#thoughts on jegulus

[starrylayle]

"Don't get me started on jegulus" actually please get started I'd like to hear your thoughts on it because your take on wolfstar and the oc-ification of some characters is so refreshing to see (tbh my first reaction to jegulus was just confusion on how it started and how quickly it got popular lmao)

ahh this makes so happy to hear that my post resonated with some people!! Was worried i was in the minority lol.

Anyways, abt jegulus -- i acc had a reaaally long post about how much i hated the dynamic (in canon compliant ish works -- Jegulus in aus is fine ig) but i deleted it lol.

I think the core reason why i dislike the pairing so much is that I feel like it the ship goes against everything James stands for. We don't know a lot about James' character in canon, but what we do know is that he had a strong sense of justice, and fierce loyalty to his friends and his cause, which ultimately led to his doom. I just can't imagine that James would associate with someone even a little bit bigoted. This is not to say i think James is a saint, i think he could be an ass sometimes (snapes worst memory lol) but i think he'd draw the line at someone who was associated with 'evil'. James had a very black and white view of good and bad and i just don't think it would make sense for James to date reg, esp as he is becoming a death eater. James may be a dick but he is also the biggest ally to ever ally !!

The only jegulus fics I have read are 'Just Lovers' and 'Choices'. Just lovers is a non-voldy au so i don't really have a problem with their dynamic there but choices on the other hand,, oh boy.

Spoilers for 'Choices' by MesserMoon btw (TW for talk of SA):

Regulus' friends rape Mary. And instead of feeling disgusted on the victim’s behalf, (who has been his friend for 5 years) James instead feels upset because it tarnishes the ‘good’ image he has of reg in his head. Thing is when a similar situation happened (The Prank ™), James was upset that Sirius would do such a thing but he also felt disgusted on behalf of Remus. Where was that energy here, huh?? I’ve even seen comments villianising Mary (the rape victim).

The thing I also hate about their dynamic is that it is basically an ally of the oppressor and ally of the oppressed. The problem with that is that when you are allied with the oppressor, you become an oppressor yourself (and reg does; he does terrible things) and that subsequently makes the so-called ally of the oppressed in cahoots with the oppressor as well. This brings so many parallels to real life where people say that they are an “ally” but become friends with/date a racist/rapist. “Oh but they’re nice to me”. its just a little ew.

And in other jegulus canon-compliant-ish fics, sometimes instead of James' character being watered down its Regulus' character. Like, he's not as morally grey, not as complex etc so it makes sense that James would agree to date him. I feel like jegulus as a ship ruins the core of what made their characters so interesting in the first place.

That being said,,, i do love me some canon-compliant unrequited jegulus. Regulus goes to hogwarts, gets so mad at Sirius for ditching him or whatever, but falls in love with the very guy that stole sirius away. He also has internalised homophobia because he's a Black brother so imagine the angst. James potter goes against everything he stands for,, sirius betrayed him,, but perhaps they're right abt smth?? Perhaps he needs to do smth. alone.

sorry for rambling but these are my thoughts on jegulus !! Anyways I feel like I should reiterate that this is a personal preference!! I think it ruins core of these characters, i prefer jily and i love me some unrequited gay pining for the boy who you're brother replaced u with. But this is just a personal preference !

oh and just a side note if it ever led to a decision where james had to choose between sirius and regulus -- no matter how much he 'allegedly' loved regulus, he would choose sirius, no questions asked.

[oh-phoenixx]

“It’s no use, Regulus, we’ve gotta have it out,” James cried, “I have loved you ever since I’ve-”

“Stop quoting Little Women at me, James,” Regulus said through gritted teeth. “We are not getting married.”

“But-”

“I’m seventeen, you are eighteen. We are not getting married,” Regulus repeated.

“I have loved you ever since I’ve-”

“James.”

[iloveartinallitsforms]

regulus wakes up on a sunday morning and james is softly kissing his shoulder and he’s still half asleep and he calls james baby and they get up and make breakfast together and feed their cats and go on a walk but regulus makes james carry him on his back halfway through and they go home and lay on the couch and eat ice cream and doze for hours and they live happily ever after amen

[lackadaisicallizard]

James accidentally knocks on the wrong door when going to pick up his tinder date.

He wasn’t at all nervous to meet John (or was it Tim?), but when he sees the sharpest, most beautiful grey eyes paired with a confused facial expression and more than a hint of annoyance, the butterflies burst to life.

“Does Jeff live here?”

“Who?”

“No one. No one at all”

[panevanbuckley]

soulmate au where your soulmate's thoughts appear on your skin except your soulmate has adhd and your body becomes a living canvas of nonsensical, never-ending, constantly entertaining trails of thought

[bloodbruise]

ohhhh nothing just regulus sitting at the end of the bed watching james jerk off. with his heavy lidded eyes and low grunts and muscles tightening every so often. and when he comes its all messy and dripping all over the back of his hand. and reg is going up and licking it all clean while james is still shaking from the aftershocks

[managone16]

Dorcas: Hey Potter! Wait up!! James: Oh hi Meadowes! What are you— Dorcas: *pins James against the wall with her forearm on his throat* What the fuck are your intentions, Potter? James: Wha—intentions—what? Dorcas: *pressing further* You know what I mean. James: N-no I don’t! I don’t!! Dorcas: I mean Regulus. James: Regulus? What about him— Dorcas: Don’t try and play smart, Potter. Spill. What are you trying to do with him? James: N-nothing I-I promise I— Dorcas: TELL ME THE TRUTH!! James: I LOVE HIM OKAY?!! Dorcas:  Dorcas: Well, alright that’s all I needed bye.

[starchaserwrites]

metalhead guitar player latino james who grew up listening to reggaeton and goes viral for adding guitar riffs to some old school songs.

pretentious classical pianist regulus who pretends he can't stand urban music but has spent hours scrolling through james' videos.

send tweet.

[t1oui]

i love the headcanon that james runs warm regulus runs cold so they're perfect together BUT what if it's the other way around.

james is this big cuddly looking strong guy and he is constantly FREEZING. he's so touchy not just because he likes touch but because literally everybody is warmer than him. he grabs regulus or lily or mary or pandora or remus's hand (any of his friends. any of them) and they immediately jump bc his hand is so cold.

then there's regulus. he's tiny and frail and everyone is always telling him to bring a jacket because he'll freeze but he WON'T. he's out in the snow in a long-sleeved t-shirt and slacks and nothing else and he's FINE. he might even roll the sleeves up.

when jegulus gets together james gets even clingier than usual the second he realizes how warm regulus is. people tell reg to bring a jacket when he goes out in the cold and he brings one for james. all of his hoodies are oversized b/c gender dysphoria (me too man, me too) and james steals them because they fit him perfectly.

just. cold james and warm reg

[thund3randrain]

so i made a thing

[localwolfgoesawooo]

"jegulus would never happen. it’s not realistic."

ohhhh, okay so that’s where you draw the line for what’s considered realistic or not. not magic, invisible flying horse skeletons, a 1000 year old talking sentient hat, invisibility cloaks, werewolves, moving staircases, animagi or dragons…? riiiight. ok got it

[pandoras-boxs-world]

After Regulus dies, James always wears a sliver ring with a star on it on his middle finger. People are always asking him why he wears all gold jewellery except for that one ring. He just shrugs

[your-neighbourhood-antisocial]

Sirius : uhm... Prongs, I'm gay

James : oh, I know you're dating moony since past 2 years after all

Remus : what!! I thought you and pads were a thing!

Peter : I thought all three of you were together!

Lily : wait, so y'all aren't dating each other?

Regulus : you and James aren't dating?

Barty and Evan : so you're telling us the marauders and lily aren't in a relationship?

Sirius : *groans* this is all messed up....... Wait how tf did you guys enter the Gryffindor common room?

[iloveartinallitsforms]

in a socmed/ modern au, james would 100% copy whatever pose regulus did in snaps. regulus would send a picture of him flexing just to be snarky and james would send one back and regulus would probably fall over and scream and die

[courfee]

Happy fen day @alarainai ily <3333

[wolvesandshine]

I’m so convinced that the only reason the Marauders find out about Remus being a werewolf is because of Regulus cause let’s be real all of them are dumbasses like this is how it prob went down

Sirius: My new best friend gets sick every month I don’t know what to do

Regulus *innocently*: oh so he’s like a werewolf?

Sirius *scandalised* : No-

Sirius: *thinking back to all the times Remus’s sickness coincided with the full moon*

Sirius: Oh fuck