#pegulus

Like the lyrics???

You were kind - young peter

I was cruel - young regulus

In another life maybe I was you - the parallels!!! Of Regulus who never really had a chance after Sirius left, of Peter who had the chance to be so much more.

And I grew up into something good - Peter being seen as ‘good’ after the war because he framed Sirius, and the public deemed him a hero, Regulus being ‘bad’ but ending up dying just to do something good, not even knowing if anyone would find out about it.

Somebody who could swallow love - Peter having all the opportunities, friends, people who trusted him.

I bet you grew up eating at the table - Them both being jealous of each other, Regulus because he never had the familial love Peter did, and Peter because Regulus had the respect that he yearned for, literally ‘eating at the table’ aka death eater meetings.

Fed love from silver spoons - Regulus having the money, the opportunities, being fed money like it was love and Peter being loved so easily and having all these things given to him on a silver platter (also silver?? Like peters silver hand?? Like one of their ship names is literally silverwater??)

Reasons to be grateful - both of them ultimately wanting what the other has got, Peter wanting respect, wanting individuality, wanting to be able to make his own choices, and Regulus wanting love, family and friendship, trust, and being able to make his own choices.

The thing is, they both think each other have all these choices but they don’t. It’s always others telling them what they need to do, and in the end they both combat that by betraying and deflecting, and helping the other side of the war.

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I have so many opinions about regpeter it's crazy..... they're a parasite in my brain eating up all of my other thoughts. allow me to yap about them in depth now:

their dynamic in any au/setting is easy for me to picture but hard for me to verbalize... I heavily subscribe to modern au regpeter where pete is this shy stoner type and reg is his cunty goth bf (thank you jen for coming up with that!!) but I mostly think of them in a more canon compliant sense.

I think they're drawn to each other because, at heart, they're both followers. peter prefers not having to think for himself/ likes just going with the flow because he's friends with very headstrong people, and it's easier to just do what they're doing. and regulus does pretty much the exact same thing, he follows his parents' word because that's what's expected of him, he doesn't bother thinking too much about what being a death eater represents or entails. they're cowardly people pretending they're not, unable to confide in their loved ones about their true feelings because 1. it's frowned upon to be so unopinionated and 2. they're too scared to. this is why I think they find so much solace in each other. regulus for sure believes that muggles are beneath him but I don't think he agrees with killing them. not because he thinks their lives have just as much value as his, but because he's like 17 and murder is fucking terrifying. he takes the mark and immediately regrets it because he's being forced to act now, he can't just nod along and pretend he's so enthusiastic about voldys cause. peter's situation is so similar it's actually kind of funny....

he joins the order because the other three did, and because maybe he thought it would buy him more protection in the war, but now he's being sent on missions and the more things develop, the more scary it gets. he sees other order members get injured or die and he sees how determined they are to kill the least amount of people as possible, opting to try and imprison the death eaters rather than take them out completely. peter quickly understands that this isn't where he'll be safest, so when he's given the chance to switch sides.... he does.

peter gets the mark just like reg, they're both in voldys inner circle, so I imagine they see each other at meetings. I think peter would take one look at the people in that room, see regulus, a sort of familiar face, and absolutely cling to him. he tries his hardest to always sit next to him, looks to him for approval whenever he has to speak. regulus is weirded out at first but the longer they talk and sort of float around each other, the more he understands that peter is a lot like him. eventually, he gets the full story on peters' betrayal, complex feelings included, and for the first time in his life, regulus has someone he can genuinely relate to. he feels like he can finally breathe, like he has someone on his team. they're both objectively bad people, but they're a very similar brand of bad that nobody else on the Dark side is. they can tell each other their worst thoughts and know that the other won't judge them because they likely feel the exact same way about something else.

i think they each feel immense guilt for their choices (peter, for betraying his friends; regulus for being exactly who sirius says he is), they just don't have the courage or reason to change their situations (yet). since this whole thing has been pretty canon compliant, I'm not sure if they would ever define their relationship in concrete terms.... but the feelings are definitely there!! it's very private, very secretive, absolutely nobody knows. at meetings, they're just like everyone else there: closed off, cold, aloof. they don't really talk to each other, peter quickly stops looking at regulus so much. but behind closed doors... they're wrapped around each other in utter silence, just allowing themselves to breathe. sometimes they talk, sometimes they do other things, sometimes they just sit and do nothing.

I haven't really considered what would happen after the whole horcrux situation, how regulus' choice would change things between them, but I imagine that their quiet tranquility would probably end. if reg tells him at all, pete would 100% try to talk him out of going to the cave. the idea that they're both cowards, but given the right circumstances, they can force themselves to be brave is really interesting to me, especially given what they each chose to be brave about. because reg did manage to gather the courage to do the right thing, despite how hard it must have been to go against his family. but peter didn't. he just got worse, summoning his own courage to give up james and lily, to frame sirius, to kill those muggles, to do all of these things until he wasn't scared of doing them anymore. it's just something that scratches my brain....

Regulus Black/Peter Pettigrew | T | Major Character Death | 1,528 words

Summary: Beside the Black Lake at Hogwarts, Regulus slowly lays the groundwork to recruit Peter Pettigrew as a spy

For @marauders-rarepair-fics June 9: Trees, also incorporating six other June prompts: lime, Slytherin, leaf, grass, grasshopper, and potion.

Peter turned, "You got detention?"

"What? No! Why on earth would I get detention?"

He shrugged, "Why you here then?"

"Because I study here every Thursday evening, you can't study for practical potions exams from a book."

Peter frowned slightly, pausing middway from a doodle he had drawn on the desk, "You're meant to study for those?"

Regulus scoffed, "Yes, obviously."

"Oh, fuck!"

Regulus walked to the cupboard, coming back with arms filled with ingredients. He set it all done and sat down behind a standard cauldron, got his notes out and started to work. Peter carried on doodling on the desk.

A few minutes later, Regulus looked over to Peter, "Aren't you meant to be cleaning those", he pointed to a sink filled to the brim with pots and tubes, "instead of defacing Professor Slughorn's furniture?"

Peter grinned, "Pretty sure it's the school’s furniture, not Sluggie’s. And no- they always say 'oh you have to clean these pots' or 'oh you've got to polish these trophies' but they couldn't care less if you do or not."

Regulus barely acknowledged his reply, getting back to his own work.

Peter appeared by his side a few minutes later, "What'cha making?"

"A potion", Regulus replied with a glare, "If you're not doing your assigned task then go grab beetle's legs from the cupboard for me."

"Alright, bossy", Peter nodded, heading to the cupboard.

Regulus huffed, "You're just like Sirius and Potter, aren't you."

Peter's head tilted from behind the cupboard door, "Oh, please. They're constantly talked about and shining in a spot light, winning Quidditch games, getting top marks, and standing on tables. You know what, Black? I have never once stood on a table. Not once!"

Regulus turned back to stirring the potion, Peter bringing the jar of beetles over. After a moment, Regulus turned back to him, "Want to stand on a table now?"

"Really?"

"Why not? You clearly want to. Just don't stand on this desk, you might spill the cauldron."

Peter grinned, instantly climbing up onto the desk with a satisfied sigh.

"How is it?"

Peter looked down at him, "Come up here and see for yourself."

"Merlin, no."

"Oh, come on! Have some fun, for once."

"This is fun."

Peter stared at him, Regulus staring back. After a few seconds, Regulus sighed and climbed up right next to Peter.

"Bet Sirius isn't standing on a table like us right now."

Regulus almost smiled, "No, they're not."

Peter pointed a finger at him, "I don't care what people say about you, you're pretty fun."