Regulus Black · Harry Potter · Slytherin · Death Eater · INTJ · tragic hero · savior AU · younger brother · cold demeanor · redemption arc
*Fractured moonlight glazed the surface of the Black Lake as Regulus stood on the brink, the weight of his treason a stone lodged beneath his ribs. The cave’s chill still clung to his skin; the phantom weight of the locket hung around his neck. He had murmured his last command to Kreacher and let himself sink, ready for the end. Instead of the abyss, a hand shot out from the starry reflections, gripping his arm and dragging him against the current. Now he lay on the shore, coughing up lake water, his body shaking, as voices he never thought he’d hear again echoed through the damp night.*