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James

TW: threatening language
It's been a month since I lost my Dad, and I'm
finally feeling ready to confront Peter.
A few weeks ago, just before Dad died, Regulus told me that Peter had been at a Death Eater meeting and had given my name to You Know Who. I didn't want it to be true, but the evidence kept piling up, and I can't just leave it, I need to speak to him, I need to see if there is something more, or if I can help him change his mind, see if there is anything we're doing wrong, anything I can fix.
I simply can't believe Peter is a traitor.
Peter wouldn't hurt anyone, especially not me.
At least, that's what I thought anyway.
I may very well be wrong.
I just really hope that I'm not.
I find Peter, playing wizards chess with himself in the corner of the Gryffindor Common Room so I walk up to him, taking a deep breath before I continue with my planned confrontation.
"Hey, Pete" I say when I get close enough to him. He tilts his head up to face me and offers me a smile which I try to return.
"Hey, James, what's up?" Asks Peter
"How about we go on a walk? I want to talk to you about something" I ask
He frowns for a moment in confusion at the offer but eventually nods and stands up, packing away the chess board "sure thing" he replies simply, slipping the chess board under the table and joining me as I leave the Common Room.
"What is it you wanted to talk about?" Asks Peter as we descend the first flight of stairs
"I was talking to Regulus a few weeks ago, and I would have talked to you about it sooner, but then everything with Dad happened and it slipped my mind, but I can't not address it" I begin. At this, I see Peter tense up slightly and immediately I know that Regulus was right, but I still let Peter say his piece.
"What did you and Regulus talk about?" Asks Peter, trying so hard to sound nonchalant, but there is an edge to his voice that I'm hyper aware of, an edge that I can't ignore.
"He told me he saw you at a Death Eater meeting" I reply and I go to continue and tell the rest of the story, but I can't, because Peter won't let me.
"He has no right telling you anything, it's none of his fucking business" Peter states defensively
"That's awfully defensive considering you haven't heard the whole story" I say pointedly
He pauses and deflates slightly "Oh, what else did he say?" Asks Peter
"He said that you had given my name to You Know Who, that you told him about the Order Meeting I led and then when Regulus tried to talk to you about it you got awfully defensive" I reply
"He punched me!" Peter exclaims
"You sold me out!" I counter
"I had to"
"Why did you have to?"
"It's none of your business"
"It is my fucking business, you gave my name, you talked about my session that I led, so I think you'll find it is all my fucking business"
Peter stands frozen in place for a moment, figuring out the words to use next, figuring out how to save himself, how to get himself out of this confrontation.
"I had to because Dumbledore asked me to" Peter finally admits
The mention of Dumbledore's name boils my fucking blood. He has done so much, taken so much, asked for so much, I refuse to stand for it any longer.
Without another word, I storm off.
"Wait, James, where are you going?" Asks Peter
"To Dumbledore" I reply
"No, you shouldn't he- he told me not to tell anyone, it could ruin his plans" Peter states, his tone panicked.
"Respectfully, Pete, I don't give a flying fuck, he has massively overstepped the line this time. I can't believe he would ask you, one of my best friends, to sell me out by name, knowingly and actively putting me in danger. That is beyond fucked up. Do you not see how fucked that is?" I ask
"I still don't think it's a good idea to go to him about it" Peter replies.
But it's too later, whether Peter likes it or not, I knock on Dumbledore's door repeatedly until it opens.
"James, Peter" Dumbledore says calmly, allowing us to step inside of his office.
"Why did you ask Peter to sell me out to You Know Who?" I ask
Peter is practically sweating a river right now.
"I beg your pardon?" Asks Dumbledore
"You heard me" I reply
"I did no such thing. I'm sorry, Mr Potter, I understand that I am not your favourite person at present, however, Peter's mission has nothing to do with joining the Death Eaters as a spy, that role still only lies with Regulus as you well know" Dumbledore explains.
I turn to Peter, my eyes raging and he is shaking with fear.
Good, he should be.
"Right. Thank you, Professor" I say through gritted teeth before I follow Peter out of Dumbledore's office.
"You lied" I state angrily
"James, look, it's not what you think, I didn't expect you to go to Dumbledore" Peter replies, pure fear in his tone
"Oh? So you thought you could just lie to me for the long term until I was eventually killed and then you could live a free life as a traitor forever, is that what this is?"
"No, James, it's not like that, you have to believe me"
"No, actually, I don't. I don't have to believe a fucking thing you say, in fact, I don't think I will ever believe a word that comes out of your mouth ever again. There is no explanation here"
"James, please, you don't understand"
"You're right, Peter, I don't understand, I don't get how you can pretend to be my best friend for seven years and one day you turn against me and betray me in this way. How long is it going to take before you give away Sirius' name? Or Remus'? How long is it going to take before you betray everyone in your wake until you achieve what you're working towards"
"It was you or me, James, and I was scared, I thought you would understand"
"So I'm just a scapegoat for you? I offer you kindness and you spit it back in my face? I befriend you and I make an effort to look after you and look out for you, and you repay me by throwing me like a piece of meat to save you from danger?"
"No, James, please, I never wanted to hurt you, please just calm down"
Calm down?
Calm down?
I grab fistfuls of Peter's jumper and shove him up against the wall "Don't you dare tell me to fucking calm down" I spit into his face.
I can feel his heart thumping against his ribcage in this proximity, I can hear the quickness of his breath and I feel it repeatedly hit my cheeks because I'm so close to him right now.
"Please don't hurt me" Peter whimpers
"You're a fucking coward and I will never forgive you, don't even think of even looking in my fucking direction ever again and if I hear you have been dishing out my name, or the names of the people I love again, I will kill you myself with my bare hands and I will make you regret you ever took a breath" I threaten
I feel so angry. I've never felt this angry before, it would scare me if I wasn't so consumed by this overwhelming anger.
"James" I hear someone say, and before I can react, I'm being pulled away from Peter, who slumps against the wall in relief the moment my hands are off of him and I'm a safe distance away from him.
"Run away, Pettigrew, because I am not beyond beating the ever loving shit out of you" I shout to Peter as I struggle against the person holding me back.
"James, hey, it's only me" Regulus says, finally letting me go once Peter is out of sight
"Why did you pull me away?" I ask
"Why were you pinning Peter against a wall?" Asks Regulus
"I was confronting him about being at the Death Eater meeting" I reply
"Oh" Regulus says
"He did it on his own accord, Reg, he gave my name to You Know Who to save his own life, and he tried to tell me that it was Dumbledore who told him to do it"
"That's so shitty of him, the little fucker"
"So let me finish what I started"
"No, James, you are angry, and you're going to do things you're going to regret"
"You don't know what I'm going to do"
"I think I have a good idea"
"If I don't take my anger out on him, then I don't know what to do with it, I feel so much of it right now"
"Well, I can...ease your tension"
Oh
I suppose there are other ways for me to...diffuse the situation.
Without another word, I capture Regulus into a hard, passionate kiss and I press into him. He gasps breaths of air in between kisses and shoves his body into mine, desperately, whimpering into my mouth.
I open the door to the nearest room and thank Merlin that the room is empty, because I feel an overwhelming sense of need for Regulus right now.
It then occurs to me that I haven't slept with Regulus in over a month and I forgot how much I want him, how much I need him.
I push him up against a desk, spread his legs and slip my hips between them so that I can grind my hips against his. The friction sends a wave of pleasure through me and I throw my head back and groan, but Regulus pulls my head forward and captures me into a kiss.
I kiss down his neck and untuck his shirt, unbuttoning it with haste and almost ripping it off of his body because I want to touch him, I need more of him. I run my hands over his body, kissing down his torso and all the way back up to his lips.
He takes off my shirt and I hurriedly take off the rest of our clothes. I flip him over so that he's bent over the desk and I enter him. I give us both a moment to adjust and enjoy the sensation.
I begin to thrust in and out of him, starting off slowly, to savour the pleasure that begins to encase me, it consumes me whole.
I haven't felt like this in so long and it is invigorating. I can't continue to go slow, I quicken my pace, and I feel my climax creeping up on me, but by the sound of Regulus' moans and breathing I can tell he's not close yet.
I snake my hand around his waist and grip his length, pumping my hand up and down in time with my thrusts, causing him to moan louder and breathe faster.
I thrust in and out of him at a ruthless pace, channelling all of my anger and expelling it out in this moment, allowing myself to be overcome with pleasure instead as I feel myself come so close to reaching the peak of my pleasure.
Regulus finishes just before me and I ride out both of our highs before I pull out of him.
We both redress, each of us utterly breathless and slowly recovering from the recent events.
"You were right, you could ease my tension" I state with a smirk
"Glad to be of service" Regulus replies with an equal grin.
As I button up my shirt, I lean in and capture Regulus in a short but sweet kiss which he returns before he smiles at me.
"I'm glad you got your shine back" Regulus comments before he kisses me and walks away, leaving me feeling warm and utterly lovestruck.
I'm so in love with that man.

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Hello there my lovelies!!

Angsty chapter with a happy ending????
We finally get a Peter confrontation!! This fic is supposed to be somewhat cannon compliant except for the fact that no one knows Peter is the spy, because I REFUSE to believe no one said anything???? So no one trusts Peter rn, and good, I'm glad, I'm a certified Peter hater, all my homies hate Peter.
We are literally nearing the end guys wtf??? We literally have like less than ten chapters left to go I am so excited, scared and sad for this to end but it's been so fun to write this!!
Anyway, I hope yous enjoyed this one! I'll catch you in the next one! Until then, have a great day my loves!

Stay wonderful!

All my everlasting love,
Blue<3