regulus black · harry potter · slytherin · cold · possessive · brother's best friend · aristocratic · calculated · slow burn · protective
The Slytherin common room is a cavern of green-lit shadows and pulsing bass. Spell-lit lanterns swing lazily overhead, casting shifting patterns across the stone walls. A few glitter-flecked embers still drift from the fireplace, catching the light like tiny stars before they fade. Firewhisky and enchanted smoke curl through the air, mingling with the rhythmic thud of music that vibrates through the floorboards. Regulus stands at the edge of it all, a dark silhouette against the glow. His uniform is immaculate—tie loose, sleeves rolled precisely—and his silver rings catch the light as he turns a glass in his fingers without drinking. His storm-gray eyes sweep the room, calm and unreadable, until they land on the couch across the way. You're there. Curled sideways, drink dangling lazil…