#georgia_sk

[de-angulorum-et-angelorum]

Regulus Black, presumed dead for over 2 years, shows up at an Order of the Phoenix meeting with 6 mangled horcruxes and Voldemort's corpse.

How does the wizarding world move on following the abrupt end of the war, and how does Regulus come to terms with the last four years of his life?

Not on his own evidently, as his brother makes an effort to return to his life, James Potter tries to weasel his way into his heart and the friends he left behind in the name of the war aren't willing to leave him alone any longer.

An endgame jegulus, wolfstar and rosekiller longfic with regular updates, angst and drama.

[thatbrokenheartedwitch]

RIGHT NOW GO READ 'The other side (to you)' BY 'georgia_sk' ITS A JEGULUS (side wolfstar) FIC AND I PROMISE ITS SO GOOD. Updates are slow, and the next wont be until may, but TRUST ME it's brilliant.

(They also wrote 'what happened to the young, young lovers?' which is my second favorite fic ever)

[heyybeach]

Just finished Whatever happened to all the young young lovers by Georgia_sk

I've been waiting patiently for updates and checking in on in so regular that all I have to type it "whatever" and my phone suggests the rest of the title

It was incredible, very much worth the wait. I don't think I'll ever get over it

[obsession-queen]

Decided to make a lil cover for ~ Whatever Happened To The Young, Young Lovers? ~ by georgia_sk on ao3 for anyone else desperate for one to use once the final chapter updates

[not-rab]

i’m crying <3

There was no life-altering moment that made him decide it, the 26th of October wasn’t a date of significance until now, but as he stares at Barty and feels his heart beat for him, he decides it’s time. 

“Do you remember when we killed your father and I whispered something to him,” he begins, and then he grins as Barty looks at him incredulously, just as he knew he would.

“Yes, I fucking remember! I’ve only been asking you about it for the last eight years –“

“Regulus told him –“

“That he slept with me, yes, I remember, now are you going to finally tell me what you said?”

And with the sun beginning to set, the warmth never faltering with Barty by his side, Evan smiles fondly and shares his final secret he thought he’d only ever dream about.

“I told him I was going to marry you.”

Barty just blinks at him.

“But Evan,” he says confusedly. “We’re not married.”

“Yet.”

Evan gets down on one knee.

Barty says yes.

[passion-green-tea]

My 2024 Ao3 Wrapped

You read a total of 8,947,055 words this year; that’s approximately 20,000 pages! Wow, have you thought about getting a life?

Unsurprisingly, you did not make your reading goal of 50 published books this year, nor did you reach your goal of touching grass at least once a week. Maybe next year!

You spent all year letting one mlm ship take up every inch of available brain space. That pairing is of course James Potter/Regulus Black from the marauders fandom.

First read in April with Whatever happened to the young, young lovers? by georgia_sk, they quickly became your new obsession, leading you to read 70 works over the course of the next 8 months.

Let’s take a look at what other ships captured your attention in 2024:

Top Ships - word count

Jegulus - 5,568,987

Wolfstar - 1,467,396

Drarry - 560,869

Jayvik - 248,102

Dramione - 199,548

Top Ships - fic count

Jegulus - 70

Jayvik - 37

Wolfstar - 9

Drarry - 9

Harmione - 5

Jayce/Viktor from the Arcane fandom was only first read in November of this year and really skyrocketed quickly to make your top ships! Watch out Jegulus, you may have some competition in 2025!

Top Background Ships

Wolfstar

Rosekiller

Jegulus

Marylily

Pandalily

Special mention to Bartylily, your favorite crackship of 2024 and Jesus/Judas, your most pleasant (and sacrilegious) surprise!

Of your nearly 9 million words read this year, the longest fic read was the marauders hunger games AU Crimson Rivers by bizarrestars at 865,000 words. That’s almost 3x as long as the original series! In contrast, the shortest fic was Too Far by tunglo at 833 words. No surprise that both of these are jegulus fics.

Let’s take a look at your most commonly searched tags:

No Voldemort AU

Hurt/Comfort

Fake dating

Fluff

Soulmate AU

Another special mention here to the Jegulus raising Harry tag on tumblr and tiktok as well to feed that specific need for domestic fluff.

And last but not least- your Top Authors! The people you kept coming back to because their writing always just hit the spot:

damagecontrol/microdamage (marauders)

bizarrestars (marauders)

AppleSharon (arcane)

Solmussa (marauders)

alarainai (marauders)

And so many more beyond talented writers! Thank you for contributing to these fandoms and making so many people giggle and kick their feet (and cry their eyes out) with the way you write stories <3

That’s a wrap on 2024. Here’s to another year of enjoying fandom spaces :)

Cheers x

[theicarusconstellation]

astra!! what fics have your fav characterizations of regulus?

OOO great question!

(let me preface this by saying that my characterization might not be everybody’s, and that’s okay. my characterization is “the one” in my head, but that doesn’t mean it has to be everyone else’s “one,” and neither i nor the fics/authors i mention below are “better” in any way, shape, or form than anyone else. everyone in this fandom writes amazing works, and i’m sure there are so many wonderful fics with phenomenal regulus characterization that i haven’t read yet)

i’m gonna sound like a cunt here, but my own fics take first place for me💀i write for myself, so i write the regulus i perceive, yk? but here’s (some of) my reggieverse of madness:

@imdamagecontrol’s regulus is amazing in every fic they write, i.e. in paint it black, which to me really shows not only his “duality” but everything in between (and he’s got the cutest little nose freckles), and i’m really really excited to read more of their regulus study, all these terrible things

user georgia_sk on ao3 (i’m sorry if she has tumblr! i looked for it to try and tag her but couldn’t find it) wrote an amazing fic called whatever happened to the young, young lovers? that really encapsulates regulus for me as well

edge by @pinkpalaceapartmcnts is another one i’m obsessed with

when you were mine by @sequinhaze — their regulus has me giggling kicking my legs kissing the ground he walks upon

sugar high by user ivycore on ao3 (again, couldn’t find their tumblr, so if they have one, i’m sorry!) really explores the toll regulus’ upbringing took on him (+ it’s age gap jegulus with sex worker regulus!!)

devotion by @woobyo has a fucking amazing dark regulus characterization

of his bones by @sophsicle is incredible in how it portrays not only the “purist” mentality he’s fallen victim to + how he deconstructs that, but also the burden on regulus’ shoulders that he learns to take on and grow into

i could go on forever and ever and ever, but these are just the ones off the top of my head that i adore.

[evanzrosier]

Don't you fucking touch him [Sirius], Regulus thinks murderously.

- Whatever happened to the young, young lovers?

by georgia_sk on ao3

[maladaptivewriting]

Have you ever read the fic whatever happened to the young young lovers by georgia_sk ?

i have not. i haven't really read very many long jegulus fics. should i read this one?

[moonshadoes]

holy shit i just finished reading ‘Whatever Happened to the young young lovers’ by georgia_sk on ao3 and i don’t know how i will ever recover from this it was SO GOOD

i especially loved how they explored sirius and regulus’ relationship like the black brothers dynamic was so good i loved it

but honestly there were so many good parts - it took me over a month to read and idk what i’m gonna do now lmao

[weird-obsessed-girl]

Jegulus Fic Rec

here's some Jegulus fanfiction recommendations, if anyone has any themselves please share! I've only recently gotten into the Marauders Era so this is very much in the beginning stages.

Sorted by word count, heres my masterlist of fic recs including wolfstar, drarry and tomarry.

Interrupting Floo - onehundredflamingos

interrupted blowie, fluff and smut, adults | E | 1.5k

buzzcut season - brophigenia

canon compliant, first time, sneaking around, friends to enemies to lovers who are enemies, Grimmauld Place | E | 2k

james potter's black cat - Valeriesgirl

animagus regulus, first kiss, flirting, fluff, banter | G | 3k

Dark Curls and Watercoloured Eyes - aressera

regulus lives, enemies to friends to lovers, good regulus | 4k

i'll be your quiet afternoon crush - coupe_de_foudre

no voldy au, 5+1 things, established relationship, marauders era | G | 5k

Time and Space - Booktopus

marauders era, SPEW, james joins SPEW for lily, then that crush is thrown out the window, friends to lovers, fluff, getting together, library sex | E | 6k

The Dichotomy between Ancient Greek Tragedies and Comedies - ToTrashAndBeyond

angst, canon divergence, comedy, drinking, fluff, regulus lives | T | 7k

A Not-So-Secret Admirer - joosi

secret admirer, crushes, love confessions, requited love | T | 9k

C'mon, Baby, Let Me Get To You - seaxnce

inspired by 10 things i hate about you, fluff and angst, yule ball, also wolfstar | 21k

In My Daydreams - fullonbicrisis

mutual pining, lovesick james, love at first sight, fluff and angst, modern setting | T | 30k

Take you like a drug - I taste you on my tongue - Moonsss

how to tell your mate that youre shagging his brother? smut, trans regulus | E | 44k

Time is of the Essence - Leaslemoon

time travel, fix-it, angst with happy ending, slow burn, friends to lovers, sibling bonding, OOC snape, canon divergence | M | 58k

pathological people pleaser - rweoutofthewoods

heaps of ships, modern setting, summer vacation, enemies to lovers, james-centric, coming out | E | 62k

bloody motorbike - godforsaken_mess

non-magical, no voldy, everyone is gay, getting together | M | 62k

The Black Sparrow - TheIdeaOfSarcasm

bamf regulus, eventual happy ending, non-canon compliant, horcrux hunting, idiots to lovers | E | 111k

just lovers (like we were supposed to be) - bizarrestars

fake dating, no voldy au, set in hogwarts, pining, flirting | M | 321k

Whatever happened to the young, young lovers? - georgia_sk

dark regulus, hurt/comfort, fix-it, black brother angst, dumbledore bashing, angst, non-canon | E | 356k

[hedonisticeiram]

The way nothing prepared me for the ending. 😮‍💨🥺😭

This has been my comfort fic for the last week. I am unwell.

Fic: Whatever happened to the young, young lovers?

Ao3: georgia_sk

[dragonchicken]

Say no more.

Anti-Hero, rweoutofthewoods on ao3. Regulus survives.

Youngblood, same author, Jegulus meet in juvie and meet again nine years later when Sirius introduces his little brother, whom he believes James has never met.

Pathological people pleaser and basically anything else by rweoutofthewoods. They’re on tumblr as well and have a few wips up their sleeve, not yet 10 chapters long, but looks like they’re going there.

Art Heist, Baby!, otrtbs on ao3. Exactly as the title says. James gets thrown into a world of crime.

Debated whether or not to add Crimson Rivers by bizarrestars since most if not all know it, but adding it now if not. Same goes for Just Lovers (like we were supposed to be) and Best Friend’s Brother by the same author.

Drugs and surgical scrubs, anauro on ao3. Unfinished, wip, updated in April. Still adding it here, it’s 28/45 chapters done.

step into the daylight and let it go, serendipitysirius on ao3. Regulus survives. James is raising Harry alone after losing Lily.

Kill Your Darlings, MesserMoon on ao3. College au.

Choices, same author.

Snakes and Lions, her_smile_forges_galaxies on ao3. Remus is sorted into Slytherin and befriends Regulus. It’s also Wolfstar, but 127 chapters and about 700k words.

A Star for Summer’s Day, same author.

Meetings That Start In The Dark, writingamarie on ao3.

Anything by damagecontrol on ao3.

Carpe Noctem, evareinadeescocia on ao3. On haitus, but it’s already 700k words long and about 50 chapters. Last updated in March.

Many Are The Stars I See (But In My Eye No Star Like Thee), raynick11 on ao3. Shortest one on this list, 60k words and 12 chapters.

Mastermind, pieceofchocolate on ao3. Muggle Politics au.

Regulus Black and the Horcrux Hunt, maraudeer on ao3. 11 chapters an 70k words, last updated September, 2023.

Whatever happened to the young, young lovers?, georgia_sk on ao3. Regulus survives, defeats Voldemort singlehandedly and shows up at an Order meeting to announce his death.

Thieves, Waterloo on ao3. Ongoing, 200k words and 17/50 chapters done but last updated December 13th.

Ouroboros, futomomo on ao3. Regulus time travel fic, wip, last updated April with 16 chapters and 150k words.

You Signed Up For This, Solmussa on ao3.

Pink Lemonade, moonsybookshelf on ao3. Marauders Band au. Regulus is a photographer.

Like Real People Do, Arins_Writings on ao3. Time travel au.

Ogni Parte É Viva (Every Part Is Alive), euphorial_docx on ao3.

I tried to avoid unfinished wips but added a few that seemed interesting. All of these are on ao3, and I can whip up more if you’d like. Most of them also on ao3, but some others I can think of are on fanfiction.net.

YOU ARE AN ANGEL SENT FROM THE HIGHEST HEAVENS FOR ME I LOVE YOU.

i’m on chapter two of choices right now and i tried to read art heist baby but i couldn’t find the right author and i didn’t want to read something stolen/copied ya know?

but seriously i owe you thank you so much :)

[tenthprinceofhell]

A Masterlist of Marauders Fic Recommendations to Read That Aren't by Zar (because people just need to leave him alone)

(ATYD, Choices, & Art Heist, Baby! are obvs at the top, but most people have read those so I'm gonna give the spotlight to some that aren't as overwhelmingly popular)

The Cadence of Part-Time Poets by motswolo

Wolfstar Boarding School/Rock-Band AU with LOTS of slowburn; 979,817 words

A Black Mass Over Highway Ninety by greenvlvetcouch

Wolfstar American Road Trip AU where Sirius and Remus drop everything and go on a road trip around the country (genuinely my favorite fic I've ever read in my LIFE); 225,172 words

Kill Your Darlings by MesserMoon

WIP Jegulus/Wolfstar/Rosekiller/Marylily Modern College AU where the Marauders gang all goes to the same university; 193,728 words (so far)

Sweater Weather by lumosinlove

Wolfstar Modern Hockey AU where Sirius is an NHL player and Remus is the team physical therapist; 156,108 words

Whatever Happened to the Young, Young Lovers? by georgia_sk

Jegulus fic in a scenario where Reg survived the cave and destroyed all the horcruxes; 324,210 words

Beneath a Big Blue Sky by eyra

Wolfstar Modern Farm AU where Remus is a sheep farmer on his family's farm and Sirius + James go to work at the farm for a summer; 68,298 words

On Another Ocean by colgatebluemintygel

WIP Wolfstar Modern Vacation AU where Remus and Sirius go vacationing across Europe; 103,434 words (so far)

That's the Art of Getting By by sarewolf

Wolfstar fic in a scenario where Harry was sent to live with Remus instead of at the Dursley's (like we all know he should have been); 40,459 words

Slow Endings by rweoutofthewoods

Jegulus fic in a scenario where Harry found a series of old love letters between James/Reg when he was cleaning out Grimmauld Place (the saddest shit I have EVER read); 6,958 words

Moony's Midnight Mix by padfootsoftly

WIP Wolfstar Modern College AU where Sirius plays college hockey and Remus runs the university radio station; 17,662 words (so far)

[klarolinexluv]

Fics I’ve cried over

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Art Heist, Baby! by otrtbs

When James Potter answers a mysterious ad in his local coffee shop, the last thing he expects is to be thrown into a world of white collar crime, but how can he resist when the mastermind behind the operation has dark hair and brooding eyes and promises wealth beyond James' wildest imagination? He would do anything for that boy named after a star, including stealing millions of dollars of fine art.

Mature. 219,116 words. 38/38 chapters. Jegulus/Wolfstar

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Waiting for you (to find me) by georgia_sk

"If you ever lose me, if you ever need me, just wait on the swing, and I'll come and find you," says the older brother. "That's where I'll be waiting," says the younger brother. And here he is. Here they are. - Or the black brothers afterlife reunion one shot no one asked for but I wrote anyways x

General. 3,563 words. 1/1 chapters. Sirius&Regulus

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Mastermind by @pieceofchocolate

Regulus Black is the mastermind behind the Liberal party. Unfortunately, he’s never been very good at the more outgoing parts of politics – on a more fortunate note, he has his brother to act as a front figure. Sirius Black has always been the sweetheart of British politics, charming the voters with his wit and charisma. That was until James Potter came around, becoming party leader of his own party, the Leftists. Sirius would probably hate him, if they weren't such good friends. Regulus does not share this problem. Remus Lupin literally just needed a job, and got thrown into the mess of secrets, games and an upcoming parliamentary crisis. With an election around the corner, things are bound to go awry.

Mature. 360,712 words. 40/40 chapters. Jegulus/Wolfstar

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The Pure Blood Prince by pjxckson

He had always dreamed of dying beneath a big open sky. - When Regulus Black was dragged into the water by the Inferi, he found himself frozen in time but alive as the rest of the world moved on. What if Harry pulled him from the cave in the Half-Blood Prince and Regulus was finally given the chance to redeem himself?

Mature. 119,412 words. 32/32 chapters. Past Jegulus/Wolfstar

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Home In You by xchasingstarsx

About a young boy who had no idea that Home didn't have to be a place.. Home can be anything. And for Regulus Black Home is no other than James Potter. ------- “What are you doing?,” Regulus heard himself ask. Quietly, barely above a whisper. Scared to ruin whatever this was. He heard James let out a little chuckle. “Stargazing,” he said then. Voice like a gentle caress.

Explicit. 106,704 words. 10/10 chapters. Jegulus

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we'll float away, but if we fall (i only pray, don't fall away from me) by allthesetwistedshadows

Regulus Black didn't have anyone to turn to. Until, one night in the astronomy tower, he did.

Not Rated. 6,842 words. 2/2 chapters. Sirius&Regulus

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To lose you (means I had you in the first place) by hallyticket

“I’m dying,” Regulus breathes, like saying it more will make it feel more real. “I know,” James says, gently, treading carefully as he speaks like Regulus is the one that doesn’t know he’s dying.

Teen and Up. 3,591 words. 1/1 chapters. Jegulus

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The Green Fig Tree by Minttushka

In 2004, a grieving Draco Malfoy finds solace in an unexpected place. In 1976, Regulus Black’s life changes forever after a Quidditch game. In 1981, James Potter survives. The question left is if history will always repeat itself — and more importantly, if some endings can be rewritten.

Explicit. 223,323 words. 61/61 chapters. Jegulus/Drarry

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when facing the things we turn away from by moscovitz

“Was that your plan then?” James says, tone weirdly strangled as he looks at Regulus. “Kill the Dark Lord and then yourself?” Regulus wraps the towel around his shoulders tighter. “Yes.” ___ or, Regulus, ready for death, shows up to the Grimmauld Place after destroying the final Horcrux and meets James, his very, very angry ex boyfriend.

Explicit. 12,698 words. 3/3 chapters. Jegulus.

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Second born, second choice by moonliquor182

Regulus Black is very unhappy, and though he'd never admit it, he misses Sirius. His brother ran away at the start of the summer holidays and hasn't looked back. Regulus is the heir now and he isn't enjoying the new attention.

Not Rated. 4,116 words. 1/1 chapters. Sirius&Regulus

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[thatbrokenheartedwitch]

my favorite regulus characterization was in the fic "whatever happened to the young, young lovers" just trust me its SO GOOD and I'm patiently waiting for the next chapter of "the other side (to you)" which is their newest fic. I love their work sm you cannot convince me otherwise, almost more than my favorite fic ever.

(author name: georgia_sk) on ao3