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1. An Education in Avoidance and Authenticity by Zenith02

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   15 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Regulus Black/James Potter
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes
   • Pandora Lovegood/Lily Evans Potter
   • Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier
   • Regulus Black
   • James Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Marlene McKinnon
   • Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter)
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Evan Rosier
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Dorcas Meadowes
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • university professors
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Emotionally Repressed
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Regulus Black Needs a Hug
   • Regulus Black Needs Therapy
   • Slow Burn
   • Jegulus
   • Starchaser
   • Platonic MoonWater
   • they're just friends but also will not stop flirting
   • Bad Parents Orion Black and Walburga Black
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Explicit Language
   • reg and remus are besties and they both have foul mouths
   • Sirius Black & James Potter Friendship
   • Falling In Love
   • Fluff
   • Smut
   • past bartylus that doesn't always stay in the past
   • but they're bestie core
   • james loves a croissant
   • James Potter Loves Regulus Black
   • Mexican James Potter
   • regulus prays on james's downfall until he doesn't
   • Regulus Black and Sirius Black Angst
   • they'll get there eventually
   • Everyone Is Gay
   • as they should be
   • Idiots in Love
   • james did regulus dirty and regulus holds a grudge for 12 years
   • hes so petty i love him your honour
   • james loves sports
   • regulus loves literature
   • remus loves philosophy
   • Sirius loves Remus
   • Model Sirius Black
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • colourblind sirius black
   • Remus Lupin has synesthesia
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • james is atrociously horny over regulus
   • regulus pretends not to care

   Summary

   Twelve years is a long time to stay away. Long enough for old mistakes to gather dust, for memories to blur at the edges.
   But some things don't fade. Not really.

   Regulus has spent years practising the art of avoidance, but some lessons demand revision.
   Especially when the past insists on catching up.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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