worldfromafar: (puppy love)
I began these drabbles (Sirius/Remus) a while back, but never got to finish them until tonight which is why they're being posted. They're part of a meme, but I decided to turn it into a prompt response as well. The meme is as follows:

1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a ficlet related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the ficlet; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.


Prompt: "You do not choose the life you will experience ahead of time. You may select the persons, places and events — the conditions and circumstances, the challenges, the opportunities and options — with which to create experiences. What you create with these is your business." - Neale Donald Walsch


1. The Beatles - Let It Be

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer.
Let it be.


Every time the moon passes, Remus is exhausted beyond what anyone can truly imagine. The exhaustion seeps into his bones, draining him of every bit of energy.

On days directly after the full moon, when his energy is at his lowest, when he's laying in the hospital wing because his body is bandaged after spending a night clawing and biting at himself, he sometimes wonders if it would have been better if he would have died. He should have died, isn't that what the Healers had told his parents? He shouldn't have made it. He shouldn't have survived.

Yet, here he is.

As he stares up at the ceiling, an arm bandaged to his chest so it can heal, he doesn't notice the fact that Sirius has slipped into the hospital wing. He doesn't notice, in fact, until he takes his hand in his and gives it a small squeeze. Remus turns to him then, and Sirius smiles just slightly. There are no words between them, but Remus knows what he wants to say. Whatever comes, he'll be there. Whatever happens, he'll be with him.

Suddenly, he realizes, he doesn't regret surviving too much. He's not alone to endure whatever it is that life has stored for him.



2-10 )
worldfromafar: (grief)
If he didn't know any better, Remus would be able to swear that the way his chest is aching is because a Crucio had been aimed in his direction. After all, they had just fought a battle - getting hurt in the process wouldn't be surprising in the least.

Yet, he knows. Of course he knows. It isn't the aftershock of Crucio. The reason is replaying in his mind nonstop at a speed that only makes the air evaporate from his lungs faster than one could ever believe was possible.

"Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!"

If he stares at one spot for long enough, he can see him fading. He can see him falling. He can see every detail so vividly that tears sting at the corners of his eyes, but none of them fall. He just stares. He doesn't look away, no matter how much it hurts. No matter how much he should.

"We can still reach him -"

What if they had been able to reach him? What if he would have done something? What if he had been able to bring him back?

His heart aches.

But he's gone.

Gone.

Gone.

Dead.

It just makes his chest ache more.

If he had the power to change something, anything, he already knows what it is. He wouldn't think twice about it. He would have Sirius live, and Remus would willingly march into the veil for him. Harry would have his godfather back as he should. Sirius would get a chance to live. He wouldn't be gone.

Dead.

Gone.

And he can't do a thing to change it.


word count: 258, not including the quotes (which were taken from OotP).
worldfromafar: ([...])
((set in the [livejournal.com profile] hpsixwords 'verse. So very, extremely locked from muse knowledge. In every way possible. Unless, you know, your name is Sirius since the owl is for him. What he says in the beginning of the owl is not a lie; this is the only way that he was able to get anything out about this.))

Sirius,

I have been staring at this piece of parchment for, literally, hours now and even if there are so many things I want to say...nothing really makes enough sense to write down. Everything I feel, everything I'm thinking - nothing makes sense.

Then again, this whole bloody situation is absolutely senseless. )
worldfromafar: (facepalm)
Set to whenever he's alone after this. He saw the prompt and wouldn't keep quiet. >.> It's important, though, because this one marks one of the biggest differences between AU!Remus and canon!Remus.

"Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin


It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. )
worldfromafar: (thinking)
ooc: Part of the [livejournal.com profile] au_muses 'verse. The second task of the Triwizard Tournament is being handled by all five of the muns in this verse ([livejournal.com profile] hufflechamp, [livejournal.com profile] rockinradishes, [livejournal.com profile] sayshisname, [livejournal.com profile] bigbadpadfoot, and [livejournal.com profile] r_moony) in recaps. Cedric, Harry, Sirius, and Luna are used in this post with their permission.

Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about. -Trey Parker and Matt Stone


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I guess we're big and I guess we're small; if you think about it man you know we got it all. 'cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball, and I love you free, I love you freely. Here's a riddle for you, find the answer. There's a reason for the world; you and I. )
worldfromafar: (smile)
Do you know incredibly difficult it is for me to not laugh when I have Sirius and Harry around? It's nearly impossible, really. Not that I have ever tried to see how long I can hold my laughter for, but after so many years I know well enough that having them around makes it very easy for me to do so.

When Harry was not in school yet, and I was the one visiting them, I did laugh even without them around but not quite as often or easily. For me to be that comfortable around someone so I can truly be myself is very difficult, you see. But Sirius knows me better than... Well, I think he may actually know me better than I know myself at times. It used to be a bit frightening just how well he could see through me, but I am rather grateful that he does. And Harry knows me very well also. Almost as well as Sirius, but I am not surprised at all. Best of all, I don't mind it. We make each other laugh sometimes at the smallest things, or we tease each other, and laughing just...happens. It's easy, and it is natural, and that just goes to show how comfortable we are around each other, I believe. They brighten up my days, even when I feel at my worst. They...are my family.

Going back to the original question, I'm afraid I cannot possibly tell you the last time I laughed because I was not paying that much attention to that. I was simply enjoying myself. But I can safely say, since my family now lives in the same castle that I do... I laugh once a day, at the very least. It is truly one of the best feelings in the world.


word count: 302

The Dance

Dec. 23rd, 2007 05:09 pm
worldfromafar: (werewolf!Remus + kiddo!pup)
ooc: This is written for [livejournal.com profile] sayshisname, who requested Molly Lu's and Harry's first dance. Merry Christmas! :D

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Don't worry, be happy. )
worldfromafar: (faded)
Backdated to after this.


Once he had dropped off Harry at Grimmauld Place, Remus had left the house with the excuse that he needed to finish some things at the castle but in reality he just needed some space to think. One hour had turned into two, two into three and before he knew it he ended up wandering throughout London as he tried to sort out his thoughts. What Harry had said, about the possibility of him being a horcrux once more, was weighing heavily on his mind and he needed to figure things out within himself before being able to return home.

Read more... )
worldfromafar: (werewolf 2)
ooc: This is set after finding out Bellatrix took Harry, but way before the organizing of the searching party and this. He needed to vent before he could continue facing whatever he needs to face, and this is it.

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Control was something that Remus had grown to appreciate more than a normal person would. Control of his temper, control of his reactions, control of his life; all of it kept him balanced, it allowed him to lead his life easier. This appreciation for control came after he started to experience how it felt to lose it every full moon. How it felt to lose any sense of right or wrong, how it felt to have both body and mind suddenly bend and break without his will.

Funny. Today wasn't a full moon, and he could feel that control slip away slowly through his fingers. )

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