#missgryffin recs

[missgryffin]

smut recs 🔥

Ahh @athenasparrow thank you so much for recommending my fics! For anyone who might be new to my stuff, I'd recommend starting with my smutty one-shots Stolen, Vindicated, and A Night to Remember 🫶

More smutty one/two-shots I *highly* recommend are:

Set Ablaze by @maraudersftw (I cannot scream about this fic enough!!)

Wild Nights! Wild Nights! by @wearingaberetinparis (Hogwarts FWB Jily that is so sweet 🥲)

Dive by @elanev91 (such a classic, once you know, you know)

Fusion by @tumbledfreckles (highly recommend reading all of All About the Chemistry, but this chap is 🔥 on its own too)

the deep end by @efkgirldetective (everything Emma writes is entrancing—start here and then read all the rest)

such hot blood by @lilymanaged (poolside jily hits different 🤌)

Coercion and Competition by @bcdaily (it may be an oldie but it's forever a goodie!)

[tinyluminaryzombie]

Non Exhaustive Jily Recs: Hogwarts Years

Pre-Jily

Evergreen and Pine by @tinyluminaryzombie - 1K words

Sirius and Lily friendship while they’re both pining

Full disclosure I wrote this 🙈

Lily Evans is stuck in a closet with Sirius. All Sirius wants to talk about is exactly what she's trying not to think about: James Potter. Or: A seven minutes in heaven that's more like seven minutes of sweet sweet interegation ft. Lily and Sirius.

The Dog You Feed by @january3693 - 100K words (25 chapters)

Lily getting close with the Marauders. Lily and Sirius friendship. Pre Jily and Wolfstar. TW abuse (Sirius)

Beautifully written and love how it shows the evolution of Lily’s friendships.

When Sirius ran away from home he went to live with the Potters, but before he made it there he wound up lost, alone, and hurt in Muggle London. With James out of the country, Peter stuck at home, and Remus trapped by the full moon, it’s Lily Evans (who hates his guts) that Sirius is forced to turn to for shelter and more advice than he could have bargained for.

Jily Get Together

A Dog in Stag’s Clothing by @lynxindisguise - 4.8K words

Great James and Sirius prank. Jily and Wolfstar get together

So funny and sweet and cute!

In which Lily is bad at feelings, Remus loses all powers of observation, James is clueless, and Sirius has to do some waiting.

Erasmus Lovegoods’s Guide to Brewing Love Potions by @thelighthousestale - 5.3K words

Love potions, humor, and love confessions

Mixes in the potion instructions in a really cool way and is such a fun read!

How an accidental explosion in NEWT-level potions finally forced Lily and James to confront their feelings.

Through the Rain by @bookeatingbean - 6K words

Vignettes of Jily at Hogwarts

Such a well rounded and beautiful story!!

James and Lily's first kiss, and the story behind it. There's some fluff, some character study, and some good old fashioned angst.

Accidental Magic by @missgryffin - 9K words

Jealous Lily, love confessions, first kiss, first time

Hot hot hot hot hot hot!!!!!!!!

What else is there to do after confessing feelings in the middle of the night than spend a lazy Saturday in bed?

i would drink a case of you, darling by treacherous_talks - 13.4K words

Pining Lily while she’s friends with James plus seventh year / first war angst

Such a good how did Lily and James go from friends to more fic!

James is like seventy-ish percent certain that Evans is trying to make a move on him. But that thirty-ish percent doubt isn’t worth the risk of ruining the friendship they’ve worked so incredibly hard to develop. So he spends his days in blatantly enforced ignorance. Lily doesn’t know how much more obvious she can be. There’s only so much fluttering eyelashes and touching-his-arm-accidentally she can do. She can practically feel her brain cells dying every time she twists her hair around her finger. So she finally accepts that Potter won’t make the first move, and takes it upon herself do so. Sirius is just here to enjoy the fireworks. (And outside Hogwarts, the world grows ever darker.)

As If By Magic by @annabtg - 34K words

Seventh year Jily

Awesome multi chapter with so much pining!

Lily Evans, Head Girl, is starting her seventh year at Hogwarts. Alongside her, Head Boy James Potter, who has always had a crush on her yet has given up all hope of winning her over. But between working together, sharing fun times with friends and getting through the darker moments that come with living in an era of war, things between them are bound to change...

New Year by scaredofclouds - 92K words (14 chapters)

One year in life of Jily + all the Jily feels.

It’s on fanfiction.net but i love this fic so much and it’s definitely worth venturing from ao3!

Lily Evans is planning on seeing the New Year in alone, then just getting through the rest of the year with as few problems as possible. Unfortunately for Lily Evans, very little in her life is that simple. Still, what difference can a year make? 1977 through the eyes of L & J.

Established Jily

Fireside Chats by @kay-elle-cee - 1.7K words

Lily and Sirius friendship. Slight angst + family drama.

So so good and I love their friendship!

“He’s still upset, then?” “Evans,” Sirius starts, and she can hear the disbelief in his voice. “You uninvited him to Christmas with your family. Yeah, he’s still upset.”

[jilyawards]

The Jily Fandom Rec List 2024 is a compilation of Jily stories our readers want to keep an eye on for this year's awards.

MAY

All The Lonely People (Where Do They All Come From?) (WIP, 4.9k as of 31 May 2024) by @nodirectionhome-ao3. Rated M.

James Potter is a Ministry agent. Lily Evans is a disrupter. But Lily is gone...a figment of the past... Or so James thinks.

Risky Behaviour (completed, 1k) by @jamesunderwater. Rated M.

Lily is determined not to get distracted during rounds again. Written for @jilymicrofics Mystery Microfic May Prompt 27: Risk

Sweet Seventeen (completed, <1k) by @jamesunderwater. Rated G.

James is dating an older woman. She loves snow. He loves... well, it's too soon to say it.

here lies (completed, 4.4k) by @gigglesandfreckles-hp. Rated T.

“Were we expecting you?” He looks slightly horrified, as if he’s forgotten an important appointment, and turns to his wife for help. “I’m sorry if— “No, dear.” Euphemia shakes her head, moving toward him and running a smoothing hand through his mop of messy, white hair. “Lily here was just depositing our highly inebriated son.” “Oh, that’s rather charitable of her.” [or: James can't hold his drink, or his affections]

the same rule applies to goodness and grief (completed, 3.6k) by @gigglesandfreckles-hp. Rated T.

“I need your assurance that if this all goes tits up and you end up dead, you’re not gonna haunt me for stealing your family.” “I’m starting to question whether your concern for my safety is genuine.” “Just can’t help it, Prongs. World's cutest baby. You and stupid Evans. Beautiful people. I hate you both.” “Good night, Sirius,” says Lily, shaking her head in laughter. [or: James is starting to worry Lily so she calls in reinforcements]

maybe it was egos swinging (maybe it was her) (completed, 11.1k) by @apalapucian. Rated T.

james starts rolling his shoulders, wincing. "jesus, evans." "back at ya," says lily, testing her wrists. "ever heard of taking it easy?" "with you? never." "can’t believe you’d use confringo on me." "knew you'd block it," he says. "can’t believe you’d use depulso." she shrugs, grinning. "knew you'd block it." (or: seventh-year, auror-aspirant, academic rivals, head boy and head girl james and lily.)

Hitchhikers May Be Escaping Inmates (WIP, 24.3k as of 31 May 2024) by @themaraudershavethephonebox. Rated T.

At eighteen, Lily Evans learned she had a soulmate. June seventh she woke up with scrawled text over her ribcage that could not come off in the shower no matter how hard she scrubbed, or with the wipes her mother used to get pen ink out of her father’s clothes, nor the acetone her sister used to remove her nail varnish. Lily Evans still believed in love, in magic. That she could fly. But the universe would not be calling the shots when it came to it fuck you very much.

Love for the Summer (WIP, 51.9k as of 31 May 2024) by @missgryffin. Rated E.

It's the summer after sixth year, Lily Evans is realizing she fancies James Potter, and James has Sirius Black's motorbike to thank for getting Lily out of the friend zone.

The Loyal Companion: A Tale of Bad Dates and Good Whiskey (WIP, 10.7k as of 31 May 2024) by @sophie-hatter-jenkins. Rated M.

Lily Evans endures a series of disastrous first dates at her new favourite bar, The Loyal Companion. Still, at least the whiskey is good. And the bartender is cute. Not her type though. Nope, definitely not.

Just the Two of Us (completed, 10.2k) by @arianatwycross. Rated T.

Head Students James and Lily face a perilous twist when a malicious potion surfaces in hate mail directed at Lily. Dumbledore orders a week-long quarantine in the Head Students' suite. With unspoken crushes lingering, the duo navigates close quarters, leading to unexpected revelations, lingering looks and forehead kisses.

silence and patience, pining in anticipation (completed, 1.2k) by @kay-elle-cee. Rated T.

Lily’s been hung up on James for years; a tipsy conversation might be the push she needs to do something about it.

A Heart of Coal (completed, 8.6k) by @wearingaberetinparis. Rated T.

They say fortune favours the bold, yet Lily Evans was given her death sentence at seventeen. As soon as midnight strikes on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, her heart will turn to coal. Gryffindor knight James Potter, however, is the last to accept such a fate. For while Lily Evans’ curse foretells her death, his foreshadows a life without his unrequited true love at his side. Written for the March Jily Challenge. Prompt: A curse will strike on A's birthday and that can only be undone by a dragon’s fire, true love's kiss or a fairy's tears. None of those three even exist, or do they?

meet you there (completed, 7.8k) by flagpoles. Rated M.

Lily Evans to James Potter: why is this bar called the horse and carriage btw James Potter: romantic gesture from binns for his ex wife James Potter: it was their nicknames for each other. wish i was joking Lily Evans: fuck me i would also divorce a guy who nicknamed me carriage James Potter: believe it or not she was horse Lily Evans: well christ // they work in a bar and things are going completely fine, actually

Check out the previous months' recs too: January, February, March || April

Happy reading!

[athenasparrow]

Jily Author Recs

For the gorgeous @lirians06 and any other new Jily folks! Here are some Jily people to follow : )

@annasghosts @abihastastybeans @allthosedarlings @annabtg @bcdaily @blitheringmcgonagall @breaniebree @chdarling @charmsandtealeaves @elleeverhart @emeralddoeadeer @flowerpottlady @gryffindormischief @ghostofbambifanfiction @harryissuchalittleshit @isahorcrux @itsjamespotter @kay-elle-cee @liiilyevans @mppmaraudergirl @maraudersftw @missgryffin @moonawrites @nodirectionhome-ao3 @nought-shall-go-ill @ncoincidences @ohmygodshesinsane @oneofthesirens @possessingtheproperspirit @practicecourts @startanewdream @sunshinemarauder @theatrescribbles @theesteemedladydebourgh @tiffanytoms @uncertainwallflower @wearingaberetinparis (ritaskeetered on AO3)

Organisations: @jilyarchive @jilymicro-oops @jilymicrofics @jilychallenge2023 @jilychallenge @cruelsummer-ficfest

Fanart: @constancezin @blvnk-art

PLEASE repost or comment with anyone I've missed!!

[theresthesnitch]

Ooh do you have any regency fic recs? I always have a hard time finding good ones

Alright, regency era fics. Let’s goooooo

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For My Impertinence by @synonomy - I’ll be honest that I haven’t read this one yet, but it’s on my to do list. I’ve heard VERY good things about it. The discord is always going crazy for it, and I can’t wait to dive in. 

I trust @burningaurora’s podfics endlessly, and she’s got these: 

The Adventures of Captain Sirius Black and His Most Excellent Dragon Padfoot by @mostlyoptimisticdinosaur (and podfic) 

Coming Across a Silver Moon by @sliebman10 (and podfic) 

How wonderful life is (now you’re in my world) by @neondomino (and podfic) 

A Prince’s Promise by @engie-ivy (and podfic) 

Under the Full Moon by @neondomino (and podfic) 

For Jily: 

The Season by @missgryffin (which I’ve read and greatly enjoyed!)

The Pinkest Bluestocking of the Ton by @wearingaberetinparis (she’s got a few others tagged as Regency, so check that out if you’re interested!)

Not really regency, but it’s got the vibes: 

These are just fics that have the right vibes, but I don’t think they quite count as regency 

Wild and Precious Life by @r33sespieces (I will never stop yelling about this fic. It’s so good) 

Chained to the Moon by MsAlexWP (which is absolutely stunning if you haven’t read it yet!)

I'm sure I'm missing more. Please feel free to reblog with more recs!

[practicecourts]

Any new Jily smut that you recommend reading?

hi anon,

This took me a long time... I've seen some great recs already I think. The latest very smutty fic by @wearingaberetinparis Call it what you want is one I'm following along (I'd check out all her fics tbh, it's all amazing) There's one that I've not yet got around to but would still rec by @kay-elle-cee things that haven't happened yet (order Jily) just finished this and it’s all anyone could hope for 🤩 if one were looking for great smut

Lay all your love on me by @athenasparrow (and all her smut is worth checking out btw) Oh and she made the Smut Fairy Collection on AO3.

Absolutely hooked on the bachelorette wip by @tiffanytoms

Also Incoming by @charmsandtealeaves

Nom de plume by @annabtg (just got round to read the last chapter of this wip) and the premise is a lot of fun, and it's going to be incredibly hot (hotter than it already is - v soon i hope ;-) IDK if it's considered NEW, but Room service by @maraudersftw is so good. The sexual tension is insane!

also good and not old but not perhaps super new... I mean The Reckless now by @mppmaraudergirl is a big rec for jily smut. OH and i forgot... so I'm adding but the last chapters of CHASING LIFE... all the smut you'd ever wish for? and not published yesterday but it's def newer than the life and times ;-) I think it's temporarily (at least that's what I hope) down, but @missgryffin has some amazing jily smut (personal fave Secret Keeper, and STOLEN - that last one has some top flirting and such a good James & Dad Evans talk (which is not really anything to do with smut but there's something about that moment and idk the whole setting of it that I need to ramble about it.)

[startanewdream]

fic author self rec

Thanks for the tag @missgryffin! This is fun and yet so hard to choose!

Rules: When you get this, reply with your 5 favourite fics that you've written. Then pass it on to five other writers. Spread some self love.

bury it and rise above (Jily, 80k words, complete)

Here's a piece of my soul shaped in words and feelings. I love the idea of lovers in every universe and this is my ode to it.

the thing about (il)licit affairs (Jily, 37k words, complete)

I never had a better experience writing any other story and I think it shows. It's funny, it's light, it's silly, it's Jily. (Also I just saw it hit 500 kudos, thank you so so so much for reading this!)

the perseids (Hinny, oneshot)

Hinny HBP missing moments are undeniably my fave thing to write, and I'm just so glad I shared the Perseids with Harry and Ginny.

Five Stages of Starflower (Jily, oneshot)

This fic is five stages of self-indulgence and I hope it shows in every scene. Also, Sirius meddling with Jily holds a soft spot in my heart.

Light beam (Hinny, Jily Lives AU, oneshot)

This is the happiest, comfiest, fluffiest fic I've ever written, and my only regret was that I didn't add more scenes to it. (Also, it's my most popular fic, which always amuses me)

I'm sorry if you have already been tagged (if so, add another five, how about) @kay-elle-cee @velvethopewrites @turanga4 @ginnyw-potter @blitheringmcgonagall

[takeariskao3]

any fluffy jily Recs?

so…. i don’t really read jily for the fluff lol but here are some of my all time favs and some more recent reads!

patronus material by @ashotofogdensoldfirewhiskey

secret keeper by @missgryffin

here’s how it goes by lizardcookie

begrudgingly yours by @mppmaraudergirl

one last time (never enough) by @theresthesnitch

these lines of lightning (mean we are never alone) by @deadlysansa

unique results for gingers by @cascader

[sidlarsson]

hii!! i was wondering what ur favorite jily fics are? also if you had any book recommendations similar to or inspired HTC? i feel like ur taste (based on ur writing) is superb :)

Ahhh ty I appreciate you. :)❤️

So, uhh, the weird thing to admit is that I'm relatively new to HPFF and even more of a latecomer to Jily. Before starting HTC, I hadn't read a single fic that focused on James or Lily as a main character (something now being corrected!) and was actually, lol, kind of a Dramione girl. Basically, I've got a couple of Jily recs that I read recently (and Dramione ones if you're into that), but am super open to suggestions if you have any.

There are three books that were most influential to writing HTC—Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, a re-telling of Wuthering Heights called A True Novel by Minae Mizumura, and Manacled by SenLinYu. In particular, Manacled, like, rewrote all of my neural pathways and had a massive impact on HTC's world-building; I can't wait to purchase Sen's published book next year.

I dropped a couple other book recs as well. This is probably more information than you were asking for, but I loved this question. Hope you're well. ❤️❤️

Mentioned:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Absolute banger.

A True Novel by Minae Mizumura

More of a historical fiction than a romance with subtle, nuanced characters.

Manacled by @senlinyu

Huge warning about checking tags/triggers, but, uhhh, to say that I've read this like 50 times is probably an understatement.

Fanfic:

Love for the Summer by @missgryffin

Smutty, fluffy, delicious.

Pinkest Bluestocking in the Ton by @wearingaberetinparis

Pining James... I loved this.

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by @isthisselfcare

God-tier for the banter alone.

Wait and Hope by @mightbewriting

Pining Draco... yeah.

Published Fics:

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Breathtaking character study.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Also, breathtaking character study.

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Profound, dark sc-fi horror.

Anything by Anne Carson, but specifically Eros: The Bittersweet and this essay, called "Thirst: Introduction to Kinds of Water."

I would do anything this woman says tbh.

Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, but specifically "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "The Laughing Man."

Equal parts charming and dark.

A Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Masterclass in subtle pining and gorgeous prose.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The girlies love this for good reason.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Glittering, beautiful prose.

[uncertainwallflower]

FIC AUTHOR SELF-REC TAG Ahh! @kay-elle-cee thanks for the tag. I do love a bit of self love.

When you get this, reply with your 5 favourite fics that you've written. Then pass it on to five other writers. Spread some self love.

I have to include my love, my excecutioner, my magnum opus…

Between the Desire and the Spasm Words: 19.8k. Chapters: 7/?. Rated: M. Trains are arguably the centre of everything. The sinew of civilisation for muggles and wizards alike. They are where all walks of life converge. Congregate. In synchronised traversal. Shared agony inflicted by the piercing screech of metal on metal, bonding all patrons aboard a carriage. And outside. A passing glimpse of someone you thought you’d never see again. Trains. They change everything.

The No Voldemort AU @merlinsbbeard and I are writing together...

All's Well That Ends Well Words: 24k. Chapters: 7/25. Rated: M. Co-writer: @merlinsbbeard. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. And the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have very small minds, indeed. Or: Lily Evans is flung into the vicious cesspit that is the Hogwarts Dating Scene. Filled with boys and Quidditch parties and Firewhisky and friendly inter-house relations and tears and mean girls and public displays of affection—gag.

The fic that I am taking so long to write because each chapter rips my bloody heart out...

To Live Without A Heart Words: 1.3k. Chapters: 2/?. Rated: M. James wasn’t home that night. It was the one decent thing Peter did, and James hated him for it.

One of my first smutty microfics...

Beetle-Browed Boy Words: 483. Chapters: 1/1. Rated: E. Being properly loved was not something Lily was accustomed to…until James: a ficlet.

A micro in which I experimented with poetry...

Familia, Amor, Fides Words: 128. Chapters: 1/1. Rated: G. The Potter Family Motto: 'Familia, Amor, Fides.' Family, Love, Loyalty. It was something James took very seriously: a ficlet.

Tagging: @merlinsbbeard @athenasparrow @practicecourts @annasghosts @missgryffin

[charmsandtealeaves]

Trying so hard to get back into the reading groove… But you should also check out @jilyawards as they’ve posted the June rec list!

Read this week:

Love For The Summer by @missgryffin (Ch. 15-16)

Complete (55.8k), summer romance Jily, Rated E

It's the summer after sixth year, Lily Evans is realizing she fancies James Potter, and James has Sirius Black's motorbike to thank for getting Lily out of the friend zone.

Think I Know Where You Belong (Think I Know It’s With Me) by @wearingaberetinparis (Ch.14)

WIP, second chances Jily, Rated M

At thirty-three years old, Lily Evans fears she may not quite have lived up to her potential. Single and living alone – if one does not consider her cat a flatmate, that is – her days are blurs of monotony, most of her students getting more action than she has seen in the past decade. (Hyperbole gratuitously applied.) Insert James Potter – former classmate and unrequited crush – who appears to be on a mission – aside from promoting his fourth novel – to point out all of her flaws, while strutting the hallways of their former secondary, the place she has never left and he will forever haunt now that the board has decided to name the school library in his honour. (F*ck her life.)

[missgryffin]

hi missgryffin!! can you recommend some of your fav spicy Jily fanfics (bonus points if theyre completed) and oneshots. thanks mucho! <3

Hi! I'd check out my recs in this post if you haven't read those. (And all of those authors also have other smutty fics, many of which I'm sure I've read and loved.) I also will forever rec Summer Girl and Earthquake Drills by @efkgirldetective — these fics are simply divine!

[wearingaberetinparis]

Fic Author Self-Rec

Thank you for tagging me @missgryffin and @kay-elle-cee! Those that know me, will recognise that I find it very difficult not to be critical of my own work, but I need to be proud of what I write more often, so this is good practice! (Also: how do you choose anyway? Every fic is my baby and there are so many memories attached to writing them.) Rules: When you get this, reply with your favourite fics that you've written. Then pass it on to fice other writers. Spread some self love.

Shout Out To My Ex (Series)

Phoenix Radio is going through a rough period with the arrival of the new and controversial Riddle Radio. Albus Dumbledore, founder of the country’s number one radio station, asks his team to get ready to rebrand. Gone are the days of family friendly radio, a show where two exes talk about where their relationship went wrong and deliver relationship advice live on air, named Shout Out To My Ex, is exactly what Phoenix Radio needs. Who better to co-host this show than Lily Evans and James Potter, two Phoenix Radio employees who absolutely despise each other, or do they? A Jily Modern AU inspired by Rachel Lynn Solomon’s "The Ex Talk". LINK HERE

ocean eyes (Series)

Lily Evans had been eleven when she and her family moved in next door to the Potters. It was the summer before she would start her year at Hogwarts, a prestigious school for gifted students. From their bedrooms, James and Lily witness each other’s highs and lows, watching the other grow as they go through life apart and yet very much together. A Jily Neighbours/Coming of Age AU LINK HERE

(Didn't I?) (Didn't I?) Didn't I See You Crying?

James Potter has fancied Mary Macdonald for as long as he can remember. Everything about her is practically perfect, except for – if he were being honest and he always liked to be – her choice in friends. For Mary’s best friend, Lily Evans, is a right shrew and, much to his dismay, the Head Girl to his Head Boy. Lily Evans had disliked James Potter with a passion after their first interaction on the Hogwarts Express. A dislike that turned into hate – never mind that she also has an infatuation going, but no one needs to know about that – as soon as he decided to make her life a living hell. Unfortunately for her, he also decided (a few years earlier) that her very best friend in the world was the worthy object of his affections. (Which was fine, really. She wasn't about to cry over it, for Godric's sake. She was a strong and independent young woman, thank you very much. And yes, perhaps she was a little in love, but it was all for nothing, so she had to keep calm and carry on.) Certainly, their complicated past would result in major disaster if common ground was not soon established. For the love of Merlin, though, why did either of them think it would be a good idea for Lily to help James woo Mary Macdonald? LINK HERE

The Very (Un)Ladylike Guide To Fortune-Hunting

"Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want." (Jane Austen) Lily Evans finds herself wanting, or: so her sister seems to believe. While out on the hunt for a fortune - again: that would be Mrs Dursley mostly - the affection of a number of suitors is most welcome. Especially when a young Viscount's heart is set aflame. A Regency Jily AU. LINK HERE

Lily In The Sky With Diamonds

A series of interviews with the UK’s hottest band, The Marauders, and the singer-songwriter Lily Evans, conducted by Nymphadora Tonks, as they prepare for the UK Tour after the release of their album “Lily in the Sky with Diamonds”. Everyone worships The Marauders. Everyone loves Lily Evans. Together they make hearts bleed. Inspired by "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid. LINK HERE

Tagging anyone that would like to do this, but @annabtg and @practicecourts as well. I'm sorry if you did this already. I was obviously MIA for a couple of days.

[annabtg]

💯 🤩✨

Hi anon! Thanks for playing!

💯 A fic that makes you think #writergoals

Oh, anything by @mppmaraudergirl falls squarely into that category! But I will name The Reckless Now for the delicious dramatic irony and the unbearable hotness!

🤩 A fic that made you SLAM that “subscribe�� button

That would be Secret Keeper by @missgryffin - I slammed it so hard I subscribed to her as an author instead ;)

✨ A fic you wish you could read again for the first time

Hmm... Okay, I don't know if I'm that sort of person? I read for comfort as much as for novelty. I'm trying to think, perhaps one with a huge plot twist, or...? *ponders* All right, I'll go with @mppmaraudergirl 's The Road Back To You, because I was following when it was being posted, and with every new chapter there was theorizing and discussion and it was so much fun! It wouldn't be the same if I read it over again now.

Fic recs ask game here!

[athenasparrow]

How did you get into jily?

Hi anon, thanks for the ask : D

This turned into a rather long answer, but that's rather unsurprising since when I edit a chapter it seems to jump 3k, right? 😅 😂

How I Got Into Jily Reading

My journey into the world of Jily began, like many of you, in the captivating realm of Harry Potter fics (about a decade ago). My initial foray into Jily failed to capture me – I don't know if I was reading in the wrong space (I'm looking at you ffn.net) or if this was just popular at the time – but a lot of what I read fixated on James' persistent pursuit of Lily (often depicting harassment) and "missing moments" that revolved around teenagers (nothing inherently wrong with teenagers, I just found it difficult to relate).

So I ventured beyond the familiar pairings, exploring all sorts of HP characters before being drawn back into Jily during covid. It was then that I discovered authors (@ghostofbambifanfiction @bcdaily @theesteemedladydebourgh @missgryffin & fetchalgernon ) who wrote muggle au's and canon divergent fics that portrayed Lily and James in healthy, enthralling, adult relationships (or very mature teenagers!). The relationships and characters are all magnificent! These authors enveloped me in the warmth of their craft and anchored me in the Jily world. I am still obsessed with all of their writing and happily forsake whatever I'm dong to inhale their latest chapters : D

How I Got Into Jily Writing

I've jotted down a few fics over the years, but never published anything. I impulsively signed up for @jilymicrofics Valentine's Gift Exchange this year. I was a very passive part of fandom before this and had no tumblr account, no AO3 etc. I kind of just signed up to everything on a whim and then @charmsandtealeaves invited me to join all of these servers and suddenly I was in, people seemed to like my Valentine's Fic and in the throes of enthusiasm I committed to a micro a day for March. That month unlocked a flow of creative inspiration and I've been delighted that the writing has kept coming.

Becoming active in the Jily community has not only provided me with a plethora of new (to me) talented authors, but also allowed me to put names to stories that I read many years ago. I now have a vast TBR list and am eagerly looking forward to reading every single one of them : D

I'm going to share the authors on my TBR List so you can read their work too : D

@practicecourts @oneofthesirens @charmsandtealeaves @annabtg @wearingaberetinparis @gryffindormischief @annasghosts @ginemrys @itsjamespotter @writtenonreceipts @mppmaraudergirl @winryofresembool @abihastastybeans @arianatwycross @startanewdream @bookeatingbean @ohmygodshesinsane @uncertainwallflower @kay-elle-cee

Feel free to drop a rec in the comments - I'm always up for more reading : D

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

We're Just Friends

Rating: M | Words: 4.1K

Summary - James Potter is in love with his flatmate. There. Best to get that out of the way before he is accused of being in denial or drowning in obliviousness.

Happy Belated Birthday, @mabeltothknows 😻 Here's the little surprise gift fic that's no longer a surprise because I gave it away without requiring any sort of persuasion. I love you and your mind entirely too much! Hope this makes your birthday a bit better, even if it's late.

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119 notes - Posted November 29, 2022

#4

Soft Bargains

@jilychallenge January'22 || @eemolu vs @maraudersftw

Prompt: “james and lily find themselves relegated to mundane chores around the safe house until they are able to be within five feet of each other without compromising yet another mission”

Inspiration was so hard to come by for this, but I finally like a version enough to post! 💖 Read below the cut!

He’s seated across the table from her, eyes resolutely turned away, jaw locked tight enough to shatter as he pretends to listen to Moody explain the details of the next Order mission. Reconnaissance; relatively harmless, if done right.

James could do it right.

As could she, Lily knows. But she’s considerably less obvious about her interest. On him, desperation is the more fitting word.

His leg is bouncing fast enough to shake the whole room, she thinks. It’s a wonder no one else has snapped at him yet. Perhaps no one notices as closely as she does.

Her foot reaches out under the table, kicks at his shin not too gently.

Hazel eyes flash, first surprised; second thrilled; third annoyed. ‘What?!’ the curve of his eyebrows say.

“Stop that shaking,” she hisses, body leant forward, voice dropped, because they both know what’ll happen if Moody notices.

“What’s it to you?”

“What does that mean? It’s annoying.”

“Sorry to tell you—” he leans closer as well, and her eyes run over his face, starved, despite everything else, “but not everyone’s going to behave like you want them to, Evans—”

That stings. “The fuck do you mean? You know I—”

“And you know what I want.”

Her eyes narrow. “James—”

“I want to go!” he barks suddenly, and she jumps, alarmed at the volume, worried for all the seconds it takes her to realize he hasn’t spoken to her. He looks at her still, for a moment longer, before turning to Moody again. She almost rolls her eyes at that. Idiot. “I want to go. This is an easy mission—no real risks. I won’t fuck it up, you have—”

“No REAL RISKS?”

There.

She leans back in her chair, arms crossed, satisfied. Smug, even. He really asked for it.

James winces, catching his mistake four seconds too late. “I just meant—”

“What you meant, Potter—” Moody snarls, both eyes glaring, new scars pronounced on his skin from the mission ended last night, “is that you’re still a delusional, naïve schoolboy if you think any of these missions carry risks lesser than a threat on your very life, if not on the lives of the other members.”

“Give it up, mate,” Sirius mutters under his breath, seated to the left of James, looking distinctly on the edge of laughter. She feels inclined to agree—with the advice, not the humour—but she knows better.

And sure enough, James ignores the suggestion and powers on with his argument.

“Of course, I know that. I was just—”

“And since you seem to have forgotten, let me remind you: you and Evans are on house arrest until you can learn to BEHAVE around each other without compromising missions or getting us almost killed—”

The accusation sparks indignation within her. “That’s not fair, we haven’t argued, or fought in—”

“Only because you’ve been avoiding each other!” His magical eye has whirred to pin on her now, and she feels her skin blaze something horrid under the truth of his words. “Which I truly couldn’t care less about, except that you’re two of our strongest fighters, who usually have great teamwork, but now seem to be carrying piles of dung instead of brains on your head.”

Oh, what a fucker.

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125 notes - Posted January 24, 2022

#3

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Multichapters:

Disgraceful (WIP)

Words: 18.4K | Chapters: 5/12 | Rating: Explicit

James Potter is attracted to his neighbour. Lily Evans wishes she wasn't attracted to hers.

Retribution (WIP)

Words: 78.4K | Chapters: 11/? | Rating: Mature

My name is Lily Evans. I’m twenty years old. I have red hair and green eyes. I've been experimented upon for the past two years. I tell you none of these facts from my own memory—because I have none. I suppose I’ll just have to take their word for it then, won’t I?

Tracing You (WIP)

Words: 3.2K | Chapters: 1/? | Rating: Mature

"Each student from the creative writing course will be paired with another student from the art course to work on a collaborative project over the duration of three weeks for a chance to be featured in the Hogwarts University Annual Art Exhibition."

What are the chances that Lily gets paired with the one person she absolutely cannot stand?

Drink Me! (Complete)

Words: 12.0K | Chapters: 3 | Rating: T

What do you do when you find a suspicious vial of potion left on your desk, accompanied by a cryptic message daring your true Gryffindor spirit? If you're James Potter, you drink it and convince others to do the same. If you're Lily Evans, you're others.

Room Service (Complete)

Words: 73.3K | Chapters: 31 | Rating: Mature

When receptionist Lily Evans is informed that the hotel she works at will be hosting the owner's son for the whole month of October, she figures he's likely to be smug, and unbearable, and really nothing new.

As it turns out, she's right about the first two assumptions—and terrifically wrong about the third.

Fashion Disaster (Complete)

Words: 26.5K | Chapters: 7 | Rating: T

James Potter is roped into an awful dare by his best-mate, which involves him wearing atrocious pieces of clothing for all days until Christmas as dictated by Sirius. If this wasn't terrible enough, he now has to contend with his maddening crush on the beautiful saleswoman at the clothing store.

Salt Air (Complete)

Words: 6.6K | Chapters: 2 | Rating: Mature

The last day of summer brings with it the courage for some much-needed conversations (and confessions). Now, if only James Potter could understand how to make it fun.

Set Ablaze (Complete)

Words: 11.3K | Chapters: 2 | Rating: Explicit

The Morning After, it would seem, doesn't always go as planned. Not even when you were both enthusiastic participants.

Deception and Disguise (Complete)

Words: 108.9K | Chapters: 26 | Rating: T

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126 notes - Posted March 5, 2022

#2

hi I love canon jily but I'm in the mood to read some aus, can you please suggest your favorites?

Hello, anon! Honoured that you reached out to me even though I haven't done these in a while and I'm quite behind on my reading, sadly! But here are some of the best AUs I've read in the past year or so. You can even head on over to my bookmarks on AO3 if you want more recs:

The Wedding Ring by @mppmaraudergirl - this one's a no-brainer. TWR!James is a wet dream, and Lauren does the pining in this story justice like no one's business (rated M)

We Have Buried the Putrid Corpse of Liberty by @mabeltothknows - I promise this fic will make you laugh until you piss your pants. Mabel is the funniest author I know, no joke.

for the hope of it all by @missgryffin - This is not exactly an AU, because they still do magic, but the entire story is based on a beach setting in the summertime, and that's my absolute favourite trope in the world! (rated M)

The Season by @missgryffin - A Bridgerton AU that's better than Bridgerton. Need I say more? (rated M)

bury it and rise above by @startanewdream - this one's canon-divergence in which Lily is a witch and James is a muggle, and Mah spins literal magic through her storytelling. It's heartfelt, beautiful, and perfectly gorgeous (rated M)

Who Knows Who Cares by @the-dream-team - The most adorable bi!Lily fic out there, I promise you. It's got all the right ingredients to make your heart feel warm and fluttery. Dylan's talent knows no limits ❤️

The Waiting Game by @possessingtheproperspirit - I read this late last year and the concept of it was genius! Kept me laughing from start to end. Highly recommend! (rated M)

Controlled Addiction by @hogwartslivy - I'm nuts about this fic and it's no secret. The story has an amazing setting, lots of interesting reveals, and such a sweetheart James 😍 (rated M)

If We Never Meet Again by @thequibblah - Actors!Jily AU; it's a unique, genius concept! Lots of pining, drama, the perfect amount of angst. Became obsessed with the story as soon as I read it (rated M)

Burn Easy and Easy Does It by @efkgirldetective - Anything Emma writes is pure gold, and these AUs never fail to stun me with their brilliance no matter how many times I re-read them. Plus, her smut is always exquisite 😏 (rated E)

oops I did it again by Anonymous - I don't know who the author of this fic is, but this is one of my favourite AUs of all time. The James here is to die for, it's incredibly easy to fall in love with him (rated E)

I'm sure I've missed out many other amazing AUs out there, but this list would become endless if I kept going. Please free to add on for anon in case someone has more recs (I'd love to read them, too!)

141 notes - Posted October 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

claudia! so much love to your and your family, i can imagine this is just so not a great time. how about a quick one-word prompt you can turn any way you like: "candles"? feel better soon and here's hoping you can kick writer's block to the curb where it belongs <3 <3 -suze/thequibblah

ahh thank you so much, suze ❤️❤️ also taking this opportunity to let you know that I have finally dived into the CT world and have made it my comfort read as I lie in bed, recovering. You are amazing, fantastic etc. etc. and I can't wait to catch up fully!

Here's something fun and silly for the prompt:

Candles

“Didn’t think I’d run into you here.”

His grip around the jar of scented candle jostles in surprise, focus and quiet both broken at the sound of the voice behind him. He looks over his shoulder, wills his face not to change colour. At least it’s not the lads; only the next worst option. “Evans! Hullo.”

She walks closer, the soft whiff of her vanilla shampoo somehow more intoxicating to him than the jungle of magical scents he’s surrounded by. Or perhaps it’s simply his body’s inability to ignore anything to do with her. He’s a fucking idiot.

“Hi,” Lily says, and the lilt of her tone has him pausing, looking up at her. She’s smiling—no, that’s not right, she’s smirking. “Are you hiding from someone?”

She’s rose-cheeked and playful. His brow twitches, stomach tumbles. “No. What makes you say that?”

“Only that Franny’s Fragrances is rarely ever visited by Hogwart’s students, and I never pegged you as the type to be interested in—” she leans closer, bright green eyes flying over the jar still caught between his hands, “black tea and pomegranate scented candles. Hm. Interesting choice.”

He shrugs, slips the jar back onto the shelf. That hadn’t felt like the right one, anyway. “There’s still so much you don’t know about me, Evans.”

“I’m learning.” She hums. A flick of his gaze, and she’s still smiling like a cat. “So, if you’re not really hiding—”

“I’m not—”

“Then why did Sirius, Remus, and Peter tell me you were at Scrivenshaft’s when I met them at Honeydukes?”

Dammit. He’d been hoping no one would accompany him if he said he wanted to take a look at some self-replenishing inkwells instead of buying chocolates. And Franny’s was a small enough store next to Scrivenshaft’s that no one would notice him slip inside innocuously. He’d been right, for the most part. Only, he hadn’t accounted for—her.

Presently, James turns away, pretends to peruse more options. “Following me, are you?” he teases.

“Deflecting, are you?” She presses closer. He can’t decide if he hates her for it or lo—no. Not that. Not there. “Come on, James. You can tell me. It won’t make you any less of a wizard if you’re interested in scented candles, you know.”

“I know that!” he says immediately, frowning, “I’m not quite that fragile.”

She looks chastised. “I didn’t mean to say—”

“I just don’t want the lads—or well, Sirius specifically—to take the mick, alright?”

“Why would he?” she says, and suddenly pushes a jar into his hand. “Try this. Autumn air and roasted marshmallows.”

He takes an obliging sniff, feels the corners of his lips lift automatically. “I’m impressed. This your favourite one?”

“Not usually.”

James looks up at that. “What do you mean?”

“It’s a seasonal preference, but not the one I consider the best one here.”

“Which one is it, then?”

Lily grins. “I can’t tell you.”

“What?” He’s laughing, replacing the Autumn jar back on the shelf. “Why not?”

“Because then you’ll love it.”

“And that’s a problem because?”

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195 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

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