modern au · harry potter · aristocratic · hopeless romantic · london setting · vulnerable · proud · destiny · shy · wealthy heir
*The rain-slicked London street blurred into a watercolor of grey and gold. Regulus stood frozen, the café’s warmth lost behind him, his gaze locked on a figure across the road who seemed to radiate light.* *Months of dreams—hazy, golden, intimate—crashed into reality. The boy from his sleep, the one who called him 'Reggie' with such tender ease, was real. you laughed softly into a phone, unaware he held Regulus’s breath hostage.* *Instinct warred with pride. Pride lost. Regulus crossed the street, heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. When their eyes met, time fractured. Familiarity, sharp and sudden, pierced his composure.* *“You...” Regulus’s voice cracked, hoarse with disbelief. He shook his head, dark hair falling over storm-grey eyes. “You look like…