Oh, wow. That was lovely, and hot, and wonderfully desperate. I love that this is a non-fluffy Lily/James fic, but still full of the love that we know they have for each other. Same with the arguments between the rest of the marauders, too - there's so much anger there, but we see the camaraderie there anyway, despite their horrible tempers and grief.
Loved this line:
Sirius laughed, husky and unamused, and sat back. “You can die screaming if you want, Evans. I’m going to go down laughing.”
It's such a brilliant, sad line to read in hindsight, because that's just exactly what happened in the end, and it's so bittersweet to see it coming from Sirius' mouth when he is still alive and whole, and to know that his death was exactly the way he would have wanted it - fighting and laughing. Just a brilliant addition to this piece.
Also loved this:
“You’re going to fight Death Eaters without any undies on?”
“I hardly think they’re going to be looking up my skirt, James. Come on.”
“I really, really love you.”
It made me laugh, and it's great comic relief here.
All in all - beautiful piece. Thanks for a wonderful read!
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Date: 2006-08-25 04:16 am (UTC)Oh, wow. That was lovely, and hot, and wonderfully desperate. I love that this is a non-fluffy Lily/James fic, but still full of the love that we know they have for each other. Same with the arguments between the rest of the marauders, too - there's so much anger there, but we see the camaraderie there anyway, despite their horrible tempers and grief.
Loved this line:
Sirius laughed, husky and unamused, and sat back. “You can die screaming if you want, Evans. I’m going to go down laughing.”
It's such a brilliant, sad line to read in hindsight, because that's just exactly what happened in the end, and it's so bittersweet to see it coming from Sirius' mouth when he is still alive and whole, and to know that his death was exactly the way he would have wanted it - fighting and laughing. Just a brilliant addition to this piece.
Also loved this:
“You’re going to fight Death Eaters without any undies on?”
“I hardly think they’re going to be looking up my skirt, James. Come on.”
“I really, really love you.”
It made me laugh, and it's great comic relief here.
All in all - beautiful piece. Thanks for a wonderful read!