#friends to lovers jegulus is actually everything to me i don't care

[calamitoustide]

AWWWW LINE COOK KAMES AND WAITER REG IS SO SWER WTF

I love the idea of them being work friends to start out with. They never see each other outside of work. They don't even have each other's numbers, but they memorize each other's schedules and make switches if they have to so they don't have to do shifts without each other (regulus never admits that he's been doing this)

regulus is always on the brink of a breakdown in the walk-in freezer and everyone else is always nervous to go in and try and talk him down but never james he just waltzes in there with fries from a plate that was supposed to go out ten minutes ago to stand in the freezing cold with him and let him rant until he's calm enough to go back out.

regulus always complains about the music james plays but listens to it when he takes a week off for vacation because he just ended up missing it somehow (again he would never admit this)

one day regulus' car breaks down and it has to be worked on and james offers to drive him home every night that week even if it means having to wait twenty minutes after his own shift ended for regulus to come out. after he gets his car back he thinks it'll all go back to normal but james waits out for him anyway. when questioned james simply says he wanted to see if regulus wanted to see each other outside of work sometime.

and they're even more insufferable afterwards. i wouldn't say they would be dating right away like their first "hang out" outside of work isn't a date but it's enough to make every other person in the kitchen and waitstaff to practically beg both of them to get over themselves and just kiss the other one already.

[noblehouseofgay]

My updated ship rankings

(These are my opinions, if you don't fuck with them you can just scroll. It's fine. I promise you'll survive)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

1. Jegulus (meant to be. Endgame. Best friends brother. Enemies to lovers. Black cat golden retriever. Quidditch rivals. Jock and nerd. Sun and the star. What's not to love??)

2. Rosekiller (They're psychos but they're each others psychos)

3. Wolfstar (no explanation needed)

4. Dorlene (academic a n d quidditch rivals. Number one Sapphic ship fr)

5. Pandalily (They're just so sweet. I didn't expect to like them sm but here we are. Both girls deserve the best)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

6. Marylily (for awhile it was hard to choose between pandalily and marylily, but pandalily won. Marylily is such a close second to it tho)

7. Bartylus (I think they're exes or friends with benefits. Like they tried to get together but they both knew it's not what they wanted)

8. Moonwater (They're besties. They fake flirt to make sirius and James jealous but they don't actually like each other like that. I think they both wish they did bc it would be easier but it's just not like that)

9. Marypandalily (when in doubt? All 3 together!! This is one of the few poly ships I like)

10. Nobleflower (I don't know much about them but I love narcissa so I'm here for it)

11. Quillkiller (no bc Bella and Rita are chaotic fucking exes I have no doubt in my mind)

12. Prongstail (maybe? It was definitely when they were younger and it was probably unrequited)

13. Pandora and xeno (I'm genuinely neutral on this tbh. As long as panda is happy I'm happy)

14. Darksun (I think this would be another case of trying to make someone jealous- cough cough Evan and reg)

15. Dorlily (I just love dorlene too much)

16. Marylene (same as the last one💔)

17. Pandora and reg (there's definitely nothing like that going on between them but I think 1 people definitely think there is and 2 panda would beard for reg for safety purposes)

18. Prongsfoot (They're brothers. Like. I jus5 think them not being romantic has a deeper connection to it. Not everything has to be romantic yk)

19. Jily (someone's gonna be mad at this. Oops. 1 I hc Lily as lesbian for the most part. 2 I just- I don't get it. Not my thing. I think it's kinda heteronormative and it's just not my thing. I'll stick with jegulus and pandalily tyvm)

20. Pandora and sybil (lowkey interesting. I barely hear about it but like I don't hate the idea. If nothing else they'd be friends]

21. Jegulily (in no universe would regulus be willing to share james like that no way. Hes a possessive little shit)

22. Regulily (he's gay. She's gay.)

23. Anything with snape (do I need to explain??)

24. Literal incest (I don't want to acknowledge it but I think I need to. People apparently ship reg and sirius. And people ship other black family members together. So. Yeah. Pls stay tf away from me??)

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

(Ik I missed a lot but there is n o way i can cram every single pairing into this. Plus there's a lot of ships I just don't necessarily care about. This was just ones I have solid ish opinions on)

[snarky-magpie]

You are one of the few people who ship prongsfoot and Jegulus. How do you keep that up in the fandom and what is so appealing for you about both Jegulus and Prongsfoot? Elaborate

Hi nonnie, thanks for such an interesting ask (and also thanks for confirming my vague impression that most people choose one or the other ship but rarely both), and I apologize for the incoming wall of text.

How do I keep that up in the fandom—well, tbh, mostly by staying in my corner and not interacting with the fandom all that much. Connecting with people doesn't come naturally to me in general (hello undiagnosed autism), so this is my usual mode of operation anyway. However, Jegulus shippers have been mostly lovely, even though they don't seem to engage much, which I'm guessing is partly because they have so much material to choose from, so it can get kinda overwhelming and impossible to interact with everything and everyone. I did meet a few great people through Jegulus, though, and I treasure those friendships highly. When I tried to interact with the prongsfoot people, I was quickly taught that Jegulus shippers are not welcome. (I mean come on, this is ridiculous, it's just making imaginary people fall in love, it shouldn't be this divisive). It almost soured me on the ship altogether, but I love James and Sirius too much, so I just decided to stick to my lane, quietly write about them, and not get involved in this part of the community. It makes me a little sad, but that's the way things are.

Anyway. Now onto the more fun part, what I find appealing about both of these ships. To me, they're two different sides of the same coin, sort of. I believe I already mentioned this once, but Jegulus has a lot of inherently popular tropes going for it:

Enemies to lovers

Dating/pining in secret

Best friend's brother

Grumpy x sunshine

Sport rivals (quidditch or any other sport in modern AUs)

Second chances (in case Regulus joins the DE and then changes his mind)

Starcrossed lovers (pun intended)

Redemption arc

Tragic endings (if that's your thing)

So despite the characters never interacting in canon, there's a lot to build on and that's what makes the ship so attractive to a lot of readers and writers, myself included. Also, precisely because these two characters never really interacted in canon, we have so much room for interpretation, and almost nothing of it can be called wrong (I mean, it's fic, so it inherently can't be wrong, but still.). If you squint, you can even imagine Jegulus IS canon. Do we know who James dated before Lily? Nope. Him so obnoxiously crushing on a popular girl could very well be overcompensating. So yes, there's a lot to play with.

Prongsfoot, on the other hand, has a lot of basis in canon (I know this doesn't have to matter, but my OCD brain kinda likes it when things align with canon. That doesn't mean I agree or support JKR. She can rot for all I care.) James and Sirius are canonically besties. And not only besties, they're completely unhinged about each other. We only see them interact rather briefly, but it's clear they're devoted to each other. (I particularly love the moment when a girl eyes Sirius hopefully and he completely misses it because he's too busy ogling James.) Sirius is the only one who can make James behave. James is the one Sirius runs to when he needs sanctuary. They created freaking two-way mirrors to communicate when the other was in detention because they're so co-dependent an hour or two without speaking to the other is just too long. I know people argue with "yes, because they're brothers" - excuse me, do you actually have siblings? This is not sibling behavior :D (Also, they're not. Sirius lived with the Potters for about a year when he was 16 before moving out, and that's that.) Tbh, I don't understand why this ship isn't top-tier popular because, in any other fandom, it would be, but here, Wolfstar stole their spotlight, and the rest is history. Probably partly because we don't actually see James and Sirius both alive at the same time. (That's just my guess, though.) Speaking in story tropes, they're the epitome of friends-to-lovers, (possibly bi/gay awakening), soulmates, oblivious idiots. I'm generally a big fan of the friends-to-lovers dynamic, so that's probably what attracts me most to this ship.

So for me, as a writer, it's fun to explore these different facets of the characters—because the James from prongsfoot is not the same James who loves Regulus (although sometimes it's confusing to keep all these headcanons separated in my brain, and they start to influence each other, lol). It's also fun to write the different dynamics, so I don't get bored.

TL;DR: Both ships are great for different reasons, I wish people were more tolerant of other ships (and characters), and I've got a long prongsfoot and jegulus story coming in case you're interested. Cheers, and once again, thanks for the ask.

(PS. this is what happens when someone tells me to elaborate.)

[aithusarosekiller]

Unpopular opinions:

I think people who say that Sirius would pick or save Reg over James are crazy, I’m sorry 😭

Idk how unpopular this is but Remus would drive everyone else crazy by picking the longest, most pretentious prog rock ever for parties. Peter is the only one with good taste. James is tone deaf. Sirius is a complete poser who will pretend to be into bands he’s never heard.

I don’t think Reg has a big circle of close friends. I love the Skittles in AUs but they really don’t make sense to me in canon compliant stuff, especially if the writer is trying to push that none of them were into blood supremacy.

I really like Lily and Sirius in Jegulus fics: I feel like they’re given much more depth and complexity than they are in Jily/Wolfstar stuff.

People have a really hard time making Dorlene and Moonseeker interesting as actual dynamics I would like to read about and not aesthetic Twitter threads.

If James/Remus/Regulus ended up being a thing and I was Sirius, our friendship would be over. Especially if they kept it from me. Oh, wait… I’d get with Evan and Barty and then our friendship would be over. I am toxic and petty and a Sirius kin can you tell. Any fic where Sirius is cool with it is an unrealistic fic in my eyes. Jegulus and/or Moonseeker is already stretching it but both his best friends? Nah.

Actually leaping off from that, a lot of fics these days do a bad job establishing why James and/or Remus would care about Regulus and instantly be in love with him. Especially in universes where Sirius hates Reg and Reg/Reg’s friends hate Sirius. I feel like earlier Jegulus fics did a much better job before it became an assumed dynamic.

I don’t think you should be writing Regulus & Sirius dynamics in fics if you don’t have empathy for both and aren’t willing to show both of their POVs. A lot of times it comes across as victim blaming or really weird ideas about victims.

I will be back with more!

I disagree with that first one, mainly bc out of habit he'd jump to save him before thinking about the consequences and then realise after what he'd done

The second one is so true, I love Sirius so much but please the poser vibes are STRONG

I love lonely Reg 💀 I love the skittles as a big friend group but I sometimes miss the days where he was a lonely Emo boy or only friends with Pandora, those were the times.

Tbf I don't real jily or wolfstar so l just give a suppletive thumbs up 👍 I do love everything about Lily tho and Sirius is always good in Jegulus bc they can justify every single action he does and it feels more natural

Is this a bad time to mention the Dorlene longfic I'm writing...TO ANYBODY INTERESTED IT IS A ROYALTY AU WITH ENEMIES TO LOVERS AND ARRANGED MARRIAGE AS WELL AS KNIGHT!MARLENE AND PRINCESS!DORCAS, EVERYONE IS GAY AND THEY ARE BOTH DOWN BAD BUT IN DENIAL, it doesn't have a name yet 😞

Idk I think it depends if it's an au or not, in canon ABSOLUTELY NOT WE ARE NEVER SPEAKING AGAIN, but in some aus it makes more sense

I sort of get what you mean, I think it's become very accepted that James cares about Reg because of his large heart and he understands his abuse and manipulation but like...it's so accepted that it gets really rushed bc people just want to get to the fun bit (which like me too)

YES people who blame one of them, be it intentional or not, really annoy me bc it comes through in your writing, and I prefer Reg just as a character I write but THAT DOESN'T MEAN I BLAME SIRIUS FOR ALL THE SHIT THAT HAPPENED TO HIM it doesn't make for a cool plot point, it's just creepy. Honestly my whole page is on the treatment of the black family and dumbledore's ignorance towards it so I feel very strongly about this one, same goes for people who use Andy as a catalyst for Cissa to cry into Alice/Lucius/whoever's arms because they never treat her like an actual person

Anyway

[murderoushagthesequel]

12, 16, 24!

thanks for the ask, anon! <3

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

oooo i feel like there's so many for this one. i went a bit into lightning era too. young molly weasley, peter pettigrew (this one is relative), pansy parkinson, percy weasley, rita skeeter (this one goes back and forth tbh). now explanations. molly, i just feel like there's a lot of potential for her character that isn't discussed!!! (which i will absolutely be adding into my fics). but like, think about how her parents must've treated her and her brothers for her to end up as the mother she did. also think about how fucking badass she would've been as a teenager! like yeah, she's a bamf in her 40s, but imagine her, single, childless, with not a care in the world just going around and doing whatever she pleases. peter!!! we all know how i feel about peter so i won't go too much into it but yeah. he's amazing (i will go into this more in another post if anybody wants to hear all my thoughts). pansyyy. ok so yes, she is an awful person in canon. but consider this... fanon pansy is amazing and she's my wife. i've also read some one shots where the reader is fr just like me :sob: and it makes me so happy. percyyyyyy. ok he is my baby. i love him so much. he just made a little mistake okay! he was outcasted by his family his whole life and so he wanted to do great things. yeah, he was a nerd, and his brothers relentlessly made fun of him for it, then he found the first person who appreciated (used) him (he didn't know, he was manipulated!) and he stuck by them. not to mention him trying to live up to the immense pressure he was under to live up to bill and charlie's legacy. but he realized he was wrong and he went back! and then his fucking brother died and he blamed himself for it. this man has been through enough!!! leave him alone!! (i can also write a whole thing about percy, i've hyperfixated on this man, i have a playlist and art of him and everything) MOVING ON i really jsut exposed myself there. rita! tbh i don't... like her? i just think she's interesting. i despise her in adulthood, but i think she was a really cool teenager. i would add bellatrix in here too but she gets enough love so she's an honorable mention. wow that was... long. i went on a bit too long about percy WHOOPS.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

childhood friends to lovers (unless it's prongstail or my mlp jegulus characters). bartylus. straight james potter. straight mary macdonald. mean evan rosier or barty crouch jr. blackcest (i need to claw my eyes out every time i come across it). and so many more but this is all i can think of off the top of my head.

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

women in the marauders fandom. y'all please just stfu already and let me enjoy my marauders content in pEACE.