#deaf! remus

[easternlonging]

deaf remus and sign language speaker sirius bc regulus had a hard time speaking when he was little

[goformoony]

i have ideas for fanfics all the time in my head and one of them is regulus or remus being deaf and i really want to make one, but i need to educate myself more first because the closest experience i have to the deaf community is my mom being hard at hearing (she has hearing aids) but ik that that isn’t even deafness so i guess what im asking is what do i do to educate myself more?

[querkynchaotic]

no wait i don't think you UNDERSTAND the hold that kill your darlings wolfstar has on me.

like i think about them ALL THE TIME. The fact they live together. their relationship to music. the scene on the roof. their first kiss being a disaster, sirius not knowing what the fuck is going on, and remus really liking fabian despite his love for sirius.

"and there's a boy, he almost blurts out, who says i make his world big"

VKJFHEZDLNVO JUST KILL ME ON THE SPOT

the scene where they get together, the way sirius stands up for remus against his dad without even knowing what the conversation is about, the way he supports him with the deaf club

"did i do good"

OH MY FUCKING GOD I CANNOT BREATHE YOUR HONOR I LOVE THEM

and when they go on the ice in the last chapter, like I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH OF THEM !! but also each scene is perfection like omg what

yeah anyway i don't love them a reasonable amount, i am not normal about them, i am crazy and feral and i am losing my mind a little bit

thanks for coming to my ted talk

[brandileigh2003]

@greyfavorite-blog I just realized that this might sound much more explicit than it is 🤣 bc it's totally not.

For ask game, where I give snippet or info on a wip

fic: vibrations (will be part of Silence Between Us Series)

Context: remus is deaf (bold is sign language)

He felt Sirius' head nuzzle into his shoulder a few minutes later and they popped back open. He felt a gentle vibration and wondered if Sirius was just having a moment and talking to him without thinking about it. Remus grinned and tapped Sirius’ shoulder to get his attention. Can't hear you sweetheart. What? Sirius signed, brows furrowed in question. I thought you were talking? Remus said. Oh. No. Sirius paused, obviously trying to remember a sign. H-U-M? He fingerspelled. Song for class. I'm sorry. Sirius responded, emphasizing the apology. Don't apologize. I like it, will you do more? Remus said.

[polyjuicedpadfoot]

Since I’ve just reread the first couple of parts, this is everyone’s reminder to go check out this fantastic fic by Snitch❤️

Chapter 2: All Signs Point to You

Second chapter of my Secret Santa fic for @polyjuicedpadfoot. Deaf!Remus Soulmates AU.

Read the rest here on AO3, or start from chapter 1 here!

[moonyspadfoot793]

some of my personal marauders headcanons about ethnicities, sexualities, genders, disabilities & neurodivergencies !!

Sirius is autistic, has ADHD, C-PTSD, BPD and POTS, is half French half Vietnamese genderfluid mlm and demiromantic + demisexual

Regulus is gay trans man, is autistic, has OCD and C-PTSD, is Deaf, obviously French Vietnamese same as Sirius

Lily is bi and demisexual, Scottish, is autistic and has anxiety and depression

Marlene is NB lesbian, German and has ADHD tourettes and dyslexia

Dorcas is trans fem, aro lesbian, Dominican and has anxiety and dysgraphia 

Mary is trans woman, pan, Jamaican and is auDHD

James is demiboy, pan, Indian and is autistic with ADHD and dyspraxia

Peter is bi, trans man, Scottish and is autistic with anxiety OCD and tics

Remus is autistic and has hEDS and dyslexia, is half Welsh half Polish, trans masc and bi

[staratdawn]

I thought about au with blind Regulus and deaf Sirius. It is not congenital, most likely acquired after 5 years of Sirius and 4 years of Regulus at Hogwarts. Their mother's unsuccessful punishment spell hit both brothers. Total blindness forever for Regulus, too much damage to do anything about it, even magic is powerless. Sirius rolled down the stairs, hitting his head on all corners, causing serious damage to the head, including the auditory cortex. The predictions of the Black' personal doctor were positive, of course, no one was going to upset them. But the hearing does not return to Sirius in a year or two.

And this difficult for them, almost impossible to make contact, despair splashes, their psycho-emotional state is not just a light wind, it's a fucking storm, like, they never can be ok again. They need more than a one year to talk to each other again. It's been hard before, don't think they don't love each other, we all know true, and yet their family didn't anticipate the possibility of healthy communication among its members. But now it takes a lot more effort to talk. Sirius can't hear, but he can speak. Regulus can speak and hear, but cannot see. So, Sirius speaks. Sometimes Regulus answers and Sirius lip-reads, it gets better and better with the years but never perfect the meaning of some phrases is inevitably lost, but that's something they can at least handle. Sometimes Regulus writes — he remembers good how it's done, but still a little awkward, not nearly as perfect as it used to be, and yet understandable enough. They learn to use it more often. Talk more often. It is important for them not to lose connect. They seem to have lost it all their lives and only learned to fix it when it was too fucking late.This was exactly the moment when Sirius runs away from home and starts living with James. And Regulus needs time, his parents are careful with him, they no longer try to be as cruel as they used to be, mostly just words, and over the years he managed to develop a good immunity, they do not hurt as much as they could. Sirius hates himself for not being able to take Regulus. They still didn't talk back then, it was so difficult for them and Sirius couldn't just ask Regulus to come with him, he didn't believe he could protect him and felt incredibly vulnerable. But he offers in a year and Regulus agrees.

When they get back to Hogwarts, things clearly change. Honestly, even too much. Regulus has a specially trained guide dog, this is a collie named Lyra (actually, in honor of the constellation, but he did not tell anyone about it except Pandora), she is big, soft and fluffy, and she is also smart and really very strong helps him. He also has a cane inlaid with many spells, so he knows Hogwarts quite well, much better than the first years (which is a dubious achievement, but nonetheless).

Sirius is trying to cope with his condition, mostly not really knowing what to do. I'm thinking of a spell he might have found one day to help take notes, literally translate the words spoken by the professor into text (I know there's nothing like that in canon, but it would be fair if there was, and generally, I just don't care about canon, I REALLY don't care, it's there because I made it up right now). He carries around a notepad and pen so that people can write what they want to say to him, but he also often understands what they are saying by watching their lips move. He can also talk, but he can't hear himself, so it's often very loud/very quiet, he prefers to write, but in the company of marauders, he doesn't care if he seems stupid or awkward.

I think Regulus, even after losing his sight, plays the piano, it is important for him to hear and feel the keys under his fingers, it grounds him, calms him down, makes him feel whole. Sometimes it is unbearable, but more often it gets easier than worse. (As he gets older, there are days when his hands shake too much and he can't find the right keys. Then Lily kisses his temple and James puts his hands over Regulus', they play slowly, making Regulus feel more, feel integrity, pushing the keys until he's finally okay)

And sometimes their duet with Sirius is also heartbreaking. Sirius can't hear but can guide his hands, he just feels, he has enough feeling, he doesn't really like to play. He desperately wants to help Regulus. And he sees the keys, he may be his eyes.

So, speaking of marauders. Honestly, James was the first to know. I think Sirius ran away to him somewhere in the middle of summer vacation, so James went to Hogwarts already fluent in sign language and actively continuing his studies. They met Peter during that time, so he definitely found out, even if Sirius didn't want to show it, and sign language was incredibly difficult for Peter, but he tried!! (damn, he tries so hard to be tactful, I just know it, he doesn't want to offend him, he doesn't even speak in his presence, but mostly writes on a notepad to make Sirius comfortable!!!)

Remus only finds out at Hogwarts, not because Sirius doesn't want to tell him, but because Sirius feels bad and doesn't want to appear weak in front of his boyfriend, ok. In this universe, there is no prank, so they are really happy together, but Sirius's disability is very difficult, and he wants to withdraw into himself and never share his burden with anyone. But he still has to do it when they meet on the train, and it's, well, never been easy, ok? Sirius also believes that he is much more fortunate than Regulus and feels guilty because people surround him with care, it seems to him that he does not deserve it. 

I also think that Remus KNOWS sign language very well (I headcanon him with a large family, several younger and one older sister, I think one of his sisters is deaf so he had to learn sign language for her, I can talk about his sisters, in case anyone is wondering, I just love the concept of a big family where Remus is the middle child, and he is the only wizard, except for Lyall, if we are not talking about the fact that Pandora could be his sister. He also suffers from lycanthropy, and I think one of his sisters might, but that's another TALK....but, you know, he'll never be alone and his family is, well, a little wolf-family-pack. ..okay, just let me know if anyone is interested, this isn't even about Remus, I should fucking shut up) so that makes things a little easier? Except that Sirius himself needs time to learn sign language, but it's absolutely in his best interest, so he's trying so hard. Remus really tries to take care of him, he shares his notes with him before Sirius finds that spell (he's never done this before and it was never needed, but now Sirius is so grateful) and he's definitely taking the translator's position a bit with people who do not know sign language, he really is not a burden, because Sirius will never be a burden for him. Never.

And also I think that Regulus has a spell that makes the book read itself, which makes life easier, magic is beautiful. And he definitely learns to read braille later, but I don't think it's very common among wizards (he probably isn't at all. but over time his life is so closely intertwined with muggle world, he can't ignore it)

Let's talk about girls! I like to think that Lily was fluent in sign language before that, as if she seems like someone who will know it, or at least try to learn it. Mary and Marlene absolutely don't know but they are really good friends so they try. And Marlene is in love with being able to write constant notes in a notebook (gives atmosphere. She puts Sirius notes between textbooks, very, very many notes in a day, they become less over time, but she was never going to throw constant gossip with her bestfriend, thanks, even deafness will not interfere with her). Mary also uses her notebook to write for Sirius when she wants to say something.

I also think that Lily absolutely cares about Regulus (platonically or romantically, your choice), but she doesn't know what she can do for him, she just goes with him all the time, almost seems to blend in with the Slytherins. She reads books to him aloud because he likes how soothing her voice sounds, he actually has an amazing memory, he quotes something from what he has read before or from what he heard from Lily.

Evan and Barty don't know how to act at first. But over time it gets easier. Like there's no problem putting things back where they belong so that Regulus can move around the room with ease, at which point they're very clean. They try to spend a lot of time with him, sometimes it's even annoying, he can say it, but honestly he is grateful.

(also Lyra is absolutely delighted with Barty and Pandora, when Regulus is in bed and she doesn't help him anymore, she often goes to Barty's to get her helping strokes)

Dorcas is so excited when she finds out about this, she is actually so mad at his family. One of her best friends will never fucking see anything else because of his family (Regulus never told them the reason but they know. They all know). She is very afraid of how unsafe he can be in his house, but she obviously does not show it, it would be inappropriate and not quite in her character. She tries to be tactful and act like nothing has changed. And she's also very supportive, actually, she's just not clingy like Barty and Evan, for example, she's just expressing help in the little things, I would say. Her help is usually silent, but also surprisingly eloquent.

I didn't say much about Pandora, I'm sorry. They have an amazingly cute duo and an interesting way of getting around, when Regulus assumes his animagus form, he is also blind, but he is literally cat, so she often carries him around in her arms to his destination. It's faster. Oh, and she was the one who helped him find the spell to read!!

Also, I think Sirius's hearing will start to recover at some point, but it will never be good enough, it's just... some sounds, more sounds than total silence. I didn't mention hearing aids before and I don't think they're common among wizards, but he'll definitely use them when they get out in muggle London and, well, it won't give him perfect hearing, but it's a lot better than nothing...

(little bonus: when Sirius wants to be kissed, but he doesn't want to write about it in a notebook or make gestures because it will upset the mood, he puts his finger on his lips or on his forehead or on his cheek, my boy just wants kisses. And he spreads his arms out to the side when he's waiting for a hug and doesn't want to initiate it first. when alone with Remus, sometimes he just reaches out his palms. Oh, and he claps his hands when he tries to get someone's attention. It's easier for him not to talk than to talk so he keeps the conversations to a minimum)

[nubisecretplace]

Remus: I CAN'T FUCKING HEAR YOU.

Remus: I'M DEAF I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU!!

Sirius:

Remus:

Sirius(writing in a notebook): Want something to eat?

Remus:

Remus: Tsk, I want.

[unfinishedquestions]

part one of my marauders disability series- deaf james <3

regulus’ is coming next

[burningaurora]

[Podfic-TTS] Give Me a Sign by @theresthesnitch

Cover art by: @alexsays-no

Multi-Chapter | Length: 35:12 | Rating: E

Remus was born deaf, but when he gets soulmate marks for a hearing soulmate, he can't even begin to imagine what the future will bring.

Listen on: Streaming | Download

Happiest of birthdays to @theresthesnitch!!! I can't thank you for all of the support you've provided since I started on my podfic'ing journey. I hope you had the bestest of birthdays because you deserve nothing less.

An extra special thank you to @alexsays-no for allowing me to use his cover art for this amazing fic!!!

Additional chapters will be posted throughout this week!

[lucigoo]

Weekly Roundup: 14th January - 21st January 2024

Everyone have a good week? I sadly contracted covid for the first time so between the wonderful fatigue I have going on, i maaged to write and read a fair but, between the whole sleeping unintentionally thing.

So, i managed 11,629 words this weeks and finished off 5 fics, not to bad, but most are pretty short little fics so there is that.

Recs first (ive read a whole lot but wont inundate you all lol)

Letters from the Mountain - The Hobbit - Middle_Earth_Mama @middleearthmama (Bilbo/Thorin, Letter fic)

Child's Play - Anonymous - The Hobbit (gen series of the older dwarves as children)

Beyond the Pixels - Ticklesivory - The Hobbit (Bilbo/Thorin, apocalypse/gamer fic.)

seeing you tonight (it's a bad idea, right?) - raggedypond - Harry Potter (Marlee/Dorcas, smut, sex with your ex)

A werewolf's little human slave - Moon_Stars (Writer_INFJ_2w1) - Harry Potter (Sirius/Remus, watch the tag, angst wth HEA and smut)

Where the Silence Began - brandileigh2003 - Harry Potter (Sirius/Remus, prequel of an amazing series)

Peace Offering - SpookyHoodlum - Alien vs Predator (2004) (Yutja/OC human)

You're Mine - JustAnotherRandomPoster - How to Train Your Dragon (Toothless & Hiccup) Unspeakable - JustAnotherRandomPoster - How to Train Your Dragon (Toothless & Hiccup, watch the tags)

So, thats this weels rec's i have a very electic mix for the next few months, so thank you @fanfic-reading-challenge for that.

My written fics this week are:

There and home again - The Hobbit Bilbo/Thorin, with Bilbo bringing little Frodo home to the Mountain part of my Baggonshield-tober series from @smolestboop (Im still getting there ok...)

We won, but at what cost? - Harry Potter A Molly Weasley centric fic for the @ladiesofhpfest monthly minis

"Where did you go Wally?" - Harry Potter A look at Walburga Black in a new way for me, with oast Walburga/Euphemia Potter, part of my sapphic mini series

Our house of stone where the ivy grows - Harry Potter - A saffic Wolfstar fic where Sirius is in an arranged marrige with Rabastan Lestrange. Also part of my Sapphic mini series.

You're still a traitor - Harry Potter A Wolfstar Bring Back Black fic with a sad ending.

Hope oyu find something you like and have a good week <3

[stars-and-scars-recs]

Blind and Deaf - Cocomouse

Author: Cocomouse Word Count: 18,063 (6 Chapters) Rating: Explicit Alternate Universe: Modern, Muggle, Getting Together, Blind Date, Deaf Sirius Black Summary: Remus doesn't do blind dates.

They must be the worst possible social situation humankind has ever invented: two strangers some people have decided that maybe they should get in a committed relationship. You have two hours.

So no, he wouldn't touch that with a ten yard stick, not if he can help it.

But he knows better than to try and argue with Lily, so, here he is.

[brandileigh2003]

Tuesday snippet

Ty @heartofspells for tag ❤️❤️

--this will be in universe for my silence between us series, soon to be edit and posted... Let's not talk about what soon* really means. Could be an hour, could be a month 😂

“Sirius, it’s blurry, I can’t see right,” Remus croaked and Sirius felt a tear roll down his cheek. He knew how much Remus hated to talk, and he could tell that he was freaking out. And that made two of them. Sirius grabbed a shirt from nearby, wiped off Remus’ mouth and stroked the side of his face. He’d known what Remus was signing, and it scared him. Remus’ eyes were unfocused and squinted in concentration when he had been trying to sign back and had the phone up for Lily to try.

I'll tag @just--vi @mollymarymarie @abz-coralsunset @lucigoo @blitheringmcgonagall

[theresthesnitch]

Give Me A Sign

a secret santa gift for @polyjuicedpadfoot

Summary: Remus was born deaf, but when he gets soulmate marks for a hearing soulmate, he can't even begin to imagine what the future will bring.

Me, then: I'm not going to make this a chaptered fic, and it will be done by Christmas.

Me, now: So here's chapter 1, and the rest will hopefully be done very soon.

Read Chapter 1 here on AO3.

[moonyspadfoot793]

Regulus Black with a mobility aid, inspired by a post from @/youdrewstars_aroundmyscars on instagram.

- Regulus has cerebral palsy, as a result of a gene mutation causing his brain to develop differently

- Specifically he has ataxic cerebral palsy, so he has trouble with balance and coordination when walking, and he has a hard time with quick movements and with tasks such as writing which require a lot of control

- He also is deaf as a result of a gene mutation, which also led to slight "issues" in his pronunciation when talking

- His parents always ignored his disabilities as a child, instead liking to pretend he was able bodied, and never giving him the help and support he needed

- He was forced into speech therapy, and his parents would always force him to try "walk properly without falling over" so as to not "ruin their reputation"

- When his speech didn't get much better and he still couldn't miraculously hear them, Regulus' parents finally got him a cochlear implant at age 9, but that was all the support he ever got

- Once Regulus got to Hogwarts, he decided to take matters into his own hands

- The speech therapy has stopped, which he was glad about, but he was still slow and unsteady on his feet and struggled with writing and moving quickly

- After a couple weeks scouring the library, Regulus found a charm he could put on his quill so that it would write for him, and that was one accommodation he found for himself, his classmates giving him odd looks but never questioning it

- After much deliberation, after struggling with the stairs and walking to his classes on time, Regulus decided to get himself a cane

- Just after Christmas in his first year, Regulus got Sirius to help him in finding and buying a cane, as Sirius had been through this with Remus already and was more than happy to help his little brother

- Regulus got his cane in January of 1973 while still in first year, and of course people asked him what it was for, why he needed it, even went as far as to tell him he couldn't possibly need it as he was only 12 years old

- This got to Regulus at first, but then he remembered about Remus and his cane, how cool it made him look, and he began strutting around Hogwarts with his head held high, death staring anyone who dare question him or look at him the wrong way

- Regulus was still a little unsteady with the cane, and still had to go quite slowly, but it helped, and that was what mattered

- So Regulus used his cane for a few years, leaving it at Hogwarts over Christmas and asking Sirius to send it home with James over summer so that his parents didn't crucify him, and all was well, he was finally getting aid in walking and it was a lot easier for him

- In his 5th year, having run away from home with Sirius the previous year to live with James, it finally hit Regulus that he was free. For good. He could use any aids he needed without worry of consequence from his parents

- He decided that he wanted to try out a walker, as he thought this would help with his balance a lot more than the cane did

- Over Christmas break of his 5th year, while at the Potter's, Regulus brought up the idea with Effie and Monty, who were more than happy to help him, and were very happy that he was finally asking for help and not completely hiding his feelings anymore

- Within 2 days, they had found a walker that seemed suitable and it was in the house, ready for Regulus to try out

- That day, Sirius, Remus, James, and Regulus, Peter and Marlene both living nearby but occupied with family activities, went for a walk down to the village, Remus with his cane mainly to help Regulus feel more confident, and Regulus with his brand new walker

- It did help, it helped a lot. And while Regulus was sad he didn't get the chance to get one earlier in his life, he was thrilled that he had one now

- With the walker, he could balance a lot better than he could with the cane, and he could even walk a little faster, not having to slow the group down any slower than Remus' pace with his cane

- Regulus used the walker every day of Christmas break from there, even when they all took a trip to Diagon Alley together

- In Diagon Alley, while Regulus did get a few stares from older witches and a few people in his classes, he employed the tactic he had used when he first got his cane; head held high and death stare all the way, and he made his way through all of the shops happily talking with his brother and his friends, more confident than ever

- Going back to Hogwarts, Regulus hit the issue of the many stairs in the building, not being able to use his walker up them

- He settled for using his cane at any time where he had to go up stairs, and using his walker whenever possible

- Regulus finished Hogwarts confidently using his mobility aids, no longer worrying about people's opinions of him, and continued to use his aids out in the world, with his boyfriend (boyfriend !!) James Potter and his brother and brother in law always by his side

[saintsofthestarfield]

Wolfstar Ficlet: Translation

deaf!Remus

implied nsfw

“What are they going on about?” Lily leans in to ask James from where they’re all sitting at the Gryffindor dining table.

“Um…” Says James, having checked out of the flurry of hands a while ago. He looked back over to his left to see Remus and Sirius still having a heated discussion. There was a lot of angry faces, aggressive signing, and a few obscene gestures that you didn’t need a textbook to understand. With catching only a few of their all too rapid signs, James turns to Lily and says, “You don’t want to know.”

Lily passed James an odd look but ultimately dropped the topic. After a few moments she chanced a glance past James’ body, watching as Remus gawked a mocking expression at Sirius, slowly and tauntingly removing his hearing aids, working up Sirius’ already non-existent temper. She continued watching as Sirius’ face scrunched in fury, his hands coming up to sign slowly and clearly, “fuck you.” While Lily had a hard time keeping up with casual conversation in BSL, she had no trouble understanding that.

Unfazed with Sirius’ typical display of attitude, Remus just grinned at the curse and closed his eyes, the smugness evident by his mouth tugging up in the corner. Lily watched, only in mild horror, as Sirius reached across the table and grabbed the very face that wore that teasing grin.

Sirius grabbed Remus’ cheeks with his right palm over his mouth, using his pointer and middle finger to drag his bottom lids down and forcing his eyes to fall open. He used his left to sign something, sloppy yet swift with the comfortability of someone who’d been signing for years, and before Lily could even begin to decipher what was said, Sirius was storming away from the table with his robes flying behind him.

James looked over and fixed Remus with a look of disbelief, having a look of apology sent his way in turn. ‘Sorry you had to hear that,’ he seemed to say with his eyes. James just sighed and waved Remus off with the flick of his wrist, and then it was Remus’ turn to push away from his seat and scurry out the door.

Lily, looking equally unamused and impressed asked James, “What the hell was that?”

“A fight that translates to a night of silencing charms for Pete and I,” James explained before stuffing his mouth with more pancake.