#from harry's pov

[handledwithgloves]

cursed drarry for @the-forbidden-forest ‘s art palette challenge!!

[ultravioletbrit]

“absent” - Jegulus microfic - @into-the-jeggyverse - 268 words

Sirius loves Hogsmeade weekends when the whole group gets together for lunch at the Three Broomsticks. He’s looking around the table at the smiling faces of all his friends when he realizes two faces are notably absent.

“Hey Marls. James walked down with you guys, right?” Sirius asks.

“He said he needed to stay back and work on new strategies for us to practice this week to use in the match next weekend.” Marlene explains.

Sirius furrows his eyebrows, but it does make sense. James is obsessive about Quidditch, and next weekend’s match is a big one.

“Oi! Crouch!” Sirius calls to the other end of the table. “Where’s Reggie?”

“Revising. He says he likes the library on Hogsmeade weekends because there’s nobody else there. Swot.” Barty says with an eye roll which Sirius returns.

Regulus hates noise and crowds when he studies so it makes sense that he would want to go to the library today.

Sirius shrugs it off and goes back to his lunch.

———

Sirius is sitting across from James at dinner when he notices a trail of love bites running down his neck.

“Prongs, are those hickeys?” Sirius gasps but before James can answer–

“Oi Reg!! Are those hickeys?!” They hear Barty yelling from across the hall.

James’ eyes go wide with fear and Sirius’ eyes narrow to a murderous glare.

“I err… I have to…” James stutters as he slowly stands up.

Once he’s on his feet, James sprints from the Great Hall with Sirius close behind him.

Just before the doors close, Sirius thinks he hears Regulus yell, “Please don’t kill him.” Which only makes Sirius run faster.

[danadiadea]

people who say that SWM is told from a biased perspective are correct. it is biased – through Harry. we see SWM through the eyes of the boy who is inclined to see his dad and mom and godfather as good, righteous people, and who hates Snape with fervour; not through the eyes of the victim himself, or from a fully impartial point of view.

[artsyhamster]

Just two guys, sharing bathwater

[iamthedamndonutdrawcat]

dog & wolf - sirius & remus

[moonyslunatic]

Love Language

wolfstar microfic | 118 words

“Why do you keep up with this?” Sirius asks. Tears streak his cheeks and blood stains his knuckles. He punched a wall in anger.

Remus ponders.

'For the same reason that, when I tell you I love you, I do it in Welsh.

Because my Ma held my hand and kissed my forehead and told me, dw i'n dy garu di.

Your mother shoved you against a wall and spoke in tongues of hatred.

I see the language love has been taught to you.

I take you whole and flawed as you are,

So you'll learn love can be Welsh too.'

Remus kisses Sirius’ knuckles and tells him none of this.

“Because I love you, you rabid thing.”

[secret-writer-boy]

jegulus bad idea right au

exactly what it seems.

“Bloody hell,” says Barty, incredulous. “Did he really?” 

“Three hundred and sixty-five roses!” Regulus shouts. “For every day we’d been together! And they were all different colors!” he rubs his eyes and leans across the table to reach his cup of vodka. “Stupid arsehole-”

“Alright, Regulus, let’s not,” Dorcas moves the cup out of his range. “Don’t overdo it.”

Watching the cup, Regulus suddenly feels a stirring of irritation under his skin. “You’re not my keeper,” he says, rolling his eyes, a buzz of satisfaction suffusing him. He itches for a fight. “I can bloody moderate on my own without your mothering, Dorcas.”

“Well!” Dorcas rears back, clearly offended. “Someone’s got to make sure you don’t kill yourself.”

“And that’s you, is it?” Regulus glares at her. “You aren’t good for much of anything, then,” he barbs.

“Alright, Regulus,” Dorcas snorts, mocking for a moment before her features shift back to rage.

“Dorcas,” Evan sighs.

“No!” Dorcas cuts him off. “Reg always gets like this, and it’s always the same. We go out, he gets too drunk because he doesn’t know when to stop, someone has to interfere, and he’s awful about it!”

“Fuck you, Dorcas,” Regulus hisses. His chair gives a metallic scrrrrreech! as he shoves it back and gets to his feet. “I’ve got to use the loo.” Stalking away, Regulus tries to ignore his friends’ murmuring behind him. 

He knows it’s not healthy to still obsess over a relationship that ended months ago, and meant nothing anyways, nothing at all—”Oh, yes, tell Sirius all about this! Tell him everything, anything you haven’t already, you fucking liar”—he should have seen the breakup coming, really. Nothing good could have come of—

Regulus pauses. His phone is buzzing. Unknown Number, it says. 

Cautiously, he picks up. “Hello?”

“Regulus,” a voice replies. 

Regulus freezes. Even distorted by static, there’s no mistaking that voice. His voice. Oh, Regulus knows this voice. He’s heard it delighted; he’s heard it overjoyed; he’s heard it screaming; he’s heard it in ecstasy; he’s heard it in rage. Oh yes, oh yes, he knows this voice.

“James?” Regulus can hardly believe it—no, he can’t believe it. “James?” his breathing becomes slow and shuddering. 

“Hi,” James says, voice low and husky, and Regulus just wants to savor it forever, and maybe rip out James’ throat while he’s at it. Pent-up rage from their break up comes back to him in waves, and he wants to throttle James, really. But he won’t; Regulus is going to hang up right now and block James’ number and tell him to shove whatever he has to say up his arseh—

“Check your texts,” James tells him. 

Between one heartbeat and the next, Regulus thumbs to his texts. It’s James. How can he not?

Unknown Number: [Image Attached]

He opens the image and forgets how to breathe.

It’s him. It looks like he’s in bed—his eyes, his eyes are soft and light and oh so pretty and they’re difficult to see behind his glasses but Regulus manages (he always has) and his face is perfectly sculpted and his hair is so dark and silky and it’s short now, shorter, and still fucking messy and oh Regulus just wants to run his hands through—

“You got a haircut,” he says numbly.

“I miss you, Regulus,” and Regulus remembers the way James used to say his name like a prayer. Regulus remembers how deep and smooth his voice is—why oh why does he still have to want him so desperately?

“I—you do?” he hates how desperate he sounds.

“With everything in me,” James promises. Regulus knows it meant nothing. It meant nothing to either of them. None of it. He recalls the fights, and the rage, and the anger, and what came after—James against the wall; his hands on Regulus’ waist—it all meant nothing. Except…James doesn’t sound like it meant nothing.

“I miss you too,” his voice is hoarse, words slurring, and all he can think about is how warm James’ skin used to feel against his, and how his gorgeous hazel eyes would darken at night, and how he thinks he might die to see them do that again.

Ping!

There’s another message.

“James,” he whispers, horrified, maybe awed. “Is this your address?”

“Maybe,” and there’s no mistaking his tone; that’s his—that’s his flirty tone, is he really— “Want to find out?”

And later, Regulus will swear up and down that he thought it through, really he did, and decided it was the best decision—

I should probably, probably not. I should probably, probably not. I should probably—

“I’ll be there in ten,” Regulus says, and hangs up the phone.

What the fuck did I just do?

He’s almost numb as he texts his friends. Leaving now. I need to get some sleep. He ignores the texts, the questions that follow. All he can think of is James. James, James, James, who makes him want to die and scream and also explode from sheer frustration. Oh, he hates James. Oh, he wants James so desperately he thinks he might die if he doesn’t have him immediately.

(Nothing good could have come from fucking his brother’s best friend behind his back. Especially when said best friend was everything to him. Especially when—)

Now he’s getting in the car, wrecking all his plans, and he knows he should stop (but he can’t). He’s speeding a bit, and it doesn’t take long before Regulus is there at James’ fancy apartment (just like his old one), taking the elevator to the second floor, and standing by—

It’s him. 

James is smiling his gorgeous smile, his blinding smile that stretches from one corner of his face to another. 

“Reg,” and Regulus is on him, pushing him through the doorway and attacking his lips with a fervency. James opens his mouth between kisses, seeming to want to say something, but Regulus stops him.

“No talk, Potter,” he whispers, something in him burning with an intensity. “Show me how good you are.” 

And James, falling apart, does just that.

---

part 2?

[iamnmbr3]

now i want to read a fanfic where Harry thinks it’s weird when he hears Dumbledore talking about Tom, and when other two also hear it from Harry, they also think it’s weird. And it leads them to be cautious of Dumbledore when he interacts with them.

Be the change you want to see!

Interestingly Harry might have thought this had it not been for the fact that by that point in the story he has very legitimate reasons to be biased against Tom. Voldemort murdered his parents and tried to kill him during his first year. And then he met diary!Tom...who also tried to kill him. Not to mention everything that went down in the graveyard in 4th year and Sirius's death at the Department of Mysteries. So Harry (and the readers) are primed to view the memories in a certain light and it's easy to ignore a lot of the larger context.

What might be really cool is if Harry had kept the diary longer and saw some of these memories from Tom's POV in the diary (and without the knowledge of who Tom actually was). Harry liked diary!Tom a lot - to the point that hilariously in the end of book 2 Tom keeps having to resort to increasingly pointed "ha ha I'm evil actually!" reveals until he finally gives up and just spells it out because Harry is so invested in the 'Tom and I are going to be best friends and save the day together' narrative that he refuses to notice any of Tom's subtler attempts at doing a dramatic reveal. Given that, if Harry had seen memories like Tom's first meeting with Dumbledore from Tom's POV he probably would've been pretty receptive to narratives suggesting that Dumbledore is not as trustworthy as he seems etc. That leads to an interesting question about how Harry would then react to discovering the truth (assuming he did and that the diary didn't possess him etc).

[frmulcahy]

Finished listening to the audiobook of Conclave.

No fucking turtles 😡

[callmebracken]

watching The Holdovers and all I can think of is Snape having to stay the holidays at Hogwarts and bonding with Madam Pomfrey and a teacher-probably the head teacher for Slytherin.

Angus Tully is Snape

Teddy Kountze is Sirius

Jason Smith is Remus

Peter and James went home for the holiday, the loved bastards.

[remusawoooo]

one look under ronarry tag in tiktok and most comments are

"YES BEST FRIENDS"

"BROTHERS FOREVER"

"PLATONIC SOULMATES"

when the edit is clearly shipping them romantically

[cactihut]

au where asta never treats harry like a kid & instead recognizes that he’s a whole adult alien trying to live as a human with a mate from his home planet that he’s realized he’s grieving & hundreds of kids that he’s learning he misses

AND harry never becomes a man-baby who only becomes capable when it’s useful to the plot & instead continues to honor his love for asta & her history by being kind to her

also they solve crimes

[iwriteasfotini]

Confession of a Jily kiss and Wolfstar angst...

“Absolutely not, I’m not marrying anyone. And I’m not doing any of this,” [Sirius] made a general sweeping hand gesture, “for a very long time.”

“Don’t you want to?” asked Peter. “I mean, I can’t help thinking about Fran sometimes.”

Sirius shook his head. “Not me. I don’t like thinking about girls.”

“Maybe you’re into blokes,” said Peter. 

“Pete!” James said. “That can be a very personal topic for some people.”

“Well, I’m only saying, he doesn’t have to snog a girl, he can snog a lad. Right, Remus?”

“Why are you singling me out?” Remus said in a high voice. 

“Because you’re the voice of reason.” Peter looked rather chastised.  

“Oh, right. Of course Sirius can snog whoever he wants. As can you, and James, and me.”

“I’m a ladies man,” Peter said. 

Sirius and Remus were looking very shifty by this point so James thought he would change the direction of the conversation.

“I kissed Evans. I mean she kissed me.”

Three people gave shouts of surprise and excitement. 

“When did this happen? Where did this happen?”

“How come you didn’t tell us!”

“Merlin, wow.”

“It was at the party after we played Slytherin, and . . . it didn’t mean anything, she made that very clear.”

“Just like that! Out of nowhere?” Sirius said. 

“I told her she was pretty, and she kissed me. But she said she couldn’t give me a chance because of Snivellus. What her hang up on that muppet is, I have no idea.”

“I have no idea what your hang up on Snape is,” said Remus. 

“Snivellus has had it out for me since our very first day at Hogwarts. Everyone knows that,” James said, waving in an offhand way. 

“And he’s a Slytherin, which means he hates muggle-borns, and he’s friends with my own muggle-hating brother, just more affirmation of his smarminess. What more do you need to know?”

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From Chapter XIII - The Body on the Landing

[maledictusfotum]

was just writing and I had to stop and think. so like, imagine Harry goes missing, only a few hours he's been gone and in the middle of searching Severus' mark burns and just imagine the devastation and resignation that comes over him because he just KNOWS that's where he is

[moonyslunatic]

*266 word wolfstar scribble that I wrote a while ago. Too small for A03 so tumblr it is! It has no beginning and no ending, but I think it speaks for itself.

At your feet

Sirius smiles, tracing the pad of a finger from Remus’ forehead down to his chin.

It is then that Remus realises – he is doomed.

Not because of this specific touch, or the particularly tender eyes that seem to drink in every trace of him right now.

It is the before and everything in between. The smug smirk, the haughty uplifted chin, the sharp tongue. Prodding, even if not provoked. Love is ruthless and inevitable. Love walks above the commoners, beautiful as a siren, a certain trap amongst men.

How come Remus be the sole object of his attention?

Quite obliviously, Remus had believed that, if love were ever to knock on his door, it would slide in as gently as a breeze, with a soft smile and a brush of knuckles. But love broke in with two feet to his chest, stole his breath away, stopped his heart from beating.

Remus is doomed. Has always been – it’s inevitable. Their destinies were already set from birth. Remus is helpless, tied to this cruel, unbridled passion. 

He closes his eyes and begs in silence – please, forgive the time wasted and all my blunders. I didn’t know. I wasn’t worthy. I am at your feet.

He’ll give up everything, beg, steal, kill – for Remus, it is all or never.

Remus cups Sirius’ chin with slightly trembling fingers and presses their lips together. Imprinting his desperation into this single point of contact.

Love barged in with the blinding light of a thousand stars and never left. Remus can’t hope to survive in the shadows any longer.

[jaylienpotter]

Conceited

Jegulus one-shot

Warning: Lily Evans bashing (kinda)

"Why don't you give me a chance? Even to be friends?!"

Regulus turned around and walked towards the source of the noise. He knew that voice very well.

"I hate you, Potter!"

Seemed like Black's crush was getting rejected again. Part of him was sad for his brother's best friend, another, more selfish side of him, was relieved.

"Why?! What did I ever do to you? I know I was a prick to Snape sometimes-"

"You're a bully!"

"I'm not a bully! Snape isn't stupid, nor weak, nor innocent. He does the exact same thing we did to him! He's not a victim." He wasn't wrong, to be a bully meant it was one-sided. Snape and Potter were more like mortal enemies.

"Even then, you're still a rich, obnoxious, arrogant, selfish prat who doesn't shut up about himself! You're so bloody conceited!"

That hit. He could see the hurt in those dark brown eyes. People didn't know the effort the tanned skinned boy put into helping others, making sure everyone is happy, included, safe. He could have all eyes on him yet no one noticed. Except Reg. He noticed James.

"That's not true." The pair turned to him in surprise, pale hands becoming fidgety with the sudden notion of being watched. He kind of regretted speaking up.

"James doesn't talk about himself. Yes, he's sometimes a bit obnoxious and loud, and he does talk a lot but it's never centered around himself. You're getting confused with my brother, Evans."

"Oh, please. Those two are the same. You're not in Gryffindor, you don't hear them all the time." Right, but he did hear from the boy in private. In their late night talks that started after Sirius ran away. Because James didn't want Reg to feel alone. He noticed. He cared. He helped.

"What does he say then? About himself. Not about his friends. Or the stupid pranks they all pull." He dragged the word 'all', making it a point that it didn't count.

"Do you know his favourite colour? Favourite animal? Favourite classes and professors? His grades? How many people he's dated? Anything about his home life? His life goals and dreams?" It was too late to back out, the rant had begun, and you bet Blacks finish what they start.

"Because I don't think so. He might talk a shit lot, but it's about his group plans, his friends, making jokes, making others laugh when feeling like shit as so many do nowadays," himself included. "It takes a lot to get him to talk about himself as an individual, actually. You would know if you gave him a chance. But for someone so against judgemental people, you really do focus on his appearance." Green eyes wide, pink lips shut tight. Regulus contained his smirk.

"He's a good person. A great friend. Selfless and caring despite being from an old pureblood family. And he fights for what he thinks is right. He fights for others. With his big personality comes a big heart. So if you don't make space for the love he has to offer just because you think you don't believe he has it in him, he's not the conceited one." Red hair nearly flew with Lily's stormed exit. She hadn't liked their interaction in the slightest. It was better that way. She wasn't deserving.

Piercing dark eyes were burning a whole through black curls. Reg avoided James's gaze, afraid of what he'd say. He only faced him when he felt the boy closer, and he could swear Potter's eyes were sparkling.

"You meant that...?"

"Of course. You care so much about everyone else that you forget yourself. You couldn't tell me what you wanted to do in the future because it would depend on what your friends decided to do with their lives. You're the most selfless person I know, and if she thinks otherwise, she doesn't deserve your love or friendship."

Silence. He really wanted the older boy to say something, but he just stared, lips slightly parted. Icy blue eyes looked away, shoulders tensing from the attention.

Warm strong arms surrounded his small figure, nearly making him halt. But Potter's sweet, intoxicating smell had him relax and melt in his arms, wrapping his much slimmer ones around his tanned waist.

"Thanks, Reggie." His heart skipped a beat at the nickname and he hoped James didn't feel it against his own chest. He was also thankful to have his face covered, absolutely certain that his white cheeks had turned fully pink.