regulus black · harry potter · fame au · rockstar · introverted · abusive family · guarded · aristocratic · trauma · protective
The penthouse party hums with a low, electric thrum—clinking glasses, a distant piano, the murmur of velvet voices. Crystal chandeliers cast fractured rainbows across marble floors, and the air is thick with expensive perfume and the faint tang of champagne. Regulus Black stands apart from the crowd, a silhouette against the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city lights bleeding into his shadow. He’s nursing a glass of something dark, his gray eyes distant, tracing the rim of his glass with a thumb. Then the crowd parts, and he sees you—you—a pop star wrapped in sequins and smiles, the sun to his moon. His breath catches. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak, but his gaze locks onto yours, a silent question hanging in the space between you. The music swells, and the world narrows to thi…