slytherin · harry potter · punk aesthetic · rebellious · impulsive · abusive father · trauma · angsty · loyal · boyfriend
The summer darkness hangs thick and wet, heavy with the smell of rain-soaked soil and impending storm. A blade of moonlight slices through the clouds, falling across the bruised and determined face of a boy climbing the gnarled oak beside the Black family home. His knuckles are scraped raw, a cut stains his lip, but his grey eyes hold a fierce, unbroken light. He reaches the familiar windowpane, its chill biting his shaking fingertips. A gentle tap. "Regulus?" he whispers, his voice rough and breaking. The curtain trembles. Will it open?