#wolfstar isn’t wolfstar-ing

[myboybreakscoffins]

Who's The Real Winner?

valentine, february 14, @black-brothers-microfic — regulus & sirius black microfic — sibling rivalry, unrequited love (for now), mentions of jily, regulus’ pov — word count: 573

“How’s this year’s count going, Reggie?”

Regulus barely had time to step through the threshold behind the fruit bowl painting before his brother’s voice reached him. His social avoidance tactics were utterly useless when it came to Sirius—his brother always seemed to know exactly where to find him. If he didn’t trust his own spell detection skills so completely, he might have suspected Sirius of putting a tracking spell on him.

Rolling his eyes, Regulus kept walking toward the dungeons, making it clear he had no interest in indulging his brother’s nonsense. “Are we really doing this every Valentine’s Day?” he asked as soon as Sirius caught up, determined to get the conversation over with.

Regulus hated this day—especially when it meant being subjected to the sickeningly sweet public displays of affection from a certain new couple that he absolutely did not want to see. Ever. 

“Until it’s officially proven that I’m the more attractive brother,” Sirius replied, casually running a hand through his long black hair. “Or until one of us gets an actual valentine,” he added in a quieter voice. Then, with a smug grin, he continued, “Anyway, I got seven—three love letters, a rather vocal and terrifying confession right outside the greenhouse, and chocolate.” His voice practically dripped with satisfaction.

Oh, poor Sirius… 

Regulus smirked and, with deliberate ease, said, “Nine, dear brother—who is, regrettably, less attractive than me.”

Sirius’s reaction was, by far, the best poem Regulus had received that day. He allowed himself a moment to relish the obvious shock and embarrassment on his brother’s face, feeling immensely pleased with himself. Definitely, one of the great joys of having a sibling was being able to humiliate them at their own game.

The conceited Narcissus, drowned by his own reflection. Poetic.

“Well,” Sirius shot back, clearly unwilling to accept defeat, “at least I got chocolate from someone I actually like. And that’s worth three or four, so technically, I’m still ahead.”

Regulus froze mid-step.

Son of a fucking bitch.

Of course, his brother wouldn’t go down without a fight—and of course, he wouldn’t hesitate to go for the low blow if it gave him the slightest advantage. For someone who supposedly despised his family, that was very Black of him, really.

Sirius was well aware of his unrequited crush on James ‘Lily Evans’ Perfect Boyfriend’ Potter and it was an unspoken rule that neither of them would ever bring it up under any circumstances. 

And yet, here they were.

But fine, if Sirius wanted to play dirty, so be it.

Regulus arched a brow and said smoothly, “Are you sure the chocolate Lupin gave you wasn’t just out of courtesy?” He injected all the venom he could into the last word.

“IT WASN’T JUST COURTESY—” Sirius started, then abruptly cut himself off, realizing exactly what he’d just admitted.

Regulus nearly laughed, he didn't even have to make an effort.

With a slow, satisfied smile, he said, “If you say so… Though, for the record, Lupin also gave me chocolate this year—same as last.”

“REMUS DID WHAT?!” Sirius practically shrieked.

His idiot brother had just handed him victory on a silver platter. 

Regulus resumed his path toward the dungeons, smirking to himself.

“AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘SAME AS LAST YEAR’, REGULUS?”

“Exactly what I said, Sirius.” And, just to twist the knife a little deeper, he added over his shoulder, “It’s my win.” 

Sirius was left behind, completely bewildered.

[jmagnabo92]

@impishtubist

same anon here!

I think that if such an AU is there where Sirius is the one with kid and James is the bachelor one. ANd Sirius is friends with the woman he is divorced to. THen Prongsfoot may happen But it won;t last much if Sirius gets any indication that James in not being good to his child.

I know that Sirius's whole life is about James. THat is canon. He is pitiful like that.

But this is that one of the things in the list that can break the image of James in his brain and the love he has for james.

Sirius who comes from a home where he is either unloved or loved with condition and he is sure that Regulus is loved more. I think that i would begin to hate his character if in such an au, despite knowing that James is not fully accepting of his kid, he goes on to his relationship with James.

I want him to stand up for his kid, the way he wanted some adult to do when he himself was a kid.

I also want him to be really good dad to his own kid. Canonically we see him being really good figure to HArry despite all problems. So, i wold hate to see a Sirius who in his mad devotion towards James is super chumy with Harry but neglects his own kid.

I think SIrius, if he ever became a dad to his own biological kid, would like every kid who is abused as a child at the hands of his parnets, want to do everything for his kid.

But it would be lovely to see him chosing someone other than James. It would lovely to see that in such an au his priority is straight as it should be. As James's priority is Harry.

THis is what I was telling you, James is so selfish, i don't like SIrius's devotion to be left unfound and him having to come to the terms that James is this person. Especially it would be difficult to reconcile that James who has given him home at 16 is being so bad to another kid, Sirius's son.

But anyways, i have starting to resent Prongsfoot beacause of its power imbalance. It is always too skewed in James's favour. Giving more of a Dark Ship vibe rather than the friends to lover thing, soft and sweet, i thought it would be when i entered the fandom..... I think it may be becuse that just like Wolfstar, Prongsfoot is just another reason to enhance whump Sirius.

Didn’t get a chance to answer this yesterday with my other long-ass answer.

Anyway, I disagree that James would EVER treat a child of Sirius’ in a bad way.  James is perfectly capable of sharing Sirius and he’s just not the kind of man.  In fact, I’d think he’d endeavor to be just like Sirius is in canon.  But I do believe that both of them would put the well-being of their child first.  Any good parent would. 

As for Sirius’ ‘whole life’ being James in Canon, we don’t actually know that.  The books are about Harry, so we don’t get Sirius’ POV or much of his past.  What we DO know is that after Hogwarts, he joins the Order and becomes a warrior.  A great one, apparently, if everyone was scared of him.  Also, even if he had nothing else going on in his life (ignoring that he’s in a F-ing war and has plenty of life to live at that point), it’s not pitiful to love your friends and have a close bond with them.  

I don’t think there’s any AUs where Sirius is the dad that James isn’t and James doesn’t absolutely ADORE Sirius’ child.  If that were the case (where he mistreats Sirius’ kid) of course I wouldn’t ship Prongsfoot, but I can’t imagine James ever doing that, as I said above.  I’m not sure why he would need to choose someone other than James?  Like, you’re imagining a scenario that would never come up in PF fics, so why not choose James?  

I strongly disagree that James is selfish.  

James canonically decided that he would risk being maimed or prison for Remus by becoming an illegal animagus.  James gave Sirius a safe place to land by inviting him into his home when he ran away.  James made himself a target in a war that he never had to fight in if he didn’t have good morals.  James gave up his freedom to do fight for what’s right - and that’s selfish? 

Plus, like, I just don’t agree about the lack of devotion or power imbalance.  “Never saw one without the other” - “Ringleaders of their little gang” - the fact that they constantly are referred to as a DUO.  There’s no imbalance here.  Everything is equal and I just… don’t get it where you’re coming from, honestly.

Anyway, Thanks for the ask :)

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

ThisLiminalSpace FAQ

On Bookbinding : I allow bookbinds to be made of my fics for personal use/gifts, as long as no money is involved for the exchange (also I love seeing them).

WIPS

Jegulus/Wolfstar

🐺 I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground : Werewolf Regulus, canon divergent 👽There's something about you, calling to me : The colorless, Alien spaceship soulmate AU

Dramione 🪄Echoes In Eternity : Gladiator retelling but also definitely not at all, wandlore reevaluation, we're building Horcruxes.

✨Works✨ JEGULUS💫/WOLFSTAR🐺⭐️ LONG FORM

🐺 I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground : Werewolf Regulus, canon divergent, triwizard tournament, beauxbatons Regulus 🚣🏻 We qualify angels by weight of wings, isn’t that a little shallow? : Fake dating, wizard AU 🐈The third option : Asexual Regulus Black. 👽There's something about you, calling to me : The colorless, Alien spaceship soulmate AU ♾️ The sound of your own drowning : The Old Guard AU, exploration of Quynh and Andy's story line as Jegulus. 🌊Heartless : MCD. Davy Jones retelling but I don't listen to the rules and just do what I like, prosed poetry. (Taken down for rework). 👶🏻 I am the moved on : Mpreg jegulus but really not in the way you think. A story with not one (1) mention of actual pregnancy. 🌼 One Thousand Wildflower Fields : A/B/O, underground fighting. Smut. 🦯 Everything I Thought I Knew has Fallen out of View : MCD. Orpheus and Eurydice retelling. Blind James, bargaining as a love language, except it's canon and he's gotta die. 🌎 Le Mange Dieu et le Dévoreur de Mondes : Regulus does not think he deserves good things. It takes 5 years, but James proves him wrong. JEGULUS💫/WOLFSTAR🐺⭐️ ONE SHOTS ���Parallel Lines : Inception, a life within a life. My personal fav story. ✉️ To you, who knew me : MCD. What makes everything so hard is that I am so easy to love, but I am the only one thinking so. ⚰️ Roast in Peace : Another fever dream of dumb coffee puns and light smut though it's mostly jokes and humor. 🚬 Kissing other boys : Sharing kisses and cigarettes 👼👿 Raise hell : Angels and demons, soulmates, also known as the Frankeinstein fic 🥐Collars and Croissants : I can't apologise. Croissant date ☕️The Brew : I'm sorry. A/B/O, texting 😢Peak : I just don't want anyone to be happy 🤵🏻‍♂️Runaway Groom : Don't let me get married let's drink wine 🕷All the ways Regulus avoids using the subway : Spiderman James 🧹Save a broom, ride a chaser / Save a snitch, catch a seeker : Established slice of life, fun teeshirt and dino mug 🛳Musical chairs on a sinking ship : MCD. Everyone drinks blood and then dies. A close second favorite. 👻Shadows : I take the french subway too often clearly 😷Of all the things you could ruin, I hope you choose me : I was in my spit Jeggy era please excuse these filthy surgeons. 💦Tell me what you want : I just wanted to make friends with Greenvlvetcouch so I wrote them filth. 🏅Goldeneye : I can't play sports, even imaginary ones.

DRAMIONE✨ 🪄Echoes In Eternity : Gladiator retelling but also definitely not at all, wandlore reevaluation, we're building Horcruxes. Explicit ⚔️ - Dramione - In progress

ERURI🗡️

Your maker: Maple syrup and Titanic, wine&paint and myoelectric arms. Something soft and unshakable: happy birthday Levi

Ace♠️ing it Podcast I'm doing with my lovely soulmate B.

[wolfstar-in-color]

July Colorful Column: Remus is a Crip, and We Can Write Him Better.

There is one thing that can get me to close a fic so voraciously I don’t even make sure I’m not closing other essential tabs in the process. It doesn’t matter how much I’m loving the fic, how well written I think it is, or how desperately I want to know how it ends. Once I read this sentence, I am done.

It’s written in a variety of different ways, but it always goes something like this: “You don’t want me,” Remus said, “I am too sick/broken/poor/old/[insert chosen self-demeaning adjective here].”

You’re familiar with the trope. The trope is canonical. And if you’ve been around the wolfstar fandom for longer than a few minutes, you’ve read the trope. Maybe you love the trope! Maybe you’ve written the trope! Maybe you’re about to stop reading this column, because the trope rings true to you and you feel a little attacked!

Now, let’s get one thing out of the way right now: I am not saying the trope is wrong. I am not saying it’s bad. I am not saying we should stop writing it. We all have things we don’t like to see in our chosen fics. Maybe you can’t stand Leather Jacket Motorbike Sirius? Maybe you think Elbow Patch Remus is overdone? Or maybe your pet peeves are based in something a little deeper - maybe you think Poor Latino Remus is an irresponsible depiction, or that PWPs are too reductive? Whatever it is, we all have our things.

Let me tell you about my thing. When I first became very ill several years ago, there were various low points in which I felt I had become inherently unlovable. This is, more or less, a normal reaction. When your body stops doing things it used to be able to do - or starts doing things you were quite alright without, thank you very much - it changes the way you relate to your body. You don’t want to hear my whole disability history, so yada yada yada, most people eventually come to accept their limitations. It’s a very painful existence, one in which you constantly tell yourself your disability has transformed you into a burdensome, unworthy member of society, and if nothing else, it’s not terribly sustainable. Being disabled takes grit! It takes power! It takes a truly absurd amount of medical self-advocacy! Hating yourself? Thinking yourself unworthy of love? No one has time for that. 

Of course, I’m being hyperbolic. Plenty of disabled people struggle with these feelings many years into their disabilities, and never really get over them. But here’s the thing. We experience those stories ALL THE TIME. Remember Rain Man? Or Million Dollar Baby? Or that one with the actress from Game of Thrones and that British actor who seemed like he was going to have a promising career but then didn't? Those are all stories about sad, bitter disabled people and their sad, bitter lives, two out of three of which end in the character completing suicide because they simply couldn’t imagine having to live as a disabled person. (I mean, come on media, I get that we're less likely to enjoy a leisurely Saturday hike, but our parking is SUBLIME.) When was the last time you engaged with media that depicted a happy disabled person? A complex disabled person? A disabled person who has sex? No really, these aren’t hypothetical questions, can you please drop a rec in the notes?? Because I am desperate.

There are lots of problems with this trope, and they’ve been discussed ad nauseam by people with PhDs. I’m not actually interested in talking about how this trope leads to a more prevalent societal idea that disabled people are unworthy of love, or contributes to the kind of political thought processes that keep disabled people purposefully disenfranchised. I’m just a bitch on Tumblr, and I have a bone to pick: the thing I really hate about the trope? It’s boring. I’m bored. You know how, like, halfway through Grey’s Anatomy you realized they were just recycling the same plot points over and over again and there was just no WAY anyone working at a hospital prone to THAT MANY disasters would stay on staff? It's like that. I love a recycled trope as much as the next person (There Was Only One Bed, anyone?). But I need. Something. Else.

Remus is disabled. BOLD claim. WILD speculation. Except, not really. You simply - no matter how you flip it, slice it, puree it, or deconstruct it - cannot tell me Remus Lupin is not disabled. Most of us, by this point, are probably familiar with the way that One Canonical Author intended One Dashing Werewolf to be “a metaphor for those illnesses that carry stigma, like HIV and AIDS” [I’m sorry to link you to an outside source quoting She Who Must Not Be Named, but we’re professionals here]. Which is... a thing. It’s been discussed. And, listen, there’s no denying that this parallel is a problematic interpretation of people who have HIV/AIDS and all such similar “those illnesses” (though I’ll admit that I, too, am perennially apt to turn into a raging beast liable to harm anything that crosses my path, but that’s more linked to the at-least-once-monthly recollection that One Day At A Time got cancelled). Critiques aside, Remus Lupin is a character who - due to a condition that affects him physically, mentally, emotionally, and intellectually - is repeatedly marginalized, oppressed, denied political and social power, and ostracized due to unfounded fear that he is infectious to others. Does that sound familiar?

We’re not going to argue about whether or not “Remus is canonically disabled as fuck” is a fair reading. And the reason we’re not going to argue about whether or not it’s a fair reading is because I haven’t read canon in 10-plus years and you will win the argument. Canon is only marginally relevant here. The icon of this blog is brown, curly haired Remus Lupin kissing his trans boyfriend, Sirius Black. We are obviously not too terribly invested in canon. The wolfstar fandom is now a community with over 25,000 AO3 fics, entire careers launched from drawing or writing or cosplaying this non-canonical pairing. We love to play around here with storylines and universes and races and genders and sexualities and all kinds of things, but most of the time? Remus is still disabled. He’s disabled as a werewolf in canon-compliant works, he’s disabled in the AUs where he was injured or abused or kidnapped or harmed as a child, he’s disabled in the stories that read him as chronically ill or bipolar or traumatized or blind or Deaf. I’d go so far as to say that he is one of very few characters in the Wide Wonderful World of media who is, in as close to his essence as one can be, always disabled. And that means? Don’t shoot the messenger... but we could stand to be a tiny bit more responsible with how we portray him. 

Disabled people are complicated. As much as I’d like to pretend we are always level-headed, confident, and ready to assert our inherent worth, we are still just humans. We have bad days. We doubt our worth. We sometimes go out with guys who complain about our steroid-induced weight gain (it was a long time ago, Tumblr, okay??). But, we also have joy and fun and good days and sex and happiness and families and so many other things. 

Remus is a disabled character, and as such, it’s only fair that he’d have those unworthy moments. But - I propose - Remus is also a crip. What is a crip? A crip - like a queer - is someone who eschews the limited boundaries placed on their bodies, who rejects a hierarchy of oppression in favor of an intersectional analysis of lived experience, who isn’t interested in being the tragic figure responsible for helping people with dominant identities realize how good they have it. Crips interpret their disabilities however they want, rethinking bodies and medicine and pleasure and pain and even time itself. Crips are political, community-minded, and in search of liberation. 

Remus is a character who struggles with his disability, sure. But he’s also a character who leverages his physical condition to attempt to shift communities towards his political leanings, advocates for the rights of those who share his physical condition, and has super hot sex with his wrongfully convicted boyfriend ultimately goes on to build community and family. Having a condition that quite literally cripples you, over which you have no control, and through which you are often read as a social pariah? That’s disability. But using said condition as a means through which to build advocacy and community? Now that’s some crip shit. 

Personally, I love disabled!Remus Lupin. But I love crip!Remus Lupin even more. I’d love to see more of a Remus who owns his disability, who covets what makes him unique, and who never ever again tells a potential romantic partner they are too good for him because of his disability. This trope - unlike There Was Only One Bed! - sometimes actually hurts to read. Where’s Remus who thinks a potential romantic partner isn’t good enough for him? Where’s Remus who insists his partners learn more about his condition in order to treat him properly? Where’s sexy wheelchair user Remus? Where’s Remus who uses his werewolf transformations as an excuse to travel the world? Where’s crip Remus??

We don’t have to put “you don’t want me” Remus entirely to bed. It is but one of many repeated tropes that are - in the words of The Hot Priest from Fleabag - morally a bit dubious. And let’s face it - we don’t always come to fandom for its moral superiority (as much as we sometimes like to think we do). 

This is not a condemnation - it is an invitation. Able-bodied folks are all but an injury, illness, or couple decades away from being disabled. And when you get here, I sincerely hope you don’t waste your time on “you don’t want me”ing back and forth with the people you love. I’m inviting you to come to the crip side now. We have snacks, and without all the “you don’t want me” talk, we get to the juicy parts much faster. 

Colorfully,

Mod Theo

[sirenicc]

WIP game

Thanks for the tag, @theroomofreq !

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!)  I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? Dnd campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!

Since I have so many, I'm only going to list the ones I have something new to say about or a new snippet to give!

Jily

Life in Limbo

To Dream of You

Throw The Gauntlet Down to Fate

The Ides of March(ing Band)

The Hat Trick

Any Given Tuesday

Make Death Proud to Take Us

A Better Fate Than Wisdom

Fake Relationship

Choices 2

Reborn

Fem!Jily

Paper Rings

If Ever We Should Meet

Western

Disney

Sweater Weather

Crooked Love

Text 3

Wolfstar

Something That's Gone From Me

All The Rest I'll Write

Lake Omisad

Mistletoe

5 Stages

Gen

Peter 3

Summers (blackevans friendship)

I haven't been on Tumblr much lately, so I'm not sure who's done this recently, so I'm just going to start tagging at random and you can feel free to ignore if you'd like :)

@prongsdamnyou @annabtg @solstilla @theresthesnitch @oyprongs @mabeltothknows @blitheringmcgonagall @thejilyship @booksarelife-stuff @zephyrcove @arianatwycross @maraudersftw and anyone who wants to talk to me (and others!) about their wips!

[firewhiskeyandhoney]

not sure how you can you support jk rowling in 2021 or are you just transphobic too

lmao news flash, i don’t and i haven’t given her a penny in nearly five years. the only aspect of hp i associate myself with is the fan created community and i don’t remember the last time i even touched one of the books. my posts ≠ jkr support, but like i thought that was obvious given my ardent support for her two most hated fan ships - dramione and wolfstar

but also like if you aren’t comfortable with hp related posts then my blog probably isn’t the place for you bc that’s where most of my rp-ing interests are

[marauders70s]

☕I don't like it when people consider Wolfstar as canon. I personally don't ship it, but I see why people do and there are many great pists about them, but it's still not canon. I wouldn't have a problem with people saying that you can interprete certain scenes as a "proof" for Wolfstar, but that's it. Because every Wolfstar scene can be read as good friends or more and I really don't like it when people are like "Wolfstar is 100% canon"(btw even if it was, JK wouldn't admit it)

I agree that JK would never admit it. When I see people saying “100% canon” the way I reason it is because it is the closest thing to a queer relationship in all of the books. JK quickly squashed any rumors of Tonks sexuality by default Straight-ing her, despite Tonks’ literal ability to morph into anyone (gender or no). JK has always been annoyed and exasperated by the long-lasting (literally since book 1) Drarry shippers. And although Drarry is cute, every interaction between Harry and Draco is unpleasant and unhappy. Fanon depends on writing extenuating circumstances to bring them together. 

With Remus and Sirius, I see that it’s very possible for them to be a couple. No extenuating circumstances would be needed. The interactions they have together remind me heavily of the romantic-esque friendships of Classical Literature, with a lot more touching and honesty than typical “dude-bro best friends.” That says a lot for me about toxic masculinity and queer possibilities just from the interactions of two old friends, which isn’t resonated anywhere else in any other relationship in the books.

However, you’re still correct, it’s not canon. But I think people crave representation so badly that they will demand it where they can, from the closest possible source. The same can be said of POC Hermione and Harry, and though that made waves in the fandom, JK had no problem supporting that one. 

send me a ☕️ and a harry potter opinion (popular or unpopular) and i’ll say whether i agree or disagree

[slytheriffic]

i was tagged by @theveilinthedeathchamber 

Rules: Answer the 11 questions, then make 11 of your own questions and tag 11 blogs to answer them.

1) What’s your favourite thing to do?

I...I don’t know? I love rp-ing and I also love singing and I love editing (video) but I don’t know if I have a favorite. I love reading but it’s hard for me to get into a book anymore, but when I do that’s pretty close to my favorite thing. 

2) Who would you like to meet the most? (Celebrity, friend from far away, fictional character…)

I would love to sit and have lunch with Remus Lupin, but I also desperately want to meet JJ Abrams as he’s the reason I want to be a director. 

3) What’s your favourite song ever?

THIS IS TOO HARD. I REFUSE. I HAVE NO CLUE. I LISTEN TO SO MUCH MUSIC....THERES NO WAY TO PICK. 

4) Give your OTP.

Drarry and/or Romione

5) Cat, dog, or something else?

I love cats/dogs but my dream pet is a snake. I want one so bad!!

6) Where you to be a teacher in any universe you like, what would you teach?

 I would absolutely love to teach Charms at Hogwarts. Sorry Flitwick!

7) Do you have a lucky number? Which one if so?

13 for sure. It’s my birthday!

8) What’s your favourite fairytale?

I don’t know if it counts as a fairytale but I absolutely love Peter Pan

9) Do you play an instrument? If yes, which one? If no, would you like to play one and which one if so?

I kind of play the piano? So that’s my answer to yes and no - I want to learn more

10) Do you wanna fight someone right now?

Yes...and I’ll leave it there lmao

11) How are you today, darling?

Good! Stressed! Still in bed at 3:30 for reasons I couldn’t even try to explain! But overall pretty good!

Okay! I tag: @jellyfishnshakespeare @saltylittleslytherin @wolfstar-af @sunshineandrainyflowers @askslytherin-dorcas @actinganimagus @ravenclaw-has-claws @asklestrange @justyncase @askthenewmoon

My questions:

1. What’s one character you’ve never RP-ed but want to?

2. What’s your favorite character that you’ve already done? 

3. If you could domesticate any animal, which would you have as a pet?

4. Do you like musicals? If so, what’s your favorite? 

5. What’s your weird party trick (if you have one)?

6. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

7. What is your favorite book that isn’t in a series?

8. If you could have any superpower what would it be?

9. Who is your “hero”? (Real or Fictional)

10. Do you have any phobias? If so, which ones? 

11. How are you feeling today?