#jegulus minific

[maiiefizz]

Prompt: Regret

379 words

07.04.2024

@jegulus-microfic

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Regulus likes to make decisions. When he makes them, they usually lead to a better end than James' decisions.

But when James asked if the two of them could go to a shelter just to walk one of the dogs there, and Regulus agreed, he had to expect that it would be one of the few decisions he made wrong.

As soon as they entered the shelter, James had only heart eyes for all the dogs there and Regulus regretted his decision.

"We have to keep them!"

"Which one?"

"All of them!"

"James, we can't just walk all the dogs here."

"Our garden is big enough, Reggi"

"Why should we go for a walk in our garden?"

James looks at Regulus pleadingly

"Well...once they've moved in with us..."

"No."

"Why not?"

Regulus looks at his fiancé in shock

"Regulus, give me one reason why not."

"We can't keep 200 dogs in a species-appropriate way."

James is silent for a moment

"Okay, but one for sure"

"No James, we're not getting a dog!"

"Why?"

"Because..... Yes, because we have a cat. You don't know if that will work"

"Padfoot and Kitty have always got on well"

"But Padfoot isn't a normal dog, is he?"

"Look here" James points to a puppy "he's hardly bigger than Kitty"

"We're both working James. The dog can't be alone all day like the cat!"

"Sirius looks after him and I can take him to the office four days out of five!"

"I'm sure my brother has better things to do than look after your dog"

"Firstly," James starts, pulling out his mobile phone, "It's our dog, and secondly," he puts the call with Sirius on speaker, "Hey Prongs, what's up?" You hear the voice from the phone.

"Say, Pads, would you look after our dog? For a few hours every Monday?"

Sirius' voice is 10 octaves higher when he answers: "Oh my God, you have a dog? I need to meet him! How old is he? Can I come round? I look after him every day too! MOONY WE HAVE TO GO TO-" James hangs up and lets Sirius continue shouting.

Regulus looks briefly at the small, actually very cute dog and at that moment Regulus regrets his decision a little less.

[littleliterarylesbian]

Superhero/Supervillain au teehee (violence warning)

James can't believe what he's seeing in front of him. Regulus is there. Regulus stands in the middle of the hideout they'd been trying to find for years of the villain who makes his life a living hell. And Regulus is alive and standing right there and breathing.

James can't believe it, he saw Regulus die, he held him close when his breathing stopped and when he regretted his choices in not saving him. But what choice did he have? The lives of so many others were at stake.

Regulus looks up at him, tears in his eyes, and James runs to him, holding him close and kissing anywhere he could reach. His skin is as cold as he remembers.

"You're alive, you're here, you're- oh god-" He chokes on his words as his own tears fall, "Oh god, I missed you so fucking much."

Regulus reaches and cups his face, and James can't get over the look of surprise and joy and love there. He doesn't think he could ever let this go, not after the first time, not again.

Regulus smiles, soft and small and just for him and James can't pay attention to anything else.

"I missed you too, so much Jamie."

And Regulus brings him in, fully connects their lips for a longer kiss then the quick pecks James showered him with before. James felt like he's on top of the world with this man in his arms. Then James feels pain. The sting hits him out of nowhere and he grunts, breaking the kiss and looking down as he sees Regulus' hand on the handle of the knife that is now lodged blade deep into his side.

He's so confused. "Wha-"

Regulus cuts him off, sliding his hand from James' cheek, to his jaw. He squeezes and James' eyesight swims. Regulus' other hand is still on the knife, twisting. It burns.

"I'm sorry you had to find out this way." Regulus... He truly does look sad about that, but James still has no idea what's happening. The pieces in front of him just refuse to click together.

"Truly, I am, but watching you walk away from me was probably my last straw." He pulls out the knife, twisting as he goes, and it hurts, it hurts so fucking bad. He'll be fine, probably, in a few hours, but for now all he wants to do is double over in pain, lay on the floor, and figure out what the fuck is happening. He refuses to let the pieces connect. It can't be.

But Regulus speaks again.

"I expected you to find this place sooner or later, you're actually way later than I thought. But I suppose your plans don't work half as well when I'm not there."

"Reg, what-" His voice comes out choked, and he can't tell if it's from the pain or Regulus walking away as he falls to the floor, picking up a bag that was on the desk, the desk filled with computers that look long fried and dead. They'll get no information from this. Nothing unless he figures out why Regulus is alive and here.

Regulus' stops in front of him, leaning down and placing his free hand on James' cheek. The smile he has now is mocking and cold and hardly even a trace of warmth left. He can't stand it. This isn't his Reggie, it can't be. This is just that evil fucking bastard taking his form and using it against James, it has to be, he's done things like it before. The Regulus he knew and loved would never do this.

"I'll see you soon. Don't disappoint me next time Potter." He taps a finger on James' cheek, the chill of the rings he would wear are still there, and his hands are just as cold as they always were. But he's different. And James doesn't know why.

Regulus' stands up, fixing his tie with a hand that is still stained with blood and walks out the door, leaving James bloodied and crumpled on the floor. His form morphs as he leaves, shuttering away from the boy he loves to someone else entirely. Regulus could do that too, he remembers.

James breathes in deep, whining as such a task pulls in the wound, and he brings up the hand not clutching his side to his earpiece. His vision is still foggy. Knowing Regulus, or at least knowing the bitch masquerading as Regulus, he probably coated the blade with something. James wouldn't be surprised.

"I have news." is all he gets out before he shuts down completely. The voice of Sirius yelling in his ear is the sound that follows him to sleep.

[themuseoftheviolets]

lia | 20 | she/he | dyke | fuck jkr ao3 ⋆ minifics ⋆ 2nd war emmary

[aithusarosekiller]

Jegulus domestic bliss minific

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An unusual silence cloaked the house when Regulus walked inside from the road, looking around for wherever his husband had gotten to given he wasn't in his usual spot on the sofa in front of an episode of one of his shitty Brit-coms from years ago ago.

"James?" He called as he hung his bag on the coatstand. "Jay, are you in the kitchen?" No response follwed. With a small hint of confusion he scoured the downstairs space before heading upstairs to see if he'd gone to be early. When he opened their bedroom door to be greeted with a perfectly made -and more importantly empty- bed his confusion began to grow.

"James, where are you?" He asked again, walking down the stairs and running a hand through his hair to toss out the frizziness from his walk home from work. His shift had been long and the walk had been dull and all he wanted was to silently cuddle up to his husband and pretend he was too tired to notice how sweet and clingy he was being.

It was only after his second search of the kitchen that he noticed the back door slightly ajar; it seemed to be the only logical place for James to be so he stepped out onto the garden, back out into the gentle coolness of the summer night. And there, comfortably reclined across their new garden sofa, draped in a fluffy red blanket, was a very distracted looking James hanging off at the sky as if he hadn't even noticed Regulus coming home. He glanced to the door smiling at the sound of footsteps.

"Hi," He mouthed silently, before returning to staring up at the clear sky, eyes flickering around for a moment before landing back on a singular spot.

Regulus made his way over and knelt down next to him with a small 'hello' in response. James smiled wider but didn't look back, silently reaching out to grasp Regulus' hand instead.

"Why does it look like I've kicked you out of our room and forced you to sleep outside." James laughed at that and even Regulus allowed himself to huff a small laugh too.

"I wanted to watch the stars."

"They don't really do much James, they really aren't that interesting that you need to freeze yourself to death sitting out in the dark for them all night."

A momentary silence fell over them before James raised his free hand to point at a star.

"It's that one, right?" He asked, not letting his eyes drift from the spot they'd been glancing off to since Regulus had arrived; when he realised, he couldn't help but laugh a little at James' dedication.

"It is. Did you fix your eyes to that one star so you wouldn't forget which one it was?" James' small smile and lack of response was all the answer he needed. "That it the most James thing you have ever done. How long did it take you to find it? Did you have to search it up?" He teased with a playful grin.

James finally looked away from the stars and stuck his tongue out in a joking rebuttal.

"I just wanted to look at the stars. I find them fun to think about. Them existing, you know? It's strange. But fun."

Without saying a word to kill that childish glint in James' eye, Regulus sat down on the end of the garden sofa, tilted his head up to the sky, and watched the stars with James in the bitter wind of the night. Around them, the world was quiet.

[ash-marauders-version]

Black brothers minific some elements of jegulus : 3

Regulus was supposed to hate James. 

He was supposed to despise him, after all James stole his brother from him. 

He had become Sirius's new brother, his new family. Regulus was left behind, all alone in the cold big halls of Grimauld Place he was supposed to just be fine he was supposed to just move on, but how could he? 

Sirius had chosen James as his new brother and that was it Regulus was just supposed to get over it, he was supposed not to care. 

Because to Sirius, his brother hated him 

His brother was the same as all the others

His brother was just like his parents

So to Sirius he would never imagine that his brother cared for him deeply, and wished they could just talk. 

Little did he know that they were both so alike in ways that not even they themselves knew. 

They were both loyal, both cared about people, both were mean, and both in the end fought for the same exact thing. 

They would never realize this however and that is ultimately the greatest tragedy

And as much as Regulus hated James as much as Regulus hated Sirius, he was awfully jealos of the two. They were brothers not be blood but by choice, and that detail was the one that hurt the most. 

Sirius had chosen James not him to b his family, to James they was no way that Regulus was a good person after all he was apart of the black family, and from what he had heard Regulus was cold and distant. 

Almost like a rose beautiful and alluring, but if you get too close it becomes sharp and armed with thorns making it almost impossible to get closer, unless your willing to get hurt. 

Regulus wanted James, he wanted James to talk to him to hold him, to whisper sweet things in his ear, that no on else knew he said, but realistically that would never happen, why would James the best friend of his brother ever like him back?

James had a secret one he would never tell even his closest friend Sirius.

He was inlove with his best friend's brother.

He knew it was wrong.

He knew that no matter what Regulus was just like the others,

But what if he wasnt?

What if..he was different?

James yearned to know, he yearned to talk to the other boy, but would the other boy want to talk to him? James didnt know.

[queerbatboy]

Jegulus drabble, maybe a minific?

Thinking about Biker James Potter... him and Sirius would be really into motorcycles and i can totally see them being besties who post abt their bikes like they're actual ppl.

ALSO besties Remus and Regulus who like to meet at the local cafe that Lily owns and gossip about books and people walking by when James parks outside to grab some coffees and pastries on the way to meet up with Sirius-

Remus and Reg are doing one of their favourite activities which is judging passerby's as potential dating options because Regulus is always whining about being lonely and hating seeing happy couples bc eww 🙄🙄[Remus is just as bad, only less vocal abt it.] When James walks in, Regulus is immediately VERY unsubtle about looking him up and down. Remus is now judging him bc "Mate you cant even see his face."

"Shut up. just the other day you got a glimpse of some guy at the club and have been waxing poetic about him since. i mean, honestly? all you saw was some black curly hair and a leather jacket dude."

"That's different! there was something about him i swear! and his dancing; oh the way he moved was fucking sinful you dont understand-"

"Yeah yeah i get it he looked like an angel who moved like a devil; you've told me a million times in the past 48 hours I swear. -Wait shut up shut up hes taking off the helmet look!"

"Oh? yeah i guess hes good looking, pretty face. not really my type though" Remus looks over to Regulus whose jaw is now hanging open while his eyes look as if they'll fall out of his skull if he strains them any further. "Reg, you're drooling."

"Am not."

"You so are. Go ask him for his number" Remus nudges Regulus, trying to get him to go over to the counter where James was.

"Fuck no. i'm not just going to go over there and talk to him! 'oh hi i've been staring at you since you came in because you're so hot i feel like i'm going to die if you don't look at me' i mean are you kidding?? Remus? rem- NO. nonononono don't you DARE! oh i'm going to fucking kill you."

Remus calls out and waves at James to come over, smiling at him. "Hey, my friend here was wondering what model your bike is, it looks sick."

Regulus is so fucked. Not only is the handsome stranger even hotter now that he's facing them, big brown doe eyes looking at Regulus with curiosity and, maybe, interest? shit. But the gorgeous stranger is looking at him, waiting for him to say something, and Regulus knows absolutely fucking nothing about motorcycles.

should i continue this? definitely not my best writing as its just me getting thoughts out of my head but oh boy does this AU have a chokehold on me. I'm also thinking artist reg for this au, because duh, ofc im projecting onto him. not sure what remus is doing with his life tho... open to suggestions.

Ps. btw in this AU sirius and regulus are still brothers, but they don't talk much and havent really seen eachother in a few years after a big argument about how sirius left him alone with their parents as a teenager etc.

[writtenicarus]

My Favourite Place

jegulus minific | fluff

Regulus didn't mean to notice at all at first. He was trying to make sure he was breathing normally, feeling James so close to him. This week, they had gone public about their relationship. Beforehand, it had just been the marauders, the girls and Regulus' friends who had known. But now? The whole school.

They had decided to tell people purely because they were sick of hiding things. Sick of the constant fear of ridicule and looking over their shoulders.

Truth be told, it was Regulus who was scared to come out. Not James. James wanted to be out and proud about his love for the younger boy. Wanted to shout it from the rooftops.

James was conscious of what a lot of people thought about him, but not at all when it came to their relationship. Even a year ago, when Sirius had found them kissing stop the astronomy tower, he looked after Regulus and shouted back at Sirius. Told him there was nothing he could do that could make James not want to be in this relationship. Nothing he could say to stop him from loving Regulus.

Even now, those words made him blush.

They were sitting in the Great Hall, house rules be damned. It was dinner and James had been yawning and sleepily chewing next to him for a while. Their thighs were pressed together.

People were looking, of course they were. People were always looking at him - the first and only openly transgender person at Hogwarts. It's a stupid Muggle phase, they said. As if being trans had anything to do with magic. People laughed, well James did say he was bisexual, they'd laugh.

But James never let them get very far. And he continues to loud with his love.

It is then that James' head falls onto Regulus' shoulder.

Regulus automatically tenses like he always does when he's touched, but instead of relaxing now like he's slowly but surely learning to do, he continues to sit completely still.

This registers with James, obviously, he's always observant when it comes to Regulus. "Everything alright, love?"

"People are staring." Regulus whispers.

"Let them, let them see me happy in my favourite place." James smiles.

Regulus gulps. "Favourite?"

James nods, "my favourite place."

And he can't deny James that, can he?

[stormygrievances]

JEGULUS MINIFIC

art by the extremely talented @sophithil

Much like the stars in the sky, always unwavering and constant, Regulus Black hates James Potter. Always has and always will.

Or, that’s what he thought before he actually met James.

Maybe it is James’ laugh, warm like the sun, kind above all. Or, perhaps it are his hugs, always comforting, always safe.

Be that as it may, Regulus is helpless in the face of the hurricane of love James embodies. With every sunset, James chips away at Regulus’ resolve to hate him.

One day, Regulus Black wakes up feeling like he doesn’t hate James Potter at all.

On another day, Regulus Black feels he might just love James Potter; how could he ever have hated James?

Regulus Potter, now forever James Potter’s, knows he loves James, and he doesn’t even remember ever hating him.

I WAS WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF MY FIC AND I CAME UP WITH THIS, WHAT DO WE THINK?????? I <3 fluff!!!!!

Check out my fic if you want more writing like this ;)

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

literally think about tsayctm jegulus every day

...So do I. Does it help if...

That's the Sirius chapter. That's the one I can't fuck up.

@hihimissamericanbi is being a godsend and helping me make it make sense, but it's a chunky boi, you see? I can't just chuck it at your face, it's going to be too crazy. I need to make it more digestible.

But I can give you the tentative title? If I divide it into two chapters, it'll be :

Lecagy bearer

Heartpocket

Which--technically is a minific inside the fic, cuz it's Sirius POV and wolfstar, so I have to create a full story within the story in one chapter and let me tell you that's an EXERCISE.

Thank you for loving it as much as I do!

[lexithwrites]

i meant you could leave jegulus fandom, not marauders fandom. jegulus barely counts as marauders fandom if you think about it

I mean I enjoy fanart of them, and a lot of the minifics, so I don't see the point in leaving. Plus I wrote an almost 60k fic of them haha but I'm curious to know why you say they barely count as marauders fandom, James is the marauder (1/4)

[c0ffinrehearsal]

Do you have any ideas for a long multi-chapter fic you'd love to write someday?

yes!!! there are a couple that i already have half-written. most of my focus has been on writing short pieces to get a feel for the characters.

my current long-fic WIPS are: cowboy wolfstar, wolfstar in the appalachian mountains, a longer t4t wolfstar fic and a jegulus fic with no discernible plot yet lol

i am always open to prompts tho, and minific requests 💕

[maiiefizz]

Jegulus Prompt: Spring

01.04.24

408 words

@jegulus-microfic

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James looks after the garden every year.

He plants flowers and tills the beds. As soon as the winter frost is over, you'll only find him outside.

Even though Regulus would rather be inside reading his book, he knows that his boy friend would probably bury himself alive.

That's why he's sitting in the garden today, with his book, snuggled up in one of James' Quidditch jumpers, watching James dig.

"Why are you standing in a hole? How deep are you going to do that?"

"Sirius just rang. He and Remus want to hide the whomping willow as an April Fool's joke and confuse Minnie. And I-"

Regulus interrupts him:

"No, we're not going to plant the willow in our garden!"

"But-"

"No, Potter."

But just at that moment, the balcony door behind Regulus opens and his big brother comes into the garden.

"Perfect James! You've already got everything ready, I see!" Sirius puts one arm over Regulus' shoulders and holds out his other hand to James. In it is the whomping willow in miniature size. "Merlin, you're both insane"

"This is the best April Fool's joke Hogwarts has ever had!"

"You two get that willow back to Hogwarts right now before you get detention!"

Sirius rolls his eyes. "We're not at Hogwarts anymore, baby brother. McGonagall can't give us detention any more."

"Yes, but I'm still there for three months. And if I get detention, I swear to Merlin and Morgana you'll be there too!"

James climbs out of the hole and goes to his friend. He puts his arms over Regu's shoulders and gives him a big smooch on the nose.

"I'm in the garden every spring. One more plant won't make any difference. She might not even notice!"

Unfortunately, an owl, which they have seen often enough next to McGonagall in the Great Hall, flies over their heads at that moment.

It is carrying a bright red envelope.

Fortunately, the howler does not hoot, but the calm voice of Professor McGonagall is heard.

"Black, Potter, if the whomping willow is not back within two hours, you will get detention. Believe me, I'm going to make it work. Mr Regulus Black, please inform Mr Lupin. My information is that he is in a bookshop with your brother's credit card. Good distraction. Happy Easter."

The letter self-destructs, leaving three shocked young men in the garden.

Nevertheless, you can still hear the professor's grin in the letter.

[cr-amber]

hand-holding #2 for the writing prompts please!! either jegulus or drarry you pick

omg i love this one! it's gonna be jegulus

2. calloused hands in soft hands

“Literally how are your hands so soft?”

“It’s called skincare, James, you should try it sometime.”

“I don’t- I use lotion sometimes,” James mumbles, not mentioning that it’s Remus’ lotion because everything in their dorm is communal at this point.  Regulus looks pained.

“You’re hopeless,” Regulus tells him, but there’s something fond in his voice.

“I don’t understand.  My hands are only like this because of quidditch, which you also play!”

“Yes but as we’ve established, I take care of myself.”

“I take-”

“-James,” Regulus interrupts.

“What?” James asks, still defensive.

“Just shut up and hold my hand.” Regulus says, offering it to him, and James practically melts.

“Yeah, okay, I can do that.”

And so he does.

[someone-from-nowhere]

So we know enchanted is a jegulus/wolfstar song but it can also serve as a bartylus song:

There I was again tonight

Forcing laughter, faking smiles

Same old tired, lonely place

Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy

Regulus was at yet another gala thrown by his parents. Every event, he was used to faking everything because that's what his parents taught him.

"Don't show your weakness" they said.

At this point it came naturally to him.

This time though he had to put extra effort to not let anyone see the hurt in his eyes. He had broken up with James months ago but he still felt incomplete without him.

Vanished when I saw your face

All I can say is, it was enchanting to meet you

As he goes about the gala meeting and greeting people, he sees a beautiful stranger across the room. The stranger also makes eye contact with Regulus, instantly enamored by him.

Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"

'Cross the room your silhouette

Starts to make its way to me

Before Regulus could grasp reality again, the stranger was making his way towards him.

They both shake hands and the stranger introduces himself as Barty Crouch Jr.

The playful conversation starts

Counter all your quick remarks

Like passing notes in secrecy

Through the whole event, they stay together exchanging banters and laughs.

As Regulus laughs at a very inappropriate joke Barty cracked, Barty comments,

"You have a beautiful smile", this makes Regulus blush furiously as he stutters out a "you too". Barty let's out a little chuckle at his reaction.

And it was enchanting to meet you

All I can say is, I was enchanted to meet you

Regulus was glad he hadn't missed out on the gala, suddenly grateful for his parents for organizing it.

Barty was giddy and happy that night for he met Regulus.

They both felt a certain chemistry between them and knew that they would form a special bond.

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

On their way home, both of them were replaying their time spent together with small blushes and sweet smiles on their faces.

The lingering question kept me up

2 AM, who do you love?

I wonder 'til I'm wide awake

And now I'm pacing back and forth

Wishing you were at my door

I'd open up and you would say, "Hey"

Few years later, Barty and Regulus were to be engaged but Regulus did not feel quite right about it. He kept thinking about James. It's not like he didn't love Barty, he did, but what he had with James...

Barty could see the uncertainty on Regulus's face. He knew he was thinking about James.

On their second date Reg had told him everything about his past. Yet Barty stayed. He loved Regulus with such intensity that he would do anything for him.

Barty called off their engagement. He was foolish enough to stay with Reg even when he knew about everything but he wasn't stupid enough to not know Regulus did not want to marry him because he wasn't the man of his dreams. He would learn to love his Reg from afar. He had to.

He couldn't let Regulus be entitled to someone he did not feel truly in love with. He couldn't let his Reg live like him, loving another man who doesn't harbour the same love for you but someone else.

It was enchanting to meet you

All I know is, I was enchanted to meet you

His Reg.

Well he was never completely his.

But he was happy. Happy for Regulus as he had gone on years later to marry the actual love of his life, James.

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you.

All he knew was that he was glad for that gala as it had given him some ecstatic years with Reg, he thought as he was sitting on the front row seeing Reg promise forever to someone that was not him...

Damn you James Potter, you are one lucky man.

[jvstncthcme]

20 ( wolfstar or jegulus )

20. things you said that i wasn't meant to hear

Sirius sways a little as he rises from his seat. The flute of champagne clasped loosely between his fingertips, obviously, isn’t his first. By the looks of it, it’s not his second or third, either. 

“May I propose a toast?” He slurs loudly, hitting the flute dramatically with the side of his butter knife. As if they’re in some sort of muggle film. The sound rings out noisily throughout the venue, catching most everyone’s attention.  

Regulus would be more than happy to shut that particular request down, had it not been for the affectionate smile planted firmly on Sirius’ face. His brother looked thoroughly excited, and even he didn’t haven’t it in his heart to stamp that out. 

James looks to him for an answer, brow raised in silent questioning. He gives him a slight nod in return. There’s nothing that could possibly ruin his day, not even a drunk Sirius.

“Go for it, mate.” James says, grinning over at Sirius. 

“As most of you already know, three years ago I married the love of my life–” He starts, eyes shifting down at Remus before he’s back to addressing the room as a whole. “That day, I thought to myself; this is my happiest moment… And while that’s still true, this is at least in the top ten.”  

Regulus rolls his eyes, though there’s no denying the grin he’s got his lips pulled up into. 

“How generous of you, Pads!” James yells, sarcasm dripping from his voice. 

“Anything for you, Jamie.” Sirius says with a wink. 

“Okay, on a serious note. You both went through so much to get to this day, I’m so fucking happy for you two. I want to wish you both many great years to come.” He adds, holding his glass out to the rest of the guests. “And, I just wanted to tell you, Reg, that James said he’d name one of his kids after me and I’m holding you both to that promise. –Cheers to the happy couple!” 

James snorts, raising his own glass in the air before drinking a sip of it in unison with Sirius. 

“Thanks, Siri. But, there’s not a chance in hell that’s happening.” Regulus says. 

“Y’know, James said he’d name a kid after me too.” Remus cuts in with a grin, drinking down his own champagne before setting the empty glass back on the table in front of him. 

“Me too.” Peter says, chuckling to himself.

Regulus looks at James with furrowed brows, who just shrugs. 

“Remus Peter Sirius Black-Potter has a nice ring to it.” James jokes, leaning over to kiss Regulus’ temple.

[maiiefizz]

Jegulus Microfic

Tw: Bad decisions were made. (Spoiler in #)

They're lying together in the Room of Requirement. It's a small room now. Just big enough for a Bed.

The first night back in hogwarts, obviously they have to see each other.

But Regulus is different.

Somehow different from before the Summer holidays.

"What's going on, Love?" James brushes a few strands of Regulus' hair behind one of his ears, which had fallen into his face when he had laid his head on James' chest.

"You will hate me"

James freezes.

"What happend?"

Regulus buries his face in James neck, but he can instantly hear his sobs.

"They got me."

James understands in an instant.

He grabs Regulus Wrist and sees the dark mark.

Pitch Black and big on his lover's arm.

"I must obey him now. We can't see each other again, Jamie"

James kisses his hair, and strokes soothingly over the new tattoo. "No, Love. We will be together forever, remember?"

"But I can't follow you. I can't love you. We're in different teams now, James." Regulus tries to get up, but James strong arms are just pulling him closer.

"Nothing will separate us, Reggi."

"We have no choice, James! I-I have to follow him, and you have to fight against him and-"

"Who says that?" James interrupts.

"What do you mean?"

"Who says I have to fight against him? I'm sure he is willing to make me one of them"

"Potter, you can't just be one of them!"

"But then I can still be with you, don't I?"

"Don't do this, James"

"I love you. I'll do anything for you."

"You have to kill my brother, and Lily, and-"

"Can I keep you?"

"-You can keep me."

"Then let's fight against them. They trust me, so it's not a big deal. Do we need a plan?"

"We...we have to wait and see what the dark lord wants."

"Okay, so we still have time?"

"We have time, James. It probably won't start for a few weeks."

"So let's have some fun, before we have to kill Sirius."

"Are you sure you want this?"

"I'm sure I want you. I'll do anything to keep you, my Love."

Less than a week later, James has his new tattoo and he and Regulus are the new leaders of the Death Eaters. But not much later, he finds one of his best friends at his other side again.

"Oh, Hey Pete!" James says.