Remus/Sirius Small Gifts

Folks, in the process of putting off an unpleasant work task this evening, I skimmed through the comm, adding up the total comments left on art and fics this year. As of 10:00p eastern this evening, with 2,835 comments (!) left since December 1--and about a dozen bonus fics, ficlets, and art to come this week--we're about a hundred comments shy of last year's total of 2,938.

Any chance we can beat that number this year and hit the 3,000 mark? Here's the challenge: leave an extra comment (or more!) this week. See something you like? Say so. Still thinking about an amazing gift from a few weeks ago? Go back and tell the author or artist how much you enjoyed it. Nothing makes an artist or author happier than getting some feedback!

Title: Hot Chocolate
Author: mayberry_rose
Recipient: cherie_morte
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: *Language, cuteness and kissing boys*
Word Count: 1,500
Summary: Of awkward, cuddling teenage boys, and hot chocolate in cracked mugs.
Author's notes: Yes, it's a little long :)  Thank you for the lovely prompt, chère cherie_morte, and I hope you like it!  Happy holidays to all :)


( Sirius is wearing a slouchy old rainbow beanie hat, and he's late again. )

Title: When We Kiss They're Perfectly Aligned
Author: liseuse
Recipient: susan5124
Rating: R, but for swearing.
Word Count: 2,050
Summary: Getting drunk leads to misunderstandings and hiding under beds.
Author's notes: Written as a bonus fic for susan5124 and thus unbetaed. I hope you enjoy it! The title is from The Postal Service's Such Great Heights. Any errors/typos? Please let me know!

( When We Kiss They're Perfectly Aligned )

Title: MCMLXXXI
Author: emilyia 
Recipient: sea_shtick
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: *angst, alcohol abuse, mourning!Remus*
Word Count: 2284 (I'm sorry! D:)
Summary: The only thing he notices, really, is the recurrent figure of Mundungus Fletcher, who brings him cases of Firewhiskey and takes the gold pocket watch Sirius bought him last Christmas in payment.
Author's notes: Written for the prompt 'Remus. Christmas, 1981'. Un-beta'd, so any mistakes are mine. It got out of hand as I wrote it and I did try to cut it down. I'm sorry for failing D:

( On the day he doesn't realise is the 24th of December, Remus runs out of food. )

Title: Acquiescence
Author: a_shadow_there
Recipient: theatresweety
Rating: G
Highlight for Warnings: *FLUFF*
Word Count: 266
Summary: "Don't go," Sirius whispers into the crook of Remus' neck.
Author's notes: just a quick drabble for the bonus round, inspired by this prompt. Enjoy :)

( Sirius is already awake... )

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Title: Secret Garden
Author: brighty18
Recipient: rosivan
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: * swearing, over-use of adjectives, frogs, and references to hippogriff feces*
Word Count: About 2,600
Summary: Sirius cultivates many things.
Author's notes: rosivan, you are made of awesome and ran an awesome fest, as well. You said wanted the two of them in a garden as well as a bunch of lovely images of Grimmauld Place, and I hope that I did it justice.

(  Sirius found the room overgrown with foliage, as if after his mother’s death, the magic had gone feral  )

Title: Tongue-tied and in Love
Author: jellybgood
Recipient: minnow_53
Rating: G
Highlight for Warnings: *CRACK!*
Word Count: 496
Summary: A crackfic, plain and simple.
Author's notes: This was written for minnow_53 and is most likely not what she envisioned at all. I'm sorry! I was struck over the head by the crack!plotbunny and wrote it before I could stop myself. But hopefully it's worth a confused smile or two... ^^;

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Title: Waves & Goodbyes
Author: batmanboxers
Recipient: kingzgurl
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,160
Summary: But the other figure raises a weak hand to his chest and suddenly he is falling.
Author's notes: Merry Christmas kingzgurl, I am so glad I know you and you are very lovely. Written for the prompt "A star does not fade because a veil covers it." Many thanks to pinker for being the most helpful of betas. Set immediately after the death by certain so there's a quite a bit of angst here. ♥

( Remus is forced to watch in mute horror as the veil tugs Sirius inward and swallows him whole. )

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Title: My Dearest Bellatrix
Author: dear_tiger
Recipient: kittehkat
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: *an ambiguous ending, though no one dies*
Word Count: 3000
Summary: A WWI historical AU, in which Sirius Black prepares for a marriage, crashes a tank and falls in love.
Author's notes: This is, quite possibly, a historical AU in more than one sense, though I hope not. Mark I was the first tank to be used in combat; see it here: http://pics.livejournal.com/dear_tiger/pic/00002r07/. A splatter mask is here: http://pics.livejournal.com/dear_tiger/pic/0000383w/

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A quick update for all small gifters: today's gifts conclude our official exchange. Thanks to all for reading, writing, drawing, commenting, and making this past month so much fun.

We still have several days worth of bonus gifts to post, though, so don't go away! We'll start tomorrow evening, and post through the end of the week. Keep an eye out for more fic, more art, and a master list of all the fan works created at rs_small_gifts this year. Happy new year to all!

Title: The Devil You Know
Author: magnetic_pole
Recipient: woldy
Rating: R for sexual situations
Warnings: *Underage sex, angst, Significant Snape Content (I know that's a deal-breaker for some of you)*
Also, R and S involved in various non-R/S pairings, including: *Sirius/James (unrequited), Sirius/Snape, Remus/Snape, and Remus/OMC*
Word Count: 5100
Summary: As the old saying goes, better the devil you know than the one you don't.
Author's notes: A happy, happy new year to you, woldy! I tried to respond to your request for a devil's bargain—metaphorically, perhaps, depending on how you see events—as well as your preferences for cohabitation at Grimmauld Place and flawed characters. A thousand thank yous to glass_icarus and liseuse for speedy beta work and Brit-picking, although all errors remain my own.

( There are many, many things I hate about my parents' house, but the view from the roof is not one of them. )

Title: Forgiveness
Author: Margot/midnight_birth.
Recipient: lesyeuxverts00.
Rating: PG-13.
Highlight for Warnings: *Some angst, snogging, not much else, really. *
Word Count: 2,620
Prompt: April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers." ~~The Waste Land by T.S.Eliot.
Summary: Sometimes, anger is easier than acceptance.
A/N: Gah, I really hope you like this, dear recipient! I tried to include as many things you mentioned you liked as I could, and I hope that my interpretation of the poem came across at least a little bit. I adore the Waste Land, I must admit, and I was thrilled when I saw it as one of your prompts. I enjoyed writing this immensely, suffice it to say. A humongous thank you to the mods for putting up with my tardiness. ♥

( Forgiveness )

Title: Twelve days of something
Author: red_squared (Esinde Nayrall)
Recipient: oneturtlebug
Rating: R
Warnings: Implied violence.
Word Count: 5,000 (approx)
Summary: A consortium is looking for werewolves and researchers to participate in a study on the impact of a lunar eclipse on the transformation. Remus is a werewolf. Sirius is a Healer. Unfortunately, that may be as far as they get...
Author's notes: The request says that you're fond of 'plot, angst, darkfic, Sirius' mental state post-Azkaban, post-prank (THE prank) tension, Snape, both AU and Canon fics, banter,' so this fic is not particularly Christmas-y, but I hope you like it all the same! Thanks to the mods for running the fest, and an especially big thank you to mindabbles for her speedy beta work ♥

( Twelve days of something )

Title: Good Samaritan
Author: rhye
Recipient: jellybgood
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: *minor violence, mention of minor injuries*
Word Count: 2048
Summary: First war AU. Remus tells Sirius about his Order Missions. Sirius insists on coming along to the werewolf pack. Was this part of some bigger plan?
Author's notes: Beta'd by pot_of_coffee

( Good Samaritan )

Happy new year, small gifters!

We're on a brief hiatus today while we celebrate the end of the decade. We'll be back tomorrow to wrap up the exchange, and we'll start the bonus round over the weekend. Remember to post any remaining bonus gifts to the queue by midnight tonight!

Happy 2010, everyone! May this next year be full of fannish joy for all.

Title: A Temporary Lose of Sanity
Author: sambethe
Recipient: remeciel
Rating: PG-13
Highlight for Warnings: None
Word Count: ~1000
Summary: It wasn't entirely Sirius' fault. Honestly.
Author's Note: Reme, hope you enjoy! Tried to give you your first gift choice. Happy New Year!


( It started in a rainstorm… )

Title: It's not like Christmas at all
Author: wandersfound
Recipient: westwardlee
Rating: PG
Highlight for Warnings: *Angst, angst, angst*
Word Count: ~1,000
Summary: westwardlee asked for "GoF-time Christmas" and "a lonely Christmas." Sirius is on the run, but it's hard to be alone on Christmas.
Author's notes: Title comes from "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)". Happy holidays westwardlee and everyone else!

( Sirius sends the letter three days before Christmas )

Title: Boys Keep Swinging
Author: midnitemaraud_r
Recipient: epithalamium002
Rating: (Hard) R
Highlight for Warnings: *Underage (6th year/16) sexual activities: wanking, frotting, and a wee bit of oral sex ; 'Colourful' language*
Word Count: ~13,000 *coughs*
Summary: With the full moon falling on Christmas Day, Remus plans to spend the holidays alone at Hogwarts and practise his abysmal potions work, while not—in any way, shape, or form—contemplating his attraction to Sirius. Fortunately, nothing ever goes as planned.
Author's Notes: Yeah, that "small" part of "small gifts"? *coughs* Epithalamium, it was a joy to write your prompts and I had a lot of fun with this story (as you can probably tell!) I hope you enjoy the result. I tried not to venture too far into slapstick territory, but Sirius swears what he did to James was completely accidental. Feel free to punish him as you see fit. Remus won't mind, and would likely enjoy watching. My grateful thanks to my betas, inksheddings and gryffindor_j. Any errors remaining are mine. Title shamelessly borrowed from David Bowie. Happy Holidays!


( Boys Keep Swinging – Part One )


Continue to Part Two