Remus Lupin, who is the drummer to the record breaking rock band the Marauders. Yet, despite how talented he is, he's always overshadowed by his other bandmates.
Sirius Black, the loud, charismatic and handsome guitarist.
Peter Pettigrew, the quiet, shy and cute keyboard.
James Potter, the friendly, boisterous and devastatingly hot lead singer.
And he's just ... Remus. Quiet, easily forgettable. Average looking, with burn scars lining his face and arms. He's just ... the drummer. The one who keeps the beat, the one that keeps the group in time. So vital, yet so easily over looked.
After three years of being at the top, yet still and the bottom, Remus has had enough. He knows it isn't his bandmates fault, but he can't help feeling a little envious. And his solution? Releasing his own album. But there's one little problem. Sure, he can play the drums, the guitar and even the keyboard, but ... he can't sing.
So he spends his nights quietly singing to himself as the rest of the Marauders get shit-faced.
And the more he practises, the more he realises, he can't do it himself. And his pride prevents him from asking his friends for help.
Then, enters Regulus Black.
The brother of the Marauders own guitarist. The lead singer of the up rising band the Skittles. Undeniably beautiful, all striking grey eyes, silky black curls and a voice to rival a siren's.
To say Remus wasn't interested was like saying the sky wasn't blue. And on a whim, Remus proposes a deal to Regulus when they meet at an awards ceremony.
Teach Remus how to sing, and Regulus will receive every single embarrassing photo and video of Sirius Black in the drummers growing blackmail folder.
How could Regulus refuse with his brother's dignity on the line?
So they spend countless night singing, with Regulus teaching Remus everything he needed to know about using one's voice.
And after months, Remus is finally ready.
Ready to step out of his band's shadows.
But, as he writes, song after song, he realises that something is missing. Something irreplaceable.
When he sings, sure, it's good, but it feel empty. Not like when he sung with Regulus.
On a whim, he proposes another deal to Regulus. Make an album with him. And Regulus will get half the profits. Which, probably would have happened anyway, so perhaps it wasn't much of a deal. Regardless, Regulus still accepted.
So, the cycle begins.
Endless days of writing, recording and finally, the day is upon them.
The release of one of the most anticipated albums, Drowning Moon. And as soon as it's released, something changes.
Remus keeps finding reasons to text Regulus, and Regulus keeps finding reasons to call Remus.
And at the next awards, when their albums wins 'Album of the Year', Remus can't help but kissing Regulus. Sure, it was on a whim, but Regulus kissed him back.
And soon enough, they are the talk of the music industry. Remus and Regulus, award winning artists. Couple of the year.
Imagine the confusion after James has been going on and on about Evan's hair and smile and how Evan looks very nice today or how he's gonna mary Evan one day and the marauders realize that he has not been talking about Lily Evans.
summary — even though Sirius’ is known for his outgoing personality, sometimes everything can get a bit too much for him. on his walk away from everyone, he finds a cat.
word count — 323
pairing — sirius black x gn!reader
warnings — none, it’s just sirius being adorable
authors note — i had a black cat in mind whilst writing this but you can choose whatever lmao and just pretend that it says h/c & did anyone get the ‘pads’ of his feet joke?? this was supposed to be animagus!reader first but i changed it lol — the phrase ‘mock-shock’ is so insanely funny to me (i haven’t slept in three days)
THE PADS of Sirius’ feet hit the stone floors of the halls, a low hum erupting from the bottom of his throat as he walks. When he glances around, he notices a grey shadow on the ground beneath him.
With a tilt of his head, he soon realises that the mystery blur belongs to a cat. A small smile graces his lips, as he crouches slowly. His fingertips run across the cats back, before running a thumb across the temple of the, now purring, feline infront of him.
The black cat watches the stranger with caution, his ears twitching, though his tail still sits lazily on the stone ground. “Hello,” Sirius speaks, his voice quiet and smooth.
He reaches his hand out gently in the hopes of a sign of trust from the cat, though he stays crouched, giving the space needed for the black cat to decide whether he is a friend or foe.
The feline lowers its head, allowing the black haired boy to slowly approach the cat. The purest smile spreads across his face as he watches the cat stretch, before the cat rubs its head against his outstretched hand.
“Holy shit.” The chuckle that escapes your throat is his worst nightmare. He turns around, standing up abruptly, causing the cat to flee. “Who knew?” You tease, a smirk forming at the side of your lips as you elongate your words for the maximum mocking effect.
“Sirius black, is capable of not being pretentious arse?” You let another low chuckle escape your throat, your jaw dropping in mock-shock.
“You are such a twat.” He mutters under his breath, the smirk finally faltering upon the realisation that you weren’t going to let the moment slide.
“Maybe I am, but an almighty member of the noble house of black,” You raise your hand in a mocking salute gesture, “petting a cat? That’s adorable.” You were never gonna let him live this down.
➴ Summary: He had a chance to change. why did he discard it?
➴ Pairing: Sirius Black / fem!reader (3rd POV).
➴ Warnings: Angst, cheating, underage smoking.
➴ Wordcount: 1.2K
➴ Tagged: @angelaiswriting @jj-maybnk
➴ Author Note: No, I’m not in a Harry Potter phase. I am simply posting unposted fics while I manage to finish new ones. You may call it lazy, I call it genius.
Out of all the times Sirius could’ve chosen to cheat he had to do it first week of school. As if walking in on Sirius and Marlene making out in the Common Room hadn’t been humiliating enough, now she had to put up with the gossip, gazes and laughs for ten months. Fantastic.
She scoffed, drawing a long breath of the cigarette between her lips and breathing out the smoke short after, watching it disappear into the wind and fixing her gaze on the moon. Most of her friends warned her about Sirius Black, but she didn’t listen. She thought his intentions were honest, that he had changed and was worth fighting for; in that moment she realized she had been an idiot, a puppet he had used to have some fun and prove himself irresistible. But that wasn’t the worst part, no. She could get over a heartbreak; most people did through their lifetimes. No, the worst part was that Marlene had been her best friend - hell, she even considered her a sister. Somewhere deep in the back of her mind, she had been expecting Sirius to pull something, hell she even had been surprised it took him so long, but Marlene?
Was she supposed to expect her best friend to betray her like that, even after been friends for ten years? She didn’t know where she went wrong with them, if she had been so horrible to deserve such pain. But one thing was clear, it hurt like hell.
“Enough,” she said out loud, hoping if she did so she’d follow her advice and let it pass. She couldn’t keep thinking about it. She wouldn’t find an answer because there wasn’t a question. Sirius must had been tired of being in a relationship and Marlene must had been a liar all along but she hadn’t noticed. Letting herself fall back against the grass, she finished her cigarette and killed it, throwing it to the side. She had pitied herself enough, now it was time for people to do it - which, she was sure had begun.
It wasn’t as if those two treacherous bastards had thought about backstabbing her in secret to spare her from the public humiliation. She had been one of the last students to go into the Common Room after classes, she was well aware she hadn’t been the first one to see them.
It would be fine, she told herself. Ten months wasn’t that long of a time and before she knew, it would’ve passed. She’d graduate and she would leave Sirius, Marlene and the pain behind as if it never happened in the first place. Yes, it was going to be hard and she would have to put up with a lot of shit and it was going to come from friends, other students and even some of the professors (she was sure Minerva would give Sirius detention twice as much as a form of revenge for hurting her), but there was nothing she could about it. Even if it was going to be fine in the end - and she knew it would, the path there was going to be painful.
She heard footsteps coming from her side, but she didn’t bother to look up to see who it was. It was stupid, weird even, she knew he didn’t care about her feelings - that much had been proved, but she also knew he would look for her to apologize because he couldn’t fathom the idea of someone thinking he was a horrible person for the wrong reasons.
He sat down next to her, looking forward. He seemed tense, nervous even. She couldn’t bother herself to hide the pleasure his discomfort brought her and allowed a humourless laugh to escape her lips. He sighed next to her, forcing his gaze up to avoid looking at her.
She didn’t know when the tears had started to fall, she just knew she didn’t had the strength to wipe them off her face and so, she let them run hoping that he wouldn’t notice.
“I,” he started but stopped right after, the words getting caught in his throat. She couldn’t look at him even if she wanted. He took a deep breath that came out ragged right after. “I came to apologize, and if I have the chance, to explain what happened.”
“You were gonna shag Marlene when I walked in. That’s what happened,” she explained for him. It came out as harsh as she felt the words and he winced. “You can apologize now.”
Sirius turned around, the moonlight was right behind him and so it was difficult to distinguish his features, but even in that moment, from her position on her back she could see the storm that were his eyes, and the redness around them; as if he had been crying too.
He took a breath before speaking, clearing his throat to get rid of the soreness. “I don’t know how it happened and I didn’t want it to happen. It was a mistake and I am, believe it or not, sorry. Marlene had been flirting with me since school started again and then this morning I was in the Common Room waiting for James and Remus and she started talking about how she loved me first and it wasn’t fair that we weren’t together; next thing I know she’s all over me. I know the damage is done but, that is the truth and you had to know.”
His voice came out ragged, sore. He had wasted his throat out prior the conversation. It was for a moment she doubted, until she heard him sniff; that and how he pursed his lips together told her all she had to know. Indeed, he had been weeping as well. She cried for a lost love, for a friendship that had meant nothing, but what did he wept for? What had he lost?
No, she thought. It couldn’t be, even if the thought made her skin tingle. Sirius Black didn’t, and had never loved her. If he had done so, then he wouldn’t have done her like that.
“Now I know,” she said while nodding, breaking apart from her thoughts. Her own mind driving her insane. Her voice cracked and it made Sirius aware that she was sobbing. He tried to touch her but she stopped him, slapping his hand away. “Just leave.”
It was a simple request. Leave. He had broken her, it was painful enough to know she had to see him in the halls, in class, in the Common Room, the last thing she needed was for him to pester her until she forgave him. She couldn’t, not in that moment. The wound was fresh, her heart was ripping apart and she had trouble breathing.
She wanted him to leave, but he didn’t. She sobbed out loud, shaking. It was in that moment she knew, she had reached bottom. It was one thing he knew about her sadness, another to show him how her hopes and dreams for them had died.
Sirius wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him. He buried his head in the crook of her neck, kissing the exposed skin.
request: Could you do a being Sirius daughter would include?
-sirius never feeling like he’s enough or a good father
-him feeling bad that your mother is no longer in the picture; he thinks its his fault
-you always comforting him and telling him he's a great father
-sirius forbidding you to date anyone till you’re 36
-you being all sassy and telling him that you knew that he was quite the player when he was at Hogwarts
-sirius then lowering the age to 35
-you dating anyway
-the first time you started dating someone, he literally blew up
-he “forbid” you from dating him
-he didn’t even know the guy
-but he knew that he hated him
-because after all, you were sirius’s little girl (no matter how old you got)
-and no ‘boyfriend of yours’ was going to take you away from him
-when you finally (trust me, it took a hell of a long time) convince sirius to let you date, he pretty much makes it his mission to scare off your poor boyfriend
-“I swear mr, you lay one finger on my daughter...”
-“dad!”
-“I’m watching you...”
-when that doesn’t work and your boyfriend stays, sirius decides to use the tactic of telling him embarrassing stories about you
-“well, you see, when y/n was seven we went to sea world-“
-“nooooo dad not that story!”
-sirius then pulling out the big guns
-baby pictures
-really embarrassing ones
-after your boyfriend sticks it out sirius finally accepts him
-sirius never pressuring you to get good grades
-sirius loving you no matter what house you get in
-sirius being the biggest drama queen ever and making you be the mature one
-just being a happy little family together
-in the words of stitch from lilo and stitch...
-*insert cute stitch voice cause that makes it 200% better* “this is my family. I found it all on my own. It’s little and broken. But still good. Yeah still good.”
Remus: Okay James what are you going to say Evans next time you see her? James: I'm going to greet her politely and ask her how her classes are going. Sirius: Good. And then? James: I'm gonna see if she's going to the next Quidditch match. Remus: Yes. That's right. James: Then I'm gonna tell her that if I win, when I win, the game for us she has to go out with me. *Both squirt him with spray bottle* Sirius: No! Bad Prongs!
