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chapter 4 of Becoming Remus this Christmas is up now!
In which Remus opens many presents and Sirius opens a few.
It will probably be a few days now before the next chapter’s out. I was cranking it out trying to make sure this particular chapter was up on Christmas day, and now that it is I’m going to take a tiny break :)
chapter 3 of Becoming Remus this Christmas is here!!
Remus accompanies Sirius to a party; mistletoe is involved.
Disability in fiction
This was a tough post to write.
I saw a post about disability rep, and I kept thinking about it, and wanted to share my own takes on the topic.
I thought about it for days, trying to figure out how to word it. Then after drafting it, I stuck it in a file for a couple of weeks, trying to decide if I could even post it. This is not a topic that can be boiled down to a simple yes/no kind of answer.
Let’s start with two examples.
1 - I have a short story I started writing (it wants to grow up to be longer, so it’s waiting for time) where my original concept was to write about an older woman who is short and has major chronic pain, and I wanted to dig into fantasy reasons why this pain exists, but at the same time, have her be able to kick ass despite being exhausted and dealing with excruciatingly painful issues.
2 - I once drafted a portal fantasy storyline wherein a young man was transported into a fantasy world, and when he was given a horse to ride, he approached it very warily. He was encouraged to mount, did so, and sat there and exclaimed in shock, “My brain isn’t exploding with snot!” because his allergies hadn’t come with him into the body he had in the fantasy world.
Both stories were designed to be fun, a bit light, maybe even cozy.
So.
In one case, the disabled character remains disabled and kicks ass anyway. And in the other case, the character is magically “healed” and no longer has debilitating allergies that had wrecked his way of life.
This is the difficult part to express: I think both storylines are valid.
Bear with me while I dig into this.
First and foremost: I completely agree that we need more representation in all forms of fiction, especially when it comes to disabled people being able to live their lives. Characters with missing limbs, or non-neurotypical brains, or anxiety & depression, or hearing issues, or sight problems, or chronic pain, or… or… you get the idea. We need all of it, and we need it to not need to be magically healed in order for a story to be considered happy and cozy. Disabled people can be happy, too.
I’m all in for this, and I wouldn’t write the stories I do if I weren’t.
However, there are also moments where I am so exhausted by my body and by everything I deal with inside of it where I do wish for that magical ability to forget that my pain exists. Or for the ability to actually process information in a straight line, or make decisions without writing a hundred lists and accomplishing nothing from them. Or to be able to lie down in a field of grass without regretting it for days while I drip snot and fight sinus-pain-induced migraines.
Sometimes I want to imagine that my life is different.
And that is one of the joys of writing. I can choose to write a story where people like me or the people I know are the heroes/heroines exactly as they are, different abilities and all. Or I can choose to write a story where the problems magically resolve.
Both can be cozy, sweet, and adorable. I can give the character with chronic pain the ability to kick ass, take names, and have a sweet reunion with her ex-girlfriend. I can show all the ways that my disabilities may define how I handle my life differently than someone else, but do not define what I can and cannot do.
But I can also daydream about a life where it’s different, the same way I can daydream about having wings, or being able to teleport. For me, imagining a day with no pain is the same as a day where I can walk through walls. It is absolutely a fantasy, and about as likely to happen.
Here’s the thing: It’s okay to be angry to see what looks like disability being erased. It’s okay to wonder why the author did that, why they magically healed someone instead of letting them be who they were. But at the same time, maybe ask why, and what point of view it’s coming from. Or look a little deeper into the story and how the resolution occurs, and the effect it does have on the character (I suspect that were I to suddenly have a day of no pain, I’d be intensely reckless, given what an idiot I am while IN pain, y’know? And WOW would I regret that later…).
And for authors, think about what you’re writing. WHY is this particular event (keeping disability, erasing it, whichever or both) happening, because the reader will take note of it. They may see things that weren’t intended, but are there as unintentional biases.
Make conscious decisions for why things happen.
Someday I want to get back to both of those examples from the start of this post; I still like both concepts. But I’ll be writing them for very different reasons, and both will be healing my soul in different ways. Different kinds of daydreams. And again, I think that’s valid, too.
Chapter 2 of Becoming Remus this Christmas, my trans and disabled Remus-centric fic, is up now! And it’s almost twice as long as the previous one
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61501231/chapters/157454947#workskin
Me looking through AO3: ughhh I need to find a fic to read
My 62 open AO3 tabs: 👁️👄👁️
honestly floored by the response to this post omg 🥺🥺
anyways i’m here to say the first chapter is up!! i hope you enjoy :)
@moonandstarshangoutinbars it has been posted!!
hiii here’s a little peek at my christmas fic featuring trans remus! (he’s disabled as well but it’s not mentioned in this bit)
i’m aiming to have it all posted by christmas :)
ok i’m gonna go hide and not check tumblr for a while now
Don’t get me wrong, I love the whole snarky and sarcastic Remus lupin, but I feel like the marauders fandom has forgotten his most important trait: his kindness.
He was one of the kindest people harry had ever known, and he was probably the kindest teacher at Hogwarts.
I love sarcastic Remus, but he can be sarcastic and kind
no one told me that titling fics was so hard omg this is basically the only thing holding me back from posting the first chapter of my trans remus christmas fic
why is half of fandom culture rn just hate. like everyone’s either talking shit about each other or posting content promoting hate for hc. i’m so sick of the only marauders content im seeing be “what ur least favorite ship” or “what a hc you really hate” or the worst one of all “what a popular fic you really hate”. i’m actually so lost on when we started to allow this to be acceptable fandom etiquette. you guys do realize fanfic is free right? meaning none of these authors owe you anything. the best way i’ve seen it put is “this is content that is shared with you not made for you” by messrsrobyn on tiktok. meaning take a step back remember that this is supposed to be for fun, and sharing opinions and promoting hate are 2 very different things.
Favorite thing about Wolfstar is how they adapt to one another. Sirius taking out all his silver piercings and jewelry, substituting it for something cheap even though he hates cheap, but so Remus isn’t afraid of his touch. Remus learning French, so when Sirius felt too vulnerable to say things in English, he could say it in his native tongue.
Your honor.
hiii here’s a little peek at my christmas fic featuring trans remus! (he’s disabled as well but it’s not mentioned in this bit)
i’m aiming to have it all posted by christmas :)
ok i’m gonna go hide and not check tumblr for a while now
It always cracks me up to see “I don’t support jkr!!!” In pinned posts here
Like baby… you’re on tumblr, you’re queer, you use they/them pronouns, and ship wolfstar and jegulus… we know you don’t support jkr
if you haven’t read ddtk you are missing out
hi :3 may i…. may i offer you… new wolfstar fic?? *hides*
remus has full body chronic pain, keeps dislocating his hip and shoulders, uses a forearm crutch, has chronic fatigue, gets chronic migraines, cracks all his bones (it freaks out the marauders and he finds it hilarious), regularly takes pain meds, has days he struggles to get out of bed, has the worst brain fog ever, random flare ups + activity flare ups
remus lupin with social anxiety who everytime his friends talk to someone else he just stands there like 🧍♂️
ngl i’ve always hated reading wips in fear of them being abandoned (i’ve been burned too many times) but i did this for the first time with @madefortherain as they wrote Don’t Delete the Kisses and it was so fun
i might be a wip reading convert
READ THE WIP
Okay but if you haven't seen this yet, here is your prompter to pick up MsAlexWP new fic. It's amazing and it starts with Teddy POV, it's everything. Go read. @languagelessonswolfstar
i wear my green cardigan and start thinking I'm Remus Lupin reincarnate
alsjabdkskf thank you 😭💕
it’s december first and the christmas vibes have stolen me already im obsessively writing a remus/sirius fic with trans remus
I don't like this notif 🥲
the whomping willow is so real for beating people up just to keep remus lupin safe
Love fics where being a werewolf is part of Remus’ everyday life. It affects his senses, like better smell and night vision. Him eating two times his weight one day and not being able to touch food the other. Even better when it affects his magic, making it a little wilder and him being naturally good at wandless magic. Then there’s of course all the pain pre and post moon. I’m a proud advocate for Remus having to use a cain sometimes and hating it because ‘he’s only 16 for god’s sake and there are too many damn stairs in this fucking castle’.
it’s december first and the christmas vibes have stolen me already im obsessively writing a remus/sirius fic with trans remus
basic fandom etiquette rules if some of y'all forgot
1. don't put ship tags in your hate/anti posts
2. if u hate someone opinion/hc just block or mute them and move on
3. never leave a criticue under people's work, it's not a published book, juts close the fic and find something for your taste
4. always ask artist for permission to repost their art and always use credits
5. if u don't like something click the button mute
6. if u like a art or fic please leave something nice in comments, it will inspire creators and keeps them motivated
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.
hey so those of y’all in the marauders fandom who are saying you’ll watch if ben barnes plays sirius and andrew garfield plays remus… better take those anti-JKR disclaimers out of your bios!