Challenge #69: Word Table
Title: Live Like You're Dying
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, mild slash
Characters/Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Summary: It's Remus and Sirius. Six connected drabbles.
Word Count: 900
Author's Notes: First time posting here, first time following a table of prompts and in 30 minutes! And I can't write summaries to save my quill.
Registered purchases?: Yes
1. Trust
Trust was always to be earned. Remus learned this very early in his life, especially when his supposedly best friend turned on him and ruined his whole childhood. Then again, being a werewolf kind of does that to you anyway.
So when Remus received his letter to Hogwarts, he sighed and tried to tell himself that it’d be a fresh start. His parents… well, they hoped. Hoped, but they warned him anyway.
On the train, the gloomy weather didn’t help much. He was one of the first few on the Express, glancing jealously at all the cliques onboard. Tried to make himself invisible, which was kind of impossible, given his robes, which were noticeably greyer than the others.
“Hello.”
Looked up. Bewildered.
“My name’s Sirius. Sirius Black. This here’s James Potter.”
Blink.
“Er… Could we… uhm… could we share?”
Black eyes. Black hair. Cheeky grins. Friendly grins.
Remus smiled for the first time in a long while.
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2. Accio
“Stop squirming, Lupin!”
Remus continued to wriggle desperately against the rough cords around his body.
Sirius let out a decidedly unmanly yelp as the werewolf’s movements caused the thick ropes that tied them together - yes, James had found it amusing to tie them together for a day - to rub against a particular part of his anatomy.
“Sorry.”
Sirius could feel Remus blush, even though they were back to back.
“This is all your fault, you know.”
He grinned as the boy spluttered.
“My fault? And how?”
Sirius decided that he liked it when Remus’ voice went all squeaky and high.
“You refused to teach James Charms.”
A snort. Sirius rather liked that sound too.
“He wanted to Accio Lily into his arms! Obviously, that won’t work, but imagine what she’d do if he attempted that foolish stunt…”
“Probably tie him up and feed him to Hagrid.”
The door opened.
“I like the idea of her tying me up.”
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3. Hopeful
He never really knew why it happened, or how it happened… It was an ordinary day. Well, as ordinary as OWLs were concerned.
It happened after the bloody Potions exam, in which he tried to cheat off Snape, but the hooked-nose git just squirted some evil-smelling juice at him. Bloody piece of dung.
Anyway, yeah, he was sitting under their tree, as usual. Remus and Peter reading aloud some History of Magic text. James staring at Lily (again) and Sirius just being Sirius, i.e. gazing half-lidded at Remus.
And Remus looked back. Right into his eyes. And it struck Sirius how beautiful Remus was. Mousy hair, dark eye circles that made his grey eyes look so moody. And his arms and hands, with the muscles and the veins that formed a pretty network of blue and green, but not too much, not like that burly Quidditch guy whatshisname that all the girls were going gaga about…
But what stunned him the most was the fact that when Sirius looked, really looked, into Remus' tired grey eyes, he saw a raw, animalistic want. And his heart thumped.
And when Remus turned back to his text with a small smile…
Sirius just smirked and closed his eyes. And replayed that gaze again and again. Hopeful. Mmmhmmm.
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4. Reparo
“Reparo won’t fix it, you know.”
“I know.”
“You were a right git.”
“I know.”
“Unusual for you, but a right git anyway.”
“I know.”
“You know, you being the brightest Marauder, I’m honestly surprised you did that.”
“I know, Lily.”
“Just saying.”
“What do I do now?”
“Apologise, I guess.”
“Oh, Reparo won’t work, but I’m sorry will do the trick.”
“Being cynical with me will get you zilch.”
“Sorry.”
“Do you love him?”
“I… er… I….”
“Lupin. Honest to Merlin and Morgana. Do you at least care for him?”
“Yes.”
“Well then, tell him. Don’t gasp like a goldfish when someone you care about professes his love for you, even if it is Bla- Sirius.”
“And wave your wand about.”
“And - haha! - vanish his robes by accident.”
“Commando Sirius.”
“Bet you enjoyed that.”
“Well…”
“Anyhoo, apologise to him, and then tell him how you feel. If I see him being all morose again, and it takes James away from being my study partner, I will hunt you down and feed you to Hagrid.”
“... Okay.”
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5. Terrified
Sirius Black was not used to this.
Not used to being terrified of seeing Remus. Not used to being teased by James, who was trying unsuccessfully to cheer him up. Not used to sniggers from Lily.
And certainly not used to overhearing female students gossiping about how hot he and Remus would be. Especially the Ravenclaws.
And the Gryffindors. And the Hufflepuffs. And perhaps the Slytherins as well.
The most mortifying lesson thus far was 7th year Divination, where the old bat Trelawney prophesised him and the werewolf having ‘hot, passionate love' before the world ended.
So when Remus opened his bed curtains at half past midnight, gasping for breath from running down the Astronomy Tower - his telescope was hanging out of his pocket, for chrissake - Sirius took a huge breath and made all those gossips semi-true.
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6. Wingardium Leviosa
86, 400 seconds in a day, but right now, he couldn’t care less about the other 86, 380.
All Remus knew was that Sirius was kissing him - not a snog - a kiss with lips and teeth and a faint taste of Firewhiskey.
And Remus… Remus…
Well, it seemed like Wingardium Leviosa wasn’t the only charm around for flight.
Nadia//Ravenclaw
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, mild slash
Characters/Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Summary: It's Remus and Sirius. Six connected drabbles.
Word Count: 900
Author's Notes: First time posting here, first time following a table of prompts and in 30 minutes! And I can't write summaries to save my quill.
Registered purchases?: Yes
1. Trust
Trust was always to be earned. Remus learned this very early in his life, especially when his supposedly best friend turned on him and ruined his whole childhood. Then again, being a werewolf kind of does that to you anyway.
So when Remus received his letter to Hogwarts, he sighed and tried to tell himself that it’d be a fresh start. His parents… well, they hoped. Hoped, but they warned him anyway.
On the train, the gloomy weather didn’t help much. He was one of the first few on the Express, glancing jealously at all the cliques onboard. Tried to make himself invisible, which was kind of impossible, given his robes, which were noticeably greyer than the others.
“Hello.”
Looked up. Bewildered.
“My name’s Sirius. Sirius Black. This here’s James Potter.”
Blink.
“Er… Could we… uhm… could we share?”
Black eyes. Black hair. Cheeky grins. Friendly grins.
Remus smiled for the first time in a long while.
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2. Accio
“Stop squirming, Lupin!”
Remus continued to wriggle desperately against the rough cords around his body.
Sirius let out a decidedly unmanly yelp as the werewolf’s movements caused the thick ropes that tied them together - yes, James had found it amusing to tie them together for a day - to rub against a particular part of his anatomy.
“Sorry.”
Sirius could feel Remus blush, even though they were back to back.
“This is all your fault, you know.”
He grinned as the boy spluttered.
“My fault? And how?”
Sirius decided that he liked it when Remus’ voice went all squeaky and high.
“You refused to teach James Charms.”
A snort. Sirius rather liked that sound too.
“He wanted to Accio Lily into his arms! Obviously, that won’t work, but imagine what she’d do if he attempted that foolish stunt…”
“Probably tie him up and feed him to Hagrid.”
The door opened.
“I like the idea of her tying me up.”
-----
3. Hopeful
He never really knew why it happened, or how it happened… It was an ordinary day. Well, as ordinary as OWLs were concerned.
It happened after the bloody Potions exam, in which he tried to cheat off Snape, but the hooked-nose git just squirted some evil-smelling juice at him. Bloody piece of dung.
Anyway, yeah, he was sitting under their tree, as usual. Remus and Peter reading aloud some History of Magic text. James staring at Lily (again) and Sirius just being Sirius, i.e. gazing half-lidded at Remus.
And Remus looked back. Right into his eyes. And it struck Sirius how beautiful Remus was. Mousy hair, dark eye circles that made his grey eyes look so moody. And his arms and hands, with the muscles and the veins that formed a pretty network of blue and green, but not too much, not like that burly Quidditch guy whatshisname that all the girls were going gaga about…
But what stunned him the most was the fact that when Sirius looked, really looked, into Remus' tired grey eyes, he saw a raw, animalistic want. And his heart thumped.
And when Remus turned back to his text with a small smile…
Sirius just smirked and closed his eyes. And replayed that gaze again and again. Hopeful. Mmmhmmm.
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4. Reparo
“Reparo won’t fix it, you know.”
“I know.”
“You were a right git.”
“I know.”
“Unusual for you, but a right git anyway.”
“I know.”
“You know, you being the brightest Marauder, I’m honestly surprised you did that.”
“I know, Lily.”
“Just saying.”
“What do I do now?”
“Apologise, I guess.”
“Oh, Reparo won’t work, but I’m sorry will do the trick.”
“Being cynical with me will get you zilch.”
“Sorry.”
“Do you love him?”
“I… er… I….”
“Lupin. Honest to Merlin and Morgana. Do you at least care for him?”
“Yes.”
“Well then, tell him. Don’t gasp like a goldfish when someone you care about professes his love for you, even if it is Bla- Sirius.”
“And wave your wand about.”
“And - haha! - vanish his robes by accident.”
“Commando Sirius.”
“Bet you enjoyed that.”
“Well…”
“Anyhoo, apologise to him, and then tell him how you feel. If I see him being all morose again, and it takes James away from being my study partner, I will hunt you down and feed you to Hagrid.”
“... Okay.”
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5. Terrified
Sirius Black was not used to this.
Not used to being terrified of seeing Remus. Not used to being teased by James, who was trying unsuccessfully to cheer him up. Not used to sniggers from Lily.
And certainly not used to overhearing female students gossiping about how hot he and Remus would be. Especially the Ravenclaws.
And the Gryffindors. And the Hufflepuffs. And perhaps the Slytherins as well.
The most mortifying lesson thus far was 7th year Divination, where the old bat Trelawney prophesised him and the werewolf having ‘hot, passionate love' before the world ended.
So when Remus opened his bed curtains at half past midnight, gasping for breath from running down the Astronomy Tower - his telescope was hanging out of his pocket, for chrissake - Sirius took a huge breath and made all those gossips semi-true.
-----
6. Wingardium Leviosa
86, 400 seconds in a day, but right now, he couldn’t care less about the other 86, 380.
All Remus knew was that Sirius was kissing him - not a snog - a kiss with lips and teeth and a faint taste of Firewhiskey.
And Remus… Remus…
Well, it seemed like Wingardium Leviosa wasn’t the only charm around for flight.
Nadia//Ravenclaw