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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
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.
July 22, 2025
Dark shade of grey & riddle me this
165
"we are doing our best, dear boy. War is a complex game". Regulus smiles at this too. It's dark and threatening, but it's genuine as he reaches into his pocket and, without finesse, he throws six burnt and mangled objects scattering across the table. "Good thing I know how to play."
211
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."
455
„I'm sure they have your best interest at heart and only want what's best for you." What the ever-loving fuck? "And the best thing for me is to be a Death Eater?" Regulus asks in disbelief. "Is that what you're saying?" "If this is a path your life takes you down, then there is little I can do to change it."
471
If all anybody will ever see him as is as a Black, as a Death Eater, as someone dark, cruel and dangerous, then that's exactly what he'll be. Regulus never hesitates before an unforgivable again.
1179
Dumbledore was wrong, Sirius was wrong, my parents were wrong, Regulus thinks. I can be good enough for someone.
1210
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."
1268
If he has to kill every member of the light so Sirius can live, he'll do it. If he has to kill every member of the Death Eaters so Sirius can live, he'll do it. If he has to kill himself so Sirius can live, he'll do it without hesitation.
1300
He's expecting a fight, an argument, a curse, anything, but all Sirius says is, "you're dead to me", before spitting at his feet and turning around. Regulus flinches slightly from the heat of the burning hatred in the words and watches his brother walk away for the second time. Good, Regulus thinks, stay away from me. It's the only way I can protect you. He's more grateful than ever for the ugly mask that hides his tears as he disapparates away and returns to Grimmauld Place.
1444
"I'm a dark shade of grey, boy", Greyback replies furiously, but Regulus just smiles again and says "do you know what's darker than grey though?" before removing his mask and relishing in the way Greyback's eyes widen in surprise. "Black."
1530
"I know", Regulus says nonsensically, "I would never die in winter."
1996
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.
2011
"Kreacher has found his loophole and does not need to follow your orders because you have taken the potion. Kreacher will save young Master Regulus,"
2034
The to-do list of Regulus Arcturus Black. Before I die: 1. Kill Voldemort He thinks it will be powerful motivation; it's simple, yet effective.
2048
he constructs 23 layers of wards to hide his position, block his magical signature, and deter both muggles and wizards. The book only recommends using 3-5 wards for high protection, but Regulus Black walks a fine line between being extra and intense paranoia.
2139
He's a fucking half-blood. And that moment there, on the 25 June 1978, his seventeenth birthday, Regulus loses every ounce of faith he ever had for the cause.
2149
He can choose himself. And so he does, officially making himself the sole member of the third side of the war. "Tom Marvolo Riddle, you better watch your back", he mutters before looking at the locket like it can hear him. "I'm coming for you."
2233
They're fighting. Punching. Strangling. Shoving. Kissing. Kissing? What the fuck?
2345
He doesn't want Regulus to be violent or brutal or rough with him, but he wouldn't mind if–He wouldn't mind if–He wouldn't–Oh. He wouldn't mind if Regulus kissed him.
2907
The to-do list of Regulus Arcturus Black Before I die: Kill Voldemort Ruin Albus Dumbledore Prove everyone wrong
3219
He lived without Regulus for three years but barely survived without Evan for sixteen days.
Position 3372
Regulus hasn't just changed his mind; he's become the vision. And boy, is he a vision.
4631
"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.
4786
"Reggie, be nice," Sirius pleads. Regulus just scoffs and doesn't bother to answer, but Mary nods in approval and says, "I like him." "Me too", Lily says. "Me too", James adds, seemingly accidentally, if the way he rears back and his eyes widen with surprise is anything to go by.
5649
"I'm not going to date James Potter because I do not have a crush on him," Regulus hisses out frustratedly, all previous entertainment forgotten as he whirls away, shuts the door behind him and freezes. Standing in front of him is James Potter.
5682
Holy shit, James thinks delightedly, staring at Regulus with gradually widening eyes. I love Regulus Black.
Fuck me, Regulus thinks resignedly, staring at James with gradually widening eyes. I have a crush on James Potter.
6020
"You need to leave. I want you to leave", Regulus repeats forcefully. He doesn't know what response he was expecting, but it wasn't for James to step up next to him and whisper in his ear, "you don't kiss like someone who wants me to leave." Regulus audibly snarls in frustration at this as he shoves James away and goes to storm out the door before he makes the mistake of looking back at James, who is staring at him softly, lips parted, cheeks flushed. The weakest part of him rears up again inside him as he kicks the door in frustration and practically stomps back over to James and smashes their lips together, and James melts into the kiss like he was waiting for it.
6134
"There's nothing to tell." "There clearly is," Sirius replies, eyes narrowing, "what have you done? Why are you acting like this?" "I'm not acting like anything", Regulus replies, clearly acting like something.
6368
"I said shut up!" "Regulus–" "Do I have to fucking make you?" Regulus bursts out in frustration, then he stomps towards the bed, practically straddles James and then snogs him until he has to pull away, gasping for air.
6412
"You're my Regulus" is what he settles for, and oh, Regulus likes the sound of that.
7074
"Want us to kill him for you?" Evan asks, entirely serious, and somehow that makes Regulus smile slightly until he goes to say yes and says "no" instead and realises that he's still absolutely gone for James Potter.
7325
The two outcomes of fiendfyre are that the spell goes well and everything is fine, or it goes terribly, and Regulus dies in the flames, but he is genuinely at peace with both options.
Position 8187
"Your current suffering shouldn't have to compete with what you've suffered previously just to be validated.
8222
"Regulus", James begins looking him in the eye and saying boldly, "I love you, that's all." Oh.
8500
"I'm staring at your star today, we're both up there, but I'm only looking at you and hoping that somewhere, somehow, you hear this." "I miss you. Sometimes I think I might hate you for choosing our parents over me when I would have done anything and everything for you, but no matter how much I hate you, I'll always love you more."
"Happy birthday Reggie; if not in this lifetime, I really hope I'll see you again. I love you, okay? No matter where you are, in the sky or on the Earth, I'll always love you." "Never forget that."
8569
He loves the way James leaves little pieces of himself everywhere; a spare pair of glasses on Regulus' bedside table, the two books he owns slotted onto a shelf in the library, and his heart in Regulus' hands.
8757
"We're going to brunch and getting out of this fucking house", Evan snaps out, leaving Regulus and Barty staring at each other in mild alarm. "Barty, what the fuck did you do to him?" Regulus hisses the moment that Evan's out of earshot. "Why is he having a crisis and taking us for brunch? Having a crisis is my thing."
9205
"Stop running", he says exasperatedly before he adds a softer, "you have no idea how hard I've been trying to catch you."
9323
Do what you want, he thinks, so long as it's with me.
9419
The sky turns black, and so does Regulus' world; after all, life can't have colour without the sun.
9645
Maybe Regulus wasn't made for love, maybe he does it wrong and gets insecurity and jealousy all mixed up where happiness should be, but in the war, he excelled.
10555
“Sirius, I’m not even sorry.” He steps forwards, fists James towards him by the front of his shirt and kisses him, and nothing else matters because he’s here, James is here, and Regulus is home.
10767
The hat screams "Gryffindor", and Sirius leaves 500 years of family traditions behind him for a Potter, a Pettigrew and a boy named Remus Lupin, who hates Sirius as much as Sirius wants to befriend him.
11134
Regulus glances around again before he whispers in Sirius' ear, so quiet he has to concentrate to hear it. "Mother's wrong. You're good. You've always been good." Sirius holds on and remembers that secret for the rest of his life.
11554
“What if I told you I were gay?” he asks, and James immediately responds with “I’d probably give you a high five.” Remus raises his hand, and James laughs and high-fives him back, and Remus laughs too, because this entire conversation couldn't be any more James Potter if it tried.
1801
Three days later, Remus returns to his body without injuries for the first time. “It’s a miracle”, Madame Pomfrey says when she picks him up from the shack the next morning. “It’s love”, Remus whispers to himself as he watches Sirius fold 200 pages of handwritten notes on the animagus process in posh pureblood calligraphy into a box under his bed.
11873
He doesn’t know anything. He doesn’t know that his brother picks him up off the ground and drags him towards the fireplace. He doesn’t know that the damp patch on his shirt when he wakes up is from his brother’s tears and not his own. He doesn’t know that his brother tells him he loves him and tells him he’s sorry and tells him everything he’s always wanted to say and everything Sirius has always wanted to hear. He doesn’t know that Regulus calls out Potter Manor and pushes him through the floo. He doesn’t know that Regulus did it knowing the portraits would tattle on him, that he’d be punished, and that he was knowingly taking Sirius’ place. He doesn’t know that his brother still loves him. Sirius wakes up five days later, remembering that his parents cursed him and his brother watched and did nothing, and that is the story he tells.
12113
Remus finds himself whispering, “don’t run away this time.” Sirius takes his hand, pulling him towards Remus’ room and says, “I promise.” Outside, Remus swears the moon, and the stars glow a little brighter in the night sky.
12308
“I have secrets”, he always tells him. “But I don’t deserve to be one.”
12476
Fuck quidditch, all he needs is Remus Lupin to give him the feeling of flying.
12928
“The war needs you now, dear boy.” “The war can fucking wait,” Remus had shouted. Then Dumbledore had left, Sirius had cried some more, and four days later, Remus had been posted on a month-long mission with the werewolves, almost like a punishment.
13091
“You think I’m the traitor, and I think you’re the love of my life. How’s that for soulmates.”
13387
“I love it when you call me the love of your life.”
13488
“I wish I wasn’t a Black” and before he’s processed what he’s saying, Remus says, “have my last name then.” And then there’s a very long, very pregnant silence as he feels Sirius turn to look at him. Another pause, and then “was that fucking marriage proposal?” in all breathless shock, pure wonder and Remus thinks about it and goes, “yeah I suppose so. Is it a yes then?”
13530
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.
14273
"I've been angry with you for the past 9 years, Regulus!" and that hurts more than anything else he's said all day because all Regulus has done for the past 9 years is try and make his brother proud of him.
14772
“Even when I forget this, make sure that you don’t.”
15185
“Take your life back, Reggie; you don’t need to give it to me anymore,” he says, but Regulus just smiles sadly. “I wouldn’t even know what to do with it.”
16173
It is no longer my future but our future, and there will be no after, for we are forever.
16215
Regulus. Regulus. Regulus. "I am unashamedly in love with your brother," he says when he finally pulls away, and Sirius sighs and throws another pillow at him, which bounces off his head and does nothing to dull the sheer radiance coming off James in waves.
16238
"If you hurt Reggie, I'll fuck you up Prongs, our friendship be damned," and James only laughs. "I'd let you if I did hurt him. I'd deserve it," James says, nodding once before his eyes widen with borderline terror. "Oh, you'd have to get in line behind Crouch and Rosier; there wouldn't be a body left for you to fuck up," and Sirius scowls at the thought of his brothers' friends before nodding in approval. "I'd help them bury your body, I hope you know. Glad we're on the same page."
16346
Regulus didn't think it was possible, but James grins even wider, eyes bright and entire face glowing; Regulus' own personal sun.
16361
"You're some of my best memories,"
16400
"Any other French you know?" he snaps as he pulls his shirt over his head, but James is too busy staring at his abs to properly process the question. "James!" "What? No. No more French. Wait, does croissant count?" "You're so fucking stupid," Regulus scowls
16417
"Je t'aime James," he murmurs, painfully gentle even as his entire face winces in the face of his confession, but James only stares at him, uncomprehending, as he says hesitantly, "um, you too?"
16555
"Just listen, okay?" James pleads. "You're allowed to say no." Regulus thinks James must have forgotten about his terror of saying no to the people he loves in case he disappoints them enough to make them leave.
16724
when he goes into their room and sees Regulus in his favourite shirt with a bouquet of flowers on the bed next to him, a slightly nervous, slightly excited, expression meeting his, James wonders if today is the day his heart bursts from being full of too much love.
16771
“The only thing that ever changes about us is how much I love you,” he whispers, his breath ghosting against Regulus’ lips. “Each day I wake up and think my love for you is infinite, and each day you redefine infinity for me all over again.”
16808
“They’re not like our parents were, Reggie.” “Yeah, because they’re not dead.” “I forget you’re funny sometimes,” and Regulus gives him a side-eye, but his lips twitch slightly.
16925
There’s another pause after that that Regulus breaks. “You’re always my least favourite brother,” he says quietly. “But today, you’re my favourite brother too.”
20736
He looks at the sky again. Finds his brother. Finds himself.
20759
There is no need to write poetry anymore; It is time to become the poem.
20766
But then he thinks what if? And then he thinks as if.
20773
dying at the hands of Voldemort would be shameful, but to die in Tewkesbury would be utterly humiliating. It's a small town, just larger than a village, with insignificant history and no artisan French bakery or art gallery, and he cannot die here in good conscience.
20982
"You claim I'm just a follower, just another one of your pawns, but how can that be true if I learnt everything about you just to know exactly how to kill you?" "So, Tom," he says lightly, tilting his head in mock thoughtfulness before his face loses all emotion. "Riddle me that." Voldemort visibly falters for a single second, and Regulus takes the opportunity to cast the killing curse that Voldemort doesn't have time to deflect, which hits him square in the chest.
21020
He's ended the war. Before he can stop himself, Regulus sits on the field he turned into a graveyard and begins to laugh. He doesn't know what he's going to do with his life now.
21190
"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." "Technically, Regulus is a star system made up of four different stars, so it's impossible to orbit it," Regulus replies, but his eyes are teasing, and he looks pleased.
21424
He and Barty are metres away from Umbridge when Mary calmly walks over and uses one leg to sweep both of Umbridge's out from underneath her, but before she can fall, Mary wraps her in a headlock and tightens her grip to snap her neck before letting Umbridge drop to the ground, with eyes open, unseeing. Dead. "What the fuck?" Barty exclaims
21521
It ends up being Evan who kills him, a nicely timed spell that turns his blood into sugar before following it up with a blood-boiling curse. "It turned him into fudge, do you get it?" he asks expectantly, looking for praise.
22089
"The sky is full of stars from Earth, but there's only ever one moon," Sirius sings out
22427
"Sometimes," James is saying, "I think you don't always feel like you have the option to say no and that the only way to refuse is to push people away so they take back the question altogether."
22667
"Our parents would roll in their graves at us having this conversation." "Not after the way you killed them," Sirius sings out, but then they hear a gasp of horror from an old lady who overheard them, and then they're both muffling laughter and faking apologies as they hurry down the road.
22706
"Look at all the milk, Reggie. James once told me that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, so is this lime milk from a green cow? Strawberry–oh my god, are there pink cows somewhere?"
22759
"Can you do me a favour?" he asks, "from one brother-in-law to another?" "Anything," Remus replies with slight surprise, waiting for instructions which Regulus gives mercilessly as he gestures to Sirius and says flatly, "Grow some self-respect and dump him."
22839
"I would go," Regulus tells him. "If you told me to, I'd go. You can tell me to leave, and I will." "I know," Sirius replies simply, "and that's why I'll never say it."
23304
"I was kidding when I told you marshmallows come from the clouds last week as well-" before he sputters in disbelief as Sirius rips off a few leaves of the iceberg lettuce and throws it at his head. "Sirius, what the fuck?" "I spent hours on my broom trying to find them, you absolute dick–"
23647
"Liar," James snorts. "Bitch." "Lover." "Fiancé." James' face lights up as he hears Regulus say it, entirely derailing his argument.
23696
J Each poem I write is different, yet each one is the same. All are written about the things I love, And all are written about you. This ink promises that marriage is only the beginning; Our story will not die as we one day will, for eternity has always been ours.
23737
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.
165
"we are doing our best, dear boy. War is a complex game". Regulus smiles at this too. It's dark and threatening, but it's genuine as he reaches into his pocket and, without finesse, he throws six burnt and mangled objects scattering across the table. "Good thing I know how to play."
211
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."
455
„I'm sure they have your best interest at heart and only want what's best for you." What the ever-loving fuck? "And the best thing for me is to be a Death Eater?" Regulus asks in disbelief. "Is that what you're saying?" "If this is a path your life takes you down, then there is little I can do to change it."
471
If all anybody will ever see him as is as a Black, as a Death Eater, as someone dark, cruel and dangerous, then that's exactly what he'll be. Regulus never hesitates before an unforgivable again.
1179
Dumbledore was wrong, Sirius was wrong, my parents were wrong, Regulus thinks. I can be good enough for someone.
1210
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."
1268
If he has to kill every member of the light so Sirius can live, he'll do it. If he has to kill every member of the Death Eaters so Sirius can live, he'll do it. If he has to kill himself so Sirius can live, he'll do it without hesitation.
1300
He's expecting a fight, an argument, a curse, anything, but all Sirius says is, "you're dead to me", before spitting at his feet and turning around. Regulus flinches slightly from the heat of the burning hatred in the words and watches his brother walk away for the second time. Good, Regulus thinks, stay away from me. It's the only way I can protect you. He's more grateful than ever for the ugly mask that hides his tears as he disapparates away and returns to Grimmauld Place.
1444
"I'm a dark shade of grey, boy", Greyback replies furiously, but Regulus just smiles again and says "do you know what's darker than grey though?" before removing his mask and relishing in the way Greyback's eyes widen in surprise. "Black."
1530
"I know", Regulus says nonsensically, "I would never die in winter."
1996
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.
2011
"Kreacher has found his loophole and does not need to follow your orders because you have taken the potion. Kreacher will save young Master Regulus,"
2034
The to-do list of Regulus Arcturus Black. Before I die: 1. Kill Voldemort He thinks it will be powerful motivation; it's simple, yet effective.
2048
he constructs 23 layers of wards to hide his position, block his magical signature, and deter both muggles and wizards. The book only recommends using 3-5 wards for high protection, but Regulus Black walks a fine line between being extra and intense paranoia.
2139
He's a fucking half-blood. And that moment there, on the 25 June 1978, his seventeenth birthday, Regulus loses every ounce of faith he ever had for the cause.
2149
He can choose himself. And so he does, officially making himself the sole member of the third side of the war. "Tom Marvolo Riddle, you better watch your back", he mutters before looking at the locket like it can hear him. "I'm coming for you."
2233
They're fighting. Punching. Strangling. Shoving. Kissing. Kissing? What the fuck?
2345
He doesn't want Regulus to be violent or brutal or rough with him, but he wouldn't mind if–He wouldn't mind if–He wouldn't–Oh. He wouldn't mind if Regulus kissed him.
2907
The to-do list of Regulus Arcturus Black Before I die: Kill Voldemort Ruin Albus Dumbledore Prove everyone wrong
3219
He lived without Regulus for three years but barely survived without Evan for sixteen days.
Position 3372
Regulus hasn't just changed his mind; he's become the vision. And boy, is he a vision.
4631
"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.
4786
"Reggie, be nice," Sirius pleads. Regulus just scoffs and doesn't bother to answer, but Mary nods in approval and says, "I like him." "Me too", Lily says. "Me too", James adds, seemingly accidentally, if the way he rears back and his eyes widen with surprise is anything to go by.
5649
"I'm not going to date James Potter because I do not have a crush on him," Regulus hisses out frustratedly, all previous entertainment forgotten as he whirls away, shuts the door behind him and freezes. Standing in front of him is James Potter.
5682
Holy shit, James thinks delightedly, staring at Regulus with gradually widening eyes. I love Regulus Black.
Fuck me, Regulus thinks resignedly, staring at James with gradually widening eyes. I have a crush on James Potter.
6020
"You need to leave. I want you to leave", Regulus repeats forcefully. He doesn't know what response he was expecting, but it wasn't for James to step up next to him and whisper in his ear, "you don't kiss like someone who wants me to leave." Regulus audibly snarls in frustration at this as he shoves James away and goes to storm out the door before he makes the mistake of looking back at James, who is staring at him softly, lips parted, cheeks flushed. The weakest part of him rears up again inside him as he kicks the door in frustration and practically stomps back over to James and smashes their lips together, and James melts into the kiss like he was waiting for it.
6134
"There's nothing to tell." "There clearly is," Sirius replies, eyes narrowing, "what have you done? Why are you acting like this?" "I'm not acting like anything", Regulus replies, clearly acting like something.
6368
"I said shut up!" "Regulus–" "Do I have to fucking make you?" Regulus bursts out in frustration, then he stomps towards the bed, practically straddles James and then snogs him until he has to pull away, gasping for air.
6412
"You're my Regulus" is what he settles for, and oh, Regulus likes the sound of that.
7074
"Want us to kill him for you?" Evan asks, entirely serious, and somehow that makes Regulus smile slightly until he goes to say yes and says "no" instead and realises that he's still absolutely gone for James Potter.
7325
The two outcomes of fiendfyre are that the spell goes well and everything is fine, or it goes terribly, and Regulus dies in the flames, but he is genuinely at peace with both options.
Position 8187
"Your current suffering shouldn't have to compete with what you've suffered previously just to be validated.
8222
"Regulus", James begins looking him in the eye and saying boldly, "I love you, that's all." Oh.
8500
"I'm staring at your star today, we're both up there, but I'm only looking at you and hoping that somewhere, somehow, you hear this." "I miss you. Sometimes I think I might hate you for choosing our parents over me when I would have done anything and everything for you, but no matter how much I hate you, I'll always love you more."
"Happy birthday Reggie; if not in this lifetime, I really hope I'll see you again. I love you, okay? No matter where you are, in the sky or on the Earth, I'll always love you." "Never forget that."
8569
He loves the way James leaves little pieces of himself everywhere; a spare pair of glasses on Regulus' bedside table, the two books he owns slotted onto a shelf in the library, and his heart in Regulus' hands.
8757
"We're going to brunch and getting out of this fucking house", Evan snaps out, leaving Regulus and Barty staring at each other in mild alarm. "Barty, what the fuck did you do to him?" Regulus hisses the moment that Evan's out of earshot. "Why is he having a crisis and taking us for brunch? Having a crisis is my thing."
9205
"Stop running", he says exasperatedly before he adds a softer, "you have no idea how hard I've been trying to catch you."
9323
Do what you want, he thinks, so long as it's with me.
9419
The sky turns black, and so does Regulus' world; after all, life can't have colour without the sun.
9645
Maybe Regulus wasn't made for love, maybe he does it wrong and gets insecurity and jealousy all mixed up where happiness should be, but in the war, he excelled.
10555
“Sirius, I’m not even sorry.” He steps forwards, fists James towards him by the front of his shirt and kisses him, and nothing else matters because he’s here, James is here, and Regulus is home.
10767
The hat screams "Gryffindor", and Sirius leaves 500 years of family traditions behind him for a Potter, a Pettigrew and a boy named Remus Lupin, who hates Sirius as much as Sirius wants to befriend him.
11134
Regulus glances around again before he whispers in Sirius' ear, so quiet he has to concentrate to hear it. "Mother's wrong. You're good. You've always been good." Sirius holds on and remembers that secret for the rest of his life.
11554
“What if I told you I were gay?” he asks, and James immediately responds with “I’d probably give you a high five.” Remus raises his hand, and James laughs and high-fives him back, and Remus laughs too, because this entire conversation couldn't be any more James Potter if it tried.
1801
Three days later, Remus returns to his body without injuries for the first time. “It’s a miracle”, Madame Pomfrey says when she picks him up from the shack the next morning. “It’s love”, Remus whispers to himself as he watches Sirius fold 200 pages of handwritten notes on the animagus process in posh pureblood calligraphy into a box under his bed.
11873
He doesn’t know anything. He doesn’t know that his brother picks him up off the ground and drags him towards the fireplace. He doesn’t know that the damp patch on his shirt when he wakes up is from his brother’s tears and not his own. He doesn’t know that his brother tells him he loves him and tells him he’s sorry and tells him everything he’s always wanted to say and everything Sirius has always wanted to hear. He doesn’t know that Regulus calls out Potter Manor and pushes him through the floo. He doesn’t know that Regulus did it knowing the portraits would tattle on him, that he’d be punished, and that he was knowingly taking Sirius’ place. He doesn’t know that his brother still loves him. Sirius wakes up five days later, remembering that his parents cursed him and his brother watched and did nothing, and that is the story he tells.
12113
Remus finds himself whispering, “don’t run away this time.” Sirius takes his hand, pulling him towards Remus’ room and says, “I promise.” Outside, Remus swears the moon, and the stars glow a little brighter in the night sky.
12308
“I have secrets”, he always tells him. “But I don’t deserve to be one.”
12476
Fuck quidditch, all he needs is Remus Lupin to give him the feeling of flying.
12928
“The war needs you now, dear boy.” “The war can fucking wait,” Remus had shouted. Then Dumbledore had left, Sirius had cried some more, and four days later, Remus had been posted on a month-long mission with the werewolves, almost like a punishment.
13091
“You think I’m the traitor, and I think you’re the love of my life. How’s that for soulmates.”
13387
“I love it when you call me the love of your life.”
13488
“I wish I wasn’t a Black” and before he’s processed what he’s saying, Remus says, “have my last name then.” And then there’s a very long, very pregnant silence as he feels Sirius turn to look at him. Another pause, and then “was that fucking marriage proposal?” in all breathless shock, pure wonder and Remus thinks about it and goes, “yeah I suppose so. Is it a yes then?”
13530
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.
14273
"I've been angry with you for the past 9 years, Regulus!" and that hurts more than anything else he's said all day because all Regulus has done for the past 9 years is try and make his brother proud of him.
14772
“Even when I forget this, make sure that you don’t.”
15185
“Take your life back, Reggie; you don’t need to give it to me anymore,” he says, but Regulus just smiles sadly. “I wouldn’t even know what to do with it.”
16173
It is no longer my future but our future, and there will be no after, for we are forever.
16215
Regulus. Regulus. Regulus. "I am unashamedly in love with your brother," he says when he finally pulls away, and Sirius sighs and throws another pillow at him, which bounces off his head and does nothing to dull the sheer radiance coming off James in waves.
16238
"If you hurt Reggie, I'll fuck you up Prongs, our friendship be damned," and James only laughs. "I'd let you if I did hurt him. I'd deserve it," James says, nodding once before his eyes widen with borderline terror. "Oh, you'd have to get in line behind Crouch and Rosier; there wouldn't be a body left for you to fuck up," and Sirius scowls at the thought of his brothers' friends before nodding in approval. "I'd help them bury your body, I hope you know. Glad we're on the same page."
16346
Regulus didn't think it was possible, but James grins even wider, eyes bright and entire face glowing; Regulus' own personal sun.
16361
"You're some of my best memories,"
16400
"Any other French you know?" he snaps as he pulls his shirt over his head, but James is too busy staring at his abs to properly process the question. "James!" "What? No. No more French. Wait, does croissant count?" "You're so fucking stupid," Regulus scowls
16417
"Je t'aime James," he murmurs, painfully gentle even as his entire face winces in the face of his confession, but James only stares at him, uncomprehending, as he says hesitantly, "um, you too?"
16555
"Just listen, okay?" James pleads. "You're allowed to say no." Regulus thinks James must have forgotten about his terror of saying no to the people he loves in case he disappoints them enough to make them leave.
16724
when he goes into their room and sees Regulus in his favourite shirt with a bouquet of flowers on the bed next to him, a slightly nervous, slightly excited, expression meeting his, James wonders if today is the day his heart bursts from being full of too much love.
16771
“The only thing that ever changes about us is how much I love you,” he whispers, his breath ghosting against Regulus’ lips. “Each day I wake up and think my love for you is infinite, and each day you redefine infinity for me all over again.”
16808
“They’re not like our parents were, Reggie.” “Yeah, because they’re not dead.” “I forget you’re funny sometimes,” and Regulus gives him a side-eye, but his lips twitch slightly.
16925
There’s another pause after that that Regulus breaks. “You’re always my least favourite brother,” he says quietly. “But today, you’re my favourite brother too.”
20736
He looks at the sky again. Finds his brother. Finds himself.
20759
There is no need to write poetry anymore; It is time to become the poem.
20766
But then he thinks what if? And then he thinks as if.
20773
dying at the hands of Voldemort would be shameful, but to die in Tewkesbury would be utterly humiliating. It's a small town, just larger than a village, with insignificant history and no artisan French bakery or art gallery, and he cannot die here in good conscience.
20982
"You claim I'm just a follower, just another one of your pawns, but how can that be true if I learnt everything about you just to know exactly how to kill you?" "So, Tom," he says lightly, tilting his head in mock thoughtfulness before his face loses all emotion. "Riddle me that." Voldemort visibly falters for a single second, and Regulus takes the opportunity to cast the killing curse that Voldemort doesn't have time to deflect, which hits him square in the chest.
21020
He's ended the war. Before he can stop himself, Regulus sits on the field he turned into a graveyard and begins to laugh. He doesn't know what he's going to do with his life now.
21190
"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." "Technically, Regulus is a star system made up of four different stars, so it's impossible to orbit it," Regulus replies, but his eyes are teasing, and he looks pleased.
21424
He and Barty are metres away from Umbridge when Mary calmly walks over and uses one leg to sweep both of Umbridge's out from underneath her, but before she can fall, Mary wraps her in a headlock and tightens her grip to snap her neck before letting Umbridge drop to the ground, with eyes open, unseeing. Dead. "What the fuck?" Barty exclaims
21521
It ends up being Evan who kills him, a nicely timed spell that turns his blood into sugar before following it up with a blood-boiling curse. "It turned him into fudge, do you get it?" he asks expectantly, looking for praise.
22089
"The sky is full of stars from Earth, but there's only ever one moon," Sirius sings out
22427
"Sometimes," James is saying, "I think you don't always feel like you have the option to say no and that the only way to refuse is to push people away so they take back the question altogether."
22667
"Our parents would roll in their graves at us having this conversation." "Not after the way you killed them," Sirius sings out, but then they hear a gasp of horror from an old lady who overheard them, and then they're both muffling laughter and faking apologies as they hurry down the road.
22706
"Look at all the milk, Reggie. James once told me that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, so is this lime milk from a green cow? Strawberry–oh my god, are there pink cows somewhere?"
22759
"Can you do me a favour?" he asks, "from one brother-in-law to another?" "Anything," Remus replies with slight surprise, waiting for instructions which Regulus gives mercilessly as he gestures to Sirius and says flatly, "Grow some self-respect and dump him."
22839
"I would go," Regulus tells him. "If you told me to, I'd go. You can tell me to leave, and I will." "I know," Sirius replies simply, "and that's why I'll never say it."
23304
"I was kidding when I told you marshmallows come from the clouds last week as well-" before he sputters in disbelief as Sirius rips off a few leaves of the iceberg lettuce and throws it at his head. "Sirius, what the fuck?" "I spent hours on my broom trying to find them, you absolute dick–"
23647
"Liar," James snorts. "Bitch." "Lover." "Fiancé." James' face lights up as he hears Regulus say it, entirely derailing his argument.
23696
J Each poem I write is different, yet each one is the same. All are written about the things I love, And all are written about you. This ink promises that marriage is only the beginning; Our story will not die as we one day will, for eternity has always been ours.
23737
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.
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