#sreka

[wolfstar-fic-recs]

The List; or, The Five Times Remus Lupin did not Exhibit Trademarks of Homosexuality (and the One Time He Did)

by sreka

WC: 4.6k words

Rating: mature

Summary:

TEENAGERS, BEWARE OF THE “FRIEND” OF YOUR OWN SEX WHO: 1. Is too “nice to be true. 2. Wants to spend time with you alone. 3. Proposes that you be roommates and sleep in the same bed. 4. Writes you love notes as to a sweetheart. 5. Directs the conversation to intimate matters. 6. Wants to touch the private parts of your body. THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRADEMARKS OF HOMOSEXUALITY.

Favourite tags:

'Dramatic Sirius Black' 'Oblivious Remus Lupin'

Status: complete

[middleagedenragedmama]

I bound Rourke, Au Pif, and Astronomia Nova. It’s one of those flip books where you have story A on one side and story B on the other. Thank you to @smodernlife for permission to bind these amazing fics. This is a gift I made for a friend who loves them. It was supposed to be a surprise but I’m terrible at surprises.

Bookcloth - Hollanders, HTV - mostly frog but the white is cricut, images/designs are all from canva, the cakes endpaper is gift wrap from Paper Source and the birds endpaper is from the calm & cool Park Lane paperback from Michaels/Joanns.

[wolfstarshipping]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Rourke (27401 words) by sreka

Summary: Wolfstar Games 2020 - Team Sound / Prompt: typewriter

“Lupin didn’t seem pleased that I was filming last night,” Sirius said lightly. “Most people that come here…” Lily spoke slowly, choosing her words carefully, “Remus put it like this to me once: most people who choose to spend years of their life so far from civilization have a reason for leaving it behind. Remus wanted someone like us and he held out for so long because he expected he would get sent a bunch of finicky artsy types. I don’t think he expected you. And now that you’re here, I don’t think he quite knows what to do with you.”   When wildlife filmmaker Sirius Black arrives on a remote Antarctic island for a year-long assignment, he isn't phased by the freezing wind, the perpetual darkness, or the hostility he meets from some of the biologists at the research base. He is used to living an itinerant existence. He is comfortable with unforgiving conditions. He expects the world to treat him harshly. But he does not expect to fall in love.

Comment:

So this was just absolutely fucking beautiful, I highly recommend reading it!! I may be a little biased because the fic PERFECTLY combines my obsession with cold remote islands in the middle of nowhere close to antarctica with my love of wolfstar so when I found it it almost felt too good to be true and like it was written specifically for me, but then I read it and the writing is so lovely, it's such a good slow burn and you really get a feel for the atmosphere in their little house on the island and for the whole group, and I love all the characterisations and yeah just - highly recommend!!

Rating: Mature Additional Tags (by the author): Enemies to Friends to Lovers, kind of?, Not Beta Read, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, this was supposed to be a 2k mistaken identity fic, I apologize deeply for whatever it ended up as…, might add to this?, Unsure, Wolfstar Games 2020, Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Walburga Black's A+ Parenting, Orion Black's A+ Parenting, Lyall Lupin's A+ Parenting, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Mentioned Regulus Black, Miscarriage, I think I tagged all the triggers? Please correct me if I'm wrong, Alternate Universe, Modern Marauders (Harry Potter)

[wolfstar-fic-recs]

Rourke

by sreka

WC: 27k (1 chapter)

Rating: mature

Summary:

“Lupin didn’t seem pleased that I was filming last night,” Sirius said lightly. “Most people that come here…” Lily spoke slowly, choosing her words carefully, “Remus put it like this to me once: most people who choose to spend years of their life so far from civilization have a reason for leaving it behind. Remus wanted someone like us and he held out for so long because he expected he would get sent a bunch of finicky artsy types. I don’t think he expected you. And now that you’re here, I don’t think he quite knows what to do with you.” When wildlife filmmaker Sirius Black arrives on a remote Antarctic island for a year-long assignment, he isn't phased by the freezing wind, the perpetual darkness, or the hostility he meets from some of the biologists at the research base. He is used to living an itinerant existence. He is comfortable with unforgiving conditions. He expects the world to treat him harshly. But he does not expect to fall in love.

Status: complete

Extra: the author is also working on publishing the story from Remus' perspective!

[wolfstarshipping]

Swing and a Miss: A Secret Santa Tale (6.444 words) by sreka /@smodernlife

office/secret santa AU, modern AU, non-magic AU

Rating: General Audiences

Summary:

“Just kill me, Lily.”

“Here: candle, poems, mints. Best you’re going to do.”

“Lovely. I’m sure I’ll manage to burn his house down, depress him, and offend him. Definitely charming.”

“Maybe just… don’t ever tell him you were his secret Santa?”

 

In which Remus is very good at gift giving, Sirius is very bad at gift giving, and Lily and James are meddlesome matchmakers. A belated Christmas tale.

Comment:

This was an adorable and funny office AU, featuring James and Lily as matchmakers and oblivious Remus and Sirius, so cute and fluffy!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[wolfstarwarehouse]

#fall together fest - day 2

Author: sreka Rating: Mature Word Count: 4,581 Era: MWPP

Summary: TEENAGERS, BEWARE OF THE “FRIEND” OF YOUR OWN SEX WHO:

1. Is too nice to be true. 2. Wants to spend time with you alone. 3. Proposes that you be roommates and sleep in the same bed. 4. Writes you love notes as to a sweetheart. 5. Directs the conversation to intimate matters. 6. Wants to touch the private parts of your body.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRADEMARKS OF HOMOSEXUALITY.

Comments: As the author said in their notes, this is best described as a crack fic that caught feelings. Ridiculousness turns into earnest feelings; it’s wonderful.

[hazybellarecs]

“I know Remus seems very detached from all of this,” she motioned around the room, “And from all of us. But he’s not. He’s trying to keep us safe, I think. In his own way.”

Sirius didn’t say anything. He stayed quiet, considering.

“It’s why he only wanted someone experienced in wildlife filming. He was so particular about getting the right filmmakers, you know. He wanted someone who's been in the field their whole life. Not just because he wanted someone who could handle themselves out here, but because he wanted someone who would understand the type of people we are, and the type of life we lead.”

“He expected we’d get someone like James, honestly. He’s…” she smiled wryly, “he’s wonderful, obviously, but it’s pretty apparent he’s not someone who’s devoted to hardcore wildlife documentaries. He still complains about the hot water running out, for god's sake,” she said fondly.

Sirius snorted; James, bless him, really wasn’t cut out for Sirius’s nomadic lifestyle. Human interest stories based out of London were more his speed. Not that his work here wasn’t impeccable; it was. It was just a matter of him suffering for the art in a way Sirius never did. The thrill of the footage far outweighed the negative for Sirius.

“Remus wanted someone like us and he held out for so long because he expected he would get sent a bunch of finicky artsy types. I don’t think he expected you. And now that you’re here, I don’t think he quite knows what to do with you.”

Rourke by sreka

[wolfstarwarehouse]

#curiosityfest - day 4

Author: sreka Rating: Mature Word Count: 27,401 Type: Non-magic AU

Summary: “Lupin didn’t seem pleased that I was filming last night,” Sirius said lightly.

“Most people that come here…” Lily spoke slowly, choosing her words carefully, “Remus put it like this to me once: most people who choose to spend years of their life so far from civilization have a reason for leaving it behind. Remus wanted someone like us and he held out for so long because he expected he would get sent a bunch of finicky artsy types. I don’t think he expected you. And now that you’re here, I don’t think he quite knows what to do with you.”

When wildlife filmmaker Sirius Black arrives on a remote Antarctic island for a year-long assignment, he isn't phased by the freezing wind, the perpetual darkness, or the hostility he meets from some of the biologists at the research base. He is used to living an itinerant existence. He is comfortable with unforgiving conditions. He expects the world to treat him harshly. But he does not expect to fall in love.

Warnings: Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Miscarriage, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse

Comments: The setting of this story, the chilly island filled with wildlife and the old cabin smelling of coffee, was beautifully done. The relationships between all of the characters brought a warmth to it, too. I especially loved taciturn Remus and all of the pining from Sirius - I live for that slightly angsty slow burn.