Reviews For 9.9 out of 10, highly recommend


Name: Jazzeh Turnip (Signed) · Date: 28 Sep 2020 08:48 PM · For: Messy

Oooh it's Barty Crouch! I love how you included the little tongue/mouth thing he does in there. Such a nice little touch. Really love have you've worked in the HP bad guys too.

 

Omg and Lily being upset by Sirius still being a disappointment even with Bellatrix being a hitwoman and a murderer is so so cute. I love her. 

 

I can't believe. The damn phoenix is called Cheddar. I was wondering when Cheddar was going to make an appearance, and I cannot believe it's the phoenix.

 

Nawh, James is a good cook. I'm kind of glad their dates just seem to go well and aren't the full on cringeworthy awkwardness of How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Though, the running of a wet hand up the arm to be seductive did really make me laugh.

 

Smut, YES. I love their little jokes and quips midway through boning. That's always a fave. And YES LILY IS GOING TO BE DEVESTATED and I'm not at all ready. I don't want a break up. End the bets right now please, for the love of god.



Name: Jazzeh Turnip (Signed) · Date: 28 Sep 2020 08:21 PM · For: Woman Like Me

I totally forgot that Lily was meant to be showing how hideous she could be... I feel like I've been hoodwinked just like James, because I totally forgot that condition of the bet and thought she was genuinely trying to lure him in, not repulse him I... am an idiot.

 

I honestly can't get over Captain Dumbledore.

 

WAIT, UMBRIDGE. NOOO. AND JAMES' CAT IS CALLED GODRIC? What the hell, this is too good. Too good. And Snape, AND he's still obsessed with Lily. 

 

I'll eventually get over the whole which-character-is-which thing, but currently it's still just too good and too perfect. You're a genius and it all fits so well. I'm trying to think who the two people at the warehouse could be. Again, will get over it eventually, but it's still currently Too Good.

 

I love the stake-out action! I hope it's a story line that continues through the fic as I;m quite liking the bit of mystery along with the humour and lovey stuff. Speaking of lovey stuff, Lily is in trouble, huh? What a shocker!



Name: Jazzeh Turnip (Signed) · Date: 28 Sep 2020 07:48 PM · For: sucker

I'm finally back to finish this and honestly it hit me that this is a Jily in the first few lines again and the instant euphoria is unparallelled. I'm still really enjoying working out who correlates to which B99 character.

 

(Also, as an Aries, thanks for the representation :') )

 

I've had A Day, and reading your Jily dialogue is exactly what I needed. Kind of grossed out there's a 4+ month old Coke can on a desk, and Lily is a stronger woman than I - I would've dumped that in the bin ages ago. I like that to the reader she's clearly playing the game, but James is classic clueless little Jamesie.

 

God damn, Marlene is a delight, I hope there is more Marlene. Dumble-D is what I'm going to be calling that bastard for the rest of my days, and no-one can stop me. Wait and he's MARRIED TO GRINDLEWALD? I'm dying.

 

Road head in a cop car also had me cracking up. I love wolfstar as much as Jily and. Dead. Deceased.

 

Valid that James is worried he sounds a bit creepy, because he does keep dropping an awful lot of info about her, bless his little socks. Years of pining, and now he's stuck in a double bet.

 

THEY KISSED. HE ASKED. AND THEY KISSED. And James has a CAT. So cute. So cuuuute. I'm so glad I know th eplot to How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, so I can prepare myself for the inevitable break-up/leaving/chasing scene. That would crush me otherwise.



Name: Aphoride (Signed) · Date: 10 Sep 2020 03:41 PM · For: Woman Like Me

Hey Taylor! :) Dropping by embarrassingly late for our review swap :/ 

 

I love this story, yk? There's something so perfect about the way you combine both worlds with a healthy dose of social commentary (which is so spot on for both the story and for Lily and James' characters - especially Lily's). And the voice you give them both in this: the narration is so wonderfully witty and sarcastic at times and just really friendly? like, it sounds like this is a story being told to me by someone I know, one of my sisters or friends about other people - and it sounds so real? which is so so good and hooks me so easily :P 

 

Your Lily is so so wonderful. I love her backstory - her mum getting ill and her dad having to choose what to spend the money on (and as a Brit, it's kinda a weird thing to read? the advantages of socialised healthcare and all that ;) but it gives such depth to Lily, that she could have done something else but had to choose an alternative because of outside circumstances and still excelled at it) - and how she's suddenly unintentionally maybe falling for James :P Or starting to, at least :P There's something so innocent and so nervous about the way she feels about James in this which I love, because falling for someone can be scary and intimidating, especially if you don't mean to or even want to for various reasons. 

 

James cooks homemade curry???? My kind of guy :P Nah, I love the way you really show in this the kind of guy James in canon grew into be and perhaps would have grown more into being if he'd lived :( Like, he's fun-loving and silly and goofy, but he's also serious and understanding and a real, proper adult :P 

 

Ooooooo Bellatrix, nice :P Ofc they didn't catch her - she's too smart for that ;) It's been a while since I read this story and I can't remember who it is they catch - the shorter guy - whether it's Barty Jr or not... hm... maybe? Either way, that's gonna go down well, no doubt, given in canon Barty Sr is a bigshot law enforcement officer :P 

 

Second date! Second date! :P Ahhhh they're so sweet together, yk, even if Lily's convinced they're meant to be incomptible :P 

 

Ahhh this is such a good story - and it's just as good on the second reading as it was on the first :D 

 

Laura xx



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 28 Aug 2020 03:46 AM · For: this means war

TAYLOR!!! Here for review swap and I guess also the ravengryffinclawdor review thing woot!!


Oh man, that SASS!! James Potter, I do love your sass ;)


Mary’s trust fall line is also genius, I really love how the B99 characters really shine through the marauders and their pals, idk how you did it, but it’s brilliant!! That includes the binder line as well :P


MOODY!!!! ITS MOODY!!! I LOVE IT! And of course you added constant vigilance and this character is perfect I LOVE IT!!! (have i mentioned that i love it??)


HE FUCKING FELL INTO PETER????!??!?! LOL WHY BUT ALSO AMAZING!!!


Aw, James is so smitten I love him. I am also completely lost on the types and am just here for the ride!!


Okay the friendships are too cute, and I loved those little moments. BUT THEN SHE TAKES HIS HAND AND THEN YANKS OUT OF IT WHAT????? Taylor ur killing me rn…


Marlene is lovely and is obvi a Gina why didn’t i see if before i am a dumb, because Gina is my fav!


LILY WHY ARE YOU HURTING ME i mean james LIKE THIS? WHATS HAPPENINGGGGG


“Mary deadpans. ‘Yikes’” fucking classic, i love this!


Uh oh, this feels like it’s gonna go wrong real bad real fast… Yup its going bad REALLY REALLY FAST!! Oh James no, dont fight, dont fight, dont fight!!


Okay he is a sweetie and I love James, what a lad, thank goodness he didn’t take the bait! Very proud of him, but like wtf Lily???


Okay but the cat probably does have great insight, if James would bother to listen. Cats are great advice givers.


OH NO NOT THAT TEXT OH NO


WAIT THATS HER RESPONSE?!?!?!?!??!? TAYLOR WT?F??!?!! NO????????????


I MEAN as freaking always, great job taylor, i love this story, so thank you bajesus for writing it, but I need to go cry for 72 hours because WHAT????

 

Lo <3




Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 21 Aug 2020 04:53 AM · For: a.m.

Hi Taylor, I am late, as always, for our swap, also for the Gryffinclaw review event because woooo! Time to jump right back into the swing of things!


I also don’t like Monday mornings, so I feel you James! Ugh what cuties calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend, I LOVE THEM!!


OMG ITS THE BANK SCENE I LOVE THE BANK SCENE!!! My goodness, you really know how to put two of my favourite things together, don’t you?


Oh man, this spin on this scene is GREAT, and Marlene snorting into her coffee is hilarious and now I want to give every partner I have from here on out that “oh god, what has lo told her friends about me?” moment :P


SOUNDING FAR TOO REASONABLE FOR THE ABSURDITY OF HIS PROPOSAL, I LOVE THAT LINE!!!


AND YASSSS DUMBLEDORE GOT IT RIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY SWORE WOOOO!!! OMG the way you’ve repurposed this scene is hilarious and I love it!


Oh are they gonna kiss in the evidence lockers? Wait, who’s gonna have the heart attack??? Oh. Okay, honestly very fair, on Lily’s end.


OH NO BABY JAMES DONT BE INSECURE!!! And thank goodness that Lily doesn’t fake anything - that helps no one, and also glad she set him straight on that front. Also James being super respectful is totally in character and I love him <3


OH WHAT A SWEETHEART!!!! Honestly James is the best


Marlene’s idea is lovely and I need to have more karaoke nights out where I film my friends doing dumb shit.


Okay full disclosure I had to look up COB and it’s exactly the kind of thing Holt/Dumbledore would say instead of EOD, although maybe because it’s a police precinct and they don’t close maybe that’s why? I’m reading too much into this………


I need them to stop overthinking, please and thank you, I feel like both of them are doing it and they need to stop and just be happy little babies.


OKAY WHY IS THAT A MOOD??? I KEPT MY CAT ALIVE FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS BUT CANT KEEP A PLANT ALIVE FOR THREE WEEKS!!!


Okay completely off topic, but my favourite pizza is this pizza called thai sensation with chicken, red and green peppers, red onions, and sweet chili thai sauce, and idk I think James would like it.


Okay I’m like really intrigued as to how you’ve written the falling out between Petunia and Lily, I didn’t even think about that in this AU… 


JAMES IS SUCH A PRECIOUS LAD I LOVE HIM!!! Also the threat with a kiss is amazing, I love it, couple goals ;)


THE WERID TONGUE THING OMGGGGGGGG


Oh no… What’s gonna happen to Alice and Frank… IS THIS THE SADNESS??? TAYLOR NO!!!


THEYRE SO CUTE AND SWOONY OMGGGGGG


AGHHHHHHH I CANT WORD THEYRE SO CUTE AND MY BRAIN IS MUCH SNA DI LVEO THEM AGHHHH <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 


As always, thank you for writing this Taylor, this story is amazing and I love it, and I finally have time to read and review it which is amazing and I can’t wait to continue, AGH!!!

 

Lo <3




Name: magnifique (Signed) · Date: 15 Aug 2020 05:27 PM · For: boys like you

Hello Taylor I am here for your review!!

So, I have admittedly already read this lmao but it's been my after-I-go-to-bed-before-I-sleep read so I've been meaning to come back later and review but, I've been busy, so thank you for giving me an excuse not to procrastinate it anymore!

so obviously you are the queen of Jily and I would trust you to know more about them than I do because they aren't one of my favorite ships to read (100% depends on the writer, you know) but I do like your take on them in this a lot, I think it's fun, I think it has depth and I think as the story goes on, you really build on the depth they start out with - and their stupidity - well and in interesting ways!

For set up, I mean it's a bet story, we've all probably read a million of them I think from when they were SUPER popular and ""in"" but it's still fun and even if it's one of those stories where you go in knowing there will be a bet, someone will fuck up, and then it will be a lot of pain and angst until they sort through their stuff, it's a lot of fun and I really do like the balance here between the expected plot/trope and your spin on the characters we're reading and how they work to make the premise unique. 

I also just, cry at the idea of a Peter/Boyle because god does it fit, and the GOUDA lmao I think that's my favorite random little detail that carries on throughout the story, it's just so funny to me idk why, but it really fits and I think that's emblematic of how you are doing a good job of incorporating Jily/Marauders ideas/concepts/characters, as well as how you're incorporating things that fans of b99 will automatically know and respond positively to.

all in all, I like this chapter, I laughed, I was hooked into the story, it WORKS and it's fun, but it doesn't take itself too seriously, which is what I think I like the most. <3

Julie



Name: Felpata_Lupin (Signed) · Date: 08 Aug 2020 11:55 AM · For: stay stay stay

TAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all, I'm so, so, so proud of you for getting to the end of this story! It was such a wonderful journey and you did such a great job with it! It's brilliant! You are brilliant! So many congrats again! :D

I'm glad everyone took the prank with philosophy, that they were even amused by it! But I guess that's just how they all are, isn't it? They are a crazy bunch! (Saying that with the best possible meaning! <3)

I loved how you closed up all the plot threads, including the Bellatrix case! That was an intense scene, you wrote the action so, so well! I can't believe they basically stepped into a trap, and I'm so glad it worked out the way it did! They truly risked their lives there, didn't they? :O Typical James, joking it off! ;) And I loved the bit with the paper ball later! :P (Side note, I think Mary deserves a big moment of appreciation, because she's awesome! :P)

I will confess, I had to skip over a little with the smut scene... *hides* but wow, those two have chemistry, that's for sure! ;)

Ahahah! I can't believe the whole precinct just broke into James' house like that! :P It is kind of funny, how they both lost their bets in the end... although, to be fair, James got so very close to winning his hand... Lily, instead, failed miserably, but that's actually a good thing, isn't it? ;)

I love my little Petey, getting so defensive of his cheese selection! <3 And that was actually a lovely bonding moment! I really, really loved that final scene! :D And Lily isn't actually leaving for a while longer!!! I love that! It's just so cool! :D

As usual, I feel like I should be saying so much more, but just... I love this! And I'm so happy about the way you ended it! I just loved every little detail of this story and I adore every single one of your characters and I just don't know what else to say, except... thank you for bringing this into my life, I guess? <3

The biggest snowball hug ever!

Chiara



Name: Felpata_Lupin (Signed) · Date: 06 Aug 2020 06:23 PM · For: big plans

Hey, Taylor! I'm here for your request! :D

Oh, my Merlin!!! :P I can't believe they did that! :D It was brilliant!!! :D I mean, if I were one of their colleagues I would probably want to shout at them, but... I'm not... :P And it was only for a day, so no harm done, I guess ;)

I must admit, I was Siriusly worried... I thought they would take a while to reconcile... I totally wasn't expecting Lily just showing up at James' door in the middle of the night like that... and admitting that she'd been worse, and apologizing... :O but I love that she did, and of course James wouldn't be waiting for anything else!!! <3

Btw, Truthfully, most of his anger has melted away at this point anyways. Anger was an instinctive reaction, a protective one, guarding the true feelings underneath it. It was never meant to last. The truth of the matter is that James is just... sad. This bit is so 100% James Potter and also made me go aww... I just wanted to jump into the story and hug him... he's so cute!!! <3

Side note: now I know what you meant on Twitter when you said Godric is the best character! I absolutely agree! :P

The fact that they came up with this revenge prank, and that they involved Dumbledore in it... I'm still so shocked, but also it's truly brilliant! :D I love how deep into the role Dumbledore got as well... it's just hilarious! :P

And my poor Peter... lol! I half expected that he would run off and tell everyone, but the fact that he would faint is just so amusing... I mean, I do feel bad for him, especially for the fact that they made him believe he'd imagined it all... but it is funny... I kind of want to know how he reacted when they just walked off together at the end of the day? He would be even more confused, the poor sweety... :P

And, to be fair, I can't wait to see everyone's reaction the following day! :P But for now I'm just happy that everything went in the best possible way! <3

(Other side note: I don't really drink, so I'm probably biased, but ice cream absolutely wins over alcohol, hands down! James, you have my approval! :P)

Oh, and I was almost forgetting their case... what's Lily's plan? Does she want to set a trap for Bellatrix? I guess I'll find out in the next chapter, right? Is the story almost over now? I'm excited to get to the end, but also a bit sad because it's so good! This chapter was absolutely brilliant! You are the best! <3

Snowball hug!!!

Chiara



Name: potionspartner (Signed) · Date: 04 Aug 2020 06:29 PM · For: sucker

Hi Taylor, I’m here for the Gryffinclaw Take Flight Review Event.

I love the little sidebars you create about the most random things (like who is going to now be responsible for the air freshener.) It really adds voice to the story and keeps it interesting.

Unlike the characters from 10 Day to Lose (whose name I can’t remember), these two actually seem to like each other. For one thing, they haven’t started with contrasting goals.

I love the way James has noticed so many things about her (but then worries he’ll be considered a stalker) and then he notices things that Lily never noticed about herself. Maybe it makes him creepy or maybe it makes him a sweet guy who actually recognizes a girl’s wants and needs.

 

Again, great job instilling bits of canon. Although, wouldn’t it be cool if he could really offer the cloak so she could have her superpower for a day.



Name: potionspartner (Signed) · Date: 04 Aug 2020 12:53 PM · For: boys like you

Hi, Taylor. I’m here for the Griffinclaw Take Flight Review Event. 

 

As usual you have a gift with dialogue. The boy banter and girl gossip is on target. You’ve done a great job giving each character a distinct personality. I love Mary as the combat boot, knife wielding, blank face--completely opposite of how I always imagined her, the fact the Rat has a cheese feetish-hilarious and even using their desks to depict their character. I love how you’ve managed to explain (at least some of) the nicknames into the police force setting (and how you slid by the Moony explanation.) 



Name: Felpata_Lupin (Signed) · Date: 23 Jul 2020 07:40 PM · For: heart attack

Oh, no! OH, NO! Taylor! What have you done??? :(

I mean, I guess I should've seen this coming... I also guess I should've known the bets were just a plot to get them together!!! :O But definitely not a good plan, Sirius and Marls, I'm disappointed... :/ (Actually, I guess it was working fine at first... and if Lily hadn't been so focused on winning, maybe it might've not turned out so badly... why is Lily such an idiot???)

Honestly, I'm more on James' side here. Not that I don't understand Lily's feelings, especially if she'd been hurt like that before, but claiming that James wasn't been genuine and was just playing with her/using her, when she'd been doing the exact same thing, if not worse, is just... honestly, Lily?! I'm so angry at her right now... but also, I'm feeling all her pain and I'm so heartbroken... :(

I really, really hope they'll talk it through and fix this mess... it feels unlikely, but you can't leave things like this, right? Because I would be very, very disappointed with you if you don't fix this asap!!! I mean, they are James and Lily, if someone can work this out, it's them! Right? RIGHT???

Okay, sorry if this review is mostly shouting in frustration... I think you did capture James and Lily's pride and fierceness really well, anyway! Their fight was so well done, and I can totally imagine them battling each other with the karaoke duet... it was all so dramatic, but that's exactly how any fight, and especially a breakup, between these two would go. It makes me sad, but your writing was perfect!

And while I was too caught up in this mess, I really appreciated the rest of the chapter as well. Lily's reasoning at the beginning and her plans to come clean (only to find James giving her the cold shoulder, which I can't really blame him for...), the investigation developments, Sirius learning about Bellatrix... all so good!

Thank you so much for swpping! I'm always so happy to come back here! <3

Snowball hug,

Chiara



Name: lebensmude (Signed) · Date: 20 Jul 2020 04:38 AM · For: this means war

There's just something so comical about picturing Moody's grisly appearance in the middle of a Semi-Clean precinct. His constant vigilance and glass eye is so at odds with the rest of his fairly normal behaviour (other than trust falling with no warning) especially when you.compare it to how he was in the books. The idea of Moody leading an exercise in paperwork when his more traditional methods of learning includes turning students into ferrets.

 

On another note, the angst is building which means that we're gonna get to some good shit soon. Nothing like some good pining to make your day better.



Name: Felpata_Lupin (Signed) · Date: 16 Jul 2020 08:17 PM · For: this means war

Aww, poor James... :( what's Lily even up to? I can't understand her... is it the bet? Is she just scared by how deep things have gone? Maybe a mix of the two? Or something else entirely? But yeah, James is so frustrated and I feel for him... he doesn't deserve all that... :(

(Btw... hi, Taylor! I'm here for your request! Always a pleasure to come back here! :D)

Oh, my! Yes, Moody is definitely not the kind of person you'd expect to lead a teambuilding... But I love it!!! :P (Although now I'm curious about how it went with Lockhart... that must've been epic! :D)

So typical of Lily, knowing the Enneagram types by heart and just being able to place people like that so easily... :P And, well, James as the enthusiast and her as the achiever is just perfect, honestly! :P

And, lol, I love that Peter is the only one who's actually enthusiastic of the teambuilding idea, and that Mary is the exact opposite and just refusing to put in any effort! :P

The lunch all together seemed lovely! Although poor James, with Lily being so cold and ignoring him... :( To be fair, anchovies on pizza aren't that strange? I personally don't like them, but there are worse things you can do... :P Eventually, after much intense discussion, they order three pizzas, all with different topping combinations, that somehow satisfy everyone's specifications. And honestly, it feels like the most effective teambuilding activity they've done all day. This is so perfect! :D

I absolutely adored the role-playing bit! Mary just saying "person 3" and "colleague name" and Kingsley trying to double act to compensate... and then taking the moderator role like that! So good! :D And typical Sirius with the the only time I have ever cheated on Remus was one time in Go Fish, because that just sounds like something he would say (and do! :D)

And wow, when it was James and Lily's turn, it got so intense... I almost expected they would get into an actual shouting contest... fortunately James realized that would lead him nowhere... bless Peter for trying to be diplomatic (poor boy, he must've been terrified, even if it was only a pretence... I wouldn't want to be involved in a fight between James and Lily either, to be honest... :P)

When James sent Lily that message I was honestly worried about where that would go... it wasn't that bad, all considered, but now he's even more confused than before and I'm so angry at Lily (okay, that's a lie, I could never be angry at her :P) But I'm definitely glad that next chapter will be from her POV because I really need to understand what's going on in her head! :O

Wonderful chapter as always! I love this story so much! Can't wait for more!

Snowball hug, my dear!

Chiara



Name: Jazzeh Turnip (Signed) · Date: 14 Jul 2020 09:21 PM · For: boys like you

I love B99 and how to lose a guy in 10 days so I had this on my reading list anyway - the fact I could get it into my HC reviews is AMAZING.

 

Oh GOD the 25 year plan! I am going to love this fic and all the references so much. FOUR DRINK LILY. Oh my god. (I think maybe because I don't get references too often that this is incredibly exciting to me but also the way you've used them all so far is just too funny)

 

Honestly, you really have blended the two themes really well. It's not clunky or forced and you've made it seem so natural that the two should go together.

 

Okay I LOVE that you've kept the marauder nicknames, but span it to be B99 and based on their first solved cases. I LOVE THAT SO MUCH.

 

Another oblivious hopelessly smitten/oblivious James fic? Please, and thank you.

 

This first chapter was so much fun and so, so funny (fave part was probably the explanations of the nicknames. Prongs being a nickname based on a case where the perp was taken down with forks had me DEAD).

 

Peter is Boyle. Of course. There's nothing more I can really say. I'll be smashing through the rest of this fic once the HC is over, I cannot express how much I've loved this



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 27 Jun 2020 07:44 PM · For: low key in love

Hi Taylor! Here for review swap/Jily/sandcastles!!

 

After last chapter there better be some happy times, you owe me that much!!

 

WOW OKAY AFTER THIS FIRST PART YOU DEFINITELY OWE ME SOME HAPPY TIMES!!!

 

NOOOOO LILY!!!!! HE REALLY LIKES YOU!!! OMG NO DONT GO TO SEVEN DRINK LILY TO WIN THIS BET OMG NO IM GONNA CRY TAYLOR!!! (also yes, pretending to be asleep is the best course of action in this position - avoidance, dahlin' [said in edna mode's voice]!!)

 

UGH THIS IS SO AWKWARD AND THEY JUST NEED TO KISS THE AWKWARD AWAY!!!

 

(also absolutely the only right way to make tea is with a kettle, i dont understand some people, so good job lily)

 

OMG DRINKING YOUR FISH CALLBACK AHHHHHHH (further confirms that they are a cuter, less gross version of hitchcock and scully)

 

WHYYYYYY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME AT THIS RATE THIS ENTIRE REVIEW IS JUST GONNA BE IN CAPS ARE YOU KIDDING ME NO MY HEARTTTTTT!!!!!!!

 

OOOOOOH MY GOSH MY POOR HEART IS SKIPPING BEATS LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER AGHHHHHH THEYRE SO CUTE I LOVE THEM and also i distinctly remember remus and sirius in the next room lol - AND YUP THERE THEY ARE!!!

 

I am Marlene right now. Yup totally Marlene right now. Also this whole cheese platter thing is still hilarious! Yup definitely Marlene, I like her suggestion on what to do next. ALSO LILY SCREW YOUR PRIDE (and james while you're at it lol) ALSO THANK GOODNESS FOR MARLENE CALLING LILY OUT ON HER SHIT!!! 

 

Aw her little kiss for him to say goodbye is so sweet and also I completely forgot I was reviewing this and got sucked in for a second there whoops!!

 

Shrimp fried rice is the best, but getting James to dump her is the worst and I hate it and gosh dang, what are you doing to me? Also "bit on the shorter side" ITS ALMOST 5K TAYLOR LOL (although you right)

 

Thanks so much for writing this Taylor, I am so excited to keep reading, it's an amazing story and I love it with all my heart!!!

Lo <3



Author's Response:

ahh ok i'm sorry i keep making things worse before they truly get better, i am a nightmare

 

i have also microwaved water to make tea a lot but i have learned the error of my ways (read: i was heavily berated by like ten british people at once while i was in oxford) and i own a kettle now

 

all caps reviews bring me joy you are not incentivising me to not to ths to you tbh

 

i mean have you seen the length of the rest of the chapters, i am fundamentally terrible at Short and anything under 5k is immediately deemed short in my book

 

<3



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 27 Jun 2020 05:29 PM · For: she looks so perfect

Hi Taylor! Here for review swap/Jily/sandcastles!!

 

Oh man, starting this chapter off the right way!!! Also hilarious that his numb arm is what tells him that this is reality.

 

Kitty!!! UGH I LOVE CATS SO MUCH AND OBVIOUSLY GODRIC HAS THE RIGHT IDEA!!! And his response is hilarious and of course she likes the cat more than James!! 

 

FINGER GUNS!!! YESSS!!! 

 

ALSO OMG THEY BOTH WANT THIS DOMESTIC LIFE TOGETHER JUST BE DOMESTIC TOGETHER AND FALL IN LOVE AND HAVE BABIES, MY DARLINGS!!!

 

OMG OMG OMG CABIN WITH THE CUTIES AND THE OTHER CUTIES I LOVE IT!!! (also excuse you, james, ten messages are sometimes required for the correct pauses and general vibe of the sentence) I am here for capitalizing the words for emphasis too, Sirius is a level 9.9 (lol) texter!

 

LIGHT AND BREEZY!! WE HAVE A LIGHT AND BREEZY FOLKS!!!

 

And of course, because it's you, and it's Jily, James loves some him some Taylor Swift. I mean who doesn't, but it's a trademark Taylor quirk for James and I am here for it every single time :P <3

 

RIDING WITHOUT A SEATBELT IS DANGEROUS JAMES, OF COURSE SHE SHOULD BUCKLE UP!!!

 

LOOOOL of course his apartment is usually a tornado of epic proportions and he just cleaned it for her. What a stellar man!! Also yes, he is very good at taking direction when it matters ;) AND A ROMCOM LOVER omg every new thing i learn about james makes me fall for him more!!

 

OMG YESSSS is it even a Taylor Jily AU if there aren't copious deer puns? No. I LOVE IT!!!

 

YES LILY YOU GO GIRL, GIVE IT TO HIM!!! I love this scene with all my heart!!! Also omg of course james owns hiking sandals... 

 

THREE DRINK LILY YESSSSS!!! And yessssss PLEASE show me the drunk lily scale, i neeeed it!!!

 

Omg theyre such cuties i wanna die, that such a cute position i wanna be in that position, what absolutely adorable cuties AHAHHAHHAHHAHHHHHHHHHHH

 

LOLLLL i still love that they booked a cabin trip while drunk, that is definitely something i would end up doing!

 

OMG OMG OMG YOURE GONNA MAKE ME CRY OF CUTENESS OH NO MY HEART IS MELTING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

NOOO OMG NO PLZ GO BACK AND JUST LOVE HER TAYLOR HOW CAN YOU END IT THERE ITS YOU I TOHUGHT THIS CHAPTER WOULD GO ON AND ON FOREVER WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME????

 

EITHER WAY THIS IS AMAZING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THIS TAYLOR, I LOVE IT ALL EVEN IF YOU'VE MADE ME TYPE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AND AHHHH-NESS!!!

LO <3



Author's Response:

lol you gotta have that one slightly annoying thing that tethers you back to reality

 

godric is the star of this fic, truly

 

oh yeah no sometimes you Need ten texts to appropriately communicate your point, dramatic emphasis is very important

 

hehe gotta throw the light and breezy line in there somewhere

 

and yes obviously would not be a taylor jily without a taylor swift loving james

 

hehe he is VERY good at taking directions when it counts

 

lmao yes the deer puns, another very important aspect of my brand

 

the entire all caps section is cracking me up omg, i did do some messy things here so i'm sorry but also i'm not :P



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 27 Jun 2020 04:35 PM · For: Messy

Hi Taylor! Here for review swap/Jily/sandcastles!!

 

Wow, loving me some choose your own smutty adventures!!

 

I also felt some heat at the literal goddess comment, oh boy is that hot!

 

OMG Living Death is such a cool drug name (not a cool drug - the name only, and omg is this the drug ring that you didn't mean to add? I love it!!)! Is this kinda like Giggle Pig? 10/10 I love it! 

 

Also I am so here for way too invested James/Jake, they're such cuties not sleeping and stuff. COME ON LILY THERES A CASE (although I get it) BUT COME ON!!! (but also... did he stay up thinking about her? Because cuties!!!)

 

Tiniest hint of mischief - aka you should go bang it out in the evidence room, sorry I don't make the rules but that now has to happen. *shrug*

 

OOOOH okay not pettigrew im just remembering that he is in fact a detective, although that's definitely because Peter and Pettigrew are two different people in my mind - Peter is the boy the marauders loved and Pettigrew is the creepy old dude with one hand...

 

Also wow, of course he brings up his father's name. What an entitled brat. (loving that little addition of mansplaining from the criminal to the cop because of course that would happen...)

 

OMG NO NOT THE LONGBOTTOMS!!! (also hell yeah I knew it was Bellatrix!)

 

Oh poor Sirius! He's not even in this scene and now I want to hug him <3

 

OMG the phoenix portrait, what a great detail. OMG CHEDDAR IS THE PHOENIX I LOVE IT!!!

 

1. James is a cutie, 2. Oh no, snape. Ugh, ew, no.

 

Oh man, james just shut up. He's not worth your time. Ugh he's so smarmy. YES LILY THANK YOU!! OMG i didnt even realize she called him james, WHAT CUTIES!!! OMG!!!

 

Ugh hot james making me dinner would have me on the floor, dead from melted heart syndrome. Its a real thing... probably... ALSO NO HE TOTALLY IS JOKING HE'S NOT ANNOYED WITH YOU!!!

 

YES YOU DO WANT TO BONE DOWN WITH THIS SEXY MAN WHO IS COOKING FOR YOU, GO LILY, DO IT!!! And then Mario Kart and actual food that is super good (even if he's being humble) but UGH WHAT A MAN!!!

 

Wow, that's a big ego, Canada is like... really big :P

 

AWWW THEY'RE SO DOMESTIC AND CUTE and then suddenly very hot and horny. I mean I am not complaining in the slightest. Although holy hell Lily you're very forward!

 

OMG DO NOT HAVE SEX WITH A CAT IN THE ROOM I can tell you from personal experience, when I forgot to kick my cat out, she got very curious and jumped on my bed and it was entirely too awkward... :P

 

Also what a fucking dude, I love James and his wanting complete consent and being a genuinely amazing guy, James Potter for best dude ever 2020.

 

Her trying to have a conversation and him being completely and utterly distracted is a 9.9/10 moment ;)

 

THEY'RE SUCH CUTIES I CANNOT!!! WHAT BABES!!! 

 

AHHHHHHH - that's the only thing going through my mind - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

Amazing chapter Taylor, idk how each one keeps getting better because they're always so amazingly fantastic, but AHHHHHH!! Thank you so much for writing this it is absolutely an amazing story and I love it so much and AHHHHHHH!!!!!

Lo <3



Author's Response:

lmao living death sounds like a super cool name, although tbh def a bit too hardcore

 

lmao i love that peter and pettigrew are two different people, but yeah i tend to keep pete in the marauders rather than make him a traitor, idk why

 

lol yeah james bud it's really not worth it, he's too easily riled up by snape and so lily has to intervene and be like 'lol no clam down' (yes that should be calm down but i laughed at my typo so i'm leaving it)

 

hahahaha i love that branwen can reliably be trusted to immediately comment on any line even vaguely referencing new york or brooklyn and now i can trust you to catch the canada comments :P

 

domestic and cute straight into hot and horny was definitely the intention here lol - but yeah no i have also had Experiences with the cat in the room, it's straight-up not a good time

 

yay i'm glad you're enjoying the fic so far,thank you for reading/reviewing!! <3



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 27 Jun 2020 01:56 PM · For: Woman Like Me

Taylor!! I'm back to finally finish our review swap/get through this amazing story/sandcastles!!

 

Of course nothing like that was accomplished, Lily, you're a cute girl that he's enamored with for the right reasons - because you have all these quirks!! You're a go-getter and forward and that's why he likes you!! 

 

Also absolutely that's an issue of ingrained societal gender norms and expectations, and the fact that softboi James Potter doesn't agree is why I love him!

 

Nope, you're gonna fall in love with him, girl! <3 Because of course your OG theory is wrong the boy is in love with you, the real you!!!

 

YES!!! IT POPS INTO YOUR BRAIN BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE NEAR HIM GIRL!! Also can I just say avoidance is also my tactic of choice?

 

Sirius truly is a detective (and the cute little Remus/Sirius moment - my heart! Also OMG I totally read Kingsley's line in Sarge's voice lol! Also I always thought Holt was the master of dealing with dummies but Captain Dumbledore totally has him beat with those four on his hands...

 

UMBRIDGE IS WUNCH OMG AMAZING!!! And oops, there you go, that's a super relevant line that was written how long ago and has stood the test of time?

 

OMG ARE THEY GONNA SHARE A DESK NOW???!?!? Oh she's leaving... right.

 

OMG idk if this was mentioned before but the vulture and SNAPE??? Genius!!

 

Okay very fair, midday naps screw up your sleep schedule, but if you're going on an overnight stakeout I think your sleep schedule would probably be screwed anyways. But is it the original red bull? I'm partial to the peach one that I'm definitely not drinking right at this moment...

 

Dang, goblins? Come one Evans, that really is a personal attack!!

 

Oh man, watching people parallel park is so sexy. Maybe that's because I can't do it... Who cares still sexy and it gives us some Jily cologne lust and ugh I love it!! And yes, PLEASE reprise the whole ordeal, damn it!

 

YESS TITLE OF SNAPE'S SEX TAPE!! Although same, I never want to know about it!

 

Lily's back story is really sad if also sweet. I'm kinda glad she's comfortable enough with James to tell him that. AND HIS RESPONSE MY HEART!!!

 

OMG I LOVE THAT HE IMMEDIATELY WANTS TO COOK FOR HER AND SAY YES LILY GOSH DANG IT, SAY YES RIGHT NOW!!! SHE SAID YES!!! WOOOOOO!!

 

OMGOMGOMGOMG is this pettigrew and bellatrix???? Also 10/10 for the running social commentary, I really love that aspect of Lily realizing that a lot of these things are not great assumptions but they're ingrained nonetheless.

 

OMG JAMES!!! (but he is very pretty lol)

 

Aw, what a sweetheart, I love that he's giving her an out in case she's uncomfortable, but also bb she said yes, it's okay!! AND KISS HIM OMG!!!

 

NOOOOOOOO WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME???? TAYLOR!!!!!!! Also please do not get your shit together Lily, fall in love and have a bouncy baby boy, plz plz plz!!!

 

Amazing chapter, as always Taylor!! Thank you so much for writing this, it is so much fun to read, I love it so much!!

Lo <3



Author's Response:

oh yeah, lily fails to understand that james likes all those things about her, because a lot of men are trash and hate that for some reason (a firsthand experience, yeet)

 

dumbledore truly has his hands full with this group of cops - like, they're all good at their job, but god, they're all chaotic disruptive disasters too :P

 

hehe the umbridge and snape connections to wuntch and the vulture are absolutely my best galaxy brain moments of this fic and i will not be accepting criticism on that take at this time

 

i cannot do red bull tbh, the only time i have redbull is with jager and it has ruined the plain energy drink for me - white monsters are it for me haha

 

"parallel parking is sexy" is my favourite take ever i'm cackling

 

lmao snape's sex tape should be burned

 

yesssss home-cooked dinner jily date is happening, i just hc james as a really good cook for some reason so i love throwing that in where i can

 

never fear, no shit will be gotten together any time soon :P

 

thanks for reading <3



Name: abhorsen (Signed) · Date: 23 Jun 2020 09:53 AM · For: Messy

here for rrrrrrrvg

the extra rs are for extra red

goddd i love lily so much rn, "why am i feeling warmer when the hot guy i like calls me a goddess, this is all so strange, what could it possibly mean" uhhhh lily

(i say that like i don't literally have my character's cousin explain her feelings to her on a regular basis bc she's dense as fuck but i can be a goddamn hypocrite if i want)

okayyyy so i figured out one thing i love about your writing so much, lines like "mildly infuriating and slightly impressive" are for some fucking reason just Things of mine, i like adverbing shit in marginally unnecessary ways (..... that was not intentional but wow did i just illustrate that fucking point)

lololololol "i gotta turn him off but uhhh first can he turn me on?"

reading about james's interrogation technique and knowing jake peralta is reallllly convincing me that jake 1) is indeed one of the gryffindoriest gryffindors to ever gryffindor and 2) has uncontrollable adhd, and i love it

jake peralta ily

VOLDEMORT omfg i love it

omfg how did i not think that he was maybe asking bc fucking sirius is her fucking cousin 5:30am branwen is as dense as lily and victoire

oh lily, honey, dorky things should make your heart fucking flutter

oh lily, how the fuck does "i trust you" translate to "break your coworker's heart" i mean HONESTLY

CHEDDAR OMG CHEDDAR-AS-FAWKES OMG

fucking snape omfg fucking snape ughhhhhh go fuck yourself sneep

james i love your chaos let me be your lily, two founts of semi-controlled chaos isn't too much at all

omg there's a bed!!!!!!!!!

oh my god skinny jeans when wanting to fuck the struggle is Real and yet i will never not do it

hahahaha "i thought the only thing your mouth was good for was making inappropriately timed jokes" i love it

+100 lily, agreed re: flavored condoms, the fuck is that shit

it did get smutty real fast, not shockingly, i am Here for it

yessss i love this to pieces



Author's Response:

extra red always

 

lol yes lily is dense as fuck it's fine

 

yeet we love some unnecessary adverbing 

 

"i gotta turn him off but uhhh first can he turn me on?" i just actively cackled at this

 

cheddar is my favourite character in b99 and i will not be accepting criticism on that take at this time

 

"go fuck yourself sneep" is the perpetual mood except also that's a horrible mental image

 

lmao skinny jeans are not made to be removed nicely during sexytimes it is a whole process lmao

 

the flavored condoms line was def inspired by a real life thing but i cannot remember what

 

(i mean there's technically a limited number of situations that would inspire that but um i still don't know)

 

branwen?? here for smut?? i never would've guessed.



Name: abhorsen (Signed) · Date: 30 May 2020 11:51 PM · For: Woman Like Me

omg lily ily, those are such good qualities tho, solid way to weed out shitty dudes who are just the Absolute Worst

"which is such a concerning thing considering her whole goal here" lily your goal should really be to fuck him and date him and then be together forever, the concerning thing is that your goal is to date an adorable hot guy and then just... not fuck him and date him? bc somehow that's not way more fun????

come on lily REALLY

OH MY GOD WUNCH AS UMBRIDGE THAT IS PERFECT

OH MY GOD WHATHISFACE AS SNAPE THAT IS PERFECT

"we wouldn't want my ego to explode that would get messy" omfg i love it

"title of your sex tape" godddd i love that running joke in b99 so fucking much

NEVER GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER LILY



Author's Response:

hehe the wuntch and vulture parallels are like..... maybe the two parallels i'm proudest of in this fic?? like, i am genuinely impressed with my own brain for coming up with those

 

(that sounds self-absorbed but i'm rolling with it)

 

exploded egos are v difficult to clean up, they make big messes

 

the sex tape gag is one of the best things in b99 i adore it

 

lol good news, lily will not in fact get her shit together

 

(and like..... same, lily, same)



Name: abhorsen (Signed) · Date: 30 May 2020 11:37 PM · For: sucker

here for rvggggg

"he needs to take this slow"

james sweetie you can't take it that slow you only have ten fucking days just saying

ORGANIZED CHAOS i feel called out, occasionally i'm like "i should tidy my existence up" and then i spend ages having no idea where anything is and i hate it

omgggg, james, my dude, that is not you being bad at flirting, that is her flirting back, maybe you're right and you're not good at this lololol

"the dumble-d" omfg brb literally falling apart

"incredibly blunt and entirely too vague" your way of wording things destroys my soul (... i mean that in a positive way, somehow? please don't ask me to explain it in literally any way, bc i definitely have no fucking idea how it even makes sense, but that's the world we're living in rn i guess)

NO fuck right the fuck OFF peter do not talk down bodegas how fucking DARE you the fuck kind of new yorker are you you fucking imposter

"internally laughing or massively pissed" ohhhh boy that is a MOOD

okayyyy soooo i was reading the text and somehow i misread "moony" as "money" for a sec and was real, real confused about why sirius needed money for fucking when he had a fucking fiance

then it all made sense

"fuck off but also thx" THAT IS A FUCKING MOOD omfg

"i make a fool of myself every day" +1000 that is The Way to fucking Live Life, just embrace how ludicrous you are and go with it bc like what else are you gonna do, be sirius?

(#whyamilikethis)

omg so adorbs



Author's Response:

hahahahaha valid, taking things slow is not the move here he is on a rush timeline

 

marlene's nicknames for dumbledore were one of my face things to consistently invent throughout this fic, and they get actively more absurd

 

*insert evil laugh for soul-destroying here*

 

hahahaha ofc you immediately come to the defense of bodegas, i love it

 

embrace ludicrousity always (is that even a word? i feel like the answer is probably no but fuck it i'm temporarily declaring that it is a word)



Name: abhorsen (Signed) · Date: 30 May 2020 11:12 PM · For: boys like you

heyyy here for rvg!

goddd b99 ily i should rewatch you immediately, and also lily-as-amy and james-as-jake is both appropriate and hilarious

FOUR DRINK LILY YES

"mary's desk does face james's so that's plausible" is a 9.9/10 line (i mean i'd say 10/10 but the joke is more important than accuracy)

also as somebody who's had the same empty cider bottle on her desk for about four months i feel Called Out

as someone who frequently insists that anybody who thinks they're into me is incorrect bc they wouldn't feel that way if they knew The Real Me because The Real Me is Insufferable despite consistent opposition from many people who know me pretty well, i feel Called Out

"juicy gossip is what i'm here for" marlene i am right there with you

AN UNLOADED GUN AND A FORK brb dying

also how is james literally always my type, even when he's being like jake peralta, is it bc jake peralta is also my type?? these are the Real Questions

"not a prize to be won" that is both adorbs and so carefully skirting around the point that it's amazing

ily 9.9/10 (+.1/10) highly recommend

#whyamilikethis



Author's Response:

jily as peraltiago is something that has brought me so much joy

 

jokes are indeed more important than accuracy you are 1000% correct

 

i had an empty whiskey bottle on my desk for over a year at my last job

 

ok i really want to come up with the backstory for unloaded gun and fork but honestly i've got nothing

 

james is always everyone's type, he is the best boy

 

#whyarewelikethis



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 30 May 2020 09:01 PM · For: sucker

Taylor!! I am here sooo late for our review swap OMG!! Also for RvG because Red Redemption for May hopefully ;) But like dang, I am late to this and I am sorry!


First, your description of the 73rd precinct is so good, and I love how James’ thought process about the whole thing goes. From knowing he’s cheesy, to also having a hangover. AND HIM NOT KNOWING HIS ZODIAC SIGN OMG!!! I love James/Jake in this, he’s great!!


Aw I love the little quip about him actually flirting with her in real life and not just daydreaming about it. I love him! <3 And everything about how he notices everything about her, OH MY GOSH I LOVE HIM


Ooooh is that blouse button part of her bet? Maybe it is!!! And they’re both super perceptive of each other and obviously in love with each other even if she doesn’t realize it! AND THE BLUSHING - you’re killing me Taylor. I will die of no heart because it will have melted into a puddle on the floor.


YES GAY DUMBLEDORE/HOLT PARALLEL!! I love the dragon’s blood line too! You are so good at adding these tiny details in that make the story as a whole just so amazing!


YUP THAT BUTTON! I KNEW IT!


KINGSLEY IS SARGE! OMG!! Wait, how many points do I get for all these parallel things? Does knowing Gellert is Kevin count?


I love Lily’s attempts at getting James razzled, mostly because they are 100% effective! Also is this gonna be like the stakeout that Jake and Amy had when he fell for her? Because omg no I will cryyyyy!!!


DaTE!!! OMG!!! THEYRE GOING ON A DATE?!?! IS IT GONNA BE LIKE THE HORRIBLE ONE? I HOPE NOT!


I love their text messages! What great friends :P Give me a chatfic companion to 9.9 and I think I would crown you the all encompassing ruler of Jily ;)


OMG INDOOR SPORTS?!?! LASER TAG?!?! I think I’m in love with Lily now. Can I be in love with both of them, want to date both of them, but also want them to date each other, but like also want a throuple? My emotions are confusing…


OMG I just realized how much I need a laser tag episode of Brooklyn 99… You are so right they would totally dominate. I know there’s the paintball one with other law enforcement agencies, but I want laser tag.


OMG please have him corner her and she kisses him to get out of it/take him out. It would be amazing!! Even better! Amazing! Straddling? UGH I LOVE IT!!!


Invisibility cloak? Again with the tiny details that are so amazing! 


Ooooh he knocked him out like the reporter! Is now the time to admit I have watched Brooklyn 99 about 5 or 6 different times all the way though, not counting watching the single episodes as they come out?


OMG OMG OGM GOMGO GOMGO GOMG OMGOGM OGM 


THEY KISSED!!??!?!!? THEY KISSED!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!


OH MY GOSH MY HEART!!!! TAYLOR HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO MAKE MY CHEST FEEL LIKE EXPLODING WITH JUST WORDS O H YMGOSJ


ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CHAPTER TAYLOR, THANKY OU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THIS, IT’S BEING FAVOURITED RIGHT NOW HOLY GEEZE, I LOVE READING IT

 

LO <3




Author's Response:

your fangirling about james gives me life <3

 

lol yes the button is DEFINITELY part of the bet. lily knows what she's doing here, lol.

 

ugh all-encompassing ruler of jily is such a tempting title, i may need to follow through and write a chatfic companion just for that part. :P

 

honestly 'i want to date both of them but i also want them to date each other' is my perpetual mood with james and lily, i feel this so hard.

 

i cannot tell you how much joy the entire last section of this review brought me, your all-caps shouting has brought me so much happiness <3

 

ty for readinggggg <3333



Name: maraudertimes (Signed) · Date: 26 May 2020 08:44 PM · For: boys like you

Alright Taylor, I’m here for our swap and also RvG May (go red!). I’m so excited to start this, so let’s get into it!


“At 10pm on a Tuesday” - my people! Also I love both your Jily’s and B99, so I am so here for this!!! Of course James is Jake and Lily is Amy. The quintessential match! And yay!!! Lily is sergeant!


But a different department… I know Amy never went to a different department so what does this mean?!!? Okay and Mary is Rosa, Black is Boyle I’m assuming, and Lupin is Scully? AND WILL WE MEET SIX-DRINK LILY?!?! Amazing, I love all of this!


I just realized… Jake Peralta and James Potter. JP. Amazing.


Also that whole him building her up in his head is 100% something I agree with on the OG Lily and James - he definitely loved the manic pixie dream girl he thought she was.


But who is Marlene? And Peter? So many questions early on…


Is Marlene Sarge? What a sage wise answer she gave. I like her already!


YES!!! Five-Drink Lily’s CONFIDENCE!!! And of course Mary keeps a knife in her boot! Awwww Sirius and Lupin are engaged! That’s so cute, I love it!!! <3


Oh is Peter Boyle? Does that mean that Black and Lupin are Hitchcock and Scully?!?!?! OMG I LOVE IT!!!


Oh I love how they kept their nicknames and you gave them a great reason to! It always feels off to me when the Marauders keep their nicknames in AUs and there’s no reason to! So this was a super nice way to do that!


Ah!! Pilsners!! Also like 10/10 bi representation with James. I love it! And also I love that he doesn’t want to flirt with her especially if it would make her uncomfortable. What a guy, I love him! A FORK! LOVE IT!


“Not a prize to be won.” If I could love James/Jake more than I already do, I would. Also is this problematic cop the Vulture? Possibly inspired by a long-nosed death eater?


Oh man, so so good. Amazing first chapter! Thank you so much for writing it because it is an absolutely amazing read <3

 

Lo <3




Author's Response:

getting drunk on a random tuesday is a mood, lol. and yes, of course, lily is amy and james is jake. the dream team. <3

 

six drink lily does in fact make an appearance later in the fic!

 

ah yeah, i imagine james definitely built lily up in his head. and then when he got to know her, he realised that he still loved her, but just in a different (and stronger, imo) way. in this fic, however, he's known her for a while, so lily's fears aren't exactly as well-founded as she thinks.

 

ah yes, peter is boyle, mary is rosa, and sirius and remus are much smarter and more competent (and also engaged) versions of hitchcock and scully.

 

james is a sweetheart, i love him with my whole heart and it makes me happy when other people love him too.

 

thanks for reading/reviewing!! <3



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