Remix: The Universe is a Procession

[magnetic_pole]

Title: The Universe is a Procession, With Measured and Beautiful Motion (Remix)
Original author: busaikko
Remix author: magnetic_pole
Characters: Snape/Lupin (don't be scared off, flist); past RL/SB, RL/NT
Rating and warnings: PG. This is a story about identity and self-presentation and fitting into the procession of the universe.
Word count: 3500
Summary: Remus runs

Comments

[magnetic_pole]

Thank you! I loved the original, too. This is my first story with Snape, so I'm not sure what I think about him yet, but I'm quite positive he needs to laugh more often. *smile* So happy you enjoyed! Maggie

[liseuse]

*Flails somewhat uncontrollably at just how fantastic this is*

This is remarkable my dear. I love it. The focus on the psychology and Remus' confusion. Because life is never straight forward.

“We’re all stuck with a lot of things we didn’t ask for.”
That made my heart go "ouch".

Mini britpick. 'taxi' not cab and 'bill' not 'check'.

[magnetic_pole]

Why, thank you, Liseuse! I thought you'd be interested in the psychology, and I'm a little relieved it passed muster with you. And Because life is never straight forward? *big smile* You know I agree with you wholeheartedly.

We are all stuck with things we didn't ask for, but we also manage to acquire things we don't deserve. Among them: comments like this. Thank you. Maggie

Shall change these, thanks.

[liseuse]

Aww shucks ma'am. *blushes*

The psychology did indeed pass muster. I really liked Remus' “I don’t know if I’m going to go through with the change. At twenty I would have done it without a second thought, but at twenty it wasn’t an option.

Because it makes my heart ache a little. But it was repaired with bravery and laughter and a smiling Snape. Oh and the image of Remus in a shirt and knickers, which is really rather lovely and makes me wish I were any form of artist.

It's the things we don't deserve that make life worth living and help us cope with the things we didn't ask for after all. Counting blessings and all that jazz.

[magnetic_pole]

It's so very true, hm?

*smooch*
Maggie

[sambethe]

Oh, I have so many thoughts. This is quite interesting. However, need to make dinner at the moment. Will share later.

[sambethe]

Everything is mid-cooking so I have a moment. There is so much here I am not sure where to start

[sambethe]

Damn that was long winded.

The summary:

*smooch* I think you rock.

[magnetic_pole]

*smooches back* So do you. M.

[busaikko]

Hee! Still lovely the third (fourth?) time around (^-^)

Shall now go off and alert my flist....

[magnetic_pole]

She's re-read it! *beams* M.

[pixychelle]

And busaikko's flist is very glad that she alerted them, too.

This is absolutely gorgeous. I especially love the play between the orientations and gender identity ("I thought I might be a lesbian" made me stop short and want to laugh, but at the same time, it didn't, if that makes any sense), for both Remus and Snape.

[magnetic_pole]

Thank you for stopping by and reading, friend of busaikko! I'm so happy to hear that you liked this and that the gender identity/sexual orientation issue came across lightly at parts. *whew* Thanks! Maggie