#wolfstar fic

Remus Lupin is not having a midlife crisis. It is a perfectly normal thing for a man in his mid 40s to desire a simple change in his life. Sometimes that change happens to come in the form of learning to ride a motorcycle, which then leads to events that reunite him with his ex, with whom things ended… complicated at best. Naturally, they handle everything in the way only they can: lack of communication and giving into their desires.

My fic for this year's @moonyfest has finally been revealed!

I had so much fun writing this for the fest! Thank you @enbyguously for the prompt!

@wolfstarmicrofic August 3, word count 393

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“Who did that to you?” Sirius demanded, getting to his feet and moving to stand in front of Lily, concern clear on his face. 

“It doesn’t matter,” Lily waved him off and went to steal his vacated seat beside Remus. Remus took her hand and squeezed it. 

"How was your shower?” he asked, hoping that his poor water pressure had been enough to wash away Dursley’s touch. 

“Sultry, because your damn fan isn’t working again, but cleansing. I think I scrubbed every inch of my body with that awful body wash of yours; it’s like a chemical peel,” she jested. 

“Lily, what happened?” Sirius asked her gently, sitting on the floor on the other side of the coffee table and facing them. Lily let out a long sigh before telling him what had happened. Remus felt vindicated in his reaction to Lily’s ordeal when Sirius reacted the same way, though he did go a bit further. 

“Remus, you aren’t going alone to get Lily’s things. You, me, James and Peter are.”

“Sirius, no,” Lily tried to dissuade him, but it seemed Sirius’s mind was set. 

“No, Lily, no one gets to hurt my friend like that and think they got away with it. The four of us are going to make him wish he’d never laid eyes on you.”

“Since when were we even friends?” Lily asked, though not unkindly. 

“Since Remus,” Sirius shrugged. “His friends are mine as mine are his, and now you’re part of the family too. Hope you like Christmas cake because you’re going on James’s mum’s list.”

Lily’s bottom lip began quivering, and Remus pulled her into a hug. 

“We’ve got you, Lils,” he whispered into her ear, and she tightened her hold on him. 

“So, yes to James and Peter then? I won’t tell them what happened if you don’t want me to.”

“No,” Lily said, pulling away from Remus’s shoulder and blowing her nose on the tissue Remus quickly handed her before she used the cuff of his favourite jumper. “Tell them. In fact, invite them over, and we can come up with a plan.”

@wolfstarmicrofic August 2, word count 379

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Sirius had felt so light as he all but ran up the stairs to Remus’s flat, and then the door opened; his face spread into a wide smile. But something was off. Remus looked flustered, his attention flicking towards the bathroom. What was wrong?

“Hi,” Sirius greeted him, leaning in to kiss him on the cheek. Remus tensed, and Sirius pulled back. “What’s wrong?” He didn’t like this. Was Remus having another flare-up? That was when he noticed the rumpled blankets on the sofa and the two cups of tea. He was about to ask what was going on when the shower clicked on, and he knew. 

He hadn’t thought heartbreak was a physical thing, but now he did. His chest hurt as the reality of Remus cheating on him sank in. Fine, they hadn’t said they were exclusive, but they hadn’t said they weren't either. 

“Sorry,” he stammered. “I’ll, er, I’ll go,” he turned to leave, but Remus reached out and grabbed his arm tightly. 

“It’s not what you think,” Remus said quickly. “Lily’s here.”

Sirius took a relieved breath. It was only Lily. But then, why did Remus look so flustered?

“What’s going on?” Sirius asked. Remus ran a hand through his hair, sad eyes boring into Sirius’s. 

“I can’t tell you. It’s not my story to tell.”

“Okay. I finished the book I borrowed,” he said, changing the subject, and he could see the thanks in Remus’s relieved expression as Sirius held out the book with the sweet coloured boat bobbing in the Mediterranean on the cover. 

“Would you like a cuppa?”

“Yes, please.”

They sat just a little awkwardly until the shower turned off and Remus jumped up to get Lily some clothes. Apparently, she didn’t want to get changed back into her own for some reason, but Sirius didn’t say a thing about it. 

He heard a few murmured words, far too quiet for him to pick up, and then Remus came back into the living room. 

“She said you can stay if you like.”

“I’d like that,” Sirius replied, taking Remus’s hand and pressing a kiss to the palm. Remus relaxed, and everything seemed fine; that was until Lily came out of the bathroom and Sirius spotted the red mark on her face. 

I love it, I love it, I love it!

The Art of Defence (13000 words) by caslyra Summary: Sirius Black is about to start his new job as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Only - the job is cursed. In twenty years not a single professor outlasted their first year. But that won't happen to Sirius. Curses are his specialty. And he has a plan: Meet his predecessors to gather information. Will Lupin, Lockhart and Quirrell help solve the riddle? Or will this mission prove a massive waste of time?

@wolfstarmicrofic August 1, word count 643

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CW - Attempted intimacy with no consent

“What happened?” Remus asked, watching his friend with concern. Lily’s hands started shaking, and she nearly dropped her mug. With slow, gentle hands, Remus reached out, took the mug, and placed it on the coffee table. Lily immediately fell against him, and Remus wrapped his arms around her, hoping that she’d feel safe enough to tell him what was going on. 

“Y-y-you know how my sister and her husband have moved into my parents’ house?” she finally said. 

“Yeah, while their new place is being finished,” Remus nodded. They’d been driving Lily nuts. She’d stayed with him more than a few nights over the last few months. 

“Well, Pet and my parents went out to the shop to get a few things for dinner, and Vernon decided to stay at home.” She paused, her body shaking harder. Remus started rocking them gently, and she continued. “I didn’t think anything of it; I was going to go watch TV in my room anyway. I’d just got settled upstairs when my bedroom door opened, and he was stood there in my doorway.” She stopped again, her jaw quivering. Remus reached for her tea, and she took a grateful sip, holding the warm cup close to her chest. 

“He started going on about how we never seemed to get a chance to talk alone. That’s because I do everything I can not to be alone with him,” Lily explained as though Remus needed her to explain that to him. “He asked a few questions about the books on my shelf. I think he was using it as an excuse to come into my room. I thought he’d go after he’d seen the titles, but he lingered and then… and then he made a move. Remus, he grabbed me and tried to kiss me. He kept saying how I was the prettier sister and how he should have married me. If—if it hadn’t been for all the time I spent training with James in the gym, then I think he would have overpowered me; he’s a big man. 

“I ran for it,” she went on. “And I ended up bumping into Petunia at the front door; she’d forgotten her purse. I told her what had happened and she slapped me.” Lily lifted her hand to her face, where Remus could now see the red mark, vivid against her pale skin. “She blamed me. Said I’d done nothing but flaunt myself at him, and why couldn’t I let her have anything for her own? Why did I always have to make everything about me? Vernon came downstairs then and said that I’d come onto him and he’d told me no. She went to hit me again, but Dad stopped her. I think they believed me, but they didn’t say anything to Vernon, so I left. I didn’t even have a chance to grab anything. I have nothing, and I’m too scared to go home.”

"You can borrow whatever you want of mine,” Remus said, fury pulsing through him as he imagined the way he’d let his anger rain down on that oaf Dursley. “You can stay here as long as you want- open-ended invitation.” He was about to say that he would go over to hers tomorrow and grab her stuff, but the doorbell went. Shit, he’d forgotten about Sirius. 

“Lils, that’s Sirius. Give me a sec, and I’ll get rid of him.”

“No, no, it’s fine. I’ll go for a shower. I need to get the touch of him off me.” She shuddered, though she looked slightly better for getting it all off her chest. 

“I’ll tell him he can’t stay long,” he said, hugging her close. “Love you, Lils.”

“Love you too,” she replied, giving him a weak smile and heading to the bathroom. The doorbell went again, and Remus hurried to let Sirius up. 

Rated E || Chapter 1/?

At age eighteen, Remus Lupin cut off his best friend, Sirius Black, and tried to move on from the heart-crushing unrequited love he’d held for him since they were eleven. Three years later, he pretends that he’s moved on, but that illusion shatters like his heart three years ago when Sirius worms his way back into Remus’s life.

He can’t bring himself to regret letting Sirius back in, though, when they finally, finally get together, making all of the pining and heartache worth it. Suddenly, his days of fighting against the desires of his heart, of feeling its battered ache with every beat, are over. He has Sirius for good now.

Unless “for good” turns out to be a mere few months. Unless it turns out that Remus isn’t the only one keeping a big secret.

happy reading round up day! this month has been incredibly busy, and i have been locked in a writing hell of my own making, but i still found time to read some absolutely INCREDIBLE fics! some of which were from Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest '26, which i've noted below, and will update with the proper authors once reveals happen. i hope that everyone had an incredible july, and thank you so much to everyone whose works i enjoyed this month!

lost in a crowd (hungry like the wolf) [E | 3,831]

Adrift in beadless Wonder [Not Rated] by @robin-is-awesomesauce

Under the rolling hills [T] by @brandileigh2003

Room for Rent [M] by @missmoonfrost

Vivaria [M] by emma_mp4, missdkpower

A Song for the End of the World [M] by @wannabelilybriscoe

I Still Do [M] by @midnighttomoscow

All We Leave Unsaid [E] by Kiendra

Welcome to Juniper Grove [E] by puuvillaa

The Trouble with the Duke [E] by RoyalWS

Code Black (Wolfstar's Version) [E] by @ixiedust-writes

When the seasons change, will you stand by me? [E] by luv_yaya

Something Beautiful [E] by Anonymous

In Five Years' Time [E] by @igetje

The Ultimatum: Queer Love [E] by AlwaysPining

In the Blind Spots [E] by @ricochetyears

Braided Grass and Abalone [E] by celestialremedy

Remus Lupin’s Week of Accidental Living [E] by @astralsunshine

angel, islington [G | 3,080] by aeridi0nis

his forever [G | 1,115] by Anonymous for MMCF

Would you? [T | 2,675] by Mikibou

dreams of reason [T | 2,705] by swoons

My Happy Ending! [T | 1,546] by wannabelilybriscoe

hope's sweet sting [T | 6,214] by @sorealis

The cake is a lie [T | 5,948] by Anonymous for MMCF

this too I know [T | 11,055] by Anonymous for MMCF

songbird [T | 1,957] by Anonymous for MMCF

Blackmail [T | 6,618] by Anonymous for MMCF

Remus Lupin and his stupid friend's stupid body that's so stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid... [M | 3,869] by bridgeofbirds

broken rules [M | 8,049] by Anonymous for MMCF

Peaches and Cream [E | 2,663] by @puuvillaa

Elephant In The Room [E | 2,377] by @birdiesnest

Remus Lupin’s Extremely Innocent, Totally Not a Pretext, Transport Excursion [E | 2,449] by @theblueblues-ao3

Counting Moons [E | 2,576] by TheBlueBlues

Good Vibrations [E | 3,048] by @sliebman10

Kiss all the time. Disco, occasionally. [E | 8,794] by @shunstanpike

A Heart Made of Wood [E | 13,744] by Anonymous for MMCF

The Baby Professor [E | 16,528] by Anonymous for MMCF

to let ourselves have this love [E | 13,066] by @birdiesnest

David Attenborough Can Fuck Off [E | 5,458] by Anonymous for MMCF

The Treasure [E | 20,779] by Anonymous for MMCF

Something Better To Do [E | 15,373] by Anonymous for MMCF

Snowflakes and Silver Linings [E | 1000] by Anonymous for MMCF

The Shorts, or: Misadventures in Brown [E | 11,143] by Anonymous for MMCF

i'm shaken; you're stirred [E | 7,311] by Anonymous for MMCF

You're the One (I Want to Go Through Time With) [M | 19,917] by @always-pining

Moony’s Got Money Problems [E | 31,903] by Anonymous for MMCF

Embers [E | 40,517] by Anonymous for MMCF

Codename: Wolfstar [E | 20,486] by sliebman10

Morning Evening [E | 74,863] by AlwaysPining

Over The Moon [E | 19,590] by Anonymous for MMCF

Reflections of a Different Kind (Harry & Sirius) [M] by @stellarusername

Peachy Perfect (James/Regulus) [E | 9,335] by @slytheerin

too sexy for tumblr (Remus& Sirius) [Not Rated] by llargia

Dancing with the grim (Remus/Sirus) [G] by Anonymous for MMCF

Transformative Work (Remus/Sirius) [T] by Anonymous for MMCF

A little tied up (Remus) [M] by autistpride

Can't take my eyes off of you (Remus/Sirius) [M] by Anonymous for MMCF

nsfw sketchbook (Remus/Sirius) [E] by cosmicstructure

Nsfw sketches (Remus/Sirius) [E] by @lalunavinoalafragua

@wolfstarmicrofic July 31, word count 659

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It turned out Sirius’s plan was stretching and a lot of it. 

“You were so tense while you had your flare-up,” he said gently. “So we’re going to warm all those muscles up and get them moving again before we do anything too taxing.”

Remus didn’t argue. He trusted Sirius’s judgement. 

The stretching took a lot more out of him than he’d expected it would, and by the end of their session he was a sweaty mess flat on his back on the crash mats. Sirius leaned over him upside-down with a huge grin on his face. 

“Feeling it are you?” he snickered. Remus had just enough energy to stick his tongue out at him, which only made Sirius’s amusement grow. “Do you need help in the shower?” He asked, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. 

“Won’t James and Peter be cross about you using the company facilities incorrectly?” Remus smirked, closing his eyes as he prepared himself to get to his feet. 

“Only if you snitch on me,” Sirius whispered into his ear. 

The sudden closeness of Sirius's voice made him jump, and in doing so he smacked his forehead against Sirius’s. 

“Oww!” Sirius yelped, falling backwards onto his bottom, clutching his head. 

“I’ve got the accident book!” Peter cried from the door into the gym. Sirius groaned, and Remus didn’t think it was because his head hurt. 

“What happened?” Peter asked as he flicked to the next empty page. 

“We bumped heads,” Sirius said vaguely. 

“Yes, I saw that, as did the camera’s,” Peter said, pointing the end of his pen towards the big circular camera in the corner above them. 

“What led up to the incident?”

“I was checking Remus was okay,” Sirius said at the same time as Remus blurted out. “He wanted to shag in the showers.”

Peter’s face was a picture. 

“Snitch,” Sirius hissed, but couldn’t hide the smile pulling at the corners of his mouth. 

“Sirius Orion Black!” Peter scolded. “Toilet duty for a week!”

“Damn it!”

“Well, that’s what you get. We all promised this was our business and not a place for private life. It’s bad enough that your boyfriend is training with you.” Peter drew himself up to his full height and said very solemnly. “If you continue with this lewd behaviour, I will have no choice but to inform Mrs Potter of your indiscretions.”

Sirius’s face lost all traces of mirth. 

“I’ll be good,” he promised. “Come on, Remus, you need to have a shower, and I have a stack of paperwork that needs doing.” Sirius reached out and took both of Remus’s hands, helping him to his feet. Peter nodded his approval as Remus headed off to the changing rooms, but once his back was turned, Sirius sprinted across the gym floor and stole a chaste kiss from Remus, winking at him as he jogged backwards towards his office. Remus rolled his eyes. Sirius had wriggled his way into his heart, and he loved every second he had with him. 

Once he was home, he kicked his shoes off and settled onto the sofa with a cup of tea, a packet of chocolate hobnobs and his newest smutty book. He had enough time to read a few chapters before Sirius came over, and he was excited to get stuck in. 

Barely one sentence later, the bell rang. 

“Damn it,” he cursed at the empty room as he got up and buzzed Sirius in. But when he opened the door, Sirius wasn’t on the other side; it was Lily, and she was in tears. 

“Remus, can I stay with you for a while?”

He immediately flung the door open wide and let her in. No way was he refusing his best friend refuge when she needed him, not after all she’d done for him over the years. He got her sat down, wrapped her in a fluffy blanket and pressed a fresh cup of tea into her hands. 

“What happened?”