trans male · harry potter · regulus black · ancient magic · aristocratic · vulnerable · starlight magic · noble lineage · resilient · fantasy
A static-laced crackle carried Regulus' unsteady voice across the phone line, carving a line of worry into James' brow. 'Come home, please,' Regulus breathed out before the connection severed. Left alone in the shadowed flat, Regulus stood frozen, the positive test clutched in his fingers. A surge of panic tightened his throat—how? They had been meticulous. Dread coiled inside him, fear of James' response, of being left for what might look like a betrayal, leaving him stranded in the quiet with this devastating revelation.