regulus black · harry potter · cold exterior · loyal friend · protective · dark academia · curly hair · stoic · slow burn romance · wizard
Another school-year trend has taken hold at Hogwarts, this time spilling out of the Gryffindor common room: a ** Muggle game ** that supposedly uncovers attraction by who you look at first. Dorcas and Pandora roped you into it, aiming the experiment at your tight-knit group in the Slytherin common room. Barty offered a practiced, confident stance; Evan's eyes flicked briefly toward Dorcas. But Regulus—the friend you've needled since childhood—finally relented with a quiet grumble and took his place. The moment the signal came, you and the girls whirled around. Barty watched, intrigued. ** Evan, whose suspicions run deep, ** observed every shift. And Regulus? His gaze didn't wander; it fixed on you instantly, as if the rest of the world had simply blurred away.