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waves, by captainegg: Hell breaks loose at 12 Grimmauld Place and an injured Sirius Black seeks refuge at the Potters. Rated E . 6.6k
Shape and Colour, by sallyapostrophes: He looked hard into her eyes, the same precise shape and colour as Sirius’s had been, and that stormy grey was all Remus had left of him. Rated E . 4.0k
Half a Man, by bluefay: When drinking no longer solves Sirius’ problems, he decides that turning into Padfoot is his only solution. Rated T . 1.8k
My Empire of Dirt, by FivePips: When Sirius gets a grave prognosis, Lily suggests that he makes a bucket list. Rated M . 15.8k
Bruises, by mean_whale: Remus discovers that Sirius has been keeping secrets from his friends. Rated T . 7.5k
Death of Me, by nagemeikenu: After Dumbledore’s funeral, Remus is feeling like the war is already lost. Content warnings for the following: suicidal ideation, suicide note, grief, Depression Rated T 2.5k
Curious, by Avese23: Sirius finds out Remus has been cheating on him while a Hayley Kiyoko song plays in the background. Rated T . Art
Inevitable, by darkestlordsaroon: Stuck in Grimmauld Place, haunted by the past, Remus and Sirius try to pick up the broken pieces of their tumultuous relationship. Rated E . 17.4k
Box of Love, by ordinarylittleme: On the eve of Remus’s marriage with Tonks he reflects on his true love, Sirius. He thinks back to all the good times they had, and how fate doomed them. Rated T . 1.4k
As Though Nothing Could Fall, by jennandblitz: The forest is full of Death Eaters, and memories. Sirius, who isn’t prone to planning more than his next five minutes, sees one—or maybe both?—and puts both he and Remus in a situation in which it is impossible to keep secrets, too. We could steal time just for one day / We can be heroes for ever and ever / What d'you say? Rated M . 12.7k
Broken Bones, Beating Hearts, by Livelovelupin: "Sirius is thinking about everything. He’s going over it to see if anything could’ve hinted at what eventually happened. Anything out of the ordinary, any warning sign, anything unusual. He comes up with nothing.Mostly, he’s thinking about how he froze.“ Rated T . 6.1k
From behind the Skeletons, by Chiru: Sirius feels freer than ever now that he is no longer chained to his family, and he’s ready to finally uncover the mystery of their constantly disappearing classmate. Rated T . 6.9k
Howl, by the_interuniversal_geometer: During the full moon Sirius can hear Remus howling in the Shrieking Shack from his cave in the Forbidden Forest. Rated T . 1.6k
Things Left Unsaid, by luciferrising_inthetardis: Remus flies out to visit Sirius at his new job, a job Sirius accepted without informing Remus. As Remus tries to understand Sirius’ decision, and where he fits into Sirius’ new life, tension grows between them until it all comes crashing down. Rated T . 13.3k
Helping Sirius, by OverTheMoon4TheMarauders: Sirius has always struggled with his self-worth thanks to his family, and has tried his best to seem tough and not show people his weaknesses. When he gets in an abusive relationship at some point, none of his friends know about it until Remus, who has been in love with him forever, finds out. Remus tries, but Sirius won’t let him help. Rated T . 2.6k
Velvet Gloves and Spit, by taotu: It’s been a while since Sirius and Remus were last on good terms. James’ grand scheme to mend their friendship sends them on an Order mission together, where at the hands of Death Eaters, they fall prey to a less-than-savoury, old pureblood curse. Rated E . 12.6k
Cry With a Smile, by SethWren: James and Lily are dead. Voldemort is defeated. This is Remus and Sirius in the first few days after that, trying to process the loss of their friends while raising Harry. Rated T . 2.1k
The Sound of Betrayal, by Jessipig2: When Remus and Sirius get caught together, Remus is put under the Imperius curse and forced to hurt Sirius. But whoever does this, doesn’t know about Remus’ lycanthropy and they do it on a full moon. Will Sirius and Remus be okay? Rated T . 10.4k
these things i could never describe, by cjmasim: "Do you know what this meeting is going to be about?” Sirius takes a bite of his sandwich, chewing slowly before answering. “I don’t. But I don’t get the impression it’s going to be a fun meeting.” “What is that supposed to mean?” Remus asks, watching as Sirius takes another bite. He takes a bite of his own, anxiety mildly suppressed by Sirius’ honesty. “Well, they’re not going to kick me out of the band,” Sirius says with a slight chuckle. “How would that work, anyway? A band called Sirius and the Hellhounds with no Sirius - what, did the Hellhounds eat me?” He scoffs. Rated T . 6.5k
The Incomplete Recounting of Four Nonconsecutive Tuesdays in the Spring of 2002, by BrujaBanter: A Few Reasons Remus Suggested They Pursue Couple’s Counseling: 1. Sirius was DEAD (no matter how many times he says he wasn’t, which is a lot), so that’s bloody complicated. 2. They’re a “blended family” now and, well, that’s also bloody complicated. 3. Sirius Black is an utter fucking mess. 4. They can’t just have sex all the time. They can’t. Well, maybe they….no, no. They really can’t. Rated M . 11.1k
The promise, by Slytherin_Sweetheart: “You have to find Sirius before Peter does. I’m afraid that if you fail, Sirius might do something that he’d regret. Inform him of James and Lily’s passing. He is Harry’s godfather after all, he could have custody, but he has to be able to take care of him. Do hurry. If you’re not back here before dawn. I’ll be forced to take Harry away and you will most likely not see him again.” In which Remus made a promise he couldn’t keep. Rated M . 2.4k
68 Moons, by sturfadurf: A collection of drabbles (loosely termed lol) documenting the 68 full moons that occur during the school months at Hogwarts. Goes through all of the major plot points and contains slow burn wolfstar. Told in Sirius’ POV. ((Prompt 14: WSHurtFest2020: Remus confessing to the Marauders that he’s a werewolf, fully expecting them to hate him.)) <-I really ran away with this and ended up writing a TOME. But thank you for giving me a reason to delve into the Marauder Years!! Rated T . 19.2k
Letters From The Past, by Purplechimera: Teddy finds letters from the First Wizarding War in his father’s attic. Rated T . 2.5k
Time moves in circles (and straight lines are just an invention), by WanderingBandurria: Sirius Black disappears from his friends’ lives right after Hogwarts. He’s back seven years later, hiding secrets.Remus should be over him by now - he has built a life for himself, and he has a loving, caring partner.But when it comes to Sirius, it seems that there are things that never change. Maybe there are things you just don’t get over. Rated M . 18.8k
enraged by things unsaid and empty beds and bad behaviour, by blueseasandchestnuts: In the summer of 1976, Sirius discovers three things. First, soulmates are very much real, not just a hyperbole. Second, he’s lucky enough to have Remus as his soulmate. Third, Remus’s opinion on topics such as fate and predeterminism is not exactly compatible with the concept of soulmates. Rated T . 5.1k
After the fire, by Coriaria: Sirius and Remus had once been young, and had shared a passion that burned hot and bright, but that was gone now – consumed in the flames of jealousy and suspicion, destroyed by a war that had taken everything from them. So when Dumbledore tells Sirius to “lie low at Lupin’s”, that’s the last place he wants to be. How can he face the man who broke his heart and was too gutless to admit what he’d done? Rated M . 18k
Tangled in My Soul, by MoonlitMarauder & SiriuslyThatBitch : All Sirius wants is his Alpha to love him, all Remus wants is to give him something better. Rated E . 41.5k
The Residue of His Mind, by PaulaMcG: With Buckbeak as his companion, Sirius continues to escape. Since all he’s able to remember is painful, he finds it hard to understand what Remus wants from him. Rated T . 2.3k
Hope Raises (no) Dust, by rouge_blume: Modern day Magical AU where Sirius fancied himself a Siren to wreak havoc in the mortal world and prey after boys but ended up falling in love. OR An AU in which Sirius stalked around a muggle school smoking and pined over a cute boy in the summer after his sixth year and Remus wished that he was dead. Rated E . 64.6k
