Gay Marauders Era One-shots

Just pretend (Jegulus)

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Ship: Jegulus (James Potter X Regulus Black)
Type: fluff
Tw: some swears
Year: 5th year for regulus and 6th year for James
words:  around 840 (not including AN)
Summary: Regulus pretends to be James' date.
Au: 'just pretend to be my date'

Regulus sat in the corner of the Yule ball, his date, Sinistra Lowe, had gone to get punch, which regulus knew meant she was going to snog other guys, so while his company was gone snogging, regulus pulled out his wand and accioed a book, his favourite book right now, the pride and the prejudice' ,

Regulus was so caught up in the pages that he barely noticed the voice yelling his name until it was so close that it almost burst his eardrums,

"REGULUS!" He heard James Potter yell, running towards him,

"What do you want, potter?" Asks regulus

"Look, so, basically, lily went to the Yule ball with dirk Cresswell and I need you to pretend to be my date now because I have no date and I don't want to seem lame and not have a date" James says so fast regulus can barely understand

"James, I'm not pretending to be your date so you can seem cool in front of your crush"

"No, no, no, it's not just that, I am 100% over Lily, definitely, but it's also that everybody else has dates and I don't because I was in detention because I dyed professor Tuttle blue, so I didn't get a chance to ask anyone and I don't want to be the lame guy who shows up to the Yule ball with no date" James says again

"Still no, I already have a date" regulus states

"What?!, you have a date?!, Who?!"

"First of all, thank you for being so sure of my dating skills, second it's sinistra"

"Sinistra Lowe?"

"Yes, her"

"She's snogging rosier in a corner"

"Ok, so, she's still my date, I think"

"Pleeeease, regulus, I'll do anything!"

"Anything?"

"Anything"

"Even buying me tea every day for the whole new year?"

James sighs and agrees

He grabs Regulus' hands and pulls him into the middle of the ballroom, where lots of people were dancing,

Regulus thought that he, himself was going mad!, how could he agree to something as stupid as this?! The whole school could see him and James dancing, what If they told his parents? It's not even a what if, someone is bound to tell, he is going to get disowned and kicked out just like Sirius did after he came out as gay to the family, hell they almost killed him, he was half dead when Regulus had found him, and now that was going to be regulus because of-

"Regulus" a calm voice interrupted his thoughts

"Yes, potter?" He speaks calmly

"Are you ok?, you seem bothered by something"

I'm not ok

"I'm fine" he replies in the same tone as before,

James gives him a look and regulus smiles to try to show that he is ok,

But I'm not

James suddenly, pulls regulus towards the door and opens it, pulling regulus through it,

"Potter, why are we outside?"

"Because something is troubling you and you won't tell me what is wrong"

"Nothing is wrong-"

"That's a lie, Reggie"

Regulus sighs, James knows something is up,

"My parents are probably gonna disown me now, and the scary thing is, I'm not scared of it, I'm kind of relieved" regulus says slowly

"Mmhm" James hums

"I would feel more safe knowing that they couldn't touch me" regulus says, his hands shaking.

James grabbed regulus' hand and clasped in tight within his own,

"Reggie, you should come live with me"

"No, I couldn't possibly, I would just be a burden, you don't need to take me into your home, you've already accepted Sirius, I'm sure your mom would be sick and tired of you bringing Blacks home" Regulus says turning his head away,

"No, Regulus, my mom would not be sick and tired of me being Blacks home, she loves them and for you, you would not be a burden, Regulus you are amazing and I am going to move you into my house whether you like it or not" James says

"I would be out of place-"

"I would make it your new home, you would feel like it's your place" James says smiling,

"Really?"

"Really" James says moving closer to hug regulus,

"Thank you" regulus says, his voice muffled from James' dress robes

James pulls back before saying,

"No need to thank me Reggie"

"But I will, endlessly"

James looked regulus in the eyes and he felt something,

"Regulus, can I kiss you, please?, um sorry if that makes you uncomfortabl-"

Before regulus could think he leaned in a placed a quick kiss on James' lips,

A smile formed on both of the boys lips,

"James, do you like me in a more that friends way?"

"Yes I do, Reg"

"Well, I like you in a more than friends way too."

The end
AN:
I hope you liked it, I love you all, Di. 🧡🧡