Title: All Is Calm
Author: museme87
Recipient: escribo
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1,120
Warnings: a touch of politics, heavy exposition/reflection
Summary: She's the other half to his whole, but James isn't pushing her for anything more than stolen moments right now.
Author's Note: Written for lilyjames_fest 2011 for escribo. I really enjoyed writing this for you, escribo! The song prompt you left was completely inspiring, and I hope that you like the result of it. This was definitely based more on the feelings I felt while listening more so than the lyrics themselves, but I think everything comes across well enough even then. A huge thanks to L for the beta work. Happy holidays, everyone!

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Title: 500 Miles (I'm Coming Home To You)
Author: museme87
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: R
Word Count: 13,697
Warnings: AU, strong language, sexual situations, past Remus/Tonks and present Remus/OMC, un-chronological flashbacks
Summary: When Sirius Black left Manchester six years ago for a record deal, he also left behind Remus, his longtime boyfriend. Now they have a chance to be reunited, but Remus isn't sure he's willing to make amends with the man who sold their love for stardom.
Author's Note: Written for rs_games 2011 for Team Sirius with the prompt of The Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be". For being on Team Sirius, I know it's strange to get a fic from Remus' POV, but it's a risk that I had to take and I hope that everyone understands why when they read this. I owe a debt of gratitude to L, C, and Y, who helped edit and britpick and provided me with information about Manchester and British culture. The title and most of the songs referenced in the fic have been lifted directly from The Proclaimers – I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).

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Title: 500 Miles (I'm Coming Home To You)
Author: museme87
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: R
Word Count: 13,697
Warnings: AU, strong language, sexual situations, past Remus/Tonks and present Remus/OMC, un-chronological flashbacks
Summary: When Sirius Black left Manchester six years ago for a record deal, he also left behind Remus, his longtime boyfriend. Now they have a chance to be reunited, but Remus isn't sure he's willing to make amends with the man who sold their love for stardom.
Author's Note: Written for rs_games 2011 for Team Sirius with the prompt of The Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be". For being on Team Sirius, I know it's strange to get a fic from Remus' POV, but it's a risk that I had to take and I hope that everyone understands why when they read this. I owe a debt of gratitude to L, C, and Y, who helped edit and britpick and provided me with information about Manchester and British culture. The title and most of the songs referenced in the fic have been lifted directly from The Proclaimers – I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).

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Title: On Golden Sands
Author: museme87
Pairing: James/Alice (with past Lily/James and present Alice/Frank)
Rating: R
Word Count: 2,894
Warnings: sexual situations, infidelity, age disparity (18/27)
Summary: Even after they're both long since gone, Alice will remember him like a hazy dream—his insurmountable youth and the taste of the sea in the air.
Author's Notes: Written for mwpp_mischief's Marauder Rare Pairs fest based on this prompt. Alice and James have become something of a guilty pleasure of mine, and it was a pleasure writing them. I wouldn't let the warning for infidelity scare anyone off, especially those who love Alice/Frank, as it's firmly established in the fic where Alice's heart lies. Thanks to L for the beta. The lyrics within the fic and the title both come from Bobby Darin's "Beyond the Sea".

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Title: Vale Dicere
Author: museme87
Pairing(s): Lily/James (with background Remus/Sirius)
Rating: NC-17 (eventually)
Summary: [ Sequel to Muggle Studies ] With each passing day, the wizarding world falls further under the Dark Lord's influence, and it is this world that James and Lily must prepare themselves for. But first, they have to make it through their seventh year, a task that proves daunting in its own right. As James struggles to come to terms with the devastating changes in his life, Lily struggles to survive in a society that has all but failed her.

Chapter: [ 1 ] A Parting of the Ways
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8,119
Warnings: strong language, mention of death and past non-con
Author's Note: So this is it—the sequel to Muggle Studies that I've been carrying on about and promising for ages! The title of this piece was inspired by Donne's A Valediction Forbidding Mourning, which is quite possibly one of the most beautiful love poems ever. But if nothing else, definitely wins the prize for Sexiest Use of a Mathematical Compass in a Love Poem.

I'd like to thank C for all her help in the beta process. Additionally, a huge thank you to L for everything that she does—betaing, listening to my ideas, and supporting just about everything I do! This is all for you, bb!

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Title: My Mistress' Eyes
Author: museme87
Pairing: Lily/James
Rating: R
Word Count: 629
Warnings: sexual situations
Summary: Lily Evans is nothing like fire.
Author's Note: This was originally intended for the Stag & Doe Comment Ficathon, but I never posted it because I didn't much like it at the time. This is my attempt to turn the trope of Lily-as-fire on its head. The title of this piece was stolen from Shakespeare's infamous Sonnet 130, though I have to admit that this is a little more Petrarchan than Shakespearean in some sense.

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Title: Just A Girl
Author: museme87
Pairing: Lily/James
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,205
Warnings: brief sexual situations
Summary: James never thought that Lily could be so sensitive about her hair.
Author's Note: Written for the Stag & Doe Comment Ficathon for the prompt of "Lily tries out a new hair style; James is fascinated."

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Title: Homecoming
Author: museme87
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3,516
Warnings: AU, infidelity (R/S as unfaithful pairing)
Summary: Sometimes Remus regrets asking Sirius to become a Death Eater for the greater good.
Author’s Notes: Written for hp_humpdrabbles Humpfest 2011 with the prompt of Infidelity, Diagon Alley, Secrets. The scenario for this fic has been percolating in my mind for ages, so I was thankful to have an outlet for it in the form of a fest. A big thank you to L for the beta, cheerleading, read-throughs, and endless patience.

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Title: your life bound in shallows
Author: museme87
Pairing: Severus/Lily (unrequited), Lily/James
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 829
Warnings: some language, off-screen violence
Summary: Severus confronts Lily on the battlefield.
Author's Note: For as much as I write Marauder's era fics, I've never really written such a heavy Severus and Lily piece. Consider this my personal rebellion against the movie's rendition of The Prince's Tale. liebedance deserves all the love for making my writing coherent and Shakespeare all the love for giving me the building blocks of titles.

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Title: Relinquish
Author: museme87
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 1,435
Warnings: sexual situations, rimming
Summary: Sirius has been begging Remus for weeks to try something new in bed, but Remus isn't quite sure what to do about it.
Author's Note: Written for hp_kinkmemes for the prompt of "rimming, shy Remus."

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