#like i love pandora and regulus but pls

[all-too-unwell-13]

i know we all love pandora and reg friendship in fics

but i present to you, dorcas and reg friendship who match each other's sarcasm, give each other 'looks' across the class when someone says smth stupid, never hold hands/are physically affectionate but link arms in the hallway otw to class (nobody can tell if they're dating or not until marlene comes along), and when reg is the only one dorcas tells about her chaotic love life because she doesn't trust anyone else

(bonus points if the fic includes pandora and barty friendship 🙏)

[moonytoast-x]

REGULUS BLACK FIC RECS WOOOOOOOO

*all of these are >1 chapter, none are pwp. most r frickin long*

no greater sin by windyday07: parslemouth regulus at hogwarts with a mission from the dark lord, really long like 250k, tragic jegulus (guys this fic is my favoritest its so good pls read) wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53207725

more than magic by hometown_nerd: another regulus lives au, but where he loses his magic and becomes a squib. he saves harry from the dursleys, teaches at hogwarts, and loves his brother. completed (but the next part is a wip)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44168425

whatever happened to the young, young lovers by georgia_sk: regulus fakes his death imstead of actually dying, and after two years he shows up to an order meeting with Voldemort's dead body. endgame jegulus, wolfstar, rosekiller. completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42084009

operation walburga's arbitrary no kissing ever rule by courfee: 10 things I hate about you au, jegulus muggles. completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47488693

second chances by introvertedhufflepuff: regulus gets turned into a six year old again, he and sirius fix their shit awww. completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50286298

black friday by gildedingold: along those lines, regulus and sirius switch bodies freaky friday style and fix their shit awww. completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58381954

absentmindedly making me want you by calamitoustide: jegulus wrong number texting fic! completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37291312

there's only dreamers left, now by orphan_account: naive james gets scammed by the skittles, finds his way into their found family of crime while they try to save sirius from showbiz extreme edition. wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52705465

a star for a summer's day by her_smile_forges_galaxies: bartylus and sunrose fake date to make the others jealous, endgame rosekiller jegulus (+platonic moonwater!!) completed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42487803

a means to a triumph by naodrith: regulus lives au where he comes back to teach at hogwarts after 12 years of being "dead," eventual moonwater. wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46867105

l'etoile noir by moxiereads: reg is a ballet dancer with a drug problem, james is a simp. wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55586029

pull the trigger on the gun (i gave you when we met) by ouroboros: bartylus pining and being hopelessly in love and also stupid. wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57547309

the golden king by maladaptivewriting: regulus lives but he gets age regressed and ends up going to hogwarts with the golden trio. shit goes down, magic happens, etc. wip (its like 630k tho)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44979484

nights were made for saying things by 300sonnets: muggle au regulus, evan, and pandora move back to england from france, and start meeting the rest of the squad. black brothers drama and jegulus and rosekiller woohoo!! wip

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60403747

every omen in the valley by rweoutofthewods: jegulus college au, also a soulmate au! wip (significant chance its abandoned but the chapters that do exist are 🔥🔥🔥)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52618366

k i think thats all for now 🥳 enjoy 😘

[eatanorange]

marauders do the candy trauma salad trend since I JUST saw a fantastic one for pjo (highly encourage y'all to add your versions/to this pls I don't have solid hcs of everyone) (evan's is fully me projecting btw)(a lot of them are me projecting <3).

Upon completion I want to add up here n not just the tags that these do reference various traumas/bigotry so be careful and mind what headspace ur in n all that pls take care of urselves k thanks love u.

Sirius: Hi I'm sirius and every time my mother considered something I did 'impure', like experience joy or get sorted in to gryffindor, she took my mouth away! *momentary zone out from the horrors* I brought milk duds!

Barty: bazooka bubblegum. *vid cuts* I'm barty and I hate my dad for all of the reasons you can imagine and I think it would be fun if he blew up. good?

Lily: Hi I'm Lily and after I got sent to magic school, all emotional ties with my muggle sister, who regards me as a freak, and my mother, who was more sensitive to her side, were severed. They didn't tell me when my dad died. I brought 3 musketeers.

Remus: Hi I'm remus and I got bit by a werewolf when I was 5, then my dad offed himself because of it. I brought moon pies.

James: Hi I'm James and I fell into limerence with someone and incessantly pursued them for over a year in ways that were detrimental to both of our mental states. I was so public about it I don't even need to say who it was. My mother sat me down one day and said "was it something your father and I did, something we said, that convinced you you need to beg someone to love you? to let you show them love?" and that broke something in me. We're chill now though, and I have coping techniques that work for me while still allowing me to be my expressive self, so I brought mr. goodbars.

Peter: Hi I'm peter and my animagus is literally a rat. I brought sour patch kids.

Dorcas: Hi I'm dorcas and my pureblood parents will never say it to my face but they wanted me to be a boy. To compensate I was sure to always get top marks, be well liked, and experience gender dysphoria. I burnt out before our 5th year, and learning radical acceptance in the place of trying to guess unspoken rules saved my life. I brought smarties.

Regulus: Hi I'm regulus and in order to be sure my mother didn't assassinate my brother for running away, I stayed behind in the abusive household and eventually became a deatheater to keep my cover, hunting down one bald headed bitch's horcruxes until it literally almost killed me. I think it did kill me in some lives. and I brought the starburst.

Mary: Hi I'm Mary and due to blood supremacist bigots, I have to go to school with people who want me to die just for having the audacity to exist. The muggle world is also like this. The school I go to does not matter in this scenario. I brought mentos for the salad and a bottle of soda for the show.

Evan: Hi I'm evan and my ex went on holiday to another country for 3 months, told me we could write to stay connected, they didn't, broke up with me via owl while still on said vacation, and then came to talk to me in person about that, denied that it was an active choice to disconnect from me, then tried to put the onus of any friendship to follow on just me. We haven't spoken since. Also I'm a sex positive, but also trauma affected ace, it was an open relationship, and they somehow still managed to be shady/inconsiderate about hooking up with someone on the vacation. I brought blow pops.

Pandora: Hi I'm pandora and sometimes I get prophetic dreams so vivid I can't tell when I wake up. Sometimes, though the future is not stagnant, I see my friends die :) I brought airheads.

Marlene: Hi I'm marlene and I have 5 brothers. 3 of them accept my nonbinary identity. The rest, and my parents, blatantly ignore that I use they/them pronouns. Then they told me if I don't have children as an adult I won't be worth visiting because it's my job as a pureblood to produce an heir. So I went to St. Mungos and got sterilized. I brought baby ruth candy.

Hope you enjoy! and thanks if you read them all! This was fun for me.

[ttroubledwaters]

Marauders as things my friends have said pt 2

had a deep dive in our discord dms for this shit. @al1xre as promised. love you tater tot 😽🩷 which friend should I target next.. nani or cece.... I got A LOT on both them mfs

other parts

Sirius: BRO. YOU CAN FIGURE THIS OUT URSELF

James: BUT PADS??? YOURE MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PERSON?? YOURE SUPPOSED TO HELP??

Dorcas: DUDE. IM NOT GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF.

Barty: YOURE NOT MY MOTHER. but fine.

James: STOP BEING GOOFY AND CONFESS

James: THIS IS STRESSING ME OUT

Sirius: YOU??? MF IM THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS?

James: DAWG IM SHITTING BRICKS. WE'RE BASICALLY THE SAME PERSON SO

Peter: BRO JUST LEAVE ME ALONE IF YOU WONT LISTEN

Marlene: NO BUT THAT IS SCARY HUH

Lily: I DONT GIVE A FUCK. SAY IT.

Marlene: I'm telling Pandora you're being mean

Lily: I DONT GIVE FLYING FUCKS IM TRYING TO HELP YOU

Barty: shape one into a dick

Evan: bro there's children around

Dorcas: well she told me her name and I told her mine??

Barty: ... Congratulations?

Evan: hit the jackpot fr

Dorcas: I'm gonna stop talking to you both

Regulus: I love being the unproblematic bystander

Lily: ew I feel like a mother

Marlene: mommy lily

Lily: no pls I hate that

Mary: what about mother Lily?

Peter: I need help with the personality

James: uhmm.. harsh at first? Smoker definitely

Sirius: has a penis

Remus: HAS A PENIS? 😭

James: everythings possible

Dorcas: lesbians liking men

James: oh yeah. That's not possible.

Sirius: why don't you just fall for a friend?

James: eh idk.. most of em are taken

Sirius: wow ok I'm offended

James: don't you like Remus?

Sirius: still.. thought that counts..

Barty: potter doesn't think I'm scary, right?

Regulus: of course not! He thinks you're terrifying!

Remus: my coffee tastes like sad bean water :((

Sirius: put creamer in it

Remus: oh right I forgot

James: I appreciate you sm I love you

Sirius: I love you more??

James: impossible. I love you more.

Sirius: possible. I love you most.

James: I love you mostest.

Sirius: I love you more than mostest.

James: I love you more than more than mostest.

Sirius: that makes no sense what and you're wrong like its not possible

(Remus and Regulus side eyeing the fuck out of them both)

Evan: oh my gosh we both have siblings.. soulmates fr.

Regulus: i wanna be on your level of delusion

Sirius: how bout Remus turns around and looks at ME like that

James: id look at you like that

Sirius: THAT CAUGHT ME OFF GAURD.

Sirius: my life is so boring I need real drama

Peter: id create drama but being involved takes a lot of effort

[permetutotheworld]

hi my name is Persephone, but you can call me Seph/Sephy/Nyx , I use they/xe pronouns, I’m an asexual lesbian, I’m autistic+adhd,

and I’m a minor (please don’t be creepy I’ve already had two people message me being weird and sexual)

I write a lot of poetry and I’m writing a book at the moment based off of the idea of multiple universes existing at a time, I sing and I love performing, specifically musical theatre

I ALSO TAKE REQUESTS!! I write poetry mostly for them but microfics tooo, for good omens, the marauders, percy jackson, les mis and any TJ Klune books that ive read, just pop a prompt into my inbox and ill do my best to get jt to you as fast as i can <3

my fandoms are : Les Mis, good omens, pjo, marauders, hunger games, aru shah, marvel, doctor who

my favourite music: queen, Maisie peters, the last dinner party, the crane wives, Taylor Swift, Florence and the machine, rene Rapp, Chappell roan, David Bowie, blondie, boygenius, most musicals

favourite books: house in the cerulean sea, under the whispering door, in the lives of puppets (all by TJ Klune)

my tags:

Nyx yaps: my silly little commentary on anything that happens to me

nyx vents: my life low-key sucks quite a lot at time so I vent a bit but I make sure to trigger warning everything triggering

nyx writes: I write silly little poems and stories that I post sometimes

nyx’s moots 🫶🫶: for my lovely moots

Nyx loves their gf: thats right guys i love my gf so mich and i talk about her a lot

perpendicular universe: posts about my fantasy novel im working onnn

Please dni if you’re queerphobic or discriminate against minorities in general, if you support trump or other dickwads like him or if you’re just going to be mean

also I do struggle a lot with mental health so I probably will randomly disappear or vent but I’ll make sure to trigger warning everything

my writing blogg: @persephone-writes-silly-stuff below the cut: my rp blogs, my moots and my fics

My rp blogs:

@nico-sees-dead-people @prongsie-rambles @regulus-the-star @pandora-opens-the-box @sunshine-boy-official

@enjolsaurus-rex @sunshine-prongsie-boy @panda-reads-your-death @lily-petals-falling @stars-andpoems

if you like my blog you should check out my amazing mutuals whom I love and adore:

@xenocollector LES MIS RAAA

@sauntering-vaguelydownward literally so sweet ilysm/platonically

@marylily-my-beloved love you Fatimah omg

@aidens-ocean-galaxy very purple coded person and very cool also so genuinely lovely we live laugh love Juno in this household

@theoristswan5683 literally so nice omg they have the loveliest vibes 😭

@ashstillalive Amazing writer amazing person will happily beta read for you anytime

@mae-occasionally-reads so sweet so lovely so cool so glad we’re mutuals love you so much/platonic vibes only MY BEST FRIEND ILYYYSMMM/pl <3333

@definitionoffuckup AL very cool individual

@rafaelthesilly I KNOW YOU IN REAL LIFE POOKIE YOURE THE BEST LESBIAN BUDDIE MY AMAZING SPOUSE ILYSM (platonically)

@inezrable I have more octopus facts for you!!!!!!!

@garden-of-runar the coolest person alive still can’t believe you followed me back althought yoir spice tolerance js weird as shit/lh and paprika is not spicy

@ravenwordss literally so sweet love you/pl

@pyromaniacbibliophile my spouse bc we are married

@cossie-fauchelevant the one and only cosette to my enjolras <3

@delinda24601 SHES SO COOL MY IRL BUS BESTIE LOVE HER TO BITS I FOUNDED HER FAN CLUB SHES SO SUPER COOL GUYS 🩷🩷🩷🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

@im-on-crack-send-help RIYANAAA SO SUPER COOL ILYSM

@startswithahell - cant wait for those unhinged asks omgomg

@biggestqiblifan - I LOVE YOU SM/pl

@the-eclipse-is-in-me - one of my favouritest people on this hellsite

@circe-butbetter - JANA!!! So incredibly cool and iconic

@joanmonet - JOAN!! IRL!! SHE GAVE ME TURKISH DELIGHT AND IS LITERALLY MY WIFE VERY COOL WE SHARE LIKE 90% OF THE SAME INTERESTS !!!! WHAT AN ICON!!! WE FRICKING SAUTÉED ON THOSE EXAMS!!!

[lienspien]

☆ Iska. He/they. 18. Cismale. Omnisexual. June 16. Gemini sun, Pisces moon, Gemini rising. Ravenclaw. Indonesian. Mostly talk abt Marauders. Sirius Black & Evan Rosier kinnie. Multishipper. Loves all things about geography.

Side blog: @treintar @therewasnofloorbtw

Div from @v6que & @plutism

Blog matching w @saturnsconstellation

—☆—

U can interact with me, idc ill fight you if ur weird. I support Palestine.

More abt me ::::

(pls jst dm me so we can be friends and get married)

Stuff I'm interested in: Marauders, Ever after high, Demon slayer, Honkai Star Rail, Harry Potter, Haikyuu, a few manhwas, Gilmore girls, a few animes, world building, countryhumans, cultures of countries, history, and et cetera (pls talk to me abt whatever i would probably know or like it)

Marauders ships: wolfstar, rosechaser, starchaser, prongsfoot, bitchkiller, rosekiller, moonwater, sunkiller, quillkiller, bartylus, xenodora, pandalily, jily, marylily, marylene, dorlene, dorlily, lucissa, peter x benjy, alice x narcissa, narcissa x lily, andromeda x tonks, dorcas x peter, dorcas x james, mary x emmeline, barty x mary, emmeline x marlene, pandora x regulus, pandora x barty, remus x james, peter x james, peter x barty, and et cetera. (Guys I like all ships as long as its not problematic or poly)

General likes: hot chocolate, chocolate cake, French fries, sunflowers, novels, YouTube videos, a bunch of foreshadowing, reading socmed aus, playing sports, playing games, cooking, and et cetera. (I like to do whatever I want actually)

People ik and love

@addsalwayssick @novathevamp @saturnsconstellation @moonssong @this-is-me-lolol @dandelionflowery @cheekyboybeth @marylily-my-beloved @idk-what-to-put-here-123 @moonyswarmsweaters @koezii @kaerayhn @aesthetic-writer18 @andyxcds @sleepinginmygrave @purple-phesh-and-cheps @permetutotheworld @ethan-is-sleepy et cetera (ill tag u in a bit baby girl)

[alishaaxo]

ive somehow gotten into marauders tiktok a lil…. and OMG some ppl r acc delusional and lowk mean for telling straight up lies to new fans….

like somebody asked what were regulus’ last words and a heavily-liked comment replies “oh its about him and james having a house by the sea” and then said its in the books…. TFFFF

regulus is only mentioned like 3 times i think…. by sirius, by professor slughorn maybe?? and then the moment the golden trio discover who R.A.B is and thats FINE and also ppl shipping jegulus is fine but the lies r not like at what point would be ever discover his last words or wanting a house w james when both of them are DEAD and havent written a letter mentioning it or anything😭😭

and like another post i saw this morning was about luna/barty having an interesting dynamic and the comments were like “oh its becuz he was besties with her uncle evan rosier” and i get thats the fanon but when somebody replies and asks if this is true in the books pls dont say “oh yes lunas mum was a rosier who loved barty jr and thats why he cared for luna”

it simply just NEVER existed 💀💀

im all for creating hcs and stuff cos thats what fandom is about but like having things so wildly out of canon (or plausible but not mentioned) just becoming generally agreed upon kills me becuz now there is no possibility of finding fics which go thru different routes (like pandora lovegood being originally a fortescue, ollivander or malfoy etc)…..

……or just follow canon (like with remus lupins whole characterisation! he’s not some soft uwu boy…. but he isnt some emo punk friends with slytherins…. hes a kind but cowardly guy who wasn’t naturally smart but became studious and who has some anger issues which occasionally pop out‼️)

(also like i remember before atyd got big and i cant imagine how ppl who r ogs in the fandom feel now…. like ive liked it as a kid but only got into the fandom like 2018-ish)

(and i didnt read atyd at first when it got big becuz of how they made remus be in an orphanage when i loved the idea of him having super loving but guilty parents esp cos his dad was an anti-wolf activist but him growing to love wolves but feeling ashamed for how his bigotry resulted in his son’s issue would be SO interesting….. and then it goes even more canon-divergent with the personality lobotomy of remus and then i gave up on both it AND the fandom becuz then everything kinda replicated it with the changing characterisation of the marauders 😭😭)

ALSO ALSO like the whole hatred of dumbledore goes way too far sometimes and it lowkey just takes me back to how pissed the aot, fmab and mha fandom would make characters like grisha jaeger, hohenheim and all might…. like they do have their issues but they aren’t some abusive assholes and i get making ooc fanfics cos do whatever but the sheer amount of fics making them that would kill me. and like grindeldore angst and the tragicness of dumbledores plot is so interesting to me

[greencatalystcomet]

due to the lack of major female characters i propose we all start treating the black sisters the way we treat regulus black, barty crouch jr, and evan rosier. and i realize to do that we need queer ships so heres what im proposing

bellatrix/emmeline vance- okay i know quillkiller is already a semi popular wlw ship for bella BUT i think bella and emmeline would be really good and healthier. like emmeline is so calm, it perfectly offsets bellas... less sane moments

andromeda/sybill trelawney- this one i will admit i am most unsure about, mostly bc i wouldnt mind keeping andy/ted. bUT like i do kinda think andy would be a little enamored by the way that sybill is such a free spirit (bc andy feels so stifled by her family, it would be incredible to see some else who is so free) and i think andy could be the serious to balance the crazy of trelawney. that being said i also was considering andy/alice longbottom (commonly headcanoned alice longbottom nee fortescue) and i would love if somebody else could come up with an explanation/argument for that pair

narcissa/aurora sinistra- OKAY do you guys remember astronomy class? sinistra was the teacher for that if you forgot (and i dont blame you if you did bc i rlly went SEARCHING for women i could pair with this trio) but she ls mostly mentioned as giving out a lot of homework but i think that hard working, no nonsense attitude would likely draw narcissa in bc its something she and aurora would have in common (at first i wanted to pair narcissa with pandora, commonly headcanoned pandora rosier, but her mom is a rosier so ABSOLUTELY NOT)

anyway tell me what you think or if anybody has any other ideas pls post about it. honestly just post about the black sisters in general, this fandom needs more main women!!

[noblehouseofgay]

The noble and most ancient house of gay

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(Updated Jan 30, 2025)

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- I'm Regulus/Reg (I like it pronounced redge for me personally, do whatever you want for the character though)

- He/him, trans 🏳️‍⚧️

- queer mess

- I'm 21 and a Sagittarius

- ✨️autism✨️

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- regulus and remus kinnie

- favorite ships are jegulus, rosekiller, wolfstar, dorlene, and pandalily (my endgames <3)

- favorite characters are regulus, remus, James, pandora, barty, and evan

- I'm a slytherin if that's not obvious enough

- I fucking hate jkr and everything she stands for, so if you defend or support her it's automatic block

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- I have very strong opinions but I'm not an asshole (unless deserved)

- I'll play nice if you do

- I block very liberally, I don't tolerate jegulus/regulus hate whatsoever

- absolutely z e r o proship/incest/etc. None. Instant block. Pls stop asking me about it

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- I like marauders obviously, but also percy jackson, stardew valley, my chemical romance, and a bunch of other random shit that may or may not even matter on this blog

- I'm a taylor swift fan but in a friend of Dorothea way, iykyk

- I also love chappell roan and conan gray

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- join the discord!!

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My tags:

- #the noble house of writings

- #noble house of au ideas

- #the noble house of music

- #noble house of sims

- #noble house of art

- #noble's wicked series

- #noble's band aus

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[crescentofthegods]

vena amoris

pairing: draco malfoy x slytherin!fem!zabini!reader

request: ok hello hello hello 😵‍💫 i have a request but only if u write for draco!! if not, please do ignore this.

i was kind of brain-rotting about this for a while now, so hear me out even if this might not be the best description ever. T__T

so, reader could be in the same house or not, this isn’t exactly a huge part of the plot. but draco has kind of been crushing on reader for a while, but reader keeps pushing him away—in a sense that they would keep denying draco’s attempts at wooing them, and would constantly reject anything he gets them (firm believer of draco's language being gift giving, at least one of them)

so clearly draco is like so whipped he grows so out of character and gets teased by his peers 😭 the ending is up to you, but i picture this as a fluffy (maybe the pushing away contributes to a bit of an angst factor) fourth or fifth year draco fic. your writing is so muah, by the way 🫂 much love, xx! ~ anon

word count: 5,269 words (woah)

warnings: FLUFF, reader is blaise's twin (slay), a shit ton of swearing (sorry), theodore nott smoking his iconic cigarettes, reader kissing draco at the end, not proofread!

author's note: IM SO BAD WITH WARNINGS SO PLS LMK IF I MISSED ANYTHING. i kind of included high valyrian (as in the language from game of thrones + house of the dragon) bc im currently in my asoiaf era so YEAH. also, anon, i'm sorry if i botched this, i kind of messed up the end but this has been sitting in my inbox for so long; I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOY<3

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AS SNAPE DRONED on about Wit-Sharpening Potions and their advantages, you began fiddling with your silver bracelets, seeming to zone out of the lesson as the thought of dragons entered your mind. Your tongue licked your bottom lip rimmed with strawberry-flavoured gloss whilst you acted as if you were paying attention, flitting your eyes over to the back of Professor Snape’s greasy-haired head.

At this moment in time, you were bored out of your mind. There was nothing more riveting than the words of your historic fiction books, often containing stories about families with the blood of their dragons running through their veins. Instead, you were here in Potions class, preparing for your approaching OWLs, your chin resting in the palm of your hand as your eyelids fought to stay open. You did not even have the comforts of your twin brother, the well-revered Blaise Zabini, who had begun skipping class to see his “greatest love” (his words, not yours), Luna Lovegood. Others thought her to be a strange girl, especially because her mother was a powerful witch. Though Pandora Lestrange (who had never fitted in with her family) was known for her skills and her friendship with Regulus Black, she married Xenophilius Lovegood, who was now the editor of the Quibbler. He was stranger than his daughter, and many students theorised that it was him who filled Luna’s head with such… Such bizarre assumptions.

You, much to one’s dismay, quite liked the fourth year. Luna was often correct with her words and had interesting stories about her mother, to whom you had admired dearly.

Thankfully, something had caught your gaze. Unfortunately, it seemed to be much worse than the lecture you were enduring. Your eyes widened at the sudden appearance of a paper sparrow, the bird flying around in the air as it landed in the palms of your hands. You pulled a face, glimpsing at the faces around the godforsaken dungeon before stopping at a particular platinum-haired, blue-eyed boy, gazing at you with a goofy grin as the confusion written on your face contorted into vast annoyance.

The boy you met eyes with was the one and only Draco Malfoy. Son of the ‘wonderful’ Lucius Malfoy and beautiful Narcissa Black, he would’ve been raised with privileged views about the wizarding world, uttering vile words against those ‘below’ him and his maniacal pureblood ancestry. Quite frankly, you  had hated Malfoy ever since first year, regretting you had ever spoken to him because now…

Now he would not leave you be.

It had been five years since your first encounter. Draco had ensured that over the course of the half-decade, he’d never leave your holy presence. You could not, for the life of you, figure out what his obsession with you was about. Yes, you were pureblooded. Yes, you were Slytherin. Everything else about you did not, at all, reflect his persona.

Except, perhaps, his ever-repeating threats. The only difference between yours and his words against others was that you always had the will to act on them.

You were never one for affection. In the five years you’d been in this school, you hadn’t obtained a single crush. Kisses were shared in your fourth year with a Ravenclaw, but that was it. Your mother, the famed woman who had married seven husbands, but had died tragically and had left her with mounds of gold, had always taught you to not waste your time with boys in your academic years, for they were merely children. Instead, you should wish for a man, one like your father (who was also dead, but had died because of a disease when you and Blaise were young. Your mother still yearned for his presence daily).

You didn’t bother opening up the sparrow, knowing that it merely contained his one-hundredth love confession. What you did in reply was a little cruel, but you did not care. Instead, you crumpled the bird into a little ball right before him, seeing Draco’s expression crumble as you wore your signature sarcastic smile, throwing the paper ball behind you, huffing before looking back at Snape, who now had eyes on you.

“Miss Zabini,” Snape sounded out quietly, you realising that he had just witnessed you discard parchment across his floor. “Another brilliant display of Slytherin’s impeccable manners, I see,” he reprimanded, sarcasm encasing his tone as you refrained from correcting him. “Perhaps you’d like to continue this performance by littering the entire dungeon, just to make sure everyone is fully aware of your utter disregard for cleanliness and decorum.”

You pressed your lips together, hearing the quiet sniggers from other houses enter your ears as you exhaled through your nose, meeting Draco’s stare before glancing at Snape.

“I apologise, Professor,” you replied meekly, though not regretfully. Snape recognised this, but he did not say anymore, returning to what he said prior the supposed interruption.

Sighing to yourself after hearing another cry for your attention, you turned your head at the sudden ‘psst!’ from across the dungeon, the irises of your eyes growing dark as Draco shot you a wink. The sudden glint of his silver snake ring caught your eye, causing you to raise an eyebrow out of interest. Yet, you regained composure, tutting at his behaviour, staring at him no longer.

Draco Malfoy would be the death of you. The funniest thing of all was that he would not be delighted if such things ever came to be true.

In the corners of the Great Library, you sat alone, your eyes widened with amazement as you whispered the words of a foreign language unbeknownst to many, smiling as you began to uncover the secrets of your fictitious world. However, from across your table, Draco and his small band of friends (consisting of Theo, Blaise, and Pansy) sat with their own share of textbooks. They did not, of course, share the same interest as you did. Draco kept a watchful eye, his chin resting in the palms of his hands, the pupils of his blue eyes dilating into hearts as Theo and Pansy shared a disgusted look. They weren’t disgusted by you, but Draco’s continuous rants about you.

“Merlin, isn’t she gorgeous?” Draco murmured, practically drooling over the pages of some novel as Blaise snatched it from under him, shaking his head as he sighed.

“I know that. She is my sister,” Blaise grumbled, his knuckles resting on his forehead. He whispered into Theodore’s ear, extremely bothered. “I cannot take this love-sick nonsense any longer—”

“You aren’t very good at whispering,” Pansy mocked, twirling her quill as she leaned into her seat, smirking at the fact that Draco hadn’t heard a single word.

“You’re acting like you hadn’t been doing the same with Lovegood the last month,” Theo pointed out, matching Pansy’s smugness as Blaise rolled his eyes.

“I haven’t been following Luna around for the last five years!” Blaise retorted, leaning back in his seat as he watched Draco twist his ring around his finger.

“She was staring at my ring earlier. Should I give it to her?” Draco suggested, no one paying attention to him as Pansy piped up.

“Perhaps I would be a better match for [Y/N/N],” Pansy joked, getting a reaction out of both Draco and Blaise.

“NO!” They said simultaneously, causing Pansy to tsk as she rested her legs on the edge of the wooden table. Draco then stood up, taking in a deep breath as Blaise furrowed his eyebrows at him. He would have protested, but Draco had already sauntered off towards your desk.

“Balerion... Zȳhon perzys iksin hae zōbrie hae zȳhon ñelly, zȳhon tīkuni sīr rōvabona giez lenton sia ipradārin bē isse pōja sȳndor skori ziry rēbagon,” you read fluently, biting your bottom lip from smiling ever so widely as you read the Valyrian words with awe. Your necklace dangled from your neck, hitting the constant stripes of your loose, Slytherin tie as you looked up suddenly, hearing someone clear their throat.

“Merlin’s left fucking tit,” you seethed, snapping your book shut as you met the one and only Draco Lucius Malfoy with a hard gaze, pushing your novel away from the platinum-haired boy so it didn’t feel his stench.

“Hello, [Y/N],” Draco replied, his voice ten times softer than yours (was your tone ever gentle?) as you ran your hands through your hair.

“I do not understand why you keep bothering me—”

“A gift,” Draco interjected, aggravating you even more as he took out his left hand, removing his ring that bore a snake. You furrowed your eyebrows, realising that it was the same ring you had eyed earlier and you stood up abruptly, looking up at his towering figure.

“A-are you serious—?” you began, disbelieved.

“I know how much you like your accessories and this would look great with your Yule Ball dress—”

“I do not want the stupid ring and I’m not even going to the—”

“It would look better on you than on me—”

“Shut up,” you groaned, not understanding how gravely Draco felt for you as he became quiet almost immediately, almost like an obedient dog. You were a little surprised, but you feigned nonchalance. “Listen, I appreciate the offering, but I looked at it for not even ten seconds! That does not mean I actually want it, Malfoy.”

Draco remained silent, almost like he was contemplating her words as her chest heaved of simmered frustration. And then, he nodded, giving you a brief smile before turning around, heading towards the Library’s exit. You pulled another face, irritated beyond compare before stuffing your hands in the pockets of your robes.

That was until you felt a cold metal in the right one.

You pulled it out, cursing under your breath as your head cocked towards Draco’s friend group, where your brother also sat. Scoffing at Draco’s notion, your feet carried you to Blaise, where you slammed the ring on his table, causing Theodore to sit completely upright.

“Well, hello there, love—” Theodore began with his deep voice, only to be swatted on the head by Blaise.

“Blaise, I swear on Salazar’s grave, if you do not get Malfoy to leave me alone, I will feed your organs to our dead stepfather,” you hissed, leaning forward as Pansy bit her bottom lip, fighting the urge to grin.

“Which one?” Blaise remarked, his eyes still trained on his book as you snatched it out of his hands, giving him a warning look as he sighed. “Just accept the ring—”

“NO!” You yelled, leaving the ring on the table as you thudded the novel against its wood before Theodore, once again, jumped at the noise as you left, leaving a vexed Blaise, an exasperated Irma Pince (who had flinched at the sudden outburst, and Pansy), who seemed to be falling in love with you every second.

As the soles of your Doc Martens entered your Common Room the following week, you made your way over to the couch, rubbing your wrists because of the hair ties that had strangled them. Your gaze had been on them the entire time, so long that as soon as you looked up, a few stares were coming your way, wrinkling your eyebrows as you looked them up and down. It was natural for some Slytherins—mostly girls—to dislike you purely because of Blaise. Not your twin specifically, but they were jealous of the attention you received from his friends, Theodore and Draco. It was the same for Pansy, even though (as much as you admired her) she had been horrible to everyone she’s ever met.

In all respects, you were not rude. You just didn’t like talking with people. A totally understandable prospect, right?

Back to the situation at hand, you had just approached the couch, freezing when you saw the amount of people huddled around an object on the sofa. You tutted, weaving your way past, most likely stepping on someone’s toes. You only wanted to sit down and rest your feet.

“Salazar’s sakes, can you move—?!” You began to raise your voice, but your words quickly died down in your throat, noting the extremely large package resting on the velvet cushions of the emerald couch. You glanced at the girl beside you, recognising her to be Daphne Greengrass, who smiled slightly before handing you an envelope.

“It’s for you…” She nodded awkwardly, giving the box a glance before turning away from you. You looked at the envelope, seeing that the seal wax was in your favourite colour, the actual symbol being a dragon.

Curious, you opened it, your fingers lightly grazing the parchment as your eyes moved along the page, the cursive letters peaking your curiosity. There was a dry flower taped to the note and you picked it off with care, the corners of your mouth briefly curling when you saw your favourite rose, looking fresh.

‘Dearest [Y/N],

I hope this note finds you well. As the annual ball approaches, I wanted to extend an invitation to you. I've chosen a dress and jewellery set that I believe would compliment your elegance and beauty. Please consider it a gesture of goodwill, with no expectations or strings attached.

 I wanted to offer this gift and extend an olive branch in the hope that we can enjoy a pleasant evening together, even if it's just as friends. If you still decide not to attend with me, I completely understand and respect your choice.

Wishing you happiness and looking forward to whatever the future holds for us, whether as friends or acquaintances.

Sincerely,

D.M.’

“How romantic,” Pansy’s voice suddenly appeared against your ear, a smirk tugging on her lips as she looked you up and down, seeing you eye the box with agitation. You cock your head to face her, your lips pressing together.

“Go away, Pans,” you mumbled, scrunching the note up as you shoved it in your pocket. You kept the rose, however, safely in your other pocket, too pretty to be destroyed. You picked up the box, throwing a look to whoever else that dared to gawk at you before descending up the staircase towards your dorm with a huff.

“Did she like it?” Draco’s voice suddenly boomed in Pansy’s ear as she jumped, pushing the blonde boy away, still gazing at where you had gone.

“She hasn’t even opened it, you twat,” Pansy retorted, walking past him as she made her way towards Theo, giving him a pleading look as he pulled the cigarette from between his lips.

“What?” He asked in a hushed voice, but immediately widened his eyes when Draco began nearing them. “Shit—”

“Did she like the rose?” Draco asked once more, his gaze becoming frantic as he looked at the stairwell. Theo pinched the bridge of his nose, stubbing out his cigarette as he tossed it aside.

“I mean, she kind of smiled—”

“She smiled?!” Draco guffawed, his lips curving into a wide grin as he sighed dreamily, sitting on the armchair beside Theo. Both Pansy and Theo shared another look as the short-haired girl sucked in a breath, forcing a smile on her lips.

“I wouldn’t say that, Draco. Like, she was a little flattered that someone knew her favourite flower—”

“Rose.”

“Flower,” Pansy repeated, feeling irked as she crossed her arms. “But the smile dropped as soon as she saw it was you who gave her the dress.”

“She smiled,” was all Draco said, gleeful as he leaned into his seat, staring at the ceiling as he began to daydream.

“Fucking hell,” Theo muttered, shaking his head as he ran a hand through his brown hair. “What are we gonna do with this kid?”

“You’ve got to be fucking shitting me.”

You had unwrapped the box. You had taken out the dress. You had taken out the jewellery, as well as the shoes and whatever else. You expected to hate everything in the gift box, predicting that you would’ve shredded the gown to pieces by now

But this guy had bought a dress so ethereal that it had suited all your tastes. You were satisfied with what was in front of you.

Donned with sequins, the dress was in a mermaid-cut style, which would’ve accentuated your curves perfectly. The bodice had a perfected pleated detailing on the waist, the gems glowing under the light of your room as your fingers itched to trail across the silk. The gown featured romantic puff sleeves which would line up your chest with a flattering square neckline. Overall, it was an airy dress that reached to the floor, creating a beautiful silhouette that would make you glow, the ivory satin of the dress increasing your beauty since it contrasted with your skin tone perfectly.

The jewellery was a whole different story. Draco had bought stones so expensive that you didn’t think you’d be able to wear them, the necklace could potentially weigh your neck down. The actual diamonds were in your favourite colour, but the crystals were silver and would rest above your cleavage excellently. There was also a matching ring with the same diamond.

Hesitantly, you reached for the ring, trying it on every finger. Shuddering, you raised your eyebrows, realising the ring would only fit on your actual ring finger. You scoffed, tossing the ring back into the box, disregarding the crème-coloured heels as you sat on the edge of your bed, head in your hands.

You were lost. This was too much. The dress was gorgeous. Simple, but exquisite. The jewellery was impeccable, and you wondered momentarily if these jewels actually belonged to the Malfoy family.

You turned your head, beginning to tug on your bottom lip with your teeth as you jigged your thighs up and down, at a crossroads. You couldn’t wear this and not go with Draco. That would just be downright cruel.

Damn, you began to think. Damn, damn, damn.

“Blaise.”

No response.

“I know you can hear me.”

No response.

“Your book is upside down.”

“I think the fuck not,” Blaise shot back, checking to see if Draco’s statement was correct. Blaise narrowed his eyes, closing them fleetingly as he jerked his head to the side, meeting the blue, wide-eyed boy’s face with exasperation.

“Stop asking me about my sister.”

“No.”

“Merlin’s fucking balls, Malfoy—”

“I just want to know if she’s going with me tonight. It’s been days since I’ve given her the dress! I haven’t gotten an answer!” Draco interjected, his hands clasped in front of him, almost as if he was begging Blaise. His best friend slumped in his seat, dropping his book onto the table before him as he placed his hands behind his head.

“I. Do. Not. Know,” Blaise reaffirmed, granting him a sarcastic smile, his eyes locking onto someone else as he let out a groan.

You had entered the study hall, eyes scanning the classroom before they landed on your twin brother. You sighed in relief, fiddling with your watch as you cursed, noting it was five minutes past six.

As you stood before Blaise, you made eye contact with Draco, curtly nodding at him as you cleared your throat.

“Where’s Pansy?” You asked quietly, looking around the room once again to see if she was there. Blaise shrugged, which didn’t help you at all. “What the fuck do you mean by that?”

“I don’t know.When will people stop asking me questions I don’t have the answer to?” Blaise  questioned, causing you to roll your eyes before you fled, rushing down the hallways towards the dungeons.

Draco was staring at Blaise expectantly, his lips pressed together as he leaned forward. “Well?”

“End my life already,” he grumbled, closing his eyes. “She nodded at you. Which means she’s going.”

“With me?”

“No. Cormac McGlaggen.”

“WHAT—?!”

“SHUT UP.”

Meanwhile, you had found Pansy making out with some girl from Hufflepuff. Sighing, you pulled her away from the girl, causing the other to feel embarrassed as Pansy pulled your hands off her.

“What’s your problem?” Pansy muttered, fixing her hair as you threw her a look, smiling once you saw that the Hufflepuff had scurried off.

“I… need a favour,” you shrugged, smiling awkwardly as your lips thinned. She pulled a face, causing you to shove her shoulder.

“What is it, then?” You puffed your cheeks, looking around the hallway as you fiddled with your hands behind your back, wanting to pull out your hair.

“Needyoutodressmyhair,” you talked under your breath, causing Pansy to furrow her eyebrows as she crossed her arms.

“Eh?” You threw your head back, staring at the ceiling as you squeezed your eyes shut.

“I need you to dress my hair.”

A gasp escaped Pansy’s lips, her hands across her chest as she tilted her head, smiling mockingly as smiled at her back bitingly.

“Your first thought was me? Aw, [Y/N]!” Pansy waved you off, sighing contently, you having enough of her as you grabbed her wrist, dragging her away to your dorm.

You had waited until everyone else was gone to exit the Slytherin Common Room, already infected with nerves as you stepped carefully across the floor, slowly walking towards the Great Hall. Surprisingly, you had finished getting ready (with the help of Pansy and a lot of magic) in under two hours, leaving you enough time to make sure you didn’t trip on the way to the Yule Ball.

You didn’t know what Draco had worn, wanting to see what he looked like—only to make sure he didn’t make you look bad. Pansy had done your eye makeup since you didn’t know how, your friend going for a [Y/F/C] eyeshadow palette that winged your eyes. Your lip colour was as deep as the richest of raspberries from the Forbidden Forest. Your hair was in a braided crown, white daisies blooming in the tresses of your locks as the rest of your hair flowed down, the length ending at your middle-back. Large stones hung from your ears, matching with your necklace that felt heavy on your collarbone.

Heels clicking against the stone of the castle, you finally got to the staircase that led straight to the Great Hall. You gripped the wall anxiously, Draco’s ring on your right ring finger as you peeked around the corner, eyes softening (only slightly) once your eyes had landed on your date.

From what you could see, Draco looked as handsome as he always was—you’d never admit that to his face. Draco was dressed in a robe tuxedo, his dress shirt and bowtie the same ivory white like your gown. The buttons of his shirt sparkled under the flames of the torches in the hallway as he checked his watch, scratching his chin as he waited for you. He also wore a black cumberbund, to your astoundment, his robes as dark as the bewitched night sky in the Great Hall. Lastly, his signature snake ring, the one you refused to keep the other week in the Library, bore his middle finger on his right hand, which defined the veins in his hand as he flexed it.

Now or never, now or never, now or never, you repeated in your mind, silently stepping out of the shadows. Your heels clicked against the first step, causing Draco’s head to pick up. Your breath caught in your throat as you caught his gaze, your hands falling to your sides as you walked carefully down the staircase.

You tried so hard not to trip, but luckily for you, Draco seemed ready to catch you as he stood at the end of the stairs, catching your hand as you instinctively reached out for him. You thanked him with a small smile, steadying yourself on the ground floor as you looked up at him, his towering figure seeming to fit in with you perfectly.

“Sorry. Sort of took my time,” you mumbled, scratching the space behind your ear. Abruptly, the jewellery set Draco gifted you suddenly felt light, no longer itching your skin away as Draco’s touch warmed your hands, your fingers coincidentally on his vena amoris in his wrist—vein of love—that led to his ring finger and connected to the veins of his beating heart. You gulped, praying he didn’t know that as he smiled softly, his gloved thumb running over the palm of your right hand.

“‘s fine. I got you something,” Draco replied, catching you off guard as you hesitated, your mouth ajar.

“You’ve gotten me enough things, Malfoy,” you chuckled, averse. You didn’t want Draco to spend so much on you—must he insist on buying you things all the time?

Yet, as soon as you saw the final gift, your lips parted in astonishment, staring at the corsage that Draco had taken out of his pocket. You looked up at him, the peach of the rose pinned to the corsage gleaming at you as he watched your amazed face carefully, scanning it for confirmation before he slipped it onto your wrist. You gulped once again, your throat raw as you didn’t know what to say.

“You… you didn’t have to buy me a corsage,” you murmured quietly, staring at your painted toenails, refusing to meet his gaze as his hand moved to link your arms together.

“What kind of date would I be if I didn’t get you a corsage?” he responded gently, earning a cool blush from you, clearing your throat as you picked your head up, nodding.

Draco sensed that you didn’t want to talk anymore, noting the redness that appeared in your cheeks. He decided not to speak on it, knowing that you would probably glare him to the ground. Instead, he led you towards the Great Hall, the soft sound of organs and harps entering your ears as the corners of your lips turned upwards, entering the room with a heart rate that quickened every second.

A number of students (from fourth year and above) were in attendance. Yet, every single pair of eyes were on the pair of you. You gripped Draco’s arm tightly, glancing at him as he reciprocated, leading you to where your friend group stood. The first dance hadn’t happened yet.

“Merlin, bless your souls,” Pansy sighed, faking tears as she hung off Theo’s arm, causing you to roll your eyes.

“Fuck off,” you tutted, pressing your lips together. You eyed her appearance, relenting slightly as you mumbled. “You look pretty.”

“Thank you,” she retorted, winking at you as Blaise appeared with Luna. Luna widened her eyes in admiration, reaching out to touch your puff sleeves.

“You look beautiful, [Y/N]. Like a dove!” she complimented sweetly, Blaise nodding in agreement, but refusing to say anything. He smiled, glancing at Draco, who only had eyes for you.

“Thank you, Luna,” you smiled, the only real smile you had given today. “You looked gorgeous,” you added, raking your eyes over the light blue satin of her gown.

“Guys, the first song is going to start,” Theo announced, his arm around Pansy as he dragged her to the floor, the pair of them giggling to themselves, seeming to be a little tipsy. Blaise also kissed the back of Luna’s hand, pulling her along gently as they made their way towards the middle of the room.

You glanced at Draco, your smile still lingering as you looked at your feet.

“Would you do me the honour and grant me a dance, Miss Zabini?” Draco murmured, his tone soft as your tongue poked your cheek, utterly wordless.

“I might step on your toes,” you breathed, your voice quiet as his thumb brushed against your fingers.

“I won’t mind,” he replied, smiling as he took the lead, causing you to follow him to the middle of the hall. You looked around, copying everyone else’s movements as you wrapped your arms around his neck, staring up at him with uneasiness.

“Relax,” he whispered against your ear, your shoulders immediately losing their tenseness as his hands pressed against your hips, guiding you as your feet followed his, syncing to the slow song that played in the background as the lights dimmed. You gazed into his eyes, not wanting to stare at anyone else, aware that others were sending you looks.

“Why does every girl have to have a crush on you?” you questioned, your gaze dropping as you felt unease. Draco tutted, tilting your chin up as you swallowed imaginary air, shivering under the coldness of his glove.

“Thought you didn’t care about anyone else’s opinion,” he mused, causing you to give him a bored look. 

“‘course I care. Just look at their patronising stares. It’s unnerving,” you grimaced, rolling back your shoulders as he twirled you around, his hands travelling up your waist as he picked you up, spinning you around whilst you gasped.

“I’m not looking at them. I’m looking at you,” Draco said softly, shrugging playfully as you scoffed lightly, feeling your cheeks warm once again. “You look stunning, [Y/N]. Absolutely stunning,” he whispered, his minty breath fanning against your face as your expression softened.

“Well, um, this is the gown you bought me,” you chuckled. You always felt weird whenever you accepted a compliment.

“It is,” he replied, his grin still tugging on his lips, “I may have picked out the gown, but it's you who makes it look so graceful… You are the definition of elegance, [Y/N] Zabini,” he whispered, a little breath escaping your lips as he brought you closer.

“I… I’ve hated you for so long,” you uttered, furrowing your eyebrows. “But you never gave up after the amount of times I’ve rejected you. Why?” Draco thought for a moment, taking in your delicate countenance.

“I don’t really know. I think I never gave up because I genuinely care about you. I saw something special in you, and I was willing to keep trying because I believe in us.” The entire time, Draco had kept true to his words, his voice fragile, as if he was going to break at any moment. He honestly could not believe that you had finally given him a chance.

You didn’t know what to say. You stared at him, disbelieved, tilting your head to the side as your expression faltered. And then, you knew what to do, your eyes flickering from his eyes, to his lips.

Hesitantly, you encaptured his lips with yours, your hands reaching up to his hair as Draco was taken by surprise, but kissed back nonetheless. You were never good with your words, but your actions always made up for it. Your noses touched as you mewled helplessly, allowing him to capture all of you as he smiled against your lips, almost wanting to scoop you up and take you out of here.

A flash suddenly caused you two to pull away, squinting your eyes as the pair of you turned to the side, letting go of each other as you stood there, mouth agape. Colin Creevey, a fourth year, had pictured your kiss with his rather massive camera, the younger kid smiling at the photo with satisfaction.

“Fucks sakes,” Draco grumbled at the fourth year as you picked up your dress, snatching the camera off Creevey with a stare so defiant, it could kill the Dark Lord himself.

“Hey—!”

“You people are not ruining tonight for me,” you snapped, knowing exactly who set this up, shooting Blaise and Theo a snarky smile before deleting the picture almost immediately, shoving the camera back into the boy’s arms before grasping one of Draco's fingers and leading him out of the floor, the Slytherin prince happily following behind you with an adoring smile across his lips.

The finger you just so happened to grab was his ring finger of his left hand. This very particular finger, as stated before, had a special sort of vein that growed throughout the body, stopping at the middle of Draco's heart—vena amoris.

Was it a coincidence that you took Draco's ring finger instead of his hand? I think not.

For he had fought his way into your heart for years, and now, you had entered his.

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[moonaged-moony]

Okay, hear me out. a jegulus miraculous au.. James is ladybug, and his superhero name is Helios (named after the sun god). Regulus is chat noir, and his superhero name is Astraeus (name after the star god)

Regulus, like Adrien, has to live up to his family's expectations, and the only time he can be himself is when he is Astraeus

James is friends with everyone and will do anything he can to help them, and everyone loves him like marinette!!!

also imagine the love square?! Astraeus loves Helios, but he's in love with Regulus, who denies his feelings for James because he loves Helios!!! Also, the black brother angst would be amazing, Sirius escaped the family and became a rockstar while Reg is stuck doing whatever his mother tells him to do.

the characters would be something like

Marinette - James (ladybug - Helios)

Adrien - Regulus (chat noir - Astraeus)

Shadow Moth - Walburga

Mayura - Orion (He does whatever Walburga asks him to)

Alya - Sirius

Nino - Remus (HE'D BE DATING SIRIUS AND BE REGULUS���S BEST FRIEND!!! PLATONIC MOONWATER SUPREMACY)

chloe - Severus

sabrina - Lily maybe?? like how she realises her friendship with sev is toxic, but she doesn't want to leave him?? Obviously, if I wrote this au, I would nake it so that she leaves him, but so that she still cares for him and wants the best for him even after everything he's done to her, yk?

Kagami - Barty (Can have some bartylus, but they realise they're not meant for each other, and then it turns into jegulus and rosekiller!!)

Felix - Evan (just in the sense that i NEED rosekiller and i feel like they would have a similar dynamic to kagami and felix, also i kinda love the idea of Evan and Reg being cousins)

Rose - Pandora. They're both so sweet and everyone loves them.

Juleka - Emmeline (i dont know much about her, but the fics I've read with emmadora are adorable. I love them, and i feel like they'd have the same sort of relationship as juleka and rose)

Tom and Sabine - Effie and Monty ofc

For Mary, Marlene and Dorcas I'm not entirely sure but I don't think the characters have to be the exact same as they are in the show. So I think Marlene and Dorcas could be

Marlene - Mylene

Dorcas - Ivan

I'd really want Mary and Lily to be together, and I don't really know who Mary would be? Maybe Zoe? But if I made her Zoe, I wouldn't want her and Severus to be siblings, but I feel like Sabrina and Zoe's characters could have a good dynamic? If anyone has any ideas PLS lemme know

[daffy-not-a-duck]

Yes, I'm Solangelo's kid. No, you can't meet them. No, you can't call me Daffy Duck. No, I'm not friends with a bunny! Shut up!

NAME: Daphne Naria Solace-di Angelo (think that's long? hah. yeah, test papers are a pain.)

ALIAS: Daphne, Daph, Nari, Solace-di Angelo, Scary Blonde Girl, Daffy, Daffy Duck (sigh)

AGE: 17 years old (December kid here 🤘)

WEAPONS: A 36 inch sword made of Stygian Iron, as well as a bow and assortment of arrows (Stygian Iron, Silver, Celestial Bronze, Imperial Gold, Lethe Water tipped, etc.)

RELATIONS: Will Solace (father - dad), Nico Di Angelo (father - papa), Hades (grandfather), Apollo (grandpa), Persephone (step-grandmother), Maria di Angelo (grandmother - mama), Naomi Solace (grandma) (you know the rest. i am NOT listing the whole olympian family tree)

PERSONALITY: Acts like a little angel in front of adults, a little mean towards her friends (it's her love langauge). Unpredictable, sometimes she's all smiley and then she's kinda bitchy. Rebellious, stubborn, acts like she doesn't care but actually does too much.

FATAL FLAWS: Trust Issues, Loves too hard

FEARS: athazagoraphobia, claustrophobia, cleithrophobia

HOBBIES: reading, practicing first aid, studying psychology, arguing with Charlie

SEXUALITY: Straight (no really. why are you laughing? stop it. i am!)

APPEARANCE: long, slightly curly blonde hair; soft features; 5'5; cold, dark, almost black eyes.

"you love too much, and trust too little. why, child, why such a toxic cycle? it will only cause pain to you and those you've chosen. you will never know when to stop, when it's too much, and when you open your eyes all you will see is the dust of your carefully built up walls, empty within and without."

PEOPLE I TOLERATE:

@ghost-king-and-thebones papa!

@doctor-sunshine-andcarebears dad!

@olivernothere little brother. (LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR CAT SMH)

@percy-jackson-xxx uncle perce. (sir your wife is a milf- ouch pa!)

@chasing-that-jackson charlie. percabeth kid. (again, your mom is a- OKAY OKAY ILL STOP.)

@sincerely-anniejackson aunt annie. (umm. please look away)

@ineedtoescapefromreality echo and rosalyn. shelper kids.

@leo-repairguy-valdez uncle leo.

@iggy-mini-miny-moe iggy. valgrace kid.

@notwillingtobefound will. also valgrace kid.

@violent-cinnamonroll aria. ruegard kid.

@daredevil-larue lucine. also ruegard kid.

@hey-guys-its-sam sam. frazel kid.

@yourfavoriteadoptedkid eloise. also frazel kid.

@not-a-panda pandora. tratie kid. (we share the same pain sigh)

@drea-and-nico andrea and nico. my... aunt...? and my uncle who's.. name is like my dad... (shit's confusing ik)

@praetor-ambrose-asher ambrose. new rome praetor. (dude ur ripped af)

@regulus-a-star regulus. son of ares.

@overwhelmingly-his-son lukas.

@evan-is-here evan. son of nike, legacy of ares.

@the-poison-and-the-sky donna. percabeth kid from another universe. (still wrapping my head around that)

@morningstar-of-the-night kallisto. adopted by the hunters. (we, also, share the same pain)

@estxiell-e aunt estelle. (even though she's like 5 years older than me)

TAGS:

daffy's sunrise - ic posts

daffy's nightfall - ooc posts

daffy actually replies - asks

overprotective mode - ft. solangelo (will , nico)

SONGS:

ooc: i have basically no music taste so if u have suggestions, pls lmk!

[ifyoucandaniel]

Ok hear me out: marauders pirate au where Sirius and James are pirates and Remus is a chef/cartographer on a ship they capture and Sirius is obviously like 👁 interesting and shares a look with james and is like “prongs, shall we see the pretty boy walk the plank?” And they def smirk to each other because they're menaces and pirates and Remus is pissed but also scared but if he’s gonna die it’s gonna be with his dignity in tact and he wont give them the satisfaction of begging for his life. So as he’s about to walk the plank Sirius is watching him in wonder bc he definitely isn’t ACTUALLY gonna make him jump, but he’s entranced by this beautiful boy who’s fearlessly walking to his death to spite him. But then before he can be like "lmao jk come back" Remus fucking jumps and Sirius is like what the FUCK is he doing. So he obviously shares another look with James and then dives off the ship. James rushing to the side of the ship to see him splash into the water and watching the ripples and being like “god damnit padfoot-" and getting the rope to lower it to him.

Eventually Sirius resurfaces with Remus who looks pissed and when they’re back on deck Remus is still glaring and Sirius says something like “I think the words you’re looking for are thank you for saving your sorry life” and Remus is like I’d rather have drowned. And yeah just Sirius completely captivated by him and he joins their crew as a cartographer or chef or whatever and slowly gains the trust of the crew and Sirius comes to flirt with him as he’s cooking and Remus always has attitude with him but he's slowly falling for one of the most notorious prates alive (which he has very conflicting feelings about since the things he's heard have been terrible? lots of murder and stuff, which doesn't make sense since the sirius he's coming to know isn't anything like that really, but he's conflicted nonetheless) but yeah just them falling in love and Remus becoming part of their crew and just!!! Things!!!

Also I can just SEE lily as the most badass pirate oh my fucking god can you IMAGINE her in one of those Pinterest pirate outfits with a sword and when Remus is first brought on board she holds him at the tip of her Sword and she’s so deadly but so stunning and she just raises an eyebrow at him. UGH she would be so fucking cool. also remus and her later becoming close and she tells him about how she grew up on the mainland with a sister who she never saw eye to eye with. she thought pirates and adventure were just waiting on the sea, and her sister wanted to settle down and marry someone rich and respected. i'm not sure yet exactly what happens but somehow lily winds up doing something (murder? justified murder) that she knows that they'll hang her for no matter the circumstances (maybe she killed an aristocrat man, and they will always blame the woman not the man making advances- so she killed him to make him stop, but doomed herself) so she does the only thing she can think, she boards a ship and leaves. she sails with a crew for awhile hiding belowdecks as a stole away, stealing food and the such before she makes it to a port where she knows pirates are known to frequent. she longs for a life of adventure and since she's already a wanted woman, she might as well go the full 9 yards and be hanged for something worthwhile. she joins either Sirius' crew after he finds her with a knife to a pirates throat for trying to touch her and invites her to join his crew and on his honor no man would ever touch her there. and then ofc she meets Dorcas who is the hottest most badass stunning pirate ever and teaches Lily a thing or two about fighting on her feet and how to properly use a sword. can you imagine the tension between them when they both have a sword pressed to each others neck?? anyways im becoming a dorlily shipper more and more by the dayyyyy

also!!! pandora joining their crew after being accused of being a witch (she is a witch <3) and shes like the crews sweetheart but shes sooo badass. shes like calypso in the pirates movies!!!!

And Peter as one of the people in the crow nest that keeps an eye out for land/other ships??? barrelman i think? him just showing up one day and being like "take me with you. i can take care of myself, i can fight and I can be your lookout. just take me with you" after seeing james and sirius save him or someone else and being completely bestowed.

Also pls pls imagine regulus as some aristocrat/general or whatever who is hell bent on capturing and killing all pirates ever and he specifically wants to capture Sirius. they’ve been outrunning each other ever since Sirius ran away to join the pirate crew when he was 16 but secretly despite claiming to hate his brother with everything in him the reason he’s so hell bent on catching Sirius is because he MISSES him so so much. he’s obsessed with him and will do anything to have him close again even if they’re on opposing sides when they do meet again. 

pls imagine in a close fight between the navy and the marauders crew, James somehow gets captured and Sirius has to prioritize his crew and pull Back or regulus leaves before Sirius can get to james in time, so reg takes James as his prisoner back to the mainland and  he’s thrown in the jail there, set to be executed. Regulus fucking hates him bc he’s the one who got Sirius out of their childhood home and brought him into this life where he’s free and loved and amazing and he loves his new life, but regulus wanted him to stay for him. (ofc reg's "i wanted to be enough for him" complex my fav <3) He knew how much their childhood sucked and how Sirius wouldn’t have survived if he stayed, but he wanted so badly to be enough for Sirius to have stayed, and now he has the man who replaced him.

The brother Sirius always wanted, the one who was enough for Sirius and he hates him. He’s going to kill him. And so James sits in that cell and whistles and he endures the beatings he  gets when he won’t answer the other officers questions about his crew and their secrets. He takes the punches and the water boarding and he gasps for air when his head comes above the water, shaking and shivering, but he smiles at them with clenched teeth and tells them to fuck their cousin bc he won’t say anything and regulus HATES him. Bc he’s good and he’s brave and funny and he’s so fucking annoying and he whistles in his cell and talks out loud and tells stories even though regulus couldn’t give less of a shit and hates them and soaks up every story James tells about Sirius and he hates James so much but he stays in the dingy prison and listens to him talk and when James is set to be executed and is led up to the platform with the rope around his neck regulus feels his world fall out from him because he’s realizes he can’t watch James die.

He feels the claws of panic grip his throat until he can't breathe and he hears his mothers voice somewhere in the back of his mind telling him to do as he's told and to kill the filthy pirate, but he hears James voice in his head echoing in the cold wet cell talking about the sunset over the ocean and he realizes he has to choose. He frantically looks around for something to stop this, some sign for what to do to fix this and realizes he's going to get them both killed, but he has to try. i cant decide how he interrupts the hanging, but he locks eyes with james, noose around his neck on his knees, and he either points his gun at an officer (i vote Lucius) or he yells for them to stop or something, but he doesn't notice someone at the top of the wall, which in and of itself isn’t weird, but it’s not a guard, it’s Peter. before regulus knows it and before they can shoot him too, Sirius and Remus are sweeping down to the platform, lily and Dorcas are holding soldiers at the mercy of their swords, and regulus watches the rope around James neck cut and his hands released. He looks his brother in the eyes for the first time since the night they fought on the ship when James was caught and Sirius’ eyes are deadly.

OR  alternatively regulus stopping the hanging and being held at gun point by Lucius who looks at him like he’s gone crazy, and maybe he has because he’s looking at James with the rope around his neck and he can’t watch him die and he’s about to fight Lucius, fight and face imprisonment or worse just for the possibility that he could save James when suddenly Sirius and Remus are THERE and they’re like “Couldn’t have saved the heroics for another 5 minutes? Threw off our whole plan Reggie.”

And then Sirius is like “time to improvise I guess.” With a maniacal smile and Then ofc chaos ensues and James is saved and regulus HAS to go with them becayse he’s just openly defied and tried to save a known criminal, a PIRATE, and so he goes with them. Just him on a pirate ship with the people he’s tried to kill before and lilys like why don’t we just toss him overboard and be done with it but James is like “wait no way he just risked his life for me” and she’s like yeah but if it wasn’t for him your life wouldn’t have been at risk in the first place and they go back and forth and then Sirius is like "HEY. He stays. If anyone throws him overboard in the middle of the night I will personally fuck you up you so bad  not even your mother would recognize you."

And so regulus stays and he kinda has to figure out his place within the ship in between the hostility and the pirates menacing thinly veiled threats. The way they leer at him as he walks to get food, the jeers they throw at him as he crosses the deck. He usually hides away in the kitchen to just get away from It all and he inevitability winds up becoming friends with Remus and Remus kinda offers  this wry and like idk?? Remus?? Disposition on it all. Like when regulus comes in one day with yesterdays lunch on his shirt that had “accidentally” been spilled on him on its way over deck, Remus just raises an eyebrow and is like “well, it could be you going overboard. Seems to me you don’t have it half as bad.” And goes back to chopping vegetables and regulus scowls at him but he also appreciates Remus’ presence and how he doesn’t rly coddle him but he doesn’t give him a hard time. He knows what it’s like to be on the outside of the crew but he also knows that regulus almost got one of his best friends killed. One day they come to a truce when regulus kinda apologizes for it and shares a little bit of his life with him and then Remus offers a peace offering of like “well if you’re gonna be in here bothering me, might as well be useful. Chop those vegetables into squares.” And then they work Quietly but comfortably.

OR alternatively to sirius just running away when he was 16, Imagine if Sirius had been on a ship with his family when their ship was overtaken by pirates (mayhaps the potters were a family of pirates 👀) and that night he snuck away and went with/asked the pirates to take him because if he stayed with his parents any longer they would kill him. he was nothing like what they wanted (a naval captain and stuck up rich bastard who killed pirates) and that night his family assumed he’d been KILLED by the pirates which is why regulus hates pirates and chose to stay with his family and be the person they wanted because he wanted to avenge his brother, but then on the night when he and Sirius’ crew are battling he sees “padfoot” for the first time and realizes it’s his brother who supposedly died 8 years prior. And so when he takes James prisoner, he both hates him and craves any stories with Sirius but also hates Sirius but loves him so much and yeah

Also the marauders having a reputation for taking in runaways??? Like bc Sirius knows what it’s like to need somewhere and knows the home he’s found in his crew, they have a reputation within the pirate community (yes that’s now a thing) for taking in runaways or kids with no where to go so long as they can make their keep

Also also just thinking, as James is going to the gallows he starts either singing or whistling the hanging tree and others join in and it’s like that scene from pirates where the boy is hanged, but instead as James gets up there still singing and the rope is around his neck and he’s looking at regulus, he whistles the song he whistled in the dungeons and this time there’s a reply and it’s Sirius bc that was their song and he knew Sirius would come for him

Gideon and Fabian on the marauders crew??? “Oh yeah we have a sister back on the mainland, Sirius saved her life and we’ve been with him ever since. He always offered to give us a good life on the main land, but we owe him our lives. Besides, we prefer the sea life" i have many thoughts about the prewett brothers. just thinking when the marauders dock on the mainland or whereever molly is, soon after remus joins the crew they take gideon, fabion, sirius, lily, james, and remus and go to Molly's house and remus is like " no shot she welcomes us in, she'll report us for sure" and hes kind of hoping she will so they'll get what they deserve (this is still him freshly joining a crew of pirates who have threatened him (in good fun) and have a reputation) and maybe he'll be free to just go about his life. but when they get there molly greets them with enthusiastic smiles, warm hugs, a hot home cooked meal, and five children running around. remus watches her pull sirius into a warm hug and how gently sirius smiles at her and asks after the kids by name and he feels like hes slowly seeing more to the pirate padfoot (LMFAO thats such a stupid pirate name i love him)

also barty and evan def are naval officers like reg because thats what their parents were and what was expected of them, but the second they're given the chance and they see reg leaving with the pirates theyre like " fuck this bitch were outta here" and immediately just switch full on pirate mode. they were born to be the most unhinged pirates ever

anyways i have sooo much to add especially about dorlily and marlene is a surprise im sitting on but i deadass have so much i need to do and typing this out took me so long

So I have been sitting on a marauders pirate au for the past 2 months bc I don’t have any friends who like the marauders and it’s been collecting dust in my notes app but I just saw someone recommend a fic that’s them as pirates and now I NEED to read it but I don’t want it to affect my ideas at all so I’m putting them out here so I can finally start reading the fic without feeling like I’m stealing ideas or anything 😎

If anyone wants to be my marauders mutual and scream about aus together <333

[lifeisabitch-butimcute]

WIP reading tag game!!

ty for the tag @sugarsnappeases <33 here's everything in my subs atm! getting notifs for new chapters on these fics is a beautiful and special treasure every time

All's Fair in Love and Trivia by @cancerravenclaw: exes to lovers wolfstar!! i love the dynamics between characters and the characterizations are amazing. and yeahhhh, i might've teared up a lil at the end of the latest chapter.

Black Gambit by @softestaries: canon divergent AU, regulus lives!! i will eat this trope up every single goddamn time. and veela!regulus?? 😍 this story has had its hooks in me since the first paragraph.

Dear Mr. Black by MsAlexWP: slamming my fists on the table, chanting christmas wolfstar christmas wolfstar! complete w baking wolfstar, lil teddy, and his moms fleur and tonks. every single chapter is so sweet and funny and the wolfstar tension!! gahhhh!!

The Road to Love is Covered in Ice and Slush by @wannabelilybriscoe: as long as we're talking christmas wolfstar....askgjhergrmv. just read the latest chapter like an hour ago! they're in toronto, working at a startup, and they get stuck together during a snowstorm oh nooooo 👀 haha what will they doooo 👀👀

The Art of Getting Off by @just--vi (viwrites on ao3): demisexual reg sleeping with james for "research" in a totally platonic way. my favorite tag is still "inappropriate use of remus lupin" my man is a real one.

lovely bitter water by @alarainai: ohhh this one is so fun! magical college AU with jegulus hooking up for teaching purposes <3 i live for james being ripped off his high horse tbh it's so fun for me. but my boy is learning i'm proud of him 😤

Let Me Believe (Ever After) by @brigid-faye: wolfstar cinderella AU!! with prince remus, cinderfoot(!!!!) sirius, nb regulus, and a pandora that lives in my head rent free every day. ohhh they're pining and longing and keeping secrets and i can't get enough of it.

on another ocean by @colgatebluemintygel: i've been sitting on this one for a while and i'll wait another century if i have to because GODDAMN. everything about it is lovely and perfect and they're horrible communicators and they're in love and hsggsnrgsokj 🥹

OH and i'm subscribed to @rweoutofthewoods bc i'm following, uhhhhh, everything. so. one fell swoop. go read it all!

anyways i think i got all the author tags right but someone pls yell at me if i didn't! i haven't been keeping track of who's been tagged so if you see this and you haven't been, i wanna know what you're reading 👀

[doesyourmotherknows]

halloween party marauders au

I imagined their costumes:

-james, lily and sirius as Fiona Shrek and donkey

(pls this photo is so their core that makes me laugh so hard!!!)

-remus would love wearing like George Washington, idk why but I can see it

-peter would probably wear a ghost costume, I don't think he's really into jokes for Halloween 🥰😜

-mary and marlene it and the child bc they always slay💅💅

-regulus and pandora as Scream bc they also slay in every situation but reggie don't want to let people know he's attending the party

Barty and Evan would wear as a minion (ev) and gru(bee) bc it's so hilarious

-dorcas slay queen wants to piss off Marlene who attended the party with Mary dressing like corpse bride

[su-alteza-emia]

i woke up thinking "i wanna read regulus black x reader today" AND THEN I SAW YOU WRITE FOR HIM

can i pretty please have something with him? (gn reader)

idc what it is i just want something with him pls pls pls

Regulus Black x reader

Probably is ooc cause i don´t write for him since 2020 lol, i try to finish yesterday but i couldn't:(

Warnings: just my bad English.

i hope you like it and i love you<33

"Pandora's best friend"

Regulus Black wasn't what you expected.

You were Pandora's best friend and Regulus was Pandora's best friend too, but you two never really talked to each other yet.

And when Pandora noticed that, she was determined to make them meet, so she introduced you and Regulus and was kinda...

Awkward.

Very awkward.

Pandora told you wonders about him, she told you the good, kind, nice and warm person he was, and, for that description, you thought he was like his brother Sirius.

He wasn't.

He was just standing there, he was cold, he just death stare you, and then you remember he was a black and you were a half blood.

Pandora talked for the both of you, introducing one another. Regulus just looked at her and barely looked at you with a emotion or with _something_, you couldn't read him and that made you even more nervous.

After that you never talked to him again.

Of course, you saw him in your class, and Pandora still talked about him, he still was her best friend after all, but you didn't talk directly with him.

You were scared of him and he could feel it; he wasn't dumb, he could clearly see how you ran far from him in every chance you got.

He was interested in you, and he was trying to go against his beliefs to talk with you, but it was so hard for him, and he'd never ask help from Sirius.

Until he had to.

At first Sirius mocked and then, when Regulus almost punched him, he calm down and began to try to help his little brother.

So today was the day he's going to talk with you. Pandora and Sirius helped him, he can do it, he's gonna talk to you and apologize for the bad first met you two have.

He approached you and said almost in a whisper.

"Hi. So, you're Pandora's best friend?"

Pandora and Sirius looked at him with disbelief.

But you smiled a little.

He was satisfied with that.