#little did he know...

[preesisterss]

[uhhlifeig]

Divination - October 11 - word count: 752 - @wolfstarmicrofic

Sirius slumped in his chair, blowing a stray piece of hair from his face, looking thoroughly unimpressed.

Across from him, Remus sat with his arms crossed, trying not to let his frustration show. He hated Divination. 

Despised it, really. The whole subject felt like a joke, full of vague predictions and "gut feelings" that meant nothing. But somehow, despite his disdain for it, he was good at it.

"Alright, class," Professor Denebola called from the front, her voice airy and distant as though she herself were half out of this world. "Today, we are focusing on palmistry, a sacred art that reveals the truths of one's life, love, and, yes, even death."

James let out a groan beside Sirius, resting his head on the table dramatically. "This is going to be a load of rubbish, isn't it?"

"Probably," the gray-eyed boy muttered, his eyes flicking over to Remus.

"Pair up!" Denebola instructed, floating around the room. "And carefully study your partner’s palm. Look for the life line, the heart line, the head line… Feel the vibrations!"

Remus rolled his eyes but glanced over at Sirius. "I’ll read yours first."

The dog animagus raised an eyebrow, grinning. "I didn’t think you’d actually do anything, Moony. Thought you hated this stuff."

"I do," Remus admitted. "But whatever."

Sirius laughed but extended his hand anyway, letting Remus take it. The werewolf ran his fingers along the lines of his palm, the touch gentle and featherlight. 

As much as he despised the subject, there was something calming about reading the lines, about seeing the patterns in people’s lives laid out like a map. 

His fingers traced Sirius’s life line- strong at the beginning, but then it became thin and faint, almost hard to find near the end.

"Your life line’s not very strong there," Remus murmured, pointing at the weaker part and frowning slightly.

The noiret snorted. "That’s because I’m reckless."

Remus ignored the joke and continued to study Sirius’s palm, his fingers brushing over the other lines. "Your heart line’s a mess too. Typical."

Sirius grinned. "Well, that’s because I’m a disaster in love, obviously."

Remus shot him an amused look. "So modest."

Meanwhile, James held out his hand to Lily. "Alright, Evans, what’s my future? Am I destined for eternal glory or what?"

Lily took his hand, but instead of looking at his palm, she leaned in with a smirk. "Oh, eternal glory, Potter. As long as ‘eternal glory’ involves annoying me until the end of time."

James chuckled, but then frowned as he glanced at his own palm. "Hey, my life line’s really short… What’s that mean?"

"Means you’re doomed," Sirius said with a dramatic sigh.

Lily examined James’s palm, her eyebrows raised slightly at how short the line really was. 

"Maybe it means you’re reckless too," she said, brushing it off. "Besides, Divination’s a load of tosh."

"True," James agreed, shaking his head. "No way I’m letting some silly lines on my hand decide how long I live."

Sirius, however, was still staring at his hand as Remus let it go, the frown between his brows deepening.

"Stop looking so serious," Remus said quietly. "You know none of this is real, right?"

"I’m always Sirius," Sirius replied, smiling halfheartedly. "But- thin life line, messy heart line... What’s next, I’m going to live a cursed life?"

Remus sighed. "You’re not cursed, Pads. Palm lines don’t define you. You define you."

Sirius looked at him, his eyes softening as he absorbed Remus’s words. "Yeah?"

"Yeah," Remus said firmly. "Besides, you’ve got me. I’ll make sure you live a long, annoying life."

Sirius smiled, his usual cockiness returning. "Oh, thank Merlin. I was starting to think I’d have to haunt you or something."

James nudged Lily, motioning toward Sirius and Remus with a knowing look. "See, Evans, maybe we should be like them. Destiny and all that."

Lily raised an eyebrow. "Destiny? Potter, I thought we agreed this was all tosh."

"Only the bad bits," James said with a wink. "The good stuff? I’m totally buying into it."

Lily laughed, shaking her head. "You’re impossible."

Remus caught their conversation and turned his attention back to Sirius, his voice dropping. "Besides, I’ve seen enough of the future to know one thing for sure."

"What’s that?" Sirius asked, his tone playful again but with an edge of curiosity.

Remus smiled softly. "You’re not going anywhere, Pads. Not for a long time."

Sirius squeezed his hand. "Good. ‘Cause I’m sticking around whether the lines like it or not."

[a-froger-epic]

Dear Roger, are you planning to continue your education?

Roger: *almost spits out his drink laughing* Fuck no, bit late for that, I think!

[demi-dudes]

percy, age 12: i really admire people who do things. i hope to be someone who does things one day

[vqts]

10 year old me: I’m so straight, I get crushes on boys all the time I can’t wait for a bf

also 10 year old me:

[channelslam]

hahaha 😭

[bugpalace]

yesterday i was like. pawing at / scratching the mattress and my dad got a little annoyed and said 'why r u doing that? you're not a cat' and i was just like. Ok man

[xycuro-illuminati]

Werewolf Matt AUs have sm potential to explore his identity and reflect on his inner self/accepting the violence and overall emotions within him. But vampire Matt AUs should be funny bc I feel like if that idiot ever becomes one, he wouldn't notice at all until the v last minute. Damn he's a lot tired more often esp during the day thats weird. Augh, the sun is too harsh, gotta put on more sunscreen. He'll feel like eating his steak on the rare side. Anything with an iron taste to it hes like damn this is good af.