The Lupin/Snape Lurve Community

We have so many talented writers of Remus and Severus that it can be difficult to read all the works that come out. Here is a Merry Smutmas 2007 (2008-01-05 posted at the author's IJ) gift written by the talented iamisaac entitled The Bonding. Please show the love to this wonderful author!

Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Bondage; Coercion/Dub-con


Why I recommend it: We cannot choose whom we love easily or how that love will manifest during a war. This piece takes the idea of bonding and makes it work with steady pacing and attention to detail. I felt the conflict of emotions and necessity in Remus. I hurt for Severus' vulnerability.

My summary: To save their lives, the spies needed to bond, wholly. Actions will have consequences and those consequences may be the greater gift.

Remus' 50th Birthday is March 10. Our challenge for the next month is


This challenge can be used for Valentine's day or Remus' birthday, or for any shades in-between. I am hoping you will all think outside the box about this one, especially artists.

Drabbles (a single letter?), ficlets, art, stories, photomanips, icons, thematic lists, recs, and any other offerings you can relate to the challenge are welcome. If you need ideas or would like a writing partner for a letters exchange, feel free to ask here or later on the community. Also, for the duration of this challenge, if you would like have another character "write" to Remus in some way, it will be accepted, as long as the "letter" involves Remus and no mentions of other romantic partners are made -- in other words, Remus gen only, please, if you involve another character alone. Other characters addressing a Remus/Severus relationship in some way is welcome, of course!

Specific tags for this challenge will be "prompt: letters to lupin" and possibly "holidays: lupin's birthday" as well as other fic and art tags as they apply. Remember there are feeds from IJ to LJ and LJ to IJ if you don't have journals in both places.

You may post your offering at any time, and this challenge runs through March 10. I hope many of you will come out to celebrate Remus' golden birthday, including viewers who are willing to encourage with their comments!

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I'll admit it, I've been sick. I was hoping to have the print calendar and other sundries ready for you this weekend, but it will be a few days more. In the meantime, you can use the beautiful desktop version of the February image made for us by the very talented nepenth, aka KC.


If you have comments for her, I'll be sure to point her here to see them. Right after I post this, I'll be updating all the way out of date notifications on the community. Remember, if you ever see expired info, you can let me know, I'm happy to be poked.

In other news, the recent Moonshadow issues seemed to be solved. Remember, there's a general password to leave comments on Moonshadow stories here. Art gallery comments work without a password.

Happy day! I hope you all have a good week and a weekend full of warmth. ♥ ♥ ♥

love, lore