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Bad Idea! Darling you're so pretty it hurts. by ForbiddenForrestDhalia
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
10 Jun 2026
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James only meant to stop a fight and catch Regulus Black's attention he never intended to kiss Barty. Instead, he finds himself tangled in consequences he never saw coming. James and Barty learn more from each other than they ever expected. Peter becomes the keeper of everyone's secrets, meanwhile, Remus and Sirius are being painfully obvious from the start.
After all, the best kind of love is unconditional. The question is whether it's worth the pain that comes with it.
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“Because I don’t get to want you,” James said, stepping closer. “Because you’re Sirius’ little brother. Because you’re fucking perfect. Because I’d rather tear myself apart than hurt you. But God Regulus, its taking everything in my soul to stay away from you.”
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Regulus' summers between college years usually consist of walking around Montreal, finding new places to hide from the world and trying his very best to ignore his family. However, this summer is different. His parents are spending it in France and therefore offer him an ultimatum: France with them, or Ontario with Sirius. France is out of the question. Which leaves a glass front lake house in Ontario. A house owned by James Potter's family, Sirius' college best friend, and as far as Regulus is concerned, a total prick.
Drawn magnetically together, James and Regulus embark on a three year long secret situationship. Its casual. Its nothing. Well.... until it isn't, and secrets have a way of worming their way to the surface... eventually.
secret summer romance x the cottage vibes x Black brother codependency
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- Part 1 of Tales of the Lake
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13 Jun 2026
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All James wants is to get back at Lily, his on-again-off-again girlfriend. Maybe his best friend’s brother and his sworn enemy isn’t the right choice for that.
All Regulus wants is to win his family home from Narcissa in a battle of inheritance. James Potter is the key to doing that. So what if he uses James? Regulus is being used as well.
A dare, a debt, a family feud, and a few fistfights later, someone falls in love. Everything falls apart.
Still, it turns out the love they seek can be found in the strangest of places.
“You're doing what wrong?”
“…Life. Is this how it should be, blacking out every weekend, sleeping around recklessly? Coasting by from one numbing minute to the next?”
Smoke spilled from Barty’s mouth, and he looked over at Regulus, his eyes unreadable. “People like us don’t have the privilege of doing it another way, do we?”
Regulus paused at that. “Who are people like us?” he asked, his voice faint.
“Damaged, fucked up people. We didn’t grow up normal. We don’t get to be normal now.”
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13 Jun 2026
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He hears James say “he's still prettier than ever” except his lips never move.
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Regulus is hit with a rogue legilimency spell and can read minds upon contact with other people. James has some loud thoughts.
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12 Jun 2026
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Even among the wizardkind, Regulus Black is different.
He has a unique ability.
With nothing but a couple of brush strokes, he can paint a person’s soulmate.
Portrait by portrait, his skill has never failed, with one exception.
See, Regulus Black can paint everyone’s soulmate.
Except his own.***
“Alright,” James says, but a hint of disbelief haunts the corners of his mouth, curled in a wry smirk. “Will you do it, then? Will you paint my—my soulmate? A trace of raw longing filters into the inquiry, making Regulus’ decision for him.
Watching James Potter—Regulus’ big, unanswered question—getting the certainty denied to Regulus, will be a bitter pill to swallow, and if he were a stronger man, he’d refuse. But he’s not a strong man either.
“Yes.”- Language:
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10 Jun 2026
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James didn't mean to fall in love with his best friend's boyfriend.
A story of selfish desire and guilt that consumes.
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- Part 1 of hearts, lies, and friends
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10 Jun 2026