marauders era fanworks

search: results under: #starchaser Regulus Black ✓ @littleking Why is this a thing? I don't even like Potter. James Potter ✓ @jfprongs Replying to @littleking He's lying. We're desperately in love. Regulus Black ✓ @littleking Replying to @jfprongs die :) Quidditch Rivals turned Quidditch Lovers. That's what the world sees them as, at least. Too bad Regulus hates James Potter's guts, and James? Well, it doesn't matter what he feels about their definitely fake, definitely emotionless relationship. words: 153,481 chapters: 28/28

[18:12] Seriously, wrong number. Don’t send shirtless pictures to strangers. [18:13] Padfoot, this rejection hurts. [18:16] What’s a Padfoot? [18:17] Wait, is this actually not Padfoot? [18:19] I don’t even know what that is, but no. I’m not a Padfoot. words: 67,310 chapters: 16/16

Regulus closes his eyes and shakes his head again, looking pained, then he opens them and sighs. "And your solution to this is me? Pretending to be my boyfriend?" "Yeah. It's actually bloody brilliant, if you think about it. Everyone will leave happy. I'm going to fake date my way into falling in love," James announces grandly, sticking his hand out and waving it through the air like he's presenting a banner. *** Or, the one in which James Potter wants to prove he'd be a good boyfriend to Lily Evans and comes up with the brilliant plan to fake date Regulus Black his way into falling in love. It doesn't quite go as anyone expects. Task failed...successfully? words: 321,090 chapters: 24/24

Regulus hates his brother—this is fact—and as his best friend, Remus would never betray him by falling in love with aforementioned brother. Sirius hates his entire family—this is also fact—and as his best friend, James would never betray him by falling in love with a member of it. The problem is, none of them are even aware that it's happening. words: 329,740 chapters: 30/30

It's one thing to see yourself as you are; it's something else entirely to have the courage to show that to others. That takes bravery, more than most people realize. Regulus wants to be seen. Regulus wants acceptance. Maybe that's the most terrifying part; the want of it all. words: 31,470 chapters: 3/3

Regulus Black was fifteen the first time his name was called at a reaping. He's twenty-five when it happens to him again. A lot has changed in that time, and one of them is that he's ready to do whatever it takes to make it home. Nothing or no one will stop him, not even James Potter. James Potter has no plans to stop Regulus Black from making it home. In fact, his plans revolve around the opposite. He has his reasons, but he's made his choice to get Regulus out of the arena, even knowing it'll be the last thing he ever does. Sirius Black was sixteen when he volunteered to take his little brother's place in the arena. At twenty-six, without the option to do it again, he has no choice but to be a mentor to his brother and best friend, knowing that only one of them can make it back out. Two names called, a mentor on the verge of falling apart, and more secrets and grief between all of them than they know how to handle. None of them are prepared for what comes next, or how far they'll go to make it through. words: 865,000 chapters: 75/75

The Trojan War lasted for ten years. (divergence from Crimson Rivers chapters 24/25, preferably read after those chapters, and especially if you've read to chapter 31) words: 13,440 chapters: 1/1

Pretty, straight boys will tease, and they will tangle you all up with feelings you can't even describe; they will give you hope the way you give them an in inch and they take a mile; they will twist you around their fingers just to see you dance, just for the entertainment, just because they're bored; they will like you, and like you, and like you so much as a person, like being around you and how good you make them feel and the power it grants them to make you feel in return; but they will not fall in love. In all of that, through all of that, they do not fall in love. (Or, the one where Regulus flirts a little too close to the sun and loves getting burned.) words: 54,800 chapters: 4/4

Regulus Black is starting his first year as a kindergarten teacher and there's this really hot dad words: 89,015 chapters: 30/30

Regulus has it all figured out. He keeps men on a rotating roster so none can get too close, works nights as a dancer to make the most of his chronic insomnia, and pushes everything he doesn’t want to remember about the past ten years into the recesses of his mind. It’s easier to pretend none of it ever happened. But when James Potter crashes into Regulus’ life with his fancy sports car, wealth beyond measure, and devil’s smile, it marks a switch in the natural order of things. James is a client; Regulus isn’t allowed to fall in love with him. Except James is the first man in a long time who can see past Regulus’ carefully constructed façade, and who could ever resist the temptation of being known? Or, this is a story about identity, addiction, self-expression, and love in all of the varying shapes they can take. words: 275,220 chapters: 26/26

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. An endgame jegulus, wolfstar and rosekiller longfic with regular updates, angst and drama. words: 355,702 chapters: 42/42

“Okay, okay. You’ll find someone to pine after soon enough, though, I’m sure.” Sirius gets up and goes to James’ overflowing chest of drawers, pulling one open to look for a more suitable pair of jeans. James goes back to looking in the mirror. “I don’t pine,” He mutters. *** British modern high school AU where James is the popular jock/ football star and Regulus is the quiet artist who couldn't be less bothered by status or popularity. They work on a project together. Pining ensues. words: 250,008 chapters: 27/27

People make mistakes, but they also make choices. It’s important to James, that difference. He does his best not to confuse the two. words: 624,451 chapters: 56/56

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. words: 303,706 chapters: 28/28

The Blacks want to marry off their youngest child. He begs Sirius for help and tells him a secret: He is a man and would rather die than be forced to be anyone's wife. Panicked, Sirius arranges a marriage between his brother and his friend James Potter, knowing that Regulus can be the man he is in the English countryside on James' estate. James wants to ensure Regulus' happiness, even at the expense of putting his life on hold for a while. Regulus wants to ensure James doesn't fall into societal ruin because of him. Sirius wants to be loved. Barty must decide whether he wants to keep causing destruction or choose redemption. And Remus is just a very tired butler who watches James and Regulus dance around their actual feelings (literally). (Trans Reggie; set in the Victorian Age, 1890s. No horrible homophobia or transphobia depicted. Dysphoria is thematised.) words: 243,799 chapters: 33/33

If you had told James Potter 2 weeks ago that he would be touring with Regulus Black, he would’ve admitted you to a mental hospital and then driven himself off a bridge. If you had told Regulus Black the same thing, he would’ve slapped you across the face. But here they were. // After not seeing each other for 4 years, James and Regulus are forced to tour Europe together for The Marauders' Insidious Tour. words: 121,118 chapters: 19/19

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. words: 220,445 chapters: 38/38

Pas De Deux - In ballet, a pas de deux (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers perform ballet steps together. American Football star James Potter and ballet dancer Regulus Black are paired with each other when the players of the Lockhart Lions Football team are assigned to learn dance in order to build athleticism and strengthen teamwork. OR James Potter has a plan to get Regulus Black to like him because he's a people pleaser. Regulus Black is a little bitch and refuses to admit he still has feelings for the "golden boy". It seems that James has suddenly inserted himself into every aspect of Regulus' life, and Regulus can't avoid his feelings for much longer. Especially when they're forced to do partner-work in dance. words: 103,893. chapters: 24/24

Regulus Black dies on a Tuesday. Somewhere in the countryside of Italy, another man lives. words: 237,835 chapters: 41/41

No one, it turns out, really knows one another. (OR: all it takes is a summer-long holiday in Italy, James Potter's teetering mental stability, a secret relationship, friends with benefits, Marlene’s secret, and enough stupidity and insecurity to go around for everything to come crashing down around them.) words: 114,435 chapters: 19/19

James meets Regulus in juvie. Nine years later, James has a new life entirely separate from his past. His friends have no idea he has a criminal record or spent time in foster care. He means to keep it this way. When Sirius finally decides it's time for James to meet his little brother, they're all in for a shock. The past is a little harder to leave behind than James bargained for. It follows. words: 75,891 chapters: 10/10

When James Potter is hit with a spell which makes him lose his memory, everyone is understandably freaked out. Everyone except for James, of course, who is too busy trying to reassure his boyfriend that he hasn’t forgotten him and never will. Except, James Potter is single, and Regulus Black has no idea why he seems to think otherwise. [or, James is confused but still a sap, Regulus is flustered, and everyone else is just along for the ride.] words: 13,325 chapters: 1/1

Regulus Black is angry. He wants revenge. He wants to watch the world burn for all it's done to him. He also wants to make out with James Potter, but that's a secret he'll take to the grave. Vengeance is more important than... whatever it is that chokes him when he lays eyes on Potter. James Potter is confused, because Regulus Black is, all of a sudden, hot. And it's unfair because Sirius is going to kill him if he doesn't get his impulse control in line. OR A fic about two idiots falling in love (x2 because there's wolfstar, too) during a war, and the sacrifices they'll have to make to survive it. words: 645,945 chapters: 64/64

Regulus’ best friend Dorcas convinces him to go on a summer trip with her. She dubs it ‘operation make Reg smile again'. It's his chance to break from the cycle of toxic mistakes he keeps repeating in London. James wouldn’t know casual if she walked up to him and introduced herself. That’s why he’s got a rule to protect himself from heartbreak: only hook up with tourists on their last night in town. When James learns the gorgeous tourist he’s just met is around for six weeks, he gets spooked. Six weeks is a long time, but also no time at all. As the Black brothers unexpectedly reunite after ten years apart, James and Regulus are forced to spend time together and James starts to think that maybe rules are meant to be broken. Getting involved with Regulus is going to hurt, but James believes it'll be worth it. Either way, James knows what he signed up for. Or does he? OR James and Regulus have a summer fling that they promised their friends they wouldn’t have. Remus and Sirius discover their mutual hatred is just pent-up sexual tension. Dorcas and Marlene are always winning, even when they’re not. It’s a cruel summer for all. I love you (ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?) words: 293,831 chapters: 28/28

“They’re… chaos,” Remus said firmly. “And chaos is—” “Rock and roll.” He looked at Sirius sharply, and for once, matched his grin. “Yeah.” “Maybe that’s my excuse then,” Sirius said. “I cause a bit of chaos now, and maybe one day, it’ll turn into rock and roll.” After losing his mother at age eleven, Remus has spent the better part of the last four years bouncing from school to school or else running around London and pretending as though he wasn't the kind of well-bred boy his father brought him up to be. Now, with his chances all run out, Remus is sent to Hawkings Independent School as a last-ditch effort to clean up his act. There he meets the very people who will set up the rest of his life, and is forced to confront the pieces of himself he'd long thought had been lost. (genuinely not apologising for the slow-burn in this fic anymore. You've been warned <3) words: 979,917 chapters: 108/108

LONG fic charting the marauders' time at Hogwarts (and beyond) from Remus' PoV - diversion from canon in that Remus's father died and he was raised in a children's home, and is a bit rough around the edges. Otherwise canon-compliant. 1971 - 1995 This IS a wolfstar fic, but incredibly slow burn. Literally years. Long build up but worth it I promise! words: 526,969 chapters: 188/188

this is an ATYD fanfic first!!! and a harry potter fanfic only by necessity. this is literally just me rewriting each chapter of atyd but from Sirius's perspective bc i love this story so much and can't get enough of it. all credit for the original work goes to MsKingBean89 and if for some reason you've stumbled upon this without reading the original ATYD first, please go do that!! words: 628,178 chapters: 188/188

“Could I get a name for the order?” Marlene asked. “Serious,” the man replied. “Like the star,” he clarified, and Remus mentally scratched out 'Serious' and rewrote 'Sirius' in his head. “The… star?” Marlene asked, her pen hovering over the cup as she hesitated. “S-I-R-I-U-S,” Remus said. He stocked croissants into the display case, not looking up. “The Dog Star,” he added, “brightest star in the sky, actually. Visible from both hemispheres.” When he looked over, the man– Sirius– seemed surprised, his eyebrows raised as Remus spoke, and when Remus finished, he blinked a few times before smiling lopsidedly. “Er– yeah,” he breathed a laugh. “That.” There was a baby on his hip. Somehow, it had taken Remus a second glance to notice that. --- Or, Remus works as a barista and Sirius comes in every morning with the world's cutest baby, and man, these two just wrote the book on mutual pining, huh? words: 36,527 chapters: 3/3

“You are quite drunk,” she agrees. “Your pupils are huge. You look like a rabbit.” She watches Barty’s quick heartbeat in the thin skin of his neck. He really is like a rabbit, she thinks. “That’s just b'cause I’m looking at you.” Lily blinks, willing herself not to blush. Stupid redhead genes. She knows he doesn’t mean it, he’s just saying it because he’s–he’s a flirt, a hopeless flirt, and–she’s got to calm herself down. She smothers her surprise with a roll of her eyes. “Come on,” she says. She stands and brushes off her skirt, then grabs Barty’s wrist and tugs. “Up. I’ll solve your riddle. Can’t have you out here throwing yourself at every witch that comes by.” or: Prefect Lily meets drunk Barty in the hall after curfew. What's his deal, anyway? words: 5,108 chapters: 1/1