#the oldest recipe for parsnip soup

[eyra]

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup - eyra - Harry Potter [Archive of Our Own]

Chapters: 3/9 Fandom: Harry Potter Rating: Mature Relationships: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Additional Tags: Marauders Era, Non-Magical, Christmas, Winter, Cooking, Food, Fluff, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Autistic Sirius Black (+ please check ao3 tags before reading) There's something blazingly incongruous about Remus in the wintertime. He's golden: sunshine and honeybees, caramel curls and freckles like dappled sunlight. Even his clothes seem borrowed, and temporary, as if he might've just thrown on an extra layer for a moment in the knowledge that his own innate aestival nature would be quite enough to stave off the worst of the chill. Something at home in long balmy nights, and mornings when the gardens teem with life and song. Wonderfully out of place in the winter: a happy visitor to the season, an ember in the frost. Christmastime in the Cotswolds: cold hands, crackling fires, and Remus's indefatigable quest for parsnips.

As is tradition, a festive treat for December. If you liked A Brief History of Dragons, this one's for you, and for anyone who has been following me on tumblr for a little while you'll understand why writing this was so important and cathartic and special for me, in lots of ways. A full circle moment.

I hope you love this as much as I do, and I hope you have a wonderful winter. x

[messusminnow]

How do I explain to someone that the best novel I’ve ever read that I’ve reread multiple times and crosses my mind at least once a day is a nine chapter fanfic about Harry Potter’s godfather and old professor cooking together in a greenhouse.

[eyra]

thank you for including my story! 🥄✨❄️

the love that people have shown for this Sirius so far has warmed my cold english heart. x

wolfstar wips

So I'm using the @hprecfest day 12 prompt "a WIP you're following" to post a short rec list of WIPs that has been sitting in my drafts for so long now I even had to remove a fic that had been finished in the meanwhile!

Something rotten in Grimmauld Place by @plecotusauritus (8,802 words, Hamlet AU) This is a wolfstar Hamlet AU, need I say more?? I've never much cared or thought about Hamlet since I read it in school but this fic (almost) makes me want to reread Hamlet and I can't wait to see where the story goes next, I love the atmosphere this fic captures, the lovely writing style and just seeing all these characters we know so well fit into the plot of Hamlet is so, so cool!!

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup by @eyra (10.639 words, modern AU, christmas fic) Getting another fic by eyra for the holidays has been such a wonderful treat! I love the whole setting and the characters of this fic so much already, especially Sirius!! And the writing and all the descriptions are so, so beautiful, as always, highly recommend checking it out!!

Welcome to Aphrodite by @de-sire-blog & @rhabarberjunge (18.957 words, magical AU, secret identities) this is one of those fics I've read a while ago, but I keep thinking about it because I loved it so much. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the premise is Sirius finding a hidden, adults-only club that makes people's secret desires come true, and of course Sirius's secret desire is Remus... It's hot, it's fun, and it's incredibly angsty, I love it.

Stitched into My Skin by @squintclover (19.297 words, canon divergent AU, memory loss) I love the heartache and all the bittersweetness that comes with memory loss fics so much already, and I am so obsessed with the way it's been done in this fic. The premise of the fic is Peter casting a memory loss charm on Sirius on October 31st 1981, which leads to Remus raising Harry and randomly coming across Sirius years later, only Sirius doesn't remember him. I'm so intrigued by the first few chapters already and can't wait to see where the story goes next!

Marauder FM by @hollyivydruzy (26.402 words, modern AU, radio AU, enemies to friends to lovers) I know I've recced this fic before but I will never shut up about it because I love it, and especially this fic's Remus so, so much! It's an iconic, funny radio AU set in London, and I wish the radio shows from this fic were real because I would listen to Sirius's radio show every morning if I could. I just love the vibe of all of them working at the radio station together and the slow burn enemies to friends (to lovers) is so delicious!

The Patchwork of Us by @tracingpatternswrites (27.502 words, modern AU, enemies to lovers, co-parenting Teddy) This is such a lovely fic about Sirius and Remus navigating the difficult situation of co-parenting Teddy after Tonks dies, I love the domesticity and the enemies to lovers vibe of this fic so much!

The Picture of Sirius Black by @lynxindisguise (30.049 words, Dorian Gray AU) okay anyone who has ever seen my blog knows how much I love lynx's writing, which is why I am also obsessed with this fic, even though it's a genre I'm usually not that familiar with. It's a Dorian Gray AU, it's gothic horror but especially the first few chapters are also giving victorian romcom with murder sideplot vibes (and I mean this as the biggest compliment), this fic will make you laugh and cry and want to murder some of these characters yourself maybe.

Only Fools Are Satisfied by grumposaur (@pancakehouse) (38.353 words, modern AU, tennis AU). I really love the exploration of Sirius's family dynamics in the context of him being a professional athlete in this fic, and Remus with his tanlines and freckles is everything!!

Neon Moon by @krethes (47.698 words, modern AU, cowboy stripper Remus AU, Las Vegas) I didn't know how much I needed Remus to be a stripper and a cowboy before I read this fic, but now I do and I love him!! The whole premise of them meeting at a strip club while Sirius is out on James's bachelor party is so iconic, and the vibes of the fic are just overall excellent, highly recommend checking it out!

on another ocean by @colgatebluemintygel (118.148 words, modern AU, backpacking/interrail, friends with benefits) Where do I even start? This is an incredible fic, one of my all time faves, I've reread some of the chapters several times now and am so obsessed with this fic's Remus in his socks and sandals, driving Sirius crazy with lust. Also I will not spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it, but the scene in the budapest chapter in the club bathroom features one of my favorite Sirius moments of all time, across all universes haha.

marginalia by @spindrifters (266.547 words, magical AU, canon divergent AU - Grindelwald won, slavery AU) I'm having a hard time trying to put my love for this fic into words in just a short paragraph. This fic is so unique in its setting, and it's so beautifully written and asks & answers the question "what if Grindelwald had won?" in such an incredible, highly political and also very immersive way, if you haven't read it already I really recommend checking it out (as well as the already complete Tedromeda spinoff set in the same world, history books!!!).

Staying Strangers by 3amAndCounting (319,368 words, modern AU, texting fic, university AU). This is one of my comfort fics, I love a good texting AU, this is quite a popular fic anyways but if you haven't read it and like modern AUs & texting fics (though it isn't all just texting) go check it out!

[wilderflowergirlie]

If the fic has pretty words I WILL fall in love with it everytime. there's one fic I'm reading right now and it's just so beautiful, I can't remember any specific phrases but I'm two chapters in and the main thing I remember about it is the writing is so gorgeous and it just makes me completely happy to read because the writing makes me feel happy. the feeling is so well conveyed through the words it honestly makes me kind of emotional like wow writing really CAN be this good.

[irrevocablecondition]

some comforting wolfstar fics for you:

waterloo - frogsandfairies: james knows that wolfstar are pining for each other, hogwarts fake dating !!

wading in waist high water - colgatemintybluegel: wolfstar great british bake off au

flight 143 - thebiinbitch: past wolfstar, reunited on the same flight 5 years later and reconnect

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup - eyra: wolfstar, autistic sirius, the lupins spend christmas with the potters - remus cooks for sirius !!

anything by eyra tbh

red lips and rosy cheeks - soloorganaas: remus takes a latin course in rome for his degree where he meets sirius and the gang

blind and deaf - cocomouse: wolfstar keep bumping into each other on separate blind dates, HoH sirius

my jokes are my armour, my kindness is my sword - littleoldrachel: remus moves to a new town and sets up a plant shop, gets taken in by the gang

here's to looking at you - thechanchanman: mutual "dislike" to lovers, wolfstar live in the same small town and constantly prank one another

till we have arrived home again - prouvairing: post-second war, wolfstar move to a muggle town! fun ocs, semi-raising harry

stray dogs - msalexwp: sirius raising harry, remus raising teddy, they adopt twin dogs separately and have to spend time together :D

desk art - iamcecimonster: oneshot, university au, wolfstar sit at the same lecture desk and leave lil drawing and notes to each other

hi okay i'm not much of a fluff reader :/ but some of these might help !! + the authors pages !!

feel free to add on if you have any !! my fluff supply is limited

[lord-starman-wotton]

my (incredibly messy) list of completed wolfstar fic recs (all on ao3, list to be continued!)

fair warning— i’ve had this list for a long time and i usually just used it for my close friends, so not all of these have descriptions/the author’s names. theres random links, random anecdotes, etc. anyways enjoy!!!

Blackpool Rock by lord_starman_wotton (i had to start out with the self-promo lolll)

presque vu by bizarrestars. i almost hesitate to add this because it’s legitimately devastating. do not read the last two chapters unless it’s the middle of the night and no one will hear your sobbing

text talk

the cadence of part time poets by motswolo (fair warning this is twice the length of war and peace i kid you not)

everlasting love finds a way (one shot)

a brief history of dragons

like real people do (READ IT ANFBSJDJD)

blossoms burn and fume, where our flowers bloom (MY FAV WOLFSTAR FIC LITERALLY EVER)

shorn and scarred and yours

the lab (adorable but there’s a six year age gap which makes me kind of uncomfortable?)

the adventures of captain sirius black and his most excellent dragon padfoot (pirate dragons)

tu es la lune (dead poets society au)

the blood moon sinks (not perfect writing but very cute)

the spy who loved him (adorable, by the same author as the pirate dragons)

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup

ullswater (they go to a music college)

that old black magic

for here you are, standing there, loving me (whether or not you should) (sirius adopts every single order child, sound of music au)

the hut of the mistold (fairytale au)

stealing harry 

bindings, bindings (jily and regulus come back from the dead and break sirius out of azkaban)

a cure for nightmares

with great power comes great responsibility (spider man)

across the hall (another cute text fic)

james potter, remus lupin, sirius black, peter pettigrew, and (pause for the breath) the prisoner of azkaban 

suite nothings: wolfstar edition (they’re college roommates)

wading in waist-high water (great british bake off)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/33021643 (prince of england/first son fic)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/20287849 (another text fic. v cute)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36291976 (THE SECOND BEST FIC IVE EVER READ READ IT ASAPPPP) 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47948368 (fake dating, remus and sirius are both single parents)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34659874 (sirius is a ghost haunting rems flat. it’s SO cute)

ten reasons (to go to michigan)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44271820 (figure skating fic. just read it, trust)

dear your holiness

lessen my load

you’re my kaleidoscope

happy birthday, you.

when it’s warm again

to all a good night (HOLY SHIT THIS ONES GOT SUCH GOOD SLOW BURN)

the player’s secret

take me as i am (sleep demon sirius. you’re in for a wild ride)

r.j.l reads a self help book

rourke

atyd sirius’s perspective 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34146250

second generation by msalexwp

a bird at your door by moongnome

where there is smoke by moongnome

everything under the sun by moongnome

tis the damn season by moonymoment

labyrinth by moonymoment

starlit left, moonlit right

show me everything i’ve missed

do you believe in fate?

the road not taken

godlight by badhairred

string the sinner by his wings by ludo_ten

of memories and milk thievery by moonymoment (this made me cry i love it)

Archive of Our Ownhttps://archiveofourown.orgAs the Moon Knows the Stars - Chapter 1 - mcdynamite - Harry Potter

Be my time-bomb lover by flora_tyronelle

We'll Make It Out Alive by orphan_account

the boy from beauxbaxtons by haey1

Teeth. - amour_anguis, regularis_vas - Jurassic World Trilogy (Movies) [Archive of Our Own] (jurassic world au. the literary equivalent of pressing on a bruise. it’s so so so so good)

i’ll be home for christmas by msalexwp

dear mr black by msalexwp 

[muddycrows]

Im way to obsessed with this fic so i had to make a cover for it. This is from “the oldest recipe for parsnip soup” by @eyra which if you havent read then i think your just depriving yourself of joy at this point, are you ok? The amount of times this fic made me want to cook and gave me comfort even with some of the darker moments.

As usual , all the links to my yt and patreon are on my caard if you want to support me and my delusional work more ->

[wolfstarhaven]

Christmas additions 2024

It’s tiiiiime! You can find my earlier Christmas recs here. I just wanted to add some others, mainly some adorable Christmas fluff.

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup (32k)

By: eyra

Christmastime in the Cotswolds: cold hands, crackling fires, and Remus's indefatigable quest for parsnips.

Themes: winter; muggle!au; food; strangers to lovers; ED; past trauma and some dark themes; pov sirius; very soft; Remus is sunshine in a person; so very well-written!!

like a dog at the foot of your bed (16k)

By: drowsyanddazed

Three years since Remus had stared down at that hand, a bit bewildered, before reaching out to grasp it and Sirius had smiled up at him, butterscotch sweet, and his hand had been soft and warm and Remus hadn’t wanted him to let go. The feeling has never gone away.

Themes: Halloween+Christmas+new years; muggle!au; past friends with benefits; pining!!!; domestic fluff; love in the kitchen is my favourite thing; honestly the revelation scene is to die for.

Through the white night (3k)

By: soufflesaregay

“What is this, Sirius?” Remus interrupts, shifting sideways, hands hovering. He looks wrecked and broken open and bloody and Sirius wants to reach into his heart and wants Remus to reach into his. Wants him to lick his ribs and suck out his blood. “What are you saying?”

Themes: Christmas; mistletoe; eggnog; confessions; fluff; absolutely adorable.

Christmas 1977 (6k)

By: nightswatch

Sirius is bored during the Christmas holidays and convinces Remus to visit him at his new flat in London.

Themes: mistletoe; pining; kissing; fluff.

Need a little Christmas now (2k)

By: aryastark_valarmorghulis

Remus stays at Hogwarts on Christmas Eve.

Themes: Hogwarts Christmas; awkward confession: fluff.

A Good League Hence (15k)

By: eyra

A country hotel in the wintertime. Plenty of snow, plenty of mulled wine, and a feeling that this Christmas might be different.

Themes: wintery; muggle!au; strangers to lovers; countryside; fluff.

This Love We Got Is the Best Of All (3k)

By: Engie_Ivy

Sirius is the town’s most eligible bachelor, and while home for the Holidays, everyone seems eager to get him coupled up.

Themes: muggle!au; strangers to lovers; coffee shop!au; fluff.

The Season's Upon Us (1k)

By: shadow_prince

Sirius is drunk on a table singing, and Remus is too smitten to be mad.

Themes: Hogwarts era; drunken confession; pining; fluff.

Wolfstar Short Stories - The Christmas Collection (43k<)

By: Engie_Ivy

Seasonal Wolfstar Oneshots! Mostly fluffy get-togethers, with various December and Christmas themes.

Have a lovely December!

xx Elliot❄️

[puuvillaa]

Hi, regarding the fanfic asks. would you pls share your 5, 13 and 18 with me? (and the favourite angsty fic YOU wrote, too, pls :D )

Hello! 🌻

5. Favorite fic author?

@eyra

13. Has a fic ever made you cry?

Oh several! I can’t remember them all, but I'm pretty sure they've all been MCD. Or sometimes something suddenly hits too close to home on a weak moment, that could happen with fic too, but I can’t remember if it ever has haha

18. Favorite angst fic?

the aftermath by @barneylove

I've been thinking about this fic a lot lately. The angst comes with a good dose of comfort

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup by @eyra

I love both Sirius and Remus’s characterisation in this

slow like honey by twigswhispers

This one is a wip and I haven’t read the newest chapter yet, but what I did read made me want to cry, it was so good but so heavy too

And my favourite of my own angst fics... I think I'm going to have to say Finding Home. Remus is going through stuff, but luckily he finds Sirius to support him. Although I do also want to say Something Bad in the Dark. In which Sirius is having a bad time during OotP

fanfic asks

[notyournecromancer]

alright so i finished reading the oldest recipe for parsnip soup and its got me thinking so much honestly.

first up, as always, the wonderful writer that is eyra has absolutely outdone themselves once again and wrangled that magic of theirs in that way that only they can do. If you haven't read it yet, please please do. you will fall so far in love i cannot possibly warn you sufficiently.

anyway its got me thinking a couple things:

we are so so bloody lucky in the fanfic community/fandom to have access to stories like this. they're beautiful, relatable and so bloody thought-provoking. they often, respectfully, shit all over so many of the published books i read that i have to put them down and do a little emotional support lap.

2. the second thing is that any time i read a representation of neurodiverse people, i pay such close attention to how the people around them treat that character. so like, their friends or their family or people in shops and strangers on the street. and as someone who has a little touch of the spicy brain, but more importantly, is friends with many, many wonderful people who sit in this colourful category, it strikes me how much it hits when these characters are treated in a way that is kind, and effortless. Like, it's actually not hard, y'know? I hear stories of how my friends are often treated by other friends of theirs and I just think, it's actually not a difficult thing to accommodate you. and not infantilize you. and yet...

I had a friend recently tell me how well i can read them for what their needs are in a variety of situations, and how grateful they are for that. and I just feel like... the bar is in hell. because it's not difficult. its literally not rocket science. its certainly not something i have to ponder over.

so when I read something like this fic in particular, where James is so cognizant of Sirius and the sort of actions and conversations that will help him thrive, it just fucking hits different. it feels effortless and unimportant. because... well, it should be.

same as how remus' friends treat him in kill your darlings by messermoon.

it's so simple, but it's so incredibly easy to be aware, and to be inclusive.

[eyra]

parsnip soup recipe book 🥄

as promised, here's a list of (most of) the recipes from the oldest recipe for parsnip soup. some of the dishes in the story have slight variances from the recipes below - purely just based on what ingredients I felt like adding or tweaking as I was writing - but they're not far off. enjoy! x

chapter 1: cheese and pickle sandwich, uneaten I must stress to the uninitiated that the pickle in question is of course Branston pickle. serve with mature cheddar and granary bread.

chapter 2: two black coffees, to go the deli in the story is a real deli that actually exists and they serve Ozone coffee.

chapter 3: sausage & leek pasta with chilli this is a Julius Roberts one - the video that started it all.

chapter 4: wild mushroom gnocchi would also work just fine with pasta.

chapter 5: spiced apple tea this was an amalgamation of a few different recipes, but this one and this one both look good. I imagine this would also be delightful with a splash of something like amaretto.

chapter 6: cheese & curried onion toastie Julius Roberts again. I haven't tried this yet but god I want to.

chapter 7: turkey, all the trimmings the Christmas table recipes were all just drawn from stuff I usually eat at Christmas, but you can't go wrong with Nigella for the turkey and these sprouts and these sprouts both look good to me.

chapter 8: buttered toast, uneaten there are few greater pleasures in life than a bit of cheap white bread, toasted, with good butter.

chapter 9: parsnip soup obviously the actual recipe is a closely-guarded secret passed down from Remus's great-great-great-grandmother, but the one I've linked above will come pretty close.

🧄🧈🥄🧅🍞

[messusminnow]

Go read The Oldest Recipe for Parsnip soup by eyra on a03, then come back and let’s cry together.

[fiddleleafedfig]

Figs fic-recs

I’ve read some incredible fics these last few days some of which have been sitting on my tbr in wait for lazy days to read them. So in no particular order

The oldest recipe for parsnip soup - eyra

So sweet and healing and lovely. Captures the Christmas spirit perfectly. I would take a bullet for all characters in this fic, no question. And the food!!

A grave mistake - soloorganaas

Angst and love and humour and healing in a perfect blend for this fix-it-fic, with one of the best lines delivered by Remus: “There’s a lot of things I do behind Sirius. But hiding is not one of them.”

Winterlude - otrtbs

Regulus as an art restorer? James as a trust fund baby with a ruined painting? Need I say more? Fun and flirty and all that hesitance and raw chemistry one can only find in a jegulus fic.

Across the blades of growing grass - thebloatedfrog

So so so sweet falling in love on a remote island and fumbling around in a tent, riding quads as foreplay. Love it.

[wilderflowergirlie]

lucky for me I don't have to imagine (I read the oldest recipe of parsnip soup by eyra)

Imagine you're opening AO3 and search for a fic. Imagine you're finding one that fits all your criterias. Imagine it has the perfect length. Imagine getting lost in the story and feeling almost high when it's over. Imagine looking up the author and they have written. so. many. more. fics. exactly. like. that. Imagine.

[gqhastlyqueer]

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup is the best fic ive read in ages

[wizardingworldlibrary]

Christmas Fluff (2) Masterlist

part one

And a Hedgehog in a Pine Tree (ao3) - eyra sirius/remus, james/lily T, 8k

Summary: The door swings shut behind them, blocking out the howling wind and the bitter chill and instead there’s a gently crackling fire and a patchwork sofa and layers and layers of tapestry rugs spread out over an old oak floor. The air is so toasty Sirius could weep, and he can smell chocolate and woodsmoke and something that might be peppermint, and then someone is taking his coat and grinning at him and he thinks, maybe, he did die out there on the icy roads. Maybe this is his own personal Elysium, and as he blinks stupidly at the man in front of him and takes in his freckles and his hat-flattened curls and the way his jumper has little knitted reindeer woven into the pattern, he thinks death maybe isn’t so bad, actually.

Remus is the owner of a Christmas tree farm deep in the New Forest. Sirius is a curmudgeonly writer who doesn’t believe in Christmas. It’s snowing, there’s a roaring fire, and we all know how this is going to go.

a pretty boy with a pretty voice (ao3) - hello_there_darcy regulus/james, sirius/remus M, 30k

Summary: "It was December 12th, just another Monday. But as with most unexpected circumstances, at the drop of a hat (or the ring of a bell), just another day can suddenly, without warning, and very magically so, transform into a day that changes the trajectory of one’s life. For James Fleamont Potter, Monday, December 12th turned out to not be “just another Monday” but rather the single most important day of his life."

OR

James is so in love with Regulus that he forgets the alphabet even exists

baby, it's cold outside (ao3) - potterheading draco/harry M, 2k

Summary: in which harry just wants to go flying, and draco shows him the pros to being snowed in.

Golden Rings and Special Things (ao3) - emlohamora hermione/draco M, 14k

Summary: Draco Malfoy has a personal goal to keep his wife as happy as she can be. He gives her everything, will always do anything to bring her more joy than she has at the present. This, unfortunately for him, includes going full out for her favourite time of year— the first, might he add, of which they are spending together while married.

They’re her special things.

They're his special things too.

Holiday Traditions (ao3) - MoonCat457 sirius/remus T, 23k

Summary: Thirty-one winter moments over the years between Remus and Sirius.

Mistletoe (ao3) - Merchling draco/harry E, 3k

Summary: Set after the Battle of Hogwarts. Draco is invited to spend Christmas at the Burrow with Harry and the Weasleys, and Harry can’t seem to take his eyes off Draco.

Shooting Star (ao3) - Musyc hermione/draco G, 1k

Summary: Accidentally locked on a balcony. In winter. In Scotland. Sometimes you don’t need to see the shooting star to get your wish.

Sirius + Remus (ao3) - DemonBanisher sirius/remus T, 70k

Summary: Sirius, a holiday cynic, is spending the season alone this year with his friend away with his family. Remus, a Christmas fanatic, is looking for love. When Sirius finds the red notebook Remus has left in a bookstore, the two start writing to each other. Maybe this year, they won’t have to spend the holidays alone.

The Coldest of Days (ao3) - Anonymous draco/harry, hermione/ron E, 54k

Summary: At thirty-one, Harry Potter finally has it all: four incredible children, a naughty Niffler named Penny, and a brilliant boyfriend who has managed to fill the hole in his heart.

But because Harry is Harry, chaos is bound to follow. On a cold December morning, Draco wakes up with no memory of the war, his children, or his life with Harry.

That, and he’s insisting that he’s been thrown fifteen years into the future.

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup (ao3) - eyra sirius/remus M, 32k

Summary: There's something blazingly incongruous about Remus in the wintertime. He's golden: sunshine and honeybees, caramel curls and freckles like dappled sunlight. Even his clothes seem borrowed, and temporary, as if he might've just thrown on an extra layer for a moment in the knowledge that his own innate aestival nature would be quite enough to stave off the worst of the chill. Something at home in long balmy nights, and mornings when the gardens teem with life and song. Wonderfully out of place in the winter: a happy visitor to the season, an ember in the frost.

Christmastime in the Cotswolds: cold hands, crackling fires, and Remus's indefatigable quest for parsnips.