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Whatever happened to the young, young lovers?
Regulus Black, presumed dead for over 2 years, shows up at an Order of the Phoenix meeting with 6 mangled horcruxes and Voldemort's corpse.
How does the wizarding world move on following the abrupt end of the war, and how does Regulus come to terms with the last four years of his life?
Not on his own evidently, as his brother makes an effort to return to his life, James Potter tries to weasel his way into his heart and the friends he left behind in the name of the war aren't willing to leave him alone any longer.
How does the wizarding world move on following the abrupt end of the war, and how does Regulus come to terms with the last four years of his life?
Not on his own evidently, as his brother makes an effort to return to his life, James Potter tries to weasel his way into his heart and the friends he left behind in the name of the war aren't willing to leave him alone any longer.
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Published October 10, 2022
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September 11, 2023
had me giggling and kicking my feet to bawling a second later
December 7, 2023
3.5 stars!
The only problem i had with this story, was the way James was written at the beginning. James is Gryffindor through & through, so him being so scared & timid around regulus at the beginning just didn't coralline with his character. But once the romance started, that went away & he was written so beautifully.
What i loved the most was the structure of this fic. The interludes for wolfstart & rosekiller, along with the back & forth of reg-in-his-reputation-i-don't-give-a-fuck-era, horcruxes hunting years & -reg-being-so-in-love-with-james-&-making-pancakes-at-midnight years was so so fun as a reader. Reg, you act mean, but you're just a little bean who totally be a cat lover.
Pre-read:
girl dinner = 1200 page long fanfic ( i promise i do read thing other than fanfic...sometimes)
The only problem i had with this story, was the way James was written at the beginning. James is Gryffindor through & through, so him being so scared & timid around regulus at the beginning just didn't coralline with his character. But once the romance started, that went away & he was written so beautifully.
What i loved the most was the structure of this fic. The interludes for wolfstart & rosekiller, along with the back & forth of reg-in-his-reputation-i-don't-give-a-fuck-era, horcruxes hunting years & -reg-being-so-in-love-with-james-&-making-pancakes-at-midnight years was so so fun as a reader. Reg, you act mean, but you're just a little bean who totally be a cat lover.
Pre-read:
girl dinner = 1200 page long fanfic ( i promise i do read thing other than fanfic...sometimes)
August 16, 2023
“My mark disappeared, and my two options were that the Dark Lord has decided to release us from a lifetime of servitude, or someone else has figured out how to reverse engineer it to disappear. You're the only one who could have been smart enough to manage it."
one of the greatest fanfics i have ever read. this is one of my favourite regulus characterisations and reading from his pov is so healing. i’ve been reading this for 9 months and it’s only just finished. (it’s 356k words)
the barty, reg, and evan content is so special to me. jegulus and rosekiller was precious too. and the black brothers omg.
this is the ending regulus black deserved and him hunting horcruxes and defeating voldemort was so satisfying. overall i adored this.
one of the greatest fanfics i have ever read. this is one of my favourite regulus characterisations and reading from his pov is so healing. i’ve been reading this for 9 months and it’s only just finished. (it’s 356k words)
the barty, reg, and evan content is so special to me. jegulus and rosekiller was precious too. and the black brothers omg.
this is the ending regulus black deserved and him hunting horcruxes and defeating voldemort was so satisfying. overall i adored this.
September 12, 2024
3.75🌟
I finally read this fanfic after seeing it all over my TikTok feed, and I really enjoyed it. It’s a great piece of work, but I still have a few things I didn’t like, along with plenty that I loved.
First, regarding the horcrux hunting plot, I found it too easy for Regulus, making it feel unrealistic. Yes, he sustained injuries and had tough experiences, but I couldn’t understand how he could just capture Death Eaters whenever he wanted without anyone noticing, and then quickly deal with them without any real confrontation. At some point, it became odd that no one was catching on. During Death Eater meetings, Regulus asked questions and got hints about the horcruxes or their locations, which makes sense since he wasn’t actively involved in the meetings, so he needed insider information. Interrogation was the easiest way for him to get that, but after a while, it became repetitive.
Another unrealistic part was the sudden personality shift in Evan Rosier’s parents. How can parents who threatened to break his hand for wanting to become a healer suddenly be fine with him being gay and ending their pureblood line by falling in love with a half-blood? I get that the story needed supportive parents, especially since we already had terrible ones with Walburga and Orion, but it didn’t make sense for Rosier’s parents to be so accepting, considering their beliefs in blood supremacy. As much as I love the gay support, it felt like the author was avoiding this type of conflict.
One more thing that didn’t sit right was how the aftermath of Voldemort’s death was handled. I can understand not getting much detail about the state of the world afterward, since the story is told from Regulus’ point of view and he wasn’t focused on the war’s outcome, only on getting revenge. But it was strange that none of the pureblood Death Eater families seemed to care that Voldemort died. Barty and Evan barely reacted, which was odd. I know they weren’t portrayed as loyal to the Dark Lord, more as agents of chaos who liked terrorizing people. Still, they were written as bigots with no redemption arc, and they suddenly stopped being interested in causing havoc. Canonically, they are pretty awful, but in other fanfics, their actions are addressed with more depth. Here, they just came across as too crazy and immoral.
Another issue I had was with the way Jegulus (James and Regulus) fell in love. There wasn’t much progression in their relationship. At some point in the story, Regulus just liked seeing James and immediately got jealous. James was into Regulus from the start, which was fine, but there was no clear turning point for Regulus. It felt rushed, like one moment he was indifferent, and the next, he was in love.
On a more personal note, I wasn’t a fan of Regulus’ poetry. Most of his poems didn’t resonate with me, aside from one. But that’s more about my subjective taste, so I won’t focus too much on that.
I also didn’t enjoy the safe house plotline. It felt unnecessary, and I found Lily and James too gullible, especially in how they trusted Dumbledore immediately. Lily’s trust made sense since she saw him as an authority figure, but James? He had just heard Regulus recount how Dumbledore refused to help him escape his abusive family, so why would he trust him so easily? I can understand Lily blocking out Regulus’ accusations because she didn’t trust him, but James, who’s in love with Regulus, should have been more skeptical. James also didn’t feel like his usual Gryffindor self at first, but that’s forgivable since Regulus’ return was a lot to handle. Eventually, James did go back to his brave personality.
I found myself having to suspend disbelief a lot while reading this story. I could see what the author was trying to achieve, but these issues still bothered me.
Now, all that said, this might sound like I didn’t enjoy the story, but I really did.
Even though I wasn’t a fan of the insta-love between Jegulus, I still devoured every scene they had together. Some moments were swoon-worthy, and I definitely felt the love between them. Their late-night bed picnics were adorable, and the way they supported each other after the war was heartwarming. Just seeing them together made me happy.
While the overall plot wasn’t the best, there were moments that were beautifully written. The memory part, for example, was so sad and impactful that I almost cried, especially with Pandora’s fate. That scene was incredibly well done and definitely earned the story some extra points from me.
The Wolfstar (Remus/Sirius) and Rosekiller (Evan/Barty) interludes were also great. Wolfstar, especially the Amortentia scene, was as fantastic as always. And as much as I had complaints about Evan and Barty, their scenes together as messy best friends were well-written and enjoyable. I’m a sucker for that dynamic.
Finally, the Black brothers’ angst absolutely wrecked me. The family tension was so thick, and I loved seeing Regulus care so deeply for Sirius. When they slowly started to reconcile, I was completely drawn in. Those moments were definitely my favorites. Reading fanfics like this just reminds me how cruel canon is. Regulus deserved the chance to open up to his brother, and Sirius deserved to know that most of Regulus’ decisions were made with him in mind. Them being in their healing era>>>>>>>
All in all, this story made me feel a lot better, and halfway through, I couldn’t stop reading. The execution wasn’t perfect, but I’d still recommend it. It didn’t quite hit the four-star mark because of the things that bothered me, but overall, it was really good and definitely deserved the hype.
quotes I loved:
First, the McKinnon's died, and Dorcas Meadows followed shortly after. She took out six death eaters in her reckless, grief-induced rage, and it took Voldemort himself to kill her in the end.
„I don't need you here, and I'm not on the dark side or the light side. I'm on my own side."
"And what side is that?" Dumbledore asks in the same frustratingly calm voice.
Regulus looks him dead in the eye and says coolly, "the side that won."
My parents can have me , he thinks. My parents can have all of me if it means they leave Sirius alone.
They are taken for granted, never missed until they're gone but never celebrated when they return.
he's a Black, and Blacks are always noticed, always dramatic, and always the best.
"The little shit told me if I die in the war, then he'll bring me back from the dead and kill me himself," he says incredulously, still looking at Regulus' retreating body.
Regulus, thankfully doesn't need to curse Barty or Evan, but they're both crucioing each other, and it's turning into some sort of, game???
What. The. Fuck.
It's currently Barty's turn to curse Evan, who is screaming and writhing on the ground, but when Barty cancels the spell, they're both laughing?
"Only took 10 seconds to make me scream that time", Evan says grinning.
Barty leans closer and winks as he says, "I could shove my dick up your arse, and then I'd have you screaming in 5."
He looks upwards, but the cave roof is solid rock, and he finds himself almost disappointed; he can't even look up at the stars and see his brother one last time.
"No Sirius", he says, squeezing his eyes shut and choking out in a moment of embarrassing honesty, "you were the patronus."
Sometimes Regulus wonders if he was put on this Earth just to give inspiration to others. Not in a "hey! Look what Regulus is doing; you should aspire to be like him!" sort of way, but in a "no matter how bad it seems, no matter how bad things are, at least you're not him. You're doing fine, because you're not him."
If his love for his brother is his shield between life and death, Regulus will be immortal.
Each love is different, but in every lifetime, every reality and every version of an everchanging life in an ever-changing world, there are four constants that they’re yet to find an exception to.
They always find each other, they’re always lovers, always soulmates, and pieces of themselves will always find their roots in the lifetime they spent together as Remus and Sirius Lupin.
“I don’t think anyone ever looked at you and Lupin and thought you’d be soulmates. But now that they have, they’ll never be able to look at you differently.”
Regulus feels a pang of longing in his chest for all the lives he could have lived.
“I’m sorry I’ll miss it. I wish I could have been there with you”, he says hoarsely, and Pandora just laughs. “You’re always with me, Regulus. Nothing will ever change that.”
“I love you and I’m proud of you. Even when I forget this, make sure that you don’t.”
Sometimes, when the sun forgets to rise, and the rain forgets to stop, I can’t help myself as I grab a shovel and dig.
I dig and dig and dig until the hole is 6 feet deep and long enough for me to lie in, but as soil falls and begins to cover my eyes, I find myself climbing out and choosing the grass instead; it wasn't until I had already lost them that I realised I had forgotten.
Underneath the Earth, I cannot see the stars
Sometimes, when the sun forgets to rise, and the rain forgets to stop, I can’t help myself as I grab a shovel and dig.
I dig and dig and dig until the hole is 6 feet deep and long enough for me to lie in, but as soil falls and begins to cover my eyes, I find myself climbing out and choosing the grass instead; it wasn't until I had already lost them that I realised I had forgotten.
Underneath the Earth, I cannot see the stars
Voldemort somehow found out that someone was looking for his horcruxes, and he wouldn’t have stopped searching until he found them and killed them.
He wouldn’t have stopped until he’d found and killed Regulus, so Pandora took the fall for him.
"Why the fuck would you stay then?" Sirius interrupts incredulously, simultaneously hating every word coming out of his brother's mouth and being endlessly grateful that he's still here and talking at all. "Name one good thing about staying, one reason that made it all worth it, one reason why you didn't follow me through the floo –"
"The knowledge that if I were there, you weren't," Regulus says, still smiling ruefully. "Only one of us was ever going to get out, so no matter how bad it got, they couldn't have paid me to switch our places. The mere fact that you weren't there was always enough of a reason for me to stay."
“Each day I wake up and think my love for you is infinite, and each day you redefine infinity for me all over again.”
“One thing I’ve learnt is that being a mother isn’t a role restricted to only your child; it’s about being one to anyone who needs it.”
“I love you,” James tells him. “I love the fact I get to celebrate your birthday with you as well, and so, to make up for the fact that we never have before, I got you twenty presents, one for each year without you.”
The eleventh present is a bottle of ink which is almost a shimmery rainbow colour which seems very James and not at all very Regulus until James tells him that the colour of the ink will change depending on his emotions, and it can help him figure out what he feels when his brain gets too tangled up to figure it out on his own.
“I love you, I love you, James. I’ll love you as long as the sun and the stars continue to exist, and when the sun explodes one day and destroys everything we are, I’ll freefall into the flames and let your love consume me whole.
"their love story would become the bible to every hopeless romantic."
If Barty calls, Evan will come; he somehow knows this intrinsically the same way he knows himself.
“Why is there a hooker downstairs,” he hisses furiously. “Claiming he’s here to provide escort services for one Mister Evan Rosier?”
Thinking of love, thinking of Barty; perfect synonyms.
"I've spent my whole life with my feet on the ground, but you, you stupid, ethereal little star swept me into your orbit to show me the constellations, and now you're the centre of my world. You like the immensity of outer space, but it holds nothing to the immensity of my love for you."
"Go to sleep, Regulus," he says warningly, clearly not over their fight. "You're still my least favourite brother right now."
"That's okay," Regulus replies earnestly. "It's still better than the times you refused to acknowledge we were brothers at all."
Sirius flinches like he's been struck and stares at him, utterly stricken, before his face settles again.
"You're so pretty when you smile," James tells him sweetly.
"So I'm only pretty once a year?"
"Regulus!" James calls out, utterly scandalised. "That is not what I said."
Remus raises his hands in surrender before they both turn to watch Sirius leave the room and return with a pair of swimming goggles on his head.
"I'm ready to chop the onions", he declares proudly, stepping up to the bench.
James had understandably ached at that response, then said, "What if you become an author? You like writing; the world would love to see it."
"I show you my writing plenty."
I finally read this fanfic after seeing it all over my TikTok feed, and I really enjoyed it. It’s a great piece of work, but I still have a few things I didn’t like, along with plenty that I loved.
First, regarding the horcrux hunting plot, I found it too easy for Regulus, making it feel unrealistic. Yes, he sustained injuries and had tough experiences, but I couldn’t understand how he could just capture Death Eaters whenever he wanted without anyone noticing, and then quickly deal with them without any real confrontation. At some point, it became odd that no one was catching on. During Death Eater meetings, Regulus asked questions and got hints about the horcruxes or their locations, which makes sense since he wasn’t actively involved in the meetings, so he needed insider information. Interrogation was the easiest way for him to get that, but after a while, it became repetitive.
Another unrealistic part was the sudden personality shift in Evan Rosier’s parents. How can parents who threatened to break his hand for wanting to become a healer suddenly be fine with him being gay and ending their pureblood line by falling in love with a half-blood? I get that the story needed supportive parents, especially since we already had terrible ones with Walburga and Orion, but it didn’t make sense for Rosier’s parents to be so accepting, considering their beliefs in blood supremacy. As much as I love the gay support, it felt like the author was avoiding this type of conflict.
One more thing that didn’t sit right was how the aftermath of Voldemort’s death was handled. I can understand not getting much detail about the state of the world afterward, since the story is told from Regulus’ point of view and he wasn’t focused on the war’s outcome, only on getting revenge. But it was strange that none of the pureblood Death Eater families seemed to care that Voldemort died. Barty and Evan barely reacted, which was odd. I know they weren’t portrayed as loyal to the Dark Lord, more as agents of chaos who liked terrorizing people. Still, they were written as bigots with no redemption arc, and they suddenly stopped being interested in causing havoc. Canonically, they are pretty awful, but in other fanfics, their actions are addressed with more depth. Here, they just came across as too crazy and immoral.
Another issue I had was with the way Jegulus (James and Regulus) fell in love. There wasn’t much progression in their relationship. At some point in the story, Regulus just liked seeing James and immediately got jealous. James was into Regulus from the start, which was fine, but there was no clear turning point for Regulus. It felt rushed, like one moment he was indifferent, and the next, he was in love.
On a more personal note, I wasn’t a fan of Regulus’ poetry. Most of his poems didn’t resonate with me, aside from one. But that’s more about my subjective taste, so I won’t focus too much on that.
I also didn’t enjoy the safe house plotline. It felt unnecessary, and I found Lily and James too gullible, especially in how they trusted Dumbledore immediately. Lily’s trust made sense since she saw him as an authority figure, but James? He had just heard Regulus recount how Dumbledore refused to help him escape his abusive family, so why would he trust him so easily? I can understand Lily blocking out Regulus’ accusations because she didn’t trust him, but James, who’s in love with Regulus, should have been more skeptical. James also didn’t feel like his usual Gryffindor self at first, but that’s forgivable since Regulus’ return was a lot to handle. Eventually, James did go back to his brave personality.
I found myself having to suspend disbelief a lot while reading this story. I could see what the author was trying to achieve, but these issues still bothered me.
Now, all that said, this might sound like I didn’t enjoy the story, but I really did.
Even though I wasn’t a fan of the insta-love between Jegulus, I still devoured every scene they had together. Some moments were swoon-worthy, and I definitely felt the love between them. Their late-night bed picnics were adorable, and the way they supported each other after the war was heartwarming. Just seeing them together made me happy.
While the overall plot wasn’t the best, there were moments that were beautifully written. The memory part, for example, was so sad and impactful that I almost cried, especially with Pandora’s fate. That scene was incredibly well done and definitely earned the story some extra points from me.
The Wolfstar (Remus/Sirius) and Rosekiller (Evan/Barty) interludes were also great. Wolfstar, especially the Amortentia scene, was as fantastic as always. And as much as I had complaints about Evan and Barty, their scenes together as messy best friends were well-written and enjoyable. I’m a sucker for that dynamic.
Finally, the Black brothers’ angst absolutely wrecked me. The family tension was so thick, and I loved seeing Regulus care so deeply for Sirius. When they slowly started to reconcile, I was completely drawn in. Those moments were definitely my favorites. Reading fanfics like this just reminds me how cruel canon is. Regulus deserved the chance to open up to his brother, and Sirius deserved to know that most of Regulus’ decisions were made with him in mind. Them being in their healing era>>>>>>>
All in all, this story made me feel a lot better, and halfway through, I couldn’t stop reading. The execution wasn’t perfect, but I’d still recommend it. It didn’t quite hit the four-star mark because of the things that bothered me, but overall, it was really good and definitely deserved the hype.
quotes I loved:
First, the McKinnon's died, and Dorcas Meadows followed shortly after. She took out six death eaters in her reckless, grief-induced rage, and it took Voldemort himself to kill her in the end.
„I don't need you here, and I'm not on the dark side or the light side. I'm on my own side."
"And what side is that?" Dumbledore asks in the same frustratingly calm voice.
Regulus looks him dead in the eye and says coolly, "the side that won."
My parents can have me , he thinks. My parents can have all of me if it means they leave Sirius alone.
They are taken for granted, never missed until they're gone but never celebrated when they return.
he's a Black, and Blacks are always noticed, always dramatic, and always the best.
"The little shit told me if I die in the war, then he'll bring me back from the dead and kill me himself," he says incredulously, still looking at Regulus' retreating body.
Regulus, thankfully doesn't need to curse Barty or Evan, but they're both crucioing each other, and it's turning into some sort of, game???
What. The. Fuck.
It's currently Barty's turn to curse Evan, who is screaming and writhing on the ground, but when Barty cancels the spell, they're both laughing?
"Only took 10 seconds to make me scream that time", Evan says grinning.
Barty leans closer and winks as he says, "I could shove my dick up your arse, and then I'd have you screaming in 5."
He looks upwards, but the cave roof is solid rock, and he finds himself almost disappointed; he can't even look up at the stars and see his brother one last time.
"No Sirius", he says, squeezing his eyes shut and choking out in a moment of embarrassing honesty, "you were the patronus."
Sometimes Regulus wonders if he was put on this Earth just to give inspiration to others. Not in a "hey! Look what Regulus is doing; you should aspire to be like him!" sort of way, but in a "no matter how bad it seems, no matter how bad things are, at least you're not him. You're doing fine, because you're not him."
If his love for his brother is his shield between life and death, Regulus will be immortal.
Each love is different, but in every lifetime, every reality and every version of an everchanging life in an ever-changing world, there are four constants that they’re yet to find an exception to.
They always find each other, they’re always lovers, always soulmates, and pieces of themselves will always find their roots in the lifetime they spent together as Remus and Sirius Lupin.
“I don’t think anyone ever looked at you and Lupin and thought you’d be soulmates. But now that they have, they’ll never be able to look at you differently.”
Regulus feels a pang of longing in his chest for all the lives he could have lived.
“I’m sorry I’ll miss it. I wish I could have been there with you”, he says hoarsely, and Pandora just laughs. “You’re always with me, Regulus. Nothing will ever change that.”
“I love you and I’m proud of you. Even when I forget this, make sure that you don’t.”
Sometimes, when the sun forgets to rise, and the rain forgets to stop, I can’t help myself as I grab a shovel and dig.
I dig and dig and dig until the hole is 6 feet deep and long enough for me to lie in, but as soil falls and begins to cover my eyes, I find myself climbing out and choosing the grass instead; it wasn't until I had already lost them that I realised I had forgotten.
Underneath the Earth, I cannot see the stars
Sometimes, when the sun forgets to rise, and the rain forgets to stop, I can’t help myself as I grab a shovel and dig.
I dig and dig and dig until the hole is 6 feet deep and long enough for me to lie in, but as soil falls and begins to cover my eyes, I find myself climbing out and choosing the grass instead; it wasn't until I had already lost them that I realised I had forgotten.
Underneath the Earth, I cannot see the stars
Voldemort somehow found out that someone was looking for his horcruxes, and he wouldn’t have stopped searching until he found them and killed them.
He wouldn’t have stopped until he’d found and killed Regulus, so Pandora took the fall for him.
"Why the fuck would you stay then?" Sirius interrupts incredulously, simultaneously hating every word coming out of his brother's mouth and being endlessly grateful that he's still here and talking at all. "Name one good thing about staying, one reason that made it all worth it, one reason why you didn't follow me through the floo –"
"The knowledge that if I were there, you weren't," Regulus says, still smiling ruefully. "Only one of us was ever going to get out, so no matter how bad it got, they couldn't have paid me to switch our places. The mere fact that you weren't there was always enough of a reason for me to stay."
“Each day I wake up and think my love for you is infinite, and each day you redefine infinity for me all over again.”
“One thing I’ve learnt is that being a mother isn’t a role restricted to only your child; it’s about being one to anyone who needs it.”
“I love you,” James tells him. “I love the fact I get to celebrate your birthday with you as well, and so, to make up for the fact that we never have before, I got you twenty presents, one for each year without you.”
The eleventh present is a bottle of ink which is almost a shimmery rainbow colour which seems very James and not at all very Regulus until James tells him that the colour of the ink will change depending on his emotions, and it can help him figure out what he feels when his brain gets too tangled up to figure it out on his own.
“I love you, I love you, James. I’ll love you as long as the sun and the stars continue to exist, and when the sun explodes one day and destroys everything we are, I’ll freefall into the flames and let your love consume me whole.
"their love story would become the bible to every hopeless romantic."
If Barty calls, Evan will come; he somehow knows this intrinsically the same way he knows himself.
“Why is there a hooker downstairs,” he hisses furiously. “Claiming he’s here to provide escort services for one Mister Evan Rosier?”
Thinking of love, thinking of Barty; perfect synonyms.
"I've spent my whole life with my feet on the ground, but you, you stupid, ethereal little star swept me into your orbit to show me the constellations, and now you're the centre of my world. You like the immensity of outer space, but it holds nothing to the immensity of my love for you."
"Go to sleep, Regulus," he says warningly, clearly not over their fight. "You're still my least favourite brother right now."
"That's okay," Regulus replies earnestly. "It's still better than the times you refused to acknowledge we were brothers at all."
Sirius flinches like he's been struck and stares at him, utterly stricken, before his face settles again.
"You're so pretty when you smile," James tells him sweetly.
"So I'm only pretty once a year?"
"Regulus!" James calls out, utterly scandalised. "That is not what I said."
Remus raises his hands in surrender before they both turn to watch Sirius leave the room and return with a pair of swimming goggles on his head.
"I'm ready to chop the onions", he declares proudly, stepping up to the bench.
James had understandably ached at that response, then said, "What if you become an author? You like writing; the world would love to see it."
"I show you my writing plenty."
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December 26, 2023
I cried. I giggled. A lot. Both of it. 4.5 ⭐️
The only thing that bothered me was that they were a bit too candid about murdering, especially when it's innocents. I like my unhinged killers a little more ✨️ nuanced✨️, yk?
The only thing that bothered me was that they were a bit too candid about murdering, especially when it's innocents. I like my unhinged killers a little more ✨️ nuanced✨️, yk?
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October 31, 2023bad characterization bad relationship development (there was none) and just nah didn’t finish
January 7, 2024
"You're cute, Potter, but you've clearly lived a sheltered life to realise the world isn't Black and white; there's a lot of grey areas," Regulus says condescendingly before he cuts himself off abruptly.
He called me cute again, James thinks delightedly.
Why the fuck did I call him cute again, Regulus thinks, horrified."
omg I can't believe I finally finished it
I read most of it on the checkout computer at work and had to stop my expressions from being so obvious lmao
this story is really good and it's really nice because the author makes links from previous chapters in the later ones. the characterization of the characters is incredible.
it goes from super dark and angsty to light and funny so you have it all
definitely a must read if you like regulus
"Who fakes their death just to win a war they weren't even alive to start?
Who actually manages it and still makes it out alive?
Evidently Regulus Black, and Regulus Black alone."
aaaaaahhhhhhyhhhfjejfdhejeidfbfjejdjdjbdjeje
He called me cute again, James thinks delightedly.
Why the fuck did I call him cute again, Regulus thinks, horrified."
omg I can't believe I finally finished it
I read most of it on the checkout computer at work and had to stop my expressions from being so obvious lmao
this story is really good and it's really nice because the author makes links from previous chapters in the later ones. the characterization of the characters is incredible.
it goes from super dark and angsty to light and funny so you have it all
definitely a must read if you like regulus
"Who fakes their death just to win a war they weren't even alive to start?
Who actually manages it and still makes it out alive?
Evidently Regulus Black, and Regulus Black alone."
aaaaaahhhhhhyhhhfjejfdhejeidfbfjejdjdjbdjeje
August 19, 2023
There is a light on the horizon that signifies the end.
Most who see it try to hide, but I have always known the sun.
I fall into its embrace and let the light pull me beyond this world;
I am not afraid, for I am going home.
Most who see it try to hide, but I have always known the sun.
I fall into its embrace and let the light pull me beyond this world;
I am not afraid, for I am going home.
April 27, 2025
Live laugh love Regulus Black
I am not afraid, for I am going home.
*internally screaming*
I love this
Also, love Barty, Evan, and Reg's friendship.
And the Rosekiller interlude?! Excuse me?! Pure perfection right here
I am not afraid, for I am going home.
*internally screaming*
I love this
Also, love Barty, Evan, and Reg's friendship.
And the Rosekiller interlude?! Excuse me?! Pure perfection right here
October 10, 2023
loved the plot and just everything abt it, this is basically what began my jegulus obsession
2nd time loved it i only read the present parts like not the flashbacks and just loved it
2nd time loved it i only read the present parts like not the flashbacks and just loved it
July 8, 2025
I looooved the first chapter, but wasn't thrilled about the rest unfortunately :/
I think this story tried to do more than was needed. Although I did like the interludes, they weren't necessary to get the overall idea of where everyone was coming from (and I feel like since they took up so much space, the author neglected credibility and depth regarding the plot, which is sad, because the idea of this story had a lot of potential.
From all the ships, rosekiller was (SURPRISINGLY) my fav, I think. There was actually a lot of heart and humor in it, although Barty and Evan were also too unhinged to be acceptable (am I willing to forgive their behavior, because they made me smile a lot? kind of)
Wolfstar (and I'm so sorry to type this) felt rushed and a bit redundant, or maybe I'm just so used to variations of their story at this point, that this retelling didn't offer me anything new and exciting, and felt hence kind of empty... Like, I think the interlude was totally unnecessary. I love wolfstar, but here it didn't add anything to the plot, so :///
Jegulus was nice, but eclipsed by the interludes. The pacing felt off, they got close too quickly and without credible reasoning.
I would definitely recommend this story to anyone who wants to hate Dumbledore, because it is literally impossible to like him in it. It's literally made up of equal parts of wolfstar, rosekiller, jegulus, and Dumbledore-deserves-to-die🥲
(i'm sorry i didn't like it more, i really wish i did)
I think this story tried to do more than was needed. Although I did like the interludes, they weren't necessary to get the overall idea of where everyone was coming from (and I feel like since they took up so much space, the author neglected credibility and depth regarding the plot, which is sad, because the idea of this story had a lot of potential.
From all the ships, rosekiller was (SURPRISINGLY) my fav, I think. There was actually a lot of heart and humor in it, although Barty and Evan were also too unhinged to be acceptable (am I willing to forgive their behavior, because they made me smile a lot? kind of)
Wolfstar (and I'm so sorry to type this) felt rushed and a bit redundant, or maybe I'm just so used to variations of their story at this point, that this retelling didn't offer me anything new and exciting, and felt hence kind of empty... Like, I think the interlude was totally unnecessary. I love wolfstar, but here it didn't add anything to the plot, so :///
Jegulus was nice, but eclipsed by the interludes. The pacing felt off, they got close too quickly and without credible reasoning.
I would definitely recommend this story to anyone who wants to hate Dumbledore, because it is literally impossible to like him in it. It's literally made up of equal parts of wolfstar, rosekiller, jegulus, and Dumbledore-deserves-to-die🥲
(i'm sorry i didn't like it more, i really wish i did)
November 4, 2024
“If his love for his brother is his shield between life and death, Regulus will be immortal.” AGHHHHH😭
“You think I'm the traitor, and I think you're the love of my life. How's that for soulmates." REMUS NOO🥲
"I know you love me,"
"But do you feel loved by me?"
"They're the same thing."
"They're not."
"They are when it's you," JEGULUS 🤭
“Well. When I was horcrux hunting, there was a man I needed information from who owned an Italian restaurant, and he said he'd tell me everything I wanted to know if he could share his love of Italian cuisine with me."
"Really?"
"No. I read a recipe book last week; how thick are you, Sirius?" LOVE HAPPY BLACK BROTHERS💕
“You think I'm the traitor, and I think you're the love of my life. How's that for soulmates." REMUS NOO🥲
"I know you love me,"
"But do you feel loved by me?"
"They're the same thing."
"They're not."
"They are when it's you," JEGULUS 🤭
“Well. When I was horcrux hunting, there was a man I needed information from who owned an Italian restaurant, and he said he'd tell me everything I wanted to know if he could share his love of Italian cuisine with me."
"Really?"
"No. I read a recipe book last week; how thick are you, Sirius?" LOVE HAPPY BLACK BROTHERS💕
April 22, 2024
regulus black and his characterisation is one of my favourite things ever. i love his friendships with barty and evan, and i love the gradual relationship with sirius. and the romance was the best. the only thing i didn’t love was the lack of lily evans because it’s lily freaking evans but i understand that it was regulus centric and therefore she was but a minor character. also mary in this?? and pandora was in literally one chapter and still managed to make me cry. the layout of this was amazing and kept me so hooked. love it.
dnf
September 26, 2024ughh … the start was good but then it just went flat. Also didn’t like the characterisation at all… and this story was all over the place. Unfortunately won’t continue with this fic at alll & this was my 2nd time trying to read and like the story. It’s just not for me 😣
December 29, 2024
the last few sentences actually destroyed me.
this was a good read, even though something wasn't quite right.
i didn't like the way the lovestory was rushed, even though it made sense for the plot, but it didn't seem that realistic to me
and i didn't like regulus characterization in some parts. obviously, there's a lot of trauma involved, but it felt wrong and not really accurate sometimes.
i still enjoyed it and i quite liked the idea of an evil dumbledore, who needs to be defeated.
it was a good read, but i wouldn't call it a masterpiece, like some other pieces of literature i found through fandoms and fanfiction.
some aspects were really heartbreaking, but the story in its entirety didn't feel too sad or traumatizing.
this was a good read, even though something wasn't quite right.
i didn't like the way the lovestory was rushed, even though it made sense for the plot, but it didn't seem that realistic to me
and i didn't like regulus characterization in some parts. obviously, there's a lot of trauma involved, but it felt wrong and not really accurate sometimes.
i still enjoyed it and i quite liked the idea of an evil dumbledore, who needs to be defeated.
it was a good read, but i wouldn't call it a masterpiece, like some other pieces of literature i found through fandoms and fanfiction.
some aspects were really heartbreaking, but the story in its entirety didn't feel too sad or traumatizing.
May 17, 2025
sinceramente no hay nada mejor que un fic de los merodeadores.
i loooooved the idea, ahora bien creo que de los que he leído el que menos construcción de personaje tiene (quitando Regulus mi niño) a ver todos sabemos ya cómo es James o Remus pero me faltó un algo
Tmbn te digo frases desgarradoras donde las haya, angst continuo y probablemente el fic más unhinged que he leído (después de manacled)
“i’m sorry you never made it to eighteen” ósea SIRIUS mi niño no sufras que tu hermano sigue vivo
i loooooved the idea, ahora bien creo que de los que he leído el que menos construcción de personaje tiene (quitando Regulus mi niño) a ver todos sabemos ya cómo es James o Remus pero me faltó un algo
Tmbn te digo frases desgarradoras donde las haya, angst continuo y probablemente el fic más unhinged que he leído (después de manacled)
“i’m sorry you never made it to eighteen” ósea SIRIUS mi niño no sufras que tu hermano sigue vivo
April 16, 2025
absolutely loved it.
This had me feel all the emotions… giggling to crying within seconds.
The story telling was amazing and the characters were so well written
A perfect “on the side” read to feel comforted by my favorite characters.
This had me feel all the emotions… giggling to crying within seconds.
The story telling was amazing and the characters were so well written
A perfect “on the side” read to feel comforted by my favorite characters.
Read
November 17, 2025„I love you as long as the sun and the stars continue to exist, and when the sun explodes one day and destroys everything we are, I‘ll freefall into the flames and let your love consume me whole.“
September 7, 2024
Yes. Just yes.
June 28, 2024
Fanfictions keep my brain occupied in the worst moments of anxiety so it's not a surprise that I randomly jumped into this fic and read a 1600 page fic in like 24 hours but I am definitely surprised by how much I enjoyed Jegulus. I never thought my James Lily heart would understand any other ship but Regulus and James in this one changed my perception. I definitely see the catch - the yin to his yang. I think my only issue with this was James coming across as too naive in the beginning but I honestly had so much fun with this one ( fun means emotional introspection and staring at the ceiling through midnight as Regulus Black Shredded my heart to pieces).
April 28, 2024
ummmm 😭😭 this was incredible, 5/5 for content, only getting 4 stars bc the way the pov changes worked in the first half was confusing as HELL but it did get better. the plot was amazing and we got so much jegulus fluff, it made me heart so happy (especially after it was quite literally falling apart from trying to read choices) so yeah absolutely recommend for anyone with enough brainrot to be into jegulus fanfiction
May 6, 2025
@DNF
I had pretty high expectations for this fanfic, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish it.
To be fair, Regulus Black being a full on maniac and taking down Voldemort was hot, and his personal agenda to ruin Dumbledore’s reputation was honestly, impressive. But buuuut, that’s also where things started to fall apart for me. From the very beginning, he's portrayed as basically unstoppable, and while I didn’t finish the story (maybe they explain it better later), it just felt like too much. No matter how much of a prodigy you are, things need to build up, develop… or at least that’s how I see it. So yeah, bruh.
Another issue for me was that all the characters felt super flat. Given that it's set in a post war context, I expected them to have a bit more depth, more of themselves (as THE marauders). But it seems like the goal was to focus everything on Regulus, and to make his personality stand out, they stripped everyone else's down, especially Sirius and James.
And speaking of James... just, no. I think what I disliked the most was the whole "he’s in love with Regulus" thing that came out of nowhere. They didn’t even have a proper moment together. All they did was glare and yell at each other, and suddenly he's in love? A crush, sure I could buy that, even love at first sight to some degree. But falling in love? Nah.
So overall, it just didn’t work for me. I think it had a lot of potential, but maybe it was the story’s pacing and character development that didn’t click.
I had pretty high expectations for this fanfic, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish it.
To be fair, Regulus Black being a full on maniac and taking down Voldemort was hot, and his personal agenda to ruin Dumbledore’s reputation was honestly, impressive. But buuuut, that’s also where things started to fall apart for me. From the very beginning, he's portrayed as basically unstoppable, and while I didn’t finish the story (maybe they explain it better later), it just felt like too much. No matter how much of a prodigy you are, things need to build up, develop… or at least that’s how I see it. So yeah, bruh.
Another issue for me was that all the characters felt super flat. Given that it's set in a post war context, I expected them to have a bit more depth, more of themselves (as THE marauders). But it seems like the goal was to focus everything on Regulus, and to make his personality stand out, they stripped everyone else's down, especially Sirius and James.
And speaking of James... just, no. I think what I disliked the most was the whole "he’s in love with Regulus" thing that came out of nowhere. They didn’t even have a proper moment together. All they did was glare and yell at each other, and suddenly he's in love? A crush, sure I could buy that, even love at first sight to some degree. But falling in love? Nah.
So overall, it just didn’t work for me. I think it had a lot of potential, but maybe it was the story’s pacing and character development that didn’t click.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 22, 2024
the start was a little bit awkward, as expected since it was the author’s first fanfiction. and at first the relationship between reg and james felt insta-love. i was tempted to stop reading.
however as the author got more confident the writing got better and it ended gorgeously !!
i love everything about this !! it’s canon to me!!
however as the author got more confident the writing got better and it ended gorgeously !!
i love everything about this !! it’s canon to me!!
September 28, 2023
I liked this. It got progressively better towards the end.
September 30, 2023
Pretty fun a lot of taking and these people full time job is trauma. Nothing else. Luckily they’re rich tho
October 24, 2023
I FORGOT TO ADD IT TO READING BUT I FINISHED IT AND GOD I CRIED LIKE A BABY. I COULDNT TAKE IT I WAS DONE. ABSOLUTELY DONE
Want to read
December 1, 2023time for girl dinner bitches
April 27, 2024
DNF, siento que es mala caracterización de los personajes y no hubo buena progresión de la relación. Solo me gustaron las escenas de BAMF Regulus.
Tal vez algún día la retome.
Tal vez algún día la retome.
August 30, 2025
So I decided to start reading ‘whatever happened to the young,young lovers’ on a whim- literally the day after finishing ‘just lovers’ so maybe I just wasnt ready to let go of jegulus just yet. But let me tell you this fic blew my mind
Absolutely IMMACULATE Regulus characterisation. Genuinely the way regulus was written in this was so incredibly amazing, he felt very real and it just made sense. The layout of the fic was also something I really enjoyed, jumping back and forth between the war and current day gave more insight to many of the characters to understand how they are currently. I also really liked how his trauma was portrayed because it’s quite common to see a writer bring up an event that would be incredibly traumatic, but have the character move on completely fine after a while, which was not the case in this fic at all.Another character who’s characterisation I adored was Sirius because you cannot tell me that man wouldn’t reject a proposal because it wasn’t dramatic enough and because he wasn’t the one doing it- I love him (also the scene where he went shopping with Reg had me cackling)
The amount of times I was left literally speechless after reading a scene- in particular the few episodes where regulus was showing Sirius his memories (PANDORA MY BELOVED YOU WILL BE MISSED) was written so incredibly well I actually had to force myself away from the screen because I needed to sleep-
The black brothers! How could I write a review about this fic without bringing up my favourite struggling siblings duo. And BOY did they struggle. I will forever be a sucker for black brothers angst (wholeheartedly blaming crimson rivers for that one) but they had so many sweet healing moments too and that might just be my favourite thing about WHTTYYL.
On a similar note, the final battle with Dumbledore had me frantically checking the tags in case I’d missed the major character death tag BECAUSE I WAS PANICKING SO BADLY ABOUT SIRIUS I DONT THINK I COULD’VE FINISHED IT IF HE DIED.
When I say I started crying at the very end of the epilogue, I mean I started crying BECAUSE REGULUS LIVED AN EXTRA TWO WEEKS JUST OUT OF SPITE AND ITS SO IN CHARACTER BUT ITS SO SAD BECAUSE THEY DIED HAPPILY AND UGH
ROSEKILLER! How could I not mention my favourite criminals! Literally everything about them in this fic was PERFECTION
Also moment of recognition for Mary in the final battle? Hello?? Girlboss? Miss Evans move over I want Mary
I think my only potential criticism about this fic is that the jegulus didn’t have as much build up as I had hoped? It came a little out of nowhere (not so ridiculous that it made no sense however)
Overall, Georgia is an incredibly talented writer and I can’t wait to read more of her works!
Honourable Quotes
‘Right, you don't want to hear the platitudes; let me tell you the cold hard facts", Sirius says heatedly, watching as Regulus' body language grows mildly alarmed at the change in demeanour. "You think I didn't care about you. You think I'm making my feelings up. You think I'm being dramatic or trying to win you over, or whatever goes on in that tiny fucking brain of yours, but I'll tell you something. Do you want to know the first thing that I did when I saw that you had died? After I'd finished crying for the entire morning, I came back here. I came back here to the house of nightmares, the source of my trauma, and back to our god-awful parents for you. I thought they might have hidden you away. I thought they might have known what had happened. I came back here for you, and I'm still here for you, so take your pity party away from here and realise that I love you. I really fucking love you, Reggie, so just stop pushing everyone away and at least let me in."
Have me.
Discard me.
Love me.
Hate me.
Do what you want, he thinks, so long as it's with me.
but if there was a lit match falling from the sky, Regulus would let the world burn before he ever let the flame touch his brother.
“You think I’m the traitor, and I think you’re the love of my life. How’s that for soulmates.”
He wonders why James’ parents can read him better than his own parents ever could; maybe he was just written in a language his parents couldn’t be bothered to learn.
I love you, I love you, James. I’ll love you as long as the sun and the stars continue to exist, and when the sun explodes one day and destroys everything we are, I’ll freefall into the flames and let your love consume me whole. I love you, and I’m sorry it took me so long to say it, and I’m sorry if you get sick of hearing it because now, I don’t know how to stop
Nobody ever has a stronger wish to live than the man who has just been told he cannot.
He can wish for a miracle all he likes, but wishes won't keep the sky from falling.
To die today is to die unfulfilled; there aren't many things I want from this life, but I fear I have left it too late to attain them.
I have places to go, people to see, and promises to keep.
There is no need to write poetry anymore;
It is time to become the poem.
"he thinks I won the war by making fucking risottos"
Absolutely IMMACULATE Regulus characterisation. Genuinely the way regulus was written in this was so incredibly amazing, he felt very real and it just made sense. The layout of the fic was also something I really enjoyed, jumping back and forth between the war and current day gave more insight to many of the characters to understand how they are currently. I also really liked how his trauma was portrayed because it’s quite common to see a writer bring up an event that would be incredibly traumatic, but have the character move on completely fine after a while, which was not the case in this fic at all.Another character who’s characterisation I adored was Sirius because you cannot tell me that man wouldn’t reject a proposal because it wasn’t dramatic enough and because he wasn’t the one doing it- I love him (also the scene where he went shopping with Reg had me cackling)
The amount of times I was left literally speechless after reading a scene- in particular the few episodes where regulus was showing Sirius his memories (PANDORA MY BELOVED YOU WILL BE MISSED) was written so incredibly well I actually had to force myself away from the screen because I needed to sleep-
The black brothers! How could I write a review about this fic without bringing up my favourite struggling siblings duo. And BOY did they struggle. I will forever be a sucker for black brothers angst (wholeheartedly blaming crimson rivers for that one) but they had so many sweet healing moments too and that might just be my favourite thing about WHTTYYL.
On a similar note, the final battle with Dumbledore had me frantically checking the tags in case I’d missed the major character death tag BECAUSE I WAS PANICKING SO BADLY ABOUT SIRIUS I DONT THINK I COULD’VE FINISHED IT IF HE DIED.
When I say I started crying at the very end of the epilogue, I mean I started crying BECAUSE REGULUS LIVED AN EXTRA TWO WEEKS JUST OUT OF SPITE AND ITS SO IN CHARACTER BUT ITS SO SAD BECAUSE THEY DIED HAPPILY AND UGH
ROSEKILLER! How could I not mention my favourite criminals! Literally everything about them in this fic was PERFECTION
Also moment of recognition for Mary in the final battle? Hello?? Girlboss? Miss Evans move over I want Mary
I think my only potential criticism about this fic is that the jegulus didn’t have as much build up as I had hoped? It came a little out of nowhere (not so ridiculous that it made no sense however)
Overall, Georgia is an incredibly talented writer and I can’t wait to read more of her works!
Honourable Quotes
‘Right, you don't want to hear the platitudes; let me tell you the cold hard facts", Sirius says heatedly, watching as Regulus' body language grows mildly alarmed at the change in demeanour. "You think I didn't care about you. You think I'm making my feelings up. You think I'm being dramatic or trying to win you over, or whatever goes on in that tiny fucking brain of yours, but I'll tell you something. Do you want to know the first thing that I did when I saw that you had died? After I'd finished crying for the entire morning, I came back here. I came back here to the house of nightmares, the source of my trauma, and back to our god-awful parents for you. I thought they might have hidden you away. I thought they might have known what had happened. I came back here for you, and I'm still here for you, so take your pity party away from here and realise that I love you. I really fucking love you, Reggie, so just stop pushing everyone away and at least let me in."
Have me.
Discard me.
Love me.
Hate me.
Do what you want, he thinks, so long as it's with me.
but if there was a lit match falling from the sky, Regulus would let the world burn before he ever let the flame touch his brother.
“You think I’m the traitor, and I think you’re the love of my life. How’s that for soulmates.”
He wonders why James’ parents can read him better than his own parents ever could; maybe he was just written in a language his parents couldn’t be bothered to learn.
I love you, I love you, James. I’ll love you as long as the sun and the stars continue to exist, and when the sun explodes one day and destroys everything we are, I’ll freefall into the flames and let your love consume me whole. I love you, and I’m sorry it took me so long to say it, and I’m sorry if you get sick of hearing it because now, I don’t know how to stop
Nobody ever has a stronger wish to live than the man who has just been told he cannot.
He can wish for a miracle all he likes, but wishes won't keep the sky from falling.
To die today is to die unfulfilled; there aren't many things I want from this life, but I fear I have left it too late to attain them.
I have places to go, people to see, and promises to keep.
There is no need to write poetry anymore;
It is time to become the poem.
"he thinks I won the war by making fucking risottos"
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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