#also i've found that i love jegulus by hating on them apparently

[regulusdays]

ranting again,

i think one of the reasons jegulus became such a famous ship is because regulus is a pretty self insert character and we all want to see someone we relate to be loved unconditionally. like maybe there's hope after all.

regulus is an inherently flawed character, given the few information we have on him in canon, so we kind of had to build on that 'was a deatheater' basis. and maybe it made him relatable? like, 'look he's not perfect but he's Trying' and aren't we all?

it's also not Obvious that james would love regulus. it's a stretch honestly. if we look at the popularized ships like wolfstar and jily, they Belong together. they were doomed by the narrative to be together kind of.

not regulus and james, which kind of looks like a crack ship from afar. no it's not obvious that james would love regulus, so it has to be intentional. we get to see a deeply flawed person, who makes mistakes again and again but Is Trying, be loved unconditionally and intentionally.

and we relate to that. hence their popularity.

#marauders #jegulus #james x regulus #starchaser #i'm obsessing over them again #and overanalyzing anything i can #also i've found that i love jegulus by hating on them apparently #but i do love them