Remus/Sirius Small Gifts

Bonus Fic: Three Times Sirius Gave Remus the Best Present, for starfishstar

2020-01-04T17:44:49Z

Posted by: mindabbles

Title: Three Times Sirius Gave Remus the Best Present
Author/Artist: mindabbles
Recipient: starfishstar
Rating: PG-13
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *None *
Word count: 3,000
Summary: If there’s an art to giving the best gift, right when Remus needs it most, Sirius is a master.
Notes: Thank you starfishstar for pitching in with a lovely pinch hit! It was much appreciated. I hope you enjoy this little thank you gift and don’t mind a reverse timeline.

( Three Time Sirius Gave Remus the Best Present )

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Fic: Cat People (and the Dog Who Loves Them)

2020-01-03T18:05:43Z

Posted by: magnetic_pole

Title: Cat People (and the Dog Who Loves Them)
Author: magnetic_pole
Recipient: mindabbles
Rating: G
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *None *
Word count: 3400
Summary: Remus' mother is a cat person. So is Remus. That's why taking in a giant black dog for the holidays is no fun at all.
Notes: Not Pottermore/interview compliant. A very happy new year to the best co-mod ever, mindabbles! Min, this story comes to you with all the love of a great, slobbery black dog. Thank you for everything.

( Cat People and the Dog Who Loves Them )

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Fic: River, Sea and Stream for shaggydogstail

2020-01-02T17:04:16Z

Posted by: starfishstar

Title: River, Sea and Stream
Author: starfishstar
Recipient: shaggydogstail
Rating: PG
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *none *
Word count: 300
Summary: Three moments.
Notes:
A quick triple drabble for shaggydogstail’s prompt: “We twa hae paidl'd in the burn // frae morning sun till dine // But seas between us braid hae roar'd // sin' auld lang syne” (from Auld Lang Syne by Rabbie Burns).

shaggydogstail, I know in your request you asked for no angst, but with this prompt it was hard not to go at least somewhat in that direction; I hope the ending is hopeful enough to make up for it!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

( River, Sea and Stream )

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Happy new year!

2020-01-01T00:43:48Z

Posted by: smallgiftsmods

Happy new year, small gifters!

We'll take a brief posting break tomorrow, January 1, 2020, while you all recover from your new year's revelry. We'll be back with two final bonus gifts on Thursday and Friday before finishing off the season.

May 2020 bring us all peace and love!

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Bonus Fic: Nicholas from His Dark Creature Course for digthewriter

2019-12-31T13:04:14Z

Posted by: paulamcg

Title: Nicholas from His Dark Creature Course
Author: paulamcg
Recipient: digthewriter
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Word count: 1000
Summary: When Remus has got a lift to their rendezvous, Sirius can’t help blurting out some questions.
Notes: Thank you once again, our amazing Small Gift beta liseuse. Happy continuation of small gift season, Dig! Even though you’d already got a motorbike gift, I couldn’t resist your prompt Remus is spending a lot of time with another wizard who is into motorbikes, and Sirius is not jealous. At all. Your wild card was easy to include, because I’d already found out that Remus had made friends with a redhead.

( the bloke speeds down Kingsway )

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Fic: To Fall for/on the Northern Line for maraudorable

2019-12-30T17:08:30Z

Posted by: pteropoda

Title: To Fall for/on the Northern Line
Author/Artist: pteropoda
Recipient: maraudorable
Rating: T for mild swearing
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): n/a
Word count: 1735
Summary: It's hard to get a second meeting on the busiest line in London, but a little luck and a little hope go a long way.
Notes: Written for maraudorable's third prompt, "Muggle strangers AU: Remus and Sirius take the same train every day."It deviated a liiiiiiiittle bit from the "every day" part of the prompt, but the subway is a weird limnal space during the holidays and that's my excuse. Hope you enjoy!

( There was no better reminder that you were working on a bank holiday than walking into an empty train car. )

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Bonus Fic: There Is Some Hope for aryastark_valarmorghulis

2019-12-29T16:06:54Z

Posted by: paulamcg

Title: There Is Some Hope
Author/Artist: paulamcg
Recipient: aryastark_valarmorghulis
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Word count: 6100
Summary: Two days after December full moon, Remus has more than one reason to try his best to drag Sirius along to a lesbian nightclub.
Notes: Thank you once again, my amazing beta liseuse. Happy continuation of small gift season, Arya! There are more notes after the story text.

( “You could dance with Amelia.” )

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Fic: The Loneliest Man of Winter for blanketed_in_stars

2019-12-28T16:41:24Z

Posted by: starfishstar

Title: The Loneliest Man of Winter
Author: starfishstar
Recipient: blanketed_in_stars
Rating: T
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *none, aside from references to canonical events *
Word count: 2,350

Summary:

In a world where Sirius went on the run instead of to Azkaban, it’s Christmas 1981 and Remus may be the loneliest man in the world.

Until…

Notes: Written for blanketed_in_stars’ request: for something inspired by “Lonely Man of Winter” by Sufjan Stevens (the Doveman mix, featuring Melissa Mary Ahern).

Thank you to liseuse for betareading!

(BTW, blanketed_in_stars, I wrote this way back in the beginning: when I was first looking for something to treat in Small Gifts, your Sufjan Stevens prompt was the one that jumped out at me. (Because Sufjan, and because this song in particular seemed to fit so intensely and beautifully for Remus.) I didn’t realize until weeks later, after posting was well under way, that your official gift creator would be using the same prompt. I apologize for that! If anything, please take it as a compliment to how good the prompt was, that it so thoroughly seized not one but two imaginations.)

( The Loneliest Man of Winter )

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Bonus Fic: Precarious Treasure for cevennes

2019-12-27T16:58:10Z

Posted by: paulamcg

Title: Precarious Treasure
Author/Artist: paulamcg
Recipient: cevennes
Rating: R
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *Post-traumatic stress disorder; references to childhood sexual abuse *
Word count: 3500
Summary: In January 1996, after the other Christmas guests have left, Sirius can be dragged out of his nightmares only by Remus’s voice, or perhaps by his touch, too.
Notes: Thank you again, my brilliant beta liseuse. Happy continuation of small gift season, Eve! I dare hope my Remus not dwelling on oneiromancy and his take on the topic of dreams won’t disappoint too much, since you mentioned music among your likes.

( as unrelenting as when )

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Posting break and reminder re: bonus round

2019-12-23T17:18:51Z

Posted by: smallgiftsmods

Just a quick reminder that we're taking a posting break for the next four days and will return on Friday, December 27, with the 2019-2020 BONUS ROUND. Still feeling creative? Want to create one more thing this year? Check out the bonus round guidelines over here.

Happy, happy, everyone!

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Fic: January for peccadilloes

2019-12-22T17:58:26Z

Posted by: smallgiftsmods

Title: January
Author/Artist:abradystrix
Recipient:peccadilloes
Rating: NC-17
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *Smut and intensity towards the end, swearing, references to sex*
Word count: 1485
Summary: Sirius returns from a mission to a shifted landscape and a frosty reception.
Notes: Dear peccadilloes, happy holidays and I hope you enjoy! I have aimed to include as many of your wishes as possible... Ab x

( January, 1979 )

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Fic: Let the Tea Leaves Fall for coyotesuspect

2019-12-21T17:43:53Z

Posted by: starfishstar

Title: Let the Tea Leaves Fall
Author: starfishstar
Recipient: coyotesuspect
Rating: PG
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *some references to what’s to come for the Marauders during the first war, but the story itself is set in a happier era, during seventh year at Hogwarts *
Word count: ~2,300
Summary:

Sirius frowned down at the teacups. “There are so many other things I could be doing with my time. Are we taking this seriously, really?”

Or: the Marauders practise reading tea leaves in preparation for a Divination exam, and see more than they bargained for.

Notes: For coyotesuspect, for your prompt #2: “tea leaves ain’t shit” ;-)

(No, I don’t actually think any of the Marauders would have taken Divination to N.E.W.T level. But let’s roll with it…?)

Thank you to Small Gifts beta extraordinaire liseuse! And thank you to my friend A. who came up with a fitting idea when I was trying to figure out what to see in Remus’ teacup.

( “All right,” Lily said. “Let’s do this thing.” )

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Announcing the 2019-2020 small gifts bonus round!

2019-12-20T16:55:30Z

Posted by: smallgiftsmods

Early next week--from Monday, December 23, to Thursday, December 26--we're going to take a break to honor the various holidays, give you a chance to catch up on reading, and encourage you to start writing for the...

...2019-2020 BONUS ROUND!

Want to create one more thing this year? Want to say "happy new year!" to someone? Feeling inspired? Every year at small gifts, we wrap up with a quick BONUS ROUND. Create something, submit to the queue, and ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, on Friday, December 27, we'll start posting bonus extras for the last few days of 2019.

The fine print:

* You can nab ANY of the prompts from this year's sign up post, OR you can remix something you enjoyed during this year's exchange (touch base with the original author or artist to ask permission!), OR you can create something of your own.

* Gifts can be any length (drabbles welcome!) They can be offered to an individual or to the community. No beta necessary.

* You don't need to be a participant in this year's fest to join in the bonus round! Everyone is welcome.

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FIC: Morpheus in the Sky for cevennes

2019-12-20T15:50:26Z

Posted by: shaggydogstail

Title:Morpheus and the Sky
Author/Artist: shaggydogstail
Recipient: cevennes
Rating: Teen
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): None
Word count: 5K
Summary: Remus is stranded on a tiny Orkney island with strange magic, prophetic dreams, and his impossible ex-boyfriend. (Canon divergent AU)
Notes: Big cheers to BS.Ed, LuminousGloom, and shessocold for invaluable support and beta help.

( He dreams of Sirius. Again, inevitable. Sirius is never far from his dreams )

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Fic: Precarious Times for shessocold

2019-12-19T18:05:03Z

Posted by: luminousgloom

Title: Precarious times
Author/Artist: luminousgloom
Recipient: shessocold
Rating: G
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *none*
Word count: 1100
Summary: Prompt: The moment when Remus first realises Sirius is into him.
Notes: Thank you Nacho for the excellent & very speedy beta job!

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Fic: no cascade of light for liseuse

2019-12-18T16:56:49Z

Posted by: coyotesuspect

Title: no cascade of light
Author/Artist: coyotesuspect
Recipient: liseuse
Rating: M
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *None. *
Word count:
Summary: December 24, 1979: it's not exactly the Christmas party at the end of the world, but it certainly feels like it is.
Notes: Happy holidays, [Unknown site tag]! This was inspired by your prompt "There is no use to holler, no use to cry. / Twenty pounds of curses came to visit me tonight. / Salt for all the cuts, blankets for the cold. / Prayers to keep the devil far away from those I love," but the title inspiration came from "North" by Seamus Heaney. Thanks to M for the beta!

( compose in darkness )

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Fic: Gravity works slowly if you notice it at all for pteropoda

2019-12-17T15:21:39Z

Posted by: maraudorable

Title: Gravity works slowly if you notice it at all
Author/Artist: maraudorable
Recipient: pteropoda
Rating: T
Contents or warnings: None
Word count: ~2000
Summary: What does a wizard do when they can’t use magic to get out of a situation? They panic, make questionable decisions, and call their mum. And maybe kiss their best friend at the end.
Notes: Happy Small Gifts season, Ptero! Despite initially falling in love with your first two prompts, in the end I went with your wild card prompt, and this silly little thing was born. I hope you still enjoy it!

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Fic: The Last Glimpse of Winter for thefinalfront

2019-12-16T15:16:44Z

Posted by: averita

Fic: The Last Glimpse of Winter for thefinalfront

Title: The Last Glimpse of Winter
Author/Artist: averita
Recipient: thefinalfront
Rating: M
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *None *
Word count: 2266
Summary: “It was a new year now, and Remus Lupin knew better.” OotP-era; some things change, some stay the same.
Notes: Smut isn’t really my forte, I’m afraid, but I did my best! I took some liberties with the “time travel + snowball fight” prompt, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

( A light dusting of snow blanketed the courtyard in front of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, covering the litter-strewn brown grass and giving the area a bright, clean look that might fool a passerby into thinking the grim little street had some life and cheer to it - an assumption that, just a few days prior, would have been at least partly true. )

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Week 2 Round Up

2019-12-16T04:07:11Z

Posted by: smallgiftsmods

FIC:

peccadilloes created After the War, Romance for digthewriter, rated PG-13/Teen
Remus was out motorbiking with the red-headed wizard again.

gimmethatnightfever created Sifted Feelings for blanketed_in_stars, rated PG-13
But he was alone. And maybe Sirius could help him, maybe they could be thirty some things living together in the middle of fucking nowhere, stealing trees on Christmas as a ritual until their backs ache of old age and their hair became too white to provide cover in the black night.

thefinalfront created Managing the Days for gimmethatnightfever, rated Mature
Remus is having trouble with his boss in the accounting firm. Sirius has just started at the floor's HR representative. Will Sirius be able to help Remus out of the troublesome mess he has found himself in?

aryastark_valarmorghulis created When we finally kiss goodnight for thehufflebean, rated Teen
Christmas 1977. In which Remus receives four gifts, confusion in love is clear and Sirius likes to do stuff.

blanketed_in_stars created your shape in the doorway for chromat1cs, rated Teen
Snapshots of 1981-1992, if Sirius was on the run instead of in Azkaban.

maraudersaffair created Knitted Together for mustntgetmy, rated NC-17, contents/warnings
Remus and Sirius exchange handmade presents on Christmas Day.

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FIC: After the War, Romance for Digthewriter

2019-12-15T14:45:20Z

Posted by: peccadilloes

Title: After the War, Romance

Author/Artist: peccadilloes

Recipient: digthewriter

Rating: PG-13/Teen & Up

Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *everybody lives AU*

Word count: 1025

Summary: Remus was out motorbiking with the red-headed wizard again.

Notes: Thanks A for beta support & thank you mods for patience w/me. So sweet to revisit this OTP

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Fix: Sifted Feelings for BLANKETED_IN_STARS

2019-12-14T15:28:14Z

Posted by: gimmethatnightfever

Title: Sifted Feelings
Author/Artist: gimmethatnightfever
Recipient: blanketed_in_stars (Happy holidays! Hope you enjoy!)
Rating: 13+
Contents or warnings: heavy cursing
Word count: 6593
Summary: But he was alone. And maybe Sirius could help him, maybe they could be thirty some things living together in the middle of fucking nowhere, stealing trees on Christmas as a ritual until their backs ache of old age and their hair became too white to provide cover in the black night.
Notes: I hope this pans out.
(But seriously, the wild card prompt was amazing. I think I am in love with Sufjan's songs)

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Fic: Managing The Days

2019-12-13T13:06:09Z

Posted by: thefinalfront

Title: Managing the Days
Author/Artist: gimmethatnightfever
Rating: M (mature)
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *sexual assault, vomiting, *
Word count: 3330
Summary: Remus is having trouble with his boss in the accounting firm. Sirius has just started as the floor's HR representative. Will Sirius be able to help Remus out of the troublesome mess he has found himself in?

Posted on AO3: Remus looked down at his computer keyboard with animosity - after all, he had spent more time with the laptop in the past year than he had with any other human...

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Fic: When we finally kiss goodnight for thehufflebean

2019-12-12T16:32:13Z

Posted by: aryastark_valarmorghulis

Title: When we finally kiss goodnight
Author: your

Recipient: thehufflebean
Rating: T
Contents or warnings (highlight to view): none
Word count: 2242
Summary: "Christmas 1977. In which Remus receives four gifts, confusion in love is clear and Sirius likes to do stuff.
"The party’s petering out like a gentle drizzle and when Sirius, long legs crossed on the carpet, starts to roll a cigarette Remus busies himself arranging his new – and probably expensive – cashmere scarf around his neck so that he doesn’t get caught looking too much at those deft, sure fingers."
Notes: Happy holidays, Sarah!

When we finally kiss goodnight

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Fic: your shape in the doorway for Chromat1cs

2019-12-11T16:58:59Z

Posted by: blanketed_in_stars

Title: your shape in the doorway

Author/Artist: blanketed_in_stars

Recipient: [Unknown site tag]

Rating: T

Contents or warnings (highlight to view): *descriptions of injuries, canonical (non r/s) character death*

Word count: 10,950

Summary: Snapshots of 1981-1992, if Sirius was on the run instead of in Azkaban

Notes: Much love to Chromat1cs for providing the lovely prompts - I did my best to write for the second one, "a hearth gone cold but just about to be warmed again," and also took a lot of inspiration from Osvaldo Golijov's "Omaramor" as per the wild card suggestion. I truly hope you enjoy <3 And thank you a thousand times over to my beta, Audrey, who saved this story from remaining the dumpster fire it first appeared to be!

( your shape in the doorway )

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Knitted Together for Mustntgetmy

2019-12-10T12:56:21Z

Posted by: maraudersaffair

Title: Knitted Together
Author/Artist: maraudersaffair
Recipient: mustntgetmy
Rating: NC-17
Contents: Christmas fluff and smut, first war, anal sex, rimming, slight angst
Word count: 1000
Summary: Remus and Sirius exchange handmade presents on Christmas Day.
Notes: I hope you enjoy it, mustntgetmy! I included many of your likes: rainy Christmas, handmade presents, the first war, and smut! Thanks for reading :)

( Knitted Together )

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