I am not human.

I have A LOT to say about writing this fic, which I may or may not ever get to typing out. I'm really not sure anyone really cares to hear me go on about my writing anyway... Actually, both my SnuSa this year and my Smutmas fic were interesting beasts to write... for me, at least... but I can't focus right now and feel sort of gross, so it will not be now that I babble. :P Anyway, I owe innerslytherin a million thanks for the beta, hand holding, hair pets, and loving arse kicking (this fic might've died in my head without her help and encouragement!), and enigmalea for the second beta and helping me fix my soppy ending. XD This was my SnuSa gift for snapelike, and quite a bit of a stretch for me, but I'm pretty pleased with the final result. :)

Title: A Hundred Tiny Threads
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Blinded in the final battle and stripped of his wand, Severus finds himself locked in a cell after the dust settles, feeling hopeless and no better than a Muggle. After a seemingly endless wait, he is finally allowed his "freedom" from Ministry incarceration only by, once again, binding his life to another's... but at least Lupin is better than the alternatives.
Pairings/Characters: Snape/Lupin, Minerva, Hermione, Bellatrix, minor omc
Warnings/kinks: Forced marriage, disability, H/C, first time, angst, romance
Word count: 20,000-ish
Authors notes: Snupin Santa gift for snapelike. Post-war, canon to HBP (AU). Title comes from a quote by Simone Signoret: "Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years."

(1) you would show your mom if you didn't think she'd freak out.
(2) is most representative of you as a writer (however you choose to define that).
(3) is your best shot at "ventriloquizing" a voice or style that you don't normally use.
(4) contains characterization you're proudest of.
(5) has the cleverest premise (in your opinion) or contains the cleverest ideas.
(6) feels the most emotionally genuine to you (however you choose to define that).
(7) you'd give to an editor as a writing sample (pretend that porn isn't an issue).
(8) you would actually reread for pleasure.
(9) contains your best sex writing.
(10) you really want somebody to illustrate.
(11) has the best title.
(12) you wish more people had read.

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