REC: Last Man Standing

[emmagrant01]

Crossposted to emma_recs. I just needed to squee about this fic twice, so bear with me!

Title: Last Man Standing, by Jedi Rita (jedirita)
Rating: "is for films, not literature"
Warning: domestic violence - physical, emotional, sexual abuse; these are not happy puppies
Summary: Remus and Sirius live for a year at No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

I have been waiting a long, long time to enthusiastically pimp recommend this particular fic. Rita, as many people know, is not only one of my very best friends, but also one of my favorite writers. But don't think that has blinded me in this case -- this fic is stunning. It's intense, it's fresh, it's emotional, it's gripping, it's gritty, and it's imminently readable, as all of Rita's work is. This is a fresh take on the Sirius/Remus relationship that hints at Snape/Lupin to come and feels like it could be canon. The story runs parallel to the events of Order of the Phoenix but is told from Remus's perspective as he lives with Sirius at Grimmauld Place for a year. Rita gets inside Remus's head, to great effect. This isn't fluffy Sirius/Remus -- that may pique some folks' interest and worry others. In either case, you should read it.

Comments

[kat99999.livejournal.com]

hey! randomly - if you get the time, I don't suppose you could scamper over to cherryflavour and read the newest piece? It's a Q&T companion NC17 :)) *lures you with cookies* I'd love the feedback!

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you had a rec list! *goes off to friend it* Cool.

I changed that line you didn't like. I finally got what you were trying to say. Took me a while. *ahem*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*slaps forehead* That reminds me (and I am ashamed to admit it) that I haven't read the last few parts of Q&T! I'm on a novel-length kick now and am currently reading Stealing Harry, and I'll re-read Q&T next. I think I should start at the beginning... ;-)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oooh, wow! I like the change a lot. I didn't bully you into it, did I?

Are you still up for the concert Thursday night? :-D

[teh-del.livejournal.com]

Hehe. (http://www.livejournal.com/community/crackified/11088.html) Saw this and thought of you.

[mermaidqueen.livejournal.com]

I have been waiting for a fic like this. OotP so canonized the SB/RL.

[kat99999.livejournal.com]

hee! Man, I keep meaning to read Stealing Harry - it sounds socute! *gets on that hehe*

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

No, you didn't bully me. It's just that I didn't understand your point in earlier drafts. Or maybe your point changed slightly in this draft. At any rate, when I thought long and hard about that scene, then your suggestion made a lot of sense.

And yes, I'm still planning on the concert! What time is it? When should I arrive? At this point my afternoon is clear so I could come up in time for dinner or something?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

The concert is at 8:00 and the place is a good half-hour drive from my house, so ideally, we could leave around 7:00 to park and get comfy. I'll be home from mid-afternoon on, so come when you want. I'll fix us something for dinner.

Oh, and bring your swimsuit if you want. We can get in the jacuzzi later. ;-)

[helvirago]

Hey, did you mean "eminently" readable?

Am also in the middle of Stealing Harry. You have good taste, lady.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Cool! And I can spend the night, right? I think you said you have to be at work at 10:00 the next morning? I'll certainly need to get back. But it would be nice not to have to drive home again that night.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh, you can absolutely spend the night! :-)

I have a meeting at 10:00, which means I'll need to leave around 9:00. Not so bad.

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Right. i can probably manage that. :P

[the5thmarauder.livejournal.com]

*feels stupid* I never knew you were a Sirius/Remus shipper. How did I not know that?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know if I'd say I'm a shipper. It was the first pairing I read in this fandom, and then I discovered H/D and... well.

But I will read any pairing if it's written well. There are certain writers whose work I will read no matter what, and jedirita is one of them.

And this isn't your classic S/R fic, by any stretch of the imagination. ;-)

[the5thmarauder.livejournal.com]

No, that's true.

(H/D is canonically correct now anyway. I mean come on, "Harry Potter had lost all interest in quidditch; He was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy?" Obsessed, indeed. ;) )