Burned and Doused

[equinox_blue]

Title: Burned and Doused
Rating: PG-13 (language, sexual references)
Genre: (unapologetic) Fluff, romance, humor
Characters/Pairings: Lily/James, Marauder-era crew,
Spoilers: Pre-series, so none, really.
Summary: Boy likes girl, girl likes boy. Near-death experiences and sarcasm ensue.
Notes: No beta, except myself. Cross posted. Prompt "new every

Comments

[dis_netis]

Lovely! I really liked it. In character, wonderfully written, all round great.

[equinox_blue]

Aww, thank you so much for the compliments! Glad you liked it! =)

[killerbunny117]

great fic :)

[equinox_blue]

Yay, thanks so much! :)

[anonymous]

beautiful. :)

[equinox_blue]

Thank you for reviewing! :)

[mariagoner]

Oh, this was so sweetly written! I love the chemistry James and Lily share-- and I say this as someone who didn't much like them together in canon-- because you make them imperfect and plausible. I especially love how Lily was the perfect canon Sue she was in fandom and wasn't perfectly pretty and was a little thick about James. You make them work really well as a couple and it's nice to see their love naturally glow.

Plus, I LOVED Sirius in this fic. Sekrit gay luvahs for the win! He's always so awesome. XD

[equinox_blue]

I KNOW! I've always hated how perfect Lily is in canon. I always assuaged my wrath by telling myself that after her death, people probably picked out her best qualities and expounded on those, ignoring her flaws out of some sort of respect.
So then I decided dismantle the characters JK created and try to make them as human as I can get, lame jokes and and all. =)
All in all, I'm really glad you liked it and gave my L/J a shot, because honestly? You're such a talented writer it's gratifying to know that you enjoyed it. *happy dance*

(Secret: Sirius in this fic is halfway based on Jack Sparrow. Because I'm that mature, haha. And teh gay writes itself! It does!)

[mariagoner]

I love your writing style, darling! This is why I want to seduce you away to the Little Women fandom, where I promise you that your fic will be cherished and loved. We need more good writers there and your work is excellent. Would it help if I promised you I'll have the final chapter of A Night to Remember up in about 2 weeks? It has lots of raunchy/romantic sex between Jo and Laurie and Victorian banter? ;)

And I'm with you on JKR and making Lily all too perfect. Honestly, Jo Rowling writes some fantastic and very human female characters (Luna, for one!) but something about sassy red-heads apparently makes her go overboard with the canon Mary Sue-ness. ::sigh:: Maybe she's got an affinity herself for the color?

[equinox_blue]

Aww, thanks hun!! I have to think of some other plot than: "Jo and Laurie are in LOVE and get TOGETHER!" Because that's all my brain can seem to think of right now...too many sunburns this summer, apparently. ;) And yes, I can be bribed with fic, particularly ones with adorable smexy banter. :) And Christian Bale.

Yay, Luna is one of the most imperfectly perfect characters in children's fiction and if I were younger, she'd probably be my hero. And I love Hermione as a character as well because she's not a (complete) Mary Sue either. But redheads! Between Ginny (in the later books, at least) and Lily, fanfic writers have their work cut out for them dismantling the overdone perfection.

[faerichylde]

Sirius in this: WIN. He and James should just get together and have a SNOGFEST.

Oh wait. Then Lily would be left out.

*pouts*

Oh well. This fic is amazing. It's so freakin' CUTE!

[equinox_blue]

bahaha, I'm pretty sure Sirius and James already have...the saddest part is that in this fic, Sirius is half based off of one of my guy friends--and halfway based on Jack Sparrow haha! ;)

I'm sure Lily wouldn't mind too much...maybe...

Thanks for the compliments! I wrote this fic back in 2006 or so originally, so it's nice to see that it aged well, lol. =)