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james, who promised regulus that he would never look at him and think of sirius, was left to search for glimpses of regulus in sirius after regulus died (when HE promised to come back).

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A 'Wading in Waist-High Water' reveal!

I have been sitting on this amazing collaboration for a long time now! Somewhere last year, I started a super partnership with book binder Laura from ldm.binding (Insta)! We worked on a bind for 'Wading in Waist-High Water' by colgatebluemintygel on AO3.

If you don't know it, it is a lovely Wolfstar fanfic about the Great British Bake Off. I created a bunch of artwork for the bind, and Laura put it all together into a super fun bind! There's gorgeous endpapers, a creative typeset with text messages (which must have been a b*tch to edit) and extra inserts with some of my illustrations. This is the first book binding collab I've done, and I loved it so much! Another is coming as well... but I don't know when I'll be able to share that one. But it will be another Wolfstar fic, and an adorable one, too!

So! The reveal!

I made the dust jacket illustration, the chapter headers and a set of character portraits, as well as the Marauders band poster (the WIWHW edition). Laura did the gorgeous bind (I mean, look at those headbands!!!) and printed everything out to go inside the book :) A book made with love from the author Colgatebluemintygel, Laura and me. I hope you like it, too! I absolutely love this bind, and will cherish it for the rest of my life <3 Of course, remember that fanfiction is not meant to be sold or distributed for profit. We made these for personal use only. I will make another post with the illustrations I made, but this INCREDIBLE BIND deserved its own stage!

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I don't need water or food. I need Regulus and Pandora sitting on a bench in a park exchanging gossip and giggling.

I think they would just do that, you know?

Meet in a random muggle park, one far enough from both of their homes that no one would recognise them. Far enough from the wizarding world that they'd be at peace for a couple of hours, that they could just be Regulus and Pandora, no sides, no war, just them.

They'd do it about every one to two weeks after Pandora graduated from Hogwarts, until one cold day of 1979 when Regulus didn't show up. And the following week came when he missed again and Pandora would have known. Something happened.

And Regulus would never show up again.

But at least, at least he'd have had his little moments of calm— of happiness, with Pandora. His Pandora, his best friend. Far away from war and responsibilities. Regulus would have known giggling and gossip sitting on a bench in a muggle park.

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Evan apologizes one day out of nowhere, and Barty is confused as hell.

"why are you saying sorry?" He asks looking at the boy like he just grew a second head.

"sometimes I feel worse than others for not having sex with you" he explains.

"oh none of that, we've talked about it, I have a hand and plenty of alone time, don't think I'm under attended or something because I promise you I'm fine" Barty says it easily, it's the truth after all, but Evan goes blank for a moment and then he's flushing and looking away and Barty is suddenly more intrigued.

"You— Okay, yeah, I didn't— didn't think of that"

This is fascinating. How the hell did he make Evan stutter? Evan doesn't stutter, doesn't flush. Barty mentions jerking off and that is what happens? This is an amazing discovery and he's going to have a lot of fun with it.

"do you want to know more or know less?" He asks with a grin, Evan might just turn around from how much he's trying not to look at him.

"I... I don't know" Barty's smile grows and he gets closer, his hands coming to Evan's waist, his lips grazing the dark skin of his neck from behind.

"do you want to know how many times a day? How many times a week? What I think about? It's you, it's always you baby"

Evan may not like sex, but he likes a whole lot of other things. He likes kissing and teasing and playing, they established early on the relarionship that none of that would lead to something more. Barty loves everything Evan is willing to give him.

It's Evan who gets Barty all worked up most times, only for him to go find some release in the privacy of a bathroom.

This time it seems to go the other way around, Evan lets out a shuddering breath and even from where he's standing, Barty can see a bulge growing on his pants. It takes a second, and then Evan pulls away completely.

"Enough, I— Stop" he murmurs breathless, so Barty stops, takes a step back.

"Are you okay?" Barty asks just to make sure. They've talked about things, and teasing like this is something Evan feels comfortable with most times.

"Yeah, yeah I'm good" Evan is still trying to even his breathing but at least now he's looking at him "I just don't like the part where my body does... This" he vaguely gestures at his crotch like it's betraying him.

"Did I read the situation wrong?" Barty asks once more, scared of having gone too far without noticing.

"No, no, it was good, we're good" he sounds sincere, and Barty believes him.

"good" he repeats back, Evan still looks mildly uncomfortable, not too sure what to do now "wanna know something?" He grins staring at him. Evan nods confused. "I'm definitely jerking off to this tonight" he wiggles his brows and Evan laughs, soft and sweet and everything is fine again. Yeah, they're good.

"you're a menace"

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R.I.P. Sirius Black

You would've loved staying up late to read Wolfstar fics💔

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ship so good both of them died

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I always come up w banger rosekiller post ideas when I’m at work and then can’t formulate them properly/forget about them when I’m done work :(((((

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Regulus: Harry, you are old enough now, I think it is time we have the talk

Harry: papa, no! I already know where kids come from and dad tried before- we really do not have do this

Regulus:

Regulus: Oh, no I do not mean that kind of talk. I mean the "a lot people in my side of the family are actually war criminals" talk.

Regulus: So, it all started with your great- great-grandfather who is also the cousin of-

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I've risen from the dead for my other special interest. Go take my shit quizz.

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i think james has to fall at least once a year. like, he's very athletic and has great reflexes, there's no reason for him to trip and fall.

but one out of the 365 days is his unlucky day, where his body just doesn't connect properly —or he's just distracted and can't see the very clear obstacles on his way— and he's left with bleeding knees and some bruises.

it was fun when he was a kid, because kids get hurt playing all the time. but being 22 and suddenly you don't know how to walk and trip over air on the way to your new part-time job?

it's haunting.

and it's exactly how he meets regulus, who is just trying to get some pastries and go home, but then somebody just fell right next to him, groaning "fucking hell, not again" and jesus fuck that's a very hot man and oh my god is that blood.

so regulus, who isn't a first aider or anything of the sorts, but knows how to clean and take care of all sorts of injuries, just decides to be nice and help.

james immediately uses the "i just fell for you" line on him, regulus calls him an idiot, james overshares about this being a yearly occurrence, regulus thinks that's ridiculous, james uses that as an excuse for them to become friends (or more) so he could see it with his very own eyes, regulus calls him ridiculous. the conversation is complete banter while regulus cleans the wounds.

they both leave with red cheeks and each others phone numbers.

and after some years, regulus is always carrying some first aid kit in his bag, because his boyfriend was right and once a year he falls over nothing, like an idiot. and he has to be there, to laugh, make fun of him, and then patch him up nicely.

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remus lupin discovered tote bags and went feral

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Remus is hairy. He's a werewolf, what did you expect?

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sort of shit james potter would say

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Barty: Maybe in another life, we get to die together.

Evan: Maybe in another life, we don't die at all.

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Sirius: Moony? We need you, me and James can’t read your handwriting.

James: Yeah is this a 1 or a 7?

Remus:

Remus: Good god, it’s a G

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Remus with really sharp canines that leave deep indents on Sirius’ skin every time he bites him

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Every character in a series doesn’t have to be attractive to be likable and not every character has to be likable to be attractive. Regular, average people exist and honestly they need more representation. 🙌

One thing that I admire about many Severus Snape fans is that they embrace his flaws, both physical and personal. He is drawn in fanart exactly as described in the books and is still appreciated by Snape fans.

I wonder how many Marauders fans could manage the same. So often, there is a tendency to rewrite the narrative to make our favorites (James or Remus, usually) into perfect models rather than ordinary, flawed characters that are far more relatable. There’s always room for imagination and creativity, of course, but there is unappreciated beauty in the average person too.