Fic: Alternative Remedies for War and Grief for ghosttt

[mustntgetmy]

Title: Alternative Remedies for War and Grief

Author/Artist: mustntgetmy

Recipient: ghosttt

Rating: R

Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *Some violence, the most graphic instance of which is in the first paragraph if you care to skip. Also some forest sex. *

Word count:1,892

Summary: The first war begins, and Remus and Sirius deal with all the horrors around

Comments

[bearshorty]

Gorgeous. Brilliant. I would type all the lovely adjectives if I could.  There is this wonderful juxtaposition between the reality and horror of war, and comfort that Sirius and Remus take in each other (James and Lily too). And it feels so real and right.

And adore the language here and the rhythm of the words. It makes the environment stand out and emotions. I'm going to go reread it again and again.

Beautiful.

[mustntgetmy]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate all this.

[luminousgloom]

Aah this is so beautiful and gentle and gorgeously written! And it feels so very natural how you have them move from mindless distraction to consciously acknowledged love. Also really liked that passage of J & L laying out their future together - and Sirius seeing the wolf in Remus. And your excellent turns of phrase such as "growing still, growing cold, growing no more..." (I could go on...)

And the horror of war, of death and grief and the whole traumatic nightmare, unflinchingly laid out - while at the same time this new thing between them reveals itself to be something deeper and wonderful and true. Must admit that hope in the face of adversity is my favourite sort of story - and absolutely loved this one.

[mustntgetmy]

Thank you! <3

[ghosttt]

THANK YOU
omg. i love this!! thank you. you definitely did include like, all my favorite things!
your writing is beautiful and at once very tight and minimal and very decorative. i love the moments that you chose to decorate, and the others you chose to leave very sparse. it's lovely, and very considered; i can feel your voice. i'm totally obsessed with "the sky a black hollow filled by stars." and, wow, "everything winnowed out of you but need" (amazing!!!!!)
my favorite kind of first war fic with a tiny bit of hope amidst everything. thank you so much for eschewing your holiday/wintery vibes for me :) it's massively successful in my opinion!

[mustntgetmy]

I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! I felt like I was taking a bit of a risk moving it away from anything holiday like, but it did feel like the only way to do it so I'm glad it paid off :)

On a side note, thank you for getting me into "Under Your Skin." I adore that song now.

[ghosttt]

!!! always a joy when i can get someone to listen to timber timbre... probably the best band to write RS fic to :) try to find their self-titled album from 2009, i think you will like it; there are a lot of songs on it like "under your spell" !

[lhazzie]

I really like that there is a spark of a hopeful ending even in among the death and destruction of war. This piece is very evocative of their fear and desperation. Beautifully written!

[mustntgetmy]

Thank you!

[museinabsentia]

This was heartrending. I loved how they slipped into love without seeing it coming. Your descriptions of the war were incredible and painful and just... you captured exactly how it must have been.

I particularly loved this:
The obituaries began to spread onto two full pages of the Prophet, Order members and Death Eaters indistinguishable in the same black ink.
What a perfect image of the entire war, how two completely dichotomous sides are still made of up people that aren't that intrinsically different besides their thoughts on one large concept.

And this:
They went to bed near dawn and woke up adults, the path of their lives clear and neatly drawn.
I love that image of James and Lily.

I'd keep going, but I'd have to keep quoting the whole thing at you. This is wonderful.

[mustntgetmy]

Thank you so much. I'm especially fond of the Prophet line myself.