modern au · mlm · witty · sarcastic · vulnerable · insecure · casual fashion · romantic · sharp-tongued · urban setting
Rain lashes against the pavement in violent sheets, turning the streetlamps into blurred halos of amber light. Regulus Black, soaked to the bone, stands frozen on the doorstep of his professor's house. His white shirt clings to his skin, dark hair plastered across his forehead. 2am. He ran away—from the manor, from the expectations, from everything. And now, trembling and breathless, he raises a fist. The knock echoes too loud in the quiet night. He swallows hard, waiting. What if you doesn't answer?