FIC: breeding lilacs out of the dead land [Sirius/Regulus - NC-17]

[hp_emomod]

Author: Anonymous
Title: breeding lilacs out of the dead land
Characters/Pairings: Sirius/Regulus
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: See notes.
Word Count: ~2200
Prompt: #106. Sirius/Regulus. How could I forget? (by crazyparakiss)
Notes: Contains moral ambiguity, incest and dub-con, so probably not for those of a sensitive disposition; also gratuitous Classical references

Comments

[biffes]

This was gorgeous. I loved Sirius' voice here, a man who is only a shadow of his past self. A man who tries to recollect his past, after losing everything. To me this fic had the essence of Sirius/Regulus: two different personalities, forbidden desires, too many unsaid things... Loved it <3

re: breeding lilacs out of the dead land

[vaysh]

Wow. Sirius' voice is so intense here, so perfectly shaped by his pureblood upbringing, despite everything. The second person narrator works so incredibly well in this fic. I am just in awe of how you bring not only Sirius and Regulus but Grimmauld Place alive, as well as Azkaban and the true impact of the Dementors on the prisoners. The return of Sirius' memories was wonderfully done, the slow reveal of those things that are not only good, but conflicted, ambiguous memories, but memories I am certain Sirius would not have wanted to live without. The final good-bye between the brothers on the rooftop was heart-breaking. And I am more than intrigued by the concept of eromenos-erastes relationships as part of a pureblood upbringing of young men. Thank you for this story.

[kellychambliss]

Well-done -- taut and painful. I'm a sucker for good second-person, and here, it suits both the tone and your distanced portrayal of Sirius. The whole notion of the effect of Azkaban on memory is clever.

[shyfoxling]

Good use of second person, and I like the idea that Sirius comes out of Azkaban with holes in his memory around everything that was good in his life.

[thilia]

*sniffles* :(((

I really, really, really enjoyed this. This is a perfect example for an 'emo' fic; just the way I like them. And I haven't read any Sirius/Regulus for ages, so that was a nice bonus :)

Beautiful. ♥