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Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings: To remove or refrain from using something in spite of one's affection for it
Years after Regulus loses his brother they're reunited, and as he struggles to figure out where he fits in Sirius's life he also struggles not to get lost in the impossible feelings he has for Sirius's best friend.
Years after Regulus loses his brother they're reunited, and as he struggles to figure out where he fits in Sirius's life he also struggles not to get lost in the impossible feelings he has for Sirius's best friend.
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February 6, 2024
if it’s on goodreads, it counts
November 19, 2023
‘Everyone at this school does as he says. Except for Barty. And Barty likes that. Because. Well. Barty is a brat.’
Once again this is me just wiling to read any jegulus related books & always enjoying them.
Barty crouch, best character?? Id be lying if I said no. This is my absolute fave characterisation of him like he’s so annoyed & mysterious. Likeee ‘pouty hockey player boy’ - so accurate. Rosekiller in this too 🥹
Once again this is me just wiling to read any jegulus related books & always enjoying them.
Barty crouch, best character?? Id be lying if I said no. This is my absolute fave characterisation of him like he’s so annoyed & mysterious. Likeee ‘pouty hockey player boy’ - so accurate. Rosekiller in this too 🥹
November 24, 2023
What in the world was this fic. It broke me and then joined me all back together thought I do feel there are a few pieces missing from me. ANDDD piece of advice do not read this is public it took me all my might not to start crying. AND THE ROSEKILLER!!!!!! Engrave this into my bones the day I die. I love how every character has been showed as a good character a well (in their own way). Snape's characterization was definitely a very interesting aspect of this fic.
quotes: -
- “Okay, I’ll go. But I just—you have it all wrong Regulus. You have it all wrong. You think you’re letting us all down, you think you’re failing but you’re not. You’re— “and then he laughs wetly. “It’s like—you remember the first time we spoke properly? In the library at the start of the year?” Regulus nods even though he knows James can’t see him, desperately hanging onto every word, snatching them away and hiding them under his bed. Hoarding them like gold. “You told me to kill my darlings, right?” Regulus has no idea where this is going. “You spend all this time trying to be what you think everyone else wants—your mom, Sirius, fuck I think you even do it with me. But all those people you think everyone in your life wants you to be, they’re strangling you. So, kill their fucking darlings. Because you, Regulus Black, you are the story.”
You are the story. (james to regulus)
-he problem with people. With being human. Is that sometimes, you do the wrong thing. Sometimes you hurt. And you can’t take it back. And you can’t make it better. You just have to keep living. You just have to wake up every morning with the heavy knowledge that you had a choice, and you chose wrong. And maybe you try to make amends. Or you try to forget. Or you try to set it on fire. But one way or another you’ll have to figure out how to live with it. That truth. That inescapable reality. (james about peter)
-“Sometimes,” Barty starts again. “I wish I could just be with you.”
Evan swallows, watching the rain drops drip down the side of Barty’s face. Of the tip of his nose.
“Yeah?” Evan asks, voice rougher than it should be.
“Sometimes,” Barty goes on. “The only thing I don’t hate about my life is you.”
“Bee.”
Barty smiles then, swaying closer to Evan, “I love when you call me that.” (messermoon was out for blood her)
-“Bee?” he calls out before Barty can completely disappear. The other boy stops, reluctantly turning
around. His shoulders are tense, and he’s still doing his best not to look at Evan. “What…was
this?”
He doesn’t know why he’s asking. Doesn’t know why it feels like it’s always up to Barty. Maybe
because he’s the one who starts it.
After a long pause Barty finally meets his gaze, wearing that same empty expression he had the
first day Evan met him.
“Nostalgia,” he says without feeling. Turning on his heel and walking away. (rosekiller my babies!!!!)
quotes: -
- “Okay, I’ll go. But I just—you have it all wrong Regulus. You have it all wrong. You think you’re letting us all down, you think you’re failing but you’re not. You’re— “and then he laughs wetly. “It’s like—you remember the first time we spoke properly? In the library at the start of the year?” Regulus nods even though he knows James can’t see him, desperately hanging onto every word, snatching them away and hiding them under his bed. Hoarding them like gold. “You told me to kill my darlings, right?” Regulus has no idea where this is going. “You spend all this time trying to be what you think everyone else wants—your mom, Sirius, fuck I think you even do it with me. But all those people you think everyone in your life wants you to be, they’re strangling you. So, kill their fucking darlings. Because you, Regulus Black, you are the story.”
You are the story. (james to regulus)
-he problem with people. With being human. Is that sometimes, you do the wrong thing. Sometimes you hurt. And you can’t take it back. And you can’t make it better. You just have to keep living. You just have to wake up every morning with the heavy knowledge that you had a choice, and you chose wrong. And maybe you try to make amends. Or you try to forget. Or you try to set it on fire. But one way or another you’ll have to figure out how to live with it. That truth. That inescapable reality. (james about peter)
-“Sometimes,” Barty starts again. “I wish I could just be with you.”
Evan swallows, watching the rain drops drip down the side of Barty’s face. Of the tip of his nose.
“Yeah?” Evan asks, voice rougher than it should be.
“Sometimes,” Barty goes on. “The only thing I don’t hate about my life is you.”
“Bee.”
Barty smiles then, swaying closer to Evan, “I love when you call me that.” (messermoon was out for blood her)
-“Bee?” he calls out before Barty can completely disappear. The other boy stops, reluctantly turning
around. His shoulders are tense, and he’s still doing his best not to look at Evan. “What…was
this?”
He doesn’t know why he’s asking. Doesn’t know why it feels like it’s always up to Barty. Maybe
because he’s the one who starts it.
After a long pause Barty finally meets his gaze, wearing that same empty expression he had the
first day Evan met him.
“Nostalgia,” he says without feeling. Turning on his heel and walking away. (rosekiller my babies!!!!)
October 17, 2025
3.5 ★
i loved this so much 😭😭 rosekiller is one of my favorite ships and i think it was written so well in here. i like to think of barty as a pouty mysterious hockey player when i’m used to him being an insane psychopath. i also LOVED deaf remus too, it was so sweet how everyone learned to sign for him and AHHH wolfstar is the top ship of them all (i love jealous sirius) 🤭🤭 and jegulus oml james is so sweet and poor reggie doesn’t understand 😭 reg he literally loves you please stop pushing him away!! but it worked out in the end so it’s all good. i wasn’t the biggest fan of this version of regulus, and the jegulus went a bit too fast for me, but otherwise it was very good :)
i loved this so much 😭😭 rosekiller is one of my favorite ships and i think it was written so well in here. i like to think of barty as a pouty mysterious hockey player when i’m used to him being an insane psychopath. i also LOVED deaf remus too, it was so sweet how everyone learned to sign for him and AHHH wolfstar is the top ship of them all (i love jealous sirius) 🤭🤭 and jegulus oml james is so sweet and poor reggie doesn’t understand 😭 reg he literally loves you please stop pushing him away!! but it worked out in the end so it’s all good. i wasn’t the biggest fan of this version of regulus, and the jegulus went a bit too fast for me, but otherwise it was very good :)
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January 8, 2024
Starchaser, Wolfstar, Rosekiller, Marylily & Dorlene. What more can a girl want.
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December 6, 2023“it’s just a tuesday” NO ITS NOT
March 24, 2026
yes i’m adding a fanfic to my reading goal.
March 3, 2026
yeah that hit the spot
March 17, 2024
fucked up and kinda broke my heart…. five stars
rip regulus black, you would’ve loved strangers by ethel cain.
I tried to be good, am I no good?
Am I no good? Am I no good?
…
I just wanted to be yours, can I be yours?
Can I be yours? Just tell me I'm yours
and rip james potter, you would’ve loved georgia by phoebe bridgers.
And if I breathe you
Will it kill me?
Will you have me
Or watch me fall?
If I fix you
Will you hate me?
And would you fuck this
And let us fall?
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December 31, 2025
the real star in this for me was deaf remus <3 and rosekiller obv
April 24, 2024
Jegulus was cute and angsty as always but it could've been a few hundred pages shorter
May 5, 2024
almost died reading this one but it was probably one of the BEST characterizations from the marauders i've ever read wow
November 16, 2024
long live the mauraders!
the fact that the author included under pressure ft david bowie made me want to jump off a building while crying! i feel homesick all the time and forever and i love these characters so so so so so so much.
messermoon, you will always be famous.
the fact that the author included under pressure ft david bowie made me want to jump off a building while crying! i feel homesick all the time and forever and i love these characters so so so so so so much.
messermoon, you will always be famous.
April 2, 2025
this was genuinely the best fanfic ive ever read. the rosekiller was insane, so was the jegulus and wolfstar, and the writing was amazing. also icehockey !!! iceskating !!!
still think about this like once a dayim gonna reread this asap yes
still think about this like once a day
November 1, 2023
regulus black i adore you !
October 24, 2024
no se como sentirme con este final honestamente
empezó TAN pero tan bien y que todo haya sido kinda rusheado no autorizo la verdad
pd iba a darle 4 estrellas pero la puta mierda que han hecho con mis rosekiller pagaras por esto como me haces esta mierda A MI
en fin una experiencia muy chula me ha gustado mucho pero el rosekiller de 1000 dolares que ha pasado a ser de numeros rojos no me ha hecho ninguna gracia
empezó TAN pero tan bien y que todo haya sido kinda rusheado no autorizo la verdad
pd iba a darle 4 estrellas pero la puta mierda que han hecho con mis rosekiller pagaras por esto como me haces esta mierda A MI
en fin una experiencia muy chula me ha gustado mucho pero el rosekiller de 1000 dolares que ha pasado a ser de numeros rojos no me ha hecho ninguna gracia
February 11, 2024
I just know it’s one of those books I’m gonna think about for at least another 3 months
June 15, 2025
ICEBREAKER COULD NEVERRR 🗣️🗣️
July 31, 2025
this was cute, I think? but there was sooo much angst (surprise surprise, that's what you get for looking up jegulus fics...)
rosekiller (though this name truly doesn't do the ship justice here) was amaaaaaziiiinngggg!!!
and wolfstar was cute too, though it took AGES for the relationship to develop (I really liked deaf Remus!!)
marylily & dorlene 10/10 as always (though the wlw ships were proportionally underrepresented :/)
anyway, everyone was kind of struggling for 90% of the story, and I would have liked a bit more happy time :((
(seems to be too much to ask for in this fandom, but please please please it has to exist somewhere?)
3.5⭐️
rosekiller (though this name truly doesn't do the ship justice here) was amaaaaaziiiinngggg!!!
and wolfstar was cute too, though it took AGES for the relationship to develop (I really liked deaf Remus!!)
marylily & dorlene 10/10 as always (though the wlw ships were proportionally underrepresented :/)
anyway, everyone was kind of struggling for 90% of the story, and I would have liked a bit more happy time :((
(seems to be too much to ask for in this fandom, but please please please it has to exist somewhere?)
3.5⭐️
March 24, 2024
rosekiller i migliori a mani basse
August 27, 2024
damn bardzo ładnie napisane
January 6, 2026
necesito aprender lenguaje de señas ya de ya
July 14, 2024
so many good things. evan and barty and cerci i wasn’t on the boat but im sailing now i love you. sirius and james were perfect, the best characterisation ive read in awhile. regulus i will go to war for you. remus im gonna learn sign language wait for me. i felt like the middle was missing peter, there was a gap but i liked that the betrayal was on brand. i need more like i need other povs, like give me frank and alice in their years. anything. loved
April 28, 2025
if avoiding therapy at all costs was made into a book about emotionally unstable dysfunctional boys in love this would be it oh this was written for me…truly don’t know if anything else will make me feel the way rosekiller did here
December 31, 2023
6⭐️Ouch. I want this tattooed on my body.
Update: Still have not found anything new thats even remotely as good as this. I have been forever ruined.
Update: Still have not found anything new thats even remotely as good as this. I have been forever ruined.
November 9, 2024
vine por wolfstar y me quedé por rosekiller
December 30, 2024
ngl the cover of this gave me quite the expectation that we'd be getting figure skater regulus but it's fine because the rest of the story was wonderful. i really do love fanfic. what a treat!
December 20, 2024
Creo que tenía las expectativas demasiado altas pero vamos que no está mal sobretodo el cómo está escrito que es perfecto.
El que haya tantos cambios de pov no me ha gustado porque me rompía la inmersión y hacía que las escenas me supieran a poco ademas de que la mitad de las plots me daban igual pero bueno para gustos colores.
Y bueno luego la Cerci que es un oc self-insert con complejo de hijabi amputee que necesitaría ser yo bastante más woke para no tenerle tirria.
Lo que más me ha gustado es cómo describe las escenas de los ataques de pánico y de la ansiedad, se han sentido muy reales por lo raros y lo terroríficos. Ha tenido una manera muy original de escribir esas sensaciones que para mí han reflejado perfectamente cómo son en la realidad.
El que haya tantos cambios de pov no me ha gustado porque me rompía la inmersión y hacía que las escenas me supieran a poco ademas de que la mitad de las plots me daban igual pero bueno para gustos colores.
Y bueno luego la Cerci que es un oc self-insert con complejo de hijabi amputee que necesitaría ser yo bastante más woke para no tenerle tirria.
Lo que más me ha gustado es cómo describe las escenas de los ataques de pánico y de la ansiedad, se han sentido muy reales por lo raros y lo terroríficos. Ha tenido una manera muy original de escribir esas sensaciones que para mí han reflejado perfectamente cómo son en la realidad.
April 26, 2025
A ver, hear me out. Está bien, sí, pero es que a mi el tema de que cada 5 páginas me cambies de personaje y que en el mismo capitulo me cambies de pareja como 4 veces mínimo pues me desorienta un poco.
Me esperaba más hockey, a lo mejor que regulus patinara pero es que el hockey era como muy importante y a la vez no era importante, osea...irónico, pero poco hockey en mi opinión.
Me esperaba más hockey, a lo mejor que regulus patinara pero es que el hockey era como muy importante y a la vez no era importante, osea...irónico, pero poco hockey en mi opinión.
September 19, 2025
esta pequeña autora es absolutamente todo para mí, todo lo que escribe me encanta!!!
pero HERMANA !!!! siento decir que no soy lo suficientemente woke para que metas a mis rosekiller en una relación poliamorosa es que NOOOO, no tiene sentido, no tienen profundidad ninguna es que: No. Quiero.
y mira de verdad que amo la caracterización de Cerci en Choices y la AMO aquí pero que No.
anyways !!! menudo fanfic más ANGUSTIOSO, no mienten con el tag de Angst......
pero bueno en realidad lo he disfrutado un montón aunque me haya sentido francamente engañada
pero HERMANA !!!! siento decir que no soy lo suficientemente woke para que metas a mis rosekiller en una relación poliamorosa es que NOOOO, no tiene sentido, no tienen profundidad ninguna es que: No. Quiero.
y mira de verdad que amo la caracterización de Cerci en Choices y la AMO aquí pero que No.
anyways !!! menudo fanfic más ANGUSTIOSO, no mienten con el tag de Angst......
pero bueno en realidad lo he disfrutado un montón aunque me haya sentido francamente engañada
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