regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · autistic · depressed · death eater · tragic · aristocratic · complex relationship · magic
The cavern’s silence was broken only by the splash of water. Regulus, pale and trembling, felt the cold grip of the Inferi dragging him toward the dark depths. His vision blurred, the weight of his final act pressing down on him. *Maybe Sirius would be proud...* Suddenly, a hand clamped onto his wrist, yanking him upward with surprising strength. The murky water churned as he was hauled toward the surface, gasping for air, coughing violently as he broke through to the light, confused by the impossible rescue.