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That's Just Wasteland, Baby! by lovefromsunlight for suckerforstars
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
25 Sep 2024
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They say every villain is the hero of their own story.
Regulus Black believes this to be false. He is an anomaly to this rule, he is an outlier, because not only is he a villain to everyone around him, he’s also a villain to himself. When Regulus finds a bright, burning reminder of his past in his estranged brother, Sirius Black, he decides to chase this star from within the shadows. There's only one way to do this, however. He shamelessly uses his replacement, James Potter.
But what starts as a means to an end, turns into an entanglement of romance between the most unlikely of matches; the boy who seeks refuge in shadow, and the boy who glitters in the sunlight. It's no surprise that Regulus can’t help but root himself further into tragedy, corroding everything his touch meets.
Why?
Because his life is a wasteland. And, "That's just wasteland, baby."
Or: Barista Regulus meets Florist James.
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07 Mar 2026
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They met when they were eleven. They fell in love when they were thirteen. When they are twenty-five, they meet again after half a decade. The only thing is — they'll have to sit together throughout an entire flight.
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08 Dec 2025
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Remus Lupin is doing just fine, thank you: he's a fully functioning adult, business at his flower shop is steady, and he even has a vague approximation of a social life. But when the vacant building next door becomes a tattoo parlor run by the sought-after, larger-than-life Sirius Black, Remus's carefully constructed world is turned on its head, forcing him to reexamine his past, present, and future.
*Update 9/9/19: Epilogue and playlist chapters added!
*Update 7/9/20: Second epilogue chapter added! This will be the final update for the story. Thank you all for the support!
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08 Dec 2025
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When he was seventeen, Remus Lupin watched a boy dance at the Prix de Lausanne, and fell rather tragically in love. Six years later, and working as rehabilitation coach at the Fidelius Ballett, Remus has long since contented himself with watching Sirius Black from side-stage.
Only, when Sirius is injured mere weeks before his principal debut, Remus finds himself abruptly yanked from his place in the wings, and thrust centre stage, right into the star-bright spotlight of Sirius’ life.
Remus doesn’t see it exactly, too enraptured as he is by Sirius’ face, but he hears it. A harsh pop! that echoes unbidden ghosts of pain in his mind, sends discordance clanging down every xylophone-rung of his spine, his entire skeleton reverberating with each chilling strike. Frozen, Remus watches as that face—that beautiful face—drops its grin, turns paper-white, and then Sirius is on the floor.
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Bookmarked by astril0quus
20 Nov 2025
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Berlin is absolutely miserable in February. Or it’s just Sirius.
Alternatively: A story of how Remus Lupin stepped into Sirius’ life, flashed his trademark grin, and reminded him that life is a beautiful thing meant to be enjoyed. No risk, no fun!
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Bookmarked by astril0quus
02 Nov 2025