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Remus' nights were always haunted with nightmares. But that changed when he fell asleep thinking of a man he had never seen before, and slept on peacefully until morning. Suddenly, his mind was plagued by a person of his own creation.
Sirius preferred painting over sleeping. That is, until he dreamt of honey coloured eyes and angular hands. From that moment forward, the paintings seemed to take inspiration from the imaginary person in his head.
Two souls, two imaginary comforts, one universe pulling them together until it's not so imaginary after all.
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Or, where Remus and Sirius start dreaming about each other until they meet in real life.
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25 Jul 2026
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Regulus has always known he's destined to drown. He feels it deep in his chest, past his rib cage, nestled somewhere behind his organs. He feels it in his arm when his mother squeezes it a little harder than a mother should. He felt it, the water rising in his throat, when his brother slipped out the window and into the night. He often wonders if it'd be easier to just let himself sink.
He often wonders if he has a choice.
Regulus gets sent back to school with a mission from the Dark Lord himself— find the “beast in the chamber” and claim its fangs without killing it. But when a certain curly-haired bespectacled boy asks for a rather large favor, everything suddenly gets a lot more complicated.
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15 Jul 2026
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At the beginning of the Hogwarts 1977-1978 school year, James Potter finds a cat and Regulus Black finds a Horcrux.
These events are not unrelated.
What follows is a deal to their mutual benefit: James helps Regulus hone the finer details of advanced transfiguration, and in return, Regulus teaches James what he knows of occlumency and legilimency. James is pleasantly surprised by how much he enjoys their lessons, certainly more than he thought he would considering what (admittedly little) he knows of Sirius’s younger brother. Regulus, for his part, thought he was smart enough to know that anyone with as many secrets as him has no business teaching fucking mind reading to another person. Especially when that person is James Potter.
There is affection—the kind that only comes from meeting someone you never expected to understand you. And there is war—a looming thunderhead that neither of them wants to see consume the other.
The rest is a matter of secrets, family, and letting go.
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12 Jul 2026
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Lando was late again, by exactly one minute.
Oscar glanced at his watch, then at him. “Late. We start tomorrow.”
That set Lando off immediately. He hissed under his breath, furious, but careful not to shout inside the library.
“By a fucking minute?!”
“Irresponsible,” Oscar said flatly, as if Lando’s outburst barely registered.
Or, Lando Norris, a fourth-year business management student and captain of the university’s soccer team, is one failure away from being benched, which could also jeopardize his graduation. Oscar Piastri, on the other hand, is a third-year medical student, top of his class, a certified nerd, and brilliant enough to tutor. A university scholar that tutors for the money.
Oscar is Lando’s tutor. Lando, used to getting away with everything, money, a stellar reputation, a name that opens doors, has never had to struggle to stay on top. Oscar despises people like him. He hates that someone can coast through life on charm and wealth while others, like him, have to work relentlessly for every scrap of success. Lando embodies everything Oscar loathes.
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Bookmarked by bellacohen
23 Jun 2026
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Amygdala Yours Bonus Scene
Lando failed a summative even after Oscar had spent three weeks tutoring him, and Oscar had every reason to be upset. Lando assumed he’d be let off easy, but they had agreed he had to pass. When Lando didn’t uphold his end of it, Oscar decided a little reminder was in order, enough for Lando to learn that Oscar isn’t so soft when promises are broken.
Bookmarked by bellacohen
23 Jun 2026