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Title: I've got your back!
Artist: shadowycat
Rating: PG
Medium: colored pencil on paper
Characters: Severus Snape, Remus Lupin
Prompt: #6: Back-to-back in the last battle... magic in the air, maybe some blood and desperation, no facial hair please

I've got your back!

Title: Three Stages of a Staff Party

Artist: skitty_kat

Summary: See title!

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Genre: Humor

Warnings: None

Artist Note: What happens at the staff party stays at the staff party - they hope.

Title: Just What It Says on the Tin

Artist: beeby_raccoon

Summary: The eggs aren't the only thing SIZZLIN'.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

HP Era: 1998-onward: After the Second War

Genre: Humor

Warnings: None

Arist notes: See End Notes

Title: The Frost King

From: Zhyn

Summary: Remus was warned never to walk the forests alone in winter because the Frost King seeks foolish wanderers.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Genre: Alternate Universe

Artist Note: For some strange reason I thought of Snape as the Erlkonig while drawing.

Prompt: Art #39 - Snape/Lupin in a style that reminds one of Jack Frost: Blues, icicles, and frost, from Karasu_hime


Santa is going to stop here for the day. We'll have bonus stories and art on New Year's Day! In the meantime, if you missed the comment challenges in honor of Severus' and Remus' birthdays - and to keep everyone motivated for the coming year - you can read more about them here. If you start today, you only have to make one comment a day until Severus' birthday to win at life! ^_^

Ho Ho Ho
Snupin Santa

Title: Naughty

From: Zhyn

Summary: Remus persuades "Santa" to put him in the nice list.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: None

Artist Note: Hello, prompter! Happy holidays, and this drawable turned into a more finished piece than my usual because I am chronically unable to follow instructions! Oops! :D

Prompt: DDO#18 - Remus sitting on Santa's Severus' lap, from p_for_polkadots.

Title: Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

From: Shadowycat

Summary: Remus finds it hard to sleep...

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

HP Era: 1981-1991: The Missing Years

Warnings: Nudity or Partial Nudity

Artist Note: Many thanks to Santa and the Elves for keeping this fest going! :D

Prompt: DDO#24 - Remus watches Severus sleep, from Smallbrownfrog.

This is our last gift post for Snupin Santa 2012! Expect participant icons over then next day or so, and reveals will be on January 9! Don't forget that the rec posts will be open for your use through January 9. If you make recs, let us know on LiveJournal, IJ, or DW.

The Kiss, for the Community!

From: Chibitoaster

Summary: Slowly, Remus leaned in, his hand griping Severus's face and holding him in that perfect spot.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

This art is intended for the recipients only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics if you are not a member of Lupin_Snape.

We're headed into a small break, Sunday - Tuesday, and will be back on December 26. There were many longer stories posted this week in anticipation that some of you might have time to go through them. Recs are still being collected so we can show our ourselves off to the rest of the HP community, but we can only do this when a gift reaches 3 recs. So, if you see something you really like, dash off a rec in your journal. Let's make some noise as Snupin Santa heads into its final week!

Finally, Snupin Santa wishes you the holiday you wish to have. Santa couldn't imagine a more appropriate or lovely piece of art to send us into the break. Enjoy!


Under the Stars, for Knowmefirst

From: Nepenth

Summary: A kiss under the stars.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Notes: Knowmefirst, you said give you something romantic and offered the idea of a kiss under the stars. And hopefully this will give you a happy sigh. Happy holidays!

This art is intended for the recipient only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics.

A Stocking Full of Snupin, for Smallbrownfrog

From: Myene01

Summary: Thirteen to Twenty-nine icons, depending on how you count.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Characters: Chocolate, wolfs, and small brown frogs

Warning: Small Brown Frog voyeurism

Notes: Art from shadowycat, karasu_hime, aleoninc, general domain, unknown artists, and bit of original photomanip.

I had a great time making these icons! I used the following prompts:
1) icons that don't use the movie actors. They could be drawn/painted. Or they could use photo images connected to the pair (for example a vial of potion, a dungeon wall, a wolf, worn or patched cloth, a moon). Or they could be pure text. It would be nice if at least two icons showed SS and RL separately. If they are drawn I prefer an ugly or almost ugly canon Snape.
7) Art: a comic showing how a small brown frog somehow hops through both their lives (cute or silly is fine for this, so is serious). Please don't kill the frog! (A million possibilities: frog as unnoticed spectator, frog as Teddy's familiar that gets into Snape's luggage, frog that SS wants for a potion, frog that sings outdoors at night & wakes up our two so they separately get out of bed in their pjs to hunt it down and meet....etc...etc).

I've been working on your number 6 prompt, but by the deadline I didn't feel it was up to snuff. Hopefully I'll get it done after the holidays!

This art is intended for the recipient only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics.

How to Bargain with Severus Snape, for Dani_Meows

From: Awickedmemory

Summary: Remus wants Severus to try something new tonight.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: There's shirtlessness and a bed. Also, a bit of Jonathan Swift.

Notes: Fluff fluff fuff - because really, they've had enough angst for one lifetime. Happy holidays, Dani!

This art is intended for the recipient only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics.

Snupin Icons and Wallpaper, for Myene01

From: Dani_meows

Summary: 20 Icons and a wallpaper, some based on Myene01's fic, Baby, Maybe?

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Warning: Mpreg

This art is intended for the recipient only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics.

DS9 Snape, for Rkold

From: Jazzy2may

Summary: Art Prompt: Severus and Remus fused into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, again other characters optional.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

This art is intended for the recipient only; please do not take or use it for icons, wallpaper, or any other form of graphics.

Title: Siriusly Interrupted
Artist: shadowycat
Pairing: Severus Snape/ Remus Lupin
Era: Their student years
Rating: PG
Media: Pencil and various types of markers

This piece is a Remix of a lovely untitled drawing by karasu_hime.
Her wonderful artwork can be found here!

My sincere thanks to karasu_hime for letting me play with her art and to stasia for hosting the Remix Fest. Creating this piece was a lot of fun! I hope people like it. :D

Siriusly Interrupted

Title: A Kiss for Luck
Artist: shadowycat
Rating: PG
Medium: colored pencils

A Kiss for Luck

I want to extend my sincere thank you to westernredcedar and all her talented elves for taking on Snupin Santa this year and making it such a wonderful experience for all of the participants and readers/viewers. Your hard work is very much appreciated! The boys really enjoy this special time of year... ;D

( Remus slipped into bed beside Severus whose nose was buried in a journal and attempted to hand him a sheaf of papers... )

Trim, for islandsmoke

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Thanks to islandsmoke for writing a lovely story like The Lightkeeper to illustrate. Anyone interested in a good AU can find it here. This haircut scene is in part 3. And thanks to the mod(s) for running this wonderful fest for another year :). Happy holidays all!

Rated: Ginger and Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: none

Title: Carry/Don’t Say What You Don’t Mean
Artist/Author: Littleblackbow/Azurerosa
Rating: Art - PG, Story - PG13
Word Count: ~5000
Summary: When Remus declares his feelings for Severus their hitherto carefully maintained balance crumbles.

Mod Notes: Littleblackbow's second entry is full of humor and warmth, much like its creator. She's been terrific about jumping in to help out whenever art or stories are needed for various Lupin_Snape activities, although she also has a deep love of all things Sherlock Holmes. Azurerosa has very quietly been my hand-holder throughout the BLU2 experience, and I couldn't have made it to this point without her. Her writing is also growing by leaps and bounds, although even I wish her muse would be a little more cooperative. Hee!

love, lore

Title: Making Music/Unhinged Harmony
Artist/Author: Zephre/Snapealina
Rating: Art & Story - PG
Word Count: ~5400
Summary: After the second war, Severus and Remus live in the Muggle world. Something is bothering Remus and to Severus' great frustration, he turns to his piano for comfort.

Mod Notes: Zephre has been a member of Lupin_Snape for 3+ years (and she might tell me longer!). In that time, she's produced and incredible body of art, which includes a big chuck of Snape/Lupin. However, she also is a big Merlin fan, with lots of art in that fandom, too! Snapealina's name is popping up often here at the end because she embraced BLU2 with total enthusiasm. She was the perfect writer for this piece because she's an utter Wizard Rock junkie!

love, lore

Title: On the Tower/Apocryphal Tales of Romance and Wonder
Artist/Author: Omni/busaikko
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~15,000
Summary (story): After the war, Severus receives a surprising inheritance and legacy from Dumbledore.

Mod Notes: Omni is one of our multi-talented community members. You might remember her Japanese AU story from last week, and now you get to view some of her gorgeous art. A little birdie also reminded me that Omni is working on original fiction! After a long period of intense ship involvement, we now usually only see busaikko once a year during Snupin Santa. But after a plaintive cry from *cough* someone, she stepped in to write for BLU2 like a Snupin Superhero!

love, lore

Next post will be Saturday or Sunday. There's no set posting schedule.

Title: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Omni
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: ~24,000, total
Summary: Once upon a time, there was a Wolf from a faraway land who found his way into Japan at a time of great turmoil and conflict. He took sanctuary within a Buddhist temple, where he met a mysterious Tengu Prince with jet black eyes and a steel-sharp tongue. (or: The Harry Potter series abridged and retold in feudal Japan...with slash)

Mod Notes: Hey, artists and writers, don't forget, if you have a BLU account, you can reply to comments. Someone asked me about it today and I wanted to make sure you all remembered that.

Also, readers, don't forget, you can click the printer icon on the top left of stories to see the story as a whole for saving or printing.

love, lore

The story portion of this entry will be completed with two more chapters tomorrow. There's no set posting schedule.

Title: Japan/The Tale of the Tengu Prince and the Wolf
Artist/Author: Karasu_hime/Omni
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Word Count: 2 chapters at ~10,300, story total - ~20,000
Summary: Once upon a time, there was a Wolf from a faraway land who found his way into Japan at a time of great turmoil and conflict. He took sanctuary within a Buddhist temple, where he met a mysterious Tengu Prince with jet black eyes and a steel-sharp tongue. (or: The Harry Potter series abridged and retold in feudal Japan...with slash)

Mod Notes: Karasu_hime has been a member of Lupin_Snape...forever! She's been the community's most consistent fan artist because of her longevity. With two more pieces to come from Karasu, I'll have a few more chances to gush about her. Then again, it's hard not to also gush about Omni (better known as Omni_sama). She's been with the community several years as well, and she's a graced us with both art and her inspired writing. We'll see the flip side of her creativity with her art entry later this month.

love, lore

P.S. Community Members, have I told you lately how much I love you? Comments have been strong for both the stories and art. Please keep it up - most of the artists and writers have been waiting forever for you to see their work. ♥!

First, the fine print, then the fun! --->Artists, now that you can see how your work is being presented, if you'd like to send me titles or additional notes on your art, do it ASAP because I'm still uploading.

Readers, welcome to Snupin: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 2, the Snape/Lupin Big Bang's Art Focus! (Boy, that's a mouthful!) In this round of our Big Bang, Art is in the spotlight. Artists turned in pieces months ago, and writers have used that art as inspiration to write stories of 5000 words or more.

Both art and stories are housed at the BLU web site, but I'm going to present the BLU works in a different way from our first round, where all the stories and art were revealed on the site on the same day. Instead, I'm going to roll the works out slowly over the next couple of weeks so you'll all have plenty of time to read and respond to each art/story set.

Remember, the artists have been waiting months for their works to debut, and many of the writers aren't far behind. Letting people know you looked or read is important. While I encourage you to join the BLU web site as a member for commenting, you're also welcome to come back to the community posts to leave your comments as well.

Finally, there's a printer button at the top left of every work. You can click it to read or download art or stories as one page or file. Also note, there are other site skins (layouts) if you find the default problematic in some way. Questions? Ask away!

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Our first art/story set is non-magical AU. Because it's 18,000 words, it will be the only story posted before Monday, September 12. In the future, I might post even longer stories by chapters over several days if I can manage it. There is no set posting schedule.

Title: Office Scene/The Newcomer
Artist/Author: LittleBlackBow/Tossukka
Rating: Art - PG, Story - NC17
Other Characters: With Lily, Minerva, Dumbledore & other Marauders
Summary: "Do you have any idea how much gossip this is going to cause if it ever becomes public?"
Warnings: Graphic sexual situations, strong language

Mod Notes: This is the second time LittleBlackBow has participated as a BLU artist, and she has another piece that will be featured later, as well as a story - amazing! Many of you will recognize Tossukka under her Snupin Santa pen name: Sitruunavohveli. She is Finnish and angsts over writing in English even though we'd never know the difference. ~_^

love, lore

Title: Iconic Story--a year in the making
Artist: Omni (aka rip_von_christ)
Rating: PG? Psh, I dunno.
Challenge: Lupin_Snape Anniversary
Summary: A year-long project of telling a story...one icon at a time.

(Click for icon and other art)

Title:As a Raven's Wing
Chapter: 3: "Rescue"
Author: Omni (rip_von_christ on lj)
Rating: PG (for this chapter...later chapters will vary)
Warnings: Can be considered crack (though not the whacky sort), blatant and not-so-blatant comic book knock-offs, unbetaed
Prompts: Batman, costumes (by zhyn and azurerosa in chat, respectively)
Summary: Munin is a mysterious figure. A brilliant mind, he assists the Aurors on occasion, especially when dealing with the odder cases. No one knows who he really is, though. They only know him as the man in black flowing robes and a raven mask.
Word Count: 1,700+
Note: Magical AU. Pretty much take the HP world, but remove the actual HP stories and replace them with tales like you'd see in the pages of a comic book.

BONUS! MORE COMIC-ESQUE ART! THREE PICTURES, THIS TIME!

Chapter 1
Chapter 2

( After darkness has descended upon the land... )

Chapter 4

Title:As a Raven's Wing
Chapter: 2: "Family and Foes"
Author: Omni (rip_von_christ on lj)
Rating: PG (for this chapter...later chapters will vary)
Warnings: Can be considered crack (though not the whacky sort), blatant and not-so-blatant comic book knock-offs, unbetaed
Prompts: Batman, costumes (by zhyn and azurerosa in chat, respectively)
Summary: Munin is a mysterious figure. A brilliant mind, he assists the Aurors on occasion, especially when dealing with the odder cases. No one knows who he really is, though. They only know him as the man in black flowing robes and a raven mask.
Word Count: 2,500+
Note: Magical AU. Pretty much take the HP world, but remove the actual HP stories and replace them with tales like you'd see in the pages of a comic book.

BONUS! COMIC BOOK COVER ART BENEATH THE CUT. ...Or at least my failed attempt at such. =/

Chapter 1

( Let the investigation begin... )

Chapter 3