LONG FIC // COMPLETE
Fifth Year has rolled around for the Marauders at Hogwarts.
However, this year is a bit different because a certain Marauder; James Potter, has found himself in quite the puzzle
You see, James is stuck between Lily Evans, who he thought was the only one for him, and a certain dark haired Slytherin boy, one he never thought he would ever have anything to do with given that this particular Slytherin is a relative of his best friend. See this Slytherin is none other than Fourth Year Regulus Black. James had never seen anything in Regulus before but this year is different. This year Regulus is...attractive.
Regulus, however, is not quite the same, see he does have feelings for James, he has done since he started Hogwarts but he had made peace with the fact that he would never compare to Lily Evans.
How will this story of theirs pan out in the end?
Ngl guys this fic has wayy more smut than i intended it to have so...take that as you will
WARNING: this fic IS tagged Major Character Death, this fic is loosely canon compliant, just be ware!
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
This story does contain mentions of abuse, torture, self harm and obviously depictions of war times, if you find any of these distressing please take care of yourselves when reading and know your limits of what you can and can't handle, remember everyone is different and even if it is simply fiction it can still be triggering, what is important is you looking after yourselves <3
DISCLAIMER:
I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS BUT THESE IDEAS ARE MINE
Let's rewind...
It's 1976 and Regulus is returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts.
With one of the worst summers of his life behind him, he's slightly glad to be back at the castle.
Regulus is looking forward to a relaxing year spent focusing on his studies and lounging in the library.
Only, Regulus' plans are derailed after runs into (quite literally) the one and only James Potter.
It seems passing the year is the least of Regulus' problems- with the dark lord's influence growing into his inner circle, new blossoming feelings for his brother's best friend who he should hate, and a prank that goes too far.
Regulus is in for a bumpy ride.