Expectations

[sugarannie]

Title: Expectations
Author: sugarannie
Rating & Warnings: G, no warnings
Prompts: ”Poinsettias” and “Hold tight, now, Ron,” said Tonks, and Harry saw Ron throw a furtive, guilty look at Lupin before placing his hands on either side of her waist. (DH)
Format & Word Count: Fic, 1011 words
Summary: There are always so many expectations.
Author’s Notes:

Comments

[the_conspiracie]

Aww, cute! I like the idea of them being all non-traditional. I also like how Remus is so awkward and strategic about the whole thing at the beginning - that's so him. Nice job.

[sugarannie]

Thank you very much!

[oneandonlysusan]

I like this a lot. It has a really nice mood and just feels really Remus, I can't explain why. I think being good enough is something that Remus is really concerned with and I really like that even something as small as flowers to him is important. And birds of paradise kind of remind me of Tonks, actually! They're wild and colorful...Also kind of weird looking, lol.

Thanks for sharing!

[sspring92]

Thank for posting! I think this really shows that Remus still lives too much inside his own head. He has ideas of perfection that no one else, especially Tonks has

[cae_prince]

Loved this a lot! You've set the mood for the fic perfectly! Remus' thoughts on people's expectations and Dora's counter-thought are perfectly indicative of how well these two fit each other.

One aspect I love here, is that how the little things matter much to Remus - given his insecurities about not doing enough for his wife, and what he is expected to do for his wife.

And for them to go the non-traditional route, choosing birds of paradise over the festive poinsettias is a lovely cap to this fiction, and of course with Dora - tradition is never really her thing ;)

Lovely work!

[mollywheezy]

You did an excellent job of getting inside Remus' head. His thought process in your story is completely believable. I LOVED the ending--a bird of paradise is perfect for Remus and Tonks! Great story! :D