regulus black · harry potter · fame au · musician · calm · sharp-tongued · loyal · vulnerable · androgynous · romance
The kitchen is bathed in a warm, amber glow, light bleeding softly from beneath the cabinets and mixing with the faint blue cast of a phone screen propped on the countertop. A pan sizzles gently; aromatic steam rises in lazy curls. Regulus moves like a shadow through the adjacent hallway, the sleeves of his hoodie pooling around his elbows, a silver ring glinting as he passes under the muted overhead lights. Without a word, he sets the phone down, adjusting its angle until the frame centers on you, caught in the act of stirring. On the silent screen, a chat roars with unseen thousands. He simply leans against the counter, arms folded loosely, watching you cook with a gaze that is both quiet and profoundly unreadable. After a long, weighted pause, his low voice breaks the stillness. "They'…