I had completely forgotten I had even mentioned two weeks--those sorts of details aren't important to me anyway.
Let me just say that I think you did an incredible job with this fill. I think you captured both Remus and Sirius so well here. It was so hard to see Sirius making such bad decisions and treating Remus that way, and you showed Remus' struggle really well.
I felt so much for him, and the way he reacted when Peter and James left. Ow. And it seems Sirius doesn't even seem to get it yet--he doesn't get (or want to admit) how fucked up it was, which makes me think of the Prank and how he sort of did the same thing there. And in my head I'm trying to tie the two things together--cause and effect or something. And I'm also trying to make up a somewhat bearable resolution, but that involves Remus having to be even more forgiving and self-effacing (and James practically killing Sirius), and much agnst, and argh! Then I tell myself to get a grip and that it's fantasy, etc. etc.
Anyway, thank you for writing this. I enjoyed it very much. If you do choose to continue I'd be thrilled, but if not--awesome job and thanks!
P.S. I expected straight up porn from this rather implausible prompt, but you wrote something much more compelling. On that note, I understand your desire to disclaim things like Remus blaming himself, etc., but I totally get what you were trying to get across in this. Definitely don't think you were condoning Sirius' behavior in any way. I think Remus' reactions were pretty spot on, the aftershocks that Remus felt were very realistic and heart-wrenching.
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Let me just say that I think you did an incredible job with this fill. I think you captured both Remus and Sirius so well here. It was so hard to see Sirius making such bad decisions and treating Remus that way, and you showed Remus' struggle really well.
I felt so much for him, and the way he reacted when Peter and James left. Ow. And it seems Sirius doesn't even seem to get it yet--he doesn't get (or want to admit) how fucked up it was, which makes me think of the Prank and how he sort of did the same thing there. And in my head I'm trying to tie the two things together--cause and effect or something. And I'm also trying to make up a somewhat bearable resolution, but that involves Remus having to be even more forgiving and self-effacing (and James practically killing Sirius), and much agnst, and argh! Then I tell myself to get a grip and that it's fantasy, etc. etc.
Anyway, thank you for writing this. I enjoyed it very much. If you do choose to continue I'd be thrilled, but if not--awesome job and thanks!
P.S. I expected straight up porn from this rather implausible prompt, but you wrote something much more compelling. On that note, I understand your desire to disclaim things like Remus blaming himself, etc., but I totally get what you were trying to get across in this. Definitely don't think you were condoning Sirius' behavior in any way. I think Remus' reactions were pretty spot on, the aftershocks that Remus felt were very realistic and heart-wrenching.