Come Back...Be Here

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
M/M
G
Come Back...Be Here
Characters
Regulus Black/James Potter, Regulus Black, Harry Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Lily Evans Potter, Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter), Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, Ginny Weasley, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes, Evan Rosier, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Pandora Lovegood, Mary Macdonald/Lily Evans Potter, Peter Pettigrew/Original Female Character(s), Bartemius Crouch Jr., Past James Potter/Lily Evans, Regulus Black/Bartemius Crouch Jr. (sorta)
Tags
Fluff Angst Slow Burn Suicidal Thoughts Implied/Referenced Self-Harm Suicide Attempt Miscommunication Secret Relationship Found Family Past Relationship(s) Banter Enemies to Lovers Flashbacks Homophobic Language Child Abuse Jealousy Happy Ending Alternate Universe Kinda Gay Panic Fake/Pretend Relationship LGBTQ Themes Protective Sirius Black DILF James Potter Vacation Modern Marauders (Harry Potter) Protective James Potter I Wrote This While Listening to Taylor Swift's Music Trans Peter Pettigrew AKA Sassy Regulus Black Brother's Best Friend Best friend's brother Past Jily but not how you think? she slays everyone is alive and gay wolfstar is happily married Wolfstar has a kid jegulus is sad and lonely lily is not demonized Milf Lily Evans Lovers to Enemies to Lovers Again reference to Walburga's A plus parenting brief scenes of violence Vow renewal implied referenced eating disorder i promise it's mostly a happy story
Summary
"What if you asked Barty?" She suggests. "I bet he'd love an excuse to get away from his office for a week."He ponders this idea. Barty has been his friend for a long time, since they were kids in fact. He knows the James drama and would understand why Regulus needs a date- even if he would still make fun of him for it. He's also Regulus' only single friend. Would Sirius buy it though? Would James? They knew Barty in school, knew Regulus and him were friends. However, they didn't really know much about him. It could work.Plus, he remembers that one time where James got all pissy after he saw Barty give Regulus a kiss on the cheek. It was a silly friend peck that hadn't meant anything, but James got very annoyed afterwards. Regulus hadn't realized why, at the time. He had just thought the boy was in a bad mood that day. Since then, he realized that James was jealous. It wouldn't hurt to toy with him a little.+++Or the one where James and Regulus attend Sirius and Remus's vow renewal ceremony and suddenly are forced to do the one thing they'd both been avoiding for 14 years- work out their feelings.
Note
This will mostly be a happy story with some angst and annoying misunderstandings but there are flashbacks and references to traumatic events. Warnings are in the tags but just in case you skip over some, because I know we all do that, I will put a brief description before each chapter that has any possible triggers in it. This is also subject to change as I haven't finished the story yet. So if you happen to find this and start reading it before it's finished just be warned it might be a little confusing because I'll probably be going back and editing. This is the first fic I've actually posted so I hope you all like it and please give feedback if you feel so inclined! Enjoy! -Haley

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