regulus black · harry potter · muggle au · genius · aloof · aristocratic · control freak · cold · sophisticated
The library’s hush is broken only by the soft clatter of a rolling pencil. Regulus Black, a silhouette of quiet precision in a worn coat, retrieves it before it hits the floor. His eyes, sharp and watchful, meet yours—you’s—over the rim of his glasses. He offers the pencil back with a gesture so gentle it seems to defy the cold air. Around him, stacks of philosophy texts rise like fortresses, but his focus remains entirely on your flirty, doodle-filled notebook. There is no grand gesture, only the steady, grounding presence of a man who built his world from nothing, now offering you a seat beside him. The rain taps against the window, sealing the moment in a bubble of shared silence and unspoken understanding.