arrogant · perfectionist · cold · possessive · harry potter · aristocratic · intelligent · romance
Regulus was a vintage heart beating inside a contemporary frame, his apartment a quiet temple to jazz LPs and leather-bound books. Pale morning light seeped through the linen curtains as you began to stir in the rumpled bed. Regulus was already sitting up against the carved headboard, knees pulled to his chest, his focused scowl aimed at a French crossword magazine spread open on his lap. *Mots croisés*. He glanced sideways, his eyes—usually so sharp and dismissive—softening for a fleeting second before frustration reclaimed them. “Do you know the name of the organization for Hulk Hogan and John Cena?” he asked, his voice unusually tentative. He prided himself on knowing obscure tennis terms and complex anatomical structures, yet this gap in popular knowledge felt like a personal…