be good if you’re passionate about it. If you always write stories that you yourself want to read, you will never be disappointed.
And don’t focus on numbers or get upset that other people get more attention than you. Focus on the quality of your writing before anything else. Always work to be a better writer.
(Also, don’t write in your summary/notes that your writing is really bad or that you wrote the whole thing in an hour because I will believe you and not read it.)
What inspires you?/Where do you get your ideas?
I am inspired by the ridiculousness of everyday life! I think people in general are ridiculous and dramatic and I love to exaggerate that in fics. Real life is genuinely stranger than fiction most of the time.
Also, I think the fandom as a whole deserves a lot of credit! I think we bounce ideas off each other and inspire each other in so many ways.
What's a favorite fic you wrote and why?
Black Valentine is by far my favorite just because I feel like it best exemplifies my ideal writing style. I reread it and think it’s the funniest thing. I feel similarly about The Thing.
Selected Fics Written By:
RealityShowJunky / @theprongsletthatlived
How Remus Got His Groove Back
After two years of noncommittal sex: Remus tells Sirius that he loves him. Sirius firmly rejects him. Remus tries to move on. Sirius is not happy. OR Remus Lupin becomes king of the cockroaches, Fabian Prewett writes a book, Gilderoy Lockhart is a catfish, and Sirius Black realizes he's a fucking idiot.
Black Valentine
Remus and Sirius like to break up to make up. Lily and James just wish they wouldn't do it so loudly.
flesh and blood needs flesh and blood, and You're the one I need
In 1968, Azkaban State Penitentiary reported finding convict Sirius Black stabbed to death inside the prison hospital. In 2003, Hogsmeade P.D. finds Sirius Black's fractured skeleton in an escape tunnel outside the prison. Homicide detectives Nymphadora Tonks and Charlie Weasley now must try and crack two puzzles: how it's possible for a man to die twice, and more importantly—who wanted Sirius Black dead at all.
“Yes, Remus Lupin is gorgeous, smart, funny, and hands down the best lay Sirius has ever had. Sometimes, Sirius just can’t get enough of him—of his plump mouth or the sweetness that seems to radiate out of his pores. He’ll even admit that he does prefer Remus’ company to anyone else’s ninety percent of the time. But—just because your favorite dessert is chocolate cake doesn’t mean you’ll never crave a cookie, right?”
I'm so proud (of being loved by you)
Sirius Black and Remus Lupin are truly, madly, deeply in love. There’s just one problem: Sirius’ best friend can never find out.
Sirius continued: “I thought this little guy could keep you company while I’m at work.” Remus laughed as the puppy planted lick upon lick across his face. “I love you,” he said. Sirius’ felt his own breath hitch. “I lo—” “I love you,” Remus repeated to the puppy, in a high-pitched voice Sirius had never heard come out of his mouth. “I love you, I love you, I love you!” /// In which Sirius buys Remus a puppy and immediately regrets it.
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