#the story of us - Taylor swift

[flusteredmoonn]

the story of us; james potter

summary: "and the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now," in which he betrays her trust in order to raise his own agenda.

tags: (SFW), angsty, drabble??, fast paced, war-time fic, implied gryffindor!reader, implied ordermember!reader, implied pre-existing relationship, platonic! x reader, not x reader centric, she/her pronouns, third person y/n.

words: 800+

speak now tracklist. request.

war was on the horizon. it loomed threateningly in the air. they had known as much when they had volunteered to join the order, they had been made aware of the risks well before they had been sworn in.

james had jumped on the opportunity to help the wizarding world, it had felt like his calling when he magically signed the contract. that feeling was further enforced when he had met her, y/n, who had handled herself which such composure and compassion, when even some of the greatest witches and wizards faltered under the pressure from the death eaters.

the pair very rarely crossed paths outside of their time at school and even less since they had both graduated at the end of their seventh year, and more often then not worked opposing shifts which further minimised their interactions. the only time the two really interacted were during the meetings.

at first, their interactions remained concise, and professional. however, at the whispers of the dark lord's defeat in sight, they soon developed a banter filled friendship. they had really gotten to known each other. and everyone could see it.

many order members shared looks amongst themselves at the sudden shift in air between james and the girl.

to the boy, she had some sort of magnetic pull to her. it was something he had never felt with anyone before. not his other friends. not even with lily. and everyone could see it.

lily had taken to mentioning it to the boy, only to be brushed off with the excuse that it only seemed different because he was openly friendly with a girl, a contrast to his typically masculine centric friend group. to her, it seemed as though his priorities, if not his loyalties, had entirely shifted. he had changed.

y/n stood in the kitchen of headquarters. busying herself with cleaning out the cupboards and restocking it with freshly acquired ingredients that one of the house elves had fetched from within town. she hummed quietly as she did so.

the curly haired boy bounced into the room, immediately taking to helping her with the task, completely ignoring kingsley and remus who were quietly conversing in the corner of the room.

"oh, hey james," the girl spoke sweetly, stopping momentarily to greet him.

"hey," he reciprocated, reaching above her to put something on a higher shelf which remained out of reach.

the task itself was strange, for the boy, who more often than not relied on magic to lift everything into the cupboards for him.

"have you received your new mission yet?" he asked her curiously, watching her face contort as she thought.

"uhmm, no, not yet. i think dumbledore is waiting for marlene to get back from her mission in london before he assigns me to a new post," y/n said, brushing her hands together as they finished packing groceries away.

a beat of silence hovered between them.

"oh. do you think you're getting a promotion then?" he moved away from her slightly, running his hands down his front before ruffling his hair.

"i mean, i'd hope so. i've worked quite hard, i think," she confessed, eyes darting to the chatting pair at the end of the room, "plus, kingsley's sort of hinted at it," the boy's eyebrows raised in surprised.

"oh, well congratulations," he gently clapped her shoulder, before darting away, and loudly greeting his girlfriend.

the girl, however, was confused at the interaction. he seemed as if he were on a mission of his own as he questioned her, before suddenly dashing off and somewhat prematurely ending the conversation. it had left her confused, to say the least. but surely, it wasn't anything sinister, james was too loyal to the girl for it to be anything other than well-intentioned.

weeks had passed since the strange interaction took place, and the entirety of the organisation surrounded the lengthy table in the middle of the kitchen. subsequently, the girl had been promoted to a position where she had more inherent responsibilities. on of which had been to keep tabs over a small team of members.

james was more than eager to volunteer himself as part of the ensemble. even after it was revealed how far away the location was from headquarters. despite lily's silent protests, especially when the gravity of the mission was revealed.

after the meeting had concluded, james approached y/n apprehensively,

"hey, uhh, can i ask something of you?" his voice was uncharacteristically hesitant.

"of course, james, what's up," she turned around, stopping in her tracks.

"i was wondering if you could, uhh, maybe could you write me a recommendation for madeye, he said i was in consideration for something similar to what you're now doing," he rubbed his hands together hopefully, his tone knowing.

his eyes revealed his agenda to her. he had known that she had been in the running for her recent promotion for a while. he had been up against her. part of her knew it, as she watched his features swam with truth.

she put together the pieces slowly, as words of agreement left her mouth subconsciously. when he congratulated her, he had already known. surely.

he was meant to be better than that. he was loyal. he had to be. that's why they were friends. surely there couldn't have been some ulterior motive. she had to have been mistaken. but as she watched him turn to his friends and silently express his joy, she knew she was mistaken.

[cametotheshowinsd]

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | My Personal Top 5

[evermoredeluxe]

malala: One of my favorite memories from Swat Valley is a field trip I took in middle school with my best friend, Moniba (second photo, on the left). Giggling, we went to a waterfall hidden away in a lush green mountain. We were so excited because we were finally allowed to go to school again and could be outdoors with our friends laughing and singing together.

Having lived through a time where music and art were banned, music felt like a gift. Moniba and I found the highest rock we could, climbed on top of it and announced to all of our classmates and teachers we were going to perform our new favourite song called LOVE STORY. We sang with all of our heart, taking in the joy we felt every second. That's where my Swiftie journey began. It feels magical that my first-ever proper concert would be to see @TaylorSwift, singing along to every song surrounded by friends.

Three years ago, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. Once again, music no longer plays on the streets, and girls and women are barred from school, work and public life. In Swat, music made my friends and me feel confident and free. And one day I hope we will live in a world where every girl will be able to enjoy music and live out her wildest dreams. 💖

[hope-ur-ok]

maybe now people will finally show long story short some fucking respect

[reputayswift]

Taylor Swift Songs as Books You Can't Put Down (2/?)

You're On Your Own, Kid as Daisy Jones & The Six August as People We Meet On Vacation Seven as Wuthering Heights Hoax as The Wicked King The Story of Us as Pride & Prejudice I Bet You Think About Me as You Deserve Each Other

insp. ( 1 2 3)

[labyrinth]

the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now

[stuffydollband]

Truly wild that people are like “Omg! Taylor Swift is including her new music as she tours!” Yeah, bestie. That’s what tours are. Literally it’s the whole point. What would be crazy was if she did the Wenis, because the Wenis is a dance and everybody is a genius who knows it in advance

[jyndor]

@pscentral​ event 21: growth

↳ rebelcaptain + long story short

[happinessoncorneliastreet]

"The Story Of Us" reference at "The Tortured Poets Department" library

[kingofmyborrowedheart]

Getting very annoyed by companies using Travis and Taylor’s relationship as a way to promote themselves. It’s so invasive and strange especially after everyone around the two (including them!) have called for privacy and said they aren’t going to comment on anything. Obviously they are aware that people and the media are paying attention to them, but for companies to monopolize on it with disregard to the actual people they’re using is wrong. It’s just so weird to promote a football game as a way to watch a relationship unfold. They should be able to support and get to know one another without having their lives turn into a marketing campaign for a company. Just leave them alone.

[andichoseyou]

eras tour surprise songs parallels

6/17/23—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: seven / The Story of Us

[cametotheshowinsd]

Can I ask you a question...?

[carmyscigs]

the story of us is so sydcarmy s2 (i miss my parents)

[cruell-summers]

actual footage of me listening to The Story of Us, Better than Revenge and Haunted TV for the first time:

[taylorliveperformances]

Taylor Swift performing Story of Us for Allure of the Sea on January 21, 2011.