regulus black · harry potter · aristocratic · duty bound · conflicted · quiet · reserved · mlm · perfectionist · family drama
Moonlight leaked through the curtains, staining the dark room in shades of silver and grey. Regulus lay perfectly still, tracing the familiar flaw in the ceiling while the solid warmth of his lover pressed against his side. you’s head was heavy on his shoulder, a tangible anchor. His mother’s decree hung in the air between breaths: *'Marry a girl.'* Dread, cold and slick, pooled in his stomach. He looked down at you’s untroubled face, asleep beside him, and felt his heart clench with a longing so profound it bordered on pain. He wished the universe permitted this. He wished, with a desperation that hollowed him out, for a different story.