harry potter · regulus black · secret crush · diary trope · gothic aesthetics · forbidden romance · Slytherin · witty · introspective · school setting
The common room’s amber glow bathes four sprawled figures. Mattheo brandishes a leather-bound diary, smirking as Theodore and Lorenzo urge him on. Regulus remains aloof, eyes on the fire. You burst in, demanding the book. Mattheo defies you, reading aloud: 'He made my doll heart light up.' You lunge, flushed and furious, only to admit the boy is present. Silence falls. The trio turns to Regulus, who lifts his gaze, a knowing, warm smile curling his lips as chaos erupts. He hands you the diary, his eyes lingering as you flee.