hail the new, ye lads and lasses (shackinup_sesa recs)

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Recs from shackinup_sesa (an all Remus/Sirius holiday fic exchange):

Our Private Universe by busaikko
In order to find out if Remus is the spy, Sirius spends Christmas with him and his father. Wonderfully realized backstory for Remus, heartbreaking and hot slow build to romance for him and Sirius. And the possibility of a happier ending? AU.

Oscar Wilde Would Not Approve by librae
Sweet and funny and clever and sad, this story is excellent. Sirius notices things have begun disappearing from Remus's flat, and with Lily's help, he sets out to do something about it.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves by kaydeefalls
*flails*

I love this story like fratboys love beer. I want to marry this story and have its babies. Remus! The Map! The twins! MWPP! Jabberwocky! I can't even be coherent, but this is a stellar 'passing the torch' story, and the fact that it's set post-OotP gives it a wistful achy edge, but it's still loving and somehow hopeful for the future.

Ruse by phineasjones
This story, as with most stories phineas writes, is like a direct shock to all my bulletproof buttons. Sirius convinces Remus they have to pretend to be dating to fool some girl about something. Remus pines stoically, miserably happy at what he's been forced into, and then the ending! Whee! Sirius, you daft bastard!

all these places by gloverly
Chokingly evocative, it sort of tumbles almost randomly from one thing to the next and then it all comes together like a kick in the gut. And the gloves! The gloves break my fucking heart.

And This Is Our Life Aquatic by angelgazing
Beautifully written and exquisitely painful - Sirius and Remus and their attempts (and failures) to connect during the first war.

The Shortest Distance Between Two People by riko
Absolutely stunning fic covering Sirius Black's seven years at Hogwarts, from his horror at being sorted into Gryffindor to his realization, finally, of where he belongs. Spectacular.

Les Mois by addicted2ewan
Sharp, evocative AU showing us Remus and Sirius's 1981 month by month. The writing is tight and the tension well maintained. Lovely.

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~victoria