Where's ch. 11 of Ignite time-wise? the first quidditch match has happened and isn't that in November?
Chapter 11 is October 2-3, actually! I know I did the first quidditch match early, because it was on September 24, but I just didn't want to wait for it. So the snippet I just posted is Valentine's day, which is obviously months away.
I actually have a calendar for Ignite that I could update for the most recent chapters and post. Would anyone be interested in that?
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I think you already know the answer. We want it. We need it in order to keep the fire alive 🔥
Well, when you put it that way...
For anyone who missed it, the snippet below the cut is chapters and chapters away in Ignite. It's the moment that James and Lily have The Talk.
"Date me, Lily."
She let out an exasperated sigh. "Not this again. We can't, James."
"Why not?"
"It wouldn't work. All we do is fight."
"Tell me you don't have feelings for me, and I'll drop it. I won't ask again." He looked at her pointedly, cupping her face in his hands. "I don't think you can. I think you do have feelings for me, and you're just scared of this."
Lily let her eyes fall closed and leaned her head into his hands. "Of course I have feelings for you. How could I not, after all of this?" She opened her eyes and took a step forcibly away from him, needing the distance to keep her head for this. "What if it's not enough?"
"It's enough for me." His fingers twitched slightly, like they were itching to reach out and touch her again, but he kept his place. "It's enough. In fact, it's everything. I look forward to talking and debating and engaging with you every day. It makes me feel alive. You challenge me and make me a better person." He took a step closer, still not touching her, but towering over her. "Date me."
"James." She sighed, but she wasn't sure whether it was desperation or exasperation.
I’m mad at you for giving us such a nasty cliffhanger and telling us that we won’t know what happens next until next year !!
Just kidding 😅 (but still… NEXT YEAR… This is hard 🥲)
I’m a bit upset about Lily, because she obviously ignores her « feelings » about James. Of course he’s just casual sex to her, but she stills searches for James’eyes after saying yes. Cause she knows something is wrong.
Maybe I misread this, but I feel like James gave some heavy hints that he cared about her. I mean, just that goodnight kiss from the previous chapter… come on, this is not just about sex.
The right thing to do would have been to find James and tell him she was gonna say yes not to raise suspicions. But of course, it wouldn’t be fun if they were able to communicate properly 😁
My guesses for what’s coming :
James tries to make her jealous, dates another girl, and the day ends up as a disaster
Or for some reasons Lily finally sneaks out to find James and have some very smutty interactions (I feel like the whole « I agreed to come to Hogsmeade with some guy but I crave to shag you » is really a Jily classic 😁, and I can’t help thinking about ES by @missgryffin and EW by @tiffanytoms )
Next year as though that's MONTHS away. Pft. It's like... six weeks tops. 😉
Keep in mind that, before his talk with Sirius, James probably wouldn't have admitted he wanted more than just a shag with her. (Probably. He would have at least denied it at first.) It's been building, but Ignite!James has not spent years pining over Lily. Keep in mind this line from Chapter 3: "I don't have to like you to want to shag you, Evans." Feeling is a development for both of them. They definitely care about each other as friend, but more than that? Scary territory there.
But I digress....
I love that you're comparing this to @missgryffin and @tiffanytoms . Both have stellar Hogsmeade date (ish) scenes. (Not going to lie, it took me a minute to remember that ES was more than a hand job in the back alley. That was the important part of that scene, right? And Sirius... sorry, off topic....)
I won't spoil how it's resolved (for now) but know that I'm aiming for an original twist to it. It'll be fun... or I'll have fun. Not sure how you'll feel. 😉
and here I thought they were gonna have THE talk! but it's just a flashback lol to be fair, I think we haven't earned the talk yet. I'm afraid you're gonna torture us a little bit longer, aren't you? it's a bit of a slow burn, after all. they still have to realise that there actually are feelings involved, and then they're gonna be in denial, aren't they? anyway I'm loving all of these snippets, and the last spoiler was quite a generous one ao thank you 🔥
Ha! It's too early for THE talk. Much, much too early.
You're right. Neither of them realize there are feelings—arguably, the feelings are pretty vague and early at this point anyway. There are also many, many conversations to have before we have **the** talk.
This is definitely a slow burn. Lots of drama and... well, let's be honest, smut to come before they get anywhere near the point of actually dating.
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You know what I want though? What I really really really want? A main dish of Ignite Lily being jealous and pining and with a side of her kissing Anthony and not being able to stop thinking about James, and for dessert her being furious that she's jealous and pining and constantly thinking of him, because she doesn't want that. Extra scoop if James sees them kissing and Lily knows he saw them kiss and she spirals even more, cause she feels guilty even though she shouldn't be. muah chef's kiss
Oh, that's quite a menu there. Do you really think all of that is...
when will you update Ignite? I am dying over here and have re read at least 3 times in the last week!
Re-read? THREE TIMES? The grin on my face right now is so big it hurts. That is the sweetest thing.
Unfortunately, I don't have any good news for you. I don't know when the update will go up. I've been writing a lot this month, and it's definitely starting to strain me a bit. October is almost over, and I may be taking a bit of a break in early November, at least from posting, so that writing doesn't feel quite so much like an obligation.
As far as Ignite specifically, I haven't done very much on the current chapter, so it may still be a bit. The word count is around 3k, but a bit rough. How about a sneak peek to tide you over until then?
18+ below the cut, please!
“So what exactly are we doing right now?” He turned back to face her.
Lily looked at him with a quirked eyebrow. “I didn’t realize you needed an explanation, Mr. I’ve-Proven-Myself.”
James shook his head at her, biting back a smile. “Oh, I definitely don’t need an explanation about that. Though if you want to tell me about it, I could get into some dirty talk.” Lily let her head fall to the side in exasperation, then rolled her eyes. “However, I meant what is this? What are we?”
“What are we? Merlin, Potter. It’s sex. I didn’t know I needed to wine and dine you first.”
James’s eyebrows shot to his hairline. “No need for that, I assure you, but before we get to the sex, I think it’s important to know what exactly we both expect from this. You said after the first time that it was a one time thing. Obviously, it’s not.”
“I thought it would be. I can change my mind, you know.”
James turned around to look at the pictures on her wall again. He hoped that looking away from her would make her less frustrating to talk to. The sex was good, but this lead up almost wasn’t worth it.
Of course, then James remembered how fucking good that first time was, and he decided it was worth it to stick it out.
“Of course you can change your mind, Evans. However, I think that if you change your mind, I should at least get to hear about it.” He looked at her back over his shoulder. “You know, since I’m sort of involved in it.”
I’m not “mad” at Lily, I’m just disappointed with her (as a 90s parent would say lol). Her situation with James is evolving and she has some baggage with him to unpack so it’s completely understandable that she’s not going to handle things perfectly or realize her feelings at the same time as James. The disappointment comes in that she’s being really amoral and ignoring the obvious: if she dates someone while shagging James, she’s cheating on them. Sure, 1 date isn’t a big deal but Anthony is gonna ask for a 2nd date. They’re gonna kiss and hold hands in the corridors, everyone is going to see them as an item. And it kinda seemed like Lily’s plan was just go along with it and shag James on the side😳
Hm. Okay, no.
There's a moment at which keeping James on the side does become problematic, but they weren't anywhere near that point. One date with Anthony is not a problem. Two dates with Anthony is not a problem. The point at which (hypothetically) she and Anthony become an item rather than a boy and a girl going on a few dates is when it would be problematic to keep seeing James.
Lily would not have kept it up with James at that point. I'm sorry if it seemed that way, but (a) Lily doesn't see Anthony that way and isn't expecting this date to end up in more, and (b) that's far enough away that she hasn't had to consider that with him. Maybe this is just something you'll have to trust me on, but Ignite!Lily would have ended it with James before she and Anthony became anything real.
This ask comes off as sex shaming Lily, and while I hope that's not what you meant, I also do not want that to be a characterization of her. It's not amoral for a woman to have sex and to enjoy sex.