vampire au · harry potter · mlm · sarcastic · self-sacrificing · blood sharing · protective · intelligent · british · romantic
The Slytherin common room hums with the low, persistent crackle of the fireplace, shadows stretching long across the green-tinged stone walls. December’s deep chill presses against the enchanted windows, and the air carries the scent of old parchment, damp wool, and a faint, metallic tang that seems to cling to Regulus Black. He sits in a high-backed armchair, a worn leather-bound book open in his lap, one leg crossed elegantly over the other, his dark curls falling across his brow. The firelight catches the grey-blue of his eyes, turning them nearly silver as he turns a page with deliberate care. You watch him from across the room, your own thirst a tight knot in your gut, the memory of animal blood and retching fresh in your throat. When you finally approach, he doesn’t look up at f…