mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2022-01-09 10:37 pm

Fanfic Recs!

I got to spend some time reading fanfic again, though could hardly make time for all the brilliant-looking Hoggywarty and rarepair winter exchange entries this year that look interesting - most of them do look so worthwhile! You creators have really outdone yourself this year, and the recipients must feel so lucky! Some hits from the ones I've gotten round to reading, most of you have probably already read them, but if you haven't: 

Fanfic: 
The Perfect Gift (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, 8441 words, PG), which is a truly magical ghost story about a Christmas gift, a family curse, and these two rather private adult characters slowly and respectfully falling for each other. Read this, you will not be sorry.

Rest your Dream in My Dream (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, 9k words, T/PG), is an excellent Minerva/Severus fanfic which tells a post-war story about how Minerva and Severus became a couple with flashbacks to relevant past interactions. You won't regret reading it if you haven't already!

and an honourable mention: Lit Match (Alecto Carrow/Lily Evans, ~2k words, R) by [archiveofourown.org profile] phantomanto , which is a very interesting take on this unusual pairing which they still manage to make work well.

Art:
Rejoicing (in the Greenhouse)- an illustration for an equally excellent fanfic (The Longest Night) set in a greenhouse.

Art for Reawakening - a delightful gifset illustrating the visitors to Severus' bedside illustrating the fic of the same title

What a good ending to last year and start to this one!
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2022-01-09 01:03 pm

Fic: If Only In My Dreams

Title: If Only In My Dreams
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 1393
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, Robert McGonagall
Prompt: Christmas Eve will find me/Where the love light gleams/I'll be home for Christmas/If only in my dreams
Fest: Written for 2021 HP Mini Fest
Summary: It has been thirty years, but as a familiar scent brings back sudden and unbidden memories, Minerva finds herself grieving for a past she believed gone.
  
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2020-04-23 09:54 pm

COMPLETE: FIC: The Great Spattergroit Lockdown of 2000

Title: The Great Spattergroit Lockdown of 2000
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 11470
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, Andromeda Black Tonks, Arabella Figg, Aurora Sinistra, Filius Flitwick, Irma Pince, Neville Longbottom, Penelope Clearwater, Pomona Sprout, Portrait Phineas Nigellus Black, Rubeus Hagrid, Poppy Pomfrey, Septima Vector, Sybill Trelawney, basically all Hogwarts staff apart from Rolanda, who gets to stay home.
Summary: With Hogwarts in lockdown, the Hogwarts teachers have to come up with a way of teaching the students.
 
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2020-04-21 01:32 pm

FIC: The Great Spattergroit Lockdown of 2000, Chapter 1/6

Title: The Great Spattergroit Lockdown of 2000
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 2159
Characters and/or Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, Andromeda Black Tonks, Arabella Figg, Aurora Sinistra, Filius Flitwick, Irma Pince, Neville Longbottom, Penelope Clearwater, Pomona Sprout, Portrait Phineas Nigellus Black, Rubeus Hagrid, Poppy Pomfrey, Septima Vector, Sybill Trelawney, basically all Hogwarts staff apart from Rolanda, who gets to stay home.
Summary: With Hogwarts in lockdown, the Hogwarts teachers have to come up with a way of teaching the students.

Chapter 1/6 on AO3.

mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2019-03-26 12:05 pm

FIC: Home, Adrift

Title: Home, adrift
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 9597
Characters and/or Pairings: this is mostly a story about Severus and his father, but there is Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall, past Severus Snape/Lucius Malfoy, Tobias Snape/Eileen Prince

Summary: Professor Snape was dead, and Severus was alone. He did not mind. He was adrift, unmoored. It was difficult to feel professorial in Cokeworth. It was difficult to feel anything but out of place. Not that he had ever fitted in. He walked up and down the high street for hours, not even getting suspicious looks from the other people. This was not an area where grown men in funny clothes walking up and down high street aimlessly in the middle of the day got funny looks. This was not the kind of place where people looked at one another at all.

Author's Notes: I did a thing. There were several things floating around my mind when writing this. Mostly how I think it is unfair that working class fathers seem to be portrayed as violent substance abusers more than middle class parents, and the fact that I can see Severus having developed his precocious and excellent Occlumency skills early on as a defence mechanism when dealing with an abusive Legilimens. Also how much of Severus's life is spent doing what other people tell him to. So, this happened. Thanks so much Crocky, for bearing with me.

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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-12-28 04:59 pm

Fireplace Icons

I made some festive Minerva/Severus icons from a fireplace gif I had seen online several times and which I now stole from found on a site selling oil and firewood here.

I realise that it is hard to tell that it's them at all, but here the icons are, anyway, for those of you who might like them. 

Preview: 


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mothwing: A wanderer standing on a cliff, looking over a distant city (Book)
2012-06-23 10:16 am

Art: Gotcha! (Marauders, Severus, G), Soft (Lily, Severus, G)

Title: Gotcha!.
Characters: Peter, Remus, James, Sirius, and Severus.
Rating: G
Credits: geoectomy-stock's JBD Runner, charfade's Grass Brush Set. Thank you!
Summary: four Gryffindors and a Slytherin. 
A/N: Had to spend the time during the match yesterday somehow, so I made this. 



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Title: Soft.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Credits osorrisstock's TheDuo Sitting, charfade's Ultimate Grass Brush Set".
Summary: Lily, Severus, two teddies and a pond. Sorry about the cheesiness.
A/N: I wanted to do something with water, and this was the result. Working up to the mermaid one. 



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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-06-10 01:49 pm

Fanart Recs

I usually check art tagged "Minerva" once a month to find pieces for DownyThistle, but since I'd taken a break from posting, I missed out on some great works that I'd like to show you here, too. 

To start us of, this is a must see: 


Minerva and Irma
by ~Johny-and-Mary on deviantART 
I love the colours and their expressions. Perfect. 

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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-06-03 06:18 pm

Art: Summer (Lily Evans, Severus Snape. G)

Title: Summer.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Credits: *Eirian-stock for He and She, ~nathies-stock's Pouring Rain Brush and *charfade's Grass Brush set.
Summary: Severus and Lily frolicking in a field. 
A/N: Weather we had over here on Friday. This is very saccharine, be warned!



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mothwing: Gif of wolf running towards the right in front of large moon (Wolf)
2012-03-12 11:49 pm

Art: Avada Kedavra, Keeper

Yes, I do have too much time on my hand now that my exams are over, what gave me away?  Sorry about the spam. 

Title: Avada Kedavra.
Characters: Severus Snape, OC
Rating: PG-13
Credits: lightning by *redheadstock, Severus by *senshistock, muggle by ~dazzle-stock
Summary: Severus Snape using the Killing Curse on a muggle woman.
A/N: I believe Severus Snape killed during his DE days, though I respect other readings of the character. Though this is, as always, not very explicit, I put this behind a cut because I believe it can still be potentially upsetting. 

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Title: Keeper. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank.
Rating: G. 
Credits: Like a magpie. Corner brushes by =Eterea86, Pose references for Wilhelmina by ~BlooDoveStock here, Minerva by =Kxhara here - would have been lost without them, the limbs were all over the place in my reference-free attempt. Birds by ~WingsOfAHero here.
Summary: Minerva and Willa spending some time on the quidditch pitch. The latter is not the greatest flyer and lost her broom, but Minerva is there to help. 
A/N I think that the placement of my goal hoops is non-standard. Sorry about that!



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mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2012-03-09 02:35 pm

Art: Ghosts. (Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Dougal McGregor, G)

Title: Ghosts.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Dougal McGregor.
Rating: G.
Credits: Lily by ~Gracies-Stock and Dougal by ~Johnny-Yong, texture by `cloaks, grass and flowers by !ro-stock
Summary: Sometimes, if the light was right, in the hours around dawn, they almost seemed close enough to touch.
A/N:  Severus and Minerva being haunted by the ghosts of their past - Lily and Dougal. Loved ones who died remain a part of you, and navigating a relationship around those still half-with you must be pretty challenging. Yes, I caved in and did something Pottermore-backstory-related and kitschily indulgent. Apologies! 



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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-03-04 06:38 pm

Art: Minerva's Life (Minerva McGonagall and various others, G.)

Title: Minerva's Life.
Rating: G
Credits given in posts for individual images 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, her family, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, 
Artist's Notes: My version of Minerva McGonagall's biography from before birth to her seventies from 2010. I never got round to posting these, but here they are now. I'm not happy with all of them anymore and surprisingly happy with others in hindsight.
Anyway, here they are, each is a click-through link to the entry with a larger version. 





mothwing: Image of a death head hawk moth (Default)
2012-03-03 01:08 am

Art: Troubles. (Tobias, Eileen and Severus Snape. G.)

Title: Troubles.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Eileen Snape. Severus Snape.
Rating: G.
Credits: pose for Tobias by ~thepropagation3, Severus, texture by `cloak
A/N: Another non-subtle one, I'm afraid. There is a companion drabble that goes with this "drawable". Also maybe I did have a little too much fun when I was doing "Argument", but overlapping silhouettes are awesome. And my deepest apologies to the arachnid community for the blobby specimen, I don't seem to do spiders well. 



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mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
2012-02-19 12:42 am

Drawables with drabbles

Title: Family.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Eileen's broom and cloak.
Rating: G.
CreditsTobias by *SenshiStockSeverus by ~Struck-Stockgrass by *charfadebirds by ~WingsOfAHero and texture by `cloaks.
A/N: I'd like to imagine that the pictures speak for themselves, but since they're vague and silhouettes to boot I've included in a drabble at the bottom of the picture. Highlight if you're curious. 


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Title: Son.
Characters: Eileen Snape, Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Death Eater of your choice.
Rating: G.
Creditsofficial Dark Mark as a reference here and *sarahebear-stock stock image for the Death Eater.
A/N: Another companion drabble that explains what is going on here. Apologies for the bad quality. 


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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-02-16 12:18 am

Art: Weekends, The Curse (Severus and various others)

Title: Weekends.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Eileen's broom and cloak. 
Rating: G. 
Credits: Texture by `cloaks, grass by ~cougarLV, tree by ~Winerla, and the bike by ~fudgegraphicsfirst cyclist reference by ~paulussebastian, second cyclist reference by ~fantanicity
Summary: The Snapes on a clandestine family outing beyond the borders of the city. 



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Title: The Curse.
Characters: Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort 
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "At once, the spider's legs bent in upon its body; it rolled over and began to twitch horribly, rocking from side to side. No sound came from it, but Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would have been screaming. Moody did not remove his wand, and the spider started to shudder and jerk more violently."
A/N: Hardly subtle. I'm not quite happy how it turned out, something's off about the textures. Specifically the use of ALL THE TEXTURES. And Voldy, especially his sparkly flare there. 

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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
2012-02-12 12:12 am

Art: Favour. (Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, G)

Title: Favour
Rating: G
Characters: Remus Lupin and Severus Snape.
Credits: Wolf: ~MoonsongStock here, Severus: *SenshiStock here, Trees: ~Winerla here
Summary: Lupin never remembers what he does or does not do in wolf shape. Severus does not mind that at all. 
A/N: Rather silly than serious and not entirely in character, but fun. 



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mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2012-02-08 10:09 pm

Art: The Potion (Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape. G.)

Title: The Potion.
Rating: G
Characters: Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape.
Credits: Many this time because I continue to suck at poses: Severus: *SenshiStock here, Minerva: ~Essence-stock here, texture: `cloaks here, and the light brush: *redheadstock here
Summary: Severus demonstrates his Potions expertise to Minerva. Though I like to think that it's him showing her Neville's (Orange, Longbottom?) handywork to explain why he docked points. 



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mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2011-10-13 08:26 pm

Art Recs: SSMM

This is a fairly unorganised collection of really great SSMM pieces I really like, and mostly a [livejournal.com profile] calicogoat fanpost. Some of them are quite old and you've probably seen them all already, I'm also not very articulate in my fondness for these amazing pieces and they deserve a better introduction than my uncoordinated squeeing, but they're all worth checking out. 

One: Duellers )

Two: Losses )

Three: Lovers. By ~Calicogoat.  )

Also noteworthy is ~hellanim's  beautiful 12 Pictures from Snape's Life in beautiful monochromes with a dash of red and ~calicogoat's Flight of the Goldfinch which has Minerva and Severus battling a dragon on a flying machine and what could be more awesome than that?
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
2011-06-08 12:40 am

OMG! ♥

Just when I thought this day was bad and would stay bad I found the [livejournal.com profile] close_contrast masterlist full of SS/MM goodness, which includes a beautiful piece by [livejournal.com profile] sigune .

This one is called "Unspoken": Between Headmaster Snape and his Deputy Headmistress, what is essential remains unspoken."

I'm always incredibly excited when she's drawn something new because her art always speaks volumes with such precise, efficient means, if that makes sense. She has a way of capturing the expressions so beautifully, and their clothing style and the furniture she's shown them on is just perfect for them.

So. Perfect.

(There are so many fics which look promising over there and at [livejournal.com profile] hp_beholder , I'm really missing out unless I head over there this weekend.)