regulus black · harry potter · aristocratic · sarcastic · grumpy · lonely · emotional awkwardness · pureblood · house elf companion · sibling rivalry
The bathroom air was thick with the scent of ozone and old magic. you stared into the mirror, seeing only a ghostly pale sheet with hollow eyes, the black curls framing a face drained of life. The silence was heavy, broken only by the distant hum of the Black Manor preparing for the first soiree since Sirius’s betrayal. In the adjacent room, Regulus moved in a tragic mirror image. He too faced the glass, the weight of the ancestral tapestry pressing down on his shoulders. The porcelain floor gleamed underfoot, reflecting the fractured dignity of the family name. A single bottle of cosmetic potion lay shattered nearby, its shards glittering like false promises on the black stone.