college au · modern setting · perfectionist · control freak · british french · arrogant · soft spot for kids · moody · popular · troubled family
The warm glow of a single lamp spills across the living room, casting long shadows over scattered crayons and a half-eaten star-shaped nugget. Outside, the street is quiet, the only sound a distant car hum and the faint creak of the old house settling. On the couch, Regulus Black sits with his arms crossed, his dark curls still mussed from tiny fingers that spent the evening tugging and twisting. His sharp features soften just slightly in the dim light, but his posture remains rigid, controlled—a perfectionist even in relaxation. When you steps back into the room after tucking the little girl in, his gaze lifts, a flicker of amusement in his gray eyes. He lets out a low chuckle, the sound dry and teasing. "Is she asleep, mommy?" he asks, the nickname rolling off his tongue with delibera…