#Barty also has that stare but it's different

[wingsmadeforflying]

Guys I'm beyond close to drawing Rosekiller. The only thing really stopping me is my tablet is packed- I could draw without it but I also. Need to finish packing-

I'm steadily becoming more obsessed with the Absolute Freaks.

Side Note: I find the one post mentioning how Rosekiller was just waiting. For Reg to make their relationship into a trio then James Fucking Potter so fucking funny still and I think about it daily. Thank you whoever posted that.

[sweeterelease]

regulus only has tattoos or piercings in places they don't show. growing up with parents like his, it just comes with the job. his friends keep reminding him he's out of there for good, that he doesn't need to hide them anymore, but strangely, regulus likes the mystery of it all. people's faces when they find out about the septum barty did in 6th year or the pure shock when he takes his shirt off and bares the full back, it's always entertaining.

it's of course fun with partners too, most of the time they don't expect it. james is no different. although regulus can admit he thought this moment would've come in a completely different setting. they haven't done much past kissing, not for lack of trying on regulus part, but sneaking around the castle has proven to be actually difficult when magic is such a time consuming art. he also supposes james is waiting, he'd said he wanted to take things slowly and regulus is not about to oppose to that, so they both wait. until now, apparently.

evan and pandora are about halfway through fusing about him and how to take care of his latest arm piece when james comes in looking for him. regulus —who had his back to the door— turns and goes to greet his boyfriend but just finds him staring at him rooted in place. barty laughs, picking up his things and gesturing for the other pair to go on a walk with me. regulus shifts, hyperconscious of the way his arm looks, raw and red and slightly swollen from the fresh ink. he wraps his arms around himself protectively, suddenly aware of the fact that he hasn't really talked about this with james before. so um, you like? brown eyes blinks rapidly, coming up from where they'd widened on his belly button jewelry.

his boyfriend drops whatever was held in his hands, scoffs, dives forward and— oh, james likes.

[ellecdc]

I NEED more rosekiller x “platonic” gf! reader like where they have their first date and kiss for the first time (or would it be the first time??? 😏😉😂)

as always, if you have the inspo for it love!!! 🖤

hahaha these silly goofs - also, to answer your question, it would not have been the first time [it was sort of hinted that they got up to NSFW activities in the first part]. here's a little baby blurb to celebrate them becoming official!

poly!rosekiller x their 'platonic'!girlfriend who are trying to enjoy a nice date [614 words]

CW: side jegulily, side wolfstar, reader has hair that Evan can play with

Lily and Remus shared a knowing look across from each other at their booth in the Three Broomsticks as Sirius, James, and even Regulus craned their necks to observe another table across the pub.

“You lot have been begging us for a double date for eons, and this is how you wish to spend it?” Remus finally asked then, earning him an aggressive ‘shush!’ from all three boys. 

“This could be breaking news.” James hissed as he kept his gaze steadfast on a circular booth that had you, Barty Crouch Junior, and Evan Rosier cosied up as you enjoyed some butterbeers. 

“What? Three friends who spend the majority of their time together having a drink at a pub on a Hogsmeade weekend is now suddenly breaking news?” Lily snorted. “Remind me to alert the Prophet next time the three of you are spotted here with Peter.” 

“Red, I love you, you’re like a sister to me, but shut the hells up.” Sirius whispered. “This looks different.”

“Different how?” Remus asked bemusedly. “They’re literally just conversing.”

“Yeah but they’re….sitting nearly on top of each other?” James asked then, eliciting a noncommittal hum from Regulus. 

“That’s not new.” 

“Do they often sit in each other’s laps?” James asked his boyfriend incredulously. 

“That’s usually how I find them in the library.” Regulus answered quickly. 

“Wait! What about that!?” Sirius added, causing Lily and Remus to look around worriedly wondering who might’ve heard their party being creepy stalkers.

Once they were confident that no one was privy to their very strange date activities, they turned their attention to your booth where they saw Evan twirling a section of your hair between his fingers with a look of wonder on his face. 

“She does have really nice hair.” James offered in their defence, earning him a displeased scoff from Lily that was mostly for show. 

“It has nothing on yours, though, my beautiful flower.” James amended quickly, shooting Lily one of his warmest smiles. 

“Nice save, Jamie.” Regulus murmured, though he too took that moment to twirl a lock of Lily’s hair between his fingers himself.

“Okay, well that has to be new.” Sirius argued tiredly then as he pointed to your now tangled up form with Barty who was kissing you so deeply that you were basically becoming one with Evan whose lap you’d been propped on. 

“They’ve done worse.” Regulus replied simply.

“Define worse.” Remus deadpanned.

“I don’t know, Lupin; how would you define loud and freaky sex? Better or worse?” Regulus spat.

“Better.” The table agreed quickly before turning their attention back to your table to see that you and Evan were now sitting alone in the booth. 

“Where’d Junior go?” Lily mused, but the answer came in the form of Barty slamming his hands down on their table and levelling everyone with a glare. “Regulus.” He offered politely, before moving his gaze to the rest of the party. “Gryffindor’s.” He sneered as if it were a dirty word. “I have come to ask politely that you refrain from staring at my boyfriend and girlfriend, thank you.” 

And with a flourish, Barty stood and strode back over to your table where Evan smirked salaciously at him and you looked at him with faux exasperation. “See! I was very polite - I didn’t even threaten maiming.” They heard him boast as he reclaimed his seat. 

Sirius, James, and Regulus all let out a hum of understanding. “That’s new.” Regulus finally agreed then.

“What? The title of ‘girlfriend’ for Y/N?” Lily asked with a chuckle.

“And Junior’s newfound manners.” James added as he finally turned his attention back to his boyfriend and girlfriend and their double date.

[wisedelusionalmarshmallow]

@jegulus-microfic, June 5th - More, G, Word Count - 338

It wasn’t common for Regulus to watch Quidditch matches if Slytherin wasn’t playing. He didn’t really have an interest in the sport, he mainly just wanted to support his house.

So why does he find himself watching the Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw match?

James Potter looks good on a broomstick.

Sweaty hair sticking to his forehead, the way he glides through the air, thighs clenched around his broomstick. Regulus knows there are likely many people in the stands that also can’t take their eyes off the chaser. The difference though, is that James goes home to him.

Regulus’ appearance at a quidditch game would raise a few eyebrows and they’re trying to keep the relationship hidden. So he found Barty in the stands and stayed with him to watch the game. He wouldn’t look so out of place if he had a friend.

Besides, it’s great to have someone to explain quidditch to him, Regulus has a very loose idea of what’s happening. Growing up his parents didn’t let them watch sports, claiming it’s all roughhousing and not real entertainment. So it’s helpful to have Barty in his ear.

“—all while dodging the bludgers batted by the beaters,” Barty finishes explaining, shouting over the crowd.

“So what? They just need 5 more goals to win?” Regulus asks, surveying the current score. If they get five more goals that will bring them to 150 points. The score’s 120-100.

“Nope.” Regulus is confused again, furrowing his brows. “The game only ends when they find the snitch.”

Of course, what a stupid game. Regulus rolls his eyes. “Bloody stupid. Everyone does all that work and the whole game relies on one bloody person to win the game.”

Barty laughs. “Come on Reg, if that one bloody person takes their sweet ass time finding the snitch, you get to stare at Potter for longer.” He teases.

Regulus looks back out to the game, two Ravenclaw Chasers pass by their seats. “Don’t act like you don’t stare at Rosier.”

That shuts the other boy up.

[euphorial-docx]

why do people act as if reg and lily have no way of working out ever? whether that’s in jegulily, or just regulily, or even platonically?

of course, fanon is different for everyone, so maybe it really doesn’t work for some people, but i feel like there are general characterizations here for most people to at least see some of the connections.

like for example:

reg and lily are both usually depicted as very intelligent and scholarly and all that. they could bond over that if you let them.

reg is often made into a prefect, and lily was a head girl, so it’s not as if there was no chance of them running into each other in those situations.

they are both the younger sibling who have a… difficult relationship with their older sibling. the bonding potential that has? ASTRONOMICAL.

both lily and regulus, in most fanon interpretations, have no problem rejecting james and acting annoyed by him (or genuinely being annoyed by him). it normally takes a while for lily or regulus to warm up to james, for more or less the same or similar reasons.

like… imagine them whispering about james’s latest shenanigans together, to varying levels of annoyance and fondness, but just blankly staring at james whenever he tries to get into the conversation.

some people also bring up that he was a death eater and she would never give a death eater the time of day, to which i say: since when have we given a fuck about canon? if we can turn barty and evan into babygirls, i think we can have au’s where lily and regulus don’t hate each other and actually maybe like each other.

there are ways for them to work in any way you want them to, just like there are ways for any ship to work if you want them to.

i don’t get why it’s such a problem coming from a fandom that literally makes up everything. after all the headcannons we pull out of our asses, lily and regulus kissing is where you draw the line? really?

[svnflower-writes]

rosekiller headcanons

I ADORE THEM AHHHHH

evan drives barty insane by talking shit regulus in french and barty hates it because he's nosy but can't understand a single word

evan calls him "the bane of my existence" and he either says it with so much adoration in his voice it makes reg and pandora want to throw up or he says it so seriously that they believe they lowkey hate each other. and then two minutes later he's pulled barty into a closet to make out.

evan has an insane amount of freckles and barty loves cupping his face in his hands and kissing him

barty has sooo many tattoos dedicated to him it's insane

ok the non-sexual intimacy guys it drives me insane- ok so as much as they like showing off, their best time spent together is their quiet days alone, cuddled on the couch or bed, whispering sweet-nothings into each other's ears and kissing each other's foreheads. they could literally talk for days on end they never get bored of each other's company. they're so soft when they're alone together but they would stab anyone else who saw that side of them.

also on that note, barty's love language is physical touch. this boy cannot go five minutes without running his fingers through evan's hair and tracing the freckles on his arms and mindlessly rubbing his back. this boy is so insane with the non-sexual intimacy

SO MANY PIERCINGS HOLY SHIT

these two bitches know how hot they are, and they make sure that everyone else do too. almost everyone at hogwarts has had crushes on them at some point

they're both jealous but evan is a different level of jealousy

make out on the kitchen counter couple

evan wants to be loved so bad. as in he wants serious princess treatment bc he's been ignored and neglected all his like. he doesn't believe that anyone could ever love him and he struggles immensely with self image

also evan is actually such a sweetheart you don't get it he can be mean but that's mostly bc of the image forced on him

barty has a good fashion sense but evan is a literal disaster

they don't fight. they just stare at each other in silence before the messy kissing starts.

[orchideous-nox]

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My favourite character, and this might not come as a surprise if you have ever seen a single one of my posts, is Evan Rosier.

Obviously Evan doesn't appear much in canon, he's just a name and one of Moody's anecdotes as an auror. I have lots of headcanons about Evan, lots of them are shared with @futurequibblerjournalist because we spend a lot of time yapping about Rosekiller. Here is some stuff about my Evan.

I write Evan as being very reserved usually, he's quiet and prefers to observe those around him, to watch and pick up on the little details about people to store in his mind for later. He has a thousand mile stare which unnerves some people and he is terrible at eye contact, preferring to look over someone's shoulder which makes them feel uncomfortable. Barty finds this funny when he watches people constantly check behind them when talking to Evan.

Evan is autistic, his special interests are the human body (specifically teeth and bones which he carries in his pocket and will take out and put on the table mid-lesson), the French Revolution (because the Rosiers being French is very important to me) and 1950s B-Movies (his favourite is The Blob) but also enjoys films like Martyrs and Idioterne (The Idiots) because he finds the controversy fascinating.

Evan fell in love with Barty without realising he was in love with him in 4th year, but there was always something different about the way he felt about him before then. It was in the summer between 4th and 5th year that he came to terms with his sexuality when talking to Pandora at 2am on night. By the end of September in 5th year, him and Barty were together. Barty makes Evan feel seen, like he's not just some quiet freak who makes everyone uncomfortable. They balance each other out and Barty becomes the only person other than Pandora who understands Evan's needs if he's non-verbal or overstimulated.

I think that's enough about Evan for now, I need to save some headcanons for future posts.

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[lexithwrites]

Happy birthday!!

One of my Wolfstar headcanons is that everytime someone is too close to Remus, Sirius put himself between them and hugs Remus while staring the other person until they go away

One of my Jegulus headcanons is that James seems so sweet and innocent, but Regulus knows he is capable of such dirty things in bed (and he loves it)

One of my Rosekiller headcanons is that everybody thinks that Barty and Evan have a really high body count, but they were eachother firsts and only

Hope you’re having an amazing day ❤️

love all of these haha sirius is 100% someone who just calmly puts his hands on remus and sneers at whoever is trying to flirt with him like no, he's taken, bye now. james i feel like is extremely different outside the bedroom than inside, but my headcanon is that he's a bit more submissive when he tops, like he's the one begging to fuck reg and eat him out etc, whereas outside of it he's pulling reg by the hand and bringing him into shops he wants to go to, orders for him because he knows exactly how reg wants his food, and is always flirting with him to make him blush because he knows it riles him up. and rosekiller, ugh, i love this so much. trust me i love a slutty barty as much as the next person, but i feel like he's also so dead set on losing his v card to the love of his life (plus he has a hand for a reason)

[loonylupinstoasties]

Because i have due history, maths, sociology, english and science homework that i haven't even started, im gonna waste even more time and tell you how i think the marauders are with homework

Sirius: Uses his trauma as an excuse for not doing it because Minnie would never give him shit for that. He gets away with it every time. He's actually too busy staring at Remus

Remus: Leaves it til the last minute but always excels in it. Struggles to concentrate since Sirius keeps staring

Peter: Makes the funkiest excuses why he hasn't done it and somehow gets away with it. like the famous "i was busy walking my fish"

James: Forgets about it and rushes it quickly before going to the lesson, sometimes leaving it half done or unfinished but gets marked well on the parts he completes

Lily: Hands it in before the due date but it's covered in doodles because she got bored doing it

Mary: Asks Lily for help just to spend time with her but no work actually gets done because they're too busy laughing and joking

Marlene: Doesn't usually do it but Mary and Lily force her to so she doesn't get detention. She always has to have music on in the background while doing it or she can't concentrate

Regulus: Does it on time, perfectly but always complains about doing it. Also complains when James gets detention for procrastinating his because it's 'less time' to spend together

Dorcas: Copies one of the other Skittles, mostly Regulus but she has to steal it since he doesn't like the thought of her getting into trouble for copying

Evan: Does it with Barty and passes

Barty: Does it with Evan and fails because he's too busy thinking about making out with him. Disappoints teachers since he's intelligent

Pandora: Starts the homework but somehow rambles her way into a different subject like the meaning of life and fuck knows what else. She could be writing an essay on polyjuice potions and then talk about the process on how caterpillars turn into butterflies

[risetherivermoon]

snippet from smth random i was writing during school yesterday while listening to mitski...

He wants to set fire to his life and watch it burn, he has already been given the match, the strike box, the wood to fuel it. All he has to do is light it ablaze, a simple movement. He is the match, he is the strike box, and he is the wood that fuels. He is the fire and he is the life that he wishes to burn to the ground. He is waiting, he was born this way, he will be his own downfall and there has been someone beneath his skin, something resting, in waiting. ‘Light it afire,’ It says, ‘Watch it all burn to the ground and step into it’s ashes, coat yourself in it’s grit and dirt. Be one with your terror, be one with the destruction within you, be one with me.'

Barty sets the book down onto the floor, open face up, only for a moment before it shutters close. He stares at the book, on his knees, dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, pyjamas. He runs a hand through his hair. He is alone, yet he never is at peace. Barty shuts his eyes, starting to understand that once his eyes are closed, and he faces the void in his mind and beyond his eyelids, is the closest he will ever come to rest, to love, to being content. Barty wishes to be nothing, he is something. The void is nothing, Barty likes to imagine that he is the void, that he’s looking darkness in it’s eyes with a sense of kinship. The void isn’t always darkness, it is alit with stars and fragments of light. They are one and also nothing alike at the same time, two different beings that are nothing, but only when they can’t pretend to be, nothings that are somethings.

[crimsonlovebartylus]

"Fancy seeing you here"

Regulus looked to his right, scowling at who was infront of him. He rolled his eyes, and hold onto his bag a bit tighter.

"What do you want." He asked coldly.

The voice laughed, deep and menacing. He pushed down a bit, straddling his glider and pulled out something from behind him and extended it to Regulus. "Lost this?"

Regulus eyes flicker down to the object, his book, glanced back up at the guy - face blank. Regulus was no fool, he knew exactly who this was. James had warned him, about the possibilities of falling face to face with his villians.

Yet, Regulus wasn't scared. He let his eyes roam, the person in front of him. From the spikes to his forearms, to the outfit, to his eyes - a scar falling neatly down across his fake eye, his gaze slowly landing to the eye that was staring at him intensely. James called him, Barty, The Green Goblin.

"How did you get this?" Regulus asked, calculating his options.

Barty smirked leaning a bit forward, putting his free hand firmly on his glinder and still extending the book. "You dropped, I saw it and decided to do a good ded and return it"

Regulus narrowed his eyes a bit suspiciously, and reached over and grabbed his book. "Thanks."

"My pleasure, Regulus." Barty said, the smirk spreading wider, he glanced his surroundings.

Regulus masked slip, a hint of panic clouding it instead. He weighed his options, either he tried to run or maybe James is around and will save him. "How do you know my name." Regulus demanded.

Barty chuckled, the sound sending shivers down Regulus spin. "The inside of the book of course" he replied easily lying.

Barty knew who he was, he has been watching Regulus for some time. Knowing that this was the one person, that could finally get Barty to hurt Spiderman. His lover, the boy with the green cold eyes and the soft curls.

Barty had a plan, and it was finally going to be in motion. All he had to do was take Spiderman lover away, and destroy him. He watched as Regulus still skeptical but believing him. Barty would be lying if he didn't say he was surprised when the man didn't try to run away.

But also, Barty felt that Regulus was different. Like if he could see the flicker of fire in his chest dancing with a hint of black, begging to escape.

based on ART BY: likeafunerall feeding me with bartylus content. decided to write this little drabble for the fan art.

[z0mbieb0ybyersblog]

Guilty Pleasure - chapter two

(GP master list)

pairing: Barty Crouch Jr./ James Potter

warnings: Explicit

word count: 5'567

ao3 tags: Hate Sex, They hate eachother, (like actually), Rough Sex, Possessive Barty Crouch Jr., Possessive James Potter, Classroom Sex, Rough Kissing, first chapter, Top James Potter, Bottom Barty Crouch Jr., second chapter, Bottom James Potter, Top Barty Crouch Jr., Maybe Love????, Sex Toys, Bondage, Nipple Clamps, Pet Names, james potter has a big dick, Cock Rings, Barty likes to call James pet, Oral Fixation, Spit As Lube, Collars, Vibrators, Dom/sub, Aftercare, Anal Sex, Unsafe Sex, sunkiller, Barty Crouch Jr. is a Little Shit

summary:

Hate sex. With top James and bottom Barty in chapter one, and bottom James and top Barty in chapter two.

Barty opened the door to let James inside, leaning on the wall as he waited for James to get on his knees. And James knelt obediently as instructed, his eyes trained on Barty's every move, noting the predatory aura that surrounded the Slytherin. Barty pushed off the wall to lock the door. Then he made his way over, circling James like he was prey to a predator who was ready to pounce at the slightest hint of movement. But instead of lunging, Barty stopped in front of James, lifting his chin with a single finger. "Listen to these safe words, be a good boy, and repeat them so I know you understand that you're free to use them without judgment whenever you need. Green or one tap means you're comfortable, yellow or two taps means slow down, and red or three taps means stop completely." Barty made sure the Gryffindor was focusing, looking right at his eyes as he spoke.

James listened intently, nodding in understanding. "Green for comfortable, yellow for slow down, red for stop," James repeated back obediently, his gaze unwavering as he held eye contact with Barty. "Now tell me what kinks you are interested in participating in; I'd love to fulfill your darkest fantasies, darling," Barty asked smirkingly, and when asked, James swallowed hard before answering with honesty laced with desire. "You can do whatever you want to me, Barty.. You can tie me up and do anything," James replied huskily, meeting Barty's gaze without hesitation. The prospect of giving himself completely over to this new dynamic filled James with a heady mixture of nerves and desire.

Barty nodded and let go of James' chin to stand up fully. He pointed to a box in the corner, "In that box is a variety of fun little toys that are very much to my liking. Now, you said you wanted to be tied up," Barty made sure he'd heard James correctly before continuing. "I also, along with my devices, have different materials, each specific to bondage. Chains, handcuffs, rope, velvet threads, etc. I want you to open that box and choose which one you want to restrict you while I fuck you as hard as I feel like it. And if you'd like, choose a few of the devices." After saying all that, Barty sat on the foot of his bed, legs wide and arms propping him up as he leaned back, eyebrows raised as he watched James intently.

James nodded, his heart racing with anticipation and a hint of nervous excitement as he approached the box Barty had indicated. As he crouched down and lifted the lid, James was met with an array of enticing items that sent a shiver down his spine. The choice before him felt both exhilarating and daunting. After a moment's contemplation, James made his choice and picked out a length of soft velvet rope along with some nipple clamps from the box. His gaze flickered over to Barty as he held up his selections decisively. Meeting Barty's intense stare with one of determination and desire, James moved closer to where Barty was seated at the foot of the bed. With a confident yet submissive tone that carried underlying eagerness and obedience, James spoke up. "I choose these," gesturing towards the rope and clamps in his hands. "I want you to use them on me however you please."

Barty felt a slow, satisfied smile spread across his face that turned into a smirk. "Good choices, pet." Barty praises, running a hand through James' hair ever so gently before giving it a harsh tug backward, pressing his lips to James' exposed throat and flicking his tongue over his pulse. James couldn't hold back a low moan as Barty's hand ran through his hair, the sudden tug sending a jolt of pleasure straight to his core. The feeling of Barty's lips on his throat made James shiver with desire, his pulse quickening beneath the touch of flickering tongue. Barty used his free hand to palm James' erection through his jeans, squeezing the fabric tightly. "So hard again already for me, such a good boy," Barty murmured against James' skin. As Barty's hand moved to palm James' erection, he arched into the touch, unable to contain a whimper of need. The praise and affirmation from Barty only served to stoke the fire burning within James, making him ache for more. "Barty," James breathed out huskily, his body reacting instinctively to every touch and sensation that the Slytherin bestowed upon him. His mind swirled with a heady mix of arousal and submission as he awaited what was to come next.

Barty stood up, running his hands down James' back before slowly undoing his shirt. He let his teeth hover over James' shoulder, and with each button undone, he sunk them in just a little bit more until all the buttons were gone, and he was incredibly close to drawing blood, tasting a tang on his tongue. James couldn't help but let out a low groan as Barty's hands roamed down his back, the sensation sending tingles of pleasure through him. With each button undone and the slight pressure of teeth against his shoulder, James felt a rush of desire coursing through him. The mix of pleasure and pain only served to heighten his arousal, making him gasp softly at the intensity of sensations he was experiencing. Barty slid the shirt off of James' shoulder skins down his arms until it dropped to the floor, removing his mouth from the Gryffindor's shoulder. "You look so good shirtless, pet." Barty cooed, smoothing a hand down James' cheek before lightly smacking it. James shuddered at the feeling of cool air on his exposed skin.

Barty's praise pooled heat in James' abdomen, a deep flush spreading across his chest and neck at the compliment. When Barty smacked his cheek lightly, James couldn't help but lean into the touch, with a mixture of obedience and longing in his eyes. "Such a good boy," Barty purred, leading James into bed and urging him to put his hands over his head. Barty straddled James' hips so that he could lean over, tying the smooth, velvet rope securely around James' wrists and then to the steel headboard on his bed. James obeyed, placing his hands over his head as Barty instructed. Anticipation coursed through him as Barty straddled his hips, taking control with skillful hands. The feeling of the smooth velvet rope winding around his wrists sent shivers of arousal down James' spine, causing goosebumps to rise on his skin. "Not too tight, is it, pet?" Barty asked, tugging on the rope slightly. It stayed in place, but he wanted to make sure James would be comfortable. James reassured him with a nod. "It's perfect," He murmured in response to Barty's question, a hint of eager submission in his voice as he gazed up at Barty—

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[polaroidcats]

Here are some characters for you:

Sirius, Regulus, Molly, Barty Sr., Lucius, Fleur, Poppy P. and Marlene

hii bat!! that is a beautiful list, here we go:

Marlene/Molly - since we don't know Marlene's canonical age I think maybe she went to school with Molly, maybe they even shared a dorm room, had many late night study sessions and deep talks about their lives and their futures and everything else. Molly is the "straight" best friend Marlene never really got over, they practised kissing "for boys", made out a few times when they were drunk, maybe even went a bit further than that. Molly loved sleeping in Marlene's bed and cuddling with her platonic bff, and was always the first to fight anyone who suggested either of them were gay, which made Marlene's coming out to her so much harder for Marlene because she was so scared of Molly's reaction. Molly's reaction was nice, of course, when Marlene burst out crying and told her she was gay one evening, but something had changed between them over the years of Marlene feeling like she had to hide her sexuality and Molly not admitting that there was anything but platonic love between them. Even when Marlene comes out to her, Molly doesn't realise that Marlene might be in love with her and talks about having to find Marlene a gf, which breaks Marlene's heart a little. And when Molly falls in love with Arthur, Marlene finally understands she needs to let go of her unrequited love for Molly, she starts noticing a hot butch slytherin who keeps staring at her in classes...

Regulus/Barty Sr - I just think Regulus definitely needs an outlet to work through his daddy issues, and why not do so with the father of one of his friends?

Sirius/Poppy - ok so I think Sirius "I don't have mommy issues" Black definitely flirted with Poppy Pomfrey while he was at school, both because he thought it was fun and she was hot and also to see Remus's reaction. That boy spent so much time in the hospital wing, sitting next to Remus, he had to occupy his time with something and he chose to do so by flirting with Pomfrey. She was a young nurse, and thought it was really annoying that this stupid teenager kept flirting with her, and redirected his attempts at flirting to more appropriate conversation which led to them being sort of friends/friendly eventually. When Sirius escapes from Azkaban he knows he can't trust many people but he trusts Poppy, and his health is really bad from being in torture prison for 12 years, so he takes the risk and goes to see her when he breaks into Hogwarts. She has witnessed what a loyal friend he was to Remus and James and believes in his innocence, and hides him for a few days, taking care of him, nurturing him back to health after the hell he's been through. It's like he's a completely different man now, compared to the confident teenager that used to annoy her as a young nurse, but now they are both older, life has changed them, and they find comfort in each other's arms, Sirius deserves someone to take care of him and Poppy knows she can give him what he needs.

Fleur/Lucius - they meet at a modeling gig for magical hair shampoo for natural blondes and bond over their shared love for that shampoo.

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here for the drinks!! what are your thoughts about friends to lovers with barty? also, congratulations for the 4k xoxo 💘

thank you baby! and great thought. honestly, friends to lovers makes the most sense to me for this guy

I feel like Barty would have a hard time firstly with the idea of commitment at all, and also differentiating between platonic and romantic love, simply because he didn't experience a lot of love growing up (only child, abusive/neglectful parents)

he also sort of strikes me as the kind to resort to sexual intimacy when feelings of any kind occur just because he doesn't know what else to offer (I'm imagining a cliche emotionally constipated loose guy with daddy issues)

I feel like most of his friends have hooked up with him, which wouldn't be any different with you

and while Barty doesn't exactly like when his friends start dating/sleeping with other people (e.g., Regulus x James), and he does still feel some jealousy/insecurity at being replaced or needless, it has nothing on the pure unadulterated rage he feels when he sees you talking to/flirting with someone else

he always finds something wrong with whoever you're seeing, constantly picking fights with them, happens to show up when the two of you are sitting in the library or Great Hall together, etc

takes Reg & Evan actually walloping him up the side of the head to point out that he is completely in love with you

feelings are scary - tries to sleep with everyone else in the castle to get it out of his system

doesn't work and he's now left you unsupervised to that damned other wix he didn't bother to learn the name of

pines silently until you mention something bothering you about this new person

"Are you going to break up with them?" He asks as nonchalantly as he can manage - "we were never dating, Barty" - "thought you guys were in love" - you simply snort in response

"I tried." you admit after some silence - "is it something you have to try to do? to love?" he asks - "no, it's not." - "what was wrong with them? Why couldn't you love them?"

You stare at him for a long time and it takes everything in his being to hold your eye contact as you seem to come to some decision.

"They weren't you."

the two of you stare at each other a while longer before you eventually stand and head to your dorm

Barty shows up later that night - you're not sure how he didn't get caught or managed to make it up to your dorm at all but he's standing there at the door, breathless and eyes red rimmed before his lips crash into yours - and the kiss is unlike any that the two of you have shared before

"love me." He whispers breathlessly as he finally comes up for air, though he keeps your face close enough that his breaths cause your eyelashes to flutter

"I've been loving you, Barty, I can't- I can't keep doing this on my own."

"You're not, I'm here. I'm here. I love you."

and then you're kissing again and it's messy and it's desperate and it's perfect

:)

[zalrb]

Since you’ve covered Eleven and Amy, could you look at Nine/Ten and Rose?

(Also, I know you’ve said that Doctor Who is not your thing, but I firmly believe Season 1 with Christopher Eccleston as Nine has some of the most poignant moments of New Who. Stephen Moffat took over from Russell T. Davies in Season 5 and there is a lot of discourse in the fandom over whether the writing improved or not, and I’d love to hear your take.)

I feel like Ten and Rose is who I see/hear about the most and lo and behold there are full scenes of them on youtube. Is this when he was Barty Crouch Jr. because that's all I can see watching this. Anyway.

OK so Ten and Rose is why I try to watch scenes and not just look at gifs because looking at gifs I'm like yeah chemistry

watching the scenes and watching them interact, it's different.

They're not bad but I don't think they scream chemistry either, especially when they're supposed to be joking around with each other or their scenes are meant to be funny, and they're supposed to be happy and cute, seeing this, I was like oh OK

watching that scene, it felt forced and put on and not quite natural.

And when there are the loaded stares, I believe that they're loaded, I believe the intention but I don't believe they're feeling what they're supposed to be feeling, it's like she's one side doing her thing, he's on another doing his thing but I don't believe they're feeding off each other.

I think the writing does the heavy lifting. From what I gather, they have an emotionally intense dynamic/arc that makes them kind of angsty (like she kisses someone who's him but not him while he watches or something) and so when I watch them despite having zero context, I feel like I get what they're meant to be, what they're supposed to be doing, they do all the right things and there are moments where I can see how fans would hold onto them, like when they first meet and he explains that he's the doctor because he knows the first word he ever said to her, which was "run", I get all of that, I get how one could become invested in their story particularly when they aren't awkward, I just don't think they're great.

Nine and Rose, I think have better chemistry because when they look at each other, I believe they're vibing, I believe they're reacting to one another

he gives her something back in a way that I don't think Tennant does.

[birlwrites]

hm, that ttdl chapter was a ride. first things first, barty, darling, are you okay? i feel like. this whole i can suddenly tell when people are lying thing is either going to come in handy, or cause a whole lot of problems. i’m really curious as to what, exactly, nonsense abtruse is about because, as of right now, it’s, well, nonsense. i don’t quite remember if it’s been explained in the story already, but has regulus failed to understand it, or has he not really tried? because he’s had the book for a while now.

i’m really worried about how regulus is going to deal with barty’s involvement in all of this because, if he’s already feeling guilty over him having a headache and rambling, i can’t imagine how he’s going to deal with barty inevitably doing or experiencing unpleasant things when they get more involved with the war. also, regulus referring to him as his best friend just made me ridiculously soft. butter on a hot toast, noodle in a pot, stuffed animal. just very, very soft.

the tutoring session. oh, boy. regulus being very uncomfortable with the whole getting help thing and evan just: "oh, your parents are cousins that’s why you suck." like that’s not what he means at all, but that’s how it sounds at first and regulus is just mortified, that was hilarious to me, i’m sorry, i don’t know why regulus thinking his Crush That He Hasn’t Quite Realised Is His Crush Yet is taking the piss out of him makes me laugh so much. there might be something to unpack here.

also, evan just handing him his heir ring and regulus going like "doesn’t that mean anything to you???" was definitely something to note. what does it mean to you, regulus?

anyway. the mcgonagall & barty team up next chapter has me curious after barty just mentioned his suspicions about her being able to stare into people’s souls.

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AFJSLGHSJKDFDHSJFLKD THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS CHAPTER

knowing when someone is lying doesn't necessarily mean you know what the truth is, and there are quite a few people out there who prefer to twist or misrepresent the truth anyway rather than telling outright lies, which means that barty's new talent can be useful but also can't be taken at face value, and in case of lies, he may need to do some digging to find out the truth!

regulus has never tried to read it - he's been preoccupied with other things that have more direct and obvious applications, mainly mind magic, the family specialty (in limited amounts), and a whole lot of warding

regulus will also need to get accustomed to letting barty handle himself, part of which entails barty proving that he *can* manage more intense situations well. regulus definitely feels a sense of responsibility for barty (as he says outright in ch 37) but it's mostly with regard to the milieu that he's brought barty into - he'll essentially be forced to get used to barty doing dangerous shit lol, which will get easier as barty continues to do it and come out the other side mostly unscathed (which will be an enviably steep learning curve, but still a learning curve)

THEY'RE BEST FRIENDSSSSSSSSSSSSS and regulus is emotionally competent enough to recognize *that* at least

JFSFLFHGSJHGKDFJHSJ evan is too preoccupied by his Breakthrough and He Has Solved The Mystery!!!!!!! to consider that perhaps he should phrase things differently from how they popped into his head, he's just very excitedly sharing his insights and regulus is dying

THE HEIR RING YES because no matter what it means to evan, it means quite a bit to regulus even if he's not exactly willing to articulate that (even to himself)

the mcgonagall and barty team-up is related to both academics and the turmoil barty mentioned earlier in the chapter!!

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