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These Are The Days, My Friends

Sep 23, 2010 03:51

Author: Olivier_dathos
Team: Canon
Title: These Are The Days, My Friends
Rating: PG
Warnings: An interfering Molly?
Genre: Angst
Word Count: 2931
Summary: Sirius may be gone, but he's still all Remus can think about
Notes: Some shippers seem to see Remus' relationship with Tonks as proof that he wasn't interested in men, or Sirius. I don't think ( Read more... )

Comments 9

gngrlvr1 November 21 2010, 12:08:17 UTC

So sad and beautiful. I can definitely see Molly trying to pressure him like that. Poor Remus, he's so very heartbroken and no one understands. Your writing is brilliant, you made me cry.

olivier_dathos November 25 2010, 02:17:51 UTC

Thankyou!

I'm sorry if I made you cry, I just wanted to show his loneliness and helplessness :(

brighty18 November 21 2010, 21:44:31 UTC

Hurrah! I can finally tell you how much I loved this piece!

You made me cry - but in a very good way. This was truly beautiful, extremely well-crafted, and a very, very realistic view of the situation. I should also confess that, as a Molly-hater, you helped fuel the fire. Thank you. I mean, she means well, but she is SO blind to reality and can only see life through her narrow, limited viewpoint that she doesn't really help anyone.

Still, you conveyed Remus's sadness as helplessness as only someone who really understands grief could possibly do. I only how that, if this came from a personal place, you did not suffer as much. I totally felt what he was feeling: the alienation (no one to be best man or invite to the wedding), the loss (both physical and emotional), and the utter detachment.

I also loved Tonks here. I don't hate her in canon. In fact, I think that she honestly tried to help, but made the mistake of really falling in love. Hell, any one of us would have done it if we thought it would make Remus happier ( ... )

olivier_dathos November 25 2010, 02:26:57 UTC

Thankyou Thankyou!

For everything; the games, the comment and also teaching me how to put that cut thing in my journal :)

I really didn't mean to make you cry, sorry. I had a feeling once the comments started coming in that I was fuelling a Molly-hate fire and I think I really should have been expecting it, but as I told you earlier, I didn't actually write it with Molly-hate in mind :) Oh well, she definitely is narrow-minded in her views.

I guess the small things like the picture in the Weasley's house and the way that Remus drifted off to think about it would have helped to convey that alienation, loss and detachment that Remus was feeling in this story and I'm glad that you could feel it.

I'm also glad that Tonks is being viewed as a little more sympathetic in this fic, because it makes up for any guilt I might feel over that Molly fire. Though I'm actually rather nuetral about them both.

Anyway, thankyou again!

olivier_dathos November 25 2010, 02:31:12 UTC

Also, I'm really touched the sadness and grief seemed very real to you. It means a lot that I could communicate what Remus would be feeling in this situation.

cmajalis October 1 2012, 12:09:11 UTC

Aaah this was so sad, I really really wanted to hug Remus and tell him that things would be OK. You've showed his helplessness so well that I could see why he would agree to accept Molly's reasoning.

Can I also say that how much I love Sirius here? That's exactly how I see him, especially when he's with Moony. (And I've always thought he was the more sentimental of the two.) Honestly, I love the characterization of both of them! I can easly see Sirius flirting that way or talking that way about the bench but I think the best part was when Remus was nuzzling Sirius on the motorbike. I loved that part!

Sorry for the long comment, I haven't read much RS for a while and this is a very nice story! :)

olivier_dathos October 1 2012, 20:05:13 UTC

Thankyou so much! It's nice to know that you liked the characterisations and so on; it means a lot :) And I love that your comment is long!

abyss_valkyrie November 16 2013, 19:39:30 UTC

:(!!Oh Remus!!I feel so much for him!!Your writing of course(as I found out from the rs games) is amazing!!It's the feelings you evoked here though,god,my heart broke for them!!'stars of the stars' was probably my most favourite bit ever!!Aaahhh Sirius!!Sirius is so completely lovable and adorable here!!The bench scene!!haha!!

The mix of happy moments in the past and the grief-stricken moments at present,I liked how they go so well together!!It really brings out Remus's sadness and pain!!I want to hug him!! :(

olivier_dathos November 19 2013, 10:59:38 UTC

Thankyou so much for coming here to read this and leaving such a nice comment :) I really appreciated your comment on my 2013 RS Games piece too; it left me feeling all happy inside when I read it :D

I feel bad now though because with such nice compliments I should have more stories up here for a lovely person like you to read when you're sitting around feeling bored sometime :(

All I can offer is my other two RS Games entries from 2012 and 2011:
http://rs-games.livejournal.com/136477.html
http://rs-games.livejournal.com/120134.html

Thankyou once again for taking the time to leave me feedback on my stories and for being so supportive. xoxoxox