Fake Date - @wolfstarmicrofic - word count: 256
"This'll work, now hold my hand, damnit," Regulus murmured, rolling his eyes.
"I've told you, he doesn't-" Remus began to argue, but Regulus ignored him, grabbing at his hand.
"Now pretend that you're not disgusted by touching me," Regulus said wryly, linking their fingers together.
They sat at a table at the Three Broomsticks, purposely in plain view. Remus felt like he was on a stage, sitting there holding hands with Regulus, like they were on a date. "I'm not-!" Remus retorted, but Regulus again interrupted.
"He's coming! Now, laugh!" And with that, Regulus shot Remus a look he'd never seen. It was coy, with lots of fluttering of eyelashes and suggestive smirks.
Trying not to look away, or look too obvious, Remus sighed. "Listen, Reg, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but I think you're wrong. Sirius doesn't-"
But this time, he cut himself off. Because Sirius finally came into view.
At first, Remus wondered if perhaps he was so furious because Remus was on a supposed date with Sirius's brother. There had to be rules about that amongst friends, and Sirius was very overprotective of Regulus. But Remus quickly realized that Sirius's fiery gaze was directed toward Regulus.
"He looks furious," he murmured, looking back to Regulus in awe.
"Yeah, idiot. He's jealous. Because he likes you," Regulus said triumphantly. "Now I guarantee he'll come to break up our little date in five...four....three...two.."
"Moony! What're you up to?"
Sirius's falsely-cheerful voice made Remus turn bright red, for some reason. Maybe Regulus was right.
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Apparently, I never posted this here?
Reiju thought helping Sanji avenge Zeff would bring his smile back. It didn't.
Imagine if the Marauders started a Podcast
The episodes would be amazing:
"Why You Should Never Trust a Slytherin"
"How to Handle a Moody Marauder"
"The Remus Lupin Fan Club"
"A Sirius Talk About... Feelings"
"Marauder’s Map: The Places We Shouldn’t Have Been"
"The Secret Life of Animagi"
"How to Make a Big Deal Out of the Smallest Thing (Thanks, Sirius)"
"A History of Bad Decisions: The Marauders Edition"
"The One Where We Almost Got Caught (Again)"
"Potter’s Perfect Hair: A 12-Step Guide"
"The Marauder’s Guide to Losing Everything (Except Our Pride)"
"How to Get Detention with Style"
"Potions: Poisoning Our Teachers Since 1974"
"James Potter’s Quidditch Rants: A Legacy of Yelling"
"How We Got Away With It (Spoiler: We Didn’t)"
"Remus Lupin: The Marauder Who Actually Studied"
"Moonwater: A Platonic Love Story with Zero Emotional Skills"
"The Slytherin Conspiracy: Why Snape is Definitely Not Our Friend"
"Siriusly, Remus? I’m Right Here!"
"James Potter: Loveable Idiot or Just an Idiot?"
"Wolfstar: The Original ‘Will They, Won’t They’"
"Jegulus: The Enemies-to-Lovers Story You Never Knew You Needed"
"The Marauder’s Guide to Love: Romantic Advice from the Worst Experts"
"How to Suffer in Silence (Remus and Regulus Edition)"
"Marauder Pranks: The Ones We Didn’t Mean to Pull"
"The One Time Regulus Black Smiled and Everyone Panicked"
"How to Survive a Full Moon (With Minimal Blood Loss)"
"The Moonwater Chronicles: How to Have a Completely Inappropriate Conversation"
These are just to name a few, I can come up with more if you’d like ✨