Sea-gazing (dogdaysofsummer Day 06)

[rosemaryandrue]

Title: Sea-gazing
Rating: G
Disclaimer: So not mine.
Prompt: we are tied to the ocean
Summary: Bournemouth beach, 1972. 684 words

Comments

[liseuse]

Oh boys! They are such boys. And it is fantastic.

[rosemaryandrue]

They're so sweet when they're small and unangsty.

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[such_heights]

Eeeee! Too damn adorable!

[rosemaryandrue]

Thank you :) It was a nice change to write something non-angsty.

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[melandry]

Very nice. Everything is spot-on, from Peter's willingness to do almost anything to be liked (and get ice cream) to the way Sirius is categorically unable to gaze broodingly at the sea. It's wonderful!

[rosemaryandrue]

Thank you :) They're fun at this age, and I've always thought that Sirius prefers people to places.

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[mizzmarvel]

A lot of really rather neat imagery here, like Sirius' old swim outfit and skinny little Remus in his too-big trunks; makes it really easy to picture. The dialogue also rings very true, especially the bit about sharks. Oh, little boys and their sharks.

[rosemaryandrue]

Thank you :) It's lovely to write them at this age, before things got all complicated and unhappy.

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[amberlynne]

Hee. They are so young and adorable! I love that Remus is so centered and calm, even at such a young age and Sirius is perfectly boyish. Lovely!

[rosemaryandrue]

I think that Remus would be a very serious-minded boy, before the others corrupted him. Children who've lived with a disability after are more grounded.

Sirius is always fun to write, at any age.

Thanks for the comment :)