[formerlympp]

“Think of it like real-life improv.”

The notion would be laughable if Lily hadn’t consumed so much wine. As it were, the roommates were two-thirds of their way through a second bottle of Shiraz—a gift from Marlene’s ex—and Lily was currently feeling every drop. If anyone else had suggested it, wine-drunk or not, Lily would have scoffed at the idea. But Marlene was an actress too, or at least, attempting to be one, just as Lily was, so she knew the suggestion came from a genuine, albeit strange, place, rather than mocking commentary that she could have expected (and would have received) from her sister and ex-best friend.

It was a regular Friday-night tradition of theirs to scour Tinder and consult each other about which way to swipe. Some nights, they got more liberal with their right swipes as the wine bottle emptied, and other nights were the opposite. Tonight fell in the former category.

“I don’t know, Mar,” Lily said, topping off their glasses with the last of the bottle. “What kind of guy would have this in his profile? The only thing in his profile, mind, besides an apparently made-up career at… Sleekeazy, whatever the fuck that is supposed to be.”

“He is fit, though,” Marlene countered, and Lily couldn’t disagree.

Despite the entirety of “James, 29”’s profile being blank, the handful of photographs uploaded painted a rather appealing picture—a couple of which included a very shirtless man on a football field, and she was certainly a good enough actress to fake her way through an interest in football for abs like that.

“Besides,” Marlene continued, now thumbing through an app on her own phone, “what’s the worst that can happen?”

“Besides being murdered, you mean?”

Marlene waved the comment away, as if to say well, obviously, but what else? “Swipe right, Evans. Live a little.”

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[jilygems]

So Just Act Like You Love Me

twilightstargazer

Words:13 160

Summary:

“Petunia knows Sirius, but she doesn’t know you,” she says, and her voice doesn’t wobble even once.

He doesn’t seem to catch it, but Sirius is staring at her with his eyebrows raised, just a little. She ignores it and trudges forward, steeling herself for what's to come.

“Petunia doesn’t know you. She doesn't know that we're just friends or that we argue like nothing else so–”

A flicker of understanding flares to life in his eyes and his jaw almost falls open. “Oh god.”

or, Lily was looking forward to a nice, quiet Christmas by herself. Instead she's heading back home for her sister's engagement party with a fake boyfriend in tow.

[tedwardremus]

Profile Match

James isn't sure if he failed or succeeded at online dating Written for May 2026 @jilymicrofics Prompt: Profile

James: Just so you all know, your “great genius idea” was complete rubbish.

Sirius: You’ll have to be more specific, dear Prongs. All my ideas are brilliant.

Peter: He made a WandMatch profile.

Sirius: No. You actually did it?

James: You told me it was the best way to meet girls who weren’t Evans.

Sirius: I didn’t think you’d actually listen to me! Show me.

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[ladydiamond456]

snowy day at station

jily

[jilyawards]

February

Scarlet Haze (completed, 6.4k) by @nodirectionhome--ao3. Rated M.

She glares at him. “Just trying to make sure Albert didn’t make a colossal mistake in choosing you. We’re going to win the Cup this year, if you can manage to stay on your broom.” OR A tale of Quaffles, Snitches, Bludgers, and two young Gryffindors ready to fall for each other.

last first kiss (completed, 3k) by @sapphireleo. Rated T.

The first time he wanted to kiss her. The first time she wanted to kiss him. Their last first kiss.

Early Riser (completed, 2.3k) by @yallthemwitches. Rated T.

“This is stupid, Evans.” There’s a silence, then Lily turns her head, eyes glassy. “What? You climbing in bed with your mate's woman friend just to be an asshole?” Lily says quietly, voice attempting to remain steady. “Yeah, it’s pretty—” “No. This. You and Prongs. Hiding shit badly and for no reason. I mean, for fuck’s sake the fact that you just referred to yourself as his ‘woman friend’ just proves to me how delusional you’re being.”

A Small Seed of Something (completed, 2.1k) by @yallthemwitches. Rated T.

James’s eyebrows raise, grin blooming. “There is nothing dramatic or delusional about saying that being with you is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, Evans. That’s a fact. Way better than quidditch, I reckon—” “Oh my god.” Lily sits up, half sputtering, half laughing. Taken aback, James gives her space, propping himself up on his hands with an eyebrow cocked. “Nothing is better than quidditch for you,” Lily says defiantly, cheeks burning. “Right. Well, you are.” “It’s not possible.” “It’s my barometer we are using to measure these things, Evans. So yes, actually. It is possible. Nice try though.”

First Kiss (completed, 5.9k) by @petalsonparchment. Rated T.

“You’re being really weird,” she said, blunt as ever. “Am not,” he replied automatically, which was exactly the sort of thing someone being extremely weird would say. “You stopped dead in the middle of the path and stared at me,” she’d stepped back up the hill, removing more space between them. “You looked petrified, honestly.” He hoped the grin he gave her was charming and didn’t look as remotely frightened as he felt. “I was appreciating the view.” That wasn’t a lie, because he wasn’t talking about the lake. One of Lily’s eyebrows arched with surgical precision. “The view is behind me, James.”

happy bloody valentine’s day (literally) (completed, 11.5k) by @apalapucian. Rated M.

Lily, feeling ridiculous that she feels more nervous now than when faced with five armed Death Eaters, says, "Look, I don’t — not — feel the same way." He turns to her. Processes that. Then, "You like me?" Lily purses her lips. "Yes." "As in — ?" "Yes." "As in you want to kiss me, and — ?" "Yes, James." "Oh."

Never Enough (completed, 1.1k) by @annabtg. Rated G.

It's the last day of the school year. The sixth year Gryffindors are having a lazy evening in the common room, and James is sitting next to Lily.

Closing the Gap (completed, 2.3k) by @heldinconstellations. Not rated.

She knew the pattern by heart now. They would flirt, tease, then draw the line and settle back into the safety of familiarity. But Godric be damned, it had been a whole year and an almost kiss of this cycle now. Maybe it was the firewhiskey, or just her sentimentality, or both, but she was done playing. She looked him square in the eye, her voice dropping into something dangerous. "Or, we could actually spend the night.”

bad idea, right? (WIP, 12.3k as of 28 Feb 2026) by @gigglesandfreckles-hp. Rated M.

In her first year at uni, Lily Evans broke her own heart. She always thought her relationship with James was simply an issue of timing and that things would eventually work themselves out. It's been nine years now...and she gave up on that hope long ago.

Louder Than Words (WIP, 21.4k as of 28 Feb 2026) by @loverlupins. Rated E.

Lily Evans wants to be the subject of Schumann’s Papillons, dreamy and ethereal. She wants to let herself bloom like the flowers in this early spring, resilient despite the frost that clings to their petals each night. She wants to live, forget, and relinquish all that she left behind in 1978 — and may just do so, when she sees (rather, hears) James Potter for the first time. Or, the one where Lily is tired of keeping herself from what she wants, and James is the (infuriating, glorious) new student in Professor McGonagall’s piano studio who is more than happy to oblige.

The Years (WIP, 9k as of 28 Feb 2026) by @ghostofbambifanfiction. Rated M.

"Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others." Coming of age, falling in love, and everything in between. Snapshots of moments across time.

You've ruined my life (By not being mine) (completed, 5.6k) by emmathecasualauthor. Rated G.

Lily Evans had realized that she was rather in love with James Potter about two months ago. This, she thinks, is by all accounts the worst thing that has ever happened to her.

this is the worthwhile fight (WIP, 77.6k as of 28 Feb 2026) by @ohhevans. Rated T.

“Yes. I think it matters.” James is shocked at how soft his own voice is, but even more so at the pause in her footsteps. They’re quiet for a second, and then he hears them approaching. “Why?” She asks, slowly, slowly walking back towards him, rejoining him at the wall. “Two more years at this place and nobody will care how many O.W.L.s we got last year or who was a prefect or Quidditch captain. Voldemort won’t care. This,” she gestures at the air around her, “won’t mean anything when we leave here.” “But it means something now, doesn’t it?” – It is sixth year and everything has changed, everything is changing, nothing is the same, nothing is different at all. This is a story of love and of loss (like every story that has ever been told), and of growing pains and growing up. Lily Evans, James Potter, Sirius Black, new friendships forged and old ones not forgotten, alone and not alone with their changing minds, falling in love and falling into place when the walls are falling down around them, everything is falling out from under them. OR A long form, slow burn, canon compliant tale of Lily Evans and James Potter, and all the people they love, have loved, have lost.

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[exwife-of-frankenstein]

Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. This app only exists for apple. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.

[podcastwizard]

some royal jewels were stolen from the louvre which is unfortunate for historical reasons but you gotta appreciate a classic crime. so many crimes are online these days it’s nice to see heist culture is still alive

[chwlips]

Had a really funny idea and needed to draw it😼

[gnome-risovan]

Guys it’s another one! This time it’s all about the grownups.. almost all

Also.. what is Tom doing here?

[constancezin]

Exhausting night shift, gruelling NEWT revisions sessions, crazy prefect schedules leads sometimes to sleepover on the common room couch!

Now, i let you imagine sirius reaction finding them like that...😁😜

Yes, the sleepover is a classic i've drawn many times, but i don't get tired of it, and so do you (i hope🥺🫶).

[sourdough-seal]

one time a professor asked me if i’d ever wanted to write anything “more important” than romance. and i said no. i was put on this earth to write about sad people kissing. and if another writer ever came up to me and said they wanted to write 400 pages containing nothing but a character baking a single loaf of bread each day, then i would tell them to do that. people don't write something because it's important. they write about something and that is what makes it important

[jerico3193]

[frizz01percy]

this should be the most reblogged post on tumblr before it dies

[xan-thos-blog]

We need to reblog this so much that the post breaks

[bittymoonbear-deactivated201807]

Do not like

[secret-unicorn-sierra-blog]

Keep. Reblogging.

[dawn-machine-official]

If we reblog enough we could save it

[vwidjojo]

Reblogged at 1.7 M notes

[weirdo09]

reblogged at 1.8M notes

[earhartsease]

how did this lose over 5k notes

[cybermax]

I’m glad we cost Yahoo 2 billion dollars.

[cybernetic-divinity-deactivated]

it’s like a perfectly preserved body at Pompei

[jjsbizarreadveyj]

Finding this on my normal dash is like taking a stroll through the Park and suddently stumbeling upon the Codex Hammurabi just lying there.

[slunch]

can I live my life or do I have to go away forever

[averagefairy]

I still love this website so much because it feels like the last connection we have to an internet that doesn’t exist anymore like I can come on here and scroll through posts that are literally just funny or beautiful or interesting with no intention to sell me something or influence me we are all just here for a laugh. Nothing is just for laughs anymore EXCEPT tumblr dot com

[boycritter]

maybe i like my tech a little bit inconvenient

[boycritter]

maybe i like pulling out my debit card instead of using apple pay. maybe i like untangling my wired headphones. maybe i like typing something into the search bar instead of using siri or whatever. maybe i like curating my own social media feeds over an algorithm. i just don’t think everything has to be perfectly streamlined and efficient i like it when things feel tethered to the real world.

[nowherelittlegirl]

"It's only love, and that is all Why should I feel the way I do It's only love, and that is all But it's so hard Loving you"

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[viria]

The beginning (Grimmauld Roommates AU)