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Art Heist, Baby!
When James Potter answers a mysterious ad in his local coffee shop, the last thing he expects is to be thrown into a world of white collar crime, but how can he resist when the mastermind behind the operation has dark hair and brooding eyes and promises wealth beyond James' wildest imagination? He would do anything for that boy named after a star, including stealing millions of dollars of fine art.
721 pages, ebook
Published April 18, 2022
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September 13, 2022
the way that a literal fan fic abt harry potters dead gay dad and his best friends little brother in an alternate universe where they steal a bunch of art made me violently sob until it physically hurt to breathe for an hour straight.
September 9, 2022
I'm fuckin depressed, thank you
September 24, 2025
“You want to know another secret, James? Out of all the doors I’ve looked in, I’ve yet to find one where we don’t meet. We always find each other, you and me.”
“In every lifetime?”
“In every one.”
Somehow, James knew this was true.”
“I wish you'd come home. Your star looks so lovely. You're lovely.”
“Hey James, I love you. That's all.”
Sobbing my heart out. This has to be my favourite fanfic I’ve ever read. It was gut wrenching. It hurt so much. But it also was so fucking funny and I cried from laughter as well.
I love all the characters with all my heart. They were all there for each other and ugh I love them so much.
Out of all the couples, obviously James and Regulus were my favourite. How could they not be? Spoilers coming up but… Regulus bought James a house in Brazil. With red and green shutters. Shut up. I don’t want to talk. The death scene crushed me and the way James always spoke to his star? The painnnnn.
So now I’ll always cry when I see pink post it notes and purple flowers. I’ll always pick out orange muffins and cherry ice cream. And always want to visit Brazil and go to art galleries and I’ll always be thinking about this masterpiece.
Edit- this must be my 9th reread since I first read this 3 years ago, it’s left such a profound impact on me, I still cry my eyes out and feel my heart swell with the love that I have for them all.
“In every lifetime?”
“In every one.”
Somehow, James knew this was true.”
“I wish you'd come home. Your star looks so lovely. You're lovely.”
“Hey James, I love you. That's all.”
Sobbing my heart out. This has to be my favourite fanfic I’ve ever read. It was gut wrenching. It hurt so much. But it also was so fucking funny and I cried from laughter as well.
I love all the characters with all my heart. They were all there for each other and ugh I love them so much.
Out of all the couples, obviously James and Regulus were my favourite. How could they not be? Spoilers coming up but… Regulus bought James a house in Brazil. With red and green shutters. Shut up. I don’t want to talk. The death scene crushed me and the way James always spoke to his star? The painnnnn.
So now I’ll always cry when I see pink post it notes and purple flowers. I’ll always pick out orange muffins and cherry ice cream. And always want to visit Brazil and go to art galleries and I’ll always be thinking about this masterpiece.
Edit- this must be my 9th reread since I first read this 3 years ago, it’s left such a profound impact on me, I still cry my eyes out and feel my heart swell with the love that I have for them all.
September 17, 2022
regulus "I will literally shoot you if you do not join this heist" black and james "you're so lovely. so pretty" potter
January 7, 2023
hang painting here?
August 14, 2022
Had a good cry and googled orange muffin recipes
September 8, 2022
everyone made this seem happy and fun. FUCKING LIARS. i’ve been sobbing for the past 20 minutes because of the ending. WTF?? i’d never picked this if y’all advertised correctly.
December 22, 2022
I will never be able to look at red and green shutters without crying my eyes out.
March 20, 2024
Very fun.
(I keep a pink post-it in my purse that says ‘hang painting here?’ now.)
(I burst into tears at the thought of Brazil and orange muffins.)
(I Hate Red And Green Shutters.)
(I keep a pink post-it in my purse that says ‘hang painting here?’ now.)
(I burst into tears at the thought of Brazil and orange muffins.)
(I Hate Red And Green Shutters.)
August 7, 2022
this fic ripped my heart out and then shoved it back down my throat it is a work of art and everyone needs to read it
"They would tell stories of a kind, but strange old man, who always handed out orange muffins and who grew sunflowers in his front yard. They would tell stories of a man who wore a giant silver snake ring and who talked to the sky and who’s bright laugh could be heard from down the street. A man who had a strange painting of a boat, out on a wavy sea that you could see every time he opened the front door to his house. They would tell stories of the kind, but strange old man who lived in the house with green and red shutters."
JUST FUCKING SHOOT ME WHY DONT YOU
"He never did fall in love again."
*jumps off a building*
"They would tell stories of a kind, but strange old man, who always handed out orange muffins and who grew sunflowers in his front yard. They would tell stories of a man who wore a giant silver snake ring and who talked to the sky and who’s bright laugh could be heard from down the street. A man who had a strange painting of a boat, out on a wavy sea that you could see every time he opened the front door to his house. They would tell stories of the kind, but strange old man who lived in the house with green and red shutters."
JUST FUCKING SHOOT ME WHY DONT YOU
"He never did fall in love again."
*jumps off a building*
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January 1, 2023
i’m a fully fledged jegulus convert after this
December 30, 2022
this can’t keep fucking happening to me
January 22, 2023
“Time continued to pass. He never did fall in love again.”
November 17, 2024
in every lifetime.
January 2, 2023
the major character death tag…..typing this through tears right now! nothing could’ve prepared me for the emotional damage “brazil” put me through it is the single most soul crushing word i have read. i don’t know what to do with myself. i am violently convulsing in anguish right now AND THE LETTER. THE LETTER OH MY GOD i have not felt distress like this since That chapter of crimson rivers
December 1, 2022
this is it.
this is the one that killed me omg
this is the one that killed me omg
June 27, 2024
im not strong enough for this
update: i read it…. IM GONNA KMS
update: i read it…. IM GONNA KMS
February 4, 2024
can’t believe there was actually a main character death in a fic tagged with main character death……anyways the many grammatical errors aside this was actually so beautiful I’m devastated
February 19, 2025
Made me miserable, 5/5 stars.
November 30, 2022
screaming crying throwing up i love james potter so much
September 28, 2024
★★★★★ - 4.5 stars
(🎧)
'𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕, 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔? 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏, 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕. 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆.'
'𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆?'
'𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆.'
𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒘, 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆.
oh god, oh my god i can’t do this anymore
(there’s a pink post it saying "hang painting here?" on my closet now)
(🎧)
'𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕, 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔? 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏, 𝒊'𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕. 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆.'
'𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆?'
'𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆.'
𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒘, 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆.
oh god, oh my god i can’t do this anymore
(there’s a pink post it saying "hang painting here?" on my closet now)
August 11, 2022
I finished this fic minutes ago and i'm still crying. Such a good fic!! the writing style? -fricking amazing. this was so good. also i just love evan and barty so much!! ALSO THE POST IT OMG AND GATHERING STORM. definitly read if you wanna cry :)
April 22, 2024
this is what mourning feels like
November 18, 2022
“You want to know another secret, James? Out of all the doors I’ve looked in, I’ve yet to find one where we don’t meet. We always find each other, you and me.”
“In every lifetime?”
“In every one.”
THIS WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BEST AND MOST PAINFUL THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO EXPERIENCE READING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN EVEN IF I HAVE BEEN CRYING ALL DAY BECAUSE OF IT.
absolute masterpiece
“In every lifetime?”
“In every one.”
THIS WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BEST AND MOST PAINFUL THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO EXPERIENCE READING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN EVEN IF I HAVE BEEN CRYING ALL DAY BECAUSE OF IT.
absolute masterpiece
January 31, 2023
never fucking recovering from this
January 9, 2024
This was actually phenomenal and yes it made me cry and yes it’s about the marauders in an alternate universe stealing art ok
December 21, 2025
"They would tell stories of a kind, but strange old man, who always handed out orange muffins and who grew sunflowers in his front yard. They would tell stories of a man who wore a giant silver snake ring and who talked to the sky and who’s bright laugh could be heard from down the street. A man who had a strange painting of a boat, out on a wavy sea that you could see every time he opened the front door to his house. They would tell stories of the kind, but strange old man who lived in the house with green and red shutters."
“Just say the word Regulus, and I’ll grab it and run.”
"Oh, James thinks. So this is what he was supposed to do. This is what his arms were made for, to hold Regulus Black for as long as he wanted. Until the last day. Until forever."
"Perhaps he would have to be responsible for extinguishing the sun after all. "
“Every purple flower, every classical symphony, everytime the sky turns the stormy colour that matches your eyes, every hint of Earl Grey tea, every glittering star in the sky. It’s you. It’s always you.”
"Sweeping brush strokes, myriads of colours, dozens of art movements and a million kisses from Regulus Black."
"He hadn’t lived a long life. It was relatively short, in the grand scheme of things, but he wasn’t angry. He had experienced the love of a million lifetimes in the short amount of time he had known James. He had met the sun and known its warmth. It wasn’t a bad life. It was the best one he could’ve asked for. He was loved and he had loved in return. What a glorious and indelible thing to be a part of."
why do i do this to myself, i mean seriously (see what i did there)
“Just say the word Regulus, and I’ll grab it and run.”
"Oh, James thinks. So this is what he was supposed to do. This is what his arms were made for, to hold Regulus Black for as long as he wanted. Until the last day. Until forever."
"Perhaps he would have to be responsible for extinguishing the sun after all. "
“Every purple flower, every classical symphony, everytime the sky turns the stormy colour that matches your eyes, every hint of Earl Grey tea, every glittering star in the sky. It’s you. It’s always you.”
"Sweeping brush strokes, myriads of colours, dozens of art movements and a million kisses from Regulus Black."
"He hadn’t lived a long life. It was relatively short, in the grand scheme of things, but he wasn’t angry. He had experienced the love of a million lifetimes in the short amount of time he had known James. He had met the sun and known its warmth. It wasn’t a bad life. It was the best one he could’ve asked for. He was loved and he had loved in return. What a glorious and indelible thing to be a part of."
why do i do this to myself, i mean seriously (see what i did there)
January 5, 2026
as an artist, this was made for me
after this ending i’m destroyed
after this ending i’m destroyed
December 31, 2022
masterpiece merci bien
April 10, 2025
will review once I stop crying. what is in the water with fanfic writers.
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