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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152

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THRONE OF GLASS SPOILERS:

My favourite foreshadowing moment in throne of glass is after Celaena first speaks to Elena, she says:

‘she’d be more than happy if some dark force somehow destroyed Cain, Perrington, The king and Kaltain Rompier…’

Like damn Celaena is kinda the expert at manifesting huh?

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Painted faces by conniemay28 on A03- Chapter 1 excerpt

None of this however holds even a dent to the impact that Regulus Black’s first performance at the circus of the Phoenix. Ever the shy boy, the night before regulus turned 18, Dumbledore scheduled the same meeting he had had with all of his protégés before.

‘Regulus dear boy, when you arrived here you agreed in exchange for housing and food, that when you turned 18 you would perform in my show, do you remember this agreement?’

‘Yes Sir’

‘And so you know that the time has come to choose what your specialty will be’

‘Yes sir’

‘What have you decided on dear boy?’

‘I’ve always been fondest of aerial sir’

‘So you have, I’m sure you will live up to my standards’

Regulus not knowing if this was a question or a statement simply decided it was safest to reply

‘Yes sir’.

Disappoint he did not. Not even his brother was quite sure how he managed it, but Regulus was quite frankly an impossibility. He performed stunts previously believed impossible, disappearing mid air and reappearing in the audience was a crowd favourite. Spinning impossibly fast, changing appearance impossibly smoothly, moving impossibly swiftly, Regulus Black became quickly know as ‘l'impossible’, an act to behold and to only believe with your own eyes. Hundreds arrived at the circus tent every night just to test if the rumours of ‘l'impossible’ were true. Not one ever left unsatisfied.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68981021/chapters/178723006

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Excerpt from chapeter two of painted faces- Conniemay28 on A03

‘Sirius what are you doing in here?’

Regulus Black, half ready for his performance had silently entered James’ trailer without alerting either of the two boys. Startled, James was not able to do anything but stare at the younger boy who now appeared in front of him, taking note of the khol smudged around Regulus’ eyes, the perfection of his pale skin and the contrast his dark curls had against it. Regulus Black was nothing if not beautiful.

‘Reggie you know people don’t like it when you sneak up on them.’

‘Doesn’t really sound like my problem, I’ll ask again why are you in here, you know you’re not supposed to talk to outsiders alone.’

Sighing and rubbing a hand over his eyes Sirius pointed and James with the other and exasperatedly cried out ‘look at him reg he’s hardly a journalist is he! Poor bloke has spent the last three hours pacing and I couldn’t just let him succumb to a painful death of stress could I!’

Without so much as glancing in James’ direction, regulus simply replied ‘yes, you could’ve.’

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Painted faces by conniemay28 on A03- Chapter 1 excerpt

None of this however holds even a dent to the impact that Regulus Black’s first performance at the circus of the Phoenix. Ever the shy boy, the night before regulus turned 18, Dumbledore scheduled the same meeting he had had with all of his protégés before.

‘Regulus dear boy, when you arrived here you agreed in exchange for housing and food, that when you turned 18 you would perform in my show, do you remember this agreement?’

‘Yes Sir’

‘And so you know that the time has come to choose what your specialty will be’

‘Yes sir’

‘What have you decided on dear boy?’

‘I’ve always been fondest of aerial sir’

‘So you have, I’m sure you will live up to my standards’

Regulus not knowing if this was a question or a statement simply decided it was safest to reply

‘Yes sir’.

Disappoint he did not. Not even his brother was quite sure how he managed it, but Regulus was quite frankly an impossibility. He performed stunts previously believed impossible, disappearing mid air and reappearing in the audience was a crowd favourite. Spinning impossibly fast, changing appearance impossibly smoothly, moving impossibly swiftly, Regulus Black became quickly know as ‘l'impossible’, an act to behold and to only believe with your own eyes. Hundreds arrived at the circus tent every night just to test if the rumours of ‘l'impossible’ were true. Not one ever left unsatisfied.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68981021/chapters/178723006

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Painted faces by Conniemay28 - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter - Fandom https://archiveofourown.org/works/68981021 via @ao3org

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I’m so jealous of the rich kids, not even the super rich kids but the ones that live in my neighbourhood, the ones that are my friends. The ones whose parents buy them cars and get help with their rent. Maybe in the next life

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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152

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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152

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I have one friend to call yet she lives hundreds of miles away. My ‘best friend’ tends to not invite me to group things and justifies it by ‘I prefer one on one time’. We barely have ‘one on one’ time. The girls I knew from school now barely know me and the boys I played sports with now know the girls who knew me. I have my sister but she’s so young, I have my mother but we argue. Why did no one tell me how lonely your 20s are.

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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152

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Excerpt from 'a few ripples in a lake can cause a lot of damage' by conniemay28 on Ao3

Regulus takes out the book he’s borrowed from the school's library whilst making a quick detour during his walk, the title reading ‘on grief and grieving’, completely and utterly irrelevant to his tiny amount of concern over his brother. He tries to focus on the first page but finds his mind wandering back to the hollow look in Sirius’ eyes and the shaken feeling it’s left in Regulus’ gut. Sirius is his older brother, unmovable, stoic, loud. Never quiet, certainly never defeated. Even whilst taking disciplinary punch after punch from their parents, even after being told he’s worthless and does nothing but bring shame to the Black family name, Sirius had never so much as broken. No, the only time Regulus had seen even a second of faltering from his older brother was the first day he came back from Querencia and saw the look of pure betrayal in Regulus’ eyes, but even then, Sirius quickly fixed his mask back into place and carried on as if nothing could ever hurt him.

Despite their differences, the Black brothers do tend to deal with things in a similar way; by not dealing with them and pretending like they have nothing in this world they care about. Perhaps that’s why Regulus has been so disturbed by his brothers obvious grieving, Regulus knows just how badly Sirius must be hurting if he’s willing to let that usually impenetrable mask to fall even just a slither.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65320192/chapters/168119389

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Regulus Black/James Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier Characters: Regulus Black, Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Horace Slughorn, Poppy Pomfrey, Barty Crouch Jr., Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Sr., Evan Rosier Summary:

a/u Querencia school for boys is very old, very rural and very prestigious. Regulus Black is trying to do everything he can to maintain his families legacy but when the death of a student becomes a personal tragedy for regulus, he will do whatever he can to make it right.

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Opening from ‘a few ripples in a lake can cause a lot of damage’ by conniemay28 on a03

There is nothing comforting about the smell of damp and mildew. The rejection of it by regulus’ body won't stop for three days, he shall be coughing and sputtering until at least Wednesday, after which his lungs will hopefully have learned they will just have to make do and get on with it for they won't be leaving. His shared dorm in Caelum house hasn't been updated since its grand opening in 1794, those in charge seem to believe a covering of paint every 5 years and random revarnishes at even more sporadic intervals can suffice. Then again, it is still the most expensive boarding house at Querencia boys school and so it does hold some privileges if you are one of the ‘lucky’ to reside there. From the outside it is quite a sight to behold (and isn't that what matters most, regulus thinks). A gorgeous stone manor with black trimmings and well-maintained gardens, if you never step a foot inside, you’d be no fool to be jealous of the residents.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65320192/chapters/168063613

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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Regulus Black/James Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Characters: Regulus Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Barty Crouch Jr., Evan Rosier, Dorcas Meadowes, Pandora Lovegood Additional Tags: Regulus Black and Sirius Black Angst, The Cave Scene, im sorry reggie Summary:

An imagined short scene of regulus black coming to terms with the fact he’s going to die in the cave.

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Excerpt from ‘The death of Regulus Black’ by conniemay28 on ao3

Regulus is so tired, his fiendfyre is beginning to whisp and he is still not ready to die. He's been told he's a coward by his brother ever since Sirius began to hold the belief Regulus was giving his life to the dark lord.

Regulus never fought him about it because he'd always hoped that one day, when everyone was safe and he could finally reveal his truth, his big brother would at long last look him in the eyes and thank him for being so brave. Regulus doesn't feel brave anymore, how could he when the faces of the dead are going to be the last thing he ever sees, beckoning regulus to join them. And so maybe regulus is a coward when he closes his eyes, but he doesn't think that Sirius would fault him for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65198152