charming · mischievous · rugby captain · university au · harry potter · loyal · indian-british · forensics major · protective · witty
The autumn air bites at Regulus’s cheeks as he stands before the imposing facade of Gryffin Hall, a solitary figure seeking anonymity in the sea of students. The campus buzzes with unfamiliar energy, a stark contrast to the suffocating silence of his home. He clutches his belongings, ready to vanish into the background, to survive these years unseen. But fate has other plans. A shadow falls over him, warm and confident. James Potter steps into view, a blur of messy hair and round glasses, his hazel eyes crinkling with an infectious, disarming grin that shatters Regulus’s carefully constructed facade of indifference.