#maladaptivewriting

[missalyace]

Been working on this for a while but finally feel ready to make public the playlist I’ve been working on for The Golden King by @maladaptivewriting

Hooray for reaching 100 chapters and over 6666 kudos! 🥳

This fic is so good the characters are all so well written and I love Regulus’s and Harry’s bond, please go give it some love I highly recommend it!

[soleil-black]

*Remus sits on the Hogwarts express staring at two young boys who look just like his dead best friend and his crazy ex boyfriend*

Remus: Who are you?

Harry: oh, I'm Harry Potter, sir.

Regulus: and I'm Regulus Black.

Remus: Are you really?

***

Remus: So you're Sirius' thirteen year old son. Raised in France. We'll pardon my french but who the fuck spawned you because I CERTAINLY DID NOT

[moonytoast-x]

GUYS PLS GO READ THIS ITS THE BEST THING IVE EVER-

it's an au where regulus comes back to life, except he doesn't wake up until 12 years later and he's been inexplicably aged down so now he's 11 years old again, physically. (it sounds weird but TRUST) so then he goes to Hogwarts to protect harry and basically the entire series happens but with regulus being an adult in their friend group and it's one of the best fics I've ever read in this fandom and omg this author is so good and the fic is so flipping long and knsjdjsjbsbshdff just read it

[jamesddarling]

ALSO i have been reading "the golden king" by @maladaptivewriting and its AMAZING!? I'm on chapter 76 already and i only started reading it like two days ago?? fuck me i need a life lmao

[autistpride]

Here's a list of over 200 completed AO3 Rosekiller fics.

Fics under 2k found here

like real people

Tsprongs

Word count 147431

I'm not gonna teach him how to dance with you

Greensenne

Word count 122767

Annoying

godforsaken_mess

Word count 105759

Beneath the mask

paletragedycandy

Wordcount 105164

Tender curiousities baby!

Otrtbs (from art heist universe)

Word count 79212

Starvin darlin'

showalittlelife

Word count 66261

A serpent and his rose

LovelyLittleManiac

Wordcount 65028

we can take it out back if you promise to give me a kiss after you take me down

greenvlvtcouch

Wordcount 54263

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

One last party (before we meet our end)

maladaptivewriting and something_about_mothmab

Wordcount 51006

Intermission

Bizzarestars

Wordcount 42640

Having a ghost in my bed

fromagony

word count 42785

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Tender lovings

ilosthesea

Wordcount 37687

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Straight A's

stargirly161

Wordcount 32167

Emerald green and hazel brown

The_Potterhead

Wordcount 31552

The earth is brighter than the sun (now that you're here)

arkhamasylum

Wordcount 30549

A truthful joke

justreadandwritex

Wordcount 30120

Two sides of the same coin

anything706

Wordcount 24827

Call it what you want

Ixcuxex

Wordcount 23704

Masked masterpiece

2CursedCheer2

Wordcount 21602

Walk unafraid

Arkhamasylum

Wordcount 20673

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

you hold my heart in your hands

star4daisy

Wordcount 20287

Just a little bit colder

orchideous_nox

Wordcount 18377

The innocence imperium

Findinf_Amethyst

Wordcount 17904

Teach me tonight

Countingstarchasers

Wordcount 15926

Rage against the walking dawn

dracure

Wordcount 13663

Loving you (is the antidote)

serendipitysirius

Wordcount 13627

When the heart would cease (ours never knew peace)

Elysiren

Wordcount 12526

Midnight Rain

blackmojito

wordcount 10557

The veiled affair

moonsonlyfans

Wordcount 10522

I hope your organs fail you (before I do)

anotveryscarydragon

Wordcount 10019

Curiosity killed the cat (what Evan and Barty did that night)

anauro

Wordcount 9959

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Only bought this dress so you could take it off

Anonymous

Wordcount 9824

Kiss me! (Tonight?)

LondonDziban

Wordcount 9773

everything that rises must converge

sonderau

Wordcount 9681

My lose lover (I was made for you)

jamespottersmixtape

Wordcount 9297

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Holding my heart out in shaking hands

twoclosetothestars

Wordcount 9046

Cherry Hot Chocolate

Ludo_ten

Wordcount 8850

Me and You

polyjuicedpadfoot

Wordcount 8871

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

At least let me think that I knew you

sleepy_lotus

Wordcount 8796

Searching for someday

moonysmidnightlibrary

Wordcount 8385

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Wildflower

sequinhaze

Wordcount 6313

Don't wanna sleep

Hoffiyen

Wordcount 8327

Mystery of love

Orphan_account

Wordcount 8325

All of the pieces

dontknowmyhouse24

Wordcount 8279

(S)he that he loves

lolokids

Wordcount 8198

Black roses

MoonshineDreams

Wordcount 8129

Second guessing

dracure

Wordcount 8062

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

What happens if I don't like it (I like it)

stardust_candy

Wordcount 8034

They're calling it a crime (you give yourself to it)

evermore

Wordcount 7991

Up in our business, baby!

ANYANGEL

wordcount 7587

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Black iris, your eyes: hymn of bees and roses

julysrain

Wordcount 7461

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Do you want me (or do you not)

graveryavery

Wordcount 7357

D-man

star4daisy

Wordcount 7173

Fight to survive, love of my life

cheeryknots

wordcount 7173

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Run little lion, run

meraecherie

Wordcount 7031

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

The dark mark

Autimn__feather

Wordcount 6886

Wherever you stray, I follow

scarsaroundstars

Wordcount 6675

Love you to the moon and to Saturn

Anonymous

Wordcount 6567

I can't help but love you

Artybane

Wordcount 6471

Put me down, put me out of misery (I'm fatally yours)

greenvlvetcouch

Wordcount 6358

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

The next thing I know Evan took me to the bathroom

sleepy_lotus

Wordcount 6307

Villain origins: barty crouch jr

Bucky_is_our_king

Wordcount 6290

Suffocate

cherryredmarlene

Wordcount 6238

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

dark cherry

Blackbutterfly207

Wordcount 6098

The Slytherins

Grayssaturn

Wordcount 6057

Addicted to you

star4daisy

Wordcount 6013

Amortensia Shenanigans

CherryBraces

Wordcount 5826

Anything || rosekiller

Totalangsthater

Wordcount 5806

Puff puff pass

patchworkplea

Wordcount 5642

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

one got shit and the other got lost

All_for_the_andriel

Wordcount 5618

I'll break you

Anonymous

Wordcount 5615

I'm gonna love you til my dying day

bkuebirdrk

wordcount 5579

Hunger hurts (and I want him so bad, oh it kills)

flowersfromlilli

Wordcount 5546

From the same vine

shittywriting

Wordcount 5446

Joking truths

avil10

Wordcount 5421

All I do is look for you

taurustrash

Wordcount 5408

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

something of mine

stoned_regulus

Wordcount 5313

The very first night

constellationgrayson

wordcount 5291

Most fun I ever had (I did something bad)

cheeryknots

Wordcount 5275

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Remember that night

Orphan_account

Wordcount 5178

Snowy eyelashes

arkhamasylum

Wordcount 5157

Drunk on love

amethyst_citrine

Wordcount 5038

Love you to the bone

Satansgatassistant

Wordcount 5035

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

teenage dirtbag

emyyy_thj

Wordcount 5014

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

aren't we romantic?

Ash_Brams

Wordcount 4915

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

you get me mesmerized, baby!

ANYANGEL

wordcount 4914

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Never the same

freesomisscary_2

Wordcount 4912

Barty's tattoos and more

JayLayMay

Wordcount 4891

Come for me, comfort me

damagecontrol

4888

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Free

star4daisy

Wordcount 4881

Loosening up

polyjuicedpadfoot

Wordcount 4716

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Like smoke behind glass

214lilacsky

Wordcount 4644

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

resurrection

CanYouHearMyFear

Wordcount 4583

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Evan's guardian angel

Black_Dahlias

Wordcount 4500

You are in love

rachel_elizabeth_truth

Wordcount 4428

Such a lovely place to die with you

cheeryknots

Wordcount 4363

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Let me out my lips to something

sanguinerose

Wordcount 4363

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Sorry for your loss, I will be your gain

aithusarosekiller

Wordcount 4356

And then you say I want you for worse or for better

Anonymous

Wordcount 4353

You could do so much better than me

Ghostofafruit

Wordcount 4238

Sit down, breathe, and just listen

Ifididthenididnt

Wordcount 4228

You get it going, baby!

ANYANGEL

Wordcount 4288

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

blood on my shirt, rose in my hand

orchideous_nox

Wordcount 4306

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

You were never mine

aithusarosekiller

Wordcount 4321

Good little rose

c1garettesfor_moony

Wordcount 4222

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

bad things

Solmussa

Wordcount 4194

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

why the flowers dont grow

moonblooms

Wordcount 4184

For you, I think I'd lose myself

HuffleStar

Wordcount 4134

The way he loves

comfycouch

wordcount 4087

Chop Suey!

petruswine

Wordcount 4058

Finally cut you off!

Anonymous

Wordcount 4003

Don't want none of this (good times, all the time)

cheeryknots

Wordcount 3980

Take me to the lakes where all the.poets went to die

Wolfstaremus

Wordcount 3930

Reverse dress up

heartnipnops

Wordcount 3869

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

By the wave of my hand

Kiwi2229

Wordcount 3864

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

start carvin darlin

flowersfromlilli

Wordcount 3859

never felt so alone

mystiology

Wordcount 3817

Save a horse (ride a cowboy)

crayondyke

Wordcount 3672

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

devil in a new dress

atonheartmother

Wordcount 3660

high tide came and brought you in

killerofroses

Wordcount 3616

Bet I could suck you off better than McDonald did

Moon_Wolf_42 and Serendibite_7

Wordcount 3593

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

the lust in your eyes is what drives me on

songofabluebird

Wordcount 3509

The drug in me is you

bloodytreason

wordcount 3497

I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

malakiwis

wordcount 3471

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Let it begin, it has never stopped

PhoenixBlackHale

Wordcount 3418

And you don't want to know me (I will just let you down)

Raggedypond

Wordcount 3329

The car

in_process_please_wait

Wordcount 3271

Cruel summer

FlowWrites

Wordcount 3256

Thorns have Roses

fluerdeserre

Wordcount 3244

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

the room was fit for two (the bed was left in ruins)

joyuu

wordcount 3240

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

the ghost of what should have been

Minstrelz

Wordcount 3218

Shotgun

DayDreamingQueen

wordcount 3183

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Lost you before I even had you

Orphan_account

Wordcount 3174

A lesson in love

starsnsoul

Wordcount 3111

The in-between part 01

ANYANGEL

wordcount 3057

Slow dancing with Barty crouch jr

loonylupinx

Wordcount 3039

Sick, twisted, and selfish

jamespottersmixtape

Wordcount 3024

A slut for you

Orphan_account

Wordcount 3010

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

I love you (and I won't forget you)

loons_moons

Wordcount 3000

To be seen

twoclosetothestars

Wordcount 2982

I want to feel all that love and emotion

GayonfireLGBBQ

wordcount 2966

And so we meet again (in every world except our own)

samosasandlife

wordcount 2942

Only you darling

itsafookinlesbian

Wordcount 2929

As long as I got you

drxp_fxckxng_dxxd

Wordcount 2911

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Speak again bright angel speak again

sapphic_romeo

Wordcount 2907

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

a temptation of doing something and the instant questioning

conrmoon

Wordcount 2894

Marry me (today and every day)

grimjobs

Wordcount 2863

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

you get me closer to god

fromagony

Wordcount 2857

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

stars and fireworks and butterflies

peoplebyagustd

Wordcount 2847

Love me more

RosierTwinCEO

Wordcount 2816

death is a sweet mercy

norwiaAH

Wordcount 2813

You're so stupid (please kiss me)

Lovely_e

Wordcount 2798

Boys

publunchesownmyass

Wordcount 2778

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Until we're fusing

Koivdz

Wordcount 2775

The unfortunate son

flowerflood

Wordcount 2772

Though I've closed my eyes

MoonshineDreams

Wordcount 2752

Take the key (and kiss me)

InEvanRosiersPocket

Wordcount 2742

Chosen last (I don't speak my mind, I just sit and listen)

ParchmentandPaws

Wordcount 2690

Where all the lovers went to die

claiedlunie

Wordcount 2677

Don't be a strangers

dry_cereal

Wordcount 2668

A certain romance

SebbiGrey

Wordcount 2653

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

As long as you love me

Rem (propheciesanddreams)

Wordcount 2594

At the hand of death

newtmasinmyhrt

Wordcount 2553

Faster than you could say sabotage

stardust_candy

Wordcount 2535

Pull beneath the surface

KroLiev

Wordcount 2529

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

secrets

SamClaflinismyhusband

Wordcount 2489

For fucks sake!

Lovely_e

Wordcount 2439

Messy

JoanneoVecen

Wordcount 2424

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

You will be the death of me

m3ntally1ll

Wordcount 2397

All for you

dramaticwitchbitch

Wordcount 2351

Bad idea right?

notyourjamespotter

Wordcount 2348

Less than ideal study techniques

heartnipnops

Wordcount 2325

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Jealousy, jealousy

mytearsblack

Wordcount 2310

Dirty vibration

Just_a_bean

Wordcount 2298

I'll call you darling, hold you tight

inkpurpl

Wordcount 2289

Oh (the thorns of a rose)

lilyofthevalleyys

Wordcount 2269

Choke

cherryredmarlene

Wordcount 2255

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

Well never have sex

actuallyjamespotter

Wordcount 2252

Rowdy night

The_Potterhead

Wordcount 2248

My pretty rose

Black_Dahlias

Wordcount 2237

December 7: Barty

little_alouette

Wordcount 2236

hits different (cause it's you)

CRAmber and midnightscollab

Wordcount 2228

Marked

lunablack (tobeeoptomistic)

Wordcount 2224

Loving is a desperate thing

KroLiev

Wordcount 2219

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

I want to be the me that you see

sigme7

Wordcount 2188

he's doing it on purpose

Adlevise

Wordcount 2175

Somebody sold us all kinds of lies

Ifididthenididnt

Wordcount 2156

The gang is what I trust

STARS4SOFAI

Wordcount 2154

Heart to heart

kazsbf

Wordcount 2152

I stayed there

stoned_regulus

Wordcount 2130

The night all the roses died

Actiaslunaaster

Wordcount 2125

Never open your post

Black_Dahlias

Wordcount 2125

Operation Rosekiller

Redraven31086

Wordcount 2114

Snakes can love too

Orphan_account

Wordcount 2107

Tell me your limit and we'll cross the line again

JBlackMalfoyRosier

Wordcount 2103

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

late night devil put your hands on me

pumpkinspider

Wordcount 2101

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

haunted

kazsbf

Wordcount 2097

kannibalistische liebe

twistjjedm

Wordcount 2088

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Ill let you have sex with me

Iheartstrawberrys

Wordcount 2074

Because we're just friends (the friends who undress)

Rupinraven

Wordcount 2068

Are you scared of moths

Mico_Evelyn

Wordcount 2057

Will you shut up and listen to me for a minute you twat

ConfusednDisappointed

Wordcount 2032

Eton Mess

KroLiev

Wordcount 2019

THIS ONE IS EXPLICIT

I hate you (I love you)

Spiteful_sunshine

Wordcount 2001

Time can't stop me quite like you did

paintedindigo

Wordcount 2000

[waxingrunes]

possible to get this artwork from leonardo da vicni herself? https://www.tumblr.com/maladaptivewriting/738790364235857920/i-need-professor-remus-lupin-stretched-out-in-an?source=share

As you asked so nicely:

Sir.

[samynnad102687]

I'm creating a Marauders Era Harry Potter PowerPoint.

What are everybody's headcanons for any of the characters? If you would like to share.

You can either comment on this post or DM me.

No hate!

Everyone has their own headcanons and opinions that need to be respected.

Reblog for others in the Fandom to see.

Edit: Tagging my mutuals, sorry if I missed anybody.

@my-castles-crumbling @adhara2034 @onehundredflamingos @lavenderhaze @accuratewhereabouts @alphabetically-deranged @agenderman-mininghisbuisness @aurisartblog @aethra-solis @bookwhoreeeeeeeeeee @beautyoftheships @clementinewoolf @cazzythefrogking @dorcasmckinnonn @emjayeingray @eniaos @lylahs-stuff @orchideous-nox @opalowl1988 @jamesunderwater @yourlocalidothehehe @heartsoncover @httpsm4rycom @thebibutterflyao3 @maladaptivewriting @seiworf @prongsieeee @weirdtinkerbellversion @jupiterjawbreaker @thepoetsdiedatthislake

[just--vi]

Four line Friday Sunday, because I'm incapable of doing anything when it's asked of me (TY @snarky-magpie for the tag!). A moment of panic from "For the Love of Ducks"

“I told them we were engaged,” Remus says all at once, his cheeks are a vibrant shade of red, “because I figured if we were engaged we’d be closer to family and family gets to stay after hours and-” “You lied,” Sirius hisses and Remus sputters something he can’t make out, “to an authority figure!” “No,” Remus rolls his eyes, “no!” “Yes!”

Tagging @kaaaaaaarf @kaleidoscopexsighs @iliketoreadstuf @blitheringmcgonagall @maladaptivewriting and literally every one of my followers tyty

[patolemus]

As I promised the lovely @lucy-andreas here’s a list of my favorite jegulus fics. Be warned, it’s a weird mix all around:

1. One Thousand Wildflower Fields by ThisLiminalSpace

James is a good citizen. He pays his taxes, waves at his neighbours, remembers his mother’s birthday, works on things and stuff on the Internet like any other human in this day and age, and certainly has never been involved in anything illegal.

Well.

There is a first time for everything.

Notes: no-magic, abo au where omegas weren’t allowed out of the house until recently. Regulus deals with his new found freedom by fighting in illegal rings. James deals… not. Completed.

2. Of Pinstripes And Potions by pansysnarkinson

When James wakes up, his head is pounding. He can’t remember drinking anything, but supposes he must have because it feels like he’s been hit square between the eyes with a bludger. He’s never been one to get hungover, but he knows this is what it’s supposed to feel like. Although, come to think of it, he doesn’t remember celebrating their victory on the pitch, isn’t completely sure they had one at all. The last thing he remembers is turning to look to the stands, revelling in the roars of his fellow Gryffindors, certain that they were going to beat Hufflepuff. Then, he turned and… was hit square between the eyes with a bludger.

Now he’s stuck in the hospital wing, and the bed next to his is occupied by none other than Regulus Black.

Notes: not much to say about this one. Very light as far as jegulus in Hogwarts goes. Completed.

3. James Potter's Application to Court Regulus Black by MiriamMT

“Hello and welcome, my name is James Potter and this is my presentation on ‘Why I should be allowed to date Regulus Black’.”

* * *

When James asks for Sirius' blessing for his and Regulus' relationship, Sirius insists on a formal application and a presentation on why he deserves to be with his little brother.

Notes: hilarious and very fluffy. It’s a one shot and there isn’t much going on in the background. Completed.

4. the golden king by maladaptivewriting

When Regulus Black woke up in 1991 after he was supposed to die twelve years prior, he realized two things. One, the locket he had worked so hard to steal had never been destroyed so the Dark Lord was still alive. And two, Harry Potter, James Potter's son, was in danger.

OR

Regulus goes to school with the Golden Trio.

Notes: one of my favorite Regulus-survives-the-cave fics. Also one of my favorite jegulus fics in general. Follows the golden trio + de-aged Regulus as they go to Hogwarts, and how Regulus’ influence changes things. James may or may not be dead, though he is definitely present. It’s complicated. Ongoing, but has steady updates.

5. All you need is love by touchlikethesun

James Potter is so helplessly in love with Regulus Black. And miraculously Regulus loves him back. And in the end, isn't that all that matters?

Notes: morally gray James. It explains most of what happens here. It gets pretty dark at some point, but I personally love me a Death Eather!James Potter when done right. And this one is definitely done right. Hopeful Ending? Ambiguous Ending? Something like that. Surprisingly, the only steady relationship is jegulus. Everything else is a mess, as Marauders tend to be. Completed.

6. my almost lover by alarainai and salmon_says

“If I was dating Regulus, I would have noticed.”

A pause. His friends all stare at him with various levels of disbelief. Suddenly, he feels very stupid.

“Are you sure?” Remus asks.

Regulus and James are a couple. James is the last person to realise this.

Notes: fluffy and funny. Very light, almost no angst considering the canon material we have to work with. James is a very lovable idiot as per usual. Completed.

7. quite like us by alarainai and salmon_says

[18:12] Seriously, wrong number. Don’t send shirtless pictures to strangers.

[18:13] Padfoot, this rejection hurts.

[18:16] What’s a Padfoot?

[18:17] Wait, is this actually not Padfoot?

[18:19] I don’t even know what that is, but no. I’m not a Padfoot.

Notes: modern au with a wrong number situation. Strangers to lovers, very cute all around with a healthy doze of panic and angst (but nothing too terrible). Completed.

8. Only the Brave by Solmussa

Regulus Black is angry. He wants revenge. He wants to watch the world burn for all it's done to him. He also wants to make out with James Potter, but that's a secret he'll take to the grave. Vengeance is more important than... whatever it is that chokes him when he lays eyes on Potter.

James Potter is confused, because Regulus Black is, all of a sudden, hot. And it's unfair because Sirius is going to kill him if he doesn't get his impulse control in line.

OR

A fic about two idiots falling in love (x2 because there's wolfstar, too) during a war, and the sacrifices they'll have to make to survive it.

Notes: one of the best jegulus fics I’ve read in my life. Gut wrenching, soul shattering angst. It’ll make you cry at five in the morning while contemplating your decisions and at four in the afternoon, also contemplating your decisions. The fluff will kill you, as will the hurt/comfort and the happy ending. Everything in this fic is designed to hurt, but you’ll thank the author because it’s all worth it in the end. A monster with more than 600k worth of words so thread with caution if you’re thinking of starting this at night like I did. Other than that, put on your seatbelt because you’re in for a ride. Completed.

9. Mastermind (Love Made Me Crazy) by MiriamMT

Regulus is consumed by bitterness and pain after his brother Sirius ran away from home, and he blames James Potter for taking him away.

Seeking revenge, he plots to take James away from Sirius. But what starts as a means of vengeance quickly turns into a tumultuous affair, and Regulus finds himself falling in love. Passion and desire turn into feelings and the wish to do and be better for James.

But, as he navigates his complex feelings for James, a dark wizard rises to power, seeking to gain followers among the Hogwarts students. Trapped between duty and love, Regulus is forced to confront his fears, as he tries to protect those he cares about.

Notes: the only reason this didn’t break me the same way Only the Brave did is because it’s half its size. Which is still an impressive 300k worth of words, but you don’t spend wallowing in despair as long. I can promise a happy ending but at what cost? Completed.

10. i regret you all the time by inevitablestars

What happens when James falls for Regulus and his friends lose their trust in him?

Notes: deceptively short summary. I still haven’t finished this one out of sheer fear of how much it’ll break me. I never do MCD or canon compliant fics when it comes to jegulus but the Death Eather!James Potter tag seduced me. I regret it all the time (pun intended) but at the same time I don’t. Can’t say how it ends because I still haven’t gotten the courage to read the last chapter but… thread with caution and keep a pair of tissues near you. Completed.

11. glimpses of heaven by lunahunt

In the aftermath of the prank, James Potter is at an all time low. He can barely look at Sirius, Remus’s dad is keeping him locked up all summer, and Lily Evans hates him even more than usual.

In an effort to get James out of the house, Euphemia signs her son up for a summer Quidditch program with the famous Josef Wronski—seeker for the Grodzisk Goblins and inventor of the Wronski Feint.

The last person James expects to see there is Regulus Black.

[slow ish burn jegulus fic beginning the summer after the marauders fifth year and continuing through the rest of their years at hogwarts] [not canon compliant (aka everyone won’t die)]

Notes: one of the best James characterizations I’ve ever read. The author makes him so inherently flawed and human and it’s wonderful. Post Prank Angst, of course. My only regret reading this is that it’s incomplete, though I still harbor hope that the author will update again.

12. Crimson Rivers by bizarrestars

Regulus Black was fifteen the first time his name was called at a reaping. He's twenty-five when it happens to him again. A lot has changed in that time, and one of them is that he's ready to do whatever it takes to make it home. Nothing or no one will stop him, not even James Potter.

James Potter has no plans to stop Regulus Black from making it home. In fact, his plans revolve around the opposite. He has his reasons, but he's made his choice to get Regulus out of the arena, even knowing it'll be the last thing he ever does.

Sirius Black was sixteen when he volunteered to take his little brother's place in the arena. At twenty-six, without the option to do it again, he has no choice but to be a mentor to his brother and best friend, knowing that only one of them can make it back out.

Two names called, a mentor on the verge of falling apart, and more secrets and grief between all of them than they know how to handle. None of them are prepared for what comes next, or how far they'll go to make it through.

Notes: is it really a jegulus fic rec list if I don’t recommend CR, aka the best jegulus fic of all times? No it’s not, so here it is, the best jegulus fic I’ve read. The Hunger Games au, with aged-up characters. Promises a happy ending but at what cost? Prepare to bawl, scream, look blankly at your wall, laugh and fall in love with this pair of idiots as they fight for their lives. Surprisingly, not everyone dies, and there is a happy ending. There’s pretty graphic depictions of violence though, so thread carefully. It’s a 865k words monster fic (longer than the Bible!) but it really doesn’t feel that long when you’re desperate to see what happens next. I don’t recommend reading this if you’re planning on stopping for long periods of time, though be ready to feel emotionally drained afterwards because this one is the definition of a rollercoaster. You have to have an account to see this work. Completed.

13. just lovers (like we were supposed to be) by bizarrestars

Regulus closes his eyes and shakes his head again, looking pained, then he opens them and sighs. "And your solution to this is me? Pretending to be my boyfriend?"

"Yeah. It's actually bloody brilliant, if you think about it. Everyone will leave happy. I'm going to fake date my way into falling in love," James announces grandly, sticking his hand out and waving it through the air like he's presenting a banner.

***

Or, the one in which James Potter wants to prove he'd be a good boyfriend to Lily Evans and comes up with the brilliant plan to fake date Regulus Black his way into falling in love. It doesn't quite go as anyone expects.

Task failed...successfully?

Notes: no Voldemort au, fake dating trope, angst with a happy ending. As always, Zar delivers complete masterpieces. Also one of my favorite jegulus fics of all times. The angst, thankfully, is not of the life or death variety, which is refreshing in this fandom. You’ll suffer, but you’ll be happy about it. You have to have an account to see this work. Completed.

14. By Your Heart's Calm Strength by pansysnarkinson

Nobody knows who started the fire at Grimmauld Place.

Some people swear it was Sirius, hell-bent on taking revenge on an unloving family.

Others swear it was Regulus, gone mad like other Blacks before him.

The only thing James Potter knows is that the mystery is occupying far more of his mind than is healthy.

Notes: I read this a long time ago but I remember being bamboozled when I did. James slowly discovers the truth of what happened at Grimmauld Place, and falls in love with Regulus along the way. Fluff and angst, of course. Completed.

15. Carpe Noctem by evareinadeescocia

Golden boy,

Lion boy;

Tell me what it’s like to conquer.

Fearless child,

Broken boy;

Tell me what it’s like to burn.

(...)

In which a very nosy James Potter notices that every weekend, when everyone falls asleep, Regulus Black sneaks into an abandoned fifth-floor classroom, and he can't help but try to find out what the little Black is up to.

Notes: another one of my all time favorites. Enemies to lovers, secret relationship, standard jegulus fic. This one has Seer!Regulus, which is both very important and at the same time not relevant at all. Non canon compliant and a promised happy ending which is the only reason I read it because at the time it looked too similar to Choices and I don’t touch canon compliant fics with a ten feet pole. A 680k word monster, it’s currently on hiatus but I strongly believe the author will come back to finish it. Every time I think about it I consider giving it a reread.

16. Finders Keepers by jeggie_toast

"Bloody hell," he murmured. "I really fancy you, Reggie."

It sounded like music, coming from James' lips; a piece that Regulus would like to listen to for the rest of his life.

"...I fancy you, too."

A slow-burn, canon-compliant fic documenting the relationship between James Potter and Regulus Black - from the first time they officially meet, throughout the development of their friendship and eventual romance, right to the moment it all ends. Lots of fluff, no smut :)

*FOR THOSE WHOSE HEARTS CAN'T TAKE CANON-COMPLIANCY* - Stop reading at Chapter 99, then go read my Happy Ending Au: He Is!

Notes: to be completely honest, I did not read the last chapters and skipped to the Happy Ending Au so I have no idea how it ends in canon compliant. I can take a guess though. As usual with jegulus fics, you’ll suffer but you’ll be happy about it. The Happy Ending Au is pretty great. Completed.

17. blue and yellow skies by alarainai and salmon_says

#starchaser is trending.

Regulus Black ✓ @littleking

Why is this a thing? I don't even like Potter.

James Potter ✓ @jfprongs

Replying to @littleking

He's lying. We're desperately in love.

Regulus Black ✓ @littleking

Replying to @jfprongs

die :)

Quidditch Rivals turned Quidditch Lovers. That's what the world sees them as, at least.

Too bad Regulus hates James Potter's guts, and James? Well, it doesn't matter what he feels about their definitely fake, definitely emotionless relationship.

Notes: no Voldemort, modern technology meets magic, professional Quidditch au. Enemies to lovers (though are they enemies if they were in love with each other already?), fake dating trope. Fluff with the appropriate angst dosis, amazing happy ending. Completed.

I know there’s many other fics that are considered must reads for the fandom, but they’re either canon compliant or have MCD, so I haven’t read them, nor will I ever read them. I’ll still leave the links in case someone is interested, but I won’t give any descriptions.

1. Choices by MesserMoon (Canon-Compliant).

2. Art Heist, Baby! by otrtbs (Tagged MCD, the only one of these I may read if I ever find the courage).

3. The Heart of a Lion by orphan_account (Canon-Compliant and Tagged MCD).

Other must reads I have not read yet, so I won’t be giving any descriptions. I’ll still leave the links though.

1. Falls by vantelk

2. pink lemonade by moonysbookshelf

3. Best Friend's Brother by bizarrestarts (needs an account to read)

4. when you were mine by sequinhaze (needs an account to read)

5. The Blood In Your Mouth by moonysmirrorball

[cancerravenclaw]

date night but make it me and @maladaptivewriting having passionate discourse over wolfstar omegaverse on discord

[mcrizzystardust]

me after reading chapter 92 of "the golden king" by @maladaptivewriting

[multiimoments]

Piccrew tag (pepperjackets)

Thank you to the lovely @emjayeingray for the tag 💛

No pressure tag: @dahlliiances @badhairred @llemonchickenn @brigid-faye @steveahoi @kat-m-toast @tigrrliily @cloaksnidget-3745 @imsiriuslyreading @takenbytheview @laurelsandlumos @charingfae @iliketoreadstuf @just--vi @howmanyfrecklesdoyousee @yourfriendlygryffindor @heyvirgo4 @wolfpadx @maladaptivewriting @xjustakay & anyone else who wants to 💖

Link below the cut!

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my top 9 characters of 2023!

row 1: remus/sirius/james (marauders) row 2: charlie/nick/tori (heartstopper) row 3: wille/simon (young royals) regulus (marauders) thank you for the tag @blossoms-and-possums ! I tag @brandileigh2003 @maladaptivewriting @multiimoments @magswrite @emjayeingray @just--vi and whoever else wants to do this!

[jamesddarling]

Getting ready to start chapter 81 of the golden king…it’s titled: the veil…I’m hyperventilating

[edenversegrl]

FIC REC

if you aren’t reading this, then what are you doing with your life?? i had to hold myself back from recommending this even when i was only a couple chapters in, because not only was the plot brilliant, but the writing was so fantastic and immersive.

length: ~200k (WIP) rated: E author: maladaptivewriting title: the golden king

⭐️

synopsis: when regulus goes to the cave to destroy the locket, he doesn’t die. instead, he wakes up twelve years later to discover he has ‘reborn’ as his younger self. the locket is still intact, james potter is dead, and voldemort is still alive. regulus re-enrolls in hogwarts with one sole purpose: protecting harry.

[limetimo]

RAB FICS I READ (June pt 1)

With a thief to the gallows by zvzam james and regulus conspire to get regulus out, james wants regulus to come too

the golden king by maladaptivewriting my god so good, regulus wakes up in 1991 as an 11 yeard old and wows to protect harry. oh and also he's pretending to be sirius' son from france

this thing was a masterpiece by mraudersmoon wolfstar with background jegulus

Of Lies and Cowards by ItsYlva

I'll keep you safe by Fenrir13 regulus gets chomped by grayback, here comes Werewolf Tutor Moony! This one is SO. GOOD.

Hogwarts Knows Better, Brother Knows Best by ItsYlva hogwarts and regulus prevent sirius suicide

Leaving And Growing Up by Engie_Ivy some fuckery gets explained and wolfstar is good to sail again

You’re Not On Your Own, Kid by rsbarelle

Mauvais jour de cheveux by Xo_flower Minnie McG can't deal with the black brothers' spats today. somebody has to, tho.

and the memories were lost long ago (but at least you have beautiful ghosts) by effing_potato (Kingdom01) ghost regulus helps remus destroy horcruxes, raise harry and clear sirius' name. very good.

Thinking Of You by aithusarosekiller regulus/remus

what is dead may never die by sisyphusss kreacher saves regulus and takes him to wolfstar

It Might Have Been A Nightmare by AQuietThinker sirius finds out about regulus' sacrifice

Nadir by Ceruleanembers regulus refuses to die

The Filth by ScreamingFae roseStarChaserKiller office sexy times

The Gryffindor Sweater by Trex_patronus in the afterlife, everyone makes fun out of REgulus for wearing Sirius' gryffindor sweater to the cave

tell them i was happy (and my heart is broken) by BlueSundayCake regulus dies for a bit but has to deal with the consequences of his own actions. unfair

 Thing Like Stars in the Dark by toliveinthesky reguulus survives the cave but he's pretty chomped on and bedridden on sirus and remus' sofa. and there's also the matter of his muggleborn french girlfriend who just found out he's been using a fake name the whole time...

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy by TakeSwimmingLessons pretty much your typical regulus runs away to alphard jegulus ensues fic

Nothing Fades Like the Light by Rollercoasterwords 1980s cowboys zombie outbreak jegulus wolfstar au. the angst is real and so delicious, happy ending.

Ice by soliloquy_dawn too hot for sex jegulily smut

Declared False Start by Wanderingdonut swimmer regulus

Dial Drunk by Wanderingdonut modern times brotherly angst

Maybe This Time (alternatively: once more, with feeling!) by ghostregulusfest, Wanderingdonut this is AMAZEBALLS!!!!! REGULUS BOSSES THE INFERI AND STARTS A TRAVELLING ACTING COMPANY

Pretty boy by soliloquy_dawn jegulus smut ft top reg in skirt

Dance of the Bacchantes by soliloquy_dawn aboverse sexy times

A Life Like This by ImpishTubist sirius, james and remus said bye-bye to the war and lived peacefully ever after. 23 years later they find out that Sirius' parents did the nasty and got him a much much much younger younger brother, who then nearly single-handedly ended the war and now he's here and wants to make friends. age diff Jegulus

Some Things Never Change by JBlackMalfoyRosier PWP sirius/regulus

This Spark Of Black That I Seem To Love by JBlackMalfoyRosier jegulus, rosekiller, starcahserrosekiller, sexy times and also some plot?

Aftercare by JBlackMalfoyRosier Regulus comes home from his top surgery and his bfs make him feel better

What Master Wants by odysseushatepage Kreacher/REgulus crack

Kreacher's glow-up by fr0gfairy1 Kreacher/REgulus crack

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This by Anonymous Kreacher/regulus getting married

Professor Black (WIP) by CLBoden AU where Snape is replaced with REgulus, it changes some things mostly general attitude

birch trees loom by AllLivesMatter CRYING SCREAMING LYING ON THE FLOOR Avengers/HP crossover, from Avengers 1 to Endgame, Refulus is Black Widow, Evan is captain america James is the hulk ect ect, prepate tissues and selfcare supplies before going it ♥♥♥♥♥

in the boughs of the fir-tree by AllLivesMatter more Evan's POV of the above re: his and reg's unfullfilled potential

Hurtin’ by Bunny17 sad jegulus cuddles

Regulus Black's Dating Guide for Beginners by altaiswrites fake-date your crush to real-dating, by Regulus Black, Regulus/Severus

t Runs in the Family by altaiswrites uncle alphard visiting the black brothers

Inescapable, I'm not even gonna try (And if I get burned, at least we were electrified) by RegulusBlackKinnieBecauseITooFearWater remus sirus and james having consensual kinky fun with regulus PWP

beg for divinity (in my breath) by grimstars jegulus PWP

Cruel Winds by BlueSundayCake regulus recruits severus for horcrux hunting

Innocence by SkyFireForever

Crownless King   by SigynNightmare this was a good one

Shattered sanctuary by Coriaria *DE mission goes wrong* Refulus and Severus: well fuck. maybe lily will save our bollocks? I think it was a good one but it's been a month

Brighten the Dark by skeptique for onbeinganangel regulus is bakk and harry has hots for him