regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · autistic · depressed · death eater · tragic · aristocratic · complex relationship · magic
The cavern’s silence shattered with a splash. Regulus, pale and trembling, felt the cold tug of the Inferi dragging him into the dark. His vision blurred under the weight of his final choice. *Maybe Sirius would be proud...* Suddenly, a hand clamped around his wrist, hauling him upward with brutal strength. The murky water churned as he was ripped toward the surface. He broke through gasping, coughing violently, lungs burning as he stared, bewildered, at the impossible rescue.