Hurt-Comfort and reader crushes

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 39209

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ssk7882" <skelkins at a...> wrote:

> Fixed-up Sirius and Fixed-up Snape wouldn't really be at all the
same 
> sort of person.  Fixed-Up Lupin (who really isn't for the hard-core 
> FYIer anyway, as he only actually needs a tiny bit of tinkering), 
> wouldn't be the same as either of them, but his appeal touches on 
> aspects of both, making it far more likely that the same person
might 
> fancy both Snape and Lupin or both Sirius and Lupin than both Snape 
> and Sirius.
> 

Which goes a long way toward explaining why I crush on both Snape and
Sirius, but not on Lupin.  I'm *extremely* Bent, see, and the problem
with Lupin for me is that he handles his suffering too well.  I mean,
Snape's gone all bitter and twisted, stewing alone in his dungeon over
wrongs done to him years ago.  Sirius is oh-so-damaged and
post-traumatic, eyes going all haunted whenever somebody says
"Azkaban."  But Lupin?  Lupin goes along through life, being kind to
everyone who needs his kindness and forgiving to everyone who needs
his forgiveness, giving out chocolate at the appropriate moments.  I
admire the heck out of him, but he's just too darn *sane* for me to
crush on, Edge or no Edge.

Marina
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