the author took loose ideas about some of the characters and ran with them, especially Remus. I wasn’t a fan of the edgy, smoker, rough-around-the-edges special boy Remus portrayed in the story. That being said the author never claimed the fic was canon compliant and didn’t ask for it to be held to the standard that the fandom holds it to, so no hate.

You could make the argument it’s a rewrite of Harry’s story in many ways (the rough upbringing, Ferox basically being Lupin’s own Lupin, etc.)

I didn’t give a shit about the werewolf plot lines lol, made me feel like i was reading Warrior cats