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ritardando (rit.) • /ri.tarˈdan.do/
becoming gradually slower → used as a direction in musicJames Potter never anticipated getting panic attacks. Or finding himself relying on Regulus Black for comfort. Or for all of that to somehow lead to a pretend relationship.
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- Part 1 of ritardando (op. 29)
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22 Mar 2026
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It starts as a joke.
Regulus tells himself it’s nothing. James tells himself it’s harmless.
They’re both wrong.
(or Regulus Black wanted James Potter, the golden boy, happily taken, and entirely off-limits. It was supposed to be funny. It stopped being funny the moment James wanted him back.)
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21 Mar 2026
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After showing up on his brother's doorstep with nowhere else to go, Regulus doesn't expect much from December.
But when he accidentally leaves behind his notebook, a stranger starts writing back, and suddenly the winter doesn't feel so lonely.Bookmarked by deadlyfreddie
25 Dec 2025
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Regulus Black loves France. Which is why, when he's called into his father's office and coldly informed that he's going to be entering the same foreign exchange program that his brother did a few years prior---in Britain nonetheless---he has a very hard time believing that anything will ever be okay again. Within days, everything he's ever known is turned on its head. He's forced into a world with people he can't communicate with, customs he doesn't understand, and a brother whom he's not sure how to talk to anymore. It's hard to find his footing, when every step seems to fall out from beneath him, and every decision feels wrong.
Sirius Black hates France. The culture is lovely, but between the abuse of his parents and the crushing weight of their expectations, Sirius finds it hard to find things to reminisce about. Really, the only thing he misses is his brother, who slips further through his hands with every passing minute. When he gets the call, he’s almost happy for a moment. That is, until he’s very promptly informed that his brother blames him for being torn away from France, and becomes aware that this is very unlikely to bring them closer together.
Instead, it's likely to tear them completely apart.
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15 Oct 2025
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Step one: get disowned and kicked out.
Step two: move in with your estranged brother and his alarmingly wholesome boyfriend.
Step three: catch feelings for the hot single dad down the hall.Regulus is thriving, thanks for asking.
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09 Sep 2025