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New Romantics (a texting fic)

Summary:

random texting fic with all the marauders era characters, where they all end up at the same college and merge friendships and many of them date each other

Chapter 1: first meetings

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

the marauders 🐺🐀🐕🦌

moony:
PADS
did you fail to mention that your brother goes here?!???

prongs:
your brother?

padfoot:
oh yeah
reggie just started going here, i’m guessing you just saw him?

moony:
NO

wormtail:
sorry no?

moony:
ditdxitfvhlvoysrusyd

wormtail:
oh god what did you do rem

padfoot:
moons…

moony:
okay so get this

prongs:
oh! a moony rant
i live for these!!

moony:
here i was minding my own business
when i spot sirius across campus
so i thought oh hey! i’ll go over and say hi like the nice friend i am

wormtail:
oh no

moony:
oh no indeed
so i tap him on the shoulder which is a lot higher than it usually is so i said “wow looks like you can get on the big kid rides now”

padfoot:
😐🤚
feeling:violated

wormtail:
okay tori vega

padfoot:
☹️

wormtail:
😊

prongs:
lmao

moony:
anyways so sirius turns around right

prongs:
let me guess it wasn’t pads?

moony:
NO IT WASNT PADS
it was REGULUS
so at this point i’m just like 🧍♂️
and he’s just staring into my soul

padfoot:
christ

moony:
and this man just doubles over laughing at me
like the guy was struggling to breathe

wormtail:
omg💀

moony:
then he was like “i’m hoping you thought i was someone else or we’re gonna have serious(heh) problems” which ngl i almost shit myself

padfoot:
yeah that sounds like him

prongs:
someone has scared the brick wall this is remus lupin🫣😰

moony:
😑stfu james
ANYWAY i was like umm yeah sorry…. and just kinda backed away while we made eye contact like it didn’t stop until i turned to other side of campus

wormtail:
STOP😭

prongs:
oh remus you didn’t

moony:
I DID!
i’m ready for death now

padfoot:
MOONY
i think the two most awkward people ever just met

moony:
imma go throw myself in that random ass lake real quick 🤪 ta

prongs:
oh moons i bet it wasn’t THAT bad

wormtail:
come back to the dorm and stop pouting i’ll make you some bruschetta okay?

moony:
hm…
fine!
thanks pete loml😍xoxo

wormtail:
sure thing hubby😘xoxo

padfoot:
okay but i’m definitely texting reg about this lmao
sorry moonshine ;)

moony:
NO!

 

black bros😎

gay-ffindor:
REGGIE
reg!
regggguuuullluuusssssss

slythershit:
what do you want i’m literally in a lecture

gay-ffindor:
well a little birdie told meee….

slythershit:
oh lord here we go

gay-ffindor:
that you had a run in with my dear moony today

slythershit:
i’m sorry your dear.. what?

gay-ffindor:
my moony
my moonshine
my moonage daydream

slythershit:
okay i get it

gay-ffindor:
my moonlight
my moonray
my moonbeam

slythershit:
okay sirius i get it!
so who’s this mystery person that’s stolen your heart
and when did i run into them???

gay-ffindor:
stolen my heart? what that’s so strange why would you think that lol.
a n y w a y s
moonys the guy who came up to you today, insulted you, then walked backwards slowly while making uncomfortable eye contact with you

slythershit:
oh
low-key thought i imagined that
so that’s the guy you’re in love with huh?
well at least he’s hot ig 🤷♂️
but i must say your taste is a little odd

gay-ffindor:
STOP he’s not usually like that okay
he just had a bit of a shock that’s all

gay-ffindor:
i think you would actually like him ya know, he reads lots, he’s quite quiet, very smart, really funny but not in a james way but like in the way you are with the sarcasm and wit you know?
and his names remus but we call him moony

slythershit:
lmao and i thought our names were bad

slythershit:
also, james??

gay-ffindor:
yeah you remember him right
from school
ya know black hair, glasses

slythershit:
oh yeah kinda rings a bell i guess

gay-ffindor:
anyways gtg, my moony needs some comforting

slythershit:
shit you’re so gone for him

gay-ffindor:
ugh stop i know 😫🤚

slythershit:
not even trying to hide it anymore huh
well.. good luck with that one brother 🫡

gay-ffindor:
🫡
fucukvufsfinghfr

Notes:

okay so this is my first fic, i literally don’t write ever, i’m aware it’s not the best but it was fun to write lol, lmk anything you want added or anything to help me improve it would be greatly appreciated x