Disturbing the Universe Part I

[gilpins_tales]

Title: Disturbing the Universe I/II
Pairing/Characters: Remus/Tonks; original character
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2179
Summary: When it comes to obtaining a marriage licence, Remus and Tonks find it pays to be one step ahead of the law. Set at the end of HBP.
Author's Note: I have a lot of unfinished drabbles and fics, which I'm taking some time

Comments

[mrstater]

Why, I remember this fic, and it's one of my favorites of yours I've always wanted to read the rest of! Thank Merlin for birthdays inspiring the finishing up of old projects. :) But tell me, did our recent discussion about TS Eliot inspire it, or were you already working on it when you mentioned TS Eliot

[gilpin25]

I am glad you have a good memory and can remember this! I really had no idea what I was going to write when I sat down on Monday (apart from a 'short' drabble), and started going through old stuff for some procrastination ideas. The TS Eliot line was fortuitous coincidence; something originally planned for the second half of this made me think it would fit as both a theme and title

[anonymous]

I was very pleased to see another gilpin fic and I love Lupin and Tonks in this! There get together in fic usually seems to start out as friends and I liked seeing Lupin smitten at once for a change. Your Tonks is fierce and exactly right for him!!!

More please? :)

[gilpin25]

Thank you for the nice comments! I think I've written more than my share of slower paced get-togethers for R/T, but I like the idea of them both being very taken with each other from the start, even if they don't let on for a while and develop a friendship first. And it's often Tonks who seems to be aware of her feelings first, so with that part being from Remus' POV I thought I'd try it the other way round and see how it went.

There should be a part II to this to come. I think I need to get Remus fierce as well!

Thanks again. :)

[more_ruthless]

I, a total stranger, am tickled that my birthday is the same week as those you write for....*I* got a pressie as well ;-)
-LadyRuthless

[gilpin25]

Oh, happy birthday to you! I hope it was or will be a good one.:D It certainly seems to be a very popular week for it, lol.

And nice to hear it was well-timed in that respect. Thank you very much! :)

[hrymfaxe]

You know, I really admire how you are able to make original characters come to life even though they are so briefly on the stage. Solomon Trimpley is the most annoying little tadpole of Umbridge's!! I want to shake him, except I'd rather not touch him....

And of course I also enjoyed this look into how Remus and Tonks met and the tender beginnings of their relationship (a disaster date looming? ;)). I liked how they communicated on a level completely incrompehensible to Trimpley, when Tonks took the lead on how to answer that question on the form. And I love the image of Remus hiding his smirk by bending over the paper and Tonks by smothering hers in his shoulder.

I look forward to seeing the next installment!

[gilpin25]

I am hoping your compliment about original characters is a good omen, lol - and one for which I thank you very much. Solomon does have a bigger part to play in part II, but I've had a slight technical hitch to proceedings in that I hit a sticking point, found Mr Gilpin is on holiday this week with plans to garden till we drop, and we've also been busy with Meta stuff. But I hope I've solved the sticking point if I can just sit down to write it.

Am also pleased you enjoyed this version of how Remus and Tonks met (I may have written every version possible by now, apart from a blind date;)) and there will definitely be a lot more of them working together against annoying little tadpoles. A description so apt for how I see Solomon that you must be reading my mind!:D

Thank you for stopping by to read this, it's much appreciated. :) How are things with you?

[hrymfaxe]

Oh I'm glad you thought it might be a good omen - far be it from me to encourage you to do fanfic instead of working on the original. *positively exudes innocence*

And wow - a determined gardener and Meta stuff! What is a poor writer to do? Good to hear about the sticking point though. And on tadpoles - if I read your mind it is only because you leave it so clearly here on paper. :D

I'm good - slightly panicky because of a looming deadline or two, but that's really nothing new. ;) And I painted something the other day, but I can't bring myself to show it to anyone because it is rather horribly sappy and romantic. I have officially squicked myself. *headdesk*

[gilpin25]

You can keep looking innocent. ;) This fanfic diversion is my own doing, though the gardening one that's mucked up the fanfic isn't!

What is a poor writer to do?

And the new car is arriving any day and phone call now, and I owe reviews in all directions... I can remember a conversation with you when you said how hard it is to work when Mr Hrymfaxe is home, and it's true as you feel so guilty when it's their very precious holiday!

I can't bring myself to show it to anyone because it is rather horribly sappy and romantic. I have officially squicked myself.

Oh, you only think that because you are Perfectionist Artist! ;) Be brave; it'll be something different from you and I'd certainly like to see it. :)

[godricgal]

Do you know, I was just thinking about this fic a day or so before the birthdays, wondering if you still planned on having a go at it and here it is. And I'm so glad that you have because it's a really wonderful read, subtly putting such a different spin on the course of events