Stories by Apalapucian

Fading Capillary Lights by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

a collection of unrelated jily/marauders oneshots.

Time Lapse by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"The first time they meet, he's twenty-four, and she literally falls from the sky. He thinks it's love at first sight. It's not—it rarely ever is—but close." AU.

Completely Human by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Superhero AU oneshot written for jily trope fest. Here are the Order of the Phoenix heroes who spend most of their break time in the isolated Room 78-H: Lily, healer. Sirius, telekinetic. James has a deck of knife cards—that, and a never-failing aim. Peter can detect a lie in an instant. Remus... Well, you'll find out in two weeks.

Seven Things by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"James leans in. Lily hears the script crumple in his hands, but she doesn't look to check. His lips touch the corner of hers, a hand coming up to cup her face. He is moving. So. Maddeningly. Slow... She curses in her head, makes up about a hundred thousand excuses for the next second—and then grabs him down by the back of his neck and kisses him fully, desperately, fervidly." AU.

Green Light by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Jilytober 2015 prompt: James and Lily (and Harry) survive October 31st, 1981.

If We Only Die Once by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Prompt: Lily gets flak for dating James and gets sucked in to the belief that he's better off without her. She tells him she doesn't love him anymore, and after a while, she manages to make him believe the lie.

Sunrise by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Tonight, all over the country, under the mantle of flickering lights and passing cars, if you strain your ears enough, there are a thousand different voices toasting to a boy called Neville Longbottom. To the boy who lived, they declare, and the waves of laughter crash all the way to dawn. Godric's Hollow is quiet; a folded corner on the map of the rejoicing wizarding world." AU.

Keep It Sweet, Keep It Slow by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

She needs him, needs a lot of things; needs to inspect his head for herself and make sure he didn't crack it open, because he's an idiot. She needs to apologize and berate, needs to trace his jaw with her fingertips, unearth the seasons in his eyes, taste his Quidditch-sky-laden lips.

Begin Again by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

She smiles at him, warm and wide, and James is amazed at how massive of a moron Terrence is for letting something like that get away.

Strawberries and Wine by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

James doesn't want to be (just) a friend. Lily misunderstands.

Eleventh and a Half by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

He has never seen her this drunk before, and he's not sure if he's more amused or worried about it.

En Route by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Today he looks up—it only takes a second, really; only a second to forever—and he sees her: green-eyed girl across the aisle, legs crossed, flaming red hair, sitting with a box of assorted things. Her fingers are careful around the camera she's occupied with, and her smile is the sun barely risen; quiet, gentle, radiant." Muggle AU.

Crash by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Maybe he'll get that porch thing. You know; rocking chairs, white flimsy hair, the beach maybe. She'll be wearing glasses too, and he'll tease her endlessly about it, but there'll be nothing more he adores in the world... The porch thing. He and Lily have always called it the porch thing.

The One With The Forgotten Two of Diamonds by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

James and Lily brew Amortentia together—and nothing happens. Lily thinks she's officially gone forever numb, James thinks the dungeons smell like a swamp, and everyone concludes they're both idiots. Everybody's daft in love.

Hollow by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

AU. On Halloween of 1981, only one member of the Potter family survives the attack at Godric's Hollow. And it's not Harry.

Parallel by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Maybe heaven's an entirely different place. Maybe heaven's starting over. Maybe heaven's wherever, whenever, however they meet again. Jily Reincarnation AU. Oneshot.

Evolution of Mornings by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"When they said another person got the DADA vacancy, and that they couldn't decide between her and said person because they were "equally competent" and they both "posed great opportunity costs if rejected"... it never, not even for a second, ever crossed her mind, that it would be him." Jily AU. Oneshot.

Till Kingdom Come by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

They get married in October.

Things We Lost in the Fire by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

He watches the fire some more. It warms the drafty breeze wafting in, unwelcome, from all directions. It dances gracefully, lights up the room—the ultimate antithesis of what has become of him, what little living soul he can still feel in him left, after seeing the lifeless forms of his best friends in the world.

Fourth Cup by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"We'll be alright, Lily," he tells her, never mind that his voice is hoarse. He strokes her hair comfortingly with his other hand. He can feel her tears on his shirt, he can feel her shoulders shudder, and it breaks his heart.

Calliope Calling by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

James wields a wand for the first time. Lily giggles, euphoric and carefree and on top of the world. Sirius stands up and slams the door to shut his younger brother out. Peter sighs and goes back down to his room to the sound of his mum calling. And Remus screams, raw and screeching and painfully young. (One-shot; Lily and the Marauders as children)

Silver Sheets, Silver Linings by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

They all found themselves playing in the rain outside, Harry on James's shoulders, Lily holding an umbrella over them (with her wand, for her husband was tall, good Merlin), and the three other marauders drenched wet in the yard, determined to make a show for James's laughing little boy with two Quaffles and mediocre acting skills. (JPLE one-shot, with a dash of the Marauders.)

Starlight by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

Right now you're a mass of giggles and tangled limbs and flailing fabrics on starkissed grass. He doesn't get up at once, the prat. He laughs and wraps his arms around you, kisses you on the lips once, twice, forever. JPLE one-shot.

Yellow Umbrella by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"He's convinced, more than ever, right here with her this close and with each faint explosion echoing his heartbeats, and the fact that he would have held her hand had it not for the umbrella and the bags: that once upon a time, there was a girl, and he was in love with her… and apparently it hasn't moved on to the next page yet." Oneshot.

To The Place Where Wishes Go by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

1977, the Pettigrews' lakehouse – "How do you feel about a summer with the Marauders?"

On The Brink by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Her last page never contained hammering hearts louder than the faint thrum of fireworks from afar. And, perhaps most notably, there were no lips so close she couldn't see them anymore, no fingers running a torturously slow trail up her jean-clad thigh." JPLE One-shot.

Constant by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

The sharp glint in her eyes melted his arrogance and solidified his resolve; her name on his lips shook her consciousness awake and smothered her fears. Once upon a retribution, in a dim, dusty broom cupboard with his ragged breaths and her tinkling laugh, they finally meet halfway. JPLE one-shot.

The Beginning of Someday by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"He had never, until now, called her Lily." JPLE Oneshot.

The Way I Loved You by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"His name was Terrence Hunter, muggle-born and all kinds of perfect, but Lily couldn't help but note the lack of callouses on his fingers, the way his brown curls crowned his kind face a little too immaculately, the way his eyes were of the wrong hue…how there wasn't a pair of spectacles for her to remove before he leaned in to kiss her." Three-shot. JPLE.

Last Dance by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"Last dance," she mutters against his chest, his loose tie a blur of red, tears welling up in her eyes as the fear and exhaustion catch up and the adrenaline rush steadily deteriorates. "I know," he answers, drawing her closer and taking a small step sideways. She can practically hear his smile as he takes the lead. "I promised, didn't I?" JPLE Oneshot.

Fearless by Apalapucian Stale Result (Last seen: )

"For something so immensely life-changing, it only took Lily Evans a number of heartbeats to realize just how deeply and madly in love with James Potter she was." JPLE Oneshot.