#remus lupin being an oblivious

[starrylanex]

MATCHMAKING!

PAIRING - remus lupin x reader

SUMMARY - in which the academic rivalry between you and remus turns into something more with the help of his friends, who make sure that their best friends get his happy ending

WC - 821

EXTRA - mentions of drinking, dancing, remus being jealous, no mentions of y/n, lower case intended,

NOTES - hi angels, leaving you on cliffhanger heheh;) this was requested in my ask box and thought i would finally get it out, ik its short but let me know if you want the second part:)

PS. - english isn’t my first language so of you see any grammar or spelling mistakes please don’t hesitate to point them out<3

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from the moment you and remus lupin first crossed paths, you two knew that you were destined to be rivals. both of you were exceptionally gifted students, with a thirst for knowledge that knew no bounds. and so, from that fateful day onwards, you engaged in a fierce competition that would last for almost the entirety of your time at hogwarts.

your rivalry manifested itself in many ways, from academic achievements to gaining more house points and everything in between. you vied for the top spot in every class, each determined to outshine the other and prove their superiority. and as the years went by, their rivalry only intensified, with neither willing to back down from the challenge.

yet, amidst the fierce competition and the constant battle for supremacy, you and found yourselves drawn to each other in a way that neither could explain. it was a connection that went beyond mere rivalry, a bond that defied logic and reason.

as the two of you navigated the treacherous waters of your academic rivalry, you and remus found solace in each other's company, sharing late-night study sessions (even if you two wouldn't say a word to each other, the comfortable silence was actually comforting) and engaging in spirited debates about your favorite subjects. you challenged each other's beliefs and pushed each other to new heights, each secretly admiring the other's intellect and determination.

but it wasn't until your fifth year at hogwarts that you and remus's rivalry took an unexpected turn. the marauders, remus's friends who were too tired of seeing their friend arguing with you and at the same tine punishing himself by not admitting his true feelings, decided to intervene, determined to help their friend realize his true feelings for you.

the rest of the marauders had a plan, and they were determined to make remus realize his feelings for you once and for all. they had enlisted the help of the girls, and they were all in on the plan. they knew that you had feelings for remus (even if you didn't know it yet), of course they did- they were your best friends after all. and so they were determined to help you win his heart.

the gryffindor common room was decorated with streamers and fairy lights, and the air was filled with the sound of laughter and music. they were all dressed to the nines, ready to have a good time.

lily was wearing a beautiful green dress that complemented her fiery red hair and made james’ jaw drop and eyes almost pop out of his sockets the moment she entered the common room, marlene was in a sleek black jumpsuit, and alice was in a stunning pink dress that matched her bubbly personality.

but it was you who caught remus's eye as soon as you walked into the room and made your way towards the girls, in need of a drink. remus couldn't help but feel a surge of jealousy as he watched other guys eye you from head to toe from across the room.

as the night went on, the marauders put their plan into action. they made sure that you were always by remus's side, engaging him in the conversation and laughing at his awkward jokes (which to be fair were actually funny). they even got sirius to ask you to dance, knowing that it would make remus jealous.

but remus was too caught up in his own feelings to notice what was going on around him. he couldn't take his eyes off you, and he couldn't shake the feeling that something was different about you tonight. you seemed more confident, more sure of yourself, and it was driving him crazy.

as you danced with sirius, his hands on your body and you laughing at his stupid jokes, remus wished it was him instead, he hadn’t realized that his grip had tightened around the cup he was holding, his eyes narrowing. he wished it was his hands on you, dancing with him, and he realized he was longing the sound of your laughter at his admittedly stupid jokes.

it was then that Remus realized the depth of his feelings for you, a realization that both thrilled and terrified him. he had spent so long denying his feelings, burying them deep within his heart, that he didn't know how to express them. he was scared, terrified from both the fact that there was a possibility you didn’t share his feelings back, and the possibility of him hurting you one way or another.

with a surge of determination, and maybe too much of alcohol in his system, even tho he couldn’t really get drunk due to his condition, he still could get tipsy, and the tipsy remus was way more confident than the sober remus. he made his way over to you and sirius, his heart pounding in his chest. he had to tell you how he felt, before it was too late.

[adharastarlight]

The Oblivious James Potter Chronicles P4

James, running down the corridor after Reg: hey! Regulus! Wait up!

Reg stops suddenly so James has to skid to stop, lip quirking up as he fights away a laugh

James: Reggie, hi :)

Reg: James, what's up?

James: would you like to go on a date with me?

Reg: sure, love, what's the occassion?

James: you want to go out with me?

Reg:

Reg: I wasn't already?

[outromoony]

My favorite ship dynamic: James thirdwheeling Wolfstar but he doesn't know he's thirdwheeling.

[hitmewithsomebooks]

@jegulus-microfic Jan 17 - dream

253 words

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It was just a bad dream, just a bad dream, just a dream.

Except it wasn't a dream. It was a want. But Regulus refused to accept that.

Why would he want James Potter swooning over him? James Potter hugging from behind, playing with his hair, kissing him? And holding his hands and picking him up and cuddling him and kissing him...

It was just a dream, anyways. Whether he wanted it or not.

*

"Remus." James said, breaking the silence Remus had just settled into.

"James." He replied, urging him on.

"I had a weird dream."

"About what?" Remus asked, still reading, not really interested in another story about treacle tart castles or whatever else James's brain could imagine.

"Regulus."

At this, Remus's eyes snapped up, staring directly at James.

"As in Sirius's little brother?"

"As in Sirius's little brother." James confirmed, nodding his head ruefully.

"What exactly was so weird about this dream?"

"Erm, we may have been... kissing? And cuddling? And it's really weird because like yeah we’ve been talking a little bit more and it’s kind of nice ‘cause he can be like sweet? But I still don’t know why—"

"James. You love him, don’t you."

"I do?" James asked, brows furrowing.

"Think about him." Remus told him, and James paused. A slow smile spread across his face. His eyes widened in realization.

"Oh, shit. I do."

*

Later, Remus would hear about Regulus's dream, and would immediately bring the young Slytherin to talk to James, because they were both idiots.

[lulublack90]

Prompt 25 - Cosy

@wolfstarmicrofic December 25, word count 413

The next morning of yesterday's Prompt - Sleigh

He woke up the next morning feeling all cosy and warm. It took him a moment to understand what was going on as the sleepy fog cleared from his mind. He was curled up in bed with someone. It was not his bed. He shuffled his head, craning his neck to get a better view of the face of the person he was tangled with. He drew in a soft gasp when he realised it was Remus. The entire night before, suddenly came rushing back to him. They’d kissed and then Effie had caught them in the sleigh, not that she realised that was what had happened. Then he’d laid awake unable to sleep, so he’d snuck into Remus’s bed. 

Remus stirred, and his eyes slowly blinked open. “Hi,” He smiled sleepily at Sirius as he stretched around him. 

“Hi,” Sirius was suddenly feeling nervous. What if Remus regretted it? What if he got upset that Sirius was in his bed? All of Sirius’s worries were quickly quelled when Remus opened his arms, dragged Sirius on top of him and kissed him. 

They were very late going down for breakfast, but Effie didn’t mind, simply sending plates that had been kept magically warm of scrambled egg and bacon over to them and went back to reading her newspaper after wishing them a Merry Christmas. 

“How much did you have to drink last night, Sirius darling? Because when I went to check on you, you were in Remus’s bed, sprawled over the poor boy. It’s a wonder he could breathe the way you were clinging to him,” She chuckled. “Oh, and Remus, dear, don’t be afraid to kick him out of your room if he ever does it again,” Remus’s cheeks flamed red as he nodded sheepishly to Effie. Sirius beamed, he loved it when Remus’s cheeks did that. 

“You guys ready for presents?” Monty asked, popping his head around the kitchen door. Sirius’s and Remus’s eyes met. 

“Presents!” They exclaimed excitedly in unison and shot up from the table and rushed into the living room where James waited, surrounded by piles of brightly wrapped gifts. 

Remus timidly held out a small, neatly wrapped parcel for Sirius and moved to the pile James pointed out was his. Sirius put Remus’s present in his pocket, deciding to leave it until last. 

They caught each other's eyes again, and the smile Remus gave him made his stomach swoop. He couldn’t wait until they were alone again.  

[zlo-lia]

Remus thinking that Sirius secretly doesn’t like him/is uncomfortable because of his furry little problem as he can hear Sirius’ heartbeat quicken every time they’re together

[mrsfrecklesmarauders]

"Nooo... Please don't leave me..."

The way Remus sounded was heartbreaking really. Sirius was having a protective feeling over him. His Moony, looking adorable, whining and pouting against the pillows.

But Sirius was angry. Furious even. The smell of alcohol rotting their dorm reminded him of how much Remus had drunk.

And Sirius wasn't going to be a hypocrite, he had drunk in parties as well, he had gotten himself very very pissed. But never like this. Not until the point when it stopped being fun. Not until the point of vomiting three times already, not being able to stand, and having to be dragged back to the castle.

Sirius didn't know what had happened. He had left Remus perfectly fine, they had only been smoking and laughing together. With that wonderful warm sensation inside his chest he always felt when Remus was around.

Then Sirius went and danced with Marlene because she was looking rather pretty tonight. But it all had been a mistake. For both of them.

Now thanks to Remus's stupidity, their brilliant plan of sneaking out and having a party in the Shrieking Shack had been ruined. They were caught. Only to wait to what McGonagall would say in the morning.

"Sirius...Sirius...." Remus mumbled.

"What?" Sirius snapped angrily as he took off his boots.

Now Sirius had to babysit this wanker until Peter went for some medicine from Pomfrey and James cleaned up their mess a bit. God! They had done this for Remus. All of it for Remus.

Sirius just wanted him to be happy, gain money for his top surgery. And make him happy. He did it for him.

"Siiiiiriiiiuuus!" Remus moaned again.

Sirius wanted to kill him.

"Sirius, come..."

He tried not to think about how adorable and hopeless Remus looked and how much he wanted to hug him. Tears were running down his cheeks.

"I feel so bad, everything is spinning... Sirius... My Padfoot..."

"Why did you have to drink this much, ha?" Sirius asked, he sounded like a father scolding his child.

Remus was closing his eyes.

Sirius poked him on the ribs "Have you any self preservation? Eh? Did you want to kill yourself?? What's wrong with you!!?"

Remus whined in pain.

"I colunstubeee..."

"What? Speak clear!"

Remus removed his mouth from the pillow "I couldn't stand it!!" he yelled, his voice echoing in the room "You were kissing her... and not me... and I couldn't... couldn't stand it..."

Sirius was speechless. Marlene. Was he talking about Marlene? It was nothing. It had been a mistake. Marlene was into girls, she told Sirius right after the kiss.

"It hurt..." Remus added, now crying and sniffing "It hurt, Sirius"

Sirius felt immediately guilty about the whole thing. Which was ridiculous considering Remus and him were just friends. And Sirius had snogged plenty of girls in the past.

He had the strange urge to hug Remus, comfort him and say sorry sorry sorry. That he would never hurt him like that again.

But in that instant, Peter crossed the door looking rather out of breath.

"Poppy is on her way to check on him, she said that we should give him a lot of water and let him sleep in a comfortable position and if he vomits, we have to let him vomit all he wants..."

But Sirius had stopped listening, his mind wandered to what the drunk boy next to him had told him. Over and over again.

[moonlitkihu]

Modern marauders (In which they met Regulus in a coffee shop)

James: throws Remus a book*

Remus caught it, reads the title aloud: Mortifying ordeal of one sided love?

Sirius just walked in: who loves who?

Peter: Oh James! Is it the black hair we met in the coffee shop?

James almost strangle Peter:

Remus:

Sirius baffled, clearly offended: What, the barista? He’s too old for you no?

Remus, barking a laugh: oh pads, you are so lucky I love you

[axxio-sriracha]

James finds out about Wolfstar.

~~~♤~~~

James woke up and dragged himself out of bed. He didn't bother with his glasses, it was too early to see anyways.

He walked to the bathroom and brushed his teeth, taking longer than usual to try to comb out his hair a little nicer today. (It didn't work)

When he got back out he headed straight for his trunk, pulling out his clothes for the day, he wondered if Lily would want to go for a stroll by the lake after-

"Shit-" A hissed whisper cut off his train of thought. He turned to see Remus standing on the other side of the room, a blanket wrapped around him.

He looked like a deer caught in headlights, not a usual expression for him.

"Moony?" James muttered, squinting, "What's wrong?"

Remus only threw a glance at Sirius' bed, his eyes wide.

James sighed and walked to his end table, slipping on his glasses.

"Holy-" His jaw dropped when he looked back at Remus.

Hickeys and bite marks covered his skin. His chest and neck were so full of dark splotches you couldn't quite tell what his usual color was supposed to be.

"Remus. What-" James gave a short, surprised laugh. Remus gave a terrified squeak and tumbled onto his bed, yanking the curtains closed around him.

James turned as Sirius stepped out of his own four poster, rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"Moons?" He mumbled, still half-asleep, "Love, you okay?"

"Oh fuck!" James laughed loudly, clamping a hand over his mouth.

Sirius, also with a neck full of hickeys, was wearing shorts that hung low on his waist. James could see the finger-shaped bruises on his hips peeking over the waistband. His thighs were covered in hickeys and bites like Remus' chest had been.

His hair was messy, adding to the Freshly Shagged look. His eyes finally found James and he jumped,

"Oh! Hey Prongs!" He laughed, scratching the back of his neck, "Goodmorning."

"Don't goodmorning me!" James called, pointing at Remus' bed, "Dude, what the fuck?"

"Oh." He looked at Remus' bed, then back at James, "Okay, yeah, I'm not awake enough for this conversation." He laughed.

James sputtered, watching as Remus slowly made his way back out of his bed, his eyes fixed on the floor.

"You two-" He gestured between them wildly, "You two are-"

"We're fucking." Sirius said bluntly, yawning, "And I'd really like to get back to it, we can talk about the engaged part at breakfast, yeah?"

James' eyes widened, "Engaged?" He shouted.

Remus looked about ready to throw up.

Sirius nodded slowly, as though he was speaking to a child, "Yes, y'know, 'Remus, will you marry me?' Engaged."

James turned to Remus, "You're engaged?" He asked again.

Remus closed his eyes and pulled a necklace out of the drawer of his end table. James noticed scratches covering his back that looked deeper than they probably should have been and threw a glare at Sirius who only smirked proudly.

The necklace held a white-gold band on the end of the chain,

"We've been wearing them under our shirts. We were planning to tell you but it just got... complicated."

"Wh-" James threw his hands up, "Y'know what? I'm going back to bed, I don't know how to deal with this."

Sirius smiled, "Great, c'mon Moons." He tugged Remus' hand eagerly back towards his bed. Remus threw an apologetic look at James on their way.

They came to breakfast the next morning with the rings on their fingers, showing them to all of their friends. James noticed they charmed their hickeys away too.

Peter took the news a lot better than he had, tearing up and hugging them. He congratulated them and told them how happy he was.

Lily, Marlene, Dorcas, Alice, and Frank all acted similar, happiness and tearful hugs. But no amount of outraged surprise.

"So nobody's going to ask how long they've been together?" James asked, his eyebrows furrowed. Peter paused,

"You didn't know? They've been together for ages."

Remus looked to him now too, frowning, "Wait, Prongs, I thought you were just upset at seeing us sleeping together."

James pinched the bridge of his nose, "You two have been dating, and I didn't even know?"

Sirius snorted, "Guess so, mate. I thought it was obvious."

"Yeah, James, they kiss like all the time." Marlene nodded.

"And the handholding?" Alice added, "I don't think they've stopped holding hands since third year."

"Didn't Pads literally sit in Moony's lap at breakfast yesterday?" Peter asked. Sirius nodded,

"Yeah." He smiled, unashamed.

James stared at them, shocked, "Well how come you never told me?"

Sirius sighed, "Fine, you know what, James. Next time I'll sit you down and have a talk with you, okay?" He offered.

James nodded, "Okay. Thank you." He picked up his toast as Sirius suddenly pointed at it,

"There's butter on that by the way." He said, smirking, "Just gonna start stating the obvious right away to get in the habit."

James rolled his eyes as the group broke out into laughter.

Needless to say, Remus and Sirius had been dating for years, and sleeping in the same bed for at least one of them.

James was... well, he was a little oblivious sometimes.

~~~♤~~~

[shootingthe-stars]

chapter 39 of nowhere man is out!

i call this “i didn’t mean to make it as gay as i did. but it is.”

chapter 39 or from the beginning!

[starrylanex]

HIII!! JUST READ MATCHMAKING AND OMGGG IT WAS SOOO GOOD😭💕

Are you planing on writing a part 2? Because I don't think I can live without it😭... Like the cliffhanger?? Remus being tipsy AND WANTING TO CONFESS???? THAT'S MY SHITT!!! The way I LOVE drunk confessions😭

Anyway, hope you're doing great and I will be praying for that part 2.💕💕💕

HI angel:))

thank you so much😭 ily!!! i do on planning on writing a second part and it will be up by the end of this week!

ikr? i also love drunk confessions;)

i hope ur doing amazing as well:))

[adharastarlight]

Remus: awwww, reg you have a diary???

Reg: no no, don't read that-

Sirius snatches it: Ooooo you have a crush??? Who's JP??? Tell me tell meeee

Reg: ...no one

James Oblivious Potter: isn't that some hufflepuff?

[cloud-of-sugar]

The other day I was playing an online game of kingdoms and one of the members of my alliance was named Moony. I don't chat with anyone there but I was so curious I asked them if they were a marauders fan and they said no, a friend had given them that nickname.

Now I can only think if that 'friend' was a sirius kin who is secretly in love with this person and was indirectly telling them that they were their soulmate like moony and padfoot 😭

[mses-mist]

Regulus: I can't believe Sirius and remus are so blind, they literally like eachother! Its right there at their faces- and im the only one seeing it

James: *wearing a shirt that says pls date me reggie and been flirting at him for the past weeks but reg couldnt tell* fr? thats crazy-

[lulublack90]

Prompt 1 - Swear

@jegulus-microfic November 1, Word count 400

Previous part First part

“I swear if Regulus makes one more cake I’m gonna need new clothes,” James joked as he finished off a scone topped with jam and cream. 

“Well, stop eating them then,” Sirius laughed, stuffing his own scone in his mouth, leaving a line of cream and jam around his lips. Remus leaned over and kissed the mess away. 

“I, for one, will never tire of Regulus’s chocolate cake. It’s just as delicious as your mums,” Remus declared, making his way through the stack of double chocolate cookies Regulus had made just for him. “And do not tell her I said that,” Remus warned the other two, jabbing half a cookie in their direction.

“How come he’s making so much anyway?” Sirius asked. James sighed, running his hand through his hair and making it stick up at odd angles. 

“He keeps trying to discuss rent and stuff, and when I try to tell him it's fine and not to worry, he makes more cake.”

“Christ, Prongs, haven’t you told him you own the flat yet?” Sirius rolled his eyes. “If you keep putting it off, when you finally tell him, he’s going to be so upset. He’s not like us, he’ll take it to heart,” James had never seen Sirius so serious before, apart from the time when he'd declared his love for Remus, and it had been such a shock no one had taken him seriously until he jumped on Remus and snogged his face off.  “Honestly, mate, just tell him.”

“Yeah, alright." James put his mug down and cleared his throat. “HEY, REG!!!” James shouted towards Regulus’s room. A disgruntled Regulus emerged glaring at him. 

“You made me jump, and now my assignment has a great big black line all the way across it,” His upset pout made James smile from ear to ear at him.  

“Sorry.," He apologised and he meant it. "I just wanted to let you know I actually own this flat, so there’s no need to worry about paying rent,” Regulus looked at him stunned. 

“Okay,” He said before turning around and going back into his room.

“There, sorted,” James said, puffing up his chest proudly. Sirius dropped his head into his hand. 

“Prongs, mate, I love you, but you are so dumb,” James furrowed his brow as he tried to figure out what Sirius was on about. He thought everything had gone rather well. 

Next part

[padfootastic]

first he replaced James as the most important person in Sirius's life and now he's taking James whole personality MAKE IT STOPPPPP

quick who’s writing the (body?) horror fic where remus is SO obsessed with sirius, he needs to have him, and knows the one and only obstacle in his life is james potter. so he plots.

he plots, gets into their group, gets close to all of them. but that’s not all. he slowly…very slowly starts replicating all of james’ personality traits, wears them like a winter cloak but all year round. and then, like the slowly boiling a frog situation, he eventually becomes james. the final step: taking over his body. getting rid of the man himself.

until all that’s left is sirius black and james-who-was-once-remus potter. but what’s an identity if u can have the man of ur dreams, the love of ur life?