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Today I have an adorable Snupin-and-Teddy family art rec and a wonderful Snupin AU fic rec...

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The trickiest part of this was getting Severus to still look like Severus with a 1920s hairdo. I think maybe he looks more like F. Scott Fitzgerald with a big nose ;-) but I did my best.

"They're a rotten crowd," I shouted, across the lawn. "You're worth the whole damn bunch put together." - The Great Gatsby

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who entered. The pictures were a joy to look at, and as I have mentioned before, it's going to be tough for me to pick a winner - truly.
Secondly, my thanks to those who took time to comment on the entries. All artists love feedback and it's always exciting to receive a comment on your art.
I have yet to decide who the winner is, but it will be in approx 24 hours.
In the meantime, here's a review of the entries so that we can see them all together. Of course, this is assuming I don't screw up the links, which I will undoubtedly do based on past efforts, so advance apologies for that. It doesn't help that I'm slightly tanked.

Creampuffs!

Nums! Severus has a secret! And they were expecting him!
Watch it being drawn HERE!

This is a sort-of multi-purpose post.

1) Very late birthday greetings for sylvanawood (I still can't figure out Photoshop)
2) Severus' special Valentine's Day treat
3) Entry into protowilson's current contest, Snape's Guilty Pleasure

His guilty pleasure is texting sylvanawood!



Yeah, that's about it.

Title: "Thanks, Dad!"

Artist: venturous 
Media: pastel
Rating: G
Characters: Severus Snape & daughter Edie
Warning(s): none
Disclaimer:any recognizable characters don't belong to me; I am just borrowing them for entertainment.

Artist's Notes: For BohemianSpirit, who wrote a series of wonderful Snape/OFC fics that soothed my heart post DH. In Light Through the Cracks, Severus has a secret life, unbeknownst to all the wizarding world, until his eldest gets her letter for Hogwarts. In Knowing Jack, Harry describes her nose as "unfortunate." I have tried to make her both Snapey and pretty. Actually, the real challenge was to draw Severus as pleased and a proud father!

This is only about 6 months late. **hangs head** BohemianSpirit, I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved your stories, and making this drawing.

Image heavy -- link to journal

I went over my flist looking for birthday fic for Severus. If anyone else knows of any fic or art that didn't get posted to snapedom, leave a comment here and I'll add it to this list.

Happy Birthday, Severus by jin_fenghuang Art
Breathe in Awe by lilyseyes Severus/Harry, NC-17
Alone by snegurochka_lee Severus/Remus, ANGST, PG-13
Up, Up and Away by nimrod_9 Severus/Remus, NC-17
Happy Birthday, Severus by accioslash Severus/any male, not rated but suggestive
Severus Snape, Party Planner by alisanne Severus/Harry, PG
Severus and his Mum by accioslash Art
Overwhelming Temptation by alisanne Severus/Harry, G
More by lilyevans_snape Severus/Unnamed Female, PG-13

From lupin_snape:
Birthday Girl by ellid Gen
In the Headmaster's Chair by wolfiefics Snupin, not rated
Coward by omni_sama Snupin, not rated
A Pillow, Parchment and Potential by nimrod_9 Snupin, PG-13
Satisfy by zhyn ART, Snupin, PG-13
Gift-Wrapped by tetsubinatu Snupin, PG
And then Remus James Utechin brought him a cup of tea and smiled shyly by drusillas_rain "Real-Person drabble. Also, the only snupin is in the title, but it's implied in the after parts", PG
Untitled by skree_ratling Snupin, PG
Untitled by hogwartshoney Snupin, G
Orfeo ed Remus by drachenmina Snupin, PG
When the Moon Is In the Seventh House . . . by scribbulus_ink Snupin, PG
Emendate Donum by ms_jvh_shuh Snupin, PG
Untitled ART, Snape, G
Wedding Snupin images by ureima
A Familiar Ingredient by zephre ART, Severus, G
I've Never by tjwritter Snupin, PG-13
Shadow and Spy by westernredcedar Snupin, PG
Blow by geek6 Snupin, PG
Sweet Things by july30first Snupin, PG-13
Surprise by mon_ami_runa Snupin, R
Ribbon by skitty_kat ART, Snupin, G
"From me to you, happy birthday (son)" by osmalic Snupin, G
Celebrating, the werewolf way by dungeons_master Snupin, NC-17, heed warnings
Emendate Domum (flip-side) by ms_jvh_shuh Snupin, PG
My Sweet Prince by senjy Roman/Severo (reincarnations of Remus and Severus), PG
A Very Pesky Birthday by purpleygirl Snupin, R
Birthday Boy by midnight_birth Snupin, E
Surprise with Candles by spiceholmes Snupin, PG-13
Should-haves Are All We Have by omni_sama Snupin, R
Indulgence by chazpure Fic and Art, Snupin, G
The Other Sword of Gryffindor by nepenth ART, Snupin, R
Pluck and Vigor by little_iago Snupin, PG-13
Snake by dancingskeleton ART, Severus, PG

A bit late, but hopefully he won't mind:

Happy Birthday Snape!

Hooray for Snape. And to celebrate, I've orchestrated my own birthday bash for him!!!

Title(s): Birthday Bash pictures 1-8
Artist: littleblackbow
Media: Watercolor, pen and ink, pencil
Warnings: None
Rating: G to PG
Character: Severus Snape!
Artist notes: These are all previously unscanned images. Some were just sketches in my sketchbook that never made it any further, some are portraits I made specifically for his birthday! I have one more to finish, and I'll post that later. I just wanted to get these up in time for his birthday!!

Happy Birthday, Severus Snape!

A very quick picture to celebrate *g* (pencils on the train, speed-inking at home). This was ready ten minutes before midnight on the 9th, but sadly the scanning and posting took until the 10th ;_;.

Title: For your birthday, I got you me
Artist: sigune
Media: Staedtler pens on (thin) paper
Rating: G
Characters: Severus Snape, Brynhild Bromley (OFC)
Warnings: Ever seen Sigune art with warnings, then, have you? ;P

( For your birthday, I got you me )

I shamelessly recycled this from an old ArtPad contest.

This is from my friend, who is anomalywaiting on LJ. She RPs with me as Rabstan. I am posting for her as she has no IJ.

Title: TWINS



You can watch the art HERE!

There are so many Snupin Santa entries that I haven't been able to keep with all of them, but here a few favorites of the ones I've read that I'd like to share with the group:

I'm feeling less embarrassed than usual, pimping my own stuff, because sadly I have had less time for fandom activity in 2008 than I would have liked, and I feel sort of justified in using the Friday recs to prove that I'm still alive and Snaping ;-).

In the last days of 2008, I posted these two pictures:

Title: Bottle Fame
Artist: sigune
Rating: G
Media: Staedtler pens, Chinese ink and watercolours.
Notes: This picture was drawn as a near-kiriban (*g*) for branquignole, who requested a full-length, inked portrait of Snape holding a flask.

Title: Class Rules
Artist: sigune
Rating: G
Media: Ballpoint pen and watercolours.
Notes: This is a kiriban picture for Aquaviann at deviantART. She let me choose my own media, but requested a portrait of Snape as a young teacher.

I hope you like them :).

Some snupin fic recs:
Pith and Resin by snupin_santa. This is so very stark and uncompromising in its refusal to completely smooth out all edges and make everything tidy and clear. There are ambiguities and subtleties that linger - and it's a stronger story for that. Severus, in particular, is very effectively and convincingly portrayed – a harsh man, whose loyalties aren't clear as the tale unfolds.
Summary: In the final days of the First War with Voldemort, two damaged men meet one last time. Rated: R.

Mine by torino10154 is a delicious hot snupin that seems to accomplish so much in so few words. It's deliciously smutty, and yet explores the strength of their deep and abiding emotional connection. Go read! Rated: NC-17.

Oooh, this is funny & witty & utterly silly in the most perfect way, The Gryffindor Gambit by snupin_santa. Features a cunning Remus and a bold Severus.
Summary: Two years after the war - and his divorce - Remus thinks he's found love once more; Severus decides it's up to him to keep Remus from making another stupid mistake, and he'll do so by any means necessary. Rated: NC17

*****EDIT: A quick rec - I haven't completed it yet, but what I have read is BRILLIANT!!!!
Forbidden Passion: A Soap Opera in Five Acts. Summary: "Remus Lupin is a professor at this school now, and you will treat him respectfully," Dumbledore had told Snape. But setting aside the fact that Lupin could still, in Snape's opinion, transform and attack the children, the man was also running around the school flaunting the fact that he was an inappropriately dressed, limp-wristed, arse-docking bloody queen. That was the one offence Snape would absolutely not abide. Rated: NC-17
Hurry, do go and read it - it is superb!!
Ooooh, I've completed it now and it wonderful. Really, truly marvelous. I alternated between smiling, laughing, cringing, nodding, melting, sorrowing, raging and delighting! Do please read; it is too good to miss out on!



Snarry:
More and more I've noticed snarry fics dominating these recs – which is remarkable considering it is not my OTP! I attribute it to the abundance of brilliant snarry writers, bless them. One snarry rec today.
Not for a fest or an exchange, but part of a 4/? series, drachenmina's "Gifts" is a delight to read. The latest, Feline Gifts is as funny as the previous entries. Do go & read for a fully realized characterization of a non-magic AU Severus & Potter, with all the wit & humour that Drachenmina does so very well. Snape's POV is a joy to read – wry, snarky, Slytherin. Go read. Ratings vary: PG – NC-17.


Art recs:
Cut Our Bodies Free by snupin_santa is an extraordinary and unexpected picture. Not sure what I was expecting... but this took me by surprise. The shaved head, Severus's pale & desperate fragility, Remus's love/protectiveness/passion - all so beautifully depicted. An amazing piece of art.
Summary: Remus Lupin is a practical man, and has planned his crime well. He dresses himself in dark colours that won't show up in the shadows, and practices until his wandwork is tight; perfect. When it comes to Severus Snape, however, Remus has always lost his sense of reason. Why else would he be watching the clock, waiting to begin the first real attempt to break a man out of Azkaban? Why else, instead of packing a dark blanket layered with dense warming charms, does he choose to transfigure one made from the combined yarn of every woolly jersey ever given to him by Molly Weasley? Some part of him associates these garments with love, warmth, and comfort, and so it is with a shrunken pile of soft rainbow fabric in his pocket that he sets out across the sea.

Remember to comment at the entries of these talented writers & artists.

Snarry fics:-
The snarry_holidays big reveal reminded me of all the recs I had planned to post! Which is my excuse for this huge clump of snarry recs. And a snupin or three… and a single solitary art rec two art recs.

Strong at the Broken Places. by joanwilder. This one broke me, shattered me, re-made me – there's no greater praise I could give a fic really. Because I still don't have the words, I'm simply posting my comment to the (then) mystery author in all its messy incoherence: I read this & couldn't initially comment - I was too moved. […] I still don't have the words!!! This is so very moving - it's deeply sustaining on an emotional level - the title is perfect, the quotation is perfect - the whole story is just so bloody perfect! [...] You've captured Severus's grief for Albus so very well [...] And later, the guilt, the pain, the regret, the remorse, when Severus has realized what he's done - how he deserted the person he most wanted to be there for, when that person was broken. It is so masterfully done - so well-written. [...] It's difficult to express how much I enjoyed this wonderful, brilliant, heart-breaking story.
Well… I can't recommend this one too highly – it's brilliant. Do please read.

drachenmina's The Riddle of the Grange is a wonderful read – a delightfully Sherlock Holmes-ish, Victorian-era non-magic AU murder mystery. Snarky Snape is brilliant as the acerbic Scotland Yard detective; Harry as the naive & enthusiastic side kick and Hermione as the suffragette chaining herself to protest for emancipation - perfect!!! The tone is wonderful, comic & droll, & always fast-moving & engaging - this is a gem of a fic.

A rather dark fic – do heed the warnings, but it's well worth reading, Vanquished by regasssa. Auror- Harry needs Snape's help to hunt down Greyback and in doing so uncovers the darkest of memories hidden within. The content is well-covered and treated thoughtfully, the suspense is gripping & the sex hot! WARNINGS. NC-17.

A Dust of Snow by floraheart. Sweet and snarky and very surreal (at the beginning). Very enjoyable – lovely reading. NC-17.

Temporal Manoeuvers in the Dark by odogoddess. Brilliantly well-written, absolutely engaging – an utterly beautiful story. Harry's mature awareness enriches the story so much, his patience & sensitivity to Severus make this truly beautiful reading. Fantastic!!

Puzzled Together by jadzialove. An entertaining mystery – very enjoyable reading.

A Time to Forget by gatewaygirl. So, so very good and so satisfying. It's intriguing watching the plot unfold, and I really like the way it's written, the tone of it. I was shocked by the young Severus - the way he seemed so different from the later Severus. More... sly and bitter, and less harsh and sour than the later Severus. It was fascinating to see that difference, and very convincing. NC-17

One Wave Short of a Shipwreck by leela_cat. A lovely story! Delicious sex, great lines, snarky but enticing Severus - fantastic! NC-17.

Seasoned Sound by vissy. A lovely fic – great reading. Excellent presentation of Harry - he comes across well. And although the reader doesn't actually spend much time with Snape, he's convincingly presented. I adore all the little details - the eight pulls on the dreads for the eight missing years - Snape's insane toxic cocktail... it all adds up to a great story. PG-13.

Onto snupin fics:
Fantastic, set during Naval-era Britiain AU - The Voyage of HMS Leviosa by snupin_santa. Well researched and well-written - with such an authentic period tone. Great plot-line - truly fascinating reading. Do read it – it's marvelous.

Where there is Life, there is Hope by snupin_santa. A beauiful, sad and melancholy tale - so very moving. Tremendous accuracy on the descriptions of PTSD. The tone of this fic was perfect for its subject matter - a quiet sense of melancholy and despair that pervades through the story. Well written - thoughtful & moving.

And for a sexy, amusing, wry, poignant, and very sexy (it bears repeating) story, do read Five Times Lupin and Snape Should Not Have Had Sex at Order Headquarters (But Couldn't Help It) by Snupin_Santa. NC-17.


Art recs:
Only one art rec – not because there hasn't been wonderful art, I'm sure there has! I'm so word-obsessed; I tend to forget to look at the art. But this one certainly caught my eye!
Once Upon a Dream by anonymous in snapelyholidays. Sirius/Severus. NWS.
EDIT: Another art rec - a quite original take on snupin - and quite gorgeous! In the Spring of their Forever. Work safe.

Don't forget to leave comments to the authors/artists. Comments = Love.

I've been awful about participating lately. One of the many things that's been eating my time has been doing Crack Broom recs on LJ for October and November, and so I thought I'd share those recs here as well, just so I'm not a *complete* lurker.

( Snupin fic recs )
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( Snape/Hermione fic recs )
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An art rec for the most wonderful moving snarry video - well, you must go see it to appreciate how brilliant the artist is!!! It's for littleblackbow's video Through the Snowflakes. It's a follow-on from littleblackbow's brilliant & moving snarry_games entry. It is wonderful, it's the best thing ever - so moving, so beautiful - I'm in love with it!

EDIT: - so disorganized - my apologies. I also wanted to rec the brilliant Sherlock Holmes-ish, steampunk-ish, murder mystery AU posted in this year's snupin_santa The Third Attempt. It's brilliant, it's wonderful, it's divinely sexy, very well-plotted and a fantastic read. Pairing/s: Severus/Remus; threesome - Severus/Remus/?.

The first is a drawing of Severus by richardgloucester. Worksafe

Severus Reading

The second drawing is by bambu. Hermione/Severus. Not work safe

Hermione and Severus

Enjoy

ETA: First link amended as was linked to a locked post - sorry.

I finished this a little while ago, and drachenmina just got it in the mail, so here are the photos.
The center piece is an illustration from Mina's fic "A Most Impractical Cat" and there are some choice quotes from the piece free-motion quilted into it.





You can see the whole process at my Craft Projects Flickr Set

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