#zephyrcove writes

[charmsandtealeaves]

Ties That Bind

21k Complete, Read it on AO3

Summary:

Lily Evans grew up with old wives tales about soul mates, but she'd never put much stock in the idea. Not until after she learned about the world of magic and the fact that soul bonds were a thing that actually existed. Which makes these strange new feelings and experiences that much more difficult to manage.

@jilychallenge | partner: @zephyrcove | March: Soul Mates | Prompt: They both know they’re one another’s soulmate- but hate each other too much to go through with it and actively try to sabotage the relationship.

Author’s Note:

I’d never read or attempted to write a soul mates AU so this was going to be a true challenge for me. I was apprehensive when I started but either way it’s here so enjoy? 

Tags: Soul Mates AU, Canon Elements, Slow burn with a happy ending, not every soul mate is romantic, soul marks, Sirius keep your pants on.

[jilychallenge]

✨A big shout out and thank you to all of you 😘 who participated and filled the December Jily Calendar almost to the point of overflowing with jily creations!🎇

Another thank you to all of you who sent us lovely wishes and greetings! 🤩 The last day of December and of the Calendar is posted so it's time for a recap! Find the links to every day and the full tree under the cut!

Just want to start reading the fics and see the art on ao3 go to the December Jily Advent Calendar Collection.

1 December @joyseuphoria wrote exactly 500 words!

2 December @constancezin & @practicecourts show us a family moment of the Potters enjoying a white snow day in December 1980.

3 December @charmsandtealeaves has Lily wake up James with... snow, even before the fight begins...

4 December @annabtg wrote a bittersweet canon drabble.

5 December @arianatwycross shows us the best Remus there is - the one without a filter.

6 December @oneofthesirens has James agonizing over the perfect Christmas gift to give to .... you guessed it, Lily.

7 December @ohmygodshesinsane gave us a story of warmth hot!!! moments in the cold snowy mountains where of course there's only one bed.

8 December @chierafied's story gives us James with a plan to warm Lily up after a snowball fight.

9 December @annasghosts writes about giving each other gifts, the ones that mean something, in seventh year (much too sweet for Sirius;)

10 December @abihastastybeans makes our duo team up for the Hogwarts decorations.

11 December @wearingaberetinparis takes us along on another cold night, heated up by the mutual attraction of our lovely idiots in this Muggle AU (pt 1) with...just the one bed.

12 December @charmsandtealeaves : Friends never let friends spend Christmas alone, and they certainly don't let them go without a tree.

13 December @dizzy--bird has your Jily Order AU fix, hiding together with your nemesis, away from everything during the holidays, in a safe house with only... you guessed it... one bed.

14 December @arianatwycross takes us to the evening before Christmas, an evening Lily spends with the Potters.

15 December @zephyrcove made our hearts melt with a drinking game, snow (on the beach) and just the perfect amount of angst.

16 December @ohmygodshesinsane takes us with Lily on a last minute shopping excursion, ending inevitably in the Pub.

17 December @notorious-lightning-thief has Sirius taking Lily to a Slughorn Christmas party, how did that happen?!

18 December @charmingwillow takes us Christmas shopping in Diagon Alley and James & Lily are just idiots of the loveliest kind.

19 December @maraudersftw gave us gifts on her birthday! Lily has a very important question to ask James.

20 December @annasghosts wrote about James and Lily driving through a snow storm. Stranded due to the weather there's only one room left and a most unhelpful hotel owner.

21 December @blitheringmcgonagall gave us Pining idiots, snowflakes, hungover deer, posh purebloods, non-existent snowball fights, Black Family vocab... and be sure to check out the movie that inspired all of it! (it's there. on the post. it's worth watching)

22 December @charmsandtealeaves it's not easy to get back to Hogwarts, due to the weather, and will you believe there was only one room left!?

23 December @wearingaberetinparis thankfully gave us more of the muggle Formula 1 driver James and Sleekeazy's most favorite employee Lily having an uncomfortable ride up to Scotland. Tension is relieved but misunderstandings still keep them apart...

24 December @petalstofish wrote part 1 of James and Lily living together and secretly wishing for another chance. This time the Dursley Christmas. @abihastastybeans drew a lovely Potter Family Matching Pyjama's moment! go check it out!

25 December @arianatwycross has James and Lily wet, cold and bothered after a snowball fight that ends with bucket challenges (sort of) and enjoy the jily Christmas TLE snippet. 🎵

26 December @sweeethinny wrote us a 3 part Christmas Family affair, part 1 today.

27 December Another 2 presents in one box: @sweeethinny Choices and Consequences prt 2 & @ohmygodshesinsane Lily bides her time, before having to go the Dursleys for a Christmas dinner. She finds a dusty bottle. Remus has a lot to answer for.

28 December @sweeethinny 's three part fic is complete! It's Christmas, and Lily's choices need to be faced. Family is not an easy matter.

29 December by @ginemrys James sees Lily and can't just walk on to Quidditch practice (despite being late already) because he can see something's not alright.

30 December In "the New Lily"by @ohmygodshesinsane Lily is set up by her friend Marlene with a blind date for NYE. She likes someone else better (muggle AU) @notorious-lightning-thief wrote a little sequel to the Very Slughorn Christmas. Lily spends her first Christmas at the Potters, and very important questions need to be asked.

31 December @petalstofish part 2 of Jily living together as friends and exes, falling into feelings. no Dursleys this time but NYE at the Potters and @annabtg has Lily take a shot on her very long NYE shift at work. (Muggle AU- based on true facts;-)

[practicecourts]

WIP game

Thanks @missgryffin for the tag ;-) I've looked at both your and @wearingaberetinparis 's lists... not sure there's much to write if there's going to be so much good things to read!!!

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it. Tag as many people as you have wips.

1: Head over Handlebars (for You)

2: Lifé's a beach and then you dive

3: Not the doctor pt 2

4: road_fado

5: of lice and men

6: wings of gold

7: for the love of peanuts

8: entitled/TDC

9: August/letters from no one

10: a stray

I'm tagging @oneofthesirens @charmsandtealeaves (bc i need another boots snippet) @abihastastybeans @downn-in-flames @ohmygodshesinsane @zephyrcove @annabtg @arianatwycross

leaves me one wildcard for whoever is looking at this game and would like to play!

[zephyrcove]

“Definitely Not” by Zephyrcove

Jily Challenge July 2021 @jilychallenge

Partner: @justfinishthis

Prompt: “do you have any idea how long it took [for him to get over me?] to be [his] friend? if you think i’d endanger that for a little crush–which i don’t even have, by the way–you’re crazy”

I modified the prompt just the tiniest bit (in the brackets) but here it is! Beta’d by @figg-anon :)

I don’t know if you’ve ever had an enemy that you slowly became friends with (after they grew out of their perpetual crush on you), until you grew so close to them that you wonder why you ever hated them in the first place––

(Of course, they’ll do stupid shit like wear a shirt that says “I Love Motorboatin’ in the Grand Tetons” to class because their brother brought it back from a backpacking trip in America and dared them to REMIND you why but... that’s not the point.)

––but if you have, you’ll know that it really fucking sucks when they become your favorite person in the world and then you have to go and fuck it up by falling in love with them.

Not that that was the situation that Lily was in.

Not at all. Definitely not.

Not in love with James Potter.

Not even a crush.

They were just best friends.

And she liked the way he laughed, and the way he would always listen, and the way he held her hand during scary movies. And his face, and how he looked without a shirt on when they stayed at Marlene’s summer home and––

NO.

Just friends.

They had to be just friends. Because she’d missed her chance for anything more. His crush on her had passed, and they had become good friends, and she was so grateful for that, but it was a little bit of a roadblock for the overarching fact that she also wanted to make out with him all the time.

This bit of stream of consciousness thinking that Lily had allowed herself on the drive over to the boy’s apartment had not gone unnoticed by her mates. Mary was softly poking her neck through the headrest and Marlene was flashing her a weird look out of the corner of her eye as she tried to keep them on the road.

“Lily?” Dorcas piped up from the backseat.

“Hngghmm?” Lily responded, less than elegantly.

Read on ao3!

[nah-she-didnt]

Jily prompt 12, angst with happy/hopeful ending?

Thank you for the prompt!! Send me more prompts here :) 

This turned into part 2 of my other prompt, Complicated. 

Enjoy!

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Lily huffed and threw down her quill. That was the third time in five minutes that she’d incorrectly labeled her Astronomy chart. At this rate it would take half the night to finish her assignments. She sat back, cursing her clumsy fingers, and reached for her wand to siphon off the spilled ink. The short break in her homework allowed her mind to wander back to James.

He and his friends had returned from Hogsmeade that afternoon. James, a little cross-eyed and unsteady on his feet, determinedly didn’t glance at her as he made his way to the boy’s dormitory. Lily suspected that the bottles of dusty firewhiskey on display at The Hog’s Head were to blame for James’ demeanor. She didn’t like to think of him drinking out of sadness, especially sadness that she had caused. 

Lily leaned back in her spot on the maroon couch and closed her eyes. Honestly, she thought, massaging her temples in frustration, why does he always insist on making things more difficult? There was no reason James couldn’t flirt with other girls in their year. There were plenty of pureblood and halfblood girls who would have killed for him to wink at them, to ruffle his stupid hair and flash his crooked smile in their direction. Why did he always have to flirt with her instead, even when he knew the liability she would be to him? 

“Bad night?” 

Lily opened her eyes. An upside down Remus grinned at her from above. Lily sat up again in her chair and stretched, then patted the seat next to her. “Come, join the misery.” 

“You make it sound so appealing,” Remus laughed, taking the seat beside her. He pulled out several large textbooks and a roll of parchment. “I’m so behind in Herbology. Sprout’s better than the others, but she’s still making me do the essay I missed last full moon.” 

Lily grimaced. She knew that Remus often had trouble with professors who did not accept his Lycanthropy as an excuse for missing homework assignments. The teachers might have to accept Remus’ condition on Dumbledore’s orders, but they weren’t obligated to cut him any slack. Lily tried to help Remus as much as she could, but he always felt behind his classmates in their assignments. 

“Here,” she smiled, pushing her own finished essay towards him, “take mine. I got it back today in class.”

“Bless you,” Remus said, scanning her neat writing, “this is going to help loads.” 

“No problem,” mumbled Lily, who had gone back to work on her Astronomy chart.

“Funny,” said Lupin easily as he retrieved his quill and ink from his bag, “that you’re so nice to me and so stubborn with James.” 

Her eyes snapped to Remus’. “What’s that supposed to mean?” 

“Nothing!” He looked anxious for a moment, like he hadn’t expected her quick-tempered reaction, “just that he told us you had a row. Something about you not wanting to be seen with him. He was pretty cut up, if you must know.” 

Lily groaned and dropped her head into her hands. Blimey, he had been drinking on her account. 

“It wasn’t like that,” Lily said into her hands, “he wanted to walk down to the village together, and I told him it wasn’t a good idea. He never let me explain that I didn’t want trouble from the Slytherin lot when they saw us together.” 

Remus frowned. “Why would walking with James make you worry about trouble from the Slyterhins? They always try to mess with you, why would he make any difference?” 

Lily did not speak for a moment. How much did she really want to divulge to Remus? She didn’t want to sound dramatic or self-centered. Like her little life could have such a profound impact on James’ that she couldn’t be seen with him.

“It’s...complicated?” she offered weakly.

Remus laughed. “Yeah, he said you’d say that.” 

“He doesn’t get it,” Lily spoke suddenly, feeling the words pour from her like a fawcett, “he doesn’t understand the shit I’m in these days. The shit we’re all in, muggleborns,” Lily looked pleadingly at Remus now, “It’s so dangerous out there. They’ve already threatened my dad once. We’re barely safe in Hogwarts where we have to deal with shit from the Slytherins and, frankly, the other houses too, and all the while we’re worried about our families and the war and everything else!” 

Lily noticed her shoulders shaking and tried to steady her nerves. Remus regarded her gently, as if he was waiting for her to finish before he spoke, so she plowed on. 

“And then Potter, pureblood, practically part of the Sacred 28, starts trying to chat me up in public. And he’s not exactly subtle, is he? He’s always making a spectacle, making everyone look at him, perceive him, and he loves it! He doesn’t understand that knowing me, being close to me, is more dangerous for him than it is for other people. If he gets close to me they’ll consider it the highest betrayal. They’ll target him. I won’t let that happen.” 

When Lily finished she found she needed a moment to catch her breath. She’d said all that very quickly, as if she’d been keeping it in for a long time, and had not paused to censor her words. She felt her chest lighten a bit. It felt good to tell Remus her fears. 

Remus put his hand over hers. “Lily,” he whispered, stroking his thumb along her wrist, “like it or not, we’re all going to still want to know you no matter how bad this war gets. So you better get used to it.” 

She let out a watery laugh, trying to wipe away the tears that formed behind her eyes without him noticing. “Thanks, Remus. But you get it, don’t you? I mean -” she said quickly, not wanting to offend him, “I’m not saying it’s the same, being muggleborn and a...you know,” she whispered, glancing around at the common room for anyone listening to their conversation. “But you understand what it’s like to be afraid to be close to someone.” 

“Yes,” he whispered, gripping her hand tighter, “I do. And that’s why I’m telling you that you have to fight that fear. Pushing people away keeps you isolated, and being isolated makes you vulnerable. For your sake, as well as everyone else’s, you have to try and let people get close to you.” 

She smirked at him. “People like your good pal James?” 

“Well, if not him, then someone else,” Remus laughed, “I’m just saying, James knows what he’s doing. He’s not thick, most of the time. He knows that you’ve got it worse than him and he’s not afraid to stand up and be there for you. He knows what he could lose in this war, the same as the rest of us. And people like that don’t come around every day.” Remus patted her hand once then turned back to his homework. “Just make sure you’re pushing him away because he’s an obnoxious, arrogant git, and not because you’re afraid of hurting him.” 

Lily laughed. “You know me so well.” 

“I know you both well,” Remus chuckled, “believe me, your instincts aren’t entirely wrong. Oh, look, speak of the devil.” 

Lily whipped around in her seat. 

James stood awkwardly in the doorway to the boy’s dormitory, bookbag slung across his shoulder. He looked at her wearily.

“Oh, hi,” he stumbled.

“Glad to see you’re good as new again,” Remus beamed at him. Lily avoided James’ gaze.

“Yeah, you know me. I can always rally. I was just on my way to the library…”

“No,” Lily interjected, surprising both boys and herself, “join us.” She pointed at the empty armchair next to her seat.

James stared at her. “Are you sure? If you’re busy -”

“I insist,” she said, still pointing at the chair. 

James looked unsure, but he took the empty chair. Lily was annoyed to notice that Remus was unable to hide his wide, knowing smile as James sat down. 

“So,” James said, pulling out his Astronomy chart, “have you been able to crack this yet?”

“Nope,” Lily was grateful for the easy homework conversation, “I was just telling Remus I’ll be here half the night finishing.”

“Well...Good. I’ll be here too, with you.” 

She smiled. “Thanks, James.” 

“Always.”

[theroomofreq]

can you give me muggle jily recs pleaaseeee <3 :D

HOW MANY HIGH-QUALITY MUGGLE JILY FICS ARE THERE?? TOO MANY TO COUNT. *cracks knuckles* BUT I am here for the challenge. Jily AUs are my JAM.

Again, shoutout to our amazing @jilyarchive friends who tag every wonderful muggle jily au they come across. here is the link that will take you to their tags page. You'll find links to specific tropes and AUs :')

I've searched through my own AO3 bookmarks and history tabs, and I present to you 28 jily muggle fics that I LOVE. I am THRILLED thinking about all the good things in store for those that read these wonderful stories. This list took me ages to make because I went through and reread most of these brilliant fics. Happy reading !! xx

properly improper by @lizardcookie

“Marry me,” Mr. Potter repeats, closing the distance between them by striding back up towards the sofa, only to stop and crouch to one knee right there at her feet, looking up at her. Burning. “Pick me,” he elaborates. “Pick me, choose me, love me instead.”

- this fic is the reason why I comment the way that I do (spoiler it's because it's amazing)

The Wedding Ring by @mppmaraudergirl

What is undeniably worse than attending your sister's wedding looking as desolate and forgotten as a wilted houseplant? Drunkenly ringing your ex-boyfriend and asking him to be your date.

- SOBS UNCONTROLLABLY AT THE PERFECTION

Oh my god, they were ROOMMATES by @magic-girl-in-a-muggle-world

Silly one-shot, Muggle AU with Fem!Jily as pining roommates and Marlene as their matchmaker.

- the fic that brought me back to jily and inspired my deep obsession of fem!jily

Swipe Right, Swing Left by @downn-in-flames

The unspoken rule of using dating apps in D.C. is that you always start with where you work.

James Potter, it seems, never picked up on that one.

- giddy just thinking about this gem

'Tis the Damn Season by @petalstofish

It doesn't feel like Christmas for Lily Evans, not after losing her parents to COVID before the Holiday season. She anticipates spending Christmas all alone until a boy from her past shows up and offers her a mutually benefiting deal that has her calling him 'babe' just for the weekend. 'Tis the damn season, after all.

- cries in respect for lyrical writing

Watch Me Unwind by @maraudersftw

Lily Evans hates her job, hates the bigoted customers she has to serve as a bartender at the richest club in the city. But the one person who makes bearing all of it worth it has someone else in his arms tonight. (Rated: M)

- obsessed with the way the plot jumps around the time line in this

oil be there for you by @abby10fanfic

Texting/Social Media AU: Lily and James haven't spoken for 2 years. But that's all about to change thanks to Peter and his involvement in an essential oil pyramid scheme. Featuring boss babes, toxin-free lifestyles, binding contracts, and a very oily journey.

- YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW FAB THIS IS

a matchmaking mission by @downn-in-flames

James Potter has a mission: get Sirius Black and Remus Lupin to finally admit that they both fancy the pants off each other by Valentine's Day.

His partner in crime? Lily Evans, Remus' flatmate, who he also happens to be slightly in love with

- DOUBLE the amount of pining idiots in love :")

about time by @jilyss

'sure, yeah, I can accompany you to that black tie event for your work tonight. wait. why are we on a red carpet?'

- this is my emotional comfort fic, your honor

whiskey business by @elanev91

Sirius Black has a (bad?) habit of picking up hobbies that take over his and James' flat -- this most recent one? Homemade vodka that James now has to try and peddle to everyone in the building.

- hysterical! must read!

Fashion Disaster by @maraudersftw

James Potter is roped into an awful dare by his best-mate, which involves him wearing atrocious pieces of clothing for all days until Christmas as dictated by Sirius. If this wasn't terrible enough, he now has to contend with his maddening crush on the beautiful saleswoman at the clothing store.

- classic hijinks that I live for

it wasn't a pity invite by @elanev91

Part of the December "Winter Tropes" Jily challenge. Prompt: my family invites you to join our holiday meal as an obvious setup and omG i’m so sorry

- awkward Christmas date that owns my heart

spice and honey by @clare-with-no-i

tagging along with her food reporter sister to profile James Potter, London's hottest young chef, is not how Lily Evans pictured her Monday going - especially if he's anything like Petunia’s described.

needless to say, she's in for a whirlwind at Chez Maraudeur.

- I'm one re-read away from printing this out and putting it on my bookshelf.

Waffle Wars by @elanev91

There's only one waffle maker in the dining hall and it literally always breaks. So, naturally, the only reasonable course of action is to meticulously map out when it's working and, ultimately, do a heist.

- the witty narration in this fic can not be matched

You Can Hear It In The Silence by @alrightginger

Lily is non-verbal and deaf in a world where the things your soulmate says about you end up written on your skin. She has known about her soulmate since she was seven, but knows they don't have a clue she exists and possibly never will.

- exquisite, cue me sobbing forever

out the window by @displayheartcode

A new family moves to Ottery St Catchpole.

- everything I could ever want in a fic, forever in my mind rent free

The Christmas Guest by @thegodmachine

An Evans Family Christmas: Petunia is bringing her fiancé and Lily is bringing her…Friend…

- petunia pov that gives me WINGS

Football, Calculus, and Cappuccinos by @moonawrites

At eighteen years old, James Potter has a lot going on. He's a rising star navigating the politics of professional football, the pitfalls of sudden fame, the fallout from choosing his dream over his father's company... and a serious crush on the red headed new barista at his favourite coffee shop.

- I'm still working my way through this fic, but trust me when I say its a GEM

if u like pina coladas by @zephyrcove

Lily is desperate for a date to Petunia's wedding, James has been pining, and their friends meddle ;)

- explain to me how characters can be so perfect via texting fics?

Shelf Awareness by @ghostofbambifanfiction

It's too far out of her way and she's wasting so much money, but Lily can't help but return to the bookstore every weekend, where her passion for good literature has, perhaps, been unexpectedly reignited by the messy-haired, pun-making, rather handsome bloke who works there.

- you absolutely must know that I binge read this and then immediately REREAD it

How to win a witch in 10 days by @adenei

“She’s going to find some unsuspecting wizard, get him to fall for her, and then do all the things that turn men away to get him to break things off! Won’t it be the best way to see what witches do that drives men crazy?” But what happens when the man in question is a blast from Lily Evans's past? A Jily Magical AU based on the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."

- fic based off of a rom com? YES PLZ :’)

The Fight Before Christmas by @ghostofbambifanfiction

The heartwarming Christmas tale of Lily Evans and James Potter - two plucky kids who hated one other, until the day they really, really didn't.

- complete sucker for this one

All This Time by @thejilyship

James and Lily grew up next door to one another. Their bedroom windows giving them glimpses into the others life, and also offering prime opportunities to argue with each other over every little thing. They never figured out how to be friends when they were kids, but now that they've graduated from college and are home for the summer, they have a second chance to get things right.

- one of my favvvv tropes

Let Me Love You by @thejilyship

With only a month until she's set to take the throne of Gryffindor, Lily is informed that she'll have to get married or choose to give up her throne. She never thought she'd have to even entertain the idea of an arranged marriage. Enter, James Potter.

- cries in princess diares AU

The Fabulous Baker Brothers by @frustratedpoetwrites

Lily walks a different route home from work and stumbles upon a cute little Bakery with an even cuter baker in the window.

- yes yes yes to embarrassed pining.

Marigold Mornings by @mppmaraudergirl

This is a fun game she thinks, as she removes her hand from his side and reaches up to run it down his chest.  He catches her hand in his own, takes a step forward so that her nose nearly brushes against his shirt. She can feel the heat radiating off of him—or maybe it’s from her. He licks his lips and her eyes are drawn to the motion.  She knows it is a bad idea, absolutely knows it.

- incredible storytelling featuring dynamic characters :') a favvv

Welcome to Pettyville by@women-inthe-sequel @alrightginger

When Lily Evans accidentally sends a text to the wrong number, she isn’t expecting to find the right person behind it. She can’t stop talking to Prongs. The only thing is, Prongs can’t stop talking about the girl in his class. What could go wrong, other than the number?

- LOVE SQUARE ANYONE

The Kiss a Stranger Project by @alrightginger

“What’s your name, then?” she asks, realizing they haven’t even properly introduced themselves yet. She nervously crosses her arms.

You shouldn’t kiss a guy without knowing his name first.

Right?

- THIS ONE WILL LIVE IN MY MIND FOREVER

[maraudersftw]

Jily One-Shot Rec List

Making a one-shot recs list no one asked for because I'm too tired to write tonight and I've read so many amazing stories from so many amazing writers lately that I wanted to highlight my latest favourites! Picked one from each writer I liked best because you guys are too damn talented to cover in one post. Please check out all works by an author if you have the time, and leave them some positive reviews! 💜

One-shots for Every Mood

this side of the universe (bare & brief) by @emerqldv

foreigner's god by @clare-with-no-i

Hair by @scriibble-fics

(try to walk away but) i come back to the start by @thequibblah

Words by @mppmaraudergirl

Just a little kiss by @theresthesnitch

Drawn by @cesays

Can I Try Again by @the-dream-team

all things soft and beautiful and bright by @sunshine-marauders

Wildflowers by @blitheringmcgonagall

the deep end by @efkgirldetective

Unnamed by @tumbledfreckles

Silver Lining by @missgryffin

the kids are (not) alright by @keepingupwithpotters

Seven minutes in heaven by @startanewdream

Definitely Not by @zephyrcove

i want you bad but it's come down to nothing by @crimson-snitch

Lucky Star by @emeralddoeadeer

The One about the Cupholder by @corinnesamuels

Kiss Me, Potter by @pottinglilies

Shaking Still by @velvethopewrites

Hands by @gryffindormischief

Crush Phase by @arianatwycross

Sorry if I've forgotten anyone who's fic I said I loved but isn't mentioned here. I swear I still meant it, but my brain is slow so late at night that I've probably forgotten.

Might do a similar one for multichaps someday ❤

[efkgirldetective]

i find it really difficult to hold myself accountable—so i'm hoping this post on the internet will do so for me in 2022 ♥

these goals are pretty bar-is-on-the-ground, but i find exceeding my own expectations is a better feeling than letting myself down (use this same principle when dating men)

here are my personal 2022 fic-related goals—

☆ finish Earthquake Drills

☆ write 2 jily one-shots

☆ (jily creators look away) write 1 drarry fic

☆ avoid imposters syndrome @ all costs

☆ figure out a sustainable way to respond to reviews without getting immediately overwhelmed & giving up (open to suggestions/strategies on this one!)

☆ read more jily !!!!

not sure if this type of thing is already circulating, or if anyone else would find this helpful—but i'd love to see what creators/consumers are envisioning for 2022 creations/reading goals/etc/etc! tagging @maraudersftw @thequibblah @sunshine-marauders @clare-with-no-i @cesays @the-dream-team @adenei @petalstofish @scriibble-fics @theresthesnitch @chdarling @missgryffin @startanewdream @pottinglilies @emeralddoeadeer @tanglled-thoughts @joyseuphoria @hogwartslivy @arianatwycross @oyprongs @zephyrcove @mppmaraudergirl @tumbledfreckles @all-things-jily @keepingupwithpotters & absolutely anyone else who wants to share !!!

[sirenicc]

WIP game

Thanks for the tag, @theroomofreq !

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!)  I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? Dnd campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!

Since I have so many, I'm only going to list the ones I have something new to say about or a new snippet to give!

Jily

Life in Limbo

To Dream of You

Throw The Gauntlet Down to Fate

The Ides of March(ing Band)

The Hat Trick

Any Given Tuesday

Make Death Proud to Take Us

A Better Fate Than Wisdom

Fake Relationship

Choices 2

Reborn

Fem!Jily

Paper Rings

If Ever We Should Meet

Western

Disney

Sweater Weather

Crooked Love

Text 3

Wolfstar

Something That's Gone From Me

All The Rest I'll Write

Lake Omisad

Mistletoe

5 Stages

Gen

Peter 3

Summers (blackevans friendship)

I haven't been on Tumblr much lately, so I'm not sure who's done this recently, so I'm just going to start tagging at random and you can feel free to ignore if you'd like :)

@prongsdamnyou @annabtg @solstilla @theresthesnitch @oyprongs @mabeltothknows @blitheringmcgonagall @thejilyship @booksarelife-stuff @zephyrcove @arianatwycross @maraudersftw and anyone who wants to talk to me (and others!) about their wips!

[theresthesnitch]

Thanks @efkgirldetective for tagging me to do this! I’m aiming for big goals, knowing that I may not accomplish all of them but hoping it pushes me to do better and be better. So, without further ado, let’s do this thing.

Goal 1: Finish what I started.

Alright, I’m going to list some fics that I’m hoping to finish in 2022. I think all of these reasonably should be resolvable, but you never know. And uh… yeah, you don’t necessarily know about all of these. But, I plan to finish: Ignite, Twist of Fate, Voldy wins AU, Trans!Lily, Recovery!Remus, and Single Mom!Lily. (Yes, all of these have been started. No, that’s not all my WIPs. Yes, you can ask for details.)

Goal 2: Be adventurous.

I want to branch out and write something unlike everything I’ve written so far. Maybe a different/difficult trope, or a different ship. Something that challenges me to step outside of the window I normally work in and write something that makes me work for it. (Totally taking suggestions for this.)

Goal 3: Write (and publish) 500,000 words in 2022.

Is this too much? Is this not enough? I’ve written about 330k words since April 2021. Maybe I need to up this…. Meh.

Goal 4: Write more Wolfstar.

Honestly, this is just for me. I probably read more Wolfstar than Jily, but I publish far more Jily. I’d like to spend more time with my boys…

Goal 5: Become a more attentive member of the fandom.

I feel like I do not read/review/share enough of other people’s work, and I hate that. I want to do better. I’d also like to be more active (and interactive) with other writers. So if you need a beta, someone to whine to, or just someone to help you figure out that weird detail that you can’t sort, please hit me up. I’d love to help. I’ve bounced ideas around with @mppmaraudergirl @cesays and @theesteemedladydebourgh if you need references. Also, I love spoilers. Like, I love knowing what’s coming, and it doesn’t ruin the story for me at all. Give me all the details.

Alright. So, those are my goals for 2022. Maybe they’re not huge, but I’m excited to see how this turns out. Someone remind me to review these next December.

Oh! Other people to tag. Honestly, if you see this and you want to do it, make some goals! Let’s enable each other. (there’s no way I’m not duplicating some of Emma’s. Sorry if you got tagged already!)

@mollymarymarie @fuckboyregulus @elder-millennial-trash @aeridi0nis @theesteemedladydebourgh @cesays @mppmaraudergirl @figg-anon @pottinglilies @greyeyedmonster-18 @blitheringmcgonagall @constancezin @chierafied @elemtee @emeralddoeadeer @engie-ivy @impishtubist @its-only-nanse @joyseuphoria @kember-writes @oyprongs @petalstofish @thejilyship @yogirl-willow @zephyrcove

[sunshinemarauder]

fic writer interview

thank you to my beloved @clare-with-no-i for the tag! i adore you!

Name: Kat :)

Fandoms I write for: mostly jily, but I've dipped my toes in some hinny and next gen!

Two-shot: I've never really written a two-shot, but You're Worth Splinching For is currently two chapters out of five so... lmao

Most popular multichapter: Chronicles of a Sixth-Year Friendship which I should really write the last chapter of hmm

Worst part of writing: the starting :( i have such a hard time starting off because I never get ~into the zone~ but if I wait for ~the zone~ then I'll never write anything either lol

How you choose your titles: titling is THE worst! i'm so horrid at it! but lately i've just been taking them for t swift songs which is not sustainable in the long run but who cares, really?

Do you outline: ummmm hahahha sometimes? i am for YWSF and i tried for my jilychallenge fic because it's long and confusing but my fics always end up all over the place when i try

Ideas I probably won’t get to but it would be nice: so many, but i wrote one (1) chapter of a single dad!james multichapter that i have no motivation to finish now, so it's probably going to sit at the bottom of my word documents forever.

Callouts: girl can you please start outlining! your writing is so messy, what the hell is going on there!! also, please start revising your fics, you literally post the second you're done with something which is not sustainable

Best writing habits: idk, but i think i'm a fast writer, which is cool. it takes me like ~45 mins on average to write 1000 words which idk if it's fast or slow but it works, yay!

Spicy tangential opinion: the way I'm blanking out all of a sudden despite always having something to add lmao..... ok my opinion is very recently developed and not really an unpopular opinion but I'm kind of sick of fics where james is shown affectionate to the level of clownery with lily and she's apathetic/uses insults to deflect any emotions she has. let lily show her emotions 2k21! this is kind of coming out of nowhere but yeah, that's it lol.

TAGGING: @zephyrcove @cesays @pottinglilies

[the-dream-team]

WIP Challenge 😁❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❤😁🤩🤩  Rules: tell us the titles of all the WIPs you are currently working on right now and a little about them. Then tag five other writers.

Thanks for the tag @dear-james & @theroomofreq <3

Raindrops: Jily multi-chapter follow up to the fic I wrote when I was 14- basically a way for me to revisit a story I loved writing as an adult who now has a (slightly) better grasp on grammar and character development. Sixth year jily feelings with a healthy dose of memory loss (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧

Large Heart, Tiny Photographs: Each chapter is told from the POV of different people who Hagrid reached out to during Harry’s first year to put together the photo album of James and Lily. Much sadder than I ever intended! (Next chapter is from Andromeda Tonks’ POV...)

I’m Gonna Steal the Marauders Map: This is what I’ve titled my collection of one-shots based off this incredible National Treasure themed prompt list. I’ve got an inbox full of wonderful prompts that I’m slowly chipping away at! 

I’ll go ahead and tag @joyseuphoria @maraudersftw @nah-she-didnt @efkgirldetective & @zephyrcove (and anyone else who wants to share :))

[jilyismyeverything]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, LEGO Harry Potter (Video Games) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Characters: James Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin Additional Tags: Christmas Fluff, Christmas, Holidays, Romance, Alternate Universe, Canon Compliant, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Summary:

HP Christmas one-shots because we all need a dose of holiday serotonin and I have the drive to write mindless, cheery fluff :)

you can find me at @jilyismyeverything on tumblr to submit holiday fluff prompts and such, or to chat!

title from Taylor Swift's 'evermore' album because I'm obsessed with her

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The serenely snowy cobblestone streets are about the only thing that makes a winter stuck in Cokeworth bearable. They give the otherwise dreary city a sort of fantastical edge, as though any corner you turned could lead to a hidden door, a secret tunnel to a new and more exciting place. As Lily went up the steps to the small library where she was working part-time, she took an extra moment to glance back at the frosted courtyard, sighing wistfully as headed in.

Inside the old building, Lily strolled through the wood-paneled hallways and clocked in, waving off Marjorie––the petite, older woman on the shift before hers––as she gathered up her knitting from behind the desk and shrugged on her woolen overcoat. Situated in the center of the front wall, the curved, wooden desktop gave her purview of the mahogany tabletops and hand-carved stacks of her hometown library. A few patrons milled about, watching as their toddlers, still bundled up in their bright puffers, raced towards the colorful rug of the children's section and several people around Lily’s age sat hunched by green desk lamps, their furrowed brows cast in a grinch-like glow.

In the contentedness of her favorite place in this godforsaken town, Lily could almost forget what had brought her home; thoughts of her fading mother confined to the couch and carried up and downstairs by her aging father just barely usurped by the childlike happiness of a bookworm-at-heart returning to her roots. 

Settling into the leather chair behind the info desk, she clicked a tab on the ancient desktop monitor and tugged the cart of go-backs over to her side. The peaceful quiet of the library was interrupted by the archaic tone of the handheld scanner as she processed each return, but she soon fell into a mindless rhythm, passing book after weathered book over her table. 

Until the plasticized cover of the last book on the cart broke her pattern and her breath caught in her throat. Staring back at her was the delicate illustration of her favorite memory: a worn, green hardback copy of C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe’. Her thoughts were drawn to the old copy she’d had growing up, pages worn with endless re-readings, and the memory of her mother reading aloud to her two daughters, tucking them into her side and stroking soft red and blonde hair behind their ears. 

The weight of her childhood made a home in her mind as the nostalgia and warmth of the novel seeped through her hands into her soul and flooded her senses with forgotten memories. She held onto the book, stroking the old, textured cover with her thumb as she gently nudged the bare returns cart away from her. A moment passed, the light of the monitor flickering to a dim light from disuse, and the change in lighting brought her back to the present. Blinking away the mist in her eyes, she scanned the book into the system and watched the category on-screen tick to ‘returned’. Something kept her from dropping it onto the stack of books to be shelved though, and with a glance around the library to be sure no one was in dire need of librarian assistance, she found herself making the decision to reread it yet again, cracking the worn spine and turning to the dedication page.

finish on Ao3 :)

[zephyrcove]

“This is pretty funny, though.”

hehe thank you!! idk why but this inspired a short email/tech based drabble. so here that is unedited lol! hope u enjoy :)

Slander by @zephyrcove

To: lilyevans@hogwarts.edu

CC: siriusblack@hogwarts.edu 

From: jamespotter@hogwarts.edu

Subject: I’m so sorry?????

Hi hello we’re in bio together, I usually sit a row behind you and we chat some times?? I’m Remus’ mate??? anyway I think my brother Sirius has been sending you fraudulent emails from this account I’m so sorry here are some things I PROMISE are his lies

i do not have a lock of your hair in my desk drawer

i have never used Remus job at the registrar to look up your schedule and follow you around

i do NOT sniff your hair in bio that’s fucking creepy

i have never dm’ed your friends on instagram to get your number

i have never, and i quote, “been so lovelorn and moping that I write your name in ketchup across my fries at lunch” wtf sirius

i have never waited at the starbucks on main to see if you’ll pass by (at least not for longer than 30 minutes while I DRANK MY COFFEE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON SIRIUS)

There’s only one thing that I can’t deny and that is that i absolutely do ask for your notes because I get too distracted by you in class to pay any attention to biology i’m sorry you’re very pretty and very funny and you say excellent burns and those are my weaknesses

anyways sorry for all of that I will be continuing to expose sirius for his slander and i hope you were not too inconvenienced or embarrassed by these to consider grabbing lunch with me this week

cheers, james

To: jamespotter@hogwarts.edu 

CC: siriusblack@hogwarts.edu 

From: lilyevans@hogwarts.edu

Subject: Re: I’m so sorry?????

Hello James,

Yes I have indeed been getting rather creepy emails from your address and was on the verge of being very concerned, but knowing it’s been Sirius makes a lot more sense and clears your name of my vengeance entirely.

I would love to grab lunch, or coffee as I’ve also found myself lurking at the shop hoping for company on more than one occasion. Get my number from Remus and we’ll chat ;)

As for you Sirius, I am immensely peeved. I’ve already informed Remus of your lies (suck it) and that is not the end of my revenge >:)

Talk soon James!

Lily <3

To: lilyevans@hogwarts.edu, jamespotter@hogwarts.edu

From: siriusblack@hogwarts.edu

Subject: COME ON

Evans, I am not afraid of you. That much. Piss off :) (don’t tell remus i said that plz)

Potter, well well well looks like MY actions got YOUR desired outcome. you’re very welcome. 

In closing: you’ve got to admit, this is pretty funny though

all laughs

no need for sirius revenge

-sb

To: minervamcgonagall@hogwarts.edu

BCC: lilyevans@hogwarts.edu, jamespotter@hogwarts.edu, remuslupin@hogwarts.edu 

From: siriusblack@hogwarts.edu

Subject: I have a confession

Professor, I can hold it in no longer.

I am madly deeply in love with you. My loins burn for you. I ache every day I do not see your face. Every semester without your class is agony. I want us to run away together. We could make it, I know it. 

Say it back at your earliest convenience and we’ll go my love.

With all my love and devotion,

Yours,

Sirius Black

[zephyrcove]

if u like pina coladas final chapter is up!

There will be an epilogue but the main story is finished :)

[zephyrcove]

Lol no, It isn't on you cause I should have just read it later, but I couldn't keep myself from it. Anyways the next prompt: "I'm sorry- will you just listen to me, please" I'm in the mood for angst lol. Ily 😘😁

One serving of angst for you K, freshly beta’d by the phenomenal @theroomofreq

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Trust

Lily tore down the corridor after him, first years jumping aside as she went forward, tunnel-vision in high gear. Following the tail of his cloak as he whipped around a corner, she just barely caught him slipping behind a Gryffindor tapestry on the left side of the hall, the heavy fabric hitting the stone walls with a thwap as he disappeared. Steeling herself, her brow creasing in determination, she sidestepped a Ravenclaw and glanced behind her before grabbing the embroidered Godric by the ankle and stepping into the secret passage.

Her hurried footsteps fell heavily in the echo of the tunnel until she paused, realizing hers were the only set she could hear. Closing her eyes tightly and letting out a sharp, frustrated exhale, she turned back towards the soft glow peeking through the edges of the tapestry and walked slowly back down the passage, trailing her fingers along the cobbled walls as she went. Halfway back, her right hand met the resistance of invisible fabric and her fingers grasped at it as James pulled out from under it, his pace frenzied as he stormed toward the exit.

“James!” The invisibility cloak limp in her hand, she chased after him, desperate to catch up before he made it back into the traffic of the main corridor. 

“I’m sorry––will you just listen to me, please.” Something in her tone must have struck a chord in him because his heavy footsteps halted about two feet from the opening. Lily looked on as James kept his back to her, hands in his hair, and heard the shaky sigh he let out before turning back toward her.

Lily’s eyes shone with a hint of tears as she stepped toward him gently, reaching a hand out to brush his shoulder. He kept his eyes on the floor but let her hand rest there.

“James, I’m–I’m so sorry love. I know we talked about… about not engaging with them when we’re alone––and you’ve been so good about it...” She shifted the cloak in her grasp and took a shuffling step closer before she went on. “I just––couldn’t let them get away with it. Again. I didn’t mean to keep it from you, I wasn’t hiding that it happened, I just knew that it would hurt and I didn’t want you to feel that way.”

He lifted his eyes to meet hers, glinting in the low light of the hallway. “Well I am feeling that way, so what good did keeping it from me do? What good did getting Remus to keep it from me do?” The hurt in his voice was clear and Lily held back the tears that were threatening to spill over her lashes as she listened. “I know it hurts to hear them say that shit, I respect you for protecting him and standing up for yourself but–– God, Lily, every time I think about you facing them alone––the things they could do to you on the off chance you’re too outnumbered to have a chance––it makes my heart stop. When Sirius told me today that they’d come after you again––that I wasn’t there to protect two of the most important people in my life––it wasn’t anger that crossed my mind first, it was fear. Fear for what could have been and for what could have happened to you.”

“I know,” Lily’s voice was quiet as she spoke, her exhale trembling as she met his eyes again.

“And then there was anger, anger at them for fucking thinking about laying a spell on you and Re, anger at Remus for keeping it from me, and anger at you for breaking one of the most important rules of trust that we have with each other. No matter what.” He paused to look right at her, his hand coming up to caress her hair and his forearm resting on her shoulder. “No matter what, we don’t engage with them without each other. Without backup. I know Remus was there and I know you can hold your own, but we promised Lily. And every day we get closer and closer to a world where we can’t just hide out in secret passages and wait for each other, where we’ll have to stand and fight and kill and die without each other and I––” His breath was shaky as he too had tears in his eyes. The burning behind his stare pierced her heart, all the feelings he had for her splayed out before her in one overwhelming look like light through a prism. 

“I’m scared of that world Lily. I’m not ready for it. I know I walk around like I can’t wait to get out there and take a stand, which of course I’m going to do but, I’m not really ready. To let go of you or Sirius, to not be with Remus when he needs me, to not be there for Pete? To put the Order and the war above my family? That scares the shit out of me. So while we’re here, relatively safe in the walls of school and childhood, I can’t risk anything happening. I can’t.”

Lily inhaled softly, letting the cloak fall to the floor as she brought her hands to cup his face, the warmth of his cheeks seeping into her chilled fingers as she prompted him to meet her eye. “I know love. I’m scared too. We all are. We’re just children, no matter what Dumbledore says, or the climate of the Wizarding World demands. No matter how brave you are J, you shouldn’t have to be a soldier this young.” She rested her forehead against his and breathed along with him, allowing them to feel each other’s presence, there and alive. 

“And I never meant to hurt you by fighting back. I know I could have walked away, let Remus whisk me into one of you lots’ secret holes in the wall. But the things they said cut me, and I was tired and mad and I looked up at him and his snivelling face and I––I couldn’t back down. I couldn’t let them have this one. So I swore and I hexed them and then I whisked Remus away and we ran back to the tower––and I knew I had broken our promise and I begged him not to say, begged him to give me some time to figure out how to tell you.” Lily’s hands trailed down his sides, ghosting over his shoulders and down his arms until their hands gripped each other desperately. “I love you and I trust you and I know today I broke your trust but believe me, I understand the fear. In more ways than you’ll ever know. And I love you and your exploding hero complex for wanting to save me now and after school, but this is something… something that we both have to work through. Something I want to work through.” 

James dropped their hands and pulled her into him, tucking Lily into his chest with as much gentle force as he could. She felt the wetness that had been lurking in her eyes stain his shirt as she hugged him back, but she didn’t care. Her arms tucked under his, gripping his shoulders like a lifeline, and his strong arms held her there, safe and protected. He tucked her head under his chin, and she felt his cheek press into the crown of her head as she held on.

They stayed like this for a moment before Lily pulled back just slightly, tilting her head to look up at him with her chin on his chest. “James it’s something we’ll have to work through, but it doesn’t have to be now.” Her voice carried softly up to him and his eyes shone. “I’m sorry I broke your trust. It won’t happen again.” 

His eyes fluttered shut as he pressed a gentle but passionate kiss to her lips. “I love you, you know that, Evans?”

Lily allowed a smile to tug at the corner of her mouth. “I know, love.”

“And I trust you. I do. I just can’t bear the thought of losing you.” He brushed hair back off her face with both hands as her hands clasped around his waist. 

“You won’t James. Not while I have any say in the matter.”

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