#alive!reggie peters

[pearlcaddy]

we always win the fight, your left hook and my right but if things took a dive, i'll be by your side

luke patterson & reggie peters & alex mercer (1978-1995, 2020-present)

[jatpistoowholesomesomebodyhugme]

I LIVED BITCH

I stopped posting because life and my slight "loss" of interest in Jatp (and by loss I mean I got obsessed with too many things at once.)

HOWEVER

It came back full force the other day and now I'm just curious to see how many people still love this show and its characters. I want to continue this blog because I had so many good ideas that I wanna go back too but I want them to be seen too.

I also miss the old cult members but I forgot my discord information like an idiot 🤦‍♀️

EDIT: I FOUND THE DISCORD INFORMATION 🎊🎊

[ginervacade]

Paramedic AU no one asked for

Here’s chapter one, and I did go ahead and make it PeterPatterLina.

Warning ⚠️: mentions of car accident

Reggie jumped out as soon as Alex stopped the ambulance, running right over to the site of the accident, Luke right behind him. Luke hurried to the older man standing outside his car while Reggie rushed to the beautiful young woman standing with her young son beside the other vehicle. She looked relatively unharmed but the boy had several shards of glass in his arm.

“ Hi there, I’m Reggie,” he offered his hand for the woman to shake, “ I’m a paramedic, and we’re gonna get you and this little guy here all fixed up.”

“ I’m Julie. Thank you.”She shook his hand, voice weak and frightened.

“ Nice to meet you Julie, though I wish it were under better circumstances. I promise you I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure you’re both gonna be ok.” Then he bent down to her little boy. “ Hi there buddy, what’s your name?”

“ Sebastian,” the little boy replied shyly.

“ Hi Sebastian, my name is Reggie and I’m here to help you. It looks like you’ve got some glass in your arm. If you and your Mama can come over with me to my ambulance we’ll get you all fixed up, ok buddy?”

Sebastian nodded and Reggie flashed him a reassuring smile.

“ Perfect. Can I pick you up? I promise I’ll be careful of that arm.”

When the little boy nodded again he scooped him gently into his arms and lead Julie over to the ambulance.

“ You’re being super brave little guy, you’re not even crying! You must be really strong.”

He continued talking to Sebastian as he carried him, and Julie was impressed by how good he was at keeping him distracted.

Luke met them at the ambulance. “ Mr. Jenkins is going to be just fine ma’am. Can I go ahead and get you checked out?”

“ I’m really ok.” Julie replied, nervously watching Reggie and her son.

“ I’m glad to hear that ma’am but it’s standard procedure that we check you over to make sure of that, though if you would rather wait until we get done with your son first that would be ok.”

“ Yes please, thank you.”

“ Of course ma’am, and my name is Luke. I promise that you are both in good hands.”

“ Ok Sebastian, my friend Luke here,” Luke interjected a hello with a little wave and a bright, reassuring smile to match Reggie’s, “ is gonna help me get all the glass out of your arm, ok?” When the little boy agreed Reggie continued.

“ Awesome, so I’m gonna need you to be really brave for me. Let your mama hold that hand, and give me your other one, ok? Great, so I need you to keep your eyes on me, cause if you try to watch Luke it might get kinda scary. I promise you that he’s gonna be really gentle, all he’s gonna do is get the glass out and get your arm bandaged up. You ready to get started?” Sebastian looked wide eyed at his mom for a moment and Julie smiled at him. “ You can trust these nice guys sweet boy, they’re trained to help people, it’s gonna be alright carino.”

“ Ok.”

“ Alright that’s perfect buddy. If it starts to hurt you can squeeze my hand really really tight, as tight as you need, but try to keep that arm really still for me alright? That’s perfect.” Reggie nodded to Luke. “ Hey Sebastian I really like your Star Wars shirt! Is Han Solo your favorite character?”

“ No, I like Obi Wan Kenobi.”

“ Oh yeah? He’s super awesome, and really brave! Is he how you learned to be so brave?”

“ Yeah, I like his lightsaber.”

“ Ooo yeah, I do too. What color would you want your lightsaber?”

“ I want a green one.”

“ Me too little dude. Try and keep that arm real still for me. You can squeeze my hand as tight as you need buddy, it’s ok. You’re doing so good. You too mama.” Reggie smiled at Julie, lifting his other hand to brush a tear off of Sebastian’s face.

“ Sorry,” Sebastian said, a few more tears falling.

“ Oh sweet boy it’s ok to cry. We’re just almost done and you’ve done amazing! Let’s talk about Star Wars some more ok? Who’s your favorite droid?”

“R2-D2,” the little boy sniffled, as Luke wrapped the bandage around his arm.

“ R2’s my favorite too. And we’re all done, you did really really good! I think you would make a great Jedi Sebastian, can I get a high five? Yeah, there we go. I’m gonna give you a real quick checkup while Luke does the same for your Mama. Can you give her a big hug so that she can be brave too?”

Julie couldn’t help the smile on her face, she mouthed a thank you to Reggie who simply nodded at her, flashing a crooked smile that sat just right on his freckled face in a way that made her blush, noticing the way his green eyes sparkled. She smiled at Luke, noting that he was just as cute, though trying to ignore the way his rolled up sleeves showed off his strong arms. Luke asked her questions to make sure her cognitive function was in order, “ What’s your name ma’am?”

“ Julie Molina.”

“ A beautiful name for a beautiful lady. My name is Luke by the way.”

“ So I’ve heard,” she giggled, blush increasing.

He used a light to make sure her pupils dilated properly, checked her pulse, and made sure she could move normally, and once he was sure she was ok, flashed her a smile that almost rivaled the one from Reggie. Almost, not quite, she thought. “ Looks like you’re good to go. Is there anyone you need us to call? Your husband maybe?”

“No, it’s just us. My dad is on his way here. Thank you.”

“ Of course Julie. Hopefully if I see you again, it will be under better circumstances. Try and have a better evening, alright?”

She smiled back at him, shaking his hand. She turned to Sebastian who was holding an inflated glove with a smiley face and giggling with Reggie.

“ You ready to go, Amorcito?” She ruffled his hair, “ Papi is here,” she pointed toward Ray.

“ Yeah! Look mommy, Reggie made me a smiley balloon!”

“ Oh that’s so cool! Go show Papi.” She giggled, pushing the boy toward Ray who waved at her, smiling as his Grandson ran into his arms.

“ Thank you again, you were really great with him.”

“ Absolutely ma’am, this is my job after all. He really was brave, and Star Wars is easy to talk about.” Reggie shrugged good-naturedly, shooting her the same smile. “ You’re raising a good kid.”

“Thank you, that means a lot.”

“ Have a better evening Julie. Go be with your family.”

Julie nodded at him, then walked to her father and her son.

Reggie and Luke jumped back into the ambulance, letting Alex know they were good to go. They were both too distracted to notice Alex’s knowing smile, the dazed look in Luke’s eyes, or the pink tint of Reggie’s cheeks.

[interestinglittlerelationship]

Okay, so I saw something about the Emily Patterson and Emily Gilmore parallels and it has consumed my life. So may I present my ideas for a Julie and the Phantoms Stars Hallow crossover au:

Julie, Flynn, Luke, Alex, Reggie and Carrie all go to Chilton. Julie, Flynn and Carrie are sophomores (like Rory) and Luke, Alex and Reggie are Juniors.

Carrie and Paris are mean girl besties and Julie, Flynn and Rory’s frenemies.

Rory and Julie become fast friends and Julie introduces her to the rest of the gang.

When Rory brings them all home to Stars Hallow, Lorelai quickly becomes the mother figure they all need in their lives.

Lorelai and Luke commiserate about their Emily issues. Lorelai has an internal battle between “the mom thing” and her own teen angst, but in the end helps Luke and his mom reconcile.

Luke and Lane bond over their passion for music.

Alex and Lane bond over their religious trauma. (He’s the one who teaches her to play the drums)

Because Rory makes friends at Chilton and gets more involved there, she forgets all about that boy, Dean, so that relationship never happens.

Instead she falls for Reggie.

Knowing this, when Lorelai first meets Reggie and sees the leather jacket and the whole rock band persona she assumes he’s a bad boy (at least until he opens his mouth.)

Reggie and Rory spend hours discussing books and music. (Reggie is super smart. Fight me.)

Willie is this loner kid who skates around Stars Hallow. (Taylor can’t stand him. “Skateboarding! What’s next? Drugs! Crime! The whole neighborhood in the drain.”)

Willie runs over Alex, who is on his way to Luke’s to pick up coffee. Alex invites him back to Lorelai’s garage (the studio) to watch rehearsal. They fall hard and fast.

Speaking of Luke, he pretends he can’t stand the group taking up two tables nearly every afternoon, but really he’s quite fond of them.

Alex is his favorite, despite his excessive coffee drinking, (Alex is a caffeine junkie. Fight me.) and the two of them sit around judging everyone else and trading sarcastic comments.

Absolutely no one is surprised when Julie and Luke get together.

Absolutely no one is surprised when Lorelei and the other Luke get together either.

Absolutely no one is confused by the fact that there are two Lukes.

Julie and the Phantoms and Hep Alien share the studio.

P.S. I made a thing (don’t worry, Luke totally gave Lorelai permission to borrow the song, this isn’t a Bobby situation):

[fandomscraziness22]

making moodboards for my old fics is one of my favorite pastimes! check out right this way and read about how lovely Bandstand is and how many parallels there are to jatp!

[stargazing-dreamer-girl]

After the show

Pairing: alive!Reggie Peters x reader

WC: 3.2k

Summary: After being away for a few months you were finally back in Los Angeles, just in time to watch your best friend Julie perform with her band. The first time you got to see them live and get to meet them, including the cute bass player.

A/N: Here's something new which probably nobody still counted on getting from me hahah but writing has always helped me cope with some stuff and even though I hadn't pictured myself returning to this, here I am, dealing with life problems by escaping into fanfictions. So, I hope you guys still read it and like it!!

It had been a while since you saw Julie last. You had lived with your dad last semester while your mom had to go abroad for work. That left you at the other side of the country, a six-hour flight away from your best friend and your normal life.

Of course, staying at your dad's wasn't the worst. You got along great. One of the only plus sides of that move was that you could spend more time together, but you also had to get used to a new place and new people. And you missed your friends dearly. Daily Facetime calls to Julie and Flynn kept you going, but those declined in frequency as well. Everybody got busy, so these past few weeks it had been, at most, one call a week. With your upcoming move back home to California, Julie's successful debut with her band and Flynn managing them, there hadn't been a lot of time. Until now.

You were finally back in California, basking in the Los Angeles sun. The hot sand beneath your feet warmed your soul. A content smile graced your face while you were waiting for Julie and Flynn to join you. This felt like home. Definitely.

Your serene moment got interrupted as someone practically fell into you, making you tumble forward a few steps. You were able to keep standing with arms still wrapped around you. With them came a squeak and the call of your name before the figure, which turned out to be Julie, came around to your front. As soon as you saw that familiar face you pulled her into your arms again. Yep, home. "Oh my God, I missed you so much!", you said, squeezing her once more.

"Same! I can't believe you're back! Finally!" The two of you let go of each other and settled onto the sand. "Tell me everything!"

"Well, you already know basically everything," you laughed. "I mean, the last time we talked wasn't even 24 hours ago."

"I know!" Julie took ahold of your shoulders and shook you. "Way too long! I need a play-by-play of your flight."

"Uhm ok, so, when I got to the airport..." And so you told Julie everything that happened at the airport, on your flight, at the reunion with your mom, the ride home, just everything up until the point where she had joined you at the beach. "When is Flynn coming by the way? Shouldn't she be here already?" You looked around hoping to catch a glimpse of the girl amidst the other beach-goers.

"Oh yes, I forgot to say! She actually had to hang back for a bit. She was able to get us a gig tonight, totally last minute, so she had to organize some stuff, but you'll see her later when you come to the show."

"Oh, so I'm invited, huh?" You bumped her shoulder.

"Of course, you are! We made sure to have you put on the guestlist. Then you can also meet the rest of the band! They're so excited to meet you. I mean, Flynn and I always talk about you, so they're always on us about when they actually get to meet you." She laughed at the dorkiness of her friends.

She could still picture the first time you were brought up in conversation in front of them. Flynn had been late to watching the practice and when she finally did come in, she looked a little distraught. Julie had asked her what was wrong, but didn't expect that the reason for her distress was actually your distress. You had just broken up with your partner who was not ready to commit to long-distance, even just for a while, so you had called your friends in tears. The boys had immediately told Julie and Flynn to not worry about practice and call you back and be there for you. Since then, you had been topic of conversation a few times.

"Actually," she continued, "Reggie could not shut up about you being at the show today since we found out it's happening, so you can't disappoint my bassist by not showing up." Julie wiggled her eyebrows at you. That's what you get for one time mentioning that you thought the dark-haired bassist was cute and asking about him. You had kept up with Julie's band, watched all their music videos and the private photos and videos that Julie had sent you.

You felt a warmth spread over your neck and cheeks, slighty embarassed by the teasing. "Oh please, Julie, shut up." You chuckled and looked out at the waves crashing onto the beach. "Of course, I'll be there. I'm super excited to meet the band, too. And to see you perform live!" Looking back at her, you saw the spark in her eyes that had been lost for so long after her mother's death, but there it was, portraying her excitement for making and sharing her music.

The moment got interrupted by an alarm sound coming out of Julie's pocket. "Oh ok, that's me. I actually have to run now," she said while standing up and silencing her phone. "I need to prepare for the show, but I'll text you all the details and will see you there tonight! Ok, bye, love you!" She shouted over her shoulder while already walking away in a hurry. You laughed to yourself at her behavior. It hadn't changed in all this time. You stayed at the beach for a few more minutes, before deciding to go home and get ready yourself.

You looked in awe at the line in front of the club the band was playing at tonight. So many people were here to see your friend perform. It was crazy. And you actually got to walk past all these people to tell the bouncer your name and be let in before all of them. The whole experience was so surreal, but it was everything you had ever hoped for your friend. Inside was already pretty packed as well but Flynn had texted you where to find her, so you made your way through the crowd to the roped-off area at the side which was slightly elevated. You once again gave your name to the woman standing there. She scanned her clipboard before she moved aside to let you in.

You spotted Flynn pretty easily in her eye-catching outfit. She was sitting in the far corner, closest to the stage, typing away on her phone. You walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey there, stranger!"

She turned around quickly. Her eyes widened when she saw you standing there before she jumped out of her seat with a wide smile on her face. "You're here!" She pulled you into a hug. "It's so good to see you! Wait, let me look at you!" You were pushed an arms-length away, so that she could check you out from head to toe. "And you look amazing! Perfect! Show-stopping!"

"Well, I hope not. I did come here to watch the show after all." You took the seat next to Flynn's, catching up with her until the lights dimmed and the show started. You and Flynn immediately got up from your seats as the stage lights came on and illuminated your friend and the rest of the band. Julie's gaze quickly flickered up to where you and Flynn were standing before she started playing the first notes of the song. Actual tears sprung to your eyes as you watched your friend live her dream. You were so proud of her.

You watched her interact with the other band members while performing. They all seemed to have so much fun on stage and you could clearly see their passion for music shining through. More than once did your eyes glance over to the bassist. You had to admit that Reggie looked even better in person than on the screen. He had to know what he was doing when he put on that leather jacket for the performance. Damn.

When the show ended, you actually felt out of breath from all the dancing and jumping and singing along you did with Flynn. The whole concert was so much fun and you could not get rid of the smile on your lips. "So, I am in charge of getting you to Julie's for the after-show party," Flynn turned to you and explained.

"Wait, there's an actual after show party at Julie's? And her dad's fine with it?"

"Yeah, it's just a few people and as long as we clean up and don't make too much noise, he's chill. So, you coming?" Flynn held out a hand for you to take and then skillfully maneuvered you through the crowd. The ride to Julie's turned out to be Flynn's mom who greeted you with a hug. You three chatted for the whole ride, mainly about your last semester and the show, before she dropped you off at Julie's. Before driving off she reminded Flynn to be respectful and considerate of the people living in the house to which Flynn rolled her eyes, but promised to be on her best behavior.

After her mom was gone, she turned to you. "Ok, come on, we need to get some snacks and drinks out before the others arrive." She led you to the garage, which you hadn't entered in what felt like years, and pulled the doors wide open. The lights turned on and as you looked around you realized that not much had changed, except for some trinkets being strewn about here and there. You quickly helped Flynn get some drinks out of the mini fridge and onto the table as well as some snacks when the first few people already started arriving. You easily recognized Nick, one of the first to enter the garage. He hadn't changed much from when you last saw him, still had the same Golden Retriever look to him. Carrie was also easy to spot. She spotted the two of you instantly and came over to greet you. From your calls with Julie and Flynn you were already aware that the feud had ended and there was some kind of friendship blossoming now.

"Hi, girls!" She greeted both of you with a hug before she turned to you. "It's nice to see you! How long have you been back?"

"Oh, just today actually. Been quite a busy day." You made some more small talk with her while other guests arrived and Flynn went off to greet them. It wasn't long until the conersations stopped to greet the arriving band with a round of hollers and applause. The guitarist, Luke, you knew, basked in the applause, entering the garage with raised arms and a grin, ready to high-five his friends that were waiting for him. Julie, Reggie and Alex followed. They had the same grin on their faces, the performance high, but passed up on the high-fives.

Carrie excused herself, but you didn't stay standing alone for long as Julie spotted you and pulled Alex and Reggie over to you. "Guys, I want you to meet someone," she exclaimed and proudly introduced you.

Aley was the first to speak up. He had a nice smile on his face. "Hi! It's really nice to meet you! I'm Alex. Julie has told us so much about you, it's like meeting a legend." Julie hit him in the arm for that comment. "Hey! What? It's true! You're always talking about her like she's a celebrity or some kind of myth. No wonder Reggie-" He got cut off by another hit in the arm, this time from the bassist. "Alright, fine, I'll stop stalking! Anyway, nice to meet you. I'm gonna go over there to my boyfriend." He turned and walked right into the arms of a long-haired guy on the other side of the garage who had been engaged in a conversation with Luke.

You turned back to the other two still standing with you, holding back a laugh. Your gaze fell onto the one who had yet to introduce himself. His eyes were still trained on Alex' back, but as he turned towards you, he realized that your focus was already on him and his cheeks turned red. It only took him a moment to regain his cool though. "I'm Reggie. Nice to meet you!" His eyes trailed your body once over. He shot you a smile. "I can't believe you're even prettier in real life than in the pictures." That earned him another smack against the arm from Julie. He yelped. "Hey! That's not how you treat your bassist!"

"Whatever, go get Luke, I want to introduce him, too!" Rubbing his arm he left, pouting, to get the guitarist. As soon as Reggie said a few words to him, he came jumping right over and put his arms around Julie's shoulder, placing a kiss on her cheek. She chuckled a little at the display of affection. "Luke, I wanna introduce you to-"

He cut her off, saying your name himself. "You talk so much about her. How could I not know?!" He smiled brightly and pulled you into a hug. "Great to finally meet you! How did you like the show?"

"Ah, it was amazing! You all looked so great out there! I had so much fun and everything sounded great! You even played my favorite song," you admitted.

"Oh, and which one is that?" You told him your favorite song, him nodding along to your answer. "Yeah, great taste you got there!" He looked around the room as a group of guys called his name. "Alright, I gotta go entertain for a bit, but we'll definitely catch up soon!" He promised with a wink and another kiss to Julie's cheek.

"Is he always like that?" You asked her.

"Most of the time." She nodded before breaking out into a laugh which you joined.

At some later point in the evening you found yourself on the couch with a drink in your hand. Reggie let himself fall into the seat next to you. "Hi there!" You smiled at him.

"Hi!" The small smile he gave you made him look even cuter. "Sitting here all by yourself?"

"Well, I was just waiting for you to come keep me company."

"Oh." That took him by suprise. "Here I am!"

You tilted your head to the side a bit, taking him in some more. He was still wearing the leather jacket you liked so much during the show with a simple white shirt below it and a pair of jeans. "I really liked to watch you play. I wanted to tell you that before, but you left so quickly."

"Ah, thank you! Yeah." He rubbed his neck as his cheeks turned pink. "Sorry that I left so quickly. I actually did want to talk to you some more! Julie told us you were coming to watch us play, so I- we put some extra effort into making this show amazing!"

"You certainly did! How long have you been playing bass for?"

"So long I can barely remember. I learned the guitar first though," he admitted.

"So you play the guitar as well, wow! I've never had any musical ability. Julie's mom tried to teach me to play the piano a long time ago, but it was completely hopeless." You chuckled at the memory. It was right in this room so many years ago.

"Maybe the piano just wasn't the right instrument for you? I can teach you some guitar if you want. Or bass, if you prefer."

"Alright, I'll hold you to it, but really don't get your hopes up. It might end in an absolute disaster," you joked. "Let me actually give you my number, so we can set a date."

"Oh yeah, totally!" He pulled out his phone and opened it to a new contact. You put your number in and called yourself right after saving it.

"Now I have your number as well." You smiled at him before saving the number into your phone as 'that cute bassist'. You hoped he had seen the name but when you looked back at him his eyes were trained on your face.

An hour moved by as you kept sitting on that couch, talking and laughing with Reggie. Luke, Alex and Julie had each come over for a few minutes but left fairly quickly to give the two of you some space.

"Hey, do you want to get some fresh air? It's getting a bit stuffy in here," you suggested to which Reggie agreed. The doors had been closed by now to keep the noise from reaching the neighbors, so that you hadn't noticed it'd gotten a bit chilly. Before you could say or do anything Reggie already took off his jacket and laid it over your shoulders. You pulled it on tighter as you took a seat on the stairs, the smell of the leather enveloping you. It smelled good, you imagined Reggie to smell distinctly of the jacket as well.

"Can I ask you a question?" He asked warily.

"Of course." You assured him, placing a hand on his thigh.

His eyes fell from your face to your hand. "Are you flirting with me? Like, are you actually hitting on me?" His hopeful eyes found yours again as your smile turned wider.

"Yes, Reggie, I have been all evening."

"Oh, ok, good, so I didn't misinterpret anything." He laughed a little and placed his hand over yours that was still lying on his thigh. "You see, I think you're really pretty. I've thought that since Julie and Flynn showed us pictures of you for the first time. And now I know, you're really funny, too, and I'm just totally blown away by you, so I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me?"

"I would like that a lot, yes. You lnow, I've had this little crush on you for a while now that Julie and Flynn have been making fun of me for. There's something about you that really draws me in." You bit your lip, taking Reggie's attention from your eyes to your lips.

"So, uhm, can I kiss you right now?" He asked.

Your lips spread into a wider smile as you shuffled closer to him on the stairs. "Yes, Reggie, I'd love that." There wasn't much of a gap between your faces anymore now, but he took his sweet time letting you feel his breath on your lips before finally connecting them. His lips moved softly against yours. He squeezed your hand on his thigh and brought the other one up to cradle your face.

You pulled back a little to catch your breath. When there was a crash from inside the garage your gaze quickly flicked to the door to check if anyone was coming out. When nobody did, you turned back to Reggie. "Do you wanna go back inside or keep doing this?" You asked him, hoping for the latter.

"I think, I'd rather stay out here a bit longer." He smiled before catching your lips in another kiss under the starlit sky.

[expectopatronum18]

Unpopular opinion but......

Am I the only one who misses the og marauders? The marauders fandom isn't even about the marauders now, 99% of their canon personality traits hv been replaced with cliqued behaviour. For some reason there's a massive obsession with their sexuality and I just don't get it? Lyk can't u have a character with any sexual orientation with personality traits outside it anymore? Does there really need to be a complete erasure of their most defining traits? I just wish we could get the actual marauders era characters back

James Potter: Pureblood, rich, intelligent, arrogant, a bully, but extremely loyal; took Sirius in and turned into an animagus for his werewolf bestie when the whole world would have shunned him; he could have led a life of utmost comfort but chose to risk his life and fight for those he loved in a war that didn't even concern him personally. His last words were asking his wife and child to escape while he tried to hold voldy off without a wand

Sirius Black: Haughty, a bully, extremely good looking, cool, rich, blood traitor by 16, comes from a family of literal death eaters, very intelligent, loyal, will do anything for those he loves( especially james and later Harry), thick as hell (my boy really survived in a depression prison for 12yrs, tht too after all the horror he'd seen before that), dark, very traumatized and broken

Remus Lupin: Gentle (yup u read that right), kind, mischievous (ppl really overlook this), very insecure, let james and Sirius bully Snape coz he was too thankful for their acceptance and affection to tell them off, considered himself undeserving of love, his self loathing prevents him from being a responsible adult/ parent for Harry, lowkey manipulative. Very compassionate and empathetic even after everything he's been thru tho

Peter Pettigrew: Considered slow and stupid, insecure, tags along with the others for protection, but obviously cunning and manipulative, a disgusting rat tho

Regulus Black: Teenage Reggie worshipped death eaters, he had newspaper clippings of them on his wall, completely believed in those racist ideologies until he realised what the reality of being a death eater was. He tried to bring voldy down but there's no evidence of him completely changing his beliefs about everything else like muggle borns, muggles, werewolves etc. Very cunning and intelligent tho, he discovered voldemort's secret before Dumbledore did. Liked kreacher but kreacher was also brainwashed with pureblood ideology, so I ll only give him half the credit. Bravely sacrificed his life in the end, but he still chose to protect his racist family.

Lily Evans: muggleborn, good at portions, described as popular and vivacious, pretty, the favourite sibling, isn't afraid of standing up to ppl (tht smirk in swm tho?), very brave, and most importantly (ppl really choose to forget this nowadays) a mother who stood in front of her baby boy in hopes of saving him from the darkest wizard alive even tho she herself was only 21 at the time, tht too right after losing her husband. Tho I'd still say that lily is a badly written character

It's fun to explore characters but not one of these core characteristics r even present. They're turned into one dimensional social justice warriors who r always right in everything they do

Now I get it, ppl want them to fit with current day ideals, but y not just create different/new characters then? What's the point of holding on to that nostalgia if most of their character isn't even there anymore? Where's all the toxicity coming from? And anyone who doesn't agree is homophobic and whatever other -phobic u choose to employ in the most irrelevant context ever. It's all so stupid smh🙄

[kodiakwhiskey]

We're Not Friends

Pairing: Alive!Luke Patterson x Fem!Peters!Reader

Friends don't look at each other the way I look at you

CW: implied smut, food descriptions, jealous Julie, College apps, music, movie mention (deep impact and dante's peak)

Dividers from @firefly-graphics

Luke looked at the feast she had put together for their movie night.

Popcorn, candy, loaded nachos, samosas, pizza, there was a pack of soda under the coffee table. He was just waiting for her to come downstairs. 

They got lucky their parents didn't care about these sleepovers. Luke's parents loved you, and your parents loved Luke. It helps that you grew up next to him and was his best friend’s sister. It was a tradition since they were kids where they'd pull a random movie out of the movie hat, though over the years it's changed into Genres so she could keep the boys over longer. Eventually when they'd met Julie and Flynn the girls would come over too, but tonight, it had just been the two of them. Not that either of them minded. They were best friends for a reason.

"Okay so tonight's roster is…." She dug around in the old top hat, pulling out a slip of paper. "Disaster movies!" She put the hat under the coffee table, and walked over to the DVD rack. "We have twister, twister two. Dante's peak, the day after tomorrow, 2012, Armageddon, the core, and deep impact."

"I don't think we've seen Dante's Peak or Deep impact." 

She slipped one of the DVDs into the player, sitting down on the couch, pulling her blanket on her, scooching just a smidgen closer to Luke. The two of them were quietly watching, passing snacks back and for, occasionally making jokes about something happening in the movie

It's coffee time! Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee! Cappuccino, java, YES!

He heard her giggle knowing her obsession with coffee already.

At some point she ended up curled into his side, his arm around her. Neither of them had second thoughts about it, the feeling being natural.

As the credits started rolling Luke looked down to see her sleeping lightly. His face flushed but he dared not move. Her long hair had been pulled until a messy top knot, and now a few of her white streaks hung in her face, a tiny bit of drool in the corner of her mouth. They had eaten a fair amount of the food, the samosas being the first to go as they were her favorite. 

He heard the basement door open and Reggie came downstairs. 

"Did sis fall asleep again?" Luke just nodded and Reggie stood in front of them, hoisting her over his shoulder. Luke started cleaning up the basement as Reggie took her to her bedroom.

Alex came down shortly after, followed by Flynn and Julie.

“Looks like we missed the party.”

“She fell asleep, but I’m sure Reg wouldn’t mind if we stayed and watched another movie. Flynn was already plopping on the couch as the next dvd started, her favorite move starting.

“What even is this?”

“Deep Impact! It’s her favorite movie and we pulled the disaster genre today.” Luke smiled to himself as he picked the cases up. She had been obsessed with it ever since she saw it, always watching Storm Chasers. She had wanted to be a meteorologist when they were little, but it’s been a while since they had that kind of talk. He noticed the room go quiet and looked up from the dvd case to see the four of them, Reggie having made it back down, staring at him.

“What?!”

“Dude, just ask her out already.” Luke sputtered a bit at Alex’s blunt statement. 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. She’s my best friend.”

“You have my blessing if that's what you need bro.” Reggie made his way over to the couch. “She totally likes you too in case it wasn’t obvious.” Julie paid them no mind and scrolled through her phone. It was the truth, but it still hurt. She could tell when they’d all first met, but regardless she caught feelings.

While everyone found spots around the basement, Julie and Flynn taking the guest room, Reggie went upstairs to his room.

Luke couldn't sleep. No matter how hard he tried, how many sheep he counted. He kept thinking about her.  Maybe it was those thoughts that compelled him to sneak his way upstairs to her room. 

He knocked quietly before slipping in through the door,  his feet finding its way through the dark to her, the layout of her room memorized.  He slips in under the covers facing her. When her eyes open slightly he puts his hand on her cheek. "It's just me, Elm." She smiles at his voice, nuzzling into his palm slightly and moving closer to him. Luke lets out a soft chuckle, gladly pulling her into him and smelling her pomegranate shampoo. He wanted to believe she stuck with it because he liked the smell, but he knew deep down it was only because it smelled like her. 

"Skyguy?" He tilted his head down at her. "Can you take me flying again tonight?"

"Whatever you want, Elm." She settles back into him, falling again into her deep slumber.

Luke still had problems falling asleep, but when he focused on her breathing he found himself pulled quickly to sleep.

When they first met, it had been nothing but talks of star wars. She turned towards him with those big green eyes, they were 8 that year, and very simply said "You're going to take me flying someday." 

He made it a vow then.

'Cause sometimes I look in her eyes

And that's where I find a glimpse of us

And I try to fall for her touch

He has this dream often. The two of them racing towards the edge of the world. Jumping off the ledge and soaring through the skys

But I'm thinking of the way it was

Said I'm fine and said I moved on

Her standing front row of his front row show

I'm only here passing time in her arms

Hoping I'll find

A glimpse of us

His home, her family, Alex, they were all his home

Luke awoke in the morning grabbing one of her notebooks from her night stand, and scribbling away some lyrics. Something to save for later so he doesn't forget. 

He peeked over at her, still asleep, her white strands hanging in her face. He thought back to the nickname, refusing to see him as the Skywalker he'd been named after "You're way too dramatic to be Luke. Your dad should have named you Anakin."

He smiled and tucked around her again.

She had woken up to find Luke still wrapped around her, their legs and arms a tangled mess. She should just tell him. Ask him to stay like this with her, just the two of them. But instead she carefully untangled herself and padded downstairs. Their parents left a note, officially designating their much needed vacation. The Peters siblings had the house for the next 4 days. She smiled softly and heard Reggie pad down the stairs, immediately pulling out breakfast. 

"Do you think pancakes or French toast?" He pondered his option when you put the bread back in the fridge. 

"French toast calls for the special bread from Madame Alexandra's. Do pancakes today." She smiled and walked outside into the back, unlocking the shed their dad let her and Reggie use for a music room. 

Alex, Julie, and Flynn awoke to the smell of breakfast, the three of them migrating upstairs where Reggie had almost finished.

“Welcome! Julie and Flynn this is your first annual Vacation weekend at the Peters House!” He was putting massive plates of food on the table, and Alex started grabbing drinks from the fridge. “Typically the guys stay over all weekend, but it’s totally optional, my parents are out of town until Tuesday for their yearly ‘Alone Time’.” 

Luke rolled out of her bed, his face hitting the floor. Groaning, he sat up, giving himself a minute to wake up. He peeked over, saw your side of the bed empty and peeked out of your window, noticing the door to the music shed open. He walked down to the kitchen, everyone else already getting seated at the table. “Hey Luke, can you go get Y/N? I think she was practicing out back.”

“Already on it. Save me one of those weird bubbly juices your mom gets?” Reggie threw a cheesy grin and grabbed their normal breakfast drinks.

“I’m sorry, bubbly juice?” Flynn was curiously eyeing the can put down in front of her. “Why have I never seen this before?”

“My mom has Champagne taste on a beer budget is what my dad always says.” Reggie sits down at the end of the table his dad usually sits, scrolling through his phone. “It’s just carbonated juice though. My mom buys in bulk.”

“Hey, speaking of which, we should go get food for the weekend.” Alex pulled out a pen and notepad from one of the drawers. “Can we take your sister's car?”

Reggie feigned offense at this comment, scoffing at his suggestion.

“Yeah we can take my car, but I have to drop my audition tape off while we’re out.” She sat down in her normal spot at the end of the table after setting the case down on the counter, Luke sitting next to her.

“Audition tape?” Julie didn’t realize she was in music, but she also went to a different school than the rest of them. There was a lot she realized she didn’t know about her.  

“Yeah um… Itsmyjulliardapplication.” she flushed and hid behind her hair, mumbling to herself before grabbing food from the table. Luke smiled at her, his heart fluttering. 

After breakfast the 6 of them piled into her blue SUV, Alex confirming everything on the way to Wholesale Sam’s.

She dropped the four of them off, and the two of them went to the post office down the street.

“Are you excited”

“A bit. I’m also a bit nervous and a bit scared and worried and…” She trailed off when Luke put his hand over hers. “It’s a lot to take in… I doubt I’ll make it in, I don’t go to a music prestigious high school like you guys.”

“Okay true, but you’re amazing. I’ve never met anyone who would beatbox and play an instrument, let alone write the way you do.” She smiled slightly at his words, a pink heat dusting her cheeks. He held her hand the whole time as she dropped off the parcel, and the entire way back to the store. 

“Luke?” He turned towards her as they parked, his bright eyes gleaming.

“Thank you. I’m really glad to have you as a friend.” The words stung both of them, but he smiled, and just walked with her into the store, meeting up with the rest of their friends.

It was really like any wholesale store, and soon they found themselves heading towards the back of the store where the freezer section was, forgetting that Luke was holding her hand.

Reggie nudged Alex when they approached, but no one said anything out of the ordinary. It wasn’t until she surged forward towards a bin of giant Stuffies that Luke realized he had been holding her hand the whole time. It felt empty and cold, and his face fell slightly at the absence, but seeing her stand there with a giant round penguin-looking thing made him smile. “Look, it's a penguin! But also a mango!” She dropped it by the bin and dug through it again, producing a watermelon with a pugs face on it. “We can be matching!” He never saw her get so excited over squishies before but before he knew it she had dug up a stuffed Plague Doctor and Nurse B, almost as big as her. Luke had no idea where he’d put it in his room, but the smile on her face convinced him he’d do anything to keep it there.

“Sis those are pretty big, You wouldn’t have room for it.” She seemed to ponder this for a moment before putting all the giant stuffies back and producing two smaller keychain stuffies of the same pair. 

“I can settle for this then.” She put them in the cart, and the 6 of them continued shopping.

The trip ended with a stop at Her favorite bakery, getting the special french toast bread she loved so much, but also treating everyone else.

“Julie, do you want something?” Her question caught Julie off guard who just nodded, and Flynn pulled her over to the case. 

The rest of the day everyone spent hanging around the house. She excused herself upstairs during their game tournament, padding up to her room. Truth be told she felt too anxious to be around people, and she had hoped the olive branch of food would be enough to show Julie she wanted to be friends. She didn’t notice she had been crying until she heard a soft knock on her door. She quickly wiped her tears and opened the door to a concerned Luke. She moved aside slightly for him to come in, and he wrapped his arms around her. 

“Are you okay?” She nodded and felt his lips against her forehead.

“I’m just a little overwhelmed lately.” He nodded and pulled away looking down slightly at her face. He couldn’t help but look at her lips, his concern still festering seeing them chewed up. He hadn’t realized she’d been doing it all day. “Luke…”

“I’m sorry… I should go back downstairs.”

“No wait…” Her hand was warm against his arm, and he faced her again.

“Be honest. Are we friends?”

“Of course we are.” He almost scoffed at her question. “You’re my best friend…”

“Am I? Cause there are times when I think… no I want-”

“-to be more…” His eyes fell to her lips again as he finished her sentence for her. 

“Luke I-” She’s cut off by his lips on hers, his hands on her cheeks. He pulls away slightly, kicking the door closed and walks to the bed with her. “We don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.”

“I want to.” He kisses her again, hungrier, and faster “I’ve wanted this for so long. I’ve wanted you for so long.” 

3 months later

“Oh my god.” Luke hears the ripping of an envelope, and all 6 of them jump up. “Oh god I can’t read it. I can’t face this rejection.” She hands the letter to Reggie, who rips it out of the envelope and hungrily reads the words. 

“Dear Miss Y/N Peters, We are pleased to announce that your application has been accepted and you will be attending Julliard for the next Fall semester!” She screams in excitement and the group rushes to hug her.

She cries while muttering about how she couldn’t believe she was accepted. The group celebrates later that evening with the rest of their families.

And amidst the crowd she finds herself and Luke alone in her bedroom. “So… New York huh?” A sad smile washes over her face, and the tears she was holding back came through. “Hey don’t cry babe you got in! That’s good isn’t it?” He moves so he’s sitting on the floor beside her. He wraps his arms around her, and she nestled into his side, the two of them leaning against the wall. 

“Luke I… Reggie and I have never been separated. I haven’t been without you for more than a few weeks since you became friends with him too and…”

“Hey…” He pulls her face up to meet him. “I never said you’d be going alone.” Her eyes widened a bit at his statement. “Besides, New York sounds fun. And if you decide we don’t like it there we can always come back home.”

“Luke Patterson, you are my home.” 

“And I’d follow you anywhere.”

[thephantomchronicles]

Relationship: Julie Molina/Luke Patterson, Alex Mercer & Julie Molina & Luke Patterson & Reggie Peters, Julie Molina & Flynn Taylor

Characters: Julie Molina, Luke Patterson (Julie and The Phantoms), Reggie Peters (Julie and The Phantoms), Alex Mercer (Julie and The Phantoms), Flynn Taylor

Additional Tags: 5+1 Things, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Luke has lost his voice, Julie is grieving Rose, Aged-Up Character(s), Alive Alex Mercer & Luke Patterson & Reggie Peters (Julie and The Phantoms), Friends to Lovers, Misunderstandings, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

Summary (Chapter 5)

“This has to make sense somehow," Alex said.

“Maybe something else happened that doesn’t have to do with Julie and the timing was just bad,” Reggie said.

“No, he told me that I knew something,” Julie pointed out.

“Knew what?”

“I don’t know,” she said.

“I am not following,” Reggie said.

“Neither am I,” Julie said with a groan.

[lilyofthevalleyys]

i played a few harry potter quizzes today and i have been constantly reminded that:

-sirius died

-bellatrix killed sirius

-umbridge existed

-lily and james got married and died

-remus married tonks

-pandora died

regulus died

-barty was not a good person + died

-evan was never mentioned

-vernon, petunia and dudley existed

-draco married astoria

-regulus was in fact straight and had a girlfriend

-alice and frank died

-fred died

-a bunch of other characters (oliver wood, marcus flint, dean thomas etc) existed

-the mckinnons died

-mary was never mentioned even though i’m pretty sure she was alive throughout the entire series and the last surviving marauder/skittle/valkyrie

-draco was harry’s nemesis (although character development)

-cissa married lucius

-ron was severely underrated

-albus family: kendra dumbledore (mother), aberforth dumbledore (brother), ariana dumbledore (sister)

-tom’s mother was merope gaunt and she had an abusive brother and father

-horcruxes

-reggie drank the potion when trying to retrieve the locket

-peter was a traitor

-remus was a dada professor

-sirius and remus :(

-andy and ted :(

-the blacks and weasleys are related

it’s just reality ig

(and canon) (but fanon….)

[longlivedelusion]

🌈WIP Wednesday💅

Thanks for the tag @heytheredelulu 🥰 been slacking a bit but here's a WIP from a lonnngg fic I've been planning/working on. Which is a bit different than what I normally post *bucky, cough, bucky*

It's a Marauders era fic, post grad, with my own OC insert. Pretty excited about it, but let's see if I get it posted ever 😅

Trigger warning though: looooot of negative self-talk. Depression. Hint of s*icidal thoughts. Mentions of death. Yeah I picked a heavy one to drop, sorry, it's all I have rn 😅

~

Sirius didn't talk after that, after the news. As much as I tried to get him to speak, say anything, all I could hear were the occasional shift of his chains to know he was alive. I eventually gave up trying.

I sat down on the ground, the chains shifting beneath me as I moved to get comfortable. I hunched over my slowly weakening legs. Even though the Dementors kept mostly away from us, or me technically, the food we got still didn't help sustain us. We were meant to be living skeletons, just alive enough to survive and know that we would never leave. Not that we could anyway.

I looked down at my hands. These weak, useless hands. I didn't need the Dementors to feed on me to realize how badly the universe had messed up. To know they chose the wrong person to be here, to live. Just a piss poor witch incapable of dealing with a couple wizards, who couldn't even do shit to help save her friends. I took in a stuttered breath, my lungs struggling to fill, before releasing a slow breath out.

It should have been me. Not James. Not Lily. Not... Reggie. They were the heroes. They were the capable ones. Not me.

I laid down onto the damp, cold floor, eyes fixated on the stone wall in front of me. Drip. Another leak. Drip.

I don't know how long I sat there for, eyes staring forward at the water coming down from the wall. I stopped hearing the rush of the waves outside, the steady pour of rain, the occasional wails. I stopped hearing everything all together. Blink.

Two stones up and three over. It had a chip in the corner. Was that me? Or someone before me.

Blink.

My eyes felt a bit tired. Maybe I could just close them a while.

Blink.

Nothing else really mattered, anyways.

Mumbled voices. Must be the screams.

It didn't stop. They sound louder, closer.

Doesn't matter though. Probably just the Dementors feeding.

But it didn't stop. It got louder. Franctic. Familiar. Who was that? I knew that voice.

"Please, please don't leave. You can't go too, you can't-" The voice came now, clearly. It was Sirius. I had never heard him so desperate before, so afraid. "I'm sorry I shut down, please be alive, please-"

"I'm here," I said, a rasp from unuse. How long had it been since I'd last spoken? "I'm here."

"Fuck, I thought- I hadn't heard you move in a while and when I called your name you didn't answer. You- shit, I thought you were dead!" I heard him choke back what could be... A sob?

"Why are you crying?" I asked, the words falling from my mouth drily. Why are you crying over me? I wanted to say.

"Are you fucking kidding!" He shouted, or what sounded like a shout in these near silent halls. "You're the only person I have left. You- you're all I have left." He stopped, the last words dying on his lips.

James. Lilly. Peter. Remus. Re-

All of his friends, dead or betrayed. 

No family. No home.

Another choked sob left his throat, "Addie-"

"I'm sorry. I'm here. I was just a bit tired is all." I said, a bit louder this time though the conviction in my voice was passable at best. "Talk to me."

I was new. I wasn't his childhood friend, it was different. I couldn't replace the gaping hole left in his heart of the people he'd lost, the family that no longer was, and those he loved who thought he and I were murderers. Killers. But I was all he had left, and he needed me.

I suppose I would have to do.

~

No pressure tags to some favs (and to anyone else who wants to share a WIP!!): @kayhi808 @navybrat817 @pretty-little-mind33 @drabbles-mc

[invisibleraven]

ooooh i really like this prompt list!

things you said too quietly, peterpatterlina

When you become friends with a bunch of touched starved ghosts who suddenly have the ability to touch, well, you get a lot of physical affection. Julie knows the guys always had each other, and Alex had Willie, but now that they can touch her? It's never ending.

Casual fleeting touches, like a squeeze to the shoulder or a playful ruffle of her curls when Alex greets her in the morning. Holding hands while they song write with Luke. A million hugs from Reggie who never seems like he wants to let go.

And well, Julie doesn't really blame him, he went ages without a proper hug even before he died if what Alex tells her about the Peters household is right. And she knows exactly long it's been since Luke has had any affection given she's heard it all from him and his parents.

So Julie is there for her ghosts, and lets them flop all over her during movie night, or snuggle up while she studies, or even just touches them casually as she passes, just to remind them that she's there.

One movie night though, everything changes. Alex and Willie are gone out doing their own thing, so it's just her, Luke, and Reggie. Which suits Julie fine, she wouldn't want to be a third (or fifth she guesses) wheel during date night. Even if it means she's lost her ally when it comes to playing rom-coms.

Finally she puts her foot down and says that if she doesn't get first choice of movie then the guys can sit on the loveseat by themselves and she'll take the armchair-meaning no hugs. At least not from her, and while Luke and Reggie are perfectly fine cuddling each other, they both silently prefer to have her in the mix, and she knows it.

So there they are, watching Bridget Jones' Diary, because Julie figures starting with movies the guys just missed might be better than inodating them with movies she grew up with.

"Man those two guys have issues," Luke says as they watch Darcy and Daniel fight yet again. "You think they could figure out a way to co-exist, and like, let Bridget date the both of them."

"I think polyamory was a bit outside the scope for the early naughts," Julie says wryly. "Still pretty taboo right now twenty years later."

"But it would solve all their problems," Reggie says. "Love triangles are stupid. Just date them both, the guys would figure out they probably like each other, and everybody's happy."

"I don't think it works like that it real life sweetie," Julie says.

Reggie's quiet after that, almost pensive, and the next words he speaks are whisper quiet, Julie has to strain to hear them. "Why can't it work like that?"

"What's that Reg?" Luke asks, but his voice isn't much louder.

"Why can't it work like that?" Reggie says, his voice still quiet. "Why can't your heart belong to more than one person and it be okay? Why can't you be in relationships with multiple people as long as they all agree?"

"I mean you can," Julie says, and for some reason, her voice stays soft and small, like this conversation is easier when it's whispered, like a secret. "People may judge, but it's because they don't understand. But I don't understand those people who can't just let people love who they love. It's nobody else's business really."

"Well said boss," Luke replies, snuggling further into her side. Reggie is already plastered to the other. "Why should we care what anybody else thinks? Especially us, we're ghosts!"

"I mean, are we?" Reggie asks. "We can touch people now, everyone can see us. We can eat and sleep, and our bodies are slowly changing... becoming more alive each day."

"No heart beats yet though," Luke says. "And we still have all our powers."

"No heart beats yet," Julie amends. "Reggie's right, you guys don' really qualify as ghosts any longer."

"We're not changing the band name!" Luke says.

"No one is asking us to lindo," Julie chuckles. "But... you're both right. You don't need to care, regardless of your status as living beings or not. I guess I just want to know why it's so important."

Luke and Reggie exchange glances, and then over Julie's torso, their hands intertwine, and their eyes meet, small smiles blooming. Their other hands tangle with Julie's and she gets it now. She gets what they're asking.

She doesn't say anything, just squeezes their hands tight, and snuggles into their embrace tighter. Keeps watching the movie, and doesn't even fight it when her eyes drift close before the credits.

All she knows is she wakes up still tangled in Luke and Reggie, their hands still clasped, and two steady heartbeats pounding next to her ears.

[apus-neverstoplooking]

The Sun, Stars, and Rain

2.05k Words, August 10, Prompt: Rain, @jegulus-microfic

I’m sorry it’s so long, I didn’t mean for this to drag out, but I hope you enjoy.

James never realized how much his relationship revolved around rain until it started in the middle of his wedding.

***

It was second year when he met Regulus. He was sitting in the ‘Mauraders’ train compartment. Remus and Peter had gone to the restroom and Sirius hadn’t shown up yet. He was watching the water droplets roll down the window when he heard the door slide open behind him. It was Sirius.

And behind him was the most beautiful boy he’d ever seen. His hair was more tamed than Sirius’s but a lot more curly. He had freckles splashed across his nose and cheeks. His striking silver eyes were surrounded by long eyelashes.

Sirius tackled him into a hug and he saw the boy’s face drop, he hadn’t even known he was smiling in the first place. His eyes lost the sparkle and were now a duller shade of gray.

Sirius pulled away and tugged him into the compartment.

“James, meet my brother Regulus,” his his gestures between them, “Regulus, meet my best friend James.”

Regulus stuck his hand out and James look at him confused for a moment before shaking his hand.

“Hello, James.” He said quickly.

“Hey, Reggie.” James smiled at him.

“Don’t call me that.” He pulled his hand away and James found he missed the feeling.

Before he could respond Sirius cut in.

“Anyway, I’m going to go find Marlene, I’ll be back soon. Reg, please be here when I get back.”

“If you insist.” He rolled his eyes.

“Thank you.” Sirius said as he left.

Regulus took a seat next to him since Peter and Remus had there stuff on the seat across from him.

It was silent for a moment until a large crack of thunder rang out through the sky. Regulus jumped in his seat and grabbed James’s arm, crowding into his space. He liked the feeling of Regulus pressed up against his side. But before he could react Sirius burst into the compartment herding Regulus out.

“I’m taking him to the bathroom, he hates sudden loud noises.” He said on his way out.

***

Regulus didn’t talk to him for years after that. The only interaction James had with him was when Regulus would send a glare his way.

It was the end of James 5th year when he was wandering the halls. He stopped for a moment to look out onto the courtyard, careful not to get his clothes wet from the rain that had been pouring down for the last hour or two. He saw a body laid out on the grass dressed in all black. It was hard to tell who it was exactly from this far and with the rain in the way.

Luckily, a few moment later the rain stopped and the sun came out brighter than ever. He watched the figure get up and start walking towards the castle. He could start to make out the features.

Regulus.

Water dripping down the curls that had fallen in his face. His cheeks flushed and eyes bright. His lips had the tiniest of smiles. He looked alive.

James was determined to see it again.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget how illuminating stars are when you’ve only ever seen them appear dim.

***

Regulus is being aggressive. He’s always agressive on the quidditch pitch, but this is a little much. James would’ve chalked it up to the particular nature of this game except Regulus had been like this the entire time.

It’s the last game of the year, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor. They keep tying and have been playing for hours. It’s up to their seekers to win the match but it’s pouring and hard to see anything, let alone the snitch.

People have started going back to their dorm and the refs are considering calling the match when Regulus flies up and dives.

Catching the snitch.

Ending the match.

Giving Slytherin the victory.

“What’s wrong?” James asked Regulus once everyone left the locker room.

“Nothing Potter, I’m fine.” Regulus leaves the locker room, slamming the door.

James, apparently unable to take a hint, follows him.

“Hey, Reg, wait.” It’s still pouring outside.

Regulus stops in the middle of the pitch. Body stiff.

“I just want to help. You’re Sirius brother and I-“

“And that’s the problem. You’re a people pleaser and I’m just Sirius’s baby brother.”

“What do you mean?” James is getting irritated, he’s not a people pleaser.

“If only you were as intelligent as you were tall.” He mutters.

James is really getting pissed now, he really is intelligent, just because he likes to have fun too doesn’t mean he can’t be smart.

“I am intelligent, you’re just cryptic as fuck.”

“I’m no-“ he takes a deep breath, “you really don’t get it do you?”

“Get what Regulus?” James is shouting, they were already talking loud because of the rain but now his voice can be heard crystal clear. “I don’t get why you hate me so much.”

“Oh, for fucks sake, you really are an idiot.”

“Don-“

He doesn’t finish his sentence because regulus is striding towards him.

And then James feels Regulus lips on his.

Holy shit

Regulus is kissing him.

This is what ascending feels like, James can die a happy man. Their argument washing away with the rain as they kiss in the down pour.

***

Regulus is already at the top of the Astronomy tower when James ascends the steps, the smell of rain in the air. It’s the night before the Hogwarts Express takes the students home for the Summer, or in James’s case forever. The Mauraders were having a celebration but James had snuck to out to get some alone time.

He wraps his arms around Regulus’s waist and pecks his cheek before putting his head on his shoulder.

“Hey, Mi amor.” He whispers.

“Hello, Mon soleil.” But he sounds guarded, distant. James waits a moment and just holds him until Regulus has fully relaxed in his arms.

“What are you thinking about?” He asks quietly. Regulus stiffens and James rubs a hand up his arm. He knows Regulus struggles to verbalize what he’s thinking and/or feeling, if he knows that himself. Regulus relaxes again and it’s silent for a moment.

“You, us. How we leave tomorrow. How I’m coming back next year and you’re not. How you’re about to go off and start your life and I’ll just be your school boyfriend. How you’ll meet people smarter, nicer, better looking, and emotional available than I am, people who are way more deserving of your love…”

James couldn’t believe it, how could Regulus not see how amazing he is. How fucking perfect. How could he think he’d want anyone else when he already has the most wonderful boyfriend to ever exist.

“… and I’m just wo-“ Regulus is starting to hyperventilate.

“Regulus,” he hugs him a little tighter, trying to ground him, “please breathe love.”

It takes a few tries for his breathing to return to normal.

“Do you want to know something funny?”

Regulus just nods his head.

“I’ve been in love with you since I was 12. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was. You walked into the compartment and you were the most beautiful person I had ever seen. You shook my hand and I thought it was the most absurd thing ever but I didn’t want you to stop. You sat next to me and I didn’t want you to move. You jumped practically into my arms and I wanted to hold you there forever. Even when you hated me, it wa-“

“I never hated you.” Regulus cut in.

“You what?”

“I never hated you.” He says simply, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “Quite the opposite actually, I think I liked you too much for my own good.”

“What are talking about?” James asked confused. “You acted like I was the literal bane of your existence.”

“Because you were. I wanted to hate you so bad and I just couldn’t. Sirius was all I had for so long, sure I was rich but that wasn’t mine, Sirius was. And then one day he left for Hogwarts and he became yours. You were everything my parents hated and I had to play their game to survive. But more than that, I spent my whole life wanting things I couldn’t have, and I couldn’t want you more than I already did.”

James turns Regulus around. Pulling him to sit on the ground.

“We’ll now I know you really love me,” James joked, Regulus hadn’t said ‘I love you’ yet, they had been dating since they kissed on the quidditch pitch a year and half ago. But it’s fine, really it is, James knows Regulus struggles with things like that. They had been dating for 6 months before he told Sirius his presence was tolerable. “you’re sitting on the rain soaked floor in your nice trousers for me.”

Regulus was quiet a moment.

“I do love you.” He whispers, like he’s too shy to admit it, “I don’t think a universe exists where I don’t love you.”

“Say it again.” James smiles like he can’t believe it.

“I love you.” Regulus said louder.

“Again.”

“I love you.” This time it’s paired with a kiss on his cheek.

James looks into Regulus’s eyes. “I’m never going to leave you. Here-” James reaches behind his neck and pulls off his necklace. A little gold ‘J’ his Abuela had gotten him for his 13th birthday, he’s never taken it off. He puts it on Regulus.

“I love you.” Regulus says again.

“I know.”

“But I also fucking hate you for having me sit on this wet ground.” He glared at him.

“I know.” He’s smiling.

***

Regulus no longer jumps at the sound of thunder. But that doesn’t mean he won’t take the opportunity to cuddle into James’s chest.

James knows Regulus isn’t scared of thunder anymore, and he knows that Regulus only pretends to so he can cuddle into his chest. He doesn’t care however, he could never turn Regulus down.

James watches Regulus read his book with one hand and the other running absentmindedly through their cat’s fur and occasionally pick up his tea from their coffee table. He could spend forever doing this, he wants to. After a while Regulus looks up at him.

“What are you thinking about?” He asked quietly.

“Marry me.” James barely heard himself murmur.

“What?”

“Marry me.” he says a bit louder.

“Are you asking me or telling me?” He raises a brow

“Asking but I’m not entertaining the thought of you saying no.”

Regulus looks down and starts twisting his rings around his fingers, a nervous habit.

“Are you sure?” His voice is quiet, like he’s afraid of the answer. James wonders how Regulus could even think that he didn’t want to marry him. He tries to tilt Regulus’s chin up but he keeps it firmly pressed to his chest.

“Regulus, look at me please mis estrellas.” He tugs gently on his chin again, this time Regulus let’s him. He cups his hands against the side of Regulus’s face and kisses him gently for a moment. He pulls back to look him directly in his eyes, he swears they’re made of stardust.

“I have never been more sure of anything in my life. I love you so fucking much Regulus, there aren’t enough words in any language to describe it. I would want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. You’re it for me. So please do me the honor of marrying you.”

Regulus looks at him for a moment, his face softening.

“Okay.”

James smile could’ve lighted up the world.

“Okay?”

“Okay, I’ll marry you.”

And somehow James’s smile grew. That night Regulus cuddled impossibly closer to James and not because of the storm raging outside.

***

“I do.” Regulus whispered, like he was only speaking to James, “I so fucking do.”

“With the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and husband. You may now kiss your husband.”

They felt the droplets the second their lips met.

They smiled into the kiss. Nobody knew how important the rain was to newly wedded couple, but they clapped and cheered because even still they were happy. So their first kiss as husbands may have been a little cold and wet, but it was theirs and it was perfect. Just like they were each other’s until death do they part, but even death could never separate the sun and the stars.

[dxtrsbrainrot]

marauders soulmate au

Its symbols , not names or colours or some shit The boys all have each other on their arms + lil Lily has all the boys but doesnt understand how she has so many The focus is romantic as most ppl only have 1 or 2 But they can be platonic obvs

Lily hopes snape will understand the 4 pictures all crowded round each other But he says that she should keep it to herself from now on Her having so many is bad no matter the world he tells her It crushes lily and she learns to hide her marks and avoids talking about them to avoid arguing between them

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Sirius knew hed be disowned - as soon as he learned what the pictures on his arm meant He had four and he knew his parents hated it He knew hed be disowned so he focused on separating himself from them early on He knew hed be disowned so he never even tried to be sorted into slytherin He knew hed be disowned so he always took the blame for his baby brother He knew hed be disowned but that didnt mean reggie had to be

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Remus loved his marks , they were so beautiful , all of them filled with life His mother loved his marks too , told him how each one symbolised someone who would love him endlessly and dearly He hid them though , knew he shouldnt have so many , knew other kids would find a reason to pick fault at them When he got bit , his marks were one of the most solid things keeping him through the pain each month , the hatred every day - he didnt think anyone could love a monster but somewhere , eventually , four people would find a way , and that kept him going

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Peter was used to feeling isolated , so many sisters but he was the only boy , his mother would never leave him out but with so many children , she couldnt keep track of them all and he was self sufficient enough that he learned to adjust to less and less attention over time His family always told him to keep his marks covered , they were a sign of bad luck and if anyone saw them then theyd become even less lucky - but he loved tracing the lines of them when they moved , always wanting to feel the signs that there were people out there that would put him first and they were alive

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James loved his marks , hoped the other people that had the matching ones knew how much hed care for them when they met , how much importance he would treat them with He showed them off every opportunity no matter the amount of odd looks , why should he be looked at so oddly when he showed off how much love he had to give His parents loved his marks too , proof that their baby boy grows up to be someone filled and surrounded by love and adoration each and every day He studied all his marks extensively until he could draw them all by pure muscle memory and though they changed , he usually got them close enough that he counted it , hed doodle them in class , cover his arms with drawings of them until they were repeated all down his right arm , his tutors would sigh but how could they be angry at this small boy so excited for his chance to love those made to receive it

[daintyduck99]

rulie rulie rulie

comparing hand sizes! those piano players tho

one more try (to feel alive)

Rated: T

Relationships: Julie/Reggie, Julie & Rose

Tags: Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe - Role Reversal, Sort Of, Ghost Julie Molina, Hopeless Romantic Reggie Peters, Flirting

Summary:

"Get a grip, Reginald. There's no such thing as cute ghost girls."

"You think I'm cute?"

He swears, tripping over the bench. He scuttles away until his back hits the wall, unable to take his eyes off her. She just giggles, spinning around to look at him.

"Boo."

"Alright, I'm pretty sure that's a harmful ghost stereotype," he manages to reply, and he can't even be mad because her laugh is the best sound he's ever heard.

[jmrothwell]

Fic Rec: then tell me to leave (and baby I'll go) by @bananakarenina

The thing about Carrie Wilson is that everyone leaves her, eventually.

Short but incredibly sweet (a touch bittersweet) little ficlet perfect for Sweet Tarts

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Reggie Peters/Carrie Wilson Characters: Carrie Wilson, Reggie Peters (Julie and The Phantoms) Additional Tags: Everyone Is Alive, normal high school everyone's alive au, character study kind of Series: Part 4 of into a moment in time: august 2023 tumblr prompts Summary: