#ws royal arranged marraige au

[theresthesnitch]

@ficwip's word this week was Mirror, and rather than reblog it with a single line, I thought I'd do a longer snippet for the word.

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The door cracked open, and messy black hair led into the room as James peaked around the door. Sirius couldn’t help but smile when he saw James. “There he is, man of the hour!” James came in, then stopped with a hand to his chest like he’d been pushed back. “Oh, excuse me, your majesty. Man of the century, and may your reign be long and prosperous.”

Sirius snorted. “Shut it with that bullshit. I’m not king yet.” 

“Right, not until next week.” James strode up and stood next to him in the mirror. “Gotta get you wed and bred first.” 

Sirius groaned. “That’s not better.” 

James smiled at his reflection. “Not untrue, though. Have you met her yet?”

Sirius shook his head. “Mother didn’t want me to see her beforehand. Something about good luck.” 

“Mate, I think they did that when they married kings off to the ugly daughters,” James said with a laugh.

Sirius pulled at his sleeves. “I think it’s more the ‘she’s not a he’ aspect of her existence that Mother thinks I’ll most object to.” 

“Sure, but you know that without seeing her, right?” James turned to face Sirius directly rather than through the mirror. “She must know that you’re aware you are going to marry a woman.” 

“She is, but I think I’m expected to bolt if I know her ahead of time.” He shrugged again, but didn’t turn away from his reflection. “It doesn’t really matter, though. Mother made it clear that she won’t support my marrying a man.” 

“I know.” James placed a hand on Sirius’s arm. “I wish it was different.” 

Sirius turned to James with a tight smile. “Such is the life of a King.”

[theresthesnitch]

Saturday Snippet

I'm not tagged or anything; I just wanted to share something.

This is from my Wolfstar Royal Arranged Marraige AU. As a reminder, Remus is trans but not out yet, and this is the night of the wedding to Sirius. They are virtual strangers here.

PLEASE NOTE: This is Sirius's POV, and since Remus has not told his new husband he is trans, Sirius calls Remus by his soon-to-be dead name and female pronouns. There's no animosity here, just lack of knowledge.

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Sirius didn’t have to wait long, however. The door between their chambers opened, and Rebecca walked through wearing a long, thin white gown. He could just make out the outline of her body under it, silhouetted through the gauzy material with the light of the fireplace behind her. She was his wife, for better or for worse, and he was going to have to figure out how to make that work. 

As he walked closer to her, he also realized that she was trembling. No, trembling was a mild word for the way her body shook as he approached. Her eyes looked set, certain, but Sirius couldn’t stop the uneasy feeling that hit his gut. “Are you alright, Rebecca?”

There was a tightening at the corner of her lips, but it passed quickly. “Yes, your majesty. I’m fine.” 

That was wrong too. “You don’t have to call me that.” 

Her eyes flicked up to him, then back to the floor. “I’m sorry, sir. I thought that was the proper title. How should I call you?”

“I think it is the proper title, but we don’t have to use titles when we’re alone, do we? Now that we’re married.” He stood in front of her hopefully. He’d never wanted a wife, sure, but he’d hoped that they could at least be friends. This would be horrid if they couldn’t even do that. 

She hesitated for a moment. “What should I call you?”

“Well, my friends call me Sirius.” She looked at him again, one eyebrow slightly raised, and it was the most genuine emotion he’d seen on her so far. He let out a breathy chuckle. “Well, when we are alone and not standing on formalities, my closest friends will call me Sirius. I would like for you to call me Sirius when we’re in our room.” 

“Alright. I think I can do that,” she said. He didn’t miss that she still didn’t say it, but he hoped she would work on it. Sirius also noticed that the trembling had died down to a faint tremor, and he hoped that this meant he was gaining her trust. 

“What should I call you?” he asked. 

“I suppose whatever you want.” 

“Would it be alright if I called you Rebecca? Or if you don’t think it’s too personal, I could call you something like darling.” 

There was the tightening around her lips again, but it passed quickly again. “I would not be opposed to a term of endearment.”

“Excellent.” Sirius offered her his hand. “May I escort you to bed, my dear?”

[theresthesnitch]

Omg the “you're still a boy even if no one else knows it”. I’m already obsessed with this one

Ah, thanks! I’ve been toying with the idea for a while. I realize I said none of these are written, but this one does have a little bit done. That part is one of it. Snippet, general caution for trans feelings, but I don’t think this snippet has anything particularly triggering?

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You’re still a boy even if no one else knows it.

Remus opened his eyes, and a soft light came in through the windows of his room.

No, not Remus’s room. Sirius’s room. He’d slept in his husband’s chamber after their wedding, at his husband’s allowance.

He turned to look toward the other half of the bed, where he still lay sleeping. Sirius slept on his back, face soft and unburdened. He was beautiful. They would paint portraits of him that would hang around the castle, and people for generations would think of how beautiful he is.

They would see Remus in some of those paintings too, probably. What would they say about him?

[theresthesnitch]

Okay, it's very random that I came to send you an ask looking for a fic only to see your last ask was someone looking for a fic. Weird coincidence. But there was a fic I saw that was part of a fest and knowing you have your hands in many fests I was wondering if you might know where it was from.

Wolfstar Royalty AU where Sirius is to be betrothed to a woman despite being gay. However, he ends up betrothed to Remus who is a trans-man who isn't out yet.

You think that would be specific enough for me to find it, but alas it is not. No worries if you don't know! Hope this isn't a bother!

Ha! Well this was delightful to receive. I'm going to have to disappoint you, though: You're not going to find it because it's not posted yet. It's not even written yet.

It's a fic I've been toying with the idea of, but I've only got a few little scenes of it so far. You can find snippets here and here. There's not much more to it than that at this point, but I think I'll probably work on writing it soon.

(also really need to find a tag for these because I'm not consistent, and those were hard to find - is it too early to title a fic I haven't written? what would I even title it?)

[theresthesnitch]

when do you think we'll be able to read your royal au so excited for it

Ohhhh it's likely to be a while. Sorry that's not better news.

I've promised myself that I'll get some WIPs completed before I start something new, so I don't have more than a couple scenes of it written. It's also more vibes than plot so far, and I'm going to have to sort through the plot at least enough to get a better idea of it. And I'll probably make sure I have at lest 3/4 of it drafted before I start posting it.

I do, genuinely, appreciate the interest in it. It's been on my mind a lot, and that pushes me closer to writing it.