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bridge - jegulus - @into-the-jeggyverse - word count: 328

“Reg?”

Pandora was the one who found him pacing restlessly in his dorm, about five seconds from tearing his perfectly-groomed hair from his head.

“Pandora, I think it’s finally happened,” he muttered, never ceasing his movements. 

“Oh? What’s happened?” she asked calmly, blue eyes wide as she took in his anxiety. 

He stopped and gave her a look. “I’ve gone mad. I thought it wasn’t true, but people do say it’s more likely with inbreeding. Do you think–”

The Ravenclaw let out a snort. “Reg, I promise you’re only your normal amount of mad,” she reassured him, trying to place a hand on his shoulder. “What’s wrong?”

But he dodged it and resumed his pacing. “Today, James Potter wore his Quidditch jersey to breakfast,” he explained, throwing her a glance as if this fact explained everything. “And it’s not even the day of a match.”

“All….alright,” she nodded, trying to catch up.

“Which is obviously obnoxious! The idiot is just looking for attention!” Regulus continued, grimacing at the thought.

“Sure,” Pandora shrugged, not particularly bothered by James Potter’s wardrobe choices. “So…?”

“So why…” he asked, giving her a confused and desperate look, “did I find it attractive?”

She stared. Then, she broke into a huge grin. “Oh. So you’re finally admitting it, then?”

At this, Regulus seemed to deflate even more, his face going pale. “What do you mean?” he demanded.

“Reg, you’ve fancied him for months. You only ever talk about him or complain about him or look at him. You’ve just figured it out?” she asked gently.

But the other boy just swallowed, breathing out in one big huff before he made to leave the room.

“Where are you going?” Pandora called after him curiously, stepping into the hall.

“To find the nearest bridge!” Regulus yelled behind himself back toward her as he descended the stairs.

Grinning affectionately, she raced after him, ready to remind him that even he was bound to feel things sometimes.

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grow - april 8 - black brothers - jegulus - @black-brothers-microfic - word count: 228

“So, Regulus,” Peter said casually from across the sitting room, completely unaware of the internal panic he was about to cause James, “Sirius tells me you have a secret boyfriend.”

James’s body went cold.

“‘Boyfriend’ is a strong word,” Regulus said lightly, biting at his cuticle and looking calm as ever as James began to sweat with anxiety. 

“You text him all the time, Reg,” Sirius piped up from where he was strewn on Remus’s lap. “I’ve never seen you so smitten.”

Now Regulus seemed a bit flustered, and James relaxed a bit, fighting back a chuckle. “Smitten?” he repeated, looking to Regulus smugly. 

“We’ll see,” the younger man replied coolly, fixing James with a stare that clearly said ‘behave.’

“Doesn’t matter. This bloke could be the King of England and he wouldn’t be good enough for you,” Sirius replied haughtily, crossing his arms. 

There it was. That panicky feeling, back in full force. “Maybe you’ll grow to like him?” James suggested hoarsely, trying not to allow his stomach to completely empty onto the nicely-carpeted floor. 

Sirius rolled his eyes. “Why? Is he really that special?”

All eyes turned to Regulus, who seemed to realize he was trapped. After a moment, he answered begrudgingly, eyes trained to the floor. “Unfortunately, he really is.”

It was all James could do not to let out a whoop of happiness.

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nothing - april 10 - jegulus - @taylorswiftmicrofic - word count: 389

Regulus knew as soon as he walked back into his room from the bathroom that James was up to something. The older boy was rummaging around in Regulus’s trunk, completely wrapped up in whatever he was doing, wholly unaware of how Regulus stood, watching him.

“James,” he drawled after a few moments of standing there, arms crossed, staring disapprovingly. “What are you doing?”

Instantly, the Gryffindor straightened up, hitting his head on the lip of the trunk as he went, and turned to face Regulus with a laughably faux-innocent look on his face. “Nothing,” he lied, cheeks red.

Regulus sighed. “Potter, it astounds me how you get away with half of the things you do around here. You’re a horrible liar.”

The older boy grimaced. “Honestly, usually I’m quite good at it. I just can’t lie to you.”

Comforted by the thought, Regulus snorted. “Alright, so what are you doing?”

James frowned, shifting back and forth from foot to foot. “Promise you won’t be mad?”

“No,” Regulus replied flatly. “But tell me anyway.”

The taller boy sighed. “Fine. I was checking the size of your clothes. I know your parents’ve cut you off and Mum and I were going to go out and get you a bunch of things for Christmas. And I figured if I asked, you’d refuse.”

Regulus gawked. Of course, James was absolutely right, about all of it. Ever since his parents had heard about their relationship, he’d been written out of the will and keyed out of the vaults, as Sirius had been before him. He had no money, and he was growing out of his things. But the fact that James was thinking about that made him feel so…cared for.

He pursed his lips, trying to decide whether or not to be angry at the violation of privacy. But after a long moment, he just sighed. “That’s…too much,” he murmured with a frown, allowing James to walk forward and pull him into an embrace.

“You deserve it, love,” James whispered into his ear, pressing a kiss to his head.

He tried not to go red at the praise, a small smile flickering across his lips.

“Plus, don’t thank me yet,” the older boy continued. “Who knows. Maybe I’ll gift you a whole bunch of rainbow jumpers!”

And just like that, he was grimacing again.

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Chim: What's this I hear about you pushing Buck's ex onto him last night?

Ravi: Ok, I can explain.

Hen: Eddie and I successfully helped him ignore that man for weeks, and you mess that up in one night?

Ravi: Sad drunk Buck was being too much, and I-

Chim: You're doing every sewer rescue we get for a month.

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Chim: What's this I hear about you pushing Buck's ex onto him last night?

Ravi: Ok, I can explain.

Hen: Eddie and I successfully helped him ignore that man for weeks, and you mess that up in one night?

Ravi: Sad drunk Buck was being too much, and I-

Chim: You're doing every sewer rescue we get for a month.

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"I don't bite" but it's Reg meeting James, who has no idea (yet) that Regulus does indeed bite.

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sirius and remus arguing about who's last name they want to take

sirius: I'M NOT STAYING A FUCKING BLACK

remus: I'M NOT GOING TO BE WOLFY MCWOLF MARRIED TO DOG MCWOLF

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James: So tonight I was thinking we could stay up late playing checkers and say all the things we like about each other Kidnapper, crying: Your father paid the ransom 3 days ago, please go home

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This picture is so holy and gentle to me

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“Not everything is about wolfstar”

Wrong. My coffee? Wolfstar. The wind? Wolfstar. My existential dread at 3am? Also wolfstar.

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"Is there even a ward i can self commit into that let's me keep my piercings? i dont think so. Sorry, my babies (the piercings) matter more than my mental health"

- Barty Crouch Jr at somepoint

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Me, in the middle of a conversation in a public place: SHHHH! SHHH, everyone! Listen! My wife is singing!

Everyone: *stares at my literal wife in confusion*

Wife, sighing: No, they mean Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is on the radio.

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Regulus, laughing: I love you in your glasses. James: Aw, well than- *They both realise what Regulus just said* Regulus, shocked: Er, I- *gets up* I need to go. James, flabbergasted: Regulus! Wait- Regulus, sternly: Don't follow me, Potter. James: I-No. Regulus, scoffing: No? James, walking closer: No, because I love you too, and I'm not going to let you be self-destructive because of this. Regulus, wide-eyed and muttering: I'm not self-destructive. James, smiling: Is that all you took from that? Regulus, amused: I don't think I heard something else. Can you please repeat yourself? James: Oh you little shit. I love you. *They both end up laughing and kissing right there*

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loml by taylor swift but it's cr jegulus

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Eddie: Adriana, Sofia, this is Buck. My... work friend.

Buck, whispering: Work friend?! I've been inside you!

Eddie: Please just go with it.

Sofia: Hi there.

Adriana: We've heard so little about you.

Sofia: Let's fix that immediately.

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i was so sad, i drew a little bat so i wouldn’t be sad. and now i am no longer sad.