we're all stories in the end

a flame in two cupped hands
Harry Potter ; Remus/Sirius ; PG-13 ; 3000 words
Sirius didn't crouch down to tuck the coat under Remus's shoulders, didn't press a soft kiss to Remus's forehead the way he wanted.

title from Margaret Atwood, written for glass_icarus at rs_small_gifts, with thanks to sunnyrea and silyara for betaing!

Sirius sat on the shop floor, felled by an avalanche of top-shelf Christmas decorations, baubles still clattering down around him.

Late Bloom
Harry Potter ; Remus/Sirius ; PG-13 ; 10,000 words ; AU
Sirius, the dutiful eldest son of the mighty Black family, has almost entirely lost his own hopes and dreams. An unexpected meeting with a long-forgotten friend might just change everything.

Written for Round Two of the rs_games, Team MWPP. Originally posted here. I could talk about this story a lot, but I think I'll let it speak for itself first? Onwards!

( James lay back, staring up at the bright afternoon sky. This summer was getting off to a marvellous start. )

The Basic Art Of Communication
Harry Potter
Remus/Sirius
PG-13, 3500 words
Summary: Wherein chaos is unleashed, Lily Evans proves corruptible, and Sirius is trying to say something important, probably.
Notes: Written for Round One of the rs_games.

( 'Rise and shine, brethren! Today is our day of jubilee!' )

The Tyranny of Petty Things (The Unconquered Skies Remix
Harry Potter; Remus/Sirius
PG-13, 5000 words
Summary: Moving into Number 12, Grimmauld Place is like starting a war. Sirius tries to fight it as best he can.
Notes: Written for remixredux08, a remix of The Tyranny of Petty Things, by rian219. Many thanks to mindabbles for the beta. Full story notes & soundtrack at the end.

( 'I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things...' -- Antoine de St-Exupery  )

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( Notes & Soundtrack )

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Hahaha, and speaking of Remix - I would have thought that there are some authors, authors whose extensive fannish oeuvre I know and love, I'd be able to spot a mile off. Sometimes, apparently not! shaggydogstail was the delight behind my remix this year, The Art of Memory (Bold and Lonely Remix) [Doctor Who; G; gen], and if you haven't read it yet I direct you over there straight away for a gorgeous examination of some of those left behind.

After The Agony In Stony Places
PG, 2800 words
Remus/Sirius, Peter, James, Lily
Summary: They'd kept vigil like this before now, and yet, the thought of anything happening to James, or to Remus - Remus, who only a few short weeks ago had just been a friend, and now--
Notes: Originally written for avendya at hp_quotathon; inspired in part by T.S. Eliot.

( 'You could have given me a little warning! Only fair to give a bloke a bit of preparation before you floor him with sudden pronouncements,' James said. )

By Candlelight
1000 words, PG
Remus/Sirius
Summary: They sit together, still and warm and silent, as midnight draws near on Christmas Eve.
Notes: Written for lupinslittlesis at rs_small_gifts. This isn't quite a remix, but owes a fair bit to her wonderful Though I Speak With the Tongues of Men and Angels. With many thanks to sambethe for spotting my typos and suchlike.

The stars were clear tonight.

A Bit Of News
PG, 800 words
Sirius, James, Lily
Summary: It's only right they should tell Sirius first.
Notes: Belatedly for nyxfixx's birthday, as a token of how very much her writing owns me.

"You might want to sit down."

We Could Rule The World
Remus/Sirius
PG-13, 1000 words
Summary: Being a Marauder is intoxicating, and Sirius the most potent ingredient of it all.
Notes: Birthday fic for the wonderful virginia_bell. ♥

( Sirius would know, Sirius, who is probably the heart of all of their reckless dreams. )

I know, I know, I keep churning them out at the moment, don't I? But I lose at predictions, thus owe fic for dh_predictions.

Still We Wait
PG, 800 words.
Lily, James, Remus, Sirius. Mostly gen.
Contains DH spoilers
Summary: The end of the war, on the other side.
Notes: Written to onehundredmoons's request of your own DH epilogue, set only a few hours/days/weeks after the final battle, told either from earth or from the "other side". Ended being a little esoteric, but I hope it suits!

And though Dumbledore had said Harry would be safe, how could I believe him, after all that we had seen? And so we waited - just the four of us at first, those who had helped him on his way.

Progress? What Progress? Or, where I mock the status of the things I'm currently working on. ( Witness my woe! )

And now, for completeness, four drabbles I wrote for faeriemaiden's birthday a few days ago:

( Autumn | Sirius )

( Fairy Tales | Ted & Nymphadora )

( Cathedrals | Remus )

( Daydreams | Marauders, and a bit of a Doctor Who crossover )

eta: And, err, LJ hates me? Now edited so that three of those don't all end with the same last line, because, you know, that makes no sense and I'm not quite sure how that happened anyway. Grr.