u/Potential-Salt7285

Thought this might be a fun way to share some new recs. What fic are you reading right now?

I’m reading Tidebound by bettylg

“Remus Lupin has spent five years at Hogwarts hiding the truth: he's not sick, and he's not a werewolf. He's cursed. Every full moon pulls him to the Black Lake's depths, where transformation into a merman is inevitable, painful, and impossible to resist. Only Lily Evans knows, having discovered his secret by accident in third year. But when Sirius Black follows Remus through a hidden tunnel one February night, everything changes. What Sirius finds waiting in the darkness is stranger than any theory his friends had come up with, and keeping secrets becomes a lot more complicated when someone actually cares enough to stick around.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66503533/chapters/171509890

Thought this would be a fun list to share for the summer!

When It’s Warm Again by Moonymoment

“A curious boy with the name of black and a heart of gold comes to visit the shores in which Remus swims every year without fail, and he can’t seem to fathom why breaking the surface is forbidden if everyone above it is as lovely as he is.”

99K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34051459/chapters/84701611

Of Barnacles and Mermen by xinasvoice

“A deserted island is the perfect new home for a werewolf who is sick of chains, cells, Ministry regulations, and—to be perfectly honest—humans in general. Only, Remus hadn’t realized that, while the island itself may be deserted, the reef surrounding it is home to an unusually beautiful and territorial merman.”

Background Jily, 39K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27897685/chapters/68313820

Tidebound by bettylg

“Remus Lupin has spent five years at Hogwarts hiding the truth: he's not sick, and he's not a werewolf. He's cursed. Every full moon pulls him to the Black Lake's depths, where transformation into a merman is inevitable, painful, and impossible to resist. Only Lily Evans knows, having discovered his secret by accident in third year. But when Sirius Black follows Remus through a hidden tunnel one February night, everything changes. What Sirius finds waiting in the darkness is stranger than any theory his friends had come up with, and keeping secrets becomes a lot more complicated when someone actually cares enough to stick around.”

Background Jily, 186K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66503533/chapters/171509890

Siren Song of the Starlit Sea by barkatthemoon

“Remus has never believed any of the folk tales he was raised on.

He discounted them all as rubbish, refusing to believe that such things like mermaids could possibly exist, but when he sees something in the water that can't be explained he starts to wonder if he's been wrong all these years...”

25K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81497831/chapters/214298346

Siren Songs by TheHufflebean (PippaLovesTunaBrick)

“Sirius had heard of mermaids before, of course. They were all over the songs bards performed at his parents' table and the tall tales sailors traded in every port. He had never given much thought to whether or not the stories were true, though. Imagine his surprise when he and his best mates found themselves shipwrecked on an unfamiliar shore, with a breathtaking and mysterious merman for their only ally.”

31K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23039380/chapters/55097296

Thought this would be a fun list to share for the summer!

When It’s Warm Again by Moonymoment

“A curious boy with the name of black and a heart of gold comes to visit the shores in which Remus swims every year without fail, and he can’t seem to fathom why breaking the surface is forbidden if everyone above it is as lovely as he is.”

99K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34051459/chapters/84701611

Of Barnacles and Mermen by xinasvoice

“A deserted island is the perfect new home for a werewolf who is sick of chains, cells, Ministry regulations, and—to be perfectly honest—humans in general. Only, Remus hadn’t realized that, while the island itself may be deserted, the reef surrounding it is home to an unusually beautiful and territorial merman.”

Background Jily, 39K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27897685/chapters/68313820

Tidebound by bettylg

“Remus Lupin has spent five years at Hogwarts hiding the truth: he's not sick, and he's not a werewolf. He's cursed. Every full moon pulls him to the Black Lake's depths, where transformation into a merman is inevitable, painful, and impossible to resist. Only Lily Evans knows, having discovered his secret by accident in third year. But when Sirius Black follows Remus through a hidden tunnel one February night, everything changes. What Sirius finds waiting in the darkness is stranger than any theory his friends had come up with, and keeping secrets becomes a lot more complicated when someone actually cares enough to stick around.”

Background Jily, 186K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66503533/chapters/171509890

Siren Song of the Starlit Sea by barkatthemoon

“Remus has never believed any of the folk tales he was raised on.

He discounted them all as rubbish, refusing to believe that such things like mermaids could possibly exist, but when he sees something in the water that can't be explained he starts to wonder if he's been wrong all these years...”

25K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81497831/chapters/214298346

Siren Songs by TheHufflebean (PippaLovesTunaBrick)

“Sirius had heard of mermaids before, of course. They were all over the songs bards performed at his parents' table and the tall tales sailors traded in every port. He had never given much thought to whether or not the stories were true, though. Imagine his surprise when he and his best mates found themselves shipwrecked on an unfamiliar shore, with a breathtaking and mysterious merman for their only ally.”

31K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23039380/chapters/55097296

Thought this would be a fun list to share for the summer!

When It’s Warm Again by Moonymoment

“A curious boy with the name of black and a heart of gold comes to visit the shores in which Remus swims every year without fail, and he can’t seem to fathom why breaking the surface is forbidden if everyone above it is as lovely as he is.”

99K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34051459/chapters/84701611

Of Barnacles and Mermen by xinasvoice

“A deserted island is the perfect new home for a werewolf who is sick of chains, cells, Ministry regulations, and—to be perfectly honest—humans in general. Only, Remus hadn’t realized that, while the island itself may be deserted, the reef surrounding it is home to an unusually beautiful and territorial merman.”

Background Jily, 39K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27897685/chapters/68313820

Tidebound by bettylg

“Remus Lupin has spent five years at Hogwarts hiding the truth: he's not sick, and he's not a werewolf. He's cursed. Every full moon pulls him to the Black Lake's depths, where transformation into a merman is inevitable, painful, and impossible to resist. Only Lily Evans knows, having discovered his secret by accident in third year. But when Sirius Black follows Remus through a hidden tunnel one February night, everything changes. What Sirius finds waiting in the darkness is stranger than any theory his friends had come up with, and keeping secrets becomes a lot more complicated when someone actually cares enough to stick around.”

Background Jily, 186K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66503533/chapters/171509890

Siren Song of the Starlit Sea by barkatthemoon

“Remus has never believed any of the folk tales he was raised on.

He discounted them all as rubbish, refusing to believe that such things like mermaids could possibly exist, but when he sees something in the water that can't be explained he starts to wonder if he's been wrong all these years...”

25K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81497831/chapters/214298346

Siren Songs by TheHufflebean (PippaLovesTunaBrick)

“Sirius had heard of mermaids before, of course. They were all over the songs bards performed at his parents' table and the tall tales sailors traded in every port. He had never given much thought to whether or not the stories were true, though. Imagine his surprise when he and his best mates found themselves shipwrecked on an unfamiliar shore, with a breathtaking and mysterious merman for their only ally.”

31K words

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23039380/chapters/55097296

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just finished reading this great pirate AU last night!

We Choose The Sea by BiMoonPhases

“1717. Sirius Black, firstborn and heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, is gloomily making his way from London to the Caribbeans where he will be forced to marry his cousin and continue the bloodline of a family he hates. At this point he would do anything to escape his fate. Even being boarded by a pirate ship and held hostage sounds better than what awaits him at the end of the voyage. And seeing the captain of said pirate ship, it actually sounds way much better.”

There’s also a lot of Jily, Dorlene, and Rosekiller in this fic. 230K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51251296/chapters/129499186

Just recently read this great Victorian Wolfstar AU.

Where There Is Smoke by moongnome

“If he closed his eyes, he could have been there again, back in the cold river, water rising up to his shoulders, with a beautiful boy who wouldn’t leave him alone."

It is 1865.

Stuck in his house with his overbearing parents, Remus Lupin cannot shake the feeling that he's missing something.

Returning from abroad after the death of his mother, Sirius Black is now the owner of a massive estate and he has the attitude to match. He has everything, including people who are determined to take everything from him.

It takes seconds for Remus to know he will never hate anyone as much as he does Sirius Black.”

Background Jily. 109K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37091593/chapters/92551393

Just recently read this great Victorian Wolfstar AU.

Where There Is Smoke by moongnome

“If he closed his eyes, he could have been there again, back in the cold river, water rising up to his shoulders, with a beautiful boy who wouldn’t leave him alone."

It is 1865.

Stuck in his house with his overbearing parents, Remus Lupin cannot shake the feeling that he's missing something.

Returning from abroad after the death of his mother, Sirius Black is now the owner of a massive estate and he has the attitude to match. He has everything, including people who are determined to take everything from him.

It takes seconds for Remus to know he will never hate anyone as much as he does Sirius Black.”

Background Jily. 109K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37091593/chapters/92551393

Just recently read this great Victorian Wolfstar AU.

Where There Is Smoke by moongnome

“If he closed his eyes, he could have been there again, back in the cold river, water rising up to his shoulders, with a beautiful boy who wouldn’t leave him alone."

It is 1865.

Stuck in his house with his overbearing parents, Remus Lupin cannot shake the feeling that he's missing something.

Returning from abroad after the death of his mother, Sirius Black is now the owner of a massive estate and he has the attitude to match. He has everything, including people who are determined to take everything from him.

It takes seconds for Remus to know he will never hate anyone as much as he does Sirius Black.”

Background Jily. 109K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37091593/chapters/92551393

Read this great Marylily fic recently. Two birds on a wire by ilbaritz.

“Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away and the other Watches him close from that wire

Lily is a Muggleborn in a world where her magic is finally understood, accepted, and recognised for the gift that it is. And if she has to fight to earn her place in this world, so be it.

Mary is a Mudblood in a world that will never accept her for what she's worth, no matter how hard she tries. And if she has to leave to keep herself and her family safe, so be it.

Except there is one thing Mary will never be able to stop fighting for - and that thing is Lily Evans.

The MaryLily fix-it fic that no one asked for, featuring: badass Mary MacDonald, heavy Dumbledore bashing, politics, background Wolfstar angst, unrequited love that isn't creepy (looking at you, Snape), and good old common sense saving the day.”

44K words and complete. Background Wolfstar and Dorlene, minor jily.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44815870/chapters/112758865

Read this great Marylily fic recently. Two birds on a wire by ilbaritz.

“Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away and the other Watches him close from that wire

Lily is a Muggleborn in a world where her magic is finally understood, accepted, and recognised for the gift that it is. And if she has to fight to earn her place in this world, so be it.

Mary is a Mudblood in a world that will never accept her for what she's worth, no matter how hard she tries. And if she has to leave to keep herself and her family safe, so be it.

Except there is one thing Mary will never be able to stop fighting for - and that thing is Lily Evans.

The MaryLily fix-it fic that no one asked for, featuring: badass Mary MacDonald, heavy Dumbledore bashing, politics, background Wolfstar angst, unrequited love that isn't creepy (looking at you, Snape), and good old common sense saving the day.”

44K words and complete. Background Wolfstar and Dorlene, minor jily.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44815870/chapters/112758865

Read this great Marylily fic recently. Two birds on a wire by ilbaritz.

“Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away and the other Watches him close from that wire

Lily is a Muggleborn in a world where her magic is finally understood, accepted, and recognised for the gift that it is. And if she has to fight to earn her place in this world, so be it.

Mary is a Mudblood in a world that will never accept her for what she's worth, no matter how hard she tries. And if she has to leave to keep herself and her family safe, so be it.

Except there is one thing Mary will never be able to stop fighting for - and that thing is Lily Evans.

The MaryLily fix-it fic that no one asked for, featuring: badass Mary MacDonald, heavy Dumbledore bashing, politics, background Wolfstar angst, unrequited love that isn't creepy (looking at you, Snape), and good old common sense saving the day.”

44K words and complete. Background Wolfstar and Dorlene, minor jily.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44815870/chapters/112758865

Read this great Marylily fic recently. Two birds on a wire by ilbaritz.

“Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away and the other Watches him close from that wire

Lily is a Muggleborn in a world where her magic is finally understood, accepted, and recognised for the gift that it is. And if she has to fight to earn her place in this world, so be it.

Mary is a Mudblood in a world that will never accept her for what she's worth, no matter how hard she tries. And if she has to leave to keep herself and her family safe, so be it.

Except there is one thing Mary will never be able to stop fighting for - and that thing is Lily Evans.

The MaryLily fix-it fic that no one asked for, featuring: badass Mary MacDonald, heavy Dumbledore bashing, politics, background Wolfstar angst, unrequited love that isn't creepy (looking at you, Snape), and good old common sense saving the day.”

44K words and complete. Background Wolfstar and Dorlene, minor jily.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44815870/chapters/112758865

Read this great Marylily fic recently. Two birds on a wire by ilbaritz.

“Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away and the other Watches him close from that wire

Lily is a Muggleborn in a world where her magic is finally understood, accepted, and recognised for the gift that it is. And if she has to fight to earn her place in this world, so be it.

Mary is a Mudblood in a world that will never accept her for what she's worth, no matter how hard she tries. And if she has to leave to keep herself and her family safe, so be it.

Except there is one thing Mary will never be able to stop fighting for - and that thing is Lily Evans.

The MaryLily fix-it fic that no one asked for, featuring: badass Mary MacDonald, heavy Dumbledore bashing, politics, background Wolfstar angst, unrequited love that isn't creepy (looking at you, Snape), and good old common sense saving the day.”

44K words and complete. Background Wolfstar and Dorlene, minor jily.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44815870/chapters/112758865

Read this cute Jily AU recently.

“Hufflepuff star James Potter was extremely brave (or extremely stupid) for coming to the Gryffindor Tower with a tray of cupcakes in his hands after annihilating Gryffindor on the Quidditch Pitch. He sauntered into the common room like he owned the place, eliciting anger from every corner. Lily should've hated him, like the rest of her friends, but there was something incredibly endearing about the Hufflepuff...and she really fancied his vegan cupcakes.

Hufflepuff!James/Gryffindor!Lily”

29K words and complete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29453328/chapters/72349059