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There is something both thrilling and intimate about watching someone when they think no one is around, seeing how they behave in the vacuum of other people’s perception.
Regulus momentarily sheds his poise when he wrestles with the ancient lock, tote bags precariously balanced on his shoulders and neat curls just beginning to frizz and frazzle in the humidity. He mutters something James is too far away to hear, but it is most certainly a curse.
It’s oddly endearing.
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James Potter offers to check on his best friend’s long-missing brother and gets a little too invested.
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“Hello,” the other man says, looking up at James from between his eyelashes. It makes James feel hot despite the chill in the air, a shiver running through him in anticipation. He knows that look, knows what it means. The man’s voice is smooth and melodious, a slight accent to it James can’t quite place. “What are you doing out all on your own at this time of night?”
One night, Prince James Potter has a passionate encounter with a stranger which makes his blood thrum - quite literally. He should probably leave it alone, but there's something so intriguing about the other man...
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the endless struggle of borrowing shirts by illuminatedbythelightofmylaptop
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
03 Sep 2025
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Regulus is not supposed to have feelings for his brother’s best friend. But honestly, it’s exceptionally hard when you’re sharing an apartment in the heart of London. Regulus is aware it’s pretty hopeless - but that doesn’t stop him from digging one of James’ shirts out of the laundry and wearing it around the house when his hot roommate is on a business trip.
The real trouble starts when James gets back.
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03 Sep 2025
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“What?” He asks, alarmed.
“As Sirius said, the curse has been modified to a shorter timeline.” Effie says, looking at him wearily ... "If Regulus is not married to a Pureblood within the next hour, he will die.”
Oh.
James stares at the clock. He can feel the tension in the room pressing in on him. No one looks at him then. They turn back to staring at Regulus quietly, watching him slowly die.
The thought occurs to him, but he brushes it off. He’s had some stupid ideas, but this is completely ridiculous. It’s in no way an option.
He stares at Sirius then, eyes red rimmed and face resigned with the kind of grief James knows would follow him every single day. He looks at the boy he would sell his soul in a second to protect. Then he does.
“I’ll do it.” James says firmly.
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03 Sep 2025
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In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
His name...Merlin.
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A complete rewrite of BBC’s Merlin
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