Title: Highland Fling (5/8?)
Author:
pica_scribit (
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Word Count: ~16,000 and counting…
Rating: M
Warnings: Hot M/M sex, Scottish Remus, American Sirius
Genre: Total romance novel, present-day non-magic AU
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Summary: The summer before college, Sirius goes backpacking through Scotland in order to escape his family's expectations. In a small village in the Highlands, an unexpected flirtation turns his whole world upside down.
Note: I cheated and used pictures of Glen Coe in this chapter. I haven't actually visited the Cairngorms.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the sole property of J. K. Rowling. I own nothing except my own ideas, and make no profit. No copyright infringement is intended.
Excerpt:
"Thank you, Ma'am," Sirius said politely. "You didn't have to go to all this trouble."
"Aye, weel, I was already up and aboot," she said, eyeing the base of his throat where his tee-shirt did not quite conceal the mark Remus had left. "Nigh on impossible for a lass tae sleep wi' the stramash you pair o' rabbits were makin'. Did I no tell ye he liked ye fine, laddie?" She ruffled her nephew's hair in passing.
Sirius's mouth dropped open and he glanced at Remus, who grimaced and rolled his eyes.
"I -- um --" Sirius stammered, feeling his face grow hot. "Sorry if we --"
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Chapter Five: Ae Fond Kiss)
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