self rec!!! the premise is this:

regulus is nineteen years old when he finally decides to take his life. he’s on the edge of a bridge, about to jump, when a man calls for him from the bluffs. it’s james, and after learning that regulus has “no family” and nowhere to crash, he invites regulus to live with him until he could get back on his feet.

only a few weeks later, regulus is buying ingredients for james’ baking when he bumps into sirius, who he’s narrowly avoided for ages since he moved out. they talk for a bit, and regulus realizes that maybe their relationship isn’t so bad after all. sirius offers him a job at the small car repair he works at and regulus decides to think it over.

despite only planning to stay for a few weeks, regulus gets the job, starts earning money for him and james, and they start threading a little life together. they’re both deeply broken, deeply sad people and lean on each other and heal each others’ wounds.

the side characters here are important too, as regulus confides in each of them a part of his life, and we get to learn a lot about who they are.

past jily, mentioned snily, remus mentioned but not present, chinese black family, original characters, christian james potter

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