A snake and his little bird
Regulus Black x fem! sunshine! reader (gn! version)
Summary: Y/n has been keeping her relationship with a certain Black brother secret, but when James starts investigating why she's always stealing the map she's in hot water
Warnings: swearing, some angst, hurt comfort established relationships (reader x regulus, wolfstar), kissing, mentions of food, eating, sex, toxic family and abuse
A/n:Â 4.1k words, reader is in regulus' year but is a marauder and like them a Gryffindor x thank you for the request! Enjoy đ
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You doodled in the margin of your parchment, mostly little drawings representing you and your friends animagus forms. A stag for James, a dog sitting in a crescent moon for Sirius and Remus and a rat laying a top of a cheese block for Peter
You were just adding detail to the wings of your own form when a little bit of paper landed in front of you. Looking up at the professor you saw he was still droning on about some kind of charm, merlin did you hope Flitwick would be back soon because this guy suckedÂ
Although one silver lining was with him not paying attention you could unfold the paper, smiling as you instantly recognised the impeccable handwriting
You look pretty today
Glancing to your right you see Regulus sitting with Barty at the other end of the classroom, Barty seems to be busy trying to do what seems like origami while Regulus is already subtly looking at you
You scrawl on the paper holding it up, you say that every day, you bite your lip
His lips tug gently, an act most would miss but not you. He writes on his own parchment, because itâs true, and in my defence I said cute yesterday, he holds it up briefly, long enough for only you to read and not even Barty notices, although the boy wouldnât really mind anyway, just give your boyfriend a good teasing for it
He revels in your reaction, that smile that you always wore just that little bit brighter when he was around, he gives you a little nod before returning to watch Barty and you go back to your drawings Â
Around 10 minutes pass and you were just beginning to sketch the constellation Regulus lies in when a little flower lands on your desk
Picking it up you unfold the little flap that says, open me, doing as it says you smile at the words, still on for our date little bird?
You look over, noticing Bartyâs flowers are terrible compared to this one and you nod âJust need to grab the map firstâ you mouth to him and he nods
Soon enough class was over and as you walked out Regulus gently brushed his hands with yours, whispering a soft âsee you at your spotâ. You watched him walk off with Barty, Evan and Pandora with the biggest smile, your relationship wasnât exactly secret, his friends knew, and Lily knew being the one to cover for you in your dorm, but really you kept your relationship on the down low so your fellow marauders wouldnât find out
You were two years younger than the boys but being Remusâ childhood friend, you were pretty much welcomed in the moment you got on the train in first year. In their fifth and your third they became animagus with you doing the same the following yearâŠand yes it took entire year of you, James, Sirius and Peter begging for Remus to finally cave and let you do it too. Earning the nickname âchirpâ when you succeeded, not only from your form but because you were always upbeat and happy
Of course, they hated Slytherins, well, James and Sirius did with a passion while Peter and Remus were just wary of them. You didnât mind them, sure there were Slytherins you wanted to punch and in fact had done as such back in second year, but most were actually pretty nice when the Lastrangeâs of the world werenât watching
âProngs!â you call out as you see him passing, waving to him from afar
His head scoots up at the call, looking around until he spots you. A grin grows on his face, turning back to say goodbye to Marlene before jogging up to you
âHey havenât seen you all dayâ he throws his arm around you, pulling you roughly into him and making you giggleÂ
âNice to see you tooâ
âSo, what did you just escape from?â he asks, his arm more relaxed as you both walk aimlessly down the corridor
âCharmsâ you inform, leaning your head into him
You were closest with Remus but after he and Sirius began dating, you and James bonded more whilst they were being all couple-y. Peter was there too but he usually changed into a rat and went a nap in order to escape their pda. Which was something James couldnât inconspicuously do, although, you and he did manage to convinced everyone you were his pet bird for a month last yearâŠand may have helped him cheat just a bit on some tests and steal a bunch of stuff from the class storerooms
âGodric with the substitute?â you nod âHow did you survive?â he wonders rather dramatically âNo but really, how? Teach me your ways dear birdyâ he uncouples himself and bows before you
âYouâre sillyâÂ
âI knowâ he takes it like a compliment as he should, returning to his previous position
âI just doodled and listened pans as she explained her latest experimentâÂ
He nods âFair enough, althoughâŠâ you keep your smile but you know that although ââŠjust watch out with Pandora, sheâs a little weird and thatâs fine but sheâs friendly with Slytherins alright?â he says it softly, like heâs trying to protect you
You give him a little nod âSure thing Prongsâ you say, not wishing to ruin the moment nor your chances of why you sought him out âSayâ you stop walking âYou mind if I borrow the map for a couple hours?â you ask sweetly
He nods right away, moving to get it out of his satchel âHear ya goâ he hands it over with a smile
âThanks Prongsâ you slip it into your own bag âI need to go but Iâll see you later in the common room?â
âYeah see you thenâ he gives you a wink and smile, waiting until you walk off before it drops and he digs into his bag again to retrieve a certain cloak
James felt guilty following you, so much he almost turned back as well. Almost. He just had a funny feeling you were keeping something from him and the others, he didnât think that something was necessarily a bad something, more he was just curious as to why you needed the map so often.Â
Along the way he saw you stop at a window, checking your hair and putting on some lip balm. Thatâs when he smirked, you were seeing someone
He and the boys were protective, theyâd defend you till the say they died but they werenât so protective they would stop any person from seeing you. Still he knew why you might keep it a secret, Remus and Sirius kept theirs quiet for quite a while as did Alice and Frank, even if everyone and their grandmother could see it coming
âBack of the library, classyâ he chuckles as he follows little ways back, this area was known for secret liaisons, yet he as he followed he ended up in an area heâd never been before, which wasnât uncommon for him since you and Remus did the schematics for it
He watched you place your books on the table, satchel hanging over the back of the chair along with your robe, looking like it was any other study session untilâŠ
âSaucyâ he notes, watching as someone wraps their arms around you from behind, kissing your neck
He was about to retreat and give you some privacy but then he registers the green tie as you turned around. Pushing his glasses up he grimaced at the scene, watching you get pressed against the bookshelves by a snake of all peopleâŠand not just any snake
âPads is gonna flipâŠfuckâ he curses, shaking his head and quickly walking out of the library, debating all the way back of what to do with this new-found information
It was a shame he left so early, completely misinterpreting the scene as a hook-up rather than what it truly was, two people who were more than a little in love with one another meeting for their bi-weekly study date
âSorry lovelyâ Regulus apologies, his thumb trailing over your now plump lipsÂ
You shake your head lightly, not wanting to disrupt his movements âYou never have to be sorry for kissing meâ you canât stop the smile from spreading on your face, not when heâs shining down at you like thisÂ
He pecks your smile âStillâ his arms gently peel you off the bookshelf, one slithering around to rub the impact mark âDidnât mean to give you a possible bruiseâŠin more than one areaâ he nudges his nose into your neck
You sigh at the small circles on your back âItâs okay, doesnât hurt so donât worry your pretty little headâ his cheeks raise, a dusting of pink coating them at you calling him pretty
This was the Regulus few got to see, the mushy one who was a complete softy for you, his Gryffindor birdy. The one that could make him flustered beyond compare with a single word, touch or glance
âYou okay there gorgeous?â you tease him just a little and he licks his lips
âStopâ he says holding back the biggest smileÂ
He encourages you over to sit at the table, trying to compose himself but itâs hard when your around
âOr what beautiful?â you smirk
You watch as he quickly shrugs off his robes and cardigan, dragging the chair around so he can sit beside you before he pulls you down into the adjacent seat, his movements soft while his voice is firm
âOr Iâll do more than press you against the bookshelfâ he warns, hand squeezing your upper thigh before sliding down towards the knee and resting it there
You let out a little gasp at his actions, remaining quiet as you open one of the books before whispering a soft âHandsomeâ
He chuckles, that small bit of firmness he held fading âYou swallow a thesaurus?â he wonders kissing your cheek
âNoâ you shy away with a pouty smile playing on your lips
âHow many more do you have because you better get them out now or weâll never get through Slughorn's essayâ his hand wraps further into your inner thigh, thumbs gently sweeping across the thin fabric of your tights
âCute, stunning, charmingâŠâ you say quickly,
âDone?â he asks sweetly, the tint in on his face darkening
âExquisiteâ you kiss his cheek âMagnificentâ then one to his nose causing it to scrunch oh so cutely âWonderfulâ you finish with a peck to the lips âNow Iâm doneâ you grin turning back to the books and leaving him positively flustered
âMaybe over the course of two hours would have been betterâ he admits and when you glance back his cheeks are crimson âMerlin you make me softâ he lets out a little laughÂ
âHow soft?â you ask, positively beaming at him and his state
âLike the blankets we take the astronomy tower had a baby with a cloud andâŠI meanâŠokay I really donât know where I was going with that but you get the ideaâ he covers his face as you both start giggling, leaning into you as you laugh together
âYouâre adorableâ you add and he pretends like he got a dagger to the heart
âYou canât surprise attack me with that you cruel womenâŠIâm a puddle nowâ
You really were a ray of sunshine when you returned to the common room, that was until you were greeted with no one but your friends sitting around the couches, looking like they were plotting for war
âWho pissed us off this time?â you giggle, dropping your bag off your shoulder and letting it drag as you reach the couches
They didnât laugh. Remus and Peter looked nervous, the former rubbing Siriusâ back in a soothing motion, something he only had to do when his boyfriend was beyond upset. Your eyes flicked to James, he didnât look as angry as Sirius but more disappointed, and somehow that was worstÂ
A pit started forming in your stomach
âWhere were you?â Sirius asks, voice cold
âThe libraryâ you try to keep your smile, hoping maybe theyâve just had a bad day
âWith?â he says shorty, pressing his lips together to spot himself saying more
âWhy does this feel like an interrogation?â you swallow hard, heart thumping in your chest hoping to merlin this wasnât happening, that maybe you fell asleep during study or this was some weird prank
Sirius sits forward âMaybe it wouldnât if you werenât off fucking my little brother?â he comes right out with it
You froze, feeling like all life left your body as they stare you down, the judgement in his voice, the disappointment, the rage
âIâŠI wasnâtâ you try to speak, to explain, but James just huffs a laugh
âI saw you, y/nâ that was the moment you knew they may never forgive you, he used your real name âThat why youâve been asking the map multiple times a week since we started back? Off to your little corner in the library to get pressed up against itâ he accuses
You felt your face warm at the knowledge he had seen you and then the guilt spread across your faceÂ
âAre you going to keep lying to us?âÂ
Sirius stares you down to the point Remus sits back, an unreadable expression on his face as he knows he canât prevent whatever his boyfriend will say
âIâm not lyingâ you insist âIf you had just waitedâŠâ James cuts you off
âWaited to see you fuck a snake? Ugh no thank youâ he almost sings the last bit with a look of disgustÂ
âMy brother of all peopleâ Sirius cuts in, his voice demanding âWhyâŠjust why?â
âI love himâ you answer honestly as lies wouldnât save you, besides you were done pretending
Their expressions freezeÂ
Peter and Remus looking taken aback and in thought, clearly processing, James just skips everything and goes straight to an almost sympathetic disgust, and Sirius just goes straight to angry, standing up and pointing
âNoâ he shakes his head âYou donâtâ he tells you âYou donâtâ he repeats harder
You felt tears prick your eyes but you hold it, trying to stay strong. You were the happy one, no one had ever seen you really cry and if they did it was usually due to pain
âBut I doâ you say weakly but thereâs a firmness to it which makes Sirius look at you with pity
His hands grip your shoulders âI grew up with him so you listen to me when I say he is incapable of love. Heâs a miserable sod, a grumpy bitter guy that cannot and does not love youâ he slows down so the last words sink in
You shake your head âYouâre wrongâŠyouâreâŠyouâre wrongâ you manage to get out, voice breaking and it makes the boys wince
âIâm not, I wish I was but Iâm not. You canât see him anymore, heâs just using you to get to me. He doesnât love you y/n, you mean nothing toâŠâ
âStop it!â you shout, pushing him away
They flinch at your tone âY/nâ Sirius tries to reach out but you step backwards
âNo!â you let the tears fall not caring anymore âI love him and he loves me. You are all just too caught up in your own ideals and hate of Slytherins to notice how good a person he isâ
âHeâs a purist!â James exclaims âHe called Lily a mudblood in his first yearâ
âYeah James in first year! When he was 11 and scared, scared because guess who was also in that corridor? Malfoy, a 6ft platinum giant with a cane up his arse that wonât quit. Merlin of course he did because what was the alternative?â
âNot doing that! I didnât stoop that low at his ageâ Sirius crosses his arms
âYeah because you gotta come back hereâŠâ you gesture to the common room â...and be praised for it. Bet it be fucking different if you had to go down the dungeons like him, sleep a mere few rooms down from someone 6 years older that would have no remorse in beating you up for itâ
âYouâre being sillyâ Sirius says, clearly not wanting to listen because if he did then he would be the bad guy here, he knew the guilt that would come from it âYouâre trying to justify it because you know heâs no goodâ
You scrunch up your face, so disappointed in your friends âMaybe youâre no goodâ is all you say taking the map out of your bag and shoving it into Siriusâ chest before walking quickly up to your dorm, ignoring all of their calls
The next morning the boys headed down for breakfast, with James and Sirius facing the Slytherin table, eyes fixed on Regulus as he chatted with Barty and Evan. He hadnât noticed the stares, nor did he know you were currently in a little ball in bed crying and would be for most of the coming days.
James was half watching while Sirius gaze was fixated on his brother, trying to figure out what his endgame was with you. His eyes only tore away when Lily and Alice entered the great hall without you
Regulus noticed too, his normal little glance to see his girlfriendâs smile was now a sad stare at the girls, a stare Sirius noticed but choice to pass off as confusion instead of clear mild concern
You had managed to drag yourself into the shower today, now wearing the charmed jumper Regulus gifted you that smelt like him, already sniffling and ready to read the saddest, most depressing book in your collection
That was until there was a noise from your window, followed by its opening and your boyfriend tumbling in, hitting the floor with a thump
âAre you okay?â you crawl to the end of the bed
âYeah yeah Iâm fineâ he says groaning and definitely not okay by his wincing as he clampers over to the bed, kneeling on the ground in front of you âAre you okay?â he asks a little breathless âIâm sorry for barging quite literally in but itâs been daysâÂ
Your heart flutters and breaks all at once, how could the people you love not see this adorable puppy dog of a man in front of you that literally almost broke all his bones flying up and into your window to check you were okay
âThey knowâ you start to tear up again âThey know ReggieâÂ
His eyebrows knit before the realisation hits, his face morphing to fear briefly before he stands and moves to sit on the bed next to you, engulfing you in his arms
âWeâll be fineâ he assures you both âNo matter whatâ
Your hands clutch to his robes, not caring that he is freezing from the cold morning air âI knowâ you nod into his chest
He gently pulls your face back, cupping it as he wipes the tears âAnd you know I love you right?â his own eyes are glassy, both of you knowing that things were gonna be a little bit harder from now on but you wouldnât let them winÂ
âI love you tooâ you return it softly
He gives you a small smile before leaning in to kiss you, lips salty from your tears but neither of you care. Unfortunately, the moment is cut short when your door opens, banging against the wall as it does and making you jump apart
Regulusâ face hardens, turning off the emotions switch he had developed in order to survive
âHands off herâ Sirius points at his brother
âLoveâ Remus tries to pull him back, the only one seeing the scene for what it was
Sirius shrugs out of his grip âNoâ he stares you and Regulus down âYou are going to leave and never see her again, Iâm not going to let you use one of my best friends to get back at meâ
âLike hell I amâ Regulus wraps his arm around you, feeling you nuzzle your head into his chest, fresh tears soaking through his shirtÂ
âRegulusâÂ
âSiriusâ he returns his brother's angered tone threefold âI am not leaving when sheâs upset. If anyone should leave itâs you, you made her cryâÂ
Remus, James and Peters expressions soften at that but Sirius doesnât let upÂ
âIâm not leaving until you leaveâ
âFine then I guess you better get comfyâ his other arm comes around, cupping the back of your head in a soothing motion before he whispers reassurances to you
âIâmâŠâ Sirius stops himself as he watches his brothersâ actions ââŠWhy?â is all he can say
Regulus holds you close, peering up at his brother âWhy what?â he knew what he was asking, he just didnât know how to answer it just yet
âWhy her? Of all people Regulus why one of my best friendsâÂ
âYou canât control who you fall in love withâ he says, looking down at you
You raise your head, letting him plant a kiss youâre your forehead before you burying yourself back into his embrace
âYou canât loveâ Sirius shakes his head, tears forming âYou canât because you never loved meâŠyou never showed any emotion after I left for HogwartsâÂ
Everyoneâs heart broke, the cracks in his voice, Remus having to take Jamesâ hand to stop himself from hugging his partner while Peter rubs his back
âI do love youâ Regulusâ hard expression finally breaks âI never stoppedâ
âWhy didnât you come with me then? When I cried, poured my heart out while I was still bleedingâŠyou closed the door in my faceâÂ
Regulus winces at that, you donât have to see him to know. You kiss his chest, hugging him tighter as you knew how much he hated himself for that, how much he wanted to go backâŠhow he had also packed a bag but by that time Sirius had already left and it was too late
âI wanted to, I was just scaredâ he confesses âWhen you got sorted into Gryffindor mum and dad were so mad they spent every waking moment conditioning me toâŠâ he makes little bunny ears with his fingers ââŠnot make the same mistake you didâ
Sirius moves to sit at the end of your bed, signalling the other boys can stay when they attempt to back out
âThey hurt me too when I asked why it was a bad thing, eventually after talking with Evan he told me that the best thing to do is to pretend. Have a switch you can turn off and just feel nothingâŠand for a while I did that, to the point I was just existingâÂ
He caresses your hair before looking back at his brother
âThen one day I was in the library and y/n came along, sitting next to me like it was nothingâ he lets out a small chuckle âTalking my ear off about some kind of plant and how it was so coolâŠâ
âIt was coolâ you mutter earning small chuckles from the room, James and Peter moving to sit on the bed next to yours while Remus sits behind Sirius, placing a kiss to his shoulder
âSorry what I meant was she was telling me about this super awesomeâŠouch loveâ he groans as you pinch him âAnywayâ he turns back to his brother who is watching him curiously, a lips tugging upwards as he observed yours and his interactions âAfter a few weeks I finally spoke back, realising she wasnât aâŠploy from youâ he winces âShe helped me. That switch that had been stuck off was finally on again when sheâs nearbyâÂ
You shift away from his chest, still leaning on his shoulder but you could see your friends again
He looks down at you âShe helped my live again, smile againâ he says, doing just that âI love her and I love you. I never meant to hurt you Siriâ he turns back to his brother, seeing the surprise yet comfort the old nickname from their youth brought as it slips out
âI never wanted to hurt you eitherâ he nods, blinking the tears from his eyes âI love you too Regâ
âFucks sake hug!â James says sniffling with Peter tissues in their hands âPlease you're killing usâ he waves for them to embrace, this tissue causing him to resemble one of those mothers from period books
You and Remus giggle, moving away from your significant others to the middle of the bed. You intertwined your hand with his while he wrapped his other around you, both watching as the brothers hug for the first time in 7 years
âWe always joked about being siblings but in a few years that might actually be trueâ Remus whispers to you
âWe always were overachieversâ you whisper back, giggling together while James seems to cry harderâŠand they call Remus the mum of the group
Thank you for reading đ
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