New Fic: Into the Gloaming

[midnitemaraud_r]

Title: Into the Gloaming
Rating: PG
Summary: In response to woodencoyote’s challenge as follows: "Remus is struck down in battle and his wounds are too severe to be healed. Harry is at his side, but the professor, blinded by pain and barely alive, mistakes him for James. In his last moments he talks to him about their childhood, his regrets and guilt, and

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[midnitemaraud_r]

I actually wouldn't much mind if Remus died, in a nice way and not too painful, because then he could be with Sirius again and I know that's pretty awful...but I can't help it.

It's really not that awful at all, and to be honest, that exact thought was my saving grace when I wrote the story. (Even though I made Remus suffer in pain, but the situation sort of demanded it). I am a sap! :)

I've only been a passenger on this ship for six months (I only started reading HP fanfic in August, 2004) - and my ticket came by way of an epiphany when I read a S/R fanfic. (a not very good one over at FFN, I might add, and thought that I could definitely do better, but that's besides the point!) They had always been my two favorite characters since reading POA, and I practically kicked myself for not having thought of it sooner. It's not that I was ever diametrically opposed to slash before, but the pairing had to make sense within the context of the medium for me to embrace it. Obviously I'm a lot more open minded now, and I can always appreciate a well written (internally consistent) story, but there are still certain pairings that will never really appeal to me.

[archon_mentha]

It's not that I was ever diametrically opposed to slash before, but the pairing had to make sense within the context of the medium for me to embrace it.

I've been in this fandom for a bit under one year and found it when a few authors whose work I liked in anime fandoms wrote for the pair. But I do see what you're saying - my first exposure to slash was ages ago, in the Forever Knight fandom. (Remember that show?) The slash pairing just made more sense. I might never have read the first stories if the idea hadn't clicked in my brain as - wow, that should have been really obvious! ^__^

but there are still certain pairings that will never really appeal to me

Same here... Some dynamics work - and some just really, really don't...I've a much longer list of pairings I can't stand to read than I do pairings I like...