Penname: down-in-flames [Contact]
Member Since: 26 Mar 2018
Bio:

" 'short fluffy jily fics that have spiraled out of control' is like your MO now, isn't it?" - sarah/belgian quaffle



award by abhorsen.


 


current projects and progress:


complex (james ii/oc, sequel to complicated): chapter 28, 50% done.


hit like a girl (dominique/oc): chapter 3, 10% done.


and all the pieces fall (james/lily): chapter 7, 20% done.


new romantics (james/lily): chapter 10, 40% done.


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Stories by down-in-flames


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James Potter has a mission: get Sirius Black and Remus Lupin to finally admit that they both fancy the pants off each other by Valentine's Day.

 

His partner in crime? Lily Evans, Remus' flatmate, who he also happens to be slightly in love with.

 

 

second place in cheekytorah-lex's there's only one bed challenge

march 2020 featured story


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Fluff, Humor, Romance, Smut

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Holidays
Completed · Published: 09 Feb 2020 · Updated: 17 Feb 2020 · Words: 15595 · Chapters: 2 · Reviews: 13 · Likes: 9 · Reads: 211

Series: deerly beloved





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james potter: found our christmas party outfits
james potter: thoughts?
james potter: Attachment - 2 Images

 

lily evans: those… are onesies

 

james potter: yes


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Substance Abuse)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Humor, Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Holidays
Completed · Published: 04 Dec 2019 · Updated: 04 Dec 2019 · Words: 4353 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 13 · Likes: 7 · Reads: 127

Series: deerly beloved





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Five times James used a pick-up line on Lily, and one time Lily used a pick-up line on James.

Alternatively, five times a pick-up line didn’t work and one time it did.

 

first place in grumpy cat's pick-up line challenge


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: None

Story Type: Challenge Entry, One-Shot

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content, Substance Abuse)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Fluff, Humor, Romance

Tropes: None
Completed · Published: 31 Aug 2019 · Updated: 31 Aug 2019 · Words: 7554 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 5 · Likes: 3 · Reads: 121

Series: deerly beloved





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Every day is Christmas when you're Lily Evans and James Potter.

 

sequel to bake my wish come true | first place in treacletart's play with your food challenge


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: None

Story Type: Challenge Entry, One-Shot

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Fluff, Romance

Tropes: Careers, Holidays
Completed · Published: 12 Aug 2019 · Updated: 12 Aug 2019 · Words: 4729 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 5 · Likes: 2 · Reads: 69

Series: deerly beloved





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One short little road trip, that’s all it is. One short little eight hour road trip in a tiny car with the girl he’s been in love with since his first year of uni. Nothing to worry about, really.

 

written for you-make-me-wander's Open Road Challenge

pogs 2020 runner-up for best pairing

 


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content, Substance Abuse)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Fluff, Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers
Completed · Published: 27 Jun 2019 · Updated: 27 Jun 2019 · Words: 8821 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 10 · Likes: 5 · Reads: 112

Series: deerly beloved





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The fact that owl mail delivery has persisted as long as it has is bad enough in Freddy Weasley’s opinion, but this particular occurrence has given him an entirely new reason to massively prefer texting.

 

first place in ineke and crowsb4bros' millennials ruin everything challenge + second place in grumpy cat and juls' wrong owl! challenge

 


Characters: Fred Weasley II, Teddy Lupin, Victoire Weasley

Pairings: Teddy Lupin/Victoire Weasley (HP)

Representation: Black

Story Type: Challenge Entry, One-Shot

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Fluff, Humor

Tropes: Family
Completed · Published: 30 Mar 2019 · Updated: 30 Mar 2019 · Words: 4412 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 9 · Likes: 3 · Reads: 111

Series: None





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“Will you go out with me?”


And despite how many potential scenarios James had created in his own head about how this moment could possibly go, he most certainly hadn’t prepared for this one.


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: None

Story Type: One-Shot, Podfic

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Fluff, Humor, Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers
Completed · Published: 09 Feb 2019 · Updated: 09 Feb 2019 · Words: 2133 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 16 · Likes: 7 · Reads: 127

Series: deerly beloved





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I realize three fundamental truths at the exact same time. The first is that Dom is most definitely in love with him, even if she won’t quite admit to it just yet. The second is that I definitely still am as well - the rising sense of despair in my chest is evidence of that.

 

And the third is that, in this situation, she wins.

 

first place in madimalfoy's broadway musical song challenge, based on the song "satisfied" from hamilton


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): Breakups

Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Song Fic

Tropes: Careers, Friends to Lovers
Completed · Published: 06 Feb 2019 · Updated: 06 Feb 2019 · Words: 6493 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 8 · Likes: 8 · Reads: 95

Series: None





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Clearly I underestimated the gravity of the situation.

Mix one Queen Bee, James Potter, and a whole lot of drama - and things are bound to get complicated.

 

 

 

2018 pogs most addicting story | october 2018 gryffindor story of the month | june 2018 featured story


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content, Slurs, Substance Abuse)

Content Warnings (optional): Breakups, Bullying, Cheating

Genre: Drama, Humor, Romance

Tropes: Careers, Forgiveness, Friends to Lovers, Friendship, Love/Hate Relationships, Slow Build/Slow Burn
Completed · Published: 26 Mar 2018 · Updated: 20 Jan 2019 · Words: 128993 · Chapters: 48 · Reviews: 382 · Likes: 107 · Reads: 16759

Series: Pride of Gryffindor Winners, convolution, Gryffindor Featured Fics





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They’re both amazing, competent girls, who will one day soon become amazing, competent women, and that mantra is their regular reminder of that fact.

 

Written for esmeraude's Women Supporting Women Challenge


Characters: Lily Evans Potter, Marlene McKinnon

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: Lesbian

Story Type: Challenge Entry, One-Shot

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Violence)

Content Warnings (optional): Breakups, Discrimination, War

Genre: General, Hurt/Comfort

Tropes: Feminism, Friendship
Completed · Published: 14 Jan 2019 · Updated: 14 Jan 2019 · Words: 6279 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 8 · Likes: 5 · Reads: 42

Series: None





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All I want for Christmas is you (to stop singing so incredibly off-key).

 

first place in ineke's happier holidays challenge, inspired by a tweet from crowsb4bros.

2019 pogs joint winner for best fluff/romance | january 2020 featured story


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter, Minerva McGonagall

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: None

Story Type: Challenge Entry, One-Shot, Podfic

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): Dying/Grieving

Genre: AU, Fluff, Humor, Romance

Tropes: Holidays, Love/Hate Relationships
Completed · Published: 12 Dec 2018 · Updated: 12 Dec 2018 · Words: 7189 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 17 · Likes: 8 · Reads: 186

Series: Pride of Gryffindor Winners, deerly beloved





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The unspoken rule of using dating apps in D.C. is that you always start with where you work.

 

James Potter, it seems, never picked up on that one.

 

2019 frogs runner-up for best short-form romance | january 2019 gryffindor story of the month | october 2019 featured story


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: Person of Color

Story Type: One-Shot, Podfic

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Romance

Tropes: Careers, Law/Politics
Completed · Published: 25 Nov 2018 · Updated: 25 Nov 2018 · Words: 8917 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 13 · Likes: 9 · Reads: 168

Series: deerly beloved, Gryffindor Featured Fics





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James may not believe in love at first sight, but he’s beginning to think there may be some merit in love at first sip.

 

December 2018 Sitewide SotM


Characters: James Potter I, Lily Evans Potter, Sirius Black

Pairings: James Potter I/Lily Evans (Harry Potter)

Representation: None

Story Type: One-Shot

FFT Groups:
Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Fluff, Romance

Tropes: None
Completed · Published: 25 Oct 2018 · Updated: 25 Oct 2018 · Words: 5568 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 13 · Likes: 6 · Reads: 150

Series: Sitewide Stories of the Month, deerly beloved





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In hindsight, Lily really shouldn’t have written up a list of all the boys she’d ever fancied and what she liked about each of them.

 

 

A Jily ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ AU – written for Lady Ausra’s Trope of Aces Challenge


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content, Slurs)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Fluff, Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers
Completed · Published: 12 Sep 2018 · Updated: 13 Sep 2018 · Words: 8985 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 8 · Likes: 3 · Reads: 162

Series: deerly beloved





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And so Remus watched everything he’d worked for roll down the hill again.

 

2019 pogs joint winner for best angst


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Violence)

Content Warnings (optional): Dying/Grieving, War

Genre: Angst, Dark

Tropes: None
Completed · Published: 06 Sep 2018 · Updated: 06 Sep 2018 · Words: 2512 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 8 · Likes: 1 · Reads: 65

Series: Pride of Gryffindor Winners





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When Scorpius imagined all the ways he could possible come out to his dad, this was definitely not on the list.

 

 


Rating and Advisories (required): Teen Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Fluff, Romance

Tropes: Family, Holidays
Incomplete · Published: 10 Jul 2018 · Updated: 14 Jul 2018 · Words: 2886 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 5 · Likes: 3 · Reads: 624

Series: None





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In all honesty, Albus would rather be literally anywhere else than the wedding between the love of his life and his cousin.


Rating and Advisories (required): Teen Audiences (Substance Abuse)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance

Tropes: Marriage, Questioning Identity, Star-Crossed Romance
Completed · Published: 06 Jul 2018 · Updated: 08 Jul 2018 · Words: 1882 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 12 · Likes: 5 · Reads: 860

Series: None





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In which James realizes that love may be much simpler than he's making it out to be.

 

{a one-shot / missing moment from Complicated}


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: Romance

Tropes: Family, Friends to Lovers, Slow Build/Slow Burn
Completed · Published: 10 Jun 2018 · Updated: 18 Jun 2018 · Words: 2946 · Chapters: 1 · Reviews: 3 · Likes: 0 · Reads: 169

Series: convolution





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Lily Evans’ soulmate is a complete idiot. Although she’s never actually met him to confirm this.

 

A Soulmate!AU tale of rugby matches, incompetent medical interns, and a broken rib or two.

 

2019 FROGS Finalist for Best Dialogue


Rating and Advisories (required): Mature Audiences (Sexual Content)

Content Warnings (optional): None

Genre: AU, Romance

Tropes: Soulmates
Completed · Published: 15 Apr 2018 · Updated: 11 May 2018 · Words: 12914 · Chapters: 4 · Reviews: 10 · Likes: 3 · Reads: 543

Series: deerly beloved