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contrapasso [con · tra · pas · so]
the punishment of souls by a process either resembling or contrasting with the sin itself.The first time they meet is in Copenhagen.
Regulus is on holiday, halfway to drunk off his ass in a dingy back alley pub. He’s never believed in love at first sight—in fact, he thinks it’s a rather ridiculous concept—but the first time he catches sight of him across alcohol-sticky floors and air thick with smoke, Regulus might be persuaded to change his mind.
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28 Aug 2026
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By the third week of school, Regulus’ crush is out of control.
He’s always been a top student. Not to mention, law is his thing. He excels at it, but he can’t focus in class. Not when his professor looks this good in his suit, fabric hugging all the right places. Not when he runs his fingers through already messy hair and makes it messier. Tanned skin and broad shoulders, a brilliant smile paired with infallible kindness.
Regulus has never wanted anyone more.
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Or, Regulus offers to take care of a houseplant and ends up sleeping with his professor. Oops?
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- Part 1 of sweet poison
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27 Aug 2026
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chew me up, but don’t spit me out by damagecontrol (microdamage)
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Aug 2024
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Regulus has it all figured out. He keeps men on a rotating roster so none can get too close, works nights as a dancer to make the most of his chronic insomnia, and pushes everything he doesn’t want to remember about the past ten years into the recesses of his mind. It’s easier to pretend none of it ever happened.
But when James Potter crashes into Regulus’ life with his fancy sports car, wealth beyond measure, and devil’s smile, it marks a switch in the natural order of things. James is a client; Regulus isn’t allowed to fall in love with him. Except James is the first man in a long time who can see past Regulus’ carefully constructed façade, and who could ever resist the temptation of being known?
Or, this is a story about identity, addiction, self-expression, and love in all of the varying shapes they can take.
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26 Aug 2026
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Harry learned that some things ended slowly. War, for one, love, for another.
It started with a picture of James Potter taken by an unknown person, it ended with a series of tragic love letters shut safely in Regulus Black's dusty bedroom.
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“Did Regulus know my dad?”
That got a reaction out of Narcissa, a subtle flinch, and suddenly Harry knew with absolute surety that the picture must have been Regulus’s.
“He did, didn’t he?”
“They were only a year apart at Hogwarts, of course, they knew each other—”
“Aside from that,” Harry interrupted.
Narcissa’s mouth formed a thin line, and Andromeda nudged her. “You should tell him; dead people don’t need their secrets protected,” she said softly.
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24 Aug 2026
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i'll be your quiet afternoon crush by coupe_de_foudre
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
31 Jul 2023
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Albus leans over her shoulder. “Is that-”
“James Potter. Yes.”
“Sitting at the Slytherin table.”
“Indeed.” she agrees, taking a careful sip of her tea.
Albus hums, settling back into his seat.
She continues watching as James reaches over, swiping a slice of half-eaten toast from Regulus’ plate and taking a grossly large bite out of it.
Regulus, true to his nature, swats James over the head and then proceeds to lean closer to the older boy in order to readjust his tie. James lets him, as if this is a practiced thing between them – perhaps it is. And, when Regulus then steals his breakfast back from the boy, James moves to plant a kiss to the poor Slytherin’s cheek.
“How long has that been going on?” Albus suddenly pipes up again, speaking around a mouthful of toast because, whilst he may be the Headmaster, he has no shame.
Minerva scoffs at him, something that goes either unnoticed or ignored by her friend. “How should I know, Albus?”
He shrugs. “You have your ways.”
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or, james and regulus' relationship over the years seen through mcgonagall's eyes
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