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1. Syncopation by Firstfluke

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   11 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Regulus Black/James Potter
   • James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Sirius Black & James Potter
   • Marlene McKinnon & James Potter
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Mary Macdonald/Lily Evans Potter
   • Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes
   • Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter)
   • Evan Rosier
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Regulus Black
   • Sirius Black
   • Walburga Black
   • Euphemia Potter
   • Fleamont Potter
   • James Potter
   • Remus Lupin
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Marauders Era (Harry Potter)
   • Slow Burn
   • Alternate Universe - Muggle
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Religious Guilt
   • Underage Drinking
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • This takes place in upstate NY by the way but there’s no tag for that
   • Happy Ending
   • Angst
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Desi James Potter
   • Sirius Black & James Potter Friendship
   • Marlene McKinnon & James Potter Friendship
   • Musician Regulus Black
   • Depression
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Regulus Black Has OCD
   • POV James Potter
   • Endgame Regulus Black/James Potter

   Summary

   James thought he wanted Lily—that had always made sense. But now that their relationship is over, he isn’t sure what the next step is, or why it feels like there’s an endless pit dragging him down, down, down.

   The only thing keeping him afloat these days is, strangely enough, his best friend’s little brother. Well, Sirius will understand. If the only other option is James drowning—he’ll understand. Right?

   Series

   • Part 1 of Syncopation Universe

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   103,593

   Chapters:

   22/22

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   384

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