hey guys, remember when this AU used to exist? in any case, the Table'o'Contents used to be over at this crappy free webhosting account i had, but i didn't log in for six months and they deleted it and bla bla bla. in short, it was dumb of me not to just do it on livejournal in the first place (easier editing! little "lj user=" links!), so here's its new home. if i've forgotten any fics or there are any broken links or hideous typos, etc., please leave a comment!


The Beginning.

The Marauder Rhombus Epic, Part I [sennuyer] The first installment of the Definitive Marauder Rhombus Fic, in which characters are established, many drinks are had, and a band is born. Or, as Jackie describes it: "It's basically like a really bad episode of the "making the band"- but with lusty undertones."

mostly the view is accurate [belovedsnail] Follows Remus and his boyfriend Patrick in the almost-last scene of the Epic, beginning with the phonecall Remus makes to him from the hospital lobby. Purports to be Remus/Patrick, but is really Remus/his meandering thoughts about Sirius.

background noise and sheer blind luck [collaborative] Our Boys (with varying degrees of reluctant-ness) think and talk about their First Times. Because, you know, it's supposed to be special, right? Takes place a few days after the end of the Epic, Part I.


Flashbacks.
(although they're first chronologically, these are best read after the epic, at least, so you know where you are.)

here's what she said to me [sennuyer] Sixteen-year-old-James-and-his-mum fic, wherein there is waltzing, snow, and things are Probably About to Change.


Touring Era.

The Epic, Part II [sennuyer] Touring as you've never seen it before!! This one is Required Reading, guys.

make the face til it stuck [cereal] In which Peter loses his coat, learns about good beer and bad beer, and isn't cut out for this.

everything else stays the same [cereal] Shampoo and shaving cream, Peter's memories of playgrounds, and meals you literally have to bleed for.

how i line my sky with all the silver i can use [cereal] A plane ride, Peter's new tattoo, subtexty bowling, and things your mum can't hang on the fridge.

advertise [belovedsnail] The first posted MR-verse ficlet. Silly, written around a photo. Establishes the Remus/Sirius tension that abounds in...

the patience arc.
[angsty, not-quite-Remus/Sirius interludes, Sirius POV. beware long sentences, unadvisable songs and page long author's notes.]

i. bigger than the both of us [belovedsnail] A dingy hotel with curtains that don't close, a secret song, and some clumsy character introductions. (...and the way better Remus POV remix by marginalia, bright you are.)

ii. if you think you might be, you are [belovedsnail] Takes place the morning after the preceding fic, and features a trick to stop door hinges from squealing, a smitten waitress, and sacrificial pie. (and its Remus POV remix, spinning out.)

iii. symptoms of touring [belovedsnail] Set in another crap hotel, Remus is absent, everyone is drunk, and there is radiator toast and two songs too many. (and Remus's side of the story, leave you black and blue.)


Ficlets.
(posted to marauderrhombus, various authors.)

second verse (same as the first) [cereal] A sort of Peter survey course of the whole touring era, in model airplanes and the pristine, bright newness of stage lights. Reading it out loud is fun.

born entertainer [belovedsnail] In which the girl who only writes Remus and Sirius tries to write three connected character study bits about James. There's singing and footed pajamas and a broken tv.

Lovely Lily-POV Stuff by shinyandnat.
i. Everyone's addicted to bass... Lily's thoughts about the Boys. Sharp and accurate and all kinds of good things.
ii. You were always crazy like that. Rain and pebbles thrown at windows and songs at odd hours of the night. (vaguely James/Lily)
iii. Easy like a Sunday morning... Sequel to the above, breakfast and Lily's backstory.

but mostly you just make me mad [belovedsnail] Lily's perspective on the aftermath of the Doomed Show that ends part I of the Epic. (also vaguely Lily/James)

what if no one's watching? [elfianjoy] Peter and his sweet, observant outsider take on the band and its members' odd relationships.

trust all stars [marginalia] Four Remus drabbles. Read these.

maybe we could hum along [cereal] in which Peter is compared to Ringo, keeps a running nipple count, and lets us know how James feels about "Freebird."

there's no telling where you've been [sennuyer] Lily and James and their parade of love interests who aren't each other.

five things that never happened to the bass player [marginalia] Remus and Sirius, five separate and beautiful ways.

i hate your lipstick [marginalia] i'm really running out of summaries, here. this is short and not-sweet in the best possible way and has Spanish infomercials in it!

out here you can hear things for miles and miles [marginalia] Things (very pretty, muted and interesting things) that happen in the van, driving from one gig to another. Remus POV, written for the less-is-more ficathon.