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Rec: "Coming Up Sometimes For Air," by Buckle Berry (Remus/Draco)
Yes, I'm rec'ing Draco fic. You can close your mouths, now.
Title: Coming Up Sometimes For Air
Author:buckle_berry
Pairing: Remus/Draco
Rating: NC 17
Warnings: Not really. Draco is an adult, too. It's AU, since it was written before Book 7.
Summary: Remus and Draco are both coming to terms with the war's aftermath.
This story made me want to squee and fangirl the author like the newest of noobs. And she did this to me with a story that features Draco, so you know she must be a witch, passing among us Muggles.
After the war is over, Remus is assigned to work with Draco, who defected to the Light before the end and is now disgruntled to find himself doing leg work for the Order. Both of them are stunned by the loss and destruction all around them. This story deftly and succinctly conveys what it feels like to live through the aftermath of a tragedy, and how the grinding, patient load of grief has to be put to the back of one's mind, in order to do the work that must be done.
Characterization here is so exquisite as to make me weep. Under his arrogant facade, Draco has been knocked flat---as the very young often are by a tragedy---staggering under a load that he doesn't yet have the maturity to process. Remus is old enough to know that the trick here is to just keep going, and he's got the maturity to know that the adults have to step up to the plate here and do their jobs without complaint. Severus and Minerva make short appearances that are note perfect, as well. There's even a hint of Snarry-to-come at the end, which made me melt.
For this alone, I would love the author eternally. But there is a plot here, too. She's good at showing how things change, settle, and progress. And by the end, she's come up with a solution for both Remus and Draco that is far more pleasing than canon's.
This is a gift to any HP fan, regardless of what you ship. Go read, and lavish praise on the author.
Yes, I'm rec'ing Draco fic. You can close your mouths, now.
Title: Coming Up Sometimes For Air
Author:
buckle_berryPairing: Remus/Draco
Rating: NC 17
Warnings: Not really. Draco is an adult, too. It's AU, since it was written before Book 7.
Summary: Remus and Draco are both coming to terms with the war's aftermath.
This story made me want to squee and fangirl the author like the newest of noobs. And she did this to me with a story that features Draco, so you know she must be a witch, passing among us Muggles.
After the war is over, Remus is assigned to work with Draco, who defected to the Light before the end and is now disgruntled to find himself doing leg work for the Order. Both of them are stunned by the loss and destruction all around them. This story deftly and succinctly conveys what it feels like to live through the aftermath of a tragedy, and how the grinding, patient load of grief has to be put to the back of one's mind, in order to do the work that must be done.
Characterization here is so exquisite as to make me weep. Under his arrogant facade, Draco has been knocked flat---as the very young often are by a tragedy---staggering under a load that he doesn't yet have the maturity to process. Remus is old enough to know that the trick here is to just keep going, and he's got the maturity to know that the adults have to step up to the plate here and do their jobs without complaint. Severus and Minerva make short appearances that are note perfect, as well. There's even a hint of Snarry-to-come at the end, which made me melt.
For this alone, I would love the author eternally. But there is a plot here, too. She's good at showing how things change, settle, and progress. And by the end, she's come up with a solution for both Remus and Draco that is far more pleasing than canon's.
This is a gift to any HP fan, regardless of what you ship. Go read, and lavish praise on the author.