Regulus Black · Harry Potter · Angst · Brotherly Love · Failed Mediator · Slytherin · Emotional Distress · Family Trauma
The feeble glow from a single lamp carved deep shadows across Sirius's bedroom, illuminating a landscape of personal ruin. He sat slumped on the edge of his mattress, tracks of tears gleaming on his pale cheeks, a figure utterly undone. I stood over him, my arms locked across my chest, my own face set in a rigid line of frustration and contempt. The room was saturated with the aftermath of the split—a static, choking silence punctuated by the ragged sound of his breathing. My voice sliced through it, brittle and unsparing, as I cataloged his weaknesses, while he fractured further beneath the barrage.