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Monochrome by Equinox Chick
Rated: 3rd-5th Years •
Summary: Remus Lupin is an outsider by the very nature of his condition. But whilst his friends dream in colour, his nights are monochrome. It doesn't disturb him much, it's just the way he is.
Then a late night conversation changes his mindset in a way that scares him and makes him wonder what he actually 'is'. He cannot feel that way - not about Sirius Black.
OMM&P This jointly won BEST SSP QSQ at the 2011 awards. Thank you. And yay for Ariana who wrote Two to Tango - the other winner.
I am not JK Rowling, in fact I'm not even sure I'm Equinox Chick at this moment ...
This story is for Gina (Gmariam) who is celebrating her 21st birthday. :) It is a measure of how much I adore her that I'm writing this pairing for her.
Thank you very much, Kara (Karaley Dargen) for beta'ing this story for me.
Thanks also for teh flist for sticking by me when I was haranguing them. I owe you.
Due to an MNFF glitch, I have lowered the rating on this to 3rd-5th so people can read it. However this is normally a Professors rating. You click at your own risk.
Date: 08/02/11 Title: Chapter 1: Dreams
Aww, this story ist perfect!! I must've read it four times by now and I love it more and more!!
This is just how I've always pictured the James-Sirius-Remus dynamic in my head: it may not be so canon-compliant but the bond between James and Sirius always sounded too strong to me not to rise certain thoughts... and poor Remus being James' "substitute" for Sirius. I know it sounds cruel but that's what I've always imagined as well.
I love it when Remus says that he was "Little Miss Acceptable", but James was "the one" for Sirius, like the pair of them were something too unique for him to compete with.
The dialogues are so well played, they sound so natural, and I especially like the way you portray Sirius, so sexily distant in some way, aching and enticing. Him calling James' name was moving...
The ending is particularly sweet, with Moony finally getting his happy ending and dreaming in colour. :3
Your writing is amazing as usual, can't wait to read more from you!! :)) Compliments and thank you for this wonderful story.
Marta
Author's Response: Thank you very much. I agree about the bond between James and Sirius, but I do think (well, in this story at any rate) that James is very definitely straight and so it's rather one-sided on Sirius' part. The bond is there and it's strong, but James doesn't feel 'sexual' about Sirius - it's Lily that floats his boat.
Thanks again ~Carole~