Sweater Weather

by lumosinlove

Remus works for the Gryffindor Lions as a physical trainer, and has been half in love with Sirius Black, the Lions' heartthrob captain, for a while now, but he never expected Sirius to return the feelings. Read if you like cute nicknames, slow burn, and pining. Yep. That's it.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Romance, LGBT, Queer, Harry Potter, Sports, Sports Romance

533 pages, ebook

First published March 1, 2017

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

The fetishization of mlm relationships in this fic grossed me out.

[Laney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything I know about hockey comes from this book. The book starts off really strong and kind of wanes off in quality as it goes on, she added less plot and more smut along with a few plot points that seemed a bit less believeable and more fan-service in the last third of the story. That being said I read it all in one day and loved it. You can defineitly skip a lot of the R-rated scenes (particularly closer to the end of the book) and not miss any plot or characterization. I loved the oc's!

[aarna :)]

yeah i’m putting a fanfic toward my goal

[Kera Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweater Weather was one of my first HP fanfiction reads and is my favorite wolfstar fanfic. Reading some of the reviews here and seeing that people found it boring and fetishy was a bit of a shock to me. I will say that if you know nothing about hockey/the culture surrounding the sport then you most likely will not enjoy this fanfic. Personally, I grew up with a dad and brother who absolutely loved hockey and now my whole family goes to hockey games. I'm also a fan of the webcomic "Check, please!" which has a familiar setting to that of Sweater Weather. So yeah, I am obviously more likely to enjoy a fanfic about hockey than those who have no interest in the sport and were bored by the setting of the story.

Reading the MLM fetishization claims prompted me to reread the story as I didn't really pick up on that in my previous reads. For me, fetishization of gay male characters is when the character is reduced to a stereotype and loses their personality traits to satisfy this stereotype. Just because a story includes a lot of sex doesn't mean its fetishy. Lots of love stories include sex scenes, especially in the fan fiction category. This story does not even revolve around the sex part of the fic. Sweater Weather is a story about internalized homophobia and implementing change in an unaccepting community such as the NHL. I cannot stress how possible stories like Sirius's exist in the league; even though the NHL has released statements about their support of the LGBTQ+ community, homophobia still runs rampant and there is currently only one openly gay player I can think of (Luke Prokop of the Nashville Predators who came out in 2021, years after this fanfic was completed). When I reread I still had the same feelings for the story: the sex does not matter in the plot and isn't written in a way to fetishize the characters.

So yeah, I absolutely love this story and if the sex makes you uncomfortable, it's extremely easy to skip these parts and you won't be missing anything. If you're into stories about love triumphing and exploring the complications of coming out to the public, then this story is for you.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Let me tell you, I ATE THIS UP! A fucking nhl marauders au. I love fanfic, it is limitless. AAHHHHH made me so happy, all the stars!!!! (I mean most of them)
I was just happy to be here, no thoughts, just vibes.

[siena · Rating 3 out of 5]

fetishisation :(

[Nathalie Schlachter · Rating 5 out of 5]

The absolute best Alternate Universe, modern era fanfiction I read. Read it for the first time when it was still unfinished back in 2020 and after the Author finished it I read it again. What can I say, just a great read with gripping plot, lovable characters, some unexpected character developments and wholesome scenes.
Already really looking forward to new updates on the sequel...

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite Wolfstar fics I've ever read, and I'm not even into hockey! Lumosinlove is an amazing writer, and I love how they bring these characters to life! Their OCs are amazing, and I was so excited when we learned O'Knutzy was going to happen!

[kelly ward · Rating 1 out of 5]

This had promise after reading the first chapter, but the fetishized m/m relationships and porn for porn’s sake really turned me off. It’s possible to write OC’s and good queer plot lines without turning everything into fetishization for the female gaze.

[Alex :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.5
I love it soooo much.
The plot
The charakters
everything.

[Malena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do love me some gay hockey

[Maddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5!
I put this off for so long bc i hated a forced coming out so much, but i’m glad i picked it back up again. I could see why people said it fetishized mom yikes….(i just skipped those scenes honestly i really just wanted more plot). I really loved the hockey atmosphere 😩😩

Favorite Parts:
- Literally any scene with Julian ily
- The Hotel sceneee
- THE NECKLACE; WHEN HE KISSED IT IM STILL NOT OVER IT
- Remus playing with the team AH
- Mon Loup 🥹
- The team taping their sticks in rainbow i’m crying i’m crying im crying

Favorite Quotes:

- “I don’t know how many times you’ve heard that you aren’t good enough,” Remus whispered against Sirius’ skin. “But I’m going to make you forget each one.”

^^^👆🏻i am not okay i just want to throw up and cry when i think about how shitty life was for sirius to the point where he didn’t think he could be loved and then i want to cry some more bc remus would give up everything to make sirius happy because HE loves him 😭😭

[Lu · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5/3⭐ bc I can't decide
kind of felt like gay characters written for and by straight people, I had to skip a lot of fragments - I know they're having sex, you don't need to describe it every time, it's getting boring. it had some good moments but idk if I would read it again

[anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

ten nápad pro příběh byl super, líbilo se mi, že remus byl fyzioterapeut a bylo to cute, ze začátku. ale ty smut sceny byly spatny sns

[Klaudiakreads · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im really sorry but i didnt like it 😬 i dont even wanna elaborate on that😶‍🌫️

[Emma Nowack · Rating 3 out of 5]

THIS IS SO HILARIOUS. i remember reading this for the first time and being actually over the moon about a gay/hockey player/harry potter fanfic. omg this is taking me back i cannot believe fics are on here

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed it a lot.
i really liked the oc characters that where added into this.
What bothered me though was the predictable storyline… like there was nothing surprising and unexpected…

[ley · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful. stunning work. sweater weather tú me entiendes como nadie<3:,)

[hannah! (lowkey gone) · Rating 4 out of 5]

great longfic, i live for ice hockey marauders it’s probably my favvvv headcannon ever

[Yoricka]

This is the third story I’ve read this year that takes place within the men’s league of a team sport and it’s becoming my favourite type of horror.

[dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could not stop reading, even as my body begged me for sleep, knowing I had work in the morning.... I couldn't stop reading. I got SO invested in all the other characters, which i have to say is quite a feat considering there's many and that they all are referred to by different names and nicknames and nicknames of nicknames. But I never felt like I had to make an effort to understand who was who - by the time I needed to, I already knew because of constant exposure to them and their antics and, eventually, their drama.

And THEN. Plot twists upon plot twists.

They family themes had me very soft; found family and mending family relationships and supportive, loving family.

No spoilers !!! but the ending, too, had me very soft. Might reread this later on, because I'm sure there was a lot I'm gonna be able to appreciate the second time around.

Oh, and of course. Possibly the biggest feat. I'm looking up Hockey things right now. Wow.


Update: This was even BETTER the second time around

[sofiacoppola]

no puedo seguirlo, me da asco. es un fanfic muy fetichista y creo que no hace falta decir que las relaciones entre dos hombre no deberían ser un fetiche. todo iba maravilloso hasta que remus y sirius empiezan tener relaciones y la verdad no tengo ni ganas de saltear las escenas, ya me asquee.

[Jasmine (°◡°♡)]

This is not wolfstar. just some two random guys named Remus and Sirius also😭😭 I feel like I’m reading one of those tiktok romance books where the only personality they’ve is one being hot and the other being hotter.

[Saihaj · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute

[rubee !]

i needed to read smthn where the marauders arent dying 🤩

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hell yeah I love wolfstar hockey Red White and Royal Blue

Was this overly predictable and potentially controversial? Yes, but honestly I do not care at all this was so peak.

Rina Kent is quaking.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything was ok and then everyone started saying that Sirius was selfish bc he didn't want to talk after he was forced to coming out of the closet. I mean, wtf ¿?

[Cloé · Rating 4 out of 5]

They’re on the ice, cameras flashing, in love 💜

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing fic to read right after finishing the depression that is all the young dudes (we’re ignoring the fact that i haven’t finished a real book for months)

[madhavi · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was good but kind of overrated