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1. Meetings That Start In The Dark by writingamarie

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Multi
   • Complete Work

   08 Jun 2023

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Regulus Black/James Potter
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Bartemius Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier
   • Regulus Black
   • James Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Bartemius Crouch Jr.
   • Evan Rosier
   • Remus Lupin
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Jegulus
   • wolfstar
   • Rosekiller
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • Warning: Fenrir Greyback
   • Abusive Walburga Black
   • Death Eater Regulus Black
   • Abusive Black Family (Harry Potter)
   • Underage Smoking
   • Underage Drinking
   • Slow Burn
   • Bad Parent Orion Black
   • Child Abuse
   • some canonical character death
   • Minor Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes
   • Minor James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
   • Jegulus Endgame
   • Harry Potter Lives
   • Sexual Content
   • Sexual Assault
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • The SA occurs twice in the story but is referred to throughout
   • The SA is not between any main relationships
   • Panic Attacks
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Dove is beaten once in a while
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Blood Quills (Harry Potter)
   • Self-Harm
   • Physical Abuse
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Disassociation
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Violence
   • Graphic Violence
   • Regulus Black Needs a Hug

   Summary

   "Baby Black, do you maybe not hate me?" James joked in a way that made Regulus feel uncomfortable.
   "You are the most annoying person I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. And that says a lot considering the absolute gems I've met in Slytherin."
   "A joke. Regulus Black made a joke. A mean one, at my expense, but a joke nonetheless... You know baby Black, we could be friends."
   "I would rather fling myself off the Astronomy Tower..."

   ***
   Or: Regulus is concerned about Sirius after their mother orchestrates a horrible attack. And with Sirius out of reach he relies on James Potter to know his brother is okay. Except their meetings keep happening, and their conversations keep falling away from Sirius. Falling for James Potter might just be the most reckless thing he's ever contemplated.

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