Something I Wrote For My Moonwater Fic, I Have No Idea If This Will Be In The Final Version But I Really

something i wrote for my moonwater fic, i have no idea if this will be in the final version but i really like it <3

Regulus felt his heart start to pound when he saw him; standing in the shop door running his fingers over some leather bound books on a rotating rack that had immediately caught his eye. Even somewhere as mesmerising as Saint Tropez couldn't sway Remus' love for books. As he approached, Remus seemed to turn at the perfect moment to spot him, and his lips parted. "I thought you were with Dorcas." He said. He looked surprised that someone had followed him here, that someone had noticed he actually wandered away. "They're getting ice cream." Regulus replied. "You don't want ice cream?" Regulus shook his head. "No. I like books too." "I know." It was a quick, sharp reply. A reply Remus clearly hadn't even thought to say, he just said it. Because he did know. Remus tightened his grip on the book against his chest and then seemed to come back to himself. "I'm not very interesting to be around when there's books nearby, just warning you." "How could you not be interesting?" Remus' lashes fluttered and Regulus wanted to keep saying things to make that happen again and again. If something could make Remus take a moment to compose himself upon hearing then it would be the only words to ever leave Regulus' lips. "I think I'm boring." Remus suddenly said and the moment was interrupted by two older ladies politely asking Remus to step aside so they could leave, and he looked at his feet. Regulus moved closer and felt the silver necklace beneath his shirt start to burn his skin. "I don't think you're boring at all." He said, his face morphing into something honest and desperate. Like he had been holding his words back for centuries. "I like being with you." The breeze circled them slowly, softly, causing the small bells above the shop to chime as they just looked at one another. They understood, then, that they were a lot more alike than they'd thought. Sure, Sirius, James and Peter were the best friends Remus could ask for. They made him happy, made him laugh the hardest he'd ever laughed in his life. Lily brought him out of his quiet shell and helped him grow his confidence. Mary and Marlene had been by his side every step of his transition and beyond. They were his friends, his family. But Regulus...Regulus saw him. He saw him. And for that fleeting moment outside the shop, Remus finally saw him too. And he smiled.

“This is what I deserve,” he says.

I shake my head. “Well, it isn’t what I deserve.”

Simon Snow trilogy x Good Omens 😂❤️

Remus: The scariest president had to be Rushmore because he had four heads.

Sirius : Yeah, it’s a good thing we captured him in that mountain, even if we have to live in fear of the spell wearing off.

James: Do you two still believe in that legend? Come on, Rushmore was killed a hundred years ago! We’re safe now.

Regulus : You people have clearly never taken a history lesson. His body was never found.

Not that anybody asked, but I think it's important to understand how shame and guilt actually work before you try to use it for good.

It's a necessary emotion. There are reasons we have it. It makes everything so. much. worse. when you use it wrong.

Shame and guilt are DE-motivators. They are meant to stop behavior, not promote it. You cannot, ever, in any meaningful way, guilt someone into doing good. You can only shame them into not doing bad.

Let's say you're a parent and your kid is having issues.

Swearing in class? Shame could work. You want them to stop it. Keep it in proportion*, and it might help. *(KEEP IT IN PROPORTION!!!)

Not doing their homework? NO! STOP! NO NOT DO THAT! EVER! EVER! EVER! You want them to start to do their homework. Shaming them will have to opposite effect! You have demotivated them! They will double down on NOT doing it. Not because they are being oppositional, but because that's what shame does!

You can't guilt people into building better habits, being more successful, or getting more involved. That requires encouragement. You need to motivate for that stuff!

If you want it in a simple phrase:

You can shame someone out of being a bad person, but you can't shame them into being a good person.

Moony

moons in a mullet just hit different