Laurielove
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| Name: | Laurielove |
| Alias(es): | Illuminare, Demelza Hart |
| Type: | Fanwriter |
| Fandoms: | Harry Potter, Peter Pan, Victoria (TV series) and The Man in the High Castle |
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Laurielove is a fanfiction author active from 2009 - present.
She has written around 100 fics, mainly for the Harry Potter, Peter Pan, Victoria (2016 TV series) and The Man in the High Castle fandoms.
Overview
Within the Harry Potter fandom, she focuses mainly on Lucius/Hermione (Lumione) and Severus/Hermione (SS/HG) fics, although she has written Sirmione and Dramione amongst others. She has also written extensively for Lord M/Victoria (Vicbourne) in the Victoria fandom, Adult Wendy/Captain Hook in the Peter Pan fandom and John Smith/Juliana Crain in The Man in the High Castle.
Her works usually focus on a relationship between a younger woman and older man. Although the older man can initially seem more dominant due to his status and age, it is usually the younger woman who becomes the stronger force, this is most notably true of Laurielove’s Lumione and SS/HG fics.
There is usually an illicit element to the pairings she writes – ie student/teacher (although Hermione is always an older student, returning after the war to complete her NEWTs), canonical enemies etc.
Influences
Her main inspirations are the Byronic heroes of classic literature, particularly Edward Rochester and Mr Darcy. Laurence Olivier’s portrayal of Richard III has also been an influence, particularly the seduction of Lady Anne scene.
Explicit writing
Her works are invariably sexually explicit, ranging from vanilla sex to BDSM and threesomes. She seeks to explore the way sex draws out our humanity and how it informs and influences us, ultimately drawing us to a firmer realisation of self.
Acknowledgement and Awards
Over the years, her fanfics have often been discussed and commended. She has won many awards in fan competitions. Her SS/HG story, 'Out of the Depths' has received over two and a quarler million views on ffnet alone. Her works are praised for their erotic content, but also the quality of the writing, notably dialogue and characterisations. Her fan fiction has been discussed on podcasts and in academic papers.
Illuminare
For a time, she wrote darker, even more explicit fics under the penname Illuminare. These were published on AFF and LiveJournal. They include the SS/HG fics 'Don’t Turn Around' and 'Language, Miss Granger'. She has since brought some of her Illuminare writings over to her Laurielove pages.
Original Writing
After entering an erotic writing competition in which she became one of the winners, Laurielove had her first original story published in 2012 under the penname Demelza Hart. She went on to write several original erotic stories and novels, all published with established publishing houses. Her trilogy, Suited to You, was the number one bestselling anthology on Amazon for several weeks.
She moves away from writing at times, but when she returns to it, which she invariably does, she finds herself drawn back to fan fiction.
Fics
She has written several long fics across her chosen fandoms. Notable long fics include:
Lumione: Discovering Beauty, The Sense of Taste, A Great Task of Solitude.
SS/HG: Out of the Depths.
Hook/Wendy: Entrancing Wendy
Vicbourne: Revelation
The Man in the High Castle: Deliverance (in progress)
She also has many shorter fics and one-shots.
Archives
Her works were originally published on fanfiction.net, but she has recently favoured Archive of Our Own (AO3). She has in the past posted on Granger Enchanted (now terminated), Ashwinder, The Petulant Poetess, AdultFanFiction and LiveJournal.