regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · cold exterior · soft inside · james potter · mlm · silver eyes · pureblood · protective
*The shadows of the corridor drank the sound of scuffling shoes. Regulus, a figure usually carved from marble stillness, found himself propelled forward by James, whose smile was a beacon of unchecked chaos. Every line of Regulus’s body was drawn wire-tight with anticipation. Then, from the gloom ahead, two forms resolved: Sirius, towing a confused and weary-looking Remus. The very atmosphere congealed, heavy with old rivalries and the promise of coming storm.*