#talking about WolfStar fanfics

[outromoony]

Ship so good it ruined my life

[icedcoffeebabyy]

remus and barty writing in their diary: serving cunt and also hating myself is hard and people don’t talk about it enough.

[centaur-dreaming]

All fic writers have that one document in their drafts that would end their entire career, social life, everything if anyone irl were to find it

[maladaptivewriting]

“this popular fanfic is bad, the writing sucks”

yeah, yeah. you know what else is bad? the shitty nachos i make in the microwave with tostitos and cheddar cheese.

but does it not soothe the soul? does it not nurish the body? does it not quiet the aching stomach?

[under-pink-skys]

I honestly believe there is no greater joy in life than a book (fanfics let’s be real) that emotionally destroys you in the best way. You’re screaming, sobbing, shouting, slamming your hands on the mattress like WHAT DO YOU MEAN and then it lives in the crevices of your soul forever.

[votapublica]

just random thoughts:

From my experience of reading both Chinese fanfic and English MLM & WLW hp fanfic, it appears to me that English (especially American, don’t ask me how I know they are American) authors are more inclined to

Write under age sex

Write about messy dating as characters’ exploration of sexual identity or gender identity

Include trans characters

Characters having a clear statement like: I am gay/ I am bi

Talk about social justice issues, (eg. I forgot which fic but the two girls’ first talk is about lesbian activism)

While Chinese authors are more like to write:

Characters having sex (right) after they come of age

Instead of messy dating(also exists but less) characters feel miserable until they suddenly meet each other

Include intersex characters

Instead of saying: I am gay. They say: I just happen to fall in love of someone of the same sex. Instead of expressing: love is love. They say: you are you, and no matter what gender you are I still love you.

Usually the world either just accept them or the topic about social acceptance is ambiguous and instead focus on how the characters get together

[marauderslibrarian]

(Lesser Known) Marauders Longfic Recs, part 1

whatever our souls are made of (by damagecontrol & Solmussa) -

There’s something on his tongue, velvet soft and foreign. Regulus pulls his hand away from his mouth.

In his palm, a flower petal.

-

Or, Regulus is in love with James, but James doesn’t love him back. Now there are flowers in his lungs and vines wrapped around his ribs, for this is a love that might kill him. Unless…

Raise Hell (by BrigidFaye, inthesquare, January_First, Reu (reu_byrd), soliloquy_dawn, Solmussa & ThisLiminalSpace) -

Heaven and Hell have had enough.

Battling for the Earth like children, sending their Angels and Demons to enact their good and evil plans, only to see it defeated by the other side.

An ultimatum is decided upon: they have exactly one year to unleash everything they’ve got on the Earth.

The winning side will own Earth and all its inhabitants, finally putting a stop to this battle.

Now, if only these Angels and Demons could stop acting like humans…

Goldeneye (by ThisLiminalSpace) -

His day is going well, until it’s not.

In fact, James can pinpoint the precise moment that his day goes to utter shite. It’s Frank, who opens his mouth to announce some changes to the team, and James pays attention, until he doesn’t.

He can’t, because did Frank just say what he thinks he said?

“I’m sorry, Longbottom, did you just say that Regulus Black is joining the team?”

OR

It's no surprise to anyone that Regulus Black loves James Potter — except, perhaps, to James Potter himself.

The Catfish & The King (by TheBiButterfly) -

A soft tapping caught Remus’s attention. He glanced up, a smile lighting his lips at the sight of bright green eyes on a curly haired toddler. Harry was three...and a half, if he was asked. He and his father were regulars on Wednesdays, traipsing into the library for the Children’s Story Time every week, without fail. Immediately, Remus was charmed by the pair.

“Hello, Harry,” Remus greeted him, reaching for the stickers on the desk. He rifled through the stack for one with a train. Harry liked those best. Finding one, he offered it to the tot. “Are you and your Da-“

“Paddy!” Harry exclaimed, patting the leather jacket on the man holding him.

Suddenly, Remus spotted the rings on the hand wrapped around Harry’s middle. After that mental cartwheel, Remus’s gaze took a long, leisurely journey up the man’s body. Ffyc.

Mistigris (by Calypte) -

Mistigris: a specific card that the holder can play as if it were any card; a wild card.

The Marauders are schoolmates-turned-co-conspirators. After perfecting school level pranks and petty crime, they moved towards progressively larger targets until they were, unarguably, some of the best burglars in the world.

One major mistake nearly costs them everything. Luckily, Sirius didn’t entirely leave his connections behind when he left the Black Family. There is still one person Sirius is in contact with, and it just so happens that that one person is the perfect solution to their problems.

Enter Regulus Black, “cleaner” for the Black Family. He’ll do anything for his brother… for a price, that is. Unfortunately for the Marauders, his going rate is a favor for each person involved.

The Sun & Wayward Stars (by TheBiButterfly) -

“I’m afraid that’s your choice to make,” Peter said solemnly. “If you want Sirius back, James comes along with him. The two of them are inseparable.”

Regulus’s eyes locked onto Peter’s, “You believe that, don’t you? That they’re inseparable.”

“Only because it’s true,” Peter agreed, shrugging lightly. “It’s not fair to expect Sirius to choose between you, Regulus. James was there for him during some really tough times. He pulled him out of depressions and tantrums repeatedly, despite his protests. He can reach Sirius when no one else can. Do you really want to take that away from your brother?”

“Yes,” Regulus answered petulantly.

Peter snorted a laugh, “Piss off, Regulus. Now who’s a prat?”

“Still Potter.”

You're Still My Sunshine (by TheBiButterfly) -

Sirius has drawn a firm line between his family and friends, but James and Regulus flirt their way into a secret relationship. Add in insomniac Remus with a Marvel addiction, plum fights, sneaky smut, unhinged Barty with an ax to grind, rabidly possessive Sirius, and a brief horror sub-plot with Peter for maximum chaos.

Whatever happened to the young, young lovers? (by georgia_sk) -

Regulus Black, presumed dead for over 2 years, shows up at an Order of the Phoenix meeting with 6 mangled horcruxes and Voldemort's corpse.

How does the wizarding world move on following the abrupt end of the war, and how does Regulus come to terms with the last four years of his life?

Not on his own evidently, as his brother makes an effort to return to his life, James Potter tries to weasel his way into his heart and the friends he left behind in the name of the war aren't willing to leave him alone any longer.

Red, Gold & Royal Green (by ChloeDevanport) -

James is the son of the president of the United States. Regulus is second in line for the throne of England. Both handsome, both clever and both good at charming the press in their own ways. Oh, and they hate each other. Well, Regulus hates James and James...wants to be his friend. But things take a turn for the worse at a royal wedding and James and Regulus are forced to make amends. More than that, they suddenly have to be the best of friends and while Regulus slowly lets his walls crumble, James stumbles head-first into something so utterly chaotic that it turns his whole life upside down and it all starts with a cake...

[violetsastrocytes]

help i always forget how embarrassing fanfic is outside of tumblr like you know those penpal things where you're like hi! i'm so-and-so and like xyz, how TF do i say hello i love to yap about a gay version of the hunger games and a boy who's in love with a priest/bass guitarist. sorry NOPE.

[liquidisedfrogs]

i can just imagine remus wearing a t-shirt that says i love feminine men

and sirius wearing one that says 'I'm not feminine' while wearing a skirt

it's just them in my head

[starratzz]

I'm sorry but I feel the fucking urge to say this but, not in a million trillion, billion years would Regulus... REGULUS... would take Remus's side during The Prank. "B- But Moonwater 🥺" Suffer. Sirius and Regulus are brothers, and in reality, Regulus only 'likes' the marauders/Gryfindoors because his brother is one. Lupin is only on top of the list because Remus is sleeping with his brother!! No way would Regulus see his brother so distraught and sad and take Lupin's side. He doesn't even know what really happened so why would he!! Idk, just saying 😭

[candorverity]

i've actually seen people pointing out that making all and only characters that can shapeshift nonbinary or genderfluid representation can get problematic (or at least icky), bc you're reinforcing the idea that body = gender. it's super automatic too: yes, of course they're genderfluid, they can change their body to what they want! and that's completely alien to the experience of real genderfluid people

You are probably right about it geting possibly problematic, I just haven't done much research into it and was just spitballing my ideas. I know, as a genderfluid person myself, and a young one at that, it's more fantasy wish fulfillment than reality. Obv body ≠ gender, but my thought process came from my own desire for a solution to the dysphoria.

When it comes to the characters in questions, I was just thinking about my hc version of Teddy Lupin, and how he would have a different take on gender and sexuality than most people due to being a metamorph, being (in my mind) raised by two men, and one of those men often being headcannoned as genderqueer themselves. In my mind, she comes from a super interesting situation that can be explored. Not that being raised by a gay couple would change anyone's gender or sexuality, but that it would undeniably create a safer space for doing those things.

Tonks only got looped in bc it felt weird to ignore her, and also her earlier framing in the books and movies, but my intention was mostly with Teddy. I didn't mean to include all shape-shifting characters into my Teddy Lupin centric thought process by lack of specification.

[dorlezzie]

HI!!!

got an idea like creating a discord server or a tumblr group idk?? to write some marauders things and help each other and read each other stuff and things??? if you're maybe over 20 i think, not to have a big age difference !!!! (sorry) i think that could be fun, and motivating so if you're interested, lmk!!

[cancerravenclaw]

just wondering where people get their audacity

[nettedtangible]

I love writing from the POV of dumb characters. They don't need a big vocabulary. They don't need to be witty funny sassy. They just need to be dumb hot sexy.

Writing from the POV of smart characters got me like crying weeping thesaurus on standby. Why you gotta use such big words in your stupid inner monologue you fancy intelligent fuck.

[moonydoodlez]

date idea: you come over and i explain every little detail of the fan fiction i’m currently reading while making us coffee and muffins

[prongsfish]

my dad has finally started reading atyd. i did it guys