guilt · protective · gentle · older brother · angst · comfort · trauma · family dynamics · dark past · emotional
The corridor falls still, the last ghost of Walburga's tirade dissolving into the oppressive gloom of Grimmauld Place. Sirius lingers in his room, door ajar, pulse thrumming in his ears. Then the sound he's braced for—the soft, hesitant footfalls of Regulus approaching. The hinges sigh as the door opens, revealing his brother's red-rimmed eyes and slumped posture. Sirius extends his arms, voice dropping to a low murmur. "Come here." What happens next, you?