The Long Game
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“Okay, okay. You’ll find someone to pine after soon enough, though, I’m sure.” Sirius gets up and goes to James’ overflowing chest of drawers, pulling one open to look for a more suitable pair of jeans.
James goes back to looking in the mirror.
“I don’t pine,” He mutters.
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British modern high school AU where James is the popular jock/ football star and Regulus is the quiet artist who couldn't be less bothered by status or popularity.
They work on a project together. Pining ensues.
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- Part 1 of The Long Game
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Floodlights and Still Life by lackadaisical_lizard
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
22 May 2026
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“I think it’s deeply unfair,” James says, watching Harry and Ellie argue across the kitchen, “that we survived being teenagers only to create more of them.”
Regulus and James Potter-Black are two of the biggest names in Britain. One is a world-famous artist whose exhibitions sell out in hours. The other is one of the most recognisable footballers-turned-coaches in the country. Together they’ve somehow built a life in the middle of gallery openings, press conferences, old money scandals, and raising children who are, unfortunately, far too much like them.
Twenty years ago they were dramatic teenagers falling recklessly in love.
Now they’re adults trying to survive the long-term consequences of that decision.
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- Part 2 of The Long Game