Fic | Only a Heartbeat Away

[shimotsuki]

Author: shimotsuki
Title: Only a Heartbeat Away
Rating & Warnings: PG | no warnings
Word Count: 1020 words

Prompt: 18. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”-Lao Tzu

Summary: It’s the night before the second full moon after Remus married Tonks, and they are still navigating uncertain terrain.

Comments

[drumher]

Ah... wonderful, fluffy, goodness. Just the way I like it. Perfect way to start the new year (well, still 3 hours to go for me).
Thank you!

[shimotsuki]

Aw, thanks! I was definitely in the mood for some fluff for the new year. (Have a happy one!)

[gilpin25]

How to get 2017 off to a good start! This is sweet, and sexy, and I love the way they tentatively inch towards understanding each other. Also, did I say sexy? ;P

I like Tonks watching the crease between his eyebrows as she chooses her words, and Remus managing to say that the truth is the opposite of what she fears. It feels like a big turning point for them both. And Andromeda may only briefly be present at the start, but she sets up the situation between the three of them perfectly.

Lovely! A smile-inducing read.

[shimotsuki]

Thank you! I wanted to play with the idea of Remus trying really hard to open up and admit what he needs, but still finding it difficult. Good thing Tonks is good at deciphering him.

I'm so pleased that Remus has basically said "not tonight, dear, I'm too tired," and you're finding it sexy anyway. ;) I think these two have good chemistry!

[faeriemagic07]

Have you heard of the song "Deciphering me" by Brooke Fraser? Just thought I ought to share in case. I seem to always think of R and T when I hear that song.

[evenscribbles]

This was so beautiful and I am always excited to see another Kalediscope series update.

Cannot wait to see what you do next!

[fragilesymphony]

This is so lovely, and the entire Kaleidoscope universe is one of my favorite takes on Remus/Tonks in general.

I love the way this emphasizes what a process their early marriage has to be, even after they've worked through some of the biggest hurdles-- it isn't magically fixed over night, but it takes a lot of listening and communicating and actively trying to do those things, and I really like how the dynamic here portrays that. And I love how hopeful and sweet you make the inner workings of their relationship.

[starfishstar]

Wow, I wasn't expecting this to be so sexy! I like it!

All these excellent examples of a couple giving each other mutual support (“He makes me so strong, every day. If I can help him out one or two days a month, it’s the least I can do.”) and communicating their way through difficult things (“It’s all right. Say, or ask, anything you like.”) and on top of that it's sweet and sexy - this is full of all the best things, is what I'm saying. :-)