#regulus is so mean

[srs-moonage]

James Potter had always been a lover. He was full of love and could not help but let his heart beat for two different people. He would catch himself stealing glimpses at them whenever they walked through the passageways. One was always surrounded by friends, laughing and occasionally flashing a smile his way. The other walked alone, books clutched tightly in their grasp, their expression always stern and their gaze unfaltering whenever it met his.

James knew that it was wrong to love two people at the same time, but his heart was too big to contain all the love he felt. He couldn't command his heart, and it seemed that it wanted to love two people romantically at the same time.

But what if those two people loved him back? Surely, it would be a happy ending, right? Unfortunately, that was not the case. Lily Evans was willing to marry him, but Regulus Black was unable to take that step due to a certain reason and a task he must undertake. James didn't know what that reason was, but he knew that it was causing Regulus fear.

Despite the pain and complexity that came with loving two people at the same time, James couldn't imagine giving up either of them. And yet, Regulus was willing to sacrifice his own love for them just to ensure their happiness. He made the difficult decision to Obliviate Lily and James, erasing their memories of ever loving a man named Regulus Black.

Regulus's love was pure and selfless. All he wanted was to see the sun shine so brightly and the flowers bloom so beautifully for the future he had envisioned for them. And he was willing to do whatever it took to make that a reality, even if it meant erasing himself from their memories.

[srs-moonage]

i love platonic moonwater

sirius: i love you, bro

james: bro :( i love you

*meanwhile*

reg: youre a goddamn wanker

rem: and youre a fucking bastard

[courfee]

it's been exactly a year since the last chapter of Operation Walburga's Arbitrary No Kissing Ever Rule and I still miss it. This scene is probably one of my favourite things I've ever written and I've wanted to draw it for forever, so now seemed like an appropriate time

[littleliterarylesbian]

it is 4am and all I can think about is dark obsessive jegulus rn.

just hear me out, the cloak and the map? perfect stalking material. Maybe it starts off innocent, James just wanting to check up on Regulus for some reason or James wanting to know more about his best friend's little brother but it spirals out of control quickly. One moment he's watching Regulus' name move on the map, the next he's under the cloak and trying his hardest not to be detected. He's sneaking into the Slytherin dorms, he's trying to figure out how close Regulus' friends actually are to him.

and I feel like I don't have to explain at all for Regulus, I feel his family name and legacy speaks up plenty. Regulus is smart, Regulus is cunning. He caught on quite quickly that he was getting trailed around. Maybe not knowing who at first, but he at least can tell when footsteps not matching his own sound off around him. He mentions wanting one thing, within the week it's his, he mentions doing something but just being too busy, suddenly at least half of his plans are cancelled. He mentions wanting someone gone and suddenly they're just simply buried six feet under. He eats up the power he's given. Then he finds out it's James Potter behind it all and suddenly it just got 10x better.

blah blah blah they're sick freaks and they fall in love and are crazy about each other. Carved their names into each other's skin and EVERYTHING. I just want freak4freak jegulus.

[eloise175]

I love these panels so much, I’m never getting over them not only because of how beautiful they are, but also due to their meaning and how it perfectly shows the characters' feelings.

It’s the part where Penelope tells Callisto she doesn’t love him and his face crumbles, he’s so taken aback by it but for all the wrong reasons, let me elaborate;

(contains some novel spoilers!!)

From the beginning, Callisto knew that Penelope’s confession about how she fell in love with him at first sight was bullshit.

He knows she lied to him on multiple occasions but doesn’t mind at all; it’s stated later on in his pov that despite all the rumors and her deception, Callisto too found it surprising how he didn't get angry.

They also had this conversation in the cave and many other occasions when he teased her about it and she kept on saying that she wasn’t in love with him anymore.

However each time Penelope claimed to not be in love with him, Callisto was either amused or grumbled about it playfully.

It’s the setting that changes things. Back then it was all teasing and her getting fed up with him and his successful attempts at eliciting some sort of reaction out of her.

As the story progresses, their interactions become more tense due to the friction and tension being products of their feelings for one another.

We can see the first signs of Callisto ‘wavering’ during his birthday banquet as Penelope is about to reject him.

He looked crestfallen when she brought up love because he still can’t make sense of it, convinced that his feelings of fondness can’t be related to love—or more like, he’s trying to convince himself it’s like that.

Knowing what is about to come, he shushed her, while admitting to the fact that he knew she was going to reject him, hence why he told her to give him an answer on her coming of age.

It’s all because Callisto hoped she would change her mind and her answer would be the one he hoped for, basically her accepting.

Then in the greenhouse things become more serious. The talk about Penelope’s condition had an impact on the build-up of it.

Penelope is completely serious and firm about her rejection, she is more apathetic due to the impending deadline of hard mode’s ending and things falling apart continuously.

She doesn’t have any control of the things happening around her and it makes her grow more and more anxious, to the point where it all becomes too much and it leads her to resign to her fate.

Callisto’s reaction to it is so strong not only because Penelope kept on pushing him towards another woman (which he doesn’t even know) when all he wanted was to be with her, but because she disregarded his feelings in the process as well.

Penelope goes on to say that she doesn’t love him, and that’s the real nail in the coffin, Callisto is actually in love with her but fails to realize it, but his subconscious seems to be aware of it given his reaction.

It’s a “…she doesn’t love me?” slap in the face realization.

I’m saying this because later in the novel, Callisto reveals that he hid his desire to be with Penelope behind the guise of an arranged marriage because he was afraid to admit being in love with her due to what happened to his parents. You could say he has always loved her from the moment they first met.

➺ chapter. 201 from the novel:

Anyhow, Penelope talks about her circumstances and past, saying how while wanting love she also needs and wants someone to take her out of the hell she’s in.

She tells Callisto he’s not that person and he’s absolutely devastated by that statement. He even gets described as dazed in the novel when this scene happens.

It’s a point of no return for Callisto because he still refuses to acknowledge his feelings as love for Penelope.

He can’t have her unless he admits to loving her, but he’s afraid to do so due to his past, he's convinced that if he confesses then she would end up like his mother.

Callisto needs a push, and that push is the fear of losing her forever which comes in the form of Penelope’s poisoning on her coming of age ceremony.

It all boils down to “don’t make any assumptions about my feelings” and “you don’t know what/how I feel” but we don’t get that since Callisto is suppressing it.

He’s angry and rightfully so and Penelope’s earlier apparent indifference doesn’t help either.

But yes, Penelope’s rejection hurt him so much because loves her.

Callisto is conflicted and in denial. It’s like he’s already having an inner battle about his feelings and then Penelope comes and deals the final blow, stomping all over his heart while pushing him away.

"I chose you, Penelope Eckhart. Not your household." and “Does my proposal mean so little to you?” are so telling because it’s clear that he’s been strongly impacted by all of this.

Callisto genuinely wants to be with Penelope and get her to the safety of the palace but went about it the wrong way.

They’re so miscommunication, it will be so long before they get to talk properly about their feeling and we get that love confession I’m not okay T_T

Thinking about all the things that will happen before that is making my head hurt, I’m going back to reading my comfort fanfics…see y’all tomorrow when the beginning of the end begins with more yearning and angst as Callisto will come back :,)

[b0wi3sgir1]

James: a mosquito tried to bite me and I slapped it and killed it.

James: and I started thinking

James: like it was just trying to get food

James: what if I went to the fridge and it just slammed the door shut and snapped my neck

James: how would I feel?

Regulus:

Regulus: are you okay?

[lijeuxs]

guys this is my really really good high quality amazing 11/10 jegulus fanart

it took me years actually

[losver07]

okay we have talked about regulus being a swimmer but have you considered SIRIUS being a professional swimmer and after regs death not being able to go near water?

[thisantithesis]

quite literally the embodiment of reckless driving by lizzy mcalpine

art. sophithil on twitter

[deathnguts]

Sirius being Bartylus’ number one hater in the most big brother way possible means so much to me I’m frothing at the mouth.

Like, Barty and Reg are physically comfortable with one another and aren’t crazy with PDA but like they hold hands and sit with their arms around each other or kiss occasionally like completely tame stuff that no one cares about except Sirius sees and he’s immediately yelling “HEY LEAVE ROOM FOR JESUS! Moony, write them up.” Or Barty comes over to the their house and Sirius is dead ass about them leaving Regulus’ bedroom door at LEAST ten inches open. Or whenever Barty comes to pick regulus up for a date or even just a friend group hang out Sirius is looking at him like a soccer mom clutching their pearls. Like Sirius has always been the punk with tattoos who underage drinks and smokes but the SECOND he finds out Barty is the same way he’s up in arms about how much of a bad influence he is and that regulus should drop him immediately. And that like never goes away, they all grow up and stuff and Sirius is still glaring at every mile stone these two achieve. They’re moving in together? Oh great, yeah I’m sure Bartemius is just there to FREELOAD. Barty proposed? No he didn’t, cus he didn’t ask my for permission for my little reggie’s hand so he can’t, hah. Genuinely god forbid they ever have to tell him they’re having a baby because he will castrate Barty not matter how old and mature and prepared they are.

Regulus would never admit it but he thinks it’s sweet that his brother cares, Barty is not fucking amused at all lmao

[srs-moonage]

me before reading crimson rivers: *happy bcs i got to witness Reggie's gayness and wolfstar <3

me after reading crimson rivers:

[multishipperofgaydeadwizards]

"regulus was barty's humanity, without him barty wasn't human anymore" just punch me in the face next time, yeah?

[starchasing-chocolate]

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!🥰❤️

[aithusarosekiller]

Media: here is a realistic sibling relationship that clearly displays the love they have for each other even if they haven't seen each other in ages and were separated by war

Half the fandom for some fucking reason: clearly they hate each other!

[sspadfoot]

Regulus with white streaks in his hair.

[lexithwrites]

i'll always love that the fandom, specifically the jegulus shippers, have collectively agreed that james has a kink for reggie being mean to him