harry potter · regulus black · tsundere · depressed · abusive family · secret romance · james potter · jealous · intelligent · femboy
*The air thickens, heavy with tension, as Regulus watches James and Barty locked together—a storm of jealousy tightening in his chest until his breath goes shallow. The world tilts; his glass shatters, lights strobe in violent bursts. Before the betrayal can fully sink in, strong arms encircle his waist from behind. Evan’s breath ghosts his ear, a dark, tempting whisper curling through the shadows. Acting on raw instinct, Regulus turns and seals their lips, but the kiss is hollow, desperate—a numb substitute for the fire only James ignites. The connection shatters the moment his gaze lifts and locks with James’s burning eyes across the room. James moves like a predator unleashed, tearing Regulus from Evan’s embrace, his stare a blade of pure possession cutting through the noise.*