#thistlecat fics

[thistlecatfics]

Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call (Regulus/Sirius University AU) (25k, E)

The Black family has plenty of secrets, and Sirius has his own – like how he really got the concussion derailing his fall semester at Hogwarts University. When Regulus surprises him on campus during winter break and a sudden snow storm forces him to stay for Christmas, the secrets Sirius has been hiding from himself are revealed.

[bartletslesbians]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💙

(as always, feel free to ignore!)

(the way this took me ages to get to im sorry but !! thank you for sending this to me!)

Also, this was so hard to choose, and I tried not to make them all siricissa but 3/5 became siricissa anyway.

In no particular order:

We'll Be Happy

Parvati/Lavender | Teen | Major Character death. Lavender dies during the battle of Hogwarts, Parvati predicted it and can't stop it from happening.

Blood in the Water

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | First war smut, blood and injuries and more sweet vibes than the tags suggest. This was written for 2022's @siriusblackfest!

Too Beautiful to Save

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | Dead dove do not eat: gore, near-murder during sex, blood all around. Sirius and Narcissa dealing with the grief of losing Regulus in a very Black way. This was a collab with @a-loveunlaced!

The Crown You Gave Me

Lucius/Narcissa | Teen | Lucius and Narcissa get a divorce after the second war, but it's amicable and for the best and there are flashbacks to how happy their marriage was. Bittersweet vibes. This was written for 2020's @hptransfest!

In Your Sick Fantasies

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | Breeding kinks (inbreeding kinks) and explicit consent to do messed up shit. They're complicated and fucked up and they revel in that knowledge. Also he spits out her wedding ring, that counts for something.

[solis-angelus]

'Hypersexuality as a trauma response' is like my middle name, actually.

[thistlecatfics]

Andromeda Liberata Book 3: Andromeda In Bello (160k WIP, lesbian tedromeda)

the aftermath of splinching + trying + trying + trying or - Andromeda promises Teddy she'll stay sober for a week

This chapter is dedicated to a couple of really excellent commenters who reignited my passion for this fic and for Andromeda and Teddy <3

[thistlecatfics]

oh my goodness - thank you so much! This is the first fic I ever started to write, and it holds such a special place in my heart.

My concussion this November forced me to take a break from working on part three, but the next chapter is coming!

HP Rec Fest Day 15

for @hprecfest Day 15: a fic over 50k

This is a pairing I don’t see very often, Andromeda/Ted, but when I was suddenly hit by a desire to seek it out, I was glad to find one written by @thistlecatfics . I knew it would be fantastic!

[hephaestiions]

Inspired by your Drarry fic recs and your amazing Flintwood fic, do you have any Flintwood recs or personal favorites?

ah! fantastic ask, anon! flintwood was, incidentally, my earliest hp ship & maintains a soft spot after all these years. their functions in canon (quidditch captains of rival houses, pinnacles of a certain kind of obsessive, single-minded, aggressive athletic masculinity) conduce some of the most raw and gritty characterisations— kind of like if tracing your tongue along the jagged, broken end of a tooth was a ship. flintwood encapsulates a very specific kind of mood— a foregrounded physicality, a delicious emotional dimension balancing both subtlety and brashness. this ship is especially delightful when you're in the mood for some deferred emotional payoff, a little out of reach and more satisfying for it.

(tw for some discussions of queerphobia & masculinity!)

flintwood also works with and subverts some common stereotypes & tropes associated with sports as a site of exalted & amplified masculinity. oliver and marcus are both, in fic, often representations of what a popular (largely homophobic & patriarchal) culture understands as 'masculine ideal stereotypes'— physically hulking, emotionally repressed, narrow-focused, a little dangerous. and flintwood, as a ship, is crucially also about these 'ideal men' making the choice to step away from the hallowed halls of homosociality towards explicit queer desire, dynamics and love.

i'm getting into this because a large selection of flintwood fics i've loved deal (overtly or covertly) with coming to terms with queer awakenings, reckoning with being queer men in sports and similar explorations. my flintwood fic (thank you for reading it, anon!), addictive tendencies (~4k, T, tw for internalised homophobia) also grapples with this fairly significantly. in fact, even when the central tension isn’t explicitly about a queer reckoning, and the worldbuilding has little/no queerphobia, many excellent flintwood fics have some of the themes, ideas and tropes you find in literature accounting for our society’s (often disparaging) attitude towards queerness: a desire both intense and grudging, a sense of “i can’t have this person” justified through rivalry and/or jealousy, poignant internal conflicts, etc.

anyway, enough talk, here's a selection of flintwood fics i've dearly enjoyed, hope you do too! mind the tags & notes & remember to send some love the authors' way :)

best kept secrets by slyther_ing (M, 1.8k)

Marcus Flint is leaning up by the metal chainlink fence - gum popping, grin flashing white, and Oliver has the urge to run away because everything in the taller boy’s stature screams trouble, trouble, trouble.

twenty gauge by provocative_envy (T, 3k)

It takes Marcus less than ninety seconds to determine that his four o'clock is an aggressively annoying piece of shit.

wake up, get up, shut up by provocative_envy (E, 4.2k)

Marcus is twenty-three and half-concussed when it finally occurs to him that he might actually kind of sort of be really into dudes.

rugby boys, they play 15s by thistlecat (M, 4.5k)

Fifteen significant moments in Oliver Wood’s collegiate rugby career that did not make his highlight tape.

no vacancy by provocative_envy (M, 10.1k)

The dreams are frightening, at first.

true but not nice by v (E, 10.2k)

Marcus found out about it from Warrington, who heard it from Montague, who heard it from Derrick, who heard it from Nott, who heard it from Zabini, who heard it from Malfoy, who they said heard from the Quidditch dressing room, which really just meant that Marcus was going to fucking kill him.

self preservation by al-the-remix (E, 17.8k)

Outside the night had grown dark, and at some point Oliver had moved to perch on the edge of Marcus' bed, thigh pressed against his and tray settled between them. As if they had some sort of understanding. As if they were friends.

[torturedpoetsflashfest]

FEST RECAP

Thank you all for a wonderful flash fest! 24 fics based on 16 songs with the most popular being "The Prophecy," "Peter," and "But Daddy I Love Him." The Black cousins reign supreme over this album with Regulus (7), Sirius (6), Andromeda (5), Narcissa (5) and Bellatrix (4) being the most popular characters. 9 fics met the challenge of having a word count which ends with 13.

Thank you to all the writers, and maybe we'll see you again for a flash fest for Rep (tv). In the meantime, come hang out in @marauders-taylor-fiending discord server or participate in @thetorturedpoetsfest <3

She's the Albatross (She's Here to Destroy You) by thistlecat (Narcissa centric, 313, T)

Beautiful, poised Narcissa Black Malfoy, so unlike her mad sisters with their insistence on destruction. Song: The Albatross

Did you really beam me up in a cloud of sparkling dust just to send me back where I came from? by @comesitintheclover (Harry-centric, 1013 words, G)

Harry wakes up from a long nightmare where he reckons with the anger of being left in an abusive home and how to feel about all that he's been through now that it's finally over and he's finally safe. Song: Down Bad

If Only by multilingualism (Hermione/Severus, 1013, T)

Severus imagines what could have been.

A greater woman has faith by @sugarsnappeases (Lily/Sybill, 3849, T)

they're exes. they're miserable. things ensue.

Song: The Prophecy

Take the Glory, Give Everything by MidnightStargazer (Narcissa & Regulus, Narcissa & Draco, 743, T)

Regulus dreams of glory, longing to make a name for himself and be remembered. Eighteen years later, Draco does the same. Narcissa knows better. Song: Clara Bow

The Prophecy by eggmett (Regulus/Tom Riddle, 1013, M)

The prophecy—For neither can live while the other survives. The thing that had finally sent Tom over the edge. Confimation that he would fall before he had even finished rising. But the omen sentenced us to death that day too. Tom and I would never be free of each other as long as we’re both alive. We’d never be able to live inside this toxic world we built. It didn’t stop me for yearning for it. I’ll always be desparate for his attention. Desparate for his touch. Song: The Prophecy

Promises, Oceans Deep by @sixlane (Regulus & Sirius, 2357, T)

Regulus lies awake on the night of his 14th birthday, running through the plan over and over in his mind. He’s had years to work it out, make sure it’s perfect, but tonight it becomes real, no room for messing up. If he’s caught, he’s dead. He knows this like he knows his own name. A truth his parents have been telling him since Sirius left. or, Regulus executes his escape to meet his brother, but he must soon face the fact that he's been left behind. When Sirius finally turns up, he's seven years too late. Song: Peter

A Dangerous Man by MidnightStargazer (Lucius/Narcissa, 695, T)

Lucius has blood on his hands and owes his allegiance to Lord Voldemort, but Narcissa doesn't care. Song: I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

what if he's written "Mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind? by @thistlecatfics (Sirius/Regulus, 1013, E)

Regulus and Sirius are brothers. Regulus and Sirius are no longer brothers. Or, a culmination of fatal fantasies. Song: Guilty as Sin

Peter by Faelostinwoods (Marlene & Peter, 229, G)

Peter had been angry, angry at his friends who treating him worse as the war got worse, angry at dumbledore for not protecting them, angry at whoever created his story because it was getting worse. He had joined the death eaters, in a desperate attempt to change his outcome. Yet, he didn’t expect it to go this far. Song: Peter

my absence makes headlines by @plecotusauritus (Sirius-centric, 459, G)

the scandal was contained the bullet had just grazed at all cost keep your good name you don't get to tell me you feel bad Song: Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?

Forever Guilty, of Sin by @nena-96 (Hermione/Ron, 2148, M)

Hermione is alone inside the tent, as she tried to read The Tales of Beedle the Bard, but her memories blend in with the guilty fantasy that was being with Ron Weasley. Song: Guilty as Sin

loml by @emlovessid (Regulus/James, 1013, M)

It’s only been a few weeks since he’s been able to put words to it, but the feeling itself has been there from the beginning, from the first twining of hands and hitching of breath as their lips brushed, growing and growing until– “I love you,” James sighs, the words tumbling out as he breathes freely for the first time in weeks. “You might be the love of my life, actually.” Song: loml

So Long, London by @tealeavesandtrash (Sirius/Remus, 1013, T)

The silence hangs heavy, dead air suffocating. The sky outside is covered in grey clouds, casting the kitchen gloomy shadows. The pathetic fallacy is well-suited at least. Sirius’ eyes burn into him, staring him down over a cup of tea. It makes Remus’ skin crawl worse than the half-healed scars that litter his arms and back. He focuses on buttering the dry toast. Three months ago Sirius would have had breakfast ready for him when he came home. Six months ago he was still begging to spend the full moon together. Song: So Long, London

Burn My Life Down by @thecasualauthor (Andromeda/Ted, 637, G)

She sees everything about her life burn to ashes. Song: But Daddy I Love Him

Slow Quicksand, Poisoned Blood by @nodirectionhome-ao3 (James/Lily, 913, T)

After learning of the prophecy that threatens to doom her son, Lily begs the cosmos to spare him from this fate. Song: The Prophecy

I might just love you 'til the end by @ncoincidences (James/Lily, 1013, G)

James and Lily have been together since high school, seven years with each other. Recently, they have been drifting apart... will they make it till the end? Song: imgonnagetyouback

These Fatal Fantasies by MidnightStargazer (Bellatrix/Tom, Bellatrix/Rodolphus, 606, M)

Bellatrix is faithful to her husband. Technically. But her heart belongs to the Dark Lord. Song: Guilty as Sin

Mine Alone to Disgrace by MidnightStargazer (Andromeda/Ted, 474, G)

Andromeda tells her parents she's engaged to Ted Tonks Song: But Daddy I Love Him

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart by MidnightStargazer (Narcissa centric, 770, T)

Narcissa won't let anyone see her cry, even when her heart is breaking. Song: I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

but now we’ll curtail your curiosity (in sweetness) by @chemicalwildflowers (Andromeda & Tonks, Andromeda & Bellatrix, 215, G)

Nymphadora finds an old photo. Andromeda wants to protect her, for just one more day. Song: Robin

The Black Dog by ghstboys (Sirius/Remus, Remus/Tonks, 154, unrated)

Sirius watches Remus and Tonks from the afterlife. Song: The Black Dog

But Daddy I Love Him by @miss-grimwood (Bellatrix/Rodolphus, 146, T)

Bellatrix tries her best to avoid an arranged marriage with Lucius Malfoy in favour of Rodolphus Lestrange. Song: But Daddy I Love Him

said you’d come and get me but you were twenty-five (and the shelf life of those fantasies has expired) by @effiepotterisamilf (Regulus & Sirius, 295, G)

It’s Sirius’ 25th birthday and he’s not coming back for Regulus. Song: Peter

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Dark wlw recs 🙏

Hiya! A lot in my AO3 recs and you can check there but also a couple of fics I really love

The Bone Mother by rinsbane, Andromeda/Bellatrix

Nymphadora, Nymphet by thistlecat, Andromeda/Bellatrix, Tonks/Bellatrix

[thistlecatfics]

Thank you!! This is one of my favorite fics I've written, and definitely one of my favorite endings. Peter is such a fun POV character - observant, judgmental, insecure, a little obsessive.

Thank you for the rec <3

Day 26: A fic with an ending you can’t stop thinking about

Alphard’s Favorite

@thistlecatfics on tumblr | thistlecat on AO3 • 5k, M • Sirius/Peter

Peter tries to find out why Sirius is so upset over Alphard’s inheritance. Then he tries to make sure Sirius doesn’t fall off the roof. Then he tries to ensure Remus doesn’t hear them.

Rec: godddd sirius/peter!! sirius/peter!! the most oil-and-water of the four marauders. there's so much to dig into there, in the canon-never-intended-this-but-it's-not-not-canon-compliant grey area of fic, and this story does it so well. leveraging throwaway story details to explore complicated character dynamics so compellingly. i love watching those disaster investigation shows, and this is kind of like those made into fic. you know it can't go anywhere good, you know how it's ending and yet you can't look away. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE IT coming from a mile away, that last sentence is just 💥.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37737496

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[thistlecatfics]

andromeda in bello chapter 6: another try

Allies to the Order, Andromeda and Teddy build a life together. She deserves a stiff drink. 1974-1981.

part three of andromeda liberata (160k+, lesbian tedromeda)

At first this was part of a larger chapter, but I realized it was getting quite large so I thought I'd split it up so this chapter is a little short and, er, maybe feels more optimistic than intended. (Andromeda isn't making this process very easy for me or for Teddy lol.) (Truly after a certain point I'm just like... well I like fics which are 90% angsty conversations and where characters struggle mentally and hurt the people they love again and again so that's what we're getting here.) (she's sober! maybe! will it stick? she seems to think so but time will tell!)

Happy Halloween!

[the-starryknight]

Hi all, it's a Tuesday, so let's share a little extra tender love & care around here. If you have the energy, would you share a rec or a compliment for a friend? Either on this post, or on your own (tag me if you do, I love to see it). I'll start with just some notes as I don't have the energy for a proper rec list. Here are just a few of the many, many people I'm glad to share this space with -- tagging each of you, and hoping you'll pass it on. And you reading this, you're invited to play along (share a rec or a bit of love, whatever you like) without a tag too, and it doesn't have to be on Tuesdays.

@onbeinganangel makes the most beautiful embroidery pieces my eyes have ever seen, and @babooshkart makes soft kitchen scenes like no other. @softlystarstruck sends me beautiful art and clothes whenever they think of me, @thebooktopus has been filling my dash with gorgeous rec lists. @thistlecat leaves the best comments on fics, even when the fic's are still anon. @lqtraintracks writes challenging, radical smut, and @julcheninred reminds me of what crafting can do for the soul @bearcheers and @rockingrobin69 have said so many kind things about my micros, I want to hang their comments on my wall. @gryffindorhearts makes the best cup of coffee in the world. @tackytigerfic 's kindness to new folks is one of the reasons I started writing. @shealwaysreads sends me the ocean when we both need it, and @lou-isfake's singing voice moves me to tears. What about you, any recs or love to share?

[thistlecatfics]

White Sheets, in the Closet (or: the earth from a great distance is perfect and whole) by @tahtahfornow (11k, M)

Remus says: You ever seen the inside of a loony bin. (South Georgia, 1961-1962. Hurried kisses in hostile climates.)

OP if you want wolfstar in the American south! it's so, so gorgeous and haunting and deeply invested in the setting. (also holy shit OP your art is incredible)

From my comment on the fic -

This was so unbelievably gorgeous! the southern cadence of the writing!! I just watched the play version of to kill a mockingbird and the vibes feel similar not just in the "this is about the south and race" thing but in the pacing of the lines. and in the love the story has for the south even in how horrible it is.

I love James's absurd levels of boldness - that scene of him and sirius becoming friends is so perfect and really captures their canon prankster nature even in this wildly different setting.

I just FELT for Sirius the whole time - the intensity of his feelings for Remus. Your use of language to show Sirius's love for Remus is so evocative and beautiful.

and of course the siblings - Regulus and Petunia. imperfect and horrible and so extremely sympathetic and complicated.

I love this fic!!!!

the golden boy

also just like a side note i love the idea of the black family being an american southern baptist rich family if anyone knows any fanfics that are like that

[limetimo]

RAB fics I read (22-28Nov)

Lethe by MADR1D1SMO Voldemort won. Or did he? The Blacks have people on the other side they would do anything to protect. James finds himself captive in Grimmauld Place under the care of the man who killed Dumbledore himself, "The Handler", Regulus Black himself. Thankfully he has his best mate by his side, the knowledge that Harry is still alive, and oh yeah there's also the man-eating Indian demon he and Sirius summoned semi-accidentally

The Five W's by primeideal for VagabondDawn Ravenclaw Regulus! That's it, that's the fic. Very thoughtful.

Secrets of the Darkest Art by primeideal for FeatheryMinx This. Was. So. Good. Regulus, fresh out of Hogwarts, comes to apply for the position of the DADA professor. Why? Detectives Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall are on the case.

Ogni Parte È Viva (Every Part Is Alive) by euphorial_docx bisexual Regulus be still my heart, also Italy, also James Potter

Till Tomorrow and Till Death by thistlecat huhuehehe. Voldemort knows Regulus betrays him and thanks to Bellatrix's quick thinking, Regulus is tossed to the wolves instead of getting killed outright. Why is the prospect of being a werewolf plaything better than a swift merciful death you ask? Because Remus Lupin is there to save the day.

Impact by thistlecat James and Regulus used to do the hanky-panky and now Regulus is dead and James is trying to not think about him. Really well written okay

Duty by thistlecat AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. GIVE MY BOY A HUG. THIS IS SO SAD. I AM SAD. Regulus learns from an early age his duty is to serve the other family members and to keep them safe and happy.

career goals: tyrant by justwhatialwayswanted ♥♥♥ Regulus thinks Voldemort is full of shit starts undermining his authority at Hogwarts. This is war and Regulus is going to win (over both Voldy and Dumbles). also slowburn RegxEvan ♥

Scatter the Shadows by heartofspells The Marauders are a band that's trying to band in both the Magical and Muggle worlds, so far its been Sirius-centric but I'm only at the beginning :D

The Little Green Incident by PortraitofEmpathy this one is for the aros! ♥♥♥ and the besties! ♥♥♥ and the siblings! ♥♥♥

Death's Bright Green Face by Once_Upon_A_Potter Regulus is a seer and he tells Voldemort exactly how it's going to go down.

Mortal Once More by SheOfTheBookAndSong  Regulus survives teh cave and takes Snape's place in the narrative more or less

to the dark lord by justwhatialwayswanted ♥ Regulus plans to come out of the war victorious, leading a faction that accepts both Muggleborns and Dark Arts. Also Evan ♥

let me by 1940SBARNES regulus gets out of the cave and goes to James'. love confession ensues

Divergence by abovetheserpentine Hermione accidentally dimension travels on top of time-travel and uses her knowledge to try and save everyone. Regulus did like 50% of horcrux hunting and personally i think Hermione should give him more credit

The Serpent's Tongue by Equinesandcanines Sirius gets Sorted to Slytherin, it doesnT change all that much... i mean, so far

Clear Black Glass by bluerosebouquet big sad past JEgulus cave diving

Sky Full of Stars by TowardTheStars time to bring all the Hollywood's peadophiles to the court! Movie star Sirius (with slownbunr Sirius/Severus), good brother Regulus

Let’s make the most of this by jelfulry wrong number, estabilished jegulus, wip (wolfstar in progress)

A Snake in Wolf's Clothing by PortraitofEmpathy AAAAAAAAAAAAAA SO GOOD SNAPE SENDS REGULUS UNDER THE WILLOW I REPEAT WEREWOLF REGULUS

my almost lover by alarainai for lustemotions "I like you," Regulus says, climbing in James' bed. "Ah!" James thinks to himself, "he finally admits we are friends! yay." Six months later James finds out they were dating. He is literally the last one to find out he's dating his best friend's little brother.

The Long Game by lackadaisical_lizard jock James and artist Regulus work on the theatre club's production. pining ensues

The Altar of the Phoenix by lemongrovesandcloves Hermione is reborn by Sirius' older twin sister, Walburga absolutely hates her, it's not a happy story but maybe it will be later on?

fragile hearts by alarainai the Blacks just can't resist the one JAmes Potter it seems. Sirius is long over his crush on his best friend, but that doesn't mean Regulus has to meet the same sad fate! matchmaking ensues

All of You, All of Me (intertwined) by ajom28 askuhfla d im feral james and regulus hate each other but both of their celebrity careers really need the boost a fake relationship would give them. fake dating but the stakes are super high

The Missing Link by Keysie ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

love is not a predicate by mordax pianist!Regulus ft incomniac!James modern highschool AU slowburn

A Little Bit of Everything by Frenchroast99 Regulus raising Harry

How Harry got through first year by Starkandrogersforlife Harry Potter has a secret friend, his name is Regulus and he's a ghost. I personally didn'T vibe with the writing style but the plot was interesting enough for me to plough through

blue and yellow skies by alarainai papparazzi mistake Sirius for Regulus one time and suddenly he's 'trapped' in a fake relationship with James bloody Potter. modern magical

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squash!!! 1, 9, 10, 14, and 19 - ANGST, and (separately) HOT! gimme your sexiest smuttiest recs :D

hiya!!! <3 <3 ok this got long sorry! ALSO YOU NEED TO DO IT if you have time/if you want to. No pressure. But you are an amazing reccer and I get a lot of my new reads from your recs.

👍🏽 A fic you bookmarked recently

this barbie is getting lucky by narqueen - Gloria/Barbie. 900 words. It's 100% fluff!

👌🏼 A fic someone else recommended to you

The Janus Rose by dickgloucester. Snape/Pomona. 5200 words.

this one was a rec from @kellychambliss. It's actually an impossible fic to find with just tags because it doesn't tag the pairing. Highly recommend. It has some strong choices in writing esp about the ending which probably won't work for everybody but I feel like that's a good thing because it gives people something to think about/discuss.

👽 A fic that isn’t prose (poetry, text fic, etc.)

Lovers often do by gaisang. Harry/Voldemort. 1200 words. Poetry.

A beautiful, beautiful, haunting poetry collection which for me not only captures the characters of Harry and Voldemort and their dynamic but also has so many classical literature references woven with intertextual references to eldritcher's Four Chord/Unvollendete sets. It's an incredible poem that gets the raw, emotional power of those stories. Gaisang gets it.

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

Lover Boy At Play by @danpuff-ao3. 4500 words. Snape/Harry.

SLAMMED that subscribe button. Best decision ever. No buyer's remorse. No regrets! Danni writes my fav dirtyhotbadwrong Snarries.

🤔 The first fic you think of when I say ANGST

Morior Animus by vain. Snarry. MCD. 15000 words.

Morior Animus has earned, convincing angst. Really precise writing. The build up is intense. Incredibly creative and beautiful fic. It's the angst fic for me.

Ok now my fav part :D SEXIEST SMUTTIEST FICS

Hot can be pretty subjective! so definitely ymmv. What I find hot falls into two categories.

The fic is dirtybadhotwrong and as a reader I get the vibe that the author is really, really shamelessly into it because that makes me as a reader get into it

The fic uses smut for exposition about emotional complication or emotional simplification. Like the smut makes a relationship get more fucked up or it helps them get to some emotional catharsis. I don't really find it hot when it's just one person in the relationship getting whumped/fixed.

If the fic hits one of those two for me it's really hot! Otherwise I normally skip the smut. It's really the emotions that make things hot for me. But ofc this is a super subjective thing. I don't really go for pure smut fics or fics where their roles in smut have a big impact on their characterization. Smut written by some authors have worked for me.

On the dirtybadhotwrong side, I am a big fan of fics written by DementorDelta, Snegurochka, Who_la_hoop, AbstractConcept, Thistlecat and Cruisedirector. DementorDelta and Cruisedirector are really brilliant authors but they also have this writing phase where they were into writing fics with spanking and golden showers like this Snarry The Safest Place. Who_la_hoop wrote group incest and made it hotter than Texas during a heat wave in The Evil Devil Child and the Perfect Gift. It's Draco/Harry/Albus Severus/Scorpius. Thistlecat made the Black family hot. Huge fan of Alphard's Favourite. It's Sirius/Peter and Sirius/Alphard. Snegurochka made infidelity hot but they took their fics down so no links :/ Their Narcissa/Rosmerta fic is my guilty pleasure except I don't really feel guilty about it. AbstractConcept made curtains hot with their Snarry fic Better Homes and Dungeons . I don't even know how. I love the total shamelessness and dirtybadhotwrong commitment of these authors' writing. I feel this is increasingly rare in our fandom. I also love @danpuff-ao3's fics for the same reason! Everything! But also special love for Draco/Sirius in Gray Eyes (Tell No Lies). I love folks who can write dirtybadhotwrong shamelessly without feeling conscious about it. Because as a reader sometimes I feel conscious if I get the vibe the author was feeling conscious? Idk if that makes sense. It's probably just a me thing. But it's a thing I feel when reading some fics.

On the emotional side, I generally need longfics to feel that vibe because of how my brain works. My goto is two three authors who have a 100% hit rate for me for this type of smut.

ripeteeth! but their fics are not public on AO3 right now so I didn't want to go into a lot of detail. Huge fan of Suspiria by them which pretty much hit everything I want to see in smut 100%.

perverse_idyll's fics where the smut complicates things more in terms of characterization/dynamics. PI's writing has a lot of intensity which 100% works for me in smut scenes. They are also in general longer fics so the emotions have a lot of build up which makes things hotter! Soft Touch is a brilliant oneshot to get a sense of that. Snape is technically a massage therapist but not really and Harry is technically a customer but it gets so dirtybadhotwrong. Their emotions and relationship get more complicated but it's also in a good sense? Like complicated doesn't mean destructive? Rimming and gloves are really hot when we get some spicy emotions salsa to go with those.

eldritcher's fics where the smut is catharsis in terms of personal baggage/relationship dynamics. Smut which unfucks things? Eldritcher's writing has a lot of precision and they are amazing at increasing the intensity organically which works 100% works for me in smut when it's about building dysfunctionally healthy relationships between two emotionally damaged characters without complicating things further. Epic of the Forgotten is a brilliant oneshot to get a sense of that. Voldemort gets Krum to have a one night stand with him after a Quidditch Match and it kind of snowballs into the healthiest relationship ever. They are really emotionally damaged but it works and we get to see that exposition through their smut scenes.

Also Kelly Chambliss doesn't technically write smut smut but I really feel the hotness in Sesquipedalia. Hermione/McGonagall. It's like intellectual hotness? Which works for this pairing brilliantly. Idk how to explain!

[yours-drarry]

Could I send some appreciation to thistlecat/sketchyblondes? They're such a generous commenter and a brilliant writer too!

You sure can anon! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate generous commenters, they’re a blessing in any fandom 🙌 come collect some love @sketchyblondes, and thank you for being part of the Drarry fam! You guys can check her fic masterlist here :)

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2021 SIRIUS BLACK FEST - Week 1 Round Up.

Hi friends, we hope you are enjoying the @siriusblackfest this year. Thank you for keeping the posts engaged. Here’s a quick recap of Week One - we have more fic next week! Enjoy! 

Week 1 Round Up

Title: Harmonicas, Hinky-punks, and Heather Author: @squidgilator Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: M Word Count: 22k Summary:  Sirius and Remus get stranded in Scotland on Order business, and decide  to walk to Hogwarts. Featuring the Brontës, a harmonica, a Red Cap  attack, and some self-discovery. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34531759 

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Title: This Mind Now, This Far Author/Artist: @paulamcg Pairing(s): Sirius/Remus (past), Sirius/OMC Rating: G Word Count: 1400 Summary: Why a couple of brightly-coloured birds brought cheerful letters from Harry's godfather in summer 1994. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34720765

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Title: Cygnus’s Failure Author/Artist: thistlecat ( @sketchyblondes ) Pairing(s)/Character(s): Gen (Cygnus Black & Sirius Black) Rating: T Word Count: 3k Summary: In December 1981, Cygnus tries, and fails, to get his nephew out of Azkaban. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34564342

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Title: Inflations, Invitations, and Flirtations Author/Artist: @squidgilator Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: G Word Count: 9400 Summary: Plenty of people take advantage of Remus' air mattress after Hogwarts. Sirius isn't jealous at all. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34532437

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Title: Love, Contractually Author/Artist: @evandarandahalf Pairing: Rodolphus Lestrange/Sirius Black Rating: PG Word Count: 600 Summary: Rodolphus and Sirius are ready to be together openly, and they have a plan to make their families accept it. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34857688

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Title: Some Still Melody Author/Artist: FivePips | ( @marlenemckinn ) Pairing(s)/Character(s): Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Rating: T Word Count or Art Medium: 16k Summary: Sirius is no longer the man he once knew. Alone, and becoming the village eccentric, Sirius spends most days fighting his own demons. When James asks for a favor, Remus Lupin arrives and changes everything. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Sirius_Black_Fest_2021/works/34806523

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Title: Hiding Author/Artist: @mean-whale-writes Pairing(s)/Character(s): Sirius/Remus Rating: Mature Word Count: 4600 Summary: Sirius and Remus are in hiding together when Sirius’s crush on Remus comes to light. How will Remus react to it? Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34844932

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Title: Missing You Author: @samunderthelights Pairing(s)/Character(s): Sirius Black/Harry Potter + Sirius Black & Remus Lupin Rating: T Word Count: 3700 Summary: So far, Sirius has been able to laugh off Harry’s crush on him. After all, he doesn’t feel the same way about the young man, and he’s convinced he will get over his crush eventually. But after a night of heavy drinking, he ends up making a mistake that could ruin everything. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34842808

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Title: Mine Author/Artist: @articcat621 Pairing(s)/Character(s): Remus Lupin/Sirius Black Rating: NC-17 Word Count or Art Medium: 560 Prompt #: 72: Remus bites Sirius Summary: Sirius asks Remus to make it official. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34859593

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Title: Breakthru These Barriers of Pain Author/Artist: @meandminniemcg Pairing(s)/Character(s):Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Sirius Black & James Potter; Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Minerva McGonagall Rating: PG-13 Word Count or Art Medium: 4000 Prompt #:Self-prompt Summary:When Sirius transforms before James and Pete have their Animagus potion ready, he can’t wait. He will be there for Remus this full moon. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34849705/chapters/86777008

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