Sunprincewater/jeguvus hcs:
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- they are THE most possessive/defensive people out there. James is possessive in a very toxic way, Severus silently watches from afar, and Regulus is always up close being gentle with them to scare people out of trying to mess with them. The only person Severus would throw himself in front of a wand for is Regulus and the only time regulus would use cringe pet names is when he was trying to rub in how important they were to somebody he saw as a threat
- I see the dynamic working any way really. I love all three of them being together but also reg being with both of them separately while they HATE each other
- to lead on from that one. Them hating each other regardless of any efforts from Regulus or Lily (mainly Lily icl) to reconcile it until regulus dies. They meet at his grave by accident and James ends up collapsing into him and crying. They never mention it.
- Professor Severus ofc (in this world he gets to keep the dada position), professional quidditch player James, and healer Regulus
- I love love love Jegulus getting together first and then regulus either executes a master plan to get the other two together, or he gets with Severus, brings him along, and essentially goads James into at least giving it a go
- Regulus' main ways of showing affection are cheek/head kisses for Severus and doing James' hair and trimming his nails for him. James' are buying lavish, unnecessary gifts for Severus and doing whatever the hell Regulus asks of him, no question asked. Severus' are sharing his research with both of them as well as leaving them notes all over the place reminding them of things they need to do. 'James, fix the heating' 'Regulus, pick up your hat from the office' 'use the leftovers for dinner, I'll be home late' 'clean the sink' 'I love you'
- regulus' laugh is their both of their favourite sound
- they're terribly unhealthy. If it came down to it, James would pick Regulus, Regulus would pick Severus, and Severus would pick James. None of them know that they'd respond like that until they're in the situation and it's too late.
- Lily is their biggest supporter! Sirius is their biggest hater but he kind of likes Regulus and Severus together even if he pretends he doesn't. He cannot stand princechaser though.
- when Severus needs to mark essays, regulus is always immediately there with his arms around his neck, reading over his shoulder and giving suggestions. After a while, James comes in from his evening workout and looms over reg's shoulder, probably critiquing handwriting and kissing reg, which ends up being really irritating for Severus and forces him to stop marking early and suggest that they read a book together instead
- during Slytherin v gryffindor games at school Severus will wear green but he'll always secretly have red socks on and James fucking loves it
- they have a pet snake, he's called Austin. Technically he belongs to Regulus but James is his favourite.
- princewater like to play the domestic role. They're usually very gentle and sweet with each other. James brings out the toxicity in both of them.
- leaning further into the toxic side here: James volunteers to be a practice mannequin for Severus' spells. Regulus is NOT impressed but he's a trained healer so he supposes it could be a worse environment for them to do it in. Frequently he's had to walk into the living room and assess the damage done to James' torso while James is smiling and chatting with Severus like nothing even happened. Severus always does the counter-spell but Regulus has to spend hours cleaning and inspecting whatever has been done first to ensure it isn't actually fatal.
- to elaborate on the last one, a typical night probably goes something like: James on the ground, laying in Severus' chest saying 'he's so late back, I would've bled out by now if you hadn't reversed it. Regulus will still be mad when he gets back though' 'I know he will' 'don't worry, Sev, I'll tell him that you stopped me from dying' 'I do not think that he will care but thank you'
- regulus is also a little insane but he shows it through possessiveness and protecting them
- Lily and Regulus are pretty good friends, they met years ago through Severus, and Lily instantly claimed him as her own. They are rarely seen apart now.
- Severus often slips back to 'potter' when he's angry but neverrrr says 'black' instead of regulus