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• Under The Canopy There Is Starlight by nooraska

  Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage Sex
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  26 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Underage Sex
  • Regulus Black/James Potter
  • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
  • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
  • Regulus Black
  • James Potter
  • Sirius Black
  • Peter Pettigrew
  • Remus Lupin
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Euphemia Potter
  • Fleamont Potter
  • Animagus James Potter
  • Marauders Era (Harry Potter)
  • Animagus bonding
  • Accidental Bonding
  • Identity Reveal
  • Secret Identity
  • Yearning
  • Secret Crush
  • Regulus Black Needs a Hug
  • Black Family Drama (Harry Potter)
  • Abusive Black Family (Harry Potter)
  • Regulus Black and Sirius Black Angst
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff
  • Gay Regulus Black
  • Gay Remus Lupin
  • implied child marriage
  • Panic Attacks
  • Miscommunication
  • Slow Burn
  • Character Study
  • Dark Magic
  • Friends to Lovers
  • First Kiss
  • Unresolved Romantic Tension
  • Closeted Character
  • Protective James Potter
  • Mutual Pining
  • Boys Being Boys
  • Good Peter Pettigrew
  • Mixed Race James Potter
  • Sirius and Regulus Black speak French
  • Regulus Black and Sirius Black Both Run Away
  • Good Parents Euphemia Potter and Fleamont Potter
  • Desi Euphemia Potter
  • Alternate magic systems
  • Dubious Consent Due To Magic (Harry Potter)
  • Consent Issues
  • Underage Kissing
  • Heavy Angst
  • Arranged Marriage
  • Fake/Pretend Relationship
  • Forced Proximity
  • Blood Purity Prejudice & Pureblood Supremacy (Harry Potter)
  • Identity Porn
  • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
  • Hurt James Potter
  • Hurt Regulus Black
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Deception
  • Sexual Manipulation
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • Pansexual James Potter
  • Alternate Universe - No Voldemort
  • walburga's A+ parenting
  • Aromantic Peter Pettigrew
  • Unrequited Crush
  • Secret Relationship
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • James Potter Has ADHD
  • Underage Substance Use
  • Underage Drug Use

  Summary

  Alone after Sirius left the Black household, Regulus is drowning. He needs help; he needs someone who can listen.
  Or: James Potter gets tangled up in the increasingly murky life of Regulus Black. Featuring a lie, an engagement and a secret plan to escape it.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  177,659

  Chapters:

  55/?

  Comments:

  158

  Kudos:

  326

  Bookmarks:

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