Also Something I Will Say But Obviously I Am One Voice Here And I Am One Person And You Do Not Need To

Whilst we're talking about the new HP show and the authors evident involvement, it's important to remember that the marketing team and likely others will know that Wolfstar and Drarry are the most popular aspects of this fandom.

They'll probably know about All the Young Dudes [David Thewlis and Andrew Garfield have been asked about it in random interviews, so any marketing team capable of basic research will know about it]. They will know that there is an entire community surrounding the Marauders (because there has been for like 20 years, it's not new)

And this information can be used in marketing. The focus has been so much on the author won't make them Canon (true), people are missing that that's not the only way to manipulate an audience into watching.

And it really wouldn't take much.

Just the idea of casting Andrew Garfield, or Ben Barnes posting a filter, or Aaron Taylor Johnson introducing the pet shop boys cover of All The Young Dudes has people who previously had "fuck jkr" in their bio foaming at the mouth for the show. It's already working without them having to do anything

They might queer bait, they might not. But the thing with queer baiting is

you can choose not to bite.

Vacation - a wolfstar microfic

@wolfstarmicrofic - March 8: Pool - Words: 188

“What should we do today?” Lily asked over her mountain of fruit from the breakfast buffet.

Remus was making his way down a third plate of pancakes and looked around to see what the others thought. They had been on a guided tour to the volcano and on a boat trip to see dolphins. They had been to the beach and explored the local markets yesterday. There was nothing more he felt he absolutely needed to do.

“How about a quit day by the pool?” Sirius asked.

“There will never be a quiet day while you are here”, Lily quipped.

But Remus nodded eagerly.

“What?” James turned to him, “you don’t even like swimming?”

Remus shrugged and tried his best not to look at a certain black-haired beauty eating his own stack of pancakes just beside him. “It can be nice to just… you know… sit by the pool and relax.”

Lily looked between Remus and Sirius and then smirked. “You’re right. And watch people in swimwear."

“No”, Remus coughed pointedly and let his hair fall in front of his face to hide his burning cheeks. “Just… relax.”

Countdown - 430 words

Got inspired and wrote a little something for @wolfstarmicrofic! CW: (mild) internalized acephobia

11:52pm

Remus is panicking, just a bit. 

Maybe more than a bit.

He’s been dating Sirius for eight months, a relationship record for Remus. Embarrassingly long-held feelings for Sirius aside, Remus has never met anyone who was okay with the lack of kissing and sex that dating him entailed. Sirius has been nothing but accepting and even loving; he says he’s fine with not having sex, not kissing on the mouth, even with Remus not sleeping in the same bed some nights.

But Remus can’t stop thinking about New Year’s traditions, and expectations.

The whole kissing thing is just…gross. He can’t. He won’t. And a corner of his brain is adamant that Sirius wouldn’t want him to if he didn’t want to anyways.

11:56pm

James and Sirius rush in from the kitchen, balancing glasses of champagne. James joins Lily and Peter on the floor while Sirius nestles into Remus’s side on the couch, nudging their glasses into his hands. He wraps Remus up in his warm, strong arms and Remus relaxes, feeling the anxiety brewing in his chest lose a bit of its fizz.

“Hi, my Moony. What’s going on in that silly head of yours?”

Remus sighs. “I just, just—you know I can’t kiss you at midnight right? I can’t, it’s…icky and it makes me feel bad and it’s not fair for you to miss out because of me, you’re supposed to kiss the person you want to spend the year with and I can’t—”

Sirius squeezes him tighter, rocks him just a little. “Shh, baby. It’s okay.” His mouth is right by Remus’s ear, voice hardly above a whisper. “You’re being silly. I don’t need a kiss, I just need the year with you.”

Remus tips his head back to look at Sirius. “Promise?”

Sirius smiles at him fondly. “Promise.”

11:59pm

“Guys! It’s 11:59!” shouts Lily. Everyone leaps up and piles onto the couch, Sirius squishing even closer to Remus to make room for all five of them. Lily ends up on James’s lap.

When the countdown begins, they scream along, and when the clock turns to midnight they all cheer. Sirius leans in and presses his cheek against Remus’s with a satisfied sigh. “Happy New Year, Moons.”

Warmth creeps into his cheeks, and Remus is sure Sirius can feel it. They stay there until Remus has gathered the courage to turn to his boyfriend and gently kiss the top of his head. “Happy New Year, Pads.” Sirius looks up at him with a sleepy smile on his face, and Remus smiles back.

so apparently i have to say again that remus is not a loser or unattractive because he’s disabled? there are a thousand other reasons you can hc or pull from canon for remus being a pathetic loser, you can hc him as unattractive as you want, and there is LITERALLY no need to bring his disability into it! i’m so fucking tired of this

Sirius: “No I’m normal everyone thinks Remus is the hottest person alive”

Remus: excuses himself from a party after 10 minutes bc he wants to go knit. Wearing the most heinous jumper even your grandfather would shy away from. Blacks out after one (1) beer. Dies if someone makes eye contact with him. Sits awkwardly in the corner trying not to cry when he has to stay in a party for too long (fails every time). Bones pop 87 times every time he stands up. Cannot sit on the floor or he will need to be picked up bc his back is so bad. Asks Sirius + James + Peter to kiss his booboos bc his mummy used to do it and it made it feel better. Always has at least 3 books on him but needs Sirius to carry them bc he’s too weak. Hates smoking bc he’s worried about cancer. Very awkward. Loser.

get to know your mutuals game! <3

tagged by @rae-lune and @madefortherain! ty both, loved getting to know you more

favorite color: yellow!! yellow is the best color

last song: this is the last one i remember but technically not the actual last one i am so very sorry

currently reading: The Hunger Games but i have not touched it in quite a few days oops. fic wise, hmm…Hey, Sharpshooter by @tortoisebore technically but also have not touched that in a hot second.

currently watching: nothing :( in need of a new show tbh but i’m wildly picky

currently craving: a hug tbh

coffee or tea: TEA and if you say coffee you’re wrong. WRONG.

np tagging @outromoonyy @jam-pots @katnissinanotheruniverse! would love to get to know y’all a bit <3

I need you to understand that when I say "comments are appreciated!" I mean that I will reply to every one of them. I mean that an email with an ao3 notification has a higher priority than a message from my mother. I mean that I will have entire discussions in the comment section if you're up for it. Message me on tumblr and I will have the same discussions on an even more unhinged level. I will dissect entire personalities and ships and fictional political structures and worldbuilding with you. I will become your new best friend. You already ARE my new best friend. At the last battle, I would raise Anduril and say "For my ao3 readers" while a single tears rolls down my cheek, and dive into the fray. I would upload from beyond the grave if someone asked about the next chapter

also, while we’re talking about PoA -

I always forget how subtextually gay Lupin seems in the text

I think Wolfstar is so established now (and it’s so firmly a Marauders-era-centered ship now) that a lot of people don’t engage very much with the canon. but I’d ship these two if all I ever got was PoA, because Lupin behaves like he’s being interrogated by the police every time Sirius comes up in casual conversation and it’s hilarious

remus lupin variants:

mop

wet rag

left sock

dusty blanket

throw pillow

carpet

shoebox

eco friendly confetti

old laptop

I know not everyone does, but I love angry Remus. Specifically young angry Remus to old tired Remus. Remus Lupin has a lot of things to be angry about and every right to be. Because of who he is and they way world treats him because of it (e.i, werewolf, queer, scars, disabilities, etc). He gets older, his reflexes slow down, his bones ache, it's hard to breath, but he never stops being angry but the tiredness is overwhelming. Life is short and maybe he just wants to enjoy what he has after losing so much.

filthy rich wizard sirius asks uni student remus who part-times at his parents' cafe (he doesn't know he's a wizard too yet) out to dinner, suggesting michelin star restaurants but remus says no we're actually going to the family-owned chinese place down the street where water and utensils are self-service. best date of sirius' life.