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Heartbreak Is the National Anthem

Summary:

this fic hasn’t been updated in over a year bc i got busy w school and then my marauders obsession ended but i revisited this fic for the mems and am lowkey tempted to rewrite and update so MAYBE keep an eye out idk
marauders uni au texting fic :)
remus and sirius meet in their art course at uni and are assigned a project together. in order to communicate, they exchange numbers, and chaos ensues.

Chapter 1: Well He Might Not Be Into Dudes

Chapter Text

[remus lupin & sirius black] 

4:16pm

sirius: hey do u have the supplies you need for the sketches 

sirius: like can i help at all idk

remus: i’m all good i’ve got like a million different types of sketchbooks lying around and it’s becoming an issue

remus: that was a lot of words damn

sirius: LMAO ur good 

remus: you have a working printer and all that? 

sirius: yeah don’t worry abt me

5:03pm 

remus: ok why the fuck are we being so small-talk-y 

sirius: idk 😭😭 forgive me

remus: no it’s my bad 😣 

remus: well shit now we r doing it again just with emojis 

sirius: it’s alright we barely even really know each other

sirius: here 

sirius: what’s your favorite colour 

remus: right now im into a sort of dark red-violet 

sirius: good choice

remus: what’s yours? 

sirius: call me basic but literally black

remus: nah it’s probably in my top 5 

sirius: my friend marlene always gives me shit about it 

remus: marlene sounds like she has no taste

sirius: i think it’s secretly her favorite too but she wants to be different than me 

remus: is she bullying you 😢

remus: do you need help 😢

sirius: bitch 

remus: hi

sirius: ugh well what’s your fav food

remus: i’m torn between pizza and macaroni and cheese 

remus: issue at hand: i am lactose and gluten intolerant 

sirius: damn 

sirius: double homicide 

remus: well how abt you

sirius: anything from taco bell

remus: top two orders from taco bell

sirius: cinnamon twists and doritos locos tacos 

remus: i still haven’t had the doritos locos 

sirius: well get them?? 

remus: i’m not in my doritos moment rn though

sirius: elaborate 

remus: i go through phases in my life where i either love or just don’t prefer doritos

remus: same with bananas 

sirius: well if you “just don’t prefer doritos” then you don’t hate them

sirius: so get them! 

remus: ugh fine

sirius: so when are you getting them? i expect a full review 

remus: you’re very passionate about these tacos aren’t you? 

sirius: yes now answer my question 

remus: idk

remus: when i have time

remus: i don’t have a car

sirius: hm

sirius: omg

sirius: you know who does have a car? 

sirius: my brother james

remus: james potter? 

sirius: uh yeah? 

remus: DUDE

sirius: ??

remus: THE ONE WHO IS OBSESSED WITH LILY EVANS??

sirius: yeah? 

sirius: WAIT DO YOU KNOW LILY

remus: KNOW LILY? 

remus: BITCH I SPEND HALF OF MY TIME IN HER DORM 

sirius: OH GOD ARE YOU TWO DATING? 

remus: EW BITCH NO

sirius: THANK GOD

sirius: CUZ THEN ID HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO JAMES THAT I WANTED THE PERSON WHO WAS DATING HIS SOULMATE TO GO GET TACOS WITH US

remus: AW

remus: wait james is your brother? 

sirius: not biologically no

sirius: but legally and emotionally 🥺🙏😍

remus: ah alright 

 

[New Group Chat: remus lupin, sirius black, & james potter] 

5:32pm 

sirius: prongs 

sirius: widdle baby boy 🥺

sirius: where are you 🥺 

james: what’s this

[sirius black changed chat name to: james takes us to taco bell!] 

james: bitch

james: you know me so well

sirius: i know i do

james: hi remus! 

remus: hii 

james: so when are we going to taco bell? 

sirius: we haven’t gotten that far yet

remus: well i mean when are you guys free? 

james: i’m always free for taco bell 

sirius: i’m always free

james: so, remus, when are you free? 

remus: my gender studies class ends tomorrow at 1:15 and that’s my last of the day so any time after that is fine 

james: 1:20 it is! 

remus: lmao sounds good

sirius: fuck yeah

 

[tortured artists 😭] 

3:34pm

picasso: now wtf was that remus

van gogh: what

picasso: you fully just got flirted with by black

van gogh: no i didn’t? 

picasso: i’ve seen him in action before and trust me remus, that was flirting 

van gogh: and what do you know about flirting dorcas? 

picasso: a lot

van gogh: oh yeah for sure 

van gogh: you definitely did so so well flirting with alice last year 

picasso: conversation ended fuck you

 

[the marauders and co.] 

3:34pm

padfoot: hi hello hi

marlene: yes? 

prongs: hello hi hello

marlene: are we making patterns now or something

padfoot: no 

padfoot: but

padfoot: important announcement 

padfoot: 🗣

mary: ooo what

padfoot: pretty tall boy in my art class

prongs: aww 

marlene: so did u try to flirt and catastrophically fuck up? 

padfoot: no that’s james 

padfoot: i’m SIRIUS 

padfoot: anyways

padfoot: he’s so tall 

padfoot: and handsome as hell 

prongs: he’s so bad

marlene: no please do not break out into song rn especially not taylor swift 

mary: why do you hate taylor so much

mary: she’s blonde, has had an emo phase or two, and is probably queer

mary: omg you guys are kinda twinning 

mary: 😍 

marlene: fuck you can we pay attention to sirius now 

marlene: ew i hate saying that oh god

padfoot: aw she wants to hear my opinions! 

padfoot: well he’s tall, has some freckles left over from the summer, he’s a rly good artist, and he’s friends with lily evans 

prongs: sold

mary: he sounds cool! 

marlene: have u found him on any social media yet? 

padfoot: obviously

marlene: well send a ss 

padfoot: fine 🙄 

 remus insta

marlene: oh

marlene: they actually seem pretty cool

padfoot: ikr 😏 

mary: so pretty :) 

prongs: why is he licking evans 🙁

marlene: james makes me uncomfortable sometimes

marlene: love u tho bud

prongs: <3 

prongs: but WHY ARE THEY LICKING EVANS 

padfoot: they’re just friends dw babes i made sure 

prongs: okay thank you

padfoot: but now this is perfect

padfoot: i hang out with remus so we get closer and remus can bring lily and i can bring james and boom marriage 

marlene: aw 

marlene: well now i feel left out

marlene: i need someone to date 

marlene: i wanna be there too so if remus has any hot wlw or nblw friends tell them to bring them along 

mary: i just wanna have fun

mary: so if this hangout ever happens i would like to be there too

5:40pm 

padfoot: if taco bell works out i will bring our plans up to remus

marlene: taco bell? 

marlene: did you manage to get a date with them????? 

padfoot: i wish

padfoot: but james is gonna be there too 

prongs: woooow

prongs: i guess i’m just a car arent i

padfoot: no ily 

padfoot: but it’d be more like a date if you weren’t there

padfoot: well he might not be into dudes

padfoot: idk 

 

[tortured artists 😭] 

5:42pm

van gogh: so i’m going to taco bell with sirius tomorrow

picasso: LIKE A DATE?? 

van gogh: no no no

van gogh: don’t get ur hopes up 

van gogh: their friend is going with us 

van gogh: it’s just a hangout 

picasso: ugh 

picasso: why’s his friend going? 

van gogh: neither of us have a car

picasso: ah so their friend is just a chauffer 

picasso: a third wheel 

picasso: if you or sirius had a car it’d just be you two

picasso: like a date

picasso: and you’d go

picasso: because you think he’s cute 

van gogh: you suck

picasso: i only speak the truth

van gogh: well he might not be into dudes 

van gogh: idk

picasso: you’re telling me that this man

picasso: THIS MAN: 

sirius gay post 

picasso: may not be into dudes 

van gogh: well

picasso: well??????

van gogh: okay yes, hes cute

van gogh: hot actually

van gogh: but 1: i still do not believe that he was flirting with me 

van gogh: and 2: they look like he’s with someone in that picture

van gogh: therefore we are FRIENDS 

picasso: the picture is from 2020 

van gogh: yeah? relationships can last a while sometimes dorcas

picasso: remus 

picasso: one month later they posted this

 sirius sad gay post

van gogh: aw not taylor swift 

picasso: it must’ve been serious 

van gogh: yeah so i don’t wanna hurt him if it was a bad breakup therefore we are still FRIENDS

picasso: you stubborn motherfucker 

picasso: this isn’t over 

van gogh: yes it is

picasso: fate will do its duties and i will be right just wait and see

van gogh: yeah sure