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may 15: astronomy - 329 words - @moonwatermicrofics

“Ready to go?” Regulus asks him as soon as he turns the corner to the empty corridor where Regulus told him to meet up. He is wearing pyjama bottoms and one of Remus’ sweaters. Though the days are starting to warm up, it is still quite cold at night. Remus thinks he looks adorable. 

“Are you going to tell me where we’re going?” Remus asks as he approaches Regulus. Neither of them is really the adventurous type, so when Regulus told him he had plans for them tonight to sneak out after curfew Remus was a bit surprised. Throughout the day his curiosity has been growing. He really wants to know.

“No,” answers Regulus smiling as he promptly starts walking out in front of him, gesturing for Remus to follow him, leading the way through the long hallways of the castle. Remus doesn’t know where they’re going or what Regulus wants to show him, only that he is really excited to do so. Only one way to find out.

As they climb the narrow stairs it is clear now where Regulus is leading him. They arrive at the top of the stairs of the astronomy tower, Regulus takes his hand and pulls him to the railing, so they can look outside. Then finally he speaks up about what they’re doing here, “Look,” he points at the night sky, at the Moon. “It’s us.”

First Remus doesn’t know what he should notice, it’s a half moon tonight, he knows this already. Then, paying attention to the stars, connecting them in his head, he sees it, the Leo constellation, the heart of the lion. Regulus and the Moon, looking like they’re only centimetres apart from their point of view on Earth.

He lets go of Regulus’ hand and puts his arm around him, hand resting on his hip, pulling him closer. He kisses the side of his boyfriend's face, who is still looking ahead at the sky. 

“It’s us,” he repeats.

dance. 108 words. fluff.

Take my hand.

Remus laughed. Brightly, softly, in a way that he couldn't quite describe, like the universe captured every good thing and fit it into that one sound.

"You can't dance? Really?" He teased, leading Regulus out to the balcony. What was this song? Elvis Presley? "I thought you were an aristocrat, Reg."

Take my whole life too.

He spun around. Once, then twice. It was wonderful. Magnificent.

Regulus rolled his eyes. "I never needed to," he said, and he was pressed against the other boy, moving in slow circles.

But I can't help,

Remus smiled. "Dance with me, then."

Falling in love with you.

Regulus did.

september 8 - reckless - @taylorswiftmicrofic (moonwater) - 235 words

Neither Remus nor Regulus were reckless individuals, not in the slightest.

So when they officially began dating, it wasn’t because of a dramatic confession of love or a big gesture. They didn’t crash into each other with all the force in the world, not the way Barty and Evan had.

Their relationship had become officially a thing in the library, of all places. Likely the most predictable place, the two spent all their time together inside of it.

They didn’t just study, their getting together came after weeks of laying on the floor of the library in between shelves. Remus would lean up against the shelf and beckon Regulus over.

Regulus laid down and rested his head in Remus’s lap and he would read aloud to them both. Remus would listen to Regulus’s melodic voice, running his fingers through Regulus’s curls until both dozed off.

Three months into this tradition, Remus looked down at Regulus in his lap and warm brown eyes met a mute gray. Regulus felt a soft smile spread across his face and he watched as Remus leaned to press his lips to Regulus’s.

In a moment Remus found Regulus entirely in his lap, legs straddling him and mouth on his. They kissed as if they would die without the other, as if they were each other’s only source of air. They didn’t leave the library for a long time after that.

september 23 - crossword - @taylorswiftmicrofic (moonwater) - 165 words

Remus hummed as he twisted the key into the lock, opening the door to his flat and stepping inside. He shed his coat and dropped his keys on the counter, the resounding clack echoing through the flat.

He spotted a figure fallen asleep curled up on the couch. Remus smiled and stepped forward, pressing a kiss to Regulus’s forehead, in between black curls. He gently removed the half-finished crossword puzzle from Regulus’s fingers and set it down on the coffee table.

Remus coaxed Regulus into his arms, breathing softly as he attempted to not wake the younger boy up. He stood, Regulus safely nestled in his arms. Remus pressed a chaste kiss to Regulus’s lips and felt Regulus shift slightly as he was laid in their bed, Remus covering him with blankets.

Regulus curled up and his eyes fluttered open when he heard Remus shut the door. He loved it when his boyfriend cared for him, so Regulus sometimes liked to pretend to be asleep.