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#this one shot is also a good way to make sirius hurt and then be comforted (the way he never was in canon *coughs*)
moonstruckme · 6 months
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First I must say I LOVE YOUR WRITING ITS SO GOOD and are now among one of my favourite writers on this app.
This is an odd request but anywho in the autumn/winter when it's windy or just cold I get a tummy ache if I don't zip up my coat and the cold air gets to my stomach I also get ear ache if I don't wear my ear muffs, could you possibly do something with poly!marauder or just one of the marauders bundling up the reader before going out for the day so she doesn't get cold 😁
Thanks gorgeous!! Hope this is alright :)
James Potter x fem!reader ♡ 364 words
“James,” Remus says skeptically, “have you included an electric blanket under all that as well? She’s going to overheat.” 
“If I could keep one running without plugging it in, I would put it in here,” James replies, pulling your hat securely over your ears. “You don’t know how she gets.” 
“It’s not that far to the pub, Jamie,” you try, casting an apologetic glance to where Sirius and Remus are waiting at the door. 
“Lovely, who taught you to wrap a scarf like this?” James undoes the knot you’ve made, wrapping the scarf carefully around your face and tucking the ends in so that only your eyes are left uncovered. “I know it’s not far, but you’re going to regret it if you’re not bundled up.” He zips up your coat, pressing a kiss between your brows as he does. “Can’t have my girl hurting because of the cold. I won’t stand for it.” 
Sirius makes an exaggerated gagging sound, but Remus nudges him with an elbow. You feel like you’re tottering, barely allowed any movement under all your layers as you move through the door and out into the chilly air. 
“Do you actually get pains from cold weather?” Remus asks, sounding heartwarmingly concerned. “Is it an old injury that flares up or something?” 
“No,” you grumble. “It’s way more babyish than that.” 
“Oi.” James wraps an arm around your shoulders, jostling you slightly. “Don’t talk about my sweetheart like that, please. If you must know, Moony, she’s sensitive to the cold. She gets achy.”
“Well, you’ve created quite the look,” Sirius observes, walking ahead of you and holding his hands up as if framing a shot. “All this layering, they’ll feature you at Paris Fashion Week, dollface.” 
“‘Course they will,” James replies. “With my styling and her face, we’ll fucking win the thing.” 
Remus huffs a laugh. “Not sure it’s a competition, Prongs.” 
“It’s not,” you and Sirius confirm in sync, but James only scoffs as if this is of little importance.
“There’ll be a winner when we show up,” he says surely. “Look at me, angel? Fuck, are you joking? They’ll send everyone else straight home once they see that face.”
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ncoincidences · 3 months
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All the fics I read this year, part 1: ship I read most this year —
It's James/Lily !! I've read about 80 fics for Jily this year! I've linked them all down below and limited myself to describe every fic in only a line to fit Tumblr's 4066-character limit (I don't think I did any of them justice though ,:) they're all amazing and incredible in their own way). They're not sorted in any order - it's a chaotic mess ,,:,,)
Kindly Stopped for Me* by @nodirectionhome-ao3 - Lily survives AU, an angsty fic with great badass Lily moments!
Lay All Your Love On Me* by @athenasparrow - Jily Hogwarts fic that also has smut :D
The Art of Identification by Athenasparrow - cute one-shot featuring amortentia :D
She Will by @relyingonoldships - ANGSTY! gather your napkins. I have warned you.
The Summer I fell in Love* by @annasghosts - Muggle meet cute + summer love <3
Finding Lily by Annasghosts - unique premise + fake dating for the win :D
Things That Haven't Happened Yet by @kay-elle-cee - SMUT
the silence in the sorrow by kay-elle-cee - secret relationship during war + battle angst
to ache, to hope by kay_elle_cee - unplanned pregnancy that explores both James and Lily's emotions
i'll be fine, i'll be good* by kay-elle-cee - Slytherin!Lily AU focussed on Lily's character + secret relationship
Tall Dark and Glasses by @jamesunderwater - lovely writing and a heart-melting meet cute!
Meet Me At The River by @charmsandtealeaves - PEN PALS JILY, absolutely adorable fic!
Laundry Day by charmsandtealeaves - cheeky fic
Midnight Dip by charmsandtealeaves - ALSO cheeky 😏
Call Me By Name by charmsandtealeaves - feat. Phone Call sex 😏 and strangers to lovers!
Incoming by charmsandtealeaves 'call me by name' but James POV and it's so good!!
Wake Me Up (When September Ends)* by charmsandtealeaves - Hogwarts Jily 7th year coming of age :)
Love Birds by charmsandtealeaves - fluffy ridiculous rom com au where James cannot be separated from his accidentally acquired duck and Lily is a gorgeous vet :D also features insanely cute doodles :D
Something Black and Blue by charmsandtealeaves - what's making Lily Evans so late to her own wedding?
Sugar Quills by charmsandtealeaves - SWEET x
Padfoot's Nose Knows by charmsandtealeaves - indeed sirius can smell the good news from a mile away!
The Exchange Principle by charmsandtealeaves - cute body swap fic!
Nom De Plume by AnnaBtG - !!!!! unique concept! secret erotica writer James needs Lily (his coworker who's totally NOT his muse) to pretend to be his persona but Lily hates his guts...... or does she 😏
Haircut by PetalsToFish - James gets a new haircut!!
Lipstick by PetalsToFish - James bought Lily a lipstick and she's trying it out 😏
WILF by PetalsToFish - Wizard I'd Like to Fuck 😏
Reputation (Wildest Dreams Version) by PetalsToFish - Slytherin!Lily + enemies to lovers fic <3
State of Grace (Never Saw You Coming) by PetalsToFish - Lily never saw James coming..... literally. a car accident meet-cute (no one's hurt tho :))
Prodigal by PetalsToFish - slightly angsty, exploring Lily through her years at Hogwarts from first year
Girl Crush by PetalsToFish - actually Peter's POV centred around Jily
*[The asterisks next to a fic indicate that I haven't caught up to the latest chapter update]
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A Plain of Stars (Chapter 2)
A/n: I wrote another part! I hope you all like it, I think I'll keep writing chapters for now- I have a storyline in mind based off the og one shot.
Warnings: Light cursing, arranged marriages.
Chapter 3
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Going back to school after the ball was nerve wracking to put lightly. Not only would you be facing the Hogwarts student body, you would also be confronted with Regulus. You had easily made it through the last several years avoiding both Black brother, if not only for the reason that neither of them seemed to want to acknowledge your presence
A deep hurt had shot through your chest the first time you looked at Sirius and he showed no recognition of who you were. It felt like a worse betrayal than his leaving, you could file that away as something bigger than you. This was personal, this was something between you and Sirius. But, never one to go out of your way for a simple confrontation, you let the hurt sink further and further down until it remained only a dull ache that set heavy over your diaphragm, stealing your breath each time his grey eyes caught yours. 
That same pain set a little heavier the first time you looked Regulus in the eyes. Maybe that was what had thrown you off so much when you saw him again for the first time after his disappearance, they were so similar. Those slate grey eyes made them look like inverses, two opposite ends of the same spectrum- although you're sure Sirius would shun the notion. 
You walked down the corridor connecting the girls dormitories to the Slytherin common room. The weather was changing as rapidly as the leaves fell from the trees. Autumn hung lightly in the air, bringing with it cold that settled especially deep in the dungeon of the castle. Being that as it was, you were wrapped in both your grey uniform sweater vest and an emerald green cardigan in an attempt to shake off the chill. 
“Morning.” The hairs at the nape of your neck stood and your shoulders tensed. Not in fear so much as pure annoyance and apprehension of what would come after the greeting. You weren’t fond of Barty Crouch, but goodness me was he fond of you- or at least he pretended to be for no other reason than to get on your nerves. He was lounging in one of the plush, velvet chairs with his legs sound over the armrest. “Goodmorning, Barty” You said, boredom and disinterest lacing your tone, “someone sounds grumpy, sleep badly, love?” He asked, turning his head in false interest. “Wouldn’t you like to know.” You responded, walking past him and to the great double doors leading out of the common room. You heard him shuffle behind you, rising to follow you. “I would actually,” he sidled up next to your and threw an arm around your shoulder, “I would also like to know why you insist on being so terrible to me.” His grin was wolfish and jeering, you shrugged your shoulders in an attempt to shove off his arm- no such luck. “I suppose you’ll have to keep wondering.” 
A staircase slid into place in front of you and the two of you began to climb. Suddenly it resumed movement, catching you off guard and causing you to stumble. Barty’s arm around you moved to your waist as he drug his hand down your body making you shiver in abject horror. The moment the staircase came to a halt you took a step back from the boy, who’d pressed his body to yours in the time in between. “You’ll have to be more aware of your surroundings in the future, love.” He said, taking a step back towards you, “Or you’ll ruin that pretty face of yours” Barty reached out then and flicked your nose, making you grimace and shove him away. “If that’s what it takes for you to stay aware of me I just might do it myself.” You snap at him and turn on your heel, trudging up the rest of the stairs. 
By the time you reached the great hall you still hadn’t calmed down, you didn’t notice the borderline march you settled into in your rage until you took your seat next to Pandora. “Someone is on a mission” She said, buttering her toast before handing you a blueberry muffin just as she had everyday for the last year and a half. You huffed and rolled your eyes, “I had the pleasure of being walked halfway here by Barty.” Evan choked on his orange juice, a hand came to rest on his back as he oscillated between a wet cough and wheezing laugh. In your whirlwind anger you hadn’t noticed Regulus sat in the spot next to Evan. Although the two were close Regulus had stopped sitting by Evan during meals some time ago. Had you been keeping track you would have noticed it was around the same time you came to sit with the twin, maybe Barty was right- some advances in perception wouldn’t hurt you. 
“And how was that?” Evan said, finally recovering from his fit and sitting up to look at you, clearly amused. “I hate him.” You deadpan and he lets out a high pitched giggle, “he loves you, though!” He squeals back, obviously happy with the little shiver you let out. “He does fancy you, he just has a gross way of showing it” Pandora confirms your worst nightmare, “And I’m supposed to be flattered?” 
As you and Pandora bicker back and forth about your encounter, Regulus remains stiff in his seat. Somewhere between your mentioning of Barty walking you to breakfast and Pandora’s claim that he fancies you Regulus underwent full rigour mortis, and had failed every attempt to relax himself. It’s now that Evan sets a hand on his shoulder. “Alright?” The dark haired boy snaps to attention, turning to his friend. “Hm?” He had heard exactly what Evan said, but Regulus had developed the talent of selective hearing in social settings, it was fantastic for getting people to leave you alone. It worked now, as it usually did, Evan simply hummed surreptitiously and went back to his breakfast. 
The day passed you by slowly, in the easy kind of way that often came with the seasons change. Everything seemed to slow down when autumn came over the castle, it was lovely. The very air seemed to take on an essence of calm and cosy. 
You were indulging in said cosiness on one the common room couches, curled up close to the smouldering fire with a mug of cider whilst brushing up on some reading for your Care of Magical Creatures course. Or you had been before a dip in the cushion next to you pulled you out a passage about Kneazles. As you looked up you had to draw back a bit as Regulus peered over your shoulder to get a look at the page. “You know some people keep those things as pets” He says, a little absent minded in his delivery. His eyes finally find yours, but you didn't hear what he said- too focused on how close his face was to yours. When your brain finally catches up to your mouth you respond, “Oh. Yes, I knew a lady who had one. They get quite large when they’re fully grown, it was nearly the size of her. Although she has quite old, it isn’t hard to think she might have shrunk over the years-” 
You snap your mouth shut, effectively end the rant about your elderly neighbour and her Kneazle. You have a tendency to ramble when you’re nervous, and the proximity of you and the boy next to you doesn't exactly set you at ease. You cringe in embarrassment, but Regulus is just smiling at you. It’s small, barely there really, just a small twinge in the corner of his mouth. But, for once, you notice. 
“Fascinating.” He says sarcastically, shattering what you had thought to be a sweet moment. You huff, rolling your eyes and turning away from him, “can I help you?” You ask when he remains next to you. “I’m bored.” He says, leaning his hand on his chin. “Okay?” You shoot a glance at him, only for him to cock his head to the side. “Okay?” He parrots. You close your book and turn to face him causing him to sit up and lean back against the armrest. “What could I possibly do to entertain you, Mr. Black.” You ask in a sing-songy tone. “Read to me.” He says lazily, waving a hand at your book. You gawk at him before closing your mouth abruptly and turning away from him. 
“No.” 
“No?”
“No, Regulus” 
“Why not?” 
“Because” 
Suddenly the book is snagged out of your hand, “Fine” He says, flicking through the book, “Although Kneazles have a feline-like appearance they are more closely related to the Nundu of East Africa…” You stare at him as he reads, fully expecting him to drop the bit and give your book back in some time. However, once he begins the next passage, going into more depth about the Nundu, you recline back into your seat with the realisation that he wasn’t playing a bit. 
The warmth of the fire and Regulus’ soft voice lull you into a state of such all encompassing comfort that you feel your eyes becoming unbearably heavy. Eventually you couldn’t keep yourself sitting up anymore and you curled back against the arm rest, wrapping your blanket over your shoulders. It didn’t take long for you to fall asleep afterward. 
When he realises you’ve fallen asleep, Regulus slowly closes the book and watches you for a moment, the soft pout of your lips and the steady rise and fall of your chest. You look so soft and comfortable in that moment, he could scoot closer to you, feigning that he too was lulled to sleep by the dull textbook.
Instead he places the book next to you, stands and goes to leave. What he doesn’t know is how light of a sleeper you are, every bump and stir wakes you- which is not ideal for a dorm room housing five teenage girls. You keep your eyes closed as he leans over you, pulling the blanket over your shoulders and brushing your hair away from your face. Perhaps you could get used to this.
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padfootagain · 8 months
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Hello everyone! It’s still hard to believe that I’ve hit 6k followers this month! I can’t believe there are so many of you interested in my silly little stories!!
In order to celebrate, I’ve asked you what kind of event you wanted, and you’ve voted for the tropes/AU event! So, here we go! I’m going to use the same prompts as a previous event, as I prepared a pretty thorough prompt list already.
I hope you have fun during this event!
Carole, what is all this new mess now?
The idea is simple: you can make a request for a character I write for (the list of characters is under the cut) by choosing a prompt in the lists that are (also) under the cut. You can add specific details if you have a more precise idea (but please, remember that I do not write nsfw content). In the coming weeks, I’ll write all your requests! I will accept a maximum of 15 requests, or as many requests as I will have received in the next 72 hours, depending on how many requests are submitted! The requests for this event will thus be open between today (August 14 2023) and Thursday (August 17 2023).
How can we request a fic?
You can request a fic by sending me a message through my inbox. I will not accept requests sent through private messages because it is very difficult for me to keep track of them that way. You can, however, request a fic on or off anon. So, if you’re a little shy, don’t hesitate to send me an anonymous ask!
You must choose a character in the list under the cut, for whom I will write a one-shot using the prompt you have chosen (the list is also under the cut). You can write down only the letter/number corresponding to the prompt you’ve chosen instead of copying them in full if it’s easier for you. You can choose an AU or a trope or an AU and a trope. You can also add whether you would prefer some fluff, angst or hurt/comfort.
You can include additional details if you have a specific idea and want to see it included in the fic ; however, I can reject a request if I don’t feel comfortable with the details you’ve added.
Your request must thus include :
A character from the list below
A prompt from the list below
The combinations for the prompts can be :
An AU only
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For example, you can request :
Caspian, modern AU
OR Caspian, Friends to lovers
OR Caspian, modern AU, Friends to lovers
If you have any questions regarding the event, don’t hesitate to ask me! Also, a little nice word in the request is always nice, don’t forget to at least say ‘hi’ :)
I hope you have fun with this event! I can’t wait to see the combinations you will choose!
Thank you all for your support! Have a lovely day! :)
Characters :
Ben Barnes
Caspian
Ryan Brenner
Logan Delos
Sam Adams (Ben Barnes’s character)
The Darkling
Sirius Black
Blackinnon
Wolfstar
Remus Lupin
Jily
Poe Dameron
Cassian Andor
Jyn Erso
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ahsoka Tano
AUs :
Modern AU
Florist/ tattoo artist AU
Soulmates AU
Neighbours AU
Roommates AU
Historical AU
Professor AU
Bookshop or library AU
Bodyguard AU
Coffeeshop AU
College AU
Painter or artist AU
Royalty AU
Coworkers AU
Parents AU
Tropes :
Only one bed
Road trip
Caught in a snowstorm
Friends to lovers
Mutual pinning
Enemies to lovers
Idiots in love
Angry love confession
Established relationship
Drunken confession
Wounded character leads to confession
Rivals to lovers
Fake dating
Secret dating 
Arranged marriage
Domestic bliss
Jealousy angst with a happy ending
Poorly-timed confession
Friends with benefits to lovers
Forbidden love
Highly romantic dance scene
Oh… oh no…
Wrong time to right time
"I'm not good enough for you."
Miscommunication
Heard the confession spoken when the other thought they were asleep
Arranged date
Almost kissing
Kissing under the rain
"Please, don't leave…"
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Tagging a few people who might be interested (aka people in the taglist...) : @wolfbrideinhiding @sergeantbuckybarnes @wolfmoonmusic @reg-arcturus-black @idek-what-to-put @kpicard @rhapsodyonthethames @intothesoul @pat-sirius @rockintensse @budugu @sayumiht @hells-escapees @omgrachwrites @cloudbroomblog
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ourloveisforthelovely · 11 months
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Never the Same Part 8
Regulus Black AU
Story Summary  Being Bill’s twin, you were always the supportive one. Now that you are stepping outside of your role everything is changing. For your family, it’s for the worse. For Regulus and yourself, it’s for the better.
Pairings: Regulus x Reader
Rating: Mature. Doesn’t follow the book
Part 7 Link 
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Much to Regulus’ dismay, Walburga didn’t find a new place to “haunt.” Instead, she seemed to latch her claws in even tighter. She proclaimed that she would never leave her home. Nothing that either of her sons had to say could make her do something that she wasn’t ready to.
The good part was she started avoiding everyone and only came out of the master suite if she absolutely had to. This was just fine with Regulus and Sirius. Neither brother seemed overly joyed to have to deal with their mother. It reminded you of zoo keepers having to deal with a ravenous lion. If it wasn’t for Kreacher, you had a feeling that food would be just left at her door with no indication that it mattered if she ate or not. You wouldn’t have been surprised if Regulus and Sirius were playing rock, paper, scissors to decide who would be the unfortunate one to deal with Walburga that day.
You, typically, would have felt sorry for Walburga but after seeing the state that she left Sirius and Regulus in…your “give a damn” was slightly broken. There was also the fact that as your pregnancy progressed you were feeling worse with each day.
“How are you feeling?”
You sighed at Regulus’ question. Looking up from your pillow you gave him a frustrated look.
“Awful! My back hurts. My feet hurt. I don’t think I can stretch anymore and if I don’t stop vomiting…”
Regulus winced, slightly regretting asking that question. He wasn’t even sure why he did. Regulus knew that you were feeling awful. For some reason, he kept asking how you were feeling. If you threw something at him for asking, Regulus wouldn’t be surprised. Normally, you were perfectly sweet and patient but as the pregnancy was progressing… your patience was failing you.
“So…the same?”
Regulus added. You only stared at him. Regulus gave you an innocent shrug. You knew that he was probably as tired of you being pregnant as you were of actually being pregnant. He was too good of a man to say it, however.
“I am never doing this again. I used to want a big family but now I am thinking my parents are mental.”
Regulus chuckled as he moved to put his coat on. He was getting ready to go away for a week, which was also fueling your frustration.
“Well, lucky for you I have never had the desire to have a house full of children.”
You groaned.
“Good, because this is a one-and-done shot. I might possibly jump off of a building if I have to do this again.”
Regulus chuckled before kneeling down beside you. He gently pushed some of your hair away from your face and leaned down to kiss you.
“You can’t jump off of a building and leave me alone with all of these people. You’re the only one keeping me sane. Never mind the fact, that I know absolutely nothing about babies. What if I forgot ours somewhere?”
Regulus was relieved when you giggled.
“You wouldn’t forget them anywhere.”
Regulus blinked a few times.
“My mum and dad forgot me at a funeral parlor once.”
Your mouth dropped. Why this surprised you, you didn’t know. If Regulus told you that his father had forgotten his son’s name it wouldn’t have been entirely shocking. Orion Black seemed to be more of a conversational piece than a father and husband.
“Please tell me that you are joking.”
Regulus shook his head as his face darkened a bit. It was really no wonder that he turned out the way that he did. With his parent’s version of “love” it was a bloody miracle that he was able to talk to you in the first place…let alone be in a healthy relationship.
“Dead serious. I was alone with a corpse for like four hours until Sirius realized that I was gone. It was a lovely experience for a five-year-old to go through.”
You put a hand over your face. If you needed yet another reason to dislike your mother and father-in-law, you had one.
“That’s horrible! Regulus, you would never do something like that to your own child. You are a lot more self-aware than your parents apparently were. Why don’t you just sit this job out? Sirius can go for you.”
Regulus leaned down to kiss you again. He hadn’t told you the exact nature of this job. Something was going down at Hogwarts and The Order needed to get there fast. Regulus watched your face for a moment. He wanted to enjoy each moment looking at you…in case something happened. While Regulus didn’t plan on dying if something happened…he just wanted to enjoy the moment.
“It's already planned with me going. Sirius is going too. If you need me, Kreacher will be able to get to me quickly.”
You wanted to be selfish and tell Sirius to pack an overnight bag. He wasn’t the one expecting twins at any given moment. Regulus was. You had accepted the fact that the twins would probably come early. If Regulus was gone while you were in labor, you would personally throw the biggest tantrum on him that you could muster.
You also weren’t the least bit happy about being stuck in the house alone with Walburga. There were many other tasks that you would be doing versus being stuck in the house with your mother-in-law.
“Fine…if you have to…It seems like all of you are going. Is there something that you aren’t telling me, Regulus Black?
You asked as Regulus moved to stand up. He gave you an innocent look, praying that you would buy it. The last thing that Regulus wanted was to tell you exactly what you were missing out on. Regulus knew that if he told you where he was going you would demand to go. The further away you were from Hogwarts the safer you would be.
“Everything will be just fine. I promise.”
Regulus replied. He knew it was a lie. It was a bold-faced lie and he never should have done it but he did.
“Alright then. Please be careful. It's only a matter of weeks before the twins come and…I can’t do it without you.”
Regulus leaned down to kiss you once more.
“I’ll be back before you know it.”
Sirius stepped into the doorway to see if Regulus was ever coming along. He hadn’t said it but he was amazed at the turnaround Regulus made personally. What had been a moody sullen arrogant teenager had turned into the world’s best husband. You were the one thing that Regulus cared for the most in the world.
“Ready?”
Sirius questioned. Regulus’ grey eyes flickered to his brother before looking back to you once more. Putting a hand on the side of your face, Regulus forced a smile and again prayed that you were believing the bullshit that he was offering.
“See you soon.”
Sirius waited until the front door shut before turning to face his brother.
“You haven’t told her exactly what is going on at Hogwarts, have you?”
Regulus shook his head.
“No, she doesn’t need to know. I need to focus on the task at hand. I won’t be able to do that if she's running around fighting too. One of us will get killed and it will probably be me. Y/n is safe here with mother.”
Sirius muttered “fuck me” under his breath. If he knew anything, it would be the fact that you would be furious for not only missing what would be the biggest battle known to Wizardkind but the fact that Regulus lied. Sure, his brother’s intentions were good. No one’s pregnant wife needed to be putting herself on the line like that she needed to know.
“Reg, she’s going to be pissed.”
Regulus again glanced over his shoulder making sure that you weren’t anywhere nearby.
“Pissed or not, she and our children will be alive. She’ll forgive me soon enough. Now let's go and stop talking about this.”
The two walked in silence until Sirius started chuckling. Regulus’ eyes rolled over to his older brother with a scowl.
“What?”
He questioned. Sirius finally got a grip on himself before speaking.
“I would be pissed if you left me with Walburga. The old hag will probably be having Y/n help her organize her obituary scrapbook.”
Regulus rolled his eyes. The last thing that he wanted was to think about his mother. While Regulus really didn’t want to kill Walburga himself it was beginning to look like that was a decent option. The woman was making everyone’s lives miserable.
“When we get back, we need to make a plan to get rid of the old bitch. If we don’t, she will haunt us until she dies again…that is too long away for my liking.”
(several hours later)
You sat in a near haze listening to Walburga rattle on and on about her dead relatives. While Regulus and Sirius made no effort to hide their contempt for their mother (a prime example was Sirius purposely stepping on every crack in the sidewalk to “break his mother’s back.”) you were trying your best to be somewhat decent to her. It was getting harder as your pregnancy progressed. Your patience was thin and listening to this old bitch be nothing but rude to both of her sons was wearing on you.
“And that’s how Aunt Estrella died…Y/n are you listening to me?”
You blinked a few times to pull yourself from your trance.
“Yes…I am.”
Walburga shook her head.
“If you are going to lie to me at least make it about something good. Your eyes have been glazed over for the past half an hour. So, without my son hovering over you like an overprotective mother hen, I can talk to you properly now. What are your plans for the twins? It has to be getting near time for them to be born. I do hope that Regulus and yourself have made plans for a good nanny.”
You had to stop yourself from laughing at the expression on Regulus’ face when you told him that Walburga compared him to a mother hen.
“Actually, no. We haven’t made any plans for a nanny because they are our kids and we can take care of them ourselves.”
Walburga looked totally baffled by that comment. She had never once been without a nanny at least until Regulus was 7. If she had to take care of her children all on her own, it would have been a major inconvenience that Walburga just couldn’t phantom.
“But what about when both of you are tired…or when Regulus is working?”
You leaned back in your chair.
“My mother made it just fine. That’s with a lot more children than two running around. Besides, my mum will be willing to help me. Believe it or not, Regulus and I look forward to taking care of our children."
“Children should be seen and not heard.”
You moved to stand up as Sirius walked in. His disheveled appearance quickly caught your attention. You didn’t give Walburga a second thought before muttering, “I’ll have to get back to you on that” and going to your brother-in-law.
As you approached him, you realized that his eye had a massive cut under it and his nose had been bleeding. Panic surged through you as you realized Regulus wasn’t in the room.
“Sirius! Are you…Regulus? Where is he?”
Sirius attempted to fix his now-destroyed hair. He wanted to make a joke that it would take ages to make it look right again but your expression told him that you wouldn’t appreciate it like normal. The terrified expression on your face told Sirius that you were NOT in the mood for any of his humor at the moment.
“He’s fine! I swear! Regulus sent me. I need you to come with me and try not to panic…I would say to keep an open mind but there is no way to prepare you for what you are about to see.”
You felt your mouth drop at Sirius’ words. Telling you not to panic worked as well as stabbing you and saying “Ah, you’ll be alright…just ignore the bleeding.”
“Sirius…”
Before you could even finish the sentence, Sirius apparated both of you to what was left of Hogwarts. Your mouth dropped even further the moment that you saw the castle that you loved so much nearly destroyed. Looking around, all you could see was sheer carnage. Bloody students and other various adults were wandering around looking totally lost.
The moment that Regulus walked out of what was the great hall, you all but ran to him.
“Regulus!”
You had nearly knocked him down before Regulus could even get a word out. All that mattered to you was the fact that he was alive.
“Y/n…”
He started but you cut him off as you started looking him over in a state of panic. His clothes were dusty and torn in a few places. Thankfully, he appeared to not have much physical damage other than a bruised cheek and busted bottom lip.
“Regulus, what the hell?!”
“Y/n, I’m fine. Everything is going to be…”
You cut him off yet again.
“If you say fine, I am going to slug you! Nothing about this looks fine! I thought that you said this was a small job. Are you seeing the same shit that I am!”
Regulus reached out and cupped your cheeks.
“Y/n, I am okay. He’s gone… Voldemort is gone.”
“Harry! Oh, Merlin, is Harry…”
“He’s fine! He’s okay. I didn’t tell you because, given your condition, there was no way in hell that I was about to let you come here and be potentially hurt. I had to keep you and the babies safe.”
You looked around as a nearby wall partially collapsed. Turning back to Regulus, you mentally tried to ignore the screaming in your head that today could have very well been the day that you lost the man that you loved. Yes, the dark lord was dead but the good side clearly had a ton of losses too.
“What if you had died? How do you think that I would have felt knowing that I never got to see you again? What about our children…Regulus, I am…”
Regulus pulled you back into another kiss silencing any further words. You slipped one hand onto Regulus’ cheek before sliding to the back of his head and tangled in his curls. Neither Regulus nor yourself seemed in any hurry to let go of the other.
Regulus pulled away after a moment but didn’t move too far away from you.
“Because I knew you would panic…I’m alive, here and with you…that’s all that matters.”
You kissed him again as Regulus placed one hand on your stomach.”
“You really are the most stubborn man that I have ever met. If I didn’t love you so much I really would punch you in the face.”
Regulus chuckled as his eyes went to Arthur Weasley. He sighed immediately. Regulus knew what he had to tell you and he didn’t want to. He didn’t want to ruin the intimacy of this moment and break your heart but he had to.
“Y/n, I do need to talk to you about one thing though. Not everyone made it. We nearly lost Tonks and Remus.”
You stepped back as your eyes widened. In all of the chaos, you realized that you had yet to see any members of your family.
“My parents? Brothers? Ginny?”
You quickly asked. Regulus’ face darkened as he rubbed a hand over his face.
“They’re fine…everyone except Fred…darling, he didn’t make it.”
Regulus’ words felt like a bullet to your heart. Fred was gone. Everything in your heart came to a screeching halt as you looked around.
“Where are they?”
“In the great hall.”
Regulus replied softly. You took a few deep breaths before turning and running into the great hall. Regulus remained motionless for a moment before turning and going after you. This was the part that he dreaded. Regulus could deal with the fighting and chaos but the aftermath was something that he was not emotionally ready for. He would have to attend the funerals. See the loss in his friend’s eyes as they realized the ones that they cared the most for weren’t coming back.
When he stepped into the great hall, you were kneeling down beside George and Molly. Regulus had to look away. He couldn’t bear to see the look of sheer heartbreak on your face. It was bad enough when the Weasleys realized that Fred was dead, to begin with. Now here you were, the one human that he loved the most in the world, having to face the reality that your little brother was gone and nothing could be done about it. He would have to stand by and watch as you went through some of the darkest days and he wasn’t able to protect you…for once he could do absolutely nothing.
You, meanwhile, sat staring down at Fred’s face. His eyes were closed making him look as if he was only sleeping. Part of you wondered if he would suddenly sit up and say “Got you!” You prayed that would happen. For once, you wanted nothing more than for Fred and George to be playing one of their pranks…but you knew that wasn’t the case. The heartbroken look on George’s face, as he sobbed in Arthur’s arms, told you that this was no joke.
Even though you had your own heartbreak to deal with, you knew that George was experiencing devastation worse. Fred was George’s other half…the other half to the puzzle…now he was gone. You slowly looked up at Bill. Your own twin stood holding his wife but his eye was locked on your face. Without even speaking, you knew that the two of you were thinking the same thing. Neither of you would know how to make it without the other. Bill was the other half of your soul. He was the one who came into the world with you. While the two of you still had each other…George was not missing his other half.
In the noise and chaos, you could only think one thought…
Nothing will ever be the same again
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birlwrites · 9 months
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do you have any recommendations for fics or other writers/artists that make Regulus-centric stuff that isn't jegulus?
I DO YES - i don't really know anything in the realm of fanart but if anyone does feel free to hop on!
first of all, some good places to look are in the ao3 collections for regulus black fest (it's a different collection every year). you can find a lot of info on the tumblr blog which i am not going to tag because i feel like their notifications are probably hellish but it's https://regulusblackfest.tumblr.com/ - the url is just regulusblackfest
and they also have artwork! so that's a good source for that as well if you haven't already looked
of course, there will undoubtedly be jegulus in there, but it won't ONLY be jegulus
as for my personal recommendations:
rosewater:
if you're looking for regulus/evan, i have a bookmark collection on ao3 of my favorites. it's a bit on the small side, and they're all one-shots right now, but i do check the tag pretty religiously (we're talking 5+ times per day) so i will add more new favorites as i find them!
and here is a link to xslytherclawx's works on ao3 (@xslytherclawx-writes on tumblr), already filtered down to just the works featuring regulus, of which there are QUITE a few
no romance:
these are some of my ABSOLUTE FAVES for regulus-centric fics! here goes:
leave no stone unturned (a series of standalones) by thedivinecomedian has a lot of great stuff - i haven't read the whole series, but i love blackpool, styx, and sabotage! please do mind the content warnings on all of those. (as the title of the series suggests, they're all standalone fics)
bindings, bindings by quietlemonhush isn't SOLELY regulus-centric - it focuses on regulus, sirius, remus, james, and lily - but regulus is one of the main characters, he has a pov, and i just love the fic in general agslhgjskdf. once again mind the warnings but it's less intense than, like, blackpool
through a glass, blackly by wheresmejumper is one that i just read fairly recently and became an INSTANT fave. it's just so well done GAHHHHHH my jaw was on the fLOOR when i got to the end, highly highly recommend, yet again do mind the warnings
some more no romance fics i found in my older bookmarks:
birthright and brotherhood - one-shot, regulus pov of sirius running away
to blow a gasket - one-shot, regulus using notable muggle inventions like duct tape and explosives to steal the horcrux
miscellaneous pairings:
smoke slow: a spy!regulus au - regulus/remus series, regulus is The Spy who ends up with the hogwarts teaching job. he's a runes professor, one of my favorite takes on the 'regulus was dumbledore's spy' premise, and regulus himself is just *chefs kiss* he's punched dumbledore in the face multiple times and i live in the hope of him getting another one in. the dialogue is EXCELLENT
midnight hues - bartylus one-shot, emotional hurt/comfort i guess? it's soft (it's in a series, but the series is more a collection of regulus fics than anything requiring continuity)
kindness blooms - regulus/petunia series, which is a WILD pairing but the author totally sold me on it - 'good petunia dursley' is a prominent tag in the series, it becomes more harry-centric as the series progresses but there's still a lot of regulus!
AND FINALLY........
technically this fic should go in the no romance section but it's just so glorious that i felt the need to give it its own section
regulus black and the way things changed: a not!fic - another take on regulus becoming a hogwarts professor, told in humorous bullet point style, and it's just delightfully unhinged the whole way through. regulus competes with gilderoy lockhart re: who is the most fabulous dresser at hogwarts. snuffles gets HEAVILY involved. it's absolutely wild. also they kill voldemort and whatnot
okay that's what i've got right now - if anyone else wants to add on more, including art, go for it!!
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greenvlvetcouch · 3 months
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"i can take sirius hurting regulus physically" maybe you and anon should go fuck yourselves instead of making him abusive like your "people are messy !" doesn't make it better, it makes it really fucking stupid
alright i clearly opened a can of worms i shouldn’t have and misjudged the comprehension of those following me. i don’t think i said that quote and if i did it’s been taken out of context, clearly i should also watch what i say and how i say it.
once again this is reminding me a lot of the marlene black mass situation where like…..im not trying to make it better. its not right? no fighting is not right. no one is knocking teeth out, though and beating one another to a pulp. its shoving and arguing and no that’s not right. that’s not the way you act and it’s not acceptable and being messy isn’t an excuse no one is trying to make excuses? like sirius is not a stand up model person in qod, i’ve made that clear or tried my hardest to since the beginning. not every character has to be a fantastic good person, you can write other things and i’ve chosen to write what i want to write.
people are messy, not that doesn’t make it better. i thought we were all aware that writing is not like, no one is looking at my writing as the bible on how to fucking act. no one wants to talk about hard things and it’s annoying. discouraging jesus christ not everything has to be pc and ‘correct’ and sirius can act a way and it be wrong he can BE WRONG and in the wrong and make horrible decisions and have to deal with the consequences of that as well. and if it’s stupid then idk, sorry. go read one of my million other fics and one shots where their relationship is great, i just wanted to try my hand and writing and working through something a bit tougher
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thequibblah · 1 year
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In my 36-51 reread, I have been trying to puzzle out when the Marauders became aware of Lily’s feelings for James. So far, Remus catches Lily’s awkward choking when James makes the “since you so desperately want me” comment and Sirius definitively notices how weird she’s acting when the Marauders show up in the Hospital Wing after Lily gives Remus the hot chocolate/sleeping draught. But Sirius also seemed very hesitant to agree that there was “no hope” that Lily would return James’ feelings in their resolutions conversation.
I don’t know if those are the lightbulb moments or not, but I was curious if you had thoughts about when each of them figured it out? And in what order? And if those moments are “on screen”/in the story?
ok so i was actually saving this to answer on vday but i forgot about it and then noticed it again only minutes from midnight so # flop pls forgive . anyway, so
i hope you will also forgive me when i say a good bit of the marauders' guesswork here is Vibes. this comes from a very distinct feeling in high school where my friends often had strong senses of intuition about people who had crushes on me, particularly when it suited me to be in denial about that. my poor bff found herself in some very similar positions to sirius in re: lily, because we were so attached at the hip that some boys thought they simply had to get her input and approval before they could shoot their shot with me — i think to boys in general she seemed a lot more approachable, whereas when our positions were flipped and it was me facing down a guy interested in her, i was very much like 🔪 and what are your intentions with my dearest. so i wanted to kind of combine those feelings in sirius especially.
one thing that runs through my characterisation of him is, he can be extraordinarily biting/cruel in defence of his friends in a way that seems like it's just an instinctive lashing out. but as lily gathers, it's very much intentional and meant to keep people at a distance, and i think there's actually a surprising amount of emotional awareness and observation you need to do in order to be ready to snap in those situations — he is very good at knowing what would hurt, and knowing when to say it. there are many, ah, memorable moments in ct when he exercises that instinct because lily rubs him the wrong way. and i think actually he starts to suspect lily is interested (not necessarily has feelings for, but is interested) in james as early as spring of their sixth year, when they don't kiss but he still feels that something's happened between them. recall that sirius is an asshole to her until the summer in a way that she correctly interprets is a warning. i think the reason hes already tetchy with her is that he notices lily warming up to james but is at once like, there is no way she's as into him as he is into her (which at that point in fairness is probably true). he, like james, would immediately have put together, then, that they'd be spending a lot more time together come 7th year, and what would that mean for lily's interest? i imagine one off-page moment that has him suspicious is the day they take the train to school in september of their 7th year — the night before, james and lily meet in diagon alley, and james tells her he's head boy; that would definitely show in his mood i think when he returns to sirius's flat and the two of them go to kings cross together the next day. james being in such a good mood over the course of october (as he notices in chapter 39) probably adds to it. so he probably honestly thought there was A Chance already in the resolutions conversation, but without understanding the depth of lily's feelings, he's stuck with what he knows — which is that james has liked her for too long, and it won't at all end well if she's casual about something he's very serious about. a lot of the time sirius and james talk about lily, it's on the page from james's pov, and if i were to go through all those scenes i could probably pinpoint moments when sirius is, with full self-awareness, lying to james's face for what he thinks is his own good, ha (which i think is particularly funny because between the two of them sirius sees himself as the one more likely to screw up, and hates the idea that james might be heroically/patronisingly trying to stop him from doing so)
for remus — there's the lily choking, yes, but remember that of all their friends remus sees them working together more than anyone else, and so is uniquely positioned to see that they make a good team and like that they do. i imagine his moments were more frequently off the page (mostly because lets be honest, he would not be driving james/lily conflict because he does not have sirius's ridiculous contradictory motives so i was less focused on showing the reader how that happens). all the same, i don't think he would immediately have gone SHE LIKES HIM!!! the way sirius might; in all likelihood he'd have had a measured, normal response like "oh that's nice that they're getting along" and once sirius confides in him and peter, he'd think back and put the pieces together like oh i see it now
peter is kind of a toughie because i think he would have been caught unawares by the actual revelation, but also kind of...not? but in a very different way from how remus would be like "oh now that i think about it this makes sense" — i think he would a little bit be like "well of course lily fancies james" more because it's james than anything to do with lily (though again he would also take note of how they've been getting along lately). and he would also not find any contradiction between this new opinion and the earlier opinion of "mate she's never gonna fancy you back" and no he will not be interrogating that!!
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leogichidaa · 2 years
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Do you have any Uncle Regulus headcanons? 😊
Sorry it took a minute to answer this, my head has been full of sand the past few days and I wanted to form a coherent response. The way I picture Regulus as an uncle depends on whether or not Regulus has/wants children of his own. If he does, due to the hierarchal family structure (and just the general nature of Regulus and Sirius' relationship), there's naturally going to be some competitiveness about whose children are "better". And who gets to inherit.
I just had a brief flash of Uncle Regulus as Scar from the Lion King, lamenting that he was next in line "until the little hairball was born". I don't think Regulus would have any desire to murder his brother and nephew for the sake of inheritance, but I could see him making similar comments.
I can also see him encouraging his niblings' rebelliousness a bit. Nothing destructive or dangerous to the little ones, but adding just a smidge of fuel to the fire whenever they are angry with their parents. And definitely telling them stories of the wild shit that Sirius did as a teenager.
When Sirius angrily confronts him and says, "I just got an owl from Hogwarts informing me that my child set the common room on fire and they said you told them that I used to take shots of Firewhiskey and Incendio my breath, why would you tell them that?" Regulus looks at him all innocent like, "I just wanted them to emulate their father's excellent example. I was teaching them to look up to you. You're their hero. You're welcome."
If he doesn't want children of his own, he'd be relieved that Sirius finally fulfilled his familial responsibilities in at least one area, instead of foisting it off on Regulus. He would dote on his niblings and be overly invested in their development and success. I can see him giving a lot of unsolicited and largely unreasonable advice about child rearing to Sirius.
He is of course the Quidditch Uncle, too. He's going to be the one to buy the kiddos their first broom (Sirius can't be trusted with this decision, look at the silly thing he bought baby Harry, he clearly has no idea what he's doing) and teach them how to fly. In a James lives AU, he's going to be duking it out with James over this responsibility. They will have regular quidditch battles that they rope Sirius' kids and Harry into, much to the delight of the children, who compete with appropriate ferocity. Regulus secretly teaches them to try to knock James off his broom and how to foul their opposition without the referee noticing (and how to bribe the referee).
I have a sort of angsty hc about Sirius having a daughter who is more like Regulus in personality, quiet and serious, and who often feels out of place in her family. She spends a lot of time just hanging out in Uncle Regulus' library and discussing politics and magical theory and the stuff everyone else seems to find boring. One day she floats the idea that she wants to run away and come live with Regulus and Regulus shuts it down immediately. Like no, no good can come of that, I won't help you destroy your family. And it causes a big rift between Regulus and the kiddo, who feels hurt and rejected by her uncle and doesn't understand why he's so against the idea of her living with him. But it also pushes her to repair things with her parents. Eventually, when she's older, she gets to know more about the history and why Regulus was so adamant that she not run away and appreciates that he was protecting the fragile family dynamic and encouraging her to do what was best for her in the long run.
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padfootastic · 2 years
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May I ask for some prongsfoot recs? Long fics short fics, whatever you like
hello! absolutely u can <3 i mostly deal in fluff because…angst…hurts my heart so hope u like these!!
Unbelievable- getting together. very very cute & uncomplicated.
How to Prune and Water Your Prongsfoot- ngl, this is pretty much my industry standard for this pair. it’s adorable and i’ve read this more times than i can count.
these golden beacons (i see nothing but black) - slytherin sirius! getting together! miscommunications and mutual pining!
A Duty to Offend- j&s friendship, bed sharing (!!!) loads of casual affection, and james figuring out his sexuality!!
i’ll wear black to our funeral - okay, so maybe i lied because this one i’d definitely angsty (and canon compliant. but with some heavy s/l and j/l. it’s a trip) but god is it beautifully written. it’s one of those fics that makes u wanna curse the author but in a good way?
Being Enough - so apparently i do like angst sometimes lol this one’s…different. warnings for grieving asshole james, guilty mess sirius, fed up remus and a spoilt harry. it’s grief, loss, anger, healing, and love.
i’ll also tag a few smaller, fluffier one shots- 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5
special mention to WIP the ghost of you (it keeps me awake) which is a james comes back in ootp fic which is *chefs kiss*
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sagaofstardustmkg · 1 year
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that is the way it was and will be. that way and not some other way. | arianna | 4.3
Quite symmetrical, the pair of them. Aren’t they?
She keeps thinking that about herself and the killers in this class. Worrying, honestly.
And the explosive reactions from the rest of the class — her heart squeezes quietly at seeing Baku this miserable _again,_; Bo shaking under the weight of one more life-altering trauma; Amon speaking with real emotional urgency — shows a way in which they are very different.
X has so many people who love her.
It’s beautiful if you can zoom out far enough not to feel the misery filling this room to the joists. Her classmates cradle this bright sharp cutting thing gently in their hands and remind it that blades are building tools, too. 
They’re for killing. They’re for whittling. They’re for skinning. They’re for cooking.
The blade doesn’t know the difference between any of these. It has one verb: Cut. One adjective: Sharp.
But the people around Mari do. They’re telling her what they’ve seen.
The funny thing about it is they’ve reached another situation where it doesn’t matter. The game has a similar vocabulary. One verb: Kill. One adjective: Guilty. Only these two things can be considered.
Her heart hurts desperately. 
“Can’t should our way into making things how they ought to be,” she says, low, to Amon but also to everyone. “Sasha ain’t on the ballot. We have to make a decision with the things that are.”
She wishes she could go home.
“When you already think you’re a bad person, I don’t imagine you much care about gettin’ yelled at or findin’ out you did something stupid. If it’s all bad to begin with, messin’ up doesn’t change anything. Can’t get worse than the worst. Might as well try to put one drop in the bucket by doing somethin’ a little good. Am I right, Miss Mari?”
A deep brown glance at X.
“So I think you knew this might happen and did it anyway ‘cause not doing it would be worse. I think you thought it was worth the risk. And I think you’re lookin’ at us all now goin’, Just make a decision already, ‘cause nothing is changing between now and when you do.”
“You decided to try even knowin’ the worst thing might happen. And now we all have to do the same thing. Ask ourselves, ‘Is livin’ with the guilt of not trying worse than the pain of trying and seein’ it go bad as it could possibly go? What way do we lose more?’”
Take a shot, extending your arm far enough for it to be wounded, or keep your gun holstered and your arms at your sides where they attract no attention? Janelle knows what she would choose in a desperate situation.
Thrust her arm out. Strike hard. Brace for the pain. Whatever happens can't be worse than nothing happening.
“He ain’t going to let you kill him,” she tells X. “And nothing can bring Sirius back. So — we all just have to focus on what we can change and how we want to do it. What’s your backup wish? What’ll you do if you make it out of this room?”
Cut or build?
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esorxy · 2 months
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daily updates of thoughts while reading crimson rivers
afterthoughts::
this was so beautifully written and well plotted, it had some of the best scenes and dialogues, and had me swooning, in shock, all of that
(particularly regulus') character development!!! insane!!! this has left me unsatiable, jegulus has me in a chokehold
oh the romance was so sweet, and ever so rewarding after all of the hurt, both jegulus and wolfstar
my only complaint is that its way too long like i lost so much sleep over this, at the end i was so impatient i kept skipping all the side characters povs cos i just wanted to be done with it
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day 1. 10% (games just started)
it took 80k words to get to the start of the games .... what did i get myself into. and i saw tiktoks going like the jegulus WEDDING ?!?!?!?!?! love it when sirius cannot form coherent sentences around remus, but he needs some distraction they literally have the worse luck ever. I'm so glad they dont have horrible communication issues, maybe because theyre all about to die.
oh and if the jegulus parting 'present' wasnt the saddest way to separate especially since they think theyre going to die
aside, i keep comparing sirius to quackity in that hunger games fic and then i remember how much better the dsmp fanfics were especially since i can actually recall the details after like 2 years. back when i thought 100k+ was a long fic oh how naive
so so far, pretty good, im invested in the story enough to not be bored but not THAT invested
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day 2. 31% (games ended, just before interview)
im fuckin invested. why whyyyy so much pain. regulus never fails to be the most hurt in any room aye. and james being touch starved?!? i lived for that shit.
why was it that reading about the games was so thrilling. the life/death oml give my boys a fucking break. they're out now and still no comfort, the only break theyre getting is a break up wtf!!
asides about the games, james was just a dumbass about peter, evan my beloved as always (and glad that the author shares that sentiment), and what the fuck regulus just realising at the end that he had nothing to live for if james died asfhhdsjjfsgjjf
why the fuck was i not satisfied with reading cute one shots or 100k fics,,, the length of this, i don't want to sleep i don't want to eat god help me with this addiction
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day 3. 60% (second games started)
honestly the lack of a mcd tag is the only thing getting me through this. the hope!! i relate to regulus so much on that.
and that's also the only reason im forgiving them for all being fucking IDIOTS and not making the most of their time together. now is the time to profess your love and get your spine realigned my darlings
why is there literally a force field preventing james and regulus from being happy together??? well im not complaining too much because that means that anything they do now is extra special. regulus not being able to resist james??? gahhh im gone.
also them having tea together and actually starting to heal oh theyre so sweet they dont deserve that cruel world.
they literally chose the worst time ever to make up, at least they did at some point, but man they really confessed and got engaged right before... probable death...
oh the amount of pain my poor boys are going through, i wish they can all escape and live in some cozy domestic paradise with everyone they love. but they have to suffer first otherwise the happiness in the end doesn't count for anything.
oh. my. god. CRYING regulus trying to get sirius to kill him and then going soft at the last moment, and i can't believe sirius almost got baited like that and was really about to kill him. but REGULUS, oh my, my sweet gentle boy, he tried so hard, and the aftermath left everyone in fucking pieces.
it is 2.30am, and it takes literally half an hour to make a 2% dent, and i am HOOKED
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day 4. 80% (healing at phoenix)
regulus is on his way to being my favourite and it's entirely cos he's so angsty and unhinged. following through with all of his threats??? fucking hilarious, and his desperate love confessions and having a meltdown every 2 seconds. hes a wreck GET HELP.
sirius, such a literal icon, i strive for his level of don't give a fuck. "what pasta"?!?! my god i love him. hes so gone on remus its sickening. when dumbles asked for his blood, sirius being possessive?!?! if i was remus i would have folded right then and there, literally sold, this man owns him
james high and being obsessed with regulus the angel?!!! im swooning, literal heart attack material. best scene so far.
i love regulus' character development, hes levelled up to be james' first man. goodbye sirius but tbh he has more than enough problems on his own. oh jegulus is so achingly sweet i will not shut up about it. this is the reward after reading through so much couples angst. they love each other so much IM CRYING, the way regulus looked after him after the rescue mission, in all the ways that James didn't after the first games, oh they're finally together and happy, i would die for them.
i am PISSED at how long this fic is. the amount of nothing that I've done these past few days to read this, after this im going to exclusively read one shots for a whole entire week.
🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
day 5. 100%
sirius dissociating on the roof and remus sitting with him, im sobbing
yeah im deadass sick of the comfort now, theyve had too much that its not special anymore. i just want it to end already.
jegulus finally getting their dream life and dancing by the fireplace,,,, aaaand theyre getting married ahhhhh, my boys,, theyve come so far, i have no words
james holding regulus in bed while they watch the rain to help with his aquaphobia?!!! if thats not the most angsty romantic beautiful scene ever, im in love
why is it so fucking funny that james gets high from getting railed with a dagger to his throat, like legit my man CANNOT even form thoughts anymore hes so far gone 🤐
happily married with 4 kids, its too perfect, domestic, im in shock
aaand guess what im finally finally finished. that took way too long, reading fanfiction should be a full time job.
im never reading anything over 200k in the near future, that was way too much emotional commitment.
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Masterlist - Requests are still open! - The Tag list is open!
Hello everyone! Here is my posting schedule for the coming weeks! We're keeping the same rhythm with a new post every two days.
I've planned out over a longer period than usual because I'll start working again during that time, and I will have less time to write. So, I've written a lot these past two weeks to have more time to write for the next phase of updates!
We have TWO new series coming up! One for the Darkling, and one for Sirius Black... I'm also picking up Pirates! again for Caspian! I'm very excited, and I hope you enjoy these stories!
20/06/2023 - Old Crush
Ben Barnes x reader, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, one-shot, requested by an anon.
Summary: Ben didn’t know that you were a fan of his already before you started dating, and when he finds out, he doesn’t like it at all. All his insecurities are suddenly brought back to life…
22/06/2023 - Chapter 1 for The Last Ones on Earth
The Darkling x reader, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, mentions and depiction of warfare and violence, new series
Summary: You and the Darkling are a team, even if no one knows it. Beyond being a team, you are the only one he trusts, and he's the only one you care about, and you're each other's true love. But if you've kept your secrets hidden for a long time, now that the Sun Summoner is fighting against you, it's time to reveal who you are, and what you are capable of...
24/06/2023 - How to Make Sport Fun
Ben Barnes x reader, tooth-rotting fluff, domestic love, lots of teasing, one-shot, requested by @thenerdysimp
Summary: You hate working out. Ben hates working out. Lucky for the two of you, like most things in life, it’s more fun when you do it with someone you love.
26/06/2023 - Chapter 3 for You and the King
Caspian x reader, fluff, angst, Sequel to The King and You, on-going series
Summary: After meeting Caspian in your own world, you decide to follow him to Narnia, your love for him too strong for you to keep your old life. But as you discover the magic of Narnia, you soon realise that this extraordinary world is as dangerous as it is magnificent. Will your love for Caspian be enough to defeat your new enemies?
28/06/2023 - All Too Well
Sirius Black x reader, hurt/comfort, one-shot, written from a prompt by @reg-arcturus-black
Summary: Sirius is going through a rough day, as what he has lived with his parents comes back to haunt him. Luckily, you’re here for him. You always are, despite knowing everything about him.
30/06/2023 - Pride!
Ben Barnes x reader, tooth-rotting fluff, silly but adorable, just to close Pride month in a cute way, one-shot
Summary: You ask Ben to come with you to Pride, and he’s more than happy to show he’s a proud boyfriend.
02/07/2023 - Chapter 9 for Something Good
Ben Barnes x Reader, Professor AU!, angst, fluff, slow-burn, enemies to lovers, on-going series
Summary: Coming out of a divorce and trying to get used to being a single mom, while teaching your classes at University, you thought your life could not get more complicated than it already iss. But when you are asked to take care of the theatre club with the colleague that you really can’t get along with, you realize that everything can still get ten times more complicated in your life. And when you start actually liking Professor Barnes, the troubles only grow exponentially…
04/07/2023 - Chapter 4 for Isle of Dogs
Wolfstar, fluff, angst, slow-burn, modern AU, bookshop owner x tattoo artist AU, on-going series
Summary: Sirius and Remus have been kind of in love for a while, but are both too scared to confess their feelings. However, everything changes when their neighbourhood is threatened by a new real estate project. But if they might fail in their fight against the City, they could also find something sweeter along the way.
06/07/2023 - Chapter 4 for Pirates!
Caspian x Pirate!reader, angst, fluff, adventure, mentions and depiction of violence, on-going series
Summary: As ships disappear across the sea, Caspian is forced to go investigate himself. But to win against the wild uncharted waters he must cross to reach his people, he needs to bargain with pirates. And then, he finds you…
08/07/2023 - Pet Names
Ben Barnes x reader, fluff, domestic fluff, extreme adorableness, one-shot, requested by @thenerdysimp
Summary: You find this popular prank on Tik Tok and decide to try it on Ben. But when you call him by his full name instead of your usual adorable pet names, he panics more than anticipated, and it kind of backfires.
10/07/2023 - Part 1 for Where We Kept Out Magic
Sirius Black x Muggle!Reader, fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, unbearable cuteness, new series
Summary: You and Sirius meet when you’re still young, and yet you fall head-over-heels for each other. But everything gets complicated when you learn that Sirius is a Wizard! Now, your whole world has to be reimagined. - This series is made of many independent snippets taken from Sirius and Muggle!Reader’s lovestory
12/07/2023 - Love on Tape
Ben Barnes x reader, fluff, too much sweetness, a menace for sure, the-one-for-which-I-bothered-you-all-with-the-11:11-release, one-shot, requested by @simpforhotties
Summary: Ben is working on his music video for 11:11, and he asks you to be a part of it. But not simply as a make-up artist, no, he wants to use this opportunity to announce your engagement, in a subtle way.
14/07/2023 - Chapter 5 for Because We Are Made of Dreams
Sirius Black x Original Female Character + Jily, rewriting of my first fic ever (because my English was terrible then and I wasn't very good at telling stories...), Slow Burn, Mature (graphic depiction of violence, mention of child abuse, graphic depiction of torture, mature themes), on-going series
Summary: The Marauders come back to Hogwarts to begin their sixth year there, and many things will change for them during these coming months. Outside the safety of their school, the world is growing darker. Inside the Castle, they’ll find both new friends and enemies.
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moonysonlywife · 2 years
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drunk confessions
“Delivery for Remus Lupin,” said James as he approached said boy, Sirius leaning heavily against him. “One Sirius Black.”
“One very drunk Sirius,” added Peter from behind James. “Don’t ask us how it happened.”
Remus rolled his eyes good-naturedly. “I don’t attend your games for once, and you allow him to get plastered.” 
“I tried to stop him,” said James as he slowly peeled Sirius off him. “He didn’t listen. Now take him to bed before he falls asleep standing”
At that, Sirius perked up and squinted at James. “Are you setting me up with someone? I told you to take me to Moony!” Then, he turned to glare at Remus (as much as he could while drunk). “And you won’t take me anywhere. I have a boyfriend, and I’m waiting for him to come back.”
Remus raised his hands in surrender, biting down a grin. James and Peter were openly laughing though. “Alright, okay. I’ll just take care of you while Moony isn’t here, yeah? He told me to do so.”
Sirius narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down. “Who even are you?”
James snorted, and Peter hit the back of his head, though he was also grinning.
Remus only looked very amused. “I’m a friend. We’ve studied together a few times.”
James, Peter and Remus watched Sirius as he contemplated his options, a concentrated look on his face. Finally, he sighed and nodded. “I s’pose that won’t hurt anyone. But you’re not taking me to bed!”
Remus chuckled. “I would never. Don’t want to face your angry boyfriend.”
Sirius hummed in agreement and nodded quickly, allowing Remus to put an arm around his shoulders to steady him. “Probably for the better. Moony is really really strong.”
“Mhmm, I can imagine.” Remus shot James and Peter a thankful look and a thumbs-up to reassure them before he turned around and guided Sirius in the direction of the stairs that lead to the dorms. “I’ll take you to bed now,” he said and raised his hand to interrupt whatever protest Sirius was about to say. “So you can rest, not to do anything else.”
Sirius huffed and raised his chin. “I sure hope so.”
They climbed up the stairs in silence, slowly since Sirius was leaning heavily on Remus, but they managed, and eventually reached the door that had ‘Marauders’ messily carved in the wood. Remus pushed the door open and urged Sirius in, who stumbled on his way to his bed, falling with a dull thump on it.
Sirius let out a long sigh and blinked up at Remus, who was still standing by the door and watching him. “Are you going to help me out of these or are you just going to stand there?” he asked, kicking his legs in the air and pointing at his boots. “I thought Moony told you to take care of me?”
Remus laughed and pushed off the door. “Yeah, alright. No need to get bossy.” He approached Sirius and started to untie his boots before slowly taking them off, aware of Sirius’ gaze on him. “What do you want me to do next, your Highness?”
“Give me one of Moony’s jumpers, there should be one on his bed.” Remus turned around and grabbed the brown jumper that was on his bed, handing it to Sirius. “No looking!”
Remus chuckled and turned around to face his own bed again. “Okay. I’ll get you some water while you change, okay?”
Sirius hummed and mumbled something that Remus couldn’t make out, and he entered the dorm’s small bathroom, conjuring a glass and filling it with water. He exited the bathroom again and found Sirius under his duvet, leaning against the headboard and looking impossibly adorable in the too-big-jumper with his hair ruffled and cheeks pink.
Remus walked up to him and sat down on the bed, handing him the glass. “Drink that, should make your head less foggy.”
Sirius took the glass from his hands and downed the water in one large gulp, some of it spilling down his chin. Remus smiled fondly and reached out to wipe the water away out of reflex. 
“Well,” said Remus quietly after a few seconds of looking at each other. “I’ll leave you to rest now.” He made a move to get up but Sirius wrapped a hand around his wrist. Remus raised an eyebrow at him questioningly.
“Can you cuddle me?” he asked shyly. “Just while Moony isn’t here.”
Remus’ face softened and he nodded. “Yes, of course. Let me get changed.”
Five minutes later, Remus was laying under the duvet with Sirius, the smaller boy.
“What’s your name?” asked Sirius suddenly.
Remus let out a quiet snort. “Remus.”
Sirius turned around to look at him, eyes wide. “That can’t be your name. My boyfriend’s name is already Remus!”
“Well, looks like he’s not the only one.”
Sirius huffed, turning around fully to face Remus and hummed. “You look like him.”
Remus smiled. “I do?”
Sirius nodded. “Yes. I think you’re related.”
Remus huffed out a laugh. “And I think that you need sleep.”
Almost as if Sirius’ body wanted to prove his point, he let out a yawn. “Mkay. When Moony gets here, you’ll have to leave and let him cuddle me.”
“Will do, don’t worry,” assured Remus. He ran a hand through Sirius’ hair, the way he liked it and smiled when the boy let out a content hum.
“Hey Remus?” said Sirius again suddenly.
“Hm?”
“I think I love Moony.”
Remus felt his heart stop beating for a second as heat flooded his cheeks. “Y-You do?”
Sirius nodded. “Mhm. But you can’t tell him that! I don’t think he’s ready yet.”
Oh, thought Remus, you don’t know just how ready I am.
“I think he loves you too,” said Remus after a few seconds.
“Yeah?” Sirius blinked up at him hopefully.
“Yes. And I’m very sure he does.” He squeezed Sirius once before he let his hand run through Sirius’ soft hair again. “I promise I won’t tell him anything though.”
“Mkay. Thank you.” Sirius yawned again before he buried his face in Remus’ chest, being instinctively drawn to the familiar warmth. “G’night,” he mumbled.
“Good night.” Remus waited a bit until Sirius was really asleep before he pressed a soft kiss to the top of his head. “I love you too, darling.” He fell asleep shortly after that, one hand still buried in Sirius’ hair while his head rested against Sirius’ own.
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messers-moony · 3 years
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Lavender | R.B
Paring: Regulus Black X Fem!Reader
Summary: Sirius Black escapes Azkaban and Professor Black’s students have a lot of questions about it.
“Professor Black?” A Hufflepuff student raised their hand, “Yes, Ms.Abbott?”
The Hufflepuff - Hannah Abbott - swallowed thickly, “Are you worried?”
“Worried about what?” Professor Black queried with her signature sweet smile, “Sirius Black.” Hannah stated.
The Professor chuckled, “No, dear. Nor should any of you be. Sirius Black will not harm any of you.”
Quietness remained through the classroom, “You know what, we have about twenty minutes of class time left. Why don’t you ask me all the questions troubling your minds? No judgment. You ask me questions, and I shall tell you no lies.”
Hermione’s hand shot up, “Yes, Ms.Granger?”
“How do you inherit the Black surname?”
Y/n smiled faintly, “I was married to one of the brothers.”
“Which one?” Ronald Weasley interjected, “Regulus Black.” Y/n answered.
“Pardon me if this sounds rude,” Dean Thomas began, “But wasn’t Regulus a deatheater?”
Tension set throughout the classroom, “Indeed, he was Mr. Thomas. I congratulate you on your research, but Regulus was not an evil man.” Y/n replied reassuringly.
“What was he like?”
“Regulus Black was a kind and ambitious man but pressured by his parents - Walburga and Orion - to accomplish things he never had ambition for.” Y/n twisted the ring on her finger, “Sirius Black and Regulus Black had more in common than they liked to believe. In the end, it seems that they weren’t different at all.”
“What do you mean, Professor?” Hermione queried at the cryptic response.
Y/n stood in front of her desk with her arms and legs crossed, “What I mean is that they both sacrificed themselves for the people they loved.”
“I can’t go into Regulus’ whole background, we just don’t have the time for that, and I can’t speak for Sirius, but I can assure you, Sirius means no harm.”
Glancing at the clock, most students began to pack up and leave. Hermione seemed intrigued and wanted to ask more, but she left despite her craving for knowledge. Ron followed shortly after. Harry seemed to be packing extraordinarily slow. Both his closest friends leaving him behind while the classroom expired itself out. Y/n returned to behind her desk, and Harry stared at her with his bright green eyes.
“Professor.” Harry called, grabbing her attention, “Yes, Harry?”
“Did you know my father?”
“I did.”
Harry stuttered, “Can- Can you tell me about him?”
“Perhaps,” Y/n answered teasingly.
The boy sat back down at his desk, “James Potter.” Y/n spoke with a laugh, “Merlin, he was a joy to be around.”
“I was a close friend of James’, which was fortunate. Most people couldn’t get too close to him aside from the Marauders, but I managed to sneak my way in.” Y/n explained, “James was kind and sweet, but he had his flaws like everyone else. Sometimes he hurt people - not that he noticed; of course, he thought it was all in good fun, but occasionally someone would get really hurt.”
“Most of the time, I was his shoulder to cry on. Your mother - Lily, she was something, let me tell you. Hurt your father in more ways than one. Rejecting him constantly made him question his self-worth. But he covered it up with his famous James Potter smile.”
“Your father wasn’t perfect, Harry.” Y/n stated, “Despite what anyone tells you. James Potter was not perfect, but there is one thing I bet he was fortunate for.”
“What's that?” Harry asked, “He and Lily died together. They never lived without one another.” Y/n answered.
Instantly Harry felt like he crossed a boundary, “I- I’m so sorry, Professor….”
“No need to apologize.”
“Would you talk about him? Regulus, that is?”
“Of course. Um- Regulus was one year younger than the Marauders. He was also a Slytherin favored by his parents over Sirius.” The Professor explained, fidgeting with her necklace, “He drowned. That’s- That's how he died.”
“He was eighteen when he passed in 1979. I can’t express the pain I felt when I received news of his passing.” Y/n chuckled bitterly, “Sirius ached too. Whether he showed it or not, I knew that he was hurting for the loss of his brother.”
Tears began to gloss her eyes, “I was hurting. We had gotten married a month before he died. Looking back on it, I think he did that on purpose because he knew that soon he would do this mission that would result in his death. His biggest concern was always me and my well-being. So for me to inherit his fortunes, he married me.”
“That’s not to say he only married me for that reason, but I think he wanted to die knowing I’d be taken care of.” Y/n added quickly, “Not even two years later, your parents died. Those three years were awful. And I mean absolutely dreadful.”
“Shortly after I realized Remus - Professor Lupin, excuse me, began to distance himself, so I reached out to him before he could hide away. Remus and I moved into a flat together; we still do. I also have my daughter.”
Harry spluttered, “Daughter?”
“Yes, my child with Regulus.”
“What’s her name?”
“Phoenix Regulus Black, a true Hufflepuff.” Y/n announced proudly, “She's a year above you, but I’d recommend you meeting her.”
“I- I know her.” Harry murmured, “You do?”
Harry nodded, “She- She’s been a good friend of mine since first year.”
“Well then.” Y/n chuckled.
Something was amiss in Harry’s attitude. Y/n was not daft. She noticed that at the mention of her daughter's name, his eyes lit up. The way his green eyes sparkled like a freshly mined emerald. The way his usual pale complexion turned to a faint pink hue and his dopey smile. The same smile James had with Lily. The same smile Regulus had with her.
“You like my daughter, don’t you?” Y/n crossed her arms, smiling playfully, “I- I- Pardon me, Professor.” Harry stuttered.
Y/n laughed, “Oh, you so do! You love my daughter!”
“Maybe I do….” Harry confessed, “Well, Harry Potter, I have no problem with you having a crush on my daughter. Just don’t make her a fling.” Y/n replied, narrowing her eyes teasingly.
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Now, run along. You have to catch lunch before it’s up.”
Harry rushed out of his seat after realizing the time. His bag placed on his shoulder as he left the classroom in haste. Y/n smiled and sat at the chair behind her desk. When moving a piece of parchment, there was a distinct rose petal. It was odd, she didn’t have roses anywhere nearby, and no one had been near her desk all day aside from her. The rose petal was a beautiful shade of lavender.
Lavender roses were the only color of roses Regulus would give her. It made Y/n smile, “Thank you, Reggie.”
In the afterlife, Regulus would’ve been sitting watching her entire conversation with Harry. He was smiling at his beautiful wife doing what she always aspired to do - teaching kids. Regulus could only hope that when Sirius was to find her that he’d take care of her. Perhaps Sirius could become Phoenix’s father - the parent Regulus never got a chance to be. Regulus could only hope that Phoenix knew that he did everything to keep her safe. His beautiful baby girl.
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proserpina-magnus · 2 years
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yayy you take requests 🥺 I really love your writing it’s one of the best I’ve come across on the internet I swear
was wondering if I can request a poly!marauder where reader is really snappy/irritated before her period and the boys don’t realize why she acts like that cause she’s usually really kind and loving. she may sometimes not even realize she’s being mean/scary?
she could then out of sudden break down crying over something very stupid - maybe because something or someone really annoyed her
and the boys are literally clueless
Hii! I’m so sorry this took so long 😭😭 this has been in my request for awhile but luckily I finished it today! I hope you don’t mind the delay, anyways I hope you enjoy it! Mwah.
P.S: I also included Peter! I hope you don’t mind (since you didn’t specify).
P.S.S: this is also really bad :)
Irritation (poly Marauders)
Reader: female (she/her)
Warning: irritation (described and displayed), swearing, fighting (mention of blood like once), intrusive thoughts, anxiety (displayed in characters, such as biting nails, words, etc), “baby, love, dove,”, mention of sex (not described though), talk of losing appetite and eating, hurt/comfort, comment to add more.
Word count: 3.6k
You woke up irritated, body aching slightly and adjusting to your upcoming period. You pick at your food, tapping your foot angrily as you listen to every chat. A good 1000 students talking was enough to give you a headache... or at least add onto the one you already had. The littlest sounds, like a fork scraping against the plate, sent you into a fit of rage and you snapped at Remus.
"We get it, the book’s good," you say, staring deep into your plate. Remus let his mouth hang open, mid sentence before closing it. The boys gave you a look, James trying to quickly figure out what the problem was. “…uh, something bothering you? No need to snap at Remus,”
“No need to snap at Remus,” you mocked, James eyebrows scrunched as he made a confused expression. Peter, who sat beside you, had his eyes slanted as he tried to figure out what your issue had been. “James wasn’t trying to-“ Peter had started, But you quickly cut him off.
“Peter, why don’t you just mind your business?” You question, you never had been mean to Peter, not as much as you joked around with the others. This banter confused Peter, and he looked away and bit the inside of his cheek.
“Hey now, don’t get bitchy,” Sirius tuned in, James had sucked in a breath as Sirius uttered the phrase. The boys stayed quiet, even Sirius knew he had said something wrong. You dropped your fork to the plate, it clanked loudly. You stood up, grabbed your bag roughly as the chair scraped against the floor from your quick movement.
“_____, love,” Peter began, trying to clear the miscommunication up with what Sirius had said. You waved him off, eyes glaring around at each of them. Remus had begun to shift awkwardly, not liking the tension, while Sirius had tried to stutter out that he didn’t mean it. James was a bit flushed, hating the anger that was now appearing. Peter had lost his appetite.
You pondered what to say, mouth slightly opened to spew out some insult but you felt ridiculous and teared up slightly. The boys just looked at you, not knowing what to say and somehow that made the situation worse.
“Why don’t you just fuck off,” you rushed out, not really knowing who that was directed towards. Before any of them could get a word in, you had walked quickly out of the dining hall.
“Why’d you say that?” Peter was the first to ask, Sirius feeling attacked over his words. “Well she was being bitchy, Peter you need to stop being such a coward and stick up for us once in awhile,”
“Pads,” James called, Peter rolling his eyes. Sirius snapped his head around, looking at each of them. “Well I’m right! She was making Moony feel bad,”
“She wasn’t making me feel bad,” Remus sighed, and Sirius shook his head and began to get a bit angry. “Yes she was, she had no right to start acting the way,”
“I don’t think we need to focus on what she said, we need to know why she acted that way,” James said, rubbing a hand over his chest. “Did she fail a test or something? Did she mention anything that was bothering her?” He pondered to them.
Everyone shook their heads, they all were confused on why you had acted that way. They had completely forgotten about your period. You never acted so vile on your period, you usually just acted the same. Yet they forgot to realise that not every period was going to be the same and emotions were heightened.
“Maybe Snape said something,” Peter thought, and Remus nodded his head. “True, I did hear that they got partnered for a project in herbology,” Remus said, and all of the boys sorta grumbled at the thought of you working with Snape.
“Yeah if I was partnered with him I’d be bitchy,” Sirius said, nodding his head like he understood now. James hit Sirius on the back hard, and Sirius shot him a look. “Stop referring to her as a bitch,” James said, upset. He never liked the degrading words used against you, there were much better words to phrase your reaction.
“Alright alright,” Sirius said in surrender, feeling guilty now for upsetting you further. Remus stayed quiet, he wasn’t upset about you snapping at him, he was upset at the fact that you felt the need to snap at him.
Peter felt wiry, he didn’t like when you were upset. He always felt like he was to blame, especially since you were always so loving. He decided to go check on you, not liking the tears he had seen in your eyes.
“Where are you going?” Remus asked, he knew exactly what Peter was intending to do but he just wanted confirmation. Sirius and James were deep in conversation, planning on pranking Snape to make you feel better (they had confirmed the issue was Snape, before even asking you what was truly wrong).
“I’m gonna go check on her,” Peter said, cleaning his plate as much as he could as he stacked the dirty dishes together. “I’ll come with,” Remus said, sitting up and Peter took Remus's plate and stacked it with his. “We’re going to go check on her,”
Sirius piped up, standing up before Remus sat him back down with a hand to his shoulder. “Not you, not yet,” Remus told him, and Sirius pouted.
Remus and Peter walked out of the dining hall, and Sirius and James conversed about the prank.
“I don’t think it’s Snape,” Peter said, and Remus nodded. “No, me neither,”
“I just can't figure out what it could be,'' Peter sighed, looking down halls and out windows to see if he could spot you. Remus nodded, sighing as well.
They stayed quiet for a bit, Peter more hyper fixed on finding you (Remus felt the same, but was much better at hiding his worry). Peter stopped, looking over at Remus. “You know she didn’t mean it,” Peter told him and Remus nodded.
“I know, I’m not mad at her,” Remus spoke, and Peter nodded like Remus had. “And you know she didn’t mean to snap at you, it’s not your fault she’s irritated,” Remus said, knowing Peter's thoughts.
Peter nodded, though half doubted it as they continued on their look for you.
Peter and Remus hadn’t found you, they had arrived late to transfiguration, Professor McGonagall gave them an eye and told them to sit.
“Where is she?” Sirius asked, James listening in as he leaned closer to where Remus and Peter sat in front of them. Next to James, was an empty seat. Sirius sat opposite of the empty seat.
“Couldn’t find her,” Remus said, James grew worried.
“We will look at the map later,” he said, reassuring the group but it was more for reassuring himself. They all nodded, trying to focus on class, yet they kept wondering about the thought of you.
“No I’m worried,” Sirius said after a while, Remus looked behind them as Peter bit at his nails. “Pads it’s alright; she’s fine,” James stated, but Sirius doubted him.
“You don’t know that, what if what I said made her upset!” He whispered, and Remus turned back around and let James handle Sirius.
“She’s not like that, she was clearly irritated before you talked with her, she’s probably just having a bad day,” James tried to make up any safe possible scenario, he didn’t want to think about dreadful things.
“But-“ Sirius said, and Peter whipped around. “Just shut up Sirius, alright? We will find her after class,” he grew irritated and Sirius grumbled and stayed quiet.
They had found you quickly with the help of their invention, but you had put up a wall and just shrugged them off.
“Baby, listen if it’s about what I said this morning,” Sirius began, but you continued to look down at your open book. The library was quiet before, and students listened in to hear the drama of the group.
“Can you just go away? I can't read when you’re talking to me,” you said, mouth in a frown. Remus was the first to realize you really did just want space and he decided it was best to let you get over your irritation, but convincing the rest of the boys was the hardest part.
“She just wants to read guys, come on,” Remus said, grabbing Sirius arm to pull him away from hovering over you (which Peter had noticed was pissing you off). James stayed in place, so did Peter.
“She can’t skip class Remus,” James said seriously, looking down at you as you continued to stare at your book, not sparing a glance at them.
“_____,” James warned, reaching out to hold your shoulder gently and you twitched and removed his hand from your shoulder. “You can't skip class love,”
“Fuck off, you never give Peter or Sirius any shit for skipping,” you scoffed, and James began to get a bit irritated with your rude behaviour.
“Yes I do-“ James was quick to defend himself, and you rolled your eyes.
“Can you seriously fuck off? Like what do you not get about me wanting to be alone? That doesn’t mean I want you around,” you snapped at him, turning around and glaring. “All of you need to fuck off,”
They stayed quiet, looking at you again such as how they did this morning. James stepped back, “alright,” he said, walking out of the library as Sirius followed behind with a grumble.
“We will see you at lunch?” Remus asked and you just ignored him. He decided to follow behind Sirius and James.
Peter stayed, weight going between each foot as he swayed back and forth. You looked over at him, an eyebrow raised as you waited for him to leave, he didn’t.
“I want you to leave,” you said, staring at him like he was incompetent. Peter shrunk slightly against your harsh gaze. “I know what you want,” Peter said, “but don’t you care what I want? What we want?”
“I don’t owe you sex,” you scoffed, misinterpreting what he meant. Peter shook his head, “No, you don’t. that’s not what I meant,”
“What could you possibly mean then?” You asked, huffing. Peter sat down beside you and you slid your chair away. Didn't you get that they were worried?
“What’s wrong,” he asked, “how can I make it better?” He felt completely hopeless. You just shrugged, the wall you had blocked them with slowly falling a bit. But then you remembered that they didn’t even know why you were upset, how could they even forget you had a period? The fury built back up again, all they cared about was themselves. It was always Remus's monthly, never yours.
“You can make it better by fucking going away,” you swore, and Peter did just that.
Two days went by, without much effort to talk to the boys. They all tried their hardest to catch your attention and make you feel better, yet their proposals were quickly dismissed.
James had got you many gifts, him and Sirius even snuck into Hogsmeade to get you sweets from honey dukes. You took the sweets, but dismissed them entirely.
Remus tried to talk to you about the books you had been reading, but you told him you weren’t interested in talking with him and left.
Sirius got frustrated pretty easily with not being able to hold hands with you and locked you in the broom closet with him. James had found him an hour later, knocked out.
Peter followed you around, you found many flowers left in your dorm. You had received about 10 letters from him, each every morning, before your first class, during lunch, at dinner, and before you went to bed. You had read them, cuddling with your blankets.
On the third day, you wanted attention and affection. Cramps had made you emotional, you just wanted some attention from your boys. But when you had sat by them at the table, hand going to hold Sirius’s, he had pulled it away from you. You frowned, trying again but he pulled it away. You knew something was wrong, even this morning you haven't received a good morning letter from Peter.
“So what, you think you can just come hang out with us and think nothings wrong?” James asked you, they had all grown irritated with your behaviour. You yourself hadn’t really noticed the way you had been treating them.
“What do you mean?” You asked confused, looking between each of them as they laughed. You felt hurt, knowing they were making fun of you. You tried to hold Peter's hand but he was too quick and pulled it away before you could even touch him.
“You wanted to be left alone,” he reminded you. Remus nodded his head, “you even ignored all of our gifts,” James said, and Sirius laughed and made a joke.
“I didn’t want gifts,” you told them, “when have I ever asked for gifts?” You continued, and they became quiet. Had you been rude to them?
You began to think over the last few days, some things you had done were questionable but it was justified. Couldn’t they see you were emotional?
Did they even care? Of course with these thoughts, your brain forgot to realize all the attempts they made, all the worrying they felt, all the times they talked in private and grew concerned for your well-being.
“You kept snapping at us, you can’t just be rude to us for no reason and then expect us to be okay with it, you don’t get cuddles _____,” James told you firmly, but you tilted your head, you began to get angry again.
“So when I don’t ask for something you give it to me, but when I want to hold your fucking hand that's not allowed? Do you even care what I want?” You asked, you realised how unreasonable some of what you were saying was. You had remembered what Peter had said in the library and you grew quiet.
“Nevermind,” you snapped quickly just as they were about to argue with you. You got up, saddened that you couldn’t get the affection you wanted. You left, heading to herbology.
The first class, along with the banter from this morning, ruined your whole day. You had to work with Snape, already in a bad mood.
He had been pretty quiet, so had you, only talking to each other about the project and what was necessary. It was all going fine until the end of the class, when he had said something that made you feel terrible.
“You and the Marauders hadn’t been hanging out recently, I guess they came to their senses that you weren’t really worth it,” he began, who knew why he had said it, but it was enough to trigger some deeper emotional rage. You screamed at him in the hallway, completely losing it at him. At some point, both your wands had been drawn and just before something bloody happened, the professor had stopped it. You had been given detention and since you had been the one that had started the duel, Snape got off scot free.
The Marauders had heard about what happened and what made it worse is that they didn’t try to find you. You passed by James and Sirius in the hall, hoping to talk to them and get all of the anger out about what Snape had said. But they just said a simple “we don’t really want to talk to you right now,”
You watched them walk down the hall, they hadn’t wanted to know if you were okay? They were always curious about any drama revolving around Snape.
You had cried in the bathroom, moaning myrtle was the only one who cared enough to ask you what was wrong. You felt pathetic relying your emotions on a ghost that lives in the bathroom, but it was somehow comforting listening to her weep along with you.
Maybe Snape was right, maybe they did come to their senses.
After detention, you passed by the Gryffindor portrait. You had debated for several minutes if you wanted to go see them and finally the fat lady decided to just let you in and told you a “Stop weeping outside my door, I have a date soon and you’re going to ruin it, go in go in,”
You had climbed up the steps, you were going to leave once you reached their door, but it was already open with James waiting for you.
“We saw you on the map,” he said once he noticed you were confused. “Oh,” you said, you looked completely drained and James showed a soft remorse that made you crumple.
“Shh it’s okay,” he comforted, bringing you close as you shakily sighed into his chest. Your arms came to wrap around him, lips trembling as you started to cry. “Let’s get out of the hallway,” James told you, leading you into their dorm as he closed the door for privacy. Your face still buried in his chest, weeping uncontrollably as Sirius sat up from his lying position at the sound.
Peter and Remus piped up as well, as Sirius walked over and took you in his arms. He glared at James, thinking he did something.
“What’s wrong baby?” Sirius whispered gently, guiding you over to the bed as he sat you down on James bed. “It hurts,” you say, not giving much context as they all look at you confused, high in alert and they felt guilty for ignoring you in this state.
“What hurts?” Remus asked, Peter and him had come to stand close as James sat down on the other side of you. James pressed the back of his hand to your forehead, “she doesn’t feel warm,” he told them.
“Love what hurts?” Peter repeated, you sniffled and tried to calm down enough to tell them what was wrong. “My period,” you choked, you thought they had realised by now. The boys became aware quickly that that’s what had been making you upset the past few days.
“You’re periods don’t usually make you this emotional,” James questioned and you scoffed but they decided to let it slide.
“They aren’t always the same,” you told them, wiping your eyes as your uterus twisted again. You let out another sob, you didn’t want to go through this alone.
“I’m sorry dove, we should’ve realised sooner,” Remus said, crouching down as he took you in his arms. You curled yourself into him, he picked you up and switched so he was the one sitting down.
“Snape said something,” you sniffled, face resting in Remus's neck as your nose brushed up against his neck. They all became a bit angry, not liking the sound of that.
“What did he say?” James asked, rubbing your back. You took a moment to try and phrase it, it felt embarrassing to admit that his words had worried you. “He said… that the reason you guys were ignoring me was because you came to your senses,”
“Senses to what?” Peter asked, they all had been confused. “That you didn’t like me anymore,” you whimpered the words, tears welling up again. Their hearts stopped for a second, squeezing so tight they all thought they would pass out. James was angry with himself and Snape. James and Sirius felt horrible for ignoring you right after what Snape had said, they didn’t want to prove his statement.
“That fucking bastard,” Sirius fumed, standing up but peter pushed him back down. “She needs us, going off and throwing a few punches won’t do any good,” he whispered and Sirius looked over at James, but James only agreed with Peter. “Not right now,” he mouthed before they pulled their attention back to you.
“We’re so sorry,” Remus coo’s, rocking you gently as you cry into his neck. They all feel pity and a sense of guilt. “So sorry,” you tell them, feeling horrible for snapping.
“You don’t have to apologise,” James assures, rubbing your hair as he pulls it away from your soaked face. “we didn’t know, that’s on us,”
“I didn’t tell you,” you cried, “I was so mean to you, I didn’t mean it. Snape is right,” Sirius fumes at your thoughts.
“Don’t fucking say that bastard is right, he’s a-“ remus shoots Sirius a dangerous look, telling him to shut up before he upsets you more.
“We shouldn’t have just assumed every period is going to be the same, that's on us love,” James said, kissing your temple. “It ain’t right we care for Remus on his monthly and then ignore yours,” James said and Remus shot him to look like he had Sirius.
“It’s okay,” you say, calming down as you rub your face. “It’s not,” Sirius said, kissing your shoulder. Peter cleans up your face, rubbing gently with a warm cloth.
Without saying a word, they had concluded to spoil you. James had filled a heating pad with hot water, Sirius went down to get a potion to soothe your pain, Remus was helping you into a comfy jumper and pyjamas as Peter was getting the junk food.
After everyone got back and situated, you had found yourself between Remus and James, a black dog cuddled between your legs; it’s head over your lap, while a rat was curled under your chin. A heating pad rested on your stomach, junk food around the bed. You sigh happily, resting your head on James' chest while one hand is running through a thick fur coat, your other hand occupied with Remus's. You felt comfortable, all fights dismissed and forgiven, before you fell asleep, James had whispered “you deserve us, we aren’t going anywhere, not even when it gets rough,”.
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