#thank you for the encouragement

[munacy]

Thirst

Sorry this took so long everyone! AND THAT IT’S SO LONG. Here's Part 4!! Written for (I just tagged everyone who expressed interest in the continuation, sorry! I can totally untag you if you would like!): @stars-a-n-d-scars @shirablu @b-u-g-g-y @over-under-through1 @colgatebluemintygel @thebisexualswiftie @willow-paniking

Part 1: Ignorance

Part 2: Duck

Part 3: Anticipation

@wolfstarmicrofic

Prompts: lovesick, cupid, hate, darling, regret, affection, admirer, thirst

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Peter loves James dearly, his most fervent admirer, even. But he must admit, he lacks something Sirius has in troves: the ability to be smooth.

In the midst of their plotting, the three of them hear Remus returning to the dorm, and Sirius hisses at James and Peter: "Quick! Laugh as if I've just said something funny!"

Remus opens the door to a laughing group of Marauders, looking charmed and slightly bemused.

"Moony! Come join the fun, we've been wondering as to your whereabouts," Sirius smiles at Remus in a way that Peter can tell Sirius knows looks handsome.

"Ha! Funny that, I was just looking for you in the Hospital Wing. We must have totally blown past each other."

"Yes, well, when you've got one thing on your mind...."

Remus huffs mildly. "And just what were you three giggling about?"

"Oh, y'know. Snogging," cuts in James, according to plan.

"Snogging?"

"Or rather, our piss poor first attempts at snogs."

"Ah yes, mostly we were laughing about Prongs' attempt at snogging Kashmir Anders in Fourth Year," Sirius smirks.

Remus chuckles. "That did go awry, didn't it? He's still got that little scar on his earlobe if you look close."

"Say Moony—" Sirius sounds decidedly casual, and Peter's hairs stand on end, "—Have you ever snogged anyone?"

This is it. Peter can feel it. This is when they solve the mystery of Remus Lupin's sexual orientation.

He grins slyly. "I've snogged my fair share, I'll have you know."

Peter can't take it anymore. Subtlety be damned; he's never had much patience: "But what was in their pants!?"

One could have heard a pin drop in that dorm, but the fury on Sirius' face spoke for itself. Oops.

Remus looks decidedly shy as he answers, completely misinterpreting the question, "Well, I've not gotten quite that far, Pete."

Peter could jump off of the Astronomy Tower.

"Oh, but that reminds me!" Remus starts animatedly. "Part of the reason I was looking for you, Pads, was about Hogsmeade this weekend?"

"It was?" Sirius replies, looking shocked and hopeful.

"Yeah! Funny coincidence, really, I've actually asked Kashmir Anders to go with me, but get this! She says she'll only come if you agree to go with her mate, Opal Hendricks. Did you know she's got a bit of a thing for you? Ah, but of course, everyone does," he chortles good naturedly.

Sirius looks aghast. James looks aghast. Peter doesn't know for sure what he himself looks like, but he's got a suspicion.

"...Why do you all look like that? Look, I know Opal's a bit—”

"I'd love to."

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Sirius is regretting his entire life.

Look, my back was against the wall! he'd argued with James and Peter, who'd lambasted his idiocy. There was no good excuse for me to say no!

He thinks now that any excuse (can't, I'm going to do my own homework for the first time ever and my grandmother's scheduled to die this weekend) would have been better than voluntarily suffering this.

Opal Hendricks is clinging to his arm, and she's truly a vision: dark, curly hair, an even curvier body, and sleepy cornflower-blue eyes, and Sirius feels not a drop of desire for her. There are horrible little cupids, felt hearts, and red crepe paper all around them, even though Valentine's Day is two weeks past, and any sane business owner (which is mutually exclusive to owning Madame Puddifoot's) would have taken the blasted things down.

Far worse is the sight of Remus: he is wearing a fitted crimson turtleneck and a matching beanie with a silly pompom. It brings out the cursed copper tints in his hair and the honey flecks in his eyes. Where have the oversized, patchy jumpers gone? The ones that hide the broadness of Remus' shoulders. Sirius begs for the return of the jumpers. Sirius may faint soon.

And worse yet than all of that is Kashmir Anders. Kashmir, who is blonde and waifish, and soft-spoken, and wears adorable thick-framed glasses, and has legs up to her neck. Kashmir Anders, who is clever, and president of Charms club, and helped Remus master the Banishing Charm.

"Aren't you going to pay any attention to me?" mutters Opal sullenly.

Kashmir, who has absolutely no decency, hanging on to Remus all day, and has kissed his neck no less than two and a half times in this shop alone. Kashmir, who is being called darling by stupid, idiotic, Remus Cunt Lupin.

"Darling, have you figured out what you want yet?" says Remus a little tiredly whilst rubbing his face. The shopkeeper has been by a few times now, with an increasingly impatient "I'll come back later" spoken each trek.

Sirius decides he hates Kashmir, whose greatest sin, if Sirius is being truly honest with himself, is being indecisive at restaurants. But even so, the hate has boiled away all of the rationality in Sirius' brain. He stands before he realizes what he's doing.

"I cannot believe you're calling someone darling, who, who can't pick between a ham sandwich and a, and a fucking tuna melt!" Sirius hisses, pushing his chair away roughly with a great clatter.

As he leaves the suddenly silent tea shop, he recognizes that that was not one of his better slights, but he feels good about it all the same.

The feeling does not last long before the horror sets in.

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Remus is having a strange moment.

It's not unlike the moment he often has a few minutes before the moon turns him: intense clarity and perception, like a reprieve, just before he's enveloped in madness.

Sirius' increasingly tense, then outright rude comments to Kashmir this entire trip into Hogsmeade.

Sirius' angry, yet lovesick expression as he left the table.

Sirius fussing over him after the Full. Sirius making sure he eats three meals a day. Sirius' friendly touches, special, and warmer than anyone else's. His overwhelming affection for Remus, bleeding into everything he does.

James' and Peter's knowing looks.

It suddenly clicks, and Remus is left baffled.

"So," says Opal, sounding incredibly bored, "s'pose he fancies you, then, Lupin?"

Remus can feel his expression morph into an incredulous smile.

He feels like he's been crawling by his fingernails through a dry, burning desert, and it took setting a glass of ice cold water in front of him for him to realize that he's been dying of thirst. He feels like an idiot.

"S'pose so," he replies, sounding inappropriately calm. "Ladies, I am truly sorry. You are both devastatingly lovely, and this is the height of rudeness, but I'm afraid I have to go now."

Kashmir sniffles, looking forlorn. "So, d’you—do you fancy boys or girls?"

"Darling, I think that's besides the point," Remus murmurs distractedly, already inching for the door. "Clearly, I fancy Sirius. A discussion about anyone else is moot."

Moments later, Sirius spots Remus tracking his footprints in the snow, and takes off running.

Remus is much faster than him.

He tackles him into the snow, gasping, "You silly sod, look how short you are! Obviously I'm going to outrun you!"

Sirius sputters and scowls, still trying to squirm away like an angry, feral cat. "I am THREE INCHES SHORTER! Look, why don't you piss off? I'm embarrassed enough as it is!"

Remus laughs. Then he kisses Sirius. It's a clumsy thing, with Sirius fidgeting underneath him, and he only gets half of his mouth, but Sirius stills in shock.

"I didn't know," Remus says breathlessly, eyes bright. Then, he kisses Sirius again, hard, like a stamp, like a confirmation. "I didn't know." He laughs again.

"What didn't you know?" asks Sirius wonderingly, like he's been Bludgered.

"I didn't know the way you felt. I didn't know I felt the same way," he answers solemnly.

Sirius sniffles, smiling, cheeks red like apples.

"God, Remus, you're so ignorant."

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They spend the rest of the day in Hogsmeade hand-in-hand. Every so often, Sirius becomes insecure and wonders aloud if Remus is just doing this out of pity, like when he pretended to like chess for Peter's sake. Remus responds by kissing him obnoxiously and crowding his space. It happens often enough that he begins to suspect Sirius is doing it on purpose to get snogged. Remus finds that he doesn't mind either way.

Later, they find James and Peter, who are screaming with triumph and delight. Remus grins at them.

"You two are fucking idiots. ABBA? Really?"

#wolfstar microfic #wolfstar #im sorry this is sooo long fuck sorry!! #prompt: thirst #remus lupin #sirius black #remus lupin x sirius black #microfic series #art by munacy #humor #james potter #peter pettigrew #thank you everyone who followed along!! I love you! #this was so much fun to write #thank you for the encouragement #Flirty to sassy use of “darling” #oblivious remus lupin #James and Peter are wolfstar trash

[chopshajen]

Tonight’s DnD ended up being REALLY Janos-centric and I’d be self-conscious about it, but it went really well! They rode a giant bird that was bucking like a bronco and flew it right back to the huntmaster that had sent them on that quest like a total BADASS it was cool

Honestly, it’s really gratifying that they’ve come so far and that it’s being recognized in-game and in the world 🥺 Means a lot to me

And my party members were all lovely and cheered me on 🥰 I couldn’t ask for a better group

#ily Marie and Mariah mwah #thank you for the encouragement #DnD personal #Janos #next week is another huge 1 on 1 battle for them - them vs a massive ancient horizonback tortoise #I have absolutely no idea how it’s going to go I’m desperately hoping they won’t get ingloriously squished LOL #it would suck a bit if they got this far only to fail their final trial LOL #especially when it would be losing to their own totem animal #I suppose if you had to lose to an animal it’s not too bad if it’s the one that gives you all of your power #like okay yeah I’m dead but hashtag respect

[gofancyninjaworld]

HI JUST PASSING BY TO SAY I LOVE UR BLOG SO MUCH, i consume the OPM stuff u reblog and post

Thanks! :)

#OPM #asks #thank you for the encouragement

[messinwitheddie]

I honestly believe you can make a whole invader Zim Fanfiction with your AU story! The whole lore is amazing and interesting to read. Love all your tallest, and the relations with their drones. Mem and her sworm, Dib and Reg. Gir being a fryloard. EVERYTHING!

I probably could have written a trilogy if fics by now.

I'm not much of a writer. I've never finished a fic once. it haunts me...

If I ever just get over the fear of drawing badly or just presenting a story that people hate, I should draw this whole story out as a comic...

The jumping timeling will always be a challenge, but it's part of what makes this story fun for me.

This is such a self indulgent au; not everyone's cup of tea, so I just indulge in my disjointed dialogue and illustrations for now.

#invader zim #18-years-later #au #thank you for the encouragement

[model19]

#mine #woe Dragonic Jigen be upon ye #edgelord-dl6 #thank you for the encouragement

[catz4ever]

Joseph Mawle. I love how his posts can be both uplifting and cryptic. Like thank you for the well-wishes and kisses, but what is the significance of the gecko??

Your arm is fantastic but can we get a selfie, or something? 🥲

#Joseph Mawle #thank you for the encouragement #but we wanna know how you're doing #im flattered that you sent us all a kiss #what are we going to do with you sweet baby boy

[livesincerely]

Hello friend! I’m so glad to hear life is going great for you! I have to say that I do really miss all of your javid stories. Your one of the best out there for this ship and I still think about your domestic au! I’m so happy to be getting an update for take a shot soon and hope we might see updates for other fics as well!

Hi friend!!!!!

Believe me, I’ve also been missing writing, and I’m excited about getting back into it very soon!! Thanks for all your kindness and support over the years, it’s really meant a lot that you’ve stuck with me for so long.

Fingers crossed for plenty of updates in the second half of the year!!! And always feel free to send questions/comments/prompts/general screaming my way any time!!!! 💛💛💛💛

#*ask #*editor's note #hello friend!!!!! #thank you for the encouragement #🥰

[moonlight-prose]

How are you alive? Here have a gif to get you going ❤️

I am alive by the sheer will of "i've come too far to literally turn back now". But honestly I think it's my stubborn streak that is actually the cause of this. Cause this fic could be written tomorrow and posted with day nineteen. Although my brain is saying "no it has to be 7am".💀

I'm on the FLOOR. Tommy Miller I'm gonna need you to wife me up right now please and thank you.

#witch aunt responds #iris darling🦋 #thank you for the encouragement #now i'm wishing day eighteen was with tommy😭

[brattybottomdyke]

not sure if you’ve don’t it yet, but you should get up and shower

-🐮

just got out!! 😋

#🐮 #thank you for the encouragement #answered

[outcast-thingz]

That's completely understandable, I tried drawing Trixie once, it was horrible but I had fun nonetheless 😂

But Jade is really cool and nice. I'm fairly certain she wouldn't have a problem with you drawing Trixie if that helps calm ya nerves down a little

It does help a bit thanks.

#i know it seems a little silly to be worried about that #especially when the worst outcome would just be her saying no #eh it is what it is.. time to ask i guess #thank you for the encouragement #starshine answers asks #mutual asks

[theparadigmshifts]

Just reread a reddie fic of yours and remembered why I followed in the first place: one of the og patty fans that truly made me love her. Not to mention how well you write for Richie and Eddie plus having Richie be as in awe of Patty as I am.. anyway just thought you should be reminded of how great of a writer you are <3

oh man, this is so nice... thank you so much 😭😭😭 i needed reminding!

#bah. bah!!! #asks #imsodonewiththissite #thank you for the encouragement

[chiefbeifongcanrailme]

#42 for your OC!

42) If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?

Hmm, okay so.

Zekou has spent most of his life on a ship. And as the Captain, he knows all the ins and outs about everything there is to know. What's the best kinda coal to burn? What does the East wind have to do with the temperature of the water? When's a good time to anchor? Why does off-shore lingo have to be so different from common tongue? What does each and every word mean and why and where does it originate from?

If you find yourself asking these questions, Zek's your guy.

Although, he's very capable of giving a TED talk on all the different ways you can knot a knot- and he'd make it fun because his comedic timing is impeccable. He'd probably call his presentation something dorky like, "Is this a knot? Or not? Knot to worry." and he'll bring miles of rope so that everyone can participate. His passion makes him interesting and his sense of humor makes him endearing.

#zekou merkittty's oc #thank you for the encouragement #lin beifong #chief beifong

[starkerscoop]

listen take all the time you need but Vacant Mind 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 I love me some problems that could be solved with a little communication-💜

I didn’t write after all but maybe today can be the day 🥲 my bad!

“I love me some problems that could be solved with a little communication” sums up the entire fic

#thank you for the encouragement #and the support #so so glad there are people who appreciate vacant mind the way I do ❤️ #💜 anon #my anons are the best anons #vacant mind ask

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

#cw: suicidal ideation #cw: suicide #cw: self harm #cw: mental health #cw: depression #i made the balloon the main representation of my self destructive urges for a reason but im not going to explain it #i tried to keep a lot of the details in this vague #it would be my worst nightmare if this comic encouraged someone to hurt themselves #so. please dont #for a long time even the thought of making this comic felt so insipid and narcissistic #with the state of the world as it is #having the only threat to your life be yourself felt so privileged and trite and shameful #but doing this comic made me sit down and process things in full #and im just. very grateful i didn't give in to my thoughts back when i sincerely felt i'd be more useful to the world dead #i also feel the need to say that this wont represent everyone's battle with mental illness. its unfortunately different for all of us #there is no fix-all #and im afraid this might be one of those comics that either resonates a lot or misses the target by a mile #i made it for myself foremost. and now that its done im glad i did it #thank you for reading #and please stay alive #stillindigo art #stillindigo comics

[spooksier]

me when the emotionally repressed character is revealed to have had something happen in their childhood that was completely out of their control but changed them in a way they can never come back from

#text! #did post this on twt but this belongs on the crying about characters website #and yeah this is about jarchivist and also marc spector in the mk show #idk it hit me yesterday that they were EIGHT AND NINE!!!!!!! when their respective thing happened and that ruined me #like it wasn't their fault but they think it is!!! GOD!!!!!!!!!! #holds those autistic bi men close to my chest #should've never smoked that shit* (*took my brother to a cave/read that book) #now im irrevocably changed* (*tied to the shittest god possible/destined to be the antichrist) #edit: this is getting a bit of traction so pls know that blorbo tagging and oc tagging is SOOO encouraged #thank you to the person who added the flaming text miles edgeworth thats so funny

[hugs-and-stabbies]

okay i dont wanna wait to post aksjdhf you guys are getting it before twt does hehe ♥

#thank you razorvine for the encouragement 💪💪💪 #dead plate #rody lamoree #vincent charbonneau #dead plate game #rodince #? is that the ship name? #suggestive #my art #posting this at 1:30 am 🥴 #spent pretty much my whole evening and night working on it lol