A Change in the Weather

RIGHT. I have had ENOUGH of technology interfering in my writing (in more ways than one *glares at laptop cooler*). I am going OFFLINE, and I am STAYING until I FINISH this FIC.

I'm looking for a heart-breaking Snape/Lupin story, the longer and angstier the better. I mean one that really tears your heart out and cuts it into pieces and jumps on it and boils the pieces up and ends that way. Come to think of it, other pairings would work too, Snape/Harry or Snape/Draco especially.

Anybody got a rec, or a fic of your own to share? It's not a subgenre I'm very familiar with :).

*eta* A little poking around has brought up On the Shoulders of Giants, so hopefully I will read that today and report back. Any others?

I've just been reading some reactions and articles about DH...( Cut for spoilers. Yes, still. But I have a quick question! )

In other news, I no longer feel compelled to rip my arms out of their sockets to beat off this fic. I think I have it under control. <3 to all.

Why I like so many different characters paired with Snape. (Contains spoilers for DH)

If this were for a broader audience, I would need to start off with some backing-up of the statement "Snape is an interesting character." For the moment, I'm going to take it as read that Snape fascinates many in fandom.

One thing I find fascinating is that Snape is endlessly faceted. I joked once that I had a hundred Snapes in my head, and I'd written about a dozen of them at various points. I think it's absolutely true; and different pairings allow us to imagine him as completely different kinds of people.

( Part I: Why Snape? Or, Why can we speculate about Snape? )

Part II: Why fanfic?

Answer: Fanfic allows us to speculate in a deeply immersive, satisfying way: narrative. I mean, why not just write an essay describing what Snape would be like if his father had killed his mother when Snape was only four, and he'd gone to live with some distant relatives, the Blacks and their three daughters, Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa? Because it's a hell of a lot more fun as a story. Humans love stories. It's in our nature. They make us feel, and we love to feel. (It's the reason why "One death is a tragedy. A million is a statistic." -Joseph Stalin. But I'm digressing again.)

Now we have two things: an interesting character with a lot of blanks we can fill in (Snape), and a compelling method of doing so (story-telling via fanfic). This is why I love to write about him. He's so versatile.

( Part IIa: Why *romantic* fanfic? )

( Part III: How Specific Characters Work With Snape )

Now for the audience participation part of the essay! How do specific characters bring out specific sides of Snape? I will add to this section if anyone has any comments or suggestions. Let's see what you think!

( List of Various Characters )

( What house am I, from Song of Ice and Fire )

Ha. I don't know how accurate it is, but I won't argue. It's a very pretty banner, anyway.

I was pleased to find I could turn on the navigation strip in IJ. I find it very handy.

In other news, this post is brought to you by "Filling Time Until my Snupin Santa Assignment Arrives." I'm deathly ill (not really, but I feel just bad enough that I feel sorry for myself for feeling so bad) and I'm going to bed as soon as I get it, but right now there's not much to do but twiddle my thumbs and sit around in the #lupin_snape chat room -

Holy cow, there it is. A miracle!

And ohhhhhhh am I pleased. :D

A Friending Frenzy is going on - pass the word!

Quick update for journal-y things: I've decided that my main journal presence will be on IJ, not LJ, so if anyone has the LJ one friended you can take it off. I'll post there once more with a similar message. If anyone is reading just LJ and is still interested in my Real Life issues, please let me know as I have something important to tell you.

For those reading at IJ, I will probably be creating a real life filter here like I used to have, but not everyone will be on it by default - it's opt in only. I have absolutely no problem with people who just want to read fic and recs and fandom related stuff, so please don't think you're insulting me if you don't want real life - my real life is messy and I know it.

As before, anyone can ask to get off the filter at any time, no questions asked and no hard feelings. Life is too short for drama.

That said, anyone who wants on pls to be commenting thx. :)

p.s. COMMENTS SCREENED.

So, looks like Insane Journal is the place to go (friend me there!), though I'll keep my accounts at LJ for the foreseeable future. snape_rarepairs will be up and running on IJ soon, too, so come join the fun if that's kind of thing is your bag, baby.

Catching up on comments is THE hardest thing to do while my time online is limited, but I am thinking about you all (*waves to ragdoll*). BUT! I got my gift at hp_summersmut, and it is AWESOME! The SNARK!

Title: In a Pinch
Pairing: Snape/Black, past Snape/Regulus
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3071

Hi.

It's just me, Summerborn at GJ, Summerborn at LJ. I thought I would check out IJ and nab my name. *sigh*

Honestly, though, we're going to need something else, I think. Check out fandom_flies or Fandom Flies on LJ.