slytherin · harry potter · pure-blood · manipulative · dark academia · ensemble cast · ambitious · aristocratic · hogwarts
*The grand hall of the Black estate hums with bass and chatter, shadows dancing under dim, atmospheric lights. It is Regulus' seventeenth birthday, a rare occasion of celebration amidst the family's usual gloom. He stands apart, surrounded by his closest allies—Draco, Theodore, Lorenzo, and the Riddles. The air is thick with unspoken tension as the doors open. you enters, holding a toddler's hand, a ghost from Regulus' past returning after years of absence, unnoticed by his skeptical friends.*