Comments | metamorfic_moon: Raw by Gilpin25

gilpin25 in metamorfic_moon

Raw by Gilpin25

Jul 19, 2007 22:47

Title: Raw
Author: gilpin25
Rating and Warnings: R for sex. Please note.
Prompt:“You are determined to hate him, Harry," said Lupin with a faint smile. "And I understand; with James as your father, with Sirius as your godfather, you have inherited an old prejudice. (HBP16)
Word Count: 6367
Summary: Remus Lupin has made his way so steadily into her life, ( Read more... )

romance, last chance full moon showdown, angst, gilpin25

Comments 56

(The comment has been removed)

gilpin25 July 23 2007, 15:06:59 UTC

Sorry this is late but obviously the weekend has been a bit ... distracting. ;)

Thank you very much - I'm really pleased you liked it so much. As 'the fic I always wanted to write', I very much wanted to write R/T and their get together as I imagine it could perhaps have happened. And I tried to say less, rather than more, as often as I could, so I'm thrilled it left you "aching for more."

It was also a bit of a nightmare to get finished in time, especially as I was stuck for an ending for ages. I only just made it, so I can't tell you how nice it was to read comments like these.

Thanks again. :)

jncar July 20 2007, 04:50:32 UTC

This fic is full of sheer awesome wonderfulness. It's the perfect bedtime reading. :-)

The characterizations are rich and vivid and real. Remus feels so very much like the man we know and love from canon, and Tonks's eagerness and over-analyzing is great.

The slow organic growth of the relationship without an excess of drama is delicious. And the sex? Oh so good.

All around wonderful.

gilpin25 July 23 2007, 15:14:47 UTC

Sorry this is late but obviously the weekend has been a bit ... distracting. ;)

Many thanks for such lovely comments. It really is the fic I've always wanted to write, the story of their possible hook-up in a one-shot, but it nearly became the fic I couldn't finish in time. Not being able to think of an ending I liked for ages didn't help at all, and then when I did find one it was cutting it very fine indeed.

Glad you liked the sex because there were lots of 'OMG! How does this sound?' moments when writing it, lol. But I think I may attempt some more. ;)

Thank you very much; I really do appreciate it. And your Rookie follow-up is on my lengthy list of Must Reads.

(The comment has been removed)

Icon Love! remus_recs July 20 2007, 06:22:45 UTC

I'm dying from the adorableness of your userpic. And I'm asking "what what what" myself -- as in, what is it from, and what does it mean?

gilpin25 July 23 2007, 16:50:23 UTC

Sorry about the late reply. The weekend was a bit ... distracting. ;)

Thank you for your lovely words. It really is the fic I've always wanted to write for them, how I imagined they may have hooked up in the first place, but I didn't bargain on it turning into a race against time to get it done, or struggling to find an ending I liked. So it was great to wake up to comments like yours on Friday.

Thank you. :)

oneandonlysusan July 20 2007, 06:44:26 UTC

Oh, this is just amazing! I love your style so much, the present tense makes it feel so much more real. I love the parallels between the flashback and the current time, just so perfect. Everything was amazing. Great job.

gilpin25 July 23 2007, 17:03:25 UTC

Apologies for the late reply. The weekend was a bit ... distracting. ;)

Thanks very much for such lovely comments; it's great to hear you enjoyed it as I can honestly say the story of their possible get-together, done like this, was the story I've always wanted to write. I did briefly attempt present tense for the current scenes, and past for the ones of how they got there, but apart from the fact that my head was falling off trying to keep track of it, it just didn't feel right at all. Of course, this messing around at the start, did lead to a mad rush at the finish, which wasn't really in the plan either, lol.

Thank you again. It was great to read this on Friday because it did turn into a labour of love to write, and to them, and I'm so glad you liked it. :)

lady_bracknell July 20 2007, 10:52:01 UTC

I really loved this.

So many people do the non-linear thing, and I get to the end and think 'oh, that was fancy, but what was the point?' - but here it totally made sense to tell the story like this (and I don't know if I'm even surprised because I think it's one of the things you do best) and it's all the better for it.

I really loved the way their relationship evolved, the fact that they come up with new words and they're trying to decide what their favourite flavour of crisps is - it's all so very subtle, but they're already a unit, long before anything happens - and I loved the gradual slide into that, how because we know where they'll end up, we can look for the significance in all their little moments together. Which is totally realistic, in a way that few people seem to be able to pull off ( ... )

gilpin25 July 23 2007, 19:32:32 UTC

Apologies for the late reply but the weekend was a tad ... distracting. ;)

This really was on my top five list of fics-I've-always-wanted-to-write, and it was always number one or two. Thinking about how to do it was something else when I decided I was going to, but I'm a great believer in the style and the tense and every darn thing has to help tell the story too. So I'm so, so pleased you think it works, as I tend to think there's no hiding place if you attempt fancy and it goes wrong. (There's certainly no hiding place if you attempt smut scenes at the hairdressers, but that's another story ( ... )