*happy sigh* I've been so looking forward to finally having a chance to sit down and enjoy this story -- and this first chapter is every bit as wonderful as I was expecting. Sirius had me giggling, putting his 'money' on Tonks to prevail (and by Christmas, no less!). I very much like the way you show both characters looking past the superficial details and realizing that the other has a lot more depth than a casual glance would suggest.
Loved Remus's self-assessment: "sensible when I should have been more fun, and irresponsible when I should have been setting a good example, I'd say."
Thought it worked well to have Remus find himself telling Tonks all about his past this way -- it signals how comfortable he feels with her already, to let himself open up that much. And that was also a great way to show how perceptive Tonks is, that she caught on right away what all that must have been like for Remus.
I'll be using the chapters you've posted so far as carrots for getting a certain amount of work done this weekend -- looking forward to the next one!
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Date: 2014-10-11 08:58 pm (UTC)Loved Remus's self-assessment: "sensible when I should have been more fun, and irresponsible when I should have been setting a good example, I'd say."
Thought it worked well to have Remus find himself telling Tonks all about his past this way -- it signals how comfortable he feels with her already, to let himself open up that much. And that was also a great way to show how perceptive Tonks is, that she caught on right away what all that must have been like for Remus.
I'll be using the chapters you've posted so far as carrots for getting a certain amount of work done this weekend -- looking forward to the next one!