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It's like him being a rebel as a response to his abuse, him breaking the rules of the society he was brought up in, him being a troublemaker instead of a good heir like his parents wanted, it's more the want to be not like them, not so much as inherent bravery. Not to say that's not bravery, that is not the implication here. But people like to either diminish him as this glorified "good" character or make him utterly rash and irresponsible, and make that his entire personality, both of which are entirely opposite to what he is. Many just hate him as this "dark" character with deeds not worthy enough for redemption. Even in canon he was unjustly accused of being a criminal, and treated unfairly even after he was proven not to be one, by characters such as Molly.

The fact is he was reckless, and sometimes his actions did come off as careless. His actions sometimes make us uncomfortable. But his flaws shadow his complex personality to such a degree that people forget he's this brilliant, smart person who also suffered great injustice and is not just a "nice" guy, instead probably has this imo morally grey outlook on life, due to his experiences. His recklessness is a response mechanism, which might hurt others at times and I'm not excusing his actions either. The man spent 12 years in azkaban yet he was still sane enough to break out from there, which is a seemingly impossible task, the first person to do so. When he got the slightest hint that Harry might be in danger along with his burning desire for vengeance, he does the impossible, evidence of his brilliance and sheer determination and will, but also that hint of recklessness because he probably doesn't care about his life and later on doesn't consider the implications of his actions when he runs headfast into danger to protect Harry. He doesn't stop to think how that would affect Harry because Harry's safety takes priority for him, his utter lack of self worth easing him into the process. But there are moments where he's just this man trying to be a godfather to his godson, trying to be brave enough to be there for Harry, brave enough to try to live for him. Whether or not he wanted it to end at one point is completely up to interpretation, but I feel he tried to be there for Harry, wanted to be brave even when suffocating in the home he did everything to leave behind, his remaining memories that haunting him every step and reminding him of everything he lost. In a position like that, it'd be very easy to fall into despair and just lose hope, I wouldn't fault him if he did. He's far from being perfect, and that's what makes him so human, all his trauma, his flaws, his bad decisions, his hurtful actions. His story is one of the most tragic in canon hp, but canon reduces him to this reckless hot tempered side character, the black sheep of the Black family yet unable to delve into what truly separates him from them.

This also brings the point that Sirius "wanted" to not be like his family and by extension a Slytherin, similar to how Harry didn't "want" to be a Slytherin, tho Harry had at least canonically a more black and white outlook for life, but justified at the time, because at the mere age of 11, he learnt the evil wizard who killed his parents, the reason he was at the dursleys, the reason why he never had a good life, and probably never will, was in Slytherin, along with the dark arts and pureblood stigma associated with that house. Even though they all are just children, the encounter with Malfoy further solidified that anti-slytherin ideal. Although canon was crazy to make a single house the collective evil when it really is so much more (no one ever accused the TERF of being a good writer).

is he kind? yes, to people he deems worthy of it.

I think that the idea that james is so nice and empathetic to regulus that he switches sides takes away from a lot of the nuance that makes jegulus so interesting. (this is specifically toward hogwarts fics btw, when you take out the whole Voldemort aspect it becomes completely different.)

jegulus is interesting (to me) because of the exploration between good vs evil. i think that james is a person that lives in a world where everything is very black and white. you’re either good or you’re bad, and there’s no grey area. i think james is an asshole to people who he thinks are “bad”. this is seen in canon with him to snape. snape is the epitome of a bad person who hurts james friends, therefore he doesn’t give a fuck about being mean, to the point where he becomes a bully. that’s why it’s hard to be mad at snape for hating james. in the end he wasn’t “evil”, he just lived in a grey area that james didn’t think existed.

regulus also lives in the grey area. he is doing what it takes to survive. he grew up in a hateful household, and we see him in canon break away from that, with sirius never knowing. the negative influences around him are so encompassing, its not even close to surprising that while he realized what was happening was wrong, he didnt have the strength to break away from it. even when he does break away, he does it in secret, assuming nobody will know what he did, and then he dies before he can face the consequences.

show them two masc men together they will have a meltdown

Regulus and Sirius never got along in the end.

James and Regulus never end up together because of Voldemort.

Regulus dies at 17.

Regulus thinks he makes his brother proud. Sirius never find out.

Lily and James die at 21.

Remus and Mary are left alone.

Peter betrays them out of fear.

Barty is arrested and Evan gets killed by an auror so they never get a happily ever after.

Sirius dies before Remus' eyes.

Remus has a heterosexual crisis.

Marlene dies.

Luna's mum dies.

Pandora dies after likely struggling with depression.

Bellatrix and Narcissa are seperated from their sister from pure pressure.

What do we learn you ask?

Tragedy is not more powerful than love, it fuels it.

Money has no value.

Family is not your choice.

Sometimes you have to think for yourself.

Not everything ends happily.

People die and sometimes you won't move on.

People die young.

Sirius: I threatened to reveal his dark secret.

James: Which is what?

Sirius: I have no idea, I was bluffing, but it must be something horrible.

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I just saw a post talking about The Marvels saying “this film is for gays and gays only”

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Are straight people not allowed to enjoy queer stuff too?

Just because I’m straight doesn’t mean I’m homophobic or against any of you.

I understand you’re excited about gay diversity and that but so am I! Ally’s enjoy this stuff too!

Some of my favourite ships are LGBT+ and I love them so much. Doesn’t mean I myself am gay, just means that I support it and them.

Who cares what sort of person you love? It’s your business and no one wants to be forced or pressured into feeling like they have to meet a certain criteria to enjoy things.