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Entry tags: | project: a decade of ssrl, recs |
Rec list: Snupin, Hawaiian-style!
I was planning to do a rec list for this month's entry for the Decade of Snape/Lupin project, and was trying to think of a good theme. While reading some of the current Snupin Santa entries, I came across a delightful story where Snape and Lupin went to Hawaii on their honeymoon, and it struck me that this was the third Snupin-in-Hawaii story that I'd come across! A rather short list, but it was an unusual enough theme that I thought it would be worth compiling.
Title: Grey/Aloha/A Twist of Kindness
Author: Your Secret Snupin Santa (wordfuzion)
Rating: Holiday Spice (R)
Word count: 2774
Summary: A set of three works for silenceberry.
So this is the Snupin Santa fic that inspired this rec list! It actually consists of three short stories, and as you might have guessed, "Aloha" is the Hawaiian-themed story. It features Snape making hilariously snarky complaints about the friendly girl at the airport handing out flower leis, the sunny weather (it's too hot and too bright), and a fat tourist in a Hawaiian print shirt. Before long, he's threatening to hex the next person who says the word "Aloha" to him, but in the end, even Snape isn't completely immune to the beauty of Hawaii.
The other two stories are great, too, but this one was my favorite. And I must confess that I would love to see Snape in a Hawaiian print shirt and flower lei, but I'm sure he'd hex me for suggesting it! ;-)
Title: Aloha Means Hello and Good-bye
Author: McKay
Warnings: Non-magic AU, wanking, sex in water, very quick glimpse of cross-dressing and spanking
Rating: NC17
Word Count: ~7,800
Summary: Remus finds himself alone in Hawaii, unsure of what he's looking for and unaware when he finds it.
Notes: No spoilers; this is a total AU
And this was the first Snupin-in-Hawaii fic that I read! A wonderful non-magic AU in which schoolteacher Remus goes on vacation to Hawaii, where he meets Severus, who is working at the hotel where Remus is staying. Well, actually, it's not exactly a vacation--Remus called off his wedding to Tonks (I love how the author seamlessly wove bits of canon into the AU), and was left with the plane tickets that had been meant for their honeymoon. The two of them hit it off and have a whirlwind romance, but when Severus asks Remus to stay with him permanently, Remus must decide whether to take the risk and give up everything he knows for a relationship that might or might not work out, or to return to his humdrum but secure life back home.
I loved the idea of a tanned, half-Hawaiian (and half-English) Severus Kanoa Snape! This is a happy, confident Snape who seems to have been raised in a loving family, and since there are no Death Eaters or Dark Lord in this AU, he isn't carrying around the baggage of bitterness and guilt that canon-Snape does. And yet he is still recognizably Snape without feeling OOC--it's a fascinating look at how certain events play a huge role in shaping a character's life, and how differently things could have gone if those events had not taken place.
Remus is closer to his canon character--he tries too hard to please other people, which is how (as in canon) he ended up engaged to Tonks. But I love that this Remus, slowly but surely, finds the strength to stand up for himself.
This was a beautiful story, and as an added bonus, someone made fan art for it!
Title: Cruisin', for McKay's Aloha Means Hello and Goodbye
Artist: zephre
Rating: G
Challenge: Trading Places
Summary: Severus takes Remus for a spin around Molokai.
Disclaimer: the art is mine; the characters belong to JKR and WB
Warnings: mangling of classic Mustang interior
Notes: I tried something a little different with this one.
Gorgeous artwork of Severus and Remus cruising around in a convertible! I love how tanned Severus looks, but he still has that trademark Snape nose!
Title: Banished; Chapter 1 begins here, Hawaiian vacation runs from Chapter 42 to Chapter 48
Author: zephyr_macabee
Summary: After Severus exposes Remus Lupin as a werewolf, Albus Dumbledore decides to punish him by banishment.
A/N: Goes AU after POA; Snape is not at Hogwarts for Harry’s fourth year.
Disclaimer: None of this is mine; it is all JKR’s. This is purely for my amusement.
This isn't solely a Snupin-in-Hawaii fic, but it does feature several chapters in which Severus and Remus take a trip to Hawaii. (The entire fic consists of 56 chapters, but don't feel too intimidated; most of the chapters are fairly short, and in any case, it's well worth the read.) It's an AU in which Dumbledore banishes Severus to an American school of magic (the Shaman Institute of Arizona) as punishment for outing Remus as a werewolf. However, this turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to Severus.
The fic was written pre-DH, but the author's manipulative!Dumbledore, who places the greater good above an individual's welfare (in this case, Snape's) is remarkably prescient of the the canon Dumbledore that we see in Book 7. And the emotionally broken, guilt-ridden Severus in the fic also foreshadows the glimpses of Snape that we see in the book.
Getting back to the actual story, the staff at the Arizona school are supportive and compassionate--their Headmistress knows exactly how manipulative Dumbledore is. Treated with kindness and respect by his colleagues, Severus blossoms under their care and begins to shed his old mask of bitterness. They don't excuse his past wrongs--including his outing of Remus--but unlike Dumbledore, they don't use guilt to manipulate him, but rather they help him to move forward and make amends. In order to make up for what he did to Remus, Severus works on improving the Wolfsbane Potion, which leads to Remus coming to Arizona to serve as a test subject. Remus is stunned by the change in Severus, but he likes what he sees, and the two of them form a friendship that slowly turns into romance. I love how protective Severus's new friends are of him, and how they warn Remus in no uncertain terms that he had better not trifle with Severus's feelings!
Dumbledore grows annoyed when his pawns begin making moves without his permission, and decides to pay a visit to the Institute. Determined to protect Severus from him, the Headmistress sends Severus and Remus off to Hawaii, supposedly to continue their research. They do work on their project--and meet some Hawaiian werewolves--but they also have fun doing touristy things and begin to deepen their relationship as Severus realizes that he cares for Remus as more than a friend. The descriptions of the Hawaiian scenery were so beautiful and detailed that it feels like the author must have visited Hawaii personally, and it was wonderful to see Severus and Remus enjoying their Hawaiian vacation.
(I've collected links to all the individual chapters in my Memories for quick reference.)
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So those are my Hawaiian Snupin recs! If you know of any other Snupin-in-Hawaii, or maybe just Snupin-in-some-tropical-paradise stories that you would like to share, I'd love to hear about them, so please feel free to list them in the comments!