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After several successful albums and much anticipation from fans, the indie-rock band best known as the emeralds have finally announced dates for their world tour.
As of now, 15 shows have been confirmed all throughout the globe.
The tour will start in New York City and end in london.
the band has been friends since their college days and have continued on in life, now commonly known as the world famous "emeralds", consisting of the members:
Regulus Arcturus Black: Lead guitarist and lead singer
Dorcas meadowes: keyboard
Barty Crouch Jr: bassist
Evan Rosier: drums
Pandora Rosier: rhythm guitarist and vocals
posted march 10th 2023 at 6:35pm
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after an embarrassing amount of time in front of the bathroom mirror, even longer spent in front of his wardrobe, until his outfit was pure perfection- well, he would say so himself at least.
James was finally ready to go to the concert Sirius wouldn't shut up about ever since his brother had agreed to give him tickets for he and his friends, being the last concert of their (very famous) tour, this was apparently a pretty big deal.
clad in a stylish white button up, three buttons undone, of course, this is a concert not a fancy dinner party for fucks sake!!, black loose jeans with little stars embroidered everywhere, a burgundy tie hanging loosely on his shirt collar and of course his signature red Converse.
giving himself one last look in the mirror before throwing on a brown leather jacket, locking up, before going down the steep steps of his tiny flat.
outside on the curb, leaning on a rusty old car, smoking a cigarette, stood none other than sirius black.
getting into the car with a grunt as he greeted Remus, who was sitting on the well worn passenger seat reading a book, and marlene who had just slung both legs unceremoniously onto james' lap.
"mckinnon" he nodded, "didn't know you were a fan of the emeralds"
" 'M not. i am however, a very big fan of their keyboard player" she sighed dreamily, fanning her face with both hands for dramatic effect.
"had to beg Black to give me the ticket, never thought i'd stoop that low, but here we are"
"BLACK!!" WE'RE GONNA BE LATE. GET YOUR ARSE IN HERE" she yelled, causing James to visibly wince at the volume.
a painfully slow thirty minutes later, They found themselves in front of the hall right by the barriers where they could practically touch the stage, haven been given the opportunity of getting in before anyone else (perks of personally knowing the lead singer).
James was rocking slightly on the balls of his feet, always a ball of excited energy right before any big event, this one included.
his glasses slightly crooked on his nose and hair an untamable mess of brown curls as usual.
Sirius and Marlene seemed to have a heated discussion about something, James could never really tell with those two, while Remus was staring lovingly at his boyfriend, without a doubt having tuned out their conversation by now.
The hall slowly began to fill with a buzz of excitement from the many fans already making their way as close to the stage as humanly possible.
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The hall went black and James could hear countless squeals from around him, but his gaze was fixed straight ahead as green lights began to flicker, illuminating the stage with its hazy glow.
The first drumbeat began and a bright green fell directly upon a guy sitting by the giant drums, with dark skin, platinum blonde, almost white braids adorned with silver beads. Evan rosier, James guessed.
a bassline began to steadily fill the hall, a red light landing directly on a standing figure, brown hair with streaks of dark green, eyes closed and holding a neon pink bass with various stickers.
Barty Crouch Jr.
closely followed by a blonde girl with a guitar in hand, looking shockingly similar to the drummer.
must be Pandora then, James thought.
as another girl with long black braids and a tightfitting emerald dress sat down in front of a keyboard, James could feel Marlene squeezing his arm so tightly she might cut his blood circulation.
James looked back at her with an amused grin before the crowd erupted into a roar of screams and whistles. whipping around with enough speed to make him dizzy, he came face to face with none other than Regulus Arcturus Black.
He had known Regulus when they were younger, they had actually been quite close before Sirius ran away and Regulus was to cut all contact with anyone associated with him.
oh had he grown up.
shining raven hair, slightly curly, piercing grey eyes beautiful enough to get lost in, high cheekbones, a sharp jawline and a little dimple in his left cheek as he began singing with an almost honeyed, raspy voice.
i would rather not go
back to the old house
James was starstruck, all air got sucked out of him, mouth wide agape, eyes wide and a deep blush spreading high on his cheeks as he made direct eye contact with Regulus himself.
i would rather not go back to the old house
there's too many bad memories
too many memories
Everyone around him started singing along to the lyrics, Pandora beautifully singing the background vocals,
James however, was still maintaining intense eye contact with Regulus, no doubt looking like a madman or a boy crazy teenager, probably both if he was being completely honest with himself.
He only calmed down a little when regulus' gaze wandered elsewhere.
when you cycled by
here began all my dreams
the saddest thing i've ever seen
Regulus, once again looking directly into james' very soul, began singing the next line.
and you never knew
how much i really like you
'cause i never even told you
oh, but i meant to
Are you still there?
not to be the stereotypical fan, but James would swear on his own grave that regulus was singing about him. but that's just crazy right?
he shook his head, removing any delusional thoughts from his head.
Soon, the song finished and another tune shook the concert hall, even louder screams and whistles occured as the fans realized what song was playing.
i sit and watch you reading with your head low
i wake and watch you breathing with your eyes closed
i sit and watch you
i notice everything you do or don't do
you're so much older and wiser, and i
James knew exactly who this song was about,
Having heard all the horrible tales about growing up in "the most ancient and noble house of black" from sirius.
he could barely think about what they must have done to Regulus after Sirius ran. Sirius would never forgive himself for leaving Regulus behind, no matter how hard James tried to assure him that it wasn't his fault.
i wait by the door like i'm just a kid
use my best colours for your portrait
lay the table with the fancy shit
and watch you tolerate it
After a few verses, the most heartbreaking part came up and James couldn't help but notice as tears slowly started welling in regulus' stormy grey eyes, though he tried to hastily wipe them away with the sleeve of his emerald green button up.
i made you my temple, my mural, my sky
now i'm begging for footnotes in the story of your life
drawing hearts in the byline
always taking up too much space or time
By the end of the song, pandora– the angel she was, was giving Regulus an absolute bone crushing hug, lightly kissing the top of his curls, whispering something incomprehensible.
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an hour later and the concert was slowly coming to an end, only one song remained. the song that just so happened to be the absolute fan favorite, the crowd was becoming increasingly louder, awaiting the slow guitar that would indicate the beginning of "daylight".
grey eyes met amber and time seemed to stop, the crowds noise only a faint buzz in the background as a pretty pink dusted the lead singers cheeks.
oh how james wanted- no craved, to jump onto the stage and ki- getting ahead of yourself james, he thought.
That thought didn't stop him from imagining how soft regulus' lips would be on his.
my love was as cruel as the cities i lived in
everyone looked worse in the light
there are so many lines that i've crossed unforgiven
i'll tell you the truth but never goodbye
as regulus sang that particular line, he shot James a wink, really, a wink??
James Fleamont Potter was absolutely going to die, not to be dramatic or anything.
i don't wanna look at anything else now that i saw you
i don't wanna think of anything else now that a thought of you
i've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
and now i see daylight, i only see daylight
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i once believed love would be (black and white)
but it's (golden)
james' face must have been a dark shade of crimson if the warmth surrounding his cheeks was any indication.
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people started to slowly fill out into the dark breezy night. Now only nine people remain.
Marlene and Dorcas stand in a corner talking in hushed tones, Marlene blushing furiously as Dorcas had grabbed her arm.
Barty, Evan and Pandora are all sitting by the bar at the far end of the room, sipping beers after an exhausting performance.
stood at the front of the hall are Sirius, Remus and Regulus, Sirius haven yet to let his brother go out of the embrace.
Regulus was finally let go, now being able to breathe, as James slowly made his way over.
Regulus eyed his brother before heading over to greet James.
"Reggie!!" James yelled, as regulus' cheeks began to heat up.
"James." he replied flatly, but there was a hint of a smile playing on his lips.
"It's been so long, how've you been?"
"I've b-" before he could finish his sentence, Sirius ruffled his hair, causing the younger brother to glare.
"We've really ought to get going, it's getting late and i've got work in the morning" he fake yawned to emphasize his point, giving Regulus an apologetic smile before crushing him in yet another hug.
"your show was amazing, text me later will ya?" Sirius gave his best puppy dog eyes before Regulus responded.
"Sure."
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as they headed towards the car, a hand was suddenly gripping his wrist, preventing him from going any further.
"Regulus?"
without looking up, Regulus handed James what seemed to be an emerald band t-shirt before quickly walking back towards the doors.
looking down at the shirt in his hands, James noticed tiny numbers written in neat handwriting with the words "Call me later?"
two lines suddenly appeared in his mind and he couldn't help the giant grin playing on his lips.
i once believed love would be (black and white)
but it's (golden)