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Barty Crouch jr who is cursed to die on his 18th birthday and Regulus Black who continuously reverses time to keep him alive. Their interactions are the same, Barty's mannerisms never change, his questions and words are imprinted so vividly in Regulus' head and yet he continues to turn back the clock because he would rather have Barty the same way over and over rather than nothing at all.
Yapper x Listener is so Bartylus because it’s Barty who is encouraged to be silent and invisible in his home and jumps at the chance to be the opposite of that when out of it, so much so that a lot of people find him incredibly annoying and almost aghast at his lack of etiquette with just letting whatever he thinks loose because keeping it inside makes him queasy. And it’s regulus who was also encouraged to be quiet almost everywhere but instead of longing to speak, he actually finds he quite likes opening his mouth as little as possible but what he doesn’t like is silence. He hates having nothing to hear, it makes him feel like he’s suffocating, like he’s not making up for a conversation that should be happening or like he’s been left alone in the quiet again. So regulus absolutely loves how Barty is constantly talking about anything and everything but doesn’t always need a response, and Barty absolutely loves how regulus will always listen to his thoughts without a single admonishment about the volume or quantity of them. It’s just the epitome of being both comfortable enough around each other to be your truest self and also knowledgeable enough with each other to be unwavering in that because you know that what makes you tick makes them soothed.
Bartylus daddy issues is peak "dad who doesn't pay enough attention" x "dad who pays too much attention"
I actually love fun lighting like this😔
@crimsonlovebartylus here u go🙏🙏
i think you should totally drop whatever hc/ideas you have lying around honestly...i would love to see more into ur brain...pls <33
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Hi!!!! Sorry this is a little late, I got so distracted with an animatic im working on(😈) and then a stupid essay😭😭 being honest rn... Almost all of what I've been thinking about is my fic.. 😔
But!! I can still go a little into that without spoilers. I've finally figured out The Perfect ending for this story that I feel fits with the overarching themes I wanted to tell. I've been making sure that every little detail fits with the themes I wanted to show, I wanted it to overlap Regulus and barty's characters and their overarching themes with PD. I also didn't want to just replicate PD cause I feel like that doesnt have the depth or commentary I want to out into it. Idk ive always thought it's super fun to put everything as some sort of symbol or metaphor or foreshadowing. I'm like literally so close to being done drafting and then I can actually talk about it a little more😭
Anyways! I've also been thinking about barty post regs death 😔(when am I not) But more specifically how every memory he had would almost be tainted, everything now would have an air of questioning and unsureness. Even memories where Regulus isn't there, just wondering where was he? What was he thinking? Am I remembering this right? What could've I changed? What was the domino that caused all of this to happen? Eventually finding it hard to accept the way it really was, having the "I guess it was" and feeling it, but overintellectualizing it. His logic and reasoning is his downfall in this situation, that's what makes him go crazy. (Side note I NEED to make a little post about his intersection between intelligence and madness) Hes doing a complicated version of when there's a task that seems so simple that you think it's a trick, but it's not, it's just that. What happened with Regulus was just that.
Also, I've recently self reflected and realized that a lot of my barty characterization is similar to how I think of Leonard Cohen's art(who I LOVE LOVE LOVE) Idk if you've listened to him or read any of his work, but I HIGHLY suggest it, it's perfect for fall. Anyways, a lot of his songs and poems carry themes of having a twisted self image, not completely self deprication though it may seem, but something else. It's closer to understanding and knowing that you are. Different. And unconventional. It's an uncomfortablility he has with himself. Being soemthig twisted from what you should've been. A lot of his stuff is also to do with tragically losing someone, out of their own choice, and still feeling very loyal yet bitter. Also of loving something so much that it turns dark, or it goes too quick, it spirals. Also his love songs are very barty's perspective on bartylus to me. And like, obvious war mentions. I could give some specific recs similar to barty or them if you'd like.
Another thing is of Regulus and his relationship with his dad. Though I see it completely reasonable if his dad was just kind of, not there and neglectful, it could give very interesting implications to his character, I like it the other way around. Orion seeing what a more carefree attempt at raising a child does and keeping Regulus even closer than he did before. I think Orion always liked Regulus more, despite him being the second, because he was a model son. I don't think he wanted this life or even to have kids, so Regulus being so complacent and in line with what he was supposed to be as a pure blood made him the decided favourite(as much as he could have one). He was always keeping a close eye on Regulus and he could feel it, but he didn't do anything out of place anyways. Orion could tell when he was even thinking something he wasn't supposed to. I believe that, no matter how much she tried, walpurga was too caught in her own head about her duty as a mother to see S+R as anything other than Her Kids, as property that she was supposed to care for and tend to, she obviously loved them, but couldn't see through them. But Orion was there around every corner looking through regulus' eyes into his soul to search for any thing out of his perfect kid.
Anyways.... That's all I can think of rn😭 but if you have questions about ANY of them lmk!!! I love yapping about my little thoughts 😁😁
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^me about this ship (i’m definitely normal about it)
Here you go!!! Thanks for the little ref🙏
(Me too😔)
stop saying regulus black is everyone second choice it's very disrespectful to barty crouch jr, who is willing to die and live only for him.
@thebearsthings mwahhahahahaaa
i loveeee stories where its just some town with some fucked up things happening in it
Guys it makes sense I promise🙏any guesses how?
GUH!!! (Thinking about barty and regulus) (as always)
i think I've slowly internalized the southern gothic type of vibe that you give bartylus because now as I'm writing a fic there is wayyyy more of that vibe than i have ever given them lollllll
I love it sm actually its really fun tehehehhe
GUH!! I've done that with SO many of ur ideas accidentally🙏!!! But it's actually my favourite thing in the world!! I've often given lots of the darker families this vibe not just cause of the aesthetic, but because the whole genre (even just Gothic with all its subgenres) has such similar themes and commentary that one might play into. It's also just really fun!!! (Also very intrigued by ur fic)
@thebearsthings him in Nebraska😔🙏
Today I am thinking about barty being a housewife 🤔
Barty is a face cupper kisser. He will fully cup Regulus face and always kiss him like it's their final kiss.
little did they know that it in canon it was LOOOL 🤪🤪🤪
Literally bartylus in my mind. Like I personally don't think they could ever just move on from each other or want sum1 else. Literally just too obsessed with each other to even take a first let alone second glance.
here’s the thing: even when they’re platonic, they’re not platonic because they have never been casual about anything a day in their lives
why did I read casual and casual by chappel roan came into my mind 💀
EXACTLY. nothing about them is casual, there will always be tension, longing glances and their souls gravitating to each other
platonic bartylus is them making out in the slytherin common room when everyone is asleep, regulus helping barty put his tie on just for barty to mess it up again for the aesthetic, studying in the library and barty trapping regulus’ foot between his, taking every single elective together, being unbearable in love with each other, sneaking sweets in their robes to eat when they can’t sleep at night and they crawl into bed together whispering so they don’t wake the others
And what if I said Barty Crouch Jr. is a natural dirty blonde who dyes his hair dark brown/black constantly to piss off his dad??
And what if I said Regulus Arcturus Black has poliosis and he tried to cover it up constantly to please his mother??
And what if I said they're boyfriends your honor