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people say that sometimes the best things in life come from accidents. you were an upcoming freshman with a bright future in volleyball, from being the number one recruit of your class to getting recruited by your dream university. you truly had a passion for your sport and nothing was going to stop you this season. that was until a slight conflict with somewhat a stranger sends you to your worst nightmare: injury. what were you going to gain from this accident? well, all you got from it was being stuck with the culprit, mark lee, because he was roommateâs with your big brother, jung jaehyun.
basketballer!mark x volleyballer!reader
social media au, college au, enemies to lovers ( one-sided ) romance, humor, forced proximity
LOVE AND SUBSCRIBE @sungbites
user 1: they're totally dating! just look at the way they talk about their s/o's, yn and mark are TOGETHER
âł user 2: lol ur so delusional
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becoming a lifestyle youtuber meant that you began gaining a bigger fanbase the more popular your videos got. along with that came speculations of your personal life, like the question of your partners identity. because of the secrecy your fans begin to ship you with another lifestyle youtuber, one who just happens to be your actual partner. OR ⎠in which you and mark slowly soft launch your relationship that your fans have no idea about.
youtuber!mark x youtuber!fem!reader
TERMS AND CONDITIONS @haeiheart
when two chronically online ncu students accidentally spark a campus wide dating rumor after a misunderstood post goes viral. starting off in the wrong foot, they eventually join forces for the following reasons: one to get an ex off their back and the other to impress their crush.
fake dating au! mark x fem reader, university au, humorous (attempted), slight bickering, fashion major yn!, music major mark!
â LYING WEBS @https-lvesick
â toronto has never been this chaotic. crime surges, tension rises, and yet, the city still sleeps soundlyâbecause the spiders are watching. spider-man and silk have become more than heroes; theyâre legends, trusted even by the police to keep the streets safe. but behind the masks, theyâre just teenagers, juggling school, friendships, and the messy business of growing up. between late-night patrols and last-minute assignments, one question lingers: whatâs harderâadmitting you have a crush on your new best friend or revealing you're a mutant superhero? â
spider!mark x silk!reader
LOST LUGGAGE ŕ¨ŕ§ @blondemrk
after a short trip to the united states, you return to korea, ready to settle back into your routine. at the airport, a boy in a hoodie accidentally bumps into you, mutters an apology, and disappears into the crowd. later, when you open your suitcase, confusion washes over youâitâs filled with male clothing? this was not your suitcase.
OR where you bump into mark lee and accidentally swap suitcases
strangers to lovers au, slowburn, funny, smau, non-idol au
late night 127 @kayunplugged
mark lee, a laid-back university student by day, moonlights as the voice behind Late Night 127, the campusâ beloved anonymous radio show. known for his comforting advice, killer playlists, and soothing voice, mark is a secret local celebrity. one fateful night, mn calls in to rant about the worst date ever, catching markâs attention with his fiery wit and relatable woes. over time, he become a regular caller, when the truth comes out, will he still trust the person behind the mic?
secret identity, fluff, slice of life
dorm dare diaries. @yutarot
living in dorm 117 means two things: you get to live with your two best friends, and you get to live directly opposite dorm 119. the latter fact would be totally irrelevant to you if it wasnât for the fact that the people occupying dorm 119 are the most insufferable people you have ever met. mark lee and his annoying, troublesome friends. so when the boysâ dorm push your dorms patience a little too far, you decide to get your own back. but what happens when one small prank evolves into a full fledged dorm prank war between both of your dorms. and what happens when the pranks end up becoming far more serious than you ever would have imagined? even to the point where you find yourself in danger, and the only person who can help you is the guy you hate the most.
that boy is mine @sungiejpg
she is really really obsessed with mark and will do whatever she needs to do to make him hers, even if her friends think she is crazyâŚand wellâŚhe is mark!
mark x f!reader
the love triangle.@kkyiu
you canât help but fall for your work crush. through his shameless flirting, charming personality, and attractive features, heâs got you wrapped around his finger. but it seems jisungâyour best friend who helped you get employedâdoesnât support your liking on mark lee.
mark x f!reader & jisung x f!reader mini smau
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HUANG RENJUN
çą @ddolbyong
you ask renjun to teach you chinese, hoping to gather some courage to confess to your crush
çą 2.0
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LEE JENO
TRACK 505 â STILL INTO YOU @polarisjisung
weeks after returning to your hometown, you run into him, lee jeno, your first love, and your ex-boyfriend. it was inevitable, you knew that much, but you certainly didn't expect to find yourself back at square oneâ landing a place back in the band you started together but also, a place right back in his heart.
guitarist! jeno Ă fem! drummer reader
the mystery of the downstairs bathroom @nctiyz
in which the college librarian (accuses) recruits you to help him discover who fouled the unisex library toilet
⤡ librarian!jeno x collegestudent!reader
the cutest pair @90slovejeno
just a little smau about jeno having a huge crush on y/n. based on the concept of having a 'campus crush'âsomeone you often see around campus and develop a crush on, even though you don't actually know them.
down bad!jeno x clueless!reader
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LEE HAECHAN
love you, hate you @faby-montana
two friends like each other, two friends hate one another. A series of unfortunate events ensues.
haechan (lee donghyuck) x reader
slow burn
â EMO GIRL⌠@tacomyeon
you spent so long trying to get yuta to notice you, one day you went to a new record store that was in front of you university and saw yuta there, you were so busy admiring yuta that didnât notice a boy admiring you.
or in which you went to this record store and haechan got so obsessed with you that started stalking you and begging you to notice him and âlet him hitâ.
WDYM I'M A DAD NOW? @jonghoex
Lee haechan x Reader
Four years ago, your boyfriend of eight years broke up with you, four years ago you found out you were pregnant. Now he has seen you with a your son, and he's not dumb. So yeah the baby daddy is back, and he wants to help raise your son. Yipee!
r/UberEATS @ayukas
when your uber eats driver is as good-looking as he is unpredictable, it's hard not to get curious. one too many oddly charming texts later, and suddenly, you're asking reddit for advice on how to confess to someone who only knows your address and your late-night cravings. falling for your delivery driver? not on the menuâuntil now, that is.
uber eats driver!lee haechan x fem!reader
personal fav !
the cat returns @hyuckiestarz
after your cat runs away, you're devastated. when you decide to put up missing signs all over your neighborhood, you get a suspicious text.
or in which haechan adopts a really cute cat.
neighbor!haechan x fem!reader
ŕźŕź brooklyn baby @fairyoflia
in which, y/n choi, the youngest and only daughter of well-renowned ceo of seoul enterprises, choi daejun, and sister to her 3 older protective brothers, seungcheol, wonwoo, and vernon, finds herself eating with lee donghyuck, NCUâs class clown, at a convenience store at 3am.
college student! lee donghyuck x daughter of ceo! choi y/n
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NA JAEMIN :
ŕŞââ´ one look give 'em whiplash @rensaries
after a disgusting rumor about yn being spread in freshman year of college, men have treated her way differently and not in the way any woman would want. men often hit on her in hopes to get it (yk what...), some even going the full mile to borderline stalk her (yikes!), overall being treated like an object because of her looks. now she gags at the presence of any man (except for her bsf jungwoo), until jaemin comes around and restores her faith in (some) men!
pairing : jaemin x fem!reader ⎠college au; strangers to lovers
â Ëâď¸ !! an annoying customer @chenlezip
jaemin was an annoying customer. always coming in 5 minutes before you closed, and you had enough â what did you do? you decide to go to twitter about him. your friend ends up sending him the priv tweet⌠what happens between the both of you after this?
pairing : na jaemin x cafe worker!reader
ËËËWhile the World Sleeps â njmËËË @rhaeverie
Sure, it was a little creepy when a number addressed to you turned up at the end of your shift. And no, you were sure as hell not stupid enough to text said number without considering its consequences. But curiosity was one rather overwhelming emotion⌠maybe a âhiâ wouldnât hurt⌠right?
It was supposed to be a simple trip to the pet shop for cat food. But when you spotted a white-greyish cat roaming outside with no collar or its owner near by, you couldn't just leave it behind so you brought it home. Little did you know, the cat's owner will be your new talking stage and when he found out it was too late and you couldnât explain yourself in time.
strangers to friends to situationships to opp (enemies-ish) to lovers
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ZHONG CHENLE
Loaded @featjunranghae
in which a desperate joke about needing a sugar daddy accidentally manifests a millionaire classmate who takes his new role very seriously.
millionaire non idol chenle x reader (short smau)
Because it's You @johnnysuhbmarine
NCIT menâs basketball star, Zhong Chenle, faces a season of ineligibility if he canât get his grades up. Luckily for him, one of his teammates is also part of a super smart friend group, and Chenle is just convincing enough in his request for a tutor - bringing you into his lifeâŚand making him aware of just how different the two of you are. With his newfound desire to prove to you that thereâs more to life than academics, he ends up discovering there might be more to life than basketball, too.
college au
What Love left behind @onlyforyoukook
y/n got pregnant by chenle in their junior year of highschoolânot telling chenle because she knows for a fact that his parents will take their child away. Alas they attended the same college and y/n tries to ignore him as much as possible. But himâhe wonât give up on y/n.
chenle x femÂĄreader
expensive friendship @ningningsdream
your mysterious aura makes you the talk of the school as a new tranfer, and chenle is intrigued to see if what people say about you is real. or in which, chenle pays you to hang out with him.
art major!reader x rich kid!chenle
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PARK JISUNG
HEY EMO BOY @peacheeeliz
could there be anything that could make your shift at the local coffee shop better? there is! and it's the hottest emo boy you'll ever find.
emo!jisung x down bad!fem reader
rom-com, cafe au
when i'm with you đđ @kkyuupidz
guitarist jisung x female steamer
the love triangle.@kkyiu
you canât help but fall for your work crush. through his shameless flirting, charming personality, and attractive features, heâs got you wrapped around his finger. but it seems jisungâyour best friend who helped you get employedâdoesnât support your liking on mark lee.
mark x f!reader & jisung x f!reader mini smau
UNEXPECTED CHEMISTRY @4doras
park jisung was your biggest enemy. your parents were the main reason for this â jisung always getting higher grades than you, being top of the class instead of you. you tried your best to avoid him, making sure he wouldnât have a piece of your mind, but how could you avoid him if you had to work together?Â
park jisung x f!readerÂ
personal fav !
Strange News from Another Star @viasdreams
in which you and jisung suddenly become parents, but your baby is...out of this world
personal fav !
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NCT WISH
body language @wishiesworld
university is your first taste of adulthood, however you're in your junior year and the most you have experienced is some underage drinking and a random hook up. ever since then you vowed to never get drunk at a frat party again and you are old enough to buy your own alcohol. however, you're getting closer to graduation, the classes are getting more stressful. you need a new way to destress and since when did trying a little weed ever hurt anyone?
oh sion x fem!reader
classmates to lovers
ŕźâ speechless (not if i can help it) @susicheng
oh sion, the widely beloved senior class president at ncit high. your competition for the student speech at your graduation ceremony. as valedictorian, you worked your ass off for 4 years to earn that speech time. all oh sion did was flash a pretty smile and get elected by the idiots gullible enough to think he was qualified.
class president! sion x valedictorian!
Bus or Truck @featjunranghae
in which the thirst message that you wrote about your classmate accidentally gets sent to his best friend instead of yours
oh sion x classmate reader
LOVE (AT FIRST) HIT ! @rikukkumas
BREAKING FROM THE NEO HIGHSCHOOL NEWSPAPER . . . sports photographer l/n y/n gets hit by a volleyball served by maeda riku during a game against EN-academy!
rikukkumas (priv): I DIDNT MEAN TO HIT MY FUTURE GIRLFRIEND
â° ryoooooooo: she probably hates u
korilakkumayn (priv): noticed by my crush but at what cost â° naoirein: a broken nose and glasses but at least u got his number!!
getting hit by a ball during an intense volleyball match was certainly NOT part of your job as a sports photographer, but hey! at least you got your crush's number...right?
OR in which riku accidentally serves his volleyball a little too recklessly during his game and accidentally hits the pretty sports photographer ...
volleyball player riku x fem sports photographer reader
personal fav!
CAN I MAKE IT ANY MORE OBVIOUS? @peterm4rker
in which maeda riku just wanted to have a nice summer out at the skate park with his friends once again without thinking of the girl that broke his heart back at college, but he finds out shes dating the guy he has hated his entire life and will be joining his trip.
or
in which yn ln is prepared to have another boring summer at home, but is rudely interrupted by one of her brother's friends skating up to her and calling her babe with what seemed like plea in his eyes and the most stunning smile she's ever seen.
skater!riku x reader
mine @i-kai
â a sold out world tour, multiple successful albums, and thousands of loyal fans. one would assume you had it all, right? unfortunately, you werenât quite fortunate in the love department. besides inspiring you to write some of your biggest hits, your shitty ex boyfriends have done nothing but leave you scarred when it comes to relationships. what happens when an up-and-coming singer (who happens to be your fan) comes into your life when he releases a song about you?
will he give you another horror story to write about OR change your mind about love?
popstar!jaehee (nct wish) x popstar!reader
kitty pawrents /á - Ë -ă ŕż @bomiten
university student sakuya had just moved in as your roommate but.. oh no! whats this? why's a cat sleeping on his bed? without even realizing, he's already co-parenting your cat! what the freak! being a pawrent wasn't on his university itinerary. neither was crushing on you. but oh well. two in one deal, he guesses! cute roommate and cute kitty!
#%! and they were roommates, fujinaga sakuya x gn!reader
âËđđËâ Oscar Piastri fic rec âËđđËâ
(this rec include smau , long fic , drabble ect...)
(everything is fluff)
LOST & FOUND @femreader
reader has a shitty friendgroup. But it does lure in a driver.
some angst, comfort & fluff
smau
SPILLED TEA @nono-serves
While Oscar is gone for his daily training, you and his mom Nicole have a relaxing day, where she can't help but spill a few funny stories about her only son.
2.1k+ words
written
CAN YOU FIGHT @meadowscarlet
fans teases a whipped oscar piastri if he can fight for his pretty girlfriend.
smau
P1 IN WORLD HISTORY @stzrgirl4norris
no one understands how Oscar suddenly dropped facts after facts on the most random historical events
oscar jack piastri is your teammate, and you hate his guts and he hates yours, thatâs just how itâs always going to be⌠right?
oscar piastri x sainz!reader, carlos sainz x sister!reader (platonic)
3.5k+ words
mostly written
LUCKY CHARM @paddockletters
Nobody had seen her. No posts, no tags â until she attends her fisrt gp, miami.
smau
HOUSE OF HEARTS @hugleclerc
people think oscar is just a fan of your music, turns out he is a bit more than that.
oscar piastri x dj!asian!reader
smau
MATCHMAKER @harrysfolklore
oscar finds a puppy wandering around the streets of monaco that leads him to meet his lucky charm
smau
ཟŕźââşâď¸ââşâ.Ë hole in oneââşâď¸ââşâ.Ë @emsdrabbles
when oscar goes on an adventure with alex to watch lilyâs tournament, he doesnât expect to meet her
oscar pisatri x golfer!reader
smau
this oneâs for you, babe! â @tsunodaradio
you donât usually believe in jinxes, but the track record is damning. every time he says itâthis oneâs for youâsomething goes horribly, comically wrong. like the universe is actively penalizing him for being besotted in public.
it seems that your boyfriend hasn't got over what your sister did to him.
Percy Jackson x cabin 20 reader
words:911
isnât it obvious @lecsainz
the one where you're a daughter of aphrodite and end up with the son of poseidon.
percy jackson x aphrodite! reader
she is like thunder @lecsainz
the one where you're a daughter of zeus, exploring your relationship with percy.
percy jackson x zeus!reader
1 step forwards , 3 steps back @sunkissedburns
friends and feelings donât really go well together, do they ?
percy jackson x aphrodite fem reader
words : 6.2k
wavebreaker @marchxoxo
how Percy Jackson accidentally terrified the cutest surfer girl at camp
percy jackson x fem reader
strawberry kisses @strawberries-and-summer-days
your boyfriend percy wants attention while you are tending to the strawberry patch
percy jackson x demeter daughter reader
words : 573
canceled plan , sweet plan @wildesqdreams
sometimes you have to experience pain again and again, even if it's caused by friends, until you find that person who would fall into tartarus for you.
percy jackson x fem!reader.
untitled @percyluvr
percy jackson x aphrodite cabin counselor!reader
valentine's day at chb brings you and your best friend closer than ever
words: 1.4k
the stars by the ocean @daystarpoet
percy teaches you how to surf, and you teach him about the stars
percy jackson x hades!reader
i would come back from death for you @pumpkinbxtch
dionysusâs daughter and percy being obsessed w each other
percy jackson x daughter of dionysus!reader
my peaceful nights belong to you @crownofgildedliliesdedlilies
a son of poseidon has himself convinced a daughter of athena doesnât want to listen to him complain.
percy jackson x daughter of athena!reader
words : 2.1k
thinkin' of me ? @loverangels
percy claims you were thinking of him when he sees your clay... masterpiece
percy jackson x fem reader
sharkboy and his shadow @lina-lovebug
reader is the only child of Nyx, and has grown up with Percy. After being claimed, lots of kids are afraid of her, and reader feels alone. To 'help' Percy see the error of his ways, Luke and Annabeth come up with a plan.
percy jackson x daughter of nyx reader
seasick @deuxiose
wherein you navigate uncharted waters with percy.
percy jackson x gn reader
words : 705
cabin confession @wqlfstqr
y/n loves gushing about Percy to her siblings, Percy accidentally finds out about this and he's absolutely obsessed with it.
percy jackson x aphrodite daughter reader
lip & gloss @marchxoxo
Percy is in infatuated with your kisses, to the point where he has basically consumed so much chemicals from your lipgloss. but he doesnât mind, until you complain about a shortage.
percy jackson x fem reader
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âËęŠLuke castellanâËęŠ
âÂˇË ŕź * in between @xoxochb
whipped! luke castellan x daughter of iris
personal favorite
gloss taste test @wqlfstqr
luke trying his girlfriend's lipglosses until he finds his favoriteâ except he just likes the kisses.
luke castellan x fem reader
the perils of love @rose-pearls
being in love with Luke seemed to be a bad idea as you realise that he doesn't seem to be interested. But as you get ready to move on from love entirely your father decides to appear and two people fall for you.
settle down ! @ohodie
you hate his guts. he hates yours. but youâd by lying if you said you didnât want to make out with him until his lips start bleeding. and heâd be lying if he said he didnât like that idea.
luke castellan x reader
words : 3.7k
suggestive
us before you and me @kaciebello
Luke and the readersâ relationship before they became a couple. Luke is an absolute loser when it comes to crushes.
luke castellan x hades daughter reader
words : 1.3k
thunderstruck ! @targaryenluvs
the one where percyâs babysitter ends up at camp with him, and may or may not be the child of a certain stormy man as well as falling in love with a thief (of her heart & other things).
luke castellan x daughterofzeus!reader, percy jackson x fem!reader (platonic & half-siblings)
words : 4.2k
personal fav !
second that @ohodie
luke castellan is the only one at camp who sees right through your perfect and poised persona; and all he wants is the satisfaction of ruining it.
Luke castillan x fem reader
smut mdni
come one ,come all @cobrakaisb
percy jackson has finally arrived at camp half-blood, so why is he so shocked to see that people have genuine relationships here? aka, the four times percy thought you were dating luke, and the one time he actually asked.Â
luke castellan x reader
words : 3.2k
one year with Luke castellan @tangledinlove
luke forces annabeth to go seek medical care from that one apollo kid heâs always fighting with
Luke castellan x daughter of apollo reader
words : 2.9k
forward beckon rebound @ohodie
luke castellan lovingly pissing off his girlfriend while sheâs reading
Luke castellan x fem reader
super sword expert @selenewowww
Luke never misses an opportunity to spend time with the gorgeous Aphrodite daughter, even if said opportunity is sparring with her.
luke castellan x aphrodite!reader
Words: 1.2k
Geyser @atlabeth
percy learns about the first girl luke castellan ever loved.
luke castellan x daughter of poseidon!reader
words:6.5k
The line between thieves and healers @fawnindawn
Luke Castellan returns from his quest as a ghost of his old self with a bleeding scar to prove it. With his golden boy exterior all but shattered, no one in camp has tried to approach him since his return. This changes when you stumble upon the son of Hermes when he decides to go back to his old roots, stealing from your infirmary at midnight.
luke castellan x apollo fem! reader
Love to hate you @ eiriss
You and Luke have always been rivals, but what happens when you join Kronos' army?
Words : 3.2k
Personal fav
The day we went to the 600th floor @junieperlily
You and Luke had been rivals in camp, constantly bickering, sparring, and annoying each other. That was until you were given a quest together, which led to the two of you being stuck on the elevator on the way to Olympus. What do tension and unspoken feelings bring about in close proximity, a closed space, and two frustrated teenagers?
Luke Castellan x Fem Apollo! Reader
Words : 6.4k
Smut / mdni
THE GRUDGE (or: the 7 things luke castellan hated about you)
@kamaluhkhan
luke hated your guts. he really did. he just hoped that no one could tell how, even after all this, you're still everything to him.
luke castellan x child of nemesis!reader (gender not specified)
Words:8.5k
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âËęŠClarisse La rue âËęŠ
Readin between the lines
@cranberryjuice-posts
both you and clarisse like eachother but Your both to stuborn to admit it
Clarisse La rue x Fem! Daughter of Hecate Reader
Possession @cranberryjuice-posts
you sick of people underestimating your relationship with clarisse
Clarisse La Rue x fem! Hekate! Reader
Suggestive
Tangled @priyajoyy
Reader spent their entire life hidden away in a tower to protect her from the outside world wanting her for her powers, its only when a certain daughter of ares finds her scared and confused, that she finally gets to see the outside world like she always longed to.
Clarisse la rue x repunzel!pesephone!fem!reader
Get her back ! @the-oblivious-writer
You and Clarisse have always had a reputation for the rollercoaster you both called your relationship. While on another one of your "breaks," you decide you want to mess with her
Clarisse La Rue x Daughter of Athena!Reader
Shy @prxtze-l
Clarisse loves teasing her girlfriend
Clarisse La Rue x aphrodite daughter reader
I canât keep you out of my diary
@hwnig
In wich Clarisse see drawings of herself in reader's diary.
Clarisse La Rue x Fem!Reader!
Words : 2k
Untitled @ampitrit3
To all the boys Iâve loved before moment where readers siblings send out unsent love letters to clarisse
clarisse la rue x daughter of tyche!reader
Words : 1.6k
Poison ivy & daisies @the-oblivious-writer
Clarisse La Rue has been on your mind since the day you saw her, but because of your nervousness and her stand-offish attitude, you could never build up the courage to actually talk to her. At least, that was until you tripped on a rock
Clarisse La Rue x Demi-god!Reader
Personal fav
Our hearts forever intertwined together @asvterias
clarisse surprises her long-distance girlfriend when she returns to the human world. after being reunited again, the couple figures out that distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder.
clarisse la rue â black!fem!goddess!reader (daughter of hades & persephone)
Words:3.6+k
Time out @cntrlnoah
In which Clarisseâs tiny girlfriend puts her in time out after learning about what she did to Percy.
Clarisse La Rue x smaller!coquette!fem!reader
Weak in the knees @jnkgrnde
in which, you and clarisse make each other weak in the knees.
clarisse la rue x black!fem!reader (daughter of aphrodite)
A bit suggestive
Opposites attracts @targaryenluvs
the one where percy jackson has to wrap his head around the fact that the nicest person heâs met at camp, is dating clarisse.
clarisse la rue x aphrodite!daughter!reader (romantic) percy jackson x reader (platonic)
Personal fav !
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âËęŠ Leo ValdezâËęŠ
Yearning & distracting @laursdomain
Leo Valdez finds himself in a bit of a situation when heâs fallen head over heels in love with you. Unbeknownst to you, you mistake his attention as platonic only. Itâs not until you begin questioning his klutzy nature that the truth comes out.
Leo Valdez x fem reader
Words : 1.3k
Personal fav !
Short skirts and short circuits @wqlfstqr
Leo has tried way too hard not to crush on his best friend. But when she suddenly decides to wear a skirtâ yeah. That'll be a problem for him.
Leo Valdez x fem reader
Untitled @spider-ghoul
Leo's getting concerned about your absence, and checks in on you... He reminds you amazing you are : D
Leo Valdez x child of Hades reader
Personal fav !
Paper rings @hyuneskkami
leo and reader get married <3
Leo Valdez x daughter of Poseidon reader
Words : 1.3k
Cool about it @girlkisser13
"if you even feel half the way i do about you..."
Leo Valdez x fem reader
Such minx clouds @selenewowww
Reader and Leo have been in a situationship for a while. People around them are fed up by their stubbornness of not putting labels, but they're completely comfortable not dating officially. For them it's enough. However, an interruption during one of their "dates", will make him change idea.
Leo Valdez x child of Zeus
Words : 2k
Let me keep you warm in the cold
@gabsandbucky
Relationships are difficult for a child of Hades, especially when the one you've been seeing was the charismatic son of Hepheastus, Leo Valdez.
Leo Valdez x Daughter of Hades!reader
Smut / mdni
A heatwave ! @pumpkinbxtch
leo valdez x f!daughter of poseidon!reader
Smut / mdni
My kind of woman @leeny-leens
Snippets of your relationship with Leo Valdez and how your boyfriend frequently falls apart because you're just his kind of woman.
Leo Valdez x fem reader
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Iâm a mess without you @eiriss
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Summary: Fred Weasley x slytherin!reader -> A rivalry that has been going on for four years suddenly begins to change when you help Fred's little sister.
Disclaimer: Mentions of periods and womanhood. Rivals to friends to lovers, little bit of pining, Arthur loving muggles, jealousy, 'she's not you' trope, oblivious idiots.
It had all started when the youngest Weasley started school.Â
You were in your fourth year at the time, along with Fred and George â the Twin set of Weasleyâs that caused more trouble for McGonnagall since the Marauders. And, even if you hadnât been in their opposing House, you had a strong feeling your relationship with them would have been the same.Â
Pure annoyance turned to loathing.Â
Mostly the loathing was left for the eldest of the two. Fred Weasley. Heâd been the bane of your existence since First year. He was disruptive, rude, loud and just plain annoying.Â
Though you couldnât say the same for their youngest and only sister, Ginny.Â
âStop!â You shouted to the three girls running through the hallways when they should have been inside their study groups at the library.Â
The three girls stopped and turned around quickly as you approached. âDonât you know youâre not supposed to run through the hallways-â
âBut, you donât understand-â
âBesides you should be in study groups-â
âItâs our friend!â One of them shouted.Â
Only then did you notice their rather panicked expressions as they looked between each other. From your judgements, one had been told not to say anything, the other didnât want to hurt either friend and the other spoke up.Â
âWhat is it?â
The third one, a brown haired girl, knocked her lightly. âShush. Ginny said not to tell.â
âBut she might be able to help,â the blonde haired girl whispered.Â
From their house colours and the name Ginny, you knew exactly who they were talking about.Â
âWhatâs going on?â You asked.Â
âSarah, donât.â
Sarah looked between her friends before looking back at you. Then she gave in. âGinnyâs in the girlâs bathroom, crying. She said to go and get her brothers.â
âWhy is she crying?âÂ
She might have been a Weasley, but sheâd never once acted out like her brothers. And you, too, had once been the first year crying in the bathroom.Â
âSheâsâŚsheâs started.â
You looked between the three girls.Â
âStarted?âÂ
They all nodded.
âAlright. Her brotherâs wonât be much help with this.â
âBut-â
You nodded. âStill go and get them. Fred and George should be inside the Great Hall. You,â you pointed to the quiet girl at the end. âCome with me. Weâre gonna help Ginny.â
Five minutes later, you were inside the girlâs bathroom. You could hear the shaky sniffles of Ginny from the end cubicle.Â
âGuard the door. Wait for your friends.â
The young girl nodded, taking her role very seriously as she waited for her friends and Ginnyâs brothers.Â
You knocked twice. âGinny?â
âI-IâŚyes?â
âItâs Y/n,â you told her, your voice calm and soft. âI found your friends in the hallway.â
âI said not to tell anybody!â
âDonât blame them,â you told her. âBlame me. I forced it out of them.â
âWhere are my brothers?â
âTheyâre on their way, donât worry. I figured you might want to talk to a girl first. We tend to know more about these things than boys do.â
You heard Ginny sniffle again. âI-I just felt it and I didnât know what to do. My mum said it wouldnât happen for another two years.â
âWell, sometimes these things donât exactly go to plan. But itâs nothing to be scared of. It just means that for one week every month or so, youâre just able to eat as much ice cream as you want and can spend the entire weekend in bed.â
âY-Yeah. My mum saidâŚshe said something about that.â The young girl sniffed again. âButâŚI donât know what to do. ItâsâŚI think itâs stainedâŚâ
You shook your head. âDonât worry about that. Itâll wash right out. Do you have any pads?â
Ginny shook her head behind the door. âN-no.â
âNo bother,â you said before pulling out your wand and laying your bag on the floor. âAccio.â
From the depths of your bag, a square tin came flying up. Catching it before it clattered onto the ground, you opened it up before passing her a pad under the door.Â
âItâs pretty easy to understand. Just open, peel and stick.â You explained just before you heard thundering footsteps.Â
âGinny?!â
âLet him in, Orla,â you called out to the young girl by the door.Â
Rounding the corner, you saw Fred Weasley standing at the end of the cubicle hallway. âWhat are you doing here?â
âHelping. Give me your robes.â
âWhat?â
âJust do it.â
Pulling the long black robes from his body, revealing exactly what you expected to find â a messy uniform â you called back to Ginny.Â
âGinny, your brother is here. Iâm gonna hand you his robes. Just wrap them around yourself when youâre ready to come out.â
âWhatâs going on? The kids froze when I asked.â
âSheâs started her period,â you whispered to him. âSheâs a little scared, and probably in pain. Take this,â you said as you handed him your emergency period kit. âThere are extra pads in there. If she starts in pain, send one of the girls to Madam Pomfry. Sheâll get her some pain medication. And, if it gets really bad, a hot water bottle always helps with the cramps.â
âWhat?â
You sighed, âFred, honestly. Itâs natural. Sheâs earlier than she expected, but sheâs going to be perfectly fine. You donât need to do much besides be there for her if she wants you.â
âNo, I know that. ButâŚyou helped her?â
You nodded. âYouâll be surprised to learn that girls help each other when it comes to these things, no matter the rivalries they have with their older siblings.â
Fred stood in shock as you packed up your things. âGinny, Iâm gonna leave you with your brother, but if you have any questionsâŚfeel free to come and find me.â
âO-okay. Thank you.â
âYouâre welcome.â
Bidding Fred a silent goodbye, you took your leave and headed back towards the Great Hall, passing a slightly panicked George on the way.Â
âDown the hall and to the left. Fred is already there. Ginny is fine, just donât make a loud fuss.â
George nodded. âOkay. Okay. Thank you.â
Even though youâd told Ginny to come and find you if she had any questions, you hadnât actually expected her to. Quite frankly, you thought after you left, Fred might have scolded her into accepting your help, telling her youâre nothing more than a Parseltongue Slytherin.Â
Surprisingly, he didnât. Or, maybe he did, but Ginny decided to make her own judgement.Â
You were walking out of your dormitory when you heard the end of Draco saying, â...filthy Weasley.â
âDraco!â You shouted as you spotted him standing at the door. âFind something more useful to do with your time before I send your mother a letter about your behaviour. No doubt sheâll send you back a howler.â
Draco turned pale and stalked away with his friends as you turned towards the door to find, âGinny!â
âI-Iâm sorry. I justâŚIâm sorry.â
She took off running in the opposite direction.Â
âWait!â You called after her, leaving the Slytherin door to close itself. âGinny, wait.â
Eventually, she stopped and turned around to face you. âI-â
But where maybe she had expected you to be mad at her, you just smiled warmly. âHow about we go for a walk?â
Ginny nodded, falling into step beside you as you took her on the quieter walk through the school and towards the benches outside the courtyard. She asked you a million different questions, and you explained everything to the best of your ability.Â
How periods were different for everyone, pain could be small or it could be too much to handle. You explained the biology behind it and why sometimes she might feel angry for no reason, or sad for no reason. You also told her how itâs not something she should be embarrassed about, and if she ever is in need of some help, any girl in the bathroom will helpâŚapart from Moaning Myrtle. Mostly because sheâs a ghost and canât do much.Â
âI asked Fred and George but they justâŚwent quiet.â
âThatâs a first.â
Ginny chuckled. âTheyâre not so bad. I meanâŚthey tried. How come you know all about this stuff? There isnât exactly a muggle biology class.â
âYouâre right, thereâs not. But, I went to a muggle school.â
âYouâre a half-blood?â
You nodded. âMy mum was in Ravenclaw when she was at school. Taught me everything I know.â
âEven aboutâŚthis stuff?â
You nodded. âNot because she was a Ravenclaw, but because there was a chance sheâd have a muggle daughter. If I wasnât at Hogwarts, Iâd be at an ordinary high school where they teach about it a little more than they do here.â
âReally?â
You nodded. âBut just because you know, doesnât mean youâre not scared. I got mine in my first year, too. But I didnât have any friends or brothers to help me.â
âSo what did you do?â
âCried.â You answered honestly. âBut once I stopped long enough to breathe, I started thinking resourcefully. If I was at muggle school, Iâd be in the same predicament. It was no different here than there.â
Ginny nodded, listening to your every word.Â
âYouâll find it gets a little tedious eventually. But, youâll also find it has its own superpowers. Like shutting your brothers up if theyâre being far too annoying for you to put up with.â
Ginny giggled and looked out to the empty courtyard. âThank you, Y/n. Itâs nice to have a girl to talk to about this stuff. I have mum but I donât exactly have sisters.â
You smiled. âIf you ever need any help, just come and get me. Donât be afraid, Ginny. And if Draco starts, just tell him to piss off. He wouldnât admit it, but heâs more scared of his own shadow.â
Ginny laughed again before spotting her friends. She thanked you once more before running back to her friends, but not before she turned around and surprisingly hugged you, tight.Â
âBye.â
Joining her friends, you sat back for a moment, taking in the quiet and the fact that Ginny had hugged you. Youâd always wondered what it would have been like to have younger siblings to help. Was this the feeling? TheâŚhappiness?
But it didnât last long, because barely thirty seconds later, Fred Weasley was jumping over the back of the bench and sitting beside you.Â
âDid I just see my sister hug you?â
You turned and looked at him. âWhat do you want, Weasley?â
âWhoa, hey, hold the hostility for a second. I just wanted to thank you. For helping Ginny yesterday. Like you said, we might have a rivalry of sorts, butâŚsheâs my little sister and you helped her. SoâŚthank you.â
You were slightly taken aback. In the four years youâd known Fred Weasley, not once had your words with him been calm ones. Let alone nice ones.Â
âOh. WellâŚyouâre welcomeâŚI guess.â
âAnd not to sound like some âbone headed, misogynistic assâ butâŚyou should smile more.â Fred smiled. âSmiling suits you more than scowling. Have a nice day.â
For the first time, youâd heard real sincerity in Fredâs voice when he talked to you. And, quite frankly, you didnât know how to react beyond stunned silence and the overthinking of, âWhat the hell does that mean?â.Â
Over the course of the year, more and more of those moments started happening between yourself and Fred Weasley.Â
First it was with Ginny, then it was with Snapeâs potion class and essay; a Slytherin boy had accused him of cheating. But Fred had been stationed at your table the entire time. He hadnât cheated once. He wasâŚjust really good at potions.Â
Then came the real change.Â
Throughout the year, more and more first and second years came to you for help. They wanted to actually know what was happening to them. So, after the tenth girl came up to you, youâd asked if you could hold a small talk for the girls after classes.
McGonnagall and Madam Pomfry agreed, even making some different and up-to-date pamphlets on the situation. But, the longer the talks were held, you found a few boys lingering outside the classroom.Â
At first, you and some of the other older years figured it was so they could snigger and mock the girls. That was, until one afternoon during set-up, you found Fred Weasley sat on one of the rows.Â
âWhat are you doing in here?â You didnât give him a chance to respond, already feeling tired. âLook, if youâre here to take the piss-â
Fred stood, walking over to you. âIâm not here for that. I wanted to talk to you. About it.â
âAbout it?â
âThis,â Fred gestured. âAnd about some of the boys. Look, I understand why this is for girls, but I was more in the dark than Ginny was when she started. And I know a lot of the guys in this school have younger sisters or even nieces. They wanna learn, too. They want to know how they can help. Itâs not like weâre born with this information, and because we donât have them, weâre not told about them. I thinkâŚI think that should change.â
You were shocked at Fredâs sentiment. But, deep down, you agreed with it.Â
âOne boy takes the piss and-â
Fred smiled. âIâll chuck him out, myself. You have my word.â
Your eyes narrowed at him as he held his hand over his heart, though there was no true malice in your glare. âThat seems to be true the longer I know you, Weasley.â
âTold you,â Fred smiled. âIâm not all loud and reckless.â
âNo, I guess not.â Your voice came out a little distant, as if your mind was making a decision far away from the situation. Then, rather abruptly, you said, âIâm sorry.â
âWhat for?â
âI misjudged you. I still think youâre recklessâŚand have a tendency to be loud. ButâŚyouâre a good guy, Weasley. Even if you do still get on my nerves every now and again.â
The corners of Fredâs mouth turned up slightly as his own gaze flicked across your face. âGlad to hear it. Wouldnât want everything to change between us.â
Ignoring the new change of energy between yourselves, you turned away and started laying out leaflets and pamphlets on the chairs, handing Fred half of your pile.Â
âSince youâre here, you might as well help.â
Over the week, more guys turned up to the talks. And Fred was true to his word. A third year boy found the entire thing too hilarious, pointing and snickering at the first year girls in the front row.Â
So, from the back of his collar, Fred, along with George, hoisted the boy from his chair and set him outside the classroom.Â
By the end of the week, and the final talk, Fred was pulled out early by McGonnagall. Though you didnât know why, part of you feltâŚsad? Lost?Â
For a guy that had annoyed the hell out of you for four years, you were starting to feel something about not having him by your side or at least in your line of vision.Â
âIs everything okay?â You asked him, relieved to see him when he waltzed inside as you were stacking the chairs back.Â
But he just smiled and held out a letter. âItâs for you.â
âWhy are you collecting my mail? You know in the muggle world, itâs illegal to open someoneâs mail.â
âItâs illegal here, too.â Fred said. âBut it came with my letters from home. And I havenât opened it.â
âWhoâs it from?â
âHow would I know? I havenât opened it.â
Turning it over and opening the wax seal, you unfolded the letter to find Mrs Weasley had written to you. First thanking you for taking care of her daughter, next for teaching her sons and then a final thank you for teaching other kids, too.Â
âHow does she know?â
Fred shrugged. âMaybe Ginny told her orâŚâ He struggled to find a new lie.Â
You watched Fred for a moment, then smiled. âOh, my god.â
âWhat?â
You smiled, almost beaming. âYou wrote to your mother about me?â
Fred flushed red. âW-what? No.â He tried to laugh it off, but you saw right through him.Â
âYou wrote to your mother about me.â
âNo, I-I didnât.â
âWhatever you say, Weasley.â
Fred chuckled. âAlright, Y/l/n. No need to be so smug.â
You smiled down at the letter addressed from Molly Weasley. âNobodyâs ever written to their mother about me before. Bad or good.â
Fred felt something warm in his heart. He was proud to be the first.Â
âI think theyâre still serving tea in the Great Hall,â Fred mentioned casually but quietly. âWant to get some?â
For the first time since knowing him, you didnât have to overthink your answer.Â
âSure. Love to.â
That night, a small part of your historyâŚor maybe your futureâŚchanged. Fred Weasley not only became your friend, but he also became something more. Something that didnât exactly have a label. Well, not yet at least. But it was there. TheâŚfeeling.Â
âYou sure youâre okay?âÂ
If a year ago, somebody had told you youâd be studying with Fred Weasley, for your OWLs, in the Gryffindor common room, youâd have said they were mad. Insane, even.Â
But it was true.Â
A year on from what turned out to be the Diary from Hell for Ginny and other not so dramatic but equally life-changing things, it was true.Â
You nodded, âIâm fine.â
âAre you sure?â Fred asked you again. âYou look like somebody kicked you under the table in Potions today.â
âFelt like it,â you mumbled, trying to concentrate on your coursework.Â
You didnât say much after that, but you did grow concerned a little when Fred stood up, also without a word. If he did something, he usually spoke about it first.Â
And he disappeared for seven whole minutes. Thankfully, a lot of the Gryffindors were used to finding you in their common room, knowing Fred wasnât too far away. So if any came in, they wouldnât question your presence.Â
âHere.â
Fred returned, suddenly, holding out a hot water bottle.
âIt might help.â
With a relieved smile, you thanked him.Â
âBetter?â He asked as he sat down.Â
âMuch. Thank you.â
âMaybe you should go to Madam Pomfry. Theyâre getting worse.â
âIâm fine, Fred. Really.â
Fred just nodded, turning back to his own coursework. But when you gave up on trying to focus on your work, laying on the sofa behind Fred, you sighed.Â
âCan you tell what this says?â
Picking the piece of parchment from Fredâs hands, you recognised the writing right away. âFred, this is your handwriting.â
âI know. Can you tell what it says?â
âHow can you not know what youâve written?â
âPlease?â
You read it aloud. âDue to the increasing level of pain being experienced, I suggest the best course of actionâŚFred. Iâm not going to Madam Pomfry.â
âIt was worth a try. JustâŚpromise me, if it gets worse, youâll go. Or else Iâll drag you there myself.â
You laid a hand on his shoulder. âI promise.â
As the years went on, the friendship and whatever the unspoken thing was between both of you only seemed to grow until eventually you found yourself in a similar position, lay on one of the patchwork sofas in The Burrow.Â
âFred, you really need to get neater with your handwriting,â you said as you turned the page upside down for the third time. âEven I canât tell what this says.â
âWellâŚitâs not my fault.â
You gave him a deadpan look. âWe all went to the same school. Even Georgeâs handwriting is neater than this. I swear, you need to make up your own spell to figure out what this says.â
From the kitchen, Ginny stood beside her brother. âHow long have they been like this?â
âArguing? Years.â George answered. âLay that close together? Hours.â
âDo you think theyâve figured it out yet?â
âFredâs handwriting? If Y/n canât figure it out, nobody can.â
Ginny sighed, hitting her brother. âNot that. The other thing?â
âThat theyâre hopelessly and forever bound together in the spell of unspoken love?â George asked as Ginny nodded. âNo, not yet.â
Ginny groaned before moving on and heading up the stairs.Â
âFor a guy that is running his own business, you should be able to read your own handwriting.â
Fred shrugged. âFor someone that is able to run rings around some of the top lawyers in the Ministry, so should you.â
âMum says âhiâ by the way,â you mentioned to Fred. âShe says the papers for your new product should be ready for you to sign on Monday.â
âWhat time are you heading into the office?â
âNine.â
âIâll go with you.â
âMeet you outside of the shop at 8? I need to pick up an order at Flourish and Blotts.â
Fred nodded. âGreat. We can grab breakfast if youâd like?â
âYes,â you said. âBut Iâm picking the place this time. Thereâs somewhere Iâd like to show you.â
âItâs not gonna be filled with stuffy, uptight lawyers is it?â
You chuckled. âNo. Just stuffy, uptight muggle public.â
âMuggles?â Arthur popped his head around the corner. âBloody love Muggles. All their inventions. A multi-coloured pen. Sensational.â
You smiled before turning to Fred who had the same expression on his face.Â
Since the very first time youâd met Arthur Weasley, heâd been enamoured with the information you held about Muggles. Apparently heâd met your father once, when he surprised your mother at the Ministry for their Anniversary.Â
âFantastic chap,â Arthur had told you.Â
âHere,â you chuckled as you handed Fred his paper back. âIâll be back in a minute.â
His eyes trailing after you and a light smile spread across his lips, your eyes locked with Fredâs as you climbed the stairs towards the bathroom. Only once you were out of earshot did George lean over the sofa and hit Fred on the back of the head.Â
âOi,â he whispered. âWhen are you gonna tell her?â
âTell her what?â
âThat you want to marry her and have children with her and live out that fantasy dream of your own Burrow home with her.â
âBugger off.â
âIâm being serious,â George whispered. âBesides, youâd make a great girl dad.â
âGeorge. If she comes down here, sheâs gonna freak out and start physically running back home.â
George just smiled. âThatâs what you think. I think sheâd run into you arms and-â
âSheâs not that kind of girl.â
âPlease, every girl is that girl.â
âY/nâs different.â
âShe loves you. And, you, my dear brother, love her, too.â
âGeorge.â
âI donât hear you denying it,â George sang as he walked away, just in time for you to come back down the stairs, fixing the clasp on the dungarees with random patchwork squares.Â
Playing Quidditch in the summer with the rest of the Weasley clan one year had resulted in lots of laughter and randomly torn holes in the dungarees you were wearing.Â
Now, they were patched back together with random pieces of fabric that, even when washed, still somehow smelled of the comforting scent of the Burrow on a fresh summerâs afternoon.Â
âDenying what?â
âOh, just that Freddie here-â
âGeorge.â
âNeeds to go back to school. Fix that handwriting of his.â
By the time Monday rolled around, you were dragging Fred down a busy London street towards your favourite cafe. Despite it being one of Londonâs busiest times in the morning, the cafe was practically empty compared to those on Westminster Bridge.Â
âWhat can I get for you, dears?â
Placing in a double of your usual order, you left Fred to his own devices. Only, when you returned to him, handing over his to-go bag and tea, you found a woman standing in front of him.Â
She was flirting with him.Â
âHere you go,â you told Fred as you gave the stranger a rather withering look.Â
She smiled, perkily. âHi, I was just saying to your friend here that he looked a little lost. Iâd be more than happy to give him a small tour if youâre in a rush.â
âNo,â you answered. âNot in a rush. And heâs not lost. Heâs with me.â
âOh,â she looked between both of you before asking, âReally? Iâm sure youâre a nice person butâŚreally? Wow.â
âOkay, weâre leaving.âÂ
Taking Fredâs hand in yours, you practically dragged him out of the cafe. âWhat was that all about?â
âNothing.â
âShe was just trying to be nice.â
âShe was flirting.â
âNo, she-â Fred turned and looked at you. He knew the woman was flirting with him, sheâd asked for his number. But Fred couldnât think why youâd reacted so harshly. Until he looked at you, and it hit him.Â
âOh, my god,â he chuckled. âYouâre jealous.â
Your brows furrowed quickly. âIâm not jealous.â
Fred couldnât help but laugh a little more. âYou are insanely jealous. I already told her I donât have a phone.â
âShe asked for your number?!â
Fred smiled as you turned and looked at him, almost as if someone had tried to brand your heart.Â
âYou-â You cleared your throat, trying to act normal. âNot that I care.â
As the street grew quiet and the red post box came into sight, Fred pulled you aside. âHey, thereâs no need to be jealous.â
âIâm not jealous.â
Fred just smiled. âI wouldnât have said yes. Other than the fact that I thought she was rude, especially to you. She wasnâtâŚâ
âShe wasnât what?â
Swallowing his pride, Fred finally spoke his truth. âShe wasnât you.â
It took a moment for you to register what Fred was actually saying. âOh. Oh.â
Fred nodded.Â
âWellâŚIâŚâ
âLook, you donât have to answer it now. OrâŚever. Youâre my closest friend, and I donât ever want that to change, and if this does so. Especially if it does so for the worstâŚIâd rather be by your side just the way we are. You know, if you didnâtâŚif you donâtâŚâ
âI do.â The words fell out quicker than a golden snitch could fly. âI do. I justâŚwasnât expecting it to happen on a pavement in London beforeâŚbefore our meeting.â
Fred felt himself smile. He hadnât scared you off, so he was off to a good start.Â
âCanâŚcan we talk about it after work?â
Fred nodded. Heâd waited nearly five years. He could wait a few more hours.Â
âOf course.â
âOkay then.â For a moment, you continued walking with Fred walking behind you. But then you stopped and turned back. âAre you sure? AboutâŚabout me?â
Fred nodded. âMy feelings havenât changed since fifth year. I doubt theyâre gonna change now.â
âOkay.â You sounded a little more confident the second time, even though he could still hear your brain trying to process the whole thing. âOkay, then.â
âThis really is a good cup of tea.â
âTold you.â
You could be normal for a couple of hours, acting like you usually did with Fred. Just before lunch, he had to head back to the shop and you kept working through some of the upcoming cases. Though, despite the boring case work, you couldnât seem to wipe the smile from your face.Â
Fred felt the same.Â
And it was just a matter of time before that unspoken feeling youâd held for him for years, finally would have a name.Â
cw ⢠eventual poly!bartylus!!, slytherin!reader, fluff, friends to lovers
summary: the potter twins, a marvelous duo split by the sorting hat. just like your brother you presence was addictive, drawing in the attentions of a particularly brooding black brother.
a/n: THIS IS THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY MANY PARTS HEHEHE I HOPE YOU ENJOY MWAH!!! not proofread x
Dumbledore was convinced that both Euphemia and Fleamont Potter had carried out a divide and conquer tactic apon your arrival in the castle.
Individually, you and James were a force to be reckoned withâboth incredibly charismatic, intelligent and hard-headed, with a knack for mischief. So together, Dumbledoreâs head only spun at the thought of the havoc the pair of you would cause.
Luckily, on the fateful day of your arrival, you were placed in Slytherin and your beloved twin brother was placed in Gryffindorâseparated for the first time ever. The moment still vivid in your mind, the second the sorting hat was on you, the way you flinched when it hummed, ponderingâvoice ringing loud in your ears as it announcedâSlytherin.
James had frozen at the Gryffindor table, half out of his seat, hand still twitching against the bench where heâd been saving your spotâwatching as your lip trembled, walking glossy-eyed to the Slytherin table.
That first night, the castle felt too big, dungeon walls suffocating, too many corridors between you and your brother.
Of course it was hard, for the both of you.
James had always been protective over youâinfuriatingly so. Always reinforcing the fact that he needs to take care of his little sister. Like those three minutes made any difference at all.
It had been a slow shiftâpainful, even. You and James had always been a unit, bound by childhood games, matching jumpers, and the unspoken certainty that wherever one of you went, the other wasnât far behind. But Hogwarts had changed that. The Sorting Hat had done more than divide you; it had distilled you. Pulled apart the blended pieces of your personalities and exposed them for what they truly were.
It gave you both room to grow.
Individually. Distinctively.
Earning names for yourselves outside of âthe Potter twinsâ.
Youâd both carved your names into the stone walls of Hogwarts in your own distinct waysâloud and clear, unmistakable.
James Potter was sunlight. A walking, talking explosion of brightness. He lit up corridors with that crooked grin and wind-mussed hair, bounding through the castle like he owned every inch of it. Gryffindor Quidditch captain, chaotic and loud and brilliant in all the ways that made people want to follow him into a duel or disaster.
He was the kind of boy who laughed with his whole chest, who spoke like everything he said mattered, arms slung around friends like they were lifelines. Always in motion. Always burning. A golden retriever in human form, all reckless energy and genuine joy.
And then there was you.
Cool where James was burning. Still water to his wildfire. But no less dangerous.
No less alluring.
They called you the evil twinânever to your face, and never with confidence. Not seriously. Not really. But the name clung to you like smoke. It suited you in the way all the best lies do: close enough to truth to be dangerous.
There was a calm to you, deliberate and composed, but it was the kind of calm that made people lean in too close, not noticing that they were slipping under the surface until it was far too late. You moved with the kind of grace that made people watch without realising they were watching, your smile soft, voice smoother still, and eyes always gleaming with something slightly wild.
They whispered about you long after you left a room.
Head Girl before your quill ever touched the application parchment. A perfect recordâat least on paper.
Your charm was quieter than Jamesâ, more calculated, more disarming. Beautiful, brilliant, and just a little terrifying. You made people nervous, even when you were smiling. Especially when you were smiling.
There was a glint in your eyes that made hearts skip and stomachs drop, that whispered of games and secrets and consequences. A wicked sort of glimmer, like you knew every thought in their head and were already deciding what to do with it. Like the sea right before a storm.
Yin and yang, Dumbledore had once said, half in jest. Opposing forces in perfect balance.
You enter the Great Hall like a secret unfurlingâquiet and unannounced, not so much walking as gliding between tables, untouched by the noise that fills the air.
Steps silent across the stone floor, a slip of motion through the chaos of breakfastâchatter and cutlery and laughter clanging off the walls. You pass the Gryffindor table without so much as a murmur trailing behind you, and still, not one person notices.
Not until your hand touches Jamesâ shoulder.
He jerks so violently he nearly knocks his goblet over, a string of startled swears tumbling from his mouth as his fork clatters against the plate. Pumpkin mash splatters. Someone at the table yelped. Sirius choked on his toast, and Remus actually gasped as if someoneâs just hexed him.
Every head turned.
And James was clutching his chest like youâd stabbed him.
âBloodyâ! Merlinâs sake, you canât justâ!â
You tilt your head at him, ever so slightly, a small smirk twitching at the corners of your lipsâeyes glinting with amusement. âJamie,â you say in a sing-song lilt, sweet and syrupy, âYou wouldnât happen to still have the History of Magic textbook you borrowed from me, would you?â
A hush falls over the tableâjust long enough to make you notice.
âEr. About that,â he says, eyes darting like heâs working out whether to lie or apologise. âI might still have it. Might. Canât say what condition itâs in, though.â
Your smile fades instantly, its replacing expressing shockly serious.
âJames,â you say flatly, eyes narrowing. âDid you ruin my book?â
He winces. âDefine ruinââ
âJames.â
âIt wasnât on purpose!â he insists quickly, shoulders raising like youâre about to hex him in the middle of the Great Hall. âThere was thisâuhâSirius spilled ink on the table and then Remus knocked it over and there was just a lot going on.â
You stayed silent, blinking at him, unimpressed.
âIâll get you a new copy,â he says, guilt creeping into his voice. âLater today. Youâll have to stop by the common room, though.â
You sigh like it physically pains you. âFine. Iâll try to come by around seven.â
He grins, pleased with himself. âSorry, Poppet*.*â
You roll your eyes, but the edge of your mouth twitches. Straightening, with a roll of your shoulders as you draw your hand away from him, letting it fall to your side. And when you glace up again, the stares hadnât stopped.
Like theyâd forgotten to look away, the silence hung in the air for barely a second, scanning the table momentarilyâbefore offering a small smileâslow, sweet, almost smug.
The kind of smile that ruins people.
âMâkay, see you later, Jamie,â you murmur, then turn and slip back into motion.
Eyes follow you as you goâevery turn of your heel, every soft shift of fabric, every second you exist within their line of sight. James barely registers it at firstâtoo busy spearing his toast again, already halfway back into conversation. But then he pauses.
His eyes flick to Sirius. Then to Remus. Then to Marlene.
All three of them are still staring across the hall. Still tracking your path back to your table.
âOh for Merlinâs sake,â James groans loudly, glaring. âStop gawking at my sister.â
Marlene blinks, caught. âSheâs terrifying,â she mutters, almost to herself.
âIn a reallyâŚgood way,â Remus adds, dazed.
Sirius only grins.
James lets out a strangled sound and buries his face in his hands.
The portrait swings open without hesitation, at exactly seven oâclock sharp, youâd been there enough times that even the Fat Lady doesnât bother asking questions anymore.
James is already waiting on one of the overstuffed armchairs by the fire, textbook in hand. You barely slowed as you approached. He tossed it up with a practiced flick of the wrist, and you caught it one-handed.
âNew copy,â he says proudly. âDidnât even steal it. Arenât you proud?â
You hum in approval, flipping it open to scan the pages. âNo ink stains. No food crumbs. No smell of dungbombs.â You close it with a satisfied snap. âMiracles do happen.â
Before he can retort, youâve already turned toward the couch, where Lily is perched cross-legged with a steaming mug of something floral and her usual tower of parchment. She smiles when she sees you, shifting over to make space without being asked.
Tucking the textbook under your arm as you lower yourself beside her.
James raises a suspicious brow, but you and Lily are already whispering to each other, heads tilted close and expressions conspiratorial. Itâs nothing terribly sinisterâsomething to do with Hogsmeade, and getting Slughorn to move a test back a weekâbut itâs enough to draw curious glances from the far side of the room.
You feel them. The eyes.
But you donât look. Donât need to.
Sirius was pretending not to stare. Which is laughable, really, because his entire body was angled toward you, elbow propped on the back of the couch, fingers tangled in his hair in that careless way he probably thinks is charming.
And Remus was worse. Heâs trying to read, bless him, book in his lap and everythingâbut his eyes havenât moved from you since you sat down. He shifts like heâs uncomfortable, chewing the inside of his cheek. You think you catch the faintest hint of a blush creeping up his neck.
You say nothing. Keep your voice low as you murmur something into Lilyâs ear that makes her snort softly behind her hand.
After ten minutes of easy conversation, you rise without ceremony, slipping the textbook fully under your arm and smoothing your skirt.
âWell,â you say lightly, brushing a hand over your robes. âThis was fun.â
Lily smirks. âWeâll finalise tomorrow?â
âPerfectâ You glance to James. âThanks for the book, Jamie.â
âNo problem, Pop.â
You turn, finally acknowledging the two boys across the room with a glint of something wicked in your eye.
âGoodnight, boys,â you said sweetlyâvoice soft as silk, almost melodic. The slightest edge of a smile curves your lips as you roll your eyes, and then youâre already walking toward the exit, the hem of your robes trailing behind you like smoke.
You donât look back.
But if you had, you wouldâve seen Sirius run a hand through his hair and lean back with a low whistle.
âMerlin,â he mutters. âIâd swear sheâs half siren if it werenât for you, Prongsâ
James, whoâs still watching the portrait door swing shut, scoffs. âOh, come off it.â
âWhat?â Sirius grins, unashamed. âItâs not my fault your sister isââ he gestures vaguely toward the door, ââwhatever that is.â
Remus doesnât say a word. His book is still open in his lapâheâs not reading it.
âIâm just saying,â Sirius continues, âif she werenât your sisterâŚâ
âBut she is my sister.â James rebutted, slouching back in his seatâswiftly ending the conversation.
The corridor curved with quiet shadows, lit only by the flicker of distant torches. Your footsteps echoed faintly against the flagstone, a soft rhythm in the stillness of the dungeons. It was late, youâd spent more time in the Gryffindor common room than youâd realisedâmost of the castle already asleep, save for the odd prefect or wandering ghost.
You turned a corner near the potions classroom and nearly walked straight into Regulus Black.
He stopped short, posture already impeccable, as if even in surprise he couldn't be caught off guard. There was a brief flicker of something in his eyesârecognition, hesitationâand then he stepped slightly aside, giving you room without a word.
âBurning the midnight oil, Black?â you asked, voice soft with the sort of casual familiarity that made his name sound like something you owned.
He glanced at you, dark eyes catching in the torchlight. âPrefect rounds. Took longer than expected.â
You fell into step beside him as naturally as breathing, and he adjusted his pace to match yours without needing to be asked.
âWhat was it this time?â you mused. âMore Gryffindors smuggling sweets from the kitchens?â
âFourth-years,â he said with a small exhaleâamusement undercutting his otherwise smooth tone. âSaid they were practicing for a future in espionage.â
âAmbitious,â you said, a smile tugging at your mouth. âAlmost enough to make me proud.â
Regulus didnât respond, but you felt the brief flick of his eyes on your profile, like he was trying not to look too long. Like he was trying not to seem too interested.
You didnât comment, but you noticed.
By the time you reached the entrance to the Slytherin common room, barely mumbling the password before the metal hinges whined, door opening slowly. Inside, the green-glass lamps glowed low, casting dreamy reflections against the water-like ceiling. The fire in the hearth crackled lazily, golden against the dark velvet furniture.
Dorcas sat half-curled on the rug, absently flipping through a magazine; Evan was draped across a couch like he owned it, cards floating above his face; Pandora leaned near him, humming as she threaded a strand of starlight-colored ribbon through her hair. It was a tableau of sleepy elegance.
Without hesitation, you crossed the room and lowered yourself to the center rug near the fire. Your hand stretched toward the flames without thought. A spark rose up, obedient and curious, dancing into your open palm.
Twirling it between your fingers like silk, the heat never burning you, the flame curling comfortably around your touch. Pandoraâs fingers stilled in her braid, watching.
Wandless magic.
Dorcas tilted her head, eyes bright. âYou really have to teach me how to do that one day.â
You didnât look away from the fire. âOf course,â you said lightly. âBut thereâs a bit of a learning curve.â
âLike what kind of curve?â Evan asked, not looking up. âBurn-your-dormitory-down levels?â
âMore like third-degree-if-youâre-clumsy,â you replied with a grin.
âI could do it,â a voice said behind you, full of loud confidence.
Barty stepped forward from where heâd been balanced on the arm of the sofa, his hair tousled, shirt rumpled, and a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth like heâd been waiting for the perfect moment to make an entrance.
You turned your head slightly, one brow raised. âCould you now?â
âFirst try,â he goaded, brows arched in light challenge. âSwear on my father's boring haircut.â
Regulus snorted, not even looking up from his book. âYouâll burn yourself stupid.â
âIâll be fine,â Barty said, already striding forward. âHow hard can it be?â
He reached toward the fire, trying to mimic the smooth gesture youâd used, fingers tense with focus and impatience.
A small spark leapt upâand immediately sputtered, flaring far too quickly. The flame caught his skin with a sharp sizzle before he could react, and he yelped, flinging his hand back with a curse.
âBloody hell!â
The room erupted with laughter.
Pandoraâs hand clamped over her mouth as if to shove the laugh back in, both Evan and Dorcas threw their heads back in sync, barking out a laughâsound mixing with yours, loud and delighted, as Barty glared at the fire like it had personally betrayed him.
âUnder control, was it?â you teased.
He cradled his palm like it was a war wound. âMinor setback. I didnât even flinch.â
âYou flinched so hard you almost somersaulted.â
âSemantics,â Barty grumbled.
âLet me see,â you said, standing and stepping closer.
He hesitated only a beat before holding out his hand, palm-up. A faint red welt bloomed across his skin, angry and hot. Your fingers brushed against his as you took it, and you felt the brief hitch in his breath. You didnât comment.
A whisper of magic curled from your palm, cool and quiet, threading over the burn like mist. The redness faded almost instantly, leaving only smooth skin and the faintest echo of heat.
Barty stared down at your work like it was a trick he couldnât quite understand.
From the couch, Evan leaned forward, smirking. âYou just wanted an excuse to hold her hand.â
âShove off,â Barty muttered, pulling his hand back quickly, though not too quickly.
You shook your head, half-exasperated half-amused, and turned toward the hall. âIâm going to wash up.â
As you stepped away from the firelight, you caught movement in the corner of your eye. Regulus was still in his usual spotâhalf reclined in the reading chair by the window, a book open but forgotten on his lap.
His gaze was fixed on you, unreadable and unblinking.
You held it for just a moment, a soft smirk just barely twitching at the corners of your lips, before disappearing down the hall.
Unsurpisingly, both you and Regulus had more in common than youâd care to admit.
Both the less outlandish sibling, the âquieterâ onesânot necessarily in sound, but in presence. While James and Sirius blazed like bonfires, reckless and radiant, you and Regulus were something else entirely.
Subtle, magnetic.
You didnât need to shout to be heard. Youâd both entered a room and the air seemed to still slightly, as if waiting to see what youâd do.
Both of you understood what it meant to watch. To study a room before deciding what piece you wanted to play in it. You werenât loud, nor silent just quietly unnerving. Regal, even.
There was a stillness about Regulus, an almost surgical precision to his movements and his clipped tone, like everything he did was measured twice before execution. He was painfully composed, almost uptight, his dry wit tucked behind an unimpressed brow and unimpeachable posture.
And where you differedâyou were made of wild starlight and strange tides, chaos in your blood even if it rarely cracked your veneer, eventhough you rarely indulged. And where Regulus pulled inward, you leaned out. You loved a little disorder, havocâa challenge; your eyes shining when something didnât go to plan, smirking like you were always in on a secret.
There was a certain wickedness in your stillnessâone that made Regulus look twice. Then three times. Then constantly.
Each thing he learned about you surprised him more than the last.
So he decided, quietly and with a calm sort of resolve, that heâd had enough of watching you from afar. He wanted a closer look.
The first time was in the library.
You were tucked into the corner of a row, arms full of books, hair falling across your face as you read the spine of a heavy tome. You didnât notice him at firstâor maybe thatâs just what he told himself, though he shouldâve known better. Regulus moved with the silence of a shadow, but when he was only inches away and just about to speak, your voice floated out, lightly entertained:
âPlanning to sneak up on me, Black?â
He blinked, lips parting in the barest hint of surprise. âI wasnâtââ
Without sparing him a glance you handed him the book at the top, and he took it instinctivelyâletting his fingers linger on yours just that bit longer than necessary. And you held in a quirk of your brows, the squint of your eyesâmaking a mental note.
Because Regulus was nothing if not purposeful.
He didnât say anything else at first, only helped, taking the weight from you and beginning to shelve them wordlessly. There was a momentâjust before he reached for the last oneâwhere his fingers paused. The cover was worn, clearly read many times.
Icarus.
A Muggle myth. One of his favourites, though no one knew that.
His hand hovered just a little too long, thumb brushing over the faded title.
âWhat did you think of the ending?â you asked suddenly, your tone soft but cutting through the quiet like a quill to parchment.
He almost stammered, nearly asking how did you know? But caught himself, clearing his throat before replying. âTragic. I liked it.â
You tilted your head, teeth sinking into your bottom lipâscanning his faceâsomething glinting behind your eyes that he couldnât quiet put his finger on.
The way the corners of your lips threatening to curve into a smile, had him struggling to swallow, voice honeyed in his earsââOf course you did.â
And you were gone, just like that, leaving him standingâears hot, brain playing your voice, your smile on loop.
Regulus prided himself in his ability to read a person, and yet with youâevery interaction left him more confused, more intrigued, more captivated. There was some sort of riddle about you, something flickering in the depths of your eyes that made him want to unravel itâyou.
The next time he saw you, youâd agreed to meet after his Quidditch practice to finish a joint assignment for Potions. Waiting just outside the changing rooms, arms crossed loosely over your chest, leaning against the cool stone wall with your bag slung over one shoulder.
The first person out wasnât Regulus, but Bartyâlips splitting into a wide smirk like heâd been expecting to see you there.
âWell, well,â he drawled, striding over with no shame, his hair a windswept mess and his jersey clinging to his frame. Immediately he closed in on you, arm slinging lazily over your shoulders, a light scent of cigarettes and oak filling your nose.
âTo what do I owe the pleasure, pretty?â
Groaning, your nose crinkling at the contact, you didnât push him off thoughââYouâre sweaty, Junior,â
He only leaned in closer, grin laced with mischief, letting his breath fan over your jaw. âYou love it.â
âI love showers, actually. You should try one.â
Tongue darting out to wet his lips, his eyes flickered across you face, the corners of your lips fighting to stay downâeyes glimmering with that twinge of defiance that had him only smirk even widerââOnly if you come with.â
Your brow cocked up slightly, narrowing your eyes as your plucked his arm off of you, placing gently back by his sideâpalms still wrapped around his wrist. He watched your movement eagerly, the smirk that was already etched onto his lips, adopting a positively wolfish quality when you leaned up into himâlips almost brushing the shell of his ear as you whispered.
âYou wouldnât last five minutes, Junior,â
Pulling away just as quickly as you came in, leaning back against the wall leisurely, rolling your eyes at the way Barty scanned your figureâadamâs apple bobbing in his throat.
Then the door opened again, still not Regulus.
âEvan,â you called sweetly, âcome collect your lost dog before he starts shedding on me.â
âCâmon, Crouchâ Evan replied with a snort, catching him by the collar and dragging him off. âLeave her alone before you melt her into the floor.â
Barty turned just before they were out of sight, voice loud despite the distanceâplayful, âMiss you already, Treasure!â
For a few more minutes you waited, the corridor quiet now except for the flickering of enchanted sconces and the distant echo of voices. When Regulus finally emerged, his tie half-undone and hair damp around the edges, cheeks still reddened from the bite of the airâadjusting his uniform.
âDid you wait long?â
Heâd already began the walk out, following after him, you hummed a small noâslipping through the hallways in the East Wing to find an empty classroom. It wasnât hard task at all, settling in with the low scrap of the stool against the stone floor and opening your textbooks.
As he flicked through the pages of the book, your gaze dropped instinctively to his handsâhis knuckles bruised and bloodied, red blooming like petals across pale skin.
Without hesitation, you scooted forward in your seat and took his hand in yours.
âWe couldâve stopped by Pomfrey,â you said, brows knitting slightly as you examined the scrapes.
He didnât pull away. Just kept his gaze fixed on your hand, the way you held his delicately, and your fingers, the way they moved so gently across his skin.
âItâs nothing,â he muttered. âIâll heal.â
A frown had etched itself onto your lips as you continued to inspect his hand, if you werenât so engrossed in your assessment, you would have noticed the faint flush of his ears, or how his eyes flickered back and forth between your face and your hand.
Your motions were slow and attentive, pressing your palm along the bumps of his knucklesâthe heat of your skin ghosting over hisâthe simmer of magic was so soft he almost didnât notice it.
There was a flicker of discomfort in his eyes as the wounds healed, but he didnât flinch away.
And as your palm crossed over the edge of his hand, the final gash closed before his eyes, the skin was almost perfectly anew, as if nothing had happenedâthe only indication being a fading pink hue.
You continued to trace over the now-faint marks, fingertips ghosting along the healed bone, the tenderness of your touch leaving him slightly breathless.
âBetter,â you whispered, half to yourself.
Regulus just stared at his hand when you let go, still feeling the echo of your touch, the whisps of your warmth. âThank you,â he said finally, voice quieter than usual, lips still partedâstretching and rolling his fingers, watching the bones move comfortably under the skin, free of the light burning sensation.
When he looked up, you were already watching himâhead tilted, expression coolâneutral.
Sighing out a breath his lips were moving before he could stop them, âIâhow?â
A quiet hum escaped your lips, hands crossing over your lap as you leaned into the wood of your chair, âWell, James and I were really clumsyâmore James than me, obviously,â
Recollecting, your lips curled into a smile, shrugging slightly as you continued, âOur mum got tired of us walking around bruised and battered when she was busy, so she taught me how to heal without a wand,â
The ghost of a smile almost twitched at the corners of his lips. Almost.
A short silence veiled the room as you fell into a working rhythm, mindlessly highlighting and note taking before the clattering of Regulusâ quill against the table broke your concentration. Eyes immediately shifting up to himâhis lips pursed into a tightline but the words were already out. Blurted abruptly, cracking the silence just as his quill did.
âTeach me,â
Your brows raised into a suprised arch, confusion flickering across your face for brief moment, lips parting to respond. When he shrunk into himself slightly, shocked by his own outburst, muttering a small, ââŚplease?â under his breath.
The response fell heavy on your tongue, lips stretching into an amused smirk and huffed chuckle bubbled low in your chest.
The wood of the chair scrapped and screeched loud against the stone as you stood, wordlessly making your way around the table. His eyes tracked your movements, just barely becoming frantic in their flickering when you sat beside himâknees brushing, so close.
Regulus breath caught when your gazes met, heat prickling at the base of his neck, hands curling into half-fists on the table, and you kept your eyes on him. Even as you leaned over closing his books, making space on the deskâwarmth of your body vaguely gracing him.
He couldnât bring himself to look away, tear his gaze from yoursâas much as it made his stomach flip from its quiet intensityâthe confidence that swam in your eyes. It sucked him in, making his adamâs apple bob in his throat.
All-consuming.
At the sound of a single galleon, lazily spinning on the table, you broke your stareâletting your sights fall onto the coin as it clattered to a halt. âHave you done wandless magic before?â
He sucked in a deep breath, allowing his lungs to fill completelyâusing that time to regulate his heart that threatened to beat out of his chestâbefore pushing all the air back out, forcibly rubbing his palms into the fabric of his robes.
âOnceâaccidentally,â
With a nod, you hummed at his words, waiting for him to continue, eyes back on himâboring into the side of his head. âIâuh, got the lights to turn on when i couldnât find my wand,â
His eyes shift between you and the coin as you picked it up, rolling it between your fingers as your spoke, âOkay, lets start with something simple, shall we?â The way you watched him made his mouth painfully dry, he couldnât even trust his voice to answer, silently nodding at you words.
âTry move the coin.â
When he whipped his head towards to, lips parted in slight disbelief, protests creeping up his throatâRegulus clamped his mouth shut at the smile on your face, the way your eyes crinkled at the corners swimming with mischief as you leaned in. Placing the coin back onto the table with a soft clink, instinctively he held his breath, short-circuiting at the sudden proximityâso close he could smell you, a light vanilla scent with a twinge of maple and freshly burnt fire-wood.
You made him so nervous, he found himself a bit pathetic.
And the honeyed cadance of your voice did nothing but make his heart race faster than it already was, âJust breathe, Regulus. Focus on the coin and where you want it to moveârelax,â
Easier said than done.
Gods, even the way you said his nameâhe almost lost the rest of your sentence, letting it echo in his mind over and over again.
When you reclined, leaning back into your chair, he felt the urge to mourn the loss of warmthârolling his shoulders back, focusing his gaze. Or at least, he tried to.
The coin sat quietly on the table, unmoved, unbothered by the sheer force of his will alone. His jaw tensed, brows pinched together, fingers twitching slightly as if the movement alone might spark the magic into life.
Nothing.
With a breath that was equal parts frustration and surrender, Regulus leaned back and exhaled sharply.
âCan youââ he muttered, glancing at you from the corner of his eye, âcan you not watch me?â
You blinked, caught off guard. Then a quiet chuckle slipped from your lips as you raised your hands in surrender, the teasing edge of your smile tugging at the corners. âAlright, alright,â you murmured, âSorry.â Voice light and easy, but your eyes still sparkled with that same mischief that made his stomach clench. âDidnât realise I was that distracting.â
âYou are,â he muttered under his breath, almost too quiet for you to hear.
Still, you didnât comment on it. Instead, leaning in againâslowly, gentlyâand placed your hand on his shoulder, the heat of you palm instantly radiating through his robes, hairs raising down his spine. His eyes flicked to the contact, then to your face again. You were closer than before.
âYouâre thinking too hard,â you murmured, your thumb brushing once over the fabric of his robes. âAnd youâre not breathing.â
âI am breathing,â he argued weakly.
âBarely.â
You didnât move your hand as you spoke again, your voice quieter now, velvet-soft and steady. âClose your eyes. Envision it. Just you and the coin. No pressure.â Regulus hesitated for a beat, then followed your instruction, lids fluttering shut.
A few moments pass before your voice reaches his ears again, âCan you see it?â and he nodded slowly, jaw tightening in focus.
âAlright,â you continued, tone low almost hypnotic now, âimagine it moving. Just a bit. Like thereâs an invisible string tugging it toward you.â
He sucked in another deep breath, picturing it. The cool glint of the galleon. The subtle shine under the tinted light of the classroom. The gentle tug, like a current.
And thenâscrape.
The softest sound of metal shifting against wood reached both your ears. His eyes shot open. It had movedâjust barely a few centimeters, but undeniably there. His breath caught, disbelief flashing across his face.
When he turned to you, a bright beam had already split across your face, the sort of proud, delighted smile that hit him harder than the adrenaline from the magicâyour hand finally slipped from his shoulder, leaving a coldness in its wakeâfingers grazing the fabric of his robes. âYou did it!â you said, eyes bright. âSee? Easy.â
He let out a stunned breath, caught between awe and the bloom of success, heartbeat still rapid beneath his ribs. The warmth of accomplishment mingling with the quiet thrum of your presence, you. He was still processing when you reset the coin with a smooth sweep of your hand.
âAgain,â you urged, nudging it into place. âTry further this time.â
He nodded, more focused nowâconfident. When he closed his eyes again, he could still hear the echo of your voice in his head. Could still imagine your hand on his shoulder, steadingâwarm.
And this time, it slid fartherâtoo far.
The coin zipped forward, clattered off the edge, and hit the floor with a metallic clink that echoed around the empty classroom. You let out a short burst of laughter, delighted, as his head dropped, a sheepish huff escaping him. But the tension had melted from his shoulders, replaced with slow blossoming of something lighter. Pride.
He bent down to retrieve it, fingers brushing the cool metal before placing it back on the table. You were already settling beside him again, the warmth of your presence sparking something just under his skin. âThis is the next step,â you said, tapping the surface of the table.
Regulus was still watching you.
Then you extended your hand, with a single finger, you hovered just above the coinâtwirling it in a slow, controlled motionâand like it had a will of its own, the coin lifted.
Spinning, following the gentle twirl of your finger. A slow spiral, then faster, gathering speed until it hovered in the air, dancing in place.
He was entranced, gaze stuck on the coin even as it settled down, coming to a graceful haltâlanding perfectly in the center of the table. Heâd known magic, of course he didâbut it felt different, raw and effortless. The same way the flame had danced between your fingers in the common room the other nightâmindlessly intuitive, captivating. The coin spun like it wanted to please you. Everything did, it seemed.
He was still staring at the coin, hesitatingâdoubt creeping in through the back of his mind, like an unwanted invasive parasiteâit barely flickered across his face. An almost imperceivable break in his expression, but you saw it.
Taking the coin again, you reached for his handâlaying your palm flat under his, eyes flickering to his face for permission before continuing. When he didnât pull away, you placed the coin in the center of his hand, the warmth of your skin on his made the sharp bite of the metal feel that bit colder against his hand.
It lifted and spun confidently against his skin, puppeteered by the twist of your finger.
âFeel that?â Voice just above a whisper.
And he could feel it, a steady thrumming faintly circling in his palm, the buzzing with your magic. Swallowing before he spoke, a small âYeah,â passing into the air between you.
âNow,â you spoke quietly, catching his other hand and bringing it to hover above the coin. âPicture that same feeling at your fingertips. Like itâs moving from your hand into the airâlet it flow through you.â
He concentrated. You stayed close. Hand still gently cradling his from below, a silent encouragement, he started mimicking the slow twirling motion in the space above the coin.
For a few long momentânothing.
Then, it happened. The coin jerked, slightly. Then again, shakily dragging to a stand. A tremble, stuttering before a spin. Jerky at first, but then it righted itselfâsmoothly gaining speed, falling into step with the command of his finger.
And your laughter, it rung through the roomâsoft, radiantâspilling from your chest with that same pride from before. He was too stunned to say anything. Blinking down at the coin with wide eyes, then looking to you, breathless, like he wasnât quite sure it had actually happened. A smileâan actual, full smileâslowly curved onto his lips.
Rare and quiet, it lingered like a secret only the two of you shared.
The low buzz still resonating in his palm, the echo of your magic mingled with his own. The feeling of your handsâwarm, steady, coaxing power out of him with nothing more than your voice and a bit of stubborn charm.
And even as the coin fell suddenly into his hand, all he could do was look at you.
Relish in the way your eyes shone with a glimmer of excitement, how your hands curved around his, jogging them slightly in enthusiastic joy of his accomplishment.
The coin was stagnant in his palm, Regulus flipped your hands, surrendering the cold metal into yoursâand yet his hands lingering in your hold. He knew he probably should have moved his hands, the second he resigned the coin back into your possession; that was his cue. But he felt stuck, frozen under your sights.
Bewitched.
Even as your lips moved before him, the words almost fell deaf on his earsâtaking a few seconds to let them echo in his mind, how did it feel? He responded with a sighing breath, as if relinquishing all remaining tension in his body, ââŚGood,â nodding his head as his continued, âreally good actually,â
His small confession has your lips stretching even further along your face, and acknowledging hum rumbling in your throat as your touch slowly slipped away from his. Quietly tucking the coin into your bag before you started to pack up.
Just when you closed your notebook Regulusâ voice glided across the air, just above a faint murmurâif the room had any other sounds than the quiet rustling of papers, you wouldnât have heard it.
âYouâre a really good teacher,â
A small huff of laugh passed through your nose, tucking your notebook under your arm as you stood and offered a small, warm smile. âItâs easy,â you said lightly, âwhen you have a good student.â
Regulus shook his head faintly, a huff of something like disbelief leaving his lipsâbut the curve of pride hadnât quite left his mouth.
The two of you walked in comfortable silence through the halls, your steps in sync. His hands tucked in his pockets, your bag slung over your shoulder. The dungeons were dim, washed in the dull blue of lantern light, shadows stretching along the stone. He kept glancing sideways at you, like there was something still lingering on his tongue he hadnât quite worked up the courage to say.
Just as you reached the bottom of the girlsâ dorm staircase, your hand curling loosely around the bannister, Regulus spoke.
âWaitââ His voice was low, tentative. Pausing, you turned slightly. âHm?â
He stood a few steps back, one hand curled around the strap of his satchel, the other still shoved in his pocket. âWould youâŚâ he paused, gaze dipping before finding yours again, more certain now. âWill you show me more?â
There was a beat of silence.
You tilted your head, watching him closely, fingers curled loosely around the railing. Blinking once, twice, reading the sincerity in his face, the open wantânot desperation, harmless interest. He could see the cogs turning in your head just for a moment, before you murmured with a shrug, âYeah.â
Descending the stairs again, you fell into step beside him as he led the way up the other staircase. The boysâ dorm was quiet when you reached it, the door creaking softly open under his hand. The warm scent of parchment, cologne, and something distinctly him met you in the space.
You paused at the threshold.
It wasnât unfamiliarâyouâd lounged across Bartyâs bed enough times, lazily flipping through books while he tore the room apart looking for a missing assignment. Youâd perched at Evanâs desk, rifled through his scribbled notes, borrowed a quill Bartyâs nightstand. But never while Regulus was there. Youâd never stepped into his space, not when he was in it.
He didnât seem to notice your stillness. He moved through the room with ease, like you werenât watchingâdropping his books in a stack by the desk, slipping his robe off one shoulder, then tugging his jumper over his head. His shirt was rumpled beneath, sleeves already rolled up, collar slightly askew. You caught yourself staring.
He looked over his shoulder.
âYou coming in?â he asked, voice a little lower now, pitched in that way it sometimes got when it was just you.
Without a word, you stepped in, toeing the door shut behind you and dropping your bag just beside the frame. You mimicked his motions easily, slipping off your jumper and draping it over the back of a nearby chair, fingers brushing absently along the edge of his desk as you walked further in.
It was a clean room. Structured, but not stiff. His bed was neat, the desk organised, quills and books perfectly aligned. But there were touchesâhuman ones. A framed photo of the Quidditch pitch mid-game, a green ribbon pinned to the wallâa burnished Slytherin scarf neatly folded at the end of his bed, and a single piece of parchment stuck to the wall above his workspace.
With a soft exhale, you flopped onto his bed, letting your arms stretch out as you gazed up at the canopy. The hangings were dark, almost velvet black, and they made the whole space feel smaller, quieter. Private.
Regulus glanced over, amusement tugging at the corners of his mouth. He returned to his desk, potion book in hand, eyebrows arched in mild disbelief.
âYou make yourself comfortable wherever you go, donât you?â he said dryly, a smirk threatening at the corners of his lips.
You didnât replyâjust smirked smugly, twisting your head into the sheets below, stretching your limbs out, still gazing up at the dark, heavy curtains draped above the bed. The movement made your shirt shift, riding up slightlyâjust a touch above your waistband, exposing a sliver of skin, soft and warm under the low lamplightâthe stretch of your abdomen and the small indent of your navel.
He was staring.
He didnât realise how long until you sat up, balancing your weight on one arm, eyes still wandering lazily over the ceiling.
âYouâd think your parents taught you itâs rude to stare,â you said lightly. âBut you and your brother are just the same.â
Regulus cleared his throat, heat blooming high on his cheekbones, but he said nothing.
Your attention drifted to the stack of books on his deskâand the singular piece of parchment, handwritten in a precise script, pinned above it.
âWhatâs that?â you asked, nodding toward it.
He followed your gaze. âA line from a poem.â
You hummed, intrigued. âWhatâs it say?â
He crossed the room, settling a book on his night stand before he sat on the bed beside you.
You didnât meet his gaze right awayâstill reclined, your hair spilling over the edge of the bed like ink, one hand absentmindedly twirling the galleon between your fingers.
Stretching out onto his stomach, bringing his chin on his forearm to look at you properly. He watched you for a moment. The way the gold shimmered in your grip, the way your mouth twitched with unspoken thought. You could feel his eyes on you, but you didnât mention it.
When he finally spoke, his voice was softâgentle and low as he recited the line, something breathy and melodic in French. His accent was quiet but careful.
The coin fell still in your lap as you turned your head toward him.
âIt sounds pretty,â you murmured. Your eyes traced his face, steady and curious. âWhat does it mean?â His gaze didnât leave yours, sucking in a breath through his nose, the mattress beside you dipped as he promped himself up onto his elbows, words slow and hypnotising in your ears.
âLet night come on bells end the day, the days go by me still I stayâ
You blinked at him, for a long moment, just letting the words rest heavy in the air between you, and his adamâs apple bobbed in his throat when you spoke, voice barely above a whisper, more breath than wordsâas if anything louder would crack the air as it stilled around you.
âIt sounds extra pretty in your voice.â
Regulus swallowed, his throat suddenly dry. You were too close. Not close enough. The lamp behind you casted golden shadows across your face and your lips were slightly parted, just barely.
Before he could stop himself, the words were already tumbling out.
âI think youâre pretty.â
You didnât say anything, just kept your eyes on himâblinks slowly as you took in each feature.
And then he was leaning in. Slowly, but not hesitantlyâfingertips skimming along your jaw, guiding your face toward his with reverence more than boldness. He tilted your face toward him like heâd done it a thousand times before.
The ghost of a smile tugged at your lips, and as he got closer, you hummed, tone somewhere between amusement and a quiet gentleness, âSuch high praise,â Gaze flickering between his eyes and his lips one last time before his mouth was on yours.
Regulusâ lips brushed yours with a delicate sort of caution, like he was afraid to startle the moment. His hand stayed warm at your jaw, thumb ghosting along the edge of your cheekbone, grounding himself in the quiet thrill of the contact.
When you kissed him back, slowly, deliberately, and it was like you lit a fuse under his skin. He moved closer, shoulders angling toward you, the hand on your jaw trailing downâfingers curling gently around your neck, not possessive, but fervored.
There was nothing rushed about it. Only the press of mouths and the occasional, breathless hitch of air as your noses brushed and he tilted his head, deepening the kiss slightlyâstill cautious, still a little hesitant.
But then then he heard itâjust barely there, a small breath of contentment through your nose as your fingers slid up the front of his shirt, curling into the fabric.
That did it.
His lips moved with more intent now, more certainty, like heâd been holding back and couldnât anymore. He tasted like peppermint and something you couldnât quite place, and every time he pulled away even a fraction, he came right backâdrawn to you like the pull of gravity.
Somewhere in the flurry of warmth and movement, the air around you shifted.
The curtains.
The ones above his bed rustled faintly, and then, slowly, they began to closeânot all the way, but just enough to wrap the two of you in the hush of privacy. The dark velvet swept inward in a lazy draw, like someone had tugged gently at invisible strings. The air around you seemed to slow, thick with suspended magic and the soft scent of something like cedar and parchment.
Pulling back from the kiss, just barely, your lips brushing his as a breath of laughter escaped you. The kind of soft, genuine giggle that bloomed right in your chest and spilled out in surprise. Your forehead dropped back lightly against the pillow as you whispered, voice honeyed with delight, âDid you justâ?â
He didnât say anything at first. But there was the faintest flush at the tips of his ears, even as the corners of his lips twitched in a sheepish smile. You cupped his jaw gently, brushing your thumb along the edge of his cheek as you teased with a squint of your eye, voice low and fond, âAlready showing off.â
He just huffed a laugh, dipping his head slightlyâforehead pressing to yours, breaths mingling in the narrow space between you. His hand found your waist again, sliding over your hip to pull you closer, until your bodies were all but tangled together in the middle of his bed.
Then he paused.
Looked at you.
Really looked at youâeyes searching your face, the softness of your features in the low dorm light, the flush on your cheeks, the swollen curve of your lips, still flushed lightly from his kiss. His thumb brushed your waist absently, reverently, like he was trying to memorise the moment through touch alone.
You blinked up at him, slightly breathless, lips curving into that small smileâthat quiet, knowing oneâthat had his pulse quickening.
âHow long have you been waiting to do that?â Voice just above a whisper.
A beat.
His answer was just as quiet.
ââŚToo long.â
You didnât say anything, you didnât have to.
Because then his lips were on yours again, more insistent this timeâhungry but still careful, still delicate. Like he was trying to learn the shape of your mouth with his own. His hand slid to the small of your back, curling to bring you even closer, your chest brushing his with every inhale.
Dinner came and went. Neither of you moved.
Body sprawled across the bed, head in Regulusâ lap, legs stretched out and one arm flopped over your middle lazily. His hand drifted idly through your hair, almost absentminded in its rhythm, as he spokeâquiet and thoughtful, voice lilting into stories you never expected him to share.
He told you about how he hated summer, because his skin burned too easilyâhow the Black family manor always smelled like dust and old magic. How he and Barty used to sneak wine from the cellar and sit on the roof, trying to name constellations. How his favourite book growing up wasnât even magicalâit was a Muggle text he smuggled in and read by candlelight.
You blinked up at him with a soft smile, utterly content, not interruptingâjust listening.
For a man youâd once believed was of few words, he sure had a lot to say.
Not that you werenât complaining.
There was something soft about him nowâlooser. Less controlled. Like the tightly wound strings he kept knotted around himself had started to loosen just enough to let you in, like heâd been waiting for the the chance to bare himself. And Merlin, he was affectionate. Not in the loud, boisterous way others mightâve been. But with soft hands and stolen glances. A touch at your hip, the gentle brush of knuckles down your arm. Aching for contact in any form, so careful about how he was gave and received it, like it could be torn away at any given moementâstill so foreign, even in his own mind.
Your thumb traced slow circles into his knee as you murmured, âCan you read the line again? From the poem?â
Regulus looked down at you, a faint smile tugging at his lips. He nodded, brushing a piece of hair from your forehead before turning toward the parchment pinned above his desk. He recited it again in that soft voiceâlow and smooth, almost like a lullaby.
You closed your eyes, humming in contentment.
When he finished, you whispered, âLemme show you something.â
And before he could ask, your hand curled into a fist. You held it up between you both. His brows furrowed slightly, watching with interest.
Then, you slowly unfurled your fingersâand from the centre of your palm, a small bluebell flower sprouted, delicate and glowing faintly with the magic that coaxed it into being.
âThis,â you whispered, eyes flickering with warmth and voice like a secret, âis what I think of when I hear your voice.â
For a long moment, Regulus didnât speak.
Just stared.
The shock in his eyes wasnât loud. It was quiet and still, like everything else about him. But it was there. Etched into the way he looked at youânot just at the flower, but at your face. Your expression, the tenderness written across it with no ulterior motive, no mischief behind your eyes. No teasing lilt in your tone.
Just you.
And he didnât know what to do with it.
His fingers reached out gently, brushing the fragile petals like they might dissolve under his touch. And when he looked back at you, his voice was barely above a whisper.
âYou really are something,â he said, with a kind of awe that made your stomach twist in a way you werenât prepared for.
Covering the sudden flutter of your chest with a scoff and biteless roll of your eyes. You didnât give him the chance to say anything more, before you sat up abruptly, hair whipping slightly at your speedâmovements fluid and unbothered as the mattress dipped under the concentrated weight of your knees.
Regulus frozen against the headboard, wide-eyed when your leg swung over his middleâsettling on his lap in a straddle that was far too flippant. His hands hovered awkwardly at first, unsure where to settleâeventually, they found your hips, fingers curling there hesitantly.
The small smirk on lips only widenedâat his obvious flush, relishing in the way the blush crept up his neck and spread across his cheeks.
âRelax,â you teased, brushing your fingers through his dark curls, tucking and retucking the strands behind his ear like you were sculpting something. And then, you nestled the bluebell flower in the space youâd createdâright behind his ear.
âThere,â you said with a proud grin, leaning back slightly to admire your work. Your hands slid down his neck, wrists resting lazily on his shoulders as you laced your fingers behind him, just barely hovering over his surely goosebump ridden skin. Tilting you head, you let your gaze rake over him like you were evaluating an art piece.
âI think blue might be your colour, Reg.â
Your tongue darted out to wet your lips, and you subtly shifted in his lapâcloser, pressing into him with purpose. Regulus huffed a small scoff, finally finding a bit of his footing again, though his voice was still slightly strained. âMust you always be this brazen?â
You shrugged innocently. âItâs fun having people on edge.â
He hummed lowly, eyes flickering with something darker nowâhis grip tightening slightly on your hips. âReally?â
You leaned forward with a smirk, lips brushing his as you replied in a hushed, mocking whisper, âReaaaally.â
That was all the prompting he needed.
His mouth met yours with vigor, kissing you like he couldnât help it. Like heâd been waiting to. Desperate, yet controlled. His hands squeezing at the flesh of your waist as he pulled you closer, chest pressing flush to his, heat blooming between you, smiling into the kiss.
Pulled back slightly, lips still grazing his, and whispered against his mouth, âYou must like brazen then.â
And that made him grin.
Actually grin. Wide and rare and perfect.
His hands gripped your waist more firmly as he kissed you again, feverish now, all slow control forgotten in favour of something more frantic and yearning. The kind of kiss that stole the air from your lungs and made time slip sideways.
So engrossed in each other, you didnât hear the door creak open.
Didnât notice the soft shuffle of footsteps.
But the moment the familiar sound of Bartyâs voice filled the room, everything stopped.
âI brought teacakes,â he called out lazily from the other side of the dorm, âbecause you missed supper. I figured you were sulking or somethingââ
You and Regulus froze mid-kiss.
Legs still straddled across his lap. His hands halfway up your back. The flower still behind his ear.
Regulusâ eyes flew open. Your hand slapped over your mouth to muffle a curse.
âI left extra lemon ones, sinceâwait.â
Bartyâs voice was closer now. SuspiciousâââŚWhy are your curtains closed?â
Regulus was already looking at you, panicked. You swatted his arm sharply when he didnât say anything, eyes wide and insistent. âWas Potter here?â Barty asked, a little louder this time.
âSheâuhââ Regulus stammered. âShe was here. Earlier.â
Stammered.
You physically winced.
He never stammered. And now Barty definitely knew something was off. There was the unmistakable sound of someone standing up. Then footsteps. Getting closer.
Bartyâs voice was cool and skeptical. âSoâŚshe was here earlierâŚâ
He paused just outside the curtain.
ââŚand just left her bag behind?â
Your eyes widened in horror. Your bag. You could envision where youâd left itâsitting in plain view.
A pained expression split across your face as Regulus turned to you with a look that screamed, what do we do??
But there was no time.
Because the curtain was already being drawn back.
Regulus didn't move. Neither did you.
Time seemed to stall between one breath and the next, and there was Bartyâstanding there with a half-eaten lemon teacake in one hand, his brows slowly climbing higher and higher as he took in the sight before him.
You, still straddling Regulus.
Regulus, pink-faced and looking about two seconds from imploding.
And the flower, still tucked delicately behind his ear.
A beat of silence.
He gaspedâactually, audibly gasped, clutching his chest as if you'd physically wounded him. âTreasure,â he breathed, eyes wide and betrayed, âI cannot believe you traded me in for Black.â
You groaned. âJunior.â
âNoâdonât you Junior me,â he said, stepping back like your words had scorched him, pressing a hand against the curtains pillar for support.
You slid off Regulusâ lap in a single, painful motion, trying to maintain any shred of dignity, which was difficult with your hair mussed and your shirt slightly rumpled from where Regulus had been clutching at the back of it.
Regulus didnât even try to salvage anything. He just stared at the ceiling like he was mentally calculating how fast he could die and be buriedâred down to the collar of his shirt.
âI thought we had something, Treasure,â Barty continued with a theatrical sniff, flopping onto his bed. âA shared love of mild chaos, midnight escapades, and morally ambiguous hexes.â
You just rolled your eyes. âOh, please.â
He stared at the ceiling, hand still on his chest. âIâm heartbroken.â
âYouâre eating a teacake.â
âIâm grieving, let me be.â
And then, his voice softened a little, still dramatic but now with an edge of sincerity. âI mean⌠obviously everyoneâs had a crush on you, but I didnât think heâd be the one to do something about it.â
You blinked, head whipping to Regulus, eyes narrowing. âYouâre not denying it.â
He just shrugged lightly, like he didnât see the point.
Bartyâs laughter was smug as hell. âSee?â he said, sitting up.
Regulus groaned softly beside you. âIs this going to end soon?â
Barty glanced between you both, a wicked little smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. âSo tell me,â he said, casually now, propping himself up on one elbow, âis this a new study method? Because I mustâve missed this chapter in Advanced Charms.â
âJunââ
âNo, noâreally, Iâm curious,â he said, waving his teacake for emphasis. âDo you rate each otherâs technique? Is snogging now a core requirement for N.E.W.T. preparation?â
You bit the inside of your cheek, trying very hard not to laugh. It didnât help that Regulus looked like he was actively contemplating vanishing spells, dropping his head into his hands.
Then he softened again, leaning his chin into his palm as he watched the two of you. âFor what itâs worth, Reg⌠you look good like this. Like an actual person instead of a walking anxiety spell.â
âI hate you,â he muttered, hands slipping from his face to reveal a withering look.
Barty beamed. âThatâs more like it.â
With a smug little wave, Barty finally stood, sauntering backwards toward the door with his usual flair.
âDonât do anything I wouldnât doâwhich, to be fair, is a very short list. Night, lovebirds.â
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almost was ours @nocturnao
She was Harry Potterâs constantâhis secret keeper, his sanctuary, the girl who stitched him together when the war threatened to tear him apart. A quiet Ravenclaw who stood by him when no one else knew how, she never asked for anything⌠except maybe for him to see her. But as the world began to heal and the noise returned, Harry reached for the girl who burned bright in publicâGinnyâand left behind the one who had carried him through the dark. Years later, when fate crosses their paths again, Harry is haunted by what he lost: the girl who loved him in silence, and who walked away with all the parts of him he never knew he gave. A story of almosts, aching regrets, and the kind of love that gets remembered in every timelineâbut never chosen in the one that mattered.
harry james potter x ravenclaw fem reader
day one @darcellexxx
the Boy Who Lived and Draco Malfoy are known to hate each to the core, but what about another Malfoy loving Harry Potter with the same intensity? Itâs good that Harry likes the colour red and that heâs a Gryffindor, because thereâs no way that he would actually get out of the âHarry Potter Wears Lipsticksâ situation without a bit of his smugness. The second best thing is Dracoâs expression, after he finds out his darling sister dates his nemesisâŚ
Harry James Potter x Malfoy!fem!reader
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only by name @slytherinsimp12
Y/N spent her entire life at beauxbatons. Her whole world turned upside down when her mother she never met escaped Azkaban, forcing her to transfer to Hogwarts in her 5th year for her safety. Harry knows he should stay away. Sheâs a Lestrange, the daughter of the woman who destroyed part of his world. But the more he sees of Y/N, the harder it becomes to believe that blood decides who we are.
Harry Potter x Lestrange!reader
we would have been timeless @fear-less
everyone at Hogwarts saw it coming when you and Harry started dating. To most, you were just another sweet couple. but to the professors, you were a reminder of two people they had lost. In your smiles, your arguments, and the way you looked at each other, they saw echoes of James and Lily. not a repeat of the past, but a new beginning filled with hope.
harry potter x f!reader
beneath the silence @elytriumm
harry has always been more than a best friend to you, but as of late, his coldness and distance have left you wondering if itâs you heâs pushing away. best friends to lovers.
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green and gold @lumosflairr
when you, a sharp-witted Slytherin express interest in joining Dumbledores Army, you soon find yourself caught between not only house loyalty and whatâs right - but an unexpected bond with Harry Potter.
harry potter x slytherin reader
personal fav !
so obvious @junezsq
hermione has always been smart, but you never wouldâve thought sheâd so quickly figure out who you have a crush on⌠or were you just being really obvious?
harry james potter x fem!reader
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baby names @ravenclaws-stuff
with the due date rapidly approaching, you and Harry discuss baby names.
Harry Potter x Longbottom!Reader
cherry pink , cherry kiss ! @mokkiaun
harry loved his girlfriend, but a dream made him wonder if youâd taste better in sweet, red cherry lipglossâ and what happens when your lips appear redder and honeyed the very next day?
harry potter x fem! reader
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Ron Weasley
steal my girl @yasministration
for some reason, every one in ron's family has been trying to steal his girl, so he has to fight for a moment of privacy with you
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flustered feelings @angelphie
"ron weasley has been friends with you since you were both children, but he's developed feelings for you and he finally takes up the courage to tell you unexpectedly"
ron weasley x fem!reader
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don't fall in love with my brothers , please @holysmokesblog
His only request: don't fall for his brothers. But love, sometimes, is the most disobedient of all.
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i love you first @blondykebarbie
Ron is used to feeling second.
ron weasley x gn reader
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untitled @slvqtore
you, oblivious as ever, hadnât caught on to ronâs not-so-subtle signals about his feelings for you.
ron weasley x fem!reader
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sneaky visits ! @bvrnesher
spending christmas at the burrow and having to sneak around the creaky floors because Molly doesn't want you sleeping in the same room
ronald weasley ! fem. reader
a weasley gift @jijournal
Ron surprises you with something very special in the Weasley household.
blushing in the bookstore @rottenherbs
In a cozy Hogsmeade bookstore, Ron Weasley finds himself smitten with someone heâs never seen before ~ leading to shy glances, soft laughter, and the start of something sweet.
words : 758
not a game @luv4freddie
You were a well known flirt, the Slytherin maneater. But now youâve set your sights on Ron Weasley, and heâs not sure what to believe.
ron weasley x slytherin fem reader
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loving him was red @cipheress-to-k-pop
You'll be allowed to date Ron Weasley over Draco's dead body
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Fred Weasley
the trick @ilovelygood
Y/n attends Hermione and Ron's wedding, but decides to bring her deck of cards to prove that, even though she is a Muggle, she can also do magic, catching the attention of a certain red-haired twin.
Fred Weasley x Muggle!fem!reader
little sister , my arse @cipheress-to-k-pop
You were âlike a little sister to himââor so Fred said. Please. Anyone with half a brain could see there was something way more between you two.
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christmas at the burrow @alexadolly-8
your first christmas at the burrow being fred's gf
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4me 4me @biscuitz707
Itâs Easter break and instead of being home, youâre stranded at Hogwarts prepping for N.E.W.T.s. Stuck studying inside the library, you surprisingly find yourself accompanied by Fred Weasley.
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amortencia @binchidavinci
âWhen you have to make Amortentia in Slughornâs potions class, the last thing you expect to smell is Fred Weasley; Fred doesnât expect to smell you, either.â
verituserum @maria021015
Fred, George, and Lee have been avoiding you all day and youâve had enough. When you blackmail your way into the Gryffindor common room to confront them, you donât expect Fred to start bombarding you with strange compliments. You definitely donât expect what comes next.
lingering perfume @yasministration
harry has warned you that if you don't stop stealing his sweaters, he'll tell your parents about your boyfriend. but your parents are very much aware of your relationship, so harry goes one step further.
fred weasley x potter reader
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never planned @lqveharrington
you and fred had been friends for so long that it never occurred to the both of you that everyone thought you were dating.
fred weasley x gryffindor!reader
pains and promises @marvelwitchergilmore
A rivalry that has been going on for four years suddenly begins to change when you help Fred's little sister.
Fred Weasley x slytherin!reader
wrong twin @yasministration
for a long, gruelling minute, angelina is under the impression that her best friend has a crush on her boyfriend. but no, that's the wrong twin.
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"you really can't tell ?" @oc3anlvsu
Fred Weasley has a huge crush on his brotherâs best friend, but sheâs completely oblivious. Between teasing her about her handwriting, stealing her food, and randomly braiding her hair, Fred thinks heâs flirting â she just thinks heâs annoying
Fred Weasley x Ronâs best friend
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george weasley
dazed and devoted @lumosflairr
George gets knocked out during Quidditch practice. When he wakes up, confused and concussed, he flirts with his girlfriend like heâs never met her before. And honestly? Itâs kind of adorable.
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cool about it @hunnyisland
When Fred notices youâve taken a liking to his brother, he formulates a plan to wingman you.
george weasley x gryffindor reader
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saint like @rottenherbs
Molly Weasley doesnât hide her disapproval of you, being Georgeâs girlfriend, it made things awkward every time you visit the Burrow. But when George loses his ear and you care for him with gentle dedication, Molly begins to see you in a new lightâslowly warming up and starting to accept you as part of the family.
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someday @ravenclaws-stuff
Five times George Weasley says he's going to marry you and One time he actually does.
George Weasley x Lovegood!reader
sticky situation @weezyweasleys-fg
A young rivalry blooms between you and the supposedly "quieter" twin of the Weasley family's sons. Despite the teeth-grating relationship you two had grown to have being quite new, things got heated up pretty quickly. Now stuck because of each other in detention with no real way out but getting through with itâburning down the classroom felt better than being stuck in a room with George Weasley.
reasonless hatred @yasministration
Severus snape's daughter causes him nothing but chaos, hatred where love should be in their relationship. but she is finally given a real reason to hate her father, and she decides to give him one to hate her too.
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patience @kittyminion
george finds a way to entertain you, despite your introverted nature at a party
george weasley x introvert!f!reader
hands @lcvecials
in which george is just trying to have a conversation with you, and you canât stop staring at his hands.
george weasley x gn reader
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i won't say (i'm in love) @drowsyhope
Youâve been trying to convince yourself that you do not like George Weasley. sure, he has nice hair, a handsome smile, and those eyes? Yeah, youâre in love â but you wonât say it!
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his little fox @rottenherbs
George has spotted a wild fox that has taken to his liking, little does he know itâs the girl he canât keep his eyes off in the halls.
george weasley x animagus reader
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Oliver Wood
captain's favorite @drowsyhope
being apart of the Gryffindor Quidditch was surely not for the weak because of the captain â Oliver Wood. so, when you came back for your 5th year, you strived to be the best! funny enough, the Prefects keep watch on you for some odd reason?
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in the background @incantatem
you find yourself in detention with Oliver Wood, who seems to have gone the last seven years without noticing you, or so he thinks.
words : 9k
mobility exercises @yasministration
oliver wood doesn't expect to walk onto the quidditch pitch to find the slytherin team finishing up their post workout stretches. nor does he expect to be flirted with by their captain
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a bit suggestive
the chocolate frog conspiracy @toffeetonks
To the students at Hogwarts, Oliver Wood is Gryffindorâs beloved Quidditch captain. But to Y/N L/N, heâs the boy who keeps sliding her Chocolate Frogs during her study sessions... Like sugar can disguise the fact that heâs falling in love with her.
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so possessive @lumosflairr
Oliver gets jealous when he seeâs you and the twins messing around. More specifically, when they have their hands on you.
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thicker than a broomstick @jijournal
Quidditch is brutal, but nothing compares to Oliver Woodâs hopeless attempts at flirtingâtoo bad the only person who doesnât realize heâs asking you to the Yule Ball is you.
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an A minus @vaanny
remembering your parentsâ promise of not letting you come back home for the holidays if you donât meet their expectations, you find yourself considering an offer that is too good to refuse.
the party & the after party @spencersmopbucket
After three years of dating, you and Oliver come to the conclusion that you're better off without each other. A few months later, at the start of 7th year, you realize just how wrong you were. Oliver had always had a quick temper, but seeing you being flirted with at a post-victory party seemed to push it to new limits.
ye alright ? @nyxthedeity
Everyone's getting struggle in finding a date for the Yule Ball, but for Oliver? Oh, he already got his eyes on someone far longer than the Yule Ball. The only problem is how he's going to ask her out.
Oliver Wood x Ravenclaw!fem!reader
ring @soupandsimple
moments that Oliverâs wedding ring amplify the butterflies in your stomach
the hate game @heartthrobin
 the only thing more grating than Oliver's foul moods and his permanent scowl, has to be the fact that he's so damn pretty. you fucking hate him for it.
oliver wood x female!reader
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Neville Longbottom
gamophobia @cipheress-to-k-pop
Gamophobia (noun) | /ËÉĄĂŚmÉËfÉĘbiÉ/ An extreme or irrational fear of long-term commitment or marriage, often resulting in avoidance of deep emotional intimacy despite genuine affection.
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greenhouse blues @ssspark
Nevilleâs clumsy moment in the greenhouse before class surprisingly gives him a little bit of hope.
Neville Longbottom x Hufflepuff!Fem!Reader
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obvious enough @yasministration
it seems that the only person in the entire castle who doesn't know about your feelings for neville is neville himself. your signals become increasingly more obvious, but even asking him out to hogsmeade doesn't seem to be obvious enough for him.
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the alchemy @kyber-crystal
thereâs a special sort of alchemy thatâs involved in falling in love and finding the âone.â luckily, you donât need to try so hardâheâs already out there waiting.
words: 3k
my wish @ravenclaws-stuff
Neville makes one wish for his birthday.
palmistry @yasministration
when you begin learning advanced palm reading with professor trelawney, you don't only uncover new truths about you, but those around you â particularly one boy you have your eyes on.
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yeah , I do @httpvomitello
One day, you looked at Neville Longbottom and saw something new. Something you had never noticed beforeâthe way he had grown, the quiet strength in his eyes, the way his smile made your heart stutter.
neville longbottom x f!reader
between the pages @leturmindwonder
A study session in the library leads to some truths being revealed.
your voice is my favorite sound @yupthisisshe
Nevile begins rambling about plants and Neville apologizes for talking too much. Reader assures him that they do not mind at all.
Maybe I'll make you see through my words and my actions exactly just how much you mean to me. @drearydaffodils
You spend an afternoon in the presence of your lover, and have a sweet date <3
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Cedric Diggory
platitude @artyteah
there's nothing more used and reused than popular students falling for the one student that isn't interested in them. for cedric, it started with curiosity. for reader, it certainly is a bad joke where she is the punchline.
the alchemy @blossominmist
you were hogwartsâ golden couple â both quidditch captains, both prefects, both hopelessly in love. until your family forced you to break his heart. a year later, the feelings are still there, stronger than ever, but so are the rumours about cho chang. when cedric is chosen as hogwartsâ champion, you finally speak to him again. not to win him back⌠just to help him survive.
cedric diggory x fem!reader
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personal fav !
where the snow remembers us @taycherouzz
Cedric and you end up in a chaotic snowball fight that accidentally exposes a photo heâs kept of you for years.
Cedric x fem!reader
rough day ? @mmeskywalker
CEDRIC DIGGORY has just gotten done with quidditch practice. a rough one at that. if the word rough even began to cut what that poor man experienced. heâs upset, heâs grouchy, yet heâs completely and utterly yours.
the golden labrador and pretty blues @mokkiaun
cedric diggory was the golden boy of hogwarts, his charming smile and soft gestures had every girl swooning. so what happens when mr perfect stumbles into a sweet and beautifully dazed beauxbaton girl?
cedric diggory x beauxbaton! fem! reader
your champion @rottenherbs
Youâre Harryâs sister, close in age and fiercely protective of one another. At the Quidditch World Cup, you meet Cedric Diggory, and the connection between you is instant. Harry disapproves of the budding relationship, worried about Cedricâs intentionsâbut when the second task of the Triwizard Tournament puts you in danger, Cedric steps in to save you, proving just how much he cares.
cedric diggory x potter reader
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a lover's ruse @mentally-in-northern-italy
Your agonizing courtship and Cedricâs need to spite his ex are both ailments that have a very simple cure: a fake relationship, obviously.
Cedric Diggory x fem!gryffindor!reader
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a promise kept @jijournal
Before the Triwizard Tournament, Cedric makes you promise that, no matter what happens, you wonât cry over him. After his death, you struggle to keep that promiseâuntil you find the letter he left behind.
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only you , my girl @lumosflairr
While you and Cedric are in a happy relationship, some girls canât comprehend the fact heâs taken and shamelessly flirt with him. While your aware he wouldnât dare give them a second thought, it hurts a little. However, Cedric being the amazing boyfriends he is - comes up with an idea to cheer you up!
the extended potter family @luv4freddie
now that you and Cedric have gone official, itâs time to finally give your parents what they want. A holiday visit to the Potter home quickly becomes chaotic.
cw ⢠swearing, harrassment, men being vile, blood, detailed description of pain, friends to lovers, slowish burn, biting, suggestive at the end
a/n: not proofread x SORRY THIS ACTUALLY TOOK DAYS IVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT LESS THAT 12WC!! i hope you enjoy ,,, slightly obsessed with vampire!reader now.
âFinally realised sheâs not the devil incarnate, have you, Moony?â
Its as though Sirius just physically couldnât stop himself, everyone else had been ignoring it for weeksâthe skeptically raised eyebrows changing into almost knowing looks. Theyâd all been silently watching.
Him and you, you and him.
How essentially overnight, Remus had become one of the people he used to openly scoff at, roll his eyes as if theyâd fallen into some sort of trap that was only obvious to him. To his friends shock and relief, their dear old Moony, was not as immune to you as heâd made out to be.
Now, if anything, it seemed that he was more affected than anyone else, walking you from the slytherin common room, to the great hall, and back againâvisiting you multiple times a day when you were working in the hospital wing. The complete 180 in the way he reacts to you, a sigh of relief when he sees you enter the room, rather than the erking gut reaction he had before.
And even as discrete as Remus has tried to be, he was unable to escape Lilyâs watchful eyeâhaving caught glimpses of a few Bloodsuckers rolling a round in the bottom of his bag.
It literally wasnât even as secret as this point.
But, apparently unbeknownst to Sirius and Sirius alone, there had been an unspoken agreement: do not acknowledge it. Which explained why, the moment the words left his mouth, the entire table fell into a stunned silence.
A silence Sirius was still exactly one beat behind.
The ghost of a smirk still playing on his lips, Sirius barely had time to register Jamesâ foot swinging under the table beforeâ
âOw! Bloodyâfuckââ He doubled over, forehead colliding with the hard wood of the table.
By the time he pried his eyes open from the sharp sting of pain, everyone was staring at him with identical looks of disbelief, as if he were the idiot in the situation.
Raising his hands in surrender, he huffed, utterly perplexed by the turn of events.
âWhat?! So weâre all just supposed to act like itâs normal that one minute he hates her and the next heâs so far up her arse he could whisper in her ear?!â
At the very least, Sirius expected someone to back him up. James, maybe, because he was always on about Remus being a hypocrite. Or Marlene , who at least had the good sense to find humor in all of this.
But no.
Instead, James pinched the bridge of his nose like he was battling a migraine, Marlene muttered something that sounded suspiciously like for Merlinâs sake, Black, and Lily was just avoiding eye contact altogether, suddenly very interested in buttering her toast.
And RemusâRemus just sighed. That slow, patient sigh that meant he was this close to losing his temper, but he was doing that thing where he convinced himself he was above it.
âPads,â he said, voice clipped, âI swear to Godââ
âNo, no, sorry,â Sirius cut in, straightening up despite the throbbing ache in his shin. âAm I the only one who remembers how you used to look at her like sheâd burst into flames if you kept staring? How youâd turn green when she walked in the room?â
Across from him, James let out a sharp, incredulous breath. âAre you actually daft?â
Sirius just ran a frustrated hand through his hair.
He looked to Lily, hoping for a shred of backup, but the traitor was still focused on her toast. He turned to Marlene, but she just gave him a wide-eyed look that screamed drop it, Black.
He turned back to Remus, who was now very pointedly stirring his tea, as though pretending he wasnât the center of attention would make Sirius forget the absolute insanity happening right in front of him.
âI hated her?â Remus repeated blandly, finally looking up. âThatâs a bit dramatic.â
Sirius let out a laugh. Loud, disbelieving, scandalized.
âOh, Iâm sorry,â he mocked. âWhat would you call it, then? Casual disdain? Deep-rooted, undiagnosed allergic reaction? Because I distinctly remember you not being able to stand within a three-foot radius of her without looking like you were about to be sick.â
At that, Remusâ jaw ticked. It was barely there, the kind of reaction only someone who knew him well would notice. But Sirius did notice, and so did James, and it was definitely why James suddenly went stiff beside him.
A beat of silence.
Before he could go offâbefore the tightness in his jaw and the twitch in his fingers could escalate into something actual. Just as the inevitable explosion was about to happen, Sirius bracing himself for the verbal annihilation that was surely comingâthere was a sudden shift in the room.
You walked into the Great Hall, oblivious to the absolute war zone you were unknowingly interrupting.
Just barely brushing past him as you made your way to your seat, as always, Pandora on one arm, lolly in your mouthâas normal as ever.
It was nothing. Just a fleeting moment. The soft whoosh of your robes as you passed behind Remus, your fingers lightly skimming the back of his chair in a casual, absentminded way. Barely even a touch.
But it was immediate.
Remusâ shoulders relaxed. His hand, which had been clenched into a tight fist against his thigh, uncurled. The sharpness in his jaw eased, the tension around his mouth smoothing into something effortless.
He didnât even turn his head. Didnât watch as you crossed the hall to your usual table, settling in without a second thought.
But Sirius saw it all.
He saw the way Remus exhaled, slow and steady. Saw the way his fingers twitched slightlyâlike maybe they wanted to follow where youâd been. Saw the way, without even realizing it, Remus tracked your presence out of the corner of his eye before returning to his tea like nothing had happened.
Sirius gawked.
âYou have got to be kidding me.â His voice was barely above a whisper, but the disbelief in it was palpable.
James cleared his throat, poorly disguising a smirk as he reached for the pumpkin juice.
âPads,â he said, in a tone that was dangerously close to condescending, âIâd drop it if I were you.â
Sirius snapped his head toward him, scandalized.
âDid you see that?â Voice whispered, eyes gesturing wildly at Remus, who was now painfully composed, stirring his tea with the patience of a saint. âShe brushed past him, and suddenly heâs a bloody monk! He was about to rip my head off, and now look at himâheâs practically floating.â
James just shrugged, taking a sip from his goblet. âYeah, mate,â he whispered still, far too amused. Only mouthing his next words, in hopes to not break the peaceââWe know.â
Remus quite literally looked as though heâd reached enlightenment, comfortable in letting himself ignore everything else around him.
He didnât think it was weird how, as of late, his mind often wondered to you.
It seemed only natural really, you were more affected by him because of his condition, and he was more affected by you. Guessing that this was how everyone felt this whole time, drawn to you all the timeâpresence undeniably addicting.
Yeah. It made sense to him. A perfectly reasonable explanation.
Thatâs why he felt absolutely no way about having found himself in the hospital wing, yet again. Clearly once heâd been sucked into your orbit, there was no escapingâcompletely unavoidable, not that Remus was complaining.
You could smell him from a mile away, not even turning away from your stationâ
"Hello, Remus," you mused, setting down a tray of fresh bandages. "What is it this time?"
Remus hummed, glancing down at his hands like he needed to double-check. "Not sure yet. Give me a moment, I'll think of something."
Even during the hustle and bustle of the hospital wing, multitasking as he perched on the edge of an empty bed, silently observing your movements.
You were good company.
That was all the reason he needed.
All that mattered was the way the steady hum of your presence started to settled something deep in his bones, the way the corners of your mouth twitched in quiet amusement whenever your eyes caught hisâhalf-exasperated, half-knowing.
Rolling your eyes, but there was no real bite to it. "You do know this isnât a common room, right?"
Remus exhaled a slow breath, something curling warm and weightless in his chest. "Strange," he said, tilting his head. "Feels like one."
You gave him a look, but he could tell from the slight twitch of your lips that you were trying not to smile. "Unbelievable," you muttered, shaking your head. "Well, since you're so comfortable, you might as well make yourself useful."
Remus raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
You turned away, reaching for the large pile of freshly folded bedding, before handing it to him. âPut these on top of the cabinet in the corner, since youâre clearly in no rush to leave."
He took the pile without hesitation, fingers brushing against yours in a way that sent something sharp and fleeting through himâodd, but not unpleasant. Not anything worth thinking about.
"Mm. Of course." Using his height to his advantage, placing them with ease. As much as he wanted to trail after you as you moved around the ward, heâd already been toldâseveral timesâthat if he wished to stay, he needed to stay out of the way.
Even if he wanted to help it, he couldnât. There was a pull to you, a presence that drew in attention in ways both subtle and impossible to ignore.
As much as it was specialâitâs not something unique to him, at least. You had that effect on everyone.
Rather unfortunately actually.
Not everyone who was drawn to you, was quite as pleasant as Remus. You had a feeling he would come, saunter inâunbelievable high and mighty, friends trailing behind him.
Remus was still sitting on the empty bed, reading, as you packed up the last few thingsâonly fifteen minutes left before the end of your shift. Thatâs why he was waiting, having fallen into the habit of walking you back to the common roomâsupposedly because âcompany wouldnât hurtâ.
The sharp inhale that left your lips had him sitting up straight immediatelyâalert.
âYou okay?â Already walking over to where you stood, face twisted into an expression of concern, you simply shook your headâmumbling âYesâ.
Still training your gaze downwards, eyes almost twitching and lips pressed into a thin line. Then he heard them, not too far from the entranceâobnoxiously loud, howling laughter accompanying.
A clear grimance was stuck on your face now, placing a hand on his chest as you finally raised your eyes from the tray of empty vials youâd been sorting.
âLet me handle this, okay?â Voice suddenly hushed, hand lightly pushing him to sit in the far corner, out of sight. He didnât protest, walking backwards in the direction you motioned him, despite the look of confusion, only askingâ
âWhat? Whatâs the matterââ
You cut him off completely, practically pleading while you backed away to close him into the bay, brows knit high.
âJust promise youâll stay here? Please?â
When he finally nodded, you shut the curtains behind you, taking in a final deep breath before plastering the most polite smile you could muster on your face.
It made you want to physically shrink into yourself, the arrogant, smug smirk his lips curled into when he saw youâas jarring as ever.
Avery.
Closely followed by Malfoy and Mulciber. Pathetic really, the lot of them. Walking around as if they were Heavenâs gift to earth, like they graced the presence of everyone theyâd met. Fragile, weak men, who so clearly took pleasure in the discomfort they caused others.
So self-important and big headed that they canât fathom the idea of rejection.
Because you had, in fact, rejected him.
But Avery was relentlessâso used to being the one doing the discarding, so accustomed to having others scramble for his approvalâheâd not taken it well.
You had tried patience. You had tried politeness. But it was becoming increasingly clear that neither would get you very far.
He leaned against the nearest bedframe, all mock ease and arrogance, his lips twisting into a grin that sent a fresh wave of repulsion through your stomach, setting uncomfortably beneath your ribs.
"Merlin, love," he drawled, letting his gaze drag down your figure, lingering far too long in places that made the surface of your skin crawl. "You really shouldn't be wasting your time in a place like this." He tutted, shaking his head in exaggerated pity. "What a shameâa pretty thing like you, running around cleaning up after other people's messes. Bet you could be doing something much more...suitable for a girl like you."
Malfoy and Mulciber chuckled under their breath, the former nudging Avery's shoulder as if egging him on.
"Shame she's not taking any applicants," Mulciber added with a grin. "Not officially, anyway."
Spine becoming taut, you didnât even try hide the way your expression visibly distorted into disgusted frown.
Averyâs grin widened, his tone dropping into something lower, more vile. "Come on, sweetheart. I know youâve got better things to do than play nursemaid to a bunch of useless sods," he said, stepping forward. "That uniformâ" He whistled, dragging his eyes over you like you were something to be had. "Merlinâmakes a man wonder, doesn't it?"
Roughly dropping the empty vial heâd been fiddling with back into the trayâ"Bet you'd be a real treat with a bit less of it on."
The pressure in your jaw from the clench sent sharp pangs through your skull, stomach twisting.
"Shame, though," Avery continued, completely ignoring your stiffened posture, "a bird like you, wasting away in a place like this when you could be spending your time with someone who can show you a good one, a real man."
"Yeah?" you deadpanned. "Where would I find one of those?"
Mulciber let out an obnoxious bark of laughter, while Avery's smirk wavered for the briefest moment before he recovered.
"Feisty," he mused, tilting his head, eyes glinting with something nasty and superior. "I like that."
Knuckles white, fingers numbâyou were sure your nails had drawn blood from their harsh digging into your palms.
"But letâs be honest, love," Avery continued, stepping even closer, his voice taking a somewhat conspiratorial cadance. "A girl like youâ" He clicked his tongue. "I know what you really are. You act all high and mighty, like youâre better than us. But I reckon if I justâ" He reached out toward you, fingers brushing against the fabric of your sleeve. "Pushed a little, youâd fold like the rest of them."
That was it.
"Right," you said, voice cold and even. "If you haven't got anything wrong with you, feel free to leave. I've already given you my answer." Snatching your arm away from him as though he was something filthyâpurposefully dusting off where his fingers had been with a loud, âugh,â
It was painfully silent, and for a moment Avery didnât move.
His smirk vanished.
Its replacing expression, something ugly, almost unhingedâfilled with malice, his nostrils flared as your words, your viseral reaction set in.
"Right," he sneered, stepping even closer, until there was barely a breath between you. "Of course. Because you think you're too good for me, donât you?"
You stood your ground, not moving an inchâbut the fury radiating from him was palpable.
"Donât you?" he repeated, louder this time, his chest rising and falling in quick succession, puffed out as if to make you cower before him.
A dramatic sigh passed your lips, head rolling over your shouldersâwhen you looked back at him, an almost devious smirk played on your lips and with a condescending, feigned sympathetic coo, you responded.
âYeahâŚI do.â
And thatâs what really did it.
Averyâs lips curled into something vicious, eyes narrowing.
"It would be real unfortunate if something happened to that pretty little face of yours," he murmured, voice mockingly sweet but dripping with spite, his finger suddenly reaching upâso light, so deceptively gentle as he brushed a loose strand of hair from your face, tucking it behind your ear. You began physically recoling away from his touch, but his fingers gripped the bottom of your jawâholding you in place, "Seeing as thatâs all you really have."
A hand clamped down over his wrist.
It happened so fastâone moment, Avery was inches from you, the next, he was yanked back, spun around so fast that his head barely caught up before he was staring at the broad chest of someone towering over him.
Remus.
He wasnât angry.
Noâanger was too simple, too small.
He was seething.
His grip on Averyâs wrist was bruising, his knuckles white with the pressure. His expression, usually so composed, so calm, was something terrifyingly unreadable.
"Youâre a sick bastard, you know that?" Remus finally said, voice eerily smoothâso quiet it sent a shiver of something primal down everyoneâs spine.
âPestering a girl whoâs already rejected you, and when that doesnât work, you threaten her? Because your fragile ego couldnât stomach the idea of her not wanting you?â
Avery sneered, yanking his arm, but Remus didnât let go. If anything, his grip tightened.
âYouâre a sick little boy with nothing to offer,â Remus continued, slow and deliberate, his voice dripping with disgust.
âI mean, itâs no wonder no one wants youâyouâre a pathetic excuse for a human being.â
The silence that followed was suffocating.
Averyâs face turned redânot just with fury, but humiliation. His eyes flickered to Malfoy and Mulciber, both of whom had stepped back ever so slightly, watching with careful amusement, not stepping in. The muscles in Averyâs jaw ticked. His free hand twitched, curling into a fist.
Remus didnât so much as blink.
The cracking, whining sound of the hospital wing doors is all that was heard.
âWhat on earth is all this commotion?!â
Madam Pomfreyâs sharp voice cut through the ward, almost bouncingâechoing violently off the walls, her stern expression making even Malfoy stand a little straighter. She narrowed her eyes, gaze flicking between each of you before they landed on Avery.
Yanking his arm from Remusâ grasp, stepping back with a sneer.
"If youâre not sick, youâve got no business being here," she snapped. "Outâthe lot of you!"
Avery was still enraged, but he knew better than to argue.
"Disgraceful," Madam Pomfrey muttered under her breath as she turned to you, her hand coming onto you shoulder with a soft pat. "Youâre dismissed for the evening, dear. Go on and get some rest."
You exhaled slowly through your nose, lips still pursed into a thin line, nodding.
But just as you turned to leave, Avery leaned in just close enough for only you to hear, voice low and dark.
"Youâll regret this," he murmured.
Then, with one last glare at Remus, he turned on his heel and stalked out, Malfoy and Mulciber following close behind.
You still hadnât moved from behind your station, lost in deep thought, goosebumps still raised on your neck from Averyâs vile touchâthe blood beneath your skin felt warm, too warm and buzzing with something youâd only describe as fury.
Gaze still fixed on an unimportant spot of the floor, the agitation seemed to only swell, invasiveâinevitable, its just that you couldnât believe it.
The audacity, the nerve, and on top of that; you let him get to you, knowing he relishes in the rise, knowingâ
Warmth and a gentle hand, ghosting over your spine is what broke your chain of thought, you could still feel the skin of your cheeks internally burning. If it was anyone else, you would have flinched away, but, it was Remus.
He didnât say anything at first, just let his hand settle lightly against the small of your back, grounding. You finally took the steps to remove your dressings, hanging them by the doorsâstill warmed by the heat radiating from his palm.
A silent question, a quiet offering of comfort.
You exhaled, long and slow, willing away the leftover tension still coiled in your muscles. It didnât work. Barely having made it half way through the walk to the common room, almost trudging to a stopâfootsteps getting heavier the further you walked.
âThat wasââ You stopped yourself, shaking your head as a humorless huff left your lips. âUnbelievable.â
Remusâ fingers twitched against your back, the only sign of the anger still simmering beneath his composed exterior.
âIâm sorry you had to deal with that, you didnât deserve it,â His voice was even, comforting but still slightly strained, turning the last corner before reaching the dungeon, he pressed furtherââYou know that, right?â
Pausing outside the common room door, you nodded, rolling your shoulders as if that would shake off the lingering filth Avery had left in his wake.
âI know,â you muttered. âDoesnât make it feel any less disgusting.â
Remus didnât respond right away, and when he did, it wasnât with words. Instead, his hand slipped from its place on your back, pulling you in lightly by your wrists towards him. Engulfing you completely, arms firmly wrapped out you, anchoringâwhen you lifted your head to look at him, he was already looking down at you. Eyes swimming with sympathy and unspoken words of compassion that just escaped him.
âYou didnât have to do that,â you murmured, searching his face. âStep in like that.â
The way his brows furrowed made it seem as though the thought had never even occurred to him.
âOf course, I did.â The answer was simple, final, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
And to him, it was.
You studied his face for a little while longer, the look in his eyes so unbareably fond, it had the hairs on the back of your neck stand on endâyou forced yourself to look away shaking your head, the ghost of a smile twitching at the corners of your lips.
Just the glimpse of your smile had a small twinge of pride blooming in Remusâ chestâunable to avoid the way his lips mirrored yours, forming a crooked one. Having felt the tension in your shoulders melt away, the way you comfortably tilted your head up at him againâa soft, sincere âThank you,â resting in the air between you, he allowed himself to relax.
Ever so slowly, reluctantly, you were putting space between you, arm trailing down his as you walked backwards towards to door, drawing out the seconds so you could absorb his warmth just that bit longer.
âYou donât have to thank me,â
Still basking in the lasting grip of his hand on yours, arms stretching out and away from both your bodies, inching painstakingly backââI know,ââthe words were soft, airyâfingertips just barely connecting now, eyes locked with his.
The heavy sound and creeking of the door, is all that hung between you for a few long moments, both still savouring the last whisps of skin on skinâuntil your back was pressed against the door, a lazy smile spread across you lips, breathing outââGoodnight, Remus,â before finally disappearing behind the cold metal.
Not even moments after you were out of his sight, he sighed, almost dreamilyâfingertips still buzzing from your touch, he ran a hand through his already messy hair, letting it drag down the side of his face. Settling on his lips, still stretched into a cheesy grin as he started his walk back to his common room.
After that day, Remus somehow found a way to make sure you were rarely alone, always with you on your shifts, putting imperative effort into essentially escorting you around the castleâits not that he thought you couldnât handle yourself.
It was that Avery was notoriously cruel and twisted on his own, but with the added encouragement of his entourage, and the burning desire Remus knew he had to defend his bruised ego.
It felt necessary to him.
Heâd been so thorough, that even as the full moon came and wentâLily had coincidentally taken the time to join you before the end of your shift, grabbing dinner in the great hall every night that Remus was away. You were almost never alone.
Almost.
To and from classes, it became a bit harder to ensure you had company. But quite frankly you werenât convinced it was necessary at all. Itâs not just that you werenât particularly fond of people taking time out of their day to get you from point A to point B.
Itâs that you didnât even believe Avery was actually going to do anything, it had been almost two weeks and he still had yet to utter a single word to you. Apart from the occassional glare from across the great hallâAveryâs little threat had been relatively harmless.
You didnât even grant him the satisfaction of acknowledgement as you walked by him and his friends while they sat on a bench in the courtyard. And even as another snide and vulgar remark reached your ears, you continued to where you needed toâcompletely unfazed.
Though, it did make the grip you had on your textbooks, that tad bit tighter. Taking in a deep breath, you told yourselfâyouâre above it, youâre better than them.
It seemed that Avery was a bit of an opportunist, waiting for the right time to jab at you, waiting until you were alone.
One after the other, they hopped off the benchâtrailing after you, the scuff of boots against the dry ground, the low murmurs of laughter that sent a wave of irritation down your spine. It was calculatedâdeliberate, the sun was low, casting long shadows across the courtyardâstudents milled about in the distance, not too many, just enough.
âGoing somewhere, sweetheart?â Averyâs voice was deceptively light, laced with the same condescension that it dripped the last time. âYouâve been awfully rude, you know. Ignoring me like that.â
You sighed through your nose, forcing your steps to remain evenâyouâre above it, youâre better than them.
A presence at your side. Another just behind. You were surrounded, their shadows stretching long under the fading sunlight.
âIâm busy, Averyâdonât you have a stone to kick or something.â
His smirk twitched, and out of the corner of your eye, you saw his fingers flex like he was resisting the urge to grab you. âYou know,â he said, voice all mock thoughtfulness, âI wasnât going to let you get away with what happened in the hospital wing.â
That made you stop.
The words dug under your skin, prickling, burning, unrelentingâyou turned sharply, finally looking him in the eye.
Avery smiled, slow and victorious, relishing in the reaction.
âThatâs more like it,â he murmured, taking a deliberate step closer.
The urge to wipe that smug, entitled look off his face clawed at your insides.
âOh, so thatâs what this is about?â you said, voice dripping with sarcasm. âYou think youâre being gracious, do you? Letting me âget away with itâ? What, so Iâm supposed to thank you for your mercy?â
Averyâs smirk twisted.
âWouldnât kill you to show a little gratitude,â he mused, eyes flicking down your body with a slow, assessing gaze had you fighting every urge to not simply swing at him. âYouâve been walking around here like youâre above people. You ought to be taught a lesson.â
He took a step closer, a sick, dread beginning to pool in the pits of your stomach, fingers twitching for your wandâyouâre above it, youâre better than them.
âThat uniform of yours,â he murmured, tilting his head like he was considering something. âYou have to know what it does, donât you? Little skirt, all dolled up like youâre just begging for attention.â
Eyes darkened with something vile.
âThough I suppose youâre already getting plenty of attention, arenât you?â he sneered. âFlitting around in that little thing, acting all innocent, when we both know what you are.â
He leaned in slightly, just enough to make it invasive.
âLupin have you playing nurse, is that it? Bet he just loves having you at his bedside, donât you, sweetheart?â His voice dropped lower. âBet you wouldnât even have to ask to get on your knees for him.â
Youâd finally had enough, completely disgarding your textbooks to the floor as your shoved him back aggressively. The heated argument erupting in no timeâvexed and roaring, âAll this bitching because one girl doesnât want youâpathetic!â You almost didnât recognise your own voice, shrill, abrupt, nasty.
Words violent and clashing against his, boiling and sharp, insults spewing, slicing through the once peaceful air of the courtyard. A few heads turned, a few onlookers slowing their steps as the tension grew thick, simmering with something electric, something dangerous.
It was the principle, you refused to back down.
Refused to let him win.
And when the venom on your tongue reached its peak, when you could no longer stand the sight of his smug, entitled faceâtaking a step back, face twisted and scrunched into a look a revolt, while you surveyed him. Eyes scanning from head to toe, you let out a loud, bellowing incredulous laugh before spitting, âYouâre not even worth it, Avery. Infact, youâre a waste of time and good air,â
Then you turned away.
Disregardingâdismissed him like he was nothing.
The sharp crack of an insult, a curse from Averyâs lips, venomous and unchecked.
And that was when it happened.
You heard the whisper of fabric, the flick of a wristâthe fizzling hiss of magic.
The moment was barely a fraction of a second, having put just enough space between you, there was timeâyouâd be quick enough to deflect itâthe hex. Every instinct, every reflex kicking and screaming to do so, to move, fight back before it hit you.
Butâthere were just too many people.
Too many bodies standing in your proximity, too many possible targets, too much risk of having someone else caught in the crossfire. Enough time to deflect, not enough to redirectâyouâd have no control over where it would go, you didnât even hear the curse he muttered, no chance of knowing what it could do, no control of who it could hit.
So you made a choice, bracing yourself, every muscle of your being constricting, becoming taut.
You took itâbiting into your lip as the awful, searing burn of the spell made contact with your back, the impact making you seize up even further, hurtling forwards, upwards.
The world around you blurred, spunâthenâ
Stone.
A sickening crack as the side of your body collided with the hard stone of the courtyard walls, ribs taking the brunt of the impact, before you bounced off it, gravity pulling you down. Slamming against the firm ground with a dull thud.
At some point, Regulus has caught sight of the commotion and was already running to the great hall in search for his brotherâwho would without a doubt be with Remus.
Pain exploded through your side, agonising, blooming mercilessly with every breath, every slight movement. The sharp stinging throb of your ribs, your lungs burning as the weight of every inhale pressed against the bonesâeach one more of a struggle than the last.
Curling in to yourself, hand desperately clutching at your sideâeyes squeezed shut, the world sounded so distant, muffled, the first thing you register was the silenceâall you could feel was the small shards of grass brushing against the side of your cheek with each shaking tremble of your body.
Then, a second laterâmurmurs. A ripple of shocked voices.
A small crowd had formed, hesitant, concerned, a voice was so close but so far away you wouldnât make it out over the gurgling, rushing sound that floated between your earsâinstictively raising a hand, a signalâstay away.
Barely hearing the sharp gasp from somewhere in the distanceâthe sound of loud panicked footstepsârunning. Unsure of how much time youâd spent laying thereâonly disturbed by the way the footsteps made your body shake as they got closer, you couldnât bring yourself to acknowledge the desperate calls of what you thought might have been your name.
Hand coming into contact with something hard and hotâtrying to push it away, it was all too much and you were stillâthe pain of movement so overbearing. Pushing through the crowd, his heart rested firmly in the pits of his stomach at the sight of youâfragile, just a small mass of robes, folded into yourself.
Eerily similar to that morning two moons ago.
He scooped you up quickly, despite the weak and pitiful protest that left your lips, the heartbeat that was now pressed close to your ear was mildly soothingâfamiliar.
Remus.
Each one of his rushed jolting strides made the stabbing pain in your side more noticeable, and though the voices blurred and blended into eachother, you could make out three, maybe four other sets of rushed footsteps behind you.
A mild, faintly sweet smell of anti-bacterial filled your nostrils, the hospital wing. Even in his panic, you could recognise the overly catious, gentle way Remus set you down on bedâstill pained whimpers spilled from your lips, once again curling in on yourself.
Pomfreyâs voice was sharp and alarmed, bringing you ever so slighty back into the room, she was telling, no asking something, and Regulusâ voice chimed in.
âIt was Avery, he hexed her while her back was turnedâcoward.â
You could feel the heat of Remusâ hand on your back, trying to sooth you, calm the injured groans that you couldnât hold in. And as Pomfreyâs gentle hand came to move yours from their desperate grasp on your side, you squirmed awayâcracking an eye open as another wave a pain radiated through your body.
She shushed you, voiced becoming more tender and quietââYou have to let me see, dear,â
Slowly, reluctantly, you withdrew your hands, breaths becoming more shallow with each moment, and as she lifted the hem of your shirt, revealing your skin, a chorus of horrified gasps sounded around you.
Your side adorned with dark splotches of red and black and blue surrounding the area, streaking up your side in cruel, uneven smears. The skin was swollen, raised in places where the bone had set wrongâa clear distorted, raised bump peaking at the side. Flinching sharply at the prodding touch Pomfrey pressed into you, hands gripping the sides of the bed in restraint.
âOh dear,â The grave tone in which she spoke did not give Remus the sense of comfort he was looking for, brows knit high on his forehead, and like the others, gaze transfixed on the huge blossoming mark on your side.
She turned in a flurry of motion, disappearing behind the curtain only to reappear moments later, her expression unreadable but urgent.
They waited anxiously to be in the know. Barely minutes had passes since your arrival, and a sobering silence had already hung in the ward, the only audible sound was you.
The laboured, heaves and cries you struggled to contain.
No one spoke.
Lily and James stood stiffly at the foot of the bed, their worried eyes darting between you and Pomfrey. Regulus was deathly still, his lips pressed into a tight line.
Finally, after multiple rounds to and from the cabinet Pomfrey, took the first of three vials and put a few drops of the cloudy white liquid under your tongue, doing the same with a few more drops from a vial with green liquidâit must have been foul tasting from the way your body stiffened with a small retch. With a deep breath, she announced to themâ
"This is nasty business," she said, voice low, steady. "Iâll need you to hold her down."
Remusâ head snapped up.
"What?"
His hand had come up to your head, stoking the hair that had stuck to your face awayâsweat prickling at your hairline.
Pomfrey didnât hesitate.
âShe has a broke rib, itâs healing in the wrong position,â her hands her already moving to press against the swelling at your side, even as you twisted in agony, she continued,
âI need to re-break the bone.â
Eyes nearly popped out of his head, heartbeat ringing loud in his earsâthough still not loud enough to drown out the constant shallowed, wheezes that left you, littered with moans of distress that got weaker as the seconds passedâyour lungs struggled to fill with enough air to support your voice.
Re-break the bone.
It sounded so clinical, so matter-of-fact, so detached from the reality of what it actually meant.
Your breaths were coming too shallow, too fast, your vision slightly spotting at the edges. The sharp, stabbing ache in your ribs with each inhale made it impossible to breathe properly. Every tiny movement sent daggers through your body, the weight of it all crushing.
âBut sheâs still awake,â James whispered mostly to himself, soft, quietâbut everyone still heard.
The words rattled around in your skull, sinking past layers of pain and exhaustion, now, you were panicking, hand frantically clawing up Remusâ forearm.
âWe donât have time to wait for a sleeping potion to work, itâs already healing as we speak.â
Your vision was blurry, but you could feel Remusâ hand against your forehead, could hear the barely restrained emotion in his voice.
âShhh, itâll be over soon,â What else could he have said?
There was nothing he could do.
Nothing anyone could do but hold you down and watch.
It needed to be done, you understood that, but it didnât make your next words any easier to say, every syllable a struggle against your fractured ribs, âDo it nowâ,â
Pomfrey nodded.
James and Regulus hesitated for only a second before stepping forward, grim-faced, exchanging silent glances before reaching for you.
Jamesâ hands found your shoulders, firm but careful, his grip like iron. Regulus settled by your legs, a single hand pressed against your thigh, his face etched with a deep frownâyour pain so clear, so raw he couldnât look at you. Lily hovered just beside him, her fingers twitching at her sides, as if resisting the urge to reach for you herself.
And then there was Remus.
His hands were steady, one gripping yours tightly, the other resting against your head, his thumb brushing against your temple in slow, comforting strokes, feeling truly tormentedâharsh wrinkles between his brows as he winced with you. Dreading the idea that you will now know of a pain so awful and familiar to him.
Pomfrey took a deep breathâ"On three."
Your own breath caught by the lump in your throat.
"One.â
Gripping on Remus tighter, gaze fearful as it fell on him.
"Two."
Your body tensed, finally screwing your eyes shut, forcing the brewing tears out the corners, instinctively bracingâ
"Three."
The crack was sickening.
But the sound that followed was much much worse.
Your jaw slacked releasing a truly blood-curdling, tortured, harrowing, an ear-splitting screamâit ripped through your throat, hoarse and choked, resonating through the ward with an echo.
A pain unlike anything youâd ever known exploded through your side, hot and sharp, rattling up your spine and everywhere. It felt like being torn in half, deep and intense. Your body tried to arch away, escape the splittering agony that set every nerve on fire, but James held you down, gritting his teeth as you thrashed weakly against him.
Only able to focus on the reorganising of bones at your side, the low grinding and shifting sound you heard from within yourself.
A fresh wave of agony struckâwhite-hot and blindingâand suddenly, you werenât sure how much longer you could stay awake, head lolling in clear delirium, vision blurring, blackening at the edges, sob ridden whimpers and hiccups still tumbling out between wheezes, your grasp on Remus faltering.
Your vision tunneled, black at the edges, fadingâ
"Stay with me, y/n,â he whispered, voice rawâwrecked, laced with something aching. "Youâre okay."
You didnât believe him.
The slow and gentle soothing, lulling stroke of his palms over your hair matched the pattern his fingertips ghosted over your hand, fingers intertwinedâhe held your hand close, pressed to his chest as if letting you go would mean losing you completely.
Still reeling from the pain, nerve endings on fire, all you could muster the strength to produce was one word, weak and unsteadyââRemus?â
Pomfrey worked quickly again, pressing another vial to your lips, the taste barely registering past the burning in your chestâapplying a large bandage coated in medicinal ointment to your side. Remus took the small towel by the bedside, softly dabbing off the beads of sweat that remained on your foreheadâ
"Breathe, love," he murmured, voice soft as silk, but no less urgent. "In through your nose, out through your mouth."
Your lungs shudderedâstaggering at the effort, the air thick, heavy, impossible to take in. But you tried. The worst of it dwindled away, not gone, not by a long shotâbut enough for the unbearable pressure to settle into something dull, something that no longer consumed everything.
Your body went slack.
Regulus let out a long, slow breath.
James loosened his grip, rubbing a hand over his face.
And RemusâHis legs almost gave out beneath him, barely able to swallow the lump in his throat as he took a deep breath for the first time in what felt like forever, and he leaned in closerâthe idea of continued space between you was basphemous.
No one spoke.
For a long moment, the only sound in the ward was the shallow, uneven rhythm of your breaths.
"It will heal properly now," she said, her voice more gentle than before, but edged with a small tinge of relief, âI slowed her healing, so the pain will linger for a few days. Sheâll need rest.â
Then she was gone, disappearing behind the curtain, leaving the rest of them standing around your bed, and Remusâhe only stared at you, his thumb still absentmindedly tracing the back of your hand, eyes running over your exhausted figure, eyes clearly heavy with the grueling after effects of your ordeal.
A long silence stretched between you.
Letting out a slow, jagged, painful inhale, tongue darting out to wet your dry lips to no availâit was hushed and raw, âWater,â
Remus all but scrambled to get the small metal cup by the bedside, gently slipping a hand under your neck to tilt your head forwardâhelping you take a few sips. The others all just watch the scene unfolding infront of them, the comfortable way you leaned into Remusâ touch, the unnecessarily fond and tender look in his eyes as he instinctively dotes on you. How his hand trailed back to yours, drawn in to it like a magnet.
Lily couldnât help the small knowing smile that twitched onto her lips.
Then, the heavy wooden doors of the hospital wing slammed open abrupty with a force that rattled the glass vials on Pomfreyâs shelves.
Everyoneâs heads snapped up.
Sirius stood in the entrance, his chest rising and falling with sharp, heavy breaths, his knuckles raw and split. His robes were disheveled, streaked with dirt and something darker, something red. And in his grasp, dragged by the scruff of his collar, was none other than Avery.
Or, at least, what was left of him.
Avery was batteredâface swollen, a deep gash running from his cheekbone down to his jaw, lip split so severely that blood had seeped into his teeth. His robes were torn, dirt and grime smeared across the fabric, and his wandâhis precious, useless wandâwas nowhere to be seen.
Sirius took a few steps forward, his grip tight on Averyâs collar, until they were just a few paces away from your cot.
And with a sharp jerk, he threw Avery to the floor.
The Slytherin crumpled like a ragdoll, landing in a heap at the foot of your bed, groaning as his battered body hit the stone.
Pomfrey gasped, hand flying to her chest.
"What on earthâ"
But Sirius wasnât listening.
He stood over Avery, hands curling into fists at his sides, his entire body still taut with adrenaline. For a long, stretched-out moment, he simply stared at the boy on the ground, nostrils flaring with every furious breath, as if daring him to move. Then, voice low and seething, Sirius asked,
"Havenât you have something to say?"
The room was silent.
Avery coughed, his body shuddering with the effort.
Straining yourself to move further up the bedâyou watched with everyone, every breath rattling in your lungs, eyes dark and cold.
Avery hesitated for a second too long, and Sirius movedâa single, sharp step forward, hands twitching, still ready to rip him apart.
The words came out weak, broken, almost panickedâpathetic.
Sirius said nothing, only raised a brow, unimpressed.
Avery swallowed hard, shifting painfully on the floor.
"Iâm sorry."
There it was.
Sirius still didnât speak, just watched him, waitingâthe digust dripping off of the scrowl that sat on his face.
"Heâ" Averyâs voice cracked, shaking violently as he forced himself to continue, "âhe didnât do anything to me. I justâŚ" His throat bobbed, his entire face twisted in humiliation. "I just walked into the Whomping Willow."
James was grinning now, shaking his head in mock pity. "Wow. Thatâs justâ" he let out a low whistle, "âreal unlucky, mate."
Sirius smirked, slow and dangerous.
But Remus wasnât smiling.
He was staring at Avery, his face unreadable, his grip on your hand still firm but not tight. He hadnât said a single word since Sirius arrived, hadnât moved a muscleâjust watching.
Sirius took a deep breath, exhaling sharply as he rolled out his shoulders, like he was only just calming down from whatever happened before heâd stormed into the ward.
Then, crouching down so he was eye level with Avery, he grinned.
"You should consider yourself lucky," he mused, voice dangerously casual, "because if it were up to him?" He tilted his head, nodding over to Remus, smile sharp and positively wolfish. "You wouldnât be conscious right now."
Averyâs entire body shuddered.
Sirius only chuckled darkly, clapping him on the shoulderâhard enough to make him flinch.
âOff with you now, before Remus decides to be less forgiving,â
Avery swallowed thickly, glancing toward the matronâwho, while still clearly appalled, had her arms rigidly crossed but was making no move to defend him. Slowly, painfully, he pushed himself off the floor, every movement making him wince. And thenâwithout another wordâhe turned and limped toward the exit, humiliated beyond belief.
The moment the doors shut behind him, a collective breath was released.
Remus turned his attention back to you, the anger that previously blazed in his eyes melting away in seconds, another smaller, more comfortable silence lulled over the ward. Sirius turning, and as he took the last few steps toward your bed, looking you up and down, taking in the way you were still clutching weakly at your ribs, holding onto Remus, he let out a breath, askingâ
"You alright?"
The very corners of your lips curled, twitching up every so slightly as you huffed out a choked snicker, and though it was cut off by a sharp hissâyou were clearly amused. Letting your head fall back tiredly withââIâm alright, much better now,â
Pomfrey slipped through the curtains again, and while she changed the small now sweat ridden towel by your bed, refilling the water, she saidâ
"I assume I donât need to tell any of you to let her sleep."
She eyed the group pointedly.
James had the decency to look sheepish. Lily nodded. Regulus said nothing, but his arms were crossed, as Sirius rested his elbow on his shoulderâthe usual indifference returning.
But Remus, he couldnât bring himself to tear his hand awayâyou looked so tired, probably wanted some rest, but he was frozen in place, stuck by your side.
Pomfrey sighed.
"Fine," she muttered, almost to herself, "just donât let me catch you keeping her awake."
He let out a sigh of relief as she left, the others slowly filtering out, Lily giving your hand a comforting tight squeeze as she left. Remus pulled his chair up closer, allowing his body to lean slightly on the bed, just watching you eyes full of worry.
It was slowly and shaky, but you brought your free hand up to himâhe stayed still, watching expectantly for your next movements. Your fingertips threading slightly through his hair in a gentle stroke, pushing it away from his faceâmirroring his from before.
But yours slipped down and settled at the base of his neck, fingers still curling around the strandsâtouch too tender. Eyes scanning his face just as much as his were scanning yours.
âYou donât need to stay hereâIâll be fine for the night,â It came out heavy and mumbled, less convincing than youâd hoped. His face flashed slightly with an almost offended expression, the idea clearly never having crossed his mind.
âI want to stay,â
His words were plain, honestâleft little room for protest on your end, but you still tried. And even as your eyes got heavier, sleep weighing heavy on your bodyââBut you canât sleep on that chair all night, youâll break your back,â
A huffed laugh came through his nose, typical crooked smile playing on his lipsââIâll be fineââ
âCome up here,â
Yours words cut him off, light and simple, and you shuffled over onto your sideâlips pursed to hold in a wince, making space for him before he could protest. His eyes just darted between you and the now open space, trying and failing miserably to stutter out an excuseâbut the sleepy bored look in your eyes, accompanied with the light pats on the bed made him relent.
Slipping into the bed, careful not to knock you and keeping a safe, meticulous distance from you, you couldnât help yourself, eyes rolling with a dramatic sighââIâm not made of glass, yâknow,â
Watching as his form relaxed a bit, taking up more space, you slowly curled into the gap heâd left, drapping the thin cover over you both, humming as you finally closed your eyes. He watched you settle carefully, hesitating before bring an arm around to softly pull you in slightly closer to him, the smile twitched onto his face, when you unconsciously burrowed into himâallowing sleep to over come him too.
The change between you wasnât instantaneous, nor was it something either of you consciously acknowledged. It was slow, creeping, like ink bleeding through parchmentâgradual, yet utterly inescapable.
Because it wasnât just that night you spent in each otherâs comfortable and content company, and though it started with the nights, this was the first of many.
Somewhere along the way, your post-shift routine had shifted. You never really meant to end up in Remusâ dorm every nightâit had just happened. One moment, you were finishing up in the library, the next, you were in his bed, limbs tangled lazily, a book forgotten between you as you talked in hushed voices about anything and everything. His sheets smelled faintly of parchment and something woodsy, and without fail, your shoulders, your knees, your arms would brush, a constant, grounding touch that neither of you ever pulled away from.
At some point, you both stopped pretending this was something normal friends did.
Maybe it was the way his fingers always lingered on your wrist when he passed you something, or the way he never failed to have a Bloodsucker rolling around at the bottom of his bag.
It had started as a small thingâinsignificant, really. You hadnât even noticed it at first, not until the third or fourth time it happened.
The first time, it was after a particularly long shift, your legs aching from standing too long, your mind buzzing with exhaustion. Youâd barely slumped into your usual seat beside Remus in his common room when he wordlessly reached into his pocket and pulled something out. A small, wrapped sweet.
You had blinked at it, then at him.
âWhatâs this?â
He shrugged, as if it was nothing. âThought you could use one.â
Then again between classes, during late-night study sessions, in the middle of a quiet walk back to the dormsâwhenever you reached for one absentmindedly, he had one ready, handing it to you without a second thought. He never even looked like he thought about it, just pulled it from his pocket like it was as natural as breathing.
The realization hit one afternoon, sitting across from him in the library, books scattered between you. He passed you a piece of parchment, and along with it, he slid a familiar, wrapped sweet across the table.
You narrowed your eyes at him, picking it up. âOkay, you definitely donât carry these around for yourself.â
He barely looked up from his book, but the ghost of a smirk played on his lips. âMaybe I just like being prepared.â
âFor what?â
Remus finally glanced up, a single brow raised. âFor you, obviously.â
Maybe it was the projectsâyou always ended up partners. Whether it was a conscious decision or just something unspoken between you, you gravitated toward one another like it was inevitable. Like it was meant to be. The others barely batted an eye anymore, rolling their eyes as you took your usual seats together, heads ducked in close as you whispered back and forth, scribbling notes in the margins of each otherâs parchment.
Or maybe it was the bookstore.
That trip to Hogsmeade was different. Youâd both walked through the cobbled streets, the wind crisp but pleasant, your arms brushing as you made your way toward the small, tucked-away shop Remus had offhandedly mentioned once before. It was his placeâsomewhere quiet, somewhere his. And yet, heâd brought you.
He watched as your fingers trailed the spines, his own hand brushing over yours as he pointed out his favorites. There was a certain weight in the air, a quiet understanding you both wordlessly acknowledgeâboth so easily able to find solace in each other, a unspoken harmonyâsolidarity.
And then there were his nights.
Pomfrey was very understanding when you began to ask to have the days after the full moon off.
You had entered his dorm without knockingâbecause, by now, you never had to. You expected him to be curled up in bed, exhausted and aching, maybe reading, maybe just resting. Instead, the moment you sat down beside him, he shiftedâeyes heavy-lidded, body sluggish, but his arm curled loosely around your waist, his face nudging into the fabric of your jumper.
You barely even hesitated before your fingers found his hair, carding through it with a softness you didnât even have to think about.
You were there every morning after, pulling the duvet up over his shoulders, murmuring softly as he pressed closer, his fingers grazing the fabric of your sleeve like he needed to feel you near.
And somehow, somehow, the nights you stayed over became less about exhaustion and more about something else.
You werenât sure when you stopped leaving.
There was no more, âI should go,â no more, âItâs getting late.â
One day, you simply didnât.
It just took one momentâyou were dozing beside him, your legs tucked between his, your cheek pressed into his pillow. The next, you were waking up, his arm draped heavily over your waist, your fingers curled into the fabric of his shirt. His scent clung to you, warm and familiar, and you could feel the steady rise and fall of his breathing, the soft warmth of him against your back.
It was inevitable.
The stolen glances, the lingering touchesâeach one more obvious than the last. The shift had been slow, careful, but now it felt like a rope being pulled taut, a thread stretched thin between the two of you, waiting to snap.
The day it did, was so ordinary.
Nothing out of the daily routine for you and Remusâyouâd made your way over to his dorm, to keep him company, of courseâJames and Sirius were off at quidditch practise, leaving just the two of you. Both lying on your backs, sprawled across the bed.
The light music of one of Remusâ records droning on in the back as you listened to the low and steady melody of his voiceâreading outloud, youâd have to admit, you werenât paying as much attention to what he was saying as you were to the light vibrations his words sent through the matress beneath you.
Taking a few moments of near silence for you to realise heâd stopped reading, mumbling out quietly, âWhyâd you stop?â, as you turned to look at himâbut he was already looking at you. The sudden intensity of his gaze made your breath catch in your throat, but his voice as casual as ever in your earsââYou were falling asleep, thatâs why,â
The ghost of a pout reached your lips, lightly defending yourself in feigned offence, âNo I wasnât.â
He huffed out a light scoff, shifting onto his stomach, somehow impossibly closer to youâthe breath of his words brushing over the curve of your cheek. One of those crooked smiles that made your chest bloom with an undeniably fuzzy feeling etched onto his face, âIf you werenât falling asleep what did I just say?â
Your lips parted, sucking an inhale as if you were about to answer, but all that came out were stammered stutters of half started words, before you huffed out in defeatâhe was already laughing at you. And it shook the bed, making you bounce slightly up and and down in sync with him, it made you giggleâjoining and mixing in with his as it echoed off the walls of his dorm.
When it finally quieten down, lazy grins still stretch out on both of your faces, he couldnât help itâit was second nature at this point, he leaned in closer, fingertips rushing the hair lightly away from your face with a low content hum.
It didnât make sense, the familiarness of his touch was the same as always, and yet today, it made your mouth so incredibly dryâswallowing thickly as he inched closer and closer. The space between you barely a fingers width.
The sun shone in lightly through the window behind him, giving a small spotlight to the golden brown whisps of curls that framed his faceâhis eyes were scanning your face, for reluctance, hesitationâanything.
But your expression was calm, matching his movementâeyes darting around his, catalogueing his features, the way his eyelashes became slightly straighter towards the ends of his eyes, and the extra freckles by the edges of his eyebrows. Involuntarily, you sucked in a small sharp breath as he closed in, when there was just a slither of space left between you.
He paused, eyes flicking between yours and your lips, words so shockingly tender, barely above a whisperââDo you want me to stop?â
You couldnât trust your voice to not break under the pressure of his gazeâso warm, so fond. Instead you just shook your head, fingers twitching up to his arm, he was so closeâbut hesitant still. Catious.
Even as he leaned down towards you, he paused again, just as the tips of your nose brushed against each otherâeyes still searching for even a drop of doubt in yours. Shifting to hover over you lightly, fingertips coming to just lightly trace along the line from the bottom of his jaw, to the drip in his neck.
His lips brushed against yours.
It was soft at first, testing, but the moment your fingers curled into the fabric of his shirt, he pressed closer, Remus abandoned all his reserved. Melting against your touch with a low sigh, dropping the weight he held on his forearms and pressing into you, deepening the kiss. Something that was once gentle and timid, bloomed into more feverish, wanting touches and grasps.
His hands gripping almost roughly at the curve of your hips, rolling you over and onto himâerupting in giggles against his lipsâthe sound muffled between the spaces where your mouths met, soft and breathless.
His laughter mixed with yours, a quiet, husky sound that sent warmth curling deep in your stomach. His hands slid over your waist, fingers splayed against the thin fabric of your shirt, his touch firm, but reservedâlike he wasnât sure if he should be holding you like this but couldnât bring himself to stop.
You didnât want him to.
Both hands sliding to his neck, exploring, travelling up and downâcarding through his hair one moment, holding desperately onto his jaw the next, pulling him closer as if to fall into himâbecome one. His touch leaving the surface beneath your skin, warm and craving.
Muffled groans and whimpers sounded through the room, the pads of his fingers pressing slightly harder into the rounds of your hipsâleaning up into you, into the kiss, breathless and greedy. Sitting himself up straightâallowing his hands to wander, trailing down your spineâspending jolting shivers through you, pawing at your thighs.
Indulging in the first taste of you, the pent up desire set free in the form of unrestrained, frenzied kisses. Relishing in the contact, the cooling sensation of your cold body against hisâtouches becoming rushed and eager as he drank in every gasp of his name that passed from your lips onto his.
It wasnât until his hands, once again, found purchase on your hipsâgrasp almost bruising, causing your to rock helplessly against him, did you pull away suddenly with a sharp gasp. Burying your face into the curve of his neck, chest heaving. A string of apologies immediately tumbled from his mouth, âfuck mâ sorry, I didnât mean toây/n,â
He leaned back, trying to catch a glimpse of your face, but youâd brought your hands up to cover it, barely loud enough to hear, squeaking out, âItâs fineâjust donât look at me,â It was a bit late for that, he could already see themâthe small dark veins that pulsed and protuded from the base of your neck stretching further up.
âY/N,â
You couldnât bring yourself to look at him, not yet, not like thisâhands still stuck firmly to your faceâchest still rising and falling in quick succession, just as breathless as him. He pressed again, voice low and soft, comfortingââLemme see,â
âJust gimme a minute,â Voice panicked and muffled by your palms.
He didnât wait, just taking your wrists lightly, and pulling them awayâyour head hung low in shame, avoiding his gaze, still trying to catch your breath. Letting go of your wrists, they fell to your sides, and his hands came up to your face, compelling your gaze to meet his.
âWhy are you hiding from me?â
Eyes as warm and sincere as ever, he let his hands trail down your neck, ghosting over you shouldersâgently tracing the curve of your spine, forcing a soft gasp from your lips as a shiver ran through you.
His touch was delicate, reverent, as though he feared you might break beneath his fingers. His thumbs brushed just beneath your jaw, tracing slow, featherlight circles against your skinâwhere the veins pulsed dark and traitorous against the curve of your throat.
âY/N,â he murmured again, softer this time, like he was afraid to startle you. âItâs alright.â
Leaning down, peppering slow, calming kisses to the exposed skin of your collarbones, the goosebumps raising in their wake impossible to ignoreâhands finding their way to grasp at the fabric of his jumper.
His hands now rested low on your waist, making your breath hitch as he nipped lightly at the skin of your neck, trailing his soft pecks up and down from your neck to your jaw. Humming as you leaned into them, melting.
Becoming putty in his hands, once again.
Light gasps slipping through your lips when he brought the thin skin behind your ear in between his teethâthe lightest of bites and bruises littered between his words; âDid you have your potion last week?â
Your fingers tangled in his hair, just barely tugging at the soft brown tufts, panting out, breathless; âForgot,â
He only hummed back again in acknowledgment, bringing his lips back to yours, swallowing the whines of his name the your couldnât contain. âSo pretty,â he mumbled against your lips. Touch worshipping each piece of skin it passed, fingertips inching up the underside of your shirtâleaving light feathering touches across your skin before residing in the dip of your waist.
Kisses slipping away from your lips as you shuddered against himâlips pressing firm against the curve of your jaw he whispered, âWant a bite?â
The drag of your fingertips against the skin at the nape of his neck forced a groan from his lips, as he continued his assault on the sensitive skin by the dip in your neck. You almost didnât notice what he said, brain warm and fuzzy from the hot kissesâeventually mumbling out, âNot funny, Rem,â
Your words came out breathy and distracted, less convicted than youâd like, sighing dreamily against his touch. You could feel the way he smiled against your skinââMmm not laughing,â so close you could feel each rumbling vibration of his words in your chest the warmth radiating off him mind numbing.
A gasps catching in your throat as he tightened his grip on you, anchoringâpunctuating his words with the small nibbles and pecks, âBeen thinking about itâŚfor a while,â it was so hard to focus on what he was saying with the way the pads of his fingers dug into flesh at your sideâas if it were possible to pull you any closer than you already were, ââtrust you,â
He leaned back slightly, taking a look at your hazy expressionâlips swollen and glistening, half lidded and breathless. Absolutely bewitching. He looked just as tempting, tops of his cheekbones reddened matching the deep red of his parted lips. Just barely brushing his nose against yours, sighing almost dreamily at the contactâhis thumbs stroking slowly back and forth over the flesh of your hips.
Whispering so softly, âOnly if you want to,â a pressure-less offer.
Instead of responding, you just leaned into him further, reconnecting your lips making him sigh contently. Eventually, trailing cautiously light, ghosting kisses down his jaw, mirroring his own nipping and sucking pattern. Fingers twiddling and intertwining with the small curls at the base of his scalp.
Testing, contemplating his offer when you found yourself hovering over the junction by his neck, his heartbeat joining yours in its loud thumping rhythm that rung in your ears. Ever so slightly craning his neck, baring the skin to youâsoothing your hesitation with simple words, âItâs okay,â
The air almost stilling, his voice so delicate even as he felt the small sharp, piercing of your teeth into his skin. Heâd thought it would hurt more, be more uncomfortableâunpleasant. But he just felt a rush in his head, jaw slacking slightly permitting the prettiest groan youâd ever heard. Hips stuttering against yours, eyes almost rolling as he flooded all your senses, unconsciously grasping onto him tighter.
A hot buzzing filling him entirelyâsurprisingly euphoric, intoxicating. Your body shuddered against his, muffled delicate whimpers passing through you, licking lightly at the broken skin as you withdrewâit was short, barely ten seconds of connection. All nerve endings in your body set alight, looking back at pupils blown.
Drunk on him.
Exhaling with almost a honeyed purr, he lifted his thumb wiping gently at the corners of your mouth. Planting a kiss just by where is thumbs had been, letting them trail again down your jawâslower than before, less fevered, more lax. Smirking against you when he bit over a mark heâd already madeâearning a sweet gasp from your lips.
âBetter?â
His voice took an almost smug cadence, and when you hummed back shy and lazy, lips still parted, satisfied sighs spilling for you. Remus couldnât help the bubble of light laughter that rumbled in his chestâshaking you on his lap. Messily kissing back up to your lips, smiling against you. Savouring each and second of your moment.
When lunch struck and you strolled into the great hall, hand in handâyou shrunk slightly at the quiet murmurs that sounded as you walked between the benches. It wasnât that you were together, no, that was normal.
It was the trail of red and pink bruises and hickeys that adorned both your necksâfailing miserably to cover it with the collar of your shirt. Remus on the other hand, walked in as confident as everâsqueezing your intertwined fingers reassurance. Wearing his marks like a badge of honourâleaning down to your ear, whispering in a teasing tone,
âAt least weâre matching,â
And when you sat down at the table with him, rather than your usual spot two tables across, lolly in handâafter Remus silently shot a look at Sirius that said you better not start. He settled beside you, hands interlocked under the table, his warmth against you, your cold against him, comfortable. Blissfully ignoring the way Sirius muttered âAbout time,â under his breath.
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summary after a year free from azkaban, sirius is dying to leave number twelve grimmauld place. but after a year of also craving to see you, one of his wishes is met.
warnings mentions of loneliness and depression
a/n if you couldn't tell i'm on a harry potter kick rn (requests please!!!)
gif cred belongs to @peaceseller
sirius was losing his mind sitting around headquarters. with little to do other than to stare at his family's old possessions and vanquish bitter creatures (and kreatcher), he was beginning to harbor a feeling similar to his time in azkaban--not nearly as hopeless, but just as desperately bored.
he heard the door open from the armchair he had been lounging in and a voice gasp, "professor l/n!" before the screeches of his mother filled the hall. he jumped to his feet--not due to the screams, he was truly becoming used to that--but at the sound of your name.
someone managed to close the curtains around his mother's portrait as he practically ran down the stairs. the last time he had glimpsed you had been too brief, not even being able to show you that he was there in his disguised animagus form. when dumbledore told him he had recruited you, sirius was less than surprised, but desperate for the day you would finally drop by headquarters. when after fourteen long years, he would get to speak to you. and, as he reached the last step, you were finally here.
"old bat never liked me," you were chuckling, shaking your head at harry, ron, and hermione as you faced the drawn curtains. "screamed very similar to that in person, as well." ron spoke something to you just as your gaze landed on sirius, who was still clutching the banister with his mouth slightly agape.
you were just as beautiful as the day he last saw you. your face was more mature than he had last seen and you were an inch or two taller, but you still had that bright glint in your eyes, like you were always on the verge of a joke, and a confidence in your stance that no one he had ever met managed to compare to.
he was muttering your name before he even realized it. he was acutely aware of the trio flipping their gazes between the two of you.
you smiled fondly at him. "sirius black, you finally grew out your hair!"
he couldn't help the grin that spread across his face as he opened his arms, walking toward you quicker than he would have cared for you to acknowledge. luckily, you met him halfway and let his arms squeeze you tightly to him. he let out an unconscious laugh.
"holy merlin, i never thought i'd ever touch you again," he confessed before realizing how odd it sounded. but you only responded with a laugh of your own.
"me neither," you confessed, drawing black slightly to see his grinning face. "but lord am i glad you're not the murderer the world was tricked to think." his smile dimmed in the slightest, but even those difficult thoughts couldn't weigh his heart down. you were actually here. "how's the old house treating you?"
he raised his eyebrows at you. "really? just going to keep bringing up the worst things of my day-to-day?"
you let out a laugh that he couldn't help but grin at. "i'm sorry, i am." you smiled fondly again as you two drew completely apart, but sirius kept your hand clamped in his and you squeezed it to show you didn't mind it. you shook your head at him. "godric, you look good! for a convict and blood traitor, you look like a dream, sirius!"
he let out a loud laugh this time, glimpsing the trio all trading glances behind you two. "you should see yourself! hogwarts has been kind to you, my dear." you let out a surprised sound at the old nickname. "you haven't changed an ounce, y/n. you're the same woman i dreamed of on my worst nights."
he took pride in the pink that crept up your neck. "you're a slightly aged version of the man i couldn't keep out of my dreams," you admitted. sirius smiled. "no matter what they said about you sirius.. my mind could never let you go."
he pressed your locked hands to his heart, soft gaze holding yours in what he hoped didn't look at all like the desperation he felt. "now it never has to." you pulled him into a wordless hug before he slipped his arm around your shoulders and lead you toward the kitchen.
sirius knew that later, away from the eyes of the curious teenagers of the house, you two would share a heavy hearted moment. one where he wouldn't be able to deny himself the exhaustion of his hardships in your presence, which has always been able to get past his tough, playful facade. but for now, the way you smiled and joked and radiated in his presence gripped his heart in a way that wasn't at all like he had felt in years.
summary: Nancy is deeply offended when she finds out her own sister is dating Jonathan Byers and hasn't told her, but after a little investigation, she finds out nothing was ever hidden from her. In fact, you and Jonathan were so open about your relationship that maybe she was just blind the whole time.
wc: 1.4k+
cw: nancy and jonathan never dated thanks, i villainise nancy once more i'm sorry
Nancy never considered herself to be particularly close with any of her siblings, but she never thought she had a bad relationship with them. Now, she canât help but rethink what she knows. She always thought that you'd come tell her about your relationships like she's somewhat done in the past. But as she stands across the street from her own house, she watches through your lit up window as Jonathan Byers pulls his shirt back onto his naked torso, your hands resting on his chest. Jonathan doesnât try swatting your hands away, even when his shirt canât slide all the way down his body â instead, his hands come up to cup your face, and he leans forward to kiss you.
Your sister gulps thickly as she shamelessly stares, feeling an ugly emotion build up inside her. Why wouldnât you tell her about having a boyfriend? Itâs not like sheâs never met this man before - that youâre keeping him secret from everyone in your circle. This is Jonathan. There was a point in time where she saw this man everyday. Sure, theyâre not exactly friends, but Nancy would have expected you to tell her that youâre seeing him. That heâs in your bedroom every night between your sheets with his shirt off, your hands on his bare skin. You donât even have to tell her all these details, but at least a little âJonathan and I are seeing each other.â
Jonathan now fishes your hands out from under his shirt, tugging you closer to him so he can kiss you deeper, but it doesnât last long before youâre pulling away from him. Nancy sees your lips move, face only inches away from Jonathan, and your boyfriend steps away from you, leaning down to grab his backpack and slinging it over one shoulder. He struggles to get his bag over his second arm, especially when you cling onto his side, draping yourself over his body. Jonathan hums, hands securing themselves on the dip of your waist when heâs finally comfortably settled, accepting the kisses you press all over his face. One of his hands leaves your waist to cradle the back of your head, guiding your lips back to his.
Nancy feels utterly betrayed. She feels stupid like this, just standing on her side of the road spying on her sister. She rushes across the street when Jonathan separates from you. She doesnât want to bump into him while he makes his way out of your window. She scrambles through her purse for a moment, looking for her keys before giving up and trying the door handle to see if she even needs them.
Luckily, the door is open. Nancy sighs as she pushes it open, wiping her feet on the doormat before entering the house. She doesnât think she can speak to anyone, so she heads straight towards the stairs, but she violently stops in her tracks when Jonathan comes skipping down them. He offers her a âHey, Nancyâ as he passes her, but all she can do is stay frozen as he passes her. She catches sight of some glitter on his cheeks as he zooms by, and she instantly knows which lip gloss of yours itâs from.
Maybe sheâll give you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe in a week youâll come to her and let her know that thereâs something going on between you and the Byers boy - that everything is very new and you hope things go well with him.
But that week goes by and you act the same as normal. You offer to drive Mike to Willâs when itâs late at night, and Nancy knows what you will be up to. She wonders if Mike and Will know. She wonders if the whole lot knows â Hopper who is often with the Byers, Steve and Robin who are often strung in weird experiments with you, Dustin who is somehow always with you and your friends. Everyone but her. So Nancy brings it upon herself to ask around about it, and who better to ask than your very best friend?
Robin shifts awkwardly on your doorstep, clearing her throat at the sight of a very still Nancy in the doorway. âCan I come in?â Robin asks, eyes glancing towards the stairs, which she needs to get to in order to retreat to your bedroom. In the meantime though, Nancy holds her hostage.
âCan I ask you something?â
Robinâs eyes widen in that very obvious sign of panic of hers, and she squeaks out a high-pitched âSure!â Nancy steps out of the doorway, letting Robin step into the house. Robin momentarily deliberates running up the stairs past Nancy, but instead, she follows your sister to the kitchen, awkwardly standing in the sport nearest to the door in case she needs an escape.
âWhy is my sister hiding her relationship from me?â Nancy asks in a confrontational tone, expecting Robinâs nerves to make her spill out the truth. But instead, Robinâs eyebrows furrow in a state of confusion, posture straightening in her own sense of surprise. âHiding?â Robin echoes, watching as Nancyâs eyebrows raise and she nods her head meanly, scoffing out âYeah, hiding.â
âNancy, sheâs not hiding anything - everyone knows about her and Jonathan.â
âHow does everyone know but me!?â Nancy questions, feeling deeply offended at the smirk that makes its way onto Robinâs face. âMaybe youâre the only one not paying attention. They havenât explicitly told anyone, Nancy. They didnât need to.â
Nancy almost flinches back at the honesty in Robinâs voice. What on earth is she on about? She doesnât realise that for the past three months you and Jonathan have been the most disgustingly adorable couple to be around. On the Byersâs couch during long nights, Jonathanâs arm around you whilst you nuzzle your face into his neck. Or when the entire crew is huddled together after making potentially life saving discoveries, and Jonathan drags you out of the room by the hand, stealing you away from everyone else.
Max and El have accidentally interrupted your kissing in the front seat of Jonathanâs car when retrieving Will's backpack. Dustin has walked in on your kissing in your own kitchen when you thought no one was home and he wanted a snack. Will has seen way more than he wanted to in the middle of the night when fetching water from the kitchen and interrupting a âmovie nightâ of yours. Steve and Robin took the brunt of it though, forced to constantly be exposed to whatever PDA you had to offer whenever you and Jonathan seemed to be in the same room.
But youâre not always this disgusting.
Everyone found out long before your relationship even happened from slight changes in behaviour around each other. Shy glances towards each other, volunteering to do things together, or even the quality of your voices when speaking to each other in comparison to everyone else. Then came the subtle hand-holding, the comforting hand on each otherâs arms, the growing comfort in each otherâs company. Obviously, this developed into the displays of affection your friends and family hate seeing, but in your defence most of the time youâre somewhere private! Semi-private. Whatever.
And still, Nancy hasnât noticed anything.
Even when Jonathan has parked his car down the street, waiting for you. Even when Mike has caught you halfway out the door, insisting you to take him with you to Willâs otherwise heâll tell your parents. Even when you both have a hushed argument downstairs, you telling him that you were leaving because thereâs already too many people in this house and him replying that heâll know what youâre doing either way so it wonât change anything. Nancy doesnât know how she didnât notice when youâve apparently been been dragging your feet down the street with Mike happily trailing behind you. All she couldâve done to find you out was look outside her window. But she never did. She never saw how youâd get in Jonathanâs car, giving him guilty eyes as Mike climbed into the backseat.
Jonathan would always give you an extra long kiss just to spite your younger brother, grinning when Mike would make a disgusted noise and heat would rush to your cheeks.
âIâm her sister though. She should tell me.â Nancy finally says, voice unstable.
âNancy, when have you ever told her anything about your life?â Robin genuinely asks, shrugging her shoulders in question. Nancy freezes, and Robin takes the chance to slowly step out of the room, running up the stairs when sheâs far enough to do so.
Oh dear, she cannot wait to tell you about the conversation sheâs just had. Youâre about to be so mad at Nancy.
summary: who would've thought spencer reid's old college friend was a beautiful woman rather than another nerd? definitely not emily, because she almost has a heart attack at the sight of you, and is eager to get your number.
wc: 1.1k+
not proofread oopsies
The bar is loud from a mix of chatter, music, clinking of glasses, and people playing darts and billiards in the corner of the bar. Everything that Spencer would usually avoid is surrounding him, and itâs reduced him to a non-verbal lump squeezed between two of his teammates. His teammates have attempted to cheer him up, and heâs grateful for that, but he just wishes that the next time they celebrate a successful case, itâll be in a different setting. Maybe in someoneâs quiet home, or even in a pub with a quarter of the number of people here.
Derek wraps his arm around Spencerâs shoulders, shaking him steadily and asking âCome on pretty boy, what can I do to cheer you up?â Spencer shrugs, swirling the colourful drink Emily had bought him. âIâm fine, just⌠quiet.â Derek knows better than to insist, so he nods and returns to the conversation with the rest of the group.
But then suddenly, as though the universe knew Spencer needed something more than just his teammates to bring his mood up, someone loudly calls âSpencer!? Oh my god.â
Itâs not just Spencer who looks in your direction, but the entire table does, faces morphing into a mix of different expressions when they see a beautiful girl pushing her way through the bar to reach the table. Derek freezes at the sight of you, arm falling from Spencerâs shoulders. Emily laughs to herself against the rim of her glass, keeping a composed face to disguise her shock at the sight of such beauty. Spencer breathes out your name, a wide smile reaching his features when you dodge a man who was about to put a hand on your waist, eyebrows furrowing as you put on a face of disgust.
Your expression quickly melts away when you reach the table, and Spencer nearly climbs over JJ as he stumbles out of the booth to meet you. âSpencer Reid, I never thought Iâd see your face again.â You say, bringing your arms up to give Spencer a hug. Across the table, Penelope chokes on her drink when Spencer pulls you close, his arms wrapping around your torso.
When you break away from the hug, you bring a cold hand up to Spencerâs cheek, taking a good look at him. âWow, look at you.â
âWhatâs wrong with me?â Spencer asks, a smile on his face. âYouâre a whole man now.â Spencer rolls his eyes playfully, turning to his table and saying âUh, these are my teammates.â You wave your hand casually, introducing yourself, and Spencer adds âWe met when I was doing my doctorate in chemistry.â
âAnd I was doing my undergrad at the time, like any normal 18 year old.â Spencer huffs at your jab, but gestures for you to take a seat anyway. You shake your head, saying âIâm here for a friendâs birthday, so I do have to rush off, but we should definitely catch up, okay? Let me give you my number.â
Spencer grins, pulling his phone out of his pocket and muttering âI do have to warn you though, Iâm not very good at this texting thing. Might want to give me a call.â
You hum to yourself, rolling your shoulders back inquisitively. âSpencer Reid, you might be the only man I ever call.â
Derek and JJâs jaws go slack at the subtle flirting techniques youâre using on the clueless man, watching as you type your phone number into his contacts before pressing the phone back into his hands. They all watch when you leave, mesmerised by the situation and more so by your behaviour.
âSpencer Reid, you better ask her out before you miss your chance.â Derek states, bringing his beer up to his lips. Spencer crinkles his noise â not in disgust, but at the mere idea of dating you. He sits next to JJ, eyebrows still furrowed as he says âShe doesnât partake in romantic or sexual relationships with men.â
Emily suddenly straightens, and the movement attracts the eyes of her friends, who quietly giggle between them. âSee something you like, Prentiss?â JJ teases, and Emily swallows thickly, feeling her cheeks go hot. Of course she saw something she likes, she thinks. After all, you are a beautiful woman, and everyone enjoys looking at things that are easy on the eyes. âDidnât you all like the sight of her?â Emily counters, but she immediately knows that she had offered the wrong answer at the look her coworkers give her. Theyâre a little too unimpressed, but luckily for her, the alcohol running in her veins allows her to roll her shoulders back confidently rather than shrinking in on herself. âLook - and what about it? Iâm allowed to think a womanâs attractive, arenât I?â
âYou probably have a shot, if you wanted to take it.â Spencer says, shrugging his shoulders lightly. Emily freezes, staring at Spencer for a long moment before trailing her eyes to find you in the crowd. She swallows thickly, gaze glued to the way you laugh at something one of your friends says.
âGive me your phone.â Emily commands, extending an arm out towards Spencer, who reluctantly obeys. She searches for your contact in his phone, opening it in messages. She opens Spencerâs pictures, searching for the photo she took with Spencer at Rossiâs dinner just last week. She attaches the message âWhat do you think of my friend Emily?â before sending the message. Spencer laughs loudly when he takes his phone back, seeing what sheâs done.
Neither of them expect a response from you yet, so they put the phone aside for the rest of the night. Eventually, Emily stands, making her way to the restroom. She stands in front of the mirror, so focused on reapplying her lipstick that she almost misses your reflection behind her. A quiet giggle has her gaze snapping upwards to spot the culprit. She smiles softly at the sight of you, confidently leaning back on the wall. Emily spins around to meet you face-to-face, capping her lipstick.
âEmily, isnât it?â You ask, and she nods, at a loss for words. âI think you should give me your number instead of communicating through Spencer.â She breathes out a laugh, ducking her head down to stare at the floor. She watches your feet as you take a step forward, bringing a hand up to push her chin up. She licks her lips at the realisation that youâre so close to her, and she fumbles as she pulls her phone out of her purse. She hands it over to you, staring at your nimble fingers as you type away, and she smiles at the sight of your name with a little smiley face written into her contacts.
summary: sure, you're mostly interacting with SSA Hotchner to give him information on their latest suspect, but that doesn't mean he can't entertain himself a little. especially not when it's at the hands of spencer reid.
wc: 1k+
The entire team stares with blatant mesmerisation as you lean forward on your elbows in the interrogation room, eyes wide with passion as you tell SSA Hotchner all the details he could possibly need to know about their latest suspect. As per usual, his arms are crossed over his chest, a focused frown on his face as he attempts to keep up with the information you tell him â no, the gossip.
âSomeone call Penelope.â Spencer murmurs, ignoring the confused glanced shot by his teammates. âSheâll remember all this like the back of her hand.â Derek wordlessly leaves, abandoning Spencer, Emily and Rossi to stare at you through the one sided mirror.
âOkay, wait! Let me give you some context. Nobody really felt any way about her - there wasnât like, a general consensus. But my friends and I liked her for years â and not just liked her by the way, like we were close friends with her â and you know what she does?â You wait for Aaron to give you any sign that heâs listening, and itâs only when he drags the chair out from in front of the table and sits down that you continue, huffing in annoyance as you recall the instances, fully immersing yourself in the memories. âThis girl blocked us on all our socials the night we graduated.â
Penelope walks into the room just in time to hear your last sentence, gasping excitedly. She comes close to the glass, where you wait for Hotchâs reaction, but he only stares blankly at you. âLook, Mr. Hotchner, I donât think you understand how traitorous that was. We were such close friends for four years, and without explanation - blocked! Itâs not like we could even text her to ask if anything was wrong. But you know what, if sheâd rather block me than try to have a conversation to maintain our four year friendship, itâs a good riddance. I swear on my life-â
â-I donât recommend you do that.â
âOn. My. Life. I treated her with nothing but kindness and respect.â
You scoff, pushing yourself back to sit up straight in your chair. Spencer smiles to himself, watching as you shuffle your chair back from under the table so you can cross on leg over the other. He only moves his gaze back to Hotch when the supervisory agent called your name. âThe pattern of events suggests that if anyone is in danger now, itâs you and the rest of your friend group.â
Clearing your throat, your roll your shoulders back, looking surprisingly unaffected. âYou donât even know if sheâs done it,â You begin, blinking unimpressed. âBut it would make sense if she did.â
Hotch brings a hand up to his forehead, smoothing his fingers over his forehead. âIâm not following.â He mumbles, letting his hand fall back to the table. You smile, as though having achieved something, uncrossing your legs to scoot the chair closer to the agent again.
âYouâve come to me asking if I know anything about her. I know more than just 'about her', I know about the victims. Bethany? Ben? Both people in her rotation of friend groups who sheâs had private arguments with. If the evidence shows that my friends and I are in trouble because sheâs a suspect, Iâll have you know exactly who sheâs going after.â Hotchner reaches into his blazer to pull out a notebook and pen, flipping it open before looking expectantly at you.
âThree weeks before graduation, she and Alexandra had decided to go on a little trip abroad because the rest of our group wanted to stay in the area, get a villa on the beach for a week. Before we know it, she comes to me complaining about Alex because sheâs trying to go hiking and rock climbing, but all she wants to do is chill and enjoy her holiday.â
Hotch hums curiously, jotting down names, before asking âWhatâs Alexandraâs last name?â
âMore important, Alexandra is the single person she didnât block on her socials. Itâs so fake friend of her.â You click your tongue, glancing towards the one-way mirror and taking in your appearance. You fluff up your hair and admire your lip gloss, causing Spencerâs breath to hitch on the other side of the mirror where youâre unknowingly staring straight at him. âJon, by the way. Last name Jon.â
Just as Hotch stands, reaching for the doorknob, your eyebrows furrow in deep thought. âSheâs not done.â Spencer comments as Hotch begins opening the door.
âI donât think itâs her though.â You finally say, causing the man to freeze. He spins around slowly, unsure if heâs insanely annoyed with you or immensely amused by you. You lean back on the chair, sighing deeply. âYeah, sheâs really too much of a pussy to kill people, if I'm being honest with you.â Derek coughs in surprise behind the mirror, looking beside him to spot the wide grins on Penelope and Emilyâs faces.
âItâll be her boyfriend who does the killing if sheâs behind things.â
Hotch slowly walks back to you, slumping down in the uncomfortable metal chair. âNobody mentioned she had a boyfriend.â You hum proudly, smiling to yourself, tapping your nails onto the table.
âWell, she didnât tell just anyone about her boyfriend. Or rather, she didnât tell anyone at all. Apart from someone in this room.â You break your nonchalant composure with a wild gesture of your arms, voice jumping up an octave as you yell âThatâs what makes her blocking me so weird!â
âName?â
âJonah Steel, black hair, about my height, cross tattoo on his bicep. Uneducated.â
From across the glass, Spencerâs eyebrows shoot upwards, chuckling as Hotch points out âYou seem to care a fair bit about that.â Spencer flushes when you reply with âI like myself educated men. I like the same for my friends." You huff, rolling your eyes and adding pettily "Ex-friends.â
âWell, youâd love Dr. Reid.â
âIs he the handsome one with the boyband hair?â
Hotchâs pen stops moving across his notepad, glancing up at your completely serious expression. For the first time tonight, he grins widely, making way to slide his notepad into his pocket. But he halts, clicking his pen and flicking over to an empty page. He jots something down quickly, rips the page off, and places it onto the table, patting it down twice.
summary: when the marauders find out you're an animagus, you're forced into the beginning of a friendship with them.
wc: 1.2k+
With a piece of toast halfway through your mouth, actively listening to Evanâs story, the last thing youâd been expecting on a Monday morning was for Dumbledore to stand up for an announcement. âWill the following students please report to Professor McGonagallâs office.â The old wizard cleared his throat and Evan rolled his eyes, mockingly starting to list off the names of the marauders. âSirius Black,â You and Evan burst into a fit of giggles at the accuracy of his prediction, listening closely for the other studentsâ names. âJames Potter, Peter Pettigrew and,â Dumbledore paused, squinting his eyes at the slip of paper he was staring at as Evan mumbled âRemus Lupinâ.
âUh, Y/N L/N.â You felt all the blood drain away from your face and Evanâs jaw dropped from where he sat in front of you. You felt everyoneâs eyes turn towards you and furrowed your eyes in confusion. Evan widened his eyes at you, nodding his head towards the entrance of the Great Hall. You gestured at him with your hands, expressing how you had no idea what you'd done, and grabbed the rest of your toast, sticking it between your teeth as you gathered your bag, slinging it over your shoulder.
Turning around, you were surprised to find the three other students lingering in the doorway, waiting for you. You bit through your toast, catching the piece of bread in your hand as you sped up your footsteps, catching up to them. The gears in your head churned as you thought about every single rule you broke in your last seven years at Hogwarts. But why on earth would you be called to see the head of gryffindor house when you werenât even a gryffindor? You gasped, stopping in your tracks. The three boys in front of you spun around to look at you, a panicked look on your face. âOh, looks like someone knows what theyâre in trouble for.â Sirius teased in a sing song voice, a smirk making its way on his face.
âOh, can you tell us please! Because, weâre probably in trouble for the same thing, and we always get in trouble so it could be anything! And you, you never get in trouble.â You grimaced at Pettigrewâs little rant, debating whether you should tell them. You shook your head quickly, swallowing the lump in your throat, saying with an embarrassing squeak âI canât tell you.â Because being an unregistered animagus was not only breaking school rules, but breaking the law. And the only reason you would be called to Professor McGonagallâs office was because she too, was an animagus, and sheâd be the only Professor who would know how to deal with situations like these. You looked at the three boys in front of you, rushing past them. But if that was the case, why on earth would they be called into her office too?
You huffed, making the final turn to Professor McGonagallâs office. You put your fist up, ready to knock, but held yourself back. âHey,â You turned your head to look at the boy speaking to you, a gentle smile on his face. âDonât worry. If you were in real bad trouble, you wouldnât be called in with other people.â James nodded towards his two friends, mumbling âSpeaking from experience here.â You scoffed in amusement, unable to help the small smile on your face, finally knocking on the wooden door. The âCome in!â was instant. You gulped, smile instantly dropping.
The three of you entered the room in a single file line, sitting down on the four chairs lined up in front of the deputy headmistressâ desk. Professor McGonagall didnât look up at you until you were all settled, slamming a stack of papers down on the wooden surface of her desk. âWell,â She started with her familiar croak, adjusting her glasses on her nose. âThis isnât how I thought Iâd start my week, but whatâs life without surprises?â You laughed nervously at her words, but you could tell from her monotonous voice and serious facial expression that you were out of order.
âRecently, a few members of staff have heard students talking about how animals from the forbidden forest are getting comfortable and wandering on school grounds.â You sucked in a sharp breath, straightening your posture as you peeked at the three boys from the corner of your eye. They were glancing right back at you. âMore specifically, mentions of a stag, the grim, and a white tiger.â Professor McGonagall looked straight up at you. âMs. L/N the dog and stag may get away with it, and no one has even noticed the rat, but a white tiger? Students are claiming theyâve made the scientific discovery of the century because white tigers are apparently inhabitants of Scotland now. Scotland!!â
You felt heat rush to your face as she said those words, reaching up to take her glasses off and folding them in front of her. You smiled nervously, rearranging the the tie around your neck as you said âFrankly, Professor McGonagall, Iâm not quite sure I know what youâre talking about.â A noise of disagreement came from Sirius, who was wincing at your challenging tone. Professor McGonagall reached for her wand, and you barely had time to react before she was mumbling âRevelioâ under her breath. You felt your bones shift, the familiar warm feeling of your animagus form overtaking your body. You squealed, or rather roared, your thick, furry paws sending you leaping into the air as you quickly forced yourself to take shape of your human form again.
You stood awkwardly next to the chair youâd be sat on, patting your hands down on your hair to tame it and straightening out your shirt. Sounds of amazement came from the three marauders at your animagus state, watching as you calmly sat down, clearing your throat. âAlright then.â You muttered, tossing your hair over your shoulder. âYou need to sign these registration forms.â The four of you made sounds of exclamation, standing up in unison. âThatâs what I thought.â Professor McGonagall continued, a satisfied smile on tugging at her lips, âNow you four be careful. If I call you up here again, know that these forms will be waiting for you.â
You all made noises of agreement, speeding towards the door. You slammed the door open, taking a deep breath when you finally escaped Professor McGonagallâs wrath. You sighed, looking to where Remus Lupin leaned against the wall waiting for his friends. His eyebrows shot up in surprise at your dishevelled state. âMoons, youâll never guess!â Sirius brushed past you, ranting on to his friend about your transformation. âOh my goodness, be quiet!â You snapped, spinning on the balls of your feet to face him. Remus laughed, watching as James slung an arm over your shoulders, saying how you had to transform for them again, whilst Peter went on about how soft your white fur looked.
âYou know what this means donât you?â The tall boy called out, looking at how your shoulders became stiff and you tried prying your hair out from under Jamesâs arm. You raised your eyebrows in question, prompting Remus to go on.
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summary: there's something about a snobby slytherin princess that sirius black cannot resist. so when you get into an argument with rabastan lestrange and let it slip that sirius black would have a better chance at marrying you, the boy springs into action.
wc: 0.8k
cw: public argument, pureblood stuff
Behind the perfect poise and manners all of the sacred 28 had been taught lay a beast of impatience and sass, every pureblood child being pushed to their limits. The marauders hadnât been expecting to watch a showdown between two pureblooded slytherins on their way to the great hall for lunch, the silence between them a tell-tale of how double potions had gone. But their boredom had been noticed by some higher power, and by some miracle, they ended up two mere meters from you as you strode away from the great hall, a very obviously panicked Lestrange following behind you.
He was calling after you, breaking into a run to catch up with your pace as he pleaded âDon't be so stubborn! Can we please just talk!?â All air was sucked out of the hallway as you came to an abrupt halt, right next to the three boys and Lily, spinning around to face Rabastan.
âYou want to talk? Okay, talk!â
Rabastan spluttered, at a loss for words. You scoffed, âOr do you just want me to talk so you can figure out what you did wrong and apologise for it?â Sirius made an impressed sound, but Rabastan was so busy trying to climb out of the grave he dug himself that he didnât even notice. But it was hopeless; he had crossed the line and had veered into the dangerous terrain of your honest opinions.
âRabastan, I am not marrying you. Go cry to daddy about it. Heâll have another wife lined up for you by tomorrow night.â
If the marauders werenât already frozen with shock, they would be now. They had matching expressions on their faces, jaws slack, eyes wide. Sirius, as much as he loved listening to pureblood drama, had no idea about your engagement. Or, your arrangement, should he say.
âBut I donât want another wife, I want you.â It was a desperate attempt, but Rabastan trusted his acting skills. Rabastanâs father would kill him if he knew his sonâs behaviour drove the perfect suitor away. Luckily for you, you saw right through him.
You doubled over, a loud laugh escape you, eyes still filled with rage. âNo, you donât! Oh my god! Iâd have chosen your brother if I knew how disgusting you were!â Rabastan stumbled back from the force of your words, as though you had struck him. His brother? He didnât know you or your parents had been given options. He thought his parents had decided to guide you towards the better Lestrange brother â him. He didnât know that his parents wanted you to marry either one of them.
Shit, he really messed up.
Rabastan stepped closer to you, eyes pleading. He didnât care how much more he humiliated himself in front of his rivals, he just had to avoid humiliating himself in front of his father. âJust give me one chance, just one.â Your eyes followed the movement of his hand, reaching out to hold yours. Laughing uncomfortably, you reached down with your free hand to remove Rabastanâs hold from you.
âYou already had one chance. What, did you think this engagement was actually secured?â
Tilting your head to the side, you held Rabastanâs eye contact, as though challenging him to say another word to you. When he said nothing, you nodded, adding as the final straw âEven Black stands a better chance at this point.â
Rabastan laughed coldly, his innocent front now forgotten as he said âYeah, Regulus two years younger stands a better chance. Sure.â You smiled sweetly at Rabastan, shaking your head. âNo, Rab. Not Regulus.â
You heard Rabastanâs breath hitch in an embarrassing gasp as you spun around on your heels and continued down the hall â but not without catching Sirius Blackâs eye first. He was fixing his posture, rolling his shoulders back and clearing his throat. He felt his cheeks go hot at your comment, head turning to follow your disappearing figure.
âShit, thereâs just something I love about a snobby slytherin princess.â His friendsâ heads shot towards him, Lilyâs face shocked whereas Remus and James both held amused smirks. But just as he stepped aside to follow you down the hallway, two more women made their presences known.
Rabastan turned to face Narcissa and Pandora, throwing his head back as he said âI messed up so bad.â The two women didnât spare him another glance as they strutted past him. âYes, you did Lestrange.â Narcissa called out, quickly followed by Pandoraâs comment of âAnd daddy wonât get you a new wife with that attitude!â
âCissy, you think I can bag her?â Yelled Sirius to his cousin, who very briefly turned her attention to him, shrugging her shoulders. âYou know she does quite like a rebel.â
And then, âNot a disrespectful scumbag, Rabastan.â
summary: lily's sister who goes to beauxbatons throws the party of the summer which sparks likely friendships, and an even likelier romance.
wc: 2.3k
Lily came into the Great Hall the same way she always did: a determined look on her face, chin lifted up confidently, carrying overflowing papers in her arms, but something was different. Those paper she carried? They werenât filled with head girl applications or polished assignments, no, they were party invitations.
She sat at her usual seat, and as per usual, the marauders ruffled through her papers. âParty invitations?â Whispered Sirius excitedly, as though it was something secret. Lily puffed her chest out âY/nâs throwing a party, and encouraged me to extend the invitations to some Hogwarts students.â James cleared his throat to stop himself from choking on his tea. âIâm sorry? Your parents are letting you throw a party? The same two people who didnât let you come over to Marleneâs tea party?â Lily grinned widely. âWell, y/n only comes home during the summers. Iâm there every winter and spring break , so she kind of has a way with our parents. All she had to say was âthis is our last summer before we graduateâ and she had them.â
âWait, wait, wait,â Marlene cut in, her face lighting up, âIf this is y/nâs party, does this mean itâs going to be filled with sexy french kids?â Lily nodded happily, sharing a look with the other marauders. It was going to be the party of the year.
You and Lily were the epitome of opposites. Youâd engrossed yourself in getting to know all the kids in the neighborhood and quickly because friends with your french neighbour, while Lily only befriended one â Severus. By force of being around the young boy, youâd learned his language, his language which quickly became your own. Whilst you and Lily had your own friends, no one was closer to you both than each other. You were twins, not only blood brothers but best friends. Due to your linguistic talent, youâd not only received a letter from Hogwarts on your eleventh birthday, but from Beauxbatons too. Petunia, ever so jealous of your relationship and your magic, had duped your parents into sending you away.
Petunia had ran off crying, locked in her room alone until she formed the plan of the century to break your relationship with your twin apart. âWell, theyâre always together. Isnât it better for them to learn how to live apart from each other?â And your parents had fallen for her trick. Now, you only saw each other during the summers, and your relationship was stronger than ever. But things would soon change.
The only thing Lily heard of for the rest of the day was this party. Who was she inviting? How many people would be there? âSirius, itâs not my party. I donât know the details. All Iâve been told is that I have these invitations to give out to people.â Sirius stared at the front of the boldly decorated invitation on the top of the pile which read in a glittery font âNo invite, no entry!â He ran a rough estimate in his mind and decided there had to be at least seventy invitations in the stack of papers. âCan I help give them out?â
Lily and Sirius had proudly made up a list of who to invite, or not to invite, the rest of the marauders eventually gathering around to put in their own two cents. When the invitations had been given out, Lily returned to her dorm whilst the marauders all sat in front of the black lake, soaking up the limited sun rays whilst staring at their own invitations. âThis is some high end decor.â Commented Remus, turning his invitation in his hands. The fonts had been carefully chosen, and a textured disco ball sat in the centre of the page. âYeah, according to Lily, y/n loooves to party.â Marlene added, laying on her back. âIâm excited to meet her,â started James âShe sounds fun, and we barely ever hear about her from Lily.â
Sirius hummed, gears turning in his brain. âLily said theyâre nothing alike.â He recalls. It was true. You and Lily werenât only opposites in terms of personality, but looks too. Despite being twins, you had taken all of your fatherâs genes while Lily took after your mother. No one ever believed you when you said you were twins, let alone siblings.
The party was nearly an entire month later. The marauders found themselves outside an ordinary muggle house, glancing at each other nervously. Had they arrived too early? Marlene glanced down at her invitation, ensuring that they were there right on time. A knock on the door and they were waiting. The door slammed open and they were met with you, a bright smile on your face and a tray in the other with an array of pink and blue jell-o shots. You werenât the only thing that welcomed them, but the loud roar of noise from inside the house blasted them too. Remus cocked an eyebrow, thinking âThatâs one mean silencing charm.â âGrab a drink you guys!â You called, holding the door open with your foot as you moved to the side for them to come in. You introduced yourself over the noise, clueless to the mesmerised eyes following you.
Sirius let himself be dragged into the house by Remus, though his eyes followed you as you escaped into the backyard. Lily had been right, you werenât nothing alike. You wore fishnets under your small denim shorts, your top exposing more than just midriff. He gulped, trying not to be caught staring at your breasts when you turned around, instead moving his gaze to the endless jewellery you wore.
Sirius heard himself gasp â apparently the french like to be early. The party in the backyard was lit, he finally noticed, with groups of people already playing beer pong, dancing to the music, and even exchanging light conversation. Lily ran to join them, trying to properly introduce you to her friends, but you were running back to the door as the bell rung once more. Apparently everyone arrived at once, because a crowd of people suddenly flooded the living room. A mix of elegant french and fast english chatter filled the air, and Sirius saw Marleneâs jaw drop, already picking the girl she was going to spend the rest of the night flirting with. Just as Lily was about to catch you, you jumped onto the coffee table, pointing your wand to your neck with an amplification charm.
âOkay, listen up everyone!â You called out, and from within the crowd, Sirius caught your eye, his muscular arms thrown over two of his friends' shoulders. You hadnât properly noticed him when he walked in, but now? You shook the thought out of your head. âWe have about 200 wizards in this house. A house that you can tell is in a muggle neighbourhood! Now, my silencing charm may be great, but it doesnât hide magical activity! So if we can keep the magic down to a minimum and get the party up to a maximum that would be great! Whereâs my music!?â And suddenly the music roared to life. Sirius shoved to the front of the crowd, offering you a hand to help you down from the coffee table. You felt your stomach jump at his offer, the light reflecting off his silver jewellery. Instead of taking Siriusâs hand, you wrapped your arms around his neck, swinging your legs off the table. Sirius snaked his arms around your waist without missing a beat, spinning you around so you let out a joyous laugh. âAnd who might you be?â You asked, running your hands down his chest before letting them hang by your sides.
Sirius curtseyed, miming saluting you with a hat whilst very poshly saying âSirius Black, at your service.â You giggled, putting both your hands on his bicep. âHey, you met Sirius!â Lily cut in, bumping you with her hip. You met her eyes, and they glinted with mischief. She most definitely knew how attracted you were to Sirius in that moment. âCome meet the others!â She didnât give you time to respond, instead tugging you away from the curly haired boy. You waved at him, yelling âIâll see you later!â and then âShut upâ to Lily when you turned around. You didnât have to look at her to know she was smiling like the cheshire cat.
James was the first to bring you into a hug, his hands respectfully patting your back. You turned to look at Lily, nodding in approval. Your introductions with Remus and Marlene were quick, witty comments given by each of them before Marlene so boldly asked âHey, is that cute brunette over there into girls?â You laughed, wrapping an arm around her waist. âSweetheart, youâre going to have to be more specific, but for you? Anyone would be into girls.â Simple to say, Marlene turned bright red, and not because of the warmth the alcohol had given her.
When Sirius returned to the group, you were already gone, dancing with your friends. He threw his arms around Jamesâs shoulders, resting his head on his best friendsâs shoulder. âJames, weâre going to be brothers in law!â The boy barked out a laugh, pushing Sirius away to look at him properly. âIâm in love with her James.â Remus laughed, slapping a hand on Siriusâs back. âWell what are you going to do about it buddy?â He asked, sharing an amused glance with James. âIâm going to convince her to come to Hogwarts. Wait! First, Iâm going to make her fall in love with me!â Sirius frowned at his two friendsâ loud laughs, muttering something like âIâll show you.â But he didnât have the chance to come find you in the crowd, because two pairs of hands were placed upon his shoulders, and you appeared, saying âCome dance with me.â
Sirius almost passed out at your offer, blindly following you onto the dance floor and missing the surprised look Remus and James shot each other. Apparently, you wouldn't need much convincing to fall for Sirius. Sirius took your hand, spinning you around, and you looked away from him as though it would hide the bite of your lip. Siriusâs jeans were just tight enough around the crotch, and low waisted enough that every time he raised his arms too high, a sliver of his abdomen would show as his top would ride up. You spun around in Siriusâs arms, pressing your back against his chest. His hands trailed down to your hips, tugging them closer to his own. You giggled, moving your body alongside the music. Sirius groaned, whispering the lyrics in your ear, his hot breath hitting your sweaty skin.
The next time Sirius groaned, it wasnât out of enjoyment, it was because someone had called out your name. âViens avec nous? Just une cigarette!â (Come with us? Just one cigarette!) You had laughed at your friendâs words, shaking your head. âNon, il est trop beau, je ne veux pas le quitter!â (No, heâs so gorgeous, I donât want to leave him!) Sirius hummed as you turned around in his arms, putting both your hands on his chest. âCome outside with me! Somewhere we can talk!â You grinned, sliding both your hands down in his, and letting him drag you outside.
You let Sirius guide you to a less crowded side of your garden, where you could people watch without being disturbed. You pushed Sirius against the wall of your backyard, watching as his eyebrows flew upwards in surprise. âSo, Mr. Black, what would you like to discuss?â Sirius felt his heart surge, its pace quickening by the second, and he was sure you could feel it under your fingertips too. âGo out with me.â He heard himself blurt, and his eyes went wide at his own question. You laughed, looking around. âArenât we out right now?â The silence he left you with made you giggle, leaning your head forward on his chest. âIâm just joking.â Sirius shoulders slumped down in relief, hands loosely gripping your hips.
âI donât want this to just be a little party flirt. I want to really get to know you. You⌠you seem cool.â You pressed yourself onto your tip toes, leaning forward to softly kiss Sirius. He sighed as you pulled away, chasing the kiss softly, but you refused to reconnect your lips. âIâd really like that.â Sirius smiled widely, pulling you flat against his body. âAnd hey, who knows, maybe you can show me around Hogwarts?â Sirius nodded, replying with âYeah of- wait, what?â You straightened your back, cocking your head to the side. âYeah, Iâm moving to Hogwarts next year. Mum and dad finally had enough of me being so far away.â You interrupted yourself with your own laugh, pushing yourself off of him and looking around. âThatâs what this is! My goodbye slash welcome party. Didnât Lily tell you?â Sirius shook his head, stepping closer to you. âWell since Iâll be seeing more of you, can I properly kiss you now?â
Nodding at Sirius, you let him tug you closer to him, bringing you into a passionate kiss. You gasped at the force of his kiss, letting Sirius slide his tongue into your mouth. Moaning softly, you brought your hands up to cup Siriusâs face, pushing your body even deeper into his. âOh my!â You pulled away from Sirius harshly, stumbling away from him. âI mean, I knew you guys had something going on, but I didnât know it was going on.â You felt your face flush at Lilyâs words, and heard Sirius cry out from behind you âWhy didnât you tell us sheâs joining next year!?â James, from next to Lily, turned to face her, surprise overtaking his features. âI wanted to see how you guys got along before telling anyone!â
Remus approached the four of you, tipsily mumbling âMarlene has a roster of like three girls right now, and I just overheard some guy saying he wants to jump in the lake. I didnât know there was a lake.â Remus stood silently, finally taking in the scene in front of him.