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[francesca_blue]

Title: Love Is Friendship Set On Fire
Author: francesca_blue
Rating: PG-13 for compromising positions!
Prompts: a card or board game; "Exactly, and on top of that there's the old standby, I can't believe a girl like that would actually be with a guy like me." (The Holiday)
Word count: 3679
Summary: An thoughtful choice of Christmas present acts as a catalyst for

Comments

[moon_reader]

Wow! Now I'm *almost* ready to give up on the 'best newcomer' award ;)

“This is my pity party, not yours. Sulk on your own time.”

I started laughing out loud there :)

"(Though I hope you’re not in love with him too.)" *grins* I don't think so! (On another note, my nitpicky side insists on noting that hyphens are better than parentheses in speech. That's just my perspective, though, so don't worry!)

Awwwwwwww! I'm grinning like an idiot at your awesome idea to have Tonks' eyebrows set on fire (nice title as well, by the by) and Remus. And don't even get me started on the idea of the watch! It's *perfect.*

I liked the characterizations, too - you struck a fine line between angsty!Remus and flirty!Remus ;) Tonks was excellent, and her clumsiness wasn't exaggerated, which I appreciate!

Oh, yes, and I'm adding you as a friend (since you can use English grammar and all that ;) We can muddle out LJ together!

[francesca_blue]

Thank you so much! I was really nervous after I'd posted, but your comment made me feel much better about it! :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for posting a comment. So quickly, too!

I was a bit worried about the watch; it seemed just a little bit too perfect! Remus was supposed to be giving the perfect Christmas present, not Tonks, but the idea sneaked up and ambushed me and wouldn't let me go until I'd put it in writing. So I did, and you, at least, liked it, so all is good. :D

Next time I write something I'm afraid I'll be worrying about getting the characterisations right again, though. But I suppose that's a good problem to have: it means I've done it right at least once!

And thank you for adding me as a friend! That changed my mood from 'happy' to 'ecstatic'!

Again, thank you for reading, and for commenting, and I can't wait to see your entry! :)

Merry Christmas!

[moon_reader]

Thanks! I should be working on it instead of procrastinating... ;)

And thank you in turn for friending me. I'll look forward to getting to know you!

[moon_reader]

I forgot! *does first reviewer dance*

[an_ardent_rain]

Oh, I just adore Remus/Tonks fics with Sirius in them and this was absolutely lovely! I thought you did a really good job with all the characters, and extra kudos on the Exploding Snap theme. That game's always confused me, so it was really fun to see them actually play it.

Sorry I don't have many helpful comments to add! This story was just such fun to read. Oh, I do agree with the previous comment, though - dashes instead of parentheses in speech. Other than that, wonderful job! :)

[francesca_blue]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it :)

I've always liked R/T fics with Sirius in, and it was lots of fun to write!

I'll remember the dashes thing in future!

[francesca_blue]

I forgot to ask a load of people if it was OK if I friended them! I did warn you all in the author's note that I'd be doing this!

Is it OK if I friend you?

[an_ardent_rain]

Yup! ^_^ Friending is fine by me.

[hmrpotter]

AWESOME.

So beautiful and the part about his coming-of-age watch was so beautiful and heartfelt!

[francesca_blue]

Thank you so much! :D

[francesca_blue]

Can I friend you please? I forgot to ask when I posted originally :o

[hmrpotter]

Sure!!!

[sspring92]

Welcome to LJ. This is a great community also very friendly and supportive. Very sweet fic! I love Matchmaker Sirius! i thought the idea of the exploding snap cards as a way for them to continue to spend time together was great! Hope to see your around the R/T community!

[francesca_blue]

Thank you! I look forward to becoming more involved in the community.

[francesca_blue]

I also meant to say, can I friend you please?