Strange or Older. Snape, Ron/Harry. NC-17.

[jabez_fics]

For underlucius, who requested voyeurism and cold weather. This does qualify for the Cold Weather Challenge, I hope?

Title: Strange or Older
Author: Jabez
Pairings: Actual Ron/Harry, unrequited Snape/Harry and implied Sirius/Remus. Whew!
Rating: NC-17.
Summary: Old habits are hard to break. Especially if self-deceit is one of them.

Comments

[underlucius]

Oh wow. I'll have to read this a few more times to get everything out of it, but the beginning was SO SO stunning.

Snape's tired of war. There are moments when the rage resurfaces, sharp as a knife - but mostly Snape's calm, weary, worn smooth like a roadside stone. Many years have walked over him

I've been thinking so much about war recently, with writing Transgressions and thinking about Alexander fics. The breath on the chill air as Snape stalks between tents, the flap of canvas - you really weave a sense of an army on the move.

The subharmonic frission of Snape's deliberate maliciousness towards Black and Lupin was just so subtle. Wonderful.

Thank you for posting - it's just lovely. Bloody well done.

xxx
(and squee - it's porny enough for Pixies too!)

[jabez_fics]

Squee from me too - you like it! It was a rather painstaking effort on my part, because I'm not exactly comfortable with the idea of voyeurism (I mean, it's hot, but I never thought of writing it), so... yeah. :)

subharmonic frission

Oooh. Lovely choice of words, there - you have me melting on my chair, you know that?

Thank you.

And I can post this on Pixies too? Honestly? I thought it was a "challenge" fic...

[underlucius]

I'm just about to post some "posting guidelines" for the community, as I realise that i've never done it before. I was such a Mod-Novice. :D

I don't ask for exclusivity, even with challenge fics. I am a great believer in PIMPAGE at every available opportunity. As long as you say, "written for: blah blah"

*is melting back*

xxx

[jabez_fics]

Thank you! (And as for overdoing celebrations, believe me, I sympathise. Although alcohol makes me more effusive than usual.)

:)

[prettyclever]

Wow. I'm starting to love you, maybe. This was excellent. I love the terseness, the restrained emotions and repression. I love the ending kick. Really well done, and just gorgeous. I see why Liz was gushing about you to me.

[jabez_fics]

Well, declarations of love have got to be the highest possible praise! Thank you. :)

And you said "terse" - oh. Yes. Thanks for that... I've been trying very hard (in my original fiction) to trim myself down to a few necessary words, and "terseness" is exactly what I was aiming for. Life isn't flowery, after all; I didn't want to write about it in a flowery way.

Not to mention that Snape = repression. :) One can't not be terse, when writing him.

[kylandra]

Loved this. The cold starkness of it, everything so washed out and tired from the length of the war. And Snape, even in desire so bottled-up and angry. *sigh*

Good job!

[jabez_fics]

Snape is the sort to remain bottled-up despite everything, isn't he? Perhaps he isn't nearly as worn out as he imagines.

Thank you!

[teaspoon14]

Oh this is wonderful, seeing Harry and Ron through Snape's eyes. Just lovely. The details are so real, you feel like you could touch all of them.

[jabez_fics]

Thank you! (And I'm surprised - delighted, yes, but surprised - that you felt you could touch them; Snape always puts a sense of distance into things, at least for me. Well!)