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The Bodyguard AU: Masterpost

At last, The Bodyguard AU story is complete (?), so I'm finally able to share the correct timeline as promised! But before that really quick, let me shout out to @goldenlionprince and @neverenoughmarauders, who hopped onto this insane bandwagon I created by accident, based on @lovelymasks' top tier fanfic 'Kiss me tonight', beta'd by @diamondmeadow. When I posted the first picture, I had no idea that this AU will consume my life so quickly and turn into this incredibly fulfilling Fandom Experience™. The creative process and co-creation opportunity could boost my already higher than average productivity art-wise, the sheer amount of (sometimes quite complex and even challenging) artwork I made in such a short period of time blows even my mind (overall 69 pieces published in almost exactly 3 months)... Just to put the volume into perspective, I was almost not able to share this masterpost, because we reached the 100 links limit! The AO3 links for the ficlets had to be removed, so if you want to read them there instead, here are the links for the AO3 collections of Lina / goldenlionprince & Caz / neverenoughmarauders. And also a link to the version where everything is copied together in the right order with all the (uncensored) pictures embedded! ~40K words, 165 pages.

So without further ado, let me present you the timeline with all the links and the backstory and/or off-screen story bits included! Beware, it is an extremely long post, so I put it under a readmore! Enjoy!

Timeline:

PART I: Introduction

BACKSTORY: James is an IT engineer, skilled in programming and cybersecurity. He works at his own company, designing, developing, assessing and pentesting the IT systems, encryption methods and cybersecurity measures of his clients. He is the only son of well respected diplomats, he spent his childhood living abroad. As his parents were stationed in hostile countries as well, James is used to having bodyguards around, however he despised being watched constantly. He made a habit of slipping out of sight of his bodyguards to the point that nobody is willing to work for him anymore, which made it quite a challenge to find someone who could protect him. Sirius is a freelance bodyguard. His clientele consisted mostly of wealthy businessmen, who hired him to protect their wives and daughters. He’s quite popular and successful in this profession: due to his military years he is very effective at keeping anyone safe, while his clients trusted him to stay professional despite the ladies enjoying the constant company of such a handsome man. Sirius could easily resist the advances of his lady clients, because he is gay. He was a little reluctant to accept James as his next client at first, but decided to take up on the challenge.

1) comic page titled ‘standby mode’ + 250 words - link

comic page 3 of Tumblr post titled ‘big guns’ - link

2) comic page 1 of Tumblr post titled ‘big guns’ - link

PART II: Getting to know each other

1) Ficlet: Soldier Boy - link

sketch - link

BACKSTORY: Sirius graduated from a military academy and joined the forces right away. He has spent his twenties in the military. As he’s a very talented soldier with a versatile set of skills, he could climb the ranks quite quickly. He was eventually selected to be a member of a top secret international operation called “Operation Fawkes”, the details of their missions are classified. When his last mission went south, he had to leave the forces and burn his identity completely. Remus helped him to set up his new identity - Stubby Boardman.

2) Ficlet: Car chase, Baby! - link

comic page titled ‘they’re crushing on each other’ - link

3) comic page 1 of Tumblr post titled ‘winning strategies’ - link

5) Ficlet: Bang Bang (there goes your heart) - link

comic page titled ‘kiss kiss bang bang’ - link

BACKSTORY: The pattern Sirius did at the shooting practice is his signature move - a bullet to the heart to kill, and shots to both eyes and the middle of the head to make the face of the victim unrecognizable, making it look chewed off. This technique earned him the nickname “the Grim / the omen of death”.

PART III: Adventures together

1) Ficlet: A little distraction - link

gif of them kissing - link

2) comic page 2 of Tumblr post titled ‘big guns’ - link

3) comic page 2 of Tumblr post titled ‘winning strategies’ - link

4) comic page titled ‘an apple a day can keep the gay thoughts doctor away’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: One of James’ new clients (Igor Karkaroff) seems to be hiding something nasty, so James keeps hacking deeper into their systems and servers. He discovers a connection to the Death Eaters and proof for some more highly illegal activities. He refuses to do more work for Karkaroff and gives him an ultimatum to go to the police willingly or James will. Karkaroff decides to plan an attack on James in a restaurant instead.

5) comic page titled ‘mangle manoeuvre’ - link

Ficlet: Guard dog - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: After Karkaroff’s attack fails, he attempts to shoot James before fleeing the scene, but misses. The bullet ends up hitting Sirius’ butt. Karkaroff is killed by the Death Eaters because their orders were clear - they need to capture James alive, and Karkaroff jeopardized this with his actions.

6) comic pages titled ‘cheeky’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Following Sirius’ surprisingly quick recovery from his injuries, they implement additional safety measures: Sirius basically moves in with James and a new, fingerprint based lock system is installed to his apartment’s door. The new lock system is called ‘Fidelius’, which is used by the government / homeland security / ministry of defence.

BACKSTORY: Sirius has problems with sleeping in general. He was trained to endure torture, which also contained sleep deprivation. To be able to provide 24/7 service as a bodyguard, he developed a crazy weekly sleep schedule: he sleeps 2 hours after every 6 hours, which splits his day into 3 equal sections. He follows this routine for 3-4 days, then increases the sleeping hours to 4 hours after every 8 hours, splitting his day into 2 equal sections. He follows this routine for another 2 days, then on his day off he sleeps 8 hours after 16 hours. He always makes sure to mix up the routine from time to time to ensure his off-duty hours are unpredictable.

7) Ficlet: Can’t sleep? - link

BACKSTORY: James’ parents were diplomats, who got brutally murdered by burglars when they broke into the embassy building. They stole mostly electronics: computers, phones and emptied the server room. The burglars - Macnair, Greyback and the Carrows - were later identified as members and affiliates of the terrorist organisation ‘Death Eaters’.

8) Ficlet: Asking or begging - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: James doesn’t want to feel depressed and miserable, so he convinces Sirius to let him go out and have some fun in a gay bar. Sirius is rather unhappy about the whole situation, because: - it is hard to pay attention and work properly in a crowded club; - he is still a little angry at James for slipping through his fingers and going to the cemetery on his own, proving that there can be a security breach; - gay bars make him uncomfortable because all the attention he’d definitely get is mostly unwanted on his end; - James keeps sending him very mixed signals: he asks Sirius to pretend they are together, one moment proudly announcing how head over heels he is with his tall, dark and handsome boyfriend, then joining someone else on the dance floor the other.

9) picture titled ‘heart breaking’ - link

comic titled 'mixed signals' - link

BACKSTORY: Evan Rosier Jr. is the problematic son of Evan Rosier Sr., a so-called entrepreneur who got rich by having mostly illegal businesses which may or may not be connected to Voldemort. Rosier Jr. desperately wants to join the Death Eaters, and the perfect opportunity to prove himself worthy presents itself when he notices James dancing in a gay bar, seemingly alone.

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Rosier Jr. picks James up, starts to flirt with him and invites him to somewhere more comfortable. James agrees to go with him, assuming he only meant a private room of the club. Rosier Jr. however leads him to his car. James tries to get away by mentioning his crazy jealous and scary protective boyfriend, but Rosier Jr. only laughs at him and demands James to call his boyfriend. James calls Sirius, and while Rosier Jr. speaks with him, James activates a tracker on Evan’s phone and forwards it to Sirius. They end up in an abandoned warehouse building, where some of Rosier’s allies join them. James tries to gain more time by flirting with Rosier Jr., who high on party drugs falls for the act completely, temporarily forgetting his overarching plan of handing James over to the Death Eaters in exchange for a membership. The furious Sirius soon arrives to save the day.

picture of the Taken meme - link

Ficlet: Carry you - link

picture of the Kevin Hart protect meme - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: James is admitted to the hospital to have a knee surgery, while Sirius in the meantime returns to the warehouse to get rid of any evidence pointing at him by burning down the building.

10) comic page titled ‘Are they together? Not really. Maybe. It's classified.’ + some backstory on the relationship of Remus & Sirius - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Sirius asks Remus to give him intel about Rosier Jr. so he can hunt him down.

11) Ficlet: The unexpected danger - link

12) Ficlet: Padfoot and Prongs - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: As they spend an even larger amount of time together during James’ recovery from his knee injury, both of them feel that something is changing between them. Sirius prompts to implement yet another security rule: no more kissing.

13) Ficlet: Rosier times ahead - link

picture titled ‘thirsty for some exercise’ - link

14) Ficlet: It Suits you - link

Ficlet: With a little help from my friends - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘lookin’ sharp’ - link

Ficlet: On Your Six - link

Ficlet: Stay - link

picture and sketch of comic in Tumblr post titled ‘Saving Private Potter’ - link

pictures in Tumblr post titled ‘lap dog the size of a bear’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: After the Charity Gala Sirius suspects that James got drugged, so he checks all the footage from the night with Remus, they have the following discoveries: - Sirius recognizes Snape among the guests; - James is really just a lightweight and indeed was not drugged.

BACKSTORY: Sirius and Snape both were part of “Operation Fawkes”, among the top highest performing soldiers. Their rivalry was further deepened by their clashing personalities and fundamental differences in their approach and methods, as Sirius is best at close-combat and Snape is a bomb expert.

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘beef’ - link

14) Ficlet: Turning up the heat - link

comic pages in Tumblr post titled ‘the rest is pre-historic’ - link

BACKSTORY: Remus and Sirius joined the army after they graduated, and even though they were assigned to different squads due to their different strengths, they kept in contact and maintained their friendship (sometimes with benefits) / relationship (mostly on-and-off). They became exclusive when they were both selected for “Operation Fawkes” as due to the top secret nature of the operation, the members were not allowed to leave the base outside of missions and all phone calls were supervised. Remus missed his home and family (he hasn't seen them in years!), and tried to find an excuse to quit, especially upon witnessing how Sirius got more and more immersed in the violence of the missions, becoming less and less able to fully separate “the Grim” and the military from his IRL identity. Sirius had already cut all his ties with his family, so he channeled all his emotional needs to his relationship with Remus. As the operation team was not allowed to leave the base, if Remus wanted out, they would have had to become long-distance - and Sirius was too hyper-fixated on the missions and being with Remus to even consider it, while Remus avoided the topic to save Sirius' feelings. These cracks in their romance blew up completely, when Remus got hurt by being too close to an explosion, and Sirius went on a brutal rampage to “avenge” his lover. This was the last straw for Remus, who finally decided to leave the forces, and advised the same to Sirius, who however, was not ready to leave the military yet, and thought that Remus was a coward for not continuing to fight. They had a nasty fight about it, which ultimately ended their relationship as well. Remus travelled back to the UK to heal, accepting a job offer from the Ministry of Defence as an intelligence officer. Sirius interpreted Remus leaving even without him as betrayal. The loss of his only “familial” tie left made him even more violent and reckless. Remus managed to build a more or less fulfilling civil life for himself, he settled down and got married. He hasn’t seen or even heard of Sirius for years, until he called him out of the blue to ask for his help.

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘torn apart’ - link

15) Ficlet: Of penguins and kisses - link

picture 1 in Tumblr post titled ‘a hard day’s night’ - link

pictures in Tumblr post titled ‘loaded moment’ - link

picture 2 in Tumblr post titled ‘a hard day’s night’ - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘enlightened’ - link

16) comic page titled ‘🦕emergency🦖’ + 500 words of dialogue - link

extra sketch in Tumblr post titled ‘focusing on pottery’ - link

PART IV: Getting closer to climax

BACKSTORY: The ‘Philosopher's S.T.o.N.E.’ is the umbrella term to describe a complex collection of data containing classified information about each country. Grindelwald & Dumbledore, both famous scholars, came up with the creation of the S.T.o.N.E. (Security Treaty of Nationwide Equilibrium). Dumbledore, elected as the UN Secretary-General, managed to convince the representatives of each country to cooperate and share their best kept secrets, for the greater good. The S.T.o.N.E. proved to be successful in keeping world peace, as it created an artificial and delicate status quo between the countries. To ensure that the S.T.o.N.E. is safe, it is physically transferred every 3 months between top secret military bases around the world. The location the S.T.o.N.E. will be next stored at is decided by an algorithm called ‘the Prophecy’. The algorithm randomly assigns the locations and the transfer routes, making it impossible to plan a successful raid or attack. The ‘Prophecy’ was written by McGonagall. The code was (partially) hosted on the servers in the embassy building the Potters were stationed at.

1) Ficlet: It’s been a long time coming - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘when it rains, it’s porn pours’ - link

Ficlet: In Good Hands - link

pictures in Tumblr post titled ‘in good hands’ - link

pictures in Tumblr post titled ‘ink-redible artistry on display’ + backstory about Sirius' tattoos - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: James decides to stay home in radio silence to have a sex marathon with Sirius. However, he should have signed some documents in person. As nobody can reach him, Peter decides to visit him at home. Sirius notices that an intruder is at the door, and quickly prepares to ambush him with a knife.

2) comic page titled ‘penis mightier than the sword’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: After the ambush, following James’ orders Sirius leaves the  quite traumatized Peter alone with James in the living room. While he dresses up, it hits him that he’s getting a little too possessive of James, someone who he should have stayed professional with in the first place. When the paperwork is dealt with and Peter leaves, Sirius - still struggling a bit to conceal “the Grim” part of himself again after he let a glimpse of it slip when he attacked Peter - picks a fight with James. He is angry at James for not telling him that Peter also has access to the Fidelius lock, a potential security breach. James manages to calm Sirius down a bit by inviting him to lunch. Meanwhile Peter tells the Death Eaters that James and Sirius are intimate, and they use this information to come up with a plan.

Ficlet: Ratting out - link

3) Ficlet: Don’t go breaking my heart - link

4) Ficlet: Sirius' big mistake - link

5) picture in Tumblr post titled ‘the risk he took was calculated, but is he bad at math’ - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘PTSD’ - link

BACKSTORY: Sirius and Remus joined the secret operation together, which was the first time for them to stay at the same base for a long period of time since their years at the military academy. This resulted in them becoming exclusive with each other, after having years of long-distance and on-and-off, friends with benefits sort of relationship prior. Snape started to learn programming as a desperate attempt at distracting himself after ‘the Prank’ (he caught Sirius and  Remus shagging in the common room area of the military base they were stationed at).

comic page titled ‘at his fingertips’ - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘blast from the past’ - link

BACKSTORY: “Operation Fawkes” was a complex military operation led by Dumbledore, related to the safety of the “Philosopher’s S.T.o.N.E.”. The objective of the operation was to establish the military bases for storing the S.T.o.N.E. and the potential transfer routes. Each mission required the precise execution of several complex military operations, such as reconnaissance, mapping, planning, clearing the territory, locating and eliminating targets and other undesirable personnel. The details and the true purpose of the missions and the whole operation were not shared with the squad members, they were told that they were fighting against terrorists. In reality, the local people responsible for building the military bases were executed. Once all the locations were secured, the squads were also eliminated (by each other’s hands mostly), leaving Dumbledore as the only person to know the full story and the details of the S.T.o.N.E.'s locations. The last two squads left were Snape’s and Sirius’. As Sirius’ behaviour got more violent after his breakup with Remus (a feral wild dog off the leash), it was no longer a question for Dumbledore which one of the two highest performers to choose to spare and use as a spy later. Sirius was tasked to kill Snape’s squad because “there’s a mole”, while Snape killed Sirius’ unit with a bomb. During their inevitable confrontation, Snape taunted Sirius with the truth behind “Operation Fawkes”, which made Sirius realize that he’s a loose end, Dumbledore chose Snape to spare. Sirius attempted to kill Snape anyway, but failed to do so as Snape had set off multiple explosives. Sirius used the chaos, smoke and debris to disappear. He was smuggled back to the UK by Mundungus. Sirius then called Remus, who helped him to burn his identity and set him up with a new one.

6) Ficlet: A little bit of motivation - link

Ficlet: Holding out for a hero - link

Ficlet: A Grim situation - link

picture of Tumblr post titled ‘target locked’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Peter tells Sirius and Remus that the Death Eaters’ original plan was to use James to motivate McGonagall to do the ‘Prophecy’ code modification for them. Sirius then immediately jumps to the conclusion that James is tortured and possibly already dead. Sirius rushes to the location thinking that he is too late, so he massacres the whole band of bad guys who are sent in his way. The clatter of this disturbs Voldemort, Snape and the two Death Eaters in the server room.

7) picture of Tumblr post titled ‘he protec but also he attac’ - link

comic page titled ‘the Grim returns’ - link

8) Ficlet: Wash away our sins - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘guard down’ - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘“So, are you a big spoon or a little spoon?” “I’m a knife.” “… sure.”’ - link

PART V: Finale

1) picture in Tumblr post titled ‘Good morning, Sleeping Beauty’ + ~1.1K words - link

Ficlet: Sign your name across my heart - link

2) Ficlet: If you like it you should put a tag on it + art - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘slip out’ + backstory - link

BACKSTORY: Sirius and Snape were the only two members of “Operation Fawkes” who remained involved from the very first moment to the final hour, over the course of seven grueling years. Sirius was given a mission to eliminate Snape and his team after a traitor was suspected among them. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was that Snape had received a similar order, and was willing to sacrifice his own team to fulfill it. He had rigged the base with explosives, leaving the soldiers with no chance of survival. Sirius only narrowly escaped the blast because he had positioned himself far enough away, having intentionally separated from his team to hunt down Snape. Snape had anticipated this, though, and chose a more advantageous position for himself. Knowing he couldn’t match Sirius in close combat, he used grenades to keep him at a distance. His plan worked: Sirius quickly ran out of ammunition and couldn’t get close. Worse, one of the grenades exploded near him, injuring his leg badly. During “Operation Fawkes,” they had mapped out various routes, secret tunnels, and hidden passages. It was during one of these reconnaissance missions that Sirius stumbled upon a tunnel leading to a small cave, which was used by a local drug and alcohol smuggler. Sirius befriended him, and the smuggler, eager to help, offered him supplies. Sirius, knowing that reporting this discovery would force him to kill the man, decided to keep it a secret. The entrance to the secret tunnel was close to the site of his battle with Snape. Realizing he couldn’t defeat him, Sirius came up with a plan to escape. He baited Snape into continuing his grenade assault on his position, hoping the ensuing dust and debris would provide cover for him to slip away into the hidden tunnel. Snape eventually realized he had been outwitted, but by the time he tried to follow, the tunnel entrance had been blocked by the rubble caused by his own bombs. Injured and desperate, Sirius limped through the passageway, his leg throbbing with pain, until he reached Mundungus’s warehouse. There, he used the alcohol he found to disinfect his wounds and numb his pain. He prepared a makeshift splint for his leg from his gun. He waited in the cave for two days until Mundungus showed up and helped him escape the country.

3) Ficlet: The only thing that looks good on me is you - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Dumbledore, upon learning about what happened in the warehouse, proceeds to cover it up as much as he can. Sirius and James are instructed to stay in Sirius’ apartment until further notice. Remus manages to grab some of James’ belongings - including his laptop - from his flat, which is investigated as a crime scene. In the meantime McGonagall fixes and enhances the “Prophecy” code, incorporating James’ tracker in it, so whenever the code is used, it automatically sends location log files to the Ministry of Defense, who starts planning an ambush of the Death Eaters.

4) comic in Tumblr post titled ‘Jim membership’ - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘developing’ - link

5) Ficlet: A little heads up - link

6) picture in Tumblr post titled ‘code names’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: Sirius, James, Remus, Snape and Peter are all requested to meet with Dumbledore, the waiting outside of Dumbledore’s office is awkward for all. Dumbledore makes them all sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

7) comic in Tumblr post titled ‘trophy boyfriend’ - link

Part VI: Epilogue

1) picture in Tumblr post titled ‘the end is near’ - link

OFF-SCREEN STORY: After everything settled, Sirius decided to continue working as a bodyguard and took on a new client, an esoteric lifestyle influencer, Sybill Trelawney.

2) Ficlet: Partners - link

comic page titled ‘taking a shot at romance’ - link

comic page titled ‘dino date’ - link

3) Ficlet: The End (?) + art reaction gif - link

picture in Tumblr post titled ‘he’s always got his… back’ - link

[sorenphelps]

direct reaction gif cause is it really the end??

The End (?)

What will the future bring for James and Sirius in @sorenphelps The Bodyguard AU? Hopefully some good things but who knows 👀

Thank you everyone for going on this ride with me! With a special thanks of course to @sorenphelps for letting me play around in this world and @neverenoughmarauders! I innocently thought I would do 3-4 stories for this AU and... well...here I am 3 months later and 27 stories in 😂 (and that's just my little part in this AU)

if you want to catch up on previous parts of mine, I have a collection on AO3 for all of them and a timeline masterpost is soon to come too!! And who knows what else the future might bring... Tags for @lovelymasks

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James yawns and rolls onto his back, stretching out his arms over his head, the dog tags clinking softly against his chest. It's a good morning.

Birds are singing somewhere outside and the little cactus Sirius brought along from his flat when he moved into James' is basking in morning light on the windowsill. Sirius' books have joined James' on the bookshelf in the living room, the rock and pebble collection lining the front of it, and his clothes share room with James' in the wardrobe – a wardrobe that also has a brand new hidden extension in the back James fondly calls Narnia as a hiding spot for all of Sirius' guns and ammunition.

James can hear the coffee maker in the kitchen, telling him exactly where in the flat Sirius currently is.

It's a good morning. It's a good life, really.

“Will you get up anytime soon or are we waiting for your new assistant to call in a panic?”

“Percy will have to learn that my office hours are unpredictable and any panic calls have to wait until after 11am,” James says and reaches for his glasses on the nightstand. He doesn't regret putting them on at all. Sirius leaning in the doorway of their bedroom, wearing a tank top, his arms on full display, is a truly amazing sight. “Are we taking the bike to the office today?”

“It's beautiful weather,” Sirius says with a shrug. “So I'm taking the bike. If I'll take you along strongly depends on if you'll be ready to leave in thirty minutes.”

That's all the motivation to get out of bed James needs.

****

They take the long way to the office building which James is very grateful for. He loves riding that motorbike. He likes the speed and being able to cling to Sirius is just a nice added bonus.

But even the long route eventually ends and they reach their destination.

They barely make it through the front doors before Percy is on them. He was probably waiting for James by the window, looking out like a lost little puppy. “Mr Potter!” he calls a little breathless as he hurries over to them, crossing the hall.

“Breathe,” James chuckles, running a hand through his helmet dishevel curls. “Nothing can be that important. And I've told you to call me James.”

“You have a meeting in twenty minutes, Mr Potter,” Percy says, his cheeks a little flushed, ignoring James' request as he always does. “The one about security cameras with Mr Moody. I've set up meeting room two for it.”

“Very good,” James says with a smile and pats Percy's shoulder as he makes his way across the entrance hall. That only makes Percy blush more until his eyes go to Sirius and his face suddenly loses all colour.

“I'll just... go and get the coffee ready... and the presentation...” Percy stammers and quickly retreats.

“He has a crush on you,” Sirius says with a grin, watching Percy as he scurries away as quickly as he can without outright running.

“Are you jealous?” James asks, leaning into Sirius' space, the teasing grin bright on his face.

“He's barely out of his teenage years,” Sirius scoffs. “I could break him in half without even trying.”

“Please don't break my new assistant. You already broke my old one and I'm a little fond of the hero worshipping.”

“Your old one was a rat,” Sirius grumbles.

James laughs. “So what you're saying is that you like weasels better.”

“So far,” Sirius says with a shrug. “Although he's not very good for your already big ego.”

“You usually don't complain too much about my big ego,” James grins, wiggling his eyebrows at Sirius.

Sirius looks at him unimpressed. “Now that I think of it, it's not that big after all.”

“Hey!” James laughs and shoves his shoulder against Sirius'.

They make it halfway to James' office when Sirius' phone suddenly goes off with an incoming text message. Sirius pulls it out of his pocket and freezes. There on the screen are two little green dinosaur emojis.

Sirius and James look at each other over the display of the phone, all amusement and teasing gone in an instant, then immediately turn around and hurry back to the entrance.

Two dino emojis only means one thing – Remus needs them both.

“Percy!” James calls as they hurry back though the entrance hall. “Tell Moody we have to reschedule!”

“But Mr Potter...!”

“It's an emergency!” James cuts Percy off before he can get up to more protesting and follows Sirius out of the building and back to the motorbike. There is no time for any more explanations.

They barely take any time at all to get to the National History Museum, Sirius waving through traffic like he's in some kind of race. It's a wonder really that they don't get stopped by police.

Sirius parks the motorbike where you're probably not allowed to park anything at all and they hurry into the museum, almost jogging to the dinosaur exhibition. The only reason they aren't outright running is to not pull too much attention from other visitors.

They find Remus in front of a dinosaur skeleton, staring up at the huge bones almost without blinking.

“What is it?” Sirius says a little breathless as he stops next to Remus. “What do you need? Are you hurt?”

“No,” Remus says, finally looking at Sirius. There is panic and resignation in his eyes. “I'm not hurt. I'm about to become a father.”

Sirius stares at him for a moment, then huffs and takes a step back. “Lupin, you know the emoji is for emergencies only.”

“This is an emergency!” Remus hisses, lowering his voice again when a few people look their way.

Sirius raises an eyebrow at him. “Funny, I thought with all the condoms you delivered to us you'd know how to prevent such an emergency.”

“Thank you, by the way,” James grins as he steps up next to Sirius. “And congratulations. But I do have to say you look a little pale at this joyous time. Is morning sickness already kicking in for you?”

Remus groans and lets his head fall back, looking up at the ceiling. “James, you're supposed to be here as my emotional support and the voice of reason because I can't trust him to be that in this scenario,” Remus says, pointing at Sirius.

“Voice of reason?” Sirius says, his eyebrow still raised. “James?”

“Hey,” James laughs and punches his shoulder. “I can be very reasonable.”

“Really? When?”

“Can we all focus back on my crisis?” Remus asks with a sigh.

“Sure, Daddy,” James says with a huge grin.

Remus groans again and Sirius just shrugs his shoulders. “That one is on you for calling him the voice of reason.”

“You might be right about that,” Remus says, shaking his head. “Anyway, what do I do now?”

“What does Tonks want to do?” Sirius asks. Remus just stares at him. “Because you asked her, right? You talked to your wife about this and didn't just run out of the door as soon as she mentioned a pregnancy, right?”

Remus stays suspiciously quiet.

Sirius groans. “So what? She told you she's pregnant and you just stood up without a comment and left?”

“I was already standing,” Remus says, sounding a little defensive. “I panicked!”

“So you ran away.”

“In a manner of speaking.” Remus buries his face in his hands. “What do I do now?”

“You go home and fucking talk to Tonks,” Sirius says, crossing his arms over his chest. He looks like he's very ready to just throw Remus over his shoulder and bring him there himself.

“Maybe pick up some flowers on the way,” James suggests before Sirius can just grab Remus in the middle of the museum. “Make it look like that's the reason you left in the first place. She probably won't believe it but it might help with her now throwing you back out immediately.”

“Flowers,” Remus mutters and nods. “Yes, I can do that.”

“Also pick up your balls along the way, you might have lost them,” Sirius huffs.

Remus laughs awkwardly. “Yeah, good idea. I just... I was surprised, that's all.”

“Now run home before I make you,” Sirius says, dropping his arms. “I have my gun, don't tempt me, Lupin.”

“I'm going, I'm going!” Remus says with a shaky laugh, his hands raised in defence as he takes a few stumbling steps backwards and away from Sirius. “I'll let you know how it went,” he says and then he's off, hurrying towards the exit of the museum.

“Can you believe him,” Sirius says, shaking his head as he watches Remus go.

“That kid will need some cool uncles to balance out the father,” James laughs and takes Sirius' hand into his own, linking their fingers.

“I didn't really see changing diapers in my future,” Sirius says as Remus vanishes from the dino room.

“I did, once upon a time.” James shrugs when Sirius looks at him. “Teenage dreams. I always wanted a family.”

“And now?” Sirius asks, his expression unreadable.

“I'm fine with stealing a baby for a few hours at a time instead of having them around 24/7,” James says with a smile, giving Sirius' fingers a gentle squeeze. “And if it's Remus' baby I won't have to go to jail for it.”

Sirius chuckles and shakes his head. “Yeah, I would prefer not to have to figure out how to break you out of jail.”

“Thought as much,” James grins and tugs at Sirius' hand. “Now come on, let's go grab some lunch before we head back to the office. If we're back too soon Percy won't believe any of my future emergencies.”

They walk out of the museum and back to the motorbike. James enjoys the warmth of the sun on this face and Sirius' hand in his own. The meeting with Moody wouldn't have been half as interesting as this little museum adventure. He has no complaints about the turn his day has taken.

James is just about to get onto the bike behind Sirius, still discussing where to go for lunch, when his phone starts ringing.

At exactly the same moment Sirius' phone rings as well.

Frowning, James takes off his helmet again before pulling his phone out of his pocket. It's an unknown number. He looks at Sirius who's just about to pull his own phone free.

It's the same number on both of their displays.

Sirius and James exchange a look before they pick up at the same time.

“I thought you should hear this from me before it will hit the news within the next hour,” Dumbledore's voice comes through their speakers.

“What is it?” Sirius asks, his eyes locked with James'. James' grip on his phone tightens, his heart picking up speed in his chest.

“Voldemort has vanished from his hospital room.”

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dino date

The date referred in this ficlet by @goldenlionprince for The Bodyguard AU. The Burrow has a reputation to be family friendly restaurant in a way that there’s no dedicated kids menu, cause they make the “adult” food in a way that kids want to eat it too. Also, a cameo of Molly!

As usual, tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

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the end is near

Having Trelawney as Sirius' client in The Bodyguard AU is just pure comedy gold that I obviously couldn't resist drawing.

Trelawney is an esoteric lifestyle influencer, who sells her own crystals... and to quote @goldenlionprince on Discord, she'd read his palm being all like "you're bright as a star and loyal as a dog" and he'd just be like "very original" and she's like "scorpio's are always skeptics" 😂meanwhile Sirius' urge to kill is rising by the minute and he thinks that maybe she is right and the omen of death WILL come for her, if it's their destiny then he can absolutely get away with this murder... right?

I know that I just keep adding more and more to this AU, but I swear we're almost at the end! Stay tuned, the Masterpost will be posted too soon! Also, as always, tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

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my entries for 2025's @drawprongsfootbadly challange cause @lovelymasks tagged me and i was actually curious if I could do it...

For the first attempt I drew with my left hand, but I think it's still quite decent, so I decided to go for a different angle...

Which resulted in my second attempt, which was also drawn with my left hand but I tried to capture the "badly" in another way, which hurts so bad, but the end result is still too decent, so I tried to really make it harder...

Cue in my third attempt with their animal forms, as I am not the best at drawing animals. I used my left hand for this one as well and I put a 5 minute time limit and extra criteria of colouring and a background... It's getting worse, but I there's still room for improvement regression...

So I did my fourth attempt with my right hand but with my eyes closed! Tbh I can't decide if it's bad enough...

Moral of the story, every artist should participate in this, because it's such an ego boost to learn how hard it is for you to draw badly!

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trophy boyfriend

Ngl, Sirius is getting a medal only because I needed an excuse for him to be in full formal military uniform, and thankfully @goldenlionprince was on board with this, and conveniently hinted at this scene in this ficlet. We are really almost at the end of The Bodyguard AU, only some epilogue ficlets are left! 😱🤗 (Don't worry, we have ideas for a sequel too😅...) On a positive note, the Masterpost and timeline will be also posted soon!

I added the others and the awarding speech only to somehow distract myself, because Sirius in this uniform is just too powerful, and I am not normal about this look whatsoever... 🥵🔥🥵 I actually had to stop drawing multiple times, because he's just too hot to handle...🫠🤤🫦

The awarding speech bubbles are placed intentionally to highlight the irony and the awkwardness of the whole situation, which is explained further under the cut! And as usual, also tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

Dumbledore needs to publicly acknowledge the great service of Sirius, while both of them know that it was definitely not planned and Sirius couldn’t care less about “the greater good” at that point, but he can't cover his mess up otherwise without Fudge trying to impeach him. Sirius needs to play along and accept a medal that is utterly useless in his eyes to get his identity back. Fudge needs to admit defeat against Dumbledore yet again and pretend that he knew about everything so noone would think that the PM has no idea about shit going on in his country. Snape is butthurt about not getting a medal, just like in canon. This is also the first time Sirius meets James' godmother, and McGonagall is hard to impress, cause she thinks this is only a good start. (Sirius owes an apology to Remus for teasing him about his hardships at impressing his mother-in-law.) Remus is so proud at Sirius (it's not clear whether because he plays along and behaves nicely during the ceremony that he knows Sirius hates immensely, or because he genuinely thinks Sirius earned the medal, or both). And James, well, he's probably the only one who is truly having the time of his life enjoying the show, feeling absolutely zero remorse about Sirius being almost late because he just couldn't resist getting on his knees upon seeing him in the uniform... (I mean, same, who could blame him.)

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invitation

the latest ficlet by @goldenlionprince is so good, that i just had to colour an old sketch originally not necessarily drawn for The Bodyguard AU, but it fits so well! Also as always, tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

ADULT ONLY VERSION

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DILF

James’ birthday seemed like a good excuse to finally post this I sort of drew a while ago as a vibes only “illustration” of @lovelymasks’ fanfic ‘Kiss me tonight’, much to @diamondmeadow’s pleasure����

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I made Lina to edit this ficlet multiple times, so it’s only fair that I make a direct illustration to it to hype it up, because it deserves all the attention!!

If you like it you should put a tag on it

You thought I would be ready to let them out of their little bubble in @sorenphelps The Bodyguard AU yet? Nope. But also, hear me out: dog tags 👀

if you want to check out previous parts of mine, I have a collection on AO3 for all of them. tags for @neverenoughmarauders @lovelymasks

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“You really won't look at this?” Sirius asks, tapping his fingers against the flash drive still lying on the nightstand.

James sighs and rolls onto his back. “No, even if you ask me another fifteen times. I won't riffle through your past like you're just a piece of data to analyse. It won't change how I see you anyway.”

Sirius looks at him and there is a flicker of uncertainty in those grey eyes that James just can't have there. “Look, if you want to tell me about your time at the military or about your family or anything at all, you absolutely can. But I want it to come from you, not a military report.”

“What if what I tell you makes you run for the hills?”

“Won't happen.” James turns onto his side so he can better look at Sirius. “How many times do I have to say it for you to believe it? I saw you yesterday. I saw you stab that one Death Eater multiple times and that wasn't even the first time I've seen you get rid of someone.”

Sirius very nearly flinches and James does feel a little bad about it but he has to get it into that stubborn brain of his that James won't be turned away by this.

“There was this guy with the Death Eaters. Severus.” Sirius almost growls at the mention of that name but James pushes on. “Said he was an old military buddy of yours. He couldn't shut up about how many people you've killed. Sounded a little jealous about the numbers, not gonna lie.”

“Buddy,” Sirius grumbles. “Sure we're buddies. He only tried to blow me up and I had to get away through secret tunnels and with the help of a smuggler. Interesting way to declare someone is your buddy.”

James blinks at him multiple times. “Okay, we will come back to that eventually. My focus right now is on the mention of multiple killings.”

“As it should be,” Sirius says, sounding almost defeated now. “He didn't lie to you, James. It might be a first in his miserable life but he didn't lie.”

“Oh, really?” James huffs. “So your body count fills multiple graveyards?”

“It might. I've lost count.” Sirius looks at the fabric of the blanket, plucking at a loose thread. “The things you've seen yesterday, that's not the first time I did that. Nor was it the worst I ever did. The nickname they gave me... the Grim, the omen of death... it was well deserved. Do you know how much death you have to bring for people to see you like that? To see you and know they will die? And you know what's the worst about all of it? I enjoyed it. I wore that name with pride. I loved doing my job so well.”

“I still don't -”

“James,” Sirius interrupts him, looking at him desperate to understand. “I was addicted to that life. And I might still be because all of those people yesterday? I enjoyed killing every single one of them. I might never be able to shake the Grim completely.”

Sirius sighs and closes his eyes, unable to look at James any longer. James reaches out for him, cupping his cheek in his hand. “I saw all the bodies there when we walked out of the warehouse. All the blood,” James says, using his other hand as well when Sirius tries to pull away, cradling his face gently but firmly in both of his hands. “My point is, I know you're capable of violence. I'm not blind. I do realize you have a bloody past and it's a part of you. But I also know that you've never turned that violence against me, and that, when I needed you, you were there and ready to rip the whole world apart for me. Why is it so hard for you to hear that this is incredibly hot and won't make me run away?”

With another sigh Sirius leans into the touch, his lips brushing against the palm of James' left hand in a barely there kiss. “Because it won't be the first time something like that ruined a relationship for me.”

“Remus?” James asks. Sirius only nods.

“Well, I don't know if you've noticed but I'm not Remus.”

A little chuckle leaves Sirius' lips. “Yeah, I've noticed.”

“Good. So listen to me. I really need you to listen,” James continues, his voice almost a whisper. “I'm in love with you, Sirius. With the person you are right now. I need you to believe that I chose you and I won't change my mind on that or run away.”

“You can't promise that,” Sirius says as he opens his eyes again but he looks very much like he wants to believe it.

“I just did,” James says with a shrug like it's the most normal thing in the world because for him it is. It's easy to promise something like that because he knows he's stubborn enough to hold on to Sirius, no matter what. Stubborn enough to hold on until Sirius finally sees he's worth it.

Sirius looks at him like he can't believe someone like James can even exist, then pulls him closer and kisses him again, deep and long and all consuming.

They don't talk for a while after that.

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Sunset lights the whole evening sky on fire. It's all flaming reds and oranges, tinged with a little bit of purple at the edges. It reminds James of the phoenix on Sirius' chest, brilliant and bright with a taste of new beginnings.

Sirius leans over to the nightstand and pulls the drawer open, but instead of searching something inside he reaches underneath the drawer to where he had hidden the flash drive. “Is there another one?” James asks with a lazy smile from where he sits, leaning against the headboard of the bed. “Is this where I find out you're really the prince of a small European country somewhere hidden in the alps?”

Sirius' laugh echoes through the small room. “Sorry to disappoint. As much as my parents would have liked it, we're not royalty.”

“And here I thought I could be king someday,” James says with a grin as Sirius turns back to him, a small envelope in his hands. “How will I live now with my dreams shattered?”

“I hope you'll survive somehow,” Sirius says and rips the envelope open. The silver chain he pours out of it into his palm reflects the red light of the setting sun.

Before James can ask him what he's doing, Sirius drops the chain around James' neck, cool metal hitting the centre of his chest. James picks up the small pendants attached to the chain and looks at them in the fading light.

BLACK SIRIUS O. ᛈᛉ390 AB POS GRYFFINDOR

Dog tags. They are Sirius' dog tags.

“I probably should have gotten rid of them ages ago,” Sirius says, watching James as he lets them fall back against his chest.

“Why didn't you?” James asks. The metal warms up against his skin. He likes the feeling of it. It's barely there weight but James likes the reassurance it brings.

Sirius shrugs. “Couldn't get myself to do it. Now I'm glad I kept them.”

A grin spreads on James' lips. “Do you like the idea of your name on me?”

“You have no idea,” Sirius says, a matching grin tugging at his lips as he hooks his fingers into the chain around James' neck and pulls him closer. “I would like it even more if you'd wear them all the time.”

James' heartbeat speeds up at the thought alone. “I think I can do that,” he says, sounding almost a little breathless to his own ears, before he crashes their lips back together in a heated kiss.

Outside the window the first stars can be seen in the slowly darkening sky.

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slip out

A little detour from the honeymoon bliss of this ficlet of The Bodyguard AU to hype up the next one and to share some more backstory, this time about the battle between Sirius and Snape! As usual, tagging @goldenlionprince, @neverenoughmarauders @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

BACKSTORY: Sirius and Snape were the only two members of “Operation Fawkes” who remained involved from the very first moment to the final hour, over the course of seven grueling years. Sirius was given a mission to eliminate Snape and his team after a traitor was suspected among them. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was that Snape had received a similar order, and was willing to sacrifice his own team to fulfill it. He had rigged the base with explosives, leaving the soldiers with no chance of survival. Sirius only narrowly escaped the blast because he had positioned himself far enough away, having intentionally separated from his team to hunt down Snape. Snape had anticipated this, though, and chose a more advantageous position for himself. Knowing he couldn’t match Sirius in close combat, he used grenades to keep him at a distance. His plan worked: Sirius quickly ran out of ammunition and couldn’t get close. Worse, one of the grenades exploded near him, injuring his leg badly. During “Operation Fawkes,” they had mapped out various routes, secret tunnels, and hidden passages. It was during one of these reconnaissance missions that Sirius stumbled upon a tunnel leading to a small cave, which was used by a local drug and alcohol smuggler. Sirius befriended him, and the smuggler, eager to help, offered him supplies. Sirius, knowing that reporting this discovery would force him to kill the man, decided to keep it a secret. The entrance to the secret tunnel was close to the site of his battle with Snape. Realizing he couldn’t defeat him, Sirius came up with a plan to escape. He baited Snape into continuing his grenade assault on his position, hoping the ensuing dust and debris would provide cover for him to slip away into the hidden tunnel. Snape eventually realized he had been outwitted, but by the time he tried to follow, the tunnel entrance had been blocked by the rubble caused by his own bombs. Injured and desperate, Sirius limped through the passageway, his leg throbbing with pain, until he reached Mundungus’ warehouse. There, he used the alcohol he found to disinfect his wounds and numb his pain. He prepared a makeshift splint for his leg from his gun. He waited in the cave for two days until Mundungus showed up and helped him escape the country.

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torn apart

I thought that the backstory of how and why Sirius and Remus broke up in The Bodyguard AU was already shared, oopsie.🙈 So I drew some wolftar (I actually quite miss them) both as compensation and excuse to post their backstory! As usual, tagging @goldenlionprince, @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

BACKSTORY: Remus and Sirius joined the army after they graduated, and even though they were assigned to different squads due to their different strengths, they kept in contact and maintained their friendship (sometimes with benefits) / relationship (mostly on-and-off). They became exclusive when they were both selected for “Operation Fawkes” as due to the top secret nature of the operation, the members were not allowed to leave the base outside of missions and all phone calls were supervised. Remus missed his home and family (he hasn't seen them in years!), and tried to find an excuse to quit, especially upon witnessing how Sirius got more and more immersed in the violence of the missions, becoming less and less able to fully separate “the Grim” and the military from his IRL identity. Sirius had already cut all his ties with his family, so he channeled all his emotional needs to his relationship with Remus. As the operation team was not allowed to leave the base, if Remus wanted out, they would have had to become long-distance - and Sirius was too hyper-fixated on the missions and being with Remus to even consider it, while Remus avoided the topic to save Sirius' feelings. These cracks in their romance blew up completely, when Remus got hurt by being too close to an explosion, and Sirius went on a brutal rampage to “avenge” his lover. This was the last straw for Remus, who finally decided to leave the forces, and advised the same to Sirius, who however, was not ready to leave the military yet, and thought that Remus was a coward for not continuing to fight. They had a nasty fight about it, which ultimately ended their relationship as well. Remus travelled back to the UK to heal, accepting a job offer from the Ministry of Defence as an intelligence officer. Sirius interpreted Remus leaving even without him as betrayal. The loss of his only “familial” tie left made him even more violent and reckless. Remus managed to build a more or less fulfilling civil life for himself, he settled down and got married. He hasn’t seen or even heard of Sirius for years, until he called him out of the blue to ask for his help.

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Look I always loved your art so much but I started to notice how much your skills improved over the last months! Especially the latest is so good omg! Anyway Idk its just so amazing to see! Keep it going 🥰🩶

Thank you so much, this is such a sweet message and I really need all the positivity I can get today!

I don't really see much difference in my artwork, but I am biased... Considering the insane amount I do for the Bodyguard AU (my latest one was I think the 70th??), I guess it should make a difference.

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"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!"

The Bodyguard AU is slowly coming to an end, but don't worry, there's still so much to come! Now we're picking up right after this ficlet written by @goldenlionprince. This is one of my favourite piece of artwork I did in a while, and I even tried to write again! It's about 1.1K words below! Also as usual, tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

Waking up is usually a jarring experience for Sirius, mostly because he almost never lets himself sleep too deeply, unable to shake the strange urgency to always be alert. He’s always been restless, his mind awake and racing with thoughts that just won’t quiet down, haunting him with dreams. He could train his body to endure almost anything, a crazy sleep schedule (or lack thereof) at this point is business as usual. The ever lingering tiredness is a little price to be paid to avoid the nightmares. Sirius has never thought that he would ever reach the point where his whole being just shuts down from exhaustion, but apparently even his extreme resilience has its limits. Waking up this time feels like emerging from a soft, comforting fog. His body feels heavy, yet somewhat... relaxed? There's a sense of warmth and coziness around him. Maybe he is still dreaming? This must be the nicest dream he had in a long time, he doesn’t want to wake up from it. He opens his eyes anyways. It takes him a few seconds to register what he sees: A man with the wildest hair laying on top of him, the golden glow of sunlight dancing across his tanned skin. The sunlight seems to embrace him in an almost ethereal way, bringing a vibrant energy to his presence, as if he’s one with the warmth of the day. It is the most beautiful thing Sirius has ever seen. “Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!” he greets him gently. Sirius is sure he is definitely still dreaming. He feels fuzzy and confused, his brain taking too long to catch up with the situation. James snuggles closer. “Are you awake yet or you need a true love’s kiss for that?”

He drifted off to sleep again not even halfway in listening to James’ brief summary. The events of the previous few days really took a toll on him, trying to process what has happened and what he has done left him feeling physically and emotionally drained. James being there, with him, makes him both extremely happy and utterly nervous. He is relieved that James is alive, that he was not too late to rescue him, because James is his everything. He doesn’t even feel any remorse over the lives he took, he’d massacre many more again in a heartbeat if it can keep James safe, because that is all that matters. Maybe this overwhelming devotion is not healthy. Maybe he should feel at least a little bad about all the killings. Maybe that’s all he really is, a murderer, motivated by love, but still a murderer. Maybe the Grim is his true nature, that’s why he couldn’t shake it off however hard he tried.

He looks at the nightstand, the flash drive is still on it, untouched. James hasn’t checked it out yet, which makes Sirius tense and jittery like he’s sitting on a ticking bomb. If only it was a bomb instead, that he could handle. The uncertainty of James’ opinion about him, not so much. The last time he went berserk in front of his loved one ended his relationship. And Remus was trained to stomach the violence, and knew him for ages. What should he even expect from James? He helped him clean up, and he seemed all right, chatty and relaxed as usual when they woke up in the morning, and he is still in his apartment... What if he thinks he is held hostage? Or if he is scared of him? He knows he’s spiraling again and at the verge of another breakdown, but he is too mentally exhausted to stop the self-doubt and negative thoughts sneaking in his mind. He needs to do something, anything. His head might be numb now, but he can push his body to move past the fear.

He gets up and walks to his wardrobe to find clean clothes. He puts on underwear and one of his gun holsters with a spare gun. The thought of being armed somehow calms his nerves.

He finds James in the kitchen, squatting in front of the oven. He is wearing an old, faded purple coloured and quite worn-down T-shirt, the dinosaur printed on it barely visible anymore. It is one of Sirius’ most prized possessions, a rare memento from his past. The sight immediately starts to warm his heart.

“Hey, you up? I borrowed some of your clothes, I hope you don’t mind.” James says smiling, when he notices him. “Your food stock desperately needs an upgrade, there’s only canned and frozen food here, it is the saddest fridge and kitchen cabinet that I’ve ever seen! How can you live like this, like a barbarian?!”

“Maybe because I am one...” He can feel the bad thoughts creeping in again. “Aren’t you... afraid of me?”

“Should I? I mean the state of your fridge really is scary, and I am a little concerned about the diet you probably followed before me, but otherwise...”

“I’m serious, James, I need to know if... If you are still just shocked and coping with all the crazy shit by pretending they don’t exist or... I mean, you were kidnapped and forced to do and see some fucked up stuff, you actually shot someone, it’s traumatizing, and now you are at this unfamiliar place of practically a total stranger you witnessed brutally murdering two dozen people...”

“There’s certainly a lot to unpack, but I’m fine and you are not a stranger.”

“Well, technically I am still a serial killer and you don’t even know my real name... You haven’t checked the flash drive.”

“Because I don’t care. You came to save me, even after you were not obligated to do so, that’s more than enough for me. Whatever is on that flash drive and however hard you try to convince me that you are too dark or broken or unhinged, it can’t change how I feel about you. I love you, no matter what.” Sirius is speechless. James takes out a tray of dino nuggets from the oven. “Besides, I already figured out your initials, Sleeping Beauty. You’ve slept for almost a full day.”

“It’s actually Sirius. My real name, I mean, is Sirius Black.”

He looks at James, the problematic IT guy Remus had referred to him as a client not even a year ago, who has managed to completely turn his life upside down. He feels his heart-beat rising, stomach twisting, his senses heightened, his brain focused and dizzy at the same time. The feeling is similar to how he feels when he fights, fuelled by adrenaline, except it is better, warmer. “I love you too.”

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target locked

A continuation of this comic, which happens parallel with this ficlet written by @goldenlionprince, and right before this comic in The Bodyguard AU. And as usual, tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

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PTSD

A silly addition to this, also related to this pic from The Bodyguard AU. A little context: we joked with @goldenlionprince that the Prank was actually Snape catching Sirius & Remus shagging once during their time together in Operation Fawkes, and never really recover from the experience 😂 Snape started to learn programming as a desperate attempt at distracting himself from the continous "trauma".

(I mean just imagine being stuck for years with a couple who became exclusive with each other only recently cause they are finally at the same place at the same time since forever... Then they have a harsh break up, and you are stuck with the one left behind feeling betrayed... who is also your biggest rival in every sense of the word...😏)

As usual tagging @neverenoughmarauders, @lovelymasks & @diamondmeadow!

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A Lesson in Manners

An illustration of the fanfic written by @diamondmeadow and @thistlecatfics! Happy birthday, Del! 🥳

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Happy Birthday, Old Wolf!