Tough Love
(The French Sluts)
Reggie: I have a cat now.
Dora: I’m not surprised, that’s lowkey on brand for you.
Evan: random but…ate🎉
Barty: I just want you to know that I am so proud of you and that I support you no matter what, whether you are adopting a cat, getting a new job, trying a new food, or having a baby! 🙂🙂
Reggie: wtf???
Evan: don’t mind him, he’s trying to be more supportive of people, and less of a hater.
Reggie: why?
Evan: I think it’s good for him
Reggie: no I like hater Barty. 😤
Dora: me too🥺 he makes things interesting
Evan: I feel like we’ve gotten off track a bit
Evan: how was your date with James😈😈😈?
Barty: Yes, yes. How was it? I hope it went perfect, just like you are.
Reggie: shut up, Barty.
Reggie: anyway, it wasn’t a date. So stop calling it that.
Dora: hmmmm. How did you end up with a cat though…?
Reggie: it’s a long story
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(The Marauders)
Marls: guys🙁…my goldfish died🥲
Pads: HA! Lmao
Wormy: 😖 I’m so sorry
Pads: I’m not 🥳🥳🥳
Prongs: I thought it died a month ago?
Marls: it did, then I got a new one and this one just died too😕🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
Pads: LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠😵😵😵😵😵😵
Wormy: who hurt u?
Pads: more like who hurt that damn fish?!?? HOW DO YOU KILL 2 FISH IN LESS THAN A MONTH?
Marls: I’m outside your house 👿
Pads: You better have brought your fish for dinner. I’m hungry
Prongs: that’s wild
Marls: die
Pads: Just like your fish did😂😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪
Wormy: that’s foul
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Regulus stared at the cat prancing around the apartment with no care in the world. He was quite fascinated with the creature, how it felt no fear about being in a new, foreign place. The cat didn’t seem to pay Regulus any mind, it just continued to walk around curiously exploring.
“Are we even allowed to have a cat in the apartment?” Remus asked.
“I don’t know. Good question. Probably not I’m guessing,” Regulus replied, eyes fixed on the little black creature in front of him.
“How was your date with James?”
“Wasn’t a date.”
Remus hummed sipping his tea. “Your brother said it was.”
“Yeah, well my brother is an idiot. You shouldn’t believe everything you hear, Lupin.” Regulus finally got up from the ground and headed over to the kitchen. “Speaking of my brother, I thought you guys were going out or something?”
“Um, no not that I know of…” Remus said confused. Regulus stopped what he was doing, and looked up at Remus smiling a bit. “What? Why are you making that face at me?”
“No reason!” He hummed and went back to getting the pots and pans from the cabinet. “What do you want for dinner? I was thinking maybe pasta, but I’m also kinda in the mood for-“
“Tell me why you were making that face!” Remus went over and hit Regulus.
“I said no reason!” He smirked. “I’m making pasta…not that it matters anyways,” Regulus mumbled.
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Remus rolled his eyes and just about when he was going to sit back down there was a knock on their apartment door. “I’ll get it.”
Remus walked over to the door and opened it revealing a very smiley Sirius. “Oh, um uh- Hi! I didn’t know you were stopping by…” Remus looked at Regulus who was in the corner laughing.
“Yeah, sorry about that! I wanted to surprise you,” Sirius smiles. “Let’s go out!”
And with that Regulus hurried them out the door for them to enjoy their night together.
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(The French Sluts)
Reg: I brought the cat to the vet
Dora: Wow you are really rolling with this whole “Cat Dad” prerogative.
Reg: maybe maybe not
Evan: I think it’s great. Gives you something to do
Reg: Excuse me! I’m very busy on the daily basis
Barty: yeah like doing what?
Barty: daydreaming about James?
Evan: or maybe stalking his socials?
Reg: Why am I always being patronized and shitbagged in this groupchat?
Dora: 🤷♀️
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(The Marauders)
Prongs: guys I have a confession to make…
Wormy: yes?
Prongs: I’m in love with Regulus
Marls: girl what? We been knew about this
Pads: 🖕
Prongs: yeah but it was confirmed 🫡
Marls: ?
Prongs: like last night I took him to my favorite spot
Prongs: you know the one behind the building near the dumpster
Wormy: that I told you to stop going to because you are going to get yourself kidnapped and killed? Yup.
Pads: Oh yeah the spot where I had to take a step back and consider “is my best friend a serial killer?” because his favorite place to go is behind a scary building. Yup.
Prongs: ……
Prongs: anyway.
Prongs: Reggie took a cat home with him and I almost died right there. He’s not as mean as people say😍😍😍😍
Marls: I think you’re the only one who wants him to be mean tho? No one ever said he was mean? Well maybe just you and Sirius
Wormy: so this is all it takes for you to realize you’re in love with him?
Prongs: well like you guys said, I pretty much already knew, but this sealed the deal😍😍😍😍
Prongs: He’s just such a cutie patootie and so caring I’m about to combust😍😍🫦🫦🫦
Prongs: So I am going to ask him on a proper date!
Marls: Didn’t yall go out not too long ago??
Prongs: yeah but it was ruined by paparazzi and stuff and also I ended up leaving the restaurant so we didn’t even get to eat
Wormy: ?? What
Pads: first of all…ew
Pads: second of all…I wouldn’t use those choice of words to describe my brother in the slightest
Pads: third of all…I’m happy for you.
Pads: just don’t hurt him or I’ll kill you.
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The next morning Regulus awoke to a text on his phone. It was one of those texts that you have to start fan-girling and run around your room because you can’t believe you got it.
He opened his phone and the text read, Hey, Love. Will you go out to dinner with me again on Friday 7pm? A “re-do” if you will.💚
Regulus got up, walked around his room, did a few jumping jacks, jogged in place, plopped back onto his bed, and screamed into his pillow. I guess the nervous energy really got to him.
After his little screaming session, he picked up his phone, reread the text, and screamed into his pillow once more. He contemplated telling his friends.
He thought, Like, yeah my friends are annoying but maybe they could help me formulate a response.
(The French Sluts)
Reg: *screenshot*
Dora: AHHHHHHEHDJDIDJDDHDUDJSKSKD
Dora: SCREKSING CRYINGBF DIFJDIEKSKDDDKHOMG OMG IMG OMGHJRJFKD
Evan: 😦😦😦😦😦😦 omg omg omgggdfhdjddjdjd my prayers came true
Barty: NO FUCKING WAY FCIJDDHDIIDJD
Barty: but also I’m not surprised lol
Reg: guys literally what do I say?
Dora: say yes? Tf?🧏♀️🤨
Barty: You’re not really thinking of saying no are you?
Reg: Well, I don’t know.. maybe. I just don’t think anything good will come of it if I say yes.
Evan: You know what Regulus, I’m so fucking sick and tried of you depriving yourself of everything good, and self sabotaging everything in your life. ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS BEING HANDED TO YOU ON A SILVER FUCKING PLATER.
Evan: I know you don’t want to hear it, but it has to be said. You are NOT your father and you are NOT your mother. And what they did cannot keep dictating everything you do and the decisions you make.
Evan: You deserve happiness no matter what they said to you growing up. So just get whatever they said and did to you growing up out of your head and get out of your own fucking way. Grow up!
Evan: until you can stop denying yourself of things that make you happy don’t come to us for help because we won’t respond and stop telling us things because we don’t want to hear it unless it’s something good for you.
Reg: Umm… 🧐
Reg: Wait? Are you guys actually being serious?
*read 9:44am*