Comments | hp_literotica: [fic] It's Not The Years, Honey, It's The Mileage (Sirius/Remus, R)

thistlerose in hp_literotica

[fic] It's Not The Years, Honey, It's The Mileage (Sirius/Remus, R)

Jul 17, 2005 12:49

It's Not The Years, Honey, It's The Mileage

Ship: Sirius/Remus
Rating: R
Summary: And I pray thee now tell me, for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?
A/N: For the fabulous musesfool, on the occasion of her birthday. This story has been inspected and approved of by krabapple. Absolutely no spoilers for HBP.

( 'Hullo,' said Sirius cheerfully. 'You're thirty-five.' 'Don't talk to me like that, it's too early for news like that,' Remus mumbled... )

titles: a-l, remus lupin, sirius/remus, thistlerose, sirius

Comments 11

darkrhiannon July 17 2005, 12:04:42 UTC

This is beautifully written and so lyrical. It avoids being maudlin through your expert use of Sirius's own awareness of internal monologue--that he recognizes his characterizations of Remus as beautiful as dependent upon Remus's smile and Sirius's mood--not on some falsely objective ideal of beauty. I especially liked the recognition at the end that the warmth of Remus's fingers is what touches Sirius:

Remus's fingertips traced his smile. His fingers were as warm as driftwood and light as autumn grass; what they looked like wasn't important. Remus studied Sirius's smile for what seemed like a long time. Then, slowly, he began to smile too, and when he did, he stopped looking so old, and he stopped looking like he'd never been beautiful.

Really lovely!

-Rhi

thistlerose July 18 2005, 10:52:51 UTC

Thank you so much! :)

I'm as much in love with Remus as the next puppyshipper, but...yeah. I've always figured he had pleasant, but rather plain features.

good_conduct July 17 2005, 12:44:34 UTC

This is the medicine I need after being utterly destroyed by HBP. My heart is pumping blood again; the warmth has returned. Beautiful. Just beautiful.

thistlerose July 18 2005, 10:41:35 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to help. :)

hansbekhart July 17 2005, 15:09:04 UTC

Awww, that was exactly what I needed. Perfect and wonderful. There's so many bits that I really loved that I can't really quote them all, but for some reason Sirius saying "Ha," and leaving it at that, in the beginning really tickled me. Also Remus' fingers being warm like driftwood ... I have such a soft spot for ocean imagery, and when I read that line I could feel driftwood in my hands, all warmed by the sun ... that was really nice and a really unusual image to use.

thistlerose July 18 2005, 10:50:03 UTC

Thank you so much! :)

Mm, I've got a soft spot for ocean imagery, too.

I'm so glad you liked this!

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thistlerose July 18 2005, 10:40:56 UTC

Thank you so much! :)

harumph July 18 2005, 22:10:54 UTC

This is the best Remus/Sirius fic I've ever read. Absolutely wonderful! Beautifully written and, I think, true to their characters.

"You always liked libraries," said Sirius. At Remus's blank expression he added defensively, "They smell like a library. I thought you'd like that."
That really cinched it for me.

Plus, the fact that you can use quotes from Indiana Jones and Much Ado About Nothing in the same fic is most impressive. :-D

thistlerose July 18 2005, 22:53:23 UTC

*blush*

Thank you SO much.

And kyaa! You're the first person to correctly guess the title's source. :)

I'm thrilled that you liked this! Thanks again!