welcome aboard! in which regulus black has a crush on his brothers best friend and met a nice stranger online who understands what he's feeling. what regulus didn't know though is that this stranger, is not a stranger at all. as i'm re-reading this in 2025 it is great to keep in mind that this was published in 2021! want to go back in time and see jegulus peak while experiencing the quarantine all over again? well this is for you! i have thought MULTIPLE times about rewriting this but honestly? the bad writing and the cringiness was the best part of this fic. also cover by @-raslikeraspberry- <3

! this story is a joke. it is meant to be taken lightly ! crackfic /j marauders with phones and top tier comedy [gay gay and more gay]

Barty hasn't seen Evan all summer, and he missed him so much that he's starting to think he likes him as more than a friend. Regulus has finally left his family, and he's living with the Potters. As he got to know James over the summer, he realised the boy was not as he pictured him, and he might be starting to like him. Could Evan and James like them back? Or would they ruin their friendships if they confessed their feelings? Barty and Regulus' solution? Fake dating. Except nothing goes as planned.

When Regulus is forced to tutor James in potions, he starts thinking James is not how he pictured him. When Evan starts drawing back from his friends, Barty realizes he misses him and that he doesn't see him as just a friend. Regulus' and Barty's solution? Fake dating. Chaos ensues.