#thistlecat fics

[thistlecatfics]

Andromeda Liberata Book 3: Andromeda In Bello (160k WIP, lesbian tedromeda)

the aftermath of splinching + trying + trying + trying or - Andromeda promises Teddy she'll stay sober for a week

This chapter is dedicated to a couple of really excellent commenters who reignited my passion for this fic and for Andromeda and Teddy <3

[siriusly-sapphic]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💙

(as always, feel free to ignore!)

(the way this took me ages to get to im sorry but !! thank you for sending this to me!)

Also, this was so hard to choose, and I tried not to make them all siricissa but 3/5 became siricissa anyway.

In no particular order:

We'll Be Happy

Parvati/Lavender | Teen | Major Character death. Lavender dies during the battle of Hogwarts, Parvati predicted it and can't stop it from happening.

Blood in the Water

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | First war smut, blood and injuries and more sweet vibes than the tags suggest. This was written for 2022's @siriusblackfest!

Too Beautiful to Save

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | Dead dove do not eat: gore, near-murder during sex, blood all around. Sirius and Narcissa dealing with the grief of losing Regulus in a very Black way. This was a collab with @a-loveunlaced!

The Crown You Gave Me

Lucius/Narcissa | Teen | Lucius and Narcissa get a divorce after the second war, but it's amicable and for the best and there are flashbacks to how happy their marriage was. Bittersweet vibes. This was written for 2020's @hptransfest!

In Your Sick Fantasies

Sirius/Narcissa | Explicit | Breeding kinks (inbreeding kinks) and explicit consent to do messed up shit. They're complicated and fucked up and they revel in that knowledge. Also he spits out her wedding ring, that counts for something.

[solis-angelus]

'Hypersexuality as a trauma response' is like my middle name, actually.

[hephaestiions]

Inspired by your Drarry fic recs and your amazing Flintwood fic, do you have any Flintwood recs or personal favorites?

ah! fantastic ask, anon! flintwood was, incidentally, my earliest hp ship & maintains a soft spot after all these years. their functions in canon (quidditch captains of rival houses, pinnacles of a certain kind of obsessive, single-minded, aggressive athletic masculinity) conduce some of the most raw and gritty characterisations— kind of like if tracing your tongue along the jagged, broken end of a tooth was a ship. flintwood encapsulates a very specific kind of mood— a foregrounded physicality, a delicious emotional dimension balancing both subtlety and brashness. this ship is especially delightful when you're in the mood for some deferred emotional payoff, a little out of reach and more satisfying for it.

(tw for some discussions of queerphobia & masculinity!)

flintwood also works with and subverts some common stereotypes & tropes associated with sports as a site of exalted & amplified masculinity. oliver and marcus are both, in fic, often representations of what a popular (largely homophobic & patriarchal) culture understands as 'masculine ideal stereotypes'— physically hulking, emotionally repressed, narrow-focused, a little dangerous. and flintwood, as a ship, is crucially also about these 'ideal men' making the choice to step away from the hallowed halls of homosociality towards explicit queer desire, dynamics and love.

i'm getting into this because a large selection of flintwood fics i've loved deal (overtly or covertly) with coming to terms with queer awakenings, reckoning with being queer men in sports and similar explorations. my flintwood fic (thank you for reading it, anon!), addictive tendencies (~4k, T, tw for internalised homophobia) also grapples with this fairly significantly. in fact, even when the central tension isn’t explicitly about a queer reckoning, and the worldbuilding has little/no queerphobia, many excellent flintwood fics have some of the themes, ideas and tropes you find in literature accounting for our society’s (often disparaging) attitude towards queerness: a desire both intense and grudging, a sense of “i can’t have this person” justified through rivalry and/or jealousy, poignant internal conflicts, etc.

anyway, enough talk, here's a selection of flintwood fics i've dearly enjoyed, hope you do too! mind the tags & notes & remember to send some love the authors' way :)

best kept secrets by slyther_ing (M, 1.8k)

Marcus Flint is leaning up by the metal chainlink fence - gum popping, grin flashing white, and Oliver has the urge to run away because everything in the taller boy’s stature screams trouble, trouble, trouble.

twenty gauge by provocative_envy (T, 3k)

It takes Marcus less than ninety seconds to determine that his four o'clock is an aggressively annoying piece of shit.

wake up, get up, shut up by provocative_envy (E, 4.2k)

Marcus is twenty-three and half-concussed when it finally occurs to him that he might actually kind of sort of be really into dudes.

rugby boys, they play 15s by thistlecat (M, 4.5k)

Fifteen significant moments in Oliver Wood’s collegiate rugby career that did not make his highlight tape.

no vacancy by provocative_envy (M, 10.1k)

The dreams are frightening, at first.

true but not nice by v (E, 10.2k)

Marcus found out about it from Warrington, who heard it from Montague, who heard it from Derrick, who heard it from Nott, who heard it from Zabini, who heard it from Malfoy, who they said heard from the Quidditch dressing room, which really just meant that Marcus was going to fucking kill him.

self preservation by al-the-remix (E, 17.8k)

Outside the night had grown dark, and at some point Oliver had moved to perch on the edge of Marcus' bed, thigh pressed against his and tray settled between them. As if they had some sort of understanding. As if they were friends.

[thistlecatfics]

Thank you!! This is one of my favorite fics I've written, and definitely one of my favorite endings. Peter is such a fun POV character - observant, judgmental, insecure, a little obsessive.

Thank you for the rec <3

Day 26: A fic with an ending you can’t stop thinking about

Alphard’s Favorite

@thistlecatfics on tumblr | thistlecat on AO3 • 5k, M • Sirius/Peter

Peter tries to find out why Sirius is so upset over Alphard’s inheritance. Then he tries to make sure Sirius doesn’t fall off the roof. Then he tries to ensure Remus doesn’t hear them.

Rec: godddd sirius/peter!! sirius/peter!! the most oil-and-water of the four marauders. there's so much to dig into there, in the canon-never-intended-this-but-it's-not-not-canon-compliant grey area of fic, and this story does it so well. leveraging throwaway story details to explore complicated character dynamics so compellingly. i love watching those disaster investigation shows, and this is kind of like those made into fic. you know it can't go anywhere good, you know how it's ending and yet you can't look away. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE IT coming from a mile away, that last sentence is just 💥.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37737496

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[thistlecatfics]

andromeda in bello chapter 6: another try

Allies to the Order, Andromeda and Teddy build a life together. She deserves a stiff drink. 1974-1981.

part three of andromeda liberata (160k+, lesbian tedromeda)

At first this was part of a larger chapter, but I realized it was getting quite large so I thought I'd split it up so this chapter is a little short and, er, maybe feels more optimistic than intended. (Andromeda isn't making this process very easy for me or for Teddy lol.) (Truly after a certain point I'm just like... well I like fics which are 90% angsty conversations and where characters struggle mentally and hurt the people they love again and again so that's what we're getting here.) (she's sober! maybe! will it stick? she seems to think so but time will tell!)

Happy Halloween!

[torturedpoetsflashfest]

FEST RECAP

Thank you all for a wonderful flash fest! 24 fics based on 16 songs with the most popular being "The Prophecy," "Peter," and "But Daddy I Love Him." The Black cousins reign supreme over this album with Regulus (7), Sirius (6), Andromeda (5), Narcissa (5) and Bellatrix (4) being the most popular characters. 9 fics met the challenge of having a word count which ends with 13.

Thank you to all the writers, and maybe we'll see you again for a flash fest for Rep (tv). In the meantime, come hang out in @marauders-taylor-fiending discord server or participate in @thetorturedpoetsfest <3

She's the Albatross (She's Here to Destroy You) by thistlecat (Narcissa centric, 313, T)

Beautiful, poised Narcissa Black Malfoy, so unlike her mad sisters with their insistence on destruction. Song: The Albatross

Did you really beam me up in a cloud of sparkling dust just to send me back where I came from? by @comesitintheclover (Harry-centric, 1013 words, G)

Harry wakes up from a long nightmare where he reckons with the anger of being left in an abusive home and how to feel about all that he's been through now that it's finally over and he's finally safe. Song: Down Bad

If Only by multilingualism (Hermione/Severus, 1013, T)

Severus imagines what could have been.

A greater woman has faith by @sugarsnappeases (Lily/Sybill, 3849, T)

they're exes. they're miserable. things ensue.

Song: The Prophecy

Take the Glory, Give Everything by MidnightStargazer (Narcissa & Regulus, Narcissa & Draco, 743, T)

Regulus dreams of glory, longing to make a name for himself and be remembered. Eighteen years later, Draco does the same. Narcissa knows better. Song: Clara Bow

The Prophecy by eggmett (Regulus/Tom Riddle, 1013, M)

The prophecy—For neither can live while the other survives. The thing that had finally sent Tom over the edge. Confimation that he would fall before he had even finished rising. But the omen sentenced us to death that day too. Tom and I would never be free of each other as long as we’re both alive. We’d never be able to live inside this toxic world we built. It didn’t stop me for yearning for it. I’ll always be desparate for his attention. Desparate for his touch. Song: The Prophecy

Promises, Oceans Deep by @sixlane (Regulus & Sirius, 2357, T)

Regulus lies awake on the night of his 14th birthday, running through the plan over and over in his mind. He’s had years to work it out, make sure it’s perfect, but tonight it becomes real, no room for messing up. If he’s caught, he’s dead. He knows this like he knows his own name. A truth his parents have been telling him since Sirius left. or, Regulus executes his escape to meet his brother, but he must soon face the fact that he's been left behind. When Sirius finally turns up, he's seven years too late. Song: Peter

A Dangerous Man by MidnightStargazer (Lucius/Narcissa, 695, T)

Lucius has blood on his hands and owes his allegiance to Lord Voldemort, but Narcissa doesn't care. Song: I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

what if he's written "Mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind? by @thistlecatfics (Sirius/Regulus, 1013, E)

Regulus and Sirius are brothers. Regulus and Sirius are no longer brothers. Or, a culmination of fatal fantasies. Song: Guilty as Sin

Peter by Faelostinwoods (Marlene & Peter, 229, G)

Peter had been angry, angry at his friends who treating him worse as the war got worse, angry at dumbledore for not protecting them, angry at whoever created his story because it was getting worse. He had joined the death eaters, in a desperate attempt to change his outcome. Yet, he didn’t expect it to go this far. Song: Peter

my absence makes headlines by @plecotusauritus (Sirius-centric, 459, G)

the scandal was contained the bullet had just grazed at all cost keep your good name you don't get to tell me you feel bad Song: Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?

Forever Guilty, of Sin by @nena-96 (Hermione/Ron, 2148, M)

Hermione is alone inside the tent, as she tried to read The Tales of Beedle the Bard, but her memories blend in with the guilty fantasy that was being with Ron Weasley. Song: Guilty as Sin

loml by @emlovessid (Regulus/James, 1013, M)

It’s only been a few weeks since he’s been able to put words to it, but the feeling itself has been there from the beginning, from the first twining of hands and hitching of breath as their lips brushed, growing and growing until– “I love you,” James sighs, the words tumbling out as he breathes freely for the first time in weeks. “You might be the love of my life, actually.” Song: loml

So Long, London by @tealeavesandtrash (Sirius/Remus, 1013, T)

The silence hangs heavy, dead air suffocating. The sky outside is covered in grey clouds, casting the kitchen gloomy shadows. The pathetic fallacy is well-suited at least. Sirius’ eyes burn into him, staring him down over a cup of tea. It makes Remus’ skin crawl worse than the half-healed scars that litter his arms and back. He focuses on buttering the dry toast. Three months ago Sirius would have had breakfast ready for him when he came home. Six months ago he was still begging to spend the full moon together. Song: So Long, London

Burn My Life Down by @thecasualauthor (Andromeda/Ted, 637, G)

She sees everything about her life burn to ashes. Song: But Daddy I Love Him

Slow Quicksand, Poisoned Blood by @nodirectionhome-ao3 (James/Lily, 913, T)

After learning of the prophecy that threatens to doom her son, Lily begs the cosmos to spare him from this fate. Song: The Prophecy

I might just love you 'til the end by @ncoincidences (James/Lily, 1013, G)

James and Lily have been together since high school, seven years with each other. Recently, they have been drifting apart... will they make it till the end? Song: imgonnagetyouback

These Fatal Fantasies by MidnightStargazer (Bellatrix/Tom, Bellatrix/Rodolphus, 606, M)

Bellatrix is faithful to her husband. Technically. But her heart belongs to the Dark Lord. Song: Guilty as Sin

Mine Alone to Disgrace by MidnightStargazer (Andromeda/Ted, 474, G)

Andromeda tells her parents she's engaged to Ted Tonks Song: But Daddy I Love Him

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart by MidnightStargazer (Narcissa centric, 770, T)

Narcissa won't let anyone see her cry, even when her heart is breaking. Song: I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

but now we’ll curtail your curiosity (in sweetness) by @chemicalwildflowers (Andromeda & Tonks, Andromeda & Bellatrix, 215, G)

Nymphadora finds an old photo. Andromeda wants to protect her, for just one more day. Song: Robin

The Black Dog by ghstboys (Sirius/Remus, Remus/Tonks, 154, unrated)

Sirius watches Remus and Tonks from the afterlife. Song: The Black Dog

But Daddy I Love Him by @miss-grimwood (Bellatrix/Rodolphus, 146, T)

Bellatrix tries her best to avoid an arranged marriage with Lucius Malfoy in favour of Rodolphus Lestrange. Song: But Daddy I Love Him

said you’d come and get me but you were twenty-five (and the shelf life of those fantasies has expired) by @effiepotterisamilf (Regulus & Sirius, 295, G)

It’s Sirius’ 25th birthday and he’s not coming back for Regulus. Song: Peter

[consistentsquash]

Dark wlw recs 🙏

Hiya! A lot in my AO3 recs and you can check there but also a couple of fics I really love

The Bone Mother by rinsbane, Andromeda/Bellatrix

Nymphadora, Nymphet by thistlecat, Andromeda/Bellatrix, Tonks/Bellatrix

[thistlecatfics]

White Sheets, in the Closet (or: the earth from a great distance is perfect and whole) by @tahtahfornow (11k, M)

Remus says: You ever seen the inside of a loony bin. (South Georgia, 1961-1962. Hurried kisses in hostile climates.)

OP if you want wolfstar in the American south! it's so, so gorgeous and haunting and deeply invested in the setting. (also holy shit OP your art is incredible)

From my comment on the fic -

This was so unbelievably gorgeous! the southern cadence of the writing!! I just watched the play version of to kill a mockingbird and the vibes feel similar not just in the "this is about the south and race" thing but in the pacing of the lines. and in the love the story has for the south even in how horrible it is.

I love James's absurd levels of boldness - that scene of him and sirius becoming friends is so perfect and really captures their canon prankster nature even in this wildly different setting.

I just FELT for Sirius the whole time - the intensity of his feelings for Remus. Your use of language to show Sirius's love for Remus is so evocative and beautiful.

and of course the siblings - Regulus and Petunia. imperfect and horrible and so extremely sympathetic and complicated.

I love this fic!!!!

the golden boy

also just like a side note i love the idea of the black family being an american southern baptist rich family if anyone knows any fanfics that are like that

[limetimo]

RAB fics I read (22-28Nov)

Lethe by MADR1D1SMO Voldemort won. Or did he? The Blacks have people on the other side they would do anything to protect. James finds himself captive in Grimmauld Place under the care of the man who killed Dumbledore himself, "The Handler", Regulus Black himself. Thankfully he has his best mate by his side, the knowledge that Harry is still alive, and oh yeah there's also the man-eating Indian demon he and Sirius summoned semi-accidentally

The Five W's by primeideal for VagabondDawn Ravenclaw Regulus! That's it, that's the fic. Very thoughtful.

Secrets of the Darkest Art by primeideal for FeatheryMinx This. Was. So. Good. Regulus, fresh out of Hogwarts, comes to apply for the position of the DADA professor. Why? Detectives Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall are on the case.

Ogni Parte È Viva (Every Part Is Alive) by euphorial_docx bisexual Regulus be still my heart, also Italy, also James Potter

Till Tomorrow and Till Death by thistlecat huhuehehe. Voldemort knows Regulus betrays him and thanks to Bellatrix's quick thinking, Regulus is tossed to the wolves instead of getting killed outright. Why is the prospect of being a werewolf plaything better than a swift merciful death you ask? Because Remus Lupin is there to save the day.

Impact by thistlecat James and Regulus used to do the hanky-panky and now Regulus is dead and James is trying to not think about him. Really well written okay

Duty by thistlecat AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. GIVE MY BOY A HUG. THIS IS SO SAD. I AM SAD. Regulus learns from an early age his duty is to serve the other family members and to keep them safe and happy.

career goals: tyrant by justwhatialwayswanted ♥♥♥ Regulus thinks Voldemort is full of shit starts undermining his authority at Hogwarts. This is war and Regulus is going to win (over both Voldy and Dumbles). also slowburn RegxEvan ♥

Scatter the Shadows by heartofspells The Marauders are a band that's trying to band in both the Magical and Muggle worlds, so far its been Sirius-centric but I'm only at the beginning :D

The Little Green Incident by PortraitofEmpathy this one is for the aros! ♥♥♥ and the besties! ♥♥♥ and the siblings! ♥♥♥

Death's Bright Green Face by Once_Upon_A_Potter Regulus is a seer and he tells Voldemort exactly how it's going to go down.

Mortal Once More by SheOfTheBookAndSong  Regulus survives teh cave and takes Snape's place in the narrative more or less

to the dark lord by justwhatialwayswanted ♥ Regulus plans to come out of the war victorious, leading a faction that accepts both Muggleborns and Dark Arts. Also Evan ♥

let me by 1940SBARNES regulus gets out of the cave and goes to James'. love confession ensues

Divergence by abovetheserpentine Hermione accidentally dimension travels on top of time-travel and uses her knowledge to try and save everyone. Regulus did like 50% of horcrux hunting and personally i think Hermione should give him more credit

The Serpent's Tongue by Equinesandcanines Sirius gets Sorted to Slytherin, it doesnT change all that much... i mean, so far

Clear Black Glass by bluerosebouquet big sad past JEgulus cave diving

Sky Full of Stars by TowardTheStars time to bring all the Hollywood's peadophiles to the court! Movie star Sirius (with slownbunr Sirius/Severus), good brother Regulus

Let’s make the most of this by jelfulry wrong number, estabilished jegulus, wip (wolfstar in progress)

A Snake in Wolf's Clothing by PortraitofEmpathy AAAAAAAAAAAAAA SO GOOD SNAPE SENDS REGULUS UNDER THE WILLOW I REPEAT WEREWOLF REGULUS

my almost lover by alarainai for lustemotions "I like you," Regulus says, climbing in James' bed. "Ah!" James thinks to himself, "he finally admits we are friends! yay." Six months later James finds out they were dating. He is literally the last one to find out he's dating his best friend's little brother.

The Long Game by lackadaisical_lizard jock James and artist Regulus work on the theatre club's production. pining ensues

The Altar of the Phoenix by lemongrovesandcloves Hermione is reborn by Sirius' older twin sister, Walburga absolutely hates her, it's not a happy story but maybe it will be later on?

fragile hearts by alarainai the Blacks just can't resist the one JAmes Potter it seems. Sirius is long over his crush on his best friend, but that doesn't mean Regulus has to meet the same sad fate! matchmaking ensues

All of You, All of Me (intertwined) by ajom28 askuhfla d im feral james and regulus hate each other but both of their celebrity careers really need the boost a fake relationship would give them. fake dating but the stakes are super high

The Missing Link by Keysie ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

love is not a predicate by mordax pianist!Regulus ft incomniac!James modern highschool AU slowburn

A Little Bit of Everything by Frenchroast99 Regulus raising Harry

How Harry got through first year by Starkandrogersforlife Harry Potter has a secret friend, his name is Regulus and he's a ghost. I personally didn'T vibe with the writing style but the plot was interesting enough for me to plough through

blue and yellow skies by alarainai papparazzi mistake Sirius for Regulus one time and suddenly he's 'trapped' in a fake relationship with James bloody Potter. modern magical

[the-starryknight]

Hi all, it's a Tuesday, so let's share a little extra tender love & care around here. If you have the energy, would you share a rec or a compliment for a friend? Either on this post, or on your own (tag me if you do, I love to see it). I'll start with just some notes as I don't have the energy for a proper rec list. Here are just a few of the many, many people I'm glad to share this space with -- tagging each of you, and hoping you'll pass it on. And you reading this, you're invited to play along (share a rec or a bit of love, whatever you like) without a tag too, and it doesn't have to be on Tuesdays.

@onbeinganangel makes the most beautiful embroidery pieces my eyes have ever seen, and @babooshkart makes soft kitchen scenes like no other. @softlystarstruck sends me beautiful art and clothes whenever they think of me, @thebooktopus has been filling my dash with gorgeous rec lists. @thistlecat leaves the best comments on fics, even when the fic's are still anon. @lqtraintracks writes challenging, radical smut, and @julcheninred reminds me of what crafting can do for the soul @bearcheers and @rockingrobin69 have said so many kind things about my micros, I want to hang their comments on my wall. @gryffindorhearts makes the best cup of coffee in the world. @tackytigerfic 's kindness to new folks is one of the reasons I started writing. @shealwaysreads sends me the ocean when we both need it, and @lou-isfake's singing voice moves me to tears. What about you, any recs or love to share?

[thistlecatfics]

lol I'm 1000% in agreement (boring good andromeda is BORING and unrealistic)

which is why she's an alcoholic destroying her relationship with Ted(dy) in my lesbian tedromeda longfic (though one or two more chapters and she's going to get her shit together I promise)

and I also adore the way @slashmarks writes Andromeda in their various works. (currently loving her as a background blood purist in the glorious bellamione time travel WIP)

other wonderfully imperfect andromedas -

the grace unasked for by leftsidedown (remadora canon divergent)

Clip, Ravel, Cleave by doshu (bella/andromeda I go feral for)

The Waves by nanneramma (grief, tedromeda)

i don’t forgive you (but please don’t hold me to it) by evawrites (andromeda pulled between ted and bella)

Bottle by bikelock28 (more alcoholic andromeda!)

Flying Lessons by Phantomato (postwar Andromeda/Hooch, lovely characterization)

wait yall i need a fic where andromeda is at least a little fucked up. like sirius and regulus always are in fics but andromedas always perfect and undamaged and im like GIRLY WHAT????

she grew up in the same family as them you guys. unlike sirius, she was sorted into slytherin but it was still clear that she was different and she wouldve gotten so much backlash for that. also, she didnt have to leave just one sibling behind, but two who were both in very different circumstances. cissy, who didnt really want to be part of the family but would never admit it and would do anything to impress her parents, and bella, who wanted everything they offered but who everyone could see was descending into madness. not to mention her younger cousins, who she wasnt able to help after being exiled, leaving regulus no good influences or anyone to help him(sirius did have that cos he was sorted into gryffindor).

not to mention everything parents in the black family do. lets be so real andromeda had to have some issues after all that turmoil.

[thistlecatfics]

what if he's written "Mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind? (1013 words, E) for @torturedpoetsflashfest

Regulus and Sirius are brothers. Regulus and Sirius are no longer brothers. Or, a culmination of fatal fantasies.

Taylor wrote a song about masturbation?? still thrilled about it.

For HP Tortured Poets Flash Fest, based on the song "Guilty as Sin."

Fest bonus: word count ends in 13!

[broomsticks]

Day 26: A fic with an ending you can’t stop thinking about

Alphard’s Favorite

@thistlecatfics on tumblr | thistlecat on AO3 • 5k, M • Sirius/Peter

Peter tries to find out why Sirius is so upset over Alphard’s inheritance. Then he tries to make sure Sirius doesn’t fall off the roof. Then he tries to ensure Remus doesn’t hear them.

Rec: godddd sirius/peter!! sirius/peter!! the most oil-and-water of the four marauders. there's so much to dig into there, in the canon-never-intended-this-but-it's-not-not-canon-compliant grey area of fic, and this story does it so well. leveraging throwaway story details to explore complicated character dynamics so compellingly. i love watching those disaster investigation shows, and this is kind of like those made into fic. you know it can't go anywhere good, you know how it's ending and yet you can't look away. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE IT coming from a mile away, that last sentence is just 💥.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37737496

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[thistlecatfics]

7 Loves/7Lives ( i called you brother seven times) by xylodemon (7k, E)

This is a thing that never should have started.

I remember reading this fic when it was on livejournal, and I've never forgotten it. An absolute classic.

With No Spine Intact by xylodemon (4k, E)

You can't always get what you want, even when you're Sirius Black.

Another classic from that same author. This version of Sirius has impacted my understanding of him so deeply and dangerously.

Time is What You Make It (the King Of Pain remix) by aron_kristina (1k, M)

"I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain" Sirius can't forget his brother, even if he wants to.

Another absolute classic from back in the day.

Black Skies by danpuff @danpuff-ao3 (7k, E)

Sirius won't give Regulus the love he needs, so he seeks it from Severus instead.

A modern classic from Blackcest Fest 2022!

Fault Line by doshu @vdoshu (9k, E)

Bloodline. Front line. Bottom line. Sirius’s life is made up of lines. Fault line: The crack running through his family. The fracture in his conscience. Sirius may have crossed a few lines before he ran away, back when he was a Black. But he can’t ever take back those actions, and would much rather forget them entirely. Regulus will never let him forget.

Another delicious fic from Blackcest Fest 2022 gifted to me!

And then adding two of mine:

Duty by thistlecat (2k, M)

Regulus knew what a duty was.

A Regulus Black character study fic.

what if he's written "Mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind? by thistlecat (1k, E)

Regulus and Sirius are brothers. Regulus and Sirius are no longer brothers. Or, a culmination of fatal fantasies.

Taylor Swift wrote a song about masturbation so I had to make it about Regulus and Sirius.

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I hope you enjoy!

anyone got regulus/sirius fic recs? 💀💀💀

[yours-drarry]

Could I send some appreciation to thistlecat/sketchyblondes? They're such a generous commenter and a brilliant writer too!

You sure can anon! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate generous commenters, they’re a blessing in any fandom 🙌 come collect some love @sketchyblondes, and thank you for being part of the Drarry fam! You guys can check her fic masterlist here :)