Fic: Washed on the Shore of a Second Chance by Mindabbles

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Title: Washed on the Shore of a Second Chance
Username: mindabbles
Art: " Flirt" by mypretty_art
Word Count: 4,800
Rating: light R
Contains: *AU in which Sirius never makes it to Azkaban. Instead, he ends up in a different reality - where Remus never went to Hogwarts, so there wasn't someone on whom Peter could throw suspicion.*
Summary: Sometimes Remus catches him

Comments

[pavlablack]

Where to start--there's so much I love about this. You set up the AU so well with the compressed quiet of the beginning sections. I love the way you use short, simple sentences to convey so much of what Sirius is going through:

Sirius began to shake with the impossibility of absorbing one more loss.

It was 1984.

And when he realizes that Remus is in this reality too:

There he is.

He's setting up a window display. The sun glints off the pair of silver-handled scissors that are sticking out of his back pocket.

Sirius laughs aloud - although he's just as close to crying - when Remus turns to check something on the piece of parchment in his hand, and Sirius sees Remus' eyebrows furrowed in concentration, just as they always were when he studied.

He's here, too, Sirius thinks.

He's immediately annoyed with himself for having accepted that Remus must not exist here.

"Moony is here," he murmurs under his breath.You convey so much of Sirius's love for Remus with these simple little observations, and the repetition of "here"

[mindabbles]

Ack, I am SO sorry it took me so long to reply to your really lovely comment. Life has been a bit much this past year, and lots of things slipped. That said...

THANK YOU!! What wonderful feedback. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know what you enjoyed about it. I'm really glad the short sentences worked for you. This atmosphere felt a little stark in my mind and I thought this would be a way to convey that. I'm glad it worked instead of feeling abbreviated. Thank you as well for mentioning that you've enjoyed other of my stories. That is just wonderful to hear. ♥

[pavlablack]

No worries--I read on your journal what kept you away and wanted to say I'm sorry, as inadequate as that sounds. I am glad to see you back in the fandom and appreciate you responding to my comment. I friended you and am excited to see that there are lots of your stories I haven't yet read--I will have to try and ration them : )

[mindabbles]

Thank you so much--not inadequate in the least--exactly the right thing to hear. Your generous feedback means so very much. :)

[duskblue]

This was wonderful! I really like how you fixed everything that was broken. Such a creative idea! Really fantastic and I enjoyed reading it! So happy for them all! <3 I wanted more!!! <3

[mindabbles]

Thank you SO much!! Hee, fixing things that are broken--the point of fic, right? :) At least with these two. I am so glad you enjoyed it!! I'm so sorry it took me so long to reply--I've fallen behind on many things. Thanks again.

[petrichor1111]

This story was so beautiful. It took me a while to understand but it was so
So so worth it. I kind of wondered how I would feel if I was in a different reality and it saddened me but I would feel so lost knowing that out there somewhere in time and space there was an empty reality where all the bad stuff happened.

[mindabbles]

Thank you so very much. I do always worry, when writing, alternate timeline or dimension fics that it will be too confusing. I'm glad you could enjoy it anyway. It is definitely not just a happy story. I'm thrilled it made you think and thank you so much for taking the time to tell me!!

I'm also so sorry it took so long to reply.

[xkeijukainenx]

Ohhhhh I really really loved this AU! I don't really read many second-life-type fics but this was wonderful. I love how well it fit the art as well, and the way Sirius is just waiting to explain everything to Remus and.. well...many things about it, actually, but I've lost my eloquence. Basically, long story short, loved it!

[mindabbles]

Oh, thank you so much!!! I'm really glad you gave it a look, especially if it's not your usual genre. I had the art open the whole time I was writing it, so happy to hear it fit. :) Thank you!!!

I'm so sorry it took me so long to answer your love comment.

[livinglibraries]

I don't think I've read anything like this before, it's got me asking all sorts of questions like where is Sirius from and how did he get into this alternate place? How does he remember but Remus doesn't? Why is there not more of this and what bribes could I offer to get more?!!! Just kidding, kind of ;)

Sirius wondering how long it would take to get Remus to tell him he was a werewolf and hanging around the bookshop like a stalker was all so cute and Siriusy. Poor Remus really doesn't have a clue what he's letting himself in for!

[mindabbles]

THANK YOU!!! I love AUs (especially for these two...) and I've only written a few because I love the challenge of making everything fit cannon, but I also fear making all the loose ends come together in an alternate timeline or dimension! LOL, there might be more someday, this was fun. I'd just have to answer more of those questions and make sure I don't have the two different Sirius' in the same place because then we might all explode.

I think Remus can handle whatever he's letting himself in for. :)

I'm so sorry it took me so long to reply. I've fallen behind in several things the past year.