#regula black

[theblackswan-and-thewhiterose]

Hear me out:

Genderfluid metamorphmagus Walburga Black, who goes by the name Pollux in her male form, looks exactly like Sirius when she switches genders: the same jet black, long hair, piercing gray eyes, and sharp jawline. From a young age, she was taught to suppress this side of herself by her parents, as metamorphmagi were not deemed "socially acceptable" within wizarding society, especially for someone from an influential pure-blood family. Barely anybody knows about her secret until one day thirteen-year-old Regulus Back goes snooping up in the attic of his family home and finds old photos from the '40s in a box labeled "Pollux Black II", and out of curiosity he goes looking inside it. The moment he sees Pollux, Regulus is at a loss for words, unable to identify the man in the picture who looks just like Sirius. Regulus only knew one Pollux Black: his grandfather. After all his years living underneath the roof of Orion and Walburga Black who often spoke of past relatives with pride, he was surprised that he'd never heard of Pollux II, nor could he recall seeing the man's name on the family tree.

At first he assumes that it's his father, but that assumption didn't quite hold. The man in the photograph bore a distinct air of defiance in his eyes that Regulus has never seen in Orion, who was more reserved and strict, often cloaked in a façade of cold authority. While his father exuded an aura of traditionalism and expectation, Pollux’s gaze sparkled with a rebellious spirit, much like his elder brother Sirius. Which brought him to his second guess: Uncle Alphard.

Regulus always saw Alphard as a free-spirit, someone who seemed to embody a sense of freedom that was rare in the Black family. While others toed the line of pure-blood ideology, Alphard had embraced his independence, often expressing disdain for the family's rigid views. However, the resemblance, although similar, did not match when compared to earlier pictures of Alphard as a boy. By this point, Regulus was left utterly clueless as to who Pollux could be within the family. He wasn't Regulus' grandfather, nor his father, nor his uncle.... With no other option, the young Black went to confront Alphard about the photos, knowing that if he sought out the truth from one of his parents he'd be reprimanded and the photos would be quickly confiscated. Regulus wanted to know- no. He needed to know who these pictures were of. He found Alphard in the sitting room, smoking a cigar, wasting no time as he abruptly threw the pictures onto his uncle's lap. "who is that?" asked Regulus, pointing down to the man in the photos that still rested on his uncle's lap. "who is Pollux Black?" there was a brief silence that filled the air when Regulus finally got the question out, but Alphard just sat there nonchalantly, continuing to smoke his cigar as he stared down at the pictures. after a couple heartbeats he answered: "your mother", Alphard said, as if it was no secret whatsoever. "mother?" Regulus echoed back, his breath hitching in his throat as his eyes locked on Pollux's face. "mother is Pollux Back II?" he questioned, to which Alphard responded with a curt nod. At that moment it all dawned on him.... No wonder Walburga treated her son with such hostility the day the name underneath his portrait on the family tapestry changed from Regula to Regulus. He never felt comfortable in his own skin, and now he understood that his mother must've felt the same way he did back when she was his age, grappling with her own identity in a world that demanded conformity. The weight of expectation had likely pressed down on her too, forcing her into a role that felt foreign and suffocating. Everyone always said that Sirius held most similarity to Walburga, but on that day Regulus saw that he and his mother had more in common than he thought they did. He wondered if his mother saw herself in him, and if she was envious of the fact that Regulus was able to find a place in a world that seemed increasingly open to change. Perhaps, he thought, her anger was rooted not just in disappointment, but in a longing for the choices she had been denied.

[mzminola]

With willing minds and loving hearts go straight to grasp the fire.

Regula Black betrays the Dark Lord Voldemort in October of 1979.

She wakes up screaming in July of 1993 with fragmented memories, shortly before her brother breaks out of Azkaban.

With the war long over but both her Death Eater status and betrayal public knowledge, it's a race against the clock to gain allies and deduce what, exactly, she was doing thirteen years ago that she's so desperately horrified at leaving incomplete.

Teen & Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply. Primary Relationships: Regula Black & Cedrella Weasley née Black, Regula Black / Percy Weasley, Regula & Others. Alternative Universe: Canon Divergence, No House Elves, Always A Different Sex/Gender. Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, Magical Amnesia & Chronic Fatigue, Horcrux Hunting, Dysfunctional Family, Woman Out of Time.

Title: lyrics from Florence & the Machine's Drumming Song. Epigraph: lyrics from Mercedes Lackey's Cost of the Crown.

All images sources from Unsplash: Floating book, Jaredd Craig. Hourglass, Jonathan Cooper. Pocketwatch 1, Lucas Santos. Bottles 1, Matt Briney. Spiral staircase, Kieran Sheehan. Pocketwatch 2, Mélanie THESE. Quill, engin akyrut. Telephone, Pawel Czerwinski. Bottles 2, Jan Raft. Bookshelves, Iñaki del Olmo. Diadem, Rhii Photography.

[ihavenoidea073]

Peter: Nice rock.

James: Thanks, Regulus gave it to me.

Regulus: I threw it at you!

James: Aren't they the sweetest?

[stagprongs]

picture sirius black getting arrested in this era- his mugshots would blow up faster then luigi mangione’s , and the edits? unhinged. angsty playlist, fan theories painting him as a tragic heartthrob bad boy , the internet would be at his feet fr

[73lesbiansinfandoms]

Thinking about how Regulus would be obsessed with eating a trans remus out. If he was aloud too, he would spend hours between his thighs, and he's pretty sure he'd just have to ask, and Remus would let him spend hours down their.

[miidnightpoet]

i don’t want to sleep

i don’t want to think about art museums

or orange muffins

or houses with green and red shutters

or late night tea

or dancing on kitchen counters

i don’t want to think about the sky

i don’t want to think about Copenhagen



[sweetmoonlight7]

1. Married

October 1 - jegulus - @taylorswiftmicrofic - wc: 210

Marriage.

The word had never had any real meaning to Regulus.

It wasn't a declaration of love or at the very least happiness. No, most of the time it was a show of power, wealth, and position. Nothing that actually had meaning.

His parents had gotten married young with the only purpose being that of preserving and continuing their pure blood.

Regulus (and his brother) were expected to do the same. To marry someone with enough status and of course a pure-blood heritage to continue on the Black family legacy.

Regulus thought it was stupid.

He would rather never marry over getting married to someone he didn't care about especially just to save face.

Marriage was unnecessary.

For 20 years he continued thinking that way.

Then he met James... or well fell in love with him.

He woke up to see James every morning and fell asleep beside him every night.

And it was perfect. He was perfect and beautiful and all of a sudden getting married didn't seem horrible.

He thought about getting to keep James as his and in turn be James's for the rest of their lives. It was a constant thought in his head.

So he gave in. He went out with Sirius (unfortunately James's best friend) and Pandora and picked out a ring.

It was perfect he thinks and from Sirius's expression his brother thought so too.

Now he just had to figure out how to give it to James but when he thought about that it didn't worry him because he knew James would say yes. He knew that James loved him as much as he loved him and that their idea of marriage was the same now.

[omikki]

"Read Crimson Rivers! It's so good!"

Me: Okay!

*sees that it's a hunger games au* ughhhh

[liloublack-lupin]

Philophobia

(N.) fear or being or falling in love

( regulus black & Sirius before they met James and Remus )

[smavacado-24]

I'm sad and bored and it's 3:30 in the morning. If anyone has some good jegulus or wolfstar fluff recs I will gladly take them 😁😁😁

[golden-earcuffs]

I adore the idea of freshly sorted Slytherin Regulus Black taking one look at the second year student Severus Snape and thinking, "Oh, it's you. It's gonna be you."

And I adore it even more when it is followed by 19 year old Regulus visiting Snape for one last time before he goes on his suicide mission and even though he does not know what is happening, Severus knows that it was meant to be goodbye.

I adore when the feelings of 8 years between these two moments are acknowledged in their minds, but never been voiced to each other; it makes them tragically beautiful.

[mzminola]

Obligatory dollmaker time!

[ihavenoidea073]

Remus: *trying to read but can’t because James won’t stop ranting about his love for Regulus*

Remus: James, you need to cool it you’re making it so obvious that you love him.

James: I can’t help it. His hair looks so beautiful today and his eyes they’re so heavenly I wish I could look into them forever and oh Merlin when he started speaking French I almost passed away Remus.

Sirius, walking through the door: What the hell?

James: oh shit.

James: *Runs away full speed, almost crashing into everything*

Sirius to Remus: James is in love with me?

Remus, knowing James is deeply obsessed with Regulus: Yes, James is in love with you. He has been for years.

Sirius: …

Remus: You should go talk to him he’s probably heartbroken at your reaction.

Sirius: Okay yeah I’ll go talk to him. It’s not that surprising that he’s in love with me I am incredibly beautiful.

Sirius: *practicing what he’s going to say while leaving to find James*

Remus, finally alone and able to read in peace: ah what a day.

[stagprongs]

regulas wants to be noticed as much as he wants to be invisible

do what you will now

[73lesbiansinfandoms]

I'm genuinely thinking about making a 10k, multific on moonwater, and their 10 children look alikes. Going through all the pregnancies. And potentially, time during the kids' time at hogwarts. Is it something people would want. (Honestly, I might do it either way)

[mane4terr]

its giving regulus black