#Sirius visits regulus before he graduates

[starchasing-chocolate]

CW: talking about death, suicidal thoughts

“I still get them.” Regulus whispers, breaking the familiar silence between him and his brother.

Sirius raises an eyebrow in confusion. “Get what?”

“The dreams. Nightmares.” Regulus hums. “Whatever you’d like to call them.”

Sirius’ eyes widen in understanding, swallowing harshly before responding. “The ones…about the water?”

“About me drowning. It’s alright, you can say it.” Regulus mumbles, voice void of emotion, harshly reflecting his lifeless and dull eyes. Regulus stays quiet for a moment, eyes locked on the Canis Major constellation in the night sky, before he speaks again. “I think they’re true, whatever they are. I think that’s how I die.”

“Don’t say that, Reggie-”

“Accept it, Sirius. You’ve found your family, your true family, and I have��nothing. I am nothing.” Regulus chokes out. “If the war doesn’t kill me I might just do it myself because”— Regulus laughs—“I have no reason to live anymore.”

“In a few years, I’ll be nothing but a memory to you and that’s a fact. I think I was born to die young. At least if I drown, I’ll die somewhere peaceful.” Regulus faces Sirius again, ignoring his brother’s horrified expression as he smiles sadly at him one last time. “I’ve always loved the water.”

[hitmewithsomebooks]

@jegulus-microfic Feb 12 - fireside

1331 words

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James couldn't sleep. He'd tossed and turned for the past hour and a half, and he really wasn't good at laying there and waiting for nothing.

Frustrated, he got out of bed, deciding he’d go visit Regulus. He grabbed his wand, the map, and the invisibility cloak, throwing it over himself before descending the stairs. Just as he made it to the portrait hole, a voice rang out.

"Where are you off to so late at night, prongs?"

Fuck. Damn Moony and his werewolf senses.

James contemplated simply ignoring him and leaving, but he knew Remus would just bring it up later, possibly in front of Sirius. And he knew what this was really about. He sighed, removing the cloak and going over to the couch.

"Sit," Remus invited, patting the cushion next to him. "Let's have a little fireside chat".

James complied, plopping himself down at the other end.

"I'm going to get right to the point, James." Remus said, and James knew this was serious because they rarely used each other's real names.

"Are you dating Regulus?" He asked, looking a sheepish James in the eye. The other boy gulped, shifting in his seat. He knew there was no lying to Moony.

"Yes." He forced out, sweating under Remus's firm gaze. The werewolf let out a breath and closed his eyes.

"Really, James? Sirius's little brother?" James could hear the disappointment in his voice, and he felt almost like he was being scolded by his father.

"I didn't choose it, alright? It just kind of... happened. Trust me, moony, I tried not to give in. " James whined, and Remus shot him a disbelieving look.

"Yeah? For how long, exactly?"

"Well I don't know about exactly, but..."

"Prongs." 

"Maybe a week?" Remus rolled his eyes, groaning.

"C'mon, Remus, look how head-over-heels you are for Sirius! There's a certain charm around the Black brothers. You know it. They're both basically the heads of their houses because of it." James tried to reason, until Remus shot him a deadly look.

"So you're just dating him because he's alluring? Shiny?  What, are you going to drop him the moment he graduates and falls from Slytherin princehood?" Remus growled, and James realized his mistake.

"What?! No, no no no no no! It's not like that, Remus, I swear. I don't care about shit like that, you know that!" James insisted, his tone growing desperate.

"I do know that, James. But like you said, the Black brothers are alluring." Remus snarked, and now James was getting frustrated. This wasn't how he saw Regulus at all. How did Moony not know this? Is this really how Remus viewed him??

"Fuck, Remus, that's not what I meant!" James bellowed, and Remus's eyebrows raised. James huffed, settling down again before he woke up the whole of Gryffindor tower.

"Then what did you mean, prongs?" Remus pressed, still questioning, but his tone was slightly gentler now.

"I... I just... I was just trying to tell you deeply he affected me, Remus. How I truly couldn't resist. I feel like he used a fucking stupefy on me, I swear, he caught me so off guard. I don't see him as some shiny, popular object, Remus. He's so much more, he's everything..." James trailed off, looking distraught. He'd always struggled with putting his thoughts and feelings into words, and right now they really mattered. Thankfully for James, Remus understood. He could see the love the Gryffindor held for the younger boy.

"I believe you, prongs. You love him, don't you?" Remus queried softly, and James nodded his head, dropping it into his hands. "So much, Moony." He whispered, his voice cracking. Remus rubbed a hand along his back.

"You're going to have to tell him at some point." The werewolf told him, and James groaned.

"Which one?"

Remus let out a humorless chuckle.

"Both, at some point. You should probably tell Regulus first, though." He advised, patting his friend's back before standing up, wincing as his knees creaked. James looked up at him, eyes wide. Remus could see the wetness around them.

"Now?" He quavered, and Remus gave him a sympathetic look.

"Not necessarily right now, if you're not ready. But it should be sooner rather than later."

James worried his bottom lip between his teeth, looking to be at war.

"I... I think I'm gonna tell him now." He decided, though he looked scared.

"Yeah?"

"I... yeah. I need to." James confirmed, expression firmer now.

"I'm proud of you, prongs." Remus praised, and James gave him an appreciative, if slightly watery, smile, before slipping out the portrait hole.

*

When Regulus opened the door, he was met by nothing. He looked around, confused, before a head appeared from thin air. A gasp escaped him, and quickly and tanned hand appeared and landed over his mouth. James's eyes were imploring on his floating face, and he slowly lowered his hand, grasping Regulus's arm instead. The younger boy closed the dorm door as silently as possible, before following James out into the common room.

In the warm glow of the fireplace, Regulus could see James's matted eyelashes and glossy eyes, liked he'd been crying.

"What's wrong?" He asked, cradling the older boy's cheek, brows furrowed. James leaned into it, smiling, and Regulus relaxed slightly. Chocolate eyes opened again, meeting Regulus's, and James grasped one of his hands.

"Nothing, love. Just wanted to see you."

Regulus frowned, rubbing his thumb along James's cheek.

"You look like you were crying. What's wrong?" Regulus pushed, his voice growing unsteady. James made a soothing noise, pulling Regulus close and kissing his forehead.

"Just... Remus found out about us." James mentioned, like it was a very simple thing. It wasn't.

"What?!" Regulus whisper-yelled, lurching his head back and out of James's grasp. He was more aware of his volume than James, thankfully. 

"Don't worry, he won't tell Sirius! Everything's fine." The older boy promised, clasping Regulus's hands in his own.

"Then why are you here?" Regulus questioned, his voice slightly panicked. He felt his heartbeat racing.

"To tell you that I love you, Reggie." James answered softly, and now Regulus didn't feel his heart at all.

"You- you what." The boy wheezed, feeling as though he'd forgotten how to breathe properly.

"Hey, hey, don't worry, you don't have to say anything back, I just wanted you to know. C'mon, Reggie, shh, it's okay." James soothed as he pulled Regulus into his lap, cradling him. Regulus felt like there was cotton in his ears, James's voice coming through all fuzzy and muffled.

James loved him.

James loved him.

Was this real?

"I love you too." He managed, and even his own voice sounded cottony. The silence he was met with, though, was clear, like someone had poured a bucket of ice over him. He knew it. It wasn't real.

He struggled to escape James's grasp, who seemed to snap out of his trance.

"You love me?" His voice wondered, sounding nothing short of shocked. This made Regulus pause.

"Well of course I do, James." He whined, and suddenly warm brown eyes were staring into his own.

"Fuck, I love you, Reg." James beamed, his eyes crinkling with joy. Regulus gaped a moment, still blinking himself back into reality.

"I love you too?" He answered, still unsure. James chuckled, biting his lip.

"You sure?" It had to be, now. James's joy was too radiant not to feel, not to be absolutely real.

"Yes." Regulus gasped, leaning forward. Their foreheads pressed together. "Yes, I love you, James."

"I love you too, baby."

"I love you."

"I love you." James chuckled, eyes still crinkled, running a hand through Reggie's hair.

"I love you." Regulus said, amazed by the feel of his words on his tongue. Words he hadn't said in years. At least a decade. Now that he could say them, hear them, he never wanted to stop.

"Say it again, Jamie."

"I love you."

"I love you."

[imaginejamesandsirius]

Hello again! Could you do one where Sirius gets transferred to Durmstrang or Beauxbatons by his parents after his first year? Obviously, James was heartbroken about it but they reunite when the triwizard tournament was hosted at hogwarts. Maybe you could do one on feelings realization where James thinks he’d be excited to see him again and he was but in another way *winks*

Everyone was buzzing about the Triwizard Tournament, and James is excited for it too, but for a different reason then any of his classmates. The tournament will be fun, he's sure, and he's planning to put his name in to see if he's chosen (just like everyone else of age), but any excitement he has for the tournament itself is dampened by knowing that it's at the expense of the Quidditch season. 

What he's excited for are the visiting schools. Specifically one student. Sirius Black was his best friend, almost instantaneously, in his first year at Hogwarts. Tragedy struck in the form of the Black parents removing Sirius from Hogwarts and instead enrolling him in Durmstrang. Mr. and Mrs. Black didn't like that Sirius was in Gryffindor or that James was his best mate, so they pulled him from Hogwarts to separate them. At the time, thinking of it that way felt like a conspiracy, but it was the truth-- proven correct when, two years later, Sirius's little brother Regulus arrived at Hogwarts like nothing happened, and no official excuse was given. Sirius's brother was Sorted into Slytherin, and he's been in Hogwarts ever since.

They've kept in touch with letters, but nothing is the same as that first year, when James and Sirius ran around the school together, planned pranks, shared looks in class, partnered up every chance they had, and did their homework together. Being penpals is better than nothing, but it would be a lie to say he's unhappy about the Triwizard Tournament happening this year. It's seventh year, they'll be able to reconnect before graduating and maybe, just maybe, James can see if Sirius would like to stay in Britain... with him. Bulgaria is so far away, and when they're adults, they'll have jobs to attend to, leaving little time to visit friends abroad. The Tournament will run for long enough that James can try to convince him that Britain is where he should live, and he's determined to make the most of the time afforded to him.

Professor McGonagall is nervous about the impression Hogwarts is going to make on Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, snapping at all of them to straighten up and fix their clothing. James can barely hear her with how intently he's watching the doors. He'll recognise Sirius as soon as he sees him; Sirius has said (more than once) that he and Regulus look very similar. Will Sirius recognise him? It's been years, and unlike Sirius, he doesn't have a sibling he can point to for reference. Sirius will know it's him after he starts waving and grinning like an idiot though, because there's only one person at this school that will be that excited to see him.

Beauxbatons arrives first, and James tries to hide his disappointment. Given the way Peter elbows him when McGonagall nears, he didn't do a good job of it. But Durmstrang is next, it'll only be a minute until they're walking in, the wait is nearly over-

He feels like he's vibrating in place. In their last letters, talking about the Tournament and discussing the fact that Sirius was going to attend, Sirius sounded excited to see him. James hopes Sirius is looking forward to this as much as he is, because he wants to blow off all the official tournament shite so they can spend as much time together as physically possible.

Durmstrang starts to walk in, James's heart is pounding, and then he spots Sirius and his heart goes double-time. Sirius sees him, grins, and winks, and James is pretty sure his heart has a life of its own now, racing so quickly it's like it wants to escape from his body entirely-- and perhaps throw itself at Sirius's feet and beg to be held by him.

He looks...

He looks so good that James's brain stops working.

To say that he looks like his brother is a misrepresentation of his features. There's enough of a shared likeness that it's obvious they're related, but it's a bit like saying a house cat looks like a lion. He's gotten handsome in the time that they haven't seen each other. He shouldn't be surprised, should he? The last time they saw each other, they were kids. Sirius was twelve, that's nothing. But now they're both adults, and he can't help but feel that Sirius has grown into it exceedingly well. Features that used to make him cute at twelve have refined so he looks like nothing less than a living work of art.

Durmstrang colours look good on him. Deep red and warm brown line all of their uniforms. Gryffindor red made Sirius look bright and happy, and the Durmstrang red makes him look... advanced. Dangerous. Dangerous in a way that suits him and means that James's heart is in danger of unnatural palpitations for the entirety of his visit.

He can't stop staring (even though the entourage has continued down the hallway so all he's doing is staring at the back of his head) and he knows that someone is bound to notice that he's staring, but he physically can't pull his eyes away. It would be embarrassing if he was looking at anyone other than Sirius, he thinks. 

James only snaps out of it when Sirius disappears from his sight altogether. He glances at Peter out of the corner of his eye to see if he has any thoughts about this-- that he wants to share and is unwilling to wait to tease him over-- and finds that his friend is pointedly not looking at him with a not-completely-hidden curl of amusement to his mouth. James hopes Peter knows that, silly as he may be acting already, he has no regrets. Also, he's sure that he'll make more a fool of himself while Sirius is here; this is the tip of the iceberg, or perhaps the first nudge of a boulder before it's pushed off a cliff.

The Welcoming Feast for the visiting students is grand, marked by the ridiculous decorations and the fact that Professor Dumbledore is going to give a speech. It's short, as most speeches by Dumbledore are, and then they're all free to talk and eat as they usually would-- but with some new friends to make conversation with.

Sirius walks right over to James sat at the Gryffindor table, taking the open spot next to him-- left intentionally, James wanted this to happen-- with a grin. "Long time, no see, mate," he says, and it's almost like he never left with how easy it is to talk to him. James worried that it would be awkward for a bit while they readjusted to each other, but it's not like that. There are no awkward pauses or stumbling over each other while talking. He slots back in like he's always been here.

The feast is good, and James doesn't want it to end. Sirius will still be here tomorrow, but when they all have to go to bed, Sirius will be off with the other Durmstrang students instead of in Gryffindor Tower with James.

Merlin, how is he going to survive this? Seeing Sirius every day will be a marked improvement on their relationship so far, but that doesn't mean he wants to say goodbye every night. Saying hello every morning will give him a certain rush, he knows, but he'd rather go without the highs and lows and just have Sirius with him the whole time.

"You're being ridiculous," Peter says, once they're in the dormitory and James has finished waxing about his woes.

"Excuse you."

Peter is unsympathetic. "You finally get to see him and spend the year with him. What's it matter if he sleeps somewhere else?"

James can't answer that. Rather, he can, but he doesn't like the way Remus and Peter have been looking at him since Sirius left for the night, and he doesn't want to make it worse by admitting the totality of what he's feeling. "He used to be in here with us, you know."

"Right, I remember," Peter responds, "but that was years ago. You're taking all the same classes; you'll be spending plenty of time with him even if he's not here. And this way, you won't stay up late every night talking to him instead of sleeping."

James wants to sacrifice sleep in exchange for talking to Sirius.

Then it hits him, and it's so obvious that he almost hits himself for not thinking of it sooner. He can sneak onto Durmstrang's boat to talk to Sirius if it's past curfew. Or he can sneak Sirius in here. It's not difficult to get someone in Gryffindor Tower, and he doubts the protections on Durmstrang's ship are too strenuous, considering it was for the voyage to Hogwarts. He'll talk to him about it tomorrow since he doesn't know what the rooming situation is for Durmstrang's students, and besides, it was a long journey and he might like a little extra sleep tonight.

Less than an hour later, something taps on the window. He's the only one awake, so he gets up to check on it.

James has a sneaking suspicion he knows what it is, but if he's wrong, then he'll be disappointed-

He grins, and Sirius returns it, hanging outside the window like he hasn't a care in the world. James opens the window for him, steps back so he can climb in, and shoots silencing spells at everyone's curtains. Without thinking too much about it, he throws himself at Sirius, wrapping his arms around him in a hug.

"Not too much, then?" Sirius asks, returning the hug.

It doesn't sound like Sirius needs a response. His tone was lighthearted, teasing, but James is going to reply honestly because he wants Sirius to know exactly how he feels about it. "Never," he promises.

*

Having Sirius back is wonderful in a way James can't put words to. It's like the whole world is that much brighter for him being in it; he doesn't understand why no one else is similarly invigorated by the visiting students, but maybe that's because they aren't hanging out with Sirius specifically. With how much James is monopolizing his time, it's not a surprise that he doesn't have the opportunity for anyone else.

And Sirius is gorgeous, of course he is. James knew that from the instant he saw him walk in in his Durmstrang uniform. It's just that it is perhaps affecting him more than he anticipated. 

It is conceivable that he has a massive crush on Sirius. 

It's also conceivable that he's attracted to his brain as well as his body, which puts him in a difficult position, because that's less of a passing fancy and more of a way to get his heart broken. He can already feel it happening. Sirius hasn't come anywhere close to rejecting him (because they haven't broached the topic of dating in any way, not in current interests or past partners), but it's like his body is preparing him for it preemptively. It's horrible. He hates feeling like this. He can't stand it for long, which means that he's going to have to talk to Sirius just to get it out of the way, and he's not looking forward to it. He knows that he's going to be rejected, but maybe it's the same as physical pain: waiting for it is often worse than dealing with it once it happens.

He means to talk to Sirius about it the next time he sees him, but the expression on Sirius's face takes precedence over asking him on a date. His brow is furrowed, a tight curve to his mouth that twists more like a grimace than the smile it's clearly trying to be. 

"What's wrong?" James asks as soon as he's sat beside him. 

"Nothing," he lies, but he doesn't put much effort in making it believable. He sighs a moment later. "Got a letter from my parents." 

"I didn't know they wrote you." It feels like the sort of thing Sirius would've mentioned in passing, not wanting to draw attention to it, but wanting James in his life too much to not ever bring it up. 

"They don't," Sirius confirms. 

"What's the occasion?" he asks, knowing that he'll hate the answer.

"You. Apparently, word has reached their ears that we're spending time together, and my mum decided to be a prick about it." 

James makes a face. 'Be a prick about it' could refer to any number of things, from being generally unpleasant in tone to removing Sirius from Durmstrang so that he would no longer have reason to be at Hogwarts for the Tournament. Knowing what he does of the Black matriarch, anything in that range is possible. "What're they going to do about it?" 

"Nothing, yet." He makes a vague gesture to the discarded parchment. "Only warnings, for now."

"To stay away from me, or stop being so friendly?"

"Something to the effect of never laying my eyes on you," he smirks, looking directly at James as he says it.

James grins. "So you're telling them to fuck off?"

"No, I'm just going to ignore them. No need to hasten the fire. With any luck, they'll be stuck on threats by the time I graduate, and then they won't be able to do anything."

He wants to be happy about that-- and a part of him is-- but the phrasing at the end, well, it sounds like Sirius plans on getting out of his parent's reach, which would put him away from Britain. "Are you leaving?" he can't help but ask.

Sirius blinks, taken aback. "I- well, I haven't thought of all the details. I've got a few more months before the end of term."

"But you're not staying here."

"Probably not," he admits reluctantly.

It's only seeing that reluctance that has James pressing forward. Sirius has some sort of hesitation to leaving, and maybe the reason is him. "I want you to stay. The past few months have been the best I've had at Hogwarts since first year. I missed you. We- we click, you know?"

One corner of Sirius's mouth curves up. "Yeah, we do. I admit I don't want to leave at the end of this year and never see you again."

"I don't want that either. So let's... not do that."

"Just like that?"

"Just like that," James confirms. He sounds more confident than he is, but acting unsure won't help either of them. "We can do what we want."

Sirius snorts, amused, but he nods all the same. 

"Speaking of things we want, I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date."

"I mean, yeah. I've never been on a date, but I do plan on going on one someday. Someday soon, hopefully, but I guess that depends on-"

"No, I meant with me. Do you want to go on a date with me?"

"Oh." Sirius blinks, then grins. "And here I thought you'd never ask."

"You could've asked me," James points out, but there's no heat to it; he's too happy that they're going on a date to be upset about anything. He was wrong about getting his heart broken; he's never been so pleased to be wrong before.

He shrugs. "I was going to give it another month before I tried."

"You had this timed out for yourself?" he asks incredulously.

"Eh."

"'Eh'? What does that mean?"

Sirius grins at him, then leans forward and presses a kiss to his cheek, lighting him up from the inside out. "Does it matter? We still got here."

James feels like he's flying but without the broomstick. It's the same exhilaration, and he loves it. "Yeah, we did."

[deathnguts]

Bloodmoonwater au where Barty and Remus were sent to the same military school because they were both ‘delinquents’ and Barty was still disruptive and annoying whereas Remus did as he was told for the most part and was put in charge of keeping Crouch in line because he’s technically his superior as his upperclassmen and he low key hates him for it until he sees a softer side of him when he’s panicking over how his mail time rights were taken away and he can’t send or receive letters from his boyfriend (Regulus) who was also sent away to a preparatory school (Trans regulus who was sent away after Sirius ran away to try and keep him from making the same ‘mistake’) and the only way they can communicate is via mail and Remus uses his authority over him to vouch for him because he can imagine it would be torturous to leave the only person you love affectively ghosted for no reason and then Barty learns to like him for that and it’s sweet and Regulus gets more school breaks than the other two due to military school being more grueling so to say and he uses those extra weeks to visit Barty and therefore meets Remus and they all get along and it’s sweet but ultimately circumstantial so when Remus graduates before them and goes off to college they don’t speak supposedly ever again until Remus befriends the marauders at his new college and then they hangout at Sirius’ and he’s like ‘warning my weird brother and his weirder boyfriend are here 🙄’ and then he sees them again and hes like ‘holy shit i know those weirdos’ and they reconnect for hours about how college life is treating the younger two and how they’re coping with the freedom of adulthood after their teenage years were so oppressive and to Sirius’ horror they also rekindle the half baked romance they had going on and become a throuple the end

And if you enjoy smut you can imagine the sexual frustration of being a teenager with limited options for partners and under strict surveillance all the time that Remus and Barty cope with together (with permission from Regulus of course, who you can imagine maybe has a permitted partner at his own school too. Evan maybe? Cis men can get sent to preparatory schools too, right? I genuinely don’t know. But damn Bloodmoonrosewater, what an idea for a ship) and then only gets more… explosive when regulus comes to visit and then when Remus re-meets them both through Sirius he has to pretend for Sirius’ sake that he hasn’t had multiple threesomes with these people before

[regheart]

a potential timeline for regulus black

this is an attempt at organizing the information provided in "kreacher's tale" into a comprehensive and likely timeline for regulus black's story from joining the death eaters until defecting and his subsequent death

here's the known information with a few assumptions

he was born in 1961 and died in 1979, unknown month for either situation

he died when he was either 17 or 18

if he was born up until august 31st he was one year bellow sirius in hogwarts

if he was born from september 1st and on he was two years bellow sirius

he joined the death eaters when he was 16, either after his birthday in 77 or before his birthday in 78

alternatively, either at the end of 5th year, during 6th year or in the summer between the two

kreacher says he was volunteered to voldemort a year after regulus became a death eater

that would have placed the first visit to the cave either in 78 or 79, if we consider that "a year" is an estimate measure, something between 10-16 months

immediately after coming back kreacher is ordered to stay hidden and don't leave the house

after an undetermined amount of time, described as "a little while later," regulus asks kreacher to take him to the cave and dies

taking all of that into account, it's possible to speculate the following

knowing that he died in 79 and considering a margin of error to the time described as "a year", his joining could be placed by the end of 77 or in 78

"a little while later" as a measure of time is quite confusing, it could imply a bit later on the same day or even a few weeks after, but not months as that may require a different description and it wouldn't be a reasonable amount of time for kreacher to stay hidden (hidden from whom is another question that could be explored)

my proposition for this is that it took him a few weeks maximum to figure out it was a horcrux, formulate a (bad) plan and come to terms with his own imminent death

kreacher mentions that for both of his visits to the cave, regulus came to talk to him in the kitchen, implying that he was staying at grimmauld place at the time

that would place this events either during winter break (could even mean that he died in january 79), easter break or over the summer

it is also likely that, if there's a ceremony to joining the death eaters, that would also have happened in one of these periods, a year earlier, as he probably wouldn't have been able to leave hogwarts just for that

so in terms of hogwarts years, he died before starting 7th year, during 7th year or in the semester after graduating

kreacher says walburga was "mad with grief" but not orion, so there's a good chance orion died before regulus

my personal headcanon of the events

i think regulus died in july/august of 1979, after graduating

first, through kreacher's version of the story, it sounds like regulus was staying for some time at home, but also investigating horcruxes would take more time than winter or easter break provide

second, i think it makes for a reasonable explanation that he would volunteer kreacher as his first meaningful contribution to the cause after leaving hogwarts (considering his maybe-one-year time as a loyal death eater was spent mostly as a schoolboy)

third, it gives time for orion to die before him (not so relevant but still)

i also personally think of him as a leo (heart of the lion and all that) but then when you place his birthday and whether that is related to astrology or not is very personal, and since i like him going to hogwarts a year after sirius there's a range from capricorn to virgo to choose from and he shows a dramatic flair on his note so leo is my favorite pick (he also totally could be a pisces)

[samynnad102687]

Marauderstober

Oct 29th - James and Sirius - Halloween Pranks

1,327 words

James and Sirius were the biggest pranksters when they were in school. Just because they graduated didn’t mean that they had grown up enough to stop their pranking, it just got a little harder to get away with it. Not that they really try to, it’s not like they can’t get detention for their pranks anymore. 

James and Sirius were lying on James’ couch, trying to come up with what they should do while their husbands were at work. They had already watched a movie and eaten way too much candy that James was sure Regulus was going to yell at him for later if he found out. Sorry, when he found out. Who was James kidding? There was no if when it came to Regulus finding out shit.

“You know-” Sirius started and James sat up. He knew that tone well. It was his mischievous tone. “We haven’t pranked anybody in a while. I think it’s time to see if we still have what it takes. Don’t you think?”

“What kind of pranks do you have in mind and how long would I be sleeping on the couch when Reggie finds out?” James asked curiously.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t willing to do the pranks, he just needed to know the level before he eventually said yes. Sirius looked up from his spot on the couch and they both knew that James was going to say yes, regardless.

“Couple days, maybe, if he finds out.”

“You know there is no if with Regulus it’s only when,” James corrected him.

“Yeah, I know. I still haven’t figured out how he does that either.” Sirius shrugged as he sat up straight and stared at James. “Are you ready?”

“Always,” James said with a smirk that screamed mischief.

“Okay, so here’s my plan-”

Sirius told James his plan and it sounded like a fun plan. They planned on hitting everybody so that nobody felt left out and the severity of the prank would depend on the person or couple. James and Sirius grabbed their phones, keys, and jackets before slipping on their boots and heading to the shops to pick up supplies. It took them an hour to get everything and to start setting up.

The first stop was Lily and Pandora’s flat. James knew that both of them were at work still but he had an emergency key to let them into the flat. Would it get taken away after this? Possibly. James and Sirius had set up a remote-controlled snake in the living room that was connected to Sirius’ phone and they hid a camera on the mantel to capture their reactions when Sirius turned it on.

The next stop was Barty and Evan’s flat. James and Sirius took clear plastic wrap and blocked off a few of the doors in the flat including the front door on their way out. After that, James and Sirius hit up Dorcas and Marlene’s place. James had rigged it so that every time they opened a new door, a bucket of fake spiders would fall on their heads.

Sirius had set up a prank for Remus and James had set one up for Regulus. They didn’t tell each other the specifics of the pranks for their respective husbands but Sirius did mention something about Remus’ shampoo. James knew better than to even think about touching Regulus’ hair care products. He still wanted to live, thank you very much.

Unfortunately, Mary and Peter were out of town visiting their parents for the holiday, so they couldn’t prank them like they wanted to. Everybody’s pranks were set to go off all at the same time and James couldn’t wait to watch their reactions on his phone. He was fully prepared to sleep on the couch if Regulus got too upset by them. But honestly, Regulus knew who he married so it shouldn’t be a surprise. Plus, all of the pranks were harmless. Nothing like what they used to do in school. They would need to plan more the next time they feel like doing this.

James was sitting on his couch again, watching a movie when Regulus came home from the bookshop. From his demeanour, it seemed to have been a pretty slow day. Regulus came in and gave James a quick kiss before heading off to put his bag away in the bedroom. When he returned, Regulus sat down on the couch next to James and let out a sigh of relief and James was confused.

“How was work?” James asked curiously. 

“It was fine, we just had to do inventory and that was a bitch. At least we didn’t have a lot of customers come in today,” Regulus replied before staring at James with curious eyes. “What did you do today?”

“Oh, umm, Sirius came over and we watched a couple of movies. That was about it.”

“Uh-huh,” Regulus started before giving James a knowing smirk. “So whose idea was it to prank people then?”

And that was just annoying. James knew that Regulus would figure out that he was out pranking people with Sirius but he didn’t think he would figure it out before he actually got to prank him.

“Who said we were pranking anybody?” James asked innocently.

“Please, your face said it all plus I found the rat under the bed.” Regulus shrugged as he handed the remote control rat back to James. “My guess is that it was Sirius’ idea and you both hit up everybody’s houses while everyone was at work.”

“Seriously, how do you always know everything?” 

“You can’t fool me, Jamie. You never could so I don’t know why you keep trying,” Regulus replied nonchalantly.

“One day. One day I will be able to pull one over on you.”

“Keep telling yourself that, dear.” Regulus laughed lightly. “Now if I know my brother and I know I do, where’s the video for everybody else?”

James stared at him for a few more minutes before giving in and pulling out his phone. He pulled up the camera feed without another word right as everything started to happen. First, Evan ran straight into the clear barrier when he opened the door and nearly fell back on his ass. Lily screamed when the snake moved across the floor. Marlene shrieked and swatted at her hair to get the spiders off. Once Evan and Barty got the plastic wrap off of their front door with a huff, Barty went into the kitchen and ran into the plastic wrap there bouncing off just like Evan did with the front door. Dorcas opened the bathroom door and had a bucket full of spiders and spider webs fell on top of her. Pandora found the snake and broke it. Sirius isn’t going to like that. 

When James and Regulus looked at Sirius’ flat, they found Remus coming out of the bathroom with bright red hair and a sour expression on his face. 

“Oh, he’s going to kill Sirius for that one. We were planning on taking a group photo tomorrow at work for Halloween,” Regulus said through his laughter before he sobered up and stared at James again, “You didn’t let him near my hair care products right?”

“No, I was in charge of your prank. Sirius had already gone home before I set it up,” James said quickly and watched as Regulus relaxed again.

“Okay. Did you eat? I’m starving.”

“Not yet, do you want to cook or order takeaway?”

“Let’s cook tonight. We’ve had takeaway three times this week.”

“Okay.”

Regulus stood up after giving James a quick kiss on the cheek and headed for the kitchen to find something to eat. It took less than a minute for the shriek to come from the pantry and James had to hide his laughter before Regulus got even more pissed off at him. 

“Jamie, could you come here please?” Regulus asked calmly and James knew he was in trouble. 

@cazzythefrogking @clementinewoolf @maladaptivewriting @lavenderhaze @literally-the-prettiest-star @thebibutterflyao3 @seiworf @emjayeingray @remusregulusrosekiller @heartsoncover @accuratewhereabouts @belowthestarrs

[birboon]

Marauders post-WW1 AU 

Fic synthesis/idea!

" O' Grenadiers "

Remus is a declarated officer sent to post in Brighton. He has untreated shell-shock (PTSD), major survivor’s guilt, and a penchant to rudeness. His scars are from a shell that exploded at the foot of his trench seconds after going over the top. A Private was shot down, and the boy’s body protected him from the brunt of the explosion. He has shrapnel in his leg and has to walk with a cane. He is around 28/29

Sirius has just graduated from a prestigious Russell Group University - Exeter obvs - that his entire family had gone to. He has a degree in business management, like his father before him - he is back at the Black Manor in Hangleton, Hove, being groomed to take up their business - owned coal mines and other industries in the North of England. Since Remus is incredibly welsh, this does not go well with him. Sirius wants to rebel - secretly he wants to paint, or write. He is a creative mind, not as harsh as his family. He falls for Remus instantly. He is 22.

James is… well, the Potters were also a rich family, but they got their money through the Royal Society of Medicine - Fleamont is a professor at the royal college of physicians. They met at Exeter, where James was busy pursuing his rugby career rather than his mathematics degree. Also 22.

Lily is a Cambridge graduate in medicine, working under Fleamont Potter. James is smitten. She is 24. She is poor, but happy (not for long?)

Peter dropped out of Surrey. He is childhood friends with Potter. He now aids his father, who is in charge of Sussex something (fishing? Farming? Idk)

Mary is a war nurse who treated remus, and works at the local war-sto-off-post thing. 

Marlene is.. There. She waitresses, saving up to go to university. 

Dorcas… idk

Regulus is definitely gonna be in there but I don't know what to do with him yet?

Snape is anglo-germanic, a cambridge friend of Lily’s who sneers everytime the war is brought up?

I guess it culminates and ends in Remus breaking it off with Sirius after Snape threatens to expose him. The next day Remus announces to a visiting corporal that he’s homosexual, and he goes to prison/gets shot/is hung for treason or smth? I don't really want an unhappy ending but it seems unavoidable?

Would really appreciate any ideas on what to do with some of the less fleshed out characters! And alternate/sub-plots would also be awesome, I'd love to try and make this a joint effort with someone if they're willing!

[youvebeenjegulused]

Endgame Jegulus Head Canons

They kept it a secret, at first.

They get together in James's fifth year, and Regulus's fourth.

James calls Regulus not only Reggie, but baby just to piss him off.

Regulus gets the mark the summer before his sixth year.

Whenever Sirius and Regulus would fight in the hallways, James would never look Regulus in the eyes, he was always too afraid that he would let something loose.

The first time they exchanged 'I love you's' was a few days after James found out Regulus had been forced to take the dark mark. He kissed his arm and whispered sweet nothings to him.

After summer and winter breaks, Regulus would close himself off for a little while after. It hurt James at first, until he knew why.

After James became head boy, he and Regulus would sleep in his room, instead of various meet-up spots.

The rest of the mauraders found out in James's seventh year. Sirius had screamed at him, how could James do that to him? Remus and Peter had been upset as well, Remus albeit more because of his boyfriend.

Sirius didn't talk to him, or Regulus for two weeks after he found out. Eventually, he and James sat down and he threatened to kill him if he ever hurt his little brother.

James stopped liking Lily in his fourth year, after he finally gave up on her. Although, they did become close friends, but nothing more.

For their seventh year prank finale, James and Sirius hung up pride flags around the school, and Sirius kissed Remus in the great hall during breakfast.

On the day of James's graduation, he proposes to Regulus. Of course, Reg says yes.

James comes out to his parents that same day.

They have to keep their relationship secret, because of the war.

Regulus becomes a spy for the order.

They find out Peter is a traitor, and sadly, they have to kill him.

Their wedding is absolutely beautiful. Wolfstar, Dorlene, Lily and Minerva Mcgonagall are the only guests. It takes place in a field full of wild flowers and blue skies. It's the first time James sees Regulus cry.

Soon later though, James sees him cry for the second time, when he feels the kicking coming from James's stomach.

James decides he's never felt real fear before when he watches his husband almost drown.

He saves him, of course. But not all of him. His left arm and peaceful sleep will forever be gone.

They decide to name him Harry James Potter. He has messy brown hair, big grey eyes and skin like a doll.

Uncle Padfoot really loves Harry, he does. Just not when he's six months old and breaks Uncle Moony's favorite mug.

Voldemort still (somehow) finds them. It's too bad that Lily is visiting when he is.

James and Regulus attend her funeral with heavy hearts. Harry's forehead adorns a lightning bolt scar.

Raising Harry with one arm is quite the task, Regulus often ponders.

Sirius, Remus, Regulus and James have a bet on Harry's Hogwarts house.

James and Sirius owe Regulus five galleons each when Harry's letter comes back with the words Slytherin written within it.

They owe him five again, when Harry sends another letter talking all about Draco Malfoy, and how annoying his blonde hair is when it glows in the sunlight.

That's why their not surprised in fourth year, during the second task when Harry drags Draco out of the water with him.

Regulus has never willing killed anyone. But when Sirius dies, so does the nearest death eater in sight. He doesn't bother looking at their face.

James and Regulus hold their son as he cries about his boyfriend, who was forced to get the mark. Just like Regulus.

Together, they worry about Harry, Neville and Luna, who are alive, somewhere out in the world, trying to destroy horcruxes.

On nights where Regulus wakes up screaming about wet hands and dead sons, James holds him close, like he used to when they were teenagers.

James cries twice that day. Once, when he sees Harry after he escaped Malfoy Manor. The second time when he sees Luna. Her eyes are dull, and she has blood dripping from her mouth.

Regulus helps Harry bury Dobby.

Harry meets Teddy Lupin, a surprise baby that came from a one night hook up between Remus and Tonks. Remus had thrown up afterwards, and decided Tonks was better as a friend, without knowing of his son.

Regulus holds his wand to Voldemorts face when he brings out Harry's dead body. James is right next to him.

With the help of Neville, Regulus kills Nagini.

James almost starts sobbing when he sees his Harry alive and breathing, throwing spells with his wand.

Regulus Potter realises how much he loves his family when he sees his son staring down at the dead, mortal body of the dark lord.

Draco and Harry take in Teddy as their own, which is a relief to Andromeda.

At Harry's wedding, James gets flashbacks of Regulus walking down the isle as Draco does. They'd chosen the same spot as he and Regulus. It's bittersweet, with the two empty chairs for Sirius and Remus.

Regulus and James go to their first pride parade. Regulus magiks rainbows onto their cheeks, and together they yell and kiss and cheer.

James Sirius Potter is a beautiful baby.

They are old now, so very old. They have a small house that overlooks a sunny clearing in the woods. They have rocking chairs that they sit in and drink tea. They tell stories of love and pranks to their four grandchildren.

James Sirius, Al, Scor and Lily remind James of the mauraders. Regulus shakes his head in exasperation, that's full of grey curls.

When James dies, Regulus forgets how to feel again.

Slowly, things brighten, but Regulus will always remember. His everything, his happiness, his partner for infinity.

So it's not unsurprising when Regulus slips away from the world on a warm summer day, a few years after James. His hand is held by a crying Harry, Teddy behind him.

They're buried together, under a willow tree. The whole family visits, at first. But slowly they all trickle away, until it's only Harry and Scorpius who still come by.

James and Regulus loved each other, beyond words and everything else in the entire world. Harry vows to remember that.

[bisexualbumblebee-writes]

Weddings and Funerals- Barty Crouch Jr x OC

Barty Crouch Jr x Adina Black

Description: Barty and Adina are engaged. The only problem is that she now has to inform her brothers, two of which didn’t even know she was seeing someone. 

Word Count: 2.3k

A/N: The title and parts of this fic are very much based off of episode one of Umbrella Academy

“Will you marry me, Adina Black?” Barty Crouch Jr. asked, pulling a ring out of his pocket and presenting it to her. 

“Yes! A million times yes,” Adina responded through tears, nodding her head frantically. The party in the Crouch residence clapped for the happy couple as Barty stood up and placed the ring on her finger. He pulled her into a sweet kiss immediately afterwards. Once they pulled away, his father walked over. 

“Congratulations to the happy couple,” he said happily, offering each of them a hug. “Please accept my best wishes for you two.” Barty seemed a bit downtrodden by his father’s formal words, but brushed them off quickly. He was going to get married to the love of his life soon, that’s all he needed to be reminded of his happiness. 

“You’re going to have to tell your brothers at some point, Dina,” Barty pointed out from his place on the couch. It had been almost two months since he’d proposed, but Adina still hadn’t told her brothers. Every time the subject came up, she’d divert attention away from it. Currently they were going over who they wanted to invite, and Barty mentioned having Sirius, Regulus and Antonius as his best men. As usual, Adina changed the subject, but he wasn’t backing down this time. 

“I know,” she sighed from the floor. She picked up a few papers from the coffee table and looked over it to distract herself from looking at Barty. He called her name, but she refused to answer, so he took matters into his own hands.

“Hey,” he called, sitting beside her and leaning against the couch. He took the paper from her and set it down, causing her to finally look at him.

“What’s going on Adina?” He asked gently. The girl sighed and looked down. 

“Do you remember the day of my parent’s funeral? How I came home really upset?” Barty nodded. Of course he remembered, he’d never seen her so upset about something. He wasn’t able to go due to a prior commitment, so she was left on her own. But he had gotten home before her and he distinctly remembered her storming in and slamming the door so hard that a couple of framed pictures fell from the wall. Upon asking her what was wrong, she broke down crying and wouldn’t talk about it. 

“Yeah,” he answered. Adina leaned her head on his shoulder as she continued.

“It was because Regulus, Sirius and I had gotten into a fight. The three of us had grown apart since graduating Hogwarts. It wasn’t anything bad, we just had different dreams and aspirations that we chose to follow. Anyways, after everyone had left the wake, it was just us and Tony. Regulus mentioned that neither Sirius or I had visited our parents while they were sick and Sirius got defensive. 

Of course that made Reg defensive and everyone started yelling at each other. Sirius and I left shortly after but then we got into a fight on the way home. He got angry because I could understand where Regulus had been coming from and ended up stopping a few blocks away and making me walk the rest of the way home. I haven’t talked to any of them since. Last one I talked to was Tony and even then it was just a few weeks later.” Barty didn’t say anything while she talked, just processed the information. 

Barty Crouch Jr. was an only child, so he didn’t have siblings to get along with. All he had were his parents, but Barty Crouch Sr. didn’t show him the love he needed. So, he was left fending for his mother’s love. The last thing he wanted for his fiance was for her to continue having a broken relationship with her brothers, especially so soon after her parent’s deaths. 

“Well, maybe this is the perfect time to reconcile and tell them the good news,” he finally spoke, holding out the invitations for her. She didn’t respond at first, just stared at the pieces of paper. Eventually she reached out and took them. 

“You’re right,” she muttered, looking at him. 

“Did you expect anything less?” He teased with a cocky smile. Adina only giggled and lightly shoved him away. Hopefully this wouldn’t backfire.

Just a few days later Adina asked her brothers to go back to Grimmauld Place because she had an announcement. Since Sirius lived there with Gaia, he was already there when Adina and Barty showed up. He let them in and Gaia made them some tea. Regulus and Cecelia werte the next to show up, Sirius and Gaia gave them the same treatment but Regulus and Sirius were a lot more stiff towards each other. 

Antonius was the last to show up, dressed in an unbuttoned button-up shirt and elastic waist linen pants. Adina expected no less though, ever since Marlene passed, he’d taken on a much more free look. Their parents hated it but he was happy with it, and that’s all that mattered to her. 

“Well, we only see each other at weddings and Funerals. If someone died, we would’ve heard about it at the same time. So who’s getting married?” Antonius asked as he laid across an arm chair. He, Regulus, Cecelia, Gaia and Sirius stared at them expectantly. 

“Well, we are,” Adina answered, holding up her hand for them to see the ring. Everyone except Antonius was understandably shocked considering he was the only one that cared long enough to know about them being in a relationship. 

“Woah, congratulations!” the youngest Black exclaimed. Adina laughed at his enthusiasm and hugged him when he stood once more. Gaia was the next one to congratulate the couple while Antonius shook Barty’s hand. Cecelia was next, but Sirius and Regulus were still in shock. 

“Since when have you been dating Crouch?” Regulus asked rather rudely, making all eyes turn to him. Even Adina seemed surprised, she knew he would question her but not like that.

“Since fifth year?” She answered more as a question. 

“And you didn’t think to tell us?” He crossed his arms. Adina heard Cecelia say his name as a warning, but neither of them paid attention to it. 

“Maybe if you actually paid attention to me and my life once in a while you’d know about it. I’ve literally brought him around almost every party that mum and dad threw,” she sassed. Regulus’s eyes hardened at her response and he stood. Sirius put his arm in front of his brother, telling him not to start right now. 

“Even though Adina should have told us about Bartimus, that doesn’t mean you can go off on her.” 

“Sirius,” Gaia called, appalled at his backhanded vindication. Adina’s eyes narrowed and she crossed her arms. 

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asked defensively. 

“Okay, I think that’s enough everyone,” Antonius started calmly, lifting his hands up. “I think that if Adina really loves him-” he was cut off by Regulus. 

“What do you know about real love?” He snapped. “The only ‘real love’ you’ve had is laying six feet under!” Adina didn’t think twice before lunging at Regulus. She would have pounced on him if it weren’t for Barty’s arms wrapping around her torso and pulling her back against him. 

“You horrible insensitive bastard!” She screamed at him, struggling against her fiance’s grip. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Antonius run upstairs then his bedroom door slammed closed. Regulus and Sirius both looked shocked by the former’s words. She continued to struggle against Barty as he picked her up and carried her outside. He finally set her down when they reached the front porch and the door was safely closed behind them. 

“Adina stop!” He yelled after she tried to get back inside. 

“You heard what he said about Marlene!” She yelled back, tears welling up in her eyes as she pointed to the door. She and Marlene had been really close while at Hogwarts, and they only grew closer when she and Antonius had started dating. To say that she was devastated when Marlene was killed would be an understatement. 

“Yes, I did,” he started, eyes softening and voice lowering. “But you and your brother fighting isn’t going to bring her back.” Adina sniffled and sat down on the steps, crossing her arms over her knees. 

“What he said was absolutely uncalled for and cruel, but he only said it out of anger. You and I both know that he regretted it as soon as they came out of his mouth,” he continued. And it was true, Regulus always spoke before thinking. He usually didn’t realize what he said until after he said it. It was one of his worst traits in her opinion, but she couldn’t change it. 

“That doesn’t change the fact that he said it,” she mumbled. She felt him sit beside her and she leaned her head on his shoulder. He shifted so she was more comfortable. 

“I know it doesn’t,” he started gently. “But after all is said and done, they’re still your brothers. They still love you and they just care about your wellbeing, even if it’s in unorthodox ways.” Adina considered his words. As much as she hated it, he was right. Most of what her brothers did, they did out of love. 

Their parent’s deaths set off something inside all of them. They no longer had to hide their feelings when they were home and they were free to talk about it. Of course that meant all repressed feelings that each of them had during their childhoods/school days had finally come out. It was as if Orion and Walburga dying set them free. 

“If you still don’t want them to come to the wedding, that’s fine. But you’ll have to talk through this at some point,” Barty continued. 

“We’re already here, might as well talk,” she finally answered. Her fiance nodded and kissed the top of her head, promising to be by her side for it. They sat there for a few minutes, just watching people passing by and listening to cars drive. Adina almost jumped when the arm around her waist squeezed her hip. 

“Don’t look now, but I believe that we have an audience,” he muttered after glancing at the living room window. Adina furrowed her eyebrows and looked back just in time to see the rest of her family, including Antonius, watching them before they closed the curtains again. She giggled, thinking about how they looked like children. Barty smiled at that, her laugh was the best thing to hear after seeing her so upset. 

“They’re children, the whole lot of them,” she muttered, shaking her head amusedly. “I don’t think any of them actually grew up.”

“Did you?” He inquired, raising an eyebrow questioningly. Her lips quirked up just a little at the corners and she shook her head. 

“No, I don’t think so.” He chuckled and nodded at her response. 

“Are you ready to go back in?” He asked. It felt like a loaded question to Adina. Are you ready to face your brothers? 

“Yes,” was her only response. The man beside her nodded and was the first of them to stand. Adina took his hand upon him offering it and stood as well. She took a second to compose herself, allowing Barty to wipe away excess makeup from her face. Then, she let him lead her back inside. 

Everyone was back in their original places when they entered the living room. Sirius and Gaia stood with linked arms by the dining room’s doorway, Regulus and Cecelia were on the couch holding hands, and Antonius laid across the armchair idly. As soon as Adina’s eyes met Regulus’s, he stood up. All eyes were on him as he figured out what to say. 

“I’ve uh- I’ve already said this to Sirius and Antonius, but I’m sorry. What I said was inconsiderate and it wasn’t fair to say it. It was a low blow for all three of you because I know how close you all were to Marlene. Obviously one apology won’t be enough, but I’ll apologize a million times if it means that you won’t stop talking to me again,” he said, finally taking a breath after he finished. Adina looked between Sirius and Antonius. The former still looked somber from Regulus’s earlier words. Antonius however, gave her a look that said he already forgave their older brother. 

Her eyes finally landed on Regulus. Her heart broke at his truly guilty expression, he genuinely looked like he felt terrible for what he said. Maybe that, along with Antonius, was the reason that she eventually nodded. 

“I forgive you.” The tension that poisoned the air around them seemed to lighten exponentially. Regulus and Adina smiled simultaneously and met each other halfway to embrace each other. That brought a smile to everyone’s face. It felt like a Hallmark movie, a happy ending for all. Once they pulled away, Barty stepped forward and wrapped his arm around Adina.

“So, you and the judge’s son. What would mother say?” Regulus teased, sitting back down. She playfully rolled her eyes and took a seat, her fiance sitting beside her. 

“And what do you think she’d say about you and a Potter?” Regulus and Cecelia laughed and a sarcastic look painted Regulus’s features. 

“Oh Regulus, just wait until your father hears that you’ve been fraternizing with those distasteful blood traitors,” he mocked, making everyone in the room laugh.

“I remember the day mother found out I was friends with James,” Sirius spoke nostalgically. 

“Or when she realized I was engaged to a halfblood,” Antonius spoke. Adina nodded with an exasperated expression. 

“Or when she was told that there was a second Gryffindor in the family,” she added with a deep exhale. Her brothers nodded, recalling the three hours of nonstop yelling from Walburga to her. To anyone who didn’t know their family, they would have sounded crazy. And maybe they were, but they didn’t have to worry about their parents anymore. That alone could bring them back together.

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Hey Librarian!

Any modern AUs?

Oh goodness. The Librarian has gotten this ask many, many times and it’s a valid question! However, it is so broad that it’s impossible to make just one list? 

All that said, here are a few modern AUs that the Librarian loves but maybe hasn’t listed as often as the ones on their favorites list. Please know that this list is incomplete, so check out the other modern lists below the cut! 

Wolfstar Modern AUs: B side 

Ever Thus by @wolfstarting “Right, well I’d say it’s about time to put an end to this nonsense, wouldn’t you?” James nodded sagely. “You’ve obviously still got some things to chat through with him, but he will talk to you about it, Remus. He thinks the world of you, you know that. But the important thing is that you do talk because nothing’s going to get sorted if you just sit cry-wanking in your room.” The world is excruciating and enthralling in equal measure. The gang try their hardest to navigate it as real, legitimate adults.

Déjà Vu by @remus-john-lupin Sirius swears he’s seen this guy before, and he’s dying to figure it out.

A Promise by @kattlupin Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are two strangers both seeking solace in solo trips to Paris. Strangers that is, until happenstance sits them together on a plane and their solo trips turn into a romantic adventure together.

Chocolate Cake part of the Just Desserts series by @theprongsletthatlived “Yes, Remus Lupin is gorgeous, smart, funny, and hands down the best lay Sirius has ever had. Sometimes, Sirius just can’t get enough of him—of his plump mouth or the sweetness that seems to radiate out of his pores. He’ll even admit that he does prefer Remus’ company to anyone else’s ninety percent of the time. But—just because your favorite dessert is chocolate cake doesn’t mean you’ll never crave a cookie, right?” 

Lost to You Yourself by OfALaurel Sirius Black writes gay porn for a skin mag, and meets Remus Lupin, who does professional readings (audio recordings) of his fictions, and there is flirting, and courting, and love over narratives, cds, and fictionality.

Something Beautiful -orphaned account When Remus Lupin's ex talks him into a drunken tattoo mistake, he goes to his friend and co-worker Lily for help. Luckily her husband's best mate is a tattoo artist who can help with the cover up. Unfortunately for Remus, the tattoo in in a rather compromising area, and he'll have to get over his embarrassment. Luckily for him, Sirius Black is just the man for the job.

There is a Light That Never Goes Out by WolfstarGarden Sirius’ breath puffed a warm tickle around his ear. “You’re gorgeous... I want to take you out, somewhere nice, away from Prongs and Evans. Can I?” Remus opened his mouth, but the yes he had intended instead came out, “Why?”

The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa by SeasOfTrees This is the story of twenty-three year old Remus Lupin, an overworked graduate student and underpaid barista, who comes home one day to find an exceptionally attractive man has broken into his flat. Given the neighborhood he lives in, that isn’t a huge surprise. He is surprised, though, when the burglar comes back with a sofa. Alternatively, this is the story of how Sirius Black tries to seduce a man by slowly furnishing his flat.

here's to never growing up by @elixirsoflife A group chat documents the lives of four highly dramatic teenage boys as they navigate their A Levels. Or, like, die trying.

where are we now? by @miraxb

Sirius meets a familiar stranger while visiting Berlin. Everything is different. Everything is the same.

I Am A Mess Around You by @littlemissbennet Modern Setting AU - Remus finds out that a hot, beautiful man just moved into his building. But for some reason, every time they meet a disaster strikes and Remus makes a complete fool of himself. Why can't he act like a sensible person around this handsome young man?

Liebestraum by @quoththethestral

“Do you still have a lot of friends in the area, then?” “None,” Remus answered simply, which felt much easier than explaining at the level of detail that the question actually deserved.

Of Bookshelves and Baby Carriers by @poppunkpadfoot The customer standing in front of him is quite possibly the most beautiful man Remus has ever seen. Like, he looks like a model or something. He has long, black hair, flattened by water, and just the slightest amount of scruff on his face, and… And a baby strapped to his chest. Okay.

Cut Your Bangs part at the Introduction series by @notmycatsname "There’s something about him that catches Sirius’s eye. His voice is a little whiny, almost off-key. Sirius has heard it time and time again in the bands that Lily plays through their speakers at their apartment but it sounds more genuine, almost heart breaking, through his voice. Remus’s voice."

Saving Regulus Black by @toyhto A story in which Remus Lupin meets a dark handsome stranger and they go for a road trip to rescue one little brother who’s probably up to something bad.

We Will Fill the Cracks Together by newskyillusion  Remus works in a library and at his parents pub in a small, Welsh town. Sirius Black is doing his PhD on werewolves and comes to a small, Welsh town to do some research.

Find all the previous lists that feature wolfstar in a modern AU below!

The Librarian’s 12 Favorite Fics

Alternate Universe

Accountants + Finance

Athletes

Babysitter Remus

Baking/Bakers

Bartender

Bookshop

Cafes + Artists

Camping + Roadtrips

Coffee Shop

Cooking/Chefs

Dancer

Dating Apps

Hairdressers

High School

Legal/Courtroom fics (Non-magical)

Library

Model

Movie RomComs

Muggle MWPP

Musician/Band

Science Focused Fics

Skateboarding Remus

Social Media

Subway, Underground & Tube

Tattoo Shop

Tech workers/Programmers

Texting Fics 1

Texting Fics 2

Tumblr Mutuals to Lovers

University/College

Video Games

Writers + Authors

Mood/Theme

Fluff 3: Modern AU

Tropes

Famous Sirius or Remus

Neighbors

If you need more just send an ask or check out the Card Catalogue!

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Harry Potter Masterlist 2

FIRST MASTERLIST HERE

** indicates smut

Harry Potter x reader

Self-Critical- After a raid goes wrong, Harry finds solace in your arms and the bath...

Better**- Your plans got rained out, but you don’t mind...

Better Than Treacle**- Better than treacle, now that’s saying something...

Safe Now- When he’s with you, he knows he’s safe...

Secrecy- It has to stay between you, it just does...

On The Line- Harry won’t risk your life...

Wrong Order- Harry doesn’t regret last night at all...

Caught- Sex in your parents’ house isn’t a good idea...

Just Be Yourself- Harry gets some relationship advice from his godfather...

Under The Stars- A warm summer night under the stars...

My Baby- Sometimes, Harry needs to hear how much you love him...

In Time- It doesn’t feel real yet, but it will, in time...

Just Another Teenager- Harry’s just another teenager...

Pretty Damn Cool- Harry teaches you to cast a Patronus...

Hermione Granger x reader

SFW Alphabet

NSFW Alphabet**

Fred Weasley x reader

A Little Bit Of Fun**- Fred decided to have a little fun with you today...

Perfect**- There are so many words to describe your boyfriend...

Sweet- Complementary desserts and diamond rings...

George Weasley x reader

For Years- He’s waited for 2 years, he’ll love you for so many more...

Pay Attention- George can’t seem to pay attention at Order meetings...

SFW Alphabet

NSFW Alphabet**

Flying- You conquer your fear of flying...

Cat and Mouse- George thinks your costume is positively adorable...

Charlie Weasley x reader

Being Married To Charlie HCs

Charlie As A Dad HCs

Domestic Life w/ Charlie HCs

Dating Charlie HCs

Bill Weasley x reader

Being Married To Bill HCs

Smut HCs**

Yet**- You haven’t gone that far yet, but tonight, you will...

Oliver Wood x reader

Mo Leannan- Oliver’s training sessions run late...

The Alchemist- He’s not the best with words, but he’ll tell you how much he loves you every day...

Not A Beater- Oliver isn’t a beater, that’s for damn sure...

Not As Beautiful As You- Oliver takes you to a beautiful waterfall, but it’s not the most beautiful thing there...

Busy Week- You’ve both been so busy and you miss your boyfriend...

Victory**- You help Oliver celebrate after winning the Quidditch Cup...

Tom Riddle x reader

The Only Exception- Tom doesn’t care that you’re muggle born

The Dark Lord and His Dark Lady- While he sometimes doubts, you are his and he is yours...

Anniversary- Yours and Tom’s third anniversary...

Draco Malfoy x reader

A Different Side- Draco can let his walls down around you...

The Price Of Being A Malfoy- You’re everything his family isn’t...

Lucius Malfoy x reader

Real Love- Lucius truly loves you...

Regardless- Lucius doesn’t care what anyone else thinks...

No One Better- He thinks that after all he’s done, you deserve better...

Work Of Art- Your art is the most beautiful he’s ever seen...

Satisfied**- Lucius’ cock always leaves you satisfied...

Whenever You’re Ready- Lucius adores you in every single way, but he’ll wait until you’re ready...

Being Insecure About Small Breasts w/ Lucius**

Heal Your Broken Heart- Your heart’s been broken, but Lucius wants to fix it...

Sex w/ Lucius HCs**

Day Off**- Lucius takes a day off, and spend it teasing you...

Never Felt Like This- Lucius has never felt like this about anyone...

All Yours- Lucius gets jealous, even though you’re all his...

Star- Lucius never realized how famous you are...

I Am Yours- You’re disheartened when you find out that Lucius has mistresses, but he is yours and yours alone...

SFW Alphabet

Watch Yourself**- When you’re feeling down, Lucius shows you just how perfect you are...

NSFW Alphabet** 

Lucius w/ a Virgin Reader HCs**

Lucius Comforting a Sad Reader HCs

Jealous/Possessive Lucius HCs

Ruined News- His actions ruined your good news, not that he’d care at this point...

Kissing HCs

Lunch Break**- You visit Lucius on his lunch break...

Oral HCs**

Pretty Girl**- You like it when Lucius tells you how well you’re doing...

All Of You**- You’re ready to give Lucius all of you...

So Good**- His teasings fell so good, but you need more...

Body Worship HCs**

Lucius As A Soft Dom HCs**

Collar- Picking out your first collar...

Rules**- You broke a rule...

Newt Scamander x reader

Second Niffler- Newt and Phil see your form for the first time...

Never Felt Happier- Newt has never been happier than he is right now...

Sham- Newt will remind as many times as he has to: you are not a sham...

Always Protect You- Newt won’t let anyone or anything hurt you...

Not Always Innocent- Newt always assumes they’re innocent...

A Few Drinks- After a few drinks, Newt has to remind you that you’re together...

Still Like You More- Newt is afraid to take you into the case...

A Fire Burning In My Heart- You feel exactly what the lyrics say...

Trying To Tell You- All week, you’ve tried to tell him...

Racing Hearts- You make his heart race, and he makes yours race...

His Shirt**- Newt can’t resist you, seeing you in his shirt...

That Time Of The Month-Newt takes care of you during your period...

Take Care Of My Baby**- When Newt wakes up hard, you take care of him...

Pretty Kitty- Animagi take on traits of their forms, but Newt doesn’t know about yours...

Lonely- Newt’s been working constantly on his book...

Lost Niffler- A lost niffler leads to a new relationship...

Jealous of the Niffler- He knows it’s silly, but he’s still jealous...

Cedric Diggory x reader

I Know I’m In Love- Cedric had an amazing afternoon...

Make A Move- He knows how you feel, but he’s waiting for you to make the first move...

Back To Her- He was so scared he wouldn’t come back to you...

A Bit Nervous- Cedric’s a bit nervous to ask you to the Yule Ball...

Spicing Things Up**- It might not have been a very productive conversation, but you’ve certainly spiced things up...

Life After- You both dream of a life after the war...

Broom Cupboard- The Head Boy and Girl caught snogging...

NSFW Alphabet**

SFW Alphabet

Here (TW: ABUSE MENTIONS)- Your brother shows up at Hogwarts...

The Golden Boy’s First**- Cedric’s first time...

Neville Longbottom x reader

December Afternoons- A picnic in the snow...

Spin The Bottle- Fred and George introduce a muggle party game...

Soul Marks and Nifflers- He was afraid he’d never find you...

SFW Alphabet

NSFW Alphabet**

Staying In**- The two of you stay in today...

Lily Evans x reader

New Record**- You’ve never done 5 before...

Chilled- Quidditch in the cold...

Oral HCs**

Braids and Patroni- Lily braids your hair while you work on your homework...

Burnt**- You get a bit distracted while Lily’s baking...

Broken Hearts and Friendships- You won’t put her through that stress anymore...

SFW Alphabet

NSFW Alphabet**

James Potter x reader

Dating James HCs

Best/Worst Things About James HCs

Serious James HCs

Domestic Life w/ James HCs

Oral HCs**

Sirius Black x reader

The Man I Fell In Love With**- He’s changed, but he’s still the man you fell in love with...

Got It Bad- Though Gryffindor lost, Sirius is extraordinarily happy...

Home Safe- They both come home that night...

Her First Match- You wouldn’t miss this match for the world

Handsome- You see Sirius shirtless...

Distracted- Your thoughts are anywhere but the meeting...

Part 2: Puppy**- Sirius knows how to please you...

Oral HCs**

Want Him**- He wants you and you want him...

First Christmas After- His first Christmas as a free man...

Take Care Of You**- Sirius needs you to take care of him...

Jealous/Possessive HCs

Blankets- The heat’s out, but you don’t mind...

Sentenced- Halloween night in Godric’s Hollow...

Starlight- Sometimes, Sirius can’t believe he’s really home...

Padfoot’s Lament- Now he’s free, but you are gone...

A Nap, Interrupted**-  Sirius interrupts your nap, but you’re not upset...

My Idiot- Sirius thought it was a good idea to climb the Whomping Willow

Our House, Our Home- Your house doesn’t smell like home, which distresses your Omega...

Picking Out Your Baby’s Name w/ Sirius

Sirius Black Reacting To You Telling Him “I Don’t Date People Prettier Than Me”

Convince Me- He’ll spend the rest of his life convincing you he’s not a player if that’s what you want...

My Good Puppy**- Sirius’ behavior has earned him a reward...

All I Need- You don’t need dates or fancy dinners...

Seconds Away- Death was seconds away from both of you...

Face**- Sirius wants you to sit on his face...

1,095 Days- Three years, and this is how you’re repaid...

SFW Alphabet

A Hero’s Death- Sirius finds out what really happened to Regulus...

Return The Favor**- Sirius’ stamina is a bit low, but you don’t mind...

Can’t Hurt You Here- He doesn’t quite believe it yet, but nothing can hurt him here...

Different Scent- Sirius comes home, but your scent is different...

The Art of Distraction- Sirius is infinitely skilled in the art of distraction...

Hellscape- These raids are dangerous...

Brother’s Best Friend- Dating your brother’s best friend, what could go wrong?

Out In The Open- It’s all out in the open now...

Enjoy The View- You get a glimpse of your man fresh out of the shower...

Failed Exam- He’ll always be there to make you feel better...

Remus Lupin x reader 

Rough and Hard**- As it turns out, Remus isn’t always so tender...

Hurt (platonic)- When you’re hurt on a mission, Sirius jumps to a conclusion...

Vacation**- A week of relaxation...

Dating Remus HCs

Creatures Of The Night- You’ve known since you met...

Best/Worst Things About Remus HCs

Moony’s Needs**- Moony needs you...

Part 2: Pack- You’re part of his pack...

Domestic Life/ Kids w/ Remus HCs

Being Insecure About Small Breasts w/ Remus

Confident, Lycanthropy Accepting Remus HCs

Dating Remus Since 4ht Year & Being Couple Goals HCs

Oral HCs**

The Rest Of Your Life- Graduation’s almost here...

Getting Eaten Out From Behind HCs**

Mornings w/ Kids HCs

Tomorrow Isn’t Promised**- Tomorrow isn’t promised, but right now, you can push those thoughts aside...

Spanking In The Dorms/Prefect’s Bathroom HCs**

Sex At Hogwarts HCs**

Recuperation-Like every month, you care for your lover after the full...

My Forever- You’re his forever, he knows that for certain...

Honeymoon HCs

The Marauders Coming To Visit Your New Baby HCs

Her Big Bad Wolf- The annual Gryffindor Halloween Party...

The Healer’s Day Off- Every month, you take time off to care for you love...

Scents- Your scent changed, and Moony isn’t quite sure why...

Grind**- Remus finds you when you don’t show up for dinner...

The Forest- A trip into the forest gone wrong...

Mine Alone**- He’ll let him watch, but you’re his and his alone...

Pink- It happened with no words...

Nicknames- Remus discovers your new favorite nickname...

Panda In The Forest- This bear definitely doesn’t belong here, but Moony knows who it is...

Vulnerable**-Sometimes, Remus can let himself be vulnerable...

Transformation- Remus is suspicious of how much time you’re spending with Sirius...

Everything To Me- Remus’ insecurities get to him, but you remind him that he is everything to you...

After The Battle- Remus comes to you after the battle...

Your Kiss- The first kiss of many...

Provide For You- You have more than enough money to provide for him...

NSFW Alphabet**

Beautiful Body- After someone comments on your body, Remus helps you feel better...

SFW Alphabet

Months- Remus has liked you for months, but he’s shy...

Professor Lupin’s “Assistant”**- An evening spent between Professor Lupin and his “assistant”...

What You Want To Call Me**- Remus isn’t what you want to call him...

More Pregnant**- Remus know he can’t get you more pregnant, but at the moment, he doesn’t care...

Safe and Loved- After the full moon, Remus needs to feel protected...

Perfect Evening- Your dress might be ruined, but your evening is not...

Dangerous- Even something as simple as going to the store is dangerous now...

His Alpha’s Arms- Remus is overjoyed to be back in his Alpha’s arms...

Battle Scars- His scars are marks of strength...

Interrupted- Yours and Remus’ make out is interrupted...

Trading Jabs- It’s all in good fun...

Quiet Down- The office isn’t warded...

Severus Snape x reader

The Two Of Us- It’s been so long since you’ve had time together...

First Place- He knew you could do it...

Full Marks**- You’ll do anything to raise your grade...

So In Love With You- The rest of your lives is ahead of you...

Lioness- Severus didn’t want to go to the party, but you still find a way to help him enjoy himself...

After Everything- He deserves more than you can give, but you’re his nonetheless...

One Little Thing- Arguments happen, but it still hurts...

It Was You- You’ll always defend him, even in the past...

Good Boy**- Severus is many things, but above all, he is yours in many ways...

Cheetah and Bat- Seeing your Animagus inspires Severus to give it another try...

The Perfect Day- Any day is a perfect day when he’s with you...

Be Still**- Severus needs to grade these exams, but you’re both wanting each other...

Nerves**- While you’re both nervous, you both want this...

Different- Even though you just met, you can tell he’s different...

Ink- Severus never took you for the type to have tattoos...

Years Of Yearning- Severus is able to live through a book, years of yearning being somewhat satisfied...

Mistletoe**- Christmas break is finally here...

I Can’t Lose You- The world is dangerous, and he can’t lose you...

Hard- Severus helps you to relax when the world becomes a bit too much...

The Perfect Day- You plan a day out for your lover...

Sweet Affections- Severus loved being in your arms...

The Mark- He has to tell you...

Not Your Fault- He blames himself...

Figure It Out- After Dumbledore fell...

Midnight Patrols-You can’t sleep when he’s not here..

Mistake- The messenger of the prophecy...

Better Off- If this is how you’ll act, he’s better off without you..

Part 2: His Fragile Heart- He was wrong, and he wants you back

Fantasize**- Severus sees your classtime fantasies...

Severus Getting Married To An American Reader So He Can Vote Against Tr*mp HCs

A Life Without You (TW: SUICIDE)- He can’t live without you...

Those Three Little Words- You love each other more than anything, but you seldom say those three little words...

Being Insecure About Small Breasts w/ Severus

Good Grades**- Good grades pay off...

Coming Clean- At your graduation, secrets are revealed

Sex w/ Severus HCs**

Dating Severus and Being A Professor HCs

Kissing HCs

Oral HCs**

Happy Birthday, My Love- The morning of his birthday...

Not All That Bad- Severus shows you that Slytherin isn’t all that bad...

Pick You-You watch The Bachelor with Severus...

Deep Inside**- Severus won’t let you come until he’s deep inside you...

After Everything- After everything he’s done, you still want to be his, forever...

Jealous/Possessive HCs

They Won’t Know**- Severus wants you, and he doesn’t care who sees...

Severus With A Virgin Reader HCs**

The Best Addiction- You’re addicted to him, as he is to you...

See Your Worth- When you’re feeling inadequate, Severus shows you how much he loves you...

Only You- A night spent with your love...

Few Weaknesses- You discover one of Severus’ few weaknesses...

Protective HCs

Hold On For Me- In that moment, it was the only option...

The Most Beautiful Sound- The students mock your accent, but Severus adores it...

Feel The Same- Severus doesn’t want to ruin your friendship...

Never Hurt You (TW: PAST ABUSE)- You know he’ll never hurt you...

Wake Up Call**- You enjoy waking Severus up, between his legs, that is...

Prima Donna- Severus helps you relax after weeks of rehearsals...

The Great White Way- Severus’s jealousy flares seeing you on stage with another man...

Where You Go, I Go (TW: SUICIDE)- You’ll follow wherever he goes...

Beautiful, Gorgeous, Perfect- Severus knows that you feel insecure sometimes, and he knows how to make you feel better...

What Better Wat To Wake Up?**- Severus wakes you up in a very pleasant way...

New Toys**- Severus brings home some new toys...

Only Yours**- Severus makes sure you know you’re his...

Like This**- Severus wants you just like this...

The Letter- You never planned to send it...

Giving and Receiving**- Tonight, you’re both giving and receiving...

Craving Affection-You’re craving Severus’ affection, and he’s more than happy to give it to you...

Obscenely Affectionate**- Valentine’s Day, an excuse to be obscenely affectionate, an excuse which Severus willingly takes...

Your Grace**- Severus teaches you the wonders of the marriage bed...

Hufflepuff At Heart- You may not be a witch, but Severus knows you’re a badger

Restless- You’re on a mission for the Order, and Severus is worried...

Severus Comforting A Sad Reader HCs

Nothing Like Him- Part of him can’t believe you want to have kids with him...

Beauty In Everything- You find beauty in everything, even in things others don’t find beautiful...

Domestic Life w/ Sev HCs

New Style- You braid Severus’ hair...

Not A Dream- Though it feels like a dream, you assure him it isn’t...

Shooting Stars- Everyone wishes on shooting stars, but you already have everything you want...

Smile- It doesn’t matter how big or small it is, Severus will do anything to see you smile...

You’re Mine**- When Severus’ assistant gets a little too friendly, you remind your husband who he belongs to...

An Amazing Father- Severus is afraid of fatherhood, but you know you’ll be alright...

Pretty Little Prefect**- The monthly prefect’s meeting...

Such A Good Job**- You’ve done such a good job pleasuring yourself, Severus wants you to finish it...

Bath Bombs- Severus puts his own touch on muggle bath bombs...

Captivity- His worst nightmare was coming true...

No More- It was just too much...

Nesting- Your heat’s a few days away...

Keep No Secrets- Severus knows he has to tell you, but he’s terrified...

Lots of Practice- Severus has never kissed anyone before...

Happy Anniversary- Your second wedding anniversary with Severus...

Keep You Safe-You know Severus will keep you safe, especially from other Alphas...

Need To See Him- You need to see him, to make sure he’s alright...

All Mine**- When Lucius gets a little too friendly, Severus reminds you that you’re all his...

Be On Top**- Severus wants you to be on top for the first time...

Missed You**- After nearly a week in London, you return home...

Perfectly Fine- Severus takes care of you after a prank gone wrong, and feelings are revealed...

A Galaxy Far, Far Away- You introduce Severus to Star Wars...

Need You Here- After a nightmare, you need your husband by your side...

Long Weekend**- While you don’t make it to most of your plans, you and Severus still enjoy yourselves...

A Little Risky**-You and Severus have some fun at the Order meeting...

Snowball Fight-A snowball fight with your husband...

Finally Home- Your fiance returns home after a month and a half...

Unbothered**- Severus’ isn’t bothered by your period, he still wants to taste you...

NSFW Alphabet**

SFW Alphabet

My Perfect, Beautiful Man**- You give Severus some much needed praise and attention...

Never Cheat On You- Severus thinks you’re cheating, but he couldn’t be farther from the truth...

Slow, Tender, and Sensual**- Your first time with Severus is everything you wanted: slow, tender, and sensual...

The Only Woman I’ll Ever Love- Severus didn’t listen to her, you’re the only women he’ll ever love...

My Princess- For your birthday, Severus treats you like the princess you are...

Spare A Dance For Me- You help Severus teach the Slytherins to dance...

Validation**- Severus craves validation, and you’re more than willing to give it...

Hands**- You watch Severus while he brews.  Well, you watch his hands...

Sweet Spot**- Severus’ sweet spot makes him feel so good...

Grateful- One year after the battle...

Your Heart Is A Treasure- Severus won’t treat you like they did...

The Matron’s Assistant- You return to Hogwarts, and find more than just work...

Make A Bad Day Better- You always make bad days better...

Always Yours- It doesn’t matter what anyone says or does, you’re always his...

Throne**- Severus makes you feel like a queen, especially in bed...

Discipline- You’ve always been light on discipline with your daughter...

Don’t Give A Damn- You don’t give a damn that Severus is younger than you, but he’s still insecure...

Precipice**- Severus decides to play a little game with you... 

Not A Prank- He’s convinced it’s a prank by the Marauders...

Caught- The twins catch you and Severus in an intimate moment...

Nocturnal Conversations- Severus converses with you while you sleep-talk...

The Right Time- It just felt like the right time to ask...

With You- He never thought you could be happy with him...

Eyes On Me**- You want him to look at you when he comes...

My Vow To You- His vow to you trumps all others...

Show You How**- Severus teaches you how to suck his cock...

Bare Face- Severus sees you for the first time without makeup...

Let It Out- After someone shouts at you, Severus makes you feel better...

Denied**- Severus is needy, but you’re busy...

Perfectly Valid- Severus loves you just as  you are...

The Bigger Man- He needs to be the bigger man with Lupin...

Every Inch**- Severus wants to kiss every inch of you...

Every Part- You love every part of him, even the parts he doesn’t...

Get Away- A vacation with your family...

Still New- Your relationship is still so new, you can’t help but be a little flustered...

Entirely Real- You can’t believe that this is really happening...

Cared For- After the full moon, you just need to be cared for...

Little Tease**- Your choice of attire gets Severus a little riled up...

Argument/Making Up HCs

Severus as a Soft Dom HCs**

Too Good**- He just couldn’t hold back...

His Turn- You’ve cared for him, now it’s his turn to care for you...

Twice the Fun**- Severus’ new potion gives twice the fun...

Tail-End**- It might be the tail-end of your heat, but you’re still needing him...

Overwhelmed (platonic)- When things feel overwhelming, help comes from an unlikely person...

My Misstress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun- When Severus is assigned midnight patrol, you can’t sleep...

Have You Right Here- Your Alpha always knows how to make you feel better...

Severus Snape x reader x Remus Lupin

Now**- After your lovers tease you, you need them now

Punishments and Pleasure**- While the evening began in a punishment, it ended with immense pleasure...

Filled**- A morning in the library..

Waited For You**- You’ve been gone for two days, but your lovers waited for you...

Forgot The Charm**- The three of you seemed to have forgotten the silencing charm...

Remus Lupin x reader x Sirius Black

He’s Home- He’s home, and he needs you...

Life w/ Kids HCs

Happy Birthday- Remus and Sirius treat you on your birthday...

Their Job- They’re your alphas, it’s their job to take care of you...

Help You Feel Good**- Your lovers show you how to use your new toy...

His Beautiful Loves**- Remus loves to watch, but he also loves to join in...

Cuddles- You join your lovers on the couch...

How Do You Want Us?**- Remus fucks you while you fuck Sirius...

SFW Alphabet

Noisy Little Thing**- You need to be quiet, lest the whole Order hear...

Broken Collar- It was an accident, but you’re still very upset about it...

Severus Snape x reader x Lucius Malfoy

Impersonations- It’s all in good fun...

More Than Desperate**- After your lovers tease you all day, you’re more than desperate for them...

Insatiable**- You can’t get enough...

Needy**- Your period makes you horny, and your men certainly aren’t complaining...

Good Beta**- Your Beta takes care of you until your Alpha comes home...

Tonight**- Tonight, they will have them, and they will have you...

Full**- Both your men fill you up...

Feeling Needy**- Severus is feeling needy today...

Snuggles- After a long day, the three of you want to be close...

Fuck Waiting**- They can’t wait anymore, you look too sexy...

Overworked- When school take its toll, your lovers are there...

James Potter x reader x Remus Lupin

Sensual**- Slow, sweet, and sensual...

New Heights**- James and Remus take your pleasure to new heights...

Being Married To, Honeymoon, Sex w/, Twins w/ Remus and James HCs

Wedding HCs

A Future With Them- You can’t wait for the future

Yourself**- They want you to make yourself come...

Good Together**- Remus thinks you two look so good together...

Scars**- You show Remus just how perfect he is...

What Their Home Is Like HCs

Remus and James As Parents HCs

Cedric Diggory x reader x Harry Potter

Dating Cedric and Harry HCs

Cedric Diggory x reader x Hermione Granger

Domestic Life HCs

Sex HCs**

James Potter x reader x Lily Evans

First Heat**- Your first heat...

Harry Potter x Severus Snape

Through It All- Harry has been there through it all...

Paradise- Harry takes his husband away for a week...

Good Boy**- Severus loves being Harry’s good boy...

Slipped His Mind**- Severus forgets something important...

Unwavering- Harry’s support and love for his husband is unwavering...

My Perfect Boy**- When Severus is feeling insecure, his Daddy helps him see...

Much Better**- After a bad day, Harry helps Severus feel better...

James Potter x Lily Evans

James and Lily As Friends HCs

Everyone Can See- Everyone can see they’re falling for each other...

Sirius Black x Lily Evans

Sirius x Lily HCs

Other

Marauders x an Ilvermorny Transfer HCs

[mrsfrecklesmarauders]

Marbre Noir

The Black Family had a castle: Marbre Noir. The property resided in Olargues a magic town and community in South France.

This was originally where The Blacks used to live, used to party, used to spend their Holidays, used to held weddings. The place was full of life. Until little by little, Blacks began moving to England and slowly making their lives there. For them and their descendants. Slowly, the castle became more of a desserted place. Only full of people in the Holidays but specially in the summer, when Olargues was a beautiful place to visit.

It is known that Sirius II, Cygnus I, and Artucus I, sons of Phineas Nigellus fought for the property after their father became Headmaster of Hogwarts and clearly wasn't interested in the Castle. And their sister Belvina didn't have the desire of keeping the castle now that she had married a Burke.

Cygnus I did something tricky to gain the papers and put his hands on the property, making "modern" arrangements. And before he died, he left it to his two remained pureblood children. Pollux and Cassiopeia. While Marius who was a squib was never mentioned again. And Dorea married a Potter, which caused controversy on the family.

Finally after Cygnus I died, Pollux resided in London working for The Ministry of Magic. And Cassiopeia was left in charge of the castle. It is said the Cassiopeia gained a reputation of making the Castle a strict and gloomy place. Only with house elves working and practically none guests. She was known to be a bitter woman. Never married for her unbearable bad temper. But Cassiopeia did receive her nieces and nephews every summer. Only the pureblood Blacks: Walburga, Lucretia, Cygnus, Alphard and Orion. She also recieved Walburga for a longer period of time, after she graduated from Hogwarts in 1943, with the promise of turning her into a "fine lady" and find her a husband. But Cassiopeia never saw her niece get married because she died in 1958. Walburga couldn't return to the castle. She had fallen pregnant with her second cousin Orion. And was forced to marry him and raised their children in Grimmauld Place. An originally business house, strategically placed in muggle London for a reason.

After Cassiopeia's death, Pollux Black and his cousin Artucus medled their noses on the property. Claiming they were the only ones who had Black heirs.

So Walburga, Orion, Cygnus, his wife Druella, Lucretia, her husband Ignatius, and Alphard spent every summer they could in that beautiful castle.

It was there that their children: Bellatrix, Andromeda, Narcissa, Sirius and Regulus practically grew up together, having adventures and enjoying their summer.

But as they grew up, they chose their own different paths because of The First Wizarding War. And also the second.

Marbre Noir remained untouched for years and years. Until in 1999, The Malfoy Family occupied it to scape from their crimes as Death Eaters. To get away from their past and actions in war. Narcissa now a Malfoy still had the right to have the castle as one of the few Blacks reminding. And as that, she would inherite Marbre Noir to her son Draco Malfoy. Malfoy and his family became the rightful owners of Marbre Noir until this day.

[futurewriter2000]

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A/N: The fact that I spent 15 minutes looking for a gif and still didn't find the one that would be perfect, I gave up and just put a photo on. I love this fic however, one of my favorites and I hope you will too.

REQUEST:hiiiii! i hope you’re having a wonderful day, filled with sunshine & rainbows !! 💫✨ may i please request sirius x daughter! reader imagine where the reader is staying with sirius for the first time since he went to azkaban and when she goes to bed he tries to tuck her in but struggles because the last time he’d have done it, he probably would’ve read her a story but she’s presumably grown out of that by now and so he’s not really sure what to do ? 🥺🍄

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All those easy days finally led to now- today. He had prepared thousands of different speeches, conversations, scenes inside his head but when it came to those last moments of seeing you for the first time since he had been taken away from you, nothing could make his heart beat faster than the simple thought of that. His hands were clamming up, his fingers were snapping due to all the anxiety, his knuckles cracking, his golden family ring twisting on his middle finger...

Nothing could have prepared him for today. Not thousands of different speeches or comforting words of his best friend, who had been taking care of you for the last few years. Maybe that was a bit comforting; for Remus to keep his promise to him, even though he thought he was a murderer, he still took you in. Remus with his good wolf-like heart, despite all the things he believed.

He told Sirius you wouldn't care how he was dressed but Sirius had changed about seven times already. Tie or no tie? Bow or no bow? A jacket or a blazer? Jeans or pants? Hair combed or natural? Shaved or not shaved?

It all led him to here; him pacing up and down the living room, twisting his family ring on his finger as another mistake has caught his eye. "This probably should be put away?" he continued to look at the black family vase. "KREACHER!" he shouted and the small elf appeared from thin air.

"Yes, Master-"

"Put this vase away. Hide it, throw it- I don't care. Just get it out of my sight." he spoke nervously and the elf obeyed, cursing under his breath.

He heard the door open and a loud laughter echo through the hall. Your laughter- it wasn't as small and high as he remembered it to be but it was still yours- that he definitely knew.

"Oh this place hasn't changed at all, Moony." you said as you had looked around the hall, a nostalgic rush of memories running through your head. "Grandpa told me he always hated this portrait of him. Said his nose was too large."

Sirius chuckled. That was true. He always did hate the portrait of him in the hall but never said anything because of his wife.

"Never said anything because of my wretched grandmother." you repeated his thoughts.

"Your grandmother was more than just wretched, Paddy." Remus smiled and grabbed your luggage. "I'll take these upstairs. I think you remember where your room was."

"Up, left, three doors down." you finger gunned him and made your way through the hall.

When you entered the living room, you were alone. Nothing but the same old black leather sofa, the magnificent fireplace you used to warm up with your grandfather when you visited- though where is grandpa. You swore his jar was right on the fireplace. A dark ugly vase.

Your eyebrows furrowed as you looked around if somebody has placed it somewhere else. When you did, your eyes met his.

Your breath got caught in your throat and you felt yourself standing completely still. Something cut you in half, maybe the way he had watched you but when you came out of your shock, you realised it was still the same warm, fuzzy, homely feeling that washed over you.

"Wow." he smiled, looking at you from head to toe. Your hair was long and he was quite surprised because when you were a child, you always hated long hair. Too much brushing- you used to say. Your eyes were welcoming, bright and similar. He used to tell you that they reminded him a bit of his younger brother, Regulus. He used to have that same welcoming and bright look in his eyes when he was a little boy. It wasn't much in the shape or the colour but in they way they saw the world, which scared him and inspired him at the same way.

You were not a little girl anymore. You had grown. You had gotten curves and a womanly-like shape. Of course, jeans and a leather jacket. Reminds him of himself when he was your age. Your face was full of youth and you looked taken care for.

"You're definitely not a little girl anymore." he said as he tried to catch his breath.

"Yeah." you smiled, sitting down and looking a bit around. "Twenty. Even I'm starting hard to believe it." you smiled and patted the seat next to you.

"Twenty." he sighed under his breath. He felt his heart sink and his shoulders slump. He had missed everything. From your childhood, to your first day at Hogwarts, your first date, graduation,...

"You haven't changed much." you said and he looked at you, laughing a bit.

"You think so?"

"Yeah." you shook your head. "Your hair is still long, your eyes a bit tired."

He kept quiet. Yes, he was tired. He was exhausted from hiding all the time, from living in that prison, filled with revenge for that rat. "He calls you Paddy still." Sirius smiled, referring to the nickname Remus had given you. "He used to do that from the moment you were born. Little Padfoot, he called you."

"Oh, he had told me all about the day I was born. You fainting in the middle."

"I just had to lay down for a while, okay. He's over-exaggerating." he started to defend himself.

"Bet." you laughed and he joined you.

"He told me you're training to become an Auror."

"Yeah. Guess, I take after my old man." you smiled brightly at him, melting his heart into a puddle of love and pride. When you saw him melt in front of your eyes, you put your hand on his knee and gave him a comforting look. "I always believed you were innocent. I just could never prove it."

"Oh, darling." he couldn't help himself, pulling you into a hug and letting tears fall down his cheeks at the words you had said. "I don't think you know how much I needed to hear that."

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The whole experience of being here felt nostalgic. You knew you had been here before, stepped on those same stairs, dug your toes in that same rug, put your watch on that same night stand,... even the sheets felt as light and silky as it did when you were only a child. You didn't mind spending your time here. Your grandmother was strict, more than you heard but your grandfather was soft, nothing like you had heard from Remus or your dad or Regulus... not that you remember your uncle much. You had some faint memories of him but he simply disappeared one day and neither of your grandparents wanted to mention his name ever again. A forbidden name but it was his room, you occupied and whenever you laid here, more connected you felt to him and your roots when your father was away.

You spent weekends here or week days here. Remus was always in search of jobs and some months he couldn't provide for the both of you so you had spent some years here. Your grandfather melted at your sight, he simply adored you and he reminded you so much of your own father. Your grandmother always told you that you had made him go soft but grandchildren tend to do that. You knew she was softer to you as well, more than she was with your father and your uncle. Your grandfather said that she wanted to do right by you, not drive you away like she did with her sons. He knew because he did just the same.

There was a knock on the door that took you far away from the old memories. "Come in." you said gently and a curly-head lad popped his head in.

He gave you the usual smile- just the one that had been filled till your 6th year of life.

"I came in here to wish you good night." he said as he entered the room, keeping something behind his back. "Oh wow." he looked around the room, feeling a little chill run down his spine as the memories of his brother ran through his mind. "It's just as I remember it. You didn't change it much."

"No. I didn't feel the need."

"I wonder where is he." Sirius said in a low whisper, barely audible to you. You decided to let go of this topic.

"I wanted to ask you something."

He turned back to you and sat down at the edge of your bed. "Shoot."

"What happened to grandpa?" you asked, causing Sirius' eyes to furrow. "His ashes? Did you spread them anywhere?"

"What are you talking about?"

"The urn. It used to sit up on the fireplace. It was a large black one. I know this place he used to take me just before he passed away. Only me and him knew about it. He never told grandmother about this place and he made me promise that it will be out little secret. It's a cave somewhere in Ireland. Cliffs of Moher, I believe."

"Wait..." he stopped you a bit. "That big ugly black vase was filled with his ashes?"

"Yes?" you raised an eyebrow at him.

"Oh..." he felt his cheeks flush and you could see his eyes bulk out.

"Have you done something to the urn?"

"No, no. Of course not. I just put it in a much safer place." he lied and you could see right through it. He definitely did something to the urn but you let it pass, since the object in his hand pulled more of your attention.

"Alright. What's that in your hand?" you pointed and he quickly looked down.

"Oh, this." he pulled it out and it was a big thick book- a book you had a clear memory of. "It's silly, you probably don't remember it anymore."

You let out a laugh. "You're joking, right?" you sat up gently took the book away from him. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard!" you let out another excited laugh. "How could I not remember this? You used to read it to me every night. I could not fall asleep without it."

Sirius felt his poor heart explode in his chest. God, you still had that little girl inside of you. The one he tucked in every night but always resister with your tiny little legs because it was always too hot.

"I thought you'd have outgrown it.." he said quietly.

"If my friends ask me, yes but between you and me-" you leaned forward and whispered. "This is a little secret."

He let out another laugh. "Would you like me to read it to you again?"

You smiled widely. "I'd love for you to read it but dad-" you said and is eyes snapped to you, wide in surprise as it was the first time you had called him that in so many year. "- wouldn't you rather... get the Urn back first before Kreacher throws it away?"

"Probably a good idea but I'll be back." he stood up and ran out of the room, causing you to laugh at the sight but when he did come back with his father in his arms, he already saw you asleep in your bed.

He gently put his father on the desk and made his way to you. The book was open in the middle, one of yours and his favorite tales. He scooped the book up and placed it beside the vase. Then he remembered just how much his father hated these fairytale based books, so he pushed it far away from him.

"Even when your dust, I can't trust you." he said, narrowing his eyes at the vase before going back to you and observing you for a moment.

If he really thought about it, he didn't really lose you. Maybe time did take a way some of the precious memories he wanted to share with you but you turned out beautiful. You turned out to be this amazing, forgiving and understanding angel that still loved to read fairytales and take care of people when they were already ash.

He grabbed the edge of the covers and pulled it up to your chin, tucking you neatly just as he would when you were a child. Then he could hear something happening at the foot of the bed and see your bare feet poking out. He let out a small laugh.

"Some habits stay the same." he said, pushing away the strands on your forehead and giving you a gentle kiss. He then quietly took the book and his father, smiling that he gets to spend the rest of his life, creating new memories with you.

[j-amespotter]

★ august [pt. 1] - s. b.

“you weren’t mine to lose.”

Pairing: Sirius Black x Slytherin!Reader, Regulus Black x Reader (mentioned)

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Summary: As one of the Order of the Phoenix’s freshest recruits, love certainly was not on Sirius Black’s mind the summer after he finished school – especially not with a Slytherin, who just happened to be his brother’s girlfriend.

Genre/Warnings: angst, alcohol, language, mentions of death & war, infidelity, implied smut 

Word Count: 3.1k

A/N: august but from the guy’s pov?? i think yes. this was the first one-shot i wrote for this series so let me know what you think! lmk if you wanna be added to my taglist. p.s. i do not condone cheating!!!!!! 

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Your lips were centimeters apart. It seemed too late to change course, but he had to ask. He had never done something so reckless, which for him, was saying something. “Are you sure?”

He was scared of the answer. One look at you told him you were scared of answering. “We’ve never… I mean, I’ve never done this before,” you whispered. Your noses grazed against each other, tantalizingly close. 

His hand hovered underneath your robes. It felt large against your bare stomach. “We can stop.” 

“I don’t want to stop.” With one hand around his neck and the other on his chest, you tugged him closer. The moment your lips met erased his doubts so fully that if he stopped to think about it, it would have scared him.

Your shoes slipped off as he delicately lifted you off of your feet. Gently, he laid you down on his bed and paused to stare at how small and trusting you looked in the moment. It was only your fifth visit to his flat, yet you already looked like you belonged. He would never have expected someone from his forgotten life to fit into his current one so unquestionably. 

*One Week Earlier*

It was getting easier and easier to slip away from Regulus these days. While you were accustomed to seeing less of each other during the summer holidays, now you were more distant than ever. You knew why, of course. Being a Slytherin, you were privy to an entire host of secrets – Regulus was too. Hogwarts’ rowdiest, most divided class graduated just a month earlier, and many of your friends, if you could even call them that, had chosen a side in this war. His side. 

You knew Regulus agreed with the Dark Lord’s philosophies and marveled at his promises. However, it was not until this school year that you realized exactly how much your boyfriend worshipped the elusive man responsible for the murders of so many innocent people. He would scour the Daily Prophet for news, eager but not uneasy. He trailed after Snape, Avery, and Mulciber, and the whisperings about the three of them were hardly positive. It was rumored that all of them had been "marked." You didn’t know exactly what that meant but worried Regulus was next. 

He sensed your fear but didn’t say much to soothe you. Perhaps he thought he could convince you to join him – or, at least, stand by his side as he signed away his services. You weren’t interested. In fact, you were terrified. Though your family was prominent, prosperous, and pureblood, they never participated in what your father coined to be “blood politics.” Your indifference, which occasionally transformed into blatant disgust, over the growingly common prejudice among your peers ostracized you from your fellow Slytherins. You managed to keep your reservations to yourself for the sake of House unity but could no longer remain silent. Not when your childhood love drifted further and further away from you. 

It was slow, but of course, there was a final straw. In his last letter, Regulus wrote that his cousin Bella was teaching him how to duel “the proper way.” As someone who saw nothing substandard in your Defense Against the Dark Arts education thus far, you could only imagine what Bellatrix Lestrange would consider to be the “proper” way to duel. You had limited experience with the woman, having only caught glimpses of her as a child at Grimmauld Place and as Regulus’s date to her wedding. Nonetheless, the rumors about her were becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

So you sought the one person you thought may listen to you. Of course, there was the issue of finding him. You had no idea where he lived, though you doubted he would be thrilled to meet you, especially at his place of residence. You thought of writing to him but could not risk seeing and sending the words you had not yet uttered aloud. 

Ultimately, you decided that the best course of action was to find him in public, no matter how difficult it would be. You knew if you willed it hard enough, fate would bring him to you – and you understood the power of your love better than anyone. 

It took six days of solitary walks through Diagon Alley for you to finally find him. It wasn’t easy at all. You managed to keep your parents at bay by entrusting your safety with your pureblood Slytherin status. However, what was once the most bustling shopping center in the Wizarding World became drearier by day. More wanted posters appeared on brick walls as the number of disappearances grew. Within days, there were fewer groups of visitors for you to huddle behind without drawing suspicion. 

He was in the Leaky Cauldron with a shorter man, someone you recognized to be Peter Pettigrew. They were huddled together but deep in conversation. Actually, it seemed as though he was doing most of the talking. You found yourself staring at his muscular, tattooed arms as he gestured wildly at Pettigrew, who stared at him with wonder, excitement, and apprehension all at once. Despite the normal-looking exchange, both men gripped their wands tightly and took turns periodically glancing over their shoulders. 

Peter was too far away for you to read his lips, but checked his watch and jumped in surprise. You inched closer, hoping to find an in for your mission. Finally, you were close enough to hear his parting words. “Sorry, Padfoot... Mum’s waiting for me. You know how she gets, especially now.” 

“Alright, mate. Get home safe. I’ll see you… when I see you.” 

You were not stupid. You had no idea what that meant, but judging by Peter’s stiff nod, there was definitely a predetermined meeting time and place that they could not risk anyone overhearing. Given the circumstances, you could hardly blame them. 

Your interaction with Sirius Black was limited, but you had heard enough about him to know that he was reckless, devil-may-care, and according to his brother, inconsiderate of everyone’s feelings. Hearing the sincerity in his goodbye to his friend sounded quite the opposite, or perhaps was just a sign of the times. 

Peter scurried away and out of sight. You saw Sirius reach for a pouch in his pocket, out of which he scooped a handful of Sickles. They clattered onto the table. Before he finished counting his change, you slid into the seat across from him. 

Startled, Sirius stood and pointed his wand at you. His motions were seamless. It was as if he could kill you with a single swish. You hardly had time to wonder if you would be as skilled with your wand as he seemed to be when you finished school. “Listen, I just want to talk. Please sit down.” There weren’t too many other customers in the pub, but there was no doubt your exchange was attracting attention. 

Sirius sneered at you. “Why would I want to talk to you? Did he send you? Whatever it is, I don’t want to hear it.”

It surprised you that he knew who you were. Regulus was convinced that Sirius abandoned the Black family once and for all and did not care for his extracurricular activities. Granted, much of your scheme relied on the fact that he did. “No, he didn’t send me. I need to talk to you about him, actually. In private.”

He looked apprehensive but curious. You sighed in relief as he lowered his wand and sat down, “Whatever you have to say, you can say it here.” 

“Please,” you tried again. “I’m no threat to you.” 

He stared at you, and in his pale eyes you saw something so familiar yet so foreign. “Fine. Follow me.” 

He swiftly led you out of the pub. Although you were eager, you maintained an acceptable distance from him. The air was sticky; you could feel your flushed cheeks. You always hated summer because of the unbearable weather and because it was always the longest you would spend apart from Regulus. However, you found yourself entranced by the way Sirius’s neckline glistened. There was a warm glow radiating off of the little bits of his exposed skin, slightly tanner than his brother’s. You were surprised at how easy it was to distinguish these details. You always considered yourself to be too young for and morally above noticing Regulus’s physique. It was far too shallow to remark on a man's physical beauty and far too desperate when all you could see were his neck and arms. 

“Get your license yet?” 

You shook your head. “No, not yet.” 

“Okay,” said Sirius, extending a hand. “I’ll take you with me.” 

You were used to Side-Along Apparition, so your surprise was more at your surroundings. You landed on a street in front of a very tall building. Craning your neck to observe the one in front of you, you asked, “Where are we?” 

“London,” he answered vaguely. He had not let go of your hand. 

“I figured. But this looks like a Muggle building.” 

“Got a problem with that?” He snapped, and as if he had just realized what he was doing, he let go of your hand as if it was rotting. 

You internally groaned at how sweaty it was. “N-No. I’ve just never been around here, that’s all.” 

You waited for a snarky response, but received none. Instead, he pushed open the door of the building and led your to what you could only assume was his flat. 

“I would say make yourself at home, but don’t.” Sirius did not have guests often, and when he did, they definitely did not include his little brother’s girlfriend. Damn, he thought to himself. Wait until James hears about this. 

You were still in school – although, so was he, just a month earlier. But you were in a rival house. And worst of all, he had seen you in the same position, perched onto a sofa with inquisitive eyes, when you both were children at his parents’ house. It was curious to him that you looked just as out of place then as you did now. 

“I know this is strange, but I have no other choice.” Your voice broke off and for the tiniest millisecond, he felt sorry for you. “I think he’s… I mean I feel that… that R-Regulus is planning on joining the Dark Lord.” “Call him Voldemort, will you?” Sirius interrupted irritably. 

You flinched. “I really shouldn’t.”

Though he was annoyed, he understood and did not probe you further. “Listen, I don’t know what you thought trying to find me, or even how you found me for that matter, but I can’t help you. I know what you’re worried about and you’re probably right to be worried. But I tried talking to him before I ran – I mean, left. He won’t budge. He’s in too deep. Sorry,” he added. 

Your eyes glossed over. “I figured you’d say that.” Tears streamed down your rosy cheeks. “S-Sorry, I don’t mean to load this on you. I just feel so alone sometimes. And so scared for him. He really has no idea what he’s getting himself into, does he?”

Sirius stared at you, contemplating whether he should tell you what his dim-witted brother was really getting himself into. He only started to see it for himself now. “I’m not sure what I should tell you, but I understand. If you want to talk about it…” 

You glanced at him in wonder, cocking your head to the side. “Er, thanks. But I should get home. My parents must be worried. Can I Floo out of here?” 

You looked even more upset than before, and Sirius felt guilty for leaving everything so unresolved. Although, should he really care about your feelings? Anyone who willingly chose to spend time with a tosser like Regulus probably deserved whatever hell he would put them through… although… 

“Yeah, I installed one,” he said, gesturing to the fireplace. 

Wiping your eyes nimbly, you stood and smoothed the front of your robes. “Thank you. Sorry if it was a bother.”

“No problem. I know… I know that you aren’t like them. And I know what you’re going through. Probably better than anyone.”

You smiled at him, and without warning, his stomach flipped. It couldn’t have been the first time he’d seen you smile, but it was definitely the first time you smiled at him. Maybe you had once before when you were children. For now, all Sirius seemed to hone in on was the soft dimple on your right cheek and the way your eyes lit up almost automatically. 

“If you ever need to talk about it, you can always come around here.” He knew it was strange for him to offer you that, but you had known each other for so long. You both had the same doubts… perhaps you lacked the bravery to act on them as he did, though he could hardly fault you for that. 

“Thank you, Sirius,” you said softly. 

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It was more than sex. You would spend hours talking, entangled in his bedsheets, watching the sunrise together for several mornings in a row. Sirius glanced warily at the clock on his bedside table. “Where do your parents think you are?”

You were drawing circles on his bare chest. “I told them I was with him.” 

Despite being the reason you sought him out, it became an unspoken rule between the two of you to not mention his name. The subject of Regulus and, by extension, the war became as taboo as saying Lord Voldemort. 

He hated it. He tried to convince himself that he was acting on lust, that he just needed to relieve his stress of the war and Order training, but he couldn’t. Not when every time you arrived unannounced, he scribbled excuses to get out of dinner with the Potters, or drinks with the boys, or hell, even Order meetings. 

Sirius wished he could explain it to James. Surely, his best friend would convince him of the stupidity of engaging in an affair with his brother’s girlfriend. But then he would watch you wearing his shirt, sipping wine, and dancing barefoot in his kitchen. He would imagine you wrapping your arms around his waist on his new motorcycle and his insides would implode. Then, he would decide that he did not want to be dissuaded. He was falling for you. One look at you told him you were falling for him too. 

“Where have you been, mate? The parents are driving me up a wall about you. Lily’s convinced you’ve got a girlfriend or something,” joked James. 

They were sitting in the pub on a night Sirius knew you had a family function to attend. He swallowed bitterly as he wondered whether or not Regulus would be there. Were you together right now? Did you confess? Was he angry? Were you crying?

Noticing his best friend’s silence, James raised an eyebrow. “Do you? Have a girlfriend or something?”

Sirius knew he could not lie to James, but he debated exactly how much he wanted to delve into the subject. “Or something.” Before he could he stop himself, the secrets were spilling off of his tongue. 

When he finished, Sirius wasn’t sure if he felt better or worse. He tried to focus on James’s hazel eyes as they widened at every turn in the story. “Mate… you’re fucked.”

He tried not to ponder at these words too hard in the hopes that he wouldn’t splinch himself Apparating back to his flat. It didn’t shock him to see you there – he had allowed you too much access to everything and he had no intention of taking it back.

Emerald green dress robes were slipping off of your shoulders. With pearls draped around your neck and pieces of hair straying out of your topknot, Sirius could not help but swoon at how beautiful you looked. He wondered briefly what it would have been like if you had chosen him over Regulus. What if there was no foul play? Would you be happy? Or would you run away, as you had with his brother?

He was still tipsy. James’s warnings ran scattered in his brain, ringing like a siren. But they mattered little now that you were in front of him. “How was–” 

“I don’t want to talk about it,” you interrupted. Then you stepped forward and tugged at his half-unbuttoned shirt, pressing your lips against his. “Make me forget.” 

“Consider it done.” 

Your bare limbs tangled together as you shared wine-drunk, open-mouthed, sporadic kisses, giggling and whispering words of sensual encouragement. How did you become so in sync in a matter of weeks? Sirius had never fallen this hard. “I’m yours, (Y/N).” 

You hummed in satisfaction, fingers wound up in his hair. 

“I mean it,” he urged. “I love you.” 

You didn’t respond. Strange, he thought to himself. You never hesitated in reciprocating, ever. When he jumped, you jumped with him, no questions asked. He glanced at the clock from over your shoulder and watched it strike midnight. It was the first of September. “You’re due at King’s Cross today, aren’t you?”

You nodded, not meeting his eyes. 

He chuckled darkly. All of a sudden, he felt cold and strangled. He wanted to push you far away and yet, pull you close to him so you had no hope of escaping. “Will you write to me?” 

“Sirius…” 

“Don’t,” he snapped. “Don’t say my name like that. I should have known… fucking snake.” 

He hadn’t let go of you. “I’m sorry darling,” you whispered, “but I can’t give up on him yet.” 

It was all he had to hear. He couldn’t think of how he was going to recover from this, not when you were lying right in front of him. “I think you should go.” 

“M-Maybe someday we can–” “Forget it.” He should have seen this coming from the second you walked up to him in the pub. You had come to him for Regulus and now you were leaving him for Regulus. Yet another bit of happiness his brother snatched away from him. But even so... he was your first and Regulus would never know. He would never know that you lost yourself in him. His no-good elder brother. But none of that mattered now, not when you were going back to him. After all, at the end of the day, you were his. 

I should have known. Sirius silently cursed at himself, watching the retreating figure of the girl he had fallen in love with. He should have known that you were always on borrowed time. You were gone quicker than the seasons change, and left with him your sweaty, sun-kissed memories. 

PART 2

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[dreaming-of-stories-i-wont-write]

sirius black x male! reader!

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sirius black x trans male! reader!

coming out to sirius and the boys

You were very very very nervous. 

You had already come out to your family over the summer (FUCK BAD PARENTS, IF YOURS DON’T ACCEPT YOU IM ADOPTING YOU), and now used a potion to get rid of the more lady like parts of you. 

The only people you hadn’t told were your friends at Hogwarts. 

And you had a lot of friends, despite being in Y/H you tended to make friends very easily which caused you to get close with Regulus Black, which was how you met Sirius, Remus, James, Lily, and the rat-baby. 

You had grown quite fond of the gryffindor’s and had even met some newer ones over the summer through Lily (Marlene, Dorcas, Molly, Arthur, Frank, etc). 

You had grown so attatched to them that you were legitametley sweating at the thought of telling them, but you could not go through anymore dysphoria. 

So you decide to tell them slowly not all at once because it would set your anxiety way way off.

 Lily was first and she already had an inkling when you kept asking to borrow Remus baggy clothes. 

Marlene and Dorcas were after Lily and they almost started crying they were so honored that you felt safe enough to tell them. 

Then came Reggie who took it surprisingly well and basically just ditched all of his Slytherin friends because they had overheard and misgendered you on purpose. 

You told Remus next by accident because he called you by your dead name and your reflex of correcting people kicked in and you just blurted it out, he was really cool with it and was probably he most supportive and threatened to kill anyone who misgendered you, threw a slur, or gave any hate to you. 

Next was the rat-baby and James. Rat-baby didn't accept so we killed him, jkjk unless, they were both very supportive and James quickly wrote to his mum  telling her (after he had your permission) and she wrote back saying she was glad to have another son. 

Sirius was last and the hardest. because you may or may not have a very very very large crush on him. But you had to do it as you were sick and tired of getting misgendered. You told him and he basically just picked you up span you around and just kind of chanted your new name

it was all in all very cute

about a week later you accidentally confessed to Sirius about your feelings and he told you he liked you back

you guys went on 15 minutes of a date before he asked you to be his boyfriend 

you guys were Hogwarts new favorite couple

Regulus was a little mad that you were dating your brother but it got them back to talking and you guys finally convinced Regulus to come live with you until you graduate

when Mama Black and Father Black found out they were furious and sent Sirius a howler

to which you went a howler back to them basically screaming at them to stop being ignorant and saying if they didn't want kids then they should have had any

walburga and orion didn't bother you at all after that

narcissa liked you a lot and thought it was quite cute to see her cousin so happy

the rest of the black’s and malfoy’s and such that were still in Hogwarts simply could have cared less

you two were definitely harry’s godparents together and screw canon because you guys raise harry in a small loft in muggle England with magic all around him

your wedding was when Harry was in year two and Ginny was your flower girl, remus was sirius’ best man and Nymphadora was yours

Minerva Mcgonagol walked Sirius down the isle as his parents were long dead

you two were so cute together it hurt

still the it couple at hogwarts as you were now the care of magical creatures professed and he was an auror that loved to visit his husband

sirius loves cuddles and after you guys graduated and you got the official muggle surgery for top and bottom you loved them just as much

you two were perfectly content

(omg these are very very bad, anyways ily all thank you and remember to request!)

[marauderssequels]

“’...her mother Andromeda was my favorite cousin,’ said Sirius, examining the tapestry closely.” (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

in 1953, the second little Black girl was born. two-year-old bellatrix peered into the crib, chin already learning how to hold itself in the haughty manner her mother’s did. later, the tiny form in the cradle would learn to toddle about behind bella, following her as faithfully as her sister would ever follow voldemort.

bellatrix was her father’s daughter, and narcissa was her mother’s, but andromeda felt always caught in-between. she did not have the fair hair and dainty features of narcissa, nor the strong chin and determined build of bella. the day she stopped following bellatrix around, she learned that loyalty sometimes comes only so long as mindless obedience follows. without her little sister constantly admiring her and doing whatever she asked, bella’s proud little smile turned to a smirk whenever andromeda was near. they remained friends still for a long time after, but andromeda’s place in bella’s heart had fallen, and it would never find such high purchase again.

narcissa followed neither, imitating instead everything their mother wished her to be. andromeda could not remember a time her sister hadn’t worn gloves, mindful always of her pretty little palms. she acted out occasionally, it was true, but her fits of temper learned from her father’s stern gaze, and she became a little lady instead, spoiled and proper and everything their aristocratic family could have hoped for.

bellatrix was a leader; their father claimed he’d known it from her first wail, for even then her tone had been commanding. she led andromeda and narcissa through all matters, teaching them (though neither kindly nor patiently) how to size up one’s enemies and social prey, which families were to be associated with and which were to be ignored, who could be preyed upon and how to get away with it. narcissa practiced eagerly the subtler arts of the social games they waged against other children, while bellatrix wielded their family name as her brash blade. when that was not enough, there was always her anger, which crackled out of her like fireworks against anyone who dared challenge her. andromeda was never sure if bella meant to use her magic, or if it was like the times her own untamed magic sometimes shot out without warning.

in 1959, a little Black cousin was born. andromeda’s aunt named him sirius, and he was every bit as willful a child as bella must’ve been, once upon a time. when a screaming regulus arrived two years later, however, sirius took the mantle of brother more willingly than bella had of sister. he protected that little baby as watchfully as any two-year-old could, and andromeda loved them both.

bellatrix went marching off to school, but she did hug her sisters tightly before boarding the train. she squeezed andromeda’s hand and gave narcissa a small trinket, though she said little at the time. they watched the first of their little band ride off into a new beginning, and the two sisters went back home to tears in the night that neither would ever speak of.

bella changed, but in many ways, she stayed the same. andromeda sometimes wondered how everyone else was always so surprised by her later. the darkness in her sister had lived there forever; it blossomed, of course, but not from nowhere. she was no more unkind than she’d ever been to her sisters, not yet, but ambition was raking its iron claws through her embers and stoking up a fire.

a four-year-old sirius told andromeda she was his favorite. she laughed but hushed him, listening always for the creak of the floorboards beneath her aunt’s heels. one never knew where walburga might lurk in that ancient, miserable house.

two years later, andromeda no longer had to be left behind. she bought her school things and chose a pet and bounded up the train right behind bella.

a cold hand shot out, grabbing her wrist. a flash of black eyes, cold calculation and irritation- and then bella relaxed slightly, as though nothing had happened at all.

“we don’t sit together,” she said, releasing her grip on andromeda. she showed her sister what people she should sit with, and she was gone.

another two years passed, with bella’s attention clearly no longer so focused on her as it had been before hogwarts. but that was fine; andromeda made a few friends and learned to be a good slytherin, though already the Black name had begun to chafe up against her. narcissa joined them, and it seemed as though she became the most popular girl in her year overnight. bella had her gang of slytherins that whispered already of dark marks and vengeance, and though bella had made the invitation- several times- andromeda had no interest in joining.

eventually, bella left school and entered into the lestrange family. andromeda was the maid of honor, and for the first time in years, bella looked at her like she loved her. both knew bella did not love her husband, but for a few minutes at the reception, bella and andromeda whispered to each other at a back table, and all felt as it had been before.

sirius would be making his own trip to hogwarts before long. already, he clamored for every detail he could wring from andromeda. pranking bella and narcissa had its fun, but he loved most the stories andromeda spoke of in her letters. they’d sent her owl back and forth since he was eight, and soon, he told her, it would be his letters going to her from hogwarts.

it was her seventh year before she knew it, and a muggleborn named ted finally put the feeling she’d had as long as she could remember into sharp focus. she knew her family was wrong, but she had a reason to fight now- and she did.

1972, the last time she saw her sisters; it was the night before her wedding. the tonkses were kind people, and it was to be a muggle marriage- she’d slip smoothly into his life and his world and his family, if only her own would let it go uninterrupted. she hadn’t seen bella or narcissa since graduating hogwarts, for she’d returned to ted’s home rather than her own after that. it had been a peaceful year, and the couple had since moved out into their own flat- nothing fancy, but ted’s job was steady and her own work felt worthwhile, and they were happy. she and sirius sent their letters, and he seemed happy too, finding his own home within the gryffindors.

still, it felt like she’d been waiting to hear that crack! in the next-door park ever since she’d left. andromeda stepped out into the night and watched two figures approach, and it felt to her that no time had passed at all.

both clutched tightly the wedding invitations she’d sent them, though bella’s had clearly been through more wear. a dark ruby glittered on her ring finger, so dark it was almost black, as her knuckles whitened.

“dromeda,” narcissa breathed, as they reached her. for a moment, andromeda thought her sister would embrace her, but she remained by bella’s side.

“this is enough,” bella snapped, her harsh whisper barely an effort to be courteous of the neighbors. “this has gone on long enough- come home, andromeda.”

andromeda steeled herself- but narcissa spoke again, gentle. “I’ve spoken with Father- all will be forgotten, if you’ll only come with us. they’ve been telling people you’ve been abroad-”

“no, cissy,” andromeda said, firm. “I have not been abroad, and I am not coming ho- going back.

bella glared. those eyes could burn holes into ordinary wizards, but andromeda was not just any witch. she had seen the fury behind those black eyes and knew all too well the harsh consequences of their direction, but she stood taller than them now.

the invitation was thrust into her hand, but the bony hand seized beyond andromeda’s palm to clutch around her wrist, just as it had all those years ago. bella jerked her sister roughly forward, revealing to her and narcissa the engagement ring gleaming against her skin.

“a common sapphire?” bella laughed; it grated against andromeda’s ears. “this is what you leave us for? a pauper mudblood and his-”

“let go, bella.” controlling herself, andromeda shook off her sister.

bellatrix’s face knotted up; she did not give second chances lightly, and andromeda knew already that she would never be given a third. instead, she turned to narcissa.

of course cissy cried. cissy always cried. it was easy to get her way like that, round blue eyes filling up and that perfect little pucker- but andromeda knew her too well. that night, however, cissy did not cry as she did for their father. she simply stared, tears flowing down her cheeks as she took no notice.

too soon, bella was gripping narcissa’s arm and turning on her heel, never breaking her glare for a moment until she’d vanished into the night.

she did not tell sirius. he wrote of regulus and three wild young friends, and she spoke of the wedding he had not been allowed to attend and the baby that arrived all too soon the next may. he promised to find a way to meet little nymphadora, but she gave stern warnings against it. in the Black family, one was not allowed mistakes simply for being thirteen and foolish.

he did meet dora eventually, and loved her as easily as he’d loved regulus. she was delighted by the dark waves of hair falling around his face, and promptly changed hers to match.

he came to visit for easter holidays every year, telling his parents he was staying at hogwarts. she heard about his separation from the family when he sent an owl from a friend’s house. it stung for a moment, that he had not come to her, but it was easier to drag an unruly heir from a disgraced relative than a family like the potters. what surprised her was that they never tried; firstborn sons were not an investment that pureblood lines gave up easily. things at home must have been far more dire than he’d ever let on to her.

their uncle alphard’s death gave andromeda and sirius each a small inheritance. finally, andromeda felt that she could breathe, not having to worry about securing nymphadora’s magical education. sirius had the means to move out on his own, and he chose an apartment not far from his cousin’s.

he told andromeda in quiet words what had happened to his brother. he never spoke of regulus again after that.

she watched him and his friends join the war. she and ted couldn’t risk it, not with little dora needing them, but she checked up on sirius every week in disguise. the times were dangerous and she could no longer bring nymphadora to visit, and he used his animagus form rarely, not wanting the death eaters or the ministry to make the connection. in the short hour-long visits they snatched up, they spoke over tea of the years they would spend after the war.

it had taken their siblings from both of them. as far as blood went, they were the last real family they had to each other, and they clung to futures where sirius could take nymphadora shopping for sweets and magical trinkets.

november of 1981, remus lupin turned up at her door. the war was over and voldemort had fallen, but the headline of the paper he gave her with shaking hands told a story she could not comprehend.

the sunrises of those tea-steeped futures died that day. sirius was locked away, and nymphadora grew up with only her father’s family.

at hogwarts, dora was fed the myths and lies of the traitor sirius black and his whole death eater family. she was taught to hate every single one, and andromeda did not know how to tell the story of the cousin who had railed against them all until the day he hadn’t.

in 1974, ted called from the garden, amused by something he’d found. she squinted through the window, peering through the evening’s darkness.

and standing among the peonies, a large black dog stared back.