Discards, Ch. 6 (Remus/Sirius, rated M)
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Title: Discards
Chapters: 6/? (16k words and counting…)
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin & Lily Evans Potter, Sirius Black & James Potter
Characters: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Romance, Angst, Getting Together, Falling In Love, Libraries, College, Trans Male Character, Gay Male Character, Latino Character, Japanese-American Character, Black Character(s), Jewish Character, POV Trans Character, Bad Parenting, Parental Rejection, Homelessness, HIV/AIDS, Drug Use, Sex Work, Seattle, Friendship, Fluff and Angst, It’s not a downer I swear!, Latino!Remus, Japanese-American!Sirius, Trans!Sirius, Black!James, Jewish!Lily, Texting, bisexual!Lily, Bisexual!Sirius, Gay!Remus, Asshole!Snape, Found Family, Families of Choice, LGBTQ Themes, LGBTQ Character of Color, LGBTQ Jewish Character(s), Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks
Summary: When 21-year-old assistant librarian Sirius spots a cute hipster college student at the Seattle Public Library, he just needs to figure out a subtle way of determining whether he’s into guys. But Remus’s life is more complicated than Sirius knows.
Excerpt:
“You know what it’s like, when these things happen,” explained Remus, gesturing back towards the park. “That kind of violence. What it feels like.”
“Of course,” said Lily, covering his hand with hers. “It’s awful.”
“I just feel so helpless and - angry.” He shook his head, clenching both his hands into fists. “I know most straight people don’t actively wish us harm, but there are too many of them who think we’re inconvenient. Who wish we would just shut up, or change, or go away. Sometimes it feels like just existing while queer is a radical act. And he was there, and he was upset, and I - I couldn’t tell him everything would be all right, because it’s not. The world sucks for people like us. But I wanted to do something to let him know he wasn’t alone, and give heteronormativity the finger at the same time. So I kissed him.”
Lily nodded sympathetically. “I get that. But you can’t unkiss him, so what are you going to do now? Tell him it was a mistake?”
Title: Discards
Chapters: 6/? (16k words and counting…)
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin & Lily Evans Potter, Sirius Black & James Potter
Characters: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Romance, Angst, Getting Together, Falling In Love, Libraries, College, Trans Male Character, Gay Male Character, Latino Character, Japanese-American Character, Black Character(s), Jewish Character, POV Trans Character, Bad Parenting, Parental Rejection, Homelessness, HIV/AIDS, Drug Use, Sex Work, Seattle, Friendship, Fluff and Angst, It’s not a downer I swear!, Latino!Remus, Japanese-American!Sirius, Trans!Sirius, Black!James, Jewish!Lily, Texting, bisexual!Lily, Bisexual!Sirius, Gay!Remus, Asshole!Snape, Found Family, Families of Choice, LGBTQ Themes, LGBTQ Character of Color, LGBTQ Jewish Character(s), Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks
Summary: When 21-year-old assistant librarian Sirius spots a cute hipster college student at the Seattle Public Library, he just needs to figure out a subtle way of determining whether he’s into guys. But Remus’s life is more complicated than Sirius knows.
Excerpt:
“You know what it’s like, when these things happen,” explained Remus, gesturing back towards the park. “That kind of violence. What it feels like.”
“Of course,” said Lily, covering his hand with hers. “It’s awful.”
“I just feel so helpless and - angry.” He shook his head, clenching both his hands into fists. “I know most straight people don’t actively wish us harm, but there are too many of them who think we’re inconvenient. Who wish we would just shut up, or change, or go away. Sometimes it feels like just existing while queer is a radical act. And he was there, and he was upset, and I - I couldn’t tell him everything would be all right, because it’s not. The world sucks for people like us. But I wanted to do something to let him know he wasn’t alone, and give heteronormativity the finger at the same time. So I kissed him.”
Lily nodded sympathetically. “I get that. But you can’t unkiss him, so what are you going to do now? Tell him it was a mistake?”