BLOOMING DAY
blooming day . . . day four
note . . . the chapter is pretty long (~2.4k words) cuz i couldn't update last week.... hope y'all will enjoy 🤭
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most of the time, you would consider yourself as pretty much smart. but now, oh, you felt really dumb. but how could you not think they were not dating? most of the time, boys aren't that into skinship with their friends... but hanbin literally just walked away with his arm around hao's waist.
"seems like you were a hanbin hater for no reasons... maybe you should try and give him a chance", mashiro tried to advice you.
"you know damn well she's into an another hanbin", yujin replied.
"the other hanbin", chaehyun sang with the melody of that one lana del rey song.
"and more importantly, i have other reasons to hate him", you said.
the girls all looked at you, waiting for you to explain yourself on what were the reasons. but, you know, it's only chapter four and i'm not willing to spill all the tea now. your eyes met the huge clock of the cafeteria, which was telling your class was starting in 10 minutes.
"well, i had enough of this bitch today, so we'll talk about this some other time. i gotta go."
mashiro heavily sighed, annoyed about the fact she could've note down the reasons you dislike hanbin so she could help him. but you were not willing to be late to class, so she was missing on that opportunity. a small voice in her head told her that maybe, maybe, she should also go to class, but she had no idea what class she was supposed to have now... so she might as well make sure she sees the chaos created by her own hands with her own eyes.
"wait, y/n!"
your eyes met your friend as she called you, and you simply hummed to let her know you were listening to her and pressuring her to talk quickly.
"you have photography class, right?"
"yeah! why?"
"i signed up for the new semester! let's go together!"
in fact, mashiro didn't sign up for shit, and you were kinda suspicious about the fact she did. but could you care less? you'd love to be with mashiro for that class!
i mean... with mashiro... a few seats further.
not that you had anything against your dear best friend, no, absolutly not. you signed up to the photography class once because you were interested in it. but it's also the place where you met the hanbin that made your heart beat because of something opposite to wrath. and as much as you like photography, remember you're a passive ass bitch who doesn't have much hobbies or passion for anything... except for flowers and now park hanbin. and photography class was great because your seat bestie was the said hanbin. you'd rather sit next to him whether or not mashi was there, and you'd rather be not too close to her because if you ever try to flirt... she won't let you live that down.
that's what you explained to her on the way, and she had no problem with that. the class officially starts at 2pm. however, since most people had their lunch break before this, even the teacher is usually around 10 minutes late. it's also park hanbin's case. he's the leader of the hip hop team and he usually uses the lunch break to practice by himself so he can teach his teammates easily later. since the room where he practices is a the complete opposite of the campus, he always arrive two minutes after the teacher. he never got reprimanded by the teacher for being literally twelve minutes late because there was two door to the classroom : one in the front, and one in the back. park hanbin would always enter through the back one and sit immediatly next to you since it was the closest to the back door. that's how destiny led you next to the boy that pleased your eyes whenever you saw him on the campus.
if the teacher and your crush, just like most of your classmates, were always late to this class, it was not your case. you're not a firm adherant to rules nor a very punctual person, but being late would mean someone could take your usual seat, and take away from you the opportunity to sit next to park hanbin.
that day was not any different than the others. the room was empty when you got in with mashiro. naturally, your feet led you to your cherished sit. you let your bag on the table as you peacefully sat and started to take out your material. mashiho went to sit at the row before the last one, but not in front of you. she wanted to see what was about to happen, so she took a seat a bit further.
as you were looking for the file that had all your previous lessons for this class on your laptop, you heard someone step into the class. you didn't pay much attention to it, uninterested in whoever just passed the door because there was no way it was the person you were waiting for. the footsteps started to be closer, and you finally heard the chair next to you be dragged backward a bit so the person could sit. it was not even 2pm yet...
"i didn't know you're taking this class."
i admit, you might be a little dramatic, because the horrified look you were wearing right now was absolutly unnecessary. from your face alone, people would think they were watching a horror movie (i mean not your face, you're super pretty, but your expression). you saw a ghost or something? nothing like that. it was just hanbin's voice that just talked to you right now.
but not the right hanbin.
slowly, you turned your head to face him. it was really him. sitting at the place park hanbin was supposed to take in order for him to not get noticed by the teacher. and in order for you to gush about him for a hour and half straight. you coughed to clear your voice and regain you composure.
"hum. excuse me, hanbin, but i have a friend who's gonna sit there so it would be great if you can get your ass up and change seats."
"i don't see your friend yet..."
ignoring your attempt at chasing him, hanbin started to put his things on the table as well, preparing himself for the class. you were already tired from the situation and you let your back rest on the wall next to you.
"well, he's coming. there's plenty of seats since we're only three in the classroom."
"i know, i have eyes. but i'm used to sit at this place in most of my class and it's gonna shock my brain if i ever take another seat.
"you're sure? i'm pretty sure if you gaslight yourself enough you'll be doing pretty fine on the opposite of the classroom."
"the opposite?"
"yeah, you see, i'm sitting at the last row, on the right and it would be better for both of us if you go and sit on the front row, on the left."
you were a laptop girlie, that's how you took your notes. but hanbin was more on the hand written side. when he finished setting up his pencils and notebook, he looked at you, squiting his eyes like he was analyzing you.
"i'm not planning on changing seats. if you hate it that much you can change yourself", he said innocently. with a passive agressive smile, you replied.
"the thing is i need to sit here because my friend can only sit in the back."
"too bad, seems like your friend is gonna have to find another place."
hanbin knew you couldn't seat anywhere else if you wanted to be with his arch-nemesis. you were just hoping he would get the hint and leave... but you felt like it was not gonna happen. and you started to see clear in hanbin's attitude. i mean, not clear to the point you know mashiro is helping him, but clear enough to see you bruised his ego by rejecting him and that's why he was not giving up on you. there were no other way. what would he like that much about you for him to go through the humiliation but still court you? he didn't know you that much. and you didn't feel like the most interesting person. compared to him, you were nothing, and it was never a problem to you. you never planned on living life fully. but you just couldn't get why he would be so hung up to you if it wasn't for his ego.
but people like him are easy to get rid off. if his ego is the problem, you just had to hurt it more so he would run away and eventually accept failure.
"tell me, hanbin, aren't you embarassed?"
"embarassed...?" he repeated, confused.
"yeah. normal people just avoid the person that rejected them. i thought i made it clear i have no romantic feelings to you, nor attraction. i don't even like you as a person."
"and so? i was not born with a crush on you, feelings change with time and maybe i can change how you feel."
you gave him a haughty look before sighing and letting your chin rest in the palm of your hand.
"that's why i gave you buttercups." offended, hanbin gasped, before putting his hand on his mouth to cover his shock. he couldn't let you see that got to him. a small smirk made its appearance on your face as you saw his reaction.
"well... the flowers were pretty." he tried to explain.
"yeah, but it doesn't change anything to their meaning. be honest with me, you don't like me that much, right? what is making you act like that?"
"i just think you got the wrong idea about me and i would love to get to know each other better. i wanna have a different bouquet next time."
"my friends suspect you of having a humiliation kink."
"i don't talk about my kinks on our first photography class..."
the conversation you were having and his playful remarks made you forget about what was around you : the class was filling up and your teacher hurriedly came in. losing track of the time as you were trying your best to make hanbin feel unconfortable so he could leave, you didn't see two more minutes have passed.
with little to no noise, the back door of the class room was pushed open. park hanbin only peaked his blueberry head in, a smile on his face as the idea of sitting next to you. the smile fell soon enough when he saw you with another guy... it would've been okay if at least you let him have the seat next to the door so the teacher wouldn't see him, but it was not the case. double treason.
park hanbin's eyes brushed the room to realize the only empty seat was the one on the front. he had no other choice than to accept his fate, and he made its way to it, getting yelled at by the old man in the front of the class.
if hanbin felt proud of the fact his plan to take the other hanbin's seat next to you worked, he didn't expect you to stop talking to him after that. you just decided to ignore him throughout the lesson, and you were too busy thinking about whether or not park hanbin was going to be mad at you.
as soon as the class was dismissed, park hanbin made its way to you. it cleared all your worries when he waited for the girl sitting in front of you to go so he could sit there. facing you with a teasing smile, park hanbin let his elbow rest on your table.
"what is that? you let me down for a new friend?" he said playfully.
"i literally got kidnapped by this man, i fought him to save your seat but he didn't listen to me...", you replied dramatically, making park hanbin's smile widen.
oh no, sung hanbin, alert! i think you might be thirdwheeling right now... the brunette coughed to catch your attention.
"hum. i'm sung hanbin, the new seat bestie." he had no idea what he was doing right now, but he gave his hand to park hanbin for him to shake it. the blueberry-haired guy took his hand to shake it politely.
"well, i already know your name. i'm park hanbin, the original seat bestie."
park hanbin didn't pay much more attention to the boy sitting next to you, his eyes were quickly back on you.
"so, y/n... you should make it up to me, right?"
sung hanbin couldn't stand the fact he was getting invisible to you as a coy smile created by park hanbin was evident on your face, and your eyes were on this other boy only. he silently listened to the two of you planning to go to a coffee shop after park hanbin's dance class as he put his pencilcase and notebook in his bag. he chewed the inside of his cheek, having no other choice but to accept a new failure today, and he got up to leave the class to you and your crush.
as soon as he got out of the class, he got pulled agressively by someone way smaller than him. mashiro. hanbin sighed.
"bro, i think i fucked up my soup" he said to the japanese.
"don't be defeatist! didn't you hear them? they're going to that cafe next to campus."
"so...? do you want me to crash their date or something? i don't think that's right."
"yeah, that wouldn't be right if you were going there on purpose to do that."
confused, the boy looked at mashiro, waiting for her to explain herself. mashiro pinched her nose in despair.
"what do i do with someone like you... y/n should have give you the flower of stupidity."
"does it exist?"
"that's not the subject, idiot! that's literally your mom's cafe! you're not crashing their date, you're just helping your mother as a barista!"
for the second time today, hanbin gasped. maybe god, the universe, hell, mother nature! whatever, was on his side... his two hands went to grab mashiro's shoulders.
"you're a genius, thank you!"
"i know, duh."
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Songs that make me think of the Marauders (PART TWO)
(part one)
Everything Happens For A Reason (Madison Beer)
Remus, after the Prank, completely heartbroken and completely confused… when did Sirius stop loving him in that sweet, gentle way he’d always promised to?
When did Sirius start seeing him as the monster he's always sworn Remus isn't?
I used to believe
That everything happens for a reason
But I just can't find a reason
You'd wanna hurt me so bad
Can't get no relief
Time moves on with the seasons
But I still can't find a reason
You'd wanna hurt me so bad
And what in the world did I do to deserve such a pain in my heart?
Guess it's true
I'm never getting over you
I still love you
I still want you
I still love you
If You Love Her (Forest Blakk)
This is the song Sirius and Remus play during their first dance. Fight me.
She always has trouble falling asleep
And she likes to cuddle while under the sheets
She loves pop songs and dancing, and bad trash TV
There's still a few other things
She loves love notes and babies and likes giving gifts
Has a hard time accepting a good compliment
She loves her whole family and all of her friends
So if you're the one she lets in
Kiss her with passion as much as you can
Run your hands through her hair whenever she's sad
And when she doesn't notice how pretty she is
Tell her over and over, so she never forgets
Take it
If she gives you her heart, don't you break it
Let your arms be a place she feels safe in
She's the best thing that you'll ever have
On days when it feels like the whole world might cave in
Stand side by side and you'll make it
She'll love you if you love her like that
cowboy like me (Taylor Swift)
Sirius and Remus go on the run together after James’ death. Not at first - they meet up in a bar about three months after. But after that three months they’re inseparable again - desperately in love, playing Robin Hood, driving a blue Mustang into the sunset - they’re miserable, sure, but they’re also very good at pretending they’re not.
And you asked me to dance
But I said, "dancing is a dangerous game"
Oh, I thought, this is gonna be one of those things
I've got some tricks up my sleeve
Takes one to know one
You're a cowboy like me
Never wanted love, just a fancy car
Now I'm waiting by the phone
Perched in the dark
Telling all the rich folks anything they wanna hear
Like it could be love
I could be the way forward, only if they pay for it
You're a bandit like me, eyes full of stars
Hustling for the good life
Never thought I'd meet you here
It could be love
We could be the way forward, and I know I'll pay for it
And the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to mess this up
And the old men that I've swindled really did believe I was the one
And the ladies lunching have their stories about when you passed through town
But that was all before I locked it down
Now you hang from my lips like the Gardens of Babylon
With your boots beneath my bed
Forever is the sweetest con
And I'm never gonna love again
I'm never gonna love again
no body, no crime (Taylor Swift)
Sirius Black’s soulmate, James Potter, is dead. And Sirius knows who did it.
He just can’t prove it.
(I rewrote it for y'all. You're welcome.)
Cell Block Tango (from "Chicago")
The Dark Marauders. James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Lily, Severus, and Regulus - performing uselessly sensual dance routines in Azkaban because why the fuck not? Their Dark Lord is dead, and all they have left of him is their loyalty and a bout of snakes and skulls on their arms.
(Wrote this one too. Again, you're welcome.)
Broken Bones (KALEO)
Remus Lupin is a werewolf, and every full moon, this song runs through his mind as James and Sirius envelop his naked body in their arms and tell him he’s beautiful, and so so good, and they’ll love him forever and ever and ever, they promise. And for a single, measley second every time, Remus believes them.
Hoping things might go my way
Some might say I talk loud, see if I care
Unlike them, don't walk away from my fear
I've busted bones, broken stones, looked the devil in the eye
I hope he's going to break these chains
Another hard day, no water, no rest
I saw my chance, so I got him at last
I took his six shooter, put two in his chest
He'll never say a word no more
The devil got him good for sure
Ain't got no place to call a home
Only chains and broken bones
Ain't got no place to call a home
So come on lord, won't you take me now?
So come on lord, what you waiting for?
Oh, the devil's going to make me a free man
The devil's going to set me free
The devil's going to make me a free man
The devil's going to set me free...
traitor (Olivia Rodrigo)
Sirius is innocent. Remus believes that. Remus knows that. He knows it. Because he doesn’t know how he’ll live if he’s wrong. Well, okay, he knows -
He won’t.
Brown guilty eyes and little white lies
Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew
That you'd talk to her, maybe did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you
And ain't it funny how you ran
And ain't it funny how you said you were friends?
Now it sure as hell don't look like it
Ain't it funny all the twisted games
All the questions you used to avoid?
Ain't it funny?
Remember I brought her up, and you told me I was paranoid
You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry for the way I hurt
Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter
God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you
When she's sleeping in the bed we made
Don't you dare forget about the way you betrayed me
Never Not (Lauv)
The Marauders, slowly breaking apart over the years. James and Lily settle in London, and Sirius and Remus run off to travel the world. They split off somewhere in Asia and forget to call. Peter cleans dishes in Hogwarts’ kitchens and Severus spends his time in those dungeons, teaching potions and writing letters he never sends. Regulus holes up in Grimmauld Place, never marrying, never moving. James and Lily divorce when Harry is ten, and go their separate ways. They always move forward, but -
They also always look back.
I lost myself, seventeen
Then you came, found me
There's a room in my heart with the memories we made
Took them down but they're still in their frames
There's no way I could ever forget
For as long as I live, and as long as I love
I will never not think about you
From the moment I loved
I knew you were the one
And no matter whatever I do
I will never not think about you
What we had only comes once in a lifetime
For the rest of mine, I'll always compare
To the room in my heart with the memories we made
Nights on fifth, in between B and A
Didn't we have fun?
Didn't we have fun, looking back?
We were so beautiful
We were so tragic
No other magic could ever compare...
Scared To Live (The Weeknd)
Sirius and Remus after twelve years apart, having no idea what to do with each other. They were in love once - are in love? - but those days are long gone. Sirius sees how Remus looks at Tonks, but knows Remus can’t ever really love her, much as he likes her, because his heart has forgotten every word but Sirius' name. And Sirius is happier than he thought he’d ever get to be without James, really, though he’s far from happy or even content - is this all there is? Is this how they die? Is this their ending?
No. No. No, after everything, this can’t be it - this cannot be it.
(But if he dies, well... he hopes Remus lives on without him. Happier.
I guess.)
When I saw the signs, I should've let you go
But I kept you beside me
And if I held you back, at least I held you close
Should have known you were lonely
I know things will never be the same
Time we lost will never be replaced
I'm the reason you forgot to love
So don't be scared to live again
Be scared to live again
No, don't be scared to live again
You always miss the chance to fall for someone else
Cause your heart only knows me
They try to win your love, but there was nothing left
They just made you feel lonely
I am not the man I used to be
Did some things I couldn't let you see
Refused to be the one who taints your heart
I hope you know that
I've been praying that you find yourself
We fell apart, right from the start
I should have made you my only
So don't be scared to live again
I said, "don't be scared to live again"
I Know Where I've Been (from "Hairspray! Live")
Remus and Sirius, sad and happy together, alone in Grimmauld Place and dancing deep into the night as this song plays on the record player and they sway. Their whole lives have been war, but in these moments, there is peace.
Fleeting, hopeless peace, but peace nonetheless.
There's a light in the darkness
Though the night is black
There's a light burning bright
Showing me the way
But I know where I've been
There's a cry in the distance
It's a voice that comes from deep within
There's a cry asking why
I pray the answer's up ahead
Cause I know where I've been
There's a road we've been travelling
Lost so many on the way
But the riches will be plenty
Worth the price we had to pay
There's a dream in the future
There's a struggle we have yet to win
And there's pride in my heart
Cause I know where I'm going
And I know where I've been
Brooklyn Baby (Lana Del Rey)
Sirius Black being himself, and James Potter and Remus Lupin being in love with him.
They say I'm too young to love you
I don't know what I need
They think I don't understand
The freedom land of the seventies
I think I'm too cool to know ya
You say I'm like the ice, I freeze
I'm churning out novels like
Beat poetry on Amphetamines
Well, my boyfriend's in a band
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
I've got feathers in my hair
I get down to beat poetry
And my jazz collection's rare
I can play most anything
I'm a Brooklyn baby
They say I'm too young to love you
They say I'm too dumb to see
They judge me like a picture book
By the colors, like they forgot to read
I think we're like fire and water
I think we're like the wind and sea
You're burning up, I'm cooling down
You're up, I'm down
You're blind, I see
But I'm free
I'm free
I'm talking about my generation
Talking about that newer nation
And if you don't like it, you can beat it
Beat it, baby
You never liked the way I said it
If you don't get it, then forget it
Cause I don't have to fucking explain
Yeah, my boyfriend's pretty cool
But he's not as cool as me
Cause I'm a Brooklyn baby
I'm a Brooklyn baby
I Can't Go On Without You (KALEO)
Sirius and Remus are lost to each other, for twelve years and then two more, Sirius locked behind bars and then a Veil and Remus on the run alone and then with a woman he’s somehow fooled himself into thinking he loves.
They’ll be together again. One day. But for now, there’s nothing to do but wait.
Alone.
Well, they thought they were made for each other
Only thinking of one another
Never thinking just for one second
She would take a different attraction
We don't want that
We don't want that, oh no
I can't go on without you
Oh, so what's the point of breaking my sweet heart?
She wanted me to let down my guard
Well, you know what they say
It's better that way
So, you better hush and walk away
Well, was I supposed to wait for you sweetheart?
And hide away the shame, yes I keep it all inside
Though the thought had crossed my mind!
To do all the things I'll regret, we don't want that
I can't, I can't, I can't go on without you
I can't go on without you, oh, lord
I can't go on without you, babe
Oh, she loves me
She loves me not
She loves me
My love don't love me...
Oh, so what is left but a broken man?
Cause nothing hurts like a woman can
I can't go on without you...
happier (Olivia Rodrigo)
Sirius as he watches Remus fall in love with Tonks right in front of him, unable to love Sirius the same way after everything. Sirius loves his cousin - he does. He just kind of hates her, too.
There’s been a lot of things in this life he’s been afraid of, but Remus leaving him never even crossed his mind.
That was his mistake, I guess…
Fuck.
You've moved on, found someone new
One more girl who brings out the better in you
And I thought my heart was attached
For all the sunlight of our past
But she's so sweet, she's so pretty
Does she mean you forgot about me?
And do you tell her she's the most beautiful girl you've ever seen?
An eternal love bullshit you know you'll never mean
Remember when I believed you meant it when you said it first to me?
And now I'm picking her apart
Like cutting her down make you miss my wretched heart
But she's beautiful, she looks kind, she probably gives you butterflies
Say you love her, baby, just not like you loved me
And think of me fondly when your hands are on her
I hope you're happy, just not like how you were with me
I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go
So find someone great, don't find no one better
I hope you're happy, but don't be happier.
That's The Kind Of Woman (Julia Michaels)
James left Sirius for Lily, and that was okay. Sirius loved Lily, and he loved James, so it was okay. At least he still had Remus.
Well, he did. Until Tonks came along.
It’s okay. Really. Sirius has gone his whole life feeling unloved.
He can die that way too.
OR
James, Sirius, and Remus fell in love in fourth year, and it was wonderful. And then Sirius started to notice things - small things, little things. Like the gentle way James and Remus are with each other, the way they wake each other up with kisses in the morning and dance the night before the full moon, the way their hands fit together the way everyone expected Sirius’ to fit with them, but better.
The way they love each other more than him.
And that’s okay. That’s fine. He wants them to be happy, and they make each other happy. So he lets them go the last day of seventh year, and disappears into the wind never to be seen again, just like their love for him.
Childhood picket fence, smells like confidence
Raised with a little more common sense
Isn't always on defense
Sits up straight and knows how to take a compliment
Jealous but the right amount
Isn't scared of missing out, missing out's scared of missing her
Doesn't buy things to fill voids
Doesn't hate the sound of her own voice
Doesn't cry when someone leaves
Isn't contradictory
Mind takes a break when she falls asleep
Always takes her own advice
Crosses T's and cuts her ties
Figured out sympathize from empathize
Doesn't keep those letters in a drawer
Doesn't keep a closet full of things she bought and never wore
Gives all her attention to the people that are with her
She still loves to dance
She still loves her sister
If the me I am
Walked out that door
Would I miss her?
Maybe, a little bit, sure
Oh, I love myself, but I'd love her more
Yeah, that's the kind of woman I'd leave me for
Quarter Past Midnight (Bastille)
The Marauders steal a Muggle’s pick-up truck and fly down the highway, literally. The lights are bright and the music is loud, and they’re screaming with laughter, dancing and kissing under the stars. It’s that one perfect moment, the one poets write about seeking their whole lives. This is that moment, this is their moment.
They’ll never be this happy again.
It's a quarter past midnight as we cut through the city
The streets are getting restless
Good times, bad decisions
And the sirens are mending some hearts
But we're the losers on our back seats
Singing love will tear us apart
It's a quarter past midnight, still avoiding tomorrow
It's a quarter past midnight, but we're just getting going
We keep on running through a red light
Like we're trying to burn the night away
This is my favorite part
Help me piece it all together, darling
Before it falls apart
And the speakers are blowing
We want the bodies on the billboards
Not the lives underneath them
And now we're crawling up the walls again
And it's a quarter past twelve
And you said we'd leave this place in dust
And fall from heaven straight through hell
We never know what we have
We never knew what we had
We keep on running
Why are we always chasing after something
Like we're trying to throw our lives away?
And the secrets are flowing
Our lips are getting looser
I don't know what I'm saying
We never knew what we had
I never know what I've had
Home (Edith Whiskers)
The Marauders remember each other in a haze - well. The ones that are still alive do, that is.
Regulus, falling.
James, fighting.
Lily, screaming.
Sirius, smiling.
Peter, choking.
Remus, crying.
Severus, bleeding.
They all went, and not one peacefully.
If I close my eyes, I can still see them. Laughing.
I do love my ma and pa
Not the way that I do love you
Well, holy moly, me oh my, you're the apple of my eye
Girl, I've never loved one like you
Man, oh, man, you're my best friend, I scream it to the nothingness
There ain't nothing that I need
Well, hot and heavy pumpkin pie, chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
Ain't nothing please me more than you
I'll follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark
Moats and boats and waterfalls, alleyways and pay phone calls
I've been everywhere with you
We laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night
Nothing new is sweeter than with you
And in the streets, we run afree, like it's only you and me
Geez, you're something to see
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is whenever I'm with you
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
I Hate That You're Happy (Tiny Little Houses)
Severus is alone, alone again. Lily’s gone. She’s run off to marry James Potter, the prat, and Severus - Severus doesn’t hope for much in this life, but he holds out hope for her. Because everyone knows she loves James now, but she loved Severus once too… and she still keeps his green ribbon tied around her ring finger, almost like they’re still married in mind.
So Severus keeps his vows to her. He promised her forever - it’s okay, honestly. That forever can be spent apart. He’ll love her anyway.
He'll love her always.
I'm sorry if I ever hurt you
And I never kissed you enough
And I just have trouble unravelling sometimes
The feelings that I kept locked up
And I know it's my own misfortune
And I didn't hold tight enough
But I found it hard to keep myself whole
While drowning in my bitter blood
I'll stay awake again and start feeling
The spot where you used to reside
And I'll lay beneath these cold empty sheets
Huddled and clutching my sides
And I know it's my own misfortune
And darling, believe me, I do
And you've got your problems, and hell I've got mine
But I find it hard that we're through
And I hate when you're with him
And I hate when you smile
And I hate that for once you don't seem like you've cried
And I hate that you've kissed him
And I hate that I'm sore
But most of all I hate that you're happier than before
And I hate when you're with him
And at night you're entwined
And I hate that I have to pretend that I'm fine
And I hate that I miss you but you miss him more
But most of all I hate that you're happier than before
Most of all I hate that you're happier than before
Call Your Girlfriend (Clara Mae)
James knows Lily isn’t happy with him. It’s been months, she’s had plenty of time to come around, but she just - she doesn’t love him. She never has. He should’ve seen that, but he was too busy hating the greasy-haired git to realize that Lily has always loved him more than anything else.
Gently, he lets her go. He presses the green ribbon he found in her drawer around her hand, and he kisses her goodbye, and he tells her to go after her happiness, whoever that is. And she smiles at him, the tears in her eyes happy, and she runs away, crashing into Severus’ arms. And they look… they look so perfect together. Like they make so much sense.
It’s okay. James can take it.
Regulus is staring at him. James winks at him, and smiles.
Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons
Say it's not her fault
Tell her not to get upset
Second guessing everything you've said and done
And when she get upset
Tell her that you never meant to hurt no one
You just tell her that the only way her heart will mend
Is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now
But you're still her friend
Cloud 9 (Beach Bunny)
James, Sirius, and Remus. It’s an unconventional love story, but not one they feel the need to explain.
They can and will dance together forever, butterbeers in their hands and magic in their eyes, hearts colliding in a messy, three-way kiss.
I don't wanna seem the way I do
But I'm confident when I'm with you
Lately all I feel is bad and bruised
Tired of tripping on my shoes
When I start to tumble from the sky
You remind me how to fly
Lately, I've been feeling unalive
But you bring me back to life
But when he loves me, I feel like I'm floating
When he calls me pretty, I feel like somebody
Even when we fade eventually to nothing
You will always be my favorite form of loving
the last great american dynasty (Taylor Swift)
The Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, and its last heir, Sirius Potter Lupin.
Fuck those assholes. He’ll be as mad as he likes.
Was the heir to the name, and money
And the town said "how did a middle class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it Holiday House
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
And they said, "there goes the last great american dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness
Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me
Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I Don't Believe You (P!nk)
Regulus, alone after Sirius runs away. All alone in a giant house, all alone with his wretched mother and her Death Eater friends, all alone without the only person he’s ever loved.
Sirius never comes back, but Regulus waits at the door for him every day anyway.
(Sirius writes Regulus a million letters. He wonders why he never answers. Not even with a cursive fuck you. Maybe he should go back… maybe - no.
No, best not.
It’s not like Regulus misses him.)
I don't mind it, I don't mind at all
It's like you're the swing set and I'm the kid that falls
It's like the way we fight, the times I've cried
We come too close, and every night
The passion's there, so it's gotta be right
Right?
I don't mind it, I still don't mind at all
It's like one of those bad dreams when you can't wake up
It looks like you've given up, you've had enough
But I want more, no, I won't stop
Because I just know you'll come around
Right?
Just don't stand there and watch me fall
Cause I still don't mind at all
No I don't believe you
When you say, "don't come around here no more"
I won't remind you
You said we wouldn't be apart
No I don't believe you
When you say you don't need me anymore
So don't pretend to not love me at all
Cause I don't believe you.
Little Miss Perfect (Annapantsu cover)
Regulus Black, the perfect child.
He and his brother are nothing alike. Sirius is rebellious, Regulus is obedient. Sirius is brash, Regulus is controlled. Sirius is bravery, Regulus is misery. They have nothing in common.
Well -
Except their hearts, bothing beating for a boy named James Potter with twinkling eyes. A boy only one of them will get to kiss.
Regulus is happy to be the one who’s lost out. At least, that’s what he tells himself as he stares up at the white light, the surface too far above to reach.
Straight hair, straight A's, straightforward
Straight path, I don't cut corners
I make a point to be on time
Head of the student council
I don't black out at parties
I jam to Paul McCartney
If you ask me how I'm doing
I'll say...
Well, hmm
Often I ask myself, "what did I do?"
To get as far as I've gotten
A pretty girl walks by my locker
My heart gives a flutter
But I don't dare utter a word
Cause that would be absurd behavior
For little miss perfect
No, I can't risk falling off my throne
Love is something I don't even know
Straight hair, straight A's, straightforward
Straight girl
Little miss perfect
That's me
You don't even know
Rewind, induce amnesia
Deny the truth, that's easier
You're just confused, believe her
When she says there's nothing there
It's never worth it
When you're little miss perfect
Achilles Come Down (Gang Of Youths)
Sirius, running from his family and his predetermined madness, his wildness carrying him so far he makes a circle.
Remus, hiding from love and freedom, his happiness stitched from his skin in ugly, painful scars.
James, watching his best friends tear each other apart, too blind with love to see the monsters they’ve made of each other.
Children, come down.
Achilles, Achilles, Achilles come down
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
You're scaring us and all of us, some of us love you
Achilles, it's not much but there's proof
You crazy assed cosmonaut, remember your virtue
Redemption lies plainly in truth
Just humour us, Achilles
Achilles, come down
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
The self is not so weightless, nor whole and unbroken
Remember the pact of our youth?
Where you go, I'm going
So jump and I'm jumping
Since there is no me without you
Soldier on, Achilles
Achilles, come down
Won't you get up off, get up off the roof?
Hurt and grieve, but don't suffer alone
Engage with the pain as a motive
Today of all days, see
How the most dangerous thing is to love
How you will heal and you'll rise above
Achilles, jump now
You are absent of cause or excuse
So self-indulgent and self-referential
No audience could ever want you
You crave the applause, yet hate the attention
Then miss it, your act is a ruse
It is empty, Achilles, so end it all now
It's a pointless resistance for you
Achilles, just put down the bottle
Don't listen to what you've consumed
It's chaos, confusion, and wholly unworthy
Of feeding and it's wholly untrue
You may feel no purpose nor a point for existing
It's all just conjecture and gloom
And there may not be meaning, so find one and seize it
Do not waste your self on this roof
Feel your breath course frankly below
And see life as a worthy opponent
Crowned by an overture bold and beyond
Ah, it's more courageous to overcome
You want the acclaim, it's not worth it, Achilles
More poignant than fame or the taste of another
Don't listen, Achilles, but be real and just jump
You dense motherfucker (you're worth more, Achilles)
You will not be more than a rat in the gutter (so much more than a rat)
You want my opinion (no one asked your opinion)
My opinion you've got
You asked for my counsel (no one asked for your thoughts)
I gave you my thoughts
Be done with this now, and jump off the roof
Can you hear me Achilles?
I'm talking to you
Throw yourself into the unknown with pace and a fury defiant
Clothe yourself in beauty untold and see life as a means to a triumph
Achilles, come down.
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (Taylor Swift)
Remus gets super drunk after the Prank and gives a fucking performance on top of the coffee table in front of the entirety of Gryffindor. Sirius is bright red. James is on the verge of tears. Severus is gaping. And Remus is seething.
You woke the wolf. Now watch it bite.
And there are no rules when you show up here
Bass beat rattling the chandelier
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
So why'd you have to rain on my parade?
I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates
It was so nice being friends again
There I was giving you a second chance
But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand
And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you
And so I took an axe to a mended fence
But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately
If only you weren't so shady
Here's a toast to my real friends
They don't care about the HE SAID, SHE SAID
And here's to my baby
He ain't reading what they call me lately
And here's to my mama
Had to listen to all this drama
And here's to you...
Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do
Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face!
This is why we can't have nice things, darling
Because you break them, I had to take them away
This is why we can't have nice things, honey
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
This is why we can't have nice things
right where you left me (Taylor Swift)
Remus is pretty sure he died on October 31, 1981. He’s not sure why his body’s still moving.
Friends break up, friends get married
Strangers get born, strangers get buried
Trends change, rumors fly through new skies
But I'm right where you left me
Matches burn after the other
Pages turn and stick to each other
Wages earned and lessons learned
But I'm right where you left me
Help, I'm still at the restaurant
Still sitting in a corner I haunt
Cross-legged in the dim light
They say, "what a sad sight"
I swear you could hear a hair pin drop
Right when I felt the moment stop
Glass shattered on the white cloth
Everybody moved on
I stayed there
Dust collecting on my pinned-up hair
They expected me to find somewhere
Some perspective, but I sat and stared
Did you ever hear about the girl who got frozen?
Time went on for everybody else, she won't know it
She's still 23 inside her fantasy
How it was supposed to be
Did you hear about the girl who lives in delusion?
Break-ups happen every day, you don't have to lose it
She's still 23 inside her fantasy
And you're sitting in front of me
At the restaurant, when I was still the one you want
Cross-legged in the dim light, everything was just right
I'm sure that you got a wife out there
Kids and Christmas, but I'm unaware
Cause I'm right where
I cause no harm, mind my business
If our love died young, I can't bear witness
And it's been so long
But if you ever think you got it wrong
I'm right where you left me
You left me no choice but to stay here forever...
Every Day a Little Death (from “The Count of Monte Cristo”)
Remus Lupin, waiting.
Waiting, waiting, waiting…
For what, he’s not sure. Maybe death. Maybe madness.
Right now all he’s got is lonely.
Lonely, lonely, lonely; la, la, la…
Come out, come out, wherever you are, Peter. Come out and kill me, you coward.
Another day, another week
Another month, another year
Another day, another night
Until it’s day again
The sun has fled, I go to bed
And scratch a line on the wall
Another day, where nothing changes at all
And everyday shuffles by like the day before!
On its way to the blackest of skies
And everyday a little death comes and paces the floor!
And a little bit more of me dies...
Another day, another week
Another month, another year
Another night I spend alone
Until it’s day again
Our little star has moved away
And all the world is a blur
I only see I am not me
Without her
Everyday a little death for everyday I die
Everyday a little death and still I know not why...
He will come back!
Perhaps but still…
He will return to me!
Another prayer
You’ve got to live for today
I will live when we’re together again
Everyday I will pray until then
And everyday another prayer will bring him close to me
And every night out little star we will share
The one day when I open my eyes
He will be standing right over there, one day
There’s something I must say
I wanted to protect you
I wish there was a way
I could make it untrue
I heard the news today
I fear the worst has happened
An accident occurred
He is dead!
Dead and gone
Rest in peace may flights of angels sing him to his rest
Let me hold and help to heal you!
Everyday a little death...
tolerate it (Taylor Swift)
Remus Lupin. Abandoned, alone, aimless. Unwanted, unseen, unloved. Mad, morbid, monster.
He wonders if in the next life, he’ll be dealt some better cards.
Best not hope. Best not be greedy. He could be dead -
Isn’t sadness better?
I sit and watch you reading with your head low
I wake and watch you breathing with your eyes closed
I sit and watch you
I notice everything you do or don't do
You're so much older and wiser and I
I wait by the door like I'm just a kid
Use my best colors for your portrait
Lay the table with the fancy shit
And watch you tolerate it
I greet you with a battle hero's welcome
I take your indiscretions all in good fun
I sit and listen
I polish plates until they gleam and glisten
You're so much older and wiser and I
While you were out building other worlds, where was I?
Where's that man who'd throw blankets over my barbed wire?
I made you my temple, my mural, my sky
Now I'm begging for footnotes in the story of your life
Drawing hearts in the byline
Always taking up too much space or time
You assume I'm fine
But what would you do if I
Break free and leave us in ruins
Took this dagger in me and removed it
Gain the weight of you then lose it
Believe me, I could do it!
If it's all in my head tell me now
Tell me I've got it wrong somehow
I know my love should be celebrated
But you tolerate it
Téir Abhaile Riu (Celtic Woman)
Sirius being Sirius and Remus and James trying to reign him in. I don’t know. Just vibes, I guess - three soft little gays living out a domestic half-insane life on a little farm in Wales, not a mile from the ashen sea.
Stay here and never you mind
The lights of the town are blinding you
The sailors they come and they go
But listen to what's reminding you
Handsome men surrounding you
Dancing a reel around you
Listen to the music flow
I'm falling for the flow of home
I'm home to dance till dawning
Stay awhile and we'll dance together now
As the light is falling
We'll reel away till the break of day
And dance together till morning
No One Knows Us (BANNERS, Carly Paige)
James, Sirius, and Remus are queerplatonic partners. Well, James is theirs - Sirius and Remus are dating. In love. But they and James, they’re not. Not that it matters - every assumes, from their atypical affection, that they are.
James wishes he could be with them, sometimes. The way he wants. Like it’s normal. Without all the prying eyes.
He wonders if he stole a pirate ship and sailed them somewhere else, if it would be any different. Any easier.
Loving the right people shouldn’t be a burden.
Wish I could kiss you when I wanna
Without all the fear and all the drama
Kill to hold your hand in public
I could try to fight the feeling
Dull it down like sleeping without dreaming
I wanna push you up against the wall
Want them all to hear me call you baby
I know it's never gonna happen
And I've learned to accept that
I accept that
I need you closer
Can we go somewhere?
No one knows us
Leave our world behind
We can hole up in a motel room
Where no one knows us
See You Again (Carrie Underwood)
The Marauders as they die, one by one. James too early, Sirius too soon, Remus too late. Reunited wherever wizards go when they die, after a long, hard road of what felt like a whole lot of goddamn nothing.
But here they are, at last: alone no longer.
Said goodbye, turned around
And you were gone, gone, gone
Faded into the setting sun, slipped away
But I won't cry cause I know I'll never be lonely
For you are the stars to me
You are the light I follow
I can hear those echoes in the wind at night
Calling me back in time, back to you
In a place far away where the water meets the sky
The thought of it makes me smile
You are my tomorrow
Sometimes I feel my heart is breaking
But I stay strong and I hold on cause I know...
I will see you again
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me
Til I see you again
I will see you again...
Bloom (The Paper Kites)
James and Sirius and Remus, loving each other. And not knowing what queerplatonic partners are until Severus and Lily shove a Muggle book into their hands with sweet, manic grins.
“Oh,” James says, with wonder. Sirius kisses him. Remus takes his hand. James looks at them, his eyes wide and twinkling. “Oh, that’s us.”
In the morning when I wake
And the sun is coming through
Oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness,
And you fill my head with you
Shall I write it in a letter?
Shall I try to get it down?
Oh, you fill my head with pieces
Of a song I can't get out
Can I take it to a morning
Where the fields are painted gold
And the trees are filled with memories
Of the feelings never told?
When the evening pulls the sun down,
And the day is almost through,
Oh, the whole world it is sleeping,
But my world is you
Can I be close to you?
Me and My Husband (Mitski)
Sirius and James. Fight me.
(Oh, and Remus - hopelessly in love with them and chasing after their shenanigans as the world stretches out before them, endless.)
I steal a few breaths from the world for a minute
And then I'll be nothing forever
And all of my memories
And all of the things I have seen will be gone
With my eyes, with my body, with me
But me and my husband, we're doing better
It's always been just him and me together
So I bet all I have on that furrowed brow
And I'm the idiot with the painted face
In the corner, taking up space
But when he walks in, I am loved, I am loved
And at least in this lifetime, we're sticking together
Me and my husband, we're sticking together
You & Jennifer (bülow)
Regulus, angry and bitter, left alone in his big black bed wondering what’s so fucking amazing about Lily Evans that could make James want her more than him.
OR
Remus, so fucking in love with his two best friends… his two best friends, who are so fucking in love with each other, who look at each other like they’re the world, who fuck Remus when the world is ending. His two best friends… assholes.
Listen, no, we don't need to be enemies
Ain't got a vision of us in the future with a white picket fence and eternal decisions
Now I'm sitting here wondering, when did this all start?
Would rather be the girl that got away than be under your thumb
Don't need to spend no more time on you, not like I was in love
Not that I'm having a nervous breakdown, I'm just let down
You don't know what that's like though to wait up all night
So I thank you for teaching me how I could live without you
Never needed me, I don't need you
Fuck you and Jennifer, I know that you're out with her
Go pretend that you're just friends
I'll pretend that I'm not hurt
I know all the shit I heard, you can take these bitter words
Fuck you and Jennifer
Go fucking make love to her
Soon You’ll Get Better (Taylor Swift, The Chicks)
James, surrounded by people he can’t fix.
James, holding a screaming Sirius against his chest as he sobs and shakes from the fifth nightmare that week.
James, brushing salve across the scars of a terrified and bruised Remus after yet another full moon.
James, trying to lure a quiet and cold Peter back to them with candy as he recedes even further away into Slytherin robes.
James, fucking Lily; James, kissing Severus; James, touching Regulus -
James, doomed to love people he can’t help.
The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair
I didn't tell you I was scared
That was the first time we were there
Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you
Desperate people find faith, so now I pray too
And I say to you
I know delusion when I see it in the mirror
You like the nicer nurses, you make the best of a bad deal
I just pretend it isn't real
I'll paint the kitchen neon, I'll brighten up the sky
I know I'll never get it, there's not a day that I won't try
And I'll say to you
And I hate to make this all about me
But who am I supposed to talk to?
What am I supposed to do if there's no you?
This won't go back to normal, if it ever was
It's been years of hoping, and I keep saying it because
cause I have to
Soon you'll get better
Soon you'll get better
You'll get better soon
Cause you have to.
Dance Alone (Blanks)
James Potter being his usual idiotic adorable self. (It’s just the vibes, man.)
Been staring at the wall today, to find some hidden meaning
My momma called to ask me how I'm feeling
I've been running out of things to think
So what's the point of dreaming?
Called all my friends cause I cant get along with all my demons
And I've been watching from a distance how the seasons change
Been staring at the wall today, still looking for some meaning
I tried talking to myself for a change to ask me how I'm feeling
I've been running out of room to think
I need a higher ceiling
I've been lost, lost in the rhythm lately
I don't know, know how to dance alone
Strawberry Blond (Mitski)
James falls in love with Sirius first - make no mistake, it was absolutely Sirius first. Because Sirius was just so bright, and so lovely, and so daring, and he made James laugh as they ran and drove and flew for miles without a direction. Anything for a touch.
And then there came Remus - beautiful, sweet, kind Remus, his eyes so gentle and his smiles so pure, and James wanted to hold him forever, wanted to take his hand and dive right into the sun, wanted to burst into flames. Anything for a taste.
And then Sirius and Remus fell in love with each other, and now James watches them from the outside, grinning behind tears and thinking, Oh god. I’m happy.
I love everybody because I love you
When you stood up, walked away, barefoot
And the grass where you lay left a bed in your shape
I looked over it and I ached
I love everybody because I love you
I don't need the city, and I don't need proof
All I need, darling, is a life in your shape
I picture it soft and I ache
Reach out the car window, trying to hold the wind
You tell me you love her, I give you a grin
Oh, all I ever wanted was a life in your shape
So I follow the white lines, keep my eyes on the road as I ache
Look at you, strawberry blond
Fields rolling on, I love it when you call my name
Can you hear the bumblebees swarm?
Watching your arm, I love it when you look my way
FML (Arizona Zervas)
James has a habit of falling for people so fierce he can never refuse them. Regulus is just the last one - the one he keeps, even if he dies still trying to figure out how.
(This is the James and Regulus theme song, I’m calling it.)
I might let you drive me crazy
Usually I ain't the type to stay
Cause you could fall in, and go psycho
Ain't no telling where this might go
But I take my chances either way
You look like somebody that could really hold it down
You look like somebody that would always stick around
I know you probably crazy
All my friends said stay away but that shit just don't faze me
Got a little bit of sass, I like that
You don't take no shit, yeah you fight back
Never let a dude hit it on the first night
I can't even sleep over til I wife that
All these bitches in my phone, hit the boy
But I've been curving everyone for you
Girl I would give you every single password
All you gotta do is let me through
Imma keep it honest, I know that you got a plan
I know you ain't perfect, but basic bitches never last
I don't usually do this type of shit
So baby trust me when I tell you that I'm all about it
Yeah, I might fall in love and let you fuck my life up
Just so I could go and write a song about it
Last man left you brokenhearted, let me treat you right
If you need me I could pull up any night
You just say the words, girl, I don't need a reason
Give me something more than just a lover on the weekend
Come and fuck my life up.
Lay Me Down (Sam Smith)
If James married Regulus instead, but the war still tore them apart and to shreds.
They still fall, they still die, they still lose… but James is captivated by grey eyes rather than green ones, at least in this lifetime. At least for now.
Yes, I do, I believe that one day I will be where I was
Right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, and the stars are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain the way I'm missing you
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story
Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side, next to you? You
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you
Forever (... is a long time) (Halsey)
Remus didn’t know anyone could love him, the way he is. You can’t blame him for letting James and Sirius slip through his fingers when he didn’t know they would’ve stayed forever.
He wonders if happiness still sounds like his name on their lips.
I spent a long time watering a plant made out of plastic
And I cursed the ground for growing green
I spent a long time substituting honest with sarcastic
And I cursed my tongue for being mean
Weightless, breathless, destitute
Motionless and absolute
He cut me open, sucked the poison from an aging wound
Now fifty thousand walking deads would cower at this small brunette
It's a nice surprise knowing six feet high
Would reach and grab the moon if I should ask
Or just imply that I want you to be more light
So I could look inside his eyes
And get the colors just right
But love built provinces, callouses, break promises
Cause I could never hold a perfect thing and not demolish it
What am I thinking? What does this mean?
How could somebody ever love me?
"Tell him he's got bad news coming..."
Used To This (Camila Cabello)
James and Sirius, crazy kids in mad love in a big Muggle city, dancing and kissing under the lights every night… and then meeting Remus, and wondering if all these years they’ve been mistaking magic for something else, because this, love, this is what magic is.
No, I never liked San Francisco
Never thought it was nothing special
Til you kissed me there
No, I never liked windy cities
But I think maybe when you're with me
I like everywhere
It's the strangest feeling
Midnight, I'm not leaving
No, for once, I think I'll stay
I say your name, just listen
Doesn't it sound different?
Never whispered it this way
It's gonna take me a minute
But I could get used to this
The feeling of your fingertips
The feeling of another kiss
Like every tattoo on your skin
I'm memorizing every inch
The callouses on your fingers
I admired them from a distance
Now they're on my cheek
Oh, I've known you forever
Now I know you better
Let's just get carried away
And it bears repeating
Now my heart's bleeding
When you tell me that you'll stay
It's gonna take me a minute
But I could get used to this
I could get used to this...
Love Me Like You (Little Mix)
You cannot tell me James and Sirius did not stand on top of the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall and serenade Remus with this while he covered his bright red face with his hands and damn near cried with embarrassment and laughter, because they did. I promise you, they did.
I solemnly swear.
Darling, he can't buy my love
It's you I'm dreaming of
so baby, baby
Come and save me
Last night I lay in bed so blue
Cause I realized the truth
They can't love me like you
I've tried to find somebody new
Baby, they ain't got a clue
Can't love me like you
Come Home With Me (from “Hadestown”)
Sirius and James tripping over themselves trying to say hi the first time they meet Remus, his nose buried in a book in a small cafe, at a table by the window in a dress covered in sunflowers, his cheeks pink and his smile blinding.
OR
James, tripping over himself to win Severus over, who just isn’t having it. (Fuck off, Potter.) (Please?) (No.)
You wanna talk to her?
Yes!
Go on. Don't come on too strong.
Come home with me.
Who are you?
The man who's gonna marry you
Is he always like this?
Yes
Your name is like a melody
A singer, is that what you are?
I also play the lyre...
Oh, a liar, AND a player too!
I've met too many men like you.
Oh, no.
I'm not like that.
He's not like any man you've met.
That's what I'm working on -
A song to fix what's wrong.
Take what's broken, make it whole;
A song so beautiful, it brings the world back into tune, back into time.
And all the flowers will bloom...
When you become my wife.
Oh, he's crazy. Why would I become his wife?
Maybe because he'll make you feel alive.
Alive? That's worth a lot...
What else ya got?
You Belong With Me (Taylor Swift)
Sirius and James, unable to figure out why they're so bothered by the amount of people who have suddenly started flirting with Remus after the summer of fifth year.
He's just... he's theirs. Their werewolf. Their scrawny motherfucker. Their Moony.
Just.
Theirs.
Oh.
She doesn't get your humor like I do
She'll never know your story like I do
Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
Standing by and waiting at your backdoor
Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
And I know your favorite songs, and you tell me about your dreams
Think I know where you belong, think I know it's with me...
Have you ever thought, just maybe, you belong with me?
You belong with me.
Scrawny (Wallows)
I just really love Remus Lupin, okay?
Used to be level with all my friends
Still wear the same shoes I did back then
I don't think they've ever been untied
I can't regret the things I don't try
I'd switch it up but I don't like change
Only content if things stay the same
Don't care to watch the story unfold
Hate feeling like I'm not in control
I've been sleeping with the light on
I tend to freak myself out
Will you come a little closer?
I say the wrong shit at the right times
If I'm offending them, I don't mind
Maybe they all should listen to me
It isn't all about what you see
Question though, how do I look to you?
Am I so thin that you can see through?
I've been sleeping with the light off
I wanted to remember
Will you come a little closer now?
I'll be one of those people you remember
They'll be looking at us when were together
I'll be a mannequin you can dismember
You don't like my clothes but you still like my smile
Take me home to mom but it'll take awhile
They might think they're cooler than me by a mile
I can still have wisdom and look like a child
I'm a scrawny motherfucker with a cool hairstyle
Hate You (Seann Bowe)
Severus and Lily after the Incident. Still loving each other, but not knowing why or how. Having a million things to say, but never the words.
I'm sorry. What a tragic fucking joke.
Look at me now, such a pitiful place
You found someone
I thought that'd help erase
These crazy thoughts that we were never broken
You can't see red flags through rose colored glasses!
I killed you in my head now
If I see you out with friends
I'll just tell myself that it's a phantom or illusion
Guess I haven't chosen which
I hate that I miss you, I hate that I'm lost
I hate those dead flowers you taped to your wall
I hate that you're okay and I can't move on
I hate that somehow this is all my fault!
I hate that I'm wide awake watching the door
I hate these long showers sitting on the floor
I hate in the end it was me who was wrong
I hate that I don't really hate you at all
But I kind of wish I did...
I don't really hate you at all.
Bitter And The Sweetness (The Ready Set)
James and Sirius and Remus, dancing in the rain. Sirius is screaming up at the sky, and James is pulling Remus against him, quelling his shivering in an instant.
“I love you,” he whispers, and Remus beams, throwing his arms around his neck and kissing him as Sirius screams, “ELECTRIFY ME MOTHERFUCKER!” at the clouds.
That’s love, bitch.
Troublemaker look on your face
Followed by a smile and I melt away
It ain't always been this lovely
We turn the ice and start a fire, melt away
It don't happen overnight
It's laughing after fights
Knowing which song I should sing to make you smile again
Your favorite flowers
How I know before you say, "It's gonna be okay"
Love, I think we got time to make mistakes
Bitter and the sweetness, I just love the taste
You give me trouble in the best way
When you let your hair down I can't look away
You've just always been that lovely
We turn the dark into light
You'll be staying close
Like the time we got stuck out in the rain
When you took my hand said, "Baby, we should stay."
Serenade (BANNERS)
James Potter's ghost, watching over Sirius Black forevermore. You don't just leave your soulmate behind. Never.
Stolen, some people stay a life, some for a moment
Some hearts they set a light just to be frozen
And so we're out of time, broken
But now you've got the chance to travel oceans
I hope the world's as wide as you were hoping
Don't let heartache cloud your mind
If the days go darker, darling
And you lose your way
Go on, go on, I'm not beside you
But I'll be the song there in the silence
Let go, let go, darling, it's over now
You're on your own, but I'm on your shoulder
I'll always be your serenade, serenade, I
I'll always be your serenade
They told you
It's not the being drunk, it's being sober
That's when it really hits you that it's over
It's hard to say goodbye
So you can keep me
Somewhere out of reach but if you need me
Just hum these memories and you can feel me
I'm always standing by
Go and write your story, darling
You will find your place
You can always remember that
I'm here to ease your mind
I'm on your side and
You can call me and just like that
I'll sing a song to bring you home, babe
It's Quiet Uptown (from "Hamilton")
Remus, alone. His husband gone, his friends dead, his family murdered. Nothing left for him, until...
"Padfoot."
A sheepish smile.
"Hi, Moony."
Remus takes a deep breath. Sirius reaches for his hand.
They'll figure it out.
There are moments that the words don't reach
There is suffering too terrible to name
You hold your child as tight as you can
And push away the unimaginable
The moments when you're in so deep
It feels easier to just swim down
And so they move uptown
And learn to live with the unimaginable
I spend hours in the garden, I walk alone to the store
And it's quiet uptown, I never liked the quiet before
And I pray, that never used to happen before
If you see him in the street
Walking by himself, talking to himself, have pity
You would like it uptown, it's quiet uptown
He is working through the unimaginable
His hair has gone grey
He passes every day
They say he walks the length of the city
You knock me out, I fall apart
Can you imagine?
Look at where we are
Look at where we started
I know I don't deserve you
But hear me out
That would be enough
If I could spare his life
If I could trade his life for mine
He'd be standing here right now
And you would smile and that would be enough
I don't pretend to know
The challenges we're facing
I know there's no replacing what we've lost
And you need time
But I'm not afraid
I know who I married
Just let me stay here by your side
That would be enough
There are moments that the words don't reach
There's a grace too powerful to name
We push away what we can never understand
We push away the unimaginable
They are standing in the garden
Standing there side by side
She takes his hand
It's quiet uptown
Forgiveness, can you imagine?
Forgiveness, can you imagine?
If you see him in the street
Walking by her side, talking by her side, have pity
They are going through the unimaginable
Dynasty (MIIA)
The Marauders are dead and gone, did you know?
But they were great once. Unstoppable. Invincible, young, in love.
Can you tell? Can you...
Remember?
Some days, it's hard to see if I was a fool or you a thief
Made it through the maze to find my one in a million
And now you're just a page torn from the story I'm living
The scar I can't reverse
And the more it heals, the worse it hurts
Gave you every piece of me, no wonder it's missing
Don't know how to be so close to someone so distant
And all I gave you is gone
Tumbled like it was stone
It all fell down, it all fell down
Thought we built a dynasty that heaven couldn't shake
Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made
Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up.
Dancing After Death (Matt Maeson)
Oh. It's you. You're here.
I never thought I'd see you again.
Do I know better than this?
You're a word that I can't forget
Though the thought rattles my brain
Will you fold or will you remain?
If I don't get better than this man in my skin
If I let go, would you hold on? Would we fly?
Is it safer if we just say that we tried?
Are we laughing at the danger?
As the sun waits to eclipse
And the taste teases my lips
I'm too tired to wrestle with it
Will we burn, or will we repent?
Are we dancing after death, you and I?
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