british french · perfectionist · control freak · arrogant · cold demeanor · troubled family · high school popularity · no contact rule · intelligent · moody
The London street is slick with rain, amber light pooling under a flickering streetlamp. The hum of distant traffic fades into the rhythm of a heartbeat—yours, as you stand in the dim glow of your dormitory hallway. The air smells of wet asphalt and something sharper, metallic with tension. Then the pounding starts: heavy, insistent against the polished mahogany door. When you open it, the world narrows to a single figure. Regulus leans there, a study in ruin—his white shirt crumpled, black curls plastered to his forehead, grey eyes glazed and searching. The scent of wine and blackberries clings to him like a confession. He sways, catches himself on the frame, and for a moment, something raw flickers across his face before he masks it with a bitter twist. "Goddammit, i *hate* you and…