Chapter 12
JAMES AND DORCAS CHAT
12:05
{james}: hi
{dorcas}: hello
{james}: so okay lets start whatever
{james}: im sorry ive been horrible about you specifically you marlene its not fair to them or to you, im just worried about her as one does. I dont want them ending up hurt and im pretty sure this is their first proper relationship and i dont want her to end up heartbroken. I know i should trust them to make their own decisions and i do but its difficult bc she loves you so much and i dont want her to have their heart smashed to bits
{dorcas}: i get that i do i feel the same with barty even though im literally friends with his boyfriends its still worrying i get it. But im not going to hurt them even on accident. Im trying my best with my issues to be open and communicative and i put in the effort and i know bartys told you that. I try for her and they try for me and yes it wasnt fair. I know her and i know how much i mean to them and i dont want to break any of them.
{james}: thankyou. i shouldve just spoken to you instead of nosing about and being a bit of an asshole. Thankyou for this and as long as you love them and you care for her and you put in effort and shit then you're doing the right thing. I should be happy they have someone like you instead of being selfish and worried. Im sorry
{dorcas}: its okay i havent been nice either. I shouldnt have just shit talked you bc ur friends with sirius and are a bit loud or whatever. Its nice urs and marlenes friendship and im sorry i came between that. You two mean a lot to eachother and i shouldve at least tried with you for them.
{james}: its okay, i promise. And with barty, i dont ever want to hurt him or do anything bad to him. Hes so fucking amazing you know and the first real thing ive had relationship wise, hes a really good person im not going to hurt him i promise.
{dorcas}: im glad he has you. Lets just put this behind us yh? we know the both of us would do some pretty fucked up things if either hurt marlene or barty and that so i think thats enough.
{james}: yeah that sounds good. Truce?
{dorcas}: truce.
BARTY AND SIRIUS CHAT
16:52
hello
hello
i dont like you and im not sorry for not liking you youve done fucked up shit and you know you have but im not the one you did it to and im not the one with the right to forgive you and regulus has forgiven you.
right well i dont like you either but im a little sorry about that for james and regs sake. But yeah i know i did stuff barty im not thick i know and im glad hes forgiven me and given me another chance and im not gonna fuck it up
well you probably thought that before too. and i dont trust you but i can respect that you're at least trying. as long as u try for reg and you care for him and you dont fucking leave him again im fine with you
im not going to leave again barty im here for him and im building a relationship with him.
im better than i was a year ago
how do u know that
bc i am out of that fucking hell hole, im going to therapy for christs sake and i am trying to be better and be better for reg too
alright.
u gonna help reg when he gets out?
ofc i fucking am
im going to help him the best i can
good.
i still dont like u and i still dont trust you but i can be civil with you for their sakes.
good same.
JAMES AND BARTY CHAT
17:22
spoke to dorcas we came to a truce
u spoken to sirius?
im glad
and yeah
we still dont like eachother
but we can be civil
thats a start
was half expecting it to blow up
me too tbf
i wasnt particularly nice
but yk oh well
okay fair enough
whatever works for well all of us
yeah im glad its working
and im glad u and dorcas came to an agreement what happened?
just spoke highly of u and marlene
a lot of im sorrys
and yeah thats about it
thats rlly fucking good
dorcas and u are very proud ppl yk
so are u and sirius
no im sorrys?
no im sorrys
actually there were "im not sorry"s
oh shit
are u okay?
yeah im okay
not the best not the worst
okay do u want to talk abt it?
not rlly
okay im always here if you do want to talk about anything <3
danke liebe
:))
anywaysssss
hows reg and ev?
theyre good
also see ur picking up on ev love it
and they're just out buying some rizla and shit
ofc i am
and fairsssss
gonna smoke weed or j fags?
weed obvi
i feel like i should follow in ur footsteps
tell me when ur abt to sart smoking or whtvs
okayyy
and as u should
i know i know
want to call? i miss you
i miss you too
and of course
Incoming call James<3
Accept | Decline
"Hey."
"Hey."
"I think I might need to swap out hoodies soon."
"Ah why so?"
"Doesn't smell like you."
"Mhm. You're really fucking sweet, James. It means a lot."
"You mean a lot. And thankyou."
"Oh god. You're both breaking my heart and putting it back together again."
"Well I'm only happy about the putting it together again part but thankyou I think?"
"Anytime, miene liebe."
"Oh my god, it's even better in person."
"Bartyyy, we're back."
"Yeah pay attention to us."
"I have James on the phone, I'm trynna pay attention to all of you."
"Hi Reg, Hi Ev."
"Heyyy."
"Hello."
"Got over your shit with Dorcas?"
"Yeah, came to a truce."
"Got over your shit with Sirius?"
"Kinda."
"Good enough for me."
"James start rolling if you want to smoke with us."
"Oh shit okay. Gimme a minute."
"What?"
"He wants to smoke with us over the phone, Reg, keep up."
"Oi I am trying."
"Yeah be nice to your boyfriend."
"I hate that I let you to meet."
"Awwww."
"So nice to us."
"Fuck yourselves."
"Be nice."
"No."
"Jesus christ, you lot are a lost cause."
"No we are not."
"Yeah we're not!"
"Okay whatever. We're starting."
"Oh yay just in time."
"Christ we'd rolled two and a half by the time you started, what the fuck?"
"Ah you see, I'm a very patient guy."
"Why do I not believe that."
"Oh fuck off, be nice to me!"
"No."
WEIRDOS
18:55
{mary}: hiiii Christmas party soon :)
{pandora}: looking forward to it :)
{sirius}: its going to be fucking brilliant
{james}: hells yeah
{evan}: okay we've been on call 45 minutes and u havent mentioned this??
{james}: it didnt come up?
{evan}: uhhhuh
{peter}: uve been on call?
{lily}: ohhh okay makes sense
{peter}: huh?
{lily}: Peter I beg of u shut up
{peter}: ayt jesus
{barty}: ????
{remus}: nothing important dw
{sirius}: what are you lot on about?
{remus}: nothing sirius
{sirius}: I can sense the tone thru the phone so im gonna shut up
{regulus}: okay either explain or dont mention it
{lily}: course
{lily}: anyways partyyyyy
{pandora}: yessss
{dorcas}: planning on getting smashed cl
{marlene}: ah yes biggest plans in life
{peter}: ofcofc
{sirius}: yesss
{remus}: ah like every party we throw, it will have a shit ton of alcohol
{mary}: I expect nothing else from u marauders or whtv u call urself
{james}: the marauders is cool?
{dorcas}: ehhh idk
{regulus}: we call ourselves the Slytherin skittles and u came up w that u cant say shit
{dorcas}: point made
{lily}: YOU WHAT
{remus}: oh thats fucking hilarious
{james}: loving the name x
{dorcas}: thankyou thankyou I think its pretty good
{james}: i agree
{sirius}: what the fuck
{mary}: I take it u two made up then
{marlene}: lowkey proud
{barty}: me too me too
"Bartyyy."
"Yes, love?"
"Can I come see you? I miss you. It's totally fine if not though, don't feel pressured to see me or whatever you know what I mean."
"James shut up and get here."
"Thankyou."
"It's fine, you don't have to thank me seriously."
"I'm still going to. I'm on my wayyy."
"Alright, I'll see you in a minute."
Evan was actually the one to open the door, which Barty would've done if Regulus hadn't latched onto him like a koala. But when James walked through the door, all thoughts left his mind. He was just so fucking cute in one of Bartys oversized hoodies, holding the sleeves in his hand. He had on joggers that Barty lent him and his hair was as messy as it always was.
"Hey, Ev." James said, smiling lightly.
"Hi, you alright?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm good. You?"
"Mhm good. Been having to watch Regulus climb on Barty all day though."
"Oi I've shared thankyou very much!" Regulus' muffled voice came.
"That's lies and you know it. Anyways, James come in, come in."
James immediately found his way to Bartys bed and crawled inside. James immediately wrapped himself around Barty best he could with Regulus there too.
What confused Barty was the fact that the two seemingly had a silent conversation resulting in Regulus getting up to go and cuddle Evan instead.
"What the fuck was that? Do you two know legilimancy or something?"
James laughed, finding himself lying between Bartys legs on his stomach, hugging Barty as best he could and resting his head on his shoulder. Bartys hands immediately found their way in his hair. "No of course not. It's just easy to understand."
"How? He's the most difficult person to read."
"I disagree."
"Rude."
"Totally."
"You know you're really cute right now."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah all soft and shit and in my hoodie too."
Barty could see the light blush starting to bloom on James' cheeks. "I'm glad, I like wearing your clothes. I like just you really."
"I like you too, love. And I like seeing you wear my clothes."
"Why do you never do any of this shit with me!" Evan shouted from his place spooning Regulus on his bed with his phone propped up infront of the two of them.
"You literally throw your shit at me when you want me to wear your stuff!"
"Sounds like lies. But you're never that nice."
"I am, you know I am, Evs."
"Yeah, I know, just taking the piss. You alright, loverboy?"
"Yeah, I'm good, missed you lot, I can't lie. You alright."
"Awwww you miss us too?"
"Maybe."
"Barty you finally found a good one."
"Oi shove off." Barty spoke at the same time a rather affronted Regulus said, "What do you mean by that?"
"I won't be taking back that statement, Reg."
"I could move you know."
"Okay move then." Evans lips curled into a smirk as Regulus got up rather reluctantly. He stayed upright and alone about two seconds before flopping back down, mumbling and seemingly unimpressed with himself. He grabbed Evans hands and put them back where they are, making Evans face break out in a grin, relaxing into Regulus once more.
James tried, he really did try to not laugh. He clamped a hand over his mouth but it just didn't work. God why were these three so funny without even meaning to be? He could only imagine what it was like with Pandora and Dorcas there too.
As James laughed, so did Barty earning them a glare from the brunette. As much as that was meant to be threatening, it just set them off even more. And- ouch what the fuck?
A pillow. Regulus had thrown a pillow at the both of them (with a surprisingly good aim and force he must admit), And James Potter was a marauder at heart. He took a pillow being thrown at him the start of a war. The marauders had had so many fights like this that he'd lost count. But it was instinct by now. That a pillow being thrown meant war.
And so a war was started. Pillows being thrown every which way and ending up on the floor or the tv or the beds and the laughter everywhere in the room. It felt good and safe and James felt like he could trust every single person in the room. He was comfortable with all three of them and happy with them.
It might have also been a tad funny watching Regulus Acturus Black of all people have a pillow fight with them.