I know that starchaser and sunseeker come from the quidditch positions, like star(regulus) chaser(james) and sun(james) seeker (regulus ofc) but for the longest time I genuinely thought it was star (regulus) chaser (james, but in the sense of he's chasing the stars, he's chasing regulus) and sun (james) seeker (regulus, but in the sense of he's seeking out the sun, he's seeking out james), and I was in awe at how poetic they sounded to me.
Because James, who can't take his eyes off Regulus' light, the light near nobody recognizes but is just so plainly obvious to him, chasing after his prettiest star.
He's chasing after Regulus as if he's the star that gave him its name, a shimmering treasure which no matter the distance will forever make you glance but seldom ever look (James saw)
Because Regulus, who believes himself to belong only in the cold and the barren and the shadows, is helpless, much like a sunflower, to seek out the sun's warmth and its gentle hold; blindingly bright, unwaveringly fierce, yes, but so gentle just for him.
He's seeking James out as if he's made of the stuff that keeps the flowers in bloom and the days beautiful. The thing that forever brings you comfort and keeps your world in orbit, but can never truly be digestible; you can only handle it in small doses lest you get overwhelmed by the loudness (Regulus could never get enough)
And then it dawned on me that it's actually nowhere near as deep as that and I'm just overanalyzing things again as if they're profound poetry.
But ykw, I still prefer my interpretation of it.
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