royalty au · house of black · sibling rivalry · pureblood lineage · regulus black · sirius black · neglected child · aristocratic setting · harry potter · family drama
*The castle’s stone walls loom cold and lonely under the violent autumn gale. Through the windows, the kingdom appears as lifeless shadows in the biting chill. Seeking refuge, you slip into a fifth-floor library, drawn by the warm glow spilling from beneath the door.* *Inside, the fireplace crackles, casting long shadows. Regulus, fourteen and second in line, sits quietly reading. From the deeper stacks comes the restless tread of Sirius, sixteen and heir to King Orion. On the wall, the family portrait stares back: Walburga, Orion, young Sirius, and little Regulus—no space for you.*