Drum-Taps

Title: "Vigil Strange I Kept"
Word Count: 11,355
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: Hard R/NC-17
Warnings: Angst, sexual situations, instances of crude language, implications of major character death, AU
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black, with appearances by Teddy Lupin, Lolly, and Harry Potter
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and not mine. I make no profit from this piece of fiction.
Summary: Remus' lycanthropy has caused his body to seriously deteriorate over the years due to the constant stress of the transformations, and by his fifty-sixth birthday, it's certain that he won't live to finish out the year. However, a cure has recently been discovered - but what if the cure is just as bad as the disease?
Author's Notes: My infinite, heartfelt thanks goes to ceredwensirius, who helped shape this story and give our boys life. You're wonderful, darling, and I hope you enjoy. Thank you also to the speedy beta by remuslives23, for which I am grateful, and thanks also to toujours_nigel. Title from Walt Whitman's poem "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night."

Written for rs_games 2010, Team AU, prompt 12.

LINK TO 'VIGIL STRANGE I KEPT' AT THE RS_GAMES

Title: "A Bridge, Burning (in Six Parts)"
Word Count: 1,500
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: R
Warnings: Angst, 1981, sexual situations, language
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Summary: They built the bridge between them in silence and dismantled it much the same.
Written for rs_games 2011, Team Remus, prompt 1.
Lollyverse

LINK TO "A BRIDGE, BURNING (IN SIX PARTS)" AT THE RS GAMES 2011

Title: all the beauty in the world
Word Count: 100
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: G
Contains: unashamed fluff, cuddling
Characters; Pairings: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters are of legal age.
Summary: Sometimes, Sirius loves so deeply he can't speak, and just feels, instead.
Author's Notes: For ceredwensirius. Who always needs fluff.

( There's so much beauty in the world, Moony )

Title: #42285-C
Word Count: 250
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG
Warnings: AU, angst, disturbing images/themes
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters depicted are of legal age.
Summary: Sirius Black, werewolf sympathizer, works in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Beast Division, Werewolf Registry. Remus Lupin is a detained werewolf, brought in for mandatory branding of his registration number as per the newly-passed Code 180 regarding Werewolf Tracking and Identification.
Written for mp_ldws, Round Two/Week Nine.
Prompt: "First Meeting" "shampoo" "up to 250 words" "Team Padfoot"
(crossposted here at mp_ldws)

( Instead, he grips his wand tighter in his hand and ignores the way Lupin’s fingers close around the chains of his restraints as Sirius draws it up against his skin, pressing the tip against his spine before centering it on his shoulder. )

( Winner, Team Padfoot, MP LDWS, Round Two, Week Nine!! )

Title: Hark! The Herald Snorkacks Bray
Word Count: 300
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: implications of debauchery
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters depicted are of legal age.
Summary: It was this thing Sirius did, where no matter how guilty he looked, he could charm even the most stone-hearted of statues into believing his innocence. And on Christmas, half-drunk and with his mother at the door, Remus is going to have none of it.
Written for mp_ldws, Round Two/Week Seven.
Prompt: "Meet the Parents" "broomstick" "up to 300 words" "Team Moony"
(crossposted here at mp_ldws)

( A ham, Remus thought through his heady buzz of too many gingerbread cookies dunked into single-malt scotch, she’s brought a bloody Christmas ham. )

Title: Congratulations Are in Order
Word Count: 200
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG
Warnings: mild angst
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black, with an appearance by James Potter
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters depicted are of legal age.
Summary: Remus had long since learned not to covet what he could not have, so he's happy for Lily, and happier for James.
Written for mp_ldws, Round Two/Week Five.
Prompt: "Jealousy/Envy" "parchment" "exactly 200 words" "Team Moony"
(crossposted here at mp_ldws)

( James tumbled through their fireplace minutes after the parchment announcing Lily’s pregnancy had arrived, soot-haired and beaming... 'My condolences,' Remus grinned, stepping towards him. )

( Winner, Team Padfoot, MP LDWS, Round Two, Week Five!! )

Title: Care
Word Count: 300
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters depicted are of legal age.
Summary: Remus worries far too much.
Written for mp_ldws, Round Two/Week Three.
Prompt: "Lie Low at Lupin's Era" "furry" "300 words exactly" "Team Moony"
(crossposted here at mp_ldws)

( But as tidy Xs ticked off days on the calendar hanging on the wall, Remus finally had to admit that he could no longer ignore the inevitable... )

( Winner, Team Moony, MP LDWS, Round Two, Week Three!! )

Title: Hindsight
Word Count: 250
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Brief language, sexual situations, light bondage
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black, with an appearance by James Potter
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. All characters depicted are of legal age.
Summary: In hindsight, Sirius reflected, using James' tie was probably not the best idea.
Written for mp_ldws, Round Two/Week One.
Prompt: "Caught Out!" "oblivious" "250 words exactly" "Team Padfoot"
(crossposted here at mp_ldws)

( In hindsight, Sirius reflected, using James' tie was probably not the best idea... )

Title: "the best definition of good intentions"
Word Count: ~600
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mild language, sexual situations
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and not mine. I make no profit from this piece of fiction. Title from lyrics from Jason Mraz's "The Dynamo of Volition."
Summary: "You give me the best shag of my life and now you’re making me breakfast; I think that warrants some – form of communication about the circumstances."

( The smell of bacon has never failed to wake Sirius Black. )

Title: He hasn't moved for hours.
Author: whitmans_kiss
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Angst, pseudo-drinking/smoking, vague!sex, AU
Word Count: ~1,400
Characters; Pairings: Remus Lupin, Alice Prewett, Sirius Black; Remus/Sirius, Sirius/OFC (Delilah Wilkes)
Summary: Sirius, returned to the family and pressured into marriage to keep his place, does so. Remus, who lives with and loves him, allows himself the night of the wedding to mourn the change.
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR. I make no profit from this.
Author's Notes: Brushed up and finally reposted over here from last summer. I'll probably end up redoing this one again, but I've been saying that for months, anyway... an AU that takes place in Lollyverse canon.

( He hasn't moved for hours. )