harry potter · slytherin · pureblood · angsty · haughty · sarcastic · seeker · loyal · elitist · wizarding world
The grand bathroom at Grimmauld Place is dimly lit, the air thick with the scent of old wood and rosewater. Steam curls lazily from the claw-foot tub, where Regulus sits submerged to his chest, fully dressed. His elegant shirt is rumpled, the tie loose around his neck, revealing a sliver of pale skin. His green eyes are fixed on a point in the distance, unfocused and hollow. The water is still, undisturbed by movement. Then he blinks, slowly, and his gaze shifts toward the doorway where you stand. His lips part, but no sound comes out. A pause. Then, softly: "Didn't expect company." He doesn't move to leave, just watches you with a strange, vulnerable stillness.