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jjtaylor

What You Wanted From This Life

Aug 16, 2004 14:28

Title: What You Wanted From This Life
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me.
Author's notes: Thanks to phineasjones for beta.
Written in answer to a challenge in the rs_fqf: Sirius comes back, but Remus doesn't believe him.

( What You Wanted From This Life )

the thing itself and not the myth, pairings of doom

Comments 15

musesfool August 16 2004, 11:48:48 UTC

*whimper*

I can so see Remus reacting this way, not wanting to believe, and be hurt again. Lovely.

jjtaylor August 17 2004, 07:06:21 UTC

Thanks!

swtalmnd August 16 2004, 12:14:52 UTC

It's lovely, such a great character study, the one thing that finally broke Lupin's trust in the world not having Sirius in prison but having him return only to be taken once more time... Absolutely magnificient. Harry's appearance in the ending is what really made it for me, all that tragedy turned back around by a teenager's love for his godfather, his unrehearsed hug!

jjtaylor August 17 2004, 07:06:04 UTC

Thanks! I felt like Harry's appearance would be what Remus needed to finally believe - because Harry's response is so unguarded.

the one thing that finally broke Lupin's trust in the world not having Sirius in prison but having him return only to be taken once more time...

Oh, the tragedy. And I had to imagine what it would feel like for Sirius to come back after Remus had lost him twice - there are really only so many times you can start over, and I think Remus believed he'd used his up.

postingwhore August 16 2004, 13:44:47 UTC

I do so love this fic. You have Remus's denial down perfectly, and it feels so real.

jjtaylor August 17 2004, 07:02:39 UTC

Thanks!

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jjtaylor August 17 2004, 07:21:34 UTC

Thanks so much. I'm glad you read the essay, too, because the story feels a little false to me without some sort of disclaimer. On the surface, it's just a regular story, but it wasn't a particularly sane writing process or aftermath.

Even though my logical side says he's dead, any my emotional side wants to be convinced that he is dead because finality is easier.

That's the heart of it. And I'm tempting your emotional side (and mine) with this story by giving you all these hints that just maybe he isn't dead at all.

losselen August 16 2004, 17:21:49 UTC

Oh god. Absolutely gorgeous.

jjtaylor August 17 2004, 07:00:34 UTC

Thanks!